Chapter 4 | "Creep-kun."
It was a rather peaceful day in the sea.
The crew of the Straw Hat Pirates were hanging around the deck, while their stowaways took post in the upper deck, distancing themselves from a certain individual with a deep grudge against Kuro.
"Hey, Scar! Look at this!!" A voice, Luffy, shouted from below.
Cracking her eyes open, Scarlett stood from her spot in her makeshift hammock and went over to the railings. She leaned over the wooden posts and looked down, some grey strands falling in front of eyes. She tilted her head and hummed slightly when she saw the flag her brother was holding. It was a rather good piece of art — which told her that Luffy was not the one who drew it.
"Neat, right?" Luffy grinned, "Usopp drew this!" He exclaimed, proving her assumption to be right.
Scarlett gave the artist a thumbs up at his work, to which Usopp reacted by bashfully scratching the back of his head.
Though Usopp seemed almost as carefree as Luffy, he was rather subdued with her and Kuro, which in her opinion was understandable. She did bring someone who had betrayed and hurt the girl of his infatuation onto the Going Merry — the very ship that was gifted by said girl — just last week.
"Alright, Usopp! Draw one on the sail too!" Luffy requested, pointing at the plain, white mainsail.
"Righty-O!"
As they went to take down the sails, Scarlett made her way back towards her hammock. A distance cry from a passing bird brought her attention to the sky and red eyes narrowed thoughtfully against the clear, blue sky.
"Is it May already?" Scarlett mumbled aloud.
"It is." Kuro answered from his spot in the corner, eyes closed as he basked in the sun.
"Hm, it's about time..."
Purupurupurupuru Purupurupurupuru.
The sound of a Den Den Mushi came from within her hood, alerting the people around that someone from the other side was trying to get in contact.
"Speak of the devil and he shall appear." Scarlett snorted as she went to retrieve the snail out, "I'll be right back. Call me if anything happens." She told Kuro before retreating back to her quarters to take the call.
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Purupurupurupuru Purupurupurupuru Purupurupuru– Katcha.
Lifting the transmitter off, Scarlett watched as her Den Den Mushi woke up. Its eyes slanted and its mouth spread into a wide grin, in imitation of her caller.
"Hime-chan." The speaker purred from the end of the line, his voice came in a low, smooth timbre. "It's been too long!"
Scarlett rolled her eyes playfully, "We talked a few months ago, Creep-kun."
The snail pouted in response, "We talked through the Den Den Mushi, Hime-chan! I can't see your face through the Den Den." The person whined, "The family misses you too."
Scarlett softened at the admittance, "Please tell them that I miss them too."
The Den Den Mushi went back to grinning, albeit not as broad as before. "What about me? Do you miss me?" He demanded, there was a slight tinge of emotion that she couldn't quite decipher in his tone. "Because I miss you more than anyone does. I miss you like a squirrel misses its nuts, like a desert misses the rain, like a clown misses his circus."
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