There weren't many days when they could be together like today, it was rare for their paths to cross and even rarer for their paths to stay in alignment for more than a couple days. The last time their paths crossed was several months ago and only for a day they only had enough time to have a meal together and little else as they were both exhausted from their travels. They enjoyed what time that they had together to the best of their ability spending the few hours they had practically attached at the hip only seeing each other and allowing no one else to infringe on their precious time.
To those who didn't know the two they would appear to be a strange couple a dangerous pirate that lived up to his name and a simple merchant woman who looked like she couldn't hurt a fly. The two seemed like complete opposites, water and oil, but in reality they fit quite well together. They had the same temperament and similar goals and while they may disagree on several things they enjoyed each other's company and that was really all they needed.
On one of the rare days that the two were able to spend together Killer wondered just what, exactly, it was that brought the two of them together, and being the man that he was he simply asked the woman as she was sitting between his legs, leaning against his back, reading peacefully.
He carefully nudged her, "Hey, Mamoru." She barely acknowledged him only making a small hum, he nudged her again a little harder this time, "Hey, look at me yeah?"
Finally, she took notice, closing her book she twisted around to look him in the face, "What is it Killer?" She seemed a little annoyed having been interrupted when things were just getting good in the book.
His right hand played with her hair absentmindedly, "Why are we together?"
She tilted her head to the side in confusion, "What do you mean? We're together because we haven't seen each other in months, and you just wanted to stay on my ship."
He chuckled at her simple answer, "I know that, silly. I mean how did we come to be together? What brought us to this? We couldn't be any more different I'm a pirate that kills any who gets in my way and you're a merchant who couldn't hurt a fly."
She made a face at the last part, "I'll have you know I can be dangerous too I just choose not to be. And what's with you all of a sudden?" She fully turned around so that they were facing each other she placed her book to the side and took his larger hands in her own smaller ones. "Are you alright?"
It pained him to see the deep worry that etched her face he was beginning to regret bringing the topic up, "I'm sorry I just don't understand how you can be with someone like me. It doesn't really make any sense."
Her faced softened, "It doesn't have to make sense, Killer. I'm with you because I want to be and that's all that matters. Don't you want to be with me too?"
He laced their fingers together and leaned his forehead against hers, "Of course I do." And without thinking, "I love you." Fell from his mouth leaving both of them in shock.
She stared at him for a while, saying nothing until, "I love you too." Then she unlaced their hands and wrapped her arms around his torso resting her head on his chest. "But just so you know if you call me weak again I will kick your ass."
Killer reflexively wrapped his arms around her and laughed at her words, "Really now? I guess I'll have to watch my tongue from now on."
She squeezed him a little harder, hard enough to surprise him with her strength, "Damn right you will. I'm not kidding killer I will throw you off of my ship."
He simply laughed her threat off and kissed the top of her head. It didn't matter if others thought they didn't fit together they wanted to be together and that was all. He was happy to be there with her just lying there peacefully, it was nice. Even killers need a break now and then he thought.
A/N: Ah, I'm sorry for not posting in forever. This kind of popped into my head after working on the character sheet for Mamoru I was on past relationships and decided to make Killer an EX of hers. This is kind of a practice to get me back into writing now that I have a little more time. If I write more like this one then they'll probably be one shots like this. I might also re-write Protector of the Four Kings because I don't really like how I started it and I want to polish up some stuff. I'll probably keep the chapters that I have up I'll just re-vamp em. Anyways thanks for reading! -Kuma