Someplace in the north blue, a storm rages across the wide landscape, wind blowing snow pounding the ice. A normal weather for this land: having at least one a month. Within the giant landscape is a village of lights; being the only thing shining the dark weather. The village is expecting a new bundle of joy into their community. Given to them by a woman that goes by the name of Kenko, the baby coming earlier than expected.
All the more reason the man hurried.
He had to avoid every obstacle in his path; men, women, and loose dogs alike. Overcoming the frozen tundra he forced open his frozen door. He threw his coat of the floor, along with his gloves and hat. He smacked open the door finding a doctor and his wife giving birth. His frozen fingers thawed down feeling the warm it the room. The doctor shouted at Kenko coaching her through the birth.
"PUSH PUSH. I don't want to have to pull that baby out myself. PUSH"
He moaned in all living pain known to man. Giving her final push it was believed to be a miracle.
"We have something … it's a girl!" The doctor cheered.
All sounds of nature stopped. This was the birth of a new life into the world and it shall not be disturbed. The father of the newborn grabbed his baby gently, she is a happy child already laughing at her new life. Kenko reached for her baby receiving her from the father. Her loud panting was nothing compared to her babies laughter.
"What will we name her dear" asked the father.
Kenko smiled showing her bright teeth. "…We… will name her Luna" She played with her daughters little fingers. "Do you like that honey" Luna laughed hearing the given name.
"She will be my princess" Commented the father.
8 years later.
Paul and Kenko spent most of the day in their office. Money has been a large issue lately and they had to be 'tight' with controlling it. Either would have lost their minds if they didn't have the other. Looking at the numbers at would drive man of woman alike off the edge. If they could stay together things would remain intact.
"Paul i'm going to have to make another double shift. That including my delivery job" Kenko told him; her head swelling with pain.
Paul looked up at his wife. She was clearly worn out from overworking herself. She pushed much more then him and that wasn't good. "Kenko maybe you should rest tomorrow" Paul suggested.
"Why would I do that, don't joke" Kenko said.
"I'm not joking" Paul told her. "You are pushing yourself to far it won't kill us to take a day off" It's as if she didn't hear him; she still scampered through the files of paper. "KENKO listen to me!"
"Luna's birthday is tomorrow we should get her something nice" She completely ignored everything he said. Paul realized he was getting no where with her; sadly he will have to go with force…
Knock. Knock. Paul and Kenko turned to the door. It could only the only other person that lives in the house. "Come in princess" Said Kenko. The door opened up coming in is a little girl with long black hair in a ponytail.
"Hey mommy and daddy would you like to come outside and build a snowman with me" Luna sweetly asked.
Her parents frowned. So many bills not enough time with Luna, their only daughter. They wish they could just throw away all the bills and play with their daughter. This however only went on in Paul's mind.
"Of course my princess" From the way she stood up you would think she was half dead. Her walking was just as bad moving with a limp. Pual nodded his head he couldn't convince his wife that she needed to rest. All he could do was watch from inside as he watch them play. In his eye's his wife is slowly killing herself. The most he could do now was get back to the bills.
The next day the weather was no joke. The snow and ice pounded on the ground. The wind howling across the skies; forcing windows open. It would be all type of suicide to travel in this type of weather. Only the lone woman buddle upped walked the five deep snow streets. She carries a red box tied with a green ribbon.
"Don't worry Luna … I will get your gift to you … mommy's coming" Kenko's skin is paler than the snow, her eyelids becoming frozen shut. The frost bite then began to take effect. "Please wait mommy's comi…" she collapsed; her eye's shut tight and her heart gave out. The snow and ice came harshly down on her body.
Luna wished her mother didn't have to die. The funeral was a week ago and the feeling of gray surrounded the house. She didn't like this feeling her; her father spent days crying. She wanted to bring the joy of life back in the house. She would be the one to get him out his despair.
"Knock. Knock." Luna opened the door seeing her father laid on the bed. "Daddy I know mother's death was harsh …"
She kept talking, but Paul couldn't hear her to save his life. Everytime her lips moved a string was pulled in his head. Kenko always overworked pushing herself beyond the limit because of Luna. She was out in that harsh weather because of Luna. Everything that led up to Kenko's death was because of Luna.
"Luna…" Paul raised his hands out; Luna thought he was bringing her in for a hug. She ran up to him as happy as a bird only to be slapped down to the floor. A tear fell from eye … did she do something wrong?
"Daddy I…"
"Shut up LUNA" Luna covered her mouth in fear. "What is wrong with you? Did you hate your own mother?"
Luna wasn't understanding. "No I could never …"
"I said SHUT UP" Paul looked down emotionless at her daughter. "Everything she did was for you and you were just to stupid too see that. Luna… you killed your mother because your selfish. You care for no one, but yourself. What monster would work their mother like a slave. No daughter of mind would even dare do that" Paul then spit on Luna. "Get out of my sight"
The relationship with her father remained very strained after that. So strained that he couldn't even stand to be in the same room as her. He refused to cook for her, so she basically was on her own for that one. New clothes? Unless you count the one's out of pity from her neighbor's than yes. He refused that acknowledge her existence; the man is completely convinced that Luna was nothing, but a stranger in the house.
But today would be different. It was the day that her father and mother could always put things behind them and enjoy their daughter. She opened the door with open arm's; her father is sitting at his desk doing work.
"Daddy I was wondering if you would want to play with me" Asked Luna.
Her father stayed on his desk not focusing on Luna or anything else. "No. I have work to do"
"But don't you know what today is" She asked him.
He still worked his pencil; hearing the streaks of writing across the paper. "No… and I don't care.
"Today is my birthday"
A moment of frustration came. Then Paul latched onto Luna's hair; beginning to pull and tug on it, not caring if his daughter cried from the pain. "Just like I knew it. You want to celebrate the death of your mother. I think you need a harsh punishment"
Paul opened a door to the darkest of rooms. No windows, no toys, no nothing, except the cold cage in the middle of the bedroom. He tugged her throwing her into the cage, before she could come out he closed and locked the cage. Luna grabbed on the cold bars her tears dropping on the floor.
"There this way you can't disturb me" Paul told her. "You will come out when you have learned your lesson" Paul shut the door leaving Luna alone in the pitch black dark.
"Daddy please stop playing. I'm sorry for what I did … I don't like the dark"
What was she supposed to eat? How was she supposed to sleep? When would her father stop this torture and just let her in back to his heart? This questions would be left unanswered; she just has to figure it out.
1 month later.
The door opened again bringing back the light. Luna picked up her head; she's dried up the combination of hunger and dehydration. She was happy to feel the warmth of the light coming through the door. Her father's shadow cast over her then the actual thing.
"I forgotten that you're in here" Paul told her. "I was under the impression that this was an empty room"
Luna pressed her head up against the bars. "Daddy please let me out"
"Why are you still here… just go away" Paul grabbed his forehead. "I hate you, so why do you still stay"
"I just want to come out please" she squealed.
Paul turned around about to close the door behind him.
"No… no… daddy please don't close the door!"
The door shut and the darkness returned.
Another month went by. Her father must have felt some type of pity for her; he gave a bag of instant noodles and a nicely wrapped box. She picked up the card placed on the box and read it.
Dear Luna
Happy birthday. I scrapped up some savings to get you this wonderful book. You always said you wanted to travel and I know it's not the same thing. But I was thinking better than nothing. Listen my princess I know me and daddy haven't given you the attention you need. You just need to know that times are tough right now and no matter what we still love you.
- Love Kenko your mother.
Luna would break down and cry then and there. Except she already dried up her tears from two months of crying. She opened up the old and wrinkled book; the cover is a bright big moon. She read the book and enjoyed all the records of the moon. No one had ever been there before so one could only wonder what's really there. She could only wonder what secrets the moon has, what it felt like, so many questions that must be answered.
She had endured years of his torture. Neglecting her and abusing her in every way possible. Mentally, physically, and even spirituality. Now with the table's turned on him she is the freed birdband he is the caged soul.
"You BRAT I regret the day you were born" Paul cursed her. "You are a demon that disserves all the hellish torture"
Luna didn't say anything all she did was watch her father scramble around the cage. She didn't know what to say or what to do. She thought that if he spent some time in the cage he would know how she felt. He cursed more and more until she could do nothing else, but speak her mind. "Father i'm sorry you hate me, but I truly don't know what I did. So I am going to grant you your wish and leave"
Luna turned around not daring to turn back around.
"THEN LEAVE! NO HOME COULD EVER WANT A DEMON LIKE YOU AROUND"
Luna one day found work with a supposed doctor. He knew his medicine, but is particularly infamous for his incompetence. She assisted him with his job in exchange for food and proper clothes. She took after him he decided on becoming a doctor too.
"I'm home Luna" doctor Pluto said coming in holding a chest.
Luna put down her book and took a gander at what he held in his hands. "Doctor Pluto what do you have there" she asked.
Pluto pulled out a golden swirly peach from the box. "One of my patients gave it to me if I just left them alone. It's called a devil fruit this one being a mythical zone known as the Griffen Griffin fruit"
Luna already knew about the devil fruits which are said to be very valuable. This one is harmless unlike the others she heard about; turning people to toys, creating any possible quake, she was considering eating the fruit.
She couldn't swim in the first place so it the effect wouldn't matter. Becoming a griffen woman did sound cool. Besides if she wanted to accomplish her goal in going to the moon she would have to become stronger.
The dark haired girl took the fruit from Pluto's hand and took a bite; she frowned at the taste. Even if Pluto was planning on selling the fruit it was too late now. Money never bothered him anyway.
"Luna" called a croaking voice of Pluto pulling the girl out her book.
She was supposed to be studying, but the snow outside distracted her. She turned a serious gaze at her teacher with her hair falling in her eye's.
"How would you like to help me today" Pluto smiled once having the girls attention. "I heard a woman and her children are sick in town so what do you say"
Luna's eye's lit up with the spark of life. She jumped from the table very anxious. "Yes! Yes! Yes!"
"Good now let's go" said Pluto. "Also can you grab my pouch for me"
In all the months that passed by Luna had become lest interested in her old lifestyle. When she met up with Pluto he offered to take her from that island and take her home with him. She took the offer with open arms. She wanted to be a doctor, but for her it was much trouble. For one she had a teacher that is referred to as incompetent. Then she can get easily distracted at times.
They spent the day healing/running from towns folk. Running like this sure could work up the appetite. Pluto took Luna home both them ate a red velvet cake.
Just when times seemed good things quickly went drastic. It was only a matter of time before the word of Luna's devil fruit got out. Neither Luna or Pluto knew something like this could happen. They had marines raging through their house.
"Now we will tell you again let us take the girl" said the marine officer.
Pluto gripped onto Luna's hand. "I won't let you take her. She's not leaving her home, so just leave"
Another marine officer turned to his superior. "Sir we can't make the girl join us. We should let her choose when's she's ready"
The higher officer batted him across the room. "Shut up fool! That girl has eaten a mythical zone her not joining would be a crime!"
Luna his behind Pluto in fear. Pluto gritted his teeth; the marines refusing to leave no matter what. "If you don't leave I will have no choice, but to make you by force"
The officer raised his gun about to shoot Pluto. The shot however was derailed by Luna, she stood in between him and Pluto. Tears of happiness came down of her eye's, just before looking back at doctor Pluto. "Don't kill doctor Pluto he has given so much to me. Now it's my turn to give something to him" Luna stopped her tears then looked up at the marines. "I still refuse to join you people. So I rather have you arrest me instead"
"Luna…" started Pluto.
"Don't worry about me doctor. I will be fine, I won't die I promise"
The marine officer pulled out a pair of sea stone cuffs. "Are you ready"
Smiling one last time at doctor Pluto she turned to the cuffs. "Yes I am"
They tied up and threw her in a cage; her devil fruit powers proved too dangerous. She was already scheduled for a room in level six. As she came closer to the depths of hell she thought about her life. She was tortured for so long, her escaping had too be the best thing she ever did. When she met, Doctor Pluto he offered to take her away, to give her a better life. When she agreed to become a prisoner she threw all that away.
"I'm sorry doctor, Pluto. I promise you I will become a great doctor"
I almost stopped myself from writing this. The beginning just started out so sad. At least I left a parental figure alive. Doctor's Pluto's name is kinda a joke, seeing how his a incompetent doctor and the planet pluto not being an actual planet. We now know the full story on Luna and Crash is next. Sigh trolls are becoming more active. Anyway hope you enjoyed. -Love Cole D. soul