Hi, guess who's back, sorry, I just decided to post this as it is, well it was just to satisfy someone I suppose. Hopefully you'll enjoy? It is short, and boring, has no plot, but the exciting things will come sooner or later, please be patient with me . Again I apologize sincerely.
"Ahhh, it's been days…" Luffy yawned and rolled onto her back staring at the clear blue sky. The small group of children has been wandering aimlessly on the sea. Law rolled his eyes.
"It's only been one day and a half to be precise Luffy-ya." He said and leaned over the boat slightly. "But then again, it does feel like it." Ace was fast asleep, his head leaning on Sabo's shoulder as the second eldest crossed his arms inspecting a map.
"Well we should be arriving at an island soon, around a few more hours and then we can gather on supplies there, maybe even stay there as a temporary home until we can decide what to really do." Law nodded in agreement as Luffy cried out in happiness at the news of docking at an unknown island. She crawled into Law's lap much to Sabo's annoyance and poked at his face.
"You always have these dark rings underneath your eyes, why?" She asked, still poking. Law's eye twitched.
"I don't know, it was just like that, maybe because of being sleep deprived." He answered, swatting away her hand. Luffy pouted and took his hat. Law reached out a hand to take it back, but she stuck a tongue out and ran to the front of the boat giving him a mocking smile. Law gave a tired sigh and just leaned back into wooden sides of the dingy. He knew his sister well, even after only living with her for a few weeks. As he thought, Luffy came back after a few minutes and placed his hat back on top of his head.
"I'm bored!" She whined. "Can I go swimming?!" Her eyes lit up and Sabo chuckled. He waved a hand.
"Go ahead, just follow the boat understood? If you don't then we'll leave you behind and adventure the island on our own." Luffy's eyes widened and she furiously nodded. Luffy jumped inside with glee and occasionally resurfaced to check if she was near the small boat. Law watched the seagulls with mere interest and he closed his eyes, enjoying the cool breeze. Sabo smiled to himself and he closed his eyes as well, enjoying the peace that had finally settled upon the four. Until Luffy had to ruin it by splashing Law with some cold salty water.
"Holy shit! What the hell?!" He cried out as he turned around to find a giggling Luffy.
"Law, language, and Luffy don't do that to your brother." Sabo scolded, although the smile tugging at his lips was unavoidable as he watched Law and Luffy engage in a water fight, with Luffy winning and a soaked Law.
"Remind me to never be near Luffy when she's near water." The eldest huffed and Sabo snickered.
"Noted." He replied. Luffy hopped back onto the boat, her tail changing back to its original form. She turned around and her eyes sparkled.
"Ooooh! Sabo, Law, look! An island!" She pointed towards the front of the boat and a faint silhouette of an island was indeed there. Law groaned, he was happy to finally get off this boat and do something worthwhile, other than trying to attempt to catch fish with his sword. Sabo gave a sigh of relief as he shook Ace's shoulder. Ace immediately got up and whipped his head around.
"What? What's going on?" Sabo only merely pointed at the island and Ace's eyes began to glow.
"Cool! Our first island, what do you think we'll find there?"
"I don't know, hopefully something useful, now let me take a little break for once." Sabo huffed closing his eyes. Ace gave a chuckle and nodded even though knowing Sabo can't see him, he then moved up to the front where Luffy perched and tapped her shoulder. Luffy whipped her head around and grinned seeing her brother.
"Hi Ace! Finally woke up? I thought you were going to sleep forever!" She smiled playfully. Ace gave a light punch to her shoulder.
"What are you talking about? If I slept for eternity then who else would be there to take care of you when Sabo or Law isn't there?" Both exchanged friendly looks and then the boat slammed into something hard. Everyone immediately stood up. Sabo looked over the boat and noticed a shadow looming underneath the boat, judging from the shadow size, the creature had to be about as large as a sea king.
"Uh, I think we have company…" Sabo informed, watching the creature underwater move around the boat. Luffy leaned over the boat to take a closer look only to be yanked back by Ace. Law watched carefully at the creature's movements, occasionally reaching for his sword.
"I wanna see! Not fair!" Luffy whined. Ace gave a light smack to her head as she yelped in surprise.
"No way, we have no idea what that thing is and I don't want to find out." Ace scowled. Luffy stuck her tongue out while muttering something under her breath. The shadow paused before swimming off in a different direction. Sabo gave a sigh of relief as he watched the retreating figure, until the boat rocked violently again from contact.
"Oh for the love of…" He paused as he noticed tall trees in front of him. "…well I guess we're here?" Luffy yelled and leaped onto the soft sand.
"We're here!" She laughed and rolled around. Sabo carefully went off the boat and inspected the island. Law and Ace followed closely behind.
"Well what now?" Ace asked, raising a curious brow at the thick forest. Sabo grinned.
"We adventure!" Luffy wasted no time in running off.
"I'm going to go in first!" She yelled, disappearing inside of the vast forest. Sabo face palmed. It was actually expected.
"Let's go before she gets into any trouble." Law muttered. All three nodded at each other and ran inside chasing after their sister. The forest itself wasn't bad; it actually was a jungle instead. The large trees covered up the sun, providing shade for the creatures on the bottom floor. Dead leaves were scattered around everywhere in different shades of colors, although mostly a light brown. The soil was dark and slightly wet. Unfamiliar plants grew around the area and Law stopped to take a look at some before catching up.
"Well this is new." Ace said aloud. He was looking at the branches high above their heads in awe. Luffy suddenly appeared in front of him upside down with a grin, she was holding onto a sturdy vine.
"Hi!" She giggled when Ace gave a cry of surprise and jumped back. "Look! I found vines! It's a lot of fun try it!" She handed the vine over and Ace gave a short, but strong tug. It was thick and had a rough, but smooth texture to it. Ace heaved himself up to one of the branches by climbing the vine and grinned as he swung downwards.
"SABOOO!" He yelled as he crashed into his brother. Sabo wasn't expecting Ace to crash into him so hard and fell down from the impact. He quickly stood up and punched him in the face.
"What the heck was that for?!" Ace only laughed and Luffy joined in. "Next time warn me if you're going to do that!" Ace laughed harder as he rolled on the grassy floor.
"O-oh my god! Hahaha! You should've seen your face! Pfft, ahahaha!" Ace kept laughing and Luffy demonstrated by using wide eyes and a gaping mouth. Sabo eventually laughed along at her facial expression and Law smiled, standing aside. "Okay…okay…I'm done laughing now, let's go find some resources!"
"Alright, I'm getting hungry anyways, so let's separate the tasks, Ace you can go grab some food, Law you go get firewood, Luffy get soft bedding like grass or leaves, and I'll try to find a suitable place to live and a water source." Sabo instructed. "And just in case get some of these seeds scattered on the floor to make a trail and you can follow it to come back here. When the sun sets come back here with what you've found." Everyone nodded and went their ways, picking up seeds as they went.
Luffy walked around to find some bedding and found a leaf pile. She cried out in joy and jumped inside while giggling. She rolled around in the dead leaves and then stood up while shaking her head to get the dirt out of her hair. She continued to wander around until she came upon a small river. Luffy beamed at her find and jumped inside the shallow water enjoying the coolness that tickled her feet. She looked around and found a green substance on huge boulders that were scattered around. Luffy gave an experimental touch, it felt soft and fuzzy underneath her fingers. She decided she liked the feel and tore off the moss from the rocks carefully, she rolled it all into one bundle and followed the seeds she dropped while walking. She arrived at the meeting area and laid down the moss while picking up more seeds and continued her search.
Ace looked around for any sign of movement as he clenched his fists. He hoped Luffy was alright, but she was strong enough to take on animals larger than her so he shrugged his thoughts off. The freckled boy heard a rustle behind him and looked to meet a boar face to face. He gave a grin as he went in a fighting position.
"Sorry, but you're going to become dinner." The boar snorted and dragged one hoof across the dirt floor. Ace braced himself and the animal charged. He jumped up into the air and stuck out one leg to jam the boar's head with while giving another strong kick to the side. The boar grunted in pain and swiveled around ramming into Ace with his head. The boy coughed slightly at the impact and he ran towards a tree, kicking off from the bark. He somersaulted in the air and kneed the boar's head. He then jumped up again and tore off a sturdy branch from a tree. Ace concentrated all his strength to his arms and fell down dealing the final blow. The boar staggered for a while before finally falling down onto the floor with a dull thud. Ace grinned to himself triumphantly and picked it up by its front legs.
"Success." He praised himself quietly. Now maybe some fruits would be needed.
Law gave a yawn. He was bored and exhausted, it was ridiculously hot for him and he didn't really like that. Law grabbed his katana with another small yawn and unsheathed the blade while cutting down thick branches from trees. He examined the wood before tucking it under his arm and repeated the action over and over. He became satisfied at the armful of wood and headed back. It was a boring yet easy job. It didn't take that long, maybe he should get something else. Law decided against it as he wanted a nap soon.
Sabo sighed, he had no luck whatsoever at finding a suitable home and didn't really know what to expect from this new island. He looked from tree to tree and found nothing at all. He gave another sigh and sat down under a tree, fanning himself with his hat. After a few minutes, Sabo stands up and continues his search. He drops seeds behind him as he goes and soon spots something gray. He squints and runs up, it was a cave. Sabo heaved a sigh of relief and ran inside. It was cool and inside was spacious. He notices a hole in the near corner and looks down. The sight below makes him awed, beneath the ground was a lake. The clear blue water glowed across the stone walls making beautiful reflections. He wondered if there were more. He dropped the pile of seeds and ran back. They were lucky this time, it was as if this island was made just for them. He grinned to himself and excitement bubbled up inside of him, he couldn't wait to tell the others of his discovery!
The sun began to set and the four met up once again at the destination. They each begin to tell of their foundings.
"Alright, so I found a huge boar and some fruits that were growing on trees." Ace reported as he gestured a hand towards the food. Luffy's eyes sparkled at the sight of meat, but held up her find.
"I found some moss! It's all soft and fuzzy." She hugged it close and nuzzled her face into it. Sabo chuckled lightly.
"Firewood." Law tossed the armful towards the middle. "I'm not sure if this will do, but it is dry."
"Well I found our new home, it's a cave and underneath it is a lake, it's really pretty, we should head there tomorrow!" Sabo grinned. Luffy jumped up and down in excitement.
"A cave! That's so cool! So now we're like bears!" She grinned brightly. Law ruffled her head.
"Not exactly, but I guess it works." The corners of his mouth twitched upwards and Luffy nodded. Ace grabbed some rocks and laid the wood carefully together while striking twice and a fire was lit. Sabo laid down the moss and grabbed blankets, it was from what they took when their house burned down. He set the beds up and Ace began to roast the boar. Luffy bounces up and down in her spot impatiently as the scent of sweet meat fills the air. After waiting for an hour Ace deems it worthy to be able to eat.
"Thank you for the meal!" Luffy cries as she digs in quickly. Law's eye twitches, he still isn't that used to seeing how fast these siblings eat, but a peaceful atmosphere was formed and he enjoyed it, it made him relax for once. Sabo handed a piece to Law and he took it, shooting a grateful look towards the blonde's way. He grinned in response and dug into his own share. Luffy suddenly stopped eating as her expression grew solemn.
"Eh? What's the matter Luffy?" Ace asked, suddenly worried. Luffy gave a sniff.
"I miss the island." She wailed. "Do we really have to leave?" Ace casted his eyes to the floor as he thought about Dadan and the other bandits, Sabo also had the same expression and Law's lips pressed tightly together to form a thin line.
"Well, yes, but don't worry! We're still here Luffy!" Sabo forced a grin to cheer his sister up. Luffy's eyes brightened considerably and she nodded.
"Yeah, at least we're all still together." Ace agreed. Law eyed Luffy for a bit and went back to eating at a slow pace. He looks up at the sky and notices stars scattered all around.
"Look up." He said and the other three followed his gaze as Luffy gasped in awe. Sabo studied the stars and recognized constellations from books that he had read. Ace's mouth was slightly open as he took in the sight.
"It's my first time seeing so many stars." Luffy silently mumbled. "Maybe, this won't be so bad after all!" She gave her usual happy grin and wolfed down the rest of her share while hopping onto the nearest person, Ace. She snuggled into his chest and closed her eyes. "Goodnight…" Ace wore a look of surprised before smiling softly and he stroked her long black hair. Sabo and Law also smiled despite the small amount of jealousy.
"Goodnight, dear little sister."
I'm such a horrible author XD, anyways this chapter was filler? Fluff? I have no idea, it depends on how you see it :T Well sorry! I have writers block and an art block and I forget so easily…wait these are just excuses, lel sorry I have nothing to say. o-o