2137words tags | It had been two days, two days since the incident had apparently happened, no rain fall had washed the blood away, no one had washed the stains that oozed from what could potentially have been a wound that killed her brother. If it were her brother at all. Early this day, Melissa had been located in a tavern, simply drinking awaiting Leparo to show up. Naturally such a commotion witnessed by a large group of people would become the talk of such a place. The female, with her cloak covering her face would listen, listen to the words of the men speaking. About the wanted noble boy and his defeat at the hands of a pretty little girl. The noble boy was taking to hospital due to the severity of the wound, while the girl had been removed from this life via a marine boy. Though Melissa was not a fan of the marines, this one she was thankful for. The area of were this took place was mentioned, thus she had taken her leave. As the sun shone, the yuki yuki no mi user would clasp a hand to her stomach, trying to keep her composure, she did not know if it were truly Coniko whom had sustained such injury, taking in a deep breath as she looked at the blood stains. Ripping her eyes from it, the young cloaked girl would slowly make her way towards the hospital. Her petite form allowing her to blend in to the crowd that just so happened to be moving in the direction that she was planning on walking in, so she would do so, blending. her eyes shifting when approaching the hospital. Noting the increase of marines at the entrance. Melissa would decide against using the main entrance. Breaking from the crowd, the young girl would prove her thief abilities had not dwindled, jumping up from wall to wall to attain the proper height. Upon the roof, she would run, her feet carrying her until there was no more platform for her to use. Her foot touched upon the edge, soon she was soaring through the air from her jump. The wind seemed to guide her, pushing her forward as she landed with a gentle Thump upon the slanted roof of the hospital. Finding an open window was easy enough, a small gap that no human could possibly fit through was nothing for the woman of snow. Her body dissolved softly, become the element that was once imbued within the devil fruit of the Yuki Yuki No Mi. Her body would slide in to the gap in its snow form, crumpling in on itself as it flew forth before becoming a clump upon the floor. This clump would then come back to form Melissa and all her clothing, including her cloak. Hood still up, the girl would take note that she was in one of the bathrooms. Adjusting her cloak, she would open the door gently looking around to see if any marines could be spotted. Thankfully this was not the case and she could move around freely. It took roughly twenty minutes of searching, but Melissa finally found the room, guarded by a further three marines. This had to be it. it took a mere few minutes for Melissa to come up with a plan, which involved knocking out a nurse, taking her clothing and pass and locking her in the closet. With this mini disguise and a tray of food stolen from another patient, Melissa would brave standing in front of the marines. She did not wish for a fight, a fight would mean causing unwanted attention. Alas, the marine would nod and smile at her, pushing the door open as she slid inside. She couldn't look in the bed, not until she had put the tray down on the side desk, taking a deep breath she would turn to face the body in the bed. Her eyes would water, her fists clenched as her eyes drunk in the image of her brother. It did not look good."Oh...Oh Coniko" Melissa would say, instinct took over and she would be holding him, her hands wrapped around him as best she could. She tried so hard to not let the tears fall. A hand would touch her hair, slowly and gently, yet no words would be spoken. Melissa would simply lie their, crying in to the lap of the man whom could not feel her. Leonidas had long slipped from the earth, and Melissa had been off on her own adventure...if she had stayed, if she had remained by her brothers side, this would not have happened. Her heart ached, her body shivered. She would try to smile at him, wiping away the snot and tears from her face, her watery and tear streaked face gazing in to the eyes of her brother. She thought the way he held himself in this bed, the silence had destroyed her, how wrong she could have been. All the life had drained from her brother's eyes, the sparkle and charm that those eyes held, now replaced with an empty blackness that seemed to consume the spark of life that he once held. The broken body of her brother, his legs no longer usable or so says the chart upon the front of his bed, the day he lost his legs, was the day he lost his spark for life. This much was obvious to her. Mustering up her breath she would speak shakily. Please....tell me... she would ask. Silence filled the air as her words drifted from her mouth, heavy breathing could be heard.."A girl.....attacked me from behind....a marine guy put her down... he said softly. His eyes..soulless and hard looked at her.."Why....why didn't you stay?" Melissa had dreaded such a question, she had left them both and now none of her brothers were whole, Leonidas had slipped from the face of the earth and Coniko now lay broken. "I..I'm sorry" was all she could muster. Yet the silence grew and Melissa knew, nothing she could say would make up for anything. So they sat in silence. "Can you sing, that song you sang on the island" he would ask her. How could she say no. The marines would hear, but she could handle them. Nodding slowly, she would begin taking a breath. I found a way not to think about it Open up a bottle pour it in a glass I can make it disappear if I drink real fast I found a way not to think about it I found a way to hide all my crying Jump in the car step on the gas and drive like the devil with Jesus on his back I found a way to hide all my crying and most days most of the time It seems to work out just fine I found a way not to miss someone Write down all the bad put it in a book and read it everyday like a good girl should I found a way not to miss someone She wasn't much of a singer though the female could hold a tune, nothing like a musician could, but her words brought tears to the eyes of her brother, the cracking in her throat occasionally building up as she tried to hold it together. Surprised that no marine entered Melissa would reach out her hand to her brother. She could see Coniko...but she coudn't feel him. "GUARDS THERE'S AN INTRUDER IN HERE" shouted Coniko. Melissa's eyes widened, tears streamed down her face, her eyes meeting Coniko's own, water overflowing as he looked at the yuki yuki no mi user, a smile upon his face. Not the smile of revenge or vengeance, not a smile of hatred, just a smile...a smile that scared Melissa. It was the smile of someone who had nothing more to give and nothing more to lose. Marines had bust through the door, eyeing the nurse whom sat at the bench. Probably why they hadn't broken in, Melissa had forgotten about her disguise. They looked to the nurse and the male confused. "She's not a nurse, she's an intruder" Coniko would say, his head moved, hiding his now crying eyes from Melissa, turning away from her. She tried to move forward but arms grasped her. "CONIKO" she would pleade, her voice cracking as she struggled. They pulled at her, anger surged through her bodies. A loud crack followed by a second would erupt. Coniko would glance at his sister who shook frantically. The bodies of the two marines lying across the room, dents in the walls from where their faces had struck, blood painted a small portion of it while a pool began to form between the two bodies. Foot steps, and another marine appeared, Just one. "Sometimes sis, i don't sleep at all, I lye awake with my eyes closed, its been a couple of days and i can't do it..i can't live this way, I'm lost and too far from the person i was...so this is goodbye, for ever" he would say. Malice in his words. Melissa would be standing still, her eyes and body shaking. She couldn't move, she was lost for words and..if she understood then...then she couldn't. "no Coni." the marine had moved, her hand tranformed, a spike pressed against Melissa's head, though did not enter it. "Did you think i would just stand by, Melissa Devaroux of the Elegant Fist, i have made it my mission to captu" "Shut up" Melissa would say, her voice rough. The marine woman would simply laugh. "DON'T YOU GET IT MELISSA, YOUR NOTHING TO ME JUST A GIRL WHO FUCKED US OVER EVERY CHANCE SHE GOT. LEONIDAS AND I, WE DON'T NEED YOU, I HATE YOU. I BLAME YOU" Coniko shouted. And that was it, Melissa couldn't say anything, she couldn't move, shocked by such words she allowed herself to be marched by out by the marines and the woman whom held the spike creating devil fruit. Honestly Melissa was in such a state that she would have went to jail without resisting. "Today is the day that Melissa Devaroux was captured by Melisandra Hojuka, LT of the marine core. You are no match against my toge toge no mi. You and that little rev boy, your all going to pay, though that little cripple probably won't last, tototototototot" she said with such a strange laugh at the end. Her spiked hand was still pressed against Melissa whom continued to walk. "He told me a marine saved him, who was it" Melissa would ask as she walked. "Was just an idiot ensign, Hao something, short kid with a poncho or some shit, whats it to ya bitch" the devil fruit user marine would say. "Good, that means i can kill you" Melissa would say, her eyes fluttering with resolve. Her body would move backwards, pushing the spike through her head. "What the fu" she would not able to complete that phrase, for the yuki yuki no mi users intangibility would allow her to turn with the spike still in her head while at the same time strike a devastating strike the female's gut. She would buckle, the wind knocked out of her severely. Another strike would present itself, her bodies intangibilty would be upon her entire body but her arms allowing the spike that now moved down her body from the winded movement to harmlessly bypass her. The second strike would be to the head. The resulting shockwave from such a sudden attack, and the shock and surprise of the woman had resulted in no defensive action being taken, the woman had been to cocky and believed Melissa to only have brute strength. The ground under the face of the woman would become a creator that is one meter in diameter. The marine escort would aim their guns, but the yuki yuki no mi user would look at them, her hand grasping the female marine by the hair. "Your bullets can't hurt me, she's still alive for now, good thing we are outside a hospital. This bitch has little time, you can shoot but they won't do anything to me. Or you can take her." Melissa would say as she threw the limb body in the direction of a marine. Two of them caught her while the others then took this chance to fire. The bullets would harmlessly bypass her due to her logia capabilies. The female would walk forth, the marines having stopped and now looking on. The snow queen began to disintegrate, vanishing from view. She was gone, gone back to her crew. Though how would she be upon returning to them? |
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