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eiliemTitle: Lady of War
Characters: Luffy's family
Rating: G
This...I have no idea where this came from. None.
Lady of War
Dear,
The Marines have connected me to the revolution. I expect they will be here any day. I could run, but the road is no place to raise a child, much less an infant. And if the Marines ever made the connection between us, between my child and you – our son would be hunted all his life, as bait for you.
We decided together not to raise him from within the revolution – for all that it may have been safer – and I stand by that decision, for all our original reasons: we wanted our child to be able to make choices for himself, to not have our ideologies, our wars, forced on him. Children should be raised in light and laughter and freedom; the grim shadows of Headquarters would have provided none of this. I regret nothing, and hope that you share my resolve.
I’ve left Luffy with your father – he has no idea why, of course. I told him a single mother needs a break from wailing colicky infants every once in a while. He was delighted to have his grandson to himself and didn’t question his good fortune.
I trust this will put no further strain in your relationship; he could no more have prevented this than you.
You know what this means, though, don’t you? You will not know your son. Not until he is grown and able to defend himself against the forces of the world on his own. We knew this was a possibility when you left, but now it is irrevocable. I’m sorry.
I can promise you though, that I will not die easily. For all our dreams, for all our vows – when those motherless fuckers walk through that door, they will not find a frightened woman to be arrested and taken in for questioning. They will find me, and I will carve our vision into their flesh until they have wrung the last breath from me. I hope this comforts you, it does me.
Live, my love, and make the world a free place for our son.
Yours forever.
P.S. Oh Garp, you nosy fool, would you have let me go if I had told you what was going to happen? I’m sorry for the deception, and for the responsibility I have imposed on you. Take care of yourself, and Luffy. And so help me old man, if you turn my son into a Marine I will haunt you forever.
Characters: Luffy's family
Rating: G
This...I have no idea where this came from. None.
Lady of War
Dear,
The Marines have connected me to the revolution. I expect they will be here any day. I could run, but the road is no place to raise a child, much less an infant. And if the Marines ever made the connection between us, between my child and you – our son would be hunted all his life, as bait for you.
We decided together not to raise him from within the revolution – for all that it may have been safer – and I stand by that decision, for all our original reasons: we wanted our child to be able to make choices for himself, to not have our ideologies, our wars, forced on him. Children should be raised in light and laughter and freedom; the grim shadows of Headquarters would have provided none of this. I regret nothing, and hope that you share my resolve.
I’ve left Luffy with your father – he has no idea why, of course. I told him a single mother needs a break from wailing colicky infants every once in a while. He was delighted to have his grandson to himself and didn’t question his good fortune.
I trust this will put no further strain in your relationship; he could no more have prevented this than you.
You know what this means, though, don’t you? You will not know your son. Not until he is grown and able to defend himself against the forces of the world on his own. We knew this was a possibility when you left, but now it is irrevocable. I’m sorry.
I can promise you though, that I will not die easily. For all our dreams, for all our vows – when those motherless fuckers walk through that door, they will not find a frightened woman to be arrested and taken in for questioning. They will find me, and I will carve our vision into their flesh until they have wrung the last breath from me. I hope this comforts you, it does me.
Live, my love, and make the world a free place for our son.
Yours forever.
P.S. Oh Garp, you nosy fool, would you have let me go if I had told you what was going to happen? I’m sorry for the deception, and for the responsibility I have imposed on you. Take care of yourself, and Luffy. And so help me old man, if you turn my son into a Marine I will haunt you forever.
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Date: 2009-09-19 05:42 am (UTC)Is this Luffy's mother's letter to Dragon?? :O
And I laughed so hard at the last paragraph!! XD
Just what you will expect from Luffy's relative! It's her mom indeed!! Although we know nothing of her yet~~I think you totally nailed her!! XD
Thank you~~ this made my day! <3
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Date: 2009-09-19 05:59 am (UTC)I'm glad you liked it!
I'm sure this is completely wrong - but I'll bet she's Bad! Ass!!
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Date: 2009-09-19 06:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-19 06:25 am (UTC)This is a really interesting interpretation of Luffy's unknown mother, and even though it's got every chance to be jossed, I really like it! It fits! And she'd better have been a kickass woman. :D
The PS made me laugh - of course Garp would intercept the letter and read it, and of course she'd expect him to. XD
Luckily, she won't have to haunt him?
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Date: 2009-09-19 06:37 am (UTC)Could any woman who had a child with Dragon be anything less than epically badass?
I...kind of had the idea that she left a box of things with Garp when she dumped Luffy on him and the letter was in it? And then, obviously he'd go snooping XP
And no, no daughters-in-law haunting Garp, he raised a will-be Pirate King! &hearts
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Date: 2009-09-19 07:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-19 07:28 am (UTC)Thank you.
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Date: 2009-09-19 07:31 am (UTC)Absolutely awesome and strong and protective and willing to give her life for her son - but not without fighting for it, first!
I'm imagining this letter reaching Dragon, and... breaking him, in some small way. And Luffy becomes even more precious to him, because it's all he's got left of the woman he loved - but he can't even let his son know he exists. Owww.
Gorgeous!
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Date: 2009-09-20 06:55 am (UTC)Um...owww
o_O
Like - I knew what I'd written was heavy and angsty and oww and would hurt both Garp and Dragon (especially Dragon) but...the way you put it.
Owww
*needs to stop writing angsty things!*
But thank you for the comment! ^_^ it made me happy
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Date: 2009-09-19 10:06 am (UTC)It's no surprise that Luffy's mom would be an amazing fearless person. You have to be if you put up with D's. I love the strength of her commitment to both her cause and family.
Garp's predictable isn't he? Probably felt that she was up to something XD at least he won't be haunted...not that he didn't do his best!
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Date: 2009-09-20 07:07 am (UTC)I'm glad you liked it!
Yes, Luffy's mom had to have been badass - and, as
No, no daughters-in-law haunting poor Garp, he fails at raising children too hard XP
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Date: 2009-09-19 02:10 pm (UTC)insanepowerful family. I really can't wait to see what Luffy's mom will look like. *-*And lol @ the ps. Oh Garp. XDDD He tries so hard.
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Date: 2009-09-20 07:09 am (UTC)I'm also quite anxious to learn more about both Luffy's parents!
And, oh, the ps - poor Garp. And lol. XP
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Date: 2009-09-21 07:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-22 07:45 am (UTC)Yes, muahaha Garp. I mean, poor poor Garp.
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Date: 2009-09-23 05:05 pm (UTC)Luffy's mom... had to be awesome. &hearts
I really really want to know more about her!
And the postscript made me laugh and wibble
^^ yeah, haha Garp
...and at the same time, damn this is heavy! o_O
Brain angst wut @_@
(pffft, yes, not daughters-in-law haunting Garp, he fails at raising Marines)