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Mei's POV
The door creaks open and suddenly I'm in the house.
The place I grew up and spent the first eight years of my life.
The place I used to call home.
The place I vowed I'd never step in again.
My hand brushes against the rough wall, searching for the light switch. I flick it on and surprisingly they still work. The room lights up.
Luffy lets go of my gloved hand and rushes into the next room.
3 seconds later he runs pass me with something bunched in his arms.
Another 15 seconds pass and he appears at my side, covered in dirt.
"What-"
"There were some bones. I buried them outside. I didn't think you'd want to see more." He grins, proud of himself.
I blink and stare at him as if he'd grown another head.
Luffy.....thought rationally?
"Who's Thought and Rationally?" Luffy questions tilting his head.
Only then did I realise I spoke out loud.
And then my brain processes what he just said. And I let out a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness. I thought the world was ending."
Luffy's eyes pop out. "THE WORLD IS ENDING?! I HAVEN'T BECOME KING OF THE PIRATES YET!!"
"Shut up. You're giving me a headache. And no, stupid. The world isn't ending."
"Oh. Ok." And he rushes off to explore.
I roll my eyes.
And then I remember where I was.
My face sours.
"Might as well go look, I guess...."
And turn to my right and walk up the stairs and onto the platform overhanging the lounge below.
The door to my old room was shut tight. I grasp the door handle, turn it and push. It doesn't budge. I ram my shoulder into it and the door creaks open.
Dust covers the place. Much like the rest of the house.
I sneeze.
3rd POV
Mei runs her hand across the wall again to find the light.
"Geez. The light switch is a lot lower than what I remember...."
She finally finds it and light floods the room, blinding her.
Her eyes subconsciously travel to one of the floorboards.
She blinks and realises. "Huh....I wonder if that's still there...."
She takes two small steps forward. Then one small step to the left and she crouches. Fingertips feeling the crevices between the floorboards, she tugs. Gently at first, then a bit harder. The floorboard lifts up and Mei puts it aside. Underneath the floor was a little box. Barely longer than her middle finger to her wrist.
Mei narrows her eyes and unlatches the box. She grins. "It's still here....guess my mother couldn't have found it anyway. Seeing as Luffy buried her and all." Mei scowls. "She didn't deserve to be though. Yin and his father deserved to be buried though. Even though he did bully me."
Mei latches the box again and gently places it in her ever-present bag.
She stands up and looks around the room.
And her eyes land on a photo frame, layered thick with dust. She walks over and brushes the dust off. She smiles sadly. "Maybe if I take you with me, Akio's dream can be fulfilled..."
Picture above. Thanks FairytailfanUWU from Wattpad!
She places it in her bag with a huff of resignation after she argued with herself about how it was a terrible idea to bring it with her.
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Through Darkness
Fanfiction'Death Child' Mei. Now known as the 'Death Devil'. Having been hiding from the government and bounty hunters for years, she's finally ready to return to the Grand Line. She meets a pirate crew at Loguetown and comes to the conclusion that they're no...
