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"Oi! Which one of you bitches is up for the challenge of staying here and keeping shit in order? Killer, Doc, and Wire are coming with me and a couple of others, but the rest of you are staying and one of you has to be in charge, so who is it?"
Trinity opened her eyes at the sound of her captain's voice. Getting up and putting on her pants, Trinity looked around her room and couldn't help but blush just slightly as she remembered everything that had happened, especially when she saw the now empty bowl that had held the strawberries, chocolate now cold sitting in its bowl, the candles all burned down to stubs, and whipped cream on the bedside table. She rummaged through her closet until she found a top, then left her room and followed the sound of Kid's voice until she found him standing with Killer on one side of him and Heat on the other, all standing in front of the rest of the crew as they drank and ate. She silently crept up behind Killer, putting a finger to her lips when one of the other crew members noticed her, then leapt onto the masked blonde's back, smiling widely when she felt him jump just slightly in shock.
"You've gotten really good at that."
Killer said and Trinity's smile simply widened when she felt her brother reach behind him and pull her up in a piggy-back style like he had the day before.
"So what exactly are you guys discussing? I could hear Kid's voice all the way from my room."
Trinity whispered in Killer's ear, resting her head on the blonde's shoulder after having moved his hair out of the way. The masked blonde tilted his head as if turning to look at her despite the mask he wore before answering her.
"Kid's trying to find someone willing to stay and take charge while we're gone. He plans to set out in the next hour or two, but even he knows better than to leave this place without some sort of authority figure."
Killer explained and Trinity hummed in thought as she scanned the room filled with her fellow crew mates. She saw Doc sitting with Heat and Wire, Chamberlain scribbling on a piece of paper he'd set down on the table away from the rowdier bunch of crew mates, and Corgi having a drinking contest with most of the guys and actually winning as most of them either drank so much they spilled it on themselves or passed out, despite how early it was. Simply watching them, Trinity was glad Kid was trying to find someone to leave in charge while they were gone.
"How 'bout Heat? He's Kid's second mate right?"
She asked after a few more minutes of silent thought and could feel her brother's eyes on her once more through the holes in his mask.
"Yeah, and Kid didn't list him in the people coming with us."
He said and Trinity smiled at her brother before flipping over his head and landing lightly on her feet a few feet from Kid who was still trying to get someone to volunteer to stay and be in charge. It was painfully obvious to her that Kid didn't want to appoint anyone because he didn't seem to trust any of them to do a good enough job watching the base in his absence.
"Kid."
Trinity said as she walked over to him, but he didn't hear her as he glared at Corgi and Chamberlain since the young brunette sharpshooter had drunk too much and tried to leave for some reason or another and had fallen on the table Chamberlain was at, spilling the drink that was in his hand on the navigator's sea chart, making him grab him by the front of his shirt and slam him into the wall of the cave.
"As amusing as all this shit is, cut it out!"
Kid shouted, but was ignored as Chamberlain punched Corgi and Corgi immediately started punching back.
"For the love of….Killer, break them up."
Kid said with a sigh, pinching the bridge of his nose with his hand out of irritation and Trinity watched as her brother calmly walked past, through the crowd of even rowdier crew members until he reached Chamberlain and Corgi and started to pull them apart. Trinity used this time to move where Kid could see her and tried to get his attention again.
"Babe, why don't you leave Heat in charge? You trust him enough to be your second mate and he's not one of the ones coming with us right? So everything should be fine with him in charge while we're gone."
She said and saw Kid's eyes widen just slightly once he realized she had a point. She smiled and watched as Kid called Heat over and told him his decision. She didn't miss the small smile Heat sent her for suggesting him for the job before he walked back over to Wire and Doc.
"I swear, I don't know what I'd do without you sometimes."
Kid said to her when he came back over to her and Trinity stared up at him in shock at what he'd said before feeling his arm snake around her waist and pull her against him, just holding her there and she felt herself smile as she leaned her head against his chest. She closed her eyes and listened to the beating of his heart, letting everything else be drowned out. It was still hard for her to believe she'd found a place she felt she belonged and people to call her family, but she was happy she had and would do anything to protect them.
"Chamberlain's pissed and says he's on the ship if anyone needs him, Corgi's got a broken nose and lost a tooth, but Doc says he'll be fine."
Killer said as he came back to join them. Trinity could feel him looking at her and Kid before feeling him smile at them, making her own smile widen. This was her family, this was where she belonged and no one was going to take that away from her. Not Big Mam, not the other pirates fighting for the One Piece, not even the marines, despite what she learned a few weeks back. However, thinking of that made her frown just slightly. It was something that was constantly on her mind and that made her move closer to Kid to try and chase away the cold feeling that started to build in the pit of her stomach that told her something big was going to happen soon.
Killer ignored the complaints of the few crew members Kid had chosen to go with them as they got ready to set out once more. They were a loyal crew, but sometimes they got on the masked blonde's nerves almost more than the actions of their captain did, and that was saying something.
'Hmm I wonder what's up with Rin...she's been different since she's been back.'
Killer thought as he finished picking out the things to go in the crates that were being loaded up onto the ship.
"Killer come get this dumbass! He's drunk too much and is trying to go on the ship to get to Chamberlain."
Kid shouted breaking Killer's concentration, making the blonde turn to glare irritatedly at his captain through the holes in his mask at having to do something so stupid once again.
"Ugh, on my way captain."
Killer scoffed back in reply to Kid's sudden demand before making his way up the gangplank and onto the ship. He didn't have to walk much further than just onto the deck before he saw Boris drunkenly trying to attack Chamberlain.
"Alright, alright, ladies break it up, that's enough scratching and hair pulling for one day."
Killer said with a smirk to the two members fighting over what happened earlier.
"Come on before one of you break…"
Killer gets cut off with a blow to the face. Though the mask he always wore was what took most of the hit, Killer still stood there shocked for a good couple of seconds before glaring at the one who had hit him, Boris. Pissed at the fact he was hit for following orders, Killer grabbed Boris and threw him over the side of the ship. Killer glared down at Boris as he resurfaced from the water below and could see the slightly more sober Boris realize what he'd just done and had no doubts he was thanking the lord all Killer did was throw him overboard for punching him in the face.
"So crew are we ready to head out?"
Killer heard from the second floor of the deck and didn't have to turn to know it was his captain that had asked the question.
"I just got hit in the face and you're asking if I'm ready to go? Hell yeah I'm ready to go! Are you ready to go over the side with Boris you fucking ginger!?"
Killer snapped angrily at his captain, not caring that if he actually followed through with his threat that his captain could drown because of his devil fruit abilities.
"Watch your tone you blonde ass pansy. You're talking to your captain."
Kid said with a small scowl and Killer scowled right back, though his was hidden by his mask.
"You're acting like a child Kid! You're shrugging off your duties to have sex with your little girlfriend, you're acting like an ass to your whole crew, and on top of that you're making me do all the things you don't want to do. Ever since Trinity returned its been Killer do this, and Killer do that, while you go and do whatever the fuck you want!"
Killer shouted and the more Kid listened, the more he started to get pissed off. Not just because Killer was calling him out, but because he knew it was the truth.
"You have no right to talk to me that way! I am your captain dammit, now you will fucking listen to me and shut your fucking mouth before I make you shut it goddammit!"
Kid shouted angrily down at Killer, but the blonde didn't care. He was tired of dealing with all of Kid's crap and was going to let the redhead know it.
"You know what, fuck this! I am sick and damn tired of you using your superiority over me as a weapon. You want me gone so damn bad tell me and I'll go!"
Killer snapped back, glaring up at his captain.
"Dammit Killer, I don't want you to fucking leave, I just want you to respect me like a first mate is supposed to respect his fucking captain!"
Kid shouted furiously at the masked blonde, using all of his willpower not to hit his best friend.
"Well if you acted more like a captain and not like a spoiled brat that gets everyone else to do everything for him I would treat you with the fucking respect you think you deserve!"
Killer snapped and his comment apparently pushed Kid past his limit since the redhead swung at him for it and making him look like a joke in front of the crew since they'd all gathered at the sound of their yelling.
"You son of a bitch!"
Kid growled as he threw the first punch.
"Really Kid? This is child's play!"
Killer shouted annoyed as he dodged his captain's swing.
"You will learn how to respect me goddamn it!"
Kid said as he came at Killer again and this time the blonde couldn't dodge it and it connected with the side of his mask, denting it inward until it was inches from the blonde's face.
"Now you've done it! I'm going to kill you, you fucker!"
Killer shouted, pissed that Kid had hit him and fucked up his mask. He stepped forward, using his speed to his advantage and uppercutting Kid, knocking him back a bit and making him stumble.
"First disrespecting me verbally, now physically? You're trying to get marooned on an island aren't you?!"
Kid screamed, now more pissed off than before. His body was literally shaking from his anger since he was trying not to destroy the ship.
"No you son of a bitch, I'm trying to knock some fucking sense into your dumb ass!"
"Will you stop being a sensitive bitch about every little fucking thing?!"
Kid shouted as he charged at Killer.
"Don't cause me to hurt you Kid. You know I can and you're pissing me off to the point that I'm going to kick your ass 'til you're so hurt you don't want to move."
Killer said with a small groan, knowing that if Kid didn't stop soon he was going to wind up hurting him. Him being his captain and best friend be damned. Though when the blonde saw Kid ignore his comment and continue to head towards him he sighed before grabbing Kid by the forearm and shoulder, using his captain's momentum against him and throwing him over the edge of the ship.
"You son of a bitch! You'll pay for that!"
Killer heard Kid's voice shout from below and walked over towards the railing of the ship to see his captain sitting in knee-deep water, droplets running down his body and dripping from his hair from when he'd been tossed over. Killer could tell his captain was pissed, probably more pissed than he'd ever seen him and he had seen him pretty fucking pissed.
"Will you give it up before I kill you goddamn it, you don't understand how I get when I'm unable to control myself anymore!"
Killer growled at his captain as he saw the redhead drag himself back aboard the ship. The blonde was really glad they hadn't left the island yet or the fact he'd thrown Kid overboard would have meant he'd just killed his captain, best friend, and sister's boyfriend. Though when Kid charged at him once more Killer chose not to think on the fact Kid wasn't drowning because of his devil fruit abilities and focus on not getting hit by Kid's fist. Both human and mechanical.
It was like they were playing keep away, though instead of it being a child's game it was something much more important. After almost having Kid's mechanical arm go through his head, Killer wasn't able to hold back his anger anymore and grabbed Kid by the throat before kicking out his captain's legs and slamming him to the deck of the ship. He was going to leave it at that until Kid swung up and caught him in the jaw, chipping his already damaged mask so that it crumbled to the deck in pieces.
"You son of a bitch, now you've done it!"
Killer screamed as he drew back his fist, ready to lay into his captain and let all his anger out on the hard-headed ginger.
"Woah woah woah, boys, chill it out. You two are grown men acting like two toddlers who were told to share the same toy. Grow up and stop being babies about stupid shit like who has to do what."
Trinity's voice made Killer stop and look up to see his sister walking towards them. He saw her place her hands on her hips and a rather unamused frown appear on her face as she looked down at them.
"Killer, as annoying and pig-headed as Kid can be, he is still our captain, your captain, and you will treat him with respect…..when he deserves it."
Trinity said, adding the last part as a footnote and making Killer smile just slightly behind his ruined mask before she turned her attention to a still seething Kid.
"And you…"
She said and Killer backed away as Trinity walked over to them and pulled Kid up by his ear, letting go once he was on his feet again before laying into him.
"Stop being such a controlling bastard! Yes you're the captain, but that doesn't mean you shirk your duties as captain and push them onto someone else just so you can do what you want. I don't give a damn what it is, got it?"
She asked and Killer looked from his sister's frowning face to his captain's and couldn't help but chuckle just slightly at the look of pure shock on his face at being scolded by Trinity.
"Good, now both of you get back to the cave. Kid, you need to calm down since I know you're still riled up, and Killer, you need a new mask because that face is just too much for me to handle."
Trinity said and Killer smirked at his sister.
"What's the matter Rin, upset your brother looks better than your boyfriend?"
He asked as he passed her, slightly bumping her shoulder to let her know he was okay now. He knew the way she felt about the scar on his face. It surprised her when she had seen his face again after so long of being apart and Killer wouldn't forget the way she had stared at him with wide eyes that slowly filled with tears. He had freaked out at first, not really knowing why his sister had suddenly started crying, then when he found out he had told her how he'd gotten his scar, though that only seemed to make things worse since she had started apologizing for not being there. Even now she couldn't look at his face and not get a guilty look in her eyes despite it not being her fault.
As Killer walked off the ship he saw Kid talk to Doc briefly before disappearing inside the cave. They would both need time to cool down before they set out or they'd just wind up at each other's throats again and Killer didn't want to see what his sister would do to them if they started fighting again. Trinity could be downright scary when she wanted to be.