You were 10 at the time.

Showing your dad some of the things you had learned with training.

You could put a hole through someone with just a single movement of your hand.

Of course it took a lot of concentration, and energy, but still.

You stood silently focusing on the target in front of you.

It took you so long to focus your energy, since you had just learned how to even use the technique.

You shut one eye, pointing your two fingers at the center.

You cocked your hand.

And then, there was a sudden blinding flash of gold.

A clean hole appeared in the target, right through the bullseye.

"Shiina come here,"

You halted your movement at Shouga's words, and turned to look at him.

He was smiling at you. Eyes gleaming with pride.

"There's some things I'd like to teach you about your fruit."

A smile formed on your face and walked towards him, plopping yourself on the ground in front of him sitting criss-cross.

"As you know your fruit is a mythical zoan."

"You know the basics: you can transform and use powers, and of course you no longer have the ability to swim."

"You know how you must train furiously so your body can keep up with the amount of power and energy your fruit uses."

You listened with wide eyes as he spoke, nodding your head at his every word.

"But there's a few things I think we should discuss."

"First off, you must be careful, my sweet girl. It is of utmost importance that we keep you in prime health, get good rest, and that we keep up your training."

He paused for a moment looking at you.

"If you use too much power and energy, and are too weak, your devil fruit will essentially kill you from the inside out. It will put too much strain on your small body."

When he noticed you looking fearful he bent down to your level and looked in your eyes taking your hands in his.

"That was the scariest part. The rest is interesting, I promise. You can use it to your advantage while you fight, baby."

You nodded, immediately feeling reassured by his words.

"Shiina, you have the ability to increase the strength of your abilities based on your emotions."

"For instance when you are feeling a strong sense of joy and happiness, the strength is increased. When you feel a strong amount of sadness its strength is also increased. But listen closely."

"When you feel anger, its powers are nearly doubled."

Your eyes widened.

"But this is also a double edged sword Shiina. The more emotionally distraught you feel the harder it is to control yourself. With more power from emotions, you will start to lose the ability to control yourself with your conscious mind."

You nodded your head.

It was all so fascinating to you.

"Shiina you can also have something called an 'awakening'. Of course this won't happen until you master your fruit and have more strength."

You spoke up, "Awakening? What's that?"

He paused.

"It makes your powers increase. Will make you find a new level of strength. Maybe even a whole new part to your ability."

Your jaw was dropped in awe of his words as you spoke excitedly,

"What's mine, what's mine?!"

He squeezed your hand.

"Well, actually I am not entirely sure. I guess one day we will find out."

He paused a soft smile forming on his face.

"As long as you keep up your training of course and listen to your daddy."

You giggled.

"Of course I will!"

Your eyes flickered open. Your heart was still pounding.

You sat up slowly and immediately a groan left your lips. Your whole body ached. You felt like the wound on your left side had reopened.

You looked down to see your exposed body only wrapped in bandages and in underwear. Scratches and bruises covered your skin on the parts that weren't wrapped with bandages.

"Did you have a death wish yesterday?"

Your head turned immediately startled by the voice.

There was Law. Looking over his shoulder at you as he stood in front of a medicine cabinet.

You immediately pulled the sheets over your body.

He scoffed before turning back over his shoulder as he spoke.

"I wrapped those bandages on you. I've already seen every inch of you."

You felt your face flush as your eyes stayed fixed on his back. He was examining a few medicine bottles and writing things down on a slip of paper.

"What are you doing?" you asked as you watched him taking bottles and other supplies from the cabinet and then putting them back.

"Inventory. We will be docking at an island very shortly. I need to restock supplies."

An island?

"Land?" you muttered out a weak smile forming on your lips.

You remembered Clione saying something about that yesterday.

"What island?"

He scoffed and turned over his shoulder to look at you.

"Do you take me for an idiot Shiina-ya? Why would I give you that information?"

You rubbed your eyes as you grumbled.

"I think I earned that information after I didn't try anything yesterday."

He rolled his eyes and turned around again.

"Shiina-ya, making demands yet again."

"God you're annoying," you grumbled to yourself as you buried your face in your hands.

He turned over his shoulder again to look at you. You were expecting him to snap at you but instead he asked,

"In all seriousness, is your body feeling okay?"

You had forgotten you almost died again yesterday.

You stretched your arms in front of you.

You were stiff, but not actually too bad. You hadn't gotten any major injuries fighting.

"Actually, not bad at all."

You noticed a slight smirk creep on his face before he quickly turned back around.

"Good."

You sat silently for a moment, before speaking again.

"How come there's no one else in here? Isn't this the infirmary? I figured there would be more people injured after yesterday."

"Shiina-ya look how small this room is. I usually only use this room for check-ups, and to store medicine and supplies. The main infirmary is down the hallway."

That made sense.

"So were a lot of people injured?"

Your voice came out with more worry than intended.

He let out a slight laugh.

"So now you're worried about my crew?"

You rolled your eyes.

"I was just curious."

It was silent for a moment before he spoke,

"Yesterday we had no casualties and very few injuries. There were a few nasty ones, but everyone is okay and taken care of."

You just nodded your head, staying silent for a moment.

You thought back to yesterday.

Seeing him fight. His powers. The ship. In the sky.

You spoke up,

"That little thing you did. With your powers. To the enemy ship. It was cool."

You heard another wry laugh escape him.

"Ah and now you're complimenting me? Did you hit your head when you fell overboard?"

You snapped back immediately,

"It wasn't a compliment! I was just saying it took me by surprise! That's all, don't flatter yourself!"

You went silent after that, huffing in annoyance.

After he had put away all the supplies and written down what he needed he turned to look at you.

"Now. Is there anything you need? Like living necessities, or hygiene products?"

Anything you needed?

Yeah to be set free-

You couldn't help but let out a slight laugh.

"What do you want, to be my personal shopper now?"

His face shifted to his usual stern expression.

"Make another smart ass comment and you'll get nothing."

You held your hands up,

"Okay okay, sorry."

You thought for a moment.

"Clothes and a few other things I think..."

He sighed heavily in response, pinching the bridge of his nose.

You stared at him, offended by that reaction.

"What?! Clothes?! That was a simple request!" you stated defensively.

He looked at you.

"Yes, but I have a feeling you will not make that simple."

Your eyebrows raised at that comment.

"I swear you ju-"

"Just shut up. And get up."

You looked at him in surprise, not bothered by the shut up part.

"Get up?"

He threw a large hoodie at you.

"Don't make me ask again or I'll change my mind."

You were then informed you were going to be escorted by two crew members by the name of Penguin and Shachi to buy clothes and the other things you needed on the island. You were given the order to wear your hood at all times to show your identity.

You soon found yourself standing on the deck of the polar tang, between the two men. The fresh air felt so nice, the gentle breeze blowing your hair in the wind. And, it was sunny unlike yesterday. You shut your eyes feeling the warmth on your face.

The only unfortunate part was, you literally stood sandwiched shoulder to shoulder between the two men. Penguin who wore a gray hat that literally said 'penguin' on it, that his hair and eyes were hidden by. And Shachi who had spiky reddish brown hair and wore a hat that looked like a killer whale.

What an odd pair.

Penguin had a dorky smile plastered on his face as he spoke to you,

"We were instructed to escort you into town and buy you a few changes of clothes. And any personal items, but all things must be approved by us before we buy."

Shachi chimed in,

"And don't try any funny business with us. We will have our eyes on you at all times."

You sighed. Unable to move being smashed between the two men who took this job of watching over you way too seriously.

"Can I at least get a pair of shorts and shoes before we leave?"

The pair immediately looked at eachother then at you. Their gazes traveling down to your bare legs.

"I'm fully covered! I just want shorts and shoes!" you snapped.

Their eyes were wide now. Shachi held your arm tightly as Penguin turned to walk away hollering frantically,

"CAPTAINNNN YOU DIDN'T TELL US THE THE GIRL WAS WALKING AROUND NAKED!!"

This caught the attention of the other pirates on board, a look of shock on their faces as they heard the words Penguin shouted. All their eyes landed on you as you stood beside Shachi.

"I'm not naked you bimbos!!!! AND THERE'S NOTHING TO SEE HERE DAMMIT!!"

You hollered back.

It was true, the sweatshirt he had given you fit you like a dress.

Then soon came an angered Law storming towards you a crumpled article of clothing fisted in his hand.

"I leave you alone for less than 10 minutes and you cause a damn commotion on this ship!"

You were caught off guard when he threw the crumpled pair of shorts at you.

He was so much grumpier than earlier.

What a moody man.

You couldn't help the faint grin that crept on your lips.

"Mm. Thanks."

You pulled the shorts up. They were big on you, but at least they were women's shorts.

"I still need shoes-"

There was a clunk as he dropped a pair of womens sandals in front of you.

"Ahhhh more women's clothing. How luxurious," you remarked sarcastically as you slid on the sandals that were also too big on your feet.

You then let out a yelp as a strong hand gripped your jaw. Forcing you to look up at him as he leaned in close to your face speaking in a harsh tone,

"Shiina-ya I don't want to hear another word from you or you will be right back in the infirmary. Do you understand me?"

You were suddenly reminded just how scary he was, as you felt your heart start racing in your chest. You nodded your head silently at his words.

He grumbled as he let go of your jaw and then spoke to the group on deck.

"Enough of that. Let's go."

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You soon found yourself walking in and out of stores with Shachi and Penguin glued by your sides, one of them holding a limb of your body at all times to make sure you wouldn't run off.

Had you been fully recovered, there was no doubt in your mind you could have escaped.

Unfortunately for you, your body still was not in a good enough state to try anything, especially after yesterday. You knew when it came to relying on raw strength it would be a challenge.

Although they acted like fools sometimes, both Shachi and Penguin towered over you. You also didn't really know how strong and fast they were.

Even if you could try something, you just felt too exhausted to.

You were walking down an aisle eyeing a display of clothes, while Penguin was glued at your side currently holding a pile of clothes you had already picked out.

You turned to look at him,

"Think I can try these all on?"

Shachi suddenly came out of nowhere scaring the shit out of you as he spoke,

"No-can-do, not unless you let us go in with you."

You crossed your arms and rose an eyebrow,

"Your choice to watch me change-"

Penguin chimed in immediately in a frantic tone,

"NO NO NO, It's okay you don't have to try them on, we can just buy them! Right Shachi?"

Shachi paused, bringing a hand to his chin as he looked deep in thought.

"Well we gotta approve 'em first."

Then to your utter dismay, the pair started sifting through the pile of clothes in the middle of the damn store, making two piles on the floor, a 'yes' and a 'no'.

It almost made you crack up about how serious they took it. Analyzing every article of clothing and discussing it before dropping it in a pile.

When Penguin picked up a pair of lace panties his face flushed and he gasped. Shachi's jaw dropped as well.

"Have you never seen a pair of womens underwear?!" You snapped defensively.

Penguin was holding them pinched between two fingers as far away from him as possible like he was scared of them as he spoke his face completely red,

"OF COURSE I HAVE!! But these?!"

Shachi chimed in a whisper frantically pointing at the underwear,

"Those are hooker panties!!!"

"Oh my god." you groaned as you buried your face in your hands.

You were in the next store looking at shorts as Penguin spoke,

"Hey, you know you had some pretty cool moves yesterday before you went flying into the ocean."

'Before you went flying into the ocean'

A slight laugh left your mouth.

"Well, thank you, though the flying into the ocean part wasn't one of my best moments."

Penguin laughed at your words as Shachi chimed in,

"Ikkaku said you helped her out too."

You remembered the brown curly haired girl.

Ikkaku was her name.

You smiled softly and nodded your head as you picked up a pair of shorts holding it up to your body.

"Think these would fit?"

Shachi and Penguin both moved to stand in front of you, looking with extreme focus on their faces.

You couldn't help but burst into laughter again as the stared trying to figure out of the shorts would fit you or not. But hey, you couldn't complain. At least they were helpful.

You guys went in and out of a few stores, picking up a few things, getting them 'approved' by Shachi and Penguin, and then checking out and leaving. You got clothes, as well as a few personal items, and hygiene products.

And as much as you hated to admit it, you kind of enjoyed your time with the pair of fools.

Soon, the three of you were making your way back to the ship. You were still sandwiched between Shachi and Penguin, each of them holding a shopping bag in one hand and gripping you with the other.

When you arrived back on deck the pair escorted you back to the infirmary and sat both bags beside your bed.

You sat on the bedside, legs dangling off the edge as the two stood in front of you.

Shachi spoke,

"Now, I would say that was successful. I'm glad you didn't try any funny business with us missy."

Penguin chimed in in a whisper,

"Except for those hooker panties, we might have to inform captain about that-"

"WHY in the HELL would you do that?!" you bursted out.

Shachi narrowed his eyes, "suspicious behavior."

You were so shocked they were both being serious about it you started to laugh again.

Penguin started to laugh a little after you did, as did Shachi.

You let out a sigh as you finally stopped laughing.

"I guess I should thank you fools for today"

Penguin spoke immediately,

"Hey, between you and me, I like you. You got a little sass but you're funny and-"

Shachi slapped his back, "Don't go too overboard, remember she's supposed to be a prisoner."

Penguin shrugged, "She's the coolest and prettiest prisoner we've ever had."

"You two talk about me like I'm not sitting right in front of you."

They both snapped their heads to look at you.

"Did you two get done what you needed to?"

Yours, Penguins, and Shachis heads all turned to look at Law who was now standing in the doorway to the infirmary arms crossed.

"Yes Captain!" Shachi spoke immediately.

"And she gave us no trouble at all." Penguin shot you a grin as he said this.

"Good then. Both of you out."

The pair nodded their heads at their captain's orders and scurried out. To your surprise both gave you little waves before they disappeared out the door.

You couldn't help but feel a grin on your face as your gaze lingered on the infirmary door.

"You need a meal."

You turned your head to look at Law who stood in front of you arms crossed.

You hadn't even thought about food in all honesty.

"You've barely eaten these past couple days."

He paused.

"How is your body feeling? After walking around all day?"

You looked down at your body. Your legs dangling off the bed. You felt fine, besides a few aches from soreness. The wound on your side was giving you no pain at all.

"I feel fine. I had no problems today."

He nodded his head slowly, stepping closer as he lifted up your t-shirt to see if blood had soaked through your bandages on your left side. You didn't feel scared at that moment, but for some reason you felt your heart start to race.

"Everything looks okay."

He put your shirt down and looked at you. He was standing so close you could feel his breath on your skin.

"What?" you immediately muttered out of nervousness.

He took a step back and crossed his arms again.

"I'm just surprised."

You rose an eyebrow.

"Surprised? About what?"

"You didn't try anything today."

You scoffed, "Like you said I'm not an idiot."

You continued, a slight grin on your face.

"What, did you expect me to try something? Make a run for it? Are you bored already?"

He let out a heavy sigh.

"Shiina-ya be serious for a moment."

He paused.

"I'm asking you not to take advantage of this."

You paused for a moment.

What the hell is he talking about?

"I'm sorry I don't- take advantage of what?"

There was a long pause as he seemed to be deciding whether or not to say the following words.

"Mine and this crews treatment of you."

You blinked. Not expecting those words.

"I-"

He then immediately sounded stern again.

"Just remember. The moment you try anything, I will not hesitate to lock you up."

Lock me up?

You just stared at him. Unsure whether to say thank you or feel scared.

He turned to walk out of the room, but stopped to say,

"Clione will be in with food. You know already. Ask him if you need anything."

Then he walked out.

You just stared at the infirmary door. Heart pounding in your chest. Unsure of what to make of that conversation.

Clione then immediately walked in with a plate of food setting it on your bedside as well as a fresh glass of water.

"Thanks." you muttered.

He nodded his head, "You feelin any better?"

You kicked your sandals off your feet, and laid down in the bed and let out a sigh.

"Physically, yes."

"That's good to hear. Let me know if ya need anything. Oh, and Captain said it's important you eat."

"I'll try." you stated staring at the ceiling.

You weren't hungry at all.

Your mind was a mess of thoughts.

Laws words lingered in your head.

And why had you kind of enjoyed your day?

What is wrong with me?

I'm a prisoner. What the hell!!

You needed to get your head screwed on straight. And think of an escape. Your body was really starting to feel better after 5 days of treatment.

Maybe tomorrow was your chance.

I'll deal with that when tomorrow comes.

It's tomorrow's problem.

Your eyelids were suddenly heavy, and your eyes fell shut.

As you drifted off into sleep.