"Hey."
You blinked, tiredly and slowly. "Do you need something?"
"Do I have to need something to talk to the coolest person in the whole wide world?" Ace flopped down next to you, drink in his hand, and cocked his head. "You alright?"
"Hah..." The coolest person. Really. How immature. "I'm fine, Ace. Thank you for worrying."
"Nah you might've been able to pull that one on me when we were kids, but I'm a lot more observant now. Seriously..." The brim of his hat poked against your head as he murmured into your ear. "What's bugging you?"
"Oi Sabo Sabo! Do that cool attack thing again! The one where you turn your hand black!"
"Hey, it's called Haki, Luffy."
"What's Hockey got to do with anything?"
They were laughing over there. Sabo... Luffy and his crew... Vivi... Celebrating their overwhelming victory over the Baroque Works's ships while their ship continued on towards its destination. They wanted you there, Luffy especially kept twisting his head around to check if you were coming, but for some reason you didn't want to go over there.
BANG!
"YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!" The metal jawed man bawled, rolling and rolling and rolling around on the ground. "YOU... HOW DARE YOU!"
You squinted at your smoking pistol. It was probably too hot to put back in your holster, wasn't it?
"OI! BRAT! ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?! "
You gave it a light blow. Better.
No. Your lips pursed. Not just some reason.
You knew exactly why you didn't want to.
"JUST YOU WAIT, I'M GONNA-"
"What?"
With a single word the entirety of the Socialising Plaza fell silent and a hundred pairs of royal eyes locked onto the commotion.
To where the imbecilic King of Drum was being towered over by a child less than half his age.
"Well?" You gestured idly aside with your pistol in an effort at intimidation. "I'm listening. What sort of drivel are you about to fling at me?"
Wapol's face turned a brilliant scarlet. "You... You utter BITCH! DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHO I AM?!"
Especially as she laughed a little too hard at their jokes, and smiled a little too broadly whenever someone complimented her. And deliberately tried her hardest to avoid looking at you. And why would she? She had been the one to witness all that you'd done after all.
If this had been the you before... everything, they would have cowered. Turned the other cheek, hoping for a more lenient punishment. But you had changed since then. You had changed, and would be forced to change even more.
You were going to survive this... You had to survive...
Your lips tightened, pressing together into a fine line.
For all those who didn't.
"I believe I should be the one asking that."
She must have guessed it by now. She must have. Even though your face was hidden... you couldn't deny the signs that pointed towards you. Your voice. Your obvious knowledge of manners and etiquette. The pistol peaking from its holster. That crest...
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Broken Faith
Fanfiction[F!ReaderxASL] It's hard sometimes to accept who or what you are. That thought came to you when you were only six years old. Because being one of the infamous World Nobles wasn't enough, now you have to live with a robotic arm after the fire that de...
