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The old man stood at the bar as the crew sat by it, all drinking as he washed a dish. "This village was a kind village, always a go to place in the Grand Line" he said as the crew silently listened to his explanation.

"It started seven years ago. One of our local fishing boats came in with a new find, saying they found it in a barrel" He looked down at the gass he was wiping with sad but joyful eyes. "She was so small when they handed her to me. Only five years old yet she looked two. She had a smile all the time, and became a favorite in the town. Her and my daughter were best friends..."

"Daughter?" Nami questioned and the man shook his head. "She's long gone. Four years ago, her life was taken" he said, and the crew eyes widened at his confession. "Her name was Hana, and she was just a little bit older than Mayu. They were like sisters thos two" he said and Luffy perked up. "What does this have to do with the townspeople hating her?" Zoro asked and though it was rude, the others were also curious.

Old man Yoshi was just staring at the glass in his hands still, though his eyes had a distant look. "It was a special day when it all happened. The anniversary of Mayu's appearance. The girls wanted to go into the forest near town, and before anyone knew, they had disappeared into the trees. And then they appeared"

The crew watched as Yoshi's face turned into one of disgust and anger. "'Soul Vortex' Raiden" he growled and Vivi gasped, causing the others to look at her. "He came to our kingdom as well! He was looking for something and tried to go to war with us" she said.

"Not something. Someone" Yoshi said and Vivi stiffened at this before giving him a shocked look.

"It's amazing how fast news travels across the sea, especially when it's about someone worth money" he said and everyone got the idea of where this was going. "This town was full of life and children when he appeared. He demanded to have the elf or else we'd regret it, but we still refused.

He took the children. He took them all and demanded that if we did bring her out, they would be taken from us. Then the girls came back and he grabbed Mayu and began taking her away when winds started to pick up around her and she suddenly was floating in the air with a storm brewing above her. With the children still on the ship, as well as Hana, the pirates were swept away out to sea" he said and everyone looked down in sadness or kept a serious face.

"Since the villagers blame Mayu, she blames herself as well. So as punishment she lets them do what ever they want to her" he explained. The crew's eyes widened and some even gasped. Luffy stood up from his seat, causing everyone to look at him. His eyes were shadowed and his fists clinched as he turned towards the doors and walked towards them.

"Oi. Where do you think you're goin' brat?" Yoshi called and before he could stop the rubbed teen, the crew stood up at well. Vivi looked unsure but one look at the others told you he was doing the right thing. "Oi, stop!" the old man called and the captain did.

"What am I doing?" he muttered and the tension was thick as he looked over his shoulder with a determined look. "Getting a new crew member."

Yoshi looked surprised at his words but you could see the happiness in his eyes for a moment. Before he could say anything else, the doors to the café burst open, nearly hitting Luffy if he hadn't stepped back. Everyone looked to see an older woman panting in front of them. He eyes held fear and she shook at the exhaustion in her bones.

"First Aid kit" she said and right away Yoshi nodded and hurried into the back of the kitchen. The crew watched as he returned with a kit and handed it to Nami. "You must help. Louis is too old to stitch" he said and the navigator gasped as she looked at the kit in her hands. "You mean..."

Before she could continue, Louis motioned for them to follow her and away they went, running after the surprisingly fast older woman.

They arrived at the town square to find everyone acting normal and happy, like there wasn't a pole in the middle of the town with fresh blood and rusty cuffs by it. Louis scanned the area around them while the crew stared at the pole in disgust and concern. "She's not here..." the older woman said as she breathed in needed breaths. Her legs finally gave out under her and she fell to her knees, causing Vivi to gasp beside her.

"Are you alright mam?!" she said but all she got as a shaky finger that pointed in the direction of the forest. Looking closer, the princess noticed the trail of blood dripping towards it. "Go help her," Louis gasped as she looked towards the trees in nervousness. "Please save her from this hell hole."

No more was said as the crew nodded and ran towards the forest, determined to find the young elf.

I stared out to sea, my eyes reflecting the sun. My glasses were gone, broken somewhere in town while my hair was out of it's ponytail and loosely flowing in the wind. My back was still bleeding and my arm hung limp by my body as my eyes scanned the horizon in envy. I sat in the fort me and Hana made so many years ago, both excited to go to sea.

"What do you want to do when you get older?" A small elf girl asked as her legs hung over the tree branch. The older girl beside her chuckled, her black short hair framing her young face perfectly. Her ebony eyes stayed on the horizon though as they watched the sun disappear in the distance.

"Well, I always wanted to travel" Hana confessed and the elf looked at her in curiousity. "Travel?"

"Yeah, see the world. Find new places, go on adventures, maybe even find other elves!" she explained and Mayu gasped at this. "Others?!" Hana laughed at her adorable adoptive sister as she watched some birds fly over head and slowly shrink into the sun as they flew away. "Well yeah. If your here, there has to be others, right?" she said and smiled down at the small elf girl, who smiled in return.

I sighed at the memory as I sat in the same fort as that moment. Though it wasn't very elaborate, it was enough that the girls were happy with it. This became their second home, their secret, and their life was always here.

And now...

"OI!"

I nearly fell out of the small fort in surprise if it weren't for the wind catching me and setting back where I was. Looking down, I saw the pirates from the café standing under me. Sighing, I stood up and began to climb down rickety ladder. Though I limped most of the way and only used one hand, I made it to the ground safely and turned to the group of six. "What?" I snapped.

The orange haired girl walked towards me with a first aid kit in her hands and a soft smile placed on her face. "We came to help you" she said and I glared stubbornly at her. "No."

And she suddenly had a tick mark on her forehead as she grabbed my arm and dragged me to a nearby rock. "You're getting our help" she said and I glared at her again. "No! I don't need anyone's help! Just leave me alone!" I shouted and began to stand up when I felt an arm wrap around my waist multiple times before lifting me into the air.

I screamed as I kicked and struggled out of the hold. "Let go!" I shouted, frustrated that they wouldn't leave me alone. "No" the straw hat teen said in a monotone voice as the others watched.

"Is she going to be ok?" Vivi muttered as Sanji lit a cigarette in his mouth and took a long drag. "He may be an idiot, but he has this way of persuading people" he said as he breathed out the cancered smoke. Everyone on the crew nodded as they watched the show in front of them, and Vivi suddenly felt relief.

I felt tears appear in my eyes, not noticing that the rubber boy was actually being quite careful of my wounds. "Can't you tell this is suppose to happen!" I screamed and the pirate captain's frown deepened as he glared at me like I'm stupid. "Who would want to feel pain?!" he said, angered and I stopped my struggling as I tearfully glared back. "I KNOW SHE WOULD WANT ME TO FEEL PAIN!" I screamed again before it turned quiet.

"I-I know Hana would be mad if I didn't feel the same pain as she did that night..." I whispered as the teen gently put me on the ground, where I kneeled and slumped over with my shoulders shaking. "She didn't deserve to die, none of them did" I chocked out, tears falling to the ground. "I regret fighting back. If I had known they would do that, I would've went peacefully. But..."

I looked up at the group, tears streaming down my face. "I killed those kids with my stupid fear! Everyone of them died that day because I was selfish!" I shouted the last part, hearing it echo through the forest around us. Silence replaced the tense atmosphere before I heard foot steps coming towards me. I looked up to see Luffy standing in front of me, his eyes shadowed by his hat.

"Would she want this?"

I tensed at his words, hearing them over again in my head like they were foreign words to me.

"Mayu! Are you ok?!" the small black haired girl shouted as she ran over to the crying girl. Younger Mayu sniffled as she held her hand close to her. "H-Hana" she croaked out and the older girl grabbed her hand and looked at the small cut on it. They had been making dinner and Hana had left for a second, only to come back to find the younger crying on the ground. It seemed she thought she should cut some veggies for dinner.

The coal eyed girl gently grabbed her adoptive sister's hand to see a small cut, just deep enough to bleed. She smiled kindly as she brought the finger to her mouth and gave it a kiss, ignoring the faint taste of blood before pulling away to see the confused glassy eyes of Mayu. "There! Now we get a bandage and you'll feel all better!" she said and the younger smiled through her teary eyes. Hana helped Mayu up and guided her to the bathroom for a small bandage. Once it was placed over the cut, she kissed it once more before looking into Mayu's eyes.

"We wouldn't want you being hurt, now would we?"

I felt the memory play over and over again in my brain before I slowly stood up, my eyes shadowed by my bangs. "She never use too," I answered truthfully, but before Luffy could say another thing, I looked up to the sky, which was slowly turning orange, showing how long we've been out here. "and I will never forget what she shouted to me when it happened."

"You need to live on, for us both. Get off this island and go on an adventure with your family. Accomplish the dream you've had for so long!" and with that, she ran from our hiding spot and waved to the pirates nearby. "Hey! Over here idiots!" And then she ran with them following. I quickly ran after them and once around the corner, I saw the thing I didn't ever want to see.

BANG!

The world had stopped as the bullet lodged into her chest, she let out a scream that echoed through out the town, and the light in her eyes dimed before she hit the ground.

"HANA!"

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