Author's Note: Here's another update this week, since I was so excited to begin this arc.
On an interesting side-note, two of the songs I listented to while I was working on this chapter were the live version of We Are! (of course) and the song House of Capricorn by The Company Band. I reccommend you look up the latter song, since that song really suits the Capricorns.
If you were curious, the current song that's playing on my iTunes is Casablanca Sucked Anyway by A Day to Remember. That song reminds me of Heathcliffe, Soren, and Holden due to the fact that it's sort of a screamo song. XD
Disclaimer: I only own my OCs and not the Straw Hats, Supernovas, Shichibukai, or anybody else Eichiiro Oda created.
Ch. 83: "Welcome to the Mafiya House."
About two days later, the Capricorns were preparing to dock at the next island. But, Yulia had something on her mind, as she was pacing about the galley.
"What's up, Yulia?" Daisuke asked as he practiced throwing his knives at a target hung up on the wall.
"There's something significant to me about this island, but I can't put my finger on why it's so significant," Yulia explained.
"Let me guess – It's where you met that crazy ex-Marie general who forced you to kill?" Daisuke asked as he threw a knife, which hit the bullseye of the target. "Yeah! Bullseye!"
Yulia glared at Daisuke.
"No, I did not meet General Pasternak there. And, you'd better stop throwing those knives. It's dangerous," Yulia explained icily. With a sigh, Daisuke took his knives out of the wall and put them back in his jacket.
"The next island's Alla Island, right? Doesn't ring a bell to me," Daisuke said. Yulia sighed.
"I can assume that you're going to help me find out why this island is so important to me, right?" Yulia asked with her voice growing angrier.
"But, Yulia! Heathcliffe said he'd take me to the convenience store when we docked!" Daisuke cried.
"Why would you need to go to a convenience store? We already have food!" Yulia pointed out.
"Because Heathcliffe and I are besties, and we're cool like that," Daisuke explained. "Besides, if you tag along, you could find out why this island is so important to you."
Yulia sighed.
"Well, you do have a point. I'll go with you guys. Maybe it'll jog my memory," Yulia said.
"Hey, Daisuke, do you think Yulia practiced black magic here?" Heathcliffe asked Daisuke. Currently, Daisuke, Yulia, and Heathcliffe were walking to the convenience store.
"Gosh, Heathcliffe, you are so morbid and dark! I did not practice black magic!" Yulia cried.
"That we know of," Daisuke whispered to Heathcliffe. Yulia sighed.
"You're doing watch duty when we dock at the next island," Yulia told Daisuke as the three entered the convenience store. As soon as they entered, alarms went off and confetti rained down from the ceiling.
"What the hell?! Do they already know that we're thieves?! I wasn't going to rob the place or anything!" Daisuke cried. The clerk approached the three.
"Congratulations, young man! You have just won a free two-night, three-day stay for you and two other guests at the Peony Pavilion Resort and Casino in honor of its grand opening!" The clerk announced.
"Bitchin'! I won!" Daisuke said as he jumped in the air. But, upon noticing that Heathcliffe won the prize, Daisuke fell back to the ground. "Ow! Damn you, Heathcliffe!"
"Sweet… I just came here to buy some snacks, and I won a free stay at a grand casino," Heathcliffe commented. Daisuke crossed his arms.
"Whatever you do, DO NOT bring Aki to that casino! Bring me! At least I can steal the money we lose!" Daisuke yelled.
"Actually, I'm not going to take Aki. I'm taking Holden and Soren, since we deserve some brotherly bonding time," Heathcliffe explained.
"That's surprising. You always take Aki everywhere," Daisuke commented.
"I know, Daisuke, but two nights away from her isn't going to hurt. We're on the same island, so she can go to the hotel if she needs me," Heathcliffe explained. Then, a man with pink hair entered the room. Yulia froze.
"Daisuke… I remember now why this island is so important to me. My family lives here," Yulia whispered.
"Your family?" Daisuke asked as his eyes trailed to the pink-haired man, who was buying a newspaper. "Hey! Isn't that your dad?! He looks just like you."
Yulia put her hand over Daisuke's mouth.
"Shhh! Just let me take it from here," Yulia said to Daisuke before she let go of her. Daisuke turned to Heathcliffe.
"I don't know what to tell you, man. But, I have to go pack for this free trip I won. I'll see you around," Heathcliffe said before he left the store.
"Well, you're no help!" Daisuke yelled to Heathcliffe. Yulia sighed.
"Daisuke, I told you. I got this," Yulia said before she approached the man and tapped him on the shoulder. "Papa?"
The man turned back.
"Yulia? Is that really you?" Yulia's father asked. Yulia nodded.
"I'm alive, papa. I escaped that evil Marine who kidnapped me. May I please come home?" Yulia asked her father with an air of innocene that seemed surreal to the tough Yulia.
"Of course, you can come home. In fact, you can also bring that green-haired boy who keeps making eyes at you. Is he your boyfriend?" Yulia's dad explained. Yulia blushed.
"Hell, no, Daisuke isn't my boyfriend! He's just some idiot who began following me one day!" Yulia cried. Daisuke sighed and crossed his arms.
"Typical Yulia…" Daisuke said under his breath.
"You lived HERE?! What the hell, Yulia?!" Daisuke cried as he approached a grand mansion.
"What? It's just a house," Yulia said casually.
"That's not a house, Yulia! That's a mansion! Who did you stab in order to get this mansion?!" Daisuke cried as they climbed the front steps.
"I didn't stab anybody. My parents own alcohol distilliries," Yulia explained.
"Now, Yulia, are you ready to see your mother, sister, and all of your relatives again? They're all here for a family reunion, so you have a lot of people to see," Yulia's father asked. Yulia nodded. "Perfect! Head on in!"
Yulia and Daisuke entered the grand mansion, which seemed empty.
"Where is everyone?" Daisuke asked Yulia.
"They're all in the dining room. I've gathered them there to tell them some very important news," Yulia's father explained. "Yulia, Daisuke, this news will also concern you two."
"Okay, then. Does this mean I have to marry Yulia or something?" Daisuke asked. Yulia glared at Daisuke as her father chuckled.
"Well, did you ask your parents for their consent on that matter?" Yulia's dad asked Daisuke.
"No, sir. My parents are dead," Daisuke answered.
"I'm very sorry for your loss," Yulia's father said as they entered the dining room, where several other pink-haired people were waiting.
"Hey, Yulia, they all have the same hair color as you!" Daisuke pointed out.
"It's called genetics, Daisuke. I'm sure you learned about it in school," Yulia said bitterly.
"Yulia, my daughter! You're back!" A woman with long, pink hair and red lips yelled as she ran up to Yulia and hugged her. "I never thought you'd return home! I was so worried about you!"
"Hey, mom," Yulia said. "Of course, I made it back. Without those lessons in knife-throwing I received, I probably would be in jail because of ex-Marine General Pasternak."
"Knife-throwing lessons?! From her family?! Well, Yulia is from a rich family, so she probably got those lessons to protect herself from people after their money," Daisuke thought to himself.
"Everyone, sit, sit! Sit down, relax!" Yulia's father encouraged. The members of the Tadase family and Daisuke sat down. "Now, I bet you all know what this big news that I've been talking about is, so, here it is…"
Yulia's father cleared his throat.
"Tomorrow night, we are all going to the new Peony Pavilion Casino!"
The members of the Tadase family cheered.
"Suck it, Heathcliffe, I'm still going to go to the casino whether you like it or not!" Daisuke yelled.
"That's not why we're going, Daisuke. We're not going there to gamble and have a good time," Yulia's father explained. "We're going there to assassinate the owner of the casino. We received a tip that he or she plans to sell the bodies of any person who racks up a debt at the casino."
Ending Note: Review if you want to see Heathcliffe, Holden, and Soren's side of the story to this arc, since they will be very important to the arc's events!