Kiteria: So, this story is somehow still going. Normally I start a story and one of two things happens. I either finish it like Death's Little Songbird, The Captain's Musician, Loyalty and Love and the like, or I lose all ideas for it and it dies after a few chapters. So hooray for this one surviving. Now I know this story is probably a lil slow or boring right now, but I have a few things planned that should liven it up. It's a bit of a struggle to make this one different from my two previous One Piece stories. I do want to say thank you to those who have left me reviews, I'm still going to do shout outs at the bottom, but I sincerely love all of you. Reviews make me want to update as soon as I can, it encourages me and I thank you guys for it.
Enough of my babble, enjoy the story guys, I made this one longer than the last and explained some things. Leave a review and I'll see you guys next chapter.
Two days had passed since Caesar's experiment made the demand for a friend. Since then the scientist had kept himself busy. After running a couple follow-up tests on Naria to try to see if the growing mark on her body was a malicious aftereffect and finding nothing, Caesar returned to working on his latest experiment.
"Her vision has increased by more than forty percent."
The sound of the subordinate currently running tests on his experiment reported.
"What caused the change in her appearance?"
Caesar asked, walking closer to the white-haired little girl currently strapped down to the table in front of him. Her slate gray eyes were wide with fear and with good reason. Caesar smiled as he thought of all the tests and experiments he had tried to perform and had successfully performed on the irl. Her screams, her attempts of escaping and utter failure, her begging for him to let her go home. It all was enough to bring a smile to the heartless scientists' face.
"The only thing it could have been was the prolonged exposure to the treatments. Us increasing the amount of Avian DNA we injected into her system had a rather interesting result. Her own DNA has actually changed and adapted. Her DNA is now a hybrid strain of both."
Silence fell over the room as the man finished his explanation as Caesar's mind reeled with all the possibilities that lay ahead of him. The sheer amount of underground dealers he knew would do anything for a weapon like this and what they'd pay to get it made him laugh.
Looking down at the frightened girl, Caesar was momentarily reminded of the way Naria had laid there patiently as he and the other scientists Caesar allowed to work with him finished running their tests. It was then that an idea formed in his head that made a wicked smile spread across his face. He ignored the way the girl whimpered in fear in response, too lost in his thoughts to care. He'd just thought of a way to make both his experiments that much better.
Naria was more than a little nervous as she waited for her father to arrive. Men had been sent to get her from her room and bring her to the seldomly used common room. She was told to wait inside until her father arrived, that he had a surprise for her.
Trying to distract herself, Naria looked around. The common room had just a bit of everything. Bookshelves on the far wall full of large, hardbacks of a variety of stories waiting to be read or to tell of the data collected inside them. A small kitchenette was behind the couch she currently sat on. It had a bar built in to help provide separation from the rest of the room. The sectional she was sitting on had enough room for ten people to sit comfortably. A small white table sat in front of her, two remotes sitting on it, one for the flat screen and radio respectively. She assumed the men who worked for her father used this place more than her father did. She herself had only been here once before, the first time she had successfully finished a test and her father had thrown her a dinner to celebrate a job well done. Since then, she hadn't been there since.
The sound of a door opening made Naria turn to look over the back of the couch she was sitting on to see her father walking through the door.
"Daddy!"
The young girl called happily, a smile spreading across her face as she got up to go greet him. She stopped short, halfway around the couch, when she saw a white-haired girl trailing after her father into the room. She looked to be a few years younger than her and rather small, but Naria didn't mind all that much. This was the first time she'd seen another child that wasn't in a picture or on a tv screen. Naria couldn't bring herself to look away from the other girl, drinking in her very existence with her eyes and hoping she hadn't fallen asleep while waiting on her father and wake to find this was nothing but a dream.
"Naria, as I promised, here is you a friend."
Caesar said, breaking the impromptu staring contest she was having with the other girl.
"Really? Oh thank you daddy!"
Naria shouted happily as she ran forward and on instinct gave her father a hug. Instantly realizing what she'd done, Naria quickly backed away and apologized with a bowed head hoping she hadn't upset him.
"You two get to know each other, but stay inside the lab today. Why not take your new friend to your room?"
Caesar suggested and Naria nearly squealed with excitement before she grabbed the other girl's hand, not noticing how she'd flinched back and leading her out of the common room and heading for her own. She also missed the pleased grin that spread across Caesar's face as they left.
Once back at her room Naria released the other girl's hand to rush over to the small chest at the foot of her bed that held the few toys she had. Turning back to the white-haired girl with her arms full of toys Naria smiled again.
"What do you wanna play with first?"
Naria asked in excitement, nearly bouncing off the walls as all the possibilities of games her and this girl could play, all the fun they'd have, ran through her head. She was so focused on having a friend that she didn't notice how the other girl was shaking and eyeing her distrustfully. It wasn't until Naria moved towards her and the girl backed away in fear that Naria realized she was the only one who seemed happy.
"What's wrong?"
Naria asked, her smile falling as she tried once more to move closer to the other girl but she instantly took a step back, keeping distance between them.
"Are we playing tag."
Naria asked, her smile coming back at the thought of the game until she noticed the other girl was now glaring at her.
"If you're going to do it just get it over with."
Frowning in confusion, Naria just stared at the other girl.
"Well!?"
Surprised at the girl's tone Naria jumped a little, not expecting the smaller girl to shout at her.
"Well what? You're the one acting weird, I just wanted to play."
"I'm not a play thing!"
Frowning at that, Naria looked at the girl and saw the way she was shaking.
"No, you're my friend."
Naria said innocently, but flinched slightly when the younger girl pointed a finger at her.
"There is no way the two of us can be friends."
She said and Naria felt tears start to sting her eyes.
"Why not?"
She asked, looking at the other girl for some kind of explanation.
"Because you're that monster's child and that makes you a monster too!"
XD9lizzy: It won't be Monet, I thought about it, but no. Ace was my favorite first, then what happened to him happened and I literally refused to watch One Piece for about a month before I saw an AMV and saw Law for the first time. Then I forced myself to watch more and saw him in action and he became my new favorite. I believe I may have left a note in another story, who knows with me lol. On the up-side, I seem to have ample ideas for this story so hopefully this keeps up til I finish it. I know it started slow, but it's already halfway through the beginning but nowhere near the start of her later life. There's a lot left for you all to read and I hope you guys enjoy when i get to it.
Raindra: No no he's not. Not sell her completely so much as use her for profit and destruction. I can't tell you anything about the mark because then it'd ruin it, just stay posted though and you'll eventually find out XD Thanks for that, I started working on a drawing of her actually but I seem to be having issues getting her hair right.
