AmericanNidiot: You guys don't understand how much this chapter didn't want to write itself! Anyways, I should probably put a disclaimer on this, yeah? I do not own One Piece or any of its characters/plots, I only own Yoko and anything related to her directly (as in her past), and any other unknown characters that might crop up.
I watched with interest as the scrawny man-child explored my den with enthusiasm, using his stretching limbs to reach places that would normally be far out of reach, one of his hands holding an eerily familiar straw hat on his head as he bounced about. "So cool! What is this?!" he exclaimed loudly, peering closely at a simple string bracelet that had been made centuries ago, with a single crudely made charm hanging from it.
"It is rude to touch things that do not belong to you, child," I lightly scolded as I lifted the illusion that kept me hidden, my heavy tails covering my lower half while also acting as bedding.
The man-child whipped his head in my direction, easily turning his head 180 degrees— a bizarre phenomenon for a mortal— as his jaw dropped. "Whoa! Fox lady! Is this your home?"
"And if it is?"
His smile stretched across his face as he came over and plopped down in front of me. "You have a cozy home, Fox lady! Shishishi!" he giggled, handing over the bracelet.
My ears twitched as I slid it on my left wrist, ruby eyes narrowing at the smile paired with that hat. "Tell me, child, is there a D. in your name?" I asked, my tails twitching slightly as I await his response.
His already large eyes grew wider in his shock, as his jaw hung open. "How'd you know that?! Are you psychic?!"
He appeared to be a bit of a simpleton, it seemed. "No, I am not… I just have the misfortune of knowing a man-child born from D. is all… That smile of yours gives it away." He nodded in understanding, his dark brown gaze trailing from my face, past my naked chest, and to my shifting tails.
"Can I pet them?"
My stomach dropped, hearing such a familiar phrase from what felt like a lifetime ago. "A naked woman is presented in front of you, yet the only thing you want to do is pet her tails?"
"Yes. They looks soft and fluffy," he nodded, while chuckling softly.
"Only one other has ever asked me that, and followed up with such a description," I chuckled, shaking my head in remembrance. "If you wish, you may pet my tails." Happy as a child, the dark haired boy softly stroked the appendages, giggling happily, as I used the end of one to caress his grinning face. "What is your name, child?"
"Monkey D. Luffy! Nice to meet you, Fox lady!" he greeted, draping one of my heavy tails over his shoulders.
"A monkey and a fox, both playful tricksters in their own right… Fate sure is interesting, don't you think?"
"You talk weird, lady," the boy commented, still playing with my tails. "You should join my pirate crew!"
Hearing this, I threw my head back and barked out a laugh. "Tell me, boy, why is it that you wish for me to join your crew?"
"Because you're cool! You have tails and animal ears, so why not?"
"Hmm… may I see your hat while I think it over?"
"My hat? I guess, as long as you are careful with it. It's my most important treasure," Luffy said, handing me the straw hat carefully.
Smiling slightly, I ran a clawed hand over the well-worn hat, smelling the past owners drifting off it. "I knew the previous owners of this hat, boy. For it to fall into your hands must mean you are destined for something grand… Tell me, what is your dream?"
"I'm going to be King of the Pirates!" the pure determination in his eyes made them sparkle brightly, his mind set on making his dream come true.
"Pirate King, huh? What a wonderful dream…"
"What about you?" he questioned, placing his hat back on after I offered it back to him.
"To fulfill the last wish of someone who returned something very important to me. If I joined your crew, would you allow me to do this?" We both snuggled into my tails, cocooning us in their comfortable warmth.
Luffy still kept petting the fur of one of the nine tails, a large grin pressed across his face. "Of course! It seems important, so why wouldn't I?"
"Then allow me to introduce myself. I am the Yoko no Kyūbi, however you may call me Yoko." As I spoke, I wrapped a tail or two around him, before releasing the boy and folding them neatly behind me to show each of my nine thick black tails. They shifted and twisted as they shrunk and thinned out so they were less cumbersome, and completely exposing my lack of clothing. Just thinking of being swaddled in fabrics made me cringe.
"That was so cool! Can you do other stuff?!" questioned Luffy, leaning forward and inspecting my tails.
"Of course I can. I would not have all nine tails if I couldn't do such things," I explained, flicking my wrist and created the illusion of us floating on a raft in the middle of the sea, the smell of sea salt heavy in the air, the sound of waves crashing and seagulls crying filling the space, all while the sun warmed our flesh. "Things like this is mere child's play to me."
"You're amazing, Yoko!" cried Luffy as I dropped the illusion, jumping to his feet and holding out his hand. "C'mon! I must introduce you to the rest of my crew! I'm sure you'll like them a lot!" Luffy did not wait as he pulled me up, easily picking me up and carrying me down the mountain that my den was on the tip of, and followed the red torii gates down to the base. "First there's Zoro, who uses three swords, and his dream is to be the world's greatest swordsmen. Then there is our navigator, Nami, who can easily predict the weather, though do not borrow money from her unless you want to be charged 300% interest. There is Usopp our sniper, though he lies a lot, but his stories are great! A bit of a coward, though…" I chuckled, listening to him describe his crew with such enthusiasm. "Sanji is the greatest cook ever, and he only uses his feet to fight! HIS FEET! And he really likes women, so watch out for that… Oh, and currently we're helping a princess named Vivi return home to Alabasta along with her pet duck called Carue!"
"They sound interesting."
Soon enough, Luffy reached a small ship with a ram as its figurehead, and jumped aboard the ship. "Hey, guys! I found us a new crew member!"
At the sound of Luffy's loud voice, did people start pouring out. "Luffy! Do you not understand the importance to not run off on your own?! There could be dangerous people on this island!" a young girl with tangerine colored hair started yelling the moment she set eyes on the boy still holding me.
I chuckled, tails swishing slightly. "The only thing dangerous on this island would be me," I disclosed, catching her attention shortly after, only to make her scream loudly as my ears pressed down against my skull to mute out the sound.
"Nami-swan~ Are you alright?" a blond man in a suit, smoking a cigarette, busted out onto the deck. "I heard a scream and—" he cut himself off mid-sentence as Luffy placed me down on my feet.
"For such a scrawny looking boy, you sure are deceptively strong," I pointed out, poking at his slender arms, and making the boy chuckle to himself.
"Oh my~ Do my eyes deceive me, or do I see a Goddess?!" the blond cried, getting down on one knee and taking hold of one of my clawed hands, and pressed a kiss to my knuckles after getting rid of his smoke.
I chuckled, enjoying the attention he gave me, as I used the tip of a claw to tip his head back by his chin, and leaned down a bit. "I fear for humanity if they ever consider me a Goddess." His cheeks burned hotly under my gaze, his own slowly drifting down to my bare breasts seeing as they were now at eye level. "You are in luck though, as I am a demoness of fox origin… Please treat me kindly."
"I'll treat you anyway you want, Mademoiselle! In my eyes, you are a Goddess blessed by the heavens themselves! We are unworthy of your beauty!"
"Oh, I like you. It has been a long time since a man has last complimented me to such an extent. You may address me as Yoko, and you are?" I crooned, enjoying the way he seemed to melt.
"I am your humble servant, however if you must address me as anything, then please call me Sanji~ I cook for all these losers," Sanji informed me, rubbing his cheek against the back of my hand he still held.
"What the hell is going on here?" questioned a man with shocking moss green hair. "Who the hell are you?" he asked once he noticed me, and kept his focus on my face, though I did notice them slowly trailing lower before shooting back up.
"Zoro! Look, she is our new crewmate, and she is a fox woman that can create illusions! She has tails, Zoro! Tails!" exclaimed Luffy, giggling happily to himself as said appendages swayed behind me.
"Please, call me Yoko."
"Just put some clothes on, woman!" Zoro shouted, looking flustered as his cheeks finally gained a pinkish hue to them.
I snorted in amusement, and tilted my head a bit to the side. "These two do not seem to mind," I said, using my free hand to gesture towards Luffy and the blissful Sanji.
Zoro's brow twitched in annoyance. "Of course they don't! The Ero Cook would enjoy a naked woman, while Luffy's a damn idiot!"
I pulled my best puppy dog look, my hand cradling my cheek as I made it look like his words wounded me. "So you are saying that I am the unappealing? Do I look hideous to you?"
My words seemed to snap Sanji out of his worshiping of my beauty, as he quickly snapped to attention and kicked at Zoro. "How dare you insult such a lovely creature, you shitty moss head!" he cried, having his kick blocked by two of Zoro's swords.
"They tend to fight a lot, but it is funny to watch," Luffy commented, smiling widely as he watched the two brawl.
I hummed softly, tails swishing behind me as I used the back of my hand to push my black hair over my shoulder. "I must admit, it is amusing to watch," I replied and snapped my fingers. As much as I hated it, my nudeness is not overly accepted in modern society, so I casted a spell of sorts over my being. A kimono of crimson with white lotuses scattered across the soft fabric, as an obi the color of gold wrapped around my waist to keep it closed enough to cover my lower half, while keeping a plunging neckline. My breasts were held in place by a black band, securing them enough to not bounce with every movement, yet still look tantalizing to any manー or even women.
"Why was Nami screaming?" a boy with an unnaturally long nose questioned as he appeared from what one can assume to be the galley. The moment he spotted me did he begin screaming himself. "Ahh! Demon!" Using the galley's door, he hid behind it while pointing a shaking finger in my direction. "Zoro! DO SOMETHING!"
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?! LUFFY'S THE ONE THAT ASKED HER TO JOIN OUR CREW!" the swordsman shouted back as he pushed Sanji away.
"LUFFY~"
Suddenly a duck— or maybe it was a chicken with a duck's bill. On the other hand, a duck with chicken feet? — popped up and started quacking. "Well then, I haven't seen a super spot-billed duck in centuries… Mainly one so cute," I commented, making my way over to the blushing bird. Wrapping my arms around its neck, I nuzzled my face against its downy like feathers. "You need a good grooming, though," I said, taking note of how his feathers smelled.
"I've been meaning to wash Carue, but with everything that has been happening, it just slipped my mind." I looked over my shoulder to see a young girl with long sky blue hair pulled into a ponytail, a small smile covering her lips as she walked over and patted the duck's bill. He quacked happily and began nuzzling her hand.
The girl looked like one of them that took everything away from me all those years ago, yet she did not feel like them. "Please, call me Yoko," I introduced myself, offering her my hand while petting the duck with the other.
She shook it with a smile, her dark violet gaze trailed up to the set of ears that twitched upon my head. "Oh!" she then looked right at me, a knowing glitter in her eyes. "It is a pleasure to meet you! My name is Nefertari Vivi." So, she really was one of them. Yet, from just being around her, I can tell that she is nothing like those monsters that had taken everything from me. "It really is a pleasure to meet you, Ms. Yoko."
I exhaled through my nose and quirked an eyebrow at her state of dress. "At least let me do something with your hair… It looks in need of a good trim."
The young princess petted her hair in surprise before smiling brightly at me. "Of course! Umm—" she pressed her forefingers together as a blush colored her lovely face— "do you mind if I brush your hair?"
I grinned at her, looping my arm with hers. "Oh, I think we are going to get along just fine, Princess."
AmericanNidiot: Look! A small hint of what Yoko's past is! :D Don't worry, her past will play a major role in the Marineford Arc and Dressrosa Arc, so do not fret! It will all be explained in good time!
Also, if you are curious on where this takes place (clearly it is before Alabasta), it takes place directly before Little Garden, so yeah! Be ready for Yoko to flirt (and probably molest) a few people that fit her aesthetics.