Come back, come back to me 7

Joe woke up upside down the next morning propped against a tree.

She was beside him, the fiesty brunette now sleeping to his chest, curled up like a child. She clutched his arm, drooling a little onto his chest, and he could only chuckle. It was a bit intersting, to see her so feeble and so targetable for a surprise attack.

"Luka," he gently shook his arm, "Luka."

"Hmph..." the lookout eyes fluttered a bit, opening drowsily to stare at his bleary eyes, "that was an intense session of making out, huh? I'm suprised we didn't go that far...I would usaully."

"So would I," he shruggd a bit, "well...I guess maybe it wasn't the right kind of emotion?"

Rising, she stretched lazily, "I think it was heartbreak instead of a intense love."


"Oh, dear...Marvelous-san, I am so sorry..." the small princess found herself waking up in his grasp, and he chuckled. Obviously he'd been awake for longer than two minutes, unlike her.

"I didn't mind having a cuddle last night," he patted her high ponytail gently, "I didn't think it was bad to have company during a storm, did you?"

Smiling wider, she kissed his cheek, "Nieta. I did not mind at all."


The blonde swung his feet nervously. Gokai Blue had told him that he wanted to have a word...

But what could they possibly be having a word about?

The older man's battle was currently with his captain and former princess. Not with him, the timid blonde cook who was scared of his own shadow, even more so of the displined swordsman.

"Hakasae," he went rigid at the sound of his voice, not even bothering to try and look brave. He didn't really try to do it when he was really scared...it wasn't worth running energy.

"H-hai?' he inquired in a quivering voice, and the first mate propped himself against the doorframe lazily.

"I need you to do me a favor," he replied, not really caring enough to awknowledge the fact that his crewmate was scared pretty much silly.

"A f-fa-favor?" he was visiably shaking, grasping his hands nervously. He was usually braver when their were witnesses in the room...but certainly not now.

"Luka's lonely," he suddenly disappeared from the doorframe, coming back a minute later with a sleeping Gokai Yellow in his arms, "I want you to keep her company for me. I have to patch some things up."


It pained the redhead to see his captain in so much pain.

Well, it pained him to see anyone in pain, demo after all he'd done for him...

When he was with Ahim he was content. To know she would be his forever comforted him inside...the redhead could see it when nobody else could. But when she wasn't there, when she was with Joe and they were falling in love...

He was tortured in ways he would never admit to anyone.

Demo it didn't matter when you knew.


Yes, it was true. Gokai Red was tortured as Joe and Ahim walked back to the blue's quaters. He'd said he needed to talk to her.

The first mate was love blind and awkward. He had gentle hands, adorable shyness, and fumbled over his words. He, on the other hand, had strong hands, a confident air, and a cocky way of his words.

Neither knew which of them she preferred just yet.

But she'd have to choose sooner or later.


It wasn't fun being in a love triangle.

The small princess gazed acorss the stars. Joe had finally opened up to her.


"Why...why did you leave?" she inquired softly as he shut his door.

"Cid," that was really the only word that the first mate had to utter. His voice was soft, uncertain, but she knew he trusted her.

It was just too touche'.

"Joe-san...I know loosing him was hard for you," she reached for one of his fits clamped at his sides as he struggled to keep his compusure, uncurling his fingers and thumbing his now open palm, "demo...you have got us now."

Gai was a showy newbee, and Hakasae was their kind cook. They were both pretty cool in their own way to him. Marvelous was his best friend, but they were currently at war, which was highly rare, and then Luka was his other best friend. She understand that pain...she just didn't know how to help him surrive the pain.

Ahim, on the other hand, did.

"Well..." he smirked waterily, "I have you."


He'd cried after that.

She didn't mind at all, even though her shoulders and neck were dripping a bit now.

But she didn't care about that. She cared about him.

She simply didn't know what to do now. She was truly alone, just as alone as she had been that night her planet went up in smoke. Clasping her dress end, she wrung her fingers and chewed on her lower lip.

This should be simple: Joe or Marvelous? But their personlaites were complex and deep...she knew things about the two highest ranks on the ship that nobody else ever thought of.

"A love triangle on a pirate ship..." she just shook her head, "this is so complex...I need my love to come to me. That is what I need.."

So she sat down and leaned heavily on the pole. A princess in a fairy tale would wait until her prince charming scooped her up for bed.

And that's just what she did.