Michi: Hello everyone, I'm back and better than ever...No thanks to SOME people... *cough* This is the second chapter in my friend's story. She's very depressed that she didn't get any reviews last time. So if you do read this please review. Btw I wasn't able to post in my other story Exiled Kage because of-
Friend: *suddenly appears hanging from ceiling fan* ^.^ Hiii everyone!
Michi: Gah! Stop doing that! Do you want to put me in the hopsital again!? And get down from there!
Friend: But I like it up here! *clings to fan while spinning around* o.o *clicks ceiling fan on high* Wheee!!!
Michi: -_-'
Friend: *starts to hear a cracking sound* o.o... What's that? *ceiling fan falls from the ceiling* *crashes down upon Michi*
Aeva: *walks in* What's all the noi- Oh good lord... EVE! Call Chopper! I'll finish up the Disclaimer.
Aeva: Michi, and her Friend do NOT own One Piece, or any of it's cast, crew, or anything. It all belongs to Oda-sama. May Oda-sama live forever.
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"What's going on? I thought you guys said it would go smoothly," Mika said to the girls as they stopped to catch their breath.
"We ran into a bit of a snag," Eve replied through gasps for air.
"A snag? You three are The Siren Sisters aren't you? What kind of snag could it have been?!" he said, a little frustrated.
Amane and Eve both looked at each other and then to Aeva, who was shedding the heels she had been running in. She felt the eyes watching her and looked up. "What?"
"So the 'snag' was Aeva's fault?" Mika asked, no longer bothering to hide his frustration.
Aeva dismissed his frustrated tone and continued to take off her remaining shoe, "Hey I warned you that I wasn't the best person for that particular job. Not my fault I was right."
"But Tora-Chan, you're the only one who could fill out the dress properly. o.o" Amane added.
Aeva stood up and almost instantly everyone's eyes moved to Aeva's barely covered breasts. She stared at her companions confused at first but her confusion quickly turned to annoyance. "Oh for heavens sake. Can we move along? I can't wait to get out of this thing and find Lillian." She flung her shoes over her shoulder and started down the alley way barefoot, her dress dragging the ground.
Eve and Amane snickered to themselves and followed their cranky companion. Mika groaned and followed close behind.
A few minutes later they reached a small, almost unnoticeable, hotel. "Do we really have to stop? This is a waste of time!" Mika protested.
"Let me stuff you in one of these dresses and have you storm a heavily guarded mansion and see how easy it is for you to fight. THEN you can protest all you want," Eve said, now very annoyed with their employer. With that, the three girls headed upstairs to change clothes.
"Jeez! He whines worse than Amane," Eve complained as she shut the door behind her.
"Wait just a minute here! No one whines worse than me," Amane added with a pouty lip from the door way of the bathroom.
Aeva smiled as she tossed Eve her clothes. "Just get dressed. The sooner we save the girl, the sooner we don't have to deal with him."
"Leave it to Aeva to be the voice of reason," Eve said as she pulled the clothes Aeva had tossed off of her head and headed for the changing screen. "So what exactly is the plan?"
"We bust through the doors, blow the place up and find Lillian!!! ^.^" Amane yelled as she burst from the bathroom, already in her normal clothes. She wore a long sleeve red and black striped shirt with a bright red short sleeved shirt over it. Her legs were covered with red and white striped stockings with a tan colored miniskirt and a brown leather belt.
"There are so many things wrong with that plan…." Eve commented as her eyebrow twitched while Amane ran around the room making "whoosh" and "boom" sounds. "Aeva please make her stop."
Aeva stuck a foot in Amane's path and she fell to the floor. "Ouchies. q.q"
"Amane, why don't you go tell Mika we'll be down in a few minutes," Aeva said.
"K! ^.^" Amane jumped to her feet and bolted out the door. There was a loud crash as she fell down the stairs.
Eve sweat dropped. "I don't see how you're so patient with her."
"I've dealt with worse," Aeva said with a small chuckle and a light shrug.
Eve finally walked out from behind the changing screen wearing a white tank top with a pair of baggy jeans and a brown belt with a pistol holster strapped to one side. She walked over to the dresser and looked in the mirror at her curled hair. "Ugh. These are going to be a pain to get out," she complained as she started taking it down. "So I'll ask again. What exactly is the plan?"
"Well first we have to find the place," Aeva said as she pulled on her boots.
"And you said you could OW! Stupid tangle. You said you could do that?"
"Yea. As soon as I pick up on his scent, he'll lead us right to where she's being held."
"You think he's that stupid?"
"Eve…..Think about the guy we're talking about."
"Good point. So what do we do after that?"
"Well I don't know about you but I've had enough fighting for one day."
Eve looked at her friend in the mirror. Most of the time, she had a hard time reading Aeva. She was always so damn serious and showed little emotion unless she was doing a job. But even though she couldn't read her expression, she knew that the incident earlier was on Aeva's mind. "Aeva…..about earlier," Eve started.
"Earlier?" Aeva asked
"About what I said. You know…..about the playground phase."
Aeva raised an eyebrow. "Eve, I don't know what you're talking about."
Eve frowned, "Aeva…."
"Just finish with your hair. We need to go over a plan with Amane and Mika." Aeva finished pulling a brush through her hair to get the curls out and set it down on the bed-side table. Eve knew that Aeva knew what she meant. But she also knew how proud Eve could be at times. Eve smiled and went back to brushing out her curls.
Aeva gave herself a once over in the same mirror Eve was looking into. She was far more comfortable now. She had on a white sleeveless wrap-around top that came just below the bust line. She always kept her left bicep bandaged and wore a pair of black pants that were fitted around the hips and thighs and became gradually loose at the knee line. Her pants were slightly tattered at the end and only came mid way down her calf. Her black boots had a bit of a heel to them and went up to her knees, covering the remainder of her legs. A brown belt hung loose across her hips with her clawed weapons safely attached to it. She pulled her black headband around her head and tied it tight in the back. She silently approved of her ensemble and turned toward the door. "You coming?" she said to Eve before opening it.
"Yea. Let me get my shoes." Eve slid her prized pistol into its holster and then slid her feet into a pair of comfy looking sandals. After giving her own silent inspection in the mirror and groaning at the slight curl left in her hair, she turned to Aeva, "Alright let's go."
Aeva opened the door and stared in shock. "…….Amane…..what…are you doing?" Eve's eyebrow twitched.
Amane stood in the hallway wearing one of the heavy suits of armor that was used as decoration in the hallway of the hotel. She slid the visor of the helmet up to reveal a wide grin. "Isn't it cool?! XD These things are just sitting here collecting dust!"
Eve had crossed her arms and her twitching was revealing more and more annoyance every second. All Aeva could do was stare as a sweat drop rolled down her head.
"There's 2 more down that way!" Amane shouted as the armor creaked from her raising her arm to point. "We can use these to protect us from bullets! . Isn't that a great idea?!"
Eve snapped, "AMANE!!!" She stormed over to Amane and slammed her fist down on the helmet of the armor.
The ring from the impact resonated through the armor. "Ah! Loud! ." Amane tried to cover her ears but only succeeded in looking silly with her hands over the outside of the helmet on either side.
"Take that off right now!" Eve demanded.
"Aww but Hebi-chan."
Eve glared at her young friend with a primal ferocity.
"Alright! Sheesh. You don't have to look at me like that. L" Amane pouted as she started to shed the heavy suit.
All Aeva could do was snicker at her friends as she closed the door behind her.
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"What?!" the crew asked with astonished confusion.
"You shall be my new bodyguard. I need extra protection now that I know 'they're' in town," the man said with an arrogant sneer. "They'll never expect that I have the one man who could stand up to them on my staff."
"B-but boss," the large man known as Hanse started.
"Shut up! You failed against them! You were even knocked out cold within 10 seconds! You are useless!" he scolded.
Zoro didn't like this man nor did he like the way he was treating his men. "Forget it," he said and tried to walk off.
"I'll pay you handsomely of course," the rich man said as he pulled out a large wad of cash.
"Just a minute!" Nami had grabbed Zoro's collar and nearly choked him as she stopped him from walking off.
"Nami!" he protested as he nearly fell over.
"How much are we talking here?" she asked with a serious face.
"Are you crazy?!" Usopp yelled at Nami who still had Zoro's shirt collar.
The man grinned, "10,000 Berri."
Nami frowned, "Who do you think you're dealing with? This is Roronoa Zoro mind you! His head is worth far more than a measly 10,000."
"Don't use my name for your money scandals," Zoro spat at her as he freed himself from her grasp.
"Don't talk to ladies with that tone you uncultured fungus!" Sanji retorted toward Zoro.
"You got something to say to me, Dartboard?" Zoro shot back at Sanji.
The man allowed an amused grin to grow even wider across his face as he watched the swordsman and the cook argue. "Roronoa you say? As in the Pirate hunter?"
"The one in the same," Nami said with a wink.
"Well now. That is very interesting. What did you have in mind young lady?"
"We need a place to stay that has a little…..class to it. The money of course. And…"
"Do you have meat?!" Luffy yelled cutting her off.
"Luffy!" Nami punched him in the face.
The man chuckled. Slowly his chuckle turned into laughter. Luffy sat up rubbing his head, Nami stopped glaring at Luffy, and Zoro and Sanji stopped arguing so they could focus on the laughing man. "Well this is far better than I thought! Hanse!"
"Yes boss?" Hanse responded
"Isn't there a rumor that the Pirate hunter has joined a crew of quite powerful pirates?" he asked his body guard with a sinister grin.
"Yes boss. Straw Hat Luffy's crew I believe."
"I see. And you would be Straw hat?" he asked gesturing toward Luffy.
"That's me! ^.^" Luffy shouted with an innocent smile.
"Idiot! Don't say that so casually!" Nami yelled as she hit him again.
"You're the one going around announcing things!" Zoro yelled.
"Don't yell at ladies! How many times do I have to tell you?!" Sanji joined in.
The man laughed again. "Alright then. We'll negotiate your payment at my estate. Your rooms for the remainder of your stay and meat for your captain are already part of the deal."
"Agreed," Nami said with a triumphant grin.
"This way then," he said as he and his entourage of body guards and fighters walked off in the direction of his estate.
"What the hell just happened?" Zoro asked.
"I got us a place to stay AND some extra cash," Nami said as she threw up a peace sign and stuck her tongue out.
"You're so clever Nami-Swan!" Sanji shouted as he ran after Nami with hearts in his eyes.
"At least someone appreciates me," Nami giggled as Sanji twirled around for her.
Zoro's eyebrow twitched, Usopp's jaw dropped, and Luffy was rolling on the ground with uncontrolled laughter, before the crew finally followed their new employer.
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Amane poked her head out from behind a building. "o.o" She looked around to see if the coast was clear. When it was certain there were no suspicious figures lurking around, she motioned for the others to follow and did a barrel roll across the street and crouched behind a produce stand. Following the same process, she moved up the street using lamp posts, barrels, walls, and anything else big enough to hide behind as cover.
Eve sighed, "I swear it's like she's four."
Aeva chuckled, "Leave her alone. She's not harming anything."
"It's quite entertaining actually," Mika added as the three of them walked down the middle of the street calmly.
"Yea. But does she really have to do….that?" Eve asked as she pointed toward Amane with a horrified expression as Aeva and Mika laughed.
Amane was lurking around as if she were a spy and singing her own theme song. "O.o Dunanana! Mongoose girl!! Dunananana!" she did another barrel roll into a stack of boxes. They made a loud crash as they almost fell on top of her. She was on her feet in an instant, "Wherever you neeeeed her! She's THERE!" she punched the air and got tangled in a banner someone had hung outside of their store. It took a few moments for her to get out of it. "o.o! Master spy Amane! Moving in for the kill! Surpriiiising enemies! HIYA!" she attempted to do a jump kick and landed on an innocent bird eating grains in the street. "AHHHHH!!!!" she ran as fast as she could toward Aeva, Eve and Mika as the bird chased her, pecking her head. "GET IT OFF GET IT OOOOFFFFF!!! ." She hid behind Aeva and Eve grabbed the bird out of thin air.
"Serves you right," Eve said as she looked at the bird with slight hunger.
"But I was just being a good spy. q.q" Amane whined.
"Eve-chan please don't eat that thing. She was just protecting her chicks," Aeva said as she looked toward where the bird had come from. There were four tiny birds roaming around the street, barely big enough to fly. Eve looked at the birds too. She sighed before letting it go and watching it fly toward her babies. The four of them watched the family of birds fly off.
"Bye bye little birdies! ^.^" Amane shouted as she waved.
"You'd never know she was just attacked by one of them," Eve said with a slight chuckle as Aeva smiled.
"Who would have thought that the seemingly most unstable of the group is also the most kind hearted," Mika commented on Aeva's compassion.
"That's our Aeva. A contradiction in almost every way," Eve teased.
"Oh shut it and let's go," Aeva said with a smile.
"Have you picked up his scent?" Eve asked.
"Yea. It's this way. Amane, leave the cat alone! Stay close to us."
"K! ^.^" Amane called innocently as she ran over to her friends, clanking and jingling all the way.
"I don't understand why you had to wear that stuff," Eve said with mild irritation.
"It'll come in handy and you'll wish you had one! So nyeeeeh! ." Amane said as she stuck her tongue out at Eve and made a gesture toward the chain link vest she had taken from the hotel. Eve had made her take off the suit but she was determined that she wanted the vest. In the end, Eve gave up and let her take it.
"Stick it out again. See if I don't yank it out of your head," Eve threatened playfully.
Without thinking, Amane did as Eve challenged and Eve grabbed her tongue with lightning speed. "HEY! Mo fai! AETHA! Ethe wone le go! q.q"
"Well you shouldn't have stuck it out at her," Aeva said as she sniffed the air. "Come on guys we're getting close. Eve let her go and Amane stop playing around."
Eve let her go with a satisfied grin as Amane pouted.
"They have a lot of respect for you," Mika said through a quiet chuckle.
"We respect each other. Though you may not know it by looking at them. That's just the way they show it to each other," Aeva replied, sniffing the air again to make sure she was on the right path.
"But aren't you the elder?"
"Age has nothing to do with anything. We are sisters, though not by blood. We are equals. And as such we share things equally. Food. Respect. Warmth on cold nights. They are my closest friends." She paused for a moment. "They are my family." Aeva seemed a bit lost in her memories as she said the last word. She allowed a small smile to play on her lips. Nothing had been the same since she had met up with them. And she hoped she would never have to leave them.
Mika stared at her for a moment. He had never seen the eldest smile with such sincerity. He smiled as well, "You three are truly…..unique." He sweat dropped as he looked back and saw Eve with a huge grin and Amane in a headlock. Amane seemed to be enjoying the play immensely as she giggled and struggled against Eve's iron grip. "To say the least," he concluded as he laughed at the two.
It wasn't long before the four of them arrived at the man's estate.
"This is the place?" Eve asked.
"Seems like it. This is where his scent goes," Aeva answered as she examined the front gate and surrounding walls.
Eve whistled, "I have to admit, for a whiney old penny pincher he sure has nice taste."
The building was at least three stories. They couldn't tell much about its actual structure due to the high brick walls surrounding the perimeter. A tall, possible 15 foot, iron bar gate marked the only easy entrance into the property. But, there were other issues. The gate appeared to be tightly locked and there were two, possibly more, guards watching the perimeter.
"What are we waiting for? Let's go!" Mika said and started to charge the front gate.
Aeva snatched him back down. "Don't be so hasty to throw your life away, Mika."
"There are two of them and four of us!" he whispered, becoming anxious to get inside the mansion.
"Yes, there are only two. But only two that are visible."
"I can pick up about 3 or 4 other scents inside the gate from here," Eve added.
Aeva nodded, "and who knows how skilled these fighters are. They could be able to take us out in an instant. Don't be so quick to enter fight when there is a way to avoid one."
"The quieter we do this, the better o.o," Amane said as she poked at a beetle walking across the sidewalk. Eve was suddenly on the other side of Aeva and about 6 feet away from the group as she eyed the bug warily and chewed on her lip.
The two girls seemed un-phased by Amane's unexpected moment of intelligence. Mika however was quite shocked. "So what do you suggest?"
"Aeva and I can take out these two easy enough. But the ruckus might attract attention from the other guards. Getting over that wall isn't going to be an easy task either," Eve reasoned out loud.
"So basically we need to unlock the gate before we take them out and sneak in using shadows as our cover. o.o" Amane said as she chewed on something crunchy.
"What are you eating?" Eve raised an eyebrow.
Amane swallowed, "Nuffin o.o"
Eve and Aeva looked at each other. Aeva turned back toward Amane, "Amane, where is the beetle you were playing with?"
"Uhmmm o.o"
"Oh that's disgusting," Eve said, turning a little green.
"Like you're one to talk! . You were going to eat a raw bird!"
Eve flew over to her and covered her mouth, "Shut up! Do you want to get us caught?"
"o.o" Amane blinked.
"So how do we get in there to unlock the gate?" Mika said.
"Hmm," Aeva studied the structure a moment. "Amane. Turn into your little rodent thingy."
"It's a mongoose. -.- And it's a mammal thank you."
"So are rodents you idiot," Eve said.
"So?! . And why do I have to transform?"
"Cause you're the only one who can fit through the bars on the gate to unlock it," Aeva answered.
"But Hebi-chan is a snake. o.0"
"But you're smaller than me," Eve said with a grin.
"Why do I get the impression you two are making fun of me. -.-" Amane said as she glared at her friends.
"Whaaaat? Us?! Make fun of you? Never!" Eve said in mock surprise. Both she and Aeva started laughing.
"Just you wait! One day my power is going to be useful enough to save you both! Then you'll be grateful for the almighty mongoose girl! ." She stuck her tongue out at them and shrank down to the size of a rodent. She threw her little whiskered nose up in the air and squeaked as if to say "Hmph" before scuttling across the road and wiggling between the bars.
Aeva, Eve and Mika tried desperately to hold in their laughter as the sight was so adorable and hilarious that it was nearly impossible not to laugh.
Mika wiped a tear from his cheek, "Do you think she can pull it off?"
"Amane may be a goof, but she's reliable," Aeva said with a smile as she watched the gate.
It wasn't long before the gate opened and the guards turned around in confusion. "Oh she can't be that dumb," Eve said. Almost immediately after saying it, Amane appeared in the now open gateway, waving her arms happily.
"I did iiiiit! ^.^"
Aeva sweat dropped, Eve smacked her forehead, and Mika twitched.
Suddenly Amane became aware of the two guards who were now watching her, "Uhmmmm. Hi? o.o"
"Hey, isn't that one of the girls from the bar?" one of the guards said to his buddy.
"No no no. No I'm not. ^.^;" Amane said as she began to back up.
"Yea I think it is," the other guard replied. "She's the one who sprayed us with the booze."
"Crap! ." Amane ran into the estate grounds.
"Get her!" the guards tried to follow but didn't get very far. Aeva had knocked one out and was lowering him down to the ground. Eve had drawn her pistol and had it pressed to the others forehead.
"It's time to pass out now," she said, grinning at the expression on his face.
As if on cue, the man fainted and slid down the wall in a heap of clothes. Eve turned toward the mansion and saw Amane running with three other guards chasing her. She ran around the corner of the building and disappeared only to come back screaming louder with about five more guards hot on her heals. "AHHHHHHHH!!! ."
"She's such an idiot," Eve said as a large sweat drop rolled down her head.
"At least she's causing a distraction. Come on," Aeva said while trying not to laugh.
"Are you sure she'll be ok?" Mika asked.
"Meh, she'll be fine," Eve said as they ran up to the door.
Aeva looked in a nearby window. "The front room looks deserted."
"Alright. So blow the lock off?" Eve asked while holding up her pistol.
"No…..We unlock the door," Aeva responded as she held up a key she had taken off of the guard.
"You're no fun." Eve holstered her pistol.
Aeva glared at Eve playfully and slid the key into the lock. As she was about to turn it, Amane ran by screaming. "HELP MEEEE!!!!! Q.Q" About 12 men and 3 dogs were now chasing her. The trio at the door sweat dropped, looked at each other, shrugged, and headed inside after Aeva unlocked the door.
All three of them took 4 steps inside and Aeva shut the door behind her. When they turned around, their heads tilted back with their mouths agape.
"…..Wow….." Eve said. The front room of the mansion was enormous. The marble floors shimmered in the low lighting and the high ceiling gave the room a soft echo. Two staircases stood across the rooms, curving around a tall statue of what looked like a portrayal of a Greek goddess like personal guards that refused to let anyone near her. They stretched up to the second floor, where a gigantic window overlooked the back of the property. It was a breath-taking sight.
The trio walked up to the statue. "I feel as though I've seen her before," Aeva commented. They tilted their heads to the right.
"She does look familiar," Mika added.
"I don't see it. She doesn't look familiar to me," Eve said tilting her head to the left.
Aeva and Mika looked at Eve, then to each other, then to the statue, then back to Eve. "Eve-Chan……she looks like…." Aeva started.
"She looks like you," Mika said in shock.
"What?" Eve stared up at the statue. "She does not."
"Sure she does. Look at her features, her height, her hair. It's almost an exact likeness," Mika said comparing Eve to the statue.
"She does not!" Eve said, crossing her arms frustrated. Aeva smiled at her expression.
"Come on," she chuckled. "We have to find your sister, Mika."
Eve started to follow her friend up the stairs as Mika continued to stare at the statue. "The likeness is uncanny," he mumbled to himself.
"Will you come on?!" Eve said as she grabbed his arm and drug him up the stairs.
Aeva cautiously peered around a corner down a long hallway. There wasn't a soul in sight. She narrowed her eyes a bit.
"Well? Is it clear?" Mika asked.
"Yea," she replied and cautiously walked around the corner.
"This is proving to be quite easy," Eve commented.
"Yea," Aeva said again as she looked up and down the hallway again.
"Everyone's probably after Amane," Mika said with a slight snicker as he remembered the last sight he had of her.
"I don't know. I doubt they would leave the rest of the mansion so…..deserted," Eve said a little uneasy.
"I don't like this. Let's get it over with," Aeva started walking to the different doors and trying the door knobs.
"You two are awfully paranoid," Mika said.
"There's a difference between caution and paranoia," Aeva said.
Eve kept a close eye on the hallways that connected with the one they were searching. "Think you can find her without a scent?"
"I already have," Aeva said as she tried another door knob.
"You found her?! Are you sure?" Mika said running to Aeva's side.
"Well I'm not 100%"
"Then why did you say you'd found her?" he asked slightly frustrated.
"Because this is the only one that is locked," Aeva replied while examining the door.
"I hope you're right Aeva," Eve said while joining the group.
Aeva pressed an ear to the door and listened. "Someone is inside. A young girl by the sound of it."
"I don't hear anything," Mika said also pressing his ear against the door.
"You don't have her sense of hearing," Eve said. "Are you sure, Aeva?"
"It's definitely a young girl. She's crying," Aeva replied.
"That's got to be Lillian!" Mika shouted and tried to force open the door.
"Idiot knock it off!" Eve whispered as she yanked him away. "Go keep watch. Leave getting into the room to us."
Mika reluctantly walked away from the door.
"I swear he IS worse than Amane," she complained as Aeva ran her fingers around the door frame, hoping to find an easy way into the room. "Any luck with the door?"
"No. If he is one thing it's thorough when holding someone captive," Aeva replied.
"So can I shoot the lock out?" Eve said with a grin and held up her pistol.
"Are you trying to scare the girl to death?" Aeva asked as she placed her hand on Eve's and lowered it.
"Well what else do you suggest? We can't get in quietly. Amane is our lock pick and she's playing with the guards."
Aeva and Eve stared at each other for a moment and then looked at Mika. The two of them shared a sly grin and nodded to each other.
Lillian sobbed quietly into her stuffed bear. She sat on the edge of the bed and wondered what her family was doing right now. She wanted to go home.
Suddenly there was a soft noise at the door as if someone were trying to turn the door knob. Her eyes shot to the door. "He's coming," she whispered to herself and hugged her bear tighter.
She continued to watch the door and heard more noises. A soft rubbing sound as though someone were sliding a hand across the door, someone talking on the other side, someone trying the door knob more violently this time. The more strange noises she heard outside, the more curious she became. She started to walk slowly toward the door. Then there were voices. Two female and one male. One of them was protesting to the other two.
"What?! Let me go!"
"You want in the room don't you?"
"But HEY! There has to be a different way!"
"Nope. This is it. Deal with it."
"No stop! Put me down!"
Suddenly someone crashed through the door and rolled across the floor. Lillian screamed.
"Well that was noisier than I expected," the red headed woman commented while stretching out her shoulder. "He's pretty heavy."
The white-haired woman walked into the room. "You ok?" she asked as she offered to help the man up.
"Of course I'm not ok!" he shouted as he refused her hand and rolled over to stand up.
"Well you don't have to be so cranky about it," the red-head said, joining her companion.
"You two threw me through a door!" he yelled, now standing.
"M-Mika?" a soft voice said from a corner.
The three of them looked in the direction it came from to see a small girl cowering behind a comfy looking chair.
"Lilly!" Mika shouted and ran to the girl.
"Mika!" she squealed in return. The two of them met half way and latched onto each other in a hug that moved both of the girls.
"Are you ok? You're not hurt are you?" Mika started asking frantic questions.
"No brother. I'm fine now," Lillian said with a smile. She looked a lot like Mika with the green eyes and brown hair. The two of them even had the same smile.
Mika turned toward the girls, "I don't know how to thank you."
"Don't thank us yet. We haven't actually gotten out of here," Aeva said while watching the door.
"Yea. Get her and let's go. This was way too easy," Eve commented.
Aeva turned toward Eve, "I agree. We should have met at least some resistance."
"We should probably be prepared for an ambush," Eve turned toward the door. "Scratch that…..it's an ambush."
Aeva also turned, "You!"
"Nice to see you too," Zoro said as he stood in the doorway.
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Michi: Hello again everyone! please REEEVIIIEWWW! Or my Friend will die of depression
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