Hey! I am so so so sorry that it's taken this long to get this chapter done and uploaded! I had a family thing come up one week, then get super busy due to school. I feel bad that I had to put off this story, it most likely will happen again, but I will try and get a chapter every week!
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10th Squad 3rd Seat – I totally had Rums and Laws first meeting already planned out. Since Rum is stubborn that's how I imagined it would go ^-^
Sadly me or my sister do not own One Piece, only Rum, Saké, and original plot. On with the story!
Rum POV
"Wait, my eyes changed colors too?! But, that doesn't make sense!" I said, looking at my sister.
"Neither does the woman or how we got here. Clearly we have something to look into," Saké replied.
"True. Well, we will eventually figure this stuff out," I responded.
"What are you two going on about?" someone inquired. My head snapped in the direction of the voice. My eyes landed on Penguin.
"I like your hat," I told him, ignoring the question he asked.
"Um, thank you. I'm Penguin, who are you?" Penguin wondered.
"Lorue D. Rum. Nice to meet you, Penguin," I answered, looking at him with a smile.
"Penguin, return to your normal duties," Law ordered.
Huh, I forgot he was in here even though I talked to him just moments ago. He is way too quiet. Kind of like a cat, I thought to myself while turning my attention back to Law.
"Yes, Captain," Penguin said. With that, he walked out of the infirmary room while shutting the door behind him. There was a few moments of silence. In that brief moment, I noticed our bags were missing.
"So, how long have I been asleep?" I asked.
"Well, I was asleep two days and I woke up yesterday, so you do the math," Saké said, grinning.
"So two plus one equals five," I stated. Saké's reaction to that was to hit me upside the head.
"Don't be such a smartass and be more serious," Saké commanded.
"But then I would be like you," I replied. "Plus, I can be serious. Well, when I want to be, anyways." I looked at Saké with a huge smile on my face and she just glared at me.
"So where are our bags, jackets, and shoes?" I asked, directing the question at Law, who I turned my head back to.
"Your shoes and jackets are by my desk –" he was pointing to the only desk in the room "- and both of your bags are in my office."
Oh.
"How did the two of you end up in the ocean?" Law continued, asking the question while looking at me.
"Didn't you ask me that question already?" Saké muttered.
Law didn't acknowledge the question my sister asked and kept his eyes on me the whole time.
"You see, we fell," I stated.
"Fell from where?" the captain inquired.
"Why, the sky, of course. Where else could we have fall from?" I replied sarcastically.
"Why do I detect sarcasm in that statement, Rum?" Saké asked. I looked at her and saw her smirking. I just smiled.
"What? Me use sarcasm, never! Why would you accuse me of that?" I said with sarcasm dripping on every word I said, rolling my eyes.
"Are you lying to me? I don't do well with being lied to," Law interrupted and I saw his eyes get a darker look.
"Wrong word," I said, looking at him with a blank stare.
"Wrong word? How so?" Law asked with a dash of annoyance.
"We aren't lying. If we were lying, we could have easily changed the sky to a boat. But we wouldn't have been stupid enough to fall of a boat without making a commotion. The word you could use is withholding, hiding, or not revealing," Saké told him.
"I see. Why are you withholding information, then?" Law inquired. The dark look disappeared from his eyes, replaced with curiosity. Saké and I looked at each other. "Does this have something to do with this woman you both mentioned earlier?"
"Just a little, only a minor detail, really," I said, making eye contact with my sister. Both Saké and I then turned our eyes back to Law.
"Is there any chance we can have our bags back?" Saké asked.
"If you answer a few of my questions, perhaps," Law answered.
"Okay, ask away. I would rather like my things back," I said.
"How old are the both of you?" he asked.
"Didn't anyone teach you not to ask a lady her age?!" I exclaimed. Law just smirked at what I said.
"I'm a pirate, so even if someone taught me not to, I would still do it," he replied, the smirk not leaving his face.
"I'm 19 and Rum is 17," Saké replied with a sigh.
"Saké, you're supposed to back me up!" I said, glaring at her.
"How on Earth am I even related to you?!" she exclaimed while throwing her hands up in the air. "If you want to get your stuff back, we have to answer his questions."
"Well, Saké, my dear sister, don't forget we are related. They even did a DNA test to see if we were," I said smiling at her. I turned my attention to Law. "How old are you?" He just looked at me.
"I'm the one who will be asking the questions," He said.
"So? You know how old we are, so it shouldn't hurt to tell us how old you are. I mean, come on, what's the worst we can do with the information?" I replied. He just glared at me; I smiled right back at him. I saw the corner of his eye twitch.
"Do either of you have Devil Fruit abilities?" he asked next. Saké and I exchanged glances once again.
"We can't swim. But we have abilities. I don't know if they are Devil Fruit powers," I said.
"How can you not know?" Law asked. Err, demanded.
"We don't have too many memories from when we were really little. Just blurry images and flashes here and there. But as far as we remember, we haven't eaten any. We could have and just not remembered doing so," Saké replied with a shrug.
"What can you two do?" he asked.
"I can get information. After I have obtained information, I can then recall it perfectly. I was the brains, a.k.a intel gatherer, of the team," I said.
"I can change my appearance from the simplest to the most complex," Saké responded.
"Show me," Law ordered.
"You could have asked nicely. I mean, is it too hard to say please?" Saké mumbled.
"Again, I'm a pirate," Law said. Saké sighed and shook her head. I saw a light go off in her eyes and she smirked evilly. She then closed her eyes and she started to change. After a few moments, there was another Law in the room. This caused me to laugh.
"Good choice, sis!" I said, calming down to a giggling fit.
"Thank you. This is what I meant," the hatless Law, who was actually Saké, replied. The real Law just stared at Saké.
"Interesting power. Is it just restricted to humans or can you change into anything?" Law asked Saké, who had changed back to her normal-looking self.
"Pretty much anything, though I tend to avoid turning into inanimate objects or animals unless absolutely necessary. But I can turn into them," Saké answered. "Can I ask you a question?" Law nodded.
"This will sound like an odd question; but has any of Whitebeard's division commanders been arrested?" Saké asked.
"How old are you?" I threw out into the open. Law just gave me a weird-ass look, which I just smiled.
"That is an odd question, but no, not to my knowledge. Why would you ask?" Law replied.
Saké POV
"Oh, no reason," I replied while waving my hand back and forth.
"Could you please just answer my question?" I heard Rum ask.
Okay, so that means Ace is still alive. That means one of a few things. He is either looking for Blackbeard or has battled with Blackbeard and has yet to be delivered to the Marines. Poor Garp. So Luffy should have left already, huh...
"Why should I?" Law said, looking at Rum with a small smirk on his face.
"I'm curious, plus it'll narrow it all down, which would be rather nice. Besides, there's nothing I can really do with your age. I mean, I doubt I could blackmail you with it," Rum said and I nodded in agreement.
It would narrow it down to a point. Not very much, but just enough, I thought while looking at Rum with a weird look. Law meets Luffy at Sabaody Archipelago and the same with Kidd.I did a mental face palm.
"If you really must know, I'm 24," Law said. When I looked over, he was running his temples. "May I ask how knowing my age would help?"
Well, fuck, this sucks. Ace is going to end up with the Marines soon. I wonder how close they are to Sabaody Archipelago. I frowned a little while looking at Law.
"Well, you could, but we wouldn't tell you," I said.
"Yea, I'm going to go all River on you and say spoilers. Spoiling things is not a good idea," Rum said.
"Did you really have to quote River?" I asked, slightly annoyed.
"Yes, yes I did," Rum replied with a grin.
"And what if I said neither of you would get off my submarine without telling me what you're talking about?" Law threatened.
Law POV
These two are going to give me a headache. It is very clear they are sisters with the way they act with each other. What team are they talking about? Well, only one way to find out I suppose, I thought with a smirk.
"And what if I said neither of you would get off my submarine without telling me what you're talking about?" I asked with a smirk as I watch the two exchanged glances.
"Huh. Well, I didn't see that coming," Rum said while blinking and looking at Saké. Saké just shook her head with a small smile.
"I'm not surprised. Well, we could tell you a few things, but we can't tell you too much," Saké said.
"Hmm. Well, what can you tell me, then?" I inquired, frowning a little while observing the two sisters.
Rum POV
"Well, for this situation, Rum has more intel than I do," Saké said.
"Well, of course I do. I wonder when the other two suits of the deck will show up," I replied.
"I wonder that too, but if there are going to show up, that will be interesting to see," Saké responded.
"Are you going to tell me what you can?" Law asked, interrupting.
"Oh, yes. What I know that I can tell you at this moment is about you and a few extra details on your crew," I said. Law gave me a weird look. "What I know about this crew is Bepo, the walking and talking Kung Fu-fighting polar bear, is your first mate. Penguin, well, he wears a hat that has his name on it. He is straight that is all I know about him. Shachi wears a colorful hat, he is also straight. Sadly, that is all I know about Shachi and Penguin. Then there is you. Your birthday is October 6th from what the wiki said. You're somewhere above 6 ft, I believe. You use a nodachi, which you either carry propped against your shoulder or you have someone carry it for you, mainly Bepo. You are from the North Blue. You use the smiley face over the skull and crossbones. It is similar to Doflamingo's Jolly Rodger - weird-ass guy who needs to be put in a mental institution, by the way - but you have 6 points, three on top and three on bottom and you don't have a cross going through yours. You use a submarine. You ate the Op-Op Fruit. I find that devil fruit awesome and creepy." This caused Law to smirk. "I feel like I'm forgetting something," I said while tapping my chin.
"How did you know all that?" Law demanded.
"Umm, even if I told you, you wouldn't believe me. Oh –" I made a fist and tapped it on my open hand "- I remember what I forgot. You were once a part of Doflamingo's crew - had a brief alliance with him, but that ended," I said looking Law in the eyes. He had a very nasty glare. If looks could kill, I would be beyond dead. I would be a pile of ash. I hopped off the bed and stretched my arms, not moving from beside the bed since I haven't been walking around or doing anything other than sleeping. I was still facing Law and I glanced over to my sister, who was looking in our direction.
Well, he looks pissed off… I sure do have a habit of pissing all the wrong people. I wonder if his hat is really as fluffy as it looks, I thought to myself.
"Again, how do you know all of that?" Law demanded, getting extremely close to my face, which seeing as though he is 6'3, he had to bend over a little since I'm a little over a foot shorter than him.
"And, like I told you before, you would not believe us! You would think I was on something or lying," I said. "Damn, I am incredibly short and feeling my shortness." I sighed.
"Rum is right, Mr. Law. The chances of you really believing us are about the same chances of you getting taken by the marines. But if you want us to make up a lie, we can. It won't be very convincing, though," Saké said. Law had shifted his eyes over to Saké and he stood straight up and backed up a few steps. I let out the breath I hadn't even realized I was holding. "Oh, and Rum, you are short." I just flipped her off in response.
"I don't know how to verbally respond to that," I said blankly, shifting my weight and turning my head in my sister's direction to give her a look.
"And I don't know how to respond to your ability to piss all the wrong people off," Saké said. "Anyways, do you want us to make up a terrible lie, Mr. Law?" Turning her attention back to Law, I shifted my gaze back to him.
"No, but I don't like people hiding things, especially if it seems important," Law said. "So your sister has a habit of pushing peoples' buttons. Does she have a death wish?"
Gee, now I must be like a fucking wall. I mean, honestly, why do people do that, talking like the person of topic isn't in the room when they are? I thought angrily.
"Yes, said sister does. I don't mean to, but it's a natural instinct. As to having a death wish, I don't have one for today, seeing as though I have been asleep for a few days. Also, just thought I would point out that it's not nice to talk about people like they aren't in the room when they are," I snapped, glaring at Law. A smirk worked its way on to Law's face. He opened his mouth to respond but was cut off when a voice came over the intercom system, which I was surprised they had.
"Lunch is ready, come and get it!" the voice shouted, which made me realize how hungry I was.
"Well, we can finish this later." Law said, turning towards the door, motioning for us to follow him. Saké and I exchanged glances and followed him out. After what was about 10 minutes, we got to the galley, got in line to get food with trays, moving forward when the line did. We got to where the food was being handed out, along with drinks.
"Here you go Captain, Saké, and who I'm assuming is Saké's sister," the guy behind the counter said.
"Yes, I am. How you know is beyond me, but I am. I'm Rum, and you are?" I asked while bringing my tray closer to me, smelling the delicious aroma that was coming off of the food.
"I'm Marshal," he introduced while chuckling a little at was I said.
"Nice to meet you. The food smells delicious," I said.
"Thanks, Marshal," Saké said. We followed behind Law to one of the tables. The table we were sitting at already had 3 people sitting at it - Bepo, Penguin, and Shachi. We all sat down, Law sitting next to Bepo on one side and Penguin on the other. Saké and I were sitting next to Shachi who was next to where Saké was sitting.
"Hello, Captain, Saké, Rum," Penguin greeted, looking at all of us.
"Hey, Penguin," Saké and I said in unison.
"That guy next to Saké is Shachi and the bear is Bepo," Penguin introduced, pointing out each person as he spoke about them.
"Nice to meet both of you, I'm Rum," I said while smiling, then picked up my fork. Looking at the food, I noticed it was pork chops, apple sauce, and some mash potatoes. I then starting eating. It was like heaven. Glancing around, I saw that some of the crew was still coming in and getting food before sitting down. There were about six people to each table. As the people came in and sat down, the noise level started rising.
"I'm Saké," Saké said before she started eating.
"Holy pomme de terre*, this food is amazing!" I said. Saké hummed in agreement.
"That's what I said," Saké said. "Sorry to tell you this, sis, but I think you might actually have some real completion."
"That's okay by me," I said, smiling.
"You can cook?" Shachi asked.
"Yep, I can, but Saké can't to save her life. I actually banned her from our kitchen, unless she had to get something for a snack or it was her turn to wash dishes," I said, nodding.
"Hey! I can cook some stuff," Saké said, defending herself.
"Yes, but that 'stuff' is extremely limited," I said to her.
"Can you two fight?" Law asked out of nowhere, which caused both Saké and I to return our attention back to him.
"Yes, both physically and verbally," Saké said, nodding.
"What type of fighting?" he asked.
"Well, it's a mix of different things, plus the use of some weapons," I told him. Law had a small look of surprise pass through his eyes.
"What types of weapons?" he asked.
"Various types. We can use guns, swords, daggers, household objects," Saké said, "Can you think of anything else, Rum? I feel like I'm forgetting something."
"Hmm. Guns, swords, daggers, household objects, senbon, bows and arrows, bunch of different long-range weapons whose names I forget," I said while looking at my hands. I had a finger out for each weapon's name I had said.
"Interesting. Bepo, give them a tour of the ship when their done, then bring them back to the infirmary room," Law ordered.
"Yes, Captain," Bepo replied. Law got up and put away his dirty dishes where the dirty dishes apparently went, which was a counter-thing that was connected to what I guess would be the kitchen. Then he walked out of the galley altogether.
"He has blue hair," I said
"Wow, really, did you just figure out what color it was?" Saké asked sarcastically.
"Nope, just thought I would point it out for you," I said, smiling at her.
"You two are weird," Shachi said with an anime-sweatdrop on his forehead. I smiled at him.
"Thank you," I said.
*- pomme de terre is potato in French!
A/N: Please review and let me know what you think! Thank you for reading!
Law's hair IS dark blue in the manga but is black in the anime. Not a lot of people know this, I just don't have a life and I nerd it out over things… Also let me know if Law was to OOC.