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Chapter 6 – A promise

"Bwahahaha! So our spars did teach you something!"

"Gramps!"

"Old man!"

I was expecting another attack from him when I sensed a change. He literary flew past me and bonked the boys on the head, saying: "Fist of love!"

Both of them started ranting at him and a moment later they were in a fight. I sighed and thought that Ace was right about going to camping. I tried to outshout them, like that would work with them. So I left to take a shower and to at least tend to my cuts. Few minutes later I stood in my room, putting some bandage on my cuts. I saw that most of them were on my fingers, probably because I was trying to hit Garp on his pressure points. He figured that one out in about 5 minutes after our first fight. But at first I thought that he wasn't going very easy on me and now that have seen him move so fast? I was thinking about the fights I had during the last week while I started on dinner. He was very easy on me and at that my first reaction was me being very mad. I believe I chopped the vegetables beyond recognition. But after that I calmed myself took a few deep breaths and actually thought about it.

I was madder at myself. I snorted and thought that if he went at me without holding back I would be mince meat. I sighed and thought what a long way I had to go.

It wasn't long and I had dinner ready and if I knew anything would stop them from fighting it would be food. So I stepped outside after I made sure they couldn't swipe anything edible. Why, you might ask? We are talking about the biggest gluttons I have ever seen and I learned my lesson, especially if one of them has stretchable arms.

"Everyone, dinner!"

At my call everyone froze and ran inside. I was already prepared and pointed to them to the bathroom.

"Aww, come one Shana-nee, just this once?" pouted Luffy. Must not look, I kept repeating to myself. I already crumbled a bit at his endearment for me, but rules are rules so I looked away from Luffy and pointed again. I must say their dejected looks and marching to the bathroom was quite cute and of course I would never say that to them out loud. While they were washing themselves I prepared the table, I made rice curry and to Luffy's knowledge it only contained meat. He would demand something else to eat, preferably only meatif he found out that most of the dish was made of vegetables. I snickered to myself as long as he doesn't know it's all good.

The meal was boisterous and amusing, if no other words would fit, as usual and I wouldn't have it any other way. After dinner Ace helped me clean as normally while Luffy and Garp got into another debate as he would call it. I would say they were arguing. Garp wanted to make them marines and Luffy kept saying about pirating life.

"Is it always like that?" I asked Ace while we were working. He sighed and looked at me: "Unfortunately yes. There is a reason why we went camping you know. But he is usually here only for fourteen days give or take a day."

I laughed at his chagrined expression and said, that is better to have a crazy grandfather then none at all. He merely smiled and nodded.

During the next two weeks my fights with Garp lessened for he wanted to train the boys as well. I didn't mind as I had lessons with Rassa and Bill and I needed a bit of time for my body to properly heal. I also worked on my stamina and strength but most importantly on speed. To hit precisely on the pressure points while fighting I needed accuracy and luckily I was a natural in that department according to Bill. So during my meditation I carefully examined the move Garp used, if I could figure it out it would benefit me a lot.

I asked him about it and he merely said: "I used that? Don't remember. Bwahaha!"

I gave up on questioning him after that and tried to figure out by myself. I was observing a fight between Ace, Luffy and Garp one afternoon and he sped up again. This time I was still in my meditation and I was looking at his ki. There it was I thought. He's using his ki or whatever he called it and pushes it into his feet to become faster. It made me think if I could use my own ki in that way for different parts of my body. and with the training Rassa is providing could I borrow ki from the enviroment? Before I could test it on my body I consulted with Bill and he said that it's possible on the level I'm on. Perhaps later were his words.

The two weeks passed very quickly and Garp was due to leave. Before he left, he gave me a bag of money saying that it should cover for the food and other necessities. I tried to tell him no, but he said: "You're now in charge of the house and besides the money is better in your hands then in theirs," and pointed to the boys.

"Either way, next time you better call me grampa as they do. After all they did adopt you. Bwahahaha!"

And with that, he was off. We went to see his ship sail away on our usual place on the cliff, when Ace brought out a bottle of sake and glasses.

"You should know, Shana, that Luffy and I aren't real brothers. We shared a drink together and made a pact that no matter, what we will always be brothers. We would like you to join us as our sister," said Ace and Luffy nodded. Ace poured sake in or glasses and I took one. I was really touched. All I truly wanted was a family and they were ready to accept me into theirs. I know they told me when they came back they saw me as their sister, but I didn't really believed it. But when Ace gave me that glass, he made it real. And I was no where near capable of speaking so I nodded.

"Here is to brotherhood," said Luffy and lifted his glass grinning.

"And family," added Ace and looked at me. My head was a bit lowered, so that my bangs were covering my eyes, so I looked up and grinned as well and said: "Don't forget sisterhood."

We cheered and drank sake bottoms up. And being 13 and 10 it involved a lot of coughing and hacking as the drink burned our throats. But nonetheless we laughed and watched the ship sail away.

"There is something else we can do to make us blood siblings," I said after a while. Both looked and me, and I continued: "We can made a cut in our hands and clasp them together. By sharing the blood it makes us blood siblings."

When I finished telling them, Luffy's eyes were sparkling and he exclaimed: "Let's do it!"

We all cut ourselves on the palm and clasped hands. I saw the mingling of our ki, not much but a bit. I knew now, since we shared the bond I could find them now no matter where they are without even breaking a sweat. We grinned as if we were loons but we didn't care. At least I know I didn't. Luffy and Ace wrapped their hands while I put some kanna into my wound.

"What are you doing?" asked Luffy.

"A tattoo, I want to have something to remember our bond. So I put an herb called kanna into my wound. This way it will turn black and I'll always have it."

"I want it too! Ace look, isn't it cool?"

Ace laughed and said: "I guess we're all going to have a tattoo."

With that said I repeated the work I did on my self on them and wrapped their hands again.

"Nee, Ace, Luffy. Let's make a promise."

"A promise?" asked Ace.

"Yep, a promise. That we'll all try to fulfill our dreams no matter what and when we fulfill them, we'll meet again here and make the blood bond again."

The boys grinned and clasped hands again and put mine over theirs.

"It's a promise!" we said all at once.

That's for chapter 6. It's a bit shorter then the ones before but I promise the next one will be longer. :D

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