Sorry for the late update! I've been so busy! . Well here's the next chap!

Chapter 22:

"Y-You're a pirate." Akane's uncle stated, his eyes widening starting right at his niece.

"Sorry I didn't tell you before…. After what you said about him I couldn't bring myself to…." She chuckled nervously and waited for a reaction from her uncle.

"Oh my goodness…" Her uncle gasped, putting his hands on his face and resting his elbows on his knees. "It's all my fault that you've become like this…" He whispered.

"Eh? Wait Uncle! What are you-"

"If I only got to you in time… you're wrongly influenced…. That man that picked you up… he was one too, wasn't he?"

"I'm not wrongly influenced!" She assured. "I did become a pirate because of Shanks, but that's because I wanted-"

"Sh-Shanks?! Are you talking about Red-Haired Shanks?!"

"Y-Yeah…" The girl sunk once again.

"Unbelievable!" He shouted and then glared at Luffy who just stared at him in anger. "You… you took my niece to fight pirates? To fight filthy old men that could kill her any time?!" Neji demanded from the captain, angrily.

"Yeah." Luffy simply stated.

"Oi, Luffy…." Usopp sweat-dropped.

"So what? She's a pirate. What else would she do?" Sanji joined.

"That's right! A-Akane's strong!" Chopper also stepped in, nervously.

"That's not right!" Neji yelled furiously, slamming his fist on a wooden table. "Sh-she's not a pirate."

"What are you talkin' about, old man? Of course she is! She's my first mate!" Luffy retaliated, now annoyed.

"Luffy, wait-" Akane sweat-dropped.

"She's not a pirate!" Her uncle repeated, covering his ears and shaking his head.

"Wh-What's wrong with him?" Nami questioned Robin.

"He doesn't seem to like the fact that Akane's a pirate." Usopp answered, putting a finger on his chin.

"I know that!" Nami snapped.

"This could get quite serious, Minna-san." Brook interrupted.

"Yeah. What if he tries to take her away from us?" Franky agreed with the skeleton.

"No way! If he does that I'll kill him!" Sanji declared.

"Calm down, Cook-san." Robin sighed.

"What's going on?" Zoro asked.

"You just woke up?!" Usopp fell to the floor.

"U-Uncle!" Akane grabbed his arm. "Let me explain-"

"No!" He interrupted angrily. "You're not going to become a pirate! No, you're NOT a pirate in the first place! You don't know…." He turned to her seriously. "They're heartless bastards and will do anything to fool you!"

"Hey! We're not like that!" Luffy interrupted.

"Shut up!" He shouted.

"Luffy!" Akane yelled too. "Can you all go out for a while?! I'm going to talk to Uncle."

"Y-Yeah… that seems the right thing to do…" Nami coughed awkwardly as she shoved everyone out.

"Wait, what's going on? Is it morning already?" Zoro questioned.

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Akane sat in front of her uncle who was glaring at her. "Please try to understand me…. These guys aren't like that!"

"Aren't like that?!" Neji scoffed. "Are you serious?! I can't believe I didn't recognize that Strawhat, but once I did I remembered all the news about him! You're captain fought with Shichibukai's… wreaked havoc in towns…. He even broke into a prison! He shot down a Maine flag with his crewmembers to declare war against the Marines!"

"You don't know what for, though! Do you?! The Marines will obviously try to cover that up! Usopp was actually the one who shot down the flag, and he did it so we can get back our nakama!" She explained quickly. "As for the prison…. He did that…. To save me!"

"What?!"

"I went to the prison to help someone save his crew…. And Luffy and the rest came to save me!"

"That's nonsense! You're just trying to cover up for that bastard! He's just a useless, heartless, stupid asshole like the rest!" He denied.

This time, a vein popped in the first mate's forehead. "Don't ever call Luffy that! He's saved countless lives, including mine! Luffy's everything to all of my crew! Don't you ever insult him or I'll kill you regardless of who you are!" She warned, her eyes turning fierce. Her uncle gulped and jumped back- the resemblance was too much.

"Y-You're just like that bastard…" He blurted out and Akane's eyes widened in realization.

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Akane had run out of the house as soon as her uncle had said those words. "I'm hopeless…" She sighed as she walked throughout the town, her hands stuffed in her pockets. "I actually find out I have an uncle…. And blow it in the end…." She then stopped and stared up in the sky. "I wonder if… She's watching me…"

"Oi! Get out the way you whore!" One man suddenly pushed her aside roughly. She almost fell back in surprise when someone's hand caught her from the back. Turning around she saw Zoro.

"Oi!" Zoro ignored the stare from the first-mate and confronted the man who appeared to be drunk. "Watch where the hell you're going!" The man looked back at him and spat.

"Who the fuck are you, brat?!"

"Ah?" Zoro took a step when Akane went in the middle in between the two.

"Alright, calm down Zoro!" She half snapped. The girl wasn't in really a good mood. She then turned to the whole man who had some alcohol in his hand. The man wasn't in his best shape either- he had an overgrown beard and stunk. "And you! Don't call me a whore! Annoying old man!"

"AH?!" The man grabbed Akane by her collar of her shirt. "Say that again bitch!"

"I'll say it as much as times as I want!" She retaliated.

"You tell me to calm down… and here you're picking a fight…" Zoro sweat-dropped.

"You bitch!" The man repeated as he was about to slam his glass alcohol bottle at her face- but was stopped by an angry voice.

"Jurou!" The three turned to see Akane's uncle walking towards them in anger. "Let go of her!" He demanded as he pulled away his niece.

"Oh? Well if it isn't my brother-in-law!" The man named Jurou cackled and Akane's eyes widened.

"Th-this man is-" She began but was intentionally interrupted by her uncle.

"Shut up!" He snapped towards her and then turned to the drunkard. "What are you doing?!"

"Ah? I do whatever the hell I want!" He answered, crossing his hairy arms. "Mind your own damn business! Why don't you go home and cry to your sister?! Oh wait, I killed her!" He cackled evilly. Akane saw her uncle tense and clench his fist- she felt the same however. Saying that was horrible.

"You bastard!" She blurted out, and punched the man in the face much to his surprise.

"A-Ah?!" He spit out as he fell back. Zoro couldn't help but snicker at the little fight.

"Akane-chan!" Her uncle was about to stop her when he was stopped by Zoro.

"Leave her be." He simply stated.

"What?" Her uncle looked at the green-head with disbelief. "She's going to get killed!"

"No she isn't." Zoro stated firmly.

"Wh- yo-" He began but then Zoro pointed with his thumb towards the first mate. Jurou was on the ground while Akane was punching him in the face repeatedly.

"That's for making my uncle cry!" She said as she punched him hardly once. "That's for being a horrible father!" She punched him again. "And that's for m-mother!" She punched him once again before repeatedly hitting him until he finally lost consciousness.

"This bastard. I regret even wanting to meet you!" She spat as she stood up and turned towards her uncle who was looking at her in surprise.

"Y-you just hit him like it was nothing!" He gasped.

"Eh? Of course… it wasn't that hard, Uncle!" Akane managed to smile as she stretched her arms. "Being a pirate… I've trained like crazy! Hitting him is nothing!"

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"So… he accepted you being a pirate that easily?" Nami questioned when everyone was back in the ship, setting sail once again.

"Yup! I guess that triggered something! He told me, the way I acted was like my mom…. Weird."

"So your mom beats up people until they lose consciousness when she's angry?" Usopp questioned, laughing.

"I guess so!" She chuckled.

"Oi Akane! Let's play a game!" Luffy called out to the first mate.

"Okay!"

To be continued… yeah I ran out of ideas lol. Anyone suggest an arc I should do? :D