The Sound of the Sea (16+) von LadyMalice (??? x Reader Lovestory) ================================================================================ Kapitel 1: Intro - Part Two --------------------------- Huff... huff.. Footsteps. Heavy, quick footsteps echoed in the small, dark alley. From far away voices screamed out in sorrow, fear and pain. Little children cried out for their parents. You heard angry voices of male islanders whom you knew so well. They gathered with all the weapons, guns, blades, pitchforks... axes that they had and tried to defend their home. The shadows of the strangers displayed on the burning walls of the once beautiful houses. A moment later the shadows of your people appeared on the same wall, moving towards their enemies. For some breathless moments you stopped running. Carefully you slid through some barrels and boxes, reaching slowly one end of the alley to get a better view of the wall. You leaned over the brink of the alley's wall, hoping you would get a better view of the situation. It was hard for you to watch the bloody scene in front of your eyes. You've already cried your eyes out... you didn't feel like having anymore strength to cry. Just a little while ago you saw your family and friends gathered like sheep at one place. You couldn't see their faces but you felt their fear and sorrow. First, nothing happened. Then after some cruel words that you did not understand, the intruders started to kill one after another.... You gasped. The flashing memory made your body tremble and freeze in fear at the same time. Cold sweat ran down your forehead. You've never felt like this before. Why did these people... these pirates kill your beloved family and your friends? They would never refuse to give away everything they own, even if it was only for the sake of staying alive. 'Monsters... the devil sent them to punish us, right? But what is our sin?' you thought. Clenching your fist you tried to get a view of the current situation. It was hard because you feared someone would notice you. You did not dare to lean over too much. The enemy possessed strange powers from what you've seen. Your grandfather has once told you about people who had extraordinary abilities. Man could obtain such a power by eating a special fruit: A devil fruit. They were scary... the pirates seemed to own superhuman powers which allowed them easily beat up people and eradicate their existence. "Fufufufu..." Suddenly you hold your breath and pressed your hand on your mouth. It was him... it was the scary leader you've seen at the town centre where everyone had been gathered for their execution. Primarily you were convinced he had found you. His laughter was so loud and cold... you almost felt like it was right next to you. That man's laugh curdled one's blood. Especially yours, you've lost the ability to move. Your whole body was trembling and aching. 'Please, please... don't notice me...' you begged silently to the gods. You opened your eyes that you instinctively had closed. ... Nothing happened... you looked around and found yourself still safe. Relieved you glanced over to the shadows which stopped moving. Your anxiety did not allow you to move. You could only watch the shadows and hear the voices in the distance. "Fufufufu" One of huge shadows moved towards another kneeling one with a big but slim hat. The moment you saw the silhouette, you identified it as the major. He always had that funny fondness for weird looking hats. Usually you laughed about it. This time it made you feel horrible... you sensed what would happen. "Please... I beg you, Joker. Let us live.. we gave you everything you've wanted!" The major shouted at the monster in front of him. He bowed over so he would touch the ground with his head. "Please! My people don't deserve this... if you wish to, take my life! But spare theirs..." Painful words... you felt worse hearing them. "Fufufu. Your cute little island caused a big disturbance in my... business.", the big, scary shadow informed, "I don't like troublemakers, dear major. Did you forget my last warning?" "Nee, nee! Did you forget the warning? Nee?! Did you forget it?" An extremely annoying voice repeated eagerly, all over again and again. This time it was the strange looking shadow beside the first talking. He was even bigger than the leader's one. The big, thorny looking shadow - the leader - bent over a little, causing you to flinch. You feared what might happen next. Something inside you told you to run. But you kept on listening... you wanted to know why all of this happened. "I... did not forget your warning, Joker-sama..." The major answered... hesitating. "But we are dependent on... trading... with visitors." "My customers and my enemies.", the fearsome pirate corrected him. "You sold them rare fruits that you refused to give me. Isn't that cocky?" "Nee, that's unbelievably cocky, Doffy. So cocky. We can't accept that." The other shadow pointed out. He was annoying... "We've offered you a good deal, but you've betrayed us. Nee, nee, Doffy, we can't look over this anymore" The major still bowed to the pirate. It was obvious he was scared for his life. "I... it was my fault. Our customers traded us with excellent goods and medicine. I'll take the blame... but let the others life.", the major begged. "I.. accept the deal. Take all the fruits and treasures you want.. I don't care about them.. just..." "Bullet String" A shot fell. When..? What happened? The impact of the unseen bullet threw the major backwards. A painful scream echoed in your ears. For some seconds your heart had stopped. You did not see any guns in the outlines of the shadows nor did you see them move. "Fufufu. After refusing me for so long you dare to demand such things?" His voice was filled with cruel anger and cold. "How unfortunate for you, dear major. We've already taken what belongs to us." The major whined. It was over... he would see the others die, because he had made a big mistake. "But.. you get another chance. We've obtained a lots of your treasured fruits. But there is one more fruit that is missing." Joker added with a dangerous tone. You almost felt him grinning like a mad man. "Where is it? The devil fruit of your island?" "I... do not know of any devil fruits. We don't have any..." stammered the major. "It was said the islands have only one, but we've never found it." "Only one fruit, huh? Well, I fear... this is the end for you." Splash! The blood of the major was spread on the walls and the whole ground. Joker had ripped him apart into pieces that flew around. The major was dead... and starting with him the rest of the survivors would follow. "Nee, nee. Doffy. Baby 5 found the devil fruit a while ago. Let's check if it's the right one." "Fufufu. Later... I want to enjoy this little mess." "Sounds good to me, behehe" After this you shrank from the view that displayed in front of your eyes. Instantly you turned away and started moving. Tears ran down your face, even though you were convinced not to have any left. 'Run' the voice inside your head commanded. This time you did not refuse and began to ran for your dear life. You heard your beloved people dying. Everyone around you got caught by the pirates and died a terrible death. Not a single life got spared, not even the children. Life was cruel... you are a ten years old girl without any remarkable abilities nor you had power to fight. The only thing you could do was run and hide somewhere. --- Huff... huff.. Keep running. Running. Don't stop. Don't look back. You knew, if you stopped running, you would die. There was no chance of surviving this disaster. No matter how big your fatigue grew, you had to keep on running. But where to? Everything went up in flames. Even the jungle behind the town started to burn. A trail of blood and destruction was left by those awful pirates. The only hiding place you came up with was at the harbour inside the depots. There was no other option... you had to find a hiding place or else they would kill you. Voices clanged behind you. They had not noticed you yet... but they talked about slicing up everyone they get to grasp. You needed to hurry. Breathless you hid behind large chests and slowly sidled through these. You knew that there was somewhere around the area a small hole that led inside the storage building. As you heard the voices coming near you squeezed through the hole right in time. 'Phew' That was a close call. Now you were in the dark again. But where could you hide? These pirates sacked everything they could get. It was only a question of time when they would arrive here. Slowly you sneaked forwards. You heard your own footsteps... your own breath. You've never felt so scared for your entire life. Every sound made you wince and spin around, looking for the enemy. As you reached the centre of the hall, you did notice some huge barrels. Thanks to the fire's light that blazed through the slim windows at the top of the walls, you could see pictures of pickles as cucumbers and tomatoes. Some of the barrels were still uncovered, so you decided to hide inside one of those. With great effort you slipped inside the cucumber barrel that only was half filled. "Cold!" You hissed to yourself. Why was it so freakin' cold!? Trembling you reached out for a cover and pulled it over yourself in order to close the barrel, hoping no one would look inside. Now you were sitting inside this soup of pickles. It reached almost your shoulders, so you were completely wet. In addition it started to stink after a while. Minutes.. maybe hours passed as you felt yourself falling asleep. You were exhausted from all the commotion, stress and running. Your eyes closed by themselves. Exactly in this moment you heard a noise. In your doze you slowly looked up, seeing an unknown figure. In shock your eyes widened. You realised that you got spotted by one of those pirates. Your opened your mouth but you couldn't get out a single tone. Your body froze in shock, this was the end for you. The pirate stared at you as if he had never seen someone like you. His mouth slightly opened, as he bend over to get a better view. Automatically you returned his stare, waiting for him to finish you off. But nothing happened. The huge pirate kept staring at you, not saying a word. It was still dark inside the hall. So you only saw the outlines of the huge man. Maybe he did not see you? "Who are you?" The extreme high voice asked you in.. fascination? "Please... please leave me... let me hide... pretend, as if you did not see a thing" you whispered anxiously. You did not realise that you were the one speaking. Especially the last part. The voice sounded foreign. The eyes of the huge pirate started glowing in a strange light. You still felt him stare at you, but he turned away. He put the cover back to its place. In the next moment the whole barrel wobbled. That pirate carried you away from the depot! Again you hold your breath, you were confused and still shocked. After a while you heard a dull sound. The pirate set you down. Then you heard footsteps... that eventually disappeared. Nothing happened. Nothing. The only sound you heard was the wind... and the sound of the sea. You were certain that you were on the pirate's ship. You gulped and waited for your end. But it didn't come. You've waited for hours until the darkness embraced you and took you into a deep slumber. That was the last thing you've experienced that day. From that day on your life had completely changed. Hosted by Animexx e.V. (http://www.animexx.de)