First Crew Meeting with Killer
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Devil Fruit: Disintegration
“Massacre Soldier” Killer: Your hand was much smaller than his and the way you swung your intertwined fingers together made him realize how different you both were. You, an employee on a merchant ship, and him, a first mate of a pirate crew. He met you months ago and kept a connection through letters and meeting together when your ships would coincidentally be on the same island. It was after your third face to face meeting that the two of you put a label to the relationship you had. He was content with how the relationship was but his captain was far from it. As childhood friends, he demanded to know of this person that was “distracting” the first mate.
He had met you at the dock, moving his mask at your request so you could press a kiss to his cheek before he grasped at your hand. Your smile soothed his nerves for a moment and he tilted his head.
“Are you ready?” Your enthusiastic nod was enough for him to head back to where the Kid Pirates’ ship was secretly anchored. He was a usually quiet guy and he let you fill the silence most of the time but it seemed like there was a tangible pressure around the two of you.
“You’re nervous, aren’t you?” You broke the silence, like always, and he could only nod before glancing at you.
“And so are you.” You could only laugh and swung your hands together again.
“Yeah, I am. This is your family, basically.” She sent a teasing grin his way and he was glad that his mask hid his smile. “Besides, they could kill me if they don’t approve.”
“I won’t let them.” He murmured. You bumped your shoulder against his and shook your head.
“You’re nervous that they won’t like me.”
“... Yes.”
“If they don’t like me, I’ll just work hard so they at least tolerate me.” Your words surprised him and he tilted his head when he looked at you. “I don’t want to make you choose your family or me. So, even if it’s ridiculous, I’ll get in their good graces.”
He smiled behind his mask and he squeezed your hand. “Thank you. I told them to be on their best behavior.”
It was as if he jinxed himself with those words. The moment the two of you stepped in the sand that surrounded the ship, he saw a piece of metal flying towards the two of you. His reflexes were quick as he had his hand already on his weapon when he stepped out but your devil fruit kicked in, the metal disintegrating into ash and mixing with the sand. He looked at you, pride swelling in his chest, especially when you winked at him and turned your head to look at the pirate captain of your beloved.
Kid made eye contact with Killer, already familiar to where his eyes were through the mask, and he knew that it was time for the meeting. He took his hand off of his weapon but he didn’t release your hand. Suddenly, not only were you bombarded with large chunks of metals but also a sword came flying at you from the right. This was excessive, Killer thought to himself as he spotted Heat in the distance where he threw his sword. Just as before, your devil fruit disintegrated the metal and sword before it even hit you. The ash from the sword hit your shoulder and you pouted, letting Killer’s hand go to brush off the dust. You looked to where Heat was and held out the small pile of ash.
“I can get you another sword if you want.” Heat stepped his way over at your words and held his hand out. You dropped the ash in his hand and he rubbed his fingers together to feel it.
“Hmm. That’d be nice.” He dropped the ash into the sand. “Your name?”
“(Y/N). Nice to meet you, uh-”
“Heat.” He and Killer said at the same time. They made eye contact and Killer noticed the slight lift of the man’s lips before he turned away. He watched as Heat made his way back to the ship, calling out a, “I approve” to the three of you in the sand.
Kid grunted, flicking his hand once more, and he watched as another metal behind you was gone like the other pieces. He turned back to the ship and waved his hand. “What he said.”
Killer released a sigh that sounded much louder than it was due to his mask and he closed his eyes, relishing in your laugh and how you latched onto his waist. It made sense that they would test you in such a way and he knew your strength, but he still worried. He draped his arms over your shoulders and opened his eyes to meet yours. Your eyes were twinkling with playfulness even as you pouted at him.
“They almost killed me.”
“A test you passed, though.”
You laughed again and nodded. “I’m glad I did.”
“I’ll introduce you to Wire later. Who knows where he’s at.”
You hummed before moving your hands to grip the edge of his mask and move it to the top of his head. He didn’t stop you when you leaned up and pressed a kiss to his lips. He pulled you flush against him as he kissed back, relief and joy in the small affection. When you pulled away, you kissed his cheek before putting his mask back in place.
“Wanna get that sword for Heat with me?”
“I would.”
Your small hand was in his again and you led him back the way you both came. Not only did they approve of you but he could tell from Heat’s ghost of a smile and Kid’s slight smirk that they respected you too. That was all he wanted from this meeting and he was content.
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