Chapter 5

I woke up to a cannon being fired, I walk up my cannon and onto the deck, assessing the obvious damage. There was a marine ship across from us, who must have fired the cannon at us, a just landing Luffy, and smoke coming out of a fish-like ship…..

"IDIOTS! I SLEEP FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AND YOU GO BLOWING UP INNOCENT SHIPS?!" Everyone on the crew looks freaked out at my sudden rage, but dammit these morons! I furiously turn to the marines.

"AND YOU! HOW DARE YOU FIRE A CANNON SO CLOSE TO AN INNOCENT SHIP! WHAT TYPE OF MARINE ARE YOU?! LUFFY! GO APOLOGIZE TO THEM RIGHT NOW!" Luffy launches off obviously terrified of my form. The marines quickly sail in and park their ship, we rest farther off, and unleash a small boat labeled the 'mini merry'.

"I'll swim in, there's no room for me." Pretty soon though, I get dragged in anyways, thank god I put proper clothes on before going upstairs! The ship ended up being a restaurant, a good one at that. We waked in only to see a blonde-haired man holding the marine captain from before by the neck, he was heavily beaten, and was not in good condition. An old man with many braids in his beard and a peg leg crashed through the ceiling, along with our captain, and proceeded to have an argument with the blonde kid, who I figured out was one of the chefs.

"Found Luffy." Zoro snorts at me

I looked to see the crew being led to a table, and I followed them, sitting down, and ordering some wine, as well as a spicy shrimp noodle dish which I always forget the name of…..oh well. While we eat Luffy steps down, complaining about being a chore boy for a year and all that crap, the blonde guys swoops up to Nami, holding out a rose…mmm….roses are really good, a delicacy to dragons. So, being the awesome dragon I am, I lean over and bite the flower off the rose.

"WHAT THE HELL KID?!" I continue chewing the rose, if I was in dragon form my tail would be curling in pleasure from the taste.

"I'm not a kid, I'm a woman, dumbass." Across from me, Zoro busts out laughing, along with many of the chefs.

"Just because my hair is short and my chest is small, doesn't mean I'm not a woman pervert." The guy just stands there, frozen, before quietly walking off into the back….I didn't go too far did I?

"Did I go too far?" The chef closest to me, who I figured out was named Patty shook his head.

"He was just surprised, just like us! It's time there was a girl who could help put Sanji in his place." I nod, before looking up towards the roof.

"May I take my meal to the roof? I will bring my plates down when I'm finished, though I might have a nap before I come down." Patty grins widely.

"You sure you're a pirate? Never heard of a pirate with such nice manners. Ok, but make sure those dishes are brought back, we lost too many today." I walk out of the restaurant and onto the roof, and take in the details I had missed while I was taking in the delicious taste of that delectable rose…

That lone pirate who was kicked out, starving and half-dead, the fight between Sanji, and the old guy, who I heard was named Zeff, the fact that Sanji might become our chef, and the snot in Zoro' water glass…..man! I miss a lot when I zone out! It's a bad habit of mine, ever since I was a young dragon…

Flashback

The boy sat, crouched up right against the shore, feet just out of the water's reach. The boy sat here every day, fantasizing about being a pirate to sail the seas. The boy was a relatively normal boy, except for one factor. He had no hair. The other kids made fun of him constantly for it, and the village kicked him out because he had eaten a devil fruit.

The kid heard a crack, and flinched, expecting a group of angry villagers, but was surprised when he saw, not villagers, but a young girl, with long blonde hair, and dark red eyes. The girl said nothing, but walked over and sat beside the boy. The boy continued to watch the girl, as she stared distantly into the blue sea.

"Hey." The boy called, but the girl said nothing. The boy poked the girl in the shoulder, resulting in the girl letting out a yelp, falling over. They both stared at each other, shocked. Till both started laughing.

"You're funny lady!" The girl grins and sits up.

"Don't call me Lady! It makes me sound old!" The girl smiles gently at the boy, and the boy shifts towards the girl, cuddling up and giving a shiver.

"You cold? Let me help! Dragons are great at keeping people warm!" The boy's eyes widen.

"You're a dragon?!" The girl nods, hair blowing in the gentle wind, before looking down at the boy worriedly. Only to see the boy, giving a huge grin.

"I like you lady! What's your name?" The girl shrugs.

"Other dragons just call me D." The boy looks towards the ocean.

"How about….Adrian? Yeah! That's a nice name!" The boy turns towards the girl, now named Adrian, giving a grin. Adrian smiles.

"I like it."

I am pulled out my thoughts by a thump. I look below me to see the pirate from earlier, slumped against the wall. I look at my plate, some rice and noodles still on it, but I was already full. I hang by my legs, hat hanging, and awkwardly put the plate in his vision, he jumps, before looking up at me.

"Give me the cutlery when you're done, the chef told me to bring it in." He stares at me for a little while, then gives a small smile, and nods, before devouring what's left of my meal. He hands the plate back to me, and I listen to hear the shoes of that chef Sanji.

"Seems the blonde cook is coming with food, fill yourself up with his meal as well." The man looks at me curiously, as I awkwardly sit back up onto the roof. I actually pay attention for once as Sanji and the man talk, though I forget what the guy said his name was…oh well. After listening to those two talk though….Luffy's judge of character never seems to fail so far. Despite being perverted, the man has a good heart, a strong dream, and an unmatched will of his own.

After an hour of two, I walk back into the restaurant, handing the waiter back my dishes, and paying for our meal, which had Nami swooning at me and asking for money, which I politely declined. I saw Luffy walking down, still working on his chores.

"Oi! Luffy!" He turns to me.

"Oh! Adrian!"

"That chef…I approve!" I give me a thumbs up and he grins, letting out a laugh. Suddenly, I hear a creak coming from outside. The creak of a ship. I dash outside, to see a huge ship, cut into pieces, like one would slice meat. What is he doing here? The cook from before explained to me about the pirate Don Krieg, and that the man from before had been his Captain Commander, Ghin. I watched slowly in the distance, ignoring the threats and Don Krieg, in favor of waiting for who I knew was going to arrive.

"Hey! Brat!" I ignored the snotty call that was most likely aimed at me, and stayed still. I heard footsteps coming towards me, it was at that moment that he appeared.

"Seems like he's here…" Luffy was staring at me confused, along with many others.

"Who?" I hear multiple people ask, questionably. I hear more people question me as the small ship becomes clearer in the mist.

"Dracule Mihawk." It becomes silent, as the boat drifts into view. Mihawk slices Don Krieg's ship again, causing many exclamations from both chefs and pirates. I watch his ear twitch slightly, before he drags his gaze across the deck.

"Long time no see Mihawk." For those who don't know him, one would not see the surprise flashing in his sharp eyes.

"Hello, Adrian." I can feel the curious look of Zoro, as we both assess each other. He's certainly changed from the immature boy I knew him to be, but less in losing his immature self and more in better at covering it up.

"Lost again? Wouldn't be the first time." I hear feared whispers behind me of how I'm stupid for winding up a Shichibukai.

"No, just bored." There he goes with his usual excuse again.

"You still suck at coming up with excuses, and you still have that retarded hat." His hand slowly reaches up to rub the brim of that stupid hat I gave him years ago. Even if we both hated it at first, it grew on both of us, and it was a passing joke around us now to mock it.

Yes, a joke.

"I shall take my leave now." Suddenly Zoro steps forward, his white sword gleaming as he slowly brings it out from its sheath, he slowly make his way to Mihawk, who continues to stare at me. I send him a look of warning, and he commences the battle. Most would view this battle as Zoro getting slaughtered, but few, counting me, could see that, it was a battle not of blades, but of respect. By the end of the fight, I knew that, Zoro must live, as he could become just as good, if not better, than Mihawk. I dive into the sea, and come out on the wood they were fighting on. Then I do something I knew would get many questions. I hugged him.

I hugged Dracule Mihawk. He always loved hugs, and I can feel him relaxing into my embrace by instinct alone. I rest my head on his shoulder.

"I missed you Mi-Mi, and it sucks that you have to go…but I can't come with you, though I know you want me to. This is my crew now…" I gently free myself of his embrace, and walk over to Zoro, kneeling over to assess his wounds.

"Pass me a first aid kit!" I holler towards the boat, which now bore wooden fins. Head chef Zeff, the only one seemingly in his right mind at the moment, threw it towards me, and I caught it, not taking my eyes off the wounded marimo below me. I hear Mihawk stepping into his boat and sitting back down, letting it drift off into the far ocean.

"Goodbye…Ri-Ri…" I let a smile cross my face as I start to bandage Zoro's wounds. I put the marimo on my back, and jump across pieces of drift wood till I finally make it back to the restaurant. I hand the marimo over to the chefs, who take him inside and bandage him up better than my attempt. Looking back, I watch as a fight between Don Krieg and Luffy starts to unfold.

Though an abrupt end, I still enjoyed writing this chapter! I struggled with writing this because of piles of homework being put on my platter, filling up my weekends.

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From: S.W.K.