Cappello di Paglia
chapter 3
fandom: One Piece
characters: Monkey D. Luffy; Roronoa Zoro; Nami; Usopp; Sanji; Tony Tony Chopper; Nico Robin; Franky; Brook; Trafalgar Law; Bepo; Jean Bart; Shachi; Penguin; Eustass Kid; Killer; Wire; Heat; Kaya; Nefertari Vivi; Viola; Nojiko; Makino; Red-Haired Shanks; Portgas D. Ace
rating: T or PG-13
summary: When one of the Four Capo di Capi Re start encroaching on their territories, the Straw Hat Family, the Kid Family, and the Heart Family form an alliance to take the Capo di Capi Re out...permanently. But will this alliance be successful, or will it lead to their demise? AU. Mob-Style.
genre: action/drama
author's note: Now is the time when the story picks up, where the plot begins, I guess. Again, there will be descriptions in this chapter, and I'm sorry if any of you find them too long, but if you, again, don't like them, don't read them. All there is to it. I hope I wrote this okay and you can understand what they're talking about. Also, I hope I get most of the characters' personalities correct. Anyway, on with the show!
Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece or any of One Piece's characters mentioned in this fic.
Warning: This is AU. Basically, all that remains are their names, faces, and a few personality traits, but other than that, the characters in this story are completely OOC.
I'm gonna give y'all some links on what I picture the Mansion looking like and what the Thousand Sunny looks like (more or less):
The Mansion (the Straw Hat Family’s home base) is located on the edge of Foosha Town (which is Luffy’s hometown; he likes it there b/c none of the citizens are afraid of him, since they’ve known Luffy since he was a child) - http://homesoftherich.net/2009/12/page/8/
Thousand Sunny (is separated into three distinct sections; the Straw Hats bought the underground spaces from the stores next to Robin's so they'd have the space to do this) -
Bar Portion: http://www.openhouse-nyc.com/venue.htm & http://blog.hostcommittee.com/post/63649926924/nyc-neighborhood-series-the-east-village (first picture)
Gambling Hall: http://www.bestofvegas.com/hotels/Days-Inn-Las-Vegas-Hotel-at-Wild-Wild-West/Wild-Wild-West-Casino-Las-Vegas/ (but decorated in the bar’s style)
Strip Club/Brothel: http://heroessincity.wikidot.com/the-church (but decorated in the bar’s style)
Law's Nodachi (for those who'd like to know) -
- Kikoku: a moderately curved, slender, single-edged, 35.79" black blade with a silver edge; a lilac purple hilt-wrapping with purple menuki, a golden kashira (pommel), and a large oblong-shaped guard coated with short white fur; the scabbard is black with white crosses from the opening to the bottom, a small piece of red rope tied near its opening with a pair of tassels hanging off, and a golden kojiri (end cap)
Two Weeks Later…
"Luffy, for the love of all Berries, please keep still!" Nami yelled loudly at her Don as he continued to squirm in place.
"But Naaaammi!" Luffy complained, fidgeting in place as the orange-haired girl continued to get him ready. "This is so boring."
"Getting dressed is not meant to be fun, Luffy." Nami said as she finished tying the black tie, pausing to smooth it down over his dark red dress shirt. "There. Now, go sit down so I can try and tame that mess you call hair."
Luffy, knowing better than to argue with her right now, trudged over to the bathroom and dropped into the seat the girl had previously brought in, pouting the whole way. Nami shook her head in exasperation; sometimes her boss could be the biggest child in the world, but she wouldn't trade him for anything or anyone else, even if you offered her all the Berries in the universe. Following after him, she paused halfway there when she heard Luffy's bedroom door open and Zoro stroll in, dressed in everything she picked out, minus his black suit jacket.
"Very nice, Zoro." Nami approved with a small smile.
Normally, Zoro and her would be at each others throats over one thing or another, but when it's just them and Luffy, alone, they don't feel the need to bark at each other; more or less, the fighting is for appearances, though they don't know why. The three of them, having been together since the beginning, are the closest of the inner-circle, and treat each other as siblings; siblings love each other and siblings will sometimes be at your throats, that's just how it works. Out of everyone, Zoro and Nami are the most loyal to Luffy, willing to do anything for him.
Turning around in the doorway, Nami gave Zoro a more thorough look-over. He's wearing a white dress shirt, with the top button left undone, under a dark gray waistcoat and with a loose black tie; on his lower-half are tailored black suit trousers, a maroon leather belt, and black dress boots. And, of course, attached over his right hip are his three katanas, but that's to be expected; he goes nowhere without them.
"Wait, where's your brooch?" Nami asked, referring to his circular emerald brooch that Luffy gave him; same as he gave every member of his inner-circle.
Zoro huffed before he picked up his jacket, showing the left lapel, where a glittering green jewel winked back at her. "Right here. I'd never go anywhere without it." Squinting his one good eye, he looked around. "Where's Luffy?"
"In here, Zoro!" Luffy cheerfully called back from the bathroom. "Nami's trying to…uh…tame my hair?"
Zoro chuckled at that as he followed the girl into the bathroom. "Good luck with that one. How many times have you tried to do that before?"
"It'll work this time." Nami said decisively, circling around Luffy. "I'll make it." Zoro just snorted in amusement.
With his shirt and tie, Luffy's also wearing tailored black suit trousers, a dark brown belt, and, much to Nami's chagrin, his black flip-flop straw sandals; hung up on the back of the bedroom door is a black suit jacket, complete with a silver chain dangling from the left breast pocket as well as a red handkerchief tucked into it, and his circular ruby brooch is pinned to the left lapel.
Frowning in concentration, Nami grabbed the boy's straw hat and placed it carefully in Luffy's lap before grabbing a comb and brushing through the soft, raven black strands. Zoro walked over to the mirror and ran a few fingers through his own hair, but it was still too short to really do anything with, so he turned and settled against the countertop, content on waiting…and watching Nami fail, of course.
It took several minutes before Nami finally admitted defeat on Luffy's messy hair and just settled on making sure to get all the tangles out. It was made even more difficult by Luffy's constant need to move, so several times she'd pull too hard when he suddenly shifted, before she finished. Grabbing the straw hat from his lap, she sat it back on top of his head and, placing both hands on his shoulders, nodded.
"I've done all I can do." Squeezing his shoulders, she said, "You and Zoro go put on your jackets. We're gonna need to leave soon."
"Yay!" Luffy shouted, hopping out of the chair and running back into his room, Zoro following behind him.
Shaking her head in fond exasperation, Nami took a minute to make sure she still looked alright after all of...that. She stepped back to look at herself in the mirror, giving her reflection a scrutinizing once-over: a black spaghetti-strapped, scoop-neck dress that hugs her body and reaches her knees with a V-back down to her waist and white webbing hanging from the hemline down to her shins, sheer gray thigh-high stockings held up by suspenders, and black pumps. Smoothing her hands over the soft material, she moved her hand to make sure her circular citrine brooch was secure under her right strap before deeming herself acceptable. Pausing to run a hand through her long hair, which she decided to leave down, she went to go join the other two downstairs in the living room to wait for the others, only detouring to grab her fluffy pink boa from her room.
As soon as she sat down on the other side of Luffy, she heard footsteps heading down the stairs before both Usopp and Chopper came into view, fully dressed in the outfits she picked out for them. Usopp's wearing a tailored white/black vertical-striped two-piece suit with an olive green dress shirt, an orange tie, a black belt, black dress shoes, and a red bandana to keep his hair back; his circular sphene brooch is pinned to his jacket's left lapel and underneath it, you could just make out his shoulder holster, containing his twin Beretta 92FS INOXs. Chopper's dressed in a tailored black two-piece suit, with a silver chain hanging from the jacket's left breast pocket as well as a pale red handkerchief tucked into it and his circular kunzite brooch pinned to the jacket's left lapel, a dark blue dress shirt, a pale red tie, a dark blue belt, and black dress shoes; on his head are his usual hats.
"You both look very handsome." Nami complimented, causing both men to pause in surprise; Nami is never nice like that. She's famous for her fiery temper.
"Uh, thank you?" Usopp ask-answered, moving over to sit in the love seat with Chopper.
While they waited for the others, Nami continued to go over what to do and what not to do at the meeting with Luffy, who, of course, was only half-listening. Another ten minutes passed by before Franky strutted in, looking striking in his outfit as well. He's wearing a tailored black two-piece suit, with a gold chain hanging from the jacket's left breast pocket and his circular topaz brooch pinned to the jacket's left lapel, a light purple dress shirt covered in pink Hawaiian flower designs with the top button left undone, a black belt, and black dress shoes.
"Whoa!" Franky called out, doing a little spin before ending in his signature move. "I'm feeling SUPAH!" Looking over at Nami, he smiled and gave her a thumbs-up. "I'm loving the outfit, Nami-sis."
Nami smiled back at Franky. "Well, I'm glad, Franky."
"Yohohoho," came the familiar laugh from behind Franky before Brook came into view. "Sounds like everyone's having fun in here."
Brook's all dressed up in a tailored black two-piece suit, with his circular black agate brooch pinned to the jacket's left lapel, an orange dress shirt with vertical black pinstripes, the top button left undone, a popped-up collar, and flared/ruffled cuffs, a red ascot, a black belt, black low-heeled boots, and a small black top hat; hanging over his arm, as usual, is his purple shikomizue. He looked every part the gentleman he is...most the time.
Turning to look at the orange-haired woman, Brook said, "Miss Nami, these outfits are simply wonderful. You have impeccable taste."
Blushing lightly, Nami replied, "Thanks, Brook. I'm happy everyone likes their clothes."
"One thing, if I may?" Brook questioned.
"Hmm?" Nami hummed out in question.
Clearing his throat, looking like he was about to ask an all-important question, but what came out was, "May I see your panties?"
A small pause before a loud BONK was heard and Brook was on the floor, holding his head, while Nami was calmly putting the pieces of her Clima-Tact back into the band around her right upper-thigh. This is the scene Robin and Sanji walked in on as they finally arrived. As usual, Robin showed little expression, except for a small smile, but Sanji guessed what had happened.
"Ask her again, Brook, and I will personally kick your bony ass!" Sanji shouted before he calmly lit another cigarette.
Sanji's wearing a tailored black suit jacket, left open, with a blue handkerchief tucked into the left breast pocket and his circular sapphire brooch pinned to the left lapel, a blue dress shirt covered in light blue polkadots with the top button left undone, tailored black suit pants with a silver chain hanging from the belt loops on his right side, a double eyelet-studded dark gray belt, and black dress shoes.
"Nami-swan!" Sanji called out before noodle-dancing over to said woman. "The outfit you picked out personally for me is everything I love! But not as much as I love you!"
"Could you do that elsewhere, swirlybrow?" Zoro muttered lazily, leaning back in the sofa with his arms crossed.
Fire automatically overtaking Sanji, he spun to face Zoro. "What was that, shitty swordsman?!"
"I said move, dartboard." Zoro growled out, eye narrowed on the blond.
"You wanna make me!?" And they were off, circling around the living room, the only sounds heard being loud bangs and the clang of sword blades.
"My, isn't everyone so lively." Robin commented with a serene smile as she slipped on her black ankle-length coat, pausing to fluff out the black feathers lining the hemline and either cuff.
Robin looks beautiful, as to be expected. She's wearing a black long-sleeved, V-neck minidress that hugs her body with a large buckled waistband circling her midriff and her circular amethyst brooch pinned over her right breast, dark purple tights, and black pumps; her hair's twisted and clipped up by an amethyst-studded barrette with only the two chin-length strands left down, framing her face.
"Seems like everyone's here." Usopp commented, ducking just as a kick came flying over his head. "We should probably get going."
"Wooo!" Luffy cheered, previously watching as Zoro and Sanji chased each other around the room. "Let's go! Maybe there'll be meat!"
Smacking the back of his head, Nami hissed, "Idiot! Not everything is about meat."
Rubbing the back of his head, Luffy pouted before standing up, everyone else following suit. Since Zoro and Sanji were still fighting like morons, Nami took it upon herself to smack the both of them over their heads, promptly declaring herself the winner. While that happened, Robin helped Luffy get into his black high-collared, "captain's" overcoat (decorated with gold clasps along the opening and gold/white circling the cuffs), draping it over his shoulders like a cape. Nami had that custom-made for Luffy, stating that all Mob Bosses wore coats like this and if he's going to go to a meeting with two other top Bosses, then he's sure as hell not going without one.
"Now, let's go." Nami said with a smirk, buffing off her fist as Zoro and Sanji nursed their wounds.
"Your hits are a gift from above, Nami-swan!" Sanji cooed while Zoro merely muttered out "Witch."
Moving to the door, the nine Straw Hats made their way into the garage before splitting off into two groups and getting into two separate black Escalades: Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp and Brook in one car, and Sanji, Robin, Chopper and Franky in the other.
It took about an hour to get to the address listed on the card, somewhere in the middle of the Grand Line District, and when they pulled up, all they could see was a plain, empty warehouse, surrounded by other equally-as-plain warehouses. Driving around so they weren't in the view of the street, they parked next to the other two cars that were already there, before turning off the engines and getting out. Looking at the already-there cars, Nami made an annoyed sound.
"Great. We're the last ones to arrive." Rubbing her forehead, she let out another groan. "Just perfect."
"Calm down, Nami." Robin said soothingly, placing a hand on the younger woman's shoulder. "We're still ten minutes early."
Letting out a breath, Nami nodded. "You're right. Of course." Readjusting the boa around her neck, she spun and locked her sights on her Don. "Luffy!"
"What?" Luffy asked, his ever-present grin stretching wide over his face.
"Do you remember what I told you?" Nami asked seriously.
Uhhh…" Luffy said, scratching his head in thought before smiling wider. "Nope, not a thing!"
"Whyyyyy…" Nami groaned out, covering his face with her hands.
"Nami, don't worry about it." Zoro called out, causing the girl to look up. "He's always like this, you know that."
"I know, I know." Nami said softly before smiling at the raven-haired man. "Okay, Luffy, listen closely." She waited until she had his full attention before continuing. "If there are any decisions to be made, you consult me and Zoro first, got it? That's all I need you to remember."
"Shishishi, okay!" Luffy exclaimed, throwing his arms in the air.
He's so childish, some would wonder how he's the Don of a Family, Nami thought as she watched Zoro try to contain him. But most haven't seen the darker side he possesses, the side that comes out when he's pushed close to the edge. Me and Zoro have only ever seen it, and we agreed we'd rather never see it again. Shaking her head, she brushed off those thoughts before joining the others.
"Alright!" Luffy called out with glee. "Let's go meet some new people!"
"That's not the point of this meeting, Luffy." Nami reminded him but gave up when Zoro shook his head.
Moving to flank him automatically as Luffy started to move, Zoro stood to the right of him while Nami moved to his left; Robin, Chopper and Franky went to the right side, next to Zoro, while Sanji, Usopp and Brook flanked the left, near Nami. When everyone was ready, the Straw Hat Family made their way into the warehouse, ready to find out just what this was all about.
~~I'm A Line Break~~
After walking into the door and through the first room, which was empty, the Straw Hats entered the only other room there was in the warehouse, which was occupied by a large, round wooden table…and the two other Families. As soon as they entered, every eye in the room turned to look at them, and the two men, who'd been sitting down at the table, stood up; Luffy then finally got a personal look at the Heads of the Kid Family and the Heart Family. Looking first at the man who extended the invitation for this meeting, Luffy's mysterious-working mind catalogued everything he could about Don Eustass "Captain" Kid.
The 29-year-old Kid is a tall, muscular man with light tan skin, long, spiked-up flame red hair, amber-colored eyes, and no eyebrows; he also has a large scar that starts from the left side of his forehead and goes down his neck, another smaller scar that goes through his left eye, and his left arm looks to be entirely mechanical. He's wearing a tailored black suit jacket, left open, a gray dress shirt with the top button left undone, tailored black suit trousers covered in yellow lizard-print, a green belt fastened by a large circular buckle with a four-leaf clover pattern in the middle, and black motorcycle boots; a slim bandolier, covered with minuscule bolts, goes diagonally over his right shoulder then ties to his left hip, under his jacket, that contains a dagger with a purple hilt-wrapping and a Beretta M9, a pair of studded, square-shaped goggles are resting on his forehead, and draped over his shoulders, like a cape, is a dark brown fur "captain's" overcoat lined by maroon fur with gold clasps along the opening and adorned with spikes over the shoulders.
Standing behind him look to be his "inner-circle" and are made up of some…interesting characters. The first one Luffy spotted is a tall, muscular man with tan skin, long, wild blond hair that fell down to his waist, and a blond goatee; covering his face is a plain, white/light blue full-head helmet with many holes in it, and headphones on both the sides. He's dressed in a tailored black two-piece suit, a black dress shirt covered in white polkadots with the top few buttons left undone, a brown belt, and brown motorcycle boots; hanging off his right hip is a large sheath containing some sort of weapon. From the information Usopp gathered, this must be the 33-year-old Killer, Kid's Underboss.
Next, Luffy saw a really tall, muscular man with tan skin, dark brown eyes, a dark brown headress, worn like a cloak, and a necklace made of small axe blades; he's dressed in a tailored black two-piece suit with vertical pinstripes, a black dress shirt, a dark red tie, a gray belt, black dress shoes, and a dark red trident kept strapped to his back. This must be the 35-year-old Wire, one of Kid's Caporegimes.
Next to him is a tall, muscular man with light tan skin, waist-length, shaggy silvery-blue hair, and obsidian eyes; his mouth stretches to the sides of his face like a Glasgow smile, he has sunken eyes, and visible bone ridges on his forehead. There are stitched scars at his chin, mouth-line, and the high point of his cheeks and thorn tattoos are running along his shoulders, arms, and neck. He's dressed in a tailored black two-piece suit with vertical pinstripes and a red handkerchief tucked into the jacket's left breast pocket, a black dress shirt, a white tie, a black belt, black dress shoes, and sheathed at either hip is a sword. This has to be 35-year-old Heat, another Caporegime.
The last guy standing behind Kid is a tall, leanly muscled man with light tan skin, short, spiked-up black hair, dark blue eyes, and running across his right cheek is a stitched scar; he's wearing a tailored white two-piece suit with vertical black pinstripes and a gray handkerchief tucked into the jacket's left breast pocket, a black dress shirt, a white tie, a gray belt with a skull-shaped buckle, white dress shoes, and strapped to his back is a jō staff. This must be his last Caporegime, 35-year-old Bass. (A/N: He's my OC.)
Standing in front of the chair closest to the entrance is Don Trafalgar Law, the "Surgeon of Death" and Head of the Heart Family. He seems to be giving Luffy a strange, contemplating look that Luffy doesn't quite know what to do with. Weird. Must be a Mystery Look. I'll ask Nami or Zoro later. Luffy thought.
The 32-year-old Law is a leanly muscled man of relatively tall height with tan skin and a pair of small gold hoops in either ear. As for his facial features, he has faint shadows right under his slate gray eyes, a scruffy black goatee, and his mouth is set in a small smirk. He has shaggy black hair, a majority of which is obscured, save for his sideburns, by a white spherical hat with a thick bill and dark brown spots along the bottom (resembles a Wool Skipper); on both his hands are black tattoos: the letters D, E, A, T, and H are on the back of each of his fingers and a cross is on the back of either hand. Luffy suspects he has more. He's dressed in a tailored black two-piece suit, a white dress shirt, a golden yellow tie, a black belt, black dress boots, and, draped over his shoulders like a cape, is a black "captain's" overcoat with silver clasps along the opening and a silver stripe decorating the cuffs. Catching his eye, and probably Zoro's interest, is the large nodachi propped up by the chair, sheathed in a long black scabbard.
Standing behind Law seems to be the "inner-circle" of the Heart Family. The first one Luffy catalogues is a tall, athletic man with alabaster skin, short, scruffy white hair, and obsidian eyes; he's wearing a tailored black two-piece suit with a dark blue handkerchief tucked into the jacket's left breast pocket, an orange dress shirt, a black tie, a black belt, and black dress shoes. This must be 29-year-old Bepo, Law's Consigliere. Standing next to him is a very tall, muscular man with waist-length scruffy black hair, large sideburns, dark brown eyes, and dark tan skin; there are flame-shaped tattoos on his forehead and a scar's running above his right eye. He's dressed in a tailored black two-piece suit with a silver chain attached to the jacket's left breast pocket, a maroon dress shirt, a black tie, a black belt, and black dress shoes. This has to be 45-year-old Bart, one of Law's Caporegimes.
Next would be a leanly muscled man with light tan skin, dark brown eyes, and shoulder-length, straight reddish-brunet hair covered by a blue hat with a red brim; pushed over his forehead are a pair of black sunglasses and peeking out of his sleeves look to be black branch-like tattoos. He's wearing a tailored gray two-piece suit with black vertical pinstripes, a plum purple dress shirt, a lilac tie, a black belt, and black dress shoes; clipped to the right side of his belt is a black collapsable recurve bow, and resting on his back is a quiver. Another Caporegime, 29-year-old Shachi. Last of the group is a leanly muscled man with tan skin, dark brown eyes, and a black cap with a yellow brim, a red pompon on top, and PENGUIN displayed on the front; he's dressed in a tailored purplish-brown two-piece suit, a black dress shirt, a red tie, a black belt, and black dress shoes. This is 28-year-old Penguin, Law's final Caporegime.
It was silent as everyone sized everyone else up, but it was broken about five minutes later.
"So, Don Straw Hat, you've finally decided to grace us with your presence." Don Eustass drawled, but no one-except Luffy, maybe-missed the sarcastic tone his voice carried.
As the other Straw Hats bristled in automatic defense of their (clueless) Don, the blond standing behind Kid, Killer, hurriedly spoke, "He didn't mean that." He took a step closer to the table, eyes on Luffy. "What he meant to say was we appreciate you taking the time to meet with us, Don Straw Hat."
It seemed like everyone held their breath as they watched Luffy-the rest of his Family in tow-walk over to the final chair, moving to stand in front of it as the rest spread out behind him.
But, to the other two Families' surprise, the youngest Don merely smiled and let out a laugh. "Shishishi. No problem! Thank you for the invitation."
See, Nami, I did remember some of the things you told me. Be polite, and I was, so ha! Luffy thought proudly to himself.
Placing his hands on the table and leaning slightly forwards, his smile widened as he said, "My name's Monkey D. Luffy and I'm gonna be Capo di tutti Capi!"
The other Families didn't quite know how to respond to that…proclamation.
Idiot! Nami shouted in her head, trying to hide a scowl. She took a step forward and laid a hand on Luffy's shoulder, pulling him back before pressing down hard, causing Luffy to, more or less, fall into his seat; the other two Dons, though confused, followed suit shortly after.
Giving the two other men a polite smile, she says, "I apologize for my Don. He's rather…ambitious." Clamping roughly down on Luffy's shoulder in warning, the raven-head fought the urge to squirm as he received her message, loud and clear. "He also tends to speak without thinking first."
"No need to be sorry." Don Trafalgar said, the small smirk still playing on his lips as he gazed at Luffy. "I find his straightforwardness…refreshing." He tilted his head slightly. "If you don't mind me saying, you seem rather…young to be the head of a Family. How old are you, Don Straw Hat-ya?"
"I'm twenty-five." Luffy said as he rested his chin in his hands.
"Twenty-five?!" Kid exclaimed, looking shocked; he's got to be the youngest of the Supernovas.
Law's eyes widened slightly at that. "And you're already this successful. When did you start your Family?"
"I was fifteen, I think." Luffy said, lips pursed, before looking at Zoro and Nami in question; they both gave nods. "Yeah, fifteen."
Trying to hide his shock, Law's gaze moved to the people standing behind Luffy. "And who might you all be?"
"I'm Mandarina Nami, one of the Don's Consiglieres." Nami answered with a smile, dipping her head slightly. "Wonderful to meet you both, Don Eustass and Don Trafalgar." She turned slightly to motion at Zoro, "The green-haired man carrying the katanas is Roronoa Zoro, our Underboss."
Zoro only nodded his head in greeting.
"Standing next to him is Nico Robin, another Consigliere." Nami said, gesturing at the black-haired woman.
"It's a pleasure to meet you." Robin said with a calm smile.
Pointing at Chopper, Nami said, "And next to her is Tony Tony Chopper, our personal Doctor."
Smiling bashfully, he squirmed some in place. "Hello."
"And the blue-haired man would be Cutty Franky, one of our Caporegimes." Nami said, pointing to him.
"It's supah nice to meet the both of you." Franky said, though restrained from doing his usual pose, thank goodness.
Motioning next to her, she continued. "This is Cuire Sanji, the Don's final Consigliere."
Sanji said nothing but inclined his head, puffing on his cigarette.
"Next to him is Tirador Usopp, another Caporegime." Nami went on; she knows Luffy should be doing the introductions, but you never know what'll come out of Luffy's mouth when he speaks.
Usopp gave a nervous wave.
"And, lastly, the gentleman with the afro is Laboon Brook, our final Caporegime." Nami said with a final inclination of her hand.
"Yohoho." Brook said, leaning lightly on his shikomizue. "Nice to meet you."
"So," Luffy finally spoke, leaning back in his chair, smile still wide. "Who're your friends?"
Law's smirk widened, amused, before motioning behind him. "These are Porter Bepo, my Consigliere, and Jean Bart, Catala Shachi and Manchot Penguin, my Caporegimes."
"And yours?" Luffy asked, now looking at Kid.
Kid stayed silent for a moment before pointing behind him. "Hamada Killer, my Underboss, and Vale Wire, Okamura Heat and Wikha Bass," pointing to each in turn, "my three Caporegimes."
"Hmmm…" Luffy hummed out, smile still wide. "Nice to meet ya!"
"Luffy!" Nami hissed out, though her polite smile stayed in place.
"Well, now that everybody's here and accounted for, why don't we begin?" Kid said, leaning slightly on the table.
"Of course." Law said, leaning slightly back in his chair.
"Okay." Luffy answered, tilting his head to the side. "You said something about the attacks and an alliance?"
"I did." Kid answered with a nod. "Let's start with the attacks, since that'll lead to the alliance."
"You've both had territories that were attacked for seemingly no reason at all, correct?" Law asked, looking between the two.
"Yup." Luffy answered; nobody but his Family saw the way his hands were clenched underneath the table, though. "They've become much more frequent in the past two weeks. Six more of my territories have been hit since I got your letter." Huffing out, he added, "I don't like it."
"None of us do, Straw Hat-ya." Law said, his lips set in a slight frown before looking at Kid. "How are you sure it's the same people attacking all of our territories, Eustass-ya?"
"We confirmed it on our end." Luffy interrupted before Kid could say anything.
"How?" Kid asked, looking over at Luffy, slightly curious.
"We were already looking into the attacks before the letter came," Luffy said, pressing his feet together in his chair, "and Usopp found out about the tattoo that you also described. That's how we knew we're dealing with the same attackers."
"Tattoo?" Law asked, looking between the two other Dons. "You mean the kanji for Hyakujū (百獣)? You found those as well?" The other two nodded in confirmation. "Well, then it seems we are dealing with the same people."
"But who are they?" Luffy asked, rocking back and forth; he can never stay still for long. "And why are they attacking our territories?"
"Only our territories." Kid added, a bit angry.
"Just ours?" Law questioned, looking at Kid.
Kid nodded. "It's why I invited only the two of you here." He sighed. "While looking into the attacks, our investigation turned up that these people were attacking both of your territories as well." Lacing his fingers together and propping his chin on them, he continued, "So, of course, I had Wire try and see if anyone else was being attacked, but it seems only we are."
"So we're being targeted specifically." Law said with a nod.
"Why?" Luffy thought aloud. "What do these people have against the three of us?"
"We are the top three Supernova Dons." Law said, tapping his fingers on the table. "It might have something to do with that."
"We can speculate all we want, but it'll get us nowhere." Kid said decisively. "We need to take action."
"Which is why you invited us here." Luffy said; it's scary how observant and professional he can be when the time calls for it.
"You're right, Straw Hat." Kid said with a nod. "We could all come at this separately, but I think we'd have a better chance of fixing this problem if we worked together."
"And that's where the alliance comes in." Law stated, looking contemplative.
Kid nodded. "Our chances are better if we form an alliance. We could get a lot more done this way."
...
"I like it." Luffy suddenly said, banging his fist on the table. "Let's do it!"
"Luffy!" Nami hissed before smiling at the other two Dons. "Excuse us for a moment." Nami grabbed the chair Luffy was sitting in before spinning it so he's facing them. "What did I tell you about decisions, Luffy?"
Luffy pouted while playing with his fingers. "To talk to you and Zoro first."
"Right." Nami said proudly. "Now, let's discuss this."
"Zoro," the green-haired man looked at Luffy, "what do you think?"
"I don't necessarily trust these two Families, but Don Eustass makes a good point." Zoro said, tapping his fingers along the hilt of Shusui. "An alliance would get a lot more accomplished than if we were by ourselves."
"Yeah," Nami said, nodding. "And since we're all going against the same enemy, it'd make sense to come at it together."
"Then…?" Luffy questioned, looking between his Underboss and Consigliere.
"Okay, let's do it." Nami said as Zoro agreed.
"Yay!" Luffy cheered before spinning around to face the table again, where the two other Dons were waiting. "We'll do it. Let's form an alliance!"
"Good." Kid said, slight relief in his voice. "But before we can do anything, we need to figure out who we're up against."
"I say we let our…investigators each look into that and meet up in a week to compare notes." Law suggested. "We'd compile more information that way, and after that, we can make a plan of action."
"Sounds good." Kid said, looking over at Luffy, who nodded as well. "Where should we meet?"
"How about the Thousand Sunny?" Luffy offered before turning to the black-haired woman. "Would that be okay, Robin?"
"Of course, Don." Robin said with a slight nod. "Whatever you need."
"The Thousand Sunny?" Kid questioned, though that name does sound familiar.
Law gave the young Don a questioning look as well.
"Shishishi." Luffy laughed while rocking back and forth. "The Thousand Sunny is an underground bar we own."
"Where is it?" Law asked, now recognizing the name.
"It's in the basement of Robin's store." Luffy answered happily.
"And no one knows about it?" Kid asked, surprised.
"We had the basement taken off the blueprints so no one knows it exists." Robin said. "It's very well-hidden."
"Taken off?" Law asked, eyebrow raised.
"We have a very good computer hacker on our payroll." Nami said, a smirk playing on her lips. "She made it so the basement never existed." Clasping her hands in front of her, she added, "I also stole the original blueprints and replaced them with an identical copy, sans basement."
"Then that'll do." Kid said, kind of surprised.
Law nodded, a little shocked as well.
Robin nodded. "I'll give the two of you my store's address."
"Well, seems like we're done here." Law said, pushing his chair back from the table.
"So, we're in agreement for this alliance?" Kid asked, making sure everyone's on the same page.
"Yes." Law said, getting up.
"Yup!" Luffy called out, jumping out of his seat.
"Good." Kid said, standing up as well. "Then we'll see each other in a week."
fandom: One Piece
characters: Monkey D. Luffy; Roronoa Zoro; Nami; Usopp; Sanji; Tony Tony Chopper; Nico Robin; Franky; Brook; Trafalgar Law; Bepo; Jean Bart; Shachi; Penguin; Eustass Kid; Killer; Wire; Heat; Kaya; Nefertari Vivi; Viola; Nojiko; Makino; Red-Haired Shanks; Portgas D. Ace
rating: T or PG-13
summary: When one of the Four Capo di Capi Re start encroaching on their territories, the Straw Hat Family, the Kid Family, and the Heart Family form an alliance to take the Capo di Capi Re out...permanently. But will this alliance be successful, or will it lead to their demise? AU. Mob-Style.
genre: action/drama
author's note: Now is the time when the story picks up, where the plot begins, I guess. Again, there will be descriptions in this chapter, and I'm sorry if any of you find them too long, but if you, again, don't like them, don't read them. All there is to it. I hope I wrote this okay and you can understand what they're talking about. Also, I hope I get most of the characters' personalities correct. Anyway, on with the show!
Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece or any of One Piece's characters mentioned in this fic.
Warning: This is AU. Basically, all that remains are their names, faces, and a few personality traits, but other than that, the characters in this story are completely OOC.
I'm gonna give y'all some links on what I picture the Mansion looking like and what the Thousand Sunny looks like (more or less):
The Mansion (the Straw Hat Family’s home base) is located on the edge of Foosha Town (which is Luffy’s hometown; he likes it there b/c none of the citizens are afraid of him, since they’ve known Luffy since he was a child) - http://homesoftherich.net/2009/12/page/8/
Thousand Sunny (is separated into three distinct sections; the Straw Hats bought the underground spaces from the stores next to Robin's so they'd have the space to do this) -
Bar Portion: http://www.openhouse-nyc.com/venue.htm & http://blog.hostcommittee.com/post/63649926924/nyc-neighborhood-series-the-east-village (first picture)
Gambling Hall: http://www.bestofvegas.com/hotels/Days-Inn-Las-Vegas-Hotel-at-Wild-Wild-West/Wild-Wild-West-Casino-Las-Vegas/ (but decorated in the bar’s style)
Strip Club/Brothel: http://heroessincity.wikidot.com/the-church (but decorated in the bar’s style)
Law's Nodachi (for those who'd like to know) -
- Kikoku: a moderately curved, slender, single-edged, 35.79" black blade with a silver edge; a lilac purple hilt-wrapping with purple menuki, a golden kashira (pommel), and a large oblong-shaped guard coated with short white fur; the scabbard is black with white crosses from the opening to the bottom, a small piece of red rope tied near its opening with a pair of tassels hanging off, and a golden kojiri (end cap)
Two Weeks Later…
"Luffy, for the love of all Berries, please keep still!" Nami yelled loudly at her Don as he continued to squirm in place.
"But Naaaammi!" Luffy complained, fidgeting in place as the orange-haired girl continued to get him ready. "This is so boring."
"Getting dressed is not meant to be fun, Luffy." Nami said as she finished tying the black tie, pausing to smooth it down over his dark red dress shirt. "There. Now, go sit down so I can try and tame that mess you call hair."
Luffy, knowing better than to argue with her right now, trudged over to the bathroom and dropped into the seat the girl had previously brought in, pouting the whole way. Nami shook her head in exasperation; sometimes her boss could be the biggest child in the world, but she wouldn't trade him for anything or anyone else, even if you offered her all the Berries in the universe. Following after him, she paused halfway there when she heard Luffy's bedroom door open and Zoro stroll in, dressed in everything she picked out, minus his black suit jacket.
"Very nice, Zoro." Nami approved with a small smile.
Normally, Zoro and her would be at each others throats over one thing or another, but when it's just them and Luffy, alone, they don't feel the need to bark at each other; more or less, the fighting is for appearances, though they don't know why. The three of them, having been together since the beginning, are the closest of the inner-circle, and treat each other as siblings; siblings love each other and siblings will sometimes be at your throats, that's just how it works. Out of everyone, Zoro and Nami are the most loyal to Luffy, willing to do anything for him.
Turning around in the doorway, Nami gave Zoro a more thorough look-over. He's wearing a white dress shirt, with the top button left undone, under a dark gray waistcoat and with a loose black tie; on his lower-half are tailored black suit trousers, a maroon leather belt, and black dress boots. And, of course, attached over his right hip are his three katanas, but that's to be expected; he goes nowhere without them.
"Wait, where's your brooch?" Nami asked, referring to his circular emerald brooch that Luffy gave him; same as he gave every member of his inner-circle.
Zoro huffed before he picked up his jacket, showing the left lapel, where a glittering green jewel winked back at her. "Right here. I'd never go anywhere without it." Squinting his one good eye, he looked around. "Where's Luffy?"
"In here, Zoro!" Luffy cheerfully called back from the bathroom. "Nami's trying to…uh…tame my hair?"
Zoro chuckled at that as he followed the girl into the bathroom. "Good luck with that one. How many times have you tried to do that before?"
"It'll work this time." Nami said decisively, circling around Luffy. "I'll make it." Zoro just snorted in amusement.
With his shirt and tie, Luffy's also wearing tailored black suit trousers, a dark brown belt, and, much to Nami's chagrin, his black flip-flop straw sandals; hung up on the back of the bedroom door is a black suit jacket, complete with a silver chain dangling from the left breast pocket as well as a red handkerchief tucked into it, and his circular ruby brooch is pinned to the left lapel.
Frowning in concentration, Nami grabbed the boy's straw hat and placed it carefully in Luffy's lap before grabbing a comb and brushing through the soft, raven black strands. Zoro walked over to the mirror and ran a few fingers through his own hair, but it was still too short to really do anything with, so he turned and settled against the countertop, content on waiting…and watching Nami fail, of course.
It took several minutes before Nami finally admitted defeat on Luffy's messy hair and just settled on making sure to get all the tangles out. It was made even more difficult by Luffy's constant need to move, so several times she'd pull too hard when he suddenly shifted, before she finished. Grabbing the straw hat from his lap, she sat it back on top of his head and, placing both hands on his shoulders, nodded.
"I've done all I can do." Squeezing his shoulders, she said, "You and Zoro go put on your jackets. We're gonna need to leave soon."
"Yay!" Luffy shouted, hopping out of the chair and running back into his room, Zoro following behind him.
Shaking her head in fond exasperation, Nami took a minute to make sure she still looked alright after all of...that. She stepped back to look at herself in the mirror, giving her reflection a scrutinizing once-over: a black spaghetti-strapped, scoop-neck dress that hugs her body and reaches her knees with a V-back down to her waist and white webbing hanging from the hemline down to her shins, sheer gray thigh-high stockings held up by suspenders, and black pumps. Smoothing her hands over the soft material, she moved her hand to make sure her circular citrine brooch was secure under her right strap before deeming herself acceptable. Pausing to run a hand through her long hair, which she decided to leave down, she went to go join the other two downstairs in the living room to wait for the others, only detouring to grab her fluffy pink boa from her room.
As soon as she sat down on the other side of Luffy, she heard footsteps heading down the stairs before both Usopp and Chopper came into view, fully dressed in the outfits she picked out for them. Usopp's wearing a tailored white/black vertical-striped two-piece suit with an olive green dress shirt, an orange tie, a black belt, black dress shoes, and a red bandana to keep his hair back; his circular sphene brooch is pinned to his jacket's left lapel and underneath it, you could just make out his shoulder holster, containing his twin Beretta 92FS INOXs. Chopper's dressed in a tailored black two-piece suit, with a silver chain hanging from the jacket's left breast pocket as well as a pale red handkerchief tucked into it and his circular kunzite brooch pinned to the jacket's left lapel, a dark blue dress shirt, a pale red tie, a dark blue belt, and black dress shoes; on his head are his usual hats.
"You both look very handsome." Nami complimented, causing both men to pause in surprise; Nami is never nice like that. She's famous for her fiery temper.
"Uh, thank you?" Usopp ask-answered, moving over to sit in the love seat with Chopper.
While they waited for the others, Nami continued to go over what to do and what not to do at the meeting with Luffy, who, of course, was only half-listening. Another ten minutes passed by before Franky strutted in, looking striking in his outfit as well. He's wearing a tailored black two-piece suit, with a gold chain hanging from the jacket's left breast pocket and his circular topaz brooch pinned to the jacket's left lapel, a light purple dress shirt covered in pink Hawaiian flower designs with the top button left undone, a black belt, and black dress shoes.
"Whoa!" Franky called out, doing a little spin before ending in his signature move. "I'm feeling SUPAH!" Looking over at Nami, he smiled and gave her a thumbs-up. "I'm loving the outfit, Nami-sis."
Nami smiled back at Franky. "Well, I'm glad, Franky."
"Yohohoho," came the familiar laugh from behind Franky before Brook came into view. "Sounds like everyone's having fun in here."
Brook's all dressed up in a tailored black two-piece suit, with his circular black agate brooch pinned to the jacket's left lapel, an orange dress shirt with vertical black pinstripes, the top button left undone, a popped-up collar, and flared/ruffled cuffs, a red ascot, a black belt, black low-heeled boots, and a small black top hat; hanging over his arm, as usual, is his purple shikomizue. He looked every part the gentleman he is...most the time.
Turning to look at the orange-haired woman, Brook said, "Miss Nami, these outfits are simply wonderful. You have impeccable taste."
Blushing lightly, Nami replied, "Thanks, Brook. I'm happy everyone likes their clothes."
"One thing, if I may?" Brook questioned.
"Hmm?" Nami hummed out in question.
Clearing his throat, looking like he was about to ask an all-important question, but what came out was, "May I see your panties?"
A small pause before a loud BONK was heard and Brook was on the floor, holding his head, while Nami was calmly putting the pieces of her Clima-Tact back into the band around her right upper-thigh. This is the scene Robin and Sanji walked in on as they finally arrived. As usual, Robin showed little expression, except for a small smile, but Sanji guessed what had happened.
"Ask her again, Brook, and I will personally kick your bony ass!" Sanji shouted before he calmly lit another cigarette.
Sanji's wearing a tailored black suit jacket, left open, with a blue handkerchief tucked into the left breast pocket and his circular sapphire brooch pinned to the left lapel, a blue dress shirt covered in light blue polkadots with the top button left undone, tailored black suit pants with a silver chain hanging from the belt loops on his right side, a double eyelet-studded dark gray belt, and black dress shoes.
"Nami-swan!" Sanji called out before noodle-dancing over to said woman. "The outfit you picked out personally for me is everything I love! But not as much as I love you!"
"Could you do that elsewhere, swirlybrow?" Zoro muttered lazily, leaning back in the sofa with his arms crossed.
Fire automatically overtaking Sanji, he spun to face Zoro. "What was that, shitty swordsman?!"
"I said move, dartboard." Zoro growled out, eye narrowed on the blond.
"You wanna make me!?" And they were off, circling around the living room, the only sounds heard being loud bangs and the clang of sword blades.
"My, isn't everyone so lively." Robin commented with a serene smile as she slipped on her black ankle-length coat, pausing to fluff out the black feathers lining the hemline and either cuff.
Robin looks beautiful, as to be expected. She's wearing a black long-sleeved, V-neck minidress that hugs her body with a large buckled waistband circling her midriff and her circular amethyst brooch pinned over her right breast, dark purple tights, and black pumps; her hair's twisted and clipped up by an amethyst-studded barrette with only the two chin-length strands left down, framing her face.
"Seems like everyone's here." Usopp commented, ducking just as a kick came flying over his head. "We should probably get going."
"Wooo!" Luffy cheered, previously watching as Zoro and Sanji chased each other around the room. "Let's go! Maybe there'll be meat!"
Smacking the back of his head, Nami hissed, "Idiot! Not everything is about meat."
Rubbing the back of his head, Luffy pouted before standing up, everyone else following suit. Since Zoro and Sanji were still fighting like morons, Nami took it upon herself to smack the both of them over their heads, promptly declaring herself the winner. While that happened, Robin helped Luffy get into his black high-collared, "captain's" overcoat (decorated with gold clasps along the opening and gold/white circling the cuffs), draping it over his shoulders like a cape. Nami had that custom-made for Luffy, stating that all Mob Bosses wore coats like this and if he's going to go to a meeting with two other top Bosses, then he's sure as hell not going without one.
"Now, let's go." Nami said with a smirk, buffing off her fist as Zoro and Sanji nursed their wounds.
"Your hits are a gift from above, Nami-swan!" Sanji cooed while Zoro merely muttered out "Witch."
Moving to the door, the nine Straw Hats made their way into the garage before splitting off into two groups and getting into two separate black Escalades: Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp and Brook in one car, and Sanji, Robin, Chopper and Franky in the other.
It took about an hour to get to the address listed on the card, somewhere in the middle of the Grand Line District, and when they pulled up, all they could see was a plain, empty warehouse, surrounded by other equally-as-plain warehouses. Driving around so they weren't in the view of the street, they parked next to the other two cars that were already there, before turning off the engines and getting out. Looking at the already-there cars, Nami made an annoyed sound.
"Great. We're the last ones to arrive." Rubbing her forehead, she let out another groan. "Just perfect."
"Calm down, Nami." Robin said soothingly, placing a hand on the younger woman's shoulder. "We're still ten minutes early."
Letting out a breath, Nami nodded. "You're right. Of course." Readjusting the boa around her neck, she spun and locked her sights on her Don. "Luffy!"
"What?" Luffy asked, his ever-present grin stretching wide over his face.
"Do you remember what I told you?" Nami asked seriously.
Uhhh…" Luffy said, scratching his head in thought before smiling wider. "Nope, not a thing!"
"Whyyyyy…" Nami groaned out, covering his face with her hands.
"Nami, don't worry about it." Zoro called out, causing the girl to look up. "He's always like this, you know that."
"I know, I know." Nami said softly before smiling at the raven-haired man. "Okay, Luffy, listen closely." She waited until she had his full attention before continuing. "If there are any decisions to be made, you consult me and Zoro first, got it? That's all I need you to remember."
"Shishishi, okay!" Luffy exclaimed, throwing his arms in the air.
He's so childish, some would wonder how he's the Don of a Family, Nami thought as she watched Zoro try to contain him. But most haven't seen the darker side he possesses, the side that comes out when he's pushed close to the edge. Me and Zoro have only ever seen it, and we agreed we'd rather never see it again. Shaking her head, she brushed off those thoughts before joining the others.
"Alright!" Luffy called out with glee. "Let's go meet some new people!"
"That's not the point of this meeting, Luffy." Nami reminded him but gave up when Zoro shook his head.
Moving to flank him automatically as Luffy started to move, Zoro stood to the right of him while Nami moved to his left; Robin, Chopper and Franky went to the right side, next to Zoro, while Sanji, Usopp and Brook flanked the left, near Nami. When everyone was ready, the Straw Hat Family made their way into the warehouse, ready to find out just what this was all about.
~~I'm A Line Break~~
After walking into the door and through the first room, which was empty, the Straw Hats entered the only other room there was in the warehouse, which was occupied by a large, round wooden table…and the two other Families. As soon as they entered, every eye in the room turned to look at them, and the two men, who'd been sitting down at the table, stood up; Luffy then finally got a personal look at the Heads of the Kid Family and the Heart Family. Looking first at the man who extended the invitation for this meeting, Luffy's mysterious-working mind catalogued everything he could about Don Eustass "Captain" Kid.
The 29-year-old Kid is a tall, muscular man with light tan skin, long, spiked-up flame red hair, amber-colored eyes, and no eyebrows; he also has a large scar that starts from the left side of his forehead and goes down his neck, another smaller scar that goes through his left eye, and his left arm looks to be entirely mechanical. He's wearing a tailored black suit jacket, left open, a gray dress shirt with the top button left undone, tailored black suit trousers covered in yellow lizard-print, a green belt fastened by a large circular buckle with a four-leaf clover pattern in the middle, and black motorcycle boots; a slim bandolier, covered with minuscule bolts, goes diagonally over his right shoulder then ties to his left hip, under his jacket, that contains a dagger with a purple hilt-wrapping and a Beretta M9, a pair of studded, square-shaped goggles are resting on his forehead, and draped over his shoulders, like a cape, is a dark brown fur "captain's" overcoat lined by maroon fur with gold clasps along the opening and adorned with spikes over the shoulders.
Standing behind him look to be his "inner-circle" and are made up of some…interesting characters. The first one Luffy spotted is a tall, muscular man with tan skin, long, wild blond hair that fell down to his waist, and a blond goatee; covering his face is a plain, white/light blue full-head helmet with many holes in it, and headphones on both the sides. He's dressed in a tailored black two-piece suit, a black dress shirt covered in white polkadots with the top few buttons left undone, a brown belt, and brown motorcycle boots; hanging off his right hip is a large sheath containing some sort of weapon. From the information Usopp gathered, this must be the 33-year-old Killer, Kid's Underboss.
Next, Luffy saw a really tall, muscular man with tan skin, dark brown eyes, a dark brown headress, worn like a cloak, and a necklace made of small axe blades; he's dressed in a tailored black two-piece suit with vertical pinstripes, a black dress shirt, a dark red tie, a gray belt, black dress shoes, and a dark red trident kept strapped to his back. This must be the 35-year-old Wire, one of Kid's Caporegimes.
Next to him is a tall, muscular man with light tan skin, waist-length, shaggy silvery-blue hair, and obsidian eyes; his mouth stretches to the sides of his face like a Glasgow smile, he has sunken eyes, and visible bone ridges on his forehead. There are stitched scars at his chin, mouth-line, and the high point of his cheeks and thorn tattoos are running along his shoulders, arms, and neck. He's dressed in a tailored black two-piece suit with vertical pinstripes and a red handkerchief tucked into the jacket's left breast pocket, a black dress shirt, a white tie, a black belt, black dress shoes, and sheathed at either hip is a sword. This has to be 35-year-old Heat, another Caporegime.
The last guy standing behind Kid is a tall, leanly muscled man with light tan skin, short, spiked-up black hair, dark blue eyes, and running across his right cheek is a stitched scar; he's wearing a tailored white two-piece suit with vertical black pinstripes and a gray handkerchief tucked into the jacket's left breast pocket, a black dress shirt, a white tie, a gray belt with a skull-shaped buckle, white dress shoes, and strapped to his back is a jō staff. This must be his last Caporegime, 35-year-old Bass. (A/N: He's my OC.)
Standing in front of the chair closest to the entrance is Don Trafalgar Law, the "Surgeon of Death" and Head of the Heart Family. He seems to be giving Luffy a strange, contemplating look that Luffy doesn't quite know what to do with. Weird. Must be a Mystery Look. I'll ask Nami or Zoro later. Luffy thought.
The 32-year-old Law is a leanly muscled man of relatively tall height with tan skin and a pair of small gold hoops in either ear. As for his facial features, he has faint shadows right under his slate gray eyes, a scruffy black goatee, and his mouth is set in a small smirk. He has shaggy black hair, a majority of which is obscured, save for his sideburns, by a white spherical hat with a thick bill and dark brown spots along the bottom (resembles a Wool Skipper); on both his hands are black tattoos: the letters D, E, A, T, and H are on the back of each of his fingers and a cross is on the back of either hand. Luffy suspects he has more. He's dressed in a tailored black two-piece suit, a white dress shirt, a golden yellow tie, a black belt, black dress boots, and, draped over his shoulders like a cape, is a black "captain's" overcoat with silver clasps along the opening and a silver stripe decorating the cuffs. Catching his eye, and probably Zoro's interest, is the large nodachi propped up by the chair, sheathed in a long black scabbard.
Standing behind Law seems to be the "inner-circle" of the Heart Family. The first one Luffy catalogues is a tall, athletic man with alabaster skin, short, scruffy white hair, and obsidian eyes; he's wearing a tailored black two-piece suit with a dark blue handkerchief tucked into the jacket's left breast pocket, an orange dress shirt, a black tie, a black belt, and black dress shoes. This must be 29-year-old Bepo, Law's Consigliere. Standing next to him is a very tall, muscular man with waist-length scruffy black hair, large sideburns, dark brown eyes, and dark tan skin; there are flame-shaped tattoos on his forehead and a scar's running above his right eye. He's dressed in a tailored black two-piece suit with a silver chain attached to the jacket's left breast pocket, a maroon dress shirt, a black tie, a black belt, and black dress shoes. This has to be 45-year-old Bart, one of Law's Caporegimes.
Next would be a leanly muscled man with light tan skin, dark brown eyes, and shoulder-length, straight reddish-brunet hair covered by a blue hat with a red brim; pushed over his forehead are a pair of black sunglasses and peeking out of his sleeves look to be black branch-like tattoos. He's wearing a tailored gray two-piece suit with black vertical pinstripes, a plum purple dress shirt, a lilac tie, a black belt, and black dress shoes; clipped to the right side of his belt is a black collapsable recurve bow, and resting on his back is a quiver. Another Caporegime, 29-year-old Shachi. Last of the group is a leanly muscled man with tan skin, dark brown eyes, and a black cap with a yellow brim, a red pompon on top, and PENGUIN displayed on the front; he's dressed in a tailored purplish-brown two-piece suit, a black dress shirt, a red tie, a black belt, and black dress shoes. This is 28-year-old Penguin, Law's final Caporegime.
It was silent as everyone sized everyone else up, but it was broken about five minutes later.
"So, Don Straw Hat, you've finally decided to grace us with your presence." Don Eustass drawled, but no one-except Luffy, maybe-missed the sarcastic tone his voice carried.
As the other Straw Hats bristled in automatic defense of their (clueless) Don, the blond standing behind Kid, Killer, hurriedly spoke, "He didn't mean that." He took a step closer to the table, eyes on Luffy. "What he meant to say was we appreciate you taking the time to meet with us, Don Straw Hat."
It seemed like everyone held their breath as they watched Luffy-the rest of his Family in tow-walk over to the final chair, moving to stand in front of it as the rest spread out behind him.
But, to the other two Families' surprise, the youngest Don merely smiled and let out a laugh. "Shishishi. No problem! Thank you for the invitation."
See, Nami, I did remember some of the things you told me. Be polite, and I was, so ha! Luffy thought proudly to himself.
Placing his hands on the table and leaning slightly forwards, his smile widened as he said, "My name's Monkey D. Luffy and I'm gonna be Capo di tutti Capi!"
The other Families didn't quite know how to respond to that…proclamation.
Idiot! Nami shouted in her head, trying to hide a scowl. She took a step forward and laid a hand on Luffy's shoulder, pulling him back before pressing down hard, causing Luffy to, more or less, fall into his seat; the other two Dons, though confused, followed suit shortly after.
Giving the two other men a polite smile, she says, "I apologize for my Don. He's rather…ambitious." Clamping roughly down on Luffy's shoulder in warning, the raven-head fought the urge to squirm as he received her message, loud and clear. "He also tends to speak without thinking first."
"No need to be sorry." Don Trafalgar said, the small smirk still playing on his lips as he gazed at Luffy. "I find his straightforwardness…refreshing." He tilted his head slightly. "If you don't mind me saying, you seem rather…young to be the head of a Family. How old are you, Don Straw Hat-ya?"
"I'm twenty-five." Luffy said as he rested his chin in his hands.
"Twenty-five?!" Kid exclaimed, looking shocked; he's got to be the youngest of the Supernovas.
Law's eyes widened slightly at that. "And you're already this successful. When did you start your Family?"
"I was fifteen, I think." Luffy said, lips pursed, before looking at Zoro and Nami in question; they both gave nods. "Yeah, fifteen."
Trying to hide his shock, Law's gaze moved to the people standing behind Luffy. "And who might you all be?"
"I'm Mandarina Nami, one of the Don's Consiglieres." Nami answered with a smile, dipping her head slightly. "Wonderful to meet you both, Don Eustass and Don Trafalgar." She turned slightly to motion at Zoro, "The green-haired man carrying the katanas is Roronoa Zoro, our Underboss."
Zoro only nodded his head in greeting.
"Standing next to him is Nico Robin, another Consigliere." Nami said, gesturing at the black-haired woman.
"It's a pleasure to meet you." Robin said with a calm smile.
Pointing at Chopper, Nami said, "And next to her is Tony Tony Chopper, our personal Doctor."
Smiling bashfully, he squirmed some in place. "Hello."
"And the blue-haired man would be Cutty Franky, one of our Caporegimes." Nami said, pointing to him.
"It's supah nice to meet the both of you." Franky said, though restrained from doing his usual pose, thank goodness.
Motioning next to her, she continued. "This is Cuire Sanji, the Don's final Consigliere."
Sanji said nothing but inclined his head, puffing on his cigarette.
"Next to him is Tirador Usopp, another Caporegime." Nami went on; she knows Luffy should be doing the introductions, but you never know what'll come out of Luffy's mouth when he speaks.
Usopp gave a nervous wave.
"And, lastly, the gentleman with the afro is Laboon Brook, our final Caporegime." Nami said with a final inclination of her hand.
"Yohoho." Brook said, leaning lightly on his shikomizue. "Nice to meet you."
"So," Luffy finally spoke, leaning back in his chair, smile still wide. "Who're your friends?"
Law's smirk widened, amused, before motioning behind him. "These are Porter Bepo, my Consigliere, and Jean Bart, Catala Shachi and Manchot Penguin, my Caporegimes."
"And yours?" Luffy asked, now looking at Kid.
Kid stayed silent for a moment before pointing behind him. "Hamada Killer, my Underboss, and Vale Wire, Okamura Heat and Wikha Bass," pointing to each in turn, "my three Caporegimes."
"Hmmm…" Luffy hummed out, smile still wide. "Nice to meet ya!"
"Luffy!" Nami hissed out, though her polite smile stayed in place.
"Well, now that everybody's here and accounted for, why don't we begin?" Kid said, leaning slightly on the table.
"Of course." Law said, leaning slightly back in his chair.
"Okay." Luffy answered, tilting his head to the side. "You said something about the attacks and an alliance?"
"I did." Kid answered with a nod. "Let's start with the attacks, since that'll lead to the alliance."
"You've both had territories that were attacked for seemingly no reason at all, correct?" Law asked, looking between the two.
"Yup." Luffy answered; nobody but his Family saw the way his hands were clenched underneath the table, though. "They've become much more frequent in the past two weeks. Six more of my territories have been hit since I got your letter." Huffing out, he added, "I don't like it."
"None of us do, Straw Hat-ya." Law said, his lips set in a slight frown before looking at Kid. "How are you sure it's the same people attacking all of our territories, Eustass-ya?"
"We confirmed it on our end." Luffy interrupted before Kid could say anything.
"How?" Kid asked, looking over at Luffy, slightly curious.
"We were already looking into the attacks before the letter came," Luffy said, pressing his feet together in his chair, "and Usopp found out about the tattoo that you also described. That's how we knew we're dealing with the same attackers."
"Tattoo?" Law asked, looking between the two other Dons. "You mean the kanji for Hyakujū (百獣)? You found those as well?" The other two nodded in confirmation. "Well, then it seems we are dealing with the same people."
"But who are they?" Luffy asked, rocking back and forth; he can never stay still for long. "And why are they attacking our territories?"
"Only our territories." Kid added, a bit angry.
"Just ours?" Law questioned, looking at Kid.
Kid nodded. "It's why I invited only the two of you here." He sighed. "While looking into the attacks, our investigation turned up that these people were attacking both of your territories as well." Lacing his fingers together and propping his chin on them, he continued, "So, of course, I had Wire try and see if anyone else was being attacked, but it seems only we are."
"So we're being targeted specifically." Law said with a nod.
"Why?" Luffy thought aloud. "What do these people have against the three of us?"
"We are the top three Supernova Dons." Law said, tapping his fingers on the table. "It might have something to do with that."
"We can speculate all we want, but it'll get us nowhere." Kid said decisively. "We need to take action."
"Which is why you invited us here." Luffy said; it's scary how observant and professional he can be when the time calls for it.
"You're right, Straw Hat." Kid said with a nod. "We could all come at this separately, but I think we'd have a better chance of fixing this problem if we worked together."
"And that's where the alliance comes in." Law stated, looking contemplative.
Kid nodded. "Our chances are better if we form an alliance. We could get a lot more done this way."
...
"I like it." Luffy suddenly said, banging his fist on the table. "Let's do it!"
"Luffy!" Nami hissed before smiling at the other two Dons. "Excuse us for a moment." Nami grabbed the chair Luffy was sitting in before spinning it so he's facing them. "What did I tell you about decisions, Luffy?"
Luffy pouted while playing with his fingers. "To talk to you and Zoro first."
"Right." Nami said proudly. "Now, let's discuss this."
"Zoro," the green-haired man looked at Luffy, "what do you think?"
"I don't necessarily trust these two Families, but Don Eustass makes a good point." Zoro said, tapping his fingers along the hilt of Shusui. "An alliance would get a lot more accomplished than if we were by ourselves."
"Yeah," Nami said, nodding. "And since we're all going against the same enemy, it'd make sense to come at it together."
"Then…?" Luffy questioned, looking between his Underboss and Consigliere.
"Okay, let's do it." Nami said as Zoro agreed.
"Yay!" Luffy cheered before spinning around to face the table again, where the two other Dons were waiting. "We'll do it. Let's form an alliance!"
"Good." Kid said, slight relief in his voice. "But before we can do anything, we need to figure out who we're up against."
"I say we let our…investigators each look into that and meet up in a week to compare notes." Law suggested. "We'd compile more information that way, and after that, we can make a plan of action."
"Sounds good." Kid said, looking over at Luffy, who nodded as well. "Where should we meet?"
"How about the Thousand Sunny?" Luffy offered before turning to the black-haired woman. "Would that be okay, Robin?"
"Of course, Don." Robin said with a slight nod. "Whatever you need."
"The Thousand Sunny?" Kid questioned, though that name does sound familiar.
Law gave the young Don a questioning look as well.
"Shishishi." Luffy laughed while rocking back and forth. "The Thousand Sunny is an underground bar we own."
"Where is it?" Law asked, now recognizing the name.
"It's in the basement of Robin's store." Luffy answered happily.
"And no one knows about it?" Kid asked, surprised.
"We had the basement taken off the blueprints so no one knows it exists." Robin said. "It's very well-hidden."
"Taken off?" Law asked, eyebrow raised.
"We have a very good computer hacker on our payroll." Nami said, a smirk playing on her lips. "She made it so the basement never existed." Clasping her hands in front of her, she added, "I also stole the original blueprints and replaced them with an identical copy, sans basement."
"Then that'll do." Kid said, kind of surprised.
Law nodded, a little shocked as well.
Robin nodded. "I'll give the two of you my store's address."
"Well, seems like we're done here." Law said, pushing his chair back from the table.
"So, we're in agreement for this alliance?" Kid asked, making sure everyone's on the same page.
"Yes." Law said, getting up.
"Yup!" Luffy called out, jumping out of his seat.
"Good." Kid said, standing up as well. "Then we'll see each other in a week."