"Ocean blue eyes looking in mine, I feel like I might sink and drown and die."
A simple girl, daughter of a pirate captain, meets the future "King of the Pirates" and begrudgingly decides to join him on his adventure to find the One Piece.
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That's initially what Artemisia thought. This proved to not be the case when a new person joined their conversation, "Usopp!" Artemisia turned to see a woman. She looked like what could be the equivalent of an angel. She had shoulder-length blonde hair and a bright smile. Her skin was also very pale like she was sickly. She wore all pink and she held the arm of a butler. She let out a breathy laugh as her eyes stopped on Usopp, "What a wonderful surprise."
As Artemisia studied the woman, she could see obvious signs, "She does not look well." She murmured to herself. Nami was the only one who heard her. Hearing the statement made Nami look the woman up and down to see what Artemisia was talking about. She found the brunette to be telling the truth. Her skin complexion wasn't that of a healthy person. Not only that, she was basically leaning onto the butler who she held the arm of.
A hum of satisfaction came from Usopp. He shot a smug grin at Buchi and made him release him. With a more genuine smile, he walked toward the woman, "Kaya!" The woman, Kaya, chuckled. "Happy birthday."
The smile Kaya had on her face could melt the heart of any person, "You remembered." It was enough to put a smile on Artemisia's face as well. The way she smiled at Usopp was so wholesome.
It could be said the same for Usopp as well, "Of course I did." There was something there and Artemisia could see it. She found it to be very adorable. It was something she wanted for herself. For someone to remember things about her. Someone to smile at her like she lit up their whole world. Artemisia cast a glance at Nami and hummed. That would probably be far in the future.
As always, something needed to ruin the moment. The butler who stood beside Kaya cleared his throat to remind them of his presence. He adjusted his glasses with the heel of his palm. Kaya glanced at him before staring down at the floor. The butler addressed Usopp directly, "Usopp. We've had this discussion. You mustn't show up unannounced."
This caused Usopp to rub the back of his head with a sheepish expression. Kaya took the butler's arm once more and stared up at him, "Nonsense, Klahadore," Kaya turned her attention back to Usopp. She seemed to have brightened again as she looked at the man, "Have you come to tell me another story? I do love hearing about your adventures."
"I'll do you one better." Usopp grinned. "I brought some of my crew." He turned and gestured to the four behind him. The Straw Hats stared at him with confusion.
