So many followers! o.o
"Captain!" Bepo yelled from far away.
Rei stood up and stretched.
"you should be getting back…" she told him.
"and what about you…? What are you going to do now…?" he turned to face her. Rei turned to face Law as well.
"I'm going to have to let my manager know about this. I can't just not say anything and then run off without a trace…"
"well then, I guess I will see you tomorrow night…?" Law said to her.
"yes." she replied. Law and Rei began to part ways, but then Rei turned around and said,
"Um…Trafalger Law…?" Law turned around.
"hm…?"
"Thank you…" Rei gave him a warm smile. Law didn't reply. He just smiled back, and walked away.
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"So let me get this straight, you want to give up life as a pop star, and become a pirate…?" her manager crossed her arms. Rei nodded in response, hoping he would let her go.
"absolutely not…" he shook his head. Rei frowned
"but why…? I've been waiting for this all my life!" she argued.
"It's not safe out there. You're going to get hurt!"
"I won't, because…"
"because you have devil fruit powers…? You know how to fight…?" he finished her sentence. "Rei, there are far more stronger devil fruit users out there! You wouldn't last a second out at sea!"
"but I won't be alone! I'll be with the Heart Pirates!" she begged
"no means no, young lady!"
"but why…?" she whined.
"because…" he said in a low voice.
"because what?" she yelled
"because I don't want to lose you!" he shouted. He grabbed Rei by the shoulders, and clenched them hard.
"Rei, you are like a daughter to me. If anything were to happen to you, I wouldn't forgive myself…"
Rei was about to say something in protest, but she kept her mouth shut.
"I can't lose you. I can't lose someone else! Not again!" his hands began to tremble.
So, this is about mother too…? She thought to herself.
Her mother lost her life while out at sea. She rescued an entire village that went down in flames. A very grateful villager came by and informed Rei and her sister that her mother had passed. Rei and Fuyu took it really hard. But the one who had it really hard, was her manager, Ken. Ken and their mother were really close to each other as kids. Almost like brother and sister. But he never had the chance to tell her how much he loved her. He didn't want to lose anyone else. Especially if that person would be his first love's daughter.
Rei felt bad, but, she really wants to see the world! Its her dream! And her mother always told her to pursue her dream, no matter how silly it seemed.
"I bet mom would let me go…" she said in a cold way. Ken's grip on her should grew tighter.
"but I'm not your mother!" he yelled
"mom always told me to go pursue my dream, no matter how silly it was! Not letting me go is like dishonoring mom's words!" Ken let go of her. He hugged her. There was silence between them. She could feel Ken's entire body trembling, as he squeezed her tighter.
"I'll be safe, I promise!" she lowered her voice
"but even if I did let you go, what would your fans do…? What will they say…?" he said it in a way as if he was actually getting permission to go. Rei's face lightened up.
"don't worry, I have a plan!"
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The very next morning, A giant bird flew passed villages on the islands, dropping paper flyers to the villagers down below.
"Hey! Take a look at this!" said a man who caught one of the flyers.
"Rei-Ven is having another concert…? But she just had one!" said his friend
"but look! The entire concert is free! And it's a 'must see'" said the man.
"then we should go! If it's free, then it's gonna be an awesome concert!" replied the man's friend.
"its tonight!"
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"Okay, I'll give you till sunrise the next morning. Then, we leave. No turning back." Law crossed his arms
"thanks." Rei smiled. She was about to fly away, but she turned to face Law.
"you're a really nice person! ^_^" she gave a warm smile, and blushed a little at what she just said, then she flew off.
Law snickered, as a little blush began to form. He covered his mouth so that it didn't reveal his smile.
pfft…me..? Nice…? Yea, sure… he thought to himself.
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Night began to fall as fans of Rei-Ven came pouring in from other villages. The fans were excited! Especially when the entire concert was free too. It was going to be the best concert ever! But little did the fans know, it was Rei's last concert.
"are you ready for this…?" Said Ken
"Yes…" Rei replied.
"performance is on in 10 minutes!" said the announcer. Rei walked out on stage with the curtains still closed. She pulled open the curtains a little, and looked out at her audience who were there, awaiting for Rei to make her appearance. There were millions of them there! There were even photographers and broadcasters readying their cameras for the big concert. It was going to be the best concert Rei has ever performed. That made Rei really nervous. Her fans are all waiting, and at the end of the concert, she's going to have to give to them the big news.
"we are live in 5 minutes!" said the announcer again.
"Good luck out there…" Ken said to her. Rei nodded back. Rei positioned herself on stage, waiting for the curtains to open. "we are live in, 3...2...1...!" some one shouted.
The curtains open. The fans go wild, as Rei began to sing and dance. She saw every one dancing along with her. The crazy fans, the super crazy fans, and the super, super! Crazy fans! She reporters and camera men following to the beat of the song, she even saw the Heart pirates, who were all the way in the back, dancing! Except for Law, who tapped his feet, and nodded his head. But standing behind the pirates though, was her sister, and Tetsuo, also dancing, hand in hand.
Around Fuyu's neck, was a locket. A locket that had a picture of her mother, her sister, and herself inside. That was the gift Rei was going to give to her personally. Rei felt a little guilty. It was childish of her to get angry at her sister. Her sister looked well, and she looked bright and beautiful. She felt a little relieved too. That her sister is looking so well. Feeling more motivated, Rei gave it her all to make her last concert a big success! She danced a lot more, and she sang even louder! Everyone was having the time of their lives, even her manager, Ken.
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The concert was just about over. Rei had finished singing her last song. The entire crowd roared with excitement, and joy. Rei was happy! But then she began to frown. The crowd began to go quiet.
"everyone, thank you for coming out tonight. I'm sure you all had fun. And I'm sure you would all like to come again!" the crowd cheered as she began to say. She paused for a moment, thinking of words to say.
"…but, it all ends here…" the crowd began to murmur in silence.
"I've decided to quit life as a singer, and persue my real dream!" there was complete silence.
"to tell you the truth, I never wanted to sing. I only did it to support my ill sister." she pointed to Fuyu who stared back at her in shock.
"…but now that she feels better, I thought, that maybe it was time for me to go pursue my dream.
"…I'm sorry, but I can't do this anymore. I have a chance to go out at sea, to see the world! That is my dream!…"the crowd was dead silent.
"this was my last concert, and I wanted to give it my all… And… I'm really sorry!" she shouted Rei clenched her fist, and stared at the stage floor. The crowd began to murmur again. Rei soon saw that tears were swelling in her eyes, as her vision got blurry. Then, someone in the crowd said,
"then why are you still here…?" Rei looked up, but she could'nt see who said it. "…go pursue your dream! We won't stop you!" the crowd began to cheer. "Rei-Ven! Rei-Ven!" Rei was so happy that her fans understood her. No one objected, and no one wanted to stop her. "thank you, everyone!" her tears drip down from her face. Most of the crowd started crying too. They cheered and rooted for her, giving her encouragement.
Rei wiped her tears. "okay, in that case…lets sing and dance till we can't no more!" music began to play. The crowd roared with excitement again. Rei sang songs from her previous concerts. She sang and danced, as th crowd did also. Tears were still shed, but smiles were spread all around.
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Dawn came upon the island, as Rei packed up all of her stuff. She didn't bring much, only a book, 2 pairs of clothes, and money… LOTS of it! She wore a white t-shirt that she had to tie up because it was too long, and short-short khaki pants. She had a utility belt that held her money, and her dagger (for self defense of course). There was a knock at the door of her trailer.
"come in! " she said. The door opened, revealing Ken as he entered.
"hey, its time to go kiddo. You ready…?" he shoved his hands in his khaki pants pockets.
"almost, I just need to put this in…" Rei stuck her cd player in her bag, and a pair of headphones.
"done" she put her bag over her shoulders, and walked out the door, with Ken following behind her. They ran to the docks, where The Heart pirates awaited for her arrival.
"sorry if I'm late…" she said to the Captain out of breath.
"you're not late, you were just in time!" said one of the crew members.
"lets go then…" Law said as if in a hurry. Rei turned to Ken, and hugged him tightly.
"I'm sorry about all this… now your business will plummet." Ken hugged her tightly in return.
"It was never about the money, it was about you and your sister's safety…" he replied
"…please take care of her. I said some harsh things, and she probably won't forgive me for it, but…" Ken broke the hug, and rubbed Rei's head.
"don't worry about it. She'll be fine, I promise…" Rei hugged him again, as she murmured, bye daddy… He squeezed her tighter for a moment, and let go. He turned to look at Law.
"please, take good care of her…" Ken bowed as Law grinned
"I will" Ken walked up to Law, and whispered in his ear,
"Rei is like a daughter to me. If you make her cry, I will tear off your nuts, and feed them to my dog, understand…?" Law snickered
"She'll be fine…" Law reassured him.
"good…" Ken grabbed his hand firmly, and shook it.
"lets go," Law looked over at Rei, who nodded in response.
"okay. I mean, aye aye Captain!" she saluted. She got on the submarine, and the sub left the docks, slowly sailing farther and farther away. But then, she heard someone yell,
"there she is!" and a giant herd of people came rushing into the docks, as they pointed at Rei. It was her fans! And the guy Law had met the first night he arrived on the island lead the way! Her fans shouted goodbye to her, as she waved back. Law, being a little too hasty, placed his hand on her shoulder and said,
"I'll be inside" Rei nodded as he shut the entrance to the submarine. Rei waved back to her fans again. Then she saw her sister, emerging from the crowd.
"Sissy!" she yelled. Fuyu jumped into the water, and swam towards Rei. She was surprisingly a really good swimmer. Rei was proud to have such a healthy sister. She wasn't made at her anymore.
The two birds (lets color code them. One is blue and the other is lime green.) flew towards Rei aswell, and perched them selves on her shoulders again.
Fuyu caught up, and grabbed onto the sub.
"Sissy, this is for you…" Fuyu handed her a small box. Rei shook it, hearing a rustling noise.
"there's a letter inside, please read it…" Rei kept it closer to her.
"I will" she replied.
Those who are still outside the submarine, please go inside! We are about to submerge!
Rei looked at her sister one last time. "about what happened the other day…I'm-" Fuyu was interrupted.
"it's okay, don't worry about it. I'm not made anymore…" Rei said to her.
"Really…?"
"really…"
Last warning! Those who are outside, get in now!
"bye Fuyu…" Rei smiled at her.
"bye Sissy!" she yelled back.
Then Rei ran inside along with the birds, and shut the door, while Fuyu swam back to the docks.
The submarine then submerged underwater, as Rei leaned against the metal door.
Open it! chirped the two birds.
Rei opened the box that had contained the letter. She opened the envolope, and read it to herself.
Dear Sissy,
I am, or I should say Tetsuo and I, are really sorry about what happened the other day. About 2 years ago, Tetsuo and I fell in love. Each time you left for work, I would call him over. At that time, I was still ill. But about a year later, I was fully recovered. We were meaning to tell you, but you were so happy with work, and caring for me, we didn't want to upset you. We were waiting for the right time to tell you. But in short, we are very sorry with what we did. If it's okay to you, with the help of Ken and Tetsuo, I'm going to take your place as a singer, since it was my dream. So you go pursue your dream, and I'll pursue mine!
Love, Fuyu
An object fell out of the box Rei was holding. Rei picked it up. It was a small gold medallion her mother gave to Rei and her sister before their mother lost her life. Rei smiled to herself, and put the medallion around her neck, and tucked it in her shirt. Then, she went to go join her crew. Hopefully, she wouldn't get lost…
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