Corazon Week 2018
Title: Savior
Rating: T
Fandom: One Piece
Summary: Rocinante had been twelve years old when he had first saved someone.
Rocinante had been twelve years old when he had first saved someone from a fatal attack. He was patrolling the area with a group of other Marine soldiers. Rocinante was the youngest of the group while the rest were in their mid to late teenage years.
It was just his luck that Rocinante was stuck with the soldiers who were rude and trying to act tough and cool. They were drinking while on duty and didn't really take patrolling seriously, claiming that even if there were enemies then the people at base could handle them. Rocinante wanted to speak up but was a rather shy twelve year old.
Rocinante noticed someone in the bushes aiming their gun at the squad leader. Rocinante reached out to tap the man's shoulder to get his attention but ended up tripping and crashing into him. Since at twelve years old Rocinante was already the size of a seventeen year old, they both fell to the ground, a bullet whizzing over their heads and embedding itself into a tree.
"Hey! Get off me!" The leader shoved Rocinante off. "The hell's wrong with you!? Stupid klutz!"
"S-Sorry!" Rocinante apologized.
Another gunshot was heard, this time the shooter was a member from the squad and the victim was the man who had tried to snipe the leader. "Dude, the kid saved your life," He pointed at the bullet in the tree. "That would've been in your skull if he hadn't knocked you down,"
"Guess you are useful after all then," The leader stood up and dusted his clothes off before offering a hand to Rocinante.