His First Love ( Shanks X Reader )

Chapter 16: Siblings!!

As the first light of dawn crept over the horizon, Yuna stood at the edge of the Moby Dick, her eyes set on the calm sea that stretched toward East Blue. The gentle morning breeze tugged at her white hair, and her face was determined—ready to sail to Foosha Village.

Just as she made to step off the ship, a sudden weight yanked her back.

"Yuna-chan, don't go!" Thatch wailed, clinging to her leg with crocodile tears streaming down his face. Yuna's red eyes widened in surprise as she looked down to see several of Whitebeard's commanders clinging to her with comical desperation.

"Please, stay with us! It’s not the same without you!" Izo sobbed dramatically, his arms wrapped around her waist tightly.

Jozu, ever the strongman, was pulling at her shirt with exaggerated sniffles. "Yeah, you’re part of the family! Don’t just leave us behind like this."

Marco, the ever-calm Phoenix, was also there, though his usual composure was lost as he hugged her from the side, pretending to wipe tears from his eyes. "Yuna, we can’t just let you go like this, yoi. Who’s going to keep us in line while you're gone?"

Yuna sighed, her face halfway between amusement and exasperation as she tried to pry their arms off her one by one. "You guys are worse than children, you know that?" she said with a smirk, but the commanders only wailed louder.

Blamenco, who was holding onto her arm, cried out, "We won’t survive without you!"

"You can't just leave us!" Vista added, his usual grace thrown aside as he clung to her other leg.

Yuna couldn’t help but chuckle. She knew they were overreacting on purpose, but their affection was real. She gently patted Izo, who was still clinging to her waist. "I'll come back. I promise."

"How do we know that?!" Thatch sniffled, his hands refusing to let go of her arm. "You’re going to East Blue, what if you get stuck there forever?"

Yuna raised a brow. "I think I can handle myself, don’t you?"

Whitebeard let out a booming laugh from behind them, watching the scene unfold with a wide grin. "Gurarara! Let her go, you lot! She’s got places to be!"

Finally, after some more tugging, Yuna managed to shake them off and stepped onto the small boat she had prepared. As she settled into her waver, the commanders stood on the deck, still looking as if they’d burst into tears at any moment.

Yuna rolled her eyes but smiled fondly. "Take care of yourselves while I’m gone. And don’t give Oyaji too much trouble, alright?"

"Gurarara! I can handle these brats," Whitebeard said with a grin, waving at her.

Yuna smile as she drive away on the sea with her waver. She take a breath of the salty aromatic of the sea.

' How are you now Luffy..... '

The sun hung high over the forest near the river, where Luffy and Ace were deep in their usual routine—fighting wild animals to bring home for dinner. The sound of splashing water echoed as Luffy grinned, standing at the riverbank, his arms stretching like rubber as he launched toward a large crocodile.

"Gomu Gomu no Pistol!" Luffy shouted, his fist slamming into the crocodile's side, sending it stumbling back toward the water.

Ace, a few steps away, gripped his trusty iron pipe with both hands. "I got this!" he called out, rushing forward. With a swift, precise strike, Ace slammed the pipe into the croc's head, stunning it.

The crocodile roared in pain, thrashing wildly, but the boys were relentless. Luffy jumped onto its back, gripping its tail while Ace delivered the final blow, knocking the creature out cold.