-𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄..?-𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 #𝟔-

[???'𝚜 𝙿.𝙾.𝚅]

I walked to the front of my ship's deck and looked down, the beautiful sea reflected the sun rays, shining an almost golden light in front of me. The wind was soft and lively, blowing on my face and hair. I closed my eyes and relaxed as I thought of the Island I was going to visit and the people whom I held dearly in my heart. "I can't wait to get there.. Luffy." I murmured as I smiled.

As I opened my eyes, something at the corner of my eye caught my attention. A young girl, seemingly 4 or 5 years old, was passed out and floating on a wooden plank in the ocean. She was holding onto some kind of basket. Considering the storm that had occurred two days ago, and seeing as how she seemed to have escaped a shipwreck, the storm must've caught up to her.

I don't know why, but something told me that she was alive. Though I had my doubts, I decided to see if luck was on her side.

"Eh? There's a girl in the sea!" "I saw, sweetie. We'll save her in a second."

【𝚈/𝚗'𝚜 𝙿.𝙾.𝚅】

I jolted up, coughing and gasping for air as sweat rolled down my face. 'Dang..the storm was more violent than I thought.. I swear I almost drowned around 12 times in a row.. ' I thought, thinking back to the storm and the countless things that happened during the storm occurred.

I then realised that my surroundings were different than what I imagined they would be. Instead of being at the sea, obviously in the middle of nowhere, I was in a small room. The room I was in was dimly lit but cozy. It was made out of wood, there were boxes and filled bottles scattered organizedly around as well as brooms, buckets, some rags, and bandages. There was laughter and shouts coming from outside, and also a bit of singing. There was a door on the way of all that, and I could see light and shadows of a person, I couldn't tell their gender since I could only see their feet.

The footsteps of the person outside began coming closer and I panicked. 'I gotta hide! But where?! What if they're cannibals and want to eat me?' I thought as I looked around for a place to hide in. Then, a place caught my eye. There was a barrel, and I could see that there was space to hide behind it. It probably wouldn't last long but I could definitely hide in there at least until I'm able to find an opportunity to escape.

I quickly got out of the hammock I was in and ran over to where the barrel was. But just as I kneeled down I heard someone clear their throat.

I slowly looked over my shoulder, only to see a pretty, young woman standing in the doorway.

The woman was really pretty, with dark green hair on her side while the rest was tied back inside a piece of cloth. She had one hand on her hip while the other hung on her side, and she wore a white shirt with stripes and a white long skirt. Her dark eyes looked at my e/c ones, and we stared at each other for a bit.

"Why don-!" She suddenly spoke out loud, and ended up scaring me, making me lose my balance and fall on my butt. "Oww.." I muttered as I moved my head down, ashamed. 'She probably thinks I'm disgusting or something.. '

"Oh, you poor thing.. Are you okay? Did that hurt?" She said, sprinting towards me and kneeling down as she put a hand on my back. " I-I'm alright.. I'm sorry, I heard footsteps and got scared so I tried to hide.." I said, looking up at her. Her face featured a small smile as she looked into my eyes. She then opened her mouth, and her honey-like voice came out. " Well, how about we move to a more comfortable place and speak there? I'm sure that would be better than the floor, don't you think?" She gently asked, slowly gesturing to the hammock I was once in. ".. Alright." I whispered as I got up, with the woman following my actions at the same, slow pace.

✧━𝙾𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚖𝚖𝚘𝚌𝚔━✧

I sat down on the hammock, sinking in as the sides tightened around my thighs. The woman had gathered some first aid materials to tend to the wounds I had. Apparently, she hadn't treated them while I was asleep because she was afraid it would hurt and wake me.

She began by gently but firmly grabbing my hand, and being careful not to touch the wounds on my wrists, gently jabbing a clean cloth with cleansing alcohol to remove any bacteria. I slightly winced as the alcohol burned on the wounds. "I'm sorry.. The pain will subside soon, so don't worry." The lady said, she had a pitiful look on her face.

" ..No worries, it doesn't hurt much." I said, looking at her with a smile. "Well, I must admit, you're much better than Luffy. He would've been yelling how much it hurt." the lady giggled as she spoke and began to wrap up my wrists with bandages. "Who's Luffy?" I asked, looking at her with a somewhat confused face. " Luffy is a little boy that usually hangs around here with Captain." she spoke, a soft expression on her face. "You would be good friends. I'm sure of it."

"So, how's our little patient Makino?" Someone asked as they walked in. It was a man with deep crimson hair, he had a bright smile on his face and three scars across his left eye, though I wasn't really sure about his appearance since the room was dark. "Ah, Captain! She's doing fine, she woke up a few minutes ago." the lady, who the man had called 'Makino', said. " That's good," he then turned to me, "how are you feeling?" he asked. I looked at him before whispering that I was feeling okay.

"Shanks! Why can't I join your crew?!" "Shanks! Tell him it's because he's immature!" two childlike voices yelled from outside, and before I knew it, they both barged in without a second thought. They were very loud, and it was beginning to give me a headache as they continued their bickering and attempted to include the man that had walked in previously, who I assumed was 'Shanks'. Makino seemed to notice my discomfort since she told both kids to quiet down. "Now now kids, we have a guest who isn't feeling well right now, why don't we quiet down?" Makino said as she looked at the kids.

Suddenly, all their attention turned to me, and I sat there awkwardly as they stared. ".. Um, what's wrong?" I spoke, and before I knew it, the girl that had walked in was right in front of my face. "Ehh! So you're the girl me and Shanks saw floating around in the water?" she asked as she turned her head to look at shanks. "Yes Uta, that's her." shanks said. ".. Wait, who are you guys?" I asked, looking at them with clear confusion.

"I'm Uta! I'm the singer of Shanks' ship." The girl said, she had purple eyes, with her left eye being covered by her white bangs. Her hair was two colors, the left side was white while the right side was red. She had two circular braids that reminded me of bunny ears. The dress she wore was yellow with a dark orange bow as a necktie.

"I'm Monkey D. Luffy!" The boy said, he had fair skin and dark, messy short hair. His eyes were a dark color but bright and full of determination. He wore a white shirt and blue shorts. "Hey! What's your name?" " I-I'm Y/n.." I said automatically. "Y/n, what island are you from? Maybe Captain can take you back when he leaves." Makino said, smiling softly at me.

'..I can't go back.. as much as I want to.. they'll just end up sending me away again. Ariya..hima..I'm sorry, but I can't go back now.' I thought as I frowned. "..I don't know where I'm from.. but if Mr. Shanks wants he can take me to another island and leave me there." I said as I looked up to Shanks, but Makino shook her head, denying. "Of course not," she stated as she looked at me, a stern look on her face, and continued. "You're a small child, who knows what could happen to you?..how about you stay here with us?" She asked, her features softening and her mouth contorting into a small smile.

'Stay here.. with them..? Would they really want that? But..what if they find out who I am? Would they treat me like how the others did?' I thought, dark thoughts surrounding me as I looked down. 'What if I get tortured again? What if they hurt me..?' The thoughts surrounded me, but they were soon enlightened by the face Luffy made. He seemed..happy with that idea. And so did Uta..

would I regret this?

..Maybe

Was it worth it?

..Yes...their smiles made it worth it.

"..I..okay." I said, my face growing red as I whispered my answer. I slightly looked up and saw how bright Makino's smile became. Her smile could light up the whole room. I turned to Luffy and thought I was looking at the sun for a second. His face was shining brighter than the sun, and his smile was so pure and innocent it could melt the hearts of anyone. '..I think I made the right decision.' I thought as I giggled. Suddenly both Makino and Shanks turned to me. "Did you just giggle?! Makino did you hear that?" Shanks asked, turning to Makino with a shocked face, but he had a small smile. Makino turned to him, exclaiming, " Yes, I did! She sounded so cute! Y/n you should smile more, it suits you so much! You're adorable!" Shanks then added, "I thought at first she would be a serious, glum, and quiet child who barely smiled, but hey, you're adorable!"

Makino then put her arms around me, putting one hand on the right side of my face and the left side on her face. "You're so cute Y/n! I'll make sure to take care of you!" She said as she smiled.

'..yeah, I think I made the right choice.. I wonder what the future holds..' I thought as I smiled, light blush coating my s/c cheeks.

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