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CHAPTER .III
This is embarrassing!
The past of Sakura & Whitebeard!
*SAKURA'S P.O.V*
When I finished dressing with the jacket that Marco had given me, I looked at myself in the mirror. He had given me a purple jacket darker than his. This one was smaller and so fitting me better. I had zipped up the jacket and now it hung perfectly to my thin waist and hugged my curves. The problem had been the shorts he had given me. They had been too big and so I had to ask Ace if he had some smaller.
"Uh Ace…? Do you have… by any chances… shorts that would fit me?" I asked really unsure of what would happen now. "Yeah I think I do. I might have some from when I joined three years ago." I heard him reply. Urrg now I'm just more embarrassed than ever! "Ok than give me a minute."
When Ace entered the room, I was sitting on one of the beds with a blanket around my body covering me while I was fidgeting again. I could feel my body's heat temperature get higher. I had maybe killed some times but that didn't mean that I wasn't human.
"Here, these should fit." Ace said tossing me a pair of short. I looked at it. It was the same black shorts he was wearing actually but they did seem smaller.
"Arigato (1) anata-tachi (2)." I mumbled even thought I wanted Marco to hear to because I was thanking him too. "Uh…? For what?" I heard Ace ask clueless as ever. "For taking care of me, even if it was for less than a day. You did after all save me from drowning!" I finished with a more assured tone than earlier on.
Some minutes later…
I was coming out of the cabin and I couldn't help observe how intensely Marco was gazing at me, while Ace was… glaring at him! I had to confess that if looks could kill Marco would have… never mind. Ok I admit the way I had arranged this outfit was revealing, but it was the single way for these clothes to fit.
Like I had explained before, I had zipped up the jacket. Then I used the belt I had on my other shorts to make sure these shorts wouldn't fall. I then rolled the shorts to make them tighter around my leg. I had also used one of my wrist bands to fix my hair.
"Let's go!" I exclaimed excited, but to break the awkward silence that was going on.
*ACE'S P.O.V*
When Sakura came out of the room, at first at had stared at her. But when I remarked how Marco was looking at her, almost lustily. I couldn't help but glare at him.
There was an awkward silence for some time until Sakura finally broke it. Right after she finished talking, I immediately replied her, with "Yeah let's go before the fight begins." When, we arrived at the deck almost where oyaji (3) was seated. I could already feel oyaji's haki (4) even though he wasn't in our seeing range yet. I turned my head toward; I thought I had seen her almost fall. But I wouldn't be all that surprised if she did.
After all oyaji's haki was one of the most powerful in the world with the other chosen ones. "Hey are you ok?" I had to ask. I did know the only reason we could stand right now, Marco and me was because of the fact that we were used to being exposed to this strong haki.
"Ok ace you can go talk to oyaji. I'll stay here and explain Sakura a few things." I nodded before stepping up to oyaji.
"Ah Ace. What is it? Did you get more info onto what is happening?" oyaji asked me. "No, but I came here to tell you that Garp isn't coming here for your head but for a girl that I brought here after I found her almost drowning." I clarified to him.
"Go on." he invited me to continue reporting. "Her name is Haruno D. Sakura, a revolutionary with a bounty of 180 million berries. Here is her wanted poster." I named out, while giving to oyaji her poster, that Marco had showed me some minutes ago.
'Thinking of Marco he should have finished by now with Sakura.
*WHITEBEARD'S P.O.V*
'Sakura, that's pretty nostalgic. I remember having heard that name before.' I thought before taking the poster Ace was offering me. Seeing this face made my heart skip a beat. The last time I had seen this face was 16-17 years ago on this very ship. I thought as the memories came sinking in my head.
-Flash Back-
"Hello Shirohige-san (5)." greeted the man. "GURARARA! No need to be so formal Dragon, Satsuki." I remarked to my friends. They were my allies but they still acted as if we hadn't known each other for years now.
"Gomen (6). We came here to ask you a favor Shirohige." 'Guess it doesn't work trying to make him less formal.' Not believing my friend had excused himself and then done the same mistake seconds later.
"A favor...? Ask anything my friend!" in a way I was challenging the revolutionary leader. Some favors I received at times were just bluffs and so I wanted something interesting for once. "Last year Satsuki gave birth to a boy but he was automatically taken by my father Garp right after he was born." Explained Dragon the situation, I still not seeing where this was going.
"And well since she just gave birth again. We wish for this innocent child to not end up like any other child of a criminal to end. To be given a chance to live free and be kept protected for the dangers of the world." He continued. "And…?" I really wasn't seeing where this conversation was going.
"We are asking if you could make sure she will never be harmed while at sea, for you to even risk your life for her if she ever needs it! Especially considering she's a revolutionary and the daughter of wanted criminals." finished Satsuki, whom I didn't know much about, even if I had known her for at least a decade.
"Sakura is just a baby! We can't let that damn government know about her yet! If they find out… they'll… they'll execute her for sure…" she finished while crying and holding the tiny bundle close to her.
As I saw that I couldn't help but feel guilty about the situation. What if that baby was in fact found out? The world government doesn't anything like these past at all. A had been proved when rumors were going about Roger having a kid a few years back.
Even though I was feeling guilty, I expressed myself saying what anybody else would have at that kind of request "To protect her with my life huh? That's a pretty selfish favor you're asking there my friends. I accept! GURARARA!" I finished laughing. Marco my first mate was looking at me surprised.
After all I didn't see many people answering that at in kind of conversation. "But firstly could I see who am I going to be protecting?" I asked them, wanting to see the newborn child which I was supposed to protect in the next years.
Satsuki advanced till she reached my large foot. Me being bigger than the normal, I had to bend to grasp the bundle she was holding up for me.
'She looks exactly like her mother. I can't spot even one difference.' I thought examining the sleeping baby girl in my arms. She had a lighter shade of pink compared to her mother, porcelain skin and a round heart shape face.
"I wonder what color of eyes she has." I asked to nobody in particular. And like on cue she opened her shining emerald green eyes and gazed at me, after blinking a few times. A few seconds later she had started laughing and so I joined in. "GURARARA! I accept. This child is now my protégé." I stated conformingly happy of the event that had just taken place.
Unknowingly to me a certain Akagami (7) brat would take her in. Only 10 years after this one meeting.
-End Flash Back-
"Bring her in now, Ace." I commanded him. I wanting to confirm if this Sakura was the same as the one I had promised to protect 16 years ago, on this very same boat.
(1) arigato – thank you
(2) anata-tachi - guys
(3) oyaji – pops
(4) haki – will power
(5) shirohige - whitebeard
(6) gomen - sorry
(7) akagami – red-haired
A/N: At first for the flash back as was like um… his arms? Aren't they too big to hold just a tiny little bundle? So I was stuck choosing between with hand and arms… honestly.
Other than that I appreciate reviews I get so thank you! While writing this chapter I was listening to 'listen to your heart' by DHT I think it goes really well with the flash back part.
Like I said yesterday Ill be putting a chapter each weeks on Sundays or Monday, and since I didn't have anything to study I decided to finish the chapter. I'm so happy I'm going in vacation for a week this Monday so I might not do a chapter sorry…
Little special, the next chapter's name (a hint): Deadly accomplishment. The unexpected.
Im so sad! No One Piece this week and maybe next week too. I hope Oda does a one piece next week. And plus Bleach is almost finished. Hopefully, that's all I have to say.