Here we are O3O Thank you for joining me again
If there were mistakes in the last chapter I do apologize
Time for a proper intro of the twins~ Yay! They went through quite a few changes until I finally got what I wanted
Will give a little more detail at the end of this chapter. One Piece isn't mine at all! It's Oda-sensei's awesome work. Arigato gozaimasu!
+Yun and Raiu+
"Are you guys clones or something? You look a lotta like. Haha that's so cool. It's like a mirror. Are you related?"
Yun could really only stare in slight amazement at the stupidity of the Straw Hat captain. Even though Raiu had told them earlier they were twins, Luffy's completely oblivious. He was gazing at both her and Raiu with big eyes and a wide grin. Yun noticed the orange haired girl, the one identified as Nami, shaking her head and heaving a sigh. Everyone else, except the dark haired lady, were outside the house messing around in the junk piles.
"It's hard to believe this guy is our captain."
Raiu let out a laugh. "He's funny. My sis and I are twins as I said before. I'm the older one by a few minutes, but Yun is way more mature than I am."
"That's because girls mature faster than boys do."
"But she's an airhead too that acts like a big sis around here," he said, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. "A lotta guys like the airheadedness of her if you-omph!"
Yun elbowed him in the gut, sending him to the floor. "Now as for your ship. Since we aren't anything like shipwrights, we can only to the basics to hold her together until you guys can get to one. It'll take some time though. A few days maybe."
"But what about the log pose?"
"Don't worry about that. Our repairs will be done before the log sets. Until then enjoy yourselves on the island."
"Careful where you wander off to though. The people here are pretty skiddish," Raiu said from the floor.
"What's that suppose to mean?"
Yun looked down at her twin then back at Nami. "This island isn't that nice to outsiders. Especially to pirates. Before Raiu and I were born, this island was ruled by a king who believed in equality of the people. You saw the upper and middle levels heavily closed off right?"
Nami nodded but Robin spoke, "Was that the king?"
"No it wasn't him. Years ago, the Marines sent some Nobles here to take the island over and have it as a possible base. Pirates use to come through here quite a lot along with black market ships. The king tried to reason with the Nobles, saying they had nothing to do with the black markets, but failed to and was executed. Since then, the middle and upper levels have been closed off when they use to be open to those at the bottom. Been like that since Raiu and I were babies. The lowest of people are scraping by, being punished for who they are, for their very existence."
"Has anyone tried anything?"
The mechanic gave her a lopsided grin. "Nah it's no use Nami-san. The lower levels live in fear of the rich that live above them. Time to fix your ship."
She bowed her head and nudged her brother in the side with her foot before going to the shop to get her tools. Now that she thinks about it, telling the pirates what's wrong with this island made her feel kind of depressed. She wants to leave and she knows Raiu does too, but who's going to keep the machines in check if they leave? They can't leave here.
"The old man sure Axely would have loved them, huh sis?"
"You mean the broken down geezer who wishes he could go explore the world like he did in his youth? Of course he would have. Who wouldn't? I like them. You like them. I'm sure many others like them too."
"You sound like a total dumbass Yun."
She grabbed a wrench and launched it in his direction, hitting him right in the head. "My sincere apologies Rai-chan for speaking my mind. We're gonna fix up their ship and make sure they can leave without trouble. And don't call me a dumbass, dumbass!"
"You're a bitch sometimes sis."
Yun ignored him and left the shop through the side door that lead to the junk piles, pausing for a moment and watched the pirates mess around with the broken parts. Old man Axley would have loved them if he was still here. Watching them made something ache in her chest. Every time she saw a ship pass by and watched as the crew acted like family, it made something in her break a little.
"You're spacing out again Yun."
She glared over her shoulder at her brother. "I'm thinking, not spacing. There's a difference."
"Yeah for normal people. How can you think if you have nothing in your head?"
Yun grew red in the face and clenched her fists. "You...you..."
"Hah?"
"You assjerk!"
She punched him right in the face, causing him to go crashing into one of the piles. She stomped off, her face still bright red and headed towards the bridge. There are times when Raiu really gets on her nerves. She isn't afraid to admit she is spacey, but she doesn't like it when Raiu teases her about it.
"Hey come on Yun! You know I just tease!" Raiu shouted as he ran to catch up to her.
Yun turned on her heel and walked backwards, glaring at her brother. "And you know I hate it when you tease me!"
"Don't be such a spoilsport sis. It is funny right?"
"It is not."
"I bet you'd be teasing me if I was the younger brother right right right?"
"Nuh-uh I wouldn't."
He placed a hand on her head and ruffled her hair. "You would too Yun-kun."
She let out a growl, grabbed his hand and bit down hard. She quickly ran off before Raiu had a chance to get her back. If the twins had been the same gender, it'd be nearly impossible to tell them apart. They dress the same, rolled up sweats with canvas slip-ons and a hoodie over a tank-top and sometimes a belt pouch. Yun's the introvert except when she's with her brother and Raiu's the extrovert. They have always been together, do everything together. Their foster father Axely taught them to use swords at a very young age and as they grew older, thei skills improved. Raiu's more of the charge head first into a fight with power while Yun is the thinker with speed.
Yun slowed down to a jog when she reached the harbor, using the ladder to climb up to the ship. She stopped completely when she reached the top. Sleeping on the deck was that green haired swordsman named Zoro.
"Oi Yun what's the hold up? Get your ass over the railing."
"Don't make me shove a wrench up your ass Raiu."
She climbed over the railing, the swordsman not even moving. She set her tools on the deck and took a quick glance around. This ship was a lot smaller than the ones she helped Axely repair. Raiu stood next to her, glancing around as well with a low whistle.
"She's taken quite a few hits. All in all not a bad ship. I'll take the front."
"Yeah sure. The mast is mine."
"You and heights Yun. I will never understand why you like them."
"Same reason why you like being girls. What's the word? It's exhilarating."
"Big word for an airhead."
Yun stuck her tongue out at him while he left for the front. As she wandered along the deck of the ship, she kept her gentle fingers on the wood. She could almost feel the adventures that had been embedded in the planks. For such a small ship, it was sturdy. Yet she has the feeling that the Merry Go is close to it's end. There were large splinters, bullet holes, sword slashes, repairs over previous repairs. It truly amazed her that the ship is still intact.
"Pretty impressive huh?"
Yun faced Raiu when he spoke from behind. "You can tell too right? This ship is barely hanging on by a thread. It's beyond logic how she's still sailing."
"Right right and you know everything about logic Yun."
"Give me a damn good reason why I shouldn't take this wrench and shove it up your ass."
Raiu laughed to himself as he stepped far away from his twin and continued with his work at the front of the ship. Yun went back to her tools, looking over the main deck and her gaze stopped on the swordsman again who was resting against the wall next to the right stairs, wide awake not and watching her. His dark gaze is far from friendly. She noticed he had that same look when Raiu and her stopped those suits from starting a fight with the pirates. She doesn't need to read minds to know...
He doesn't like them at all.
They seemed cocky, way too cocky. The girl especially whatever her name is, even though her brother did most of the talking. She doesn't even flinch when she looks at him. It's those damn eyes of hers. Those bright icy mint eyes that looked empty that made him uneasy. He watched the twins as they worked while the day turned to night, smoothing out the splinters along the railings, fixing the deck boards, climbing up to the top to fix the shattered ends of the mast. They worked silently, minding their own business. He definitely doesn't like them.
"Whooooooa! Awesome!"
Zoro's ears perked when he heard the excited shout of Luffy who stretched his arms to the mast, rocketing him straight up to where the girl was. He sat up there chatting with her for a little bit before jumping down and racing towards the front to talk to her brother. Zoro heard the others arrive and they all started gawking at the work of the twins. The girl jumped down, landing lightly on the deck and her brother joined her as the others gathered around them with compliments.
"Yun-chan! You're so amazing! A gorgeous lady like you can make such a hard job look beautiful."
"No it's nothing really."
"Keep flattering you swirly cook. I think she likes it."
She elbowed Raiu in the ribs. "We'll take a break for now and when morning comes we'll get back to work."
"D-damn you hit hard. Let's all head back to our house, have a nice meal, enjoy the built in hot springs and sleep."
No one wanted to argue with that. Everyone left the ship again, Zoro being the last one. Or so he thought. He paused for a moment, looking over his shoulder at the navy blue haired girl who was staring out at sea.
"You coming or what?"
When she looked at him, her gaze sent a chill down his spine. "Yes I'm going."
She walked by him, bringing the scent of metal mixed with autumn leaves touched by the ocean wind. It was a powerful scent. She didn't use the ladder, just jumping down to the harbor and jogged to catch up with the others.
He does not like her.
Omigawd another long chapter!
Now for the twins names... Raiu is Japanese for thunderstorm and Yun is Chinese for cloud hence the title
Also a triskele is a swirly triangle symbol that can mean life, death, and rebirth. The version I'm using is the Celtic triple spiral, but there are many different types
Thank you for reading. Tell me what you think if you want~ Mata ne!