It Doesn't Hurt To Be Comforted
Chapter 1: Brook, The Humming Swordsman
"They weren't real", he asked, distraught. That couldn't be. It couldn't be true. His new friends couldn't just be fictional characters. They couldn't be!
He sobbed. Brook didn't want all of his new friends to be a dream. He wanted off of his old ship, a new chance to see Laboon. To keep his promise. A chance to start over, but still remember. He wanted OFF. This ship, which used to be his home, has become his cage. His tormentor. If he still had tearducts, he knew he would be crying in anguish.
He wanted, so badly, to not be alone any longer. But, here he was, on his ship, missing both his new and old friends.
He was... alone.
Brook awoke with a start. If he still had a heart, it would've been pounding harshly in his chest. He almost felt the need to vomit. Instead, he quietly walked out of the boys' cabin and onto the deck, shivering. He loathed nights like this one. Nights where, no matter what he did, he felt like he was alone. Like he was back on his old ship after everyone was already dust and bones. That was something he wouldn't wish on anyone, not even his worst enemy. He hung his head low, face in his hands.
A soft squeak came from behind. A door had opened and he heard footsteps walking towards him. His feeling of loneliness diminished a bit as his new captain sat next to him.
"Luffy-san", Brook started. Luffy looked at him and smiled. Brook settled for that and stayed quiet. It... it was nice to have someone sit next to him again.
Brook felt tears start up. Not tears of loneliness, but happiness. Luffy must've noticed as he laid against Brook and fell asleep shortly after, a smile on his face.
Walking out to two of their crewmates on deck in the morning wasn't very shocking, but to see them both sleeping soundly against the railing, smiling, was quite a nice surprise. The rest of the Strawhats left the two sleep, seeing that it must've been a long night.
Hi, sorry that this isn't ABSTC (A Bleached Space-Time Continuum). I wanted to do some short stories to get me back into writing again as it's been a little bit since I've done any stories. These are all gonna be short and there should only be 9 or 10 of them. They're fairly simple to write, but it'll be a week between each post (depending on if I have the free time. If not, it'll be posted soon after the set date). The date the next chapter will, hopefully, be up on is June 9th.
Hope you guys enjoy these small things! Have a nice week! ^u^