FIC: True Love [One Piece]

[darktrent182]

TITLE: True Love
DISCLAIMER: One Piece belongs to Eiichiro Oda. Written for entertainment purposes, no money made, please don't sue, yadda.
FANDOM: One Piece
PAIRING: Kuma/World Government (oh God, don't ask)
WORD COUNT: 164
RATING: G
WARNINGS: Spoilers for the Sabaody Archipelago arc.
SUMMARY: There's a reason for the things Bartholomew Kuma does.
PROMPT: Click here for details.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: So, yeah. I got into One Piece. This fic probably doesn't fit the "yaoi" part of the comm, but it's been niggling at me since I saw what Kuma did.


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There are many mysteries in the world, but Bartholomew Kuma doesn't see himself as one of them.

His motives are straightforward and simple. He is acting in the best interests of the World Government. Is it betrayal when, on its face, he used his Devil's Fruit power to disperse the Straw Hat crew instead of allowing Admiral Kizaru to capture them?

Is it betrayal to take the first steps to destroy an organization that is rotting from within?

Kuma has told himself long ago that things need to change. This pirate -- this boy who is sobbing, screaming, pounding his fists uselessly on the ground for the nakama he couldn't save -- will be an instrument of that change.

Kuma loves the World Government. He will follow every order. He will give his dying breath for it.

Even as he watches Monkey D. Luffy's heartbroken gaze drawn to his own, he knows the truth.

What he does is not betrayal. What he does, he does for love of the world.

Comments

[thisistony.livejournal.com]

I liked this piece! It definitely fits with my OLD image of Kuma, ahaha

But former-Revolutionary!Kuma gives me pause on this XD

Though, the "for love of the world" is pretty awesome :)

[leaper182.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I really don't know much about Kuma, but I keep thinking that he repelled the Straw Hats so that they could get stronger, reassemble at some point, and do some serious damage to the current world order. I could be incredibly wrong (I usually am about my theories), but it's a nice idea?

But hey! Thank you for the comment. It's nice to know that my ramblings are somewhat entertaining. :D

I really should do something more pairing-based for the challenge.... Hmmm...

[thisistony.livejournal.com]

Ahaha, it was only the last two or three chapters that gave us the big Kuma reveal, so it's still good in my book X3


Teehee~~

Mmm, you don't have to do anything too pairing centric, but there is always Smoker/Ace with old Smokey betraying the WG. Ace/Sanji with Ace leaving WB to screwed Sanji senseless

[leaper182.livejournal.com]

... oh, son of a bitch. I knew I should've caught up with the manga entirely before writing this. Oh, well.

There's always the love that is Smoker/Ace. <3 For some reason, I find myself wanting to do something with Luffy, Usopp, and Sogeking, but everything I'm thinking of would be waaay longer than 300 words. *blush*

And hee, Ace/Sanji. That much pretty in one bed would violate laws of physics. Add in Zoro and Smoker, and the bed would disintegrate. :D

[thisistony.livejournal.com]

Ahaha, no worries! I would have agreed with this speculation a few weeks ago XD

The Luffy/Usopp/Sogeking is a great direction to do, but Oda's already done it better, so XDDDDDDDDD

Smoker/Ace is good times.

Or you know, you could always write an AU. I do me some AUs.

As for AceSan... Did you see this? (http://sighforme.livejournal.com/13981.html) And then it's sequel? (http://sighforme.livejournal.com/14114.html) I know, never pimp your own stuff, but...

[leaper182.livejournal.com]

I guess it's the fact that I'm all, "HI, I THINK I HAVE AWESOME SPECULATORY POW-- this was already revealed in canon?" And then I get the NEWB stamp on my forehead.

Oh, newb stamp, why do you have to hurt my pride so hard? *sob*

Wait, there's been more L/U/S? I missed it? Where is this? *big brown eyes*

*reads*

*coughs and fans self* Verrah nice, those. And ooh, S/Z. <3

[thisistony.livejournal.com]

AHahaha, they'll forget soon enough :D Just need to write something new to get their minds off it!

No more after water7, but really, can you get any more epic than that?


ffff but water7 and the Usopp debacle made me ship LuZo


Teehee~ Thanks~ I like a little bit of everything~~

[leaper182.livejournal.com]

Indeeeeed. I just want to do something interesting with the "betrayal" concept, because, well, everyone can write the "caught in bed with someone else", or the "betrayed my nakama for my lover/betrayed my lover for my nakama". Hrm.

Maybe I should just write some smut. *nod*

I've seen L/Z, and I found a good fic that had hints of it, but I dunno? Zoro seems kind of hard to ship with people. I can run with S/Z because the two of them have the hate/love relationship going on. I'll have to read some L/Z to get converted to the idea.

Water 7 is indeed quite epic when it comes to L/S. I just find myself wanting to see Luffy and Usopp talk about what the hell happened instead of just accepting that yay, Usopp's back. Then again, I'm a total angst whore. I'm also a whore for happy endings, so I'm just stuck. *^^*

[scribe-protra.livejournal.com]

Oh nice! Very very interesting.

[leaper182.livejournal.com]

Thank you. *^^*