Kailee cocked her head, staring at the waving flag above her head. "Flaming ammo...Damn, why can't I just shoot fireballs like Ace?!"

"I wish I had aerosol cans..." Kailee sighed. "or ping-pong balls."

"...Ping-pong balls!" Kailee screeched, earning odd looks as she sheepishly shuffled off.

"Where can I find ping-pong balls? Maybe the children around here know where to get some!" Kailee wandered, looking for any children.

She eventually stumbled across a group of boys playing tag. "Hello, could you tell me where to find ping-pong balls?"

Kailee narrowed her eyes, gripping her new lighter and bag of ping-pong balls, staring intensely at the flag.

Her eyes flickered to the dock, watching as the trading ship docked, and men began unloading supplies. "Perfect...~"

She quickly lit her ping-pong ball, setting it aflame as she quickly aimed and fired for the flag, just out of sight of the villagers. As it hit, catching the material on fire, Kailee grinned, her eyes lighting up. "Giant Ossan, Pineapple Head, Acey~!"

The girl giggled, racing towards the dock, somehow sneaking to the boat, climbing below the ship and hiding. "Come and get me~!"

The Whitebeard pirates were starting to get frustrated. It'd been about two months since the vandalisms of Whitebeard's flags began. "Okay, I get once, maybe twice, but after a third time, this is definitely not just some kid playing a prank, yoi!" Marco yelled.

"You think someone might be challenging Oyaji?" Thatch asked.

"It's a good possibility. Seriously, who's stupid enough to shoot down Oyaji's pride?!" Ace rolled his eyes.

"Why do I get the feeling someone just called me stupid?" Kailee frowned in the familiar darkness she had gotten used to beneath the ship. "Probably an anime thing. Oh well!"

"Pops said that Ace and I'll have to get to the next island before this mystery person does, yoi. It seems they've been skipping from island to island, following the trading ships' routes and destroying any Whitebeard flag they see on an island," Marco explained.

"Oh, this'll be fun!" Ace grinned.

Kailee smiled as she wandered about the village. Half of her hoped the Whitebeard pirates would hurry up and maim her! The other half hoped that they'd leave her be, and she wouldn't experience a painful beating.

She knew that shooting their flag was disgraceful. She knew that it was their pride, their joy, the symbol of their freedom. Having it shot down was a big offense, and the girl honestly hoped they'd forgive her. She knew it was false hope though. She wouldn't forgive them if they had done the same to her. Kailee honestly couldn't blame them if they never let it go, nor could she be mad if they decided to punish her for it. She'd accept it because she knew the risks she was taking when she set the first flag aflame.

The female stilled suddenly, feeling power and danger behind her. Kailee knew who it was immediately.

She turned around slightly, hiding her face from view as she watched Marco and Ace walk past her. She thanked Eiichiro Oda that they hadn't paid any notice to her. Right now would not be a good time to draw attention. Maybe later.

She wasn't going to lie, Kailee could see where Luffy got Marco's nickname. The guy really did look like a pineapple head, but she knew that the man was very dangerous, though she couldn't bring herself to fear him. Maybe it was his hair, or maybe it was the simple fact that she knew the guy wasn't a bad person.

In hindsight, Kailee guessed she could somehow be considered an angel (no, she was not egotistical!) because of how Eiichiro Oda was technically God, and she lived in the same universe as him. Didn't that make her, like, an angel?

It was cool to think about.

Kailee knew the two were waiting for her to strike, to take out another flag, but she didn't need to. They were on the island she occupied; she had them in her sights.

Shooting down another flag would be pointless, and it would make her guilt double even more. She didn't need to when she could talk to them now.

She'd wait until they were alone though. The two obviously came in a dinghy because the Moby Dick wasn't anywhere in sight, and it's pretty hard to miss. The dinghy wasn't at the dock, so they hid the boat somewhere around the island.

She wondered if she'd be able to follow them, considering Marco had Haki. She knew Ace did, too, but she wondered if he used it. She didn't remember any times in the anime that he had, besides the time he'd used Conquerer's Haki as a child to save Luffy from Bluejam, but that was purely accidental.

The day drifted past, and she smiled triumphantly to herself as the two wandered away from the village, heading around the island, probably to go report back to Giant Ossan that they neither found her nor had she made any move.

Her legs moved on their own as to follow them. She was surprised when Marco nor Ace turned around, but she wouldn't be surprised in the least if they were baiting her. It didn't matter either way though. Her goal was going to be accomplished whether they knew she was there or not.

When the two pirates approached the dinghy, Kailee quickly found herself pinned to a tree, inches away from Ace's dangerous grin. "Did you seriously think you could sneak up on us?"

Kailee didn't flinch but didn't try to push the man off. She knew it wouldn't do any good since he was much stronger than her. She was also thankful for the fact that her hoodie hid her face. She was sure they'd be surprised to find out she was only thirteen.

"Not really," she made sure her tone was low; calm. "I'm not that surprised you knew I was there. Honestly, I kind of knew you were baiting me. You're commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates. If you didn't know I was following you, I'd be pretty ashamed."

Ace blinked, dropping her and stepping back. Marco came to stand beside him. He glared at her. "Who are you? Are you the person who's been burning all the flags, yoi?"

"Yes," her answer was blunt, surprising the two males. "I'm honestly very sorry. I didn't know how else to get your attention, and whatever you want to do to me, be my guest. I probably deserve it. I don't expect you to forgive me, nor do I expect you to let me go. You can beat me, hit me, do whatever if it makes you feel better. Shooting down your flag was equal to me making a mockery of you and disgraceful. If I had thought there was any other way, trust me, I would have taken it, but I didn't know how much time I had. I'm sorry, and I know my words aren't in any way going to erase what I've done, but I'm saying it anyways."

Deep inside, Kailee knew Marco and Ace wouldn't beat her. They were pirates, but they were too kind for that, especially since she apologized, but she felt it needed to be said, to let them know that if they did choose to hurt her, she wouldn't blame them. They didn't need to forgive her either.

Ace and Marco's eyes widened, glancing at each other. Marco sighed, frowning. "Take off your hood, yoi."

Kailee complied.

Sneaking up on pirates now, are we? Tisk, tisk, dear girl, you're treading on thin ice... Bye my doggies!