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Now on with the story!
I stood emotionless in the middle of the street, fists clinched as cheers surrounded me. The bandits in front of me were laughing, thinking they had won this fight. But they were so wrong. Calmly, I closed my eyes and spread my arms out at my sides. Everything quieted as everyone watched my strange movement. The bandit leader smirked.
"You think you'll win by doing that?! Hahahaha!" he laughed but I stayed calm. Once I didn't answer he growled. "You think you can ignore me? I'll show you brat!" and with that his followers charged, all running at me with their swords drawn.
Woosh!
Swish!
Everything was silent as I stood behind my enemy, completely unharmed. I didn't move from my position and I heard murmuring from the people around us. But slowly I let my arms fall to my sides as the bandits stood behind me in a frozen position.
Opening my eyes, I let out a sigh and suddenly the bandits fell to the ground unconscious. Gasps sounded around me as the townspeople looked at the fall criminals in shock. I turned to the leader who was surprisingly still conscious and smiled while putting my hands behind my back.
"Please don't come again!" and with that I walked towards the restaurant doors. Just as I was about to enter, I felt a hand on my shoulder and I turned to see an angry woman. "You witch!" she shouted in my face and I would have grimaced at the spit that landed on my face if I wasn't suddenly punched in the face and pushed to the ground.
To say I was surprised was an understatement. Though the town didn't like me, they never hit me before. I guess they didn't know I could fight with my devil fruit. But that was definitely going to swell. Before I could get up, I felt someone grab my ear and pull it to get me up instead. I yelped in pain as a man sneered at me. "Why didn't that work?! We paid them for nothing!"
Wait, they paid the bandits to fight me?! Did they really want me gone that much...
Before I could do anything, the man holding my ear was kicked away and the crowd around me dispersed. Surprised, I looked up through my already swollen eye to see the pirates from before standing in front of me. They seemed pretty angry as the blue haired girl kneeled down in front of me with worry. "Are you alright?" she asked and all I did was nod in a daze.
"What are you pirates doing?!"
"Don't help the little witch!"
"She doesn't belong here!"
I sighed as I slowly got up off the ground. I saw that the straw hat wearing teen wanted to say something, so I quickly stood in front of the crowd and bowed. The crew and even the townspeople seemed confused by my action. "I am sorry for the burden I am" I said monotone and straightened once more. "I am ready for which ever punishment is put my way" I said, putting a hand over my heart and bowed my head.
"Oi! What ar-" "This is not for you pirates to discuss. Please stay out of business that is not of your concern" I interrupted as I turned to the blonde one who said it and gave him a glare. The pirates looked shocked at my personality switch and I quickly turned away once more so nobody would see my fearful face.
The towns people seemed happy with my exception and smirked as two men grabbed my arms and dragged my body away. I had my bangs cover my eyes so not to show the fear and tears that appeared as I disappeared from the pirates sight.
Meanwhile, the pirates we're all standing in place, staring at the elf girl as she was dragged away. They didn't understand why she would do something like that. They could tell she was strong because of the bandits that still laid passed out on the stone road. "I wonder why she would do that?" Nami said in a sad, confused voice.
"She must have her reasons" Zoro grunted as he leaned against the café with a serious face. "But we can't just let her get taken by the towns people! We don't know what they'll do to her!" Usopp said with concern. "What do you think Luffy?"
They all turned to the teen to see him still staring out to where they townspeople had taken the girl, his signature hat blocking his eyes from view to show he was thinking. (Scary thought)
"They weren't always like that to her"
Everyone jumped and turned to see an old man with a cane standing by the door to the café. He seemed to have a sad look as he watched the pirates. "Who are you?" Vivi asked politely.
"I am Hiro Yoshi, the adoptive guardian of Levine Mayu, that your elf girl" he said with sadness and the crew glanced at each other. "Why didn't you stop them from taking her" Sanji growled, angry that the man would let Mayu get taken. Though once the old man chuckled sadly, he knew there was more.
"She wouldn't dare let me or Louis do that. She's to protective" he said and gestured to the café. "Come. I have been waiting for you for a long time Monkey D. Luffy."
I felt empty as I sat in the middle of the town square, chains cuffed around my wrists and ankles. My shirt was off as the man behind me whipped at my back once again. The people around me watched in amusement at my agony, but they seemed to get bored now that my screams left and replaced silence except the crack of the whip.
I couldn't even scream anymore, all my energy gone from the few minutes they've been doing it. I could see Louis standing away from the crowd, he hands balled into fists as she watched them do this. I smiled lightly at her to show it was fine, but grimaced when the whip hit in between my shoulder blades. "Scream you witch!" the man whipping me shouted in fury, only to not get a reply.
Instead I watched as Louis turned and ran in the direction of the café. I chuckled lightly at this, seeing as how before she got back with the first aid kit, I would be released. Already I could feel the cuffs fall off as they unlocked them and I shakily stood up. I ignored the shouts and yells as I limped down the street. But I didn't head for the café. Instead I limped towards the nearby forest, holding my dislocated shoulder that someone had done when they were taking me to the whipping area.
But I sucked it up, for I knew I deserved it. You would agree, wouldn't you Hana?
A/N So... how was it? To fast? Not enough detail? Please review to tell me what you think! It's a lot of support!
Bye-Bye! \(*-*)/
