9 Of Fluff and Calls

I jump up because all I hear is a brrrring, brrrring of something. I look to my left, and Ace and Luffy are still sleeping soundly. It's the transponder snail again, and it looks like it hasn't stopped ringing all night. The snail had bloodshot eyes that were constantly vibrating, and its eyes lids keep dropping closed only to be shocked back awake again.

I slowly pick up the snail, knowing that Luffy's soulmate at least deserved to know what happened. Until it is knocked out of my hand by a very out-of-it ace, I watch it fall almost like it is in slow motion as it falls to the ground and smashes. I think I even see the soul of the snail leave its body.

SSSSSHHHHHHIIIIIITTTTTTTT

. . .

No, pick up, No pick up. I bang my head against my desk over and over again, clouds of depression hanging over me. "Benn, why is she not picking up? " I whine, looking up with my bloodshot eyes. Suddenly, the snail that is still ringing stopped gained a blank look on its face and said. " This snail is now disconnected. Please calibrate with a new snail for a new partner."

" Benn, what do I do? " I shout, shaking my first mate. " Calm down, captain," is yelled back at me. " Check your mark! " I look back at my mark and realize it is back to its beautiful gold colour. I calm down a little.

" Benn, please remind me why we can't go back there and check on her. " I whinnied and groaned at the same time.

Benn's eye twitched, and he said, " The marines were getting very serious about all the time you spent there. If we go back, they will call a literal buster call. Have you already forgotten the chewing out Garp gave us after beating us up? He only didn't bring us in because of your soulmate and the huge power shift it would cause in the seas." I grumble at the reminder, with the training that he put himself through after that incident. Garp would not even be able to touch him.

" Garp only just stopped the buster call because he said he was from that island and had family there. May I remind you, his family is also your SOULMATE. Now I am very concerned about our little misty moon myself, but we will be putting her in more danger if we go back."

" So, you are saying we can't even check up on her." Benn stayed silent but eventually said, " No, I never said that. Don't you have a favour you can call in with macro the phoenix? He can take care of the thing that had misty moon in trouble. Gets a break from his duty as the Whitebeard's first mate and can give her a new transponder snail."

" Your right," I cheered, picking up my transponder snail and about to make that critical call.

. . .

Two days and we are sworn family. I don't know how I am so lucky to have little lu in my life. I can't believe I was trying to kill her only a few days ago. It feels like a lifetime ago. How could I, a son of a demon, be loved like this. How could she stand to be around me to be toured for me? I take a look at lu playing in the clearing near the swamp with sabo. His brother, his brother. He had a brother and sister. He was the oldest. He would protect them from everything because that what the eldest does.

He signed up for that when he drank that sake with them...

Shit is that lu riding a crocodile and sabo being eaten by one.

"Sabo, Luffy, hold on, I am coming. Fuck" I yell, rushing to my feet. What Have I Gotten Myself Into?

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