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A groan is leaving me, feeling the pounding begin in my head as I hardly even registered I was awake. This cooing sounds into my ear softly while I nuzzle into the fluffy feel of feathers. Mumbles leave me of not wanting to get up and go to work, my mind thinking of that dick I work with. Another coo sounds and has me pick up more on where I am.
Oh yeah, I am on the Moby Dick.
When I hear a worried coo has me soon jolt to sit up in surprise since that had to be Marco. As I am looking to his bird form in a groggy way, my headache catches up and I wince with eyes rolling to close. I fall back with hands clutching to my hair with groans and feel my stomach twist, having my legs shift up in a curl. Movement is there before I hear something being moved and then my body is helped to turn. My body slides to put hands to the floorboard as I throw up into the bucket, lucky it was prepared in time.
By the time I empty any contents from last night, I am hot and sweaty with groans. I hang off the bed with a hand shifting the bucket to the side a little so I can rest there. A hand is rubbing along my back and I whimper at my pounding head, trying to calm it as the throwing up really didn't help. I take in the feel of the hand rubbing along my back and I move a hand blindly to grab at a leg.
"M'appened?" I ask thickly in a mumble and hear a sigh while shifting to brush fingers through my hair.
"How much you remember?" Marco's voice is soft, having me appreciate that, and I think a bit on it all.
"You went to kick the twins back to the ship and then this woman, but I declined her. Then her buddy came over, some merchant, I think? I wasn't interested, but figured I waste time while waiting for you to get back and received a drink from the barmaid." I mention with a groan and jerk at the clench in my stomach, having me move the bucket back over. After mostly dry heaving, I hang for a while longer after sliding the bucket back over with whimpers and groans.
"That's all, yoi?" The question has me squinting eyes to the floor as I was wondering on why that really was all coming to mind.
"Y-yeah… that I can remember?" I question and he breaths out in exasperation, making this thought go through me. One of my hand reaches back to touch along one of my hips and part of my lower back before sighing in relief when I didn't register any pain, though I guess I would have noticed already.
"The guy drugged you, but I came back in time to stop any of his further plans." Marco mentions and I groan while shifting to be up on the bed more. A hand is directing me before I rest my head to his leg, curling up with eyes squeezing closed, enjoying the fingers running through my hair.
"Th-thanks… I didn't think the barmaid…" I whisper out while he sighs out with a low cooing.
"It's rare to happen, but at least we found out so no one else was caught off guard." He mentions and I nod while relaxing a bit in my spot.
"That's good…" I mutter while those fingers trail my cheek and along my jaw before shifting to thread through strands again.
"Aye, though I shouldn't have been gone that long. You drank the whole glass, yoi." I frown for letting myself do that, but I hadn't been thinking while drinking. "Since the drug can have different reactions to certain things, I brought you to my room. Though you gave quite a show," that has me stiffen before blearily looking up in questioning as I could feel my heart race at all the stupid things I could have possibly done. "Falling all over the place and giggling like mad." A groan leaves me at hearing those words as he is amused and chuckling. "It's a good thing Izou didn't catch that because you would have never lived it down, yoi." I groan again while shifting to shove my face into his hip and he is lightly laughing.
"Well at least I was a fool in that way," I mutter and can feel those fingers brushing through my hair as I moan at how good it feels.
"Well, you could hardly get your shirt off by yourself." He teases while I whine lowly in complaints before he shifts to tug my ear lightly. I look up to him as he is smiling down at me. "I'm going to go get you some medicine and more water, just lay here and only in the bucket." A snort leaves me before groaning at the effect it did on my head, making me whine while moving to roll over. He is chuckling while getting up and moving, hearing a clink of his belt being grabbed with his sash and shirt most likely before the door opens and closes behind him.
I'm just glad I didn't do any flirting with Marco while drunk, that would have been embarrassing.
-o-o-o-o-
Maybelle ended up coming in to check on me, examining with medicine for my headache. The check over showed that there was small signs of the after effects and that I should be fine to move around after lunch. She stayed with me, commenting on a shower with some tablets to use and waited for Marco to come back. When he came back with a new bucket, pitcher of water, and a small plate balanced with some crackers and fruits; Maybelle took the other bucket and left after mentioning to Marco on what to help with or at least know.
It was fun relaxing there while he did some work, me giving taunts his direction and only getting a look of being unamused, though he was trying to stop the smile on his lips each time. Once I had been up for moving, I munched on some crackers while heading to wash up and he mentions of talking to anyone if I feel off. I wave a hand at that since I had crackers shoved in my mouth and went to bathe with the tablets tossed with the water.
The day was spent with no one knowing of what happened, and I liked it that way. Maybelle had me check in later to make sure the effects had worn off fully and then she gave me my narcoleptic medicine since she wanted to make sure it wouldn't be countered by the drug. Rakuyou did ask if I was doing all right at one point when he was crossing paths with me and I reassured him in slight questioning on how he knew. Pops had been upset on what happened, even having a word with the merchant captain, not wanting any compensation, but gave a friendly reminder that they shouldn't try that again with any of his children no matter if the guy was for hire or not.
We hardly left the island a week ago before Izou was grinning while coming up to me, others bailing me to stand there as they knew I was the target. It was a smirk of being up to something, but usually his little tricks have been mostly harmless to me, most saying because I had too much of a 'cute' factor—Thatch confirming. The crossdresser comes up with no words as I stare to him with a tilt of my head before he stops with a fan up to cover over his mouth, looking down.
"Unbutton your shirt." I raised an eyebrow at that, knowing Izou wasn't interested or anything.
"Um, hey to you too, Izou." I mention with confusion, but started unbuttoning my shirt anyways and he soon puts his fan away.
"Don't move." The comment comes out as he leans, pulling something out of his sleeve that is sparkling in the sunlight. As he moves fingers closer to my abdomen, I let my stomach sink in a bit as I make a noise.
"All right, why am I doing this?" I ask in confusion and he sighs out with a click of his tongue before looking up at me with a smirk flickering up on lips.
"You get your choice of dessert for three days," the mentioning has me put arms out with head straight up with an indifferent look.
"Lay it on me." A chuckle leaves him as I am soon smiling while feeling fingers press these gem like things right above the waist band, noticing it being a heart shape before moving to have a trail along from under my ear to my collarbone. "You going to tell me why I am sparkling?"
"For entertainment," he smiles in mischief and I wasn't sure on why exactly this would be amusing for me, but he waves a hand out. "You will see, sweetie. Just don't cover up my work and go about, just own it." A snort leaves me before nodding and grinning a bit at the thought of dessert.
"I really get the dessert?"
"Of course, Thatch has no choice when I make this decision." A laugh bellows from me as I nod while Izou begins stalking off. "See you later."
"Mh!" I agree while walking off and going to talk with others who began snorting, asking if Izou got a hold of me.
It was funny seeing everyone get a kick out of it, since it really didn't bother me much to see it be something of everyone having fun with it. I was seeing on how it was entertaining as someone would come up to seriously talk with me, before pursing while covering their mouth to not laugh. Even Fossa choked on trying not to laugh, but I could only beam a grin at him that had him break down and turn to laugh and hold his cigar.
"Oi, Ace," I hear Marco as I make my way past the commanders' doors and he seemed to just be coming out from talking with possibly Vista. "Do you think—?!" I had turned and he pauses with a couple blinks, eyes flickering at noticing the sparkling.
"What's up?" I ask him for some help and he flickers eyes back up at my face while seeming to ignore his rising question on if Izou did it—already knowing the answer.
"Do you think you could check with Haruta on his list of evaluation, yoi?" The question comes out and I put hands to hips with a small whine.
"No way! Haruta ends up handing it over and bails through the wall so I have to finish up!" I complain lightly and notice his eyes flickering, pupils dilating. It takes a few seconds to realize he isn't registering my words and I feel it click in my head on birds and shiny things. This is what Izou meant by entertaining and I smirk while shifting to soon wiggle hips. "I know my trail is interesting, but not so much to stare like that." That has his head snap up with a scowl, pink adorning his cheeks at me saying that and I hold a grin before laughing.
"Shut up," he half growls and ends with some cooing.
"It's okay, birdie. I know shiny things are fascinating enough." He glares at my response before huffing and raising an eyebrow. When he smirks, I am a bit taken back as he moves forward to grab at the bare side of my neck and the other hand pulls the stones off my neck. "Hey, I'm not losing dessert because of you!"
"Shush, brat." He remarks while I close eyes at fingers pressing the stones to my cheeks. After he puts them all from my neck to my face instead, I frown lightly as he backs up with a smirk. "Better, now I can focus on your face and they blend with your freckles…" A heat flares to my cheeks at him saying that, surprising me a bit, and has me scowl with light sputters to try and cover up my flustered state.
"Like hell!"
"No watch for three nights of your choosing if you leave them there, yoi." A few incoherent words leave me in protest on walking around like this.
"Izou has already promised me dessert for three days of my choosing." I counter at his offer to show it was not as adequate enough and he tilts his head.
"I won't throw you in the ocean three times of your choosing, you can claim immunity." The fact that his eyes were really focused to my eyes better had me feeling jittery, since he wanted to focus on me more.
"You are just being stupid, I'm not losing my side with Izou."
"Either way, it looks cuter like this, yoi." The words have my heart bursting, heat flaring across my whole face, noticing him seeming to not be meant to let that out. I can't find words as I have steamed out, seeing his eyes watch my expression. "Ace?"
"Fine, I'll take immunity!" I tell him in my riled state and look anywhere but his face that had showed curiosity on my reaction. "Doesn't mean I will stop Izou from switching it back!" I claim in a flustered manner while quickly moving to walk past him, flickering a scowl to throw off the fact that I was swarming in delight on the way he was acting towards me. "I'll check on Haruta too!" It's my only way to truly escape and there is no remark to come back, so I make my way to where Haruta is. I notice others snorting at the new arrangement to my cheeks and commenting on Izou changing his mind, but they so don't have a clue that Marco placed them there and said I looked cuter.
Why does he have to be so stupidly attractive in all categories?
-o-o-o-o-
"ACE! THATCH! HARUTA!" The shout has me confused as I tilt my head in one direction before hands are gripping under my armpits. I am pulled up into the ceiling, blinking in confusion as the brothers I was talking to are snorting with laughter following. I am pulled up and they close the small space, a shushing noise there as it's dark. This has me roll eyes as I hear below as Jiru was asking for us and at least they tried to support me saying that Haruta and Thatch dragged me out of the room through some door.
When Jiru speeds off somewhere, I hear the chuckling and I voice a noise of confusion. "What did you guys do? And why am I also getting blamed?" They are snorting before I hear movement and then I moved to crawl along the space before light is there and Haruta slips out and to the ground, me following with Thatch after me. We appeared in the fourth division's barracks, some of the guys only glancing before going back to their chatter or games.
"Got Jiru with makeup, courtesy of Izou." Haruta chirps, having me laugh while leaning and clutching to my stomach.
"That's good!" I tell them, seeing grins flourish on them and Thatch throws an arm over my shoulders.
"He was racked out, so I think he just assumed since you usually come along with the package deal!" The fourth commander exclaims in matter fact before I let out a slight whine and frown. "We couldn't let you get ran over!"
"But it makes me look more guilty!" I tell him in matter of fact and soon the door slams open to show Marco with a sharp glare in our direction. "Oh my gosh! How many people did you guys hit with a prank?!" I ask in absolute exasperation, Haruta hooking my arm to drag me off and avoiding Marco's talons swiping out at us.
If I had been a part of the prank, then this would most likely be funny, but I had no clue what even happened. We moved down through the hall to the decks and avoiding Jiru where Thatch easily knocked him into a supply closet for now. It makes me try to stop my snort before we are passing a corner and Jozu blocks the way with arms crossed, but only raises an eyebrow in curiosity. I am released as he moves to grab hands to my shoulders, Thatch and Haruta bailing around him.
"Wh-what?! You guys are going to drag me into trouble and then leave me?!" I ask since they are laughing, meaning it all in good fun and I am moved to have my back to Jozu, who pulls me with his hands to shoulders still. Taking stumbling steps, he moves up to the side near the wall more as Jiru comes sweeping around the corner, completely overlooking me.
"Come back here!" The make-up on his face is poorly done, no doubt Izou is going to scold the two for doing that bad of a job. Then Marco comes around with a glance to me and I put hands up in innocence and he glares with a low cooing.
"I don't even know what happened!" I claim my innocence and he flickers eyes before huffing a bit as he looks to Jozu.
"I happen to be in the same room with him this whole while and seen the two drag him along." The confirmation has Marco soon shift to the railing and push off to turn into a phoenix, flying back over to the other side. A breath of relief leaves me, shoulders slacking since I didn't feel like going swimming today.
"Thanks, Jozu." I mention while pulling away to smile up at the man who moves to cross arms and flashes a smile.
"Don't want to waste your immunity." The words have me tilt my head in confusion as he begins walking away and it has me quickly realize that Jozu happened to hear in on the conversation. A flush goes to my face in slight embarrassment before hearing two specific yells and splashing water, making me laugh.
"Ace!" I look over to Curiel smiling as he approaches, seeming to be chuckling over the splash as well. "I'm going to do some evaluating of our loot, do you want to join me?" The question has me grinning in excitement and he stops next to me as I nod.
"Yeah! I want to see if I got any better!" I mention since he tests me to see if I can tell of high or low values or if it's fake. Last few times have been a bit disappointing, but Curiel says I have been improving.
"Come along," he mentions while walking on and I follow behind happily, asking him on what kind of stuff would it be this time. Spending time with my brothers is fantastic and I couldn't help that it made me happy to call somewhere home.