Sorry for not updating. To be blunt with you guys my family is going through a rough time and the Internet bill is just not on top of the priority list right now. Thanks for the reviews everyone and hope you enjoy this chapter...if there is people actually still reading this. hehehe
"What do you mean" Greycie cried out. She was halfway across the deck and was on Luffy's shoulders when the navigator called out to them. The duo had turned around to face Nami. They could see that the woman meant business as she was standing in a battle stance and her arms were crossed against her chest. She said what was on her mind with such authority that Luffy immediately placed the child back on the ground.
"You are not allowed to leave this ship young lady" Nami repeated herself.
Now on the ground Greycie too took on a battle stance and crossed her arms, mirroring Nami's two females locked eyes and the crew waited to see who would be victorious. They didn't have to wait long as Greycie's stance fell, her arms fell to her side and she looked at Nami with a sad puppy face.
"Why cant I go" Greycie whined.
"Because you ran away from Franky last time" Nami explained. She turned her head and looked at Franky for backup. The shipwright feeling the heated glare turned to Greycie and said weakly "Not super lil sis"
"So am I grounded" Greycie asked quietly.
"Yes" Nami agreed with a nod of her head.
"But" Greycie continued as she brushed the grass with her bare foot "I cant be grounded, since were on a ship"
Some of the brave crewmembers chuckled at the child's thinking but one glare from the navigator stopped them. "Fine then" Nami seethed out "You are decked"
"How long" Greycie asked immedietly "Until I say so"
"What if there's an emergency"
"There wont be"
"But if there was"
"Greycie you are not to leave this ship until I say so that's that" Nami finally yelled as she threw her hands in the air.
"Oh alright" Greycie said while staring at the floor. She turned around and silently gave the other crewmembers who were departing a wave of the hand. She also turned to Franky and bowed her head and quietly said "Im sorry Franky that I ran off" With that said Greycie made her way to the mens room and jumped to her bed. Throwing the covers over her she hugged herself and repeated to herself "No one is going to take you, your safe, your safe"
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Greycie found herself sitting alone and the only person she could see was a man in front of her. She tried to get up but she found that she had no control of her body. The only thing she could move was her eyes, which right now were frantically shifting from side to side. She was about to scream in fear when she felt someone embrace her. The muscled arms could only belong to one person and Greycie leaned into the person and smelled the all to familiar of metal. The person let go of her and she soon heard footsteps. She saw the black boots, black green pants, and the white shirt. She looked up and waited to see Zoro with a smile on her face but was instead greeted by a horrific image of Ray's face with Zoro's body.
"Hey there remember me or did you forget me already you stupid bitch" Ray teased as he smirked an evil grin. "What the hell are you thinking, their going to leave you. Your nothing to them. NOTHING, This is all just a dream, and you need to wake the hell up already. Wake up" Ray now ordered as he grabbed her by the shoulders and started to shake her. Greycie closed her eyes and tried to cover herself with the black surrounding."Its a dream, its just a dream" she repeated to herself.
Greycie suddenly woke up with a jump. She let out a small whimper and found herself not wanting to get out of bed. She pressed her head deeper into the pillow and closed her eyes again. It wasnt until she realized that someone was shaking her shoulder that she opened her eyes again. A blurry vision of an orange head was her first sight as well as the feeling of a hand being pressed on her forehead. Someone asked her a question but she just mumbled something incoreherent into the pillow.
"Oi Greycie are you really that tired"
"One more hour" Greycie mumbled.
"One more hour is going to be dinner" The navigator worried as she watched the child go back to sleep. Pressing her hand on the child's forehead she found with a relief it was not warm. Getting up from the bed she covered the child with her marimo blanket and left the room.
The crew arrived at the galley to get ready to eat dinner when Nami walked in towing a sleepy eyed child behind her. Greycie sat down in her chair while Nami quickly put her hair in a messy bun. The crew stared at the child who was still in her pajama pants and shirt and was on the verge of dropping at any moment.
Greycie propped her head up with her hands but her head almost hit the table when her elbows were knocked off the table. Thankfully she caught herself before her chin met contact with the table.
"No elbows you know that" Zoro muttered before he swigged some sake.
Greycie just yawned loudly in response and dipped her head. Shortly after the crew noticed she had once again fallen asleep.
"Nice going Marimo looks like your contagious" Sanji sneered as he spread the courses for tonight's dinner.
"She could be faking it so she wouldn't have to eat your shitty cooking" Zoro jeered back.
"What did you say you shitt-" Sanji was interrupted by a fist colliding with his head. He looked up to see Zoro with a matching bump on his head. He sighed in content as he thought that Nami-swan was great multitasking.
Nami sighed in annoyance as she walked back to her seat and stared at the sleeping child "Chopper could there be a reason for this sudden need of sleeping"
Chopper thought for a moment before answering "It could be from growth spurts, they usually cause children to form unusual sleeping patterns"
"So Greycie is going to be able to stretch like me" The strawhat yelled. Showing his abilities he stretched his arms to the sharpshooter's plate and managed to steal half of his dinner. The sharpshooter reacted by banging his silverware on the table in an act of fury. He had forgotten about the dozing child and the crew winced when the child woke with a jump. They had expected her to yelp in surprise what they didnt expect was for her to sneeze three times in a row. After the fit of sneezes Greycie stared at the crew and began to laugh. The crew joined with her and Franky jokingly said "Looks like someone is talking about you behind your back"
Greycie smiled and replied "I hope theyre saying something good about me"
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An elder man rode into town on an equal aging horse and peered at the townspeople. He sighed in disappointment as he had yet again found himself in a closeknitted town with friendly townspeople. He never knew how hard it was to find a neglected child with a parent who was willing to sell or trade their child. He thought about his last experiment and a smile creeped on his face. His crooked yellow teeth peeked out and he noticed how mothers gripped their child tighter as he passed by. He scoffed at them, for they didn't know the two drugs that were conducted on his last experiment. Yes she had been a real survivalist, she lasted much longer than he thought she would. His first drug had made the girls senses skyrocket and she was capable of hearing a conversation clearly even though she was a great distance away. Granted if she wasnt crying she couldve heard when the doctor had noticed that when the child's emotions were unstable the second drug would not activate. This he supposed was not the drugs fault but more the hosts fault. He was hoping to sell this drug to both pirates and the marines. The first drug would have his name spread throughout the four seas but the seconded drug this would have made him a god.
Another sigh came out of his dry cracked lips as he thought of all the animals he tested on and the results they showed from the second drug. It was a real shame the drug was to much for the little girl, she could have been use full to him right now as he tried to perfect the drug. The animals were usefull but one could not be sure the results of an animal to be like a humans. He wondered how many animals had died so far from just one dose of the drug. Before he could think to far heavy footsteps thudded the floor.
"Oi Look what I found" A booming voice screamed out.
He turned to see his oversized captain walking towards him with a paper in his hand. Grabbing the paper he peered down to see the bounty. Tracing his fingers over her picture a huge smile came upon his face. She was his inspiration, this was what was going to make him a god.
"Do you believe we can visit her anytime soon"
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Greycie woke up to rays of the sun hitting her face. She felt the warm rays and smiled at the nice feeling she got from them. Suddenly the rays disappeared and instead a shadow fell upon her. Picking her head up she looked at the port hole to see what was blocking the warm rays. She turned to see a butterfly resting on the port hole with its wings fully out. She smiled at it and quickly ran to the nearest hammock to get a better look at the insect. Gaining her balance she pressed her face to the port hole and waved at the butterfly. The butterfly flew away and the child watched it until it was out of sight.
Bringing her eyes from the sky to the center of the port hole Greycie realized they were docked at a new island. She stared at the village that was in full view and her face fell in surprise and fear. Tearing her eyes away from the village she soon heard footsteps coming towards the door. Running to her bed she threw herself in and feinted sleep. She listened to the footsteps and tried to determine who it was. They were light footsteps so heavy crewmembers were automatically out, she heard heels click with each step and determined it was a girl, and the fact that she could hear the footsteps automatically opted Robin out which left only one person.
"Greycie" A voice whispered and was followed by gentle shaking.
Greycie mumbled into her pillow before turning to Nami. "Good morning" she said trying to sound as if she just woke just mere moments ago.
"Get ready to take a bath were going to go into town" Nami whispered as she threw a towel on Greycies bed.
Greycie completely threw away the sleeping act and looked at the navigator with wide eyes. "But I thought I was punished" Greycie cried as she recalled the punishment she was given when she strayed away from Franky from the last island. Nami had scolded her and gave her the list of consequences that could have happened. After the scolding Greycie was proclaimed "decked for two weeks" so basically she couldn't leave the deck. One week of her "docked Punishment" was spent on sailing to this island but after seeing where she was she was actually glad that she was supposed to stay on the ship. That was until Nami came along right now.
"Chopper thinks it would be best of you were to get some exersise" Nami explained as she brought out a couple outfits for the child. She picked out a yellow skirt with a white shirt with a giraffe on it.
"Whos going to town right now" Greycie asked as she realized that she couldn't sneak out of not going to town.
"Zoro" Nami replied over her shoulder as she went to the girl's bathroom. "Come on if we keep Zoro waiting hell probably fall asleep"
Greycie went up to the deck with a new headband and her chosen outfit. Zoro stared at her shirt for a moment before rolling his eyes and walking away. Greycie followed and stopped him with a question "Do you not like giraffes"
"They annoy me" Zoro grunted.
"What did giraffes ever do to you" Greycie asked as she was deeply interested on how the swordsman could find the cute giraffes annoying.
"One got in my way one time so I had to beat it up" Zoro smirked at the memory of the great battle. Greycie had the opposite facial expression and squealed "You beat up a poor giraffe, oh your a mean person Zoro" She scolded as she wagged a finger at the swordsman.
"Sanji beat up a wolf" Usopp chimed in.
"What did you say about me longnose" Sanji growled as he glared at the sharpshooter.
"But wolves are bad they dress up as grandmas so they can eat little girls in red hoods" Greycie blurted out. The crew was silenced as confusion hit the crew.
"I didnt tell her that story" Usopp said with both hands up in the air.
"Its a children's fairy tale, quite popular actually" A voice rang out. Greycie followed the voice and found herself staring at Robin who was lounging in a chair.
"Do you like fairy tales" The historian asked to the child.
Before Greycie could answer she noticed in the corner of her eye black boots moving towards the gangplank. Throwing a wave to everyone the child ran to Zoro and tried to match his footsteps to hers.
A few feet away from the ship Greycie quickly donned on her heartshaped glasses that Robin had bought her. She hoped no one would recognize her.
Zoro now equipped with a month supply of sword cleaning materials made his way back to the ship. He grunted as pressure was added to his side once again. To say this outing was normal would be lying. Greycie constantly was readjusting herself to hide away from the villagers view and it was starting to irritate him. He already guessed this was her home village by her strange behavior but if she didn't want to admit he wasnt going to bring it up. He would just hint to Nami that they should leave this island quickly.
Greycie cringed to Zoro's haramaki and pressed her face deeper into his side. If seeing the side view of the swordsman the child would be completely hidden and Greycie was hoping this would be the case. She adjusted her sunglasses every few seconds and made sure she was completely behind Zoro. She heard familier voices that she realized were the local villagers. She never realized that the villagers never knowing her would work to her advantage one day.
Out of the entire village there was only one person she wanted to see. She wondered where Clare was right now, was she safe? 'What about Ray' a little voice whispered in the back of Greycie's mind. 'What about him' She snapped at the little voice. Before she could think further Zoro suddenly stopped resulting her to bump into him and fall. She saw the swordsman had turned around and was glaring at someone.
"What do you want" He barked as he glared the person who had followed them since they got done shopping at the shop.
Greycie too had heard the same footsteps following them since the shop they stopped at. She hoped it wasnt him. What would she do if Ray was the one following them. 'What if he was folllowing you to make sure you were safe' the little voice whispered. 'What if he realized he made a mistake, What if he is a completely changed person' 'Would you forgive him' Greycie closed her eyes and with a deep breath turned around. She felt her mouth drop open at the person behind her. She felt her throat grow tight and her eyes began to water. She tried to hold it in so the person first view of her wasnt her crying like a baby. Staring at the person she whispered with a smileon her face "Clare"
"Is that you hun" The young woman gasped as her hands flew to her mouth.
Greycie couldnt even think straight as she scrabbled up and ran to the woman who scooped her up in her arms and embraced didnt know why but she started to cry. She sobbed into Clare's shoulder and hugged her tighter.
"Its ok, its ok" Clare soothed as she rubbed the back of the child back.
"Your finally back home" She whispered as she embraced the child.
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Zoro found himself walking back to the ship after he saw where the woman named Clare lived. He let Greycie have her privacy with this village woman and let them reconcile after Greycie's "departure". He walked to the village bar and sat there ordering himself a drink. He made sure he kept his ears open for anything that sounded unusual.
Greycie was sitting down in Clares house while munching on a pork felt kinda wierd sitting down without feeling the rocking from the was sitting opposite of her and was just staring at her. Clearing her throat Clare whispered "So hun whats up with the sunglasses, you know were inside right"
Greycie bit her lip and slowly took off the glasses. Blue eyes met grey. Clare's face fell and tears fell on her face as she walked to the child and cupped her face with her hands. "Oh hun" She choke out as tears fell out. Greycie too began to silently cry as she felt warm hands capture her face.
"Well at least you have her hair still" Clare tried to laugh but ended up only sobbing more as she hugged the child. Clare controlled herself after a moment and released the child from the embrace. "You know I had a picture of her but I lost it. I regret it everyday that I cant show you how much you look like her"
Greycie just nodded and wiped the tears away as Clare kept talking. She always liked when she talked about her. "You know she was a ballerina right, she was so damn graceful and beautiful. Yup my sister was wanted by many men but for some reason she picked Ray"
Clare chuckled before continuing "You couldn't tell but Ray was a real catch back when he was young, yes sir my he was quite the catch especially in his marines outfit" Clare smile dropped as memories rushed in her mind. She finished in a darker tone.
"He was a changed man after he was released "
Greycie never heard Clare talk so much in her entire life, which was only three years, and so much information she had. Ray was once a marine?
In a nervous tone she whispered "I dont know if you know this Clare but-"
"My goodness hun you are speaking so mucc smart now, who taught you how to speak like that" Clare interrupted her. "Well we will talk about that later right now we have to get you situated now that your finally back home"
Clare got up from her seat and began to walk around the small house muttering to herself on where she could fit a bed. Greycie watched and felt her stomach flip. She loved Clare but she didnt want to stay here. She wanted to go back to the Thousand Sunny with the Strawhat pirates, she wanted to be with Zoro. She looked around the tiny house and already felt suffocated in there. She couldnt imagine living here, not feeling the rocking of the waves, not being able to look outside her window and see she was in the middle of the ocean but somehow felt safe. She couldnt stay here, especially not with "him" still living here. She looked up to see Clare muttering to herself that she could learn how to sew which could solve all their clothes cleared her throat before she began to talk.
"Clare I dont want to stay here" her voice was barely audible but she continued "I love you Clare but I want to go back to the ship after"
"You want to go back to those..those pirates" Clare spat out the last word as if it left a bad taste in her mouth.
"They're nice" Greycie whispered.
"HUN YOU WERE KIDNAPPED BY PIRATES" Clare screamed as she looked worriedly at Greycie. "Are they making you say this, you dont really want to go with those strangers"
"Theyre not strangers, I love each and every one of them" Greycie now finding her voice yelled back. She started to feel just like back then when Tashigi was asking her all those questions.
"What would your father say" Clare said as she shook her head in disappointment,
"He wouldnt say anything because he didnt even love me" Greycie now screamed as she felt insulted by Clare bringing Ray in the conversation.
"He loved you very much, he was just going through a tough time" Clare defended the man.
"Clare he traded m-" Greycie stopped talking as a hand slammed down on the table.
"No he didnt" Clare shouted at the child. Her face was screwed in a furious rage and with a growl she continued "Hes a good man, you just saw the bad side of him"
"He didnt want me hes a no good bast-" Greycie was stopped when she saw an open hand coming towards her face. She easily dodged the hand and backed away near the door.
"Dont you say that about him Dont you dare you damn mistake" Clare snarled. "If it wasnt for you Ray wouldn't have to have joined the marines and be the person he was. Karin was my sister and you killed her, she didnt even want you. Neither did." Pointing a finger at Greycie she screamed "You killed my sister and Ray you fuckin mista-
"Rays dead" Greycie whispered mostly to herself, she didnt realize she had interrupted Clare during her outburst. Greycie felt her face paled and anger exploded throughout her body. Too muh was going on right now...Clare was her only friend in this hell hole but now. Clare was just helping out Ray. Clare never liked her to begin with,she was just an excuse for Clare to get closer to Ray.
"Look here hun I loved Ray and Karin very much and-" Clare began again her face still red.
"My names not hun its-" Greycie screamed.
"Greycie go wait outside" A third voice commanded his voice thick with venom. Greycie turned to see Zoro stepping inside the house and holding the door open for her. "Now Grey" He ordered. When Greycie walked outside he immediately closed the door with a slam.
She heard Zoro begin to talk to Clare but she felt sick to her stomach by listening to them. She started to walk away but no matter how far she walked the two distinct voices were clear as if she was in the room. She tried to block the insults out as Clare screamed at Zoro. Stop listening stop listening Greycie screamed in her head. When the insults only got louder she broke into a sprint and ran back to the ship. Thankfully no one was there on the deck but she could hear Brooke playing his violin in the crows nest. She ran to her bed and threw herself underneath the covers. She buried her head in the pillow and covered her ears in vain. The voices were still there.
"What did you do to her you fuckin pirate" Clare yelled.
"Were not the pirates who took her, we found her about a a couple months ago" she heard Zoro calmly reply, not insulted at Clares comment.
Clare seemed to have calmed down when she heard that as her voice was not yelling anymore. "You know she wants to live with you pirates"
"Your point" Zoro grunted.
"There cant be a child on a pirate ship, you don't look like a idiot this thought must have crossed your mind. Do you know how dangerous it is for a child to be in the middle of the sea"
Zoro was quiet for a moment and Greycie felt her body grow stiff. This was a moment of hesitation, she thought. She couldn't stay with them, on the ship. They were going to leave her here. She didnt want that, she didnt want that at all. With her mind full of these frantic thoughts, she couldn't help but welcome the heavy feeling that weighed on her body. She closed her eyes and found her world going black. The two voices finally began to grow thin and she finally was able to fall asleep. The voices were only a buzzing noise now in the back of her mind. She would regret not listening to the rest of the conversation.
"We have several strong crewmembers who will protect her, including myself" Zoro retorted.
"A boat in the ocean is not the place for a child to grow up in, that girl can be something in her life. She aint going anywhere being stuck on that boat"
"So you think this rundown village is the better pick" Zoro replied with sarcasm dripping with each word.
"She will at least be safe her-"
"Bullshit" Zoro interrupted his voice harsh. "She staying with us" Zoro said his voice ringing with finality. He walked out of the small house and made sure to slam the door on his way out. He looked around for Greycie but didnt see her.
"Grey lets go" Zoro called out as he looked for the child. His hand was reaching for his swords when he heard ringing. Finally remembering he had a den den mushi he answered and was relieved when Brooke told him that Greycie was already back on the ship, and sleeping once again. Zoro wondered how she got there, he wasnt no more than a few minutes in the house. Did she run? Shrugging his thoughts away he walked quickly to the ship. He needed some strong alcohol right now.
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Greycie was running, just running never stopping. There was nothing around her, just black. The only sound was her labored breathing as her lungs begged for her to stop running. Though she couldn't see what was in front of her, looking behind her shoulder she could see them right behind her. She saw the old man chasing her with his horse, and that only made her legs move faster. The sound of hooves rapidly hitting the floor suddenly filled her ears and it scared her. She felt something scrape against her neck and her legs stopped moving. The hooves stopped and she felt the vibration of a pair of feet hitting the ground. She smelled the familiar scent that gave her chills everytime she smelled something familiar to the antibiotics and dirt. She saw the person with his long foul smelling coat brush past her. She closed her eyes and it wasn't until she could feel the hot horrid smelling breath did she open her eyes.
Her Grey eyes widened at the sight of the body of the old man but his face. His face was Ray's. Greycie tried to back away but found that she couldnt move. She stared at Ray unable to look away. She felt herself whimper when he smiled at her.
"So got anything to tell me" Ray asked his face smugged
The child stared at him and suddenly puffed out her chest. She found herself able to move her body again and first used it to slap Ray with all her strength.
"Yeah I do have something to say to you, you jerk. You were a horrible father, and an even worse person" Greycie screamed in his face.
"I hate you and I want to tell you that I found a family that actually loves me, something you couldnt do. Its a shame you died because I wish I couldve told you that I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU!
"You cant be with them and you know that. They all have dreams and your just a burden to them. Theyre going to abandon you and you know that dont you. You know deep down that you cant with them" Ray said unfazed by Greycie's words.
Greycie felt as if someone stole all her oxygen as she was left staring at Ray with her mouth open and her eyes filled with horror. What truly scared her was that Ray was right, he had spoken the ugly truth. Greycie tried to breathe but she was just left gasping for air.
Greycie woke up with a gasp when she heard banging. She quickly looked around her and found herself in the mens room. She wasnt even on the ship she guessed by the lack of the familier feeling of rocking. Where was she. Squinting her eyes to try to penetrate the darkness she quickly regretted the move. Closing her eyes she tried to calm her breathing. I cant be here, this is just a dream, this is just a dream. She couldnt be back at her house. She just couldn't be.
She looked around her and found herself pinching herself to see if she was really awake. She stopped pinching herself when she realized she was holding something in her hand. Picking up the item to her face Greycie saw it was the picture she had stolen from Clare on her third birthday. A smiling young Ray and a laughing Karin stood in the picture as Ray hugged Karin from behind. Karin was also wearing a ballerina outfit and on top of her black curls was a tiara. Greycie was brought back to reality when the banging of the door increased. How the heck did she get back to her old home. Did she sleepwalk? She couldnt question any further as she threw herself in the corner of the room as the door began to break down. She was making sure she was quiet and hoped the door wouldn't break but her hopes plummeted when the door came crashing down.
Greycie sat there frozen at the spot. She watched as a man stumbled blindly into the house. She realized he was drunk when he fell to his knees and a couple of beer bottles fell from his jacket. Greycie just stared at the man on the floor and felt anger surge through her. A stupid villiage idiot was now in her abandoned home and drunk on top of that. She stared at the man and waited for him to move again. She didnt expect the man to start bawling and banging his head on the floor. She watched the man have a mental breakdown in front of her. She was terrified at the scene but then the man begin to talk.
"Damn it, why why why" The man repeated each time banging his head against the floor.
Greycie drew back in shock but only managed to trip over a discarded book. She drew in a sharp breath of air when the man looked up from the floor and at the body now on the ground.
"Who the fuck is there" The man yelled. Not getting a response he stumbled up and angrily cracked one of the bottles against the table. "Get the fuck out now" The man screamed as he charged towards the sprawled body on the floor.
Greycie watched in horror as Ray walked towards her with a sharp bottle edge. She was to scared to even pick herself up especially now that Ray was screaming at her. But when he came to close Greycie finally found her voice again.
"Ray stop its me" Greycie screamed in terror.
Ray dropped the bottle and the child flinched away as the glass shattered across the floor. The two stood there staring at each other, tearstained brown eyes stared down at clear grey ones.
Father and daughter stared at each other each mirroring the others expressions. Nothing stirred, no sounds were made, just each stared at the other who was supposed to be dead. It was Ray who broke the silence.
"This is fucked up, now Im seeing my own daughters ghost" He muttered and nervously combed his fingers through his looked away from Greycie and looked around the room as if expecting someone else to jump out. Greycie realized he looked alot younger without him being crouched over his precious chemist sets. But then again from the picture she stole, he was always young just twentytwo years old. Greycie stood there looking at the man and felt herself start to shake. Ray saw this and started to shake his head.
"Im so- sorry Maya" Ray stuttered as tears fell down his face. He continued "I promised Karin that we would shield you from this fucked up world but...but" Ray shook his head and looked at his daughter "When you drew your first breath of life, your mother drew her last" Ray closed his eyes after that and stood quiet for a while. Greycie was still on the floor, but she still looked up in shock at this Ray that was so different from the one she knew.
"I wasnt mentally stable, I saw some bad shit in the marines and I was still scarred from it. After I was released I couldnt concentrate on Karin, I could only concentrate on studying devil fruits. I wanted to make a devil fruit where I could consume and protect you and Karin. Thats all I wanted, just to protect to you two but...but then Karin" Ray stopped as he suddenly started to dig through his jacket pockets. After change and mostly trash came flying out did Ray find what he was looking for. He held a picture and gave it to Greycie who took it with shaking hands. Making sure she was looking at it did he continue talking.
"You looked so much like her, I couldnt take it Maya. Karin was my first and only love, and nine monthes later I was alone holding a small screaming crying...beautiful baby girl" Ray choked out the last three words as tears slid down his face.
Greycie too had tears running down her face as she stared at the picture. In a rocking chair sat her mother,Karin, smiling down at Ray who had bent over to kiss her small protruding belly. They both looked so happy.
"Thats the only picture I have with all three of us" Ray said as he kneeled down next to his daughter. Greycie felt herself stiffen when Ray picked her up and embraced her. She couldnt help but remember all the times she wished Ray would do this to her. She couldnt help herself when a sob broke out and she began to cry into Rays chest. They sat there both crying in silence and in the dark.
After a couple of minutes Ray pulled her away so he could look at her straight in the eye. "Im sorry Maya" he whispered. Greycie watched with wide eyes when Ray cupped her face and decesnded his lips to her forehead. 'This is it' Greycie screamed inside her head. 'This is the father daughter moment Ive been waiting for'.
Greycie closed her eyes when she felt Ray place a light kiss on her forehead followed by a tight embrace. Greycie felt her shoulders sag and she bit her lip in disappointment when she didnt feel anything. That was the moment, she was sure of it but yet she felt nothing. She still didnt feel like calling Ray dad, father or any of those kind of names. She gently pushed herself off Ray and walked towards the door. She heard Rays continued sobbing and before she walked out of the house she turned to Ray.
Ray looked up to see Maya standing there and for a moment he was sure she looked like a tiny angel with the moon and stars glowing behind her. He stared at her and waited for her to say something or for her to completely just vanish. He leaned in when he saw her open her mouth to speak.
"I forgive you Ray" She calmly said before she turned around and started to walk away. Ray scrambled himself up and ran to the door to see his daughter already walking away. Knowing he would never get this chance again Ray yelled out to her "Maya your mother loved you, and so do I"
He watched in silence as his daughter turned around and gave him a small sad smile before giving one last farewell "Goodbye Ray"
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Greycie looked behind her shoulder and saw that the house was no longer in sight. She wondered how long she had been walking. Greycie sighed and was going to begin to walk again when a piercing pain erupted in her felt herself fall but the pain of falling on the dirt was nothing compared to the exploding pain that was now coursing through her body. She whimpered in fear and then let out a cry when she felt the ground began to shake. The pain was becoming to much and she felt her eyelids slowly begin to close. Letting out one last whimper she didnt know if she was already dreaming but she felt an all to familiar pair of strong hands grab her.
Zoro looked at Robin who was staring at the now unconscious child in his arms.
"What the hell was that" Zoro said as he stared down at Greycie who still had on a pained expression.
"Mabey exhaustion from the adrenaline rush she exhibited when she left the ship" Robin answered as she stood alongside Zoro.
"I didnt think a brat could run that fast" Zoro couldnt help but comment as he recalled how the still dreaming Greycie had ran onto the island with the speed of athletic adult.
Robin too was shocked at how fast the child was, but this proved her theory right that the drugs Greycie was given had changed her genes. Not only did she get a adredline rush that lasted regular than normally she also found out that her hearing, smelling, taste, touch, and eyesight were much higher than a normal persons. She had tested Greycie's senses secretly whenever the child was in the library which was quite alot these last couple days.
"Well The drugs" Robin began but stopped to make sure Zoro was listening "Do you think this is one of the side affects"
Zoro merely grunted but kept staring at the child. Robin could see he was worried no matter how hard Zoro tried to hide it.
Please review :) and Ill update as soon as I can! oh and sorry if you see any mistakes I tried to speed this grammer check because my battery is dying and Im currently at the library