Title: Who Stole It?

Word Count: 1212

*Recap: Aislynn meets up with Redd in some town. They chat for a little while, and then Aislynn asks Redd to join her crew, as well as stating she will become the Pirate Queen.

Rating: T

Genre: Action, Adventure & Humor

Warnings (in this chapter): Language and violence.

Disclaimer: How can I own One Piece? That's an impossibility and only EIICHIRO ODA OWNS ONE PIECE. :)

A/N: I'm horrible for not updating my other story. Anyways, I hopes everyone had some great holidays! Happy New Years everyone! :D

Also, I'm in need of some villains. Would you like to donate some? Mainly rivals. :3 (I could never villains, because I always end up liking them.) Come on, I know you want to. :)


They sat in silence for a while; the only sounds that could be heard among them were Aislynn's chewing and occasional, quiet gulps. Redd on the other hand, sat patiently for her to finish; he wasn't going anywhere in particular. However, sometimes he glanced down at the vial he laid on the table. It was barely touched, and he resisted the urge to gulp it down, suspecting there might be some sort of poison in it—even though Aislynn reassured him that she didn't add anything.

Redd was surprise that this tiny girl could eat more than one plate of food, not to mention more than four plates. He watched her curiously as she ate her food rather quickly and guzzled the coffee down like a drunkard downing booze. Of course, she never burned herself because she added some ice cubes from the perfunctorily-given water.

When she finished her a dozen or so plates, she moved onto her dessert that sat on the side waiting to be eaten. Before she began eating it, she drowned the ice cream in chocolate syrup and whip cream. Then, she scooped a large spoonful of it and stuffed her mouth. Redd grimaced and thought, How could that little girl eat so much? I thought she would barely eat that first plate, but she licked it clean! And now, she's gobbling that bucket of ice cream like it'll be gone—wait, it is gone—in her stomach!

Even though he smiled, Aislynn noticed his disgust. She swallowed the last of the ice cream and cleaned the large bowl with her tongue. Then, she took a napkin and wiped her face, grinning at him right after. "I'm sorry if that disturbed you, but I have quite the appetite."

He nodded and replied, "Obviously."

"However, most people would be disgusted to see you drink blood, correct?" she continued and watched him carefully, waiting for her victory over this little issue.

Why you little bitch… Redd gritted his teeth and said in a pleasant voice, as to not give her satisfaction, "Of course, but I don't repulsively devour a bucket of ice cream and overload it with toppings."

Aislynn was composed, doing her best to not let the remark get to her. She shook her head and asked, "Now, I'm going to repeat: do you want to join my crew?"

He frowned and got up. "If you're just going to keep asking that same question, you better be going; I don't have time to deal with midgets like you." Before exiting he added, "And no wonder why you're so short, all that coffee is shrinking you." He smiled smugly, feeling triumphant.

Unfortunately, she countered. "Excuse me, but I don't believe you are going anywhere special, and I doubt you have enough money, or supplies for that matter, to leave this island. Also, who knows, you might not meet anything to eat off of while out at sea. Not to mention, I bet you had no idea where the hell you are out there." She seemed to hit the nail, for he slightly turned his head to look at her. Even so, he continued to walk off.

He had gotten some distance from the restaurant and wandered aimlessly out of the town. He thought for a while, pondering on what he should do now. He knew that Aislynn was right, and that there was a 50/50 chance of meeting something at sea. Also, the 50/50 chance—no, slim chance—of living until he got to another island.

It took a few hours for him to finish deciding, and felt he should just stick with the girl until she was useless. She obviously knew her way around, and if worse comes to worse, he'd ditch her and let her drown for all he cared. By the time he finalized his resolution, the sun was setting, and the sky turned from blue to shades of reds, oranges, and purples.

As he walked back in through a dark, suspicious alley, a familiar voice startled him. "Oi Redd, did you figure out your answer?" he jumped back a bit, and held his scythe at her throat. When he realized it was Aislynn (without a mask on), he relaxed a bit, but never put his guard down. She held her arms up, and gently pushed the bladed away. "Now, now, I didn't mean to scare you. I just happened to find you here. So, how about that answer?"

Redd smirked, revealing his sharp teeth that could easily break skin, and lowered his weapon. "Sure, I'll go with you; I'll join your crew." he answered.

Aislynn grinned and hopped off the barrel she was sitting on, facing her back at him. "Great! I think it'll be fun with you around! You seem like a fun guy!"

He raised a brow as he replaced his weapon at his back. "Fun? You must be more insane than I thought." he chuckled.

She glanced back at him and said, "Of course, and I'm not insane, I just have a unique way of thinking."

He scoffed and remarked sarcastically, "Yeah, you're quite the 'unique' person."

"See, I knew you'd see it my way!" She put on her mask and began walking.

~X~

Darkness fell upon them as they walked into the dimly-lit streets. It was, for the most part, silent. Of course, you could hear men laughing in the bars, but it didn't affect the peace of night.

The two walked to the port, where Aislynn had left her tiny boat. When they arrived, she gaped, but quickly closed her mouth and frowned. "Who the fuck stole my boat?" she spat angrily. Her blood boiled as she searched frantically for the boat.

Redd widened his eyes in shock, seeing this jolly girl suddenly throw a fit. She is definitely a little girl; she's throwing a fit. he thought. He approached her and laid a hand on her shoulder. "It can't be that special. After all, you could just steal another boat."

She shot a glare at him and replied furiously, "Of course the boat isn't special; it's a piece of shit if you ask me, but it's enough for me to get by. However, that boat is my boat, and if someone dares to steal from me, I will pummel them into the ground. Also, I don't steal, I graciously receive stuff from people because they are so generous, got it?"

Clearly she was furious, and that frightened him quite a bit; she didn't seem like the type to curse this much. "Graciously receive huh…" he murmured. Then he stated, "I bet the people who took your little boat probably left by now."

She snorted and replied, "Hell to them, I swear by the graves of the Pirate Kings, I will hunt the bastard down and rip them to shreds for hurting my pride!" She turned on her heel and headed back into town. Before advancing, she looked back at Redd. "Are you coming or what?"

He could tell she needed to blow off some steam, but wasn't sure whether it was a good idea to let her storm into a place. I don't think she would be that much of an idiot and start a fight, right? Boy was he wrong!