Uta uta no mi the singing doll
Hello to my fellow readers. It has been a while since I last posted a chapter for this story, and I am sorry about that. I did receive a review and some new followers, so I suppose it means that there are people out there who want to read! I will have to make Smile closer to the crew before there really is the main plot appearing again. I'll really need to find a name for the marine Captain…Well, everything in time due. Don't know why, but I always feel relaxed and calm when I write this story. Must be because I give all of my energy to Smile. She's my little devil side, in a way.
(CopraMeow) This is my "Chibi side" as I like to call it. I was said it made people die of adorableness XD Well, I'll see about the shipping ^-^
Well, I'm happy there was someone I could answer to. I shall write, now. If you remember well, the last thing she did was hug Kidd before running away. I'll continue from there, okay?
Smile runs out on the deck, laughing. She climbs to the top of the boat and looks down to the door as Kidd rushes out, probably thinking she would be running on the deck. She sits down quietly as he looks around, smiling. It was fun to tease him, but maybe she shouldn't have done that. She just made him grumpy. Huh? Seems like he was asking the crew if they saw her. She chuckles in silence and goes a little farther to lie on her back, just so she wouldn't be seen from the deck. The sky was beautiful, the wind fresh and salty. The last time she felt those, she was escaping an island crumbling down in flames in a previously marine ship. The smile twitches a little on her face. She would never pass through something like this ever again. She hears the crew panicking on the deck. Was Kidd this mad about the hug? Meimu arrives in silence and she smiles:
«Can you make me hear what is going on?»
The bat's hears move and transfers the sound low enough so Smile would be the only one to hear.
«Where did she go?!»
«Let's just hope she didn't fell in the water. Captain Kidd said she had a devil fruit»
«How could we not see her?»
«Do you think she is still inside?»
«Some of us should help Captain Kid search inside and the others will look around the deck!»
So, they were searching for her. What for? Where they really scared of her disappearance? She sits down, looking at the commotion on the deck. She knew she was good at hiding…but wasn't this going a little far? Meimu reacts to something and turns her ears behind Smile, who smirks:
«I was wondering how no one could have spotted me. It is a good thing that you are aboard the ship, Killer-san»
Killer sits down next to her:
«You escaped from Kidd pretty easily, too»
She chuckles:
«Escaping and being sneaky is what I am best at»
She looks at Killer:
«Why are they searching, anyway?»
Killer seems to turn his head to her:
«Kidd lost sight of you, so he's wants to find you»
She chuckles again:
«Is that so? I didn't thought he would involve the whole crew for that»
She sighs and smiles:
«I suppose I could go see him myself before he gets too tired searching for me»
Just as she says that, Kidd storms out of the door:
«WHERE THE FUCK IS SHE?!»
«Hum, he really is mad at me»
Killer looks down to Kidd as well:
«Will you go?»
She nods and smiles happily:
«Yep, I will. I wouldn't want him to be even more angry»
She stands up, Meimu on her shoulder and walks to the side of the roof. She jumps on the deck silently and arrives next to Kidd. The whole crew spot her and point her as if they had seen a ghost. She chuckles, spotting Kidd jumping next to her, and smiles in a creepy way:
«What's wrong? Did you see a ghost or something?»
«WHEN THE HELL DID YOU APPEAR THERE?!»
«I just arrived»
«FROM WHERE?!»
She points where she just jumped from:
«The roof…»
Kidd looks up for a second:
«You're kidding me…»
Smile chuckles:
«Nope! I was just lying on my back»
He looks down at Smile in a dark way. She doesn't look away, but her face gets a little less smiling. She sighs and looks away:
«I'm sorry, okay? I didn't thought I would make you angry this much. I won't do it again»
She feels someone hit her head. It was a huge swing, but it didn't really hurt, somehow. She still puts her hands on her head and, tears close to her eyes, she looks up at Kidd.
«You better not fucking do that again!»
She nods and he walks off. The crew try to look elsewhere, somehow uneasy. Seeing there expressions, Smile takes back the singing doll act and smiles in a creepy way:
«Teehee, as expected from him»
She turns around, toddles a little and climbs back on the roof. Killer wasn't there anymore. Good. She didn't want there to be someone. She looks at Meimu:
«Can you leave me for a moment?»
The little bat screeches a little, but flies from her shoulder. Smile sits down on the roof, curling up. She really didn't mean to make him angry.
Killer was looking at Smile from another spot. He had trouble believing it himself, but he was feeling sorry for her. How? He never felt that for any of the people Kidd had saddened or hurt before. It was annoying him not to understand. Should he go? He would stop feeling like that if she wasn't sad anymore, right?
«Won't kill to try»
Well, unless she decided to sing something bloody. He doubted so. He gets back to her.
«Oy, Smile…»
She seems to twitch a little and she turns to him, her usual smile back:
«Yes, did you want something, Killer?»
Her eyes were a little red and her cheeks still slightly wet. She was crying a moment ago.
«You know he was just worried about you.»
She looks calm suddenly.
«I know that»
Her creepy smile appears, although not as creepy as usual:
«Was that all? Surely you didn't move from you spot just to tell me that»
«You don't look so well»
Her eyes seem to widen for a second, but she laughs.
«Kyahahahahaha, not looking well? But I'm perfectly fine. Where did you get that idea?»
«The tears on your cheeks»
She swiftly makes a movement and she looks down to the water left on her fingers. She hisses:
«Blasted tears…»
She didn't like to show her sadness, it would seem. He sits down next to her and she swiftly turns in another direction.
«What do you want, anyway?»
Good question, he wasn't sure, right now.
«Why are you hiding?»
«Why wouldn't I?»
«You shouldn't cry alone»
«And what if that's what I want?»
«I won't let you»
«That would be pointless. Leave me alone»
«Like I said, I won't»
She's trembling, now. He lifts a hand and put it on her shoulder:
«Oy, Smile…»
He sees a drop fall from her cheeks. He looks at her, surprised. So she was really crying. She starts sobbing. Did he make things worse?
«Hey…»
«Just…let me cry…okay?»
He hesitates a little, then rubs her back lightly. He really wasn't expecting her to open up like that. Maybe if he…no, how could he think something like that? Kidd will want to kill him if he does…well, he is in his quarters. Maybe just so she calms down. Not without hesitating a little, Killer passes his arms around Smile and holds her against him. She seems to stiff a little at first, but she calms down gradually. She is so fragile, like that. Huh? What's that perfume? He was close to her head. He could smell a sweet scent coming from her hair…roses…Killer suddenly gets uneasy when he feels Smile cuddle against him. He looks down at her face.
«She…fell asleep?»
He hadn't expected that. What to do now? He couldn't really bring her down like that, could he? Well, he could as long as Kidd doesn't get the wrong idea. Although…will she wake up if he lifts her from the ground?
«Oy, Smile…»
No reaction from her. She'll wake up eventually…maybe he'll just wait for her to do so.
She really got him worried. He was searching all over for her, starting to think she might have fallen overboard while running. She was on the god damn roof. What was she even doing there?! Her expression seemed to change for a moment, though. And the tears he saw…he should have brought her inside. What the hell?! He wasn't going to turn back to go fetch her! He goes in his quarters and closes the door. He needed some rest.
When Smile opened her eyes again, she was a little lost. Where was she…? Ah, on the roof…with arms around her. She looks down at those arms, confused, and recognises the clothes. She turns her head a little.
«Hum…Killer…?»
She feels him twitch a little and let go of her.
«Sorry…»
She chuckles:
«No need to act this way. I just wanted to ask why you closed your arms around me»
«That's…what people do when someone cries…isn't it?»
She takes a thinking stance:
«Hum, I suppose you are right, teehee»
She was feeling better, though. She smiles softly:
«Thank you, Killer, for staying…»
He stands up swiftly.
«No need…»
He leaves quickly, under Smile's confused look. Did she insult him or something?
What was that? He couldn't stay calm when she woke up. He needed to cool down. He didn't feel right, at this moment. He just hoped she won't mention this to Kidd.
Smile gets down the roof, looking around a little. The crew was taking care of the ship with their many tasks. Maybe she could give a hand? She smiles in a creepy way as she spots some of them trying to clean the deck. Meimu lands on her shoulder and she smirks:
«Mind giving me a hand, Meimu?»
The little bat shrieks and turns her ears, ready. Smile starts humming a song, Meimu making it sound louder on the ship. *Fantasia, Sorcerer's apprentice ^-^* The cleaning tools suddenly get animated and start cleaning on their own, scaring the hell out of the crew.
«What's going on?!»
«It's cleaning on its own!»
Smile stops herself from laughing. She was concentrating on the song. She spots Wire at the side of her eyes, but she doesn't turn to him. Concentrating…
A chill goes down Wire's spine. Here she goes again, singing like a little doll and making things move. He really didn't fully trust her since the even with the four colored doors. She was creeping him out. When she stops singing, the whole deck and boat being cleaned on the outside, he hurriedly gets away before she could turn to him.
Smile turns, but she doesn't see Wire anywhere, anymore. She frowns.
«I'm sure he was there a moment ago. Oh well, teehee»
The cleaning tools had returned to their original places, not moving anymore. She toddles back inside, a little broom in hand and followed by Kan and Meimu. She goes to the room Kid had showed her. The mattress was back in place, but the room was still a mess. She starts cleaning up, still humming the song she had hummed on the deck. The broom started moving on itself. She removed her hands and stopped humming. It continued moving, making her smirk
«Looks like singing alone and low lets me control something on a longer period of time. I wonder how long it will hold.»
She lets the little broom dust around as she takes the bird stand. It was a little broken, but she had just the thing to take care of it. She looks in her bag and takes out what she needs, starting to patch everything up. It would take some time before everything would be done, but she didn't mind. She had passed some months working on the manor so she could work on a single room. She is so concentrated she doesn't notice there is someone standing at the door.
«Miss Smile…»
She turns to the door, wondering who it was, and recognises Heat.
«Oh, Mister Heat, could I help you with something?»
He doesn't say anything for a moment, but finally talks:
«I was wondering if I could ask for your help for tonight's meal»
Smile chuckles:
«You want me to help? Teehee, why, I am flattered. Of course I'll help you»
Heat stays impassible, but his eyes seem to get a little happy. Making sure the stand was repaired, she follows Heat to the kitchen. It was large, with dark grey melanin forming the counters, a gas oven and many black pots and palls made of ceramics hanging from the ceiling. There was a dining area on the other side of the cooking zone. It was a nice kitchen, but it was obvious they didn't really use it to its full potential. Many things looked completely new and never touched at all, although there was no dust. Smile turns to Heat:
«Say, am I mistaken if I say none of you actually cooks normally?»
Heat turns to her:
«Those who can cook usually get scared quickly around us»
Smile chuckles:
«All talk, but no guts, huh?»
She still liked the place. She smiles at Heat:
«So, what did you want to do?»
He looks a little away, but doesn't answer, making Smile chuckle:
«So, you don't have any idea, either»
She looks at the counters, opening the doors. As she finds the many ingredients, she gets an idea. She stands up.
«Did you ever heard of Buta Kabuni, Heat?»
He stays impassible, but his eyes shows a little bit of confusion.
«Who is that?»
Smile laughs a little:
«It's not a person, Heat, it's a dish.»
She starts taking out ingredients happily under Heat's gaze. He takes a specific ingredient in his hands.
«Dried baby tuna? We had that?»
Smile takes them from his hands:
«It's your kitchen and you didn't know?»
«Well, we just took the ingredients the people gave us thinking we would spare them»
She sighs:
«At least they are good to use for the recipe. I will have to look around the whole kitchen, just in case»
And she does. She was glad that nothing was rotten or worst. She looks at the ingredients with a smile.
«Good, now that we have all the ingredients…»
She takes out some cheesecloth and stretches her arm to try and grab a large pot. She sighs, her fingers not even reaching the bottom. Heat gets closer and takes the pot off its hook to put it on the counter. She smiles to him:
«Thanks, Heat»
«You're welcome»
She takes some kitchen twine, a knife, tablespoons and cups out of a drawer and puts everything on the counter. She smiles happily and starts placing the dried baby tuna in the cheesecloth. Heat looks at her do without a word. She wasn't used to people looking at her as she cooks, but she didn't mind. Taking measures, she puts most of the ingredients she had kept on the counter in the pot. She puts the pot on the oven, covers it with a lid and opens the stove.
«Let's just wait a little. I need to lower the fire when it starts boiling and it will simmer for fifteen minutes before we can put the real meat in the pot»
Heat blinks a little.
«You remember a recipe just like that?»
She chuckles:
«I did it often at the manor so I memorised it pretty well. I just needed to make sure to do enough for everyone»
It starts bubbling in the pot, so she lowers the heat. She takes out the last but most important ingredient, the pork meat. Taking a cutting board, she starts preparing it. It was silent in the room, but it wasn't awkward. It felt nice, actually. Heat seemed to be studying her movements, but it didn't bother her. When she was done, she opened the lid and grabbed the little package of dried baby tuna with tongs to take it out. She put the meat in carefully and closed the lid again, lowering the heat.
«There, we'll had the turnip in two hours and let it simmer for thirty minutes again before it is ready»
She goes to sit on a chair, a wide smile on her face. She really loved cooking like that. She shows the chair next to her.
«You don't need to stay up like that. Sit down»
He seems to stare at the chair for a moment, then sits down.
«Say, Heat»
«Hum?»
«Why are you so calm and reserved like that?»
He turns to her, not saying a word. She smirks:
«Well, you always stay impassible, you don't talk much but you seem like a nice guy»
«Oh, so that's what you meant»
He turns away.
«I was always like that»
«I see…then why are you a pirate of you are so nice?»
«Kidd gave me a chance to become someone even though I was strange and had those marks on my mouth»
She blinks a little.
«Can I ask…where those marks come from?»
He seems to get saddened for a moment, even if it was hard to see an emotion on his face.
«My village was attacked by bandits. They did those smiles to all those they hadn't killed to make it more fun. I was lying on the ground with those wounds when Kidd found me. I still wonder why I was able to survive»
She smiles softly.
«I see…he has a soft side, after all»
Heat turns to her.
«You better not say this to him»
She chuckles:
«No worries, I won't. I think I made him mad enough»
«He wasn't mad»
She looks at him, a little confused, so he continues.
«Had he been mad, you wouldn't be walking around, right now»
«What does it look like when he's mad?»
«It is bloody. Sometimes we even need to fight him ourselves to make sure he calms down»
She opens round eyes:
«Really?»
He nods and she looks at him a little more. He didn't have a weapon on him, right now.
«Say, Heat, what do you do during a fight?»
«I use to swords and burn my enemies to the ground»
«Right, had forgot about the fire-breathing. Say…how do you do it?»
«You are really curious»
«Is that such a bad thing?»
«Just be careful with who or where you are being curious»
She chuckles:
«I will, but you re avoiding the question»
He stays silent for a moment.
«Do you know about dials?»
«Dials? What are those?»
«Some kind of shells from another Island. Depending which one you use, it can do different things. I have one under my tongue. It is a fire dial»
Smile had listened calmly, her eyes widening.
«Under your tongue? And it hold there?»
«Yes»
«It doesn't bother you?»
«Not anymore»
She nods, showing she understood. She sits more comfortably on the chair and close her eyes.
«What about you?»
She opens one eye to look at him.
«You have your devil fruit power, of course, but what do you do if it doesn't work?»
She smiles a little in a creepy way.
«I mostly use martial arts I learned, but I do have some tricks up my sleeves»
«Tricks?»
She makes a swift movement with her left wrist and catches something between two fingers. A long needle. She shows it to Heat.
«Like this, for example. I never leave defenseless, even if there are people I can trust»
She replaces the needle back in her sleeve.
«You're a little bit like Kidd who always keeps a dagger with him»
She chuckles:
«A dagger? Yeah, you could say that»
The door of the kitchen opens on Wire.
«Hey Heat, are you done?»
He opens round eyes as he spots Smile on the chair. She smiles in a normal way and lifts a hand:
«Hey, Wire, what's up?»
He swiftly turns around and leaves, making Smile sigh.
«I guess he doesn't appreciate me»
«The illusions you showed him scared him a little»
«It did? But it wasn't anything frightening»
«I suppose it was for him»
Smile raises her shoulders.
«I'll have to find a way to make myself forgiven»
I think I made you guys wait long enough. So, this is what I have written so far. I will continue this part in the next chapter, but skipping the cooking time, of course. Does anyone have something to say? If you are too shy to write a review, you can PM me. So, until next time.