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Chapter 4:
Akane couldn't move. No matter how hard she tried to step away, she couldn't. "What the fuck?!" She cursed to herself. She glared at Eustass Kidd who bought back his arm- getting ready to attack. "Damn it! Move! Move! Move!" She practically begged her body but it wouldn't work.
"No use…." Kidd smirked and stabbed her in the stomach with his metal arm; the girl coughed out blood and immediately fell to the ground. "What's wrong? I thought you could beat me?" He cackled. "If you haven't noticed…. I'm not the same as before. I gained a new power! A power which will lead me to One Piece! And it will make me pirate king!"
Akane put her hand on her knee, forcing herself to get up. "What the fuck are you talking about? There's only one person I know who's going to become Pirate king! And that's Luffy!" She shouted while Kidd burst out laughing.
"That wimp?! He's a few feet away from here and he's too stupid to notice his crew member is going to be killed!" Akane flinched at the sound of 'killed'.
"Pfft, I think you're mistaken Kidd." She smirked, standing up fully. "I have changed since our last fight a few months ago as well." She closed her eyes and took a deep breath- a whole burst of wind surrounded her. "You know… that there are four devil fruit users in our crew right?" She questioned rhetorically while Kidd now narrowed his eyes at the girl. "What if I told you…. That there are five now…?" She questioned, smirking and opening her eyes. "You might have a new power, but so do I!" She exclaimed as her hand stretched and turned into water.
"What the fuck?! Kidd cursed, surprised. "Logia type?!" The captain backed away quickly, his shoes skidding along the way. "This is going to be an interesting fight…" He said as he licked his lips.
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Zoro stood there completely filled with awe and shock. He was going to step up and help the woman but when he saw that she was getting up he decided to leave her alone…. And he doesn't regret it… "She had a devil fruit too? And wait did she say 4 other people in her crew also have it?!" He gasped once again. "I know Luffy and now Akane… but who else?!" He shook his thoughts away and went back to watching Akane.
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"Hey Zoro!" Akane called out making him flinch. "Y'know you don't have to just stand there and watching! Go get Luffy!" She called out and Zoro had no choice but to obey.
"What? You afraid you can't handle me?!" Kidd smirked.
"Well, I could try…. But you're Luffy's opponent!" She answered but still raised her arms- water enveloping them. Akane practically flew to the enemy captain by turning her legs into water and then went through Kidd's body in an instant. His eyes widened when she went past through him and he began to cough out blood.
"The fuck was that?!" He choked out- holding on to his neck.
"Hey Kidd. Are you an idiot? The body is made of 70% of water… you're nothing against m-" She began but was interrupted when her body felt heavy. "Damn… it's affecting me now?!" She cursed but then felt relieved as she heard her captain's voice.
"AKANE!"
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"Akane!" Many voices came through 'Akane's' house; Tony came rushing in along with the other members of the crew. Luffy waved happily to everyone while Zoro sunk into the couch- avoiding any eye contact.
"Oi Chopper!" Luffy used Tony's doctor name, "hurry up and heal her!"
"Okay Luffy!" 'Chopper' answered while Zoro looked at him confused.
"What are you doing? That's a little kid!"
"AH!? Why the hell is that Marimo here?!" Sanji burst out, pointing to the green head.
"Sanji! We don't have time for that!" Usopp assured.
"What happened, Captain-san?" Robin questioned, keeping calm.
"Oh Robin!" Luffy waved- now noticing her. "You know Kidd? He came back and fought her when I was sleeping…"
"You idiot!" Usopp, Sanji and Nami all slapped him on the head while he laughed in response.
"It's okay! Chopper's here now!"
"It's good that you called us all right away, Luffy-san." Brook nodded his head.
"So where'd that bastard come from Nii-san?" Franky questioned.
"Wait a damn second!" Zoro shouted, annoyed. "I was wondering why this idiot wasn't taking her to the hospital, and I see him waiting for a little kid?!"
"I'm not a little kid!" Chopper snapped.
"Doctor-san… you should focus…" Robin sweat-dropped.
"Ah! That's right, I'll take her to her room!" Chopper nodded his head and then turned into a huge furry animal much to Zoro's surprise.
"Wh-what the hell?!" He blurted out.
"Oh Chopper can turn into a Reindeer…" Luffy stated.
"How the hell is that a reindeer?!"
"It's one of the few stages he can turn into…." Robin explained- interested in this newcomer.
"B-but he's still a-" Zoro began once again but was stopped by a smack on the head: Nami.
"Why the hell are you here?!" She demanded.
"AH?! I could ask you the same thing, woman!"
"What?! I'm Akane's friend! Of course I'd come! I even stopped my stealing spree for her!"
"S-Stealing spree?" Usopp sweat-dropped. "How can you admit that so easily?"
"Oh Nami-swaaan~ you're so beautiful!" Sanji swayed from side to side and then turned to Zoro. "Yeah! Why the hell are you here?! You hate pirates don't you?!"
"So what if I do?!" Zoro snapped back.
"H-Hey guys… we should stop…." Usopp tried to convince his crewmembers.
"It's not going to be that easy nii-san." Franky noted, crossing his arms.
"Where's Shanks by the way?" Nami suddenly questioned- Sanji had told her that he came back.
"Oh he and Makino went on a date somewhere." Luffy answered.
"Of course…" Usopp sighed and shook his head- he already knew Shanks was back since his own dad, Yasopp, was back as well.
"You can't blame 'em though. They haven't seen each other in 2 years…." Sanji added.
"True…" Franky agreed. "Oh Robin! I forgot to ask, how was the museum?"
"It was quite nice." Robin answered and they all began to chat about their day leaving Zoro bewildered.
"H-Hey…." He interrupted everyone who turned their heads to the green-head. "How the hell can you talk like nothing happened?! Your friend just got fucking stabbed! All you pira-"
"Oi! It's 'cause we know she's going to be fine, you damn Marimo!" Sanji interrupted, annoyed at Zoro.
"Ah? Well-"
"We believe in Doctor-san, Marimo-san." Robin chuckled, getting a glare from Zoro.
"He's just a damn kid."
"But he's a damn genius!" Franky interrupted.
"True, true…" Brook nodded his head.
"One time Sanji's arm was about to be amputated by another doctor, but Chopper came up and fixed it perfectly! Well, it did take a while before it healed completely, but that kid is the best doctor I've ever met!" Nami declared, glaring at Zoro. Zoro looked at her shocked.
"How can a kid like-"
"He's been trained to be a doctor since he was little by his dad, Dr. Hiluluk, who's a famous doctor himself- a little crazy but famous. Though he passed away a few years ago because Chopper fed him a poisonous thing to heal Dr. Hiluluk's own disease… After that his aunt, Dr. Kureha, took care of him and he's been here since." Usopp explained.
"Dr. Kureha?! That 140 year old witch?!" Zoro gasped. Everyone's heard about that crazy woman, she was the oldest person in the world!
"Yeah, yeah her!"
"So again, I'm asking you…." Sanji put his foot on the coffee table. "What the hell are you doing here when you're refusing to be in our crew?!"
"I saw Ak- that girl getting beat up and she told me to call Luffy." Zoro simply stated.
"AH?! You just watched her getting beat up?!" Sanji demanded, now grabbing Zoro by the collar.
"Calm down Sanji!" Usopp begged nervously.
"Yohohohoho quite the temper you have, Sanji-san." Brook laughed.
"Shut up you shitty skeleton!" The cook snapped, making Brook go into depression.
"Hey Sanji! You know Brook doesn't like being called that! It's not his fault he ate a devil fruit that can make him into a skeleton!" Usopp defended his friend.
"Tch." Sanji let go of Zoro and walked into the kitchen.
"Where are you going, Sanji-kun?" Nami questioned.
"Oh~ Nami-swaaan~ I'm making food for Akane-chwan, Robin-chwan, you, and the other shitty bastards excluding that marimo!" Sanji swooned, and then disappeared.
"OI SANJI! ME TOO!" Luffy shouted happily. "I'M HUNGRY!"
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Akane woke up to her whole crew surrounding her bed. Blinking twice, she got up from her bed. "What are you guys doing here?"
"Akane-chwaaan!" Sanji was about to hug her but was stopped by Franky grabbing him by the back of his collar.
"You got hurt! Don't you remember?" Nami asked.
"Really?" Akane tilted her head and then snapped her fingers. "That's right! Kidd came along! What happened?! Did Luffy kick his ass?!" She looked from side to side, searching for her captain.
"Nah, he ran away before I could. Something about times up or whatever…" Luffy answered from the back of the room, eating some meat.
"Tch. Sneaky bastard…" Akane scoffed and crossed her arms. "So I'm guessing Chopper healed me then." She turned to the young doctor who smiled and nodded his head. "Aw, thanks~" She hugged the half reindeer who danced foolishly.
"That doesn't make me happy, you bastard!"
"So, Akane-san… did you use your new power?" Robin questioned.
"Yep! And I almost got him too! If only he hadn't stabbed me in the first place…" She muttered and her voice drifted off.
"Oh yeah! Akane! I heard you and that Zoro kid were friends!" Usopp jumped in. "Is he going to join our crew?!"
"Eh? Zoro? Hmmm…. I don't know if you'd call us friends but he's still refusing to join the crew…"
"Tch. Good thing." Sanji mumbled.
"OI AKANE! LUFFY!" A sudden voice called the two and they turned their heads to Akane's door.
"That voice…" They both mumbled while the others looked at them confused.
"A-ACE?!" Luffy exclaimed, getting up from the sofa, and Akane getting up from her bed; they both dashed towards the living room instantly.
"Ace…? Isn't that Luffy's brother?" Sanji questioned.
"Yeah, none of us have met him before though…" Usopp nodded his head.
"Well I guess now would be a good time…" Robin chuckled and walked out, everyone following.
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Akane and Luffy rushed and hugged Ace tightly. "ACE!" They both exclaimed happily.
"Oi, oi…. You guys seem even happier to see him then you were to see me!" Shanks' voice called them out while they both grinned; Makino followed after him.
"Oh really Shanks? It just shows how much these two like me better!" Ace laughed.
"This is too much of a coincidence!" Akane exclaimed, and then something caught the corner of her eye. Behind Makino was Zoro… again? "What're you doing here again?" She asked.
"Ah? You're captains' brother came to my house completely drunk and fell asleep there! I had to drag him here after figuring out that he was his brother!"
"Oh~ Ace! Did you get confused with these two houses again?!" Luffy laughed as the rest of the crew members filled through the room like bugs.
"Oh it's Shanks too!" They all noticed.
"Oi guys! Been a while!" Shanks waved and then wrapped his arms around Luffy and Akane's shoulders. "These two aren't causing much trouble are they?"
"Yeah they are." They all replied almost instantly making the two shouting a "Hey!" Everyone laughed after that.
"Hey Ace! Did you know? Kidd came over and beat Akane up yesterday!"
"Yesterday?! I was asleep for a whole day?!" Akane gasped, grasping her hair in shock.
"Oh really?! I heard that guy is a real troublemaker- he has a huge ass bounty too!"
"Not as big as yours though Ace!" Luffy laughed.
"Yeah, but yours should be bigger!" Ace shoved his fist on Luffy's head.
"Yeah, yeah I know! We've been on hiatus for 5 months y'know! All of our bounties will go up! Right guys?!" He turned to his crewmembers who all nodded.
"YEAH!" They all cheered.
"C'mon on in guys! Let's have a banquet! Oi Sanji! Call up your old man too! I have some things to discuss with him!" Shanks ordered.
"Tch. Alright." Sanji shoved his hands in his pockets and walked towards the phone.
"OI Shanks! We need sake then!" Akane pleaded. "I haven't had some in forever!"
"Yeah!" The rest of the crewmembers- excluding Luffy and Chopper- agreed happily.
Zoro stood there helpless. "Then, I'll be going…" He muttered awkwardly to no one particular; then getting a last glance at Ace and Akane talking happily together. "Tch."
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Next day at school, Akane was called out to the principle's office. "Why me?" She asked Luffy, Nami, Usopp and Sanji.
"Hmm… maybe it's because of the thing that happened?" Nami suggested.
"With Kidd? But why would they call me for that? The school doesn't even know we're pirates…"
"That's true… Well good luck!" Usopp waved, chuckling along with Luffy.
"You shitty bastards! Don't make fun of Akane-chwan!" Sanji demanded, kicking them.
"Well wish me luck…" She sighed and walked into the office. Now, the principle wasn't scary to her since she's met other people that were even scarier- like Luffy's grandpa- but he was really…. Strict, and on top of that he used to be a damn marine! Knocking the door, she heard a "come in". Walking in, she saw the principle: Sengoku.
"Sit." He practically ordered, his eyes watching her every move. Talk about awkward. Akane walked over to the chair in front of his desk and sat down.
"So…. What do you need?" She asked.
"I've been hearing some weird rumors about you and you're… group of friends." He stated, crossing his hands in front of his face.
"I see…. And what is that?" She questioned, now sweat-dropping.
"The day before yesterday, I heard you got in quite the fight." He glared at her, narrowing his eyes.
"Oh is that so? Who told you that?"
"I'm the one who's asking the questions Ms. Akane." He told her irritably. "Now tell me, why are you making the school reputation go down by getting into fights? And if I may ask, who?"
"Oh so your 'source' didn't tell you who? Well yeah I did get into a fight, but I pretty much lost." She simply stated, not at all bothered.
"Tell me who." He ordered.
"Damn. He's suspicious. Oh well, can't do anything about it, won't matter anyway." "Eustass Kidd." She told him.
"Eustass Kidd….. " He repeated. "Why were you fighting with such a dangerous rookie pirate?" Surprisingly, he didn't seem shocked at all.
"So he knows about Kidd being famous… but not Luffy?! That's not cool." "I don't know." She shrugged, lying. "He just came up to me and stabbed me."
"What the hell?" He now cursed, annoyed. "That's certainly not a valid reason!"
"How would you know? Haven't you read the papers, Mr. Sengoku? Kidd is famous for torturing people- and I just happened to be one of them. Though I did fight back for self defense, I didn't win so I don't see how it ruins our reputation. Actually, I could care less about that." She defended herself. Half of it was true. He narrowed his eyes at her once again.
"Actually there is a reason why I asked you this." He began to explain, sighing at the same time.
"What?"
"You see, Eustass Kidd… has joined our school."
"WH-WHAT?!" Akane practically choked on her spit, shouting in the principle's ear wasn't helping either.
"Yes, and according to court's orders… someone's supposed to be with him at all times…"
"Court orders? What? He got caught?!" She burst out laughing, ignoring what he just said.
"Yes, but since he is a minor he's just been ordered to be under surveillance and go to school for a while."
"What the hell!? That's stupid!"
"Yes, so you will be the one who's watching him."
"….E-EH?!" She got up from her seat and slammed her hands on the table loudly. "WHY ME?!
"Because you've fought him and lived." Sengoku cracked the first smile she'd ever seen on his face.
"Wh-What?! That's bullshit! We're rivals! He's an enemy to my own cap-"She began but stopped.
"What?"
"N-nothing…. I'll do it…" She choked out, clenching her fists.
"Good."
"This is not fucking possible! This is fucking bullshit!" Akane cried in her thoughts.
To be continued~ Haha confused why I put Kidd in here? It's a little rivalry for Zoro ;D Well PLEASE R&R! :D