Okay, because I can, I'm writing a new chapter now. Probably won't always do this, but I feel like being nice and writing now. I can't believe I got two reviews! This is a huge deal for me because I didn't think anyone would read my story at all. Thank you so much!
waterwolf: Yup! I saw a few Neko stories around so i thought 'Why not?'. I don't want this to turn out like the others I've read, where the neko is weak and cannot handle herself. Hopefully she doesn't seem Mary-Sueish, I hate that in other characters so I pray that won't happen here.
Zany Dragon: Yeah, it's post time-skip. Sorry I didn't make it clear. However, I'm not sure if I'll have them doing anything canon at all, or they'll just do what they want. I'll have to decide on that later.
Alright, on to the story~!
Angela: Disclaimer time!
Disclaimer: Emily does not own One Piece, though she wishes she owned Sanji~ She does own me and any other OC's that possibly show up.
Angela slipped inside, once again being as quiet as possible as it was still early. Luffy had let her go when she had passed the tree line, mostly because of Nami, who refused to let him get into trouble. Almost as soon as she was inside, she noticed Master Harring standing off to the side of the main room, his arms crossed. She made her way over to him, stepping softly over and around the sleeping crew members, showing consideration for the early hour.
Master Harring was a fairly short man, though still a few inches taller than her. He had light brown hair that looked to be slicked back with some type of oil. He had a large nose that was naturally turned upwards it seemed. He had semi-round dark green eyes. When he opened his mouth you could see his teeth were slightly yellow with lack of care. Right now he wore a dark yellow shirt that seemed to be a little too small for him and a pair of forest green pants, without shoes. If you focused, you could see the red gem that seemed to be imbedded in the flesh of the back of his left hand.
Master Harring, it seemed, didn't care about the sleeping crew members. He immediately spoke in what seemed to be as loud as possible in the quiet room, "Where have you been?!" She looked down at the ground as she heard the mumbled sounds of some of the members as they were awoken by the volume of his voice. "I just wanted to sit outside a bit..." She said, looking up at his slightly angry face.
He frowned, studying the way her tail swayed behind her. "Angela. Who was out there?" He asked in a eerily calm tone. Her eyes widened a bit. "No one! Why would you think that?" She almost squeaked, her voice a little louder than she had meant it to be. He shook his head slowly. "I can tell when you're hiding something. Are they still out there?" He questioned, his voice having a hint of disapproval in it.
She bit her lip softly before shaking her head quickly, making her ears flatten against her head for a moment. "There was no one. I was outside by myself." She said, crossing her arms tightly. She heard him sigh and looked up to see his eyes narrowed a bit. "Fine then Angela..." He said before curling his left hand into a fist, the jewel glowing purple. Soon the stones on the band around Angela's head were glowing too, her already white eyes seeming to completely cloud over, making them slightly gray tinted.
"Now, Angela. What were you doing outside?" he spoke as if he were talking to a child. She blinked before speaking. "I had originally went outside to get some air, I didn't feel tired despite the late hour. While outside I saw four people and decided to see what they were up to. Turns out their names were Nami, Sanji, Zoro, and Luffy. They were watching me perform earlier in the night." When she said their names, he seemed to visibly pale.
She continued. "I heard them say something about getting something from somewhere before anyone awoke. Later I found that they were planning to take all the treasure you have collected. The boy, Luffy, also asked me to-" He stopped her before she could continue speaking, raising one hand. "And you just talked to them as if you were great friends and they weren't planning to steal the treasure?!" He asked angrily.
She frowned. "When I first began speaking to them I had no idea they planned this." He growled at her. "You shouldn't have spoken to them at all! Haven't you heard how strong they are?!" he all but screamed. She visibly backed up slightly. "No, I haven't. I have no idea who they are, except for their names and the fact they seemed strong." She explained. He sighed in agitation. "Straw Hat Luffy is one of the Eleven Supernovas! His bounty is 400 million beli! He fought during the battle at Marineford! How did you not recognize him?"
Her mouth opened slightly in amazement. "I-I've heard of him, but I've never seen a photo of him..." she said quietly. Harring used one hand to push his already-swept-back hair back again, a nervous habit. "Okay, hers what you're gonna do. You're gonna go and fight them while I hide my treasure." He said, leaving no room for argument as the stone shone purple again, making the order final as he walked quickly to his room, shouting orders at the other members.
She made her way back outside, having no control over her bodies movements. When she exited the tent she immediately saw them as they had paused mid-step on their way to the tent. Luffy, of course, broke out into his trademark grin, while the others were more guarded, most of all Zoro, who seemed to notice something was off. Without a moment's hesitation, she raced forward, one arm held out at her side as she ran in front of Luffy and punched him in the stomach, making him bounce backwards a few feet. before you could blink Zoro slashed at her with one katana, but she backed away, dodging easily. nami simply watched, eyes wide as she stood behind Sanji, who was calmly smoking his cigarette. Zoro turned, this time trying to cut her shoulder, but she kicked upwards, hitting the flat of his blade and making him lose his grip on it for a moment as it flew upwards.
Wasting no time, she shot forward while his eyes were on his flying sword, and delivered an elbow to his right side, making him stagger for a moment. She saw Luffy quickly running over to her. "Hey Cat Lady! What are you doing?!" he asked as he tried to grab her shoulder, but she turned and held his wrist with both hands, twisting it and pulling him forward and over her shoulder, making him slam into the ground.
She jumped back again as Zoro, who had retrieved his katana, slashed at her stomach, only making a light cut across her stomach which burned, but wasn't life-threatening. She was quickly finding it harder to land a blow on wither, as whenever she downed one, the other was always up and fighting. Quickly slipping from offensive to defencive, she was barely able to dodge most of their attacks, getting cut and hit or kicked in some places as she fought the two. Eventually she just stood there, not moving as both rushed at her, but seeing her no longer moving, they too paused mid-attack to watch her.
She looked up at Zoro first, then Luffy, smiling softly, her eyes cleared and white as normal. "S-sorry...Luffy, Zoro..." she looked back at Zoro. "Master said to keep you out...he's hiding the treasure." Zoro slowly sheathed his katana and Luffy relaxed. "Then how about you take us to him?" He said, having an authoritative tone as he crossed his arms over his chest. She nodded softly. "Sure, I don't think he's gotten it hidden yet." She said as she turned back to the tent, the group of four cautiously watching her.
She slipped inside, noticing no one in sight, and figured they were helping Master. She heard them as they came in after her, Zoro in the lead to watch her. She walked over to a smaller tent inside the tent, the Master's room, and pointed at it. "He's probably still in there." She said, looking at Zoro, who nodded. "Okay then. Stay." He said, and his eyes widened slightly when she immediately sat down on the ground where she was standing. He shrugged, walking inside the room, and she heard slightly muffled gasps of surprise. She looked up as Luffy and nami walked in after him, Sanji staying out, presumably to guard the door, or her, or both.
Not long after, she saw the three exiting, each carrying a rather large bag of treasure. Sanji quickly took the bag from Nami, placing it over his shoulder. They started walking towards the large tent door, only to be stopped by a shout. Harring rushed out of his room, looking slightly agitated, a few strands of hair poking out of it's normal slicked back look and his clothing slightly ruffled. He was about to say something more before noticing her on the ground beside his feet.
"What are you doing?!" He shouted, glaring at her. "He told me to stay, so I did." she said, gesturing to Zoro. "Who cares what he said? I'm your Master! You listen only to me!" He yelled, the stone glowing on the back of his palm. "Now get the treasure back!" Her eyes clouded over again as she stood up, walking towards Zoro slowly until she was a few feet away from him. He stared back, his eye narrowed.
Aaand done! :D Sorry for any mistakes, I was trying to type down my ideas as fast as possible. If I got any information wrong from the original storyline, like Luffy's bounty, please tell me! I know it's short, but I'll try to make them longer in the future! Please review if you feel like it! All thoughts are appreciated!
Angela: Thanks again to the two reviewers! 3