Hey everyone! I've been busy lately, but I've still found time to post this next chapter! Enjoy it!
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"Alright then! I'm gonna go ask them for their ship!" Said Ado who then ran up to the house and rang the doorbell.
"Hey, we have to think this over, we can't just go up and ring the doorbell!" Yelled Coco.
"No, I'm getting really impatient here! I want to get this ship and go!" Said Ado, who began ringing the doorbell again.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm coming!" Said a voice as they heard footsteps approaching until they stopped and the door opened.
"Yeah, I was wondering if I could...YOU!" Said Ado as he suddenly pointed his finger to the person at the door who was actually none other than Irene. "What're you doing here?"
"Huh, what are talking about?" Said Irene. "This is where I live, why wouldn't I be living here?"
"Wait...so you mean you LIVE here?!" Said Ado in an angry tone.
"Yeah, I'm Hawley Irene, of course I live here." Said Irene casually. "Look I gave your money back already, so is there anything else you want or something?"
"Yeah," Said Ado. "DON'T GO STEALING OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY IF YOU'RE ALREADY RICH!" He yelled at her at the top of his lungs.
"Sorry...old habits just sort of die hard, I guess..." Said Irene, smiling innocently.
"Oh? Ojou-sama, who are these people?" Said another voice from the house. It was a man who was dressed in a butler uniform who looked to be rather old as suggested by his balding head, and his bright gray moustache that drooped over his face.
"Oh they're just some people I bumped into the other day, Walter." Said Irene. "They don't really have any business here."
"Wait! I do have business here!" Said Ado. "Let me in here!"
"Huh? You want our ship?" Asked Irene. They where all sitting around a table with some cups of tea in front, though the way they where all sitting made it look like they where at some sort of bar instead.
"That's right!" Said Ado. "We only have a million beli, but since we know each other I think it's only fair I should get some sort of discount."
"She tried stealing money from us..." Thought Coco.
Irene took a sip of her drink, then put it back down. "No." She said without even taking a moment to think about it.
Ado slammed his hands on the table. "Hey! You didn't even think it over! Why can't we have it?"
"I don't need to think it over." Said Irene, looking right at Ado sternly. "I'm not giving you it and that's that."
"Why not?!" Asked Ado angrily. "Can't you just buy another ship?"
"It's not a matter of whether you have money or not." Said Irene. "That was my dad's ship. He was a pretty famous guy, you know?"
"That's right!" Said Walter, the butler from earlier who was pouring Irene a new cup of tea. "He was a famous biologist! He made a lot of discoveries in his field of work!"
"So now that you get the picture, will you leave me alone about it?" Asked Irene to Ado.
"Look," Said Ado standing up from out of his chair, refusing to give up. "If it's your dad's ship, can't we just ask him? Where is he?"
Suddenly Irene had a downcast look her face and almost looked completely away from them. "He...died..." She finally replied, though it sounded like she really didn't want to say that.
"Oh, I see." Said Ado, sitting back down. "Okay then, so what if I..."
"WILL YOU JUST GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!" Yelled Irene. "I'm not giving you it and that's that!"
"Alright, alright, jesus, you don't have to yell about it. C'mon guys, let's leave this place." Said Ado as he, Vega, and Coco got up and left.
"Man that guy was annoying." Thought Irene. "I hope I never see him again..."
"Well, that didn't work." Said Coco, as the gang was walking away from the house. "So just what do we do now?"
"We're just going to have to sail to the next island and hope we have better luck there, I guess." Responded Vega.
"No!" Said Ado with his arms crossed. "We'll wait here, then ask again tomorrow!"
"...Has anyone ever told you you're stubborn?" Asked Vega.
Ado turned to Vega. "Huh? Stubborn? What do you mean by that?" He asked, as if he had no idea what he was talking about.
"...Never mind." Muttered Vega.
Suddenly, in the distance, they could see two dressed in two marine uniforms that were talking too a man in the distance. The man could be seen pointing out directions as the two marines seemed to be listening intently.
"Huh? Who are those guys?" Asked Ado.
"They're marines, stupid." Said Vega. "Can't you tell by the uniforms?"
"Marines?!" Exclaimed Ado. "Shit, looks like they've come for us!"
"Hold on," Said Vega. "None of us even have bounties, we don't even have a Jolly Roger. There's no way marines would be here for us, it must be some other reason."
"Then why are they coming this way?" Asked Ado, has the two marine soldiers had stopped talking to the man and had started heading towards their directions. Ado readied his Nodachi. "Alright you marines, prepare to be defeated by..." However the marines ran right by him, not even bothering to even glance in his direction. "Huh, they're not fighting me?"
"I just got done stating that." Stated Vega.
"Though they direction they're heading in..." Said Coco, "I looks as if they're going to that Irene girls' house..."
"Shit! So the marines want that ship too!" Yelled Ado in panic. "Dammit, I'm not going to let them!" With that, he began to ran after the two marines.
"Huh, the more I hang around that guy the more I realize how much of an idiot he is..." Muttered Coco.
"Can't be helped I suppose." Said Vega. "We might as well follow him before he even does something even more reckless..."
Meanwhile, back at Irene's house, Irene was relaxing on a sofa while Walter was cleaning some expensive looking vases. Suddenly the doorbell rang again.
"Hm, who could it be this time?" Asked Walter, getting the door.
"It better not be those guys again," Muttered Irene. "If it is I won't be so lenient this time..."
Walter opened the door, only to see the two marine officers standing there. "Marines? What can I do for you?"
"Marines?" Wondered Irene aloud, perking her head up at the sound of that. "Could it be..."
"Is the woman named Hawley Irene at this house?" Asked one of the marines.
"I'm right here." Said Irene, standing up. "What do you want?"
"By order of the marines," Said the other one. "You are hereby under arrest."
"U-under arrest?" Said Walter in shock. "O-on what charge?"
"We were simply told by our captain to carry out this order." Said one of the marines. "We aren't told things like what the charges are."
"I assure you, there must be some mistake!" Protested Walter. "Ojou-sama spends all of her time in here, she couldn't have done anything..."
"Walter," Spoke Irene. "You don't have to bother arguing. If they say I'm under arrest, I'm under arrest."
"O-Ojou-sama..." Said Walter.
"Alright, you're coming with us then." Said one of the marines as they slapped some handcuffs on her and took her away. Irene however was not caring about these things, she was too busy thinking to herself.
"So you've finally come back, you bastard," She was thinking. "I always knew you'd come back to finish what you started, don't think I'm surprised by this. This time I'm going to settle the score with you, Galliano!"
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And there you have it! But just who is this Galliano, and just what does he want with Irene? All that and more to be in the next chapter! Be sure to look forward to it, and please take some of your time to leave a review and give me some feedback!
