A New Revolutionary ch2

  "That was a big explosion yesterday," one of the refugees said. "There was a kid on that boat, you know. We were close enough for me to see him."

  "A kid?!" another replied, startled. His mind drifted towards a boy from Gray Terminal who once stole his money on the way home. "What did he look like? Did you see that?"

  The man frowned. "Couldn't see much 'cause he was covered in a long coat and a top hat, probably the one we fished out of the water yesterday."

  The other man paled. "You don't mean… S-Sabo?"

  "Sabo?!" many other refugees replied.

  "Sabo?" said Dragon, who was listening on a nearby chair. Everyone turned to look at their leader. "Blonde kid with a chipped tooth and upturned nose?"

  The refugees looked confused. "How do you know him so well?" one of them asked.

  Dragon simply said, "He's in my room."

  For a second the ship was quiet. Everybody, even Kuma looked surprised. Then, most of the refugees went rushing to Dragon's room, trapped themselves in the doorway by going all at once, tripped many times, and went to see their friend from Gray Terminal. "Sabo!" they all shouted when they finally arrived.

  Sabo was asleep. He woke up with a sleepy "Hmm?" When he remembered where he was and what had happened, he looked at the refugees, suddenly awake. "Guys?! What are you doing here?!"

  Instead of answering they all nearly drowned him in a group hug. "Sabo! You're alive! Thank God!" they were all saying.

  "Guys! My wounds!" Sabo said, barely breathing. They all dispersed, suddenly noticing that their friend was covered in bandages.

  "All right people," said a weird male voice from the entrance. "Give him some space, go away," Ivankov said as he entered the room somewhat awkwardly because of his enormous face.

  As the refugees sadly walked away, greeting Sabo as they did so, Inazuma and Kuma entered behind Ivankov. "Dragon told us you survived an explosion, kid," Inazuma said (again turned into a man).

  Sabo grinned. "Only thanks to him, I would've drowned if he hadn't saved me," he said.
Ivankov frowned. "The thing is, Dragon doesn't save just any person he finds on his way. Which means you did or said something that moved him. So, what I'm asking is, what did you do?" he said.

  Sabo thought for a second. "Back in Goa, we talked after I was attacked by some guards. I told him about how much I hate nobles and being a son of a noble makes me ashamed, and he told me he could relate. Then I passed out, and when I woke up, my injuries were bandaged and didn't hurt anymore. After that I set sail and the Tenryuubito—" he cut off.

  The revolutionaries looked shocked. "Y-you were born a noble?!" said Ivankov.

  Sabo's rage built up. "That's all you got from me?! I am not a noble! My only relatives are my two brothers! Those nobles are not my parents!" he yelled.

  The revolutionaries calmed down. They looked at each other and nodded. Then Kuma said, with a surprisingly soft voice for such a huge person, "Welcome to the revolution, Sabo," and they walked away, leaving Sabo thoroughly confused.