#and enel is hanging out there as well

[mugiwarafan]

sometimes it just hits me that space pirates are a thing in the one piece universe.....like.....that’s just a thing that’s canon

they’re up there

doing their thing

[marcothephoenixhusband]

Mating Season

Marco x F!Reader

🔞18+

This is long.

Warnings: Soft and hard sex, fingering, giving head willingly, pining for one another, Slice Of Life, Proposed too, Angst, Pregnant at Marine Ford but escaped with Ace and Pops, give birth on the Moby Dick, baby, and a BONUS after everything, also Fluff and Romance.

Your a natural born Phoenix from two other Phoenixs. Youve been flying around the world to find a suitable mate as Phoenixs have become near extinct. You fall in love with the first commander Marco who on a whim you decided to join the Whitebeard pirates. After a couple of years your captured by Teach/Blackbeard because of Ace. Ace wasnt captured then you find yourself imprisoned at Marine Ford as the Whitebeard pirates come to rescue you.

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Marcos POV

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'Ah another patrol' you think to yourself as you look up at the sky its so peaceful then you see something in the sky high above you its shimmering.

"Well its over my patrol area I should check it out Yoi" you say as you fly higher and faster to cetch up with it.

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(N) POV

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'What a gorgeous day today' you think as you feel a presence flying behind you.

'Its too big to be a small bird' thinking. You choose to ignore it but it flies at your side now. Looking over you see a blue Phoenix shocked you try and communicate with it.

"Hello?" You say using telepathy.

"Hello there im Marco the Phoenix who may you be Yoi?" Marco asks.

"I am (N) the Phoenix. Where are you from Marco?"

"Are you busy? I can show you Yoi" he says. You sigh and say

"Okay Ill humor you Marco lead the way" you say as he flies down and you follow.

"Hang on its dangerous down there, humans live there" you squawk. Hovering in the air he turns around and says

"These are good humans please trust me no harm will come to you. Ill make sure to protect you Yoi" he says and you reluctantly agree. You follow him again swooping down to see a ship.

"Thats where you live?" You ask.

"Yup its called the Moby Dick my dad, we call him Pops is the Captain Yoi" Marco says sweetly.

"Ahhh" you just reply. You go down further flying dragging your talons into the water then fly up near Marco. You and him go to opposite sides of the ship to perch on the railing. Surprising a lot of people as it was dinner time. Everyone was looking at you then Marco then you.

"What are you humans looking at?" Using telepathy you think into everyones heads. Suddenly Marco transforms into a human and jumps on deck.

"No one here will hurt you I promise. Come have a chat with Pops Yoi" Marco says as you jump and land gently in the middle of the deck. You transform into human form. With fiery eyes that never extinguish while wisps of flames flow out of your body in human form your wearing white Skypeia crop top and a short skirt with (c) hair and your shorter than most men especially Marco who is six, eight leaving a whole head off. Alot of the crew start whistling and hollering at you and your skirt and crop top. Marco glances at you then back at Pops.

You and Marco stand before Pops.

"My son whats this another Phoenix? I thought Marco was the only one." Pops asks.

"I am (N) a real Phoenix! I was born being a Phoenix!" You yell.

"You know me and Marco visited Skypeia and I met two other Phoenixs before perhapse they were your parents?" Pops says quizzically to you. A single tear falls down your face as you notice Marco glance at you.

"They were my parents before Enel came... I am the last of my kind. Ive been searching everywhere for another Phoenix."

"Well do you have a place to call home child?" Looking down you admit

"No..."

"Why not join our crew then? Were all family here and youve found another Phoenix now" Pops offers and you think about it.

"Yea join our crew (n) Yoi" Marco says.

"Hmmm okay yes, I appreciate your offer. I can fight well as well"

"But I request to be near Marco since hes the one who said hell protect me. A fellow Phoenix is comforting." Your serious flaming eyes piercing through whatever they look through.

"Hahaha looks like your sharing your room Marco. And you can work under Marco to earn your keep, food and drink will be provided to you fair deal?" Pops says.

"Sounds good" you notice. You sense Marco tense up at the deal. The crew cheers loudly whistling and saying.

"Finally bird brains gonna get some!" Startling you but you feel a gentle touch on your shoulder. You can sense everyone very well as you have been training since birth.

"Go children eat drink" Pops says. As you follow Marco to his seat he made room for you as you notice two other black haired men sat at your table one has short shaggy hair with a tattoo that says ASCE with the S crossed off and the other one looks like a samurai.

"Let me introduce you to Ace (the one with the tattoo), and Izo (the samurai). Ace is the second division commander Izo is the sixteenth division commander. You know me but im the first division commander, Izo is last Yoi." Marco explains with a small chuckle then smiles.

"Its an honor to meet the great Phoenix of Wano" Izo says

"How do you know where I come from?" You question Izo.

"The true Phoenixs used to live in Wano. Phoenixs are the sacred bird of Wano and I came from Wano" he explains and you nod.

"My parents never told me why they left Wano." Looking over to Ace he says

"Hey there I hope we can be friends!"

"Im sure ill warm up to everyone as long as nothing bad happens." You say as Ace replys

"Dont worry (n) well protect you" you just chat, eat and drink until Marco excuses himself so you do the same.

"You start work tomorrow (n) Yoi" Marco says seeming tense. Some of the crew who were drunk were cheering Marco on saying

"Its finally happening" Once inside his room you see furniture which you havent seen in a long time. You start to undress but Marco stops you.

"Here wear this, god girl are you trying to give me a heart attack? Yoi" Marco says blushing hard.

"So its bad to undress in front of others? And ill have you know I am thirty years old in human time I am a woman!" You question.

"Yes, unless your mates, lovers, or married. Oh sorry woman Yoi" he chuckles, turning around closing his eyes thinking about what you said. You undress and wear his button up shirt.

"Im done." He turns around bkushing his shirt fits your cleavage perfectly while it stops at the middle of your thighs the rest fits like a dress. The arms however flapped around which you were flaping around giggling.

"Hey...Yoi"

"Yes?"

"Why are you so comfortable with me we just met.Yoi" he asks.

"I cant explain it that well but you remind me of home... I feel safe with you Marco ... I hold all humans to their words so I am comfortable for now. That and im stronger than you in battle I can just sense it. That and im almost unkillable" what you said made him looked insulted but also made him blush again and made you blush too.

"Well turn around so I can change Yoi" he says and you obey closeing your eyes. After a couple minutes.

"Im done Yoi" you open your eyes and turn around blushing cherry red.

'Hes only wearing boxers and shorts ah god those abs and chest those shoulders' you think. He notices and says

"What? See something you like? Yoi" he says.

"Iv.. ive uh .. never seen such a handsome man before." You admit and he blushes deep red now.

"I dont think anyones ever called me that, since im intimidating Yoi"

"Well just so you know you are a.. very handsome man" you say the last part quickly.

"Well thank you. Now just go to bed (n) how do you sleep? Yoi" he asks.

"Well I am always usually in Phoenix form but ill make an exception" you say as you jump on the bed near the wall in the corner. You pull the blankets up.

"Well I usually sleep in the middle. Ive never had a woman in my bed before Yoi" he trails off, seeing youve decided your fate. You could feel Marco enter the king sized bed and roll into the middle.

"Just do whats comfortable" you say facing the wall then turning around. Facing him you scoot a little closer to him. Eventually he falls asleep and your cuddling his side. Now warm you fall asleep.

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In The Morning Marcos POV

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Rays of light poke through waking you but you stop moving, noticing your position. She was laying her head on your chest hugging around your abs. You sigh.

'How do I get out of this Yoi? She is cute like thi- wait why am I thinking that? Im a higher rank than her. I cant be abusing my power Yoi' you think to yourself. Luckily or unluckily for you she started to wake.

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(N) POV

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You start to wake up. Feeling something warm under you, you open your groggy eyes to see Marco looking down at you. Arms behind his head. Waiting it seems. You notice your position finally and get up but he turns slightly trapping your hand making your head stay on his chest cheek to chest making you blush which he takes note of.

"Stronger my ass Yoi"

"You sure like to cuddle. You should have just told me Yoi" you hear him say while smiling making you blush cherry red. Your attempt at words was a bunch of sorrys and mumbles unable to speak clearly. He finally lets you go chuckles and you just say

"Im sorry I sleep weird... you were just so warm.." you admit which makes him blush.

"You could have just said that Yoi" he states. Marco gets up, puts his glasses on, and goes to the vanity with sink and mirror looking at you.

"Well time to get ready (n) Yoi" Marco says to you as he watches you get out of bed cetching a glimpse of your panties to which he immediately turned his head to the vanity sink and mirror blushing red while finishing brushing his teeth.

"All done?" You say as you twirl and twirl until your dizzy and fall down.

"What are you doing silly Yoi?" He chuckles loudly making you smile too. You hold a hand on the sofa and slowly get up slowly becoming un dizzy.

"Just waiting on you, so I can use the sink." You say. Once he was done

"I thought you didnt have anything with you Yoi?" He asks but as hes watching you make a circle in the air a portal opens (like Dr. Stranges portals but with fire) and you grab a tooth brush, tooth paste, and deodorant. Then the portal closes. Shocked he says

"Thats pretty cool and handy. Well now its your turn Yoi" he says

"You shouldnt assume things of others Marco at least give them a chance to hurt you first" he looks at you with an eyebrow raised.

"Im assuming youve been hurt before by others Yoi?" He asks as you finish up you put your toothbrush and paste you put on the sink and in his cup. You walk up to him and point in his chest.

"Yes I dont trust humans. But your another Phoenix so its different. ... you seem kind..so.dont let me down too" halfway through explaining you lightly blush as your touching him looking up at his eyes then away lightly blushing.

"I give humans one chance then its done normally" you explain.

"Well lets get to work now" you say wiping your tear away. Your in your Skypeia outfit again just cause you really like it. He leaves the subject alone and leads you out the door to the office him grabbing his doctors coat slipping it on.

"Your a doctor?!" You almost yell.

"Uh yes im the crews doctor and first division commander Yoi" he blankly states like it no big deal.

"Maybe thats why I trust you over the others too" you question yourself as he says

"Well im also, id say laid back Yoi" he grabs a stack of papers, brings them to your desk, then tells you what to do for them.

~A Year Later~

Over the year you HAD become friends with mainly everyone. Ace was your best friend and youd constantly talk about Marco to him about liking him alot but he didnt mind. He would give you advice to just ask him out allready but you couldnt. And when Ace talked to Marco he just said he didnt want to abuse his power but he admitted that he at least liked you alot.

After working, asking Marco all kinds of questions, which he happily answered every one with a smile, it was dinner time. You happily sat next to Marco warming up to him more. He seemed to notice your attitude.

"Looks like someone's cheery today Yoi" he says calmly. You just look up at him and smile a genuine smile making him smile as well.

"Id say today went pretty good, though I need to speed up more on paperwork." Marcos arms resting on the top of the booth.

"Youll get the hang of it dont worry Yoi" Marco says and pats your head as Ace and Izo walk over to their seats.

"So (n) how was working with ol bird brain over here?" You see Ace say you look at Marco who ignores the comment and you say.

"It was good as always thanks Ace."

"Dont worry I bet youll speed up in no time" Ace says with a smile making you smile slightly and sigh.

'That would be nice wouldnt it to be more helpful to Marco?' You think to yourself little do you notice that Marcos staring at you while your thinking.

~

A Full Year And A Month Later

Its Mating Season!

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You let it slip to Ace that you love Marco then the suddenly the whole ship knows. Little did you know of his feelings towards you. Everyone knew how you both felt about eachother but no one dared say anything. That is until today. Even Pops knew.

You woke up feeling hot and bothered laying on Marcos chest hugging him again. This was the new normal and he eventually got use to it. You inhaled his scent which was driving you crazy inside woody musky but clean. You leaned up getting off of him seeing his face was red also. You panting and just knowing your wet down there. He eventually wakes up panting. Sitting up now both of you.

"Ugh it must be that time of the year my little bird Yoi" Marco says to you and you just nod panting harder than him since your more animalistic than him.

"Ugh time for work" you say really not wanting to go to work today. Once you dress in shorts a crop top no bra and mini boots your finally ready finishing your necessities. Marco led you out the door and locked it.

~In The Office After A Couple Hours~

Someone knocks.

"Yes Yoi?" Marco asks and Aces head pops in and stares at you both.

"Geez whats wrong with you two? Got fevers or passing it between you two or is it just matin-?" Ace says slightly chuckling then gets cut off.

"What do you want Ace? Yoi" the blue Phoenix snips.

"Okay dam I just came to get a painkiller, you sir need to get laid" Ace says then leaves the office with a thud. That makes you crack up laughing.

"Oh come on not you too my little bird Yoi" Marco says crossing his arms slightly frowning. Finishing your laughing you say

"Well its true you do need too, your all uptight than your normal chill self" you say expecting an answer.

"You of all people should know why (n). Its mating season dont tell people about it I normally just tell everyone its a annual fever Yoi" he says. Scratching the back of your head Marco says

"What did you do Yoi?"

"It kinda slipped out while drinking with Ace haha" you say as Marco takes off his glasses and pinches the bridge of his nose then puts his glasses back on.

"Ill be right back get back to work my little bird Yoi" he says as you nod knowing he was probably going to find Ace.

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Marcos POV

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Finally youve found Ace sitting on the back of the Moby Dick.

"What were you trying to pull back there? (N) told me she let it slip about Mating season while you both were drinking and you had to go telling the whole ship. Dont lie either. I know how it works around here Yoi" You say as Ace looks taken aback.

"Gosh your really pent up have you been sleeping well~ with (n) right by your side? Must be painful to have a forbidden fruit but never taste it" Ace counters.

'Hes partially right. I do get to sleep by her but that also was by her request but what if she likes Ace? Who am I to deny her? She couldnt possibly like me though some signs are there to suggest so, maybe shes just overly nice with me since im a Phoenix? Yoi' you think as Ace says.

"Your dam right Im in love with her, maybe I should just ask her out allready and have her sleep with me instead?" Ace threatens.

'He knows shes in major heat too. It would be so easy for him.'

"Dont you even think about it! (N) is mine! Im in love with her too. Yoi" you yell startling yourself at what you just said.

'Im in love with her I cant bare the thought of (n) with someone else her moaning someone elses name' you think to yourself.

"So bird brain finally admits it out loud. Look im a nice guy. Ill give you one chance then im going all in." Ace says as you stand to walk away but then something he says makes you look at Ace in shock before calming down. You throw him a small pill and he looks at you.

"Painkiller Yoi" was all you said as you both nod knowingly now.

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(N) POV

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Youve just finished the last paper when the door opens to reveal Marco.

"Big bird ive finally done all these papers" you say happily you both wearing slight red on your faces from mating season.

"Oh good job my little bird Yoi" he says clearly distracted by something so you stay quiet but get up to take a break.

"No breaks today little bird Yoi" he says to you calmly.

"Ookay" you just say as you go to pick up another pile of paperwork to do.

~At Dinner~

You sit in your normal spot next to Marco.

'Izos allready here. Where is Ace?' Your pulled from your thoughts by Pops.

"Tonight we will dock on an island for restocking so behave yourselves. Thats all kids" you turn your attention back to your table to see Ace poped up sometime.

"Hey Ace when did you get here?" You ask quizzically.

"I had to finish up some commander stuff but the parties here now haha" Ace says loudly as he starts drinking. You see Marco glance at Ace then start eating and drinking his ale quietly. Izo doing the same.

'Well I knew restocking was tonight, everyones probably tired from preparations' you think as dinner flies by. Then its time for the commanders to go restock after dinner. Marco cetches you on deck looking at everyone.

"(N) I need your help with restocking tonight Yoi" You hear and turn to Marco.

"Oh okay sure commander!" You chime as your walking off deck with him Ace runs up and asks

"Hey (N) you want to go for drinks?"

"Ace im-" you were cut off by Marco

"Shell be busy helping me with restocking Yoi"

"Well thats strangee because thats the commanders job" Ace insinuates something.

"So then that means the Second division commander isnt doing his job? Yoi" Marco pressed Ace then their almost glaring at eachother.

They both look to you.

"So what will it be (n)?" Ace asks as you think.

"Im sorry Ace can I get a rain check? He is my commander" You ask sweetly.

"Uh sure no worries sweetie (n)" Ace smiles softly then runs to cetch up to his buds. You feel Marcos glare on Aces back.

"What was that all about Marco?" You question.

"What do you mean little bird? I dont know what your talking about Yoi" Marco plays dumb and smiles wide. He holds your hand then goes into town for supplies which was unlike him normally he wouldnt be so bold turning heads from the crew, making them all wonder. Once found, you both load up and head back to the office. Once put away Marco turns to you

"How about we relax in the room for a bit? Theres still plenty of time to go out. Yoi" Marco asks.

"That sounds nice big bird" you say following him to your guys room. Once in you take off your boots and lay on the bed so he could sit down next to you.

"(N) theres something I have to tell you. Yoi" hearing him say that made your heart race as you sat up pretending everything is okay.

"Whats up Marco?" You ask patiently looking him in his blue flaming eyes as they meet your fiery ones.

'Why is he so nervous?' You think.

"(N) I... I...." he cups your cheek and leans in as you lean in too and gives you the softest most loving kiss ever. Foreheads touching after breaking for air nuzzling noses, both of you panting he says.

"(N) I love you I have for awhile now. Will you please be my Mate? Yoi" he softly says as its almost, almost completely quiet for once on the Moby Dick. In shock you swallow.

"Marco I love you too! I have for awhile, and id love to be yours and only yours. Your mate" you say connecting a kiss again this time he brings the passion for all the lost time making you both pant loudly tounges fighting for dominance to see who will be victorious. He breaks from your kiss and starts sucking hard and kissing your neck leaving hickeys every where as you moan loudly

"Marcoo!" Which turns him and you on, even more than you were allready. You can feel your pussy is soaked allready, throbbing for him as you pant

"Marcoo I need you!" Moaning loudly. He picks you up and puts your head on a pillow while he undresses and asks

"Just to be clear your okay with this? Yoi" he asks.

"Yes a thousand times yes my big bird" as you unbutton your shorts but hes allready undressed, now undressing you yanking your shorts, panties and shirt off throwing clothes on the ground. He suckes your neck in various spots.

"Marco everyones gonna see! Ahh yess!! big bird!" His hand sliding up and down your slick finding your button swirling around up and down it making you moan the most sexy moans you could muster.

"Thats the point (n) to show everyone who you belong too Yoi" Panting harder you moan

"Marcooo please!"

"Please what my little bird Yoi?" He asks teasing you you look him in his eyes his blue fiery eyes as he stares into your red fiery eyes. Squirming you moan

"Please Marco fuck me I need you so bad its painful! Im in heat!" You yell as he pins your arms down with one hand, his legs ontop of yours. His throbbing cock dripping precum onto your inner thighs. He leans down cock rubbing your pussy as he gets his cock wet he nibbles at your nipples then sucks hard on them around them making more hickeys.

"Yes Marco! Please fuck me I cant help it its too much stimulation!!" You yell as their were few souls on board at this time.

"Someone's impatient, fine my little bird you wish is my command Yoi" he positions his twitching cock at your entrance.

"Marco I forgot to tell you im a virgin" panting loud he doesnt look surprised with how your reacting.

"Ill be gentle my little bird. I figured as much Yoi" he says to you.

"Marcoo that was also my... first... kiss" you moan his name loudly for anyone on board to hear unfortunately their was a group who came back and heard your commotion.

"It was mine as well Yoi" Whistling and hollering they yelled

"Atta Marco!" Which he growled at. He released your pinned arms to prop himself up on his elbows. Redirecting his attention to you, you wrap your arms around his neck pulling up sucking on his neck hard making him moan your name loudly

"Ahh! (N)! Yoi" Marco moans.

"Your mine Marco!" As you loose the strength to keep yourself up you fall back down. He slowly slides his twitching cock into you as he pauses so often for you to adjust.

"Ahhh MARCO your so big!!! You yell as he asks

"Are you ready (n) Yoi?" And you just nod in complete heat.

"Take me im yours, first commander Marco!!" You yelled very loudly as he penetrates your virginity makeing you gasp in pain but before you knew it his lips were on yours as he rubs your button in circles helping the pain go away. Breaking for air he growls

"Now your mine! Yoi" He asks

"Is this better my love? Yoi"

"Yes im okay now thank you" you say as he replys

"I never want you to feel pain my little bird Yoi" he says sweetly. He uses his blue flames pressing on your abdomen to heal your virginity around his cock so it heals but doesnt grow back. You nuzzle his neck as he starts to slide in then back out just a little then in so you can adjust to his big size. Once he bottoms out on your back wall he starts sliding in and out slowly going faster with your moans.

"MARCOO YESS RIGHT THERE!!" You yell as he listens to your commands. Both of you panting hard almost hyperventilating as hes now pounding you, balls slapping against your ass. Keeping time fails you.

"OH First Commander YESS!!!" You yell.

"(N) god your so tight!! Yoi" he yells into your ear.

"Marco your gonna make me cum allready!!" You whine.

"Cum for me baby bird Yoi!

You obey and release

"First Commander im cuming!!" You scream as he continously pumps through your high making you dizzy but he continues you hanging on to him wrapping your legs around his torso, arms wrapped behind his neck. He grabs your thighs for a better pounding. And goes animalistic as you moan

"Yess!!! First commander Marco!!! You fuck me so good!! Dont stop! Cum in me!! Please mate with me!" You beg shouting.

"You want big bird to cum in you, beg more Yoi!!" Hes thrusting so hard you can barely breath but manage to say

"Please I need you!! I need your cum creaming in me!!" Which makes him go faster and harder making you see stars and black spots.

"Im gonna cum little bird!! Yoi"

"Cum all in me Marco! Fill me up!!" You yell not knowing how much time has really passed and how many others could hear you both.

"Ahh! First commander im gonna cum again!" He grunts

"Cum baby bird cum with me yoi!!" He keeps pounding you, sweat dripping off him onto you. Both of you huffing for air

"Ahhh!! Big bird im cuming!!! You yell as he yells

"Im cuming!!! Im creaming, take my hot cum little bird!! Yoi" he hes pumping hard making you see stars as you both cum. You could feel his cock release his hot cum as your walls constrict.

"OHH MARCOO!!!" You scream his name tearing up.

"(N)!!!! Yoi" he yelled as well, him thrusting through your and his highs, eventually slowing his pace to a stop. As you both are huffing hard he huffs

"It may hurt pulling out, here let me pick you up well go to the shower Yoi" he says as you clinge onto him, him holding your shaking thighs. Once in the shower he holds you up and slowly slips out with friction which takes a minute.

"Ahh!" You squeal as his girth is now missing. He sets you down but you hug onto his waist and abs for support wobbly legs.

"Did I really do that good of a job? yoi"

"Uh does it look like it? It was my first time" You reply as he hugs you offering his support under your arms.

"You were my first as well Yoi" After you can somewhat stand you both get cleaned up and dried off.

"Do we need to go out? I dont think I can walk straight" you ask giggling.

"We can do what ever you want my sweet little bird Yoi" he chuckles to you petting your wet (c) hair. As you both get cleaned up then he turns off the water he hugs you using his hybrid form to dry you both off.

"Can we just cuddle? We can go out after tonight right?" You ask.

"Yes we can and yes love Yoi" he says hugging you picking you up laying you on the bed. Then hopping in with you pulling the blanket over you both one of his arms under your head as he snakes his other arm around your waist and pulls you close as you wrap your left arm around his waist and abs, legs entangled. You could feel his cock near your pussy and felt euphoric with afterglow sex.

"I love you my big bird Marco~" you whisper.

"And I love you (N) my sweet little bird Yoi" He whispers back and gives you a forehead kiss. You give him butterfly kisses on his tattooed chest and neck which were covered in hickeys and slowly fall asleep.

~The Next Morning~

You both get dressed side by side looking in the mirror.

"Marcoo you gave me soo many hickeys I cant cover these up!" You squeal.

"They arnt meant to be covered dear. Show them off! Wear this instead of that. Yoi" It was a black low cut crop top and a different pair of black shorts.

"Thats a command from your commander" he says with a husky voice on your neck making you shiver and softly moan. Hes behind you now leaning down kissing and sucking on your hickeys making you moan

"Marcoo" your bottom was still bare. He touched your pussy sliding back and forth

"Ahh looks whose soaked my little bird do you need release? Yoi" he whispers slowly in your ear while slipping a digit in to you making you gasp and moan.

"Marco yes!" You lean on the glass of the shower from the outside proping yourself up with your hands while hes fingering you then he adds another digit pumping in and out for a good minute

"Marcoo yes Marco" you moan as you whine at him withdrawaling from your heat. You look up at him with pleading eyes as he puts the soaked fingers in his mouth and swallows your juices.

"Ill save the rest for later tonight Yoi" he gives you a devilish smile. Your now craving his cock so you pull down his pants and boxers to reveal his erection. He tries to back away

"What are you- ahh!! Yoi!" You wrap your arms around his legs as you put his member in your mouth and start pumping with your head.

You look up meeting his eyes as you go deeper and deeper until your deep throating him.

"God (N)!!Yoi!" You feel his cock twitch and his legs weaken hanging onto the sink. Then you slow to a stop and release him swllowing all the precum and saliva.

"Ill save the rest for later tonight~" you cutely say as you clean yourself up.

"Oh so you want to play dirty do you little bird? Yoi" You put on the outfit your Commander gave you after you cleaned up your pussy.

"You started it first, First Commander" you poke his abs as he adjusts his cock in his pants. He puts on his purple jacket and you put on your platform boots three inches high. As you and him clean up the room you finally finish and exit the room. He locks the door and you both go past crew members who were whistling and hollering at you both because of the hickeys were so visible on you both.

"Bets hes not pent up anymore." One says.

"He finally with (n) finally" another one says. He just ignores them smiling wide, intertwines his fingers with yours and walks off deck. Walking past the bar Marco says

"I want to take you on a date Yoi" you stopped and asked

"Whats a date?" You ask.

"Hmm its what mates, boyfriends, girlfriends, lovers, and married people go on. Like go to a restaurant take a walk, holds hands, kiss, be romantic-" he was cut off by

"Hey you guys. Woah thats alot of hickeys, good for you both! Haha Bet your not grumpy anymore Marco huh? Whatcha up too?" Ace wrapped his arms around yours and Marcos shoulders.

"Were going on a date!" You chimed and Ace glanced at you guys hands intertwined then to Marco then back up.

"What are you up to Ace? Yoi"

"Oh back on speaking terms now? Good and im just hangin with the buds drinkin anyways."

"Good for you guys, welp have fun. Dont wanna keep you" Ace says waving headed back to the bar. You wave back. As Marco starts walking again you follow him to a sushi bar and sits at the bar, and so do you.

"Isnt this place expensive?" You ask.

"Anything for my little bird besides isnt sushi your favorite food? Yoi" he questions and you nod.

"I knew it Yoi" he chuckles and smiles at you making you blush.

"Dont worry about it im First division commander remember? Yoi" he smiles at you. You both order. You got the sashimi tuna with a bowl of rice and lemons, he got a strange pineapple roll which you giggle at. Of course you both order the sake and drink it all too even if it doesnt effect you both. Once done he pays and you both leave headed to the koi pond.

"Oh look they have bread you can feed them!" You happily look at Marco who just smiles at you and walks up next to you while your feeding the koi.

"Here Marco try it!" You gleam up at him making him slightly blush. He takes the small bag and feeds the rest to the koi then puts the bag in the trashcan smiling. You both roam the island then he stops in the middle of the main plaza.

"Here wait right here so I can see you through the window. Ill be right back Yoi"

"Okay big bird ill wait here" you motion for him to lean down to which he does and you give him a kiss on his cheek. *click* He stands back up slightly blushing.

"Thank you my little bird Yoi" he says then waves to you. You look at a clothing store on the same side as the shop Marco went in. After about five minutes. Then you felt someone grab your arm. And another come from behind you to your side and one directly behind you.

"Look who strayed to far boys" one of them said.

"My mates coming back any second" you retort and turn your head to the one behind you.

"Oh yea and whose this whimp mate of yours?"

"Marco the Phoenix" you say plainly.

"Haha yea right! Well we wont believe such a lie"

"How about we beat him up and take you back home and cover you in more hickeys than that while were bangi-" The one behind you said but got cut off.

"Unless you want to die where you stand, then youll let go of her and leave right now" you heard a low husky voice say on your free side turning to look.

"Holy shit its really Marco the Phoenix run!" They yell as they let you go and ran away that blue flame in his eyes.

"I said id always protect you Yoi" you look up to him and smile wide.

"Marco!" You hug him and he hugs you back. *click*

"Uh thank you for that, shall we continue our date? Oh what did you have to get?" You ask.

"Yes lets continue and its nothing, they didnt have it. Yoi" he says frowning as you nod

"Okay I really want to go to that clothing store right there please?" You hold his hand.

"Sure lets go Yoi" he smiles at you, and you both walk over entering the store. You get heart eyes on this one outfit it was all black skirt with a velvet black choker with a sapphire dangling from it and the top was short sleeved but shear draping down partially your arms as it was a v cut too with black thigh high boots.

"Excuse me miss how much is this whole outfit?"

"Oh thats been there for awhile its a bit pricey its 50,000 Berries mainly because the genstone is real." She says smiling.

"Ill take it all!" Marco looks at you shocked you even have that much Berries, while you open your portal pulling out a gaint bag of coins.

"Heres another bag miss. Ill count it out for you" after about an hour.

"And that makes 50,000 Berries gosh miss you have good taste. Feel free to take it off the mannequin." She says and you nod. Opening your portal you start throwing the outfit in the portal.

"Thank you miss have a great rest of your day!" You say as she says the same then you and Marco leave the shop.

"Whew that took longer than expected sorry big bird" you look up to him as he says

"Its fine this is what people do on dates Yoi"

"Oh okay where next my love?" You question

"Oh come with me Yoi" he says as he holds your hand gently as always leading you to a secluded area with a pond with unlit candles and various colors of birds right before the sun sets. He motions for you to sit with him which you obey. He holds out his hand flaming the water and lighting the candles blue illuminating the birds flowers and you both.

"This is so romantic Marco!" You exclaim half hugging him.

"Ive always wanted to show someone important to me these beautiful moments in the world" suddenly as the sun sets he gets on one knee.

"I know its a bit early for this but I couldnt help myself I love you (N) Yoi" he pulls out a sapphire and gold ring and says.

"(N) The Phoenix will you do me the honor of marrying me youd make me the happiest man in the world Yoi" in shock you point at yourself and he nods.

"I would really love that Marco!" You kneel and hug him. Once you stopped hugging him he slipped the ring on your finger.

"Wow a perfect fit!" You happily say as he smiles from ear to ear and picks you up twirling you around then setting you down.

"I love you so much (n) Yoi" he says as your place your hands on his chest.

"I love you so much too Marco, soo much" you retort as its dark now.

"We really should get back to the ship they may have left without us" your face grows grim.

"Lets go regardless. I hope you had at least an okay time Yoi" he says softly. You look him with a bright smile and firey eyes

"It was perfect, just like you" you poke his nose and he chuckles. Walking back hand in hand intertwined you both chat, him making you laugh and giggle then you finally reach the beach and you both see the Moby Dick out at sea.

"Are you ready Yoi?"

"Yes big bird" you both transform into Phoenix forms and you both hear a *click* then Marco flew up and you did the same another *click* but you ignore it if Marco ignores it.

'Did he even realize it was a camera click I think I heard it earlier too.' You think. You both fly away as you look back you saw a news reporter then look in front of you, you circle around Marco then fly higher Marco following you above the sky line.

"Having fun? Yoi" he asks.

"Yes very much hey dance with me?"

"Dance in the sky? Sorry I dont know how. Yoi" he says a bit saddened.

"Like this follow me" you do some flashy moves with a dive swirl then come back up. He tries it too with you and does it successfully. He chuckles

"This is fun your right (n) haha Yoi" he laughs. Once youve both had your fun and stretched your wings you both flew over to the Moby Dick and landed in the middle transforming into human forms.

~Its Dinner Time~

You both take your seats.

"Ah (n) and Marco as I allready said be wary of photographers and the news. Their trying to get any intel on you and (n) also any new big bounty crewmates" Pops says. You raise your left hand with the ring up.

"Yes child?" Pops asks.

"Were compromised then we took off a news guy took some pictures of us sorry Pops"

"Marco is this true?" Pops asks.

"Yes I was a bit .... occupied Yoi" he admits giving a small blush. The crew whistles and hollers.

"I do see... Did they get a picture of your faces?" Pops asked.

"Im not sure my back was turned to him, he may have taken a picture of (n) though. How could I be so careless. Yoi" Marco puts a hand behind his head.

"Well we all make mistakes son im sure itll work out some how for now eat and drink well figure it out" Pops says.

~After Dinner~

Clothes on the floor, heavy panting, loudly moaning, balls slapping. You both couldn't help yourselves your both at peak heat.

"Ahh!! Marco!! Im gonna cum again!" You moan loudly. He moans in your ear

"Little bird you feel so good! Cum my baby bird cum all over my cock Yoi" hes holding you up against the shower wall pounding your cervix making you see stars.

"First commander im cumming!!" You yell arms around his neck water trickling down both your hot bodies.

"Again? Thats the third time baby! Can you cum one more time for me? Yoi" as he thrusts in and out letting you ride out your high.

"Ahhh!! Yes for you I can Marco!!!" Moaning almost screaming riding on your high.

"Your so good to me!! Marco!!"

"I try my best (n)!! Ahh!! Im gonna cum soon little bird! Yoi" he yells in your ear sucking hard on your neck, breasts and nape.

"Aghh im!!! Im gonna cum again Big bird!!" Yelling in his ear. Him thrusting harder, him grunting in your ear.

"Cum with me my baby bird!! Yoi" he grunts as he thrusts again and again making you see black spots and stars making you tear up at the ecstasy.

"Im gonna cum again Marco!!" You moan loudly.

"Ahh!! Me too cum with me (n)!! Yoi" A few more hard thrusts and you cry out

"Im cumming Marco!!!" He keeps thrusting moaning as he felt your walls constrict around his cock sending him over the edge.

"(N) my little bird ..*grunts*.. im cumming!! Im creaming in you my mate!!" He yells loudly. Thrusting through his and your highs you both moaning eachothers name.

"MarcoOO!!!!"

"(N)!! My baby bird!!! Yoi" he slowly comes to a stop you both huffing. After a minute he slowly pulls out of you seeing, both your cum flow down the drain. He gently sets you down hugging you close to support your legs which were twitching and shaking.

"Ahh (n)..my sweet little bird. I told you id save it for tonight Yoi" he chuckles cetching his breath.

"I love you Marco" you say both hands on his chest and abs.

"I love you my sweet (N) now lets get cleaned up. Yoi" you scrub and wash Marcos back and he does yours. Once clean you both dry off using both your wings cuddling heat encapsulating you both while kissing. Him giving you butterfly kisses on your hickeys. Once dry you both transformed out of hybrid form into human form. Crawling under the sheets cuddling up and slowly falling asleep.

~Months Later~

"Good morning my baby bird Yoi" you hear your mate say as he brushes your hair with his other hand then kisses your forehead. You laying your head in the crook of his neck laying on his other muscular arm. Facing eachother you give him butterfly kisses on his neck and chest.

"Ahh feels nice Yoi" you look up to him as he looks down to you. He leans down and you lean in, lips connecting tounges swirling around sucking swallowing then breaking for air.

"Come on sweetie lets get up Yoi" he says as you both get up, get ready, then head out on deck as it was both of your day off. You were wearing the outfit you had bought from the island Marco proposed to you on. Then he locks the door as you both go out on deck. You spy Ace who walked up beside you.

"Whatsup Ace?" You say as he shrugs looking forward not looking at you and your hickeys even though everyones gotten used to yours and Marcos love making over the months except Ace had been talking to you less and less. You all go up to Pops.

"Pops wheres Thatch??" Ace asks.

"Son ... he was killed by Teach and Teach jumped overboard stealing Thatchs devil fruit" Pops says as you feel an overwhelming urge to kill and you knew Marco could feel you. Transforming into your Phoenix form you hear

"What?! Ill kill that bastard!" Ace yells.

"Not if I kill him first!" You yelled as Ace jumps off on to his parasail blasting off and you flew off deck following Ace. Both Marco and Pops screaming

"(N), Ace come back!!!!"

~A Week Later Marcos POV~

(N)s absence has been worrying you non stop. Your in your room looking at the mirror when you kicked the wall making the trash bin knock over.

'This isnt like me. Ace is with her so shell be okay. Better clean up this mess. Yoi' you think to yourself as you bend done you spy something that shouldnt be there.

"A pregnancy test? Yoi" since your a doctor you were familiar with these things but (n) pregnant? Allready? Digging a little you find the box.

"(N)s pregnant?! Dammit now shes off with Ace! Why would she go when shes carrying my child? ... unless she didnt see the results? I could have came in while she was waiting.. she hid it so im assuming the latter. Regardless I need to find her soon. Yoi" you speak to yourself.

~(N) POV~

Ace left his parasail on the beach as you landed keeping in Phoenix form.

"You really think that info was right Ace?" You questioned.

"They said he should have just arrived here in this old bar town." Ace replys walking as you walk feet taller than him. You two searched the town Ace and you ontop of a buildings roof. Then you spy Teach.

"Ah look who showed up, mad about Thatch I see!" Teach yells to us.

"You are disgusting Im gonna kill you!" You yell through telepathy.

"Hahahaa Id like to see you try Aces misses." Teach says as he shows off his powers.

"Tch! She belongs to Marco!" Ace shouts as Teach attacks, grabs Ace and punches him sending him flying into the building your perched on.

"So you never told her? Well then I shall" Teach yells to Ace.

"No dont!!!" Ace screams.

"You see our little lover boy is in love-"

"Stop!!" Ace interjects but Teach continues.

"Lover boy is in love with you, thats why itll be so much sweeter to have the government kill him or even you the last born Phoenix!" Teach laughs as you hop onto the ground beside Ace.

"Ace tell the others what happened" you say as he replys

"Wa-what do you mean?"

"Brace yourself Ace!" You yell to only him as you do a J kick to his abdomen as he falls all the way to the beach by his parasail.

"Go now!!!" You use telepathy to only Ace. You glance at him, him blazing away on the water. You let out a battle squawk before attacking.

~

Marcos POV

~

"Whats the commotion outside? Better check it out. Yoi" standing from your desk with doctors coat on, you walk out of your lonely office. On deck you see Ace but no (n).

"Ace wheres (N)?! Yoi" you yell walking up close to him, not knowing what to think. Ace looks up to you, then back down his hat covering his tears but you see through him. The wind knocking his hat on his back. Now exposing his tears. You walk up to him and give him a good punch from the side knocking him onto the floor.

"Shes alive!" Ace yells. Which calms you a bit but a crowds developed around you two.

"Ace!!! Things are far from okay!! First you both take off weeks pass of nothing no word and now you tell me shes fine because shes just alive shes my fiance carrying my child!!!! Yoi" you scream at him as the crowd gasps, blue flames are coming out of you. Aces eyes grow wide and you did not like that.

"(N) was captured by Teach he said he would turn one of us into the world government at Marine Ford that he got two for one deal. She kicked me away and told me to tell you guys everything that went down. Im sorry I couldnt protect her Marco!" Ace yells while crying.

"Tears wont solve anything Ace Yoi" you say as Pops says

"Marco go cool off we will get her back" reluctantly you obey and transform into Phoenix from flying up high while hearing murmuring about you and (N) and Ace.

~

(N) POV

~

Your in your human form because they bound your ankles, wrists and neck with sea prism cuffs. Little do they know you just need your hands and feet free to go into Phoenix form. Sea prism does nothing to you since your not a devil fruit user though they assumed it would help.

"Get up its time." Two gaurds came to get you. A single pair of shoes for you. Slipping them on the gaurds say.

"Walk" which you obey up the millions of stairs. Once to the scaffolding and stage they hook you to the stage as you knelt down.

"No ones coming for you" Sengoku says. The broadcast was being shown all over the world you were pretty sure. You couldnt help but cry silently. Suddenly a ship floats out of the water with a pop. You know that ship anywhere!

"The Moby Dick" You whisper. As Sengoku becomes flustered as three more Ships arise from the depths.

"(N)!!! Im here!!!! Yoi!!" You knew that voice anywhere.

"Marco!!!!!" You yelled back.

"Well rescue you!!!!!! Yoi!!!" He says as Sengoku says into the snail mic for the snail projector

"Dont bother pretending what he is too you, our intel says hes your Mate, which is why we must execute you (n). The very last true born Phoenix must die. Phoenixs are much too dangerous to the public to be free. Youve destroyed entire islands before. Lets bring up your bounty. It says 2,300,000,000 Berries for a reason." Sengoku takes a break and swallows. Marco looks shocked but regains his composure.

"And who were your parents?" Sengoku asks you.

"Whitebeard is my father I dont have a mother!" You yell into the mic.

"Wrong our intel says you were born from two Phoenixs who were killed by Enel, but one Phoenix survived, now so shall you be killed!" He clicks the mic to talk with Pops. Tears streaming down your face you look up at Marco whose looking at you. You then see Whitebeards allies. Pop's used his Tremor-Tremor fruit causing a tsunami. Aokiji uses Ice Age to freeze the ships and keep the tsunami in place.

"Save (N)!" Pops yells as all the commanders jump onto the ice running into battle with the Marines. You started using your Flame Beam to try and destroy the scaffolding again and again wipping your head everywhere to destroy your enemies destroying cannons and parts of the scaffolding Then you stop feeling useless but notice the scaffolding moved.

"Just leave with your lives!!! I ran off without permission I dont deserved to be saved!!!" You screamed at Pops and Marco.

"Child I told you and Ace to go isnt that right Marco?" Pops says calmly.

"Thats right sorry to give you so much trouble (n)! Yoi" hearing Marco say that you cry sobbing at their gesture. Sengoku announces to the world that Ace must be killed as well for being Rogers son. You bet gasps were all over the world. As the battle continued pirates entering the plaza fighting, you saw Ace hang on to Marcos talons as they flew to the scaffold suddenly a Vice Admiral came up in front of you punching Marco down.

"Noo!! Marco!!" While Ace jumped up unlocking your wrists then the scaffolding came crashing down while you felt Ace unlock your feet.

'Where the hell did they get a key?!' You think. In the thick of the smoke you transform into full Phoenix form Ace in Fire Fist form.

"Go back to the ship now Ace!" You think to him as he obeys but while kicking ass. You fly around looking for Marco once found, you grab onto him he has a sea prism shackles on one of his legs, on deck next to Pops you rip the shackles off of Marco. Using your regeneration flames on Marco.

"Their after you too Ace stay out of it! Pops call a retreat!" You say in their minds.

"Retreat my sons!!!" Pops calls the word. You flew off as Marco held his chest which you noticed.

'Theres only one person who shots beams of light' you think to yourself.

~

Marcos POV

~

"Agh! Dam these wounds!

'I cant just blurt out your pregnant though, but its obvious she doesnt know. What if our baby di ... no I cant even fathom even thinking it. Yoi' You think to yourself regenerating faster now thanks to (n) flames. Ace was still on the ice with Akainu following him.

~

(N) POV

~

Flying above the island you feel Ace is in danger so you fly down blocking Akainu from punching Ace with your flaming wings becoming as hot as they can be like lava. Ace looks shocked as Akainu says.

"Once I start an execution I intend to see it through."

"Oh yea well lets make an exception!" You yell. Suddenly you jump kick Akainu sending him flying back to the scaffold. You look to Ace as Marco flew down to meet you both.

"What are you two doing (n) come onto the ship now thats a command!! Yoi" Marco yells.

"Im busy!!!" You yell back

"Your pregnant with my child dont strain yourself anymore!! Yoi!!" Marco yells at you. You just look at Marco.

"Really?"

"Yes really! Be way more careful! Yoi" Suddenly Marines are yelling at Sengoku. You see him pick up the snail com and say

"Shes pregnant kill her and Rogers son Ace D. Portgas!!!" Gasps from everywhere were heard and probably from all over the world as well.

"Dammit!! I shouldn't have said anything. Yoi!!"

"Come back to the ship!! Yoi!" Marco pleads.

"Grab Ace put him on the ship. Ill be careful!"

"You better be! Yoi" Marco yelled to you as he flew Ace on the ship. You flew up high.

Once everyone was on board Pops used his Tremor-Tremor fruit to break all the ice surrounding the ships the back three ships started to leave as the Moby Dick started to turn around. You battle cried, and used a lot of your flames to create a false sun covering the entire island. Youve had enough.

"Well this isnt good" Aokiji says. As your sun is flying down it impacts with the island but the Vice Admirals used their powers to block it in certain spots. Akainu uses his meteor fists in the sky as your sun tears apart the island everyone is shocked and only the strong withstand the sun you threw. You bet it took out all the visual snails too. Now you have another problem.

You hear commotion from the Moby Dick that theyll all be killed. Before the meteors fall onto the ships youd lived on for so long you yell

"Phoenix Guard!!" Using your hottest flames possible dripping with lava you create a circle on a angle in the air, so as the fists hit the circle of flames they slide off onto the island. After the ships are all sailing away and Akainu stopped using his attack you jet fly to the Moby Dick transform into human as Marco runs to you. Jumping onto the deck mid air you suddenly feel immense pain in your chest see a light beam and tumble falling onto the deck blood spilling out of you and from your mouth. You feel Marco pick you up.

"You guys did do it..." you say as Marco is shaking and says

"Shh dont speak. Yoi" Marco starts crying.

"Tell.. me... how.. bad is... it?" You ask. He just hugs you blood getting on his jacket and abs so you could see. You feel everyones eyes on you

"Its been... a while.. to feel... myself.. slip.... away.." you say as Marco hugs you as your body falls limp.

"(N)!!!!!!NO!!!!Yoi!!!!!!" Ace is crying as well as Marco and the crew. Your body grows cold quick then turned into ashes in Marcos arms. Suddenly once everyone was crying, your ashes heat up again then flames start appearing making everyone watch in awe. First they were blue flames then they got bigger and more red then the ashes suddenly burst into flames and you transformed into Phoenix form then transformed back into human form. Jolting up from Marcos hands, breathing like its your first breath of life. You cough up some left over blood. Inhaling deeply. Then falling back into Marco. Him crying over you as he holds you close.

"(N) your alive. Yoi" you hear Marco say.

"Dont.. want... to.... speak... hurts..." you say softly as he uses his regeneration flames on your whole body. Looking up at him tears fall on your face.

"Shhh.... im.... fine... just.... tired... so... tired..." you say quietly as you fall into unconsciousness.

~

Marcos POV

~

"....so... tired..." she says then she goes unconscious in your arms. You check her pulse before reacting this time. Pusle is strong and steady. As everyone is looking at her like a miracle just happened. You pick her up and go to the med room in the med office without a sound from anyone just stares. You got her a blanket and set up IVs in her to help her body recover everytime your flames went out you gave her new ones to help aid her recovery.

'She must have definitely over exerted herself' you think.

~

Two Days Later

~

Your working on paperwork barely have gotten any sleep. First you hear her heart monitor raise in bpms. So you stand and go around her bed holding her hand. She stirs at your touch.

"Mar..co..." she whispers its barely auditable but it makes you smile that shes alive and the whole in her chest closed up when she was reborn.

~

(N) POV

~

You flicker your eyes open, groggy and sleepy but warm. 'Whats this,.. my hand' you think as you boot up, the lights blinding you from above. You turn over feeling something snag on your inner elbow.

"Agh!" You cried out.

"Here let me undo your IVs yoi" you hear a familiar voice say as your vision is spotty and blurry. The husky voice took out your IVs and all cords attached to you.

"There my little bird, feel better Yoi?"

'Wait I know this voice,... its... my mate.... Marco' you think and blink away the spots to see

"Marco...?" you speak as he holds your cold hands warming them up.

"Yes my sweet (n)? Yoi" he says softly to you

"Hi.." you say putting up a hand to his cheek softly rubbing his stubble.

"I missed you" you sit up slowly him supporting your back.

"I missed you too Yoi" he replys.

"Do you remember what all happened love Yoi?" He asks you as you start to think

"I was going to be executed... then you guys came and saved me... I think I died for a minute..." you touch the spot where the light beam hit you which Marco took note of.

"Thats all I remember doc" you say shrugging your shoulders. Slowly swinging your feet to the floor. He grabs your hands.

"(N) listen... Yoi"

"Yes Marco? What is it?" You ask quietly. His fiery blue eyes met your fiery red ones waiting with anticipation.

"I saw the test result Yoi" he says calmly as your blush tomato red covering your mouth as you gasped softly.

"I thought I hid it, you were coming into the room so I put it in the trash"

"Well I found it. The result was positive, you have our child in you. Im guessing here but I hope its okay. I need to buy an ultra sound machine if I can after all this. Yoi" he states and finishes.

"And yes you did hide it, but I was angry and kicked the trashcan over and found it. Yoi" he explains. As it sinks in you point to yourself and he nods smiling wide. You stand up and jump up to hold his neck with your arms hugging him, wrapping your legs around him.

"Oh Marco were gonna be parents!" You shout. He chuckles/laughs loudly holding you with one hand.

"Yes and im gonna be a daddy Yoi!" he says hugging you tightly twirling you around. Then you slid off of him as he leaned down to kiss you deeply breaking for air he started a rant

"Youve had me worried for weeks! There had better not be a next time of you running off with Ace Yoi"

"Ouu yea that probably looks bad now that I think about it..." you trail off.

"You think? Imagine what I was thinking not knowing where you were or if you were alive or dead and having my child in you Yoi" he replys getting choked up with tears. You hug him close kisses his chest and abs.

"That wont ever happen again I promise Marco" you reassure him.

"Ill stick to your side like glue from now on okay?" You question him. He takes off his glasses to wipe his tears then put them back on, he nods then says.

"Ill hold you to your word (n) the Phoenix Yoi" hugging and kissing his sweet lips and neck.

~

Nine months Later

~

You weren't allowed off the Moby Dick for the entire nine months by Marcos command. He got Thatch to give you special foods and fruits so the baby will be extra healthy. Marco went and got supplies for you and the baby when the ship docked at different islands making sure to be careful not to transform into Phoenix form or hybrid form. As they never changed Marcos wanted poster picture which was his full Phoenix form. So he could still walk around freely but they upped your bounty to 3,000,000,000 and plastered your face on your wanted poster.

~

You wobble from your shared room after locking it. To the med office where your fiance was working so you could do some work as well. Opening the door you see your lover turn his head back to you.

"Hello my little bird how are you feeling this morning? Yoi" asking as he helps you to your chair.

"He's kicking again want to feel our baby handsome?" You ask Marco as he smiles wide. He gently placed his hands on either side of your swollen belly then leaned down to listen to your belly. *kick* *kick* *thumpa thumpa*

"I can hear him kicking, and his heart beat Yoi" he looks up to you then kisses all over your tummy tickling you making you laugh.

"Hey that tickles!" You laughed as Marco let go of your belly he leaned over to kiss your lips. Soft and sweet, he gave you a peck then went to his side of the table facing you.

~After A Couple Hours Of Working~

You both hear a pop/click then a whoosh of water. You both stop and look at each other.

"Umm I think my water just broke...Marco.."

"Well thank god your in the right place allready Yoi" he quickly got up and helped you up. Picking you up bridal style and setting you on the med bed. Hurrying to get the proper drugs and IV in your arm.

"Take these pills dear Yoi" he hands you the pills and gave you a cup of water. You gulp the pills down and chug the water then it started.

"Aghhh!!! It hurts Marco!!" You yelled loudly as he gets ready.

"Dont worry little bird these are contractions they will pass.

"----" you couldnt talk at all when the contractions started and you figured theyd only get worse. You could barely breath then it would stop and start again.

"Your contractions are lasting forty five seconds inbetween every ten minutes its just starting. Yoi" Marco says to you as you both hear the door open.

"Hey doc-"

"Were closed for now get out!! Yoi" Marco snaps

"Ohh shit okay bye" the crewmate runs out the door alerting the crew that your in labor. Your Phoenix goes and locks the door then runs back.

"Aghhhh!!!" Tears sting your eyes as you felt the need to push after hours and hours of Marco trying to comfort you.

"Your contractions are lasting thirty to seventy seconds, with breaks five to ten minutes. Now your in true labor dear your gonna have to push soon let me know when you feel the need to push Yoi" you hear Marco say calmly.

"Okay please keep talking and I feel the need to push!" You yell loudly as another contraction happens you arching your back.

"Then its time to push sweetie Yoi!" He says as you felt the need to push with the contractions. You push when you feel the need and eventually you feel the baby come out. You both hear crying feeling relief as Marcos and your baby is alive and well. Marco snipping the cord, and takes the baby for a while to clean it. You feel yourself slipping away from life again.

"(N)! Stay with me! Yoi" The heart monitor beeping slower and slower until it goes *beep*.

Opening your eyes you gasp for breath like its the first time. The heart beat monitor spikes to your breathing level. Breathing hard you look around and see Marco with your guys baby lullying it to sleep. Your fully healed from being reborn.

"Ahhh I feel so much better now...." once your breathing stabilizes your heart beat normalizes Marco looks at you and hands your guys baby onto your chest.

"That always scares me when your reborn Yoi" You coddle your baby.

"It is a him right?" You ask and your fiance just nods.

"Hello there our baby bird" you coo as he sleeps.

"What should we name him? Yoi" Marco asks you.

"Hmmm ......... I like Kai what do you think Kai The Phoenix?" You ask him as he crosses his arms raises a hand to his chin thinking.

"It has a nice ring to it dear. I love it Yoi" he says smiling wide to you making you smile wide too. He walks over to you both and strokes your hair.

"Hello our baby bird Kai Yoi" Marco coos as you smile raise your hand to cup Marcos face rubbing his cheek. He looks at you with tears in his eyes.

"Awe honey are you okay?" You ask him. He takes off his glasses and wipes his tears then puts his glasses back on. Looking at you he smiles wide

"Im .. just so happy your both alive and healthy. My heart stopped when I heard the heart monitor go silent. Yoi" Marco says hugging you below the baby.

"I need to give Kai his immunization shots then he can be introduced to the crew and Pops Yoi" Marco tells you as he cleans your bottom up picking up your dress then laying it on you again. Your dress is soaking wet. Sitting up you hand Kai over to Marco.

"Ill be back I really need a shower, can give Kai his shots sweetie?" Marco holds Kai then looks to you.

"Of course little bird go feel better. Ill take care of everything. I love you (n) Yoi" Marco says quietly to you as you slide off the med bed.

"I love you Marco" Knees kindave weak, but once stable you walk to the office door unlock it and go to your guys room lock the door. Crew members looking at you in awe. Then take a shower. After drying off with your wings you open your portal and change clothes into shorts and a crop top and mini boots.

'Its been so long since I could where these' you think to yourself. Once ready you go back to the office open the door then lock it.

"Marco big bird" you call out as you hear a *shhh*" as you round the corner you see Marco sitting on a chair holding Kai lulling him to sleep.

"Awee look at you two, your allready such a good daddy" you walk up to Marco and brush your hand through Marcos hair.

"So how long was everything?" You ask him. Him checking the clock he says

"About six or seven hours its dinner time now sweetheart" your Phoenix says.

"Six or seven hours?! No wonder im beat" you tryied to hush yourself.

"Well at least you dont need to heal that much now Yoi" Marco says to you. You noticed Marco had wrapped Kai in a baby blanket. Your lover stands handing you Kai as he goes and undresses his medical gloves apron etc. He goes to his desk and pulled out a paper and signed it except for one spot.

"Here dear let me see him, sign there Yoi" you hand over kai again and see Marco was writing up a birth certificate the mothers name is blank. You sign your full name then set the pen down. You go up to Marco and Kai and gently hug around Marcos waist you both gently swaying with Kai in the middle. Closing your eyes head leaning on Marcos chest you smell that brand new baby smell intoxicating you and Marco. Maternal instincts kicking in.

"Well be late for dinner (n) Yoi" Marco says rubbing your arm. You look up at Marco with puppy dog eyes and he allready can tell what you want. He hands you Kai gently as you smile wide. And he cleans up everything that was dirtied. Then after everything was cleaned, sanitized and put away. He unlocked the door and led you out of the office. Holding Kai with your left arm and holding Marcos hand with your right heading to the dining area everyone stares and cheers for you both as you both walk up to Pops.

"Son is the baby okay?" Pops asks concerned. With a extra wide smile Marco says

"Yea Pops guess what your a grandfather now. Hes name is Kai! Yoi" which makes Pops chuckle and smile. You offer Kai up to Pops as Pops takes Kai gently in his hand.

"Ahh my grandson Kai the Phoenix! Cheers everyone to my grandson Kai! And to Marco and (n)!" Then Pops lowers his hand for you to take Kai which you do and Marco guides you by your waist to your table. Sliding into the booth Marco first then you. He wraps his left arm around you as he eats and drinks. Once hes done he motions for you to hand him Kai. Which you do and start drinking and eating.

"Congratulations you guys!" Ace says as Izo says

"Congrats Phoenixs may you live a lovely life"

~

After Dinner

~

"Im so tired how about you big bird? You delivered our baby all those hours" you say as he seems sleepy.

"Yea I am tired lets go to bed little bird Yoi" he says as you both slide out of the booth and you both head toward your room hearing hollering and whistling. Once in and locking the door Marco sets Kai in his crib. Kai being a heavy sleeper is a god send. Once ready for bed you crawl into bed with Marco as you both turned into hybrid forms wrapping both your and his wings around eachother.

~

Bonus Five Years Later

~

Marco married you five years ago. Kai was growing up good, he learned many things Phoenixs and humans needed to know. You and Marco are very protective of Kai, and taught him how to read, write, and speak how to transform into different forms and many other things.

"Kai get over here!! Where is that boy? Yoi!" You hear Marco yell. As you pop behind Marco looking around you scooch out of the office. Turning into Phoenix form you fly up seeing Kai in the crows nest sleeping. You perch on the crows nest.

"Kaiii..... Kaiiii wake up baby" Kai stirs rubbing his eyes waking up.

"Momm I was sleeping" he jumps up.

"Listen to your father, hes calling you. Youlll get a candy." Kai in human form whines

"Awee that means a shot!"

"Its either that or no dinner." You state you knew he loved his food. Kais blonde hair flying in the wind. He mumbled.

"Okay..mom" he transforms into Phoenix form and flew down to the deck with you and transforms into human form him jumping on your back. You giggle as you walk back to the med office and Marco just smiles wide crossing his arms as he holds the door open for you both.

"Are you ready baby bird? Yoi" Marco asks Kai as he jumps off you and hops up on the med bed.

"Yea dad im ready" Kai says in a sad and scared tone.

"Its okay it only hurts for a second Yoi" Marco says as he prepares the needle.

"Ready 3...2...1... and done Yoi" Marco says softly as he puts the needle in the hazardous waste bin.

"See youve done so good our baby bird Yoi" Marco says as he gives Kai a lolipop.

"Yay!! Thanks Dad, Mom!" Kai yelled as he went to Pops, you and Marco watched from the door.

"Grandpa! I did it!" Kai boasts.

"Good job child" Pops says and pets his head. Then Kai transforms into Phoenix form and flies to the crows nest again. You and Marco close the door and sit across from eachother doing paperwork.

~

After Dinner

~

"Time for bed Kai" you say as he talks to his uncle Ace.

"Awee come on I wanna sleep with uncle tonight mom!" Kai whines.

"Is that okay with you Ace?" You ask him. He nods and says

"Yea no problem come on ya little squirt race yea!" Ace yells.

"No fair your bigger than me wait up!" Kai yells chasing Ace. Suddenly Marco wrapped an arm around your waist leading you to your guys room. Once ready for bed you both slip into bed transforming into hybrid form. Cuddling eachother Marco says

"Goodnight mama bird I love you Yoi"

"Goodnight daddy bird I love you" you whisper.

[finch-velutina]

Gear 5 Foreshadowing/Analysis

One of the things that absolutely delighted me about gear 5 was how natural it felt for Luffy. It was Luffy to a T - which is what makes it so incredible! That's the best part of him :)

I learned about Gear 5/Joyboy/Sun God Nika like a month after starting One Piece, and I was just able to see how every element of the show was building up to this.

luffy vs. kaido fight spoilers under readmore

GEAR 5 GEAR 5 GEAR 5!!

Part of the reason it feels so natural is because of how it shows that the Devil Fruit's Awakening builds on Luffy's growth and understanding of his powers, particularly his use of all 4 gears, which are all incorporated and clearly referenced in the Gear 5 fight:

Gear 1- Luffy interacting with lightning!! Because since we have known since Skypiea, rubber is nonconductive, meaning luffy isn't affected by it. Luffy grabbing the lightning strikes and using it to catapult him around? That's gomu gomu no rocket! On top of that, he manages to become the lightning and swoop towards Kaido (in a move that looks a lot like Python). He's able to combine his base rubber powers in a wild and wacky way, and absolutely loves it :)

Gear 2 comes in play in this incredible screenshot from the fight after Luffy restarts the Drums of Liberation. Gear 2 is also about controlling bloodflow and breathing - and by extension, the heartbeat!! Its all there. Thank Gear 2 for luffy's auto-defibrillation skills.

Gomu Gomu no Giant is the logical progression of Gear 4 Boundman, (which builds on gear 2 and gear 3 as well). It's like a version of Luffy without the additions

Gear 3: ... Yeah, this one is pretty obvious.

But the most important aspect of Luffy it brings in from his previous fights is his silliness. From the shocked face Crocodile gives him when he sees Water Luffy to Kaido's eyes popping out as he uses him as a jump rope. Things that seem meaningless, like his Gomu Gomu no UFO move. (I had to include this because I thought about how Joyboy it was from the moment i saw it. He's just joyously having fun in weird ways!! <3)

The magic of Gear 5 is in how everything from before comes together and combines seamlessly, which brings us to section 2:

Foreshadowing of Joyboy

Luffy has always been the sun. Tanjiro has nothing on Luffy for Most Sun Coded Anime Protagonist. Luffy is from the East Blue on Dawn Isle. One could say he rose from the East. The beginning of his story is called romance DAWN. This is from other posts that delve into it more, but luffy has been liberating people from the start- Koby, Zoro, Shells Town. Thats just how he rolls, it's part of his existence- Luffy will see someone oppressed, think "Is anyone going to help them free themselves?" and not wait for an answer. Punching a celestial dragon? That's ridiculous. But Luffy was made to do ridiculous things.

Skypiea, which is where we learn about Joyboy, has Luffy facing off against Enel and winning easily because of his nonconductiveness - the true god destroying the false one.

On Fishman Island, he frees Shirahoshi from her prison and promises to take her to see the sun. Another aspect is the symbol of the sun pirates being changing the celestial dragon's slavemark into a SUN. Luffy also takes away the giant shadow of Noah hanging over them.

Dressrosa? Known for it's SUNflowers.

When Luffy loves and accepts sanji, freeing him, the sun literally dawns on him. One of my fave moments with him. (To go into sanji & his wano arc i would need a whole different 1000 word essay on him. Bbg u are simply so fucked up)

Wano arc amps up the dawn = freedom references by 100. referencing the dawn 24/7, having luffy become a slave

Luffy has always been free because he is himself.

[dreamingon-forever]

Ackerman Parallels Between Levihan and Eremika

Sometimes I fall into questioning the validity of Levihan being canon after coming across people who invalidate them. Then I remember all the parallels and similarities between Levihan and Eremika and immediately realize that there’s so much that the two have in common that it’s hard to deny that Isayama did them on purpose. Although Levihan is the more subtle version, the parallels are still very evident. Levihan just happens to have been a more mature and quiet version of Eremika because of the years and events that hardened them into soldiers where they had years to grow their friendship to something more, while Eremika from the start fell into their first love. I think Isayama had done it on purpose, just showing how the two Ackermans found the person they were willing to dedicate their hearts to, but eventually found themselves unable to achieve a happy ending with them due to the circumstances of the world they were in. I know that Isayama never clarified any couples, but I think this was his way of indicating that the two Ackermans found the one they loved.

Here are some of the parallels captured from the manga, all credits going to Enelle Art and Dani H. I have linked their analysis on the parallels of the Ackermans with Hange and Mikasa, and I would suggest to take a look and read over them because it’s quite eye opening and definitely validates a lot of the connections we felt between the two couples.

We know how well thought out the events of AOT are, and the fact that Isayama had known to have foreshadowed and made lots of connections between the start of the manga to the end, it simply seems unlikely that he would’ve planned these parallels for no reason at all. Also, the fact that Hange could’ve died so many times before 132 just solidifies that idea for me. Legitimetely everyone that Levi cared about died before the time skip, the fact Isayama chose to purposely keep Hange alive for that long and be the sole survivor to 132 just doesn’t seem without purpose to me. Hange similar to Eren, were meant to stay alive that long to keep the two going before the end of the war.

Like I’m sorry, but even the way they mourn and are shown to bid each other goodbye, even their proposal to live together and run away just seem too perfect.

[hunn1e-bunn1e]

Written & Received Asks!

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If you sent me an ask, It's most definitely in this list. Asks are (usually) written from oldest to newest; so if you sent me an ask just recently it's not likely to be posted soon. However, there are other asks you can read while you wait for your own.

                                                                                                   

Hitachiin Twins - Devil Twins' Property

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Baizhu - Hawks-Like Geo Vision User Gender Neutral Reader

Zhongli - Gojo Satoru-Like Archon Reader

🫓Bonten - Debbie Jelinsky‐Like Male Reader

🫓Bonten - Debbie Jelinsky-Like Male Reader 2

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Demiurge ‐ Fair & Just Seriphim Supreme Being Reader

Sebastian Michaelis & Company - Riddle Rosehearts‐Like Reader

Leviathan, Riddle Rosehearts, Idia Shroud - Past Cheat Reader

Dorm Heads - Collection Having Male Reader

🫓Bonten - Morticia Addams-Like Male Reader

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#0747 Shina - (Pre‐Arrest) Idol Male Reader

Guy Crimson & Diablo - Flirty Himbo Male Reader

Dorm Heads - Sinbad-Like Male Reader

Malleus Draconia - Cyno-Like Male Reader

Kalim Al Asim - Roughhousing, Male Reader

#0382 Honey - Teaching You How To Throw Darts, Male Reader

Demon Brothers - Flirty Male Reader

Dorm Heads - Zhongli-Like Male Reader

Fairy King Harlequin ‐ Touch Starved Reader

Ego Jinpachi ‐ Assistant Reader Makes Him Take a Nap

🌾Solomon ‐ Magic Blacksmith Male Reader

🦈Denji - Half Your Melon Bread 2

Leona Kingscholar & Ruggie Bucci - (Masc Leaning) Gender Fluid Reader Having Gender Envy

Samon Gokuu - Inmate Male Reader With A Mischievous Monkey Companion

Trey Clover, Ruggie Bucci, Jade Leech, Jamil Viper, Rook Hunt & Sebek Zigvolt - Sinbad-Like Male Reader

Gojo Satoru - Gn Reader Falls Asleep Mid Conversation (Next)

Sesshoumaru - Neuvillette-Like Male Reader

Terano 'South' Minami, Kurokawa Izana & Sano 'Mikey' Manjirou - Sweet & Gentle Gn Reader is Ruthless in Fights

Azul Ashengrotto - Sesshoumaru-Like Male Reader

(T) Sano 'Mikey' Manjirou - Chifuyu's Older Brother Male Reader

Arashi 'Benkei' Keizou - Cuddling With Male Reader

Haitani Ran - Attacked By Turkeys, Male Reader

Haitani Ran - "Bitch, What's For Dinner?" Tiktok, Male Reader

Samuel Seo, Sinu Han, Eli Jang, Jinguji Jakurai, Baizhu & Caelus - Bridal Carry, Male Reader

Suguru 'Bon' Ryuuji - Very Affectionate & Supportive Male Reader

Orochi Yamada, Sanzou Houzuki & #0689489 Hakushaku - Bubbly, Naive & Friendly Gn Reader

Sebek Zigvolt - Malleus' Younger Brother Male Reader

#0944 Sith - Male Reader

Joseph Joestar & Ceasar Zeppeli - Suzie Q's Brother Male Reader

Luka - Bottom Male Reader (Postponed)

Joakim "Welt Yang" Nokianvirtanen - Vidyadhara Male Reader

Al'haitham - Tartaglia-Like Matra Male Reader

Dazai Osamu - Jessica Rabbit-Like Male Reader

🎨Kirishima Ayato - With Ghoul Male Reader Who Can't Control His Kagune

Terano 'South' Minami, Haitani Ran, Kurokawa Izana - Male Reader Doing NNN

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Demon Brothers - Wednesday Addams-Like Gn Reader

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🕸Dorm Heads - Insecure, Flirty Male Reader

Enel - Raiden Shogun-Like Male Reader

🌾Argenti - Knight of Beauty Male Reader, General Fluff

Jack Howl - Gorou-Like Male Reader

🥕Any Demiurge × Male/Gn Reader Fic

Lilia Vanrouge - "Holding Hands Before Marriage" Prompt With Male Reader

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(WHB) Satan, Mammon, Beelzebub, Leviathan & Lucifer - Getting Matching Rings With Gn Reader

🍁(AFTERL!FE) Day - Calm & Supportive Boyfriend, Male Reader

(WHB) Satan, Mammon, Beelzebub, Leviathan & Lucifer - Kissing Headcanons With Gn Reader

Eli Jang (+ Yelena) - With Very Protective Male Reader, Leads to Smut

Dazai Osamu - Bottom Jessica Rabbit-Like Male Reader

🍁Demon Brothers - Reacting to Male Reader Who's Manipulative & Sadistic Towards Mammon

🥕Gazef Stronoff - Patron God Male Reader Who Used to be a Yggdrasil Player

(WHB) Minhyeok - Being Pampered During a Quiet Night in With Male Reader

Hatake Kakashi - Male Reader Teases Him by Reading His Erotic Novel Out Loud

(WHB) Belphegor, Asmodeus, Bimet, Astaroth, Ronove & Bael - Getting Matching Rings With Gn Reader

(WHB) Belphegor, Asmodeus, Bimet, Astaroth, Ronove & Bael - Kissing Headcanons With Gn Reader

(WHB) Valefor - Getting Matching Rings With Gn Reader

(WHB) Valefor - Kissing Headcanons With Gn Reader

(Secretary Anon) Wriothesely - With Seductive Secretary Male Reader

(Secretary Anon) (OM!)Uriel - Treating Male Reader Like a Pet

Diasomnia Dorm - With Chuunibyou Male Reader, Fluffy Headcannons

(WHB) Satan, Mammon, Beelzebub, Leviathan & Lucifer - Being Carried Bridal Style by Caring Tsundere Male Reader, Leads to Smut

🍁Eiden (+ Aster, Morvay, Quincy, & Kuya) - With a Cold Gemstone Dragon Clan Member Male Reader

(WHB & OM) Uriel Stalking Admiring Raphael & Other Angelic Shenanigans

Edmond - Overprotective Yushirou-Like Knight Marshal Male Reader Follows Him & The Other Clan Members

🫧Shigaraki Tomura - L.O.V. Member Gn Reader is His Infatuation

Lancelot (Saber) - Gn Reader Feels Insecure After Finding Out About His Past Relationship With Guinevere

👻Riddle Rosehearts, Leona Kingscholar, Azul Ashengrotto, Idia Shroud, Malleus Draconia & Dire Crowley - Cheating With a Friend Prank, Gn Reader

👻Sebek Zigvolt & Enma Yuuken - Cheating With a Friend Prank, Gn Reader

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Saitama/Caped Baldy - Monster HouseSpouse Male Reader (Might Become a Series in the Future)

🎨(OM!) Mammon, Karna, (God Eater) Soma Schicksal & Benimaru Shinmon - With Reader Who is Insecure About Themselves and Their Relationship

Sebek Zigvolt - Male Reader Who's Twisted From Tik-Tok Croc & Other Crocodile Best Fren Shenanigans

[thebadgerclan]

Before Djel and Men

Pairing: Matthias Helvar x reader

Summary: A moment alone with your new husband...

A/N: Not requested, but another idea I can’t get out of my head

Ointressant-unbraiding,  sötnos-sweetheart

He’d never looked more handsome, standing at the altar, his black and silver drüskelle uniform pressed and clean.  Matthias had the same thought about you, that you’d never looked more beautiful; your wedding gown white as freshly fallen snow, with its long, flowing skirt, long sleeves and neckline that fell just above your collarbone, you were simply a vision.  Your hair was braided in coils that wrapped around your head in a crown, a sheer veil covering your face.

Your father walked you down the aisle, your hand in his, a bouquet of winter roses and ash flowers in the other.  When he reached the altar, he shook Matthias’ hand firmly.  No words were shared between the two men, but you could feel both of their love for you: fatherly and romantic respectively.  When Matthias took your hand, you broke into a wide smile, one that he could faintly see through your veil.  The priest before you nodded, and Matthias lifted your veil.

“Djel,” he whispered.  “You are beautiful, my Y/N.”  You flushed at the complement, taking his hands in yours as the priest began the ceremony.  Prayers were said, praising Djel and thanking him for his kindness and generosity, blessings were made over yours and Matthias’ joined hands, and finally, your vows were recited.  The priest held a bough of ash over your head as you spoke, you facing Matthias and he facing you, hands joined and held between you.

“Matthias Helvar,” the priest said.  “Do you swear before Djel to take Y/N as your bride?  To protect her from all harm, to cherish her, to venerate her, to honor her in all things, to love her until your dying breath, until you rejoin Djel in the waters?”  Matthias’ answer was immediate, though his voice shook with unshed tears.  “I swear it, before Djel and men.”  The priest turned to you.  “Y/N L/N, do you swear before Djel to take Matthias as your husband?  To respect him in all ways, to cherish him, to venerate him, to honor him in all things, to love him until your dying breath, until you rejoin Djel in the waters?”

“I swear it,” you vowed, a tear rolling down your cheek.  “Before Djel  and men.”  The priest, still holding the ash bough, began praying, and you and Matthias bowed your heads.  “Djel has willed it so: this man and this woman are now one.”  Matthias pulled you close, pressing a chaste kiss to your lips.  Anything more would be highly improper, especially in a chapel.  But in moments, you would be alone with your husband.

Ointressant, a Fjerdan tradition in which a new bride and groom sequester themselves in a room for a time, where a husband will see his wife’s hair unbraided for the first time.  The ritual was deeply intimate, many couples not speaking of what happened in the room.  But your mother had explained it:  “Some will pray, thank Djel for his blessings, others may simply speak to each other.  It is a time to be with your husband, Y/N, after he unbraids your hair, what you do is up to you.”

Matthias took your arm and led you back up the aisle, friends and family clapping politely.  Fjerdan weddings, like most other celebrations, were typically calm affairs.  There would be a dinner later, prepared by your neighbors, and one dance between the bride and groom before you would return home, to your new home.  Your mother stood at the door to a small room, smiling wide.  “I am so happy for you, sötnos,” she said, embracing you.  She unpinned your veil, draping it over her arm.  “And my son,” she said to Matthias.  “Welcome to the family.”

Your husband smiled, shaking your mother’s hand.  “Thank you, Mama,” he said, and your mother blushed.  “Shall we, my love?”  You nodded, entering the small room, which you now saw contained a loveseat and a side table laden with water.  Matthias shut the door behind him, opening his arms to you.  You happily walked into them, and he kissed you, this kiss deep and passionate now that you were alone.

When he pulled back, Matthias led you to the loveseat, sitting next to you.  “May I?” he asked, and you nodded, turning so your back was to him.  You felt his hands come to your head, pulling the pins holding your braids in place free, letting the coils hang down your back.  Matthias gently unwove them, fingers running through your hair, a soft smile on his face, though you couldn’t see.

After a moment, your hair was down, falling in gentle waves over your shoulders.  You turned to face your husband, whose smile only grew.  “I thought it was not possible for you to get more beautiful,” he whispered, awe in his voice.  “But I was wrong.  You are gorgeous, my Y/N, my bride.  How beautiful you are, my darling.  I love you so very much.”  “Oh Matthias,” you said, resting your head on his shoulder.  “I love you too.”

“Can I hold you, my love?” Matthias asked, and you nodded, rising to your feet only to settle yourself in your husband’s lap.  You rested your head on his shoulder once more, his arms around you, holding you close.  “Jer molle pe oonet,” he whispered, lips at your temple.  “Enel mörd je nej afva trohem verret.”  I have been made to protect you, only in death will I be kept from this oath.  You lifted your head to look at him, and Matthias was looking right back at you.

“My oath to Fjerda,” he said.  “But to you as well, my love.  There is only one thing that will ever come before my country, and it is you.”  You wound your arms around his neck and kissed him, drunk on the feeling.  “I love you, Matthias Helvar,” you said, lips brushing against his.  “I love you more than anything in this lifetime.  Your husband kissed you back, one hand carding through your hair, the hair you would now wear down.  “I love you more, Y/N Helvar.”

[regensia]

@distopea​​ | Enel said . . .

55 .  true love’s kiss  . 

76 Reasons to Kiss

    Sure enough, he has remained silent today, being nonverbal becoming more a habit and a sense of security for Rocinante. All he could do was admire the tenacity of Enel, the way the Birkan was able to adapt to all of the changes and turmoil that the Donquixote name seemed to carry, much like some curse. And upon a silent day like this did they seem to have an understanding, one met with the exchange of only a glance. 

          Are you okay today?

                    Yeah, I’m okay today.

     And beyond that much more could be said in small gestures, in Rocinante attempting to help water the plants and pluck out any dead material to let them focus on growing instead while Enel cooked some food for them. He was banned from the stove no matter how good his intentions were. Domesticity oddly suited them when they had the opportunity to practice at it. Somehow it all felt much more real, less like an act ( like so much in his life had been! ) now that they both wore rings as symbols of their commitment, of the fact that through all the troubles over the years, from Enel’s fall from the skies and from grace, from Rocinante’s transition from a man of law to a man without morals, they remained loyal and dedicated to their hearts. 

     He’d even gotten the hang of not killing the plants, and learned pretty quickly to accidentally and automatically stop ashing in them. Coffee grounds made a much better fertilizer from time to time. Handful of dead plant material at the ready, he carried it over to the small bin they used to collect compost material, Enel nearby. A smile tugged at his lips once the other caught his eye, not one of lipstick painted carefully across cheeks, but a genuine one wrought of fondness and calmness. Enel placed one hand upon his jawline, and no thought needed even to be considered for Rocinante to bend down, their lips connecting in a kiss. It never ceased to feel like home for him no matter how many times they had embraced before. Part of him knew that Enel might ask for more, characteristic of the hedonist, but tonight it seemed the quiet mood had infected him as well, their kiss lingering but chaste before parting. And maybe one more quick peck before each returned to their attention to their respective tasks. Enel to the stove because he refused to ever burn any of his cooking lest he follow a certain someone’s bad habits, Rocinante to the compost bin, where he’d take it out to the garden before they ate together.

     Even without the presence of this little slice of paradise they managed to claim for themselves, he knew he’d be home wherever Enel was.

[danwhobrowses]

Why Tashigi Deserves More Respect

I really gotta remember these other things I plan on writing XD Often I get reminded though by people around me criticizing something I realise ‘that’s a little misunderstood’ and then get compelled to write about it. For today we’re looking at the female Marine of One Piece, Tashigi. Now before we start, I want to make a point that Tashigi is still an underused character brimming with potential that Oda seems to shy a lot from. Oda can still sincerely do a lot more with her and I for one have been disappointed by her lack of use in Stampede and lack of appearance in Wano. However, I get a lot of people who feel that Tashigi is ‘useless’, and I’m going to say that this isn’t really the case.

Argument 1: Her Battles

Of course, a lot of strength regarding a character comes with their ability to come out victorious. It can harm any character in a show to constantly be on the losing side of a fight and it does hurt Tashigi (and Smoker) a lot that they do end up that way. While I would love Tashigi to have her first clean win since those guys in Loguetown I’d like to remind you that Tashigi’s fights do have a bit of defense to them, let’s look at all of Tashigi’s named opponents

Zoro (Loguetown) - We always knew that Zoro was winning this, while she was bested by Zoro the purpose of the story wasn’t ever going to be Tashigi being stronger, instead this was Zoro having to confront her similarities with Kuina in personality rather than skill.

Nico Robin/Miss All Sunday (Alabasta) - While Tashigi was unable to even strike Robin back in Alabasta, Robin’s devil fruit allowed her to be perfect for such a situation. A trained and deadly assassin, Tashigi’s physical confrontation was never going to succeed, but what was key to this battle was Tashigi’s realization in regards to the failure of Justice. In the end she had to rely on Luffy to defeat the Pirates the WG had assigned to maintain the balance.

Luffy (Marineford/Punk Hazard) - Luffy and Tashigi briefly crossed paths in Marineford, Luffy swiftly dodged her but again, Tashigi was never going to defeat Luffy and was merely a doorway to put Smoker and Luffy into a fight. It’s also worth reminding that Tashigi must’ve been capable enough to hold her own against Whitebeard’s lesser forces, since she was uninjured from Marineford. They also crossed at Punk Hazard, but then they were both weakened by being in unfamiliar bodies, something which Luffy even acknowledges.

Trafalgar Law (Punk Hazard) - as pictured above, Tashigi’s defeat to Law was another gateway for Smoker to enter the fight, but this one had more purpose in showing Tashigi’s willpower, which we will get to. As you can tell, there’s a theme: Tashigi would never have beaten Law in terms of the narrative, why do we hold it against Tashigi that she lost to the guy who later did this?

Ceasar Clown (Punk Hazard) - while listed as a fight, she fell the same way as Robin and Franky due to his DF being unrevealed, again this being a gateway to sell that Ceasar had a danger to him, I wouldn’t actually count it as a fight.

Vergo (Punk Hazard) - the Donquixote spy is one of Doflamingo’s deadliest subordinates. The original Corazon, Tashigi’s conflict with Vergo brought Sanji into the fight and once again highlighted to Tashigi the corruption within the Marines themselves. Like Law (and the next), we can’t be too harsh on Tashigi losing to Vergo, the guy easily fended off Sanji to the point of almost breaking Sanji’s leg, he also was able to beat Smoker

Monet (Punk Hazard) - Monet is a mixed one, because Zoro quickly defeats her she was quickly overshadowed by the fact that she struggled to even get on the offensive, broadening the gap between them. But, I’d like to remind everyone that Monet was able to force Luffy into fleeing their battle and was handling Robin, Nami and Chopper at once. Tashigi hadn’t completely lost either, I would bet that she’d fight without an arm, maybe not successfully but she would, and she got the finishing blow on Monet - her second offensive attack against Monet put her away and while technically this doesn’t count as a W for Tashigi she did not technically lose in this fight either

As you can see, while it’s easy to say that ‘Tashigi never wins her fights, so she’s weak’ it really undermines the opposition she willingly puts herself against. Narratively there’d be no reason for Tashigi to win these fights, doing so would lead to confusion and disbelief (for instance, would you have seen Luffy beating Kaido solo back in Bakura Town? No, obviously). Tashigi is still strong, she’s able to survive the Grand Line, easily deflect cannon fire with her sword and use Haki, the latter cannot be said for Main Characters like Nami, Chopper, Franky, Carrot and somehow Robin (like girl you spent 2 years with the Revolutionaries, where’s your Haki?). While we would love a win to validate this, Oda always puts her against an opponent that would be difficult for her to win against, and we thus mistake her inability to win as weakness. So that leads to another argument. Argument 2: Tashigi always punches above her weight While this is very much true, One Piece has often told us that being the strongest doesn’t always mean that you will win. Consider 90% of Nami and Usopp’s wins, Luffy’s wins over Crocodile, Enel, Lucci, Magellan, Cracker and Katakuri, the weak may not be able to choose how they die but that doesn’t mean that the strong can either.  I’d also like to argue that Tashigi’s motive on fighting strong opponents is not because she feels that she is stronger, she fights them because they are the enemy that needs to be stopped, her motives are pure in her pursuit of justice just as the Straw Hats fight stronger opponents because it fulfills a just cause such as saving Alabasta, their crewmates, people who had their shadows stolen, Camie, Fishman Island, the Punk Hazard children, Dressrosa, Zou or Wano. Tashigi really gets criticized for it because it doesn’t yield the results it does for major characters, often needing help to get the victory. In that I wanna point out a harsh truth as well; Goku - the people many anime fans will compare power scales against - almost never beats the main villain on his own in DBZ or DBS. Freeza - required damage from Krillin, Gohan, Vegeta and Piccolo before the win, and he didn’t finish him off, Cell - tags out to Gohan, who also needs Vegeta’s help to win, Buu - needs Vegeta’s help via fusion and a full power recharge by the Dragon Balls, Beerus - he lost, Golden Freeza - he got jumped by Sorbet and needed Whis’ rewind, Hit - he gave up, Fused Zamasu - lost, and needed Zeno to wipe him out, Jiren - needed Freeza and 17′s help and Vegeta’s energy and finally Broly - needed fusion. So maybe, if even Son Goku cannot win on his own, we can cut Tashigi a little bit of slack given that she’s not even a main character.

Argument 3: ‘She does nothing’ I don’t really like this insinuation. Often Smoker and Tashigi are the ones that pick up the mess after all the enemies are defeated, but for some reason that equates to ‘doing nothing’. I think because people see Tashigi as interchangeable with any other character she is thus useless because she is not mandatory. However, Tashigi’s role is much more complex than that.

Even if she’s not strong enough to fight the biggest fishes in the pond, she still manages to grow and prove her worth. If Tashigi was replaced with any generic marine captain a lot of what happened would be different. It was Tashigi who identified Wado Ichimonji and Sandai Kitetsu for Zoro, Tashigi who (albeit reluctantly) directed Luffy to Crocodile, Tashigi who kept the Straw Hats safe from arrest in Alabasta, Tashigi who convinced Smoker that he needed to swallow his pride and side with Law and Luffy to stop Ceasar and it was Tashigi who convinced Nami to entrust the Punk Hazard children to them. Through her experiences she also cultivates her own unique sense of Justice. While she follows Smoker’s doctrine of ‘A Pirate will always be a Pirate’ and that the Shichibukai system and the World Government as a whole is flawed, she has also learned for herself that there are times that pride must be set aside, in a way Tashigi’s sense of Justice has become a combination of Smoker’s and Fujitora’s: in order to rebuild justice, the navy itself must become strong enough to not depend on pirates, but pride cannot supersede the greater good. In addition, implying she does nothing also implies that she doesn’t practice her own sense of justice either. She stepped in on Zoro twice to protect her men from harm, before even arriving at Punk Hazard we learned that she had a good relationship with the parents who had their children kidnapped as they asked specifically for her which in turn led her to personally strive to reunite the children with their parents and she even protected the truth of Vergo from G-5 so that they didn’t feel betrayed and demoralized. Of the things Tashigi does, nothing is not one of them, she displays compassion, fairness and determination in definitive moments. Argument 3: She’s too hung up on her Feminism

So, one of the major dynamics of Tashigi and Zoro is her misconception that Zoro wouldn’t cut her because she was a woman, a belief that women have to prove themselves more to be seen as strong against men being one of the beliefs she shares with Zoro’s childhood rival Kuina. While it can be a tad irksome that she’d hang onto this with Zoro, until Monet Zoro never actually demonstrated the contrary to her. This is mainly a complaint by hindsight, we only dislike the opinion because we’ve seen Zoro more than Tashigi has, and she’s not 100% wrong, Zoro himself has been a bit of a traditionalist, in Skypeia he angrily chastised Enel for attacking Robin since she was a woman, and he only does step in on Monet to save Tashigi - not even finishing her off despite being very capable of doing so. Outside of Zoro, Tashigi’s feelings that she gets treated differently due to her gender is proven and reflected in how G-5 treat her with little authority, only really listening to her because she’s pretty. You can’t be too hard on Tashigi given that she is constantly faced with this truth on a daily basis, and her desire to be seen for her strength and skills are still an amicable one, it’s worth noting that even Law recognized that her mentality and warrior’s spirit was far greater than he swordsmanship, but he only thought this internally. In Tashigi’s case it would help her confidence to be given validation, and not in the condescending way Zoro usually talks to people.  While it can be annoying that she immediately thinks that she’s being treated differently because she’s a woman, this also shows that she wants to be treated as an equal; if she is defeated in combat she wants to be cut to preserve her honour, it is the mentality all Great Samurai have, including Zoro. Oda does something with Tashigi he rarely does with any woman in One Piece in making her less sexualised and body-confident to reflect her goal of being recognized by her spirit and actions rather than her appearance, but he also makes that complex for the character which in a way this is most important for.

Argument 4: She’s not a good Rival for Zoro

I think one of the biggest misconceptions about Tashigi’s character is that she is meant to be Zoro’s rival, in a similar manner to how Smoker and Luffy are embroiled in a Garp/Roger-esque cat and mouse chase. Because of this, people expect Tashigi to advance at a similar scale to Zoro to keep him on his toes, to make sure that he doesn’t end up complacent in his strive to become the World’s Greatest Swordsman. Her former likeness to Kuina also adds to this misconception, since because Kuina was Zoro’s rival with the same goal and always stronger than Zoro himself, Tashigi must be similar.

But this is not why Tashigi and Zoro are always put together. Tashigi is not Zoro’s rival, no other character we’ve met has the same goal as Zoro, and this keeps his story free to develop with different challenges. Tashigi’s pursuit of strength is not for the same reasons as Zoro, she doesn’t want to be the World’s Greatest Swordsperson, she only wants to protect the sanctity of the Meito and keep them out of unworthy hands. Her pursuit of Zoro was both because he dishonoured her in their fight and so she could claim Wado Ichimonji. In the New World however we don’t see that as much from Tashigi, even when she sees Shusui she doesn’t make a point to declare taking it from him because he’s unworthy (like Kin’emon would later do), this is because she does acknowledge his strength and worthiness of using these Meito, her personal conflict now though is to be seen as worthy to him as a swordsperson rather than a pirate to a marine.  In reality, Tashigi is instead Zoro’s and Kuina’s foil. She is similar in looks and perspective to Kuina but different in everything else from clumsiness, skill and ambition, the fact that Zoro struggles to handle this leads to the two becoming entwined in their respective journeys. No person gets under Zoro’s skin like Tashigi does, even to a point where he was reluctant to even be in eyeshot of her - how many people have you seen Roronoa Zoro hide from? They are each other’s foil because they are both stubborn people out to prove something but put on two different sides that conflict. That is the true purpose of their dynamic, their confrontations expose one another and show places where they can still grow and I still feel that we haven’t scratched the surface of this relationship.

Argument 5: She’s not Important

A combination of the earlier arguments, Tashigi gets a lot of flack because people think she’s not important enough as a character to have the screentime she gets. While it’s not hard to see why people feel that, it usually comes with people giving up on the idea that there’s a greater plan for her. It may just be me, but I am reluctant to believe that Tashigi appears in several forms of merchandise including calendars, games (as NPCs, Bosses, Supports or playable characters) and even figurines and not have a purpose in the greater scope of the story, do we really expect that from Oda? I doubt that very much! Granted, Wano would’ve been a perfect placement for her to push herself given the views on women in the country and it being the homeland of famous Meito. And yes, she could’ve had a much greater role in Stampede given how well they managed Smoker in it. We are allowed to be disappointed by this, but the fact that Tashigi has remained as consistent in presence as she has been in the show does hint at a bigger role, even if it’s being that wave of revolutionizing the Marines with Coby and Fujitora, her own origins or finally proving herself to the audience and to Zoro, Tashigi is not done and thus she is still important. “Just because they say a bird cannot fly, doesn’t mean that it never will” - Oda SBS 17 on Tashigi and Kuina’s names being named after flightless birds So, Why does Tashigi deserve more Respect? Tashigi as a character is one of Oda’s more subtle progressions. In contrast to Zoro who we see grow, we don’t see how Tashigi gets from A to B, we can also contrast to Coby whose rise becomes as magnificent as his puberty that Tashigi’s growth is much less abrupt and more steady, we see her struggles more than we do Coby where his successes are only heard in passing. Tashigi can also act as the ‘normal person’ in the marines, we compare her to Zoro in strength because she uses a sword but we never give her the benefit of the doubt that Roronoa Zoro is a bloody superhuman, plus not everyone has the great luxury of being trained by Dracule Mihawk for 2 years...furthermore, her challenges against Devil Fruit users are always filled with good intentions and strong willpower, but still self-doubt and shame, if anything Tashigi is one of the most human characters of One Piece for this reason; she learns, she suffers, she grows and she does it all without the luxury of Shonen perks such as superhuman power or endurance. Also she is a good person, she has a strong sense of morality and will, an altruistic desire and even in the situation she gets put in she makes a step that leads to the plot going in a positive direction. And for a character that has been in as many arcs as she has, there is still so much potential left to be untapped that fans are still after 2 decades eager to see from her.

Tashigi is a strong, valiant and just person, who is still really powerful if people stop trying to compare her to the likes of Luffy, Law and Zoro. Even when she fails she picks herself up and can still come out with a small victory from protecting innocents, arresting criminals and escorting children to get help. She is a lot stronger than people give her credit for and it’s for that she deserves respect.

[victorie552onepiecespeedrun]

Reading One Piece pt 222: “I’m A Healer But…” *Loads Gun*

Chapter 469

Thoughts:

- Fpos/cs: Enel is very confused about his freshy acquired chibi army. You and me both, man

- Hogback doesn’t know what’s happening

- Clearly, shadow in Cindry wants to listen to orders but Cindry’s body aka CINDRY doesn’t

- ;_;

- “Even thought it’s been 10 years? Her will still remains… even thought her soul has left the body…?” weren’t you yelling at her last chapter to snap out of it? In a way that make me super mad? Chopper, make up your mind. But yeah, that’s big

- “I couldn’t tell you that… even with the help of all the libraries in the world.” Nice line, Robin

- Oh, Cindry’s giving up :( well, thank you for effort, Robin will take it from here

- FINALLY, some Doctor on Doctor Violence!

- “You’re not even human! You’re a monster!” low blow

- “My captain doesn’t care about any of that! Whether you’re a monster, a cyborg, a demon, a pervert, a pessimist, he’s got all sorts under his command!” that would be… Chopper himself, Franky, Zoro, Sanji and most likely Robin? Where’s Nami in that count down. Eh, she can go under a pessimist too

- Oh come on, don’t switch scenarios now, manga, I wanted to see some violence, they were JUST about to drop Hogback to death

- Anyway, we’re with Luffy and Moria now

- Hey Oars, how it’s hanging

- He’s listening to Moria now :(

- “Defeat Straw Hats!” “Ok” oooo, this aint’ good

- Oars destroyed the ceiling and suddenly Luffy, Robin, Chopper and bad guys are all on the same battlefield

- Hogback and Cindry fell off

- Cindry’s body is uncooperative again :D

- Oh?

- Guys. Guys. I think Oars stepped on Hogback

- …today is good day

- Oh, hey Usopp

- And Sanji with Nami too! Looks like gang is coming back together :)

- Ok, how big is that guy, I swear all Straw Hats were in totally different part of Thriller Bark, yet Oars is everywhere at once

- Hey Zoro

- Oh, not Absalom again!

- Luffy doesn’t care, he’s after that main villain’s butt

- Zombies are taking Perona into safety. Yeah, she’s in no condition to do it herself

- “SHOW YOURSELF, STRAW HATS CREW!” communication is a key

- Now everyone knows Oars is after them. They’re all more or less freaking out except…

- …Zoro, why are you like this.

Chop, chop, got a King Kong to defeat.

rOP 221  rOP 223

[godlivesonthemoon-archived]

@penguin-of-the-heart​

Penguin was well aware that it happened to be Enels birthday, and was not at all keen on neglecting to give him well wishes. After managing to seek him out, with a slight bit of hassle, the younger man pulled the god into a tight hug. "Happy birthday Enel. I got you a gift." Pulling back enough to hand over the gift with a slight smile, he gestured for him to open it. Inside was a necklace, a silver moon charm with two lightning bolts surrounding it. There was also a little journal beneath it, intricate designs on the cover but blank for him to write or draw whatever he wished. "Thought you might like a little place to draw or write. I know its a bit silly...but hey, I though it was cute." Pressing his lips to the others cheek he smiled just a bit. "I hope you have a wonderful day." (Penguin-of-the-heart)

Relaxing somewhere on the beach, Enel is pleased to see Penguin looking for him. He has been quite relaxed for the entire day, and adding the presence of the first mate is definitely pleasant. He offers him a rather large smile, while he straightens himself back up, accepting the hug and returning it, gentle fingers brushing his white locks. 

“Ah, so you heard I’m aging today! Still not reluctant to share my bed, young little man?” He teases, a soft chuckle escaping his lips, before he eventually opens the present, exposing the charms in front of his eyes. 

His smile widens, before he clips it around his neck, admiring the jewel right there, hanging against his pale skin. The blank notebook would be definitely useful during his journey, as he loves to take notes over the new plants and the various shape of landscapes they are finding on their way. He looks back at Penguin and nods, bending down to press his lips on his forehead. 

“Thank you, little winter.” He pats his hair, dragging the man back against his chest. “I truly appreciate them.” 

[msbarrows]

Was too frazzled last night to go to bed at a reasonable time, so I ended up staying up and playing Felicity through a third semester, also of two classes. She finished the play session with a B and an A+, raising her GPA marginally to a B+.

Trevor often came over and hung out with her while she did homework, though sometimes that led to them being... distracted. Fall rolled around again and Felicity had fun decorating, but didn’t do very well with the garden gnomes this year and gained very few seed packets. But at least she dug out some nice decorations.

Turns out neither Felicity nor Trevor are any good at dancing, but they had a lot of fun anyway. Trevor took Felicity out on another date. His choice of location was... questionable. A clothing and furniture store? What was he thinking!? That date also ended on an awkward note, just like their first. They do much better together when Felicity picks the location (her home).

Went to the flea market again with a bunch of Felicity’s friend group, she had fun catching up with everyone. It’s kind of sad that Enele almost never calls to come over and hang out any more (except that one time when she and Trevor were in the middle of a date - timing Enele, timing!). I guess he’s too busy with fixing up the new home, his job, his actual daughter...

I’ve very nervously decided to try next semester with three classes again instead of two, she had enough spare time this semester that I had plenty of time to keep her needs up plus do a pile of unrelated tasks. Hopefully I’m not about to tank her marks >_<

[mister-lucky-bunny]

The Grand Neopian University Chapter 3: Haggling and History

Lucky and his friends take a trip to the book store and prepare for their first class: Neopian History.

"Sheesh... I always forget just how much books actually cost," Krugg the Moehog mused, looking over the cover of a textbook titled Evolution of Biology.

"Yeah, we got this fancy thing called 'paper' in these parts," Val, the Darigan Aisha, snarked, idly scanning through another textbook. After a quick look, she added it to her small, growing collection, seemingly unfazed by the cost that they would all total out to.

"Uh, yeah, I've heard of paper before, thank you very much," Krugg replied, rolling his eyes. "Just because Tyrannians use stone for everything doesn't mean we're uneducated."

"Ah, don't let her get to ya, man," Enele the Kyrii stated, standing next to Krugg as he scanned over his own book list and schedule. "She's probably bitter that these books aren't bound in gold," Enele chuckled, making Krugg laugh along as well. Naturally, Val rolled her eyes, again unfazed by the other twos' comments.

"Ha ha," She replied coldly, turning her attention to another shelf with a stern frown. "Have you guys got everything, yet? I don't wanna be here all day," She continued on, changing the subject.

"Nearly have," Krugg replied, looking at his own future purchases. "Problem is, we may still have to wait. The other two haven't shown up yet."

"Probably got held up in the line," Enele suggested as Val rolled her eyes to herself. "Hang on a sec... I see em now," He said, pointing to the Xweetok and the Acara as they made their way into the store and towards the others.

As Lucky looked around the store for a bit, admiring the various displays and books, May laughed a bit, nodding. "Sorry we're late! Took my advisor awhile to get a schedule that worked with me! She said that I applying for too many options at once, so we had to mark my days down to be 'less impossible', as she put it," The Xweetok girl rambled.

"Jeez, how many did you try to sign up for?" Enele asked with a perked eyebrow.

"Uhh... at least 10 of em..." May said, thinking aloud. "I had to settle for five classes for my first semester," She said, sighing in slight disappointment.

"Well, at the very least we all have at least one class together, right?" Krugg suggested with a big smile.

"Hey, yeah! Don't we all have that Neopian History class?" May asked, her tone once again eager.

"Yeah, I look forward to waking up early," Val added on with a sarcastic tone. "That class sounds easy anyways. Everyone already knows the main points, anyways."

"Well, maybe we're missing something," Krugg suggested. "After all, this is a prestigious school. No doubt we'll learn something we've never heard about before!"

"Yeah, maybe we'll learn if Dacardia is a real place or not..." Enele suggested with a thoughtful tone.

"What do you think, Lucky?" May asked, turning her attention towards her roommate now. The Acara was distracted, however, as he found more interest in the assortment of books that filled the shelves. Currently, he was skimming through a book titled The Faerie Index.

"Hm? Oh, sorry!" Lucky replied after a few seconds of not responding, laughing nervously as he set the book back. "Was just having a quick look around."

"Yeah, there's no shortage of supplies here!" Enele chuckled. "Nothing new for a someone like you though, hm?"

"Well, I have been in plenty of bookshops before, but none as big as this one," Lucky replied, scanning the shelves. "Besides, I've never even heard of some of these before."

"Me either! I've heard that the University is the only place to buy some of these!" May added on.

"As long as you can afford it, of course," Val said with a small smirk.

"Of course we can!" May replied with a wave of her hand, looking towards a shelf as she scanned through it. "Illusen granted me a small bonus so that I could afford my initial costs! Besides, how much can a copy of... 'Neopian History For Freshmen' cost?" She asked, reading the cover as she lifted it up. As she turned the book around to check the pricing on the back, her eyes widened as her ears fell back, clearly alarmed by the price. "Ah. That much, huh?"

"Good luck," The Aisha said, continuing her own shopping.

"Maybe it's a good thing you only have five classes then, eh?" The Kyrii said with a small laugh.

As Lucky picked up a copy of Neopian History For Freshmen (since it was part of his book list), he said, "Yeah, this is what I was worried about." After checking the price on the book and confirming just how expensive it was (6,500 NP wasn't exactly cheap, especially on his budget), the Acara held onto it and sighed. "Well, maybe I'll find a job on campus somewhere to work part time. Earn some food money, y'know?"

"That's not a bad idea," Krugg replied with a nod. "So long as you have time to work, as well as do schoolwork and attend classes."

"No one ever said the college life was easy or cheap," Enele said, shrugging his shoulders in a casual way.

"Either way, a job would definitely help with finances! Though, I may have to haggle for now... haha..." May said with a sheepish laugh. With that, the group continued further into the book store, gathering up anything they needed (or said they needed, in a couple of cases), as well as admiring the other various books. Soon, their conversation began to lead towards each others' classes.

"While I doubt I need it, I feel like Beginner Magicka is a good way to stay sharp on my skills," said Enele, taking a copy of The Mysteries of Magic. Lucky and May did the same, with the Xweetok nodding.

"For sure! Illusen would be right cross with me if she found out I wasn't practicing!" She laughed, now holding a sizeable stack of books, much like the others.

"I just wish that we didn't have to take Battling class with it," Lucky said with a small groan. "Doubt I'll last even a minute in the Battledome, let alone a whole semester!"

"Hey, look on the bright side," Val began, patting his shoulder in a semi-comforting manner. "Maybe if you run around screaming, they'll have a harder time hitting you," She laughed, the Acara's nerves not being settled in the slightest. This caused Enele to roll his eyes and May to shoot a scornful glare at the Darigan girl.

"Oh, quiet you," Krugg shushed harshly. "I'm sure plenty of other freshmen won't have any idea of what they're doing either. It'll be a learning experience, as it should be."

"Are you doing the Battling class, Krugg?" May asked, turning her attention to the Moehog. "Surely you'd do well in it!"

"Well, thank you, but I have no interest in fighting," He said with a shake of his head. "I'll stick to Yooyuball when try-outs open up." This brightened up the Xweetok once again.

"Oh I love Yooyuball! I'm definitely gonna join you at try-outs!" She beamed, turning to the others. "What about you guys?"

"Well, I'll certainly watch," Enele replied.

"Yeah, I'm not really a sports person, if ya couldn't tell..." Lucky added on with an unsure tone.

"I'm out, too," Val said. "Besides, I'll have enough fun showing you guys up in the Battledome," She continued with a wicked grin.

"Well, we'll see about that," May responded, sticking her tongue out. "Have some faith in your fellow friends!"

"Yeah, because I don't have any in myself," Lucky muttered, finding his last book. For the time being, he'd skip out on buying the book he required for Music Class. Mostly due to the fact that he didn't know if he would actually be allowed to sign up, but also because he was now starting to scrape by with what little money he already has.

He and May were done a little bit later than the others, but it didn't take long for all of them to start walking through the line to check out. Unlike the lines where students have to make their schedules, this one was taking a lot longer than it probably should have. While certainly annoying, the reason was due to the fact that a few other students were trying their luck at haggling down prices for their items. As Lucky grew closer to the cashier, however, he realized just how much of a process it actually was. For one thing, it wasn't exactly normal for a student to be screaming at a cashier, yet it seemed a bit weird to Lucky that they weren't even budging in regards to lowering any prices.

"Listen, sir, I came all the way from Kreludor! I've read more books than this store carries, I assure you! There's no reason these books should cost this much!" shouted the angry voice of a Grundo, a pile of books laid out before an unimpressed looking Shoryu, who looked to be a few years younger than the Grundo.

"Well, tough luck," He answered in a cold, bored tone. "I don't set the prices on these books, the professors do. So unless they all decide to change their minds at the exact same time, the price of all of this is still going to be 35,000 NP."

"Feh! Fine! Of all the... rip-off artist..." The Grundo began to mutter, pulling his Neophone out and scanning it across a small machine on the counter. With a small 'beep!', the Shoryu bagged everything up and passed it across to the disgruntled Neopian, who took his purchases without another word.

"Have a nice day," The Shoryu cashier added on in an insincere tone, turning to the line. "Next, please."

As the next student went up, the group looked between each other curiously, wondering about the exchange. Lucky, however, had a different thought in mind as he pulled his phone out and examined it. "...can my phone do that?" He pondered aloud, referring to the instant digital payment.

"Oh fer- of course it can, as long as it's connected to your bank account," Val answered with a sigh, also looking over the Acara's phone over his shoulder. "...well, I think so, anyways. Yours looks like it's about to go extinct."

"It's still in... useable shape," Lucky insisted, pocketing it with an embarrassed look on his face.

"I think our bigger problem is getting past that guy," Enele said, pointing to the Shoryu, who looked to be refusing another attempt at haggling, this time from a glasses wearing Lenny. "He seems to be a real stickler for the prices."

"Maybe we oughta just pay without making a fuss about it..." Krugg suggested, rubbing the back of his head.

"You can, but I'm gonna try and cut a deal!" May said with an enthusiastic tone, puffing her chest out.

"Yeah, hold us up even longer for the same result, sounds like a fun idea," Val snarked as she rolled her eyes.

"Next, please," Called the Shoryu, his gaze turned towards the group of friends.

Giving a smug smile to Val, the Xweetok whispered, "Watch and learn." The girl stepped forward and placed the books on the counter, standing on her toes so that she could lean over it in an appearance to seem casual. "Hiya! This'll be all for me today, good sir," She greeted to him. The cashier wordlessly scanned everything in a rapid manner.

"Terrific, you're total is 30,000 NP," He stated to the Xweetok.

"Wow, that's a lot!" May began, the Shoryu beginning to sigh gentle, knowing where this was already going. "How about this... since you don't seem to have a shortage on these here history books, and also because all freshmen need them, maybe we can shorten it to-"

"30,000 NP," He stated again, much more firmly this time.

"Ah, right! Makes sense," May yelped out, quickly losing her nerve. Looking into her money sack, she quickly pulled out a large stack of Neopoints, passing it to him with a sheepish look on her face. "Er... will this cover it?" The Shoryu quickly pushed the coins into a nearby sorting machine, which clattered and rattled around loudly for a few seconds. The noise didn't seem to bother him, though, as he soon nodded and bagged up her purchases.

"Here, have a nice day," He finished, with May nodding and quickly running back to the group. Her smile was obviously one of embarrassment, as the others looked at her in both confusion and disappointment.

"...wow, uh... that was an experience," The Kyrii said, unsure of what to even say to her.

"Okay, s-so I gotta work on my haggling skills, so what?" The Xweetok said, slumping forwards.

"Next please," Called the Shoryu, glancing over to the group again.

"You give it a shot, Mr. Confidence," Val said, pushing the quiet Acara forward a bit.

"Hey, what..?" Lucky began, resisting a little.

"You're from Neopia Central, I'm sure it'll come naturally," She added on.

"Wh- okay fine," He said, sighing and stepping forward. His nerves already felt like they were made out of dung jelly, but he couldn't back out at this point. Either way, he had to pay for his books, so it was now or never. As the bored stare of the Shoryu seemed to drill into him, the Acara placed the books down and cleared his throat. "Uh, hello," He began simply.

"Hey," The Shoryu said, scanning everything. "Find everything alright?"

"Yes, I did," Lucky said, fiddling with his necklace a bit. "Well I mean, except for the fact that it was awfully hard to find 'used' books that had all of their pages..." He said, trailing off. This comment caused the Shoryu to pause momentarily, glancing upwards to the Acara, his facial expression changing from 'bored' to 'slight confusion'.

"Oh? What do you mean?" He started.

"Well..." He began, scratching his head as he put on a concerned tone. "I'm on a budget, so I always buy the secondhand stuff," He said, pointing to a cover that had a bright red 'USED' sticker on it. "However, with a few of them, I had to take some time in making sure all the pages were in tact. Heck, I'm pretty sure one of them is still missing a couple! Not to mention the writing inside of them..." He prattled on.

The Shoryu's eyebrow lifted a bit more as he looked over the cover of one of the books. The books had definitely seen a bit of usage, as they weren't in the best shape. "Well... we usually do a good job of making sure the books aren't damaged when we buy them back," He said.

"That's good!" Lucky said with a small smile. "Guess other students must've been a bit too rough while they were looking them over then," He sighed. "Hopefully it won't impede my work too much."

The Shoryu began to flip through the pages of one of the books carefully, quickly shutting it as his eyes grew slightly wider, a bit nervous as well. Was the Acara correct? He couldn't see any missing pages, although there was some blatant graffiti on a few pages. That wouldn't be good for the book store's reputation if he told others about the damages. Leaning in a little, he whispered to Lucky, "Alright look. I know what you're trying to do... but at the same time, I can see where you're coming from. I'll get you a set of new books, and won't charge ya. Just keep it a secret alright?"

Lucky merely winked and gave a small grin. "So how much do I owe?" Lucky stated, discreetly writing his room number on a note and sliding it to the Shoryu, who secretly pocketed it.

"For these used books... 20,000 NP," He answered. Lucky nodded and began counting out coins from his sack. Thinking a bit, he looked back to the Shoryu.

"Are.. you the only cashier here?" He asked. The Shoryu sighed and nodded.

"Well, aside from my manager over there, yes," He answered, pointing out a tired, yet eager looking Scorchio. "I'm just trying to get through this shift. And the next. And the next," He said with a groan.

"Well, I am in need of a job..." Lucky began with a smile, which perked up the Shoryu. Not only that, but the Scorchio quickly hurried over, sliding an application sheet and pen towards Lucky.

"Say no more!" He said with a boisterous voice, watching as the Acara signed his name, as well as writing down any information they needed, and skimming through the fine print of course. "Come by the store as soon as you can, son, and we'll get you started on training right away!"

"Wow, uh, thanks a lot, sir!" Lucky said with a friendly tone, watching as the paper was taken up.

"No problem at all, uh..." The Scorchio replied, looking at the sheet. "...Lucky! Hope to see ya soon! Now excuse me while I ring up these folks over here!" He said, darting away.

"Is he always that fast?" The Acara asked the Shoryu.

"Oh yeah. He's just looking to get through the line as fast as possible, too. Still, that was cool of ya to sign on with us. It'll certainly help," He said with a gentle smile.

"No problem! I need the money anyways," Lucky said. "Anyways, don't I also get an employee discount?"

"Oh, right, of course," The Shoryu replied, typing something on the register. "Your new total is-" He paused suddenly squinting his eyes to the Acara. "...oh you're good." Lucky merely replied with a wink and a grin.

After paying a discounted fee of only 16,000 NP, Lucky collected his purchases and walked towards the group. "Well, I just barely scraped by, but at least I got a job! I'd say that went fairly well," He said.

The others were both shocked and quite impressed with how he managed to walk away with a good discount on everything. "Woah, you really are a natural, Lucky!" May exclaimed.

"Yeah, gotta hand it to ya, that was impressive," Val added on, crossing her arms with a small grin.

"Too bad it won't work with us... I don't think, anyways," Enele said, a hand to his chin.

"Wouldn't hurt," Lucky said, turning back to the cashiers. "They seem really understaffed..."

"Next, please!" The Shoryu called out, apparently having yelled that a couple of times previously. The Kyrii quickly stepped forward to check out as he was called forward.

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The next day soon arrived, with the sun just starting to seep through the blinds of the dorm's windows. Lucky was laying face down in his bed, his top half exposed from the blanket. After all, the Acara slept much more comfortably wearing only a pair of simple briefs. He snored gently as his arms wrapped loosely around the pillow he was sleeping on. His glasses and phone rested on the nearby nightstand, his phone staying plugged in so that it could charge.

The Acara's peaceful sleep was soon quickly disrupted, however, as his Xweetok roommate quickly opened the door to his room, stepping in. She was already fully dressed, her hair still a bit wet from her shower. Funnily enough, the flower she chose to put in her hair also seemed to be as bright and chipper as she was, being a bright orange marigold today. "Hey hey, Lucky, get up! Classes start today!" She sang cheerfully, quickly startling the boy awake.

"Guh?!" He grunted out, lifting his head off of his pillow, wiping some drool from his mouth. Blinking a bit, he quickly reached for his glasses, fixing them as he turned around and sat up in his bed. "Whuzzat..?" He groaned sleepily, stretching a bit. It took him a few moments to realize that he was still at the college. 'Guess I'm still here, huh..?' He thought to himself, still groggy from being woken up so suddenly. It also took a few seconds to realize that he was essentially half naked in front of his roommate, who didn't seem to take notice. Lucky's face flushed a bit as he yanked his covers up to hide himself. "H-hey, knock next time, May!" He exclaimed. It didn't appease his embarrassment when the Xweetok began to giggle innocently, turning to head out of the door.

"Aw, relax, I didn't see anything!" She reassured (quite unsuccessfully, if the frown on Lucky's face was any indication). "Besides, it's not like I haven't seen someone's chest before. Now c'mon and get ready! Class starts in a couple hours and I wanna see what the food court has for breakfast!" She continued eagerly, moving out of his room. Lucky groaned as he sat up, putting on his glasses and trying to move past the semi-embarrassing incident.

"Jeez... this place is definitely more interesting than Neopia Central, that's for sure..." He'd say to himself as she shuffled towards his room's bathroom to take a shower. After drying himself off, he moved to his closet to pull out and put on a pair of jeans. As he began to fit into a large, comfy t-shirt, May opened his door and stuck her head back in, alerting him yet again.

"Oh, by the way, your books came!" She said before quickly closing the door behind her.

"Thanks..." He groaned out, quickly shuffling his shirt on before she gave herself another opportunity to interrupt him.

The rest of the morning went by without too many events. Lucky managed to collect his new set of books from the package he received before he and his roommate went off to find themselves some breakfast. Soon, the two found themselves looking for the rest of their friends.

"Mmh! I didn't even know they made pumpkin hazelnut coffee!" May exclaimed, taking another big gulp out of a paper cup. In her other hand, she was holding a delicious looking strawberry crepe with whipped cream on top.

"I still can't believe a cup of coffee here is only 100 NP," Lucky stated, taking a sip from his own cup, which contained salted caramel flavored coffee. For breakfast, the Acara decided to go with a simple granola, yogurt, and fruit cup. Even back home, a simple meal would've costed around 500 NP.

May couldn't help herself and took a bite out of her crepe, starting to talk with her mouth full. "You worry 'bout money too much..!" She replied, gulping down her mouthful of food. "Don't feel guilty about buying something you want! Especially if it's food," She explained eagerly. Lucky nodded, finding quite a bit of agreement in her statement. Soon, she waved to a table, where Enele and Krugg were currently sitting. "Oh, heya guys!" She said, hurrying to join them, with Lucky tailing behind her.

Krugg waved back before going back to eating at a giant mushroom and cheese omelette, leaving Enele to also wave and greet the other two. Oddly enough, today the Kyrii was wearing a clean, yet fashionable white and blue stripped polo shirt. "Morning, you two. Hopefully you slept alright? I know everyone tends to be excited and anxious on their first day, making it hard to do so," The Kyrii said before taking a bite out of a breakfast sandwich. Lucky hoped he was imagining the fish head sticking out of it...

The two sat themselves at the table, with May stretching and nodding. "Mm-hm! The beds here are suuuper comfy! I could've slept for hours!"

"Yeah, you can say that again," Krugg said in between mouthfuls. "I almost slept in!"

"Same here," Lucky responded as he began to scoop some granola and yogurt with a spoon. "Guess I better set my alarm a little bit earlier next time."

"That would definitely help!" Enele offered with a smile. "After all, a rested, healthy body begins with a rested, healthy mind."

"By the way, Enele, where did you get that shirt at? It looks so good on you!" May asked suddenly to the Kyrii.

"Oh, this? I got it at the clothing store on campus. They have some pretty nice choices here," He answered, looking over his own attire.

The Xweetok gasped out as he answered. "They have a clothing store too?!" She asked, visibly excited by the prospect of it. "Oh, we've so gotta check that out, Lucky!" She squealed eagerly. The Acara laughed gently at this, wondering if they'd actually have anything that would look good on him.

"Well, couldn't hurt," He said with an unsure tone. "I've got plenty of clothes, though."

"Aw, but you could get some cooler and cuter stuff!" She replied.

"Damn, what's with the yelling?" Said the tired voice of Val, who had just walked up to the table. She was only holding a paper coffee cup, and from the smell of it, it contained some very very strong black coffee. She wore her usual robes, though her eyes looked a lot more tired than they did yesterday.

Enele couldn't help but snicker a bit as she sat with the group. "See, Lucky, this is what happens when you don't get enough sleep." The Acara started to help but quickly held it in, due to how peeved Val appeared. Krugg snorted a bit while May openly laughed at the joke.

The Aisha merely rolled her eyes and sipped her coffee. "Whatever," She grumbled. "Just not used to being up this early. More of a night person, y'know?"

"We do all have our own internal clocks," Krugg said as he soon finished up his breakfast. "Also, unrelated, but do you have a roommate, Val?"

"No. Why?" She answered a little too quickly, raising an eyebrow to the Moehog.

"Just wondering," He said with a shrug. "It's just that Enele and I are roommates, and Lucky and May are as well."

"Yeah, don't tell us you managed to luck out with a single?" May said as she leaned towards Val.

"Yeah, I did," She answered after taking another sip of her coffee. "Lord Darigan made sure I got a good room. Nice and big, spacious, and no roommates."

Despite this, only May seemed to be the one to believe her, as Enele, Krugg, and Lucky shared a look between each other, confirming that they all figured she was hiding something. Of course, the Acara looked to his phone, perking up as he looked back at everyone. "Class starts in about 15 minutes, we should make our way to the room," He announced. Everyone quickly finished off their food and drinks before throwing away any garbage and heading to the building.

Thankfully they didn't have too far to go, and they were fortunate enough to get into a good row of seats that accommodated all of them. Many other freshmen also filed into the room at an even pace, with conversation being abundant.

Right at 9:00, an older, smartly dressed, green Kougra man walked in. He wore a nice button up with a green tie and nice slacks, as well as a set of glasses. He stood in front of everyone, setting down his bag and a large three-ring binder. The moment he cleared his throat, every student turned their attention to him, slowly quieting up.

"Good morning everyone," He began gently, a large warm smile on his face. "My name is Dr. Katzbury. Welcome to Neopian History," He began, turning towards the giant dry erase board and writing out his name. "Before we get properly started, I wanna go ahead and go ahead and go around the room and see what everyone knows about general history," He started. This confused quite a few students, as they began to murmur to each other. What exactly did he mean?

It wasn't long before he randomly pointed to a checkered Gelert in the front row. "Anything come to mind, mister..?"

The Gelert quickly sat up, not expecting to be picked immediately. "Eh? Uh... well, there's the war between Meridell and Brightvale," He said hesitantly. Dr. Katzbury seemed pleased by this answer, giving a simple nod.

"Ah yes, of course. This oughta lead to another easy answer..." He said, pointing right at Val with a small grin. "Especially for you, Ms..?"

"Valyssa," She said, not bothering to straighten up. "And I believe you're referring to when Kass overthrew the Citadel?"

"That's right! Common knowledge to everyone, I should hope," The Kougra said, scanning the students. Val smirked to herself, rolling her eyes a bit. Of course everyone should know that. "Anything else? Doesn't have to be a war or a battle, you know."

"How about the Volcano on Mystery Island?" Enele offered with a hand raised.

"Would the finding of Altador count?" Called out a random Gnorbu girl.

"Don't forget about Maraqua's curse!" Hissed the voice of a Hissi.

"And King Coltzan's death!" Stated a Nimmo.

The teacher lifted his hands up to silence everyone, an impressed smile on his face. "I see, I see! You all know quite a bit about current events. Of course, it wouldn't be fun to re-teach you everything you already know... but what about the stuff that isn't' talked about?"

"What about the citizens of these cities that lived through these events? How was the rest of Neopia affected due to the Citadel? How did the death of King Coltzan III change how the Lost Dessert was run? You see, the fun in learning about history is in the small details. To truly appreciate what had happened, it's always in your best interest to learn everything that you can."

He began to scan through the students again, thinking aloud. "I know some of you guys know something obscure. Come on, impress me!" He challenged, pointing to an Eyrie, who from the looks of it, came from the Lost Desert. "How about you, Ms..?"

"Rasha," She greeted bluntly. "As for something obscure, not a lot of Neopians know about the Scarab infestation. Left us with a famine so horrible, we could barely recover," She stated, sounding quite bitter as she brought up the bugs. The teacher looked sympathetic, but kept a polite smile.

"Ah, what a terrible occurrence. I do remember reading about that, though. I would love to hear more about it sometime, if it's no trouble?" He asked simply. The Eyrie didn't answer, instead sitting with quite an intimidating look. Lucky was personally scared to look in her direction.

After a few seconds, he continued on, pointing to a rather... strange Cybunny girl, who was dressed in tattered clothing and looked almost like a zombie. "Perhaps you have some information to enlighten us with, Ms... uh...?"

"Ehehee, yes!" She giggled in a creepy manner. No doubt that this girl was from the Haunted Woods. "I'm Elvira! One time, the Esophagor got so hungry, that it wouldn't stop groaning and shrieking, no matter how much anyone fed it!" She cackled. "It took everyone a whole month before it was even satiated... ehehehe... they say they had to feed it other Neopians... but I never saw anyone go that far..." She said, finishing her sentence with another creepy giggle. There was something about her that was definitely weird, even if the Acara didn't want to stereotype. He wasn't the only one freaked out, though, as a few other students noticeably squirmed when she laughed. May couldn't help but cower a bit, Enele stared at her with a wide, unsure gaze, Krugg couldn't even look at the Cybunny, and even Val slumped in her seat a bit.

Dr. Katzbury was the only one not put-off by her strange appearance, who merely nodded with a wide, interested gaze. "Now that's something! Little stories that no one else would probably know! Let's see here..." The Kougra pointed to the Acara suddenly, an eyebrow raised. "How's about one more, Mr..?"

Lucky jumped a bit, not having a story prepared. Being quiet, he had to clear his throat and speak a little louder than usual, which made him uncomfortable. "Uh... L-lucky," He stammered. "Uh... nothing really happened back where I lived..."

"Come now, anything will be alright! No such thing as a bad answer, after all," He reassured. Lucky felt a few eyes fall on him, which only made him more uncomfortable. It took the Acara a few seconds to even think of anything that happened.

"...uh... one time I saw a bunch of merchants go on strike," He said simply. "I think they were unhappy about a store that was trying to buy them out."

"I see! I told you there's no bad answer," The Kougra said happily. "After all, how else were we supposed to know if someone didn't tell us? It could have lead to something big, after all!"

The teacher now spoke to everyone as a whole. "You see, there's no such thing as an insignificant event. Everything always matters to everyone. Of course, there is no way of knowing everything, at least not without witnesses. That is why we're all here," He continued. "A vast knowledge of how our nations exist and came to be is the first step in coexisting peacefully," He concluded.

It was quite an important lesson for sure, even if it was a little standard. For the most part, everyone followed along, and it relieved Lucky quite a bit when he felt the pressure of everyone go away, turning back to their educator. Of course, that was only the beginning of their first class.

The Kougra moved to his desk and opened up his binder, stating, "Open your copies of Neopian History For Freshmen, please, and let's get started."

[ikkaku-of-heart]

♥!

Send me a ♥ and I’ll fill out (Still Accepting!)

If we kissed?

[X] Quickie. [] Tongue. [] Softly bite your lip. [] We wouldn’t. [] Long and meaningful. [] Let’s hit up the bedroom. [] You remember last time? [X] Awkward… [] Lol no.

Would I go out with you?

[] Yes, definitely. [] No. [] I want to, but it wouldn’t work. [] Maybe. [X] Nope, you’re like family. [X] You’re cute, but probably not. [X] Just simply not my type. [] If I knew you better. [] Already did. [] I don’t know.

If we took a picture together, we’d be…

[X] Hugging each other. (Well, probably Ikkaku hugging him and Enel just standing there tolerating it) [X] Just chilling. [] Holding hands. [] Kissing. [X] Acting dumb. [X] Normal picture. [] You holding me from behind.

You are…

[] Cute/Pretty. [X] Good looking. [] Sexy. [] All of the above

You + me + room = …

[X] Movies. [] Cuddling. [X] Hanging out. [] Kissing. [X] Playing games. [] Everything. [] Wouldn’t let you in.

You should…

[] Hit me up. [] Be mine. [] Marry me. [X] Reblog this so I can send you a heart. (Well, you already did, lol) [X] be studying

If we got married, I’d…

[] Divorce you. [] Make kids. [] Take your money and bounce. [] Smash every day. [] I would cheat on you. [] Be faithful. [] Kill you in your sleep [X] We wouldn’t (Best as friends)

[one-piece-dumpster-fire]

Hey, can I get a matchup? I’m 5’6, female, and straight. I dye my hair different colors, and right now have a Mohawk (but not completely shaved sides, the hair on the sides is just really short) I have it dyed black rn, but gonna go to purple soon. I have asthma, so I���m not very athletic. I practice witchcraft though, and I love the outdoors (even when it’s trying to kill me). I also really love taking walks during thunderstorms, especially when there is lightning. It’s just so pretty!

Ohh, I'd match you up wiiiiiiith....

Bartolomeo!!!

you had him at Mohawk and witchcraft

just like Bartolomeo, you're one of those people that just naturally stand out. Both character and appearance wise, much to Cavendish's disdain because he fears that this might mean he'll have to deal with two idiots from now on...

ironically though, Cavendish is actually the one that brought you together- because Bartolomeo's 'flirt' attempts are so pitiful it hurts. He's a guy that tries to hide and deny his attraction at any cost, basically like that meme of the kid handing a 'get out of my school' note to their crush lol. Clearly the struggle is real and Cavendish had to step in. for his own mental safety

and fortunately that worked out just fine, because otherwise this relationship might have never come to be. But let’s not talk about Cavendish and dating advices/antics, instead let's talk dates with you and Barto!

good thing you like hanging out outside because that's where Bartolomeo will always take you for some fun. Restaurants, dancing- all that junk is a waste of time and way too noble for him lol. Let's roll around in the dirt or go camping, perhaps even stay up the entire night talking about Luffy-senpai how awesome you two are and do each other's hair! Just don't ever call it a slumber party because it sounds way too girlish for his tastes

together, you are like that couple no one wants to mess with. And if anyone dares to try, then Bartolomeo will just scare them off and say that you're gonna curse them with your witch power if they don't beat it

which, now that he mentions it, is something he'd be genuinly interested in and would love to try as well. What kind of witchy things can you do, actually? Are you able to curse others? If so, could you cast a spell on Cavendish that'll cause his hair to fall out or something?

and if you think Bartolomeo isn't going to try and convince you to dye your hair in the same shade of green he has at least once, then you've got another thing coming lol. Let’s just do the whole partner fantasy for once, in return he’ll even think about dying his own hair in a shade you choose as well!

„Did ya hear that rumbling just now, (Y/N)? It's getting stormy outside, didn't you say you liked stuff like that? How about we go out and see what's louder, my screams or the lightning, hehaha! ….don't worry, I'll even build a barrier so we won't get wet if that’s what you want!“

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also before I forget Enel would like to know your location as well but let's not get into that lol

[bunniesbearsbumblebees]

The tse characters are playing on a bouquet! Well, some of them, anyways...

Somehow Apen got stuck in the vase, and Berlyne is not going to help him get out. Noah and Ruya are being lovey-dovey on the bow.  Delaney is sliding down the stems. Eating a candy cane, Enel is sitting on the vase. On the other side, Velvare is barely holding on, and Melete is taking her time helping him. Avidan is grumpily sitting on a Zinnia. Chara is waving. While Marcus is hanging on for dear life, Idony is skipping from one flower to another.

I read somewhere that Goldenrod was Encouragement, and that Zinnias were reminders not to forget absent friends. And I threw in roses for good measure.

[distopea]

⚡️ thcscrpent​​

The other seemed attached, and he couldn’t help but sneer at the thought. Throw a bone to a dog, and I’ll come running back for more, although, rather a lion in it’s den. He felt like a meat, hanging not too far from their grasp, eager to slip away. Sinbad find thrill dealing with such monsters which the other is anything but, not that he would speak those words, knowing well it would anger them. A prey who wants to be eaten.

Legs Carried him towards the thrown, and placing himself on the same spot as their first encounter, kneeling, crawling up to settle himself just below their feet. Gaze ever so needy as he slip his tongue out to trace his dry lips,

“Could you blame me? I just can’t resist you.”

What a snake... Enel finds it so amusing, the way he’s pretending so hard to care about his persona. He senses that one day he would stab him, that insolent and petty smirk becoming far more dangerous than what he expects him to believe. But so far, the game is addictive, and Enel loves to toy with his prey himself. They are probably two hunters, vicious and fickle, ready to strike when the occasion would be perfect. It’s a fair sport... A certain one that the God of Skypiea loves to win.

“No, you can’t, that’s why I know you will be back.” Enel snarls, poking the bear with his insulting comment, while he bends down to sensually caress the birth of his jawline. He would do it for a pet, but for once, his touch is only dangerous for those who are easily tempted by a world of sin.

“It’s only natural for you to kneel between my legs, isn’t it?” Enel adds, his smile growing wider over his lips. Another taunt for sure, but he guesses that Sinbad can easily twist it at his advantage.