AN: Hey guys thanks for following me and for the review/s. I got the idea to write this fanfic because I was inspired by This Bites and Twelve Red Lines, also a few more as well. I thought I'd give it ago and I hope you enjoy the first chapter. The real first chapter.
Chapter 1: Fauna Island
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ttle lady...
"Little lady!"
'Huh? Wha?' I woke up to see an old man peering over me. He was around his forties, had white hair and a beard. He was wearing a tan shirt with dark blue jeans with a white apron with some stains. 'A smith maybe?' His pale blue eyes were full of worry.
"Are you alright?" he asked. Honestly, I am not alright. I feel like my head itself is around a ton heavier than it usually is. Overall, my body felt heavy, sluggish and a bit disoriented.
Seeing that the old man was waiting for a reply, I opened my mouth to answer only, no voice came out. I tried again but only managed to croak. My throat was so dry, it felt like sandpaper.
"Oh dear, looks like your throat is dry. Here, have some water" he told softly and gave me a canteen of water.
I bobbed my head in appreciation before taking a sip. After taking a couple more mouthfuls of water, I thanked the kind old man.
"Feeling better?" he asked. "A little. What happened?" I asked.
"Well, a couple of children playing around found you washed up ashore and called for help". As he mentioned this I saw four little heads hiding behind the old man. "My name is Edelweiss Garmund, and if you don't have an idea to where you are, you are at Fauna Island" he answered seeing the confusion on my eyes.
I was about to introduce myself to him only to feel a very painful headache that made me wince violently. My vision started swimming again, as i saw black spots dancing around, I heard the old man calling out to me with worry along with the added voices of panicking children before I pass out again.
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I woke up again to find out that I was lying on a soft and comfortable bed. I sat upright to look around and saw that no one was in the room. The room was well furnished. Though it had wooden walls and ceilings. There was a bookshelf further across the room as well as a reading desk. The room had a very relaxing feel to it.
I glanced at the window and saw that it was almost evening..seeing the fiery red sky. The sky felt nostalgic as I looked out through the window.
It was like a sudden flash that all the memories from before struck me like lightning. The spectral voice, the darkness and... The accident where I saw the exact same colours that I am seeing now.
'Is this my new life then?' I thought.
I then saw a white fruit... Or what I thought was a fruit with some swirly lines, on the side table near the bed along with a jug of water and a glass to drink from. My stomach started rumbling when I saw it. 'Well I am pretty hungry, but I have never seen a fruit like this before...it looks appetizing though...'
*grumble*
"I guess I am too hungry to think about anything. And, it's not like they'll get angry if I eat it right?" I told myself. I tried to stand up, only to feel dizzy so I opted to sit on the edge of the bed. I then saw that I was wearing a white sundress with a few ruffles at the bottom. My chestnut brown hair was dry and it was let down.
I took the fruit gently and inspected it. It looked fine and was more like an apple only with white skin and swirly lines decorating it.
*grrrrumbllle*
Since I couldn't hold it any longer I took a huge bite from the fruit...only to regret it seconds later.
"URRRGH! What in the WORLD! -" was all I said when *BAM* the door slammed open.
"What happend!? Are you alright!?" shouted the old man who introduced himself as Garmund. I nearly choked on the piece and barely managed to swallow it despite the horrid and rancid taste it had.
I looked at him like a deer caught in headlights. Like a child got caught stealing from a cookie jar. Then, we had an awkward moment where we stared at each other. I did not know what to do so I just sat there until, all of a sudden, Garmund started to laugh loudly.
As he was laughing, I saw a woman much more younger than him, poke her head through the door along with two little children whom I recognized from earlier, who's face changed from worried frowns to happy smiles and laughs.
I started to flush because of the sudden attention and laughter. It was something I was never used to.
"I'm sorry, it's just that I did not expect to see something like this after your shout" chuckled Garmund.
"It's nothing...really..but what is this? It looked quite good and, I was feeling a but hungry so I decided to taste it. Tasted very bad though" I told a bit embarrassed.
"You ATE it!?" Garmund yelled. I winced and looked down because of the sudden raise in his voice. "Do you know what that is?" he asked a bit softly seeing that I was a bit shaken.
"Um, no..not really.. A fruit?" I answered as I raised my head. I saw that the three who were outside a few seconds ago was approaching me along with Garmund.
"See here little lady, that you have there in your hands is called a devil fruit" he explained. The word devil fruit rings some bells in my head but I don't remember, so I leave it for later.
"What's so important about it for you guys to be so shocked?" I asked, curiosity taking its roots.
"That's because little lady, devil fruits when eaten, gives the person some sort of ability. There are three types of abilities. They may be elemental, animals or maybe one where you may have an ability like an object, such as a scissor where you are able to cut anything. They are categorized like this in the order I tell you, the elementals are called logia, as you become the elements itself. The animals are called zoan as you are able to wield the strengths and specialties of the animals you become. The third is called paramecia where it is pretty much random." Garmund explained further.
"So I get some nifty powers?" I asked feeling a bit excited after hearing the explanation.
"However, the devil fruits have a curse" my face paled after the revelation. "A curse!? Do you mean I'm gonna die!?" I started to panic.
"What he means is.." interrupted the woman next to Garmund who she gave an irritated glare to, "...that you will never be able to swim after eating them, they are considered as the treasures of the sea since they cost a fortune, but the curse they come with makes you weak to the sea. The irony when the treasure that comes from the sea makes you weak to it huh?" explained the woman while Garmund chuckled good naturedly.
All of that really sound familiar, but I still couldn't remember from what it was. So I left it alone and observed the woman who spoke.
She looked a lot younger than Garmund probably around her twenties with her blond hair tied in a high ponytail with bangs framing her face. She wore a pale green dress with her long sleeves rolled to her elbows. Her eyes were that of a sky blue that were full of mirth. She looked quite similar to Garmund if you looked closer.
Standing on each of her sides were a boy and a girl, who clung to the woman's dress, who both had the same blond hair and sky blue eyes. They probably were twins because they look so much alike. The girl was wearing and orange dress up to her knees with matching flip-flops while the boy was wearing a blue shirt with tan shorts and shoes.
As I was digesting the new information, the woman began "Sorry about that, my father never explains anything clearly" she said with an apologetic smile. "Oh, my name is Edelweiss Martha by the way, and these two.." she mentions showing the twins next to her "...are Rose and Ren*, my two lovely flowers" indicating the girl and boy as she said there names respectively.
The girl gave a shy wave while the boy whined "mooom~" with embarrassment when called flower.
Since I didn't get a chance to introduce myself because of passing out last one I took this chance quite happily. "It's nice to meet you all, my name is Levina, you can call me Levi if you want to. Oh and thank you for saving me by the way, I have to repay you somehow" I told gratefully.
"Oh there's no need to, besides.. It's these two you should be thanking. If they and their friends never found you, we wouldn't have been able to save you" replied Garmund while motioning to the twins, who gave beaming smiles.
"You can stay here if you don't have any place to go. The Edelweiss household will always be welcome for you, besides, I would love to have extra female company with me" Martha told me with a gentle smile.
I thought about what Martha said and I accepted her offer. Besides, I was excited about what kind of devil fruit I ate. I used to swim before, back in my old life, and it is a bit disappointing that I will never get to swim again. 'But hey I get cool powers' I thought
*GRRRRUMBLLLE*
"But first things first, let's get something to eat shall we?" Martha mentioned with a teasing smile while my face is beet red. But I laugh along with them.
It was then that I started living my life at Fauna Island along with the small Edelweiss family. I never had anyone in my life worth calling family, so I thought I could start my life all over like the voice told me to.
I thought that I will never have to worry about anything bad happening again. Oh how wrong I was.
Well that's it for now. Hope you all enjoyed the first chapter.
Ren*: means Lotus in Japanese.
Aiash: Looks like you got your name... Aaand ate a random fruit on a desk. Who does that? *squints at Levi*
Levi: Hey don't judge me, I was really hungry!
Aiash: What are you? Luffy?
Levi: What!? No-!
Aiash: Well that's all for this chapter.
Levi: Hey wai-!
Aiash: See you next chapter!