Chapter 16: calm before the storm.

Me: why are you worrying about what I say, READ THE FREAKING STORY!

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Rushika day off vol 2: Rushika is on her way to town, she meets a kid who seems to drop her ice cream.

Windfall island….10 years ago.

"Ok guys, you remember the rules right?" a very large boy spoke with kids all around him. The kids and tomato's in her hand, tossing it up and down. The kids nod their heads while holding on to the tomatos, "ok, the monster is right over there." The boy pointed to a girl who had long white hair and hawk like eyes. She sat rested on a tree in the forest, the guy continued speaking, "ok, it 10 points for a body shot, 20 points for a head shot, are we ready?" the kids nod their heads, aiming the tomato's at the white head girl as she rested.

"Ready….Aim….Fire!"

All the kids threw their tomatos at the girl as she slept. The vegetables hit the girl waking her up. She tried to shield herself from the attack as the kid threw vegetables at her. Once they stop all of them started to laugh while pointing at her. The girl picks herself up and walked towards the kids, all of them hid behind the biggest kid. "Ok, which one of you started this?" she said with her arms crossed.

"I did…" the biggest child said while he pointed to the girls head. "And what are you going to do about it?!"

Suddenly the girl opens her mouth and clamped her jaws on the boys' finger. The boy screams in the air yelling "get the hell of my finger!" before the girl let go. The boy started to run away along with the kids around him. "Come on, the monster Astusmi is dangerous, I'm telling my mommy!"

"Yeah tell your mommy!" Astusmi yelled, "And make sure you show her that wet stain in your pants!" Astusmi looked down at her clothes; she noticed that now she was dressed in tomatos. Astusmi had let out a sigh a decided to walk back to her home. Astusmi lived by herself, her mother died by the time she was 5 from a high fever. Her farther however traveled the sea's, but he always come and check on his daughter every 4 months or so. During that time, Astusmi farther stayed with her. Doing things that you would normally do with a daughter.

The people on the island however, weren't so nice. Most of them didn't like Astusmi, mostly because Pirate blood run trough her veins. Or maybe they were afraid of her because they thought that their farther, who name is know as "Hawkeye" mihawk, would attack them if they laid a finger on her. Who knows why, Astusmi didn't care. All she cared about was seeing her farther today for he said the he had a surprised for her.

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Astusmi walked into her house and headed to her room. Astusmi had the biggest house on the island due the money she gets from her farther. She would invite some of the children over to play with her, but they would never come. Anyway Astusmi changed out o her clothes and slip on into a dress (wait…Astusmi in a dress?!). Suddenly Astusmi heard the doorbell ring, immediately she ran towards the door. She opened it, standing before he was a man, who had a gigantic blade behind his back. His appearance look like that of a hawk, "how my precious daughter doing today?" the man said.

"DADDY!!!" Astusmi yelled out, hugging him in the process. Mihawk just rub the top of Astusmi head gently before keeling down in front of her. "Did you miss me Astusmi?"

"What kind of question is that…?" Astusmi said, "of course I did!"

Mihawk smiled at Astusmi. His daughter is his pride and joy; he wouldn't know what to do if she got hurt or even worse. "I missed you to Astusmi." Mihawk spoke, "well, I have a gift for you." He said.

"Really, let me see….let me see!" Astusmi yelled jumping up and down.

"First, close your eyes."

"Aww…do I have to?!"

"Astusmi…."

"Alright, alright, but don't take to long!"

Astusmi closed her eyes, waiting for her surprised gift to come. "Alright open it." Astusmi open her eyes and seen her farther holding a claymore in one hand and a shield with another. The claymore's handle was blue with a jewel in the middle. The shield was sliver laced with blue. The sliver part was so shiny that you could see your own face in it. "I know how much you been practicing on your sword skills, so I got you a blade along with its own shield." Mihawk them pointed to the weapons, "be very careful with it, it one of the Mediou. So be extra carful with it!"

"Thank you daddy!" Astusmi yelled before hugging her daddy again, she then grabbed the shield and sword started to run away with it, "tomorrow I'm going to try it out!"

"She didn't even hear a word I said did she?" Mihawk thought, he turned around and looked at the sky above him. "That right, one week from today at sunset. He'll be here to fight me again."

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Present time

"Arlong Park?" Willis asked "what is that place by the way?"

Mikashi, Jon, Willis, Nami and Zoro were walking towards Arlong Park. Willis and Mikashi had to tag along to see the upcoming fight. Jon tags along because he has to keep an eye on Zoro and his fight. Nami of course led the way because she know they way well. Zoro just had his arms crossed while walking.

"Arlong park…" Nami spoke, "it is a place were a merman named Arlong used to reside."

"Merman?" Mikashi asked this time. "What are they?"

"Merman…" Jon spoke, "are fish people that usually reside in the grand line, the one Nami is talking was called "Saw tooth" Arlong."

"Fish people!" Willis yelled with a surprised expression on his face. "So it people with fur on their skin?!"

"What….no…I said FISH people." Jon said while staring at Willis.

"I know that…" Willis spoke, "and fish have fur right?"

"Er….no….those are dogs your talking about. Fish have scales for skin"

"Dogs have fur...I thought they had feathers?!"

Jon grew a vein on the top of his head; he then turned his attention toward Mikashi who was standing by him. "Seriously…is this guy your captain!?" Nami looked at the sky above her and noticed that it is more clouds then it was today. "Looks like its going to rain today." She thought. Willis and Jon had continued auguring about what animals have for skin, Nami turned around to tell them to shut up, but as soon as she turned, she seen Zoro disappeared. "Hey, were did Zoro go?" she asked.

All three of them pointed towards their left, Nami turned and seen Zoro walking in a different direction. Nami grew a vein in the back of her head and yelled, "Zoro, were the hell are you going!?" Zoro turned around and seen that he was going in the wrong direction. He only sweats drop and walked back toward Nami and the others.

"How can you get lost following someone!?"

"Shut up, I just did alright?!"

"I thought when you get older you get Wiser, but in your case it the other way around!!" Nami yelled, "I don't know how you were able to find Mihawk!!"

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Back to the flash back.

Astusmi ran through the Forest, sweat running down her face. She had a very worried look on her face. "It can be true what they said…..it can't be!" Astusmi thought back to when she was in the village. She over heard someone saying that her farther is fighting someone strong. So strong that the guy took out half of the forces at Enies Lobby and a top ranked agent of the government. Astusmi ran through the forest, tripping herself; she picks herself up and continued running.

While running Astusmi noticed something wired, she noticed that half of forest trees are missing. And it was a couple of craters in the ground. "Who could have done all of this?" she thought. As she continued running, she heard the sound of swords clashing. She also felt a wind breeze for every time she heard the sword clash. Finally she made her way to the end of the island. The end of the island was a beach filled with sand. Astusmi seen two figures standing, facing each other. One was carrying two swords in his hands and one in his mouth, the other had one really long black sword in his hand. Both of them were bloody from head to toe.

"Father!!" Astusmi thought.

"Roronoa Zoro, I must say, you improved the last time I met you."

Zoro didn't say anything to Mihawk, he put one sword end on top of the other end and started spinning it. "No need to talk, this will be the final strike."

"So be it…" Mihawk pulled is sword back ready for a strike.

"Santoryuu…." Zoro said spin the swords faster. Mihawk charged towards Zoro, ready to inflict the finishing blow. Both of them clashed towards each other, Zoro shouted "Three thousand worlds!" striking Mihawk. Both of them stood on opposite end of each other with their back facing each other. Zoro falls to his knees, dropping the sword that was in his mouth. Astusmi smiled, thinking that her farther won in the fight.

That until Astusmi had seen something that terrified her….

She stared at her farther and seen that a gush of blood came from his body. His eyes rolled to the back of his head, has one of his arms fell off his arms. Finally Mihawk feel to the ground below him. Zoro stood and put his swords back in his sheet. He started to limp away from the lifeless mihawk, but something had stopped him.

"FATHER!!!!!!!!"

It was the yell of Astusmi as she ran towards her blood-soaked dad. Zoro turned his head slightly and looked as Astusmi held her farther body. Zoro then continued walking, saying a "sorry…" under his breath.

The tear started to flow down Astusmi eyes as she held her farther lifeless body. "Father….hang in there….don't die…..don't die……you're all that I have to care for…..without you…I…I….I can't go on….no one care for me expect for you…..please father…..don't die…..DON'T DIE!!!!!!!"

Few hours later….

In her House, Astusmi grabbed her blade from her room. Her hand, her body, her hair were soaked with the blood of her farther. Astusmi stared at the blade, she seen her face in the reflection of the blade. Her eyes were full of hate as she remembered the name of the man her dad fought. "Rononoa Zoro…." She said, "you took everything from me….I'll make sure you pay with your life."

9 years later

Astusmi is leavening the island that she lived on her boat. She has now train her self in a sword style. With her claymore and shield strap on her back, Astusmi stared at her island one last time, "9 years I lived by myself. No one to rely on, no one to call a friend. People won't even take my in their home after dad died." Astusmi then turned to the sea in front of herm "that why I'll travel the sea by myself….by myself. No on will slow me down, no one to betray my trust." Astusmi then stared at the poster of a pirate with a bounty on his head. "Guess I'll start my bounty work for money then."

1 year later.

"Jack the ripper?" Astusmi said while looking on a poster on an island. "Let see…bounty, 10 million beli's…that's a lot of beli for someone in the east blue." She then read the information on the bottom of the page, "last seen at Gong Island." She said to herself.

Gong Island.

Astusmi stood in front of a bar on the island. "Well this is the lace we're he was last seen." Astusmi walked through the door of the bar. No one was around besides a guy with black hair and a blue long sleeve shirt. "Guess he is not here…maybe I'll get a drink before I go." Astusmi walked up to the bartender and sat herself on the seat.

"I'll have a bloody Mary." Astusmi spoke.

"Bloody Mary…." The boy spoke. "I don't think we serve that?"

"Then make one!" Astusmi yelled.

"Uhh….to tell you the truth…I don't know how."

"You get some tomato juice and mix it with a little liquor."

"Oh that easy!"

"Are you going to talk or are you going to serve me my drink?!"

The boy does what Astusmi asked her and makes the drink. The boy then notices that the woman looks sad, like she suffered a lot. "She must have been through some things to have a face like that." The boy spoke to the white haired swordswoman. "So, what's your Name?"

"It Astusmi…" she said.

"Want to know my name?!" the boy spoke.

"No…."

"Well I'm going to tell you anyway, my name is Willis Cade or will for short!"

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Back to the future.

"That's right…" Astusmi thought, "when I met Willis and soon afterwards Mikashi, they we're nice to me. Even when I scolded Willis for his baka-ness, or tried to keep a distance from Mikashi. I somehow started to get an attachment to them. However, I can't join them. This path I follow will be by myself, I don't need any one to help me with my goal!"

Astusmi stood in the arlong park lot. The ruble that was once their on arlong park was gone due to the villagers cleaning it up. Astusmi stood in the lot waiting for Zoro. Nojiko also stood by her, waiting with her. Suddenly it started to rain; Astusmi just stared forward as the rain poured down on her. She seen a shadow emerge from the rain, what stood was a 5 foot 11 man with green hair. Behind him were Willis and the others.

"For the last time Willis….Dogs have fur, birds have feathers and fish have scales!" Jon yelled trying to make sense into the Baka.

"Then what about reptiles, they shed their skin like dogs do, so do they must have fur as well!"

"Oh I give up!" Jon said while crossing his arms.

Mikashi stared at Astusmi as she stared at Zoro. "Astusmi…." She said in her head. "Please don't die…."

"I hope your ready knight." Zoro said while pulling one sword out of it sheet. "If you die remember it not my fault."

"Whatever…" Astusmi said while grabbing her shield and claymore. "I avenge father's death, and make yours come as well."

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End of chapter

Me: whew done I anit got much to say…so Translations!

Mediou- legendary swords in the world of one piece, so far it 21 one of them.

Santoryuu Three thousand worlds- it was the Attack Zoro used on mihawk during their first fight. Some people believe that this is Zoro strongest attack.

Next time

chapter 17: Revenge! Astusmi vs. Zoro: Astusmi experience first hand of on of the strongest people in the world power. But is it too much for her, will she beat the man who took everything from her, or will her life end right here?)

See ya!