I'm back I wanted to update sooner but I was rudely interrupted but a hurricane, but I'm good now I hope you like the chapter. If you have watched the anime just remember Whitebeards laugh I always giggled when I heard it because I love it so much. Remember I don't own the fabulous characters even though I would love to *sigh* especially Sanji *giggle*
Chapter 4
I smiled at him my eyes went to his hand extended out to me.
"I should say that once I touch you I would learn everything about your past." I said.
"I trust you" he said keeping his hand out.
"It's good to have someone trust me" I said taking his hand I shot a look at Ace and he turned away. The whole 70 odd years of Whitebeard life flashed in my head. And my effort of standing to take his huge hand was lost when I fell to my knees again with the onslaught of all the information forcing its way in my head.
"Edward Newgate, good strong name for a big strong man" I said still trying to catch my breath. Whitebeard began to shake when laughter took him, it was deep and gruff and it made me smile just from the sound of it.
"That's and interesting gift you have there. Is it a fruit?" Whitebeard said.
"No I'm a witch" I made the great Whitebeard breach in shock. He stared at me with wide eyes. My eyes traveled his face and wondered if this would earn me a walk on the plank.
"Are you going to make me walk the plank?" I asked with slight humor in my voice, I was just hoping I wasn't right. I sat up straighter when Whitebeards deep laughter filled the air again. I glanced over at Ace and was shocked to see him staring at me with a strange look on his face.
"You are funny small one. I don't make people walk the plank, is that what happened to you? Why we found you almost dead and floating on a piece of wood?" my face lost all humor and I looked down at my clenched fists in my lap. I was holding on to the brush so hard I thought it might break.
"No the marines did that." I whispered. I drew a hand full of hair over my shoulder and started reliving my story. After my hair was all smooth and brushed my story was done. I gather a hand full of the crew around me only one I recognized was Marco. Ace now sat on the deck next to me. My eyes traveled around them and they all had the same look on their face Sympathy. When my eyes landed on Ace his face held something different anger. Until his eyes met mine then his look softened and changed in to something I couldn't read.
"How dear they!" Whitebeard bellowed making me jump and rip my eyes away from the comfort of Ace's to the hard look of Whitebeard's. "They have the nerve to come at us when their own people, who are supposed to be protecting the innocent, can do more damage than us. I would never do that!" I started to shake because the anger Whitebeard was throwing was making me ill, the empath in me wanted to run and hide. His power and strength was making his aura flare bright red.
"I was on my way to Loguetown with my friend Lily" I said and stopped abruptly my thoughts going to the crumpled figure of my best friend. "She's gone" I whispered the sudden realization of everyone the 'New Day' and the ship its self being gone. Sank to the bottom like it never existed. A sob came tearing out of my throat and tears began to stream down my face.
"It's ok we Phoenix they will get there's" Ace said I looked at him.
"Don't even think about it Ace" I said
"What?"
"If you're anything like my brother I know you would go after them halfcocked. Promise me you won't!"
"I promise..."
"I'm not done" I cut off. "Promise me you won't go hire, ask for a favor or demand someone to go for you" the ship nearly shook with Whitebeards laughter, Ace did not look happy which told me he was planning something. "And all I have to do is touch you and I would know" I said smiling, he shot an angry look got up and left. I knew he would be mad at me but I didn't care. This supposed marine crew took enough from me I'm not going let them have Ace my brother would never forgive me.
"If he wants to go he will" said Marco.
"He's very protective of the people he cares about but he also keeps his promises to them as well. I think he will not pursue this further even though it's probably killing him" Whitebeard said.
"I don't care, they killed my best friend and her crew, that I got to get to know and care for, and sank her brand new ship without a care in the world, I would not want them to have the pleasure of killing Ace. It will rip my brothers heart out knowing Ace was killed." I said looking up and up to white beards face.
"Just your brothers?" he asked I ignored the question.
"Thank you for saving me." I said and he smiled down at me.
"You can stay if you want, become part of my crew. I have lots of sons but I don't have a daughter and I would love to have one." He said kindly it was tempting to be part of Whitebeard's famous crew made me giddy but I shook my head.
"I really want to be with my twin I have been away from him for almost 10 years and I can't do it anymore I need to be with him." He nodded in understanding
"We will take you Loguetown." I shook my head again
"If you're not going that way I don't want you to change your plans for me."
"I have islands over there I protect I would like to see them anyway so it won't be a waste of time. Plus you have been through so much bad luck I would like you to have some good for a change. Marco will show you to a cabin and we will get you some cloths as much as you look good in that shirt better than its other owner" and hay from a small crew member to the side followed by and your right Captain, I couldn't help but smile. "You need you own. And Thatch will bring you food and water" I was grateful for what he was doing for me so I got up and hug him. I caught him by surprise but he recovered and hugged back his whole hand was able to cover my whole back he was that big, I thanked him and followed Marco off the deck.
"We have something in common" said first mate Marco. I looked at him my eyebrows furrowed. "Phoenix" he said smiling "it's your name and it's my Devils fruit ability" my eyes widened
"You have a mythical devils fruit?" He nodded. "I would love to see it one day" I said smiling at him. He took me to a small cabin that had a bed and a small night stand. It was tiny but it was nice to have my own cabin. Of course there were no other women on this ship so I wouldn't have anyone to bunk with anyway. I looked at Marco and he was smiling at me, he had a very kind face and I was easy to smile back "you have all been very kind, and it's just odd hearing all of the stories about the fearsome Whitebeard, and here I am on his ship after being saved by him because I was almost killed by Marines" I shook my head, "it's all ass backwards" I said and Marco snorted and then burst in to laughter.
"Whitebeard can me fearsome when he needs to be" Marco said
"Oh I know" I said tapping my head reminding him I saw it all. He nodded in understanding, when they said Whitebeard was the strongest man they weren't lying. Not only was he the hugest man I have ever seen, his devils fruit was fucking frightening and that's saying in mildly.
"Gura Gura fruit" Marco said knowing what I was thinking, I seen it used in his head the ability to cause the earth to shake scary as hell. "Thatch should be bringing you something soon" Marco said and he turned and left closing my door. I sat on the edge of my bed and laid back thoughts of my whole day running though my head.
I woke when there was a knock on my door
"Come in" I crocked and was shocked that I fell back to sleep after being out for so long. I was happy to see Ace came through the door.
"I brought you water and food" I ripped the water from his hands and chugged it all down it was refreshing and cool running down my parched throat I actually moaned from the feel of it. I looked over at Ace and he was blushing and looking away from me
"I'm sorry I acted the way I did" he said in a rush handing me a plate full of food. I looked at it and my stomach rumbled and it was my turn to blush.
"I didn't know I was this hungry" I said digging in to the fruits. I sat cross legged on my bed inhaling my food. Ace just looked at me and I realized he just said sorry. "You don't need to say sorry Ace your like Luffy in that since." He smiled and sat down next to me. "But at least you don't steal my food" I said looking at him he blushed and looked away
"There was way more on your plate then what I gave you" he whispered I snorted that turned in to hysteric giggles I almost fell of the bed Ace was looking at me in a strange way with a smirk across his lips "I'm glad I amuse you" he said acting mad but not pulling it off with his big toothy smile that also reminded me of Luffy.
"I'm just happy I got anything, Luffy would have given me and empty plate." He laughed and nodded his head
"At Dadan's it was a free full all at meals" I nodded and smiled at him I was chewing a strawberry and enjoying the sweetness
"I know I saw" I said tapping his forehead lightly "thank you for all you did for Luffy" I said smiling at him.
"Don't thank me I was really mean to him when he first showed up." I shook my head
"Do you think he would be the way he is if any of that stuff didn't happen?" He looked long at me.
"I suppose I never thought of it that way." I smiled him and handed him my plate.
"You can have it I'm full, I might have a lot of things in common with Luffy but my appetite is not one of them." I said while Ace grunted already shoving food in to his mouth. "I must admit I'm nervous about seeing Luffy again. It's been so…" I was interrupted by a snore coming from my side I looked over at Ace and noticed he was fast asleep sitting up with the empty plate in his hand. I elbowed him off the bed and he thudded on the floor. He rolled over and never stopped snoring. I laughed and lied back down under my blanked and passed back out.