The Devil's Grin - A One Piece Fanfic (Snail-like Updates)

Izume Ame

Rayleigh felt a familiar killing urge fill the auction house and figured she was going to begin soon. But based off the commotion he could hear and sense she really didn't need to go wild. Even he didn't want to be bothered by a Admiral showing up. Which meant he would need to intervene.

"Let's go big guy." He grinned at the giant beside him.

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Ame watched as the female Celestial Dragon held a gun to the mermaid's head and began to threaten the pirates. Which was annoying because she was really enjoying watching them wreck the place. Looking at her hand, she considered the broken pieces of her Sea Prism stone cuffs. They had been easy enough to break but for some reason they stung while she held them. It was a good thing she now had a target to throw them at.

She grinned as she took aim. Too soft and the Celestial Dragon's head would explode from the impact. Too hard and the stone could turn to dust. She almost wanted to try for the second one. At what speed would the nearly indestructible object cease to be? But before she could act on either option Ray-Ray stepped in knocking the woman out with his Conqueror's Haki.

"And here I was hoping to avoid an Admiral," Ray-Ray sighed. "But we have not one but three Celestial Dragons on our hands. And two of them have taken serious damage. Why do the young'uns always have to be so excitable?" he asked no one in particular.

Ame listened to the pirates all whisper in curiosity at the old man's sudden arrival. A few of them even realized that the Haki came from him. Or at least they speculated. Only the Strawhat boy did not seem surprise by his presence. It made her wonder at what level his Observation Haki was. Did he sense her power as well? Probably not. She then scanned the rest of the pirates again. How many of them would it take to give her a good fight? The thought made her giggle. She really did spend too much time with Kenny.

Her eyes then fell on the white-haired kid and his partner and chose to come back on the stage. "You ruined my fun Ray-Ray." She pouted.

There were a few more shocked whispers at her appearance beside him suddenly. Especially at her calling the Dark King Ray-Ray, those that recognized him anyways. It had always bugged him that she called him that when he was younger. She even remembered laughing at him when he was so proud to be given a bounty and pirate name. A time she now knew was long past. What had happened to make her go into such a long slumber?

"I'm sorry Little Rain," he called her by his pet name for her. He had come up with it to try to get back at her for her pet name for him. It hadn't worked out in his favor. "I didn't want you to have to deal with an Admiral after being gone for so long."

She narrowed her eyes at him. "I don't like your tone. Sounds condescending."

"I didn't mean to sound that way." He raised his hands placaitingly.

"Mmm." She looked around. "What can I do to entertain myself now?"

"Oh yeah!" She pointed at Hachin. "Hachibo is here too."

"Why yes he is," Ray-Ray chuckled before he noticed he was hurt. "Who hurt you? Never mind answering that."

Ray-Ray scanned the room and assessed the situation. "Seems we've got quite the situation on our hands."

Ame watched as he filled the room with his Haki, this time targeting all the weak minds of the guards. This action seemed to confirm his identity to some of those in the room. Again, the Strawhat boy seemed unfazed.

"Now that those fellows won't be disturbing us let's have a talk." He bent down to Hachin only to be interrupted by Ame.

"I'm still bored." She pouted. She already knew what she wanted to do but it was so much more fun to make others tell her what she wanted. And she knew Ray-Ray already knew her favorite game.