HAPPY BIRTHDAY NAYE~!
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eiliemI made a card, but... um, I'll have to wait till you've read the new chapter to post it ^^; (sorry)
Standing between Luffy and danger was second nature by now. Une was pleased to see how much he'd grown, and unsurprised to find him running from trouble, a determined Marine hot on his heels. It was the story of their childhood.
She was surprised by the familiar figure running alongside Luffy, however. It had been nearly three years since she last saw Kuina, one still night back in East Blue where they shared sake and talked about strength and dreams and little brothers.
But questions about Kuina would have to wait. Une put the swordswoman from her mind as she focused on her opponent and Luffy beat a hasty retreat.
It wasn't until she'd given Marine Whateverhisnameis the slip and caught up to them that Une realized the absurd: Kuina was part of Luffy's crew!
This was good.
Surrounded by strong women all his life, Luffy would never take Kuina's strength as anything but a matter of course. And Kuina's swords would guard Luffy's back, out here in the pirates' graveyard; Kuina understood about little brothers.
It was also hilarious.
Une would have loved to stay and catch up; she'd missed Luffy and she really wanted to hear by what insane chain of events Kuina wound up sailing with her little brother. Sailing under her brother's command, of all things.
But Une was on a mission. She couldn't rest while Satch's soul waited on revenge. There would be time enough for that later.
When this was all over she would find Luffy and Kuina and this wonderful, young crew and they would trade stories to their hearts' content.
It was a promise.
"See you at the top, guys."
And now we all pretend this doesn't end tragically ¬¬ (hey, it's our AU, we can decide Une walks away from Marinford alive!)
Bizarrely, half-way through writing this I got the image of Ace and Satch and Sabo having an epic party in the afterlife. With chopsticks. (You know Satch would have enjoyed the chopstick dance, if he didn't already know it). Roger's not invited. Poor Roger.
If I had any artistic skills whatsoever I would draw this: Sabo, Ace, and Satch, arms over each others' shoulders, doing the chopstick dance. Rouge and Whitebeard are laughing and Roger in is his own Corner of Gloom because Ace still won't speak to him.
And one day, years and years and years from now, Luffy will arrive and the afterlife might just explode from sheer Partyness. SUPER! /o/ *sigh* it's so much harder to approximate Franky's SUPER pose with the keyboard
Please note that I have never, ever made any claims at sanity >.>
Standing between Luffy and danger was second nature by now. Une was pleased to see how much he'd grown, and unsurprised to find him running from trouble, a determined Marine hot on his heels. It was the story of their childhood.
She was surprised by the familiar figure running alongside Luffy, however. It had been nearly three years since she last saw Kuina, one still night back in East Blue where they shared sake and talked about strength and dreams and little brothers.
But questions about Kuina would have to wait. Une put the swordswoman from her mind as she focused on her opponent and Luffy beat a hasty retreat.
It wasn't until she'd given Marine Whateverhisnameis the slip and caught up to them that Une realized the absurd: Kuina was part of Luffy's crew!
This was good.
Surrounded by strong women all his life, Luffy would never take Kuina's strength as anything but a matter of course. And Kuina's swords would guard Luffy's back, out here in the pirates' graveyard; Kuina understood about little brothers.
It was also hilarious.
Une would have loved to stay and catch up; she'd missed Luffy and she really wanted to hear by what insane chain of events Kuina wound up sailing with her little brother. Sailing under her brother's command, of all things.
But Une was on a mission. She couldn't rest while Satch's soul waited on revenge. There would be time enough for that later.
When this was all over she would find Luffy and Kuina and this wonderful, young crew and they would trade stories to their hearts' content.
It was a promise.
"See you at the top, guys."
And now we all pretend this doesn't end tragically ¬¬ (hey, it's our AU, we can decide Une walks away from Marinford alive!)
Bizarrely, half-way through writing this I got the image of Ace and Satch and Sabo having an epic party in the afterlife. With chopsticks. (You know Satch would have enjoyed the chopstick dance, if he didn't already know it). Roger's not invited. Poor Roger.
If I had any artistic skills whatsoever I would draw this: Sabo, Ace, and Satch, arms over each others' shoulders, doing the chopstick dance. Rouge and Whitebeard are laughing and Roger in is his own Corner of Gloom because Ace still won't speak to him.
And one day, years and years and years from now, Luffy will arrive and the afterlife might just explode from sheer Partyness. SUPER! /o/ *sigh* it's so much harder to approximate Franky's SUPER pose with the keyboard
Please note that I have never, ever made any claims at sanity >.>
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Date: 2010-08-07 03:33 am (UTC)Then I read what came after the fic and now I'm just laughing and squeeing and kind of going want want want. XD
(Aww, poor Roger! CORNER OF GLOOM LOL.)
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Date: 2010-08-07 05:40 am (UTC)It was really hard to feel bad about dying when you had a brother on one arm and a nakama on the other and your father looking on happily (not the useless one!).
It was also, Ace found, hard to feel guilty about... things (not listening, losing, failing, starting a war, getting everyone you loved hurt, dying on Luffy, leaving Luffy alone-) when someone (Sabo) stuck chopsticks up your nose.
Ace gave it up as a hopeless case and focused on the here and now.
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Maaaaaybe Sabo's with Dragon >.>
But if he's not, you know he's having a hella good time with Satch and Ace. XD
And distracting Ace from guilty Luffy thoughts.
Maybe I will poke ficlet again later... maybe. ¬¬
The party is making me feel slightly better about Ace. A bit.
And the idea of Roger in the CORNER OF GLOOM is hugely amusing to me XD And Shirohige. Shirohige is hugely amused by the whole situation as well.
Rouge... I'm not sure how Rouge feels about all this, besides fond exasperation. Some of her is sad that Ace was so lost and hurt for most of his life, but this is a party so she'll worry about that later.
Maybe she'll go stick chopsticks up Roger's nose to distract him.
... okay. *steps away from the
crackshrooms* that's enough. @_@I'm glad you liked Unefic :D I was poking my unfinished fic looking for something for you and then Une was all "Oh hai, remember me" *nudge nudge* And Kuina wanted in too. Or maybe Kuina poked me first and Une followed...? *can't remember*
In any case, they demanded fic, and I know better than to argue with them :P Maybe they knew it was your birthday.
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Date: 2010-08-07 04:01 pm (UTC)And - party! Parties do make everything better, they do, they do~. Chopstick dance! Laughing! Fond exasperation! Awwww~.
...there can never be enough shrooms. XD
ALL YOUR FAULT
Date: 2010-08-08 04:38 am (UTC)Today's shroomyness courtesy of Tamaki-senpai.
Re: ALL YOUR FAULT
Date: 2010-08-08 03:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-07 02:28 pm (UTC)And your bonus scenario is hilarious! XDD (Oh, Ace, oh ROGER. XD)
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Date: 2010-08-08 04:32 am (UTC)It's such a good 'verse.
I'm glad you enjoyed the bonus scenario - the thought is making me feel a little bit less sad whenever I think about Ace. Now I'm picturing Ace and Satch and Sabo with the little halos and wings that Arakawa draws on the characters she's killed off and it's a pretty cracky thought. yay for Arakawa's crack.