Forever my girl | Jamie Drysdale: prologue
welcome to my first series!!!
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“oh this is so exciting!” Margret, Jamie’s aunt squealed as she sipped on her champagne.
You smiled softly into the mirror, your maid of honour, was fixing the veil in your hair.
“You excited?” She whispers softly, leaning down and fixing your hair over your shoulder.
You nod silently “Nervous”
“Don’t be, Jamie loves you… you’re gonna be Mrs Drysdale”
You smile and breath out a soft puff of air, hand hovering over hers “you’re right, my boy since we were what? Six?”
She nods “Six! That’s twelve years! You might be only eighteen sweet stuff but you two are soulmates I know it”
Then the door opens and both Charlie and Ryan poke their heads through
“Hey Josie, can we talk to you real quick?” Charlie asks, nodding to the hallway. Josie, leaves your veil and follows them out.
You watch them out in the hall, watching their faces as they speak. You frown when you watch Charlie’s eyes flicker between you and Josie, the worry was evident.
Josie then turns back into the room and you stand
“What? What is it? Is Jamie ok?”
she nods, reaching out to hold your hands “Jamie’s ok, but y/n… he’s not coming”
You drop her hands “What? What do you mean he’s not coming?”
She bites the bottom of her lip “He, they can’t find him y/n”
You start panicking “what if he’s hurt? What-“
“He left a note, y/n I’m so sorry”
Then you stopped pacing, looking at everyone’s now sympathetic eyes and said “Everyone, out”
When the door shut you looked into the mirror, the one you’d been putting your veil on in only moments before now with tears streaming down your face.
“Fuck you, Drysdale”
Hi, Jamie. It’s me, y/n.
I’ve called you so many time I’ve lost count. I still don’t know why you left me on our wedding day, and I don’t know if I’ll ever find out. But I really need you to call me back. If you don’t, I promised myself that I’ll never call you again. I have to find some way to move on with my life. But I want you to know if I don’t ever hear back from you, I will always love you, Jamie. You will always be the one for me. And you’ll have my heart forever.
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Forever my girl | Jamie Drysdale: two
summary: jamie meets billie
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Jamie was staying in a hotel, knowing he wasn’t welcome back at his parents house especially not by Charlie.
He got breakfast down at the cafe, still owned by the old couple just like when he was a kid.
“What can get- well as I live and breathe Jamie Drysdale is that you?” Lola, cooed and Jamie smiled
“It’s me Lo”
“Hank come out here! Our Jamie’s home!”
The couple stand fawning over him “do you guys know where I’ll find y/n?”
Lola’s face softened “The flower shop”
He thanked them both, paying for his food and headed out. Hank picked up his cheque, $200 stuffed in the book.
“That boy… let it all get to his head”
Standing outside the flower shop, Jamie looked up at the sign that now read SWEETPEA’S FLOWERS
Through the window he could see you talking to a customer, pointing to the various arrangements on the countertop.
He waited until the shop was empty before he headed inside, your back was turned to him.
“That was some slap you gave me yesterday” he mumbled.
You turned with a scowl “That was just a warning shot”
His eyerow raised “Oh really?” He has an amused grin on his face.
Your back is facing him once again “uh huh”
Jamie stands, taking in his surroundings “So this is where you work now, eh?”
You slam down a bunch of daises rather aggressively “I own it”
“Bought it after Mrs Richards died five years ago”
Jamie’s eyebrows furrowed “Oh”
You stop what you’re doing and look at him, tired “Yes Jamie, I actually did something with my life after you walked out on me and a lot has changed round here since you left, my mama passed did you know that?”
His heart drops, your mom had always supported Jamie since he was little.
“No… no I’m so sorry I didn’t know”
You laugh, almost mocking him “Have you noticed that since you’ve been gone, Jamie that nobody here has ever spoken to any of those tabloids or the media about you and your life here… about what you did?”
He anxiously scratches the back of his neck “yeah because I left you”
It’s not like he hadn’t thought about it since he left.
You chuckle “No, you left us all that day Jamie… nobody’s spoken about what you did that day because here in Hope we’ve got each others back and I’m not sure you belong here anymore”
“y/n-“
“Just leave Jamie, don’t you have some big city model to get back to in California?”
He decided not to push you, not after the slap you gave him yesterday so he turned to leave.
“Hi mama!” Billie shouted as she pushed open the door to the shop, Josie and her boys following close behind.
In a rush, you push past Jamie and down to Billie’s level “Hi Sweetpea! How was school?”
“Meh same old, same old” she shrugged to which both you and Jamie chuckle. She was so mature for her age.
“Jamie” Josie growled, her baby boy on her hip.
Jamie nodded at her “Josie”
You noticed Billie becoming aware of the tension “Hey, so aunt josie is gonna take you all to get cupcakes from Lola’s ok? My treat”
She smiles “but only a little bit I don’t wanna ruin dinner, my grandma and poppy are coming over”
Then she looks at Jamie “Hey, I know you! You’re that hockey player my mama watches on the television my grandma has pictures of you in her house”
Jamie smiles softly “I’m Jamie”
Billie holds her hand out “I’m Billie”
You watch Jamie’s face falter “Billie?”
“Uh huh”
Jamie then looks at you “wow… that’s a, really pretty name”
You interrupt “Okay sweet pea time to-“ 
“Hold up a second” Jamie stops you, standing infront of Billie “How old are you, Billie?”
You see her curl into herself, anxiety prevalent
“I’m not very tall for my age but my poppy says I’ll grow… I’m six”
Jamie’s eyes widened “Six, eh?”
“Okay! Time to go!” Josie announces, wrangling the kids out the door.
Billie heads out, stopping to wave “Bye mama! Bye Jamie!”
“Bye Sweetpea!” You shout through the tears forming in your eyes.
You stand, still looking out the door as your babygirl walks away. You don’t want to look at him.
“Six, eh?”
You sigh, pinching your head “I think we should talk”
hi jamie, it’s me again.
I think this is the last time I’m calling. I can’t keep doing this. I watched your debut, I’m really proud of you but I need you to call me back… please jamie you want to hear what I’ve got to say.
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I'm sure people have talked about this before BUT I AM thinking about an au where Rouge had a terrifying Devil Fruit power and ridiculously strong Haki (like Boa but... you know. not like that at all thank you.) and managed to have HER OWN ISLAND that The Navy refuses to touch. (Like Boa! Without the Warlord part.)
What if Ace got his good navigational instincts from her, and the island was somewhere basically impossible to get to. (Unless you're a navigational genius.) Which immediately connects it in my mind to a Bell-mere lives au.
Things I'm imagining happening:
-Rouge raising Ace herself on that island
-Garp finding her as he promised he would, and seeing a good opportunity, promptly dropping Luffy off forever
-Sabo sneaking on Garp's ship to get away from his parents, and managing to make it there as it happens to be where Garp is heading next for another quick visit to try to indoctrinate Luffy (and Ace) into The Marines
-ASL brothers again<3
-kid Ace being fucking crazy in an entirely DIFFERENT way. He didn't suffer from living under Roger's shadow (Rouge never even mentions that deadbeat) but he and his mom are very much alone on this island so he goes Insane
-Luffy and Sabo are still the best things to happen to him and slowly make him calm down a lot
-Rouge DOES want to bring more people to the island because obviously she does not want her son to be deranged but it's difficult to trust people when The World Government wants her son dead so badly. Also a nearly-impossible-to-reach incredibly dangerous jungle island is a hard sell. lol
-She is going insane in her own way but she throws herself into raising them well and training them and herself to be as strong as possible, so they can protect each other if the government comes for them
-She definitely knows about Dragon being Luffy's dad, tricking that out of Garp was Not Hard. lmao
-Sabo opens up about his backstory to her eventually too. Someone protect these kids from the damn government!!!!!!!
-In this au, Bell-mere is strong enough to get Nami, Nojiko, and herself out of Coco Village when Arlong takes over, but not strong enough to defeat them and free the village
-She tries to get Navy assistance but is met with bald-faced corruption. Extreme disillusionment follows
-They travel for a few years, Bell-mere always trying to get stronger so they can return and save the village one day.
-Nami studies hard and has plenty of opportunities on the sea to polish her skills as a navigator.
-Nojiko remains deeply hurt and outraged by The Navy's betrayal. Since she was older she had been told many more stories from her mom's time with them, and thus had a much stronger attachment to the idea of them. Being left by The Marines, with her whole community, to suffer and die, shook her entire world. She seeks out people who don't look kindly on The World Government everywhere they go, collecting stories. She has hopes of joining The Revolutionary Army one day
-This is also a Sora lives au. (@ Oda Stop killing all the moms! Let them unionize!) One day on their travels they come across a sickly woman and her two kids, Reiju and Sanji, who are on the run from a mysterious (in the East Blue) Mercenary Army.
-It goes like this: the two groups are in the same diner. Soldiers of Germa 66 bust in and try to grab Sora and her kids. They scream and cry for help. Nearby Marines intervene. This obviously doesn't look good for the Germa soldiers, attempting to kidnap a sickly woman and two young kids in broad daylight. They try to pay off the highest ranking Marine there to look the other way, with an absolutely outrageous sum. It works.
-Nojiko charges. Bell-mere didn't expect her usually cool-headed daughter to do something so reckless, and doesn't realize she'd gotten up until she heard the crash of Nojiko kicking the top Marine in the head. Nami had been paying more attention, and is already primed to hit the same Marine in the back with a diner chair before he can retaliate on Nojiko.
-Despite their training, they're kids, and these are Marines. If Bell-mere wasn't there, it would've been a world of hurt. But Bell-mere of course is right there, and takes down all three Marines before they know what hit them. In the chaos, Reiju takes down both Germa Soldiers with her superior strength.
-Now they're a group, standing in a public place, with a pile of Marines (and Mercenaries) at their feet. Yikes.
-They run together.
-Reiju and Nojiko, both being oldest girls about the same age, recognize each other and bond instantly. They convince their mothers' they'll be stronger together.
-Bell-mere was easy to convince, suffering from survivor's guilt from the occupation of Coco Village, she's very quick to take on other's burdens. Sora, despite feeling an instinctual trust for and deep attraction to this tough butch who saved her life, is much more hesitant. Putting her life and resources in the hands of one very powerful person was what got her into this mess.
-But it's not easy to make Reiju happy, a girl who takes responsibility for both her mother and younger brother, who orchestrated their escape, who defends them physically, who has a childhood of training to repress herself to unlearn. Sora saw Reiju actually laugh with someone other than herself and Sanji, and she can't take this new comrade away from her. Not to mention having another protector in Bell-mere could ease Reiju's burdens. She has to say yes.
-And it's a good thing she does, because the top Marine they knocked out kicks up an absolutely ginormous fuss. Suddenly Bell-mere, Sora, and the kids are wanted criminals with posters strewn everywhere. It takes all their wits and strength combined to survive.
-They're on the run together for years before they make it to Rouge's Island.
-Nami is younger than Sanji, but at this age she's bigger than him, and he's a huge crybaby while she keeps a very brave face. She's utterly delighted to treat him like a little brother, much to his annoyance. "I'm not the youngest anymore!" "Yes you are! Stop it!" "You can't be bigger than me when you're such a baby." "I'm a baby?! I saw you get scared too!" "No you didn't! Shut up!" They get very competitive.
-Reiju and Nojiko have the kind of weird little girl best friendship that has the intensity and power to destroy worlds. They are on levels of telepathic connection previously unheard of. And they are so serious about it and so fucking goofy. The SCHEMES they get up to.... And of course constantly being made to drag their little siblings along for the ride
-Picture this. They've been docked at the same island for a couple weeks. They're having an easy time, they've just gotten comfortable with a good doctor for Sora and a nice place to stay for a bit. The kids see a Marine Ship out sailing nearby while they're playing on the beach. If they tell their moms, they're sure to pack up and leave immediately. Of course the answer is to scare off the Navy ship themselves with a fake sea monster.
-Yes it's the end of the world if this mission fails. They'll have failed their families, and the concepts of bravery and justice, and they'll all die and get killed and never join the resistance or anything ever. Yes this fake sea monster needs to have extra whiskers.
-So serious. SO GOOFY.
-Meanwhile their moms are having the most repressed intense butch-femme erotic slow-burn romance of all time in the background.
-Bell-mere, in her head: How much of this is coming from my fucked-up desire to save people? Am I fetishizing her weakness? What's wrong with me? If I have to see the glow of her soft skin, shiny with the sweat of illness, peeking out from beneath her long dress one more time I am going to faint and die.
-Sora, in her head: How much of this is coming from my fucked-up desire to be saved? Am I fetishizing her strength? Do I just want to give up responsibility so badly? Am I appreciating her as a person or do I just want what she can give me? If I hear her loud laugh of victory after buying food for what barely counts as a bargain one more time I'm simply going to explode with love and desire.
None of the kids notice this at all even a little bit.
-Of course with Nojiko's story-gathering and Nami's navigational genius, and the Marines still hot on their tail, and Sora and Bell-mere's desire to find a place to finally stop for the sake of their kids, they do eventually make their way to Rouge's island.
-Rouge, at this point deeply deranged with isolation, fear for her sons, and suspicion, does not greet them well.
-Bell-mere does not take no for an answer.
-Their fight leaves a giant crater in the side of the island. It lasts for days, and only ends because while they were distracted all their kids did an enemies-to-best friends speedrun.
-Lead of course by Luffy, who despite loyalty to Rouge and natural suspicion of her apparent enemies, has little willpower against the smell of Sanji's cooking. His completely earnest undignified begging by the campfire endears him to the others, as well as his heartfelt thanks, and their kind and patient treatment of him endears them to his older brothers.
-Also they're all lonely as hell so it truly does not take much. They're running around the jungle, being given a tour of the best spots on the island by the ASL brothers FOR LITERALLY HOURS before at the same exact moment Reiju, Nojiko, and Sabo all go Oh Shit We Should Probably Stop Our Moms From Killing Each Other.
-Lol.
-I have other ideas involving Robin, and I want to save Banchina (Usopp's mom) as well. I think what this au needs is a doctor character. Someone Rouge trusts to help her give birth, who is also an enemy of the world government, who can stay on the island with them. Who can treat Sora when they arrive. (Treat not heal, her being chronically ill and disabled is important to me.) But I can't think of anyone who isn't needed elsewhere.... I guess I have to make them up....
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