Red Hair's Daughter

Winter Break

Aisuru's POV

I was relieved. I wasn't going to West Blue after all. Dad decided to take Makino, Ki, and I to Sabody Archipelago Park. I happily packed my bag while in the phone with Luffy. Apparently Ace was upset with him for getting hurt without telling his brothers where he was going to be after school. He was grounded until his wrist healed. So I wasn't counting on any dates until his cast was off.

"You're going to love Sabody, Ai-chan! Try the roller coaster One Piece. It's so fun!" He said. I giggled.

"Definately!" I said.

"Oh, but make sure to stay close to Shanks and Makino. There are a lot of freaks in Sabody." I heard Sabo say.

"No worries! I didn't plan on drifting far. Besides, Ki is coming with us. Her parents are still away on business trip and Zoro's parents are taking him to East Blue. So Dad decided to bring Ki along so she wasn't alone." I said.

"Don't drift to far away from either adults anyways. Like I said. Freaks." Sabo said. I laughed.

"Don't worry, Sabo. I promise I'll be safe!" I said.

"You'll call me every night to let me know you're safe, right?" Luffy asked. I smiled. I liked how protective he was of me.

"I promise." I said. I swear I could hear him smile.

"Be safe, Ai-chan." He said. My heart fluttered at the loving tone of his voice.

"I will. I'll see you when we get back." I said. After that, I hung up. I finished packing then pulled on my shoes. I grabbed my bag off of my bed and ran down to the front room where Makino, Ki and Dad were waiting.

"Alright, if we're already, then let's go!" Dad cheered happily. I smiled and nodded my agreement.

"Yeah!" I said with a smile. We all piled in the car and drove to the airport.

Time skip

We landed at about 1:27am. We took a taxi to the hotel. Dad got us one of the special suits that was sectioned off. He and Makino were in one room, Ki and I were in the other.

I fell face first in to my bed and immediately fell asleep.

The next morning, I was surprised to see that Ki was up before me. I looked at the clock, 10:00am. I blinked.

"Ki? Are you okay?" I asked.

"Huh? Oh, yeah. I'm fine." She said. I frowned at her.

"You're a bad liar." I said. She sighed.

"I'm just missing Zoro is all." She said. I stared at her.

"It's just.. every break since you left, I've spent with him." She said quietly.

"What's bugging you, Ki?" I asked. She sighed and laid back.

"His parents are fighting a lot and his dad is starting to get a little.... aggressive... and no, he's not hitting Zoro or his mom, but he yells at Zoro a lot. He says some pretty horrible things and I think it's starting to get to Zoro." She said. I watched her.

"He does seem kind of out of it lately..." I said.

"I'm worried about him. It's just... well, after your mom took you away, I was left alone. Then when we were thirteen, that's when Zoro moved here from East Blue with his parents. I found him lost at school and we just kinda stuck. He asked me on a date first day of freshmen year. We've been together for just over a year now. After I met Zoro, that's when I got roped in with Luffy and the others. I was alone before that and I just.... I don't like not being with him..." she said.

"He gives you a sense of security." I said. She nodded.

"I guess you could say that." She said. I smiled at her.

"You don't need to worry, Ki. Just support Zoro and encourage him to talk to you and everything will be fine." I said with a smile. She smiled back at me softly.

"Yeah. You're right. Everything will be fine. Come on, let's go check out the park. I wanna see how many roller coasters we can ride before we barf!" She said with a wicked grin. I giggled and playfully pushed her.

"Ki! Gross!" I laughed. She laughed with me. After a quick shower and breakfast, we headed in to the park.

There was a ride there called "The Going Merry" it was a pretty smooth ride. But at the very end of the ride, it would climb up a tall hill, and then make a direct virtical drop.

The next ride was called "The Thousand Sunny Go!" And it was much more intense than the merry was. A rocket start with a triple loop-dee-loop right at the start, a cork screw up to the sky and then finished with a downward spiral.

Then, finally, we came to the rollercoaster, the One Piece. It was completely indescribable. It was the biggest ride in the whole park. It also appeared to be the fastest.

"You're totally gonna barf." I said to Ki.

"I think your dad is going to shit himself." Ki said.

"Hey, I heard that, missy!" Dad said.

"You three go on ahead. I'll stay out here." Makino said. That's when I remembered what Sabo said about the park. There were freaks here and not to be left alone.

"I'll stay down here with you, Makino." I said.

"Are you sure, Aisuru?" I smiled at her.

"Yeah. My stomach has had enough of the roller coasters for today. I want my stomach to settle down for dinner, plus I don't think my sanity can handle another long line." I said with a giggled.

"Alright then. Five bucks says that you lose your lunch before I do." Ki said.

"You are on!" Dad said and they went to stand in line while Makino and I sat on a bench together.

"Aisuru, are you sure you don't want to go with them? I don't want to keep you from them." She said. I smiled at her.

"It's fine, Makino. Besides, Sabo told me there are a lot of freaks here and we should never be alone. He is a Federal Agent, he's probably worked a lot of kidnapping cases from here. I wouldn't want you to get grabbed while we were in line." I said.

"Really?" She asked me. I nodded.

"Uh-huh. You're important to me and Dad, Makino. I don't want you to get hurt." I said. She smiled at me.

"You're so sweet, you know that?" She asked me. I smiled brightly at her.

"So I've been told." I said.