The Unknown Pirate

Ch. 13

I made my way down into the kitchen and found everyone hanging out. "Annabelle-swan, would you like something to eat?" Sanji asked, his argument with Luffy forgotten. "Sure," I said walking past him to go to the dining room. I sit down next to Luffy. "Hey Annabelle, Sabo was just telling us about his voyages. Sabo I wanna know, how did you survived the celestial dragons?" Luffy asked." Well, after my ship was shot down. I was ok except for the burn over my left eye," he said pulling his hair and hat back to show his eye. He set his hair and hat back into place and continued on. "I was disoriented and instead of swimming to shore, I swam out to sea. I was attacked by a sea monster. I punched him into submission and used his as a boat. A couple of weeks at sea and no sign of a boat or land, I was becoming dehydrated and almost starving. I almost died before I was saved by a red hair pirate, named Shanks," he said. "Wait, I know you! You were the little boy that always around the first mate, Ben," I said." Oh yeah, I remember you too, you never stayed on the ship long enough for me to get to know you," he said, sitting down in front of me. "Oh yeah, Shanks was always sending me out to run missions for him," I said, digging into the meat Sanji set in front of me. "What happened next!?" Luffy asked trying to snatch my meat away. I slap his hand away. Sabo laughs and continues with his story. "Well after a couple of years on Shanks ship, I got off on a summer island, Alabasta I think. That's where I met Dragon. He took me under his wing after I told him about my journey. I also met another good friend there, Vivi. Well Dragon asked me to become his second in command and help with the revolutionary war, I agree and here we are," Sabo said wrapping up his story. "Whoa, I can't wait to tell Ace!" Luffy said." No need," Ace said walking into the room. "Ace when did you get here?" Luffy asked, getting up to hug his brother. "Wow, this is a sight I never thought I'll see," Ace said, pulling Sabo into his and Luffy's hug. "ASL together again!" Luffy yelled. "What bring you here, Ace?" I asked, when they sat back down. "We have made a break thru, people are starting to rebel against the government but, some are not completely sold, that's why I need you to come with me," Ace said. "You're going to take Annabelle away?" Luffy asked." Yeah, we need her for the war," Ace said. "You can't have her, she is my nakama," Luffy said. "Look, Baka, I'm not taking her forever. We just need her for a little bit, then you can have her back," Ace said. "No," Luffy said staring at Ace." Luffy stop being stubborn, this is my dream to over throw a corrupted government, are you going to keep me away from my dreams?" I asked, grabbing his hand. He sigh and looked down at me. "Ok, choose now go with me or Ace, but if you go with Ace you can't come back," Luffy said, his hat covering his eyes. I'm on the verge of tears. "I hope one day we met again," I said kissing his cheek and walking out of the room. When we made it on to Ace's boat I broke down at started to brawl, ace tried to comfort me. My tears sizzle on his shoulder as he rubs my back in a soothing motion. My tears finally stop and we head out to find whitebeard's ship. I look aback and see everyone watching us leave except Luffy. My heart tugs and my eyes start to water again." Annabelle, why don't you go lay down below deck," Ace said. I nodded and made my way down stairs into one of the hammocks. My face is tear streaked as I cry myself to sleep.