Author's Note: There is a very important Author's Note concerning updates for my stories for next week. Please read it so there will be no suprises.
Disclaimer: Eichiiro Oda is the owner of One Piece, which means I can't own it.
Ch. 15: "I Love You, Yuki-Rin."
A few minutes later, Kazuma was on board the Hyperion washing the ice cream out of his hair and shirt.
"How the hell could you lose Yuki-Rin? The both of you were in a small ice cream shop where you could easily see each other!" Hana yelled to Kazuma.
"It's not his fault some crazy guy dragged Yuki-Rin off," Holden explained.
"Crazy guy my ass! Yuki-Rin is in danger, and we have to go and save her!" Hana yelled as she grabbed Holden's shirt. With a sigh, Kazuma hung up his shirt to dry before sitting down.
"Wow, Kazuma seems really upset about this," Hana commented.
"You don't understand. Yuki-Rin is the… Yuki-Rin is the… Yuki-Rin is the girl who ended up marrying some freak named Roscoe Delacroix!" Kazuma yelled as he dried his hair. Hana gasped.
"Holden, get the crew back to the ship now! This is serious business!" Hana ordered.
"Will do," Holden said before walking up to the top of the deck and firing both of his pistols into the air. A few minutes later, the rest of the Capricorn Pirates gathered.
"Hey, where's Yuki-Rin?" Soren asked Hana.
"Yuki-Rin is the reason Holden called all of you back here. She has been kidnapped by the son of a prominent figure. Aria, explain who this kidnapper is," Hana explained.
"Roscoe Delacroix is the son of Saint Delacroix, a Tenryuubito whose fame is rising slowly, but surely. From what I understand, I believe that Saint Ayame – Yuki-Rin's mother and Molly's adoptive mother as most of you know – had arranged for Roscoe to marry Yuki-Rin when they got old enough. Somehow, Roscoe found out about Yuki-Rin becoming a pirate, and he followed her until we got to Ginling Island," Aria explained.
"Why did he wait until we got to Ginling Island to capture Yuki-Rin?" Sebastian asked Aria.
"I believe that Saint Delacroix has a home here, where Roscoe is probably bringing Yuki-Rin to right now," Aria explained.
"Then how do we know that Saint Delacroix isn't home right now?" Hatori asked Aria.
"Yulia and Daisuke tapped into the DenDen Mushi lines of this island and they discovered that Saint Delacroix left the island today to attend to some business in the West Blue," Aria explained.
"Perfect. We should get in there, find Yuki-Rin, and go," Kazuma said.
"Just a second, Kazuma. What if Roscoe has guards and dangerous weapons?" Hana asked Kazuma.
"This means he could probably control a Buster Call!" Sebastian cried.
"I haven't seen a Buster Call ship here, so, we should be good," Hana said. "But, we should have only a few people go to avoid Marine involvement."
"Agreed. We don't know if Saint Delacroix has ties to the Marines or other Tenryuubito or not," Aria explained.
"That is why myself, Kazuma, Aria, Karin, Z.G., Drusilla, Yulia, and Daisuke are going. Molly has the option of going, since she is Yuki-Rin's adopted sister," Hana explained.
"I'll go. After all, Yuki-Rin's me sister," Molly said.
"Wait, how come Molly gets the choice to go or not? Why can't I go?" Heathcliffe cried.
"You fight too much. You should take a break from fighting our enemies," Hana advised.
"That's a stupid reason to stay behind! I wanna fight Roscoe with Kazuma and Daisuke!" Heathcliffe whined. Hana hit him across the face with her staff.
"No, Heathcliffe, you're staying behind with your brothers and everyone else!" Hana yelled.
"Why, thank you, Hana, we – Hey! We're not "everyone else"," Maki-chan cried.
"Some of us have important positions on this crew, you know!" Sebastian pointed out.
Later that night, the search team for Yuki-Rin found the Delacroix mansion.
"Alright, here's the plan, guys. Karin, Z.G., Drusilla, and Aria will stay outside and watch for anybody suspicious. Yulia, Daisuke, and I will patrol the inside and stop anybody who may harm us, while Molly and Kazuma go in for the rescue. Is that understood?" Hana asked everyone.
"Loud and clear, temporary captain!" Daisuke said as he gave a salute to Hana.
"Why do you never listen to me when I give you important instructions?" Yulia yelled to Daisuke.
"I don't want Hana to kill me," Daisuke whispered to Yulia.
"Don't think that because you whispered that I didn't hear you," Hana sternly warned Daisuke as they walked through the front gates.
"I'm surprised we got through the gates effortlessly," Z.G. commented.
"I was expecting somebody to AT LEAST guard it," Karin said as they approached the front door of the mansion.
"Alright, guys, we're going in. You know what to do," Hana explained to Z.G., Drusilla, Karin, and Aria before she, Kazuma, Yulia, Daisuke, and Molly entered the mansion.
"What kind of person leaves their door open?" Yulia wondered out loud.
"I bet he was expectin' us," Molly pointed out.
"No, Molly, I don't think we were expected, or even welcome here for that matter," Hana pointed out as they continued deeper into the mansion. Eventually, they hit a flight of stairs.
"Alright, who's –" Hana asked the four before Kazuma cut her off.
"I will! Come on, Molly, let's go," Kazuma said before he grabbed Molly. He wasn't even up the first step when Hana grabbed him.
"Kazuma, please. There is no reason for you to charge straight into battle without knowing about the danger that will be ahead of you," Hana explained. Kazuma then grabbed Hana's hand and took it off of him.
"Look, Hana, you don't understand! I am in love with Yuki-Rin! I will do anything to rescue her from here, even if it means I die in the process! So, please, Hana, please let me save Yuki-Rin and tell her how much she is the apple of my eye!" Kazuma yelled as tears began to fall. Hana gasped.
"Kazuma, I… I didn't know how much Yuki-Rin meant that much to you. I always thought you guys were really close friends, but, not in love with each other!" Hana said in surprise.
"Yuki-Rin and I have been really close. But, tonight, that's all going to change. Molly… Let's go!" Kazuma said.
"Right," Molly said with a nod. Then, Kazuma and Molly ran upstairs. Hana looked to Yulia and Daisuke for an answer.
"Go right ahead, girlie. After all, Yuki-Rin IS your best friend," Daisuke said. Hana got out her staff.
"Thanks, Daisuke. In the meantime, you and Yulia can search the bottom floor for Yuki-Rin and/or Roscoe," Hana explained before she ran upstairs, following after Kazuma and Molly.
"Coming with us?" Kazuma asked Hana as they ran down the hall.
"Yep! She's my best friend!" Hana said. Then, a maid stopped them.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing?" The maid asked them as she pulled out a knife.
"We're checkin' in on me dear sister," Molly said before she stabbed the maid in the hand with her sword before the three ran off.
"Good job, Molly, that was a close call," Hana said before they ran into two butlers.
"What can we do for you pretty ladies today?" The butlers ashed before they grabbed Hana and Molly. Hana slapped the butler who was holding her before she kicked the other butler in the crotch. Hana, Molly, and Kazuma continued down the hall.
"I can't believe we're being ambushed already!" Hana cried.
"Aye. And, it's a long way to Yuki-Rin," Molly added. Kazuma sighed.
"Don't worry, Yuki-Rin, I'm coming," Kazuma said to himself.
Down the hall, in a large room with a throne, Yuki-Rin was sitting on the floor, with her knees to her chest. Her hands had been shackled to the wall.
"Why… Why me? Why do I have to get married to this jerkass? Why did I get singled out from a dozen other girls to get married to him? Why… Why am I here right now?" Yuki-Rin wondered to herself before Roscoe entered.
"Shove off, Roscoe," Yuki-Rin coldly told her fiancée.
"Wow, somebody's pissy tonight," Roscoe commented.
"I'm only in a bad mood because I fucking hate you!" Yuki-Rin yelled. Roscoe chuckled.
"That will change soon, my bride," Roscoe re-assured Yuki-Rin, who kicked him in the shin.
"No! I don't want to love you! I hate you! Fuck off RIGHT NOW, you jerk!" Yuki-Rin yelled before she spat on Roscoe. Roscoe then slapped Yuki-Rin across the face.
"You are a troublesome bride. Now, I am going to go get changed and I will go get your wedding dress. If you don't straighten up by then, I will have you beaten as punishment," Roscoe said coolly before he left the room. Yuki-Rin began to cry.
"I don't want to be here anymore! I feel so helpless and weak right now, and I can't fight this guy because I don't have my katana! SAVE ME, KAZUMA!" Yuki-Rin sobbed. Right now, Yuki-Rin felt herself go from a pirate with a powerful crew to a weak and defenseless girl who couldn't do anything about her situation. Down the hall…
"SAVE ME, KAZUMA!"
Kazuma, Hana, and Molly could hear Yuki-Rin's cry for help echo down the hall.
"That's Yuki-Rin!" Kazuma yelled.
"Follow the sound of her voice!" Hana yelled as the three took off to the throne room.
"Yuki-Rin, we're here. Don't cry anymore," Kazuma said to himself.
Ending Note: Hana is here to explain what's going on for next week (not this week).
Hana: "Starting next Sunday, your authoress is going on vacation. She will be gone from next Sunday until next Friday. Although the hotel she is staying at has Wi-Fi and she is bringing her laptop - which has all of her fanfics on there - and a flash drive, updates will most likely be limited because your authoress will be doing vacation things like playing DDR in the arcade and going to the beach. So, new chapters for fanfics such as "The DysFUNctional Pirates", "Keeping up With the Edelstein Harem", "Izumi is a Stone-Cold Fox", "Gai-Rei Zero: The Shonen Jump Chronicles", and, last but not least, "One Piece: Parallel Works" will most likely come early this week. This doesn't mean that the authoress won't have time to work on her fics, as she'll have time in the hotel room to go on her computer."
Kazuma: "Plus, she can even suprise us and post new chapters while on vacation!"
Hana: "Yep. In the mean time, please review this fanfic. All good reviews make the Capricorn Pirates happy, so, please make the us OCs happy so the authoress can be happy. Peace out!"
Kazuma: "Sayonara!"