Finding Home

A new friend

Chapter title: A new friend
Warning: blood, descriptions of injuries
Edited
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Luffy was scared. He's scared to be alone. He was in a dark room, the light barely passing through the small cracks. He was taken away from his brothers and now he's alone.

Luffy was clutching his straw hat and was whimpering, he remembered Ace saying not to cry so loud or the bad men are going to get angry and beat them, so he just whimpered. He hate the dark, his feet was also chained by seastone so he can't stretch. He miss them, he miss his brothers.

"Are you okay?"

Luffy jolted, not expecting anyone to speak. He looked around before spotting a hole on the wall, big enough to put his hand through. He started walking towards it before sitting down. "H-hello?" He asked quietly then he flinched when someone spoke. "Hello", the voice said gently, someone was on the other side! Luffy is not alone anymore!

"Hi I'm Luffy and I'm going to be the King of Pirates! What's your name?" The voice giggled. "Hi Luffy, I'm Yuuki. How old are you darling?" "I'm 7! Ace and Sabo are 10!" "Oh really? That's great. Who's Ace and Sabo?"

"They're my brothers! They're really cool and awesome!.......I miss them." Luffy suddenly went quite and as if Yuuki sensed it she immediately tried to comfort the child. "Hey Luffy, how about we wait for your brothers. And while waiting you can tell me about them and I can tell you stories in return how about that?" Luffy beamed at the request before frowning.

"Ne Yuki are you lonely?" Yuuki stayed silent, but not minding the nickname Luffy gave her. "Yeah but don't worry Luffy I'm not lonely anymore." "Really?" Luffy asked innocently, hopefully. "Uhuh because you're here! Hey Luffy if you feel lonely just put your hand in the hole and I'll hold your hand so you won't forget that you're not alone, is that okay?"

"Yeah! That's awesome! Can I do it now?" Luffy asked excitedly. "Ofcourse." Luffy put his hand on the hole and waited. He heard a clinking noice before a hand held his. The hand was small not like Sabo's, it was thinner, and rough, just like Ace's. For some reason he felt safe and warm. He can't describe it but it was good, it reminds him of Ace's and Sabo's warmth.

"Your hands are warm Yuki." He said and leaned his head on the wall. "Yours too Luffy." They we're engulfed with silence, Luffy not letting go.

On the other side of Luffy's cell, sat a girl no more older than 10 or 11. She was wearing black pants and white bloodied shirt. She was skinny, too skinny for her age. Her black hair sticking a little to her face. She was leaning on the wall, feets and hands chained. Her right hand was close enough to the wall so she can reach and hold Luffy's hand.

She wasn't expecting anyone to be in the empty room next to hers. She wasn't also expecting hearing a child whimpering like a kicked puppy so she immediately tried to talk to the kid. She has been here for 4 years, she was 7 at that time. 4 long years where she can't talk with anyone. 4 long years of abuse, hunger and loneliness. She's surprised that she didn't go insane, psychotic even, but definitely traumatised.

So when Luffy talked to her, she felt happy. Though not long after that, her head was full of questions but set them aside because Luffy and her are going to talk later anyway. She just hope Luffy won't break like the past few people in the different cells.

Ace entered the cell, his body battered and bruised. He saw Sabo laying on the floor and ran to his brother's side. "Oi! Sabo wake up!" He kept shaking Sabo until Sabo slowly opened his eyes. "Ace?" "Yeah it's me, Ace! Can you sit up?" When Sabo didn't move Ace carefully helped him before bringing out a bottle and a paper bag. Ace opened the lid before putting the bottle close to Sabo's mouth. "Here drink it." Sabo's mouth didn't move and Ace frowned. "I managed to eat something while stealing this so don't worry. And also they didn't notice so just drink it."