Lucifer (A One Piece fanfic)

#7 You promised

The only reason I'm updating this is cuz you said so, @chico179 . Just happiness overload :)

"What did you say?!" The oldest of the boys shouted to the youngest one, as two older looking ones surrounded him. "I SAID I'M BETTER THAN YOU" the youngest boy snapped out.

"Heh, I'll teach you who's the best!" the oldest boy shouted again. "Ah..." the blond cornered boy started sweating as his back leaned on the wall behind him. He knew there was no escape.

He closed his eyes and clenched his jaws as he waited for the punch to hit him. But nothing came. He heard a sound of someone falling to the ground. "I'm still on my feet...." He thought as he slowly opened his eyes.

A slightly older blond girl but younger that the other boys was beside him, fallen on the ground. Even if the punch didn't hit him, he felt tears streaming down his face one after the other.

"Onay-sama!!" He shouted as he crouched down and picked up the girl slowly with his hand at her back. "I'm fine" she whispered standing up and rubbing her mouth with the back of her hand.

"Is that all you've got?!" she shouted to the other boys. "Heh, the older sister comes to rescue yet again~ Don't you have any shame, Luke?" the oldest boy said.

"Don't YOU have any shame looking away from your opponent?!" the blond girl said as she jumped up towards the boy to punch him, but the boy caught the punch by his left hand and punched her stomach by his right, causing blood to splatter out from her mouth.

Her knees lost their strength and she fell down on them. "Seriously I'm tired of beating your sister. Be a man and fight us yourself!" he said as he started walking past the girl.

"Not so fast!" she said as she held one of the boy's legs and pulled it tightly, making him fall. The other two boys immediately held the girl's arm, one for each of the boy while the oldest one stood up.

"Looks like you don't know how to give up. Well, that's your fault" the boy said as he started punching her continuously. She tried to hold it in, but screams of agony and pain slowly escaped her mouth, as well as blood from the corner of her lips and forehead.

"Hey wait...no...stop..." the young blond boy said. He couldn't handle the pain anymore. But in his heart, he knew that his sister was hurting more than him.

"Why should I stop? It's all your fault in the first place!" the older boy shouted.

"No..no stop it!"

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"I'm sorry" said the blond boy, looking down. "It's okay, I'm used to it by now" she replied. "It's all my fault. If only I hadn't..." he trailed off. He felt a light arm pat his head and go through his hair. "I told you its okay. I'm the one who jumped in" she replied with a smile, which made him bite his lip.

"Hey hey there's nothing to cry about it~!" she replied hugging him. "I-I'm sorry!!" he said, sobbing into her arms. She flinched slightly. "It burns..." she thought, biting her lip.

He pulled back. "I know I'm a crybaby and I'm always causing you trouble. And you always get hurt because of me. But this is the first time I ever saw you cry......" he said rubbing off the slight tears that had fallen from her eyes and had come down her cheeks.

She shoved off the hand and hugged him tightly again. "Promise me you'll be with me forever" he said.

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"I promise"

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"Oi Luke!"

Lucifer shot up from his bed.

"I have been calling you for ages. What were y- hey wait...why are you crying?" Sakura said putting his head into both of her hands.

"I was just..." he trailed off looking down. Sakura looked down too. "I see" she replied. She pulled his head into the top of her chest just below her neck and said, "I understand if you need time to recover."

She felt thin but strong arms hug her back tightly. "Thanks" he said before the sound of sobs and crying could be heard.

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Outside the room a girl full in black clothing was standing with her arms crossed. Her complete face could not be seen but her mouth was carrying a cigarette, which she took out with two fingers and let out smoke from her mouth.

"I swear he will pay for not telling me earlier" she said as a single tear was seen falling down from her cheeks to the bottom of her chin, and then to the ground.