X~X wahhhhhhh! gomen~! been awhile!
got caught up in school work and life gurblehhhhh OxO
thank you so very much for reading and i hope you continue to do so.
Oda-sensei rightfully and completely owns One Piece. meh OC Xia belongs to meh. X~X
A Fight Between Beasts
The vast emptiness of the sea was very nice for Xia. She was laying up on the mast, losing herself. Of course, one would say otherwise because the pirates were stuck in the middle of a nasty rainstorm. Xia was actually enjoying the cool weather. The heavy drops of rain, thunder rumbling, lightning flashing...
"Xia! Get down here! You'll catch a cold!"
She rolled over and looked down at Nami. "I've never been sick in my life. Besides, someone needs to watch the ship, right? Make sure it doesn't get damaged while everyone else is inside."
"Have someone else be out here with you then."
"Like who?"
"I'll do it."
Xia looked past Nami to Zoro. Not the first person she would watch the ship with, but she had a feeling she knew why he was out here. Nami shrugged her shoulders and walked back into the warmth of the kitchen. Xia jumped down to the deck, giving Zoro an equally hard stare. Nearly a week and they're still staring at each other, waiting for one to unsheathe their blade.
"Here to make sure I don't sabotage the ship, Mr. Swordsman?"
"Tch. More like you don't kill anyone."
He brushed past her and head towards the front, but stopped. The tension between them was almost visible. Xia felt that urge to fight crawl up her throat. She knows he's a strong opponent. Knows he has skills she hasn't seen very often. Her fingers slowly curled around the hilt of her sword. She wants to fight him.
At the same time, they both unsheathed their blades and attacked, the loud clang of metal ringing with the rain. Their glares met, like two beasts facing each other. Zoro was pushing her back a little with his one blade, reaching over to unsheathe another. She quickly stepped back as he did so, feinting to the left with her blade in both hands, swinging as hard as she could. He didn't even flinch as he parried her strike, but it was enough to push him back. That attack really was meant to kill. His gaze narrowed as he pushed her back, charging her this time with his two swords crossed before him.
Not only was his power amazing, it was his speed as well. Xia managed to block the worst of the blow, but she felt both her shoulders get cut. She placed the hilt of the jian in her mouth and back flipped over the deck a few times each time Zoro lashed out with his swords. She hopped up onto the railing, flipping over Zoro and kicking him hard in the side. Lucky for him, he parried her kick with one of his swords, yet that kick almost knocked him down. She landed on the deck on all fours with the jian still in her mouth, glaring at Zoro with her silver eyes.
"Surprised you lasted this long, psycho bitch," he sneered with a smirk, resting one of the blades on his shoulder.
"Don't underestimate me, tree headed asshole."
She took the blade from her mouth, launching herself at Zoro. He rose his blades as she expected and stopped just before him for a mere second, before vanishing. He felt her presence come from behind and swung back, yet there was nothing. Then to his left. His right. Behind him again. Each time he felt her presence and he attacked, there was nothing. She was playing with him. He paused for a moment, taking a deep and waited. He has to be faster than her. He has to wait just before she vanishes to attack. That hungry beast like aura was coming from behind once again, yet it was slower than the last. He took that moment, matching her speed with his and swung both blades. The short moment he saw her face, it was surprised before he sent her rolling towards the opposite end from the impact, crashing into the wall.
There was something amiss. Not once has she used her Devil Fruit against him. It looks like she's not even trying to use it. He took a few steps forward, but stopped when he felt something warm drip down his arm. He looked over, seeing a long slash over his shoulder. It must have been that moment he stopped him speed. Thanks to his little distraction, Xia barreled right into him, causing the two of them to fall to the deck. Her sword was at his throat as was his. Again, they glared at each other. For a brief moment, Zoro thought he saw something flash in her eyes that wasn't an intent to kill.
"You're hesitating, Mr. Swordsman."
"Same to you."
"Well, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and kill me since you hate me so much."
He said nothing as he flipped them over, pinning her down with his blades still at her next. She didn't flinch. All she did was remove her jian from his throat, dropping her arms to the side. She looked up at him so calmly, no sign of fear though his swords were right at her throat. Is almost like, she was expecting him to kill her. His gaze narrowed and his jaw clenched as he stood off of her, sheathing his swords. Maybe for someone that faced death some many times, there's no reason to fear it. Kind of like him. But that wasn't bothering him. That look she had in her eyes. It was pain.
"Why'd you back off?" she asked, still laying on the deck, staring up at the now drizzling sky. "You said so yourself you didn't like me."
"What's the point?"
"Heh, right. What's the point of living if you don't have a reason to live? It should have been easy. My life was in your hands."
"You really wanna die that badly? You've got some messed up shit in your head."
She stood up, sheathing her jian. "To bad for you, I can't die yet. Not until I find Shen and find the truth about the Yin Qi. I don't care if I end up at death's door. I will drag myself back. But," she looked over, meeting his gaze with a stern look, "if I ever threaten you or your crew mates, by all means, take my head. If takes a demon to kill one right?"
It was that look again. Such a calm face, but she was in pain. Not that he cares. He doesn't like her. After seeing what she did to those men on the island. Her expression the entire time she fought. Soulless would be a good word to describe it. Yet he can't help but feeling some sort of pity. He wanted to know just who the hell she was.
"I joined this crew for a reason and it's not to kill anyone. I've done plenty of killing in the past and bound to kill more. I'm an untamed beast, a demon who enjoys the blood of humans. But I know where I stand. I'm not mindless."
"Then explain that crazy ass expression you had when killing those guys?"
"Don't you have enjoyment when killing your enemies? You were a bounty hunter right? A killer just like myself."
He scoffed, crossing his arms and glaring at her. "Unlike you, I killed to live. I wasn't killing for the pleasure of it."
"You still enjoyed it, didn't you? That moment when your enemy is begging for his life, you feel like a god. You and I are the same, wild animals the can't be tamed. Beast that thirst for blood. Demons that enjoy killing."
"Don't give me that bullshit. I fight to protect my friends. Period."
Xia shrugged and walked passed him. "Once a demon always a demon. There really is no such thing as a tamed beast. There will always be that instinct to kill."
X~X phewwwww~ sorry it took so long to update. life is being hard to me lately.
well there we go. just a little fight between Xia and Zoro O.O scary...
hopefully things works our and they can become friends!
thanks for reading and i'll be sure to update sooner~ bai! X~X
