Amaryllis sat up, terrified with the dream and shocked with the voice.
"Did Amaryllis-chan forget about me?" the little boy with white hair from the dream pouted and crossed his arms.
"Nii-chan, she doesn't remember me anymore!!" he wailed endlessly and cried, hugging his teddy bear.
"Um..." Amaryllis attempted to place her hand on the little boy's shoulder. She made a little kid cry! "I'm sorry but I think your name was Tsukiren?"
The boy stared at her and smiled even if his eyes glittered with tears. "You remember me Amaryllis-chan? I mean, since we're not of the same age anymore... You remember me Amaryllis-neechan?"
"W-WhAT?" Amaryllis was taken aback. She was just called a big sister. Who was he exactly?
"Tsuki" a voice pierced through the air.
I looked over the little boy's shoulder.
"Were you Juren?" Amaryllis asked. "And where are the others?"
Deep down, I was screaming like, who the heck are you? where you the ones who kidnapped me? what do you want?
The reason I felt comfortable when I winded up to Law was because I met him personally and these white-haired dudes were only from my dream.
"You're still hard-headed until now" another one came but he was the only one with a frown on his face. He was the one named Hakune and he held an open book on his hand.
"Where's the other one?" Amaryllis spoke. "The one named Shirosuki?"
Hakune's eyes narrowed and closed the book shut as Juren spoke, "It seems like Amaryllis-chan doesn't know how to distinguish a dream from a memory..."
"What?" Tsukiren said. "She doesn't know us?" Tears attempted to form in his eyes.
"I should..." Amaryllis stood up but staggered a few steps backward. "...be going"
The wooden doors closed shut yet light passed through the paper-paneled windows.
"Now, now you can't just leave us..." Juren tilted his head, a sad expression on his face.
"After all..." Tsukiren hugged his teddy bear and took something from the bear's pouch. "We're your family" He showed a picture of Amaryllis and the white-haired dudes in Rakuen Island.
"This isn't funny" Amaryllis stepped backward, a bead of sweat rolled down and noticed something. "And how come you still look like the ones in the picture like you didn't age? Who are you guys?"
Hakune slammed the book on the table as Juren sent daggers with his glance on him. Hakune walked towards Amaryllis with a glare and before she realized it, she was pinned to the wall.
Her eyes were wide with shock since Hakune's face was near hers in mere inches. His menacing eyes were locked with her terrified ones. "You really don't have a clue?"
Amaryllis shook her head slowly as Hakune pulled back, releasing a sigh as he slumped himself on the couch, grabbing the book and opening it to place it over his eyes. "You're still naive. I'm begging someone to explain things to this brat"
"You're rude Nii-chan!" Tsukiren pouted as Juren chuckled.
Due to the shock, Amaryllis didn't notice Juren come near her though not as near as to what Hakune did. "You see Amaryllis-chan, we are called..."
"X-Isles" (Pronounced like Exile)
"Captain, they went extinct right?"
"Why should I open the topic if the subjects no longer exist?" Law closed the book. He rolled his eyes and continued, "X-Isles are immortal beings possessing wings and white hair. They have the ability to control nature as well"
"Did you figure out why they took her?" Kestrela asked as she twirled a pair of scissors with her fingers.
"Either they need something from her or..." Law paused, sensing some unwanted presence. "...they have some sort of connection. They don't show up without a reason"
Silence consumed the room as he sighed and stood up as well, "I'll look for her as well"
He stood up and swung his nodachi over his shoulder and left the submarine, walking towards Sabaody Archipelago.
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Amaryllis' POV
"And you didn't explain things to me?!?!?!" I yelled at the girl who sat on the couch, arms crossed. "Mitsuki, I demand for an answer!!!"
"Look I'm sarreh okay? Sarreh" Mitsuki held her hands in the air. "I never wanted to in fact, I wanted to tell you but some sick bastard threatened me not to"
"Brats, I can clearly hear what you are saying" Hakune glared at Mitsuki.
"SARREH (Sorry)" Mitsuki blurted out in an annoying manner.
"Amaryllis-neechan!" Tsukiren grabbed my arm. "Let's play outside"
"O-Okay" I spoke. I don't want to make a kid cry.
I heard Mitsuki chuckle as she followed us outside.
It was cloudy and the place pretty looked like the prairies in Rakuen Island.
I had to play with Tsukiren until he's tired out.
-Back at the House-
"How should I say it to her?" Hakune leaned his chin on his two fists.
Juren leaned on the opposite wall, arms crossed. "She's smart enough to understand and know everything you know"
Hakune signed and leaned on the couch. "How many times did she almost die and bring her to life? She's reckless"
"Three times, you're the last one who is immortal. Anyway, the boy is with her" Juren answered. "What could go wrong?"
"Even if we are greater than humans and Devil Fruit users, we don't know anything about the future" Hakune wore a worried expression on his face. "The boy might cause her downfall"
"Tell her everything she needs to know" Juren spoke. "She’ll forget everything about the outside world in our territory, for now. She’ll momentarily forget about the arising War of Whitebeard, the Heart Pirates and other ‘outside’ things. She and the boy are in danger if we don't act fast. "
"It's just that..." Hakune tried to calm down. "She's born with a cruel fate. Her parents and brother died, she's blind about her uncle's true colors, and she’s not only hunted by the Marines but also groups that are deadlier than any of them. How do you think could she cope with it?"
"NII-CHAN!!!"Tsukiren bursted in."HHEELLP MMEEHH!"
When Hakune came to, he was dragged by his little brother as the wind carried Juren's message, "It's up to you..."
Hakune wiped his anxiety and turned back into his ‘mean’ side to hide it from the cheerful girl who they, he, missed so much.
“Hakune-san?” she spoke as he snapped out from his reverie. He found the given name annoying which was noticed by Tsukiren.
“Amaryllis-neechan…” Tsukiren said. “Hakune-nii wants you to call him your elder brother…”
Hearing that, Hakune’s eyes narrowed as he punched his fist on the kid’s head. “Shut up brat”
“You shouldn’t hurt Tsuki-chan…” Amaryllis started to scold him, only to be taken aback with the last word she uttered. “Hakune-niichan!”
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I am sorry for the super late update. Busy with school, projects and the other books. Anyway, about the X-Isle Brothers, their pictures are in the multimedia. Pictures used belong to their rightful owners. See you~
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