Fears

"Do you see it?" Marco asked moving around Fina. "When someone's about to attack you you'll be able to see their move a few seconds before it happens."

"Um." Fina dodged to her left when Marco rushed at her. "No, I don't really see anything. Just you like any other day."

"You're not focusing enough," Marco said throwing a punch at her.

Fina jumped back from him, being missed by his hit by less than an inch. Her chest heaved up and down from the time they had spent sparring with each other. She brushed sweat off her chin, as she glanced at the crewmembers watching her. Some were watching with peak interest while others were smirking at how many mistakes she was making. Of course Kota was among the latter. It annoyed her. This whole sparring session made her think she wasn't going to be able to get her gems at all. Maybe she wasn't. As she started to turn back and face Marco, what felt like a stone, slammed against her cheek. Her body flew back before bouncing off the deck. She rolled to a stop. Sitting up she held her throbbing cheek. "Ouch! What was that for?!"

"We're sparring," Marco said. "You shouldn't get distracted."

A few crewmates laughed.

Fina puffed her cheeks out. "Fine. I made another mistake."

"Haven't you ever sparred with anyone before?" Kota asked.

Fina did her best to ignore his condescending grin. "Yes. I have. It's only different from this way of sparring."

"Then show us," Kota said.

"Don't tempt me," Fina grumbled to herself. "You wouldn't like it."

"Stand up. We're going again," Marco said.

"Do we have to?" Fina pushed herself to her feet despite her body begging her to lay down and stay down. "We've been doing this for over four hours. It's not like I'm getting any better."

"You're actually doing a lot better," Marco said. "Progress might be slow but it is there."

"You're just saying that to be nice," Fina said.

Cadmar's bellowing laughed made them turn to him. "Trust me, Fina. He is not saying that to be nice. Marco is one of the strictest sparring partners you can have on this ship. Don't let his cool demeanor right now fool you."

"Cool demeanor? He just hit me," Fina said rubbing her throbbing face.

"Then try harder with your haki and you will be able to avoid it next time," Marco said. "Well, as long as your speed increases. You'll still get hit."

"Thanks for that," Fina said. Her stomach grumbled. "Can't we stop for the day? I'm hungry. And it's almost lunch time anyway."

"Almost isn't here yet," Marco said. "We still have time to practice. Now come at me."

Fina huffed. She took her stance before charging at him. The man's moves was far superior to her own. No matter how she tricked to hit or kick him he always managed to move out of the way just in time. She growled, taking another swing at him. "You're using your haki against me, aren't you?"

"I don't have observation haki. I have armament haki," Marco said. "If I used it then it would be obvious as a dark coating appears over my body where I'm using it."

"Great. I'll keep that in mind." Fina roundhouse kicked at his head. She squeaked when he grabbed her ankle. Next thing she knew the world around her was spinning. Actually, her body was spinning until she slammed against the deck. This time she stayed there. Her chest heaved up and down from the exertion. "That's it. I quit."

"Lunch is served!" the cook called out.

"About time," Fina said. "I can really quit then."

"Hey, you did good today," Cadmar said leaning over her.

"Whatever," Fina said.

"That's it for now," Marco said.

"Thanks a lot. You're the best ever," Fina deadpanned.

"You going to be okay?" Ace's freckled face appeared in her view. "You look a little worn out."

"You think?" Fina cocked an eyebrow at him. She tried lifting her arm. "I can't move. I should have Marco arrested."

"He didn't hear you if that's what you were intending," Cadmar said.

Fina turned her head to find the man missing. Twisting the other way she found him over by Whitebeard. The crew was already eating. "Well, that was a waste."

"Come on." Ace offered her his hand.

Swallowing, Fina took it and allowed him to help her up. As soon as she was sitting she pulled her hand from him. She tucked her feet under her legs just as Ace pulled one of the tables over to her. The smells of the meat wafted into her nose, making her mouth water and her stomach grumble.

"Here, have some water," Ace said handing her a tankard.

"Thanks." Fina took it and drank half of the cool contents down. With a satisfying sigh, she placed the tankard down and filled a plate. She bit into a piece of fish, the flavor danced over her tongue. "So good."

"You know, you really are doing good against Marco," Cadmar said.

Fina shrugged. "I feel more like his personal piñata."

"Well, you're not," Cadmar said.

"He's impressed with how good you're doing," Ace said.

"He doesn't show it," Fina said.

"You don't know him like we do." Ace smiled.

Fina's heart flipped. She swallowed and turned back to her food. With luck, the two men diverted the conversation. Before she knew it, lunch was over and Marco's shadow fell over her. She looked up at him.

"We're going to pick training back up in an hour," Marco said.

"I'm so looking forward to it," Fina said rolling her eyes. Once he was gone, she fell back onto the deck. "What's the point of this?"

"What do you mean?" Ace asked.

"Why is your captain having you train me when he doesn't allow women fighters on the ship?" Fina asked. "See? It doesn't make sense."

"Maybe he wants you to get your gem back?" Cadmar offered.

Fina frowned at him.

"Sorry." Cadmar scratched his ear. "Just trying to help."

"Well, you're not," Fina said. Propping up on her hands, her eyes ran over the crew. Some were still eating while others were sitting around talking. Her eyes stopped on a certain group, the one Kota was sitting in, when they looked over at her. They quickly adverted their eyes. A snicker passed among them. One of them got up and walked away while shaking his head.

The hour passed too soon. Fina groaned when Marco walked back over to her. Still, she pushed herself to her feet and continued to spar with him. They only sparred for a couple more hours before the man had mercy on her. They finished. She sat down on the deck, drawing in breath after breath in an attempt to regain her strength. Every single muscle throbbed.

"I don't think I've ever worked so hard in my life," Fina said. "I'm probably not going to be able to move tomorrow."

Whitebeard laughed. "You'll get use to that."

Fina glared at his treating back as he went to his quarters.

"We'll pick this up again tomorrow," Marco said.

"If I'm still alive then," Fina said. She closed her eyes and decided to rest there for a while before heading into the nurses' quarters for a shower.

After forty-five minutes of resting, she felt some of her strength coming back to her. She pushed herself to her feet and turned towards the stairs. Before she could take one step her body was lifted in the air.

"What are you doing?!" Fina shrieked looking over her shoulder at the two men who held her. One of them was Kota. They didn't answer. They just rushed to the edge of the side. Before her brain could register what was happening they tossed her over the side of the ship. Her heart took a cold, sharp jolt. She frantically grabbed for something to keep herself from falling into the sea. But it was no use. They threw her too far away from the ship for her to grab onto something. She hit the water. Everything around her went dark when she closed her eyes. She tried to fight her way back up to the surface. But the unrelenting water grabbed a hold of her and pulled her down.

Coming up from below deck, Ace and Thatch looked over to some of their crewmate who were laughing. "Did you see her face?"

"That was priceless!"

"I hope we can do it again!"

"What's so funny?" Ace asked as he and Thatch walked over to the men standing beside the railing.

"We were having a little fun with Fina," Kota said. "Sort of a welcome to the ship surprise."

"Yeah, we threw her into the sea," another one said.

"You did what?" Ace rushed to the edge. Grabbing the edge he looked over but couldn't find her anywhere. His heart leaped into his throat. She should have surfaced already. "Fina? Fina?!"

"Why would you do something like that?" Thatch followed.

"It's just a little fun," Kota said with a shrug.

"She's not coming back up!" Ace said as the ripples faded away. "Fina!"

"Don't joke around like that," a crewmate said. He looked over the side. Ace was right. The ripples from Fina's splash were completely gone and she was nowhere to be seen. "She can swim, can't she? She's still not coming up. Why isn't she coming up?" He turned to Kota. "Kota, she's not coming up."

Kota only shrugged. "She's probably just messing with us for revenge."
"This is bad." Ace started to climb onto the railing.

"Ace, are you insane?!" Thatch grabbed the young man and pulled him back down to the deck.

"I have to save her! She clearly can't swim!" Ace said jerking away from him. "Let go!"

"You can't swim either!" Thatch fired back.

"I know but…" Ace trailed off.

"I'll get her." Thatch climbed upon the railing and dove into the sea. The water rushed over him. As the bubbles faded he opened his eyes and looked around. The water world was blurry. The salt stung his eyes but he saw her darkened form. Kicking his feet her moves towards her. Slipping his arm under her arms, he pulled her to the surface.

The second air hit them, Fina screamed out. She thrashed against Thatch's hold.

"Thatch! Is she okay?!" Ace called.

"I'm not sure! Ouch!" Thatch tried to duck her head, but she knocked him in the temple anyway. "Throw down the rope!"

"I got it!" a crewmate said before the rope ladder thumped against the side of the ship.

"Stop squirming," Thatch said making his way over to the ladder. He grabbed onto it. Pulling her over his shoulder, he started to long and hard up climb. But her thrashing against him prevented it. That's when his crewmates started pulling on the ladder. Soon they had reached the top.

"I got her," Ace said. He grabbed Fina and pulled her onto the ship as she continued to kick and scream. "Fina, you're okay. You're back on the ship."

"No! Let go! Get it off!" Fina screamed.

"What's wrong with her?" a crewmate asked.

Thatch dropped to his kneels and looked her over. "She's completely terrified." He glared at Kota. "Happy now?"

Kota scoffed and walked away. "Not my fault. I didn't know she couldn't swim."

"Fina's right," Thatch mumbled. "He is a jerk."

"Fina, snap out of it! It's me! Ace!" Ace said.

Fina snapped her eyes to him. Her chest heaved up and down. "Ace…"

"That's right." Ace nodded. "I'm right here. You're safe now. You're back on the ship."

"No! Get it off!" Fina screamed. Grabbing her wet shirt, she ripped it off and tossed it away from her.

"What is she doing?!" a crewmate shrieked and flushed.

"Get it off! Get it off! Get it off! I can't! No! Get it away!" Fina grabbed her pants. Like her shirt, she ripped it off and tossed them away. Next she grabbed for her bra.

"Okay!" Ace grabbed her wrists to keep her from baring herself to the entire crew. His cheeks burned red hot. "Let's leave that on!"

"Fire," Fina said. The wind was cool on her body causing her to shake. "I need fire." She looked at Ace. "Give me fire."

"What are you talking about? You're not making any sense," Ace said.

"Why would she want fire?" a crewmate asked.

"Maybe she wants to dry off?" Thatch offered.

"Is that what you want?" Ace asked. "Do you want to dry off?"

"Fire. I need fire," Fina said. She grabbed onto Ace's necklace and pulled him closer. "Please, I need fire. Give me your fire!"

"Well, okay," Ace said eyeing her hollow eyes. He held his hands to her sides and lit them with fire.

The heat rushed over her cold, wet body. She grabbed his hands and placed them on her cheeks.

"What are you doing?!" Ace started to pull away but stopped when he noticed his fire wasn't burning her.

"What the heck?!"

"How is that possible?"

"The fire's not burning her."

"It can't be."

Fina sighed and leaned into his chest. "More fire. Ace, please, I need more fire."

"Uh, okay. I guess." Ace lit up his upper body. He then looked at Thatch. His friend was just as confused as he was. But there was on thing they agreed on. Through a silent conversation they agreed that their captain needed to know about this. "You go talk to him. I'll take Fina to the medical bay. She might be hurt after that fall."

"Right." Thatch nodded. He stood up and walked away from them.

"Fina, I'm going to take you to the medical bay," Ace said. "Okay?"

"Fire. I need fire," Fina said tucking into him as closely as she could. "Don't leave me. I don't want to die."

"You're not going to die," Ace said. He stood up with her in his arms. His heart raced against his chest when she laid her head on his shoulder.

"Water kills fire," Fina said. "I don't want to die."

Ace, confused and conflicted, headed for the medical bay. He spoke to her in a soft whisper. "It's all right, Fina. You're out of the water. You're not going to die. You're safe with me."

"I'm safe," Fina said. "I'm with you. You make me safe."

"That's right." Ace reached the door. Carefully, he opened it and stepped inside.

"What the heck happened?" Lita asked. "She's half naked."

"A couple crewmates thought it would be funny to throw her into the sea," Ace said. "She can't swim. Thatch had to save her. When he got her back to the deck she was like this. She striped of her clothes and demanded fire."

"She must have had a traumatic episode with the sea or water in general," Minako said. "Just lay her down. We'll keep an eye on her from here."

Ace stepped to one of the beds. He tried to put her down but when he did she tighten her hold on him. "Fina, I have to put you down."

"No!" Fina's body shook. "Don't! Please. Stay with me."

"Fina, I…"

Fina looked up at Ace. Tears dripped down her cheeks. "Please, Ace. I need you right now."

Ace's heart fluttered and broke. Fina wasn't herself. Instead of her strong, stubborn, confident eyes, he saw fear in them. Real fear. "Okay, Fina. I'll stay with you."

Fina nodded and closed her eyes.

Ace kept the fire around his arms, but released it from the rest of his body. He sat down on the bed, keeping her close to his chest. He heard her sigh before her body went limp against him.

Lita laughed. "I wish I had a camera."

"Oh, honestly," Minako said. "The poor girl just had a traumatic episode and you want to take pictures?"
"What?" Lita shrugged. "They're cute together. Right, Ace?"

"Wh-what?!" Ace flushed.

"Don't try and deny it," Lita said with wink. "We know you two like each other."

"No, you got it wrong. We're just friends," Ace said. "We already spoke about that before."

"You got it wrong then," Lita said.

"Shut up," Ace said. "We're nothing more than friends."

"But you want to be more," Lita said.

Ace's cheeks darkened.

"So cute! I knew you liked her as more than a friend or sister!" Lita jumped for joy.

"Just shut up," Ace said. "We're friend and nothing more."

"Keep telling yourself that, cutie." Lita winked at him.

"Okay. That's enough of that. Let's leave them alone." Minako grabbed her friend's arm and pulled her from the room. "I'll come by and check on you two later."

"Thanks," Ace said before the two women disappeared from the door. His eyed dropped down to her. Never before had he seen such a fearful reaction to something. And never before had he seen her look like such a small child as she did now sleeping in his arms. He smiled. "Don't worry, Fina. I won't let them do that to you again. I promise."

Ace closed his eyes with a low sigh.

Fina opened her eyes. Her body was rising and falling in sync with soft snoring. The warmth she was curled up against made her want to stay there forever. But there was something odd about it. It wasn't soft like her blanket should have been. Tilting her head up she face to face with Ace's freckle face. Looking down she found the rest she felt so warm. Her face flushed. Her skin was touching his skin. Her shirt and pants were gone. With a startled shriek she jumped away from him and hit the floor. "What the heck?!"

"Hm?" Ace woke up. Sitting up, he yawned and stretched out before noticing her on the floor. "What are you doing down there?"

"Me?! What were you doing?! Why are my clothes off?!" Fina pointed accusingly at him. "How dare you undress me like this!"

"Hold on!" Ace leaped to his feet. "I didn't do anything like that! You took your own clothes off!"

"Why would I do that?!" Fina jumped to her feet.

"Don't you remember?" Ace asked.

"Remember what?" Fina narrowed her eyebrows at him.

"Some of the crew threw you into the sea," Ace said. "Thatch had to jump in and save you. When he got you back on the deck you took off your clothes and demanded fire."

Fina's glare disappeared. She remembered. Tossing her eyes around the room, she spotted her clothes laying on a nearby chair. She grabbed them and pulled them on then rushed for the door.

"Fina, wait." Ace followed after her.

Fina slammed the door behind her when she entered the nurses' quarters. Pressing her back to it, she kept Ace out. Tears poured down her cheeks. She cursed under her breath.

"Fina, come on. Talk to me," Ace said. "Let me in."

"Go away, Ace," Fina said.

"Not until you talk to me," Ace said. He pounded on the door.

Fina slid down to the floor. Keeping her back to the door, she wrapped her arms around her legs and hid her face in her knees.

For the next several days, Fina stayed in the nurses' quarters. Minako and Lita tried to get her to leave, but she refused. They were being so nice to her, even brought her meals to her. Raye, of course, objected to that and said she needed to stop being a baby and get over it. But Raye didn't understand how deep her fear of water really went. None of them did. And because of that fear she made a complete idiot out of herself in front of Ace. She couldn't face the crew, or him, after what happened. She was too embarrassed. And she never meant to reveal her weakness like that.

Fina sat up in her bed. The room was dark but for the moonlight shining in. The nurses were asleep. The rest of the crew, but for the guards, should be as well. Feeling the need for some fresh air, she climbed down her bed and went outside. Ace should be on guard duty to night. So she could get some air without having to run into him. She went down to the deck. Crossing her arms over the rail she stared out into the night.

"About time you came out of that room."

Fina jumped.

Ace dropped down from the crow's nest.

Fina tried to leave but he placed his arms around her, resting his palms on the railing so she couldn't escape. "Let me go, Ace."

"No," Ace said. "Not until you talk to me."

"There's nothing to talk about," Fina said. "I have a fear of water. It's no big deal really."

"I say it's a big deal," Ace said. "You completely freaked out."

"I don't expect you to know anything about a paralyzing fear," Fina murmured.

"Fina, I can help you if you would just tell me what's going on," Ace said.

"It's none of your business." Fina tried to duck under his arm, but he easily caught her, pinning her back against the ship. Her heart raced. She hoped the moon wasn't bright enough for him to see her blush. "Let go!"

"Not until you tell me what's going on!" Ace said. "I'm worried about you!"

"Well, you don't have to! I'm not your little brother! So stop acting like I am! I don't need or want your protection!" Fina said.

"Well, you have it whether you like it or not! I care about you too much to just push this aside!" Ace said.

"I don't care! I'm not going to be here long enough to have you all as friends!" Fina said.

"We already are friends, you idiot!" Ace said. "So stop pushing me away!"

"I have to push you away!" Fina said.

"What?" Ace's tone dropped. "What do you mean?"

"Face it, Ace," Fina said. "We both know that I'm only here because I need my gem back."

"You could stay longer," Ace said.

"No, I can't," Fina said. "Your captain doesn't have women fighters on his ship."

"You don't have to be a fighter here," Ace said. "You could stay and do what you have been doing."

"I wouldn't be happy doing that, Ace," Fina said.

Silence fell between them. Ace's hand dropped from her wrist. "So that's it then."

"It's nothing personal, Ace. Don't take it that way," Fina said. "It's just a fact that I can't stay."

Ace dropped his eyes to the deck and nodded.

Fina sighed. Guilt hammered into her. "Look when I was a kid I almost drowned."

Ace brought his eyes back up to her.

"Well, technically, someone tried to drown me," Fina said.

"Why would someone do that?" Ace asked.

"I don't know," Fina said. "It just happened so quickly. Luckily, my parents were close by and were able to save me. Since then I've had a paralyzing fear of water."

"How do you manage taking baths if you're that scared of water?" Ace asked.

"It's not easy," Fina said. "A lot of the time I just wash off with a washcloth and put my hair underwater when it needs to be clean."

"Taking a shower here must have been a real pain for you," Ace said.

"It was. And I only showered once in the men's bathroom," Fina said.

"At least now you can take your time in the nurses' quarters," Ace said.

"One good thing about being discovered." Fina nodded.

"Look, I'm really sorry about what my crewmates did. I promise they won't do that again. I won't let them," Ace said.

"There you go again. Treating me like your little brother," Fina said.

"I'm sorry." Ace rubbed his neck. "I can't help it. I wasn't always like this though. Now it's second nature. It just happens."

"I guess I can understand that. After all I too have a little brother," Fina said.

"What's he like?" Ace asked.

"Like any other annoying little brother," Fina said. "But I won't tolerate anyone hurting him."

"You sound just like me," Ace said.

"I'll take that as a compliment," Fina said.

"So, if you want, we could stay out here and talk for a while," Ace said. "I am on guard duty tonight."

Fina agreed. She did want to spend more time with Ace. And without the crew around it made it even better.

"You'll drown if you fall in the water. How can you not be scared of it?" Fina asked.

"I don't know. I'm just not," Ace said. "I guess because I have the crew with me. They'll help if I need it."

"I guess that makes sense," Fina said. "They are loyal to you."

"So, since you're staying out here, does it mean no more lies?" Ace smirked at her.

"Good grief! I lied once to you people and you act like it's a crime!" Fina threw her hands up in the air. "Like you all never told a lie before!"

"I'm kidding," Ace said. "I know you won't lie to me again."

"Don't you mean us?" Fina looked at him.

"Huh?"

"You said me," Fina said.

"Oh, well, I guess I did," Ace said, his cheeks flushing red.

Staring at him, her mind drifted back to what Cadmar and the others told her. Was it really possible that Ace had a crush on her? Guys just don't blush for any reason. And he did say that she wouldn't lie to him. He didn't include the crew when he should have. She averted her eyes. Her heart raced with excitement but also guilty. She still hadn't told him this trip was going to be a short one. Why did her emotions have to get in the way?

"Something wrong?" Ace asked. "Fina?"
"What?" Fina forced her eyes back up to him.

"You okay? You spaced out there," Ace said.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Fina said. "Just getting lost in thought, I guess." She shrugged when Ace did nothing but stare at her. "Really. It's nothing important."

Ace parted his lips to speak, but before he could get a word out a cannon fired. The cannon ball landed near the ship, rocking it violently.

"We're under attack!" one of the guards yelled. "Wake the crew up!"

Fina flew forward and into Ace's chest. Her heart hammered against her ribs. His body stiffened against hers. She wanted to stay there forever. Another cannon fired and rocked the ship. She had to pull away and fight. But she couldn't get herself to move.

"Fina, are you hurt?!" Ace asked. She couldn't answer. "Fina!"

Fina jumped and pulled away from him. "I'm sorry!"

"Are you hurt?" Ace asked again.

"No, I'm all right," Fina said. "Who's attacking this late?" She noticed the sun was coming up. "Or early. We stayed up all night?"

"Never mind that!" Ace said. He jumped up to sound the alarm. "We're under attack!"

Fina rushed to the side of the ship. Squinting her eyes she saw the black flag flying high on the mast. "So it is pirates."

Time spend up. Both pirates crossed onto the other's ships. Swords clashed, bullets rang out, people screamed while blood filled the air.

Fina froze. The sounds of the battle faded away from her ears. Looking down all she could see was the water. She wanted to help them but her mind replayed the event of her going in. If she tried to cross over to the other ship she would fall in. And this time no one would save her since they were busy fighting. She took a few steps back. This wasn't her fight. The pirates would be fine. They didn't need her. She took a few more steps back. Whitebeard didn't allow women fighters after all.

"Well, well, looks like some little lady is scared out of her mind," a voice said.

Fina turned to him. While she still didn't know all of the Whitebeard pirates, she could easily tell this one wasn't one of them. He was from the other ship.

"What's a sweet thing like you doing with pirates like these?" His eyes roamed over her body.

Fina shivered, thankful she was still dressed like a boy. Who knows what filthy thoughts would run though this man's head if she was dressed like the nurses.

"Why don't you come with me? I'll show you how to have a real good time," he said taking a step closer to her.

"Sorry," Fina said. "I'm fine right where I am."

"Pity. I was hoping you would come without a fight." He sheathed his sword.

Fina braced herself. He was going to fight her one on one without any weapons. Readying herself to block his first attack, she paused. She saw it. The man's punch came at her before he actually threw his fist at her. Docking to her left, she missed just being clipped by his fist. "What the heck was that?"

The man huffed. "Well, looks like you have some haki there, little lady."

"I did it?" Fina looked at her hands like they would answer her question.

"Don't get too cocky." The man charged at her. "I can still hurt you!"

Fina dodged his punch. She swung around, landing a kick to his shoulder. Her aim was for his head, but he was far too tall for her to hit that high. Still, her kick was powerful enough to knock him over.

"You little wench!" the man shrieked, his face twisted with fury. "Grab her!"

Suddenly, Fina's arms were pinned to her sides. Two men had grabbed her.

"Now you're going to pay for what you did." The man cracked his knuckles.

Fina rolled her eyes. "Such a gentleman. Ganging up on one little girl." She looked back at the two holding her. "You really should let me go."

They chuckled. One said, "Not going to happen."

"Hold her still." The man drew back for a punch.

"Suit yourself." Fina glared up. Her fire ran up her hands to her shoulders. The men shrieked and pulled away from her. Burnt flesh filled the air, threating to make her gag.

The man stumbled back away from her. "Wh-what are you?"

"Wouldn't you like to know?" Fina smirked. Before she could attack him, a large hand grabbed the man and threw him onto the other ship. Looking around she found the battle had ended.

Whitebeard smirked at her before addressing the remaining alive pirates on the other ship. "Come back if you ever want to try again."

The ship sailed away.

"You didn't have to do that," Fina said. "I was going to handle him myself."

"Shut up, Girl," Whitebeard said. "I told you no women would fight on this ship."

Fina growled. Gripping her fists, she stomped away from him.

"You okay?" Ace asked landing in front of her.

"I'm fine," Fina said. "They barely touched me."

"That's not what I was talking about," Ace said.

Fina looked at him.

"You were scared to cross over the water," Ace said. "I saw you hesitating."

"It's nothing," Fina said. "I'm fine."