"Talking"

Thinking

3 Months Later

Back on the Moby Dick, a mother hen is getting worried about one of his brothers.

Marco's POV

"Pops, he still not home. It shouldn't take him this long to look at an island, to find out why that idiot of a caption, Shanks was there so much, yoi." I said, worried about Thatch.

"Marco, my son if you are so worried. I will send you and only you to look for him." After hearing, Pops say that I set out to look for Thatch.

"Pops, I will find Thatch, bring him back, yoi." I started, leaving on my own ship.

"Gahahaha! My son, go easy on your brother when you find him, for he forgets you worry about everyone too much," Whitebeard started as I left.

As I was leaving, I had a feeling that something interesting and troublesome was awaiting me.

"Thatch by God, I hope you haven't caused any trouble for me to clean up," I announced to myself as I left.

Mikael's POV

"Thatchy, I'm going to look for food, I'll be back later," I told him as I walked out

" Okay Mikey, don't take too long I'm going to start on the vegetables," Thatch stated.

"Fine, but no bread," I said, closing the door. "I will know if you put it in my food."

After that, I just walk out and start hunting for food. I also pick some vegetables. While I was out, I saw a flaming blue, bird in the sky. I remember Thatch telling me about one of his brothers, that eat a mythical zoan devil fruit.

What was his name? I think Thatch called him Pineapple Head, but that wasn't his real name. I thought, trying to remember

"Shit, I forgot it!" I screamed.

"Little girls like you shouldn't curse like that, yoi." I heard a smooth voice tell me from behind.

I turn on my heel, and bring my other foot up, coating it with haki. The man caught my foot and held it tight.

"Well, I didn't see that coming, yoi," he said, finally letting go of my foot.

"You shouldn't sneak up on people, without knowing their true strength," I declared, rolling my eyes.

"True, but little girls like you, shouldn't be so strong," He remarked back as I started hitting him again. "I think you bruised my hand."

"I Am Not Little!" I yelled as I hit him some more.

He just keeps dodging all my attacks. I thought, before finally landing a hit on his arm.

"Damn it, yoi!" He yelled, holding his arm.

"How do you know to do that, you can't be older than 16?" He asked.

"My dad taught me how to use it, when he could visit," I replied, rubbing my hurt arm.

"Whatever, you are not why I'm here, yoi," He claimed.

"If not, then why are you here?" I interrogate, already knowing why.

"I'm looking for my brother, he was meant to come home two months ago, but never showed up," he answered.

I knew he was talking about Thatch, but I didn't feel like telling him anything.

"I've not seen anyone here, since my brother left," I claimed.

He looks pissed, but how would he know I lied. I wondered to myself

"Well, why is his ship on the beach, yoi?" He inquired, pointing at the ship.

"That showed up after the storm, three months ago," I retorted.

"Oh really, so there was no man in cook's clothing anywhere on the ship or beach, yoi?" He interrogated me like he knew I was lying.

"Yeah, now I need to be on my way, Marco The Phoenix, I have food to cook," I stated in a just so you know, kinda tone.

"Wait, how do you know my name, yoi?" He asked, making me turn to look at him.

"Everyone knows the name of Whitebeard's First Commander," I voiced, turning back around to leave.

After that, I walk away. As I was walking back to the house, I noticed my bracelet was glowing.

So, Daddy Shanks was right, true love can happen to even the pirate king's daughter. I concluded as I looked at my bracelet

Thatch's POV

What is taking Mikey so long? I thought as I was taking the food off the stove.

"It never takes her this long to go hunting," I said as Mikael comes running in, she had a big bruise on her arm.

"Mikey, what the hell!" I exclaimed, looking at her arm. "I thought you could hunt without getting hurt?"

"Oh, Thatchy, you know me always," she fell asleep.

"Ugh," I yelled, shaking her awake. "Every time it's something important you fall asleep telling me and forget what it was."

"Huh...Thatchy why are you shaking me? What were we talking about?" Mikael blurted out, waking up.

"See this is what I was talking about. You fell asleep telling me why are you covered in bruises, and I shook you because it wakes you up faster!" I yelled, getting mad.

"Uh, we have a visitor, and he's looking for you," Mikael revealed. "I told him I've not seen you, and that your ship was like that when it got here."

"Mikael, who was it, because if it's Izo I've got to hide? He will kill me, and then take me back," I said, feeling worried for my life.

"No, Thatchy it was Marco," she said calmly. " However, I've got another problem. Thatchy my bracelet glowed when he was close to me."

"Oh man, What are you going to do?" I questioned.

"I was hoping you could help me," She responded, even though I already knew that. "I plan on staying here till I'm 17, but if he really is my true love, I should go with him. However, I still want to look for Ace."

"So, you are going to choose family over love?" I questioned." Marco would love you."

"Yes," Mikael said "what! Really?"

"Yes," I informed her, looking at her in worry. "However, you never told me about the bruises and everything."

"Oh, that. I fought with Marco a little," She told me like it was nothing. " Just so you know, he followed me for a little while."

"Why. In. The. Hell. Did. You. Fight. With. Marco!" I screamed, putting a wrap on her arm, "Mikael, he could have hurt you!"

"Thatchy, I know that, but he snuck up on me," She said, looking out the window. "I think he was testing me because I used haki on him."

"He might have been," I told her, feeling a little down. "Did he really follow you?"

"Yes, I think he's waiting to see if I was lying about you being here or not," She answered, looking back at me.

"Then, we need to prank him," I suggested. "Plus, he might be calling Pops, you might have piqued his interest."

"Hell Yeah! I wanna prank him," Mikael shouted, getting too excited. "True, what am I going to do if he wants y'all to bring me back with you?"

"You could come, but I know you wanna find Ace first, and Pops will understand that," I said.

"I hope so Thatchy," she told me, sitting down at the table. "Now, what are we going to do to prank Marco?"

"Well, he hates being called Pineapples Head. I'll paint some on the walls, and you can go get some for the table and everywhere else," I explained, walking to the closet, with the paint in it.

"Awesome! Sounds good to me," Mikael yelled, running out the door.

I hope she doesn't fall asleep in the tree, again. I thought, shaking my head and getting the paint out.

Marco's POV

After the girl, I was asking questions left. I followed her to a small treehouse, and I called Pop.

"Hello son, have you found your brother, yet?" Pops asked, answering the call.

"I found his ship, but I'm not sure if he is here or not, yoi," I said, watching the girl run out of the house.

"What makes you say that?" Pops inquired.

"I ran into a girl about the age of 16 or 17, and she said, she hasn't seen anyone here. However, I think she was lying," I told Pops, following the girl.

"Gahahaha... What with the face my son? " Pops asked, concern laced in his voice.

I must have been frowning when I said that. I wondered, walking a good few yards behind her.

"Pops she hit me with haki, and I think she was lying, about knowing Thatch," I said. "She was out getting food, and unless she eats enough for ten people. She was getting a lot of food, yoi."

"Marco, you're not hurt too bad, are you?" Pops questioned, worry laced in his voice, now.

"No, it was only a little fight," I insisted, looking down at my hand.

"Good, so you said she used haki. How could that be? However, she is on an uninhabited island in the grand line." Pops phrased, as he looked to be thinking something over.

"True, but Pops I've got to go. I think she knows, I'm watching her, yoi," I disclosed.

"Okay Marco, be careful," Pops said.

After I ended the call, I followed her to see what she was doing.

"What you doing following me around? I thought you had a brother to find?" She asked as she stopped walking.

" I do, but you're not telling me something, yoi," I stated.

"You're right, I'm not telling you a lot of things," she said. "However, what would I get out of lying to you?"

"I don't know, yoi," I said, thinking about what she just said.

She really doesn't have a reason to lie. God, she is frustrating, even more so than Thatch, yoi. I thought as she took off running, back to what I think is her house.

"Wait, I'm not done talking to you," I shouted, running after her.

"Well, I'm done with you," she yelled, jumping into a tree.

"Ugh!" I yelled, watching her jump into the tree. "I'm not going to let this go so easily, yoi."

I walk to the house, and as I got closer I used my Observation Haki. I felt a familiar presence in the house, and I know it wasn't the girl's presence.

Thatch's POV

I hear someone sit down on the porch, and thinking it was Mikael, I opened the door.

"Back already?" I asked, opening the door. "Oh, hey Marco, how's it going?"

"Thatch, yoi!" He yelled at me, I turn to run back inside. "Oh no, you don't Thatch! I've been looking everywhere for you."

"Marco, I promise I've been safe," I said. "I just couldn't come home because I hurt my head."

As Marco and I were walking back into the house, Mikael showed up with a bag of pineapples.

"Thatchy, I got the pineapples you wanted, but I ran into you Birdy friend, again!" She yelled, throwing the pineapples on the table.

"Mikey, thanks, but I don't think I'll need them anymore," I replied, pointing to Marco.

"What! Thatch! I'm going to..." Mikael falls asleep.

"Thatch, did she just fall asleep in the middle of talking, yoi?" Marco asked, looking worried for her

Hmm. Has Mother Hen already taken a new bird, or is it something else. I thought as he picked up Mikael.

"Yes, it only happens when she is mad, really happy, or go without her naps," I told him, taking Mikael from him and putting her to bed.

"She skipped her nap today, because you showed up," I told him. " She's scared of being alone again."

"Why, would she be alone?" Marco wondered aloud.

"She lives here by herself," I answered." That's all I can tell you, it's like she told me. 'It's not my story to tell.' "

"So you have been stuck here for the past 3 months?" Marco asked while I was heating up the food.

"Yes, a bad storm hit, as I got close to the island. I also was hurt and Mikey pretty much saved me," I told him, putting the plates of food on the table.

"Really, how old is she, yoi?" He inquired, eating the dinner I made us.

"She's 16 almost 17," I answered. "Anyways, she dragged me from the beach and stitched up my head."

"Wow, Pops would like her," He started. "So, is her name Mikey, or is it a nickname like Thatchy?"

"Yes, he would, but she won't join yet, we've talked about it," I told him, cleaning and drying the plates we used. "It's a nickname, but I can't tell you her name. She's asked me to only tell Pops about her."

Marco's POV

I need to call Pops. I thought, pulling out my snail.

"Hey Thatch, do you think it's alright to call Pops?" I asked, getting up.

"Yeah, just do it outside so Mikey doesn't hear. She would be mad if she caught you talking about her," He explained.

"Okay," I said. "I get it, yoi."

Mikael's POV

I woke up in my bed.

Thatch must have put me here when I fell asleep. I thought, getting out of bed.

I heard them talking, so I waited till Marco walked outside to leave my room.

"Thatchy! I'm hungry," I yelled, rubbing the sleep out of my eyes

"Alright Mikey, I'll get your food," Thatch told me, making my plate.

"Is he still here?" I wondered aloud.

"Yes, he went to call Pops. I would feel better if you did." Thatch replied, looking a little sad. "Mikael, are you sure you don't want to come?"

Marco's POV

Puru Puru Puru. "Hello Marco, what it is now?" Pops asked, answering the snail.

"I found Thatch. He's made a new friend and has a new scar, but other than that he's fine, yoi," I explained.

"Well, that's good," Pops said. "His new friend is the girl, isn't it?"

"Yes, and it pisses me off, yoi," I replied. "We will be leaving here in the morning. Also, Pops the girl is joining but says she has someone to find first."

"Well, that is good my son," Pops declared. "Just make it home safe. Both of you."

"Yes Pops, we will, yoi," I said, hanging up.

As I walked back in I saw she was awake. She also looked sad for some reason.

Man, this woman is so confusing. I thought she didn't like me. I wondered, closing the door behind me.

"Yes, I'm sure," she said, talking to Thatch. "Plus, you know I'm going to join after, I find my real brother."

"So, do you always listen in on people's calls, or is it just when I'm talking to someone?" I asked, sitting down beside her.

"Well, I don't see why I couldn't you were talking about me, and my new brother," she replied. "Besides, it isn't like you would tell Thatchy and he won't tell me."

"You're probably right, but it's still not nice to be noisy, yoi," I said.

"True," she told me, getting up. "However, it's also not like a pirate to care about what's nice or not."

"Ha, I think she got you there, Marco," said Thatch.

"Shut Up Thatch," I yelled, standing up."I wanted to ask you a few things. So, can we sit and talk without yelling or fighting?"

"Sure, but if I don't wanna answer something I'm not going to," she said.

Great, I'm getting answers but not all of them, yoi I thought, sitting back down.

"Fine, yoi," I agreed, gesturing for her to sit back down. "Why are you here alone, in The Grand Line of all places?"

"My grandfather thought it to be safer for me here," she answered. "Because, I have a bounty already, and I've had it since I was 11."

"Oh wow,yoi," I said. "How high is it, and where did you learn Haki?"

"$30 million," she proclaimed. "All I'll say to that is a pirate, I see as my father."

I could hear thatch laughing at her answer.

"You know the answers to all this don't you?" I asked.

"He might, but he knows what my full potential is," she answered. "He also knows everything else about me. He is my brother now, and he might be older but I can kick his ass."

"Can I know your name?" I questioned as she was getting up.

"No, Thatch is to tell Whitebeard everything about me and that's all. He is also to have you look for a few people for me. I also gave him my snail number. He and Whitebeard are the only people allowed to call me," she said. "Oh, and he also needs to tell him about the other thing."

She was hinting about something to Thatch, and it's killing me, yoi. Why can't I know about all this? I thought, getting pissed.

"Marco, don't push her," Thatch said, pulling me back down in my seat. "Took me a month to get everything out of her. We will all know everything soon enough, just not now."

"Fine, yoi," I said. "Get some sleep, we leave first thing in the morning."

"Good night boys," she said. "I would like it if you were both gone before, I get up tomorrow."

"Night Mikey," Thatch replied. "We will be, Mother Hen likes to get up earlier than you do."

"Fuck you, yoi," I said. "I'm going to bed."

Mikael's POV

I'm going to be alone again. Law left months ago, and now Thatchy is leaving me. However, my birthday is close, and I need to find a way off this island before Garp comes back. I thought, getting in my bed and fighting my back tears.

"I'm on my own again," I said, looking out my sunroof and seeing a shooting star. "I wish, I didn't have to be alone again."

No one's POV

The next day Thatch and Marco left at dawn. Thatch wasn't happy that Mikael didn't wanna say bye, but he knew they would be seeing each other again soon. What Mikael didn't know was that her wish would come true after Thatch left.

(One Piece AMV - THE PHOENIX)