The first island.

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It was eight am in the morning when Kaito woke up. He had slept most of the journey towards North blue. It had been six days since he left West blue and he wondered what to do today. When he was fully awakened he got up from the two person bed in the hut on his ship. He moved towards the kitchen to wash his face and took a bottle of sake with him outside. When he opened the door his eyes blinked a few time due to the bright sun shining in his face. He moved his left hand above his eyes and moved outside. When his sight came back little by little he suddenly noted that he was at sea once more. ”Hm. It seems the bird dropped me off here for some reason. Oh well if I’m correct I should be in North Blue. It is hard to say though with all that sea.” He gazed around and saw at a not to big distance an island. He smirked and took a sip from his sake before turning his boat into the islands direction.

While sailing he found a few fish and dolphins around. He then moved to the front of the ship, being lucky that the wind was moving in the exact direction of the island. After a three hours he came close enough to the island and saw some fish boats at sea as well as a lot of vineyards on the island. He noted one Marine ship being docked at the port. Once he reached the port himself he docked and jumped on the port. And moved towards the city. On his way a knight walked to him. ”Sir. You will have to pay twenty beri to dock here.” He stared at Kaito with a stern expression. Kaito had heard the knight and nodded. Giving him twenty beri. And walk off to the city.

When he entered the city he smelled the perfect smell of wine in the air. He saw an inn from the corner of his eye and moved into its direction. Once he moved inside he saw a lot marines drink wine and talk. Kaito simply remained calm and moved towards the bounty poster board. Seeing a rather big amount of famous pirates. He nodded and then moved towards the bar. ”Could I maybe get some of your best wine?” He asked the bartender on a polite tone and a smirk. The bartender nodded and poured some Itelzbulger Stein in a glass. Kaito gave the bartender twenty-five beri for it and then took a sip from his wine.

Suddenly a loud crash was heard, and a marine was thrown into the Inn. Kaito remained calm and glared slowly over his shoulder towards the door. Noting a big male wearing black pants, a red open vest, brown boots and a sword on his right hip. The male had a long mustache and short blonde hair. ”So Marine, try and beat me!” Kaito sighed and sipped down the last of his wine before rising and walking off towards the door. However the big male stepped in his way and stared at Kaito. Kaito was a feet shorter than the male and had to look up to see his face. ”Where do you think you’re going brat?” The male asked with a heavy and intimidating voice. Kaito smiled and simply spoke. ”Well I was planning on leaving. So if you would let me pass I would greatly appreciate it.” His tone was polite as it was when he asked for the wine. The Marines in the bar had risen from their seats and placed their hands on their swords and guns. But did not plan on doing something just yet. The male bursted out laughing and stared at Kaito who started to laugh along rubbing the back of his head. ”You are a funny guy huh? Well I guess I’ll teach you some manners” The male said while pulling back his arm to punch Kaito in the stomach. Kaito then suddenly got a serious expression and avoided the blow. He made a flat hand and jumped up, hitting the man’s spinal cord with just enough power to paralyze his body and knock him out. He landed on both his feet next to the man who collapsed. Kaito did not speak and simply moved outside with a sigh. ”To bad that everywhere you go there are always people who wish to fight.”

While he was walking through the city he took a look at the houses, which were made different from what he was used to. He then remembered that he had to ask whether he was in North blue or not. He moved towards a shop, and asked the owner, who stated that he was indeed in North blue. Kaito smiled and then thanked the shop owner for his help. Before walking off to a place where he could sit down for a while. He reached a bench and sat down on it. Starting to stare at the sky. And after a few minutes play his harmonica and sing.

♪♫Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Binkusu no sake wo, todoke ni yuku yo,
Umikaze kimakase namimakase.
Shio no mukou de, yuuhi mo sawagu,
Sora nya wa wo kaku, tori no uta.

Sayonara minato, Tsumugi no sato yo,
DON to icchou utao, funade no uta.
Kinpa-ginpa mo shibuki ni kaete,
Oretacha yuku zo, umi no kagiri.

Binkusu no sake wo, todoke ni yuku yo,
Warera kaizoku, umi watteku.
Nami wo makura ni, negura wa fune yo,
Ho ni hata ni ketateru wa dokuro.

Arashi ga kita zo, senri no sora ni,
Nami ga odoru yo, DORAMU narase.
Okubyoukaze ni fukarerya saigo,
Asu no asahi ga nai ja nashi.

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,

Binkusu no sake wo, todoke ni yuku yo,
Kyou ka asu ka to yoi no yume.
Te wo furu kage ni, mou aenai yo,
Nani wo kuyokuyo, asu mo tsukuyo.

Binkusu no sake wo, todoke ni yuku yo,
DON to icchou utao, unaba no uta.
Douse dare demo itsuka wa hone yo,
Hatenashi, atenashi, waraibanashi.

Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho,
Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho.♪♫

Causing some people to stop and listen to him. Some children even started to dance while Kaito was singing on a sweet soft voice.

[SHADE SMASH]

To be honest, Millie never had acquired a taste for any alcohol, especially not wine. The foul and bitter taste made her cringe at even the faintest drop reaching her taste buds. t was most certainly a foul drink for her. However, she couldn't help but also hold a faint fascination. Like her many experiments, they affected people in different ways and left the night with endless possibilities. However, even with so many variables playing on the same board, on thing remains a constant and that was they always felt different in the end. A goal she was hoping to approach with her own set of poisons.

After she had docked on the island, paying some a few beri's as the cost, she decided to explore the island. Although the hint of alcohol on the wind was disconcerting and made her wish to leave the island at that moment, she was determined to stand it! This was for science! Music bursted out of the headphones that wrapped around her shoulders, a small string holding each headphone side so that the object had no chance of falling off any time soon. Already the young girl was making a large impression but her blatant ignorance to those around her made them shrug and turn a blind eye. She wasn't going to get caught up in how they looked at her, why should they?

People were always interested by conflict. If they saw reason that someone may create a scene, no sane person would turn a blind eye away. That was the interesting part about psychology, but as was previously said, thats not what she was interested in. In fact, she was interested in the fields of grapes! The fields that went on for miles and miles creating an endless supply of fruits to be used in wine. There were also other crops of wine also used to create wine but as grapes were always the main ingredients, they were the most plentiful. She wanted to see them, and plant an experiment. It was tricky and the liklihood of gaining trust enough to be alone in the fields was little to none, but she was determined and willing to do anything to accomplish it. As was the way Genna had taught.

Walking around, she suddenly saw something. A flash of white caught her eye and she instant glanced around instantly finding a narrow alleyway which she instantly dove for. She may not be a wanted woman but she knew better than to confront the marines. Its how she stayed a bountyless woman at the same time, or else she would be beating those marines senseless.

Walking through the alley way she began to hear something. Turning her music, that was still blaringly loud, down a few notches, she began to hear a familiar tune. As she approached the end of the alley way, she crunched her eyebrows together questioningly and slowly brought her music down until it was a notch below a whisper and instantly tuned her ears to the man playing the music.

It was Binks Sake.

A wonderful song that she could honestly listen to for hours, she would admit. In fact, she doubted she has ever heard of a sailor who has ever heard the song and ever came to hate the beautiful string of lyrics and melody. It was simply too brilliant of a song to dislike. However, she had to admit the man was missing a few octaves. Her eyes stared at him judgingly as she considered this, never cracking even the faintest smile as her eyes ran over him, observing him. Though...she had to admit. He looked like quite the specimen. She even came to wonder if she could use him for another wonderful, devious experiment. As the thought came to her mind, her grin widened into the most awful grinchy smirk that ever did exist as her hands buried in the unzipped black jacket she wore.

Before she could continue any thought in the matter someone bumped into her, sending her forward causing her to trip a bit, her foot trying to catch her balance on the pavement as she inched forward, her eyes wide with shock and imminent fear, and her mouth gaping as she wondered if she should scream or not, coming to the decision momentarily afterwards that such an idea would be ridiculous. Then, she fell. Not into anything, but into the man who had been singing seconds ago.

She groaned, her head hurting a tiny bit as she had pummeled into his guitar, perhaps even breaking it but she didn't care enough to look up and actually examine the damage. In fact, her only concern was getting off the man as her hand had wound up on his leg a bit too close for comfort, and she had noticed that it wasn't just anyone that pushed her, but marines. If she was going to keep her head about this, she was going to have to get away and fast, but for the moment she came to sit beside the once singing man holding her head as her eyes flickered around looking for some sort of escape route.



(This is real crappy. Was reaaaaal tired. Didn't start on this till 12:35 my time so yea >.> Though its something to reply to. Also first time playing Millie so in the following thread Im also figuring her out so she may somewhat contradict herself...yea sorry.)

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As a wind breeze passed by when Kaito stopped signing he blinked as a girl was bumped by another person and fell into him. He did not move yet and frowned as the girl bumped into his harmonica. He then saw her get up and sit down after taking a short notice of the marine. At that moment Kaito himself gazed up at the man she stared at for a moment and noted that it was a marine as well. He frowned slightly at the marine, thinking it was rather rude for him to bump the girl. ”That was rather rude. Bumping into a lady and not apologizing.” He stared at the male with his Sapphire blue eyes and put the harmonica in a bag attached to his belt, before placing both his arms on the back of the bench he sat on. He had a slight smirk on his face, and the wind caused his long silverfish-white hair to float in the air before his face.

The marine stared at him and frowned slightly. He had a serious and annoyed expression on his face, and did not seem to appreciate what Kaito just said to him. The Marine then stared at the female for a moment and then back at Kaito. ”Who are you? You just took out a person with a thousand beli reward on his head in the inn.” He had crossed his arms, and did not seem to take away the possibility of Kaito being a pirate. Yet he did not expect a pirate to give in he was one so easily.

Kaito stared at the marines and closed his eyes before crossing his legs, keeping both his arms on the back of the bench. He smirked slightly before opening up his left eye staring at the marine. He then spoke once more. ”I believe you have no right to ask me something before apologizing to the lady.” His voice was teasing yet serious. He kept staring at him with a smirk on his face.

He then felt a hand at the collar of his green coat and was pulled off the bench by a marine. The marine then said with only a few inch distance between their faces. ”Do not test my patience boy. I asked you a question. Who are you.” The marine was slightly taller than him and had a short black goatee. He wore an average marine attire and had short black hair. His muscles were twice as big as that of an average human, and on his right hip he wore his sword.

Kaito did not blink and remained calm. He averted his face and winked at the girl with his left eye. Then after turning his head back towards the marine he smiled. ”You should brush your teeth more often, a rotten corpse smells better than your breath.” At that moment he released himself by launching his knee into the nuts of the marine. The marine released his grip on Kaito and held his nuts while collapsing. Kaito grinned when the other marines were slowly understanding what just happened. But before they could do something. Kaito had lifted the girl in his arms and run away. Knowing that she was uncomfortable around marines as well to the fact that it was impossible for him to defeat a group of twenty marines alone.

While running he heard gunshots, and he would run into the vineyards to hide. Meanwhile the marines had not seem to chase them immediately and tended to the other marine. Within the vineyards he put the girl down, not knowing how she would react. ”Hey sorry for taking you with me. But you seemed rather uncomfortable around those marines.” He then rubbed the back of his head and smiled friendly as if nothing happened. He would extent his hand to her and smile. ”By the way, I think I should introduce myself. Kawazo Kaito, traveler and starting pirate.” He kept smiling and hoped she would not be upset, for taking her with him. Waiting till she would take the hand or not.

[SHADE SMASH]

The pain had long ago faded away into nothing as her strange ringed eyes still flickered back and forth through the people examining for even a faint resemblence to an escape route. Sadly, a lot of people, too many people in her opinion, were still gathered around in a tightly knit circle and the one place she fell through was now blocked by a large marine whose eyes were trained on something she didn't care much about, as long as it wasn't her! Her eyes finally fell onto what looked to her like a solid escape route and her heart flared as she moved her hands to the bench, holding the seating, and adjusted her legs in a nervous manner. She was just itching to run and she was going to walk away calmly in 3...2...

”That was rather rude. Bumping into a lady and not apologizing.”

Although this dialogue didn't surprise her enough to stop her in her tracks, what the marine did had stopped her. For a breif moment his eyes passed over her and she froze, feeling a subtle anger boil up inside her. She could just see herself taking out her arrows, not the experimental ones but the real sharp arrows, and just filling his body with them easily. How she wanted to so bad, but as her eyes left him and looked around at the people, she knew it wasn't much of a choice. She wouldn't hurt the citizens of this island even if it meant that she couldn't take out another dog. Ugh, even saying it in her mind made her wish to wash her mouth with soap.

Past this point, she did anything to distract herself from the situation before her, still restlessly moving around on the bench though she made her posture more erect. She may be angry and anxious but she refused to give in and portray a false sense of confidence. However, no matter how she tried, she still caught slivers of the conversation happening a few feet from her. A thousand dollar beri man? Such a thing wasn't quite the extraordinary event. In fact, many had such a bounty but she guessed for a marine it was something amazing. Jeez, don't tell her he is actually trying to recruit the man!!! She resisted the urge to upchuck her breakfast. A few more sentances were uttered by each, really, this man was really pushing the apology. She didn't care about an apology! She wanted out of here!

”You should brush your teeth more often, a rotten corpse smells better than your breath.”

Oh that was funny and she was barely able to keep down the snide smile just boiling under the surface in that moment, but she kept her gaze away from them. She wasn't going to turn now but that was when she noticed something weird and odd happening in the corner of her gaze. Just as she heard the groan of the marine, she couldn't help the temptation and looked over just in time to see the marine in pain, but it was too small. She had to, the musician here started it!!! She stood up ready to cause even more harm to the defendless marine, wanting him to pay for what his government has done when she felt something strange and all of a sudden she was picked up from where she was!

To say she was shocked was an utter understatement. After she got over that moment, she wanted nothing more than to push the man away from her and get out of his grip as fast as possible, but understanding the outcome of such a situation, she simply held on to what was there for her and that was his neck barely contemplating the idea of an experiment, how long could the man go while being asphyxiated? She digressed but an even more sinister plot came into her mind for when he finally released her.

At last she was placed down after a few minutes of devious planning had plagued her mind.

”Hey sorry for taking you with me. But you seemed rather uncomfortable around those marines. By the way, I think I should introduce myself. Kawazo Kaito, traveler and starting pirate.”

Indeed, she took his hand and began to shake it but instead pulled him to her and kicked him hard in his own nuts and letting go instantly while walking away a small distance. Maybe about a foot to allow him time to wallow in the pain as she adjusted herself. She tugged down the black tank top smoothing out the ruffles then did the same to the jacket she wore over it. Then, she brushed her hair a bit with her fingers before moving her hand in a straight motion to adjust her glasses with her three central fingers. All the while she slowly let go of her vehemence, but damn kicking Kaito felt good. Knowing he was a pirate made her feel good too. She had nothing against pirates or marines, but at least he wasn't some defenseless citizen.

Plus, she guessed he did do the right thing. She almost massacred the marine right then and there and that was exactly what she has been trying to avoid for now. She still hadn't perfected her experimental solutions. She wasn't ready to fight against the government now, especially on her own. Still, she wasn't ready to give up her pride to offer an apology either.

"Discomfort or not, the standard approach would be to leave one alone rather than mindlessly whisk one away" She responded with a hint of blatant annoyance before wondering how to approach the kick she had just delivered to his nether regions. Should she even perhaps take out her bow? She backed up another foot just to make sure she was a good distance to observe the situation in case he lashed out. "I'm Millie, a scientist." She introduced, saying her nickname instead of her real name. If he did end up hating her for this, at least he won't be able to hunt her down.