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"When are you going to give up?" Landon asks as I lay along the deck with my stomach, staring into black beady eyes and I start making a hum noise as I stare with hands supporting my head up. It's been probably a couple weeks since the incident with the fake pranks, using up one of my immunities for something while having delicious desserts.
"Never because he's cool…" I whisper while watching the flail make a noise of some clinking, the teeth moving as if it is chattering. "I'm still trying to understand how weapons can eat a devil fruit." I mention while watching the spikes quake while the weapon hops back and forth.
"He said he stabbed it as far as he is aware of." Rakuyou responds with a smile from his spot on the deck as he is sitting lazily, eyes peering to Soshaku in a fond manner. I remember he mentioned how he did find him on an island somewhere in a tree just dangling there with no way to escape because of his chain getting stuck.
"That's really cool," I mention since it took a while to even get this close to weapon, finding out he didn't like too many people. A noise is there, a resounding 'ku-ku-ku' as the mouth is open and I watch as he tilts.
"Uh, Ace…" Someone comments as I notice the eyes slate and then Soshaku moves in a leap towards me, Rakuyou cursing. As the weapon moves, I stand my ground as he chomps teeth down and lands heavily right in front of my face. There is a silence in the near area, so it was clear to hear my chuckling as my heart is racing from the rush I got from the flail doing that so suddenly. A 'sha-sha-sha' is heard as I soon shift to sit up, legs moving to each side of the weapon and soon grasp around it carefully.
"You're incredible, Soshaku~!" I cheer while rocking with the flail in my hold and hear more of the 'sha-sha-sha', knowing it was a friendly manner since he does that with Rakuyou. Speaking of the seventh division commander, he looks to be heavily leaning over with a sigh of exasperation.
"You two…" Rakuyou claims while I release the weapon, Soshaku turning with some chatters and hopping a bit. "Could have at least told me!" The commander complains back and I am laughing while patting to Soshaku and soon rub between the spikes.
"How did you know he wasn't going to bite you?" Logan asks while the twins sat near Rakuyou, Landon pressed to his side as they lean effortlessly.
"I didn't," I admit with a tilt of my head and the twins fall forward before springing to hands to gaze in surprise, others had shocked expressions.
"He could have ate off your face!" They say while I hum lightly and scratched to my chin in thought.
"Well, I guess he would have, huh."
"Zehahahaha!" I turn to Teach who is sitting with another little group of people watching our shenanigans and slapping a hand to a knee. "One thing is certain, you got charisma!" He laughs again, others agreeing since I had Namur warm up to me quickly and faced Maybelle head on more often than anyone would dare, then there was the fact that I stepped up with Thatch and Haruta on messing with Marco. I smile sheepishly with a chuckle as I rub the back of my head and then there is noises from Soshaku before I quickly dropped to my back, avoiding a foot that swept over me now.
Blue eyes are glaring down to me as Marco looks angry and I give a nervous laugh before squeaking when a heel comes down, having me avoid it. A low cooing is heard as Soshaku is chomping teeth and I move my body to behind the flail. "Back off, birdie!" I point a finger in threat and Soshaku chomps with small bounces, people around us laughing at the display. Marco is a little surprised by the flail and shows a raised brow.
"You put bird seed in my desk, yoi." He mentions with a low tone, eyes gazing in threat and there is some snorting from the others, not wanting to get caught. The thing though was that Soshaku was making a clicking type of noise and that has Rakuyou stifling laughter, Marco noticing as he glares to the weapon. "It's not funny, and you," the finger is pointed to me as he soon jumps with wings out, making me shout in horror.
"Immunity!" I holler with hands up and curled to have legs ready to move out of the way. A twitch in the face is there as Marco uses wings to soon stand to the side of me and gives off a growl.
"That leaves you with one more, brat." Walking away, I breathe out in relief and fall over, noticing hops from the flail with more clicking noises that I believe to be laughter.
"Where the hell did you gain immunity?" Someone asks as I let a noise of relief leave me before grinning and raising a hand to wave.
"If I told you that then I would have to use my last immunity!" I mention and soon sit up with a grin, hands grabbing to ankles, and I am looking to Soshaku with a hum. "Actually, wanna have some fun, Soshaku?"
"Come on, Ace…" Rakuyou groans as 'sha-sha-sha's are leaving the flail in excitement and jumps up with his chain swinging, harshly wrapping around my arm. There is a pause, Soshaku chattering to his partner, who gives a groan and waves a hand. "Fine, try not to hurt anyone."
"Sweet!" I shout while getting up and going over to squeeze Rakuyou in a hug before shifting to grab the flail that jumps for me to grab better, barely skimming a spike, but ignored that. "Come on, Soshaku!"
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"ACE!" My name follows after a bird screech and Marco opens the second door from his room. I am up top to see blue flames, feathers, and even that outline around eyes showing in a faded manner as he looks up to me directly. A growl leaves him while holding up the flail by the chain, that is clicking away in humor as I left him a surprise for when he moved his desk chair, which must have scared him good with the noise I just heard.
"Thanks, Soshaku~!" I mention with a wave as the weapon moves with chomps before using its chain to begin slinging himself away back to his partner—I should totally find out what kind of devil fruit he ate, it's really cool. "What's the matter, birdie?" I ask in amusement, legs kicking as he glares up to me and it's evident he is just now calming his racing heart. Though, his pulse is probably skyrocketing more from the sight of me alone and still not happy from earlier.
"I will give you five seconds to run."
"Can't. I claim my last immunity." I tell him with a cheeky grin and he stiffens while glaring to me. "I mean, unless you want to give me two more to throw me in the water?" I ask while shifting to soon sit up with legs dangling and I sway in a haughty manner. There is contemplation in those blue eyes as he looks ready to take flight and drag me to sling me from the ship and I was sure to tip that. "Oh, you got a bit of bird seed on your shirt, old man."
A screech leaves him while pushing off the deck and have wings and talons out as he comes up. I am laughing as talons grip to my shoulders, him in full phoenix form and I let him drag me in cackles. Legs are kicking out as I have my head back in full hearted laughter before feeling myself dropped. I cut my laughter in time for the water and easily reemerge with bubbling laughter as Marco lands with a scowl.
"Thanks for the two more immunity~!" A rope is thrown in as I move to easily swim back up to the ship to grab to it and climbing my way up. I get to the top as some others are there but backing off as Marco is still on the railing, just near me now as I put arms on the railing only. "Don't be so mad, birdie~! I gave you a treat and scare! You should be happy~!" I comment while flames flurry before he is in phoenix form to peck at my shoulder as I am shaking in more laughter. "Mah, mah, fine!" I tell him with a grin as I shift to be back on the railing, straddling it, before looking straight to his bird form. "I hope I didn't scare you too bad, old man." I mention while brushing fingers down on the front of the feathery chest and I notice him staring to me.
His head moves back before wings are out and he gives a screech like noise that's different than his irritated one before he kicks a talon at me. I harshly fall to the deck in laughter, rolling around in a fit and notice how others are in full blown laughter as well. As I stay to my side in laughter, pecks are to my back and I can't help but let more bellows leave me.
Marco was the best to mess with.