One-Shots: One Piece | One Piece x Reader

Requested by ANNULET ! (Tori tori no mi model: Suzaku reader)

There were pirates, on the beach.

Your eyes went wide as you poked your head out from behind a tree, staring across the stretches of sand. Sure enough, there was a boat which had fallen on its side in the water. When your lord, Kozuki Oden, had come screaming about pirates, you thought it was just a joke.

But there they were, in the flesh - your lord standing talking to them as if they were good friends.

What on earth was happening here?

Something inside of you was a little fearful. You had never seen pirates before, but they were most definitely real. Not only that but they were wearing clothes you had only seen in newspapers; illegal ones at that. No kimono, yukata or geta. Just plain shirts and the like.

'I... better proceed with caution.'

Something overcame you, like a warm fire. Your skin tingled and your eyes closed shut, your body feeling as if it was levitating. Your arms slowly disappeared, now replaced by wings. Feet became talons and your body became feathered, beautiful and bright.

There was a rush of wind as it passed your figure, gliding gently over your beak. Your wings spread wide as you dived down from where you had been previously standing, right in the direction of your lord.

It was if the whole world had its eyes on you, the vermillion bird.

Oden tore his eyes from the large captain of the ship upon noticing Newgate's eyes were elsewhere. His gaze followed up and up until he heard the soft callings of a bird; a sound which brought a smile to his face.

"(Y/n)! Come to check out our guests?"

The man's strong arm was lifted to the side as you gracefully perched down on it, your bright wings tucking in. It was a miracle that the fire which intertwined with your being didn't burn the man, simply following the lines of your body.

To Oden, it was normal.

To the pirates, it was like looking at a reflection of someone they knew well.

"Who is this one?"

Newgate cocked his head curiously, giving a sort-of stern look towards you. You simply stared back at him with piercing eyes, not feeling the least bit ruffled by his pointed look.

"Oh this?"

Your lord took immediately to scratching under your chin, something which you normally loved. It was a different story when it was before people, though. That kind of attention only made you self-conscious.

The grin on the young daimyo's face lit up as you glared at him, a small chuckle escaping his lips.

"This is (y/n), my bird."

Quite frankly, that was not the introduction that you were expecting. With a rather irritated look on what could be called your face, you snapped back.

"Bird? I'm your retainer!"

Everyone could see the sheepish look on the lord's face. You knew he just wanted some kind of cool way of introducing you, like some kind of sidekick. While you thought the reason every pirate in the area looked so shocked was because you called him out, it was not.

In fact, the crew were silent because of your vocal response.

"T-the bird talks?"

Vista blinked in astonishment as he spoke up, his eyes glued to your feathery self. Oden turned to him and blinked back, frowning as if this was all obvious.