Stupid training.
Aiko Pov
It has been two years since Aiko has gotten Luffy as her new baby brother and Sabo as a best friend. It also has been a fun two years too. She hunted with Ace and Sabo all the time…Well Ace has really started to get on Aiko nerves. Whenever they would hunt Ace would always get in her way and hit their prey. Not only that but when they fight over food with the bandits Ace always give her some of his share. On the other hand Sabo has taught Aiko how to read and write so she can write down whatever memory she regains. The only other memory is this blond she called mama turning into a very pretty blue fire peacock.
With Luffy it like Aiko becomes four again. She loves her once a week visit to see him. All she wants to do with him is play and protect him from any type of danger. His smile always cause her to smile no matter what mood she is in when she leaves her home. He like her little secret sunshine. On the other hand Makino like a big sister. She always there if she need a lady to talk to. Dandan nice but…it Dandan. Plus Makino has taught her to saw and cook small easy meals. Aiko loves her life and sometimes she forgets that she has memory lost but it always comes back and nags her that she missing an identity when the world go quiet.
Today it a beautiful sunny day and Aiko wakes up to see Ace is missing again. She pulls the blankets back and quickly changes. He at it again. I don't know why he would do that to himself. I quickly put on black caprices and a blue t-shirt. I look in the mirror Ace got for my last birthday. I don't remember my birthday so Ace and Sabo said it would be on January 18. I ask why and they just smiled and that it. No reason why just smiled. I tie my blond hair back and smile at my reflection. Perfect! I go down the latter and look at the sleeping bandits littering the floor. Lazy bums. I tip toe to the door and go outside. I quickly shut the door and take a short cut to where Sabo staying. We found a nice tree that has a hole underneath for his home. I knock on the bark as the warm sun heats my skin. Nice day today.
"Morning Sabo! You up and change yet?" I cross my arms as a blue sleeve arm waves at me from the roots.
"Morning Aiko. Up in a sec then we can grab breakfast!" Sabo cheery voice is muffled by the bark but my ears pick up on a familiar voice I know so well.
"AIKO! YOUR JIJI HERE! WHERE ARE YOU?" Jiji voice echo not too far away and I pale as the birds leave the trees. I watch Sabo slide out of his home with a frown decorating his face. Fuck!
"Sabo you have to go get my brother who at the pubs again. Once you get him then go get breakfast. I am going to go stall jiji as long as I can. I will join you when I can so we can go hunt for money." I turn and start running as Sabo waves at me.
"Be careful!" Sabo yells behind me and I wave back as I run through the forest away from him. No matter where I am jiji can always find me. Where is he? I look around the empty forest and I blink. That all it took for my answer to come in the form of fist of love. My face collides with the ground and I sit up wiping the dirt off my face while soothing the bump on my head. What a shitty wake up call!
"Morning jiji." I give him a smile as I get back up. Better not to piss him off. Too early for this crap. I get on my feet and give jiji a hug. Even though he gives me his fist of love...I still miss him.
"Morning my little love! My you have grown up since the last time I have seen you!" Jiji voice is soft as he hug me back. I can't help but smile at him. Even though he an ass I still love him as my jiji.
"So what the plan for today?" I ask as jiji starts walking in a direction I know so well. We are going to see my sunshine!
"Gahahaha! Today I am going to train you and Luffy together to be strong marines!" I scratch my head as we make it through the trees.
"Together? Really?" I look up at jiji to see he has sparkling black eyes while nodding.
"Yes! Luffy has turn 5 so it a perfect age to start training him to be a fine marine! You are there to give him hints and guide him. Not to fight for him!" Jiji snaps at the last part. I will protect my sunshine if he going to get hurt! I cross my arms as we walk through town.
"Hey Jiji…I gain another memory…Well I would not call it a memory but an image." My voice trial off as the fire peacock comes to mind. I can't help feeling like I am four again ad i walk down the hill with jiji. I grab jiji hand and I feel safe as his hand tightens around mine. Jiji will protect me…Well until I become a pirate! I smile a little as the salty air helps relax me.
"Was it a bad image?" Jiji ask as we stop at Paty bar door.
"No. It was soothing. The guy I call mama…I watch him slowly become a blue fire bird. It was beautiful and watching him transform makes me want to fly too! But that impossible! People can't turn into birds!" I look up at Jiji to see him go stiff and his hand tightens a bit more.
"Aiko…I will look into this guy but no promises." Jiji opens the swinging door for me and I walk in.
"I know jiji. You are always helping me. Love you jiji!" I watch jiji grin with tears in his eyes.
"why can't my other grandsons be this nice to me." Jiji wips his eyes as I turn around to face Makino. Because you train us to the bone. I'm just different. I just miss jiji smile become dark for a second. If I knew then I could have found out who this mama is and regain all my memories. But since I did not I won't find out for a long time and only then will I feel betrayed by him.
"Makino! I miss you!" I run around the counter and pull her into a hug. Aiko smiles always so soft and she hugs me back so delicately.
"Morning Makino! Where my grandson at?" Jiji grins as he sits on a stool and Makino nicely gives him a bowl of rice crackers. I feel a little hand pull on my pant leg and I look down to see my little sunshine put his finger to his lips to shush me. I hold back a giggle as I walk back around to sit beside my jiji.
"Makino can I have some breakfast? I did not get the chance to hunt before jiji brought me here." My stomach growls in hunger and I pat it. Soon. Soon you will be full with deliciousness. Makino face scrunches up a little but soon enough the smell of eggs and bacon fill the air. Suddenly another growl not by me echo in the room. Poor Luffy. His stomach gives him away like mine did when I was six. That was not fun.
"Luffy come out and eat with us. I will give you a piece of meat." Jiji yells and Luffy pops out at the side of the counter with drool down his chin. His little legs run towards us and he receives his first fist of love for the day.
"Owowowowo. Jiji that hurt." Luffy cries as he rubs his head. I grin as Makino give jiji the death glare while putting my breakfast on the table. I love the way Jiji sweats at Makino glare. She the only one I know that can scare my jiji that much. To bad she can't live with Ace and I. He would love her. I get off my stool and pick up my sunshine and kiss his bobo.
"Morning my little sunshine!" I sing as he gives me a smile and hugs me back.
"Morning Ai! You came today!" Luffy giggles as I put him on his stool beside mine and starts eating his own eggs. I get on my stool and jiji crunching loudly on his crackers. I start eating and slide a piece of my bacon over to Luffy. His eyes shine and eats the extra slice.
"Luffy! You didn't say hi to me." Jiji grabs another cracker and looks at him. Luffy looks over and grins at jiji.
"Morning jiji! How was your trip! Catch any bad guys?" Luffy eyes shine which calm jiji down enough not to give him another fist of love. Good. My sunshine does not need another bump.
"I sure did! I got to take down a pirate that was trying to burn down a whole town! When you become a marine Luffy then you can save people from evil pirates like them!" Jiji laughs as I finish off my last piece of toast.
"Are all pirates bad? Do all pirates steal and hurt the innocent? Can't there be good pirates that travel the ocean for adventure and freedom?" I don't know where that question came from but when I am a pirate I will never hurt the innocent. Ever! A flash for a single second shows a giant man on a big chair. I just make out an upside white mustache before it vanishes. No. Come back image! I try bringing the image back but it wont. Dame it! Who was that?
"All pirates are bad Aiko. They will only want to hurt you." Jiji says that as if there no debate but…I don't believe it. Something inside my head telling me jiji is wrong. I get off my stool and help Luffy down.
"But what about mommy? She a bandit and she looks after me." I turn to jiji who only humms and scratches his head as we make it out. I wave at Makino and grab my sunshine hand. Don't want him to get lost now!
"Well…that different. You are only there to be train to be fine marines. That all…Now no more talk about this. We are off to train!" I open my mouth to say something but shut it as soon as jiji gets his fist ready to give me another love punch. I keep my mouth shut. We walk into the forest and into a clearance to see a bunch of cute monkeys.
"Aww aren't you guys adorable!" I coo as Luffy moves closer to me. The monkeys look at us and they give us the evil grin. Oh no….
"Go fight the monkeys." Jiji orders as he sits on a near by boulder to munch on more rice crackers that he mysteriously pulls out of his pocket.
'Umm…Have you gone crazy with age? We can't fight a bunch of monkeys!" I snap at him. Crazy old man trying to get us to fight…oh he not kidding. I pull Luffy to the side as a monkey punches the ground and a small hole is made. Holly shit!
"What the hell?! What type of monkey can do that!" I scream as three monkeys come at me as the last one punches Luffy into the trees.
"How dare you hurt my sunshine!" I scream as I punch one monkey in the face only to get one in return from another. I bare my teeth like a wild animal as I jump to the side from a monkey kick.
"Wah! Stop!" Luffy cries as his monkey continue to beat him around.
"Luffy good marines can dodge any punch. I trained these monkeys to train you so stop running and fight back like a marine!" Jiji gives his crappy advice as I kick one back. I watch as Luffy monkey wraps his fuzzy tail around him and lifts him in the air. Oh no you don't! I run to Luffy monkey and grab his fuzzy shoulder.
"PUT MY SUNSHINE DOWN! NOW!" I say darkly. The monkey looks at me and see the power that flows around me. Nothing there to the naked eye but to animals they can see the raw power that flows around someone when they are angry, sad, or happy. The monkey slowly puts Luffy down and his tail lets go. As soon as he does I give a hard punch into his gut that sends the monkey flying into the next tree. It twitches as it fall to the ground lifeless. I crack my knuckles and stand in front of Luffy as I stare the others down.
"You hurt my sunshine then that will happen to you too! Got that fuzzys?" I ask the last three monkeys who go pale and run off into the forest for their lives. The clearing is quiet until Luffy gives me a hug with stars around him.
"That was so cool! You were so strong Ai! You like pow that monkey! Then it flew in the air and crash into the tree! Teach me to do that! Teach me! Teach me!" Luffy awws as his little body shakes with excitement. On the other hand jiji still shock by what he saw and is still speechless. I get on my knees and hug my sunshine.
"Sunshine did that mean monkey hurt you! Are you ok?" I ask as I sit back and Luffy nods.
"I'm fine! It didn't hurt at all!" Luffy eyes sniff as he bits his lip. Liars. I hug him again and kiss his cheek that slowly growing a bruise.
"Happy you are ok sunshine!" I get up and jiji now by our side.
"I think that enough training for today…Also the last for you Aiko." Jiji mumble the last part under his breath. What does that mean? The walk back is silent…Ok it not but that ok. Luffy talking Aiko ear off about what he did since she left and she can't be happier. They make it back to Patty bar and I go in but jiji stops me by putting his hand on my shoulder.
"You are going home Aiko. Say goodbye to Luffy." I nod as I hug Luffy one more time.
"See you next week. Be good for Makino. Ok!" Luffy little arms wrap around mine and he sniffs.
'I don't like it when you go! Jiji! Can't Ai stay a bit longer?" Luffy looks up at Jiji and he only shakes his head.
"No she can't. She has to get back. Now let go and marines don't cry." Jiji pushes us away and I huff. Rude. I grin at Luffy and wave.
"See you next week my little sunshine!" I watch Luffy wave as I walk back. Only if she knew it would be much longer before she ever see that smile again.
Star-chan: Hello my small followers! Here some exciting news for ya! One! Two! THREE! Happy belated birthday Kit-chan. If you read above I put your birthday as the same as Aiko! Small writing gift from me to you...Also this week otake is a surprise. I throw confetti into the air and pull out a chocolaty cupcake with a single candle. Kit-chan claps as she blows out the candle and grabs the cupcake out of my hand.
Kit-chan: Thank you so much Star-chan. I can't wait to read this week Otake! To bad there no reviews. I cry in the corner as she looks at the zero on last week chapter. I pat her sholder.
Star-chan: Don't worry. The more people will read our story the more reviews we could get. One chapter at a time. Kit-chan look up at me with icing all over her face.
Kit-chan: Really? Her eyes glitter and I nod.
Star-chan: Yup! Trust me on that! Any way happy birthday and if you look below is the otake I promise you!
Kit-chan: Yaaa! I can't wait to read it! For a birthday gift can I get some reviews! That would be awesome gift from you awesome readers! Also One Piece is own by Oda!
Otake I promise.
Cora POV
It a beautiful day like any other as Cora dodges another one of Law kill strikes. Brat won't give up! I'm sorry Law! Without a word Cora counts this as the fifth time he has kick Law out the door and into the trash heap below. But inside Cora is crying tears as he remember what happen in Flevance. How the celestial dragons decided to burn the whole city down because the disease is so called contagious. I need a walk. With that in mind Cora walks out the door and find a place by the water to read the paper. He lights a cigarette and breaths in the toxic relief. He opens the paper and raises an eyebrow as the paper tittle. Whitebeard crew still on a rampage looking for their missing sister. He still looking for her. It been what? Five years now? Cora mind wonders back to when he met this cute little girl before his mission five years ago as well. How her violet eyes look into his with such excitement. Cora grins as he can still hear her little voice call him . With that thought pain flairs up as a knife go through his back.
"He...b-broke the...blood Law! He deserves impalement-dasuyan! I must inform the young master-dasuyan!" Cora uses his power to not make a sound as buck teeth runs back to the hideout. He looks back to see Law running away as well. Cora wipes the blood from his chin as he quickly but quietly go to his room. Can't let anyone see. Law dose not deserve anymore suffering. If anything I deserve this. It is the marines that killed his friends and family. Cora bites his lip as he slams the door. No sound is heard but angry tears come down his cheeks. I promise Law. One day I will make it up to you. One day I will make you smile and love again. Cora quickly puts on a clean shirt just as everyone called to a meting. I promise Law.