I don't like you! by BloodyMarryMe

Another chapter's here. Not much to say really. Hope you'll enjoy it and reviews are always welcome.

Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece or its characters but I own OC Miyako.

CHAPTER 3

Miyako examined herself in the mirror with a displeased look. The salesman came to her side with an obnoxiously fake smile, rubbing his hands together in a nervous quirk. "You look gorgeous in this miss!" She, on the other hand, didn't really think so. It was just too weird. Her gaze stared at her reflection in the mirror once again. Her face still had some dust and dirt on it despite her best efforts to clean up before she came here. Her hair, uncombed, unwashed for far too long, and messy, tightly bound the best she could with a red ribbon. Her golden eyes looked tired which was expected since she hadn't slept in two days. Instead of her kimono there was now a plain white turtleneck shirt there and a plaid red skirt.

The Wano girl frowned the first time she tried it out, seeing it was a bit too short for her taste, but luckily she also found a pair of black stockings to cover her legs. Finally, in place of her wooden sandals were now black, almost knee-high boots. Miyako sighed and turned towards the salesman. "Well I guess that would be all." He tried to sell her more stuff, but after she gave him a stern warning look, he took the money without another suggestion.

She sighed again as she dragged herself through the town. This little makeover cost almost all of her funds. *Damn…I do have some money from Wano though, but they won't accept that currency…waaaait a second.* Miyako's eyes shone brightly with new-found realization. *Ryo are golden! Even if they don't take our currency, surely they'll take gold* Ryo was the highest currency in Wano and was therefore made out of thin layers of gold. Quickly, she took out her money sack and dropped both Beri and money from Wano in her palm.

*Damn…* Her happy demeanor quickly deflated when she saw that there wasn't much she had. *I forgot I was broke to begin with.* That little thought made her think back to the events that led to her being taken here. *I wonder if Aya-chan is ok…* Slight worry gripped at her, but she soon shook it away. *I did all I could for her. I have to worry about myself right now.* She counted the money again, just to be sure she got it right. *Well I have enough for a meal at least and I'm starving.*

As Miyako ate in the nearby inn, she could hear people talking about the current events all around her. She didn't know which rumor was true, but it sounded like the marines along with Kizaru had done quite a lot of damage here. She also learned that those Shichibukai robots were called Pacifista. However, the best news among the gossip was about the marines' current status within Sabaody. She was quite relieved to hear that both Kizaru and his men had finally left. *At least there won't be so much criminal activity occurring any time soon, seeing things need to settle down. Every pirate crew out there is still wary of the marines coming back. I need to use this time to properly plan my escape from this horrid archipelago once and for all. Well to start with, let's find a place to stay until then.*

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Law was sitting behind his paper-covered desk writing notes when one of his crewmates knocked lightly upon his door. "Come in," Law murmured, still buried deep in his work. It was Bepo that opened the door slightly and passed through the threshold of the room as quietly as he could. He knew Captain didn't like to be disturbed when working. He waited until those grey eyes lifted from the papers and he was given his captain's undivided attention, no longer having to compete with an unfinished thought within Law's mind now that it had been properly transferred to paper.

"Kai came back. He says the marines left, so things are slowly returning back to normal. Also, there's no news of the Straw Hat crew. There are a lot of rumors; some say they were killed by Kizaru and Kuma, while others that they escaped…" The bear nervously shifted his weight from one foot to the other.

"Hmm." Law leaned forward on the desk, supported with his elbows, and rested his chin on the joined fingers of his hands. "What about those robots, did they find any information on what they were?"

Bepo nodded. "Yes, they're called Pacifista. A new weapon created by Dr. Vegapunk. I don't know why they look like Kuma, though. Sorry." The bear apologized quickly, his head bowed.

"What about the other thing," Law asked. He didn't sound concerned about the answer, as if it was just a passing thought, but in reality, he was quite interested indeed.

Bepo's head snapped back up. "Ughh, well…Kai talked to the man leading the auction house. He said all the slaves escaped. Also, he showed him the locker where her stuff was kept, but somebody took it all." He paused for a bit, not sure if he should voice the question he was itching to ask.

"What is it, Bepo?" Law prompted, seeing something was bothering his first mate.

"Well I'm just curious, Captain; why the sudden interest in that woman? Why did you want to buy her anyway? Is she the reason why we're still here and not sailing towards Fishmen island?"

Law almost chuckled at all the questions that came rushing from the bear's mouth. He leaned back into his chair as he answered, "I wanted to recruit a swordsman before going to the New World anyway, so why not her since she is one? And didn't she seem quite different to you? Even while being sold, that woman was completely calm and collected as if without a care in the world. Doesn't that strike you as strange?"

"W-well, now that you mention it…" Bepo remembered the cold and calm demeanor the girl showed. True, there was a strange aura around her. Something he couldn't quite define, yet obviously both him and the captain felt it.

"Besides, I saw Kidd was interested in her as well, probably because of the same reason, so I wanted to buy her first to piss him off. His expression was quite amusing," Law explained further while shrugging with a smirk.

Bepo sweatdropped at that last retort. Well he shouldn't be surprised, Captain was always like that. "So, what now? It has already been 2 days since then. She could have already left Archipelago."

Law smirked. "I doubt it." He thought for a second before giving his orders, "Tell Penguin and Shachi to look for her in town. She must be staying somewhere in a hotel. If they ask around I'm sure they'll find something, after all, she looked quite distinctive in that kimono." A thought then crossed his mind, *Hm, if she's smart she'll try and blend in, which means she'll have to buy something more local to blend in better.* Another idea came to his mind. "Tell them to ask in the shopping district, especially in the clothing shops."

"Aye, Aye, Captain!" Bepo exclaimed and saluted. *I still don't get why he's going through so much trouble to find her…* The bear was just about to leave when he stopped in his step. "Err, one more thing…," he remembered. "Since you didn't pay for her..."

Law closed his eyes for a second, knowing what Bepo would say even before he finished his sentence. "Even if I didn't, she is still a slave. She became one when she was brought to the auction house and listed into their information books, even if they didn't get the chance to mark her. This just means she's a slave with no master…yet." He smirked at the last remark. *However, finding her could prove quite a problem…The auction house is in too much chaos and debt right now to go look for its runaway slaves, and even if marines turn a blind eye to the whole slavery business, they wouldn't go so far as to help them gather their slaves. So it's up to me to find her.* Law grinned at the thought. Since they didn't have any information on her even after 2 days, evidently she had some brains on her. He'll enjoy playing this game of cat and mouse. Vaguely he wondered how long she would last out there all alone, surrounded by lawless pirates and slavers.

Bepo closed the door behind him as he left captain's room. *He's enjoying this,* the bear heaved a tired sigh at that thought.

Sorry that this one's a bit shorter, hopefully the next one will be longer. When I was writing this story I didn't even make chapters but instead just kept writing it like one big story, so now I need to find a perfect place of the story to divide it into parts and chapters.

As always, reviews and comments are very welcome so feel free to leave them. Thank you for reading!

Note: Also, a big thank you to Volleys-chan who is rereading my story, and have offered their help with editing it. They are proofreading and styling the chapters right now, and are in the process of making them more awesome! :D