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Chapter 10

What a day!

Shachi, Penguin and Ruby fell onto a bed, all exhausted and sighing at the softness of the blankets. It had been a very busy day for them. They had to make sure that all the supplies were loaded onto the ship while avoiding the Navy that roamed the entire island.

If they were seen, there would've been a lot of investigation and then they wouldn't finish their chores in time. They also didn't want to be asked questions because Rosalie was still resting up in bed ever since the fight.

After she fought with Elrad, all his slaves turned back to normal with no memory of what happened. They went to go look for Rosalie and found her passed out on the platform where they fought, her back badly burnt and Elrad half dead.

Bepo ordered them to get her medical attention as soon as possible and left Elrad to the marines. Since Elrad was unconscious, no one could say how the fight ended. It seemed like they won since everything turned back to normal, but then again Rosalie was still injured quite dangerously.

"I wish we can get off this island now. Usually we never get into fights like these but since we're wanted more things are changing," Shachi stated as he sat up and adjusted his hat, his spiky red strands sticking out from underneath.

"Yeah, Captain always smoothly avoided fights and he never got involved with anything more than he needed to. However, Rosa-chan is different. She gets involved in everything," Penguin pointed out and they all sweat dropped.

That was true.

"There's something that bothers me though," Ruby spoke up and they glanced at her with blank expressions. "You said that she was poisoned by the Navy, but didn't she work with the navy upon a time. Is that why she betrayed them?" She asked and the two males blinked a few times.

"That's right. You only joined recently, Ruby, so you don't know about it. Rosa-chan never betrayed the marines. They betrayed her, poisoned her and killed her crew because the World Government saw her as a threat," Shachi explained and Ruby's eyes widened as she felt her heart give a harsh squeeze.

"Hey, you're too loud! You're going to wake up Rosa-san!" Bepo scolded as he walked into the room and the trio immediately apologized. Bepo let out a sigh and looked at the sleeping figure of Rosalie on the opposite side of the room.

"We should probably change her bandages. Do you have the stock with you?" Bepo asked and they nodded. Penguin reached for the medical bag and handed it to Bepo before the polar bear walked towards Rosalie.

He sat down on the bed and put the bag on the cupboard. His ears perked when he heard Rosalie grumble something in her sleep and raised an eyebrow. He leaned in to hear what she was saying before he yelped.

"EH?"

The trio stared at Bepo who was pulled into a tight embrace by Rosalie. She smiled and cuddled up to the polar bear, grumbling something once again in her sleep. Bepo lay frozen on the spot and a blush creeped onto his cheeks.

"That's so unfair! How come you get to cuddle with Rosa-chan?!" Shachi exclaimed, both him and Penguin upset that they weren't as lucky as Bepo was. Ruby stared at the scene and couldn't help but smile.

"I'm sorry," Bepo stated in a depressed tone and Ruby snickered while the two men fumed. Bepo felt Rosalie shift restlessly before he blue eyes fluttered open slowly. Everyone stared at her with relieved expressions and all anger vanished from the room's atmosphere.

"Huh? You're all here." Rosalie yawned tiredly and rested her head on Bepo's side. Rosalie glanced tiredly at the polar bear before her eyes widened and she flushed. "S-Sorry! I-I didn't mean to turn you into a cuddle bear!" She apologized and let go of him.

"No, it's fine, Rosa-san. I'm just glad that you slept well. How are you feeling?" Bepo asked and felt her forehead for a fever, nodding in satisfaction. He reached for the medical pack and pulled out bandages as well as disinfectant.

"I feel a bit stiff and my back is stinging a little. Other than that, I'm fine. I can feel that my haki returned. How long was I out?" Rosalie asked as she stretched her stiff limbs. Another yawn escaped her and she wiped away the tears that formed in the corner of her eyes.

"You were out for two days, Rosalie," Ruby replied and Rosalie exclaimed in shock. "We found you after the fight with Eldar and patched you up." Rosalie looked at her hands in disbelief and swallowed thickly. She was out for two days?

Rosalie briefly closed her eyes as she thought back towards the fight she had with Eldar. She remembered that she used her last but of haki, then he pulled out his pistol and then…nothing after that.

"What happened to Eldar? Did someone come and arrest him? I blacked out before we could finish our fight and I can't recall anything after that," Rosalie asked and everyone gave her perplexed expressions, making her blink in confusion.

"You don't remember? We were hoping to ask you what happened, Rosa-san. We found both you and Eldar passed out. Eldar bled half to death by the time we were there. We thought that you had caused the large gash on his chest," Bepo pointed out and Rosalie's brows twitched.

Large gash? I don't remember any gash. All I remember is hearing the pistol going off and then nothing else. Rosalie let out a sigh and shrugged. It was no use in thinking about that fight now. All that mattered was that he was taken down.

"What happened while I was out?" Rosalie asked as Bepo moved towards her. He gestured for her to turn to him and lift her shirt. She nodded and did as she was told. She touched the bandages around her middle, her fingers grazing the soft material.

"All the victims turned back to normal with no memory of what happened. The marines came to arrest the male for his crimes and arrested the wanted pirates as well. They found the ruler of this island locked up somewhere in the dungeons and released him," Penguin answered.

"Yeah, it turned out that Eldar made him the first victim and locked him up. However, now he's up and running while trying to restore everything that Eldar destroyed. You'll be pleased to know that the names of the businesses on the island are ALL turning back to normal," Shachi stated.

Ruby gave him a knock on his head and he yelp while grabbing his head in pain. He gave her a weak glare, tears forming in the corner of her eyes. "No pun was needed, dumbass!" She scolded him and he murmured an apology.

Rosalie chuckled before wincing when Bepo began to clean the wound on her back. It hurt much more than she thought it would. At least it was the worst injury she received and her fatigue was already restored.

"Anyway, we made sure to get all the stock we bought in the island onto the ship. We had to avoid the marines though, since they wanted to interrogate. We also have an audience with the ruler but we said that we'll contact him when you're better," Ruby explained and Rosalie's eyes hid beneath a shadow.

"I see. Thanks, guys. I appreciate it. Can you three do me a favour though?" The trio raised their eyebrows in interest. "I'm starving! Could you please get me something to eat?" She asked and they all laughed before nodding.

"Sure, thing! Let's go!" Ruby encouraged the other two males and they gladly followed the brown-haired female. They exited the room and closed the door before they walked down the hall while Bepo finished cleaning the wound.

Silence started to linger around in the room and Rosalie bit her bottom lip, her thoughts running wild inside her head. Who would've thought that one decision could be so hard to make when it involved the crew?

"Bepo… I… I decided that I'm going after Law," Rosalie hesitantly told the polar bear and felt him freeze up. He stayed that way for a few brief moments, not saying anything, before he began to finish up with the wound.

"I thought you would say something like that eventually," he said and Rosalie averted her eyes to the ground. "Rosa-san, Captain entrusted you to me because he wanted me to stop you from going after him. He didn't want you to be involved with anything of his personal life."

"Why?! I don't understand!" Rosalie exclaimed in an upset tone. "He helped me so much with conquering my problems! Thanks to him, I made peace with my father and cut my ties with the navy but still… He still doesn't want me to get close to him," Rosalie trailed off.

"I don't think he doesn't want you to come closer. I just think Captain doesn't want to endanger you. Captain's past is…a bit complicated and he didn't want to give the enemy an advantage. That's why he trusted us to travel on our own," Bepo explained and Rosalie clenched her fists.

"I don't care." Bepo sweat dropped at her stubbornness.

"I won't have it! I made my decision that I'm going to help him whether he wants my help or not. I refuse to lose anyone close to me. If he wants to cast me aside, it's fine. As long as I bring him back safely to the ship," Rosalie stated.

"You love him a lot, Rosa-san," Bepo said and Rosalie felt a blush creep onto her lips. She made sure to hide her embarrassment by looking away as Bepo bandaged her up. Of course, she loved him. She felt stupid for loving such an idiot but she couldn't help it.

He meant a lot to her.

Bepo let out a sigh and went to sit down next to Rosalie. He pulled out a journal he had by his side and handed it over towards Rosalie, her eyes widening. Bepo then gave her the dagger of her mother and her red bangs fell over her eyes, hiding the emotions that hid behind them.

"I kept those safe for you while you were resting. I promise I didn't read and I made sure no one did. I put a map of Dressrosa inside as well as Captain's vivre card. You're going to need those if you're going after him," Bepo pointed out and Rosalie's eyes widened in disbelief.

"The rest is up to you, though. You should find a ship to travel there but I left some supplies in the backroom to take with. I only have one request, Rosa-san." Rosalie watched as Bepo's eyes gleamed with sadness.

"Save Captain and come back safely," Bepo pleaded, his tone shaking slightly and Rosalie embraced him tightly. She knew that he too was scared, not knowing if Law was coming back. He also didn't want Rosalie to be endangered because they were the two people he cared about the most.

"I promise we'll both come back together to the ship. I need you to make sure the others won't get into trouble as well. Can you do that for me?" Rosalie asked and felt Bepo nod in their embrace but never broke it.

It was warm.

There was a sigh behind the door of the bedroom and Shachi leaded against the wall, Penguin doing the same. Ruby however, stared at the door, her eyes swirling with a bunch of emotions that she couldn't control.

"It looks like we have to make sure Rosa-chan has everything she needs before she goes on her journey," Shachi stated, his eyes staring at the ground. He had his arms crossed over his chest and his hands tensed around the skin.

They overheard the conversation where Rosalie said she was going to leave. They expected that this was going to happen but they didn't want to believe it. They didn't want to leave Rosalie behind. The Captain was hard enough to leave behind.

"It's not fair… Damn it!" Penguin swore and clenched his fists tightly while Ruby let her head fall onto her shoulders. She felt her heart drop into her stomach, her eyes wanting to tear up but she managed to keep the tears at bay.

"We need to accept the decisions they make no matter what. Besides, I trust that Rosalie will bring back Captain. I have faith that they will both return to us!" Ruby gave them a determined statement and they gave her small smiles. She was already staying strong. She was becoming quite the Heart Pirate.

"Alright, then." Penguin put a hand on Ruby's head and gave her a smile making her blush. "Let's go give Rosalie her food before she kills us through her starvation," he stated and she nodded with a small smile, her heart warming up despite feeling the loss of Rosalie.

Everything was going to be alright.

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