D: I'm a horrible person.
I'm sooooo sorry! I totally forgot to update!
*scree* I'm updating now, trust me.
Zany Dragon: Eeeeviiiil! :3
urishiitamago: Ch. 5 - Thanks ^-^ Ch. 7- OwO I enjoy writing silly things. The festival is something I made just so we could not have a completely serious fanfiction, as well as get her used to the crew.
Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece
"Can we go now?" Angela asked, her upper body hanging off the edge of the railing and off the ship, turned toward the island. Luffy made an unhappy grunting noise, also eager to go to the festival. Her tail twitched in mild excitement behind her.
"Baka, you have to dress nicely for festivals!" Nami said, tapping her forehead. "That outfit won't cut it." Angela looked down at her attire sheepishly. Luffy spoke up. "But I wanna go now!" Nami sighed. "We'll go in just a little bit, be patient! You need to change too!" She pushed the boy over to Usopp and Zoro, who were also about to change. "Take him, make sure he's decent!" Nami ordered, receiving a nod from Usopp.
"Come on Angela, let's get ready!" Nami said, her demeanor changing from bossy to girly like the flick of a switch. She nodded at her, following her to the girl's room like a puppy.
When they arrived, they noticed Robin brushing her hair at a large mirror, clad in only a dark magenta tank top and forest green shorts. She turned to the two, smiling warmly. "Have you decided what to wear yet, Navigator-san?" she asked, directing the question to Nami, who nodded. "I figured we'd better find something for Angela first, since she really doesn't have much now." They had taken a few shirts and pants with them when they left Demming Island, though that was a bit of an accident, because Nami hadn't known they were her's and taken them for herself. Nothing formal was in those clothes, however.
Angela stood behind Nami, nervously twirling a lock of hair around her finger. Robin smiled at her disarmingly. "I believe some of our old dresses are still here; and I'm fairly certain they would fit Archer-san." Sanji had told everyone about her 'title' on the ship. Robin began rummaging through a closet, pulling out a few dresses and laying them on one of the beds. All of them were beautiful, of course, but she couldn't imagine wearing them, they were all relatively low-cut and short.
One of the last one's she pulled out was an exquisite blue, with darker hued swirls around the seams and collar. It was low cut like the rest, but not quite as much as the others, and went down a few inches past her knees. She pointed at it. "Can I wear that one?" she asked the pair, who nodded at her. "If it fits, go ahead." Nami replied, holding it out to her.
Soon all three girls were pulling on their dresses, Angela being more careful than the others to make sure she didn't break anything. Her tail was now coiled around her waist under her dress, she figured it would single her out in a crowd as 'different'. A dark blue, almost purple scarf was tied to her head, keeping her hair out of her eyes and hiding her ears from sight. A set of black flats covered her feet, also borrowed from the girls.
Nami had a beautiful red strapless dress on, just a few shades darker than her hair, and it ended an inch above her knee. A black sparkly belt was strapped around her waist, and she had a bracelet of similar fabric on her left wrist. She tied her hair back into a high ponytail, with a couple pieces hanging out at the sides, and her light brown eyes were surrounded by expertly done gray eye shadow. She had a pair of three inch red heels on, and Angela idly wondered how people wore heels that large.
Robin wore a deep purple dress that layered outwards at the end, almost touching the ground, and was short in the front, barely passing her knees. The sleeves went to her wrists, and fanned outwards, surrounded by lace. It covered her shoulders, but exposed a good bit of her cleavage. Her hair was completely down, and had been straightened a little more than it was naturally, now hanging around her face. A little pink lipstick was over her lips, but nothing else. Robin also had on a pair of heels, though hers were two inch and royal purple.
After a lot of laughing, mostly about nothing, the three girls walked out together, Nami in the lead and Robin taking the rear. The upper deck was vacant except for Franky, Chopper, and Brook, who had put on suits for the occasion (though Franky refused to put on pants or button the clothing). Chopper's inner shirt was a cute light pink, and his bow tie was sky blue. She grinned; it looked so cute! Franky had on a neon green shirt and an undone orange tie around his neck, his hair set into the style from before the timeskip. Brook also had an outfit similar to before the timeskip, though this suit wasn't full of holes and didn't expose his ribcage like the last. Also, instead of the original orange and blue coloring, it was now lavender and yellow. The three were conversing between themselves, but paused when the girls came out.
"You three are really pretty!" Chopper complimented, smiling at them. Angela grinned once again at him, stooping down to be on his height for a moment. "You look very cute as well, Chopper." She replied, causing him to start wiggling around like he does whenever someone compliment's him. Franky nodded in approval of the dresses, and Brook asked if he could see Nami's panties, to which she kicked him in his face. She sort of pitied him, since Nami was wearing those heels.
A short tussle was heard coming from the hallway leading to the deck, catching the four's attention, before Luffy was pushed out violently, landing on the deck a few feet away from the door. He had on a dark orange striped suit, a blue undershirt below it, and black dress shoes. His straw hat was still tied to his head, and she knew he wouldn't take it off, even for a formal occasion.
Sanji walked out after him, one hand in his pocket while the other held a lit cigarette. He hadn't really needed to change, since he wore suits anyways, but had felt he should anyways, and now wore a similar suit to his normal one, with a bright red shirt underneath. He took one look at the girls and turned into a pile of mush, mumbling about 'mellorine'.
Usopp filed out a moment or two after Sanji, wearing a dark brown suit similar in coloring to his old overalls. His shirt was a very pale green, sort of plant-like, and his tie was a darker green. He grinned, walking over to speak with Chopper and Brook, and she noticed his hair was straighter than normal, though it looked like someone had tried to pull it straight rather than use a straight iron.
Finally Zoro came out, head tipped forward in annoyance, and almost tripped on Sanji, effectively snapping him out of his 'Love Love' trance. He had on a gray suit with gold buttons, a white shirt underneath. A black tie was around this throat, and his earrings shined in the light. He growled at Sanji, who glared back at him, placing his cigarette in his mouth.
"Can we go now?" Luffy whined, staring intently at the island. Angela kept quiet, though she wanted to go to the island just as badly. Nami sighed. "Fine, but walk with us-" Too late, Luffy had already jumped off the ship and ran into town. She facepalmed. "Baka...alright, let's go." This would be one of the only times they didn't leave someone to guard the ship, since it was celebration, and no one really wanted to miss it.
The left in a single file line, Nami in the lead and Zoro right behind her, since he'd get lost if no one kept an eye on him. After that it was Usopp, Robin, Franky, Sanji, Angela, Chopper, and Brook. The sky was dark, meaning it was already night, and all of the lanterns were lit, making red and blue light for them to see by. She smiled happily at the people walking around, all wearing beautiful dresses and suits.
Nami turned to the line behind her, her left hand on her hip. "Alright, everyone, go celebrate. But be with at least one other person! I don't want anyone getting lost." She said that, mostly for Zoro's benefit, as she knew he'd get mad if she just told him to be with someone, and really didn't feel like dealing with him. She soon walked away with Robin, and Zoro with Franky. Predictably, Chopper, usopp, and Brook grouped together, leaving Angela with Sanji. He looked happy with the arrangement.
"So, Angela-chwan, do you want to go get some food?" he asked, his eyes hearting slightly. She nodded, her grin growing as he led her to a concession stand. It had strange fried pieces of strawberry, and Sanji bought four, two for each of them. She truthfully hadn't even known strawberries could be fried, but the more you know. They walked around for a bit, munching on the food, until they came to the center of town.
Pretty women danced on a wide stage that she was fairly certain hadn't been there earlier in the day, and Sanji immediately got distracted and walked away from her. She sighed, figuring he'd be fine on his own, and began walking around the square on her own, admiring the decorations set up. She turned to a vender stand, eying the merchandise.
Beautiful red and blue necklaces were hung on hooks, along with bracelets and rings. There were a few keychains hung up as well, red butterflies and blue dragonflies hanging from each. She looked up at the vender, an old man. "What's the celebration for?" She asked, picking up one of the red butterfly keychains.
"It's for the two rulers, of course, Lady Evanna and Sir Horston." He grinned, before elaborating. "Lady Evanna is represented by the red butterfly, and Sir Horston by the blue dragonfly." She nodded thoughtfully. "What did they do that was so special?"
His face darkened slightly. "Honestly? Nothing. We wouldn't even celebrate them at all normally, but we're forced to. They conquered the island by killing the last queen, Lady Arra. Her son, Shan, is still alive, but we don't know where." Her eyes widened in surprise. "Really? How long has this been going on?" "For at least nine years..." he replied, his voice grave.
"That's...that's horrible." She frowned. "But you all look so happy..." She looked around, studying the people, and knew she wasn't imagining it; they did look happy. "They're just happy to be celebrating something at all, we don't get to do it often anymore. I think some of these youngin's have forgotten that they're bad people, or at least don't think about it anymore." He shook his head sadly.
She thought to herself for a moment, even though she didn't know the people on this island, she wanted to help them. "So, if they aren't ruling anymore, you guys can celebrate all you want?" She asked, him nodding in reply. "And Shan, wherever he is, can become Prince, or King, or whatever it is?" He nodded again. "Well, I'll help!" She grinned suddenly, eager to help them.
"No no, I couldn't ask you to do that. They don't do anything bad, except the taxes are a bit higher than before..." He waved a hand at her. "It really isn't necessary, you don't have any obligation to." "But I want to!" She demanded. "They're doing something bad by just being here, where they shouldn't be!" The old man gave a tired sigh. "Fine, so what you wish." She grinned and ran off.
Suddenly his eyes widened and he shouted, "Girl!" But she didn't hear him over the noise of the crowds around her. "I forgot to mention...oh well, she'll figure it out herself." He sighed, sitting back in his chair behind the stand.
Done! :) Angela, what have you gotten yourself into now?...
Hey! Does anyone know where I got the names Horston, Evanna, Arra, and Shan from? It's all from the same manga!
BEFORE I FORGET I do not own those names. Those are all owned by the creator of the manga. The names are the only things I will use, not the personalities or looks, so this isn't a crossover fanfiction.