Abigail sighed heavily as she leaned over the counter in the infirmary, her pen scratching away at the paper in front of her as she made notes in the folder she had open.
"Bones." A soft voice came up from behind her and set down another stack of folders.
"Hm?" She worked for a moment longer before turning to face the blonde haired girl. "Neddy–love, are those the last of the files?"
"Mmhmmmm, and Stitch is preparing the vaccines to dose everyone before dinner." She watched her teacher with a concerned look, she hadn't seemed like her normal self today. Everyone had thought she'd be in a better mood considering how well the forced checkups went this morning.
"Mm." She mumbled as she went back to writing. "We'll need to run the blood type tests as soon as possible, not many knew their type… And updated pictures for the files…and…" A warm hand on her own stopped her mumbling and she looked up to the girl again.
"Are you alright?" She asked a little worried. "You've been really down all day, did something happen?"
Her eyes got a little wide, she knew that she was feeling pretty down from what happened earlier but she didn't realize it was so noticeable. "I'm sorry for making you worry my love." She took the hand and gave it a squeeze. "I'm just tired."
She smiled a little and took both of the women's hands in hers. "Then you should rest, I'm sure you had it rougher than all of us completing the records for Mr. Killer and the Captain." She said with a little laugh.
"Shit…" Abigail groaned and gripped her face. "I never got to the Captain." She had meant to but with the issue that happened earlier she thought it best to give him some time to calm down so she came here to put some work in on all these folders… she completely lost track of finishing the Captain's records. "Where is he? I'll go and do it now."
"Uhmmmm…." She thought for a moment. "I haven't seen him all day come to think of it. Hey Kiss-chan." She turned to the girl with the dark green pixie cut. "Have you seen the Captain?"
"The Captain?" She thought for a moment. "I don't think he's left his room all day."
"Greeeeat." Abigail groaned, that must mean he's still in a crap mood. She looked up to the clock, it was a little afternoon… "I'll go now, prep a med pack with the vaccine. I'll give him the shot and take a blood sample while I'm there, no sense in having to try making him cooperate twice." Not to mention she doubted he'd want to deal with her any more than he had to.
Killer sat quietly on the bed, Heat and Wire were eyeing the log pose the Captain had set down on the work bench. They were all in here trying to figure out which route to go, none of the needles were particularly stable so it was going to be a roulette decision in the end.
Kid half-assed listened to what the others were saying but remained just as silent as his first mate, Killer had come to him and explained what happened but he was still pissed off about it. Why was it so easy to act like that with Killer? And for that matter why would she be nice to the other guys like buying that bracelet for Heat? His eyes went to the wrist of the blue haired man with the leather and silver bracelet he was wearing. Sometimes he would catch Heat fiddling with it… Why? What did she tell him when she gave it to him? Was it some kind of token of affection?... Fuck! Why did he even care…
A knock at the door drew everyone's attention as the door opened slowly. "Eustass-love, I need… oh." She blinked a few time as she registered everyone in the room. "Sorry… You're busy… I can come back…"
The four men exchanged looks, her tone was way off. "It's fine." Killer spoke up. "What do you need?"
Kid shot the man a look, he still wasn't entirely convinced what he saw earlier was purely innocent.
She held up a folder for them to see. "I just need to do his checkup, Eustass-love if the last one that needs it."
He grumbled to himself as he looked away, he thought these damn things were pointless. "I don't need it." He stood and walked over to the log pose, pointing to one of the needles. Not even paying attention to which one, he just couldn't look at her right now.
She rubbed the bridge of her nose. "Please don't make this difficult, I'm sure none of us are in the mood…"
That response didn't help his temper at all. "Well I don't give a damn what you want."
"Master Kid." Heat spoke up. "I'll tell the navigator to head this way." He picked up the log pose and eyed the needle that the Captain pointed to, he figured it would be best to exit before those two got into another one of their fights again.
"Better than nothing." Kid had been eyeing that damn thing for a while and he didn't personally like any of the choices but they needed supplies. It had been longer than expected since that last supply run where they got the med supplies and the ship's resources were starting to dwindle.
Heat and Wire excused themselves, taking the pose with them and headed out. As Abigail stepped aside to let them pass Heat put a hand on her shoulder. "Are you alright Miss Bones?"
She smiled weakly. "Yes, this morning was just… stressful."
"Next time." Wire spoke. "Let Needles know they don't have to tie up everyone for their checkups."
That made her laugh, she had forgotten that Neddy-love got a little over zealous this morning. "I will Wire-Love, I hope she wasn't too forceful with you." She teased.
Heat grinned a little. "It was Kiss that tied him up."
"Oooooh?" She gave him a devilish grin at those blushing cheeks of his. "I'll be sure to let Kiss know to be more gentle next time." She winked at him, personally she thought those two would look adorable together but there was that whole 'no relationship among crew members' thing.
The two men smiled a little and gave her a nod as they left her alone with the remaining men. She took a deep breath and turned her attention back to the task at hand. "Now…" She eyed the Captain with a sigh. "Are you going to let me do my job or do you want somebody else to do it."
"I don't need it." He turned his back to her and started fumbling with other things on his workbench, trying to pretend like he had something better to do.
"Kil-love, please talk some sense into him since he obviously won't listen to me."
"NO!" Kid yelled as he whirled around. "You do NOT get to play him against me!"
"I'm not!" She yelled back as she closed the distance and tossed her med bag onto the desk in front of him. "But he's the only person you'll listen to!"
"There's nothing to listen to! I don't need you to play doctor with me!"
"Don't you dare insult me!" She jabbed him in the chest with her fingers. "I can deal with a lot of your bullshit but I refuse to let you insult my pride as a doctor!"
"Enough you two!" Killer finally interfered. "Why can't you two ever talk like normal adults!" He raised his voice a bit, they did nothing but bicker every time they were around each other and flew off the handle at every little thing.
Abigail crossed her arms and looked away, she could hardly believe she was being reprimanded by Kil… "Fine." She said with a huff. "I'll send Stitch-love or one of the girls to do the checkup since I'm certain the issue is me." She turned away, biting her lip to stem the anger. Killer had a point… why did it always have to be like this…
"Hmph." Kid turned away as well, putting his hands on his hips and kicking a junk part away with a scowl. "Fine with me." Just what he needed… to be scolded by his first mate like a some damn brat.
"NO." Killer said firmly and went to her, grabbing her shoulders and turning her around. "You both are going to talk and deal with this before this issue gets any worse." He rubbed her lip with his thumb, it was a little red from her biting down on it. Hell, he was surprised she didn't break the skin.
Kid could feel his neck hairs bristling as he looked back and saw Killer touching her face like that. "There are no issues." He spoke through clenched teeth as he turned back around, his anger freshly renewed.
She looked away as Killer continued to hold her face, his other hand still on her shoulder. Why was he touching her so affectionately? Especially after this morning… Was he trying to piss of Eustass? Or was he trying to make a point? "Kil-love… it's fine."
"Deal. With. The. Issue." He repeated himself sternly as he locked eyes with his Captain. "Or I will." He let her go and took his leave, he didn't want to butt heads with him over this but something had to be done before this escalated any further.
The two remaining people stood in silence after the blonde left, neither making eye contact or even attempting to say anything. Finally, Abigail let out a sigh and turned away once more, there really was no point to this… "Stitch will do your checkup, he needs the practice anyways…"
Kid looked at her, clenching and unclenching his fists… Damn it all… "Wait." He said with a growl.
She paused a moment and looked back a little, his eyes were actually on her now. Damn, how did things get so awkward between them? "What is it?"
"If I have to do this… checkup… thing… then I want it to be with you… I mean I want you… to… Damn it!" He yelled as he began to get frustrated over his fumbling. "Just do the damn thing!"
She smiled a little, he was blushing trying to get the right words out. "Don't force it Eustass-love."
"Just… shut up and get over here!" He went to his bed and sat down, keeping his eyes on the ground.
She took a deep breath and went to her bag, pulling out her tools before opening his folder. "I'll try to make this quick… no promises on it being painless." She smirked.
He grinned a little but kept silent as she worked, he'd look at her from the corner of his eye… and couldn't help but notice how happy she seemed. What he said earlier came to mind… and how mad she got at him. It's then the realization came to mind that she got just as mad at him as he did with anyone who ever laughed at him for wanting to be the pirate king… Damn.
She wasn't entirely sure how long it took but his patience surprised her. From ears to knees he let her work without so much as a hint of a complaint. "Finished." She said as she drew the needle from his vein and gave the vile of drawn blood a shake.
"Why do you need that?" He held the little cotton ball to his arm as he watched her store the needle and vial.
"Various things." She answered as she secured them and made a few notes in her folder. "I can test for heart disease, blood count, and make sure you don't have anemia…" She produced another needle from the bag as well as a small vile, sticking the container and drawing out the clear liquid. "Currently I'm interested in figuring out your blood type so we can start getting donations set up to stock the ships blood supply."
He hissed a little as she stuck him with the needle. "You can smile a little less when you're sticking me."
"So sorry." She grinned. "But now that you've gotten the vaccine you are officially done, and seemingly healthy."
"Told you." He tossed away the little cotton ball and rubbed his arm, damn little shot stung. "So, are we done?"
She turned her attention back to her bag and storing everything securely, mainly to hide her smile. "Yes, yes. We're done." She held up a lollipop and gave it a little shake in his direction. "Since you were such a good boy would you like a sucker? I have stickers too."
He glared at her with his trademark scowl. "Ha. Ha. Ha." He said in an unamused tone.
She shrugged and pulled off the wrapper, sticking the candy in her mouth as she went back to closing up her bag. "With this I can, in full confidence, say the entire crew has completed their checkups." There was still so much for her to do, more than 75% of the crew didn't know what their blood types were and running all the tests on the blood for everyone was going to take a lot of time…
Kid's eyes stayed on her as she messed with her things, she really loved this stuff… it was kinda… nice seeing her like this… and seeing her play with that damn candy in her mouth… he took a deep breath. "Hey… Abby." He said as he stood up.
"Hm?" She made the noise without turning around, her mind still distracted by everything she needed to do once she got back to the lab.
He grabbed her shoulders and turned her towards him, his cheeks a little red. "About what Killer said…"
She felt herself blushing, he was being gentle right now… that alone usually made her feel weird but combining that with mentioning Kil was entirely new. "You don't…"
He interrupted her by pulling the sucker out of her mouth, built up the courage and pressed his lips against hers. It was awkward and forceful but he dropped the candy and cupped her face with both his hands.
Her eyes went wide, what was happening didn't entirely register and she froze. He was kissing her… clumsily but his lips were definitely against hers.
He pulled away just a little, still holding her face and his lips hovering above hers. "Consider this 'dealing with the issue'." He brushed her lips with his thumb, he knew they were soft from touching them all the time but to kiss them… he didn't think it would feel that different. "You're mine Abby, nobody else can have you but me."
Her heart was pounding so heavily she was certain he could feel it; she wasn't even sure how they made this leap… is what Kil said what pushed him over the edge? "This… how am I supposed to react to this?"
He blushed even heavier. "How should I know?" He growled a little. "But you're not allowed to say no, ever. All I need to know is that you're mine and nobody else is allowed to have you or touch you." He couldn't stand it, the thought of the purple haired bastard or even Killer having their hands on her. She was his and only his.
"You idiot." She whispered with a smile as she touched his cheek. "I'm a doctor, touching people is kinda part of the job."
"Do you ever stop arguing." He kissed her again, a little softer this time but pressed his tongue into her mouth. The sweet taste of the candy still lingered in there and when she returned the kiss he felt that ache growing again. He wrapped his arms around her and lifted her up.
She gave a little gasp of surprise as she hung in his arms for a moment before wrapping her legs around his body, she had been doing so good to resist. To keep this thing between them at arm's length but he just had to kiss her, that damn kiss sent them over and even as he moved and laid her down on his bed she did not even attempt to stop this from happening.
His lips left hers and traveled to her ear then neck, his hands covering her body and feeling every bit of her. He wanted to do this for so long, fought against that damn ache and its urges but he was done with that. "I'm going to make sure this whole damn ship knows you're mine." He whispered into her ear before his lips traveled downward, a wide grin forming as she made little gasps as he nipped at her skin and tasted her body.
A flash of black caught his eye, he focused on it and paused… his mark. His god damn mark on her hip… The only time he's ever cursed his own mark… Damn it.
She sat up a little, noting his hesitation and eyeing the thing he saw… the tattoo that Heat gave her… Damn it… She put her hand over it, she knew it wouldn't make it go away or change anything. She sighed heavily and put her forehead against his. "Eustass…"
He cursed himself as he put his hand over hers, wishing so hard he could make that mark disappear, he wanted her… but she was a member of his crew now. He couldn't break his own rule, not that one. "Sorry…" He breathed it so it was barely more than a whisper, what the hell was he thinking?
The ship gave a loud groan and lurched to the side causing them to both tumble, he fell backwards into his work bench with a heavy thud and she fell onto him with a hiss as her hand smashed up against the edge of the table in her attempt to catch herself.
"What the hell?!" They both exclaimed as they tried to regain themselves but the ship rocked once more and caused Abigail to roll away to the other side of the room, her med pack slid across the floor and she dove after it. "Shit! Shit! Shit!" She scrambled to close it before everything spilled out and all the vials broke.
Outside he could hear the wind beating against his ship, Kid steadied himself against his workbench. What the hell was going on out there? His door flew open just as he got steady footing and looked to Abby just as she did the same, cradling her pack in her arms.
"Captain!" A crewman shouted as he gripped the doorway to steady himself, a torrent of rain poured in as well and doused the floor.
"What the hell is goin on!" Kid yelled as he moved to the man's side and looked at the storm tossing his ship so easily.
"It's a squall sir." He stepped to the side and braced once more as the ship pitched. "It came out of nowhere!"
Kid cursed loudly as he eyed the sky warily. "Batten down the hatches, we can't afford to lose anything right now." Damn new world weather, it changes so quick and isn't like anything he'd ever seen.
Abigail secured her pack by stuffing it into a drawer on his work bench then going to occupy the spot the crew man left beside Eustass, she stepped under his arm and clung to his body a bit for extra support but the rain made him slick. She got soaked in no time and cursed her luck, her devil fruit powers would be useless right now.
"Something isn't right…" He eyed the sky as it went from black to an eerie green.
She followed his eyes to the lightening crackling in the clouds, she had more experience sailing in the new world than anyone on this ship and her gut told her that this wasn't just a squall. "How good are you at steering this boat?"
He eyed her with a grumble. "Nobody knows this ship better than me, why?"
"Take the wheel love." She pushed passed him. "I got a bad feeling."
"Captain!" Killer came up to them, grabbing the doorway above Abby's head to balance himself. "What are your orders?"
The ship rocked again and she fell against the blonde man with yet another curse. "We should get everyone below deck Eustass-love, we only need a man to steer the ship and enough men to mind the sails."
"Shouldn't we douse them? This wind could snap our masts!" Killer steadied her as he offered up the argument, he did agree with moving everyone off deck though. The last thing they needed was for someone to go overboard in this.
"He's right." Kid said with a grumble. "I can't risk the sails or the masts being damaged." Not when they are still far from any island and their supplies were already low.
"Captain!" The man at the helm called down. "I can't steer the rudder! The waves are lifting us out of the water!"
"Damnit!" He yelled. "Secure those sails!" He ordered as he dashed up the steps to the helm, grabbing it as it spun out of control.
"Tch!" Abigail scowled as she left Killer's grasp to help secure the deck, luckily there wasn't much up here but something was still eating away at her.
"Bones!"
She heard the name and turned to see Stitch and Neddy doing a sideways run to her. "What are you two doing? Get below!" She ordered a bit concerned.
"Our people are securing the med room." Stitch said as he took her arm. "You should get below too."
"We know how you are Bones." Neddy said with a worried pout. "Let the others deal with things up here and come below with us."
"You two go, I need to check something." She waved them off and gave them a little push when they just stood there. "Go! I'll be fine!"
The two watched her climb the jacob's ladder with uneasy expressions but did as they were told.
"What the hell is she doing?" Kid eyed her as she climbed, her bright yellow flannel stood out and made it easy to spot.
Killer eyed her from the ratline above her as he helped to draw in the sails, the ship would rock and his heart would stop as she swung and clung to the rope with all her might. "She's gonna get herself thrown, what the hell is she doing?" She kept looking all around as she climbed higher, just what was she… his eyes caught something to the left, the rain was getting into his mask but he managed to catch sight of it again… fuck. "It's not a squall!" He yelled down to the Captain.
"Then what the hell is it?!" Kid yelled back, he could barely hear him over the wind and trying to control the wheel when the stern hit the water was difficult enough without dividing his attention.
"Hurricane!"
"Maelstrom!"
The two completely different answers sounded out, the first from Killer as he pointed off the port side and the second from Abigail as she motioned to the right. Both parties hearing the other and looking towards the opposing observation followed by a string of curse words.
"Damn this fucking weather!" Kid added his own string of curse words to the others, what type of shit luck did he have to run into this mess?
Abigail climbed down which turned into a fall for the last six feet as the ship rocked once more and tossed her onto the deck, she stumbled to her feet holding the arm that took the brunt of the fall. She wouldn't be surprised if her whole damn side bruised up after that landing. Her feet took her up to the helm to stand beside kid as her eyes darted back and forth between the two obstacles. "Lower the sails!" She said breathlessly, she felt so weak. That fall hurt and all this sea water she was being doused with made her feel drained.
"I'll snap the mast if I do that." Kid shot back at her but gave her a once over when he noted the look in her eyes, she didn't look good at all. She was soaked with sea water but she still was trying to do her part… "Get below, I'll deal with this."
"Not if you reinforce them!" She yelled over the howling winds as the two storms began pulling the ship.
"Get below!" He yelled at her again.
"I'm fine!" She argued. "Just shut up and listen! I can steer the ship between the two storms, they are rotating in opposite directions! If we drop the sails at the right time they'll catch the wind and shoot us through!"
"That's crazy!" He yelled but damn it if she wasn't right, the whirlpool was turning clockwise and the hurricane counter. If he left the sails raised then the winds would push them right into the pool but if he dropped them too soon then those same winds would rip them off even if he did stabilize the masts… "Killer!" He yelled up to the man that finishing up tying down the sails. "Prepare to drop those! Wait for my mark!"
"The hell are you thinking!" The blonde yelled back down.
"Just do it!" His eyes scanned the deck and he saw his other two men. "Wire! Get below deck and have everyone bring me every last scrap of metal we have! Swords, guns, tables I don't care what it is!" He turned back to the woman, he really didn't like how she looked. "Take the wheel." He had to trust her… but he sure as hell didn't have to like it.
She slid in under his arm to take up his spot but as she did she gave him a quick peck on the cheek with a grin. "For luck, we're gonna need it!"
"If we die I'm gonna kill you!" He yelled as he went to the lower deck with a bit of a smirk.
"Aye aye Captain!" She smiled a little, things had been crazy since she first met this crew but this was the first time she really got to see them and what kind of crew they really were. Plus… she had to admit… Eustass really was a damn fine Captain.
Kid cracked his knuckles, hearing her say that made him smile… even if she was only playing.
As the crew started dropping the metal in front of him he used his powers to wrap the masts, layer after layer he piled on the metal as she steered his ship head on into the storm on the narrow path. He just hoped like hell this current will pull them like she claimed because now he was getting soaked and he didn't know how long he could keep the masts reinforced like this.
"We're ready Captain!" Killer yelled down to him, they could unfurl the sails on his cue. He just hoped like hell whatever crazy ass plan he had worked or this would be a very short trip into the new world.
As the ship was pulled into the colliding storms the heavy rocking subsided but the current grew more violent as it pulled on the rudder. "Shit…" Abigail cursed through clenched teeth as she used all her strength to hold the wheel, her arm still hurt from the fall and the damn salt water had drained her but she had to hold it steady. She couldn't lose control now, not now… not when Eustass was trying so hard to protect this ship…
A large arm reached past her head and grabbed the wheel, the tension eased up as she felt a body standing close behind her and an extra pair of hands held the wheel steady. She looked up with a smile to the blue haired man and took a deep breath to calm herself. "Thank you Heat-love."
He smiled for a moment to acknowledge her before returning to his stoic expression. "I will help."
She was grateful for it, she told Eustass to trust this ship to her but she didn't realize just how badly she was drained.
Kid gritted his teeth, he was soaked and getting worn out but they hadn't reached the right point yet. Just a little more, he had to hold out just a little more… "Now!" He yelled loudly.
The sails dropped, the crew working swiftly to secure them as they snapped open from being filled by the hurricanes wind. The two at the wheel grunted together as the ship was pulled in, if they let the rudder sway too far then they could be drug into either storm.
The masts strained and creaked under the pressure from the wind and Kid growled to himself as he adjusted his footing. He took a quick glance behind him to see Heat and Abby struggling with the wheel, above him Killer and the other men clung desperately to the ratlines and yards because none of them would dare try to climb down in this.
The ship picked up speed, tearing forward as everyone on deck strained to hold out. Just a little more… "Damn…" Kid grunted as he was hit by another wave and his power slipped for a moment. Just a little more… he pushed himself, forcing his ability to hold.
A cracking sound rung out moments before the ship shot out, propelled by the winds they were thrown faster than they had ever traveled before but the plan held out as dark skies opened into blue and the seas finally calmed as they left the colliding storm behind them. It took a moment but a triumphant cheer rang out as the men shakily came down to congratulate their Captain's strength, others from below deck that heard the cheering and felt the ship ease surfaced as well to raise their voices into the mix.
"Captain!" Heat yelled down to him.
Kid let the metal bracing fall in a loud clatter that drowned out all the other noise for a moment as he wiped sweat from his brow, that put more of a strain on him than he'd like to admit. "Hey! Killer! Make sure the masts are ok on your way down!" He called up to him but could see he was well ahead of him concerning the task.
"Captain!" Heat called out again. "Get up here!"
"What is it?" He yelled back as he turned, there had better not be another damn… his heart thumped heavily in his chest, so loud that it almost hurt, and his feet moved before he could register that he was running.
The blue haired man supported her body as she slumped over the wheel, his glasgow lips formed into an even deeper scowl as he eyed her, he didn't even realize anything had happened until she fell over once they got out of the storm… nothing, until now.
"What the hell?!" Kid shouted as he came up beside them. "What happened?!" Blood was flowing down the helm like little rivers and pooling onto the deck below them, then he saw the thin blade sticking out of her back where even more blood stained her shirt.
"Heh…" Abigail let out a weak laugh as she looked up, blood running from her mouth and down her chin. "I really… didn't think that plan… was gonna work…"
"How…" His eyes got wide as he saw other bits of metal objects sticking into the wood around them… it had to have been… that moment he lost control, a few things must have slipped free. He was so focused on the masts he didn't think to check on everything around him… "This is… my fa…"
"Shut it!" She gave a little growl as she cut him off. "Just get me… off this wheel…"
"Bones!" A collection of voices called out as a few medical crew ran up with Killer in tow.
"I saw…" The masked man started to speak but trailed off as he watched the two men lay her back and expose the sword that was buried to the hilt in her shoulder.
Stitch was beside her first. "Kiss! Go prep for surgery!"
The green haired girl said nothing as she took off, leaping from the top of the steps to land on deck and disappear below. She couldn't believe it… of all people to get hurt in this… why her?
The boy exchanged looks with Needles as the girl chewed on her lip. "Bones…" He said in a shaky voice as he eyed the blood coming from her shoulder. "I… I've never…"
"You'll do fine." Abigail grinned. "Don't… ah!" She winced a little as she tried to shift to support herself from laying back and pushing the sword back through. "Don't put me under, a local anesthetic will be fine."
"Don't be stupid." Killer argued. "You trained them so let them do their jobs."
Neddy took the woman's hand. "I agree; we can do this. Don't put yourself through this just to keep an eye on us, staying awake through a surgery like this…"
"Hush my loves." She interrupted the girl. "Consider this… your graduation exam." She offered up a blood stained smile. "Best be at it… this really fucking hurts."
Stitch took a deep breath to calm himself, he wished he could be as sure as his partner but… no, he could do this. "Captain, can you carry her to surgery for us. It would be too difficult to try and maneuver the stretcher around here."
Kid was looking at his hands… they were covered in her blood from moving her back… "Killer, do it." He said sternly without looking up… this was his fault… her blood was literally on his hands. Yea, he tried to kill her a few times… well, a lot of times but… but not like this… never like this. He didn't really want her dead…
Abigail reached out as Killer cradled her in his arms, her fingertips touching the arm of the Captain as he was turning away. She saw the look in his eyes, the way he stared at his hands and her blood… She knew what he was thinking, she thought those same things before. "Hey… Captain."
He looked at the hand touching him but he couldn't look at her, he paused a moment as lips moved in an attempt to say something but nothing came.
She smiled as she gave his arm a squeeze. "You were… really great, so get that crap look off your face."
He looked up a little shocked but only saw her smile for a moment before Killer turned and hid her body from view as he carried her away. "Tch!" Damn her! What the hell was she thinking trying to cheer him up when she's bleeding all over the place… "Clean up this mess and make sure the ship is ok, I'll be in my room…" He gave the order to whoever was listening, he didn't care who took care of what… he didn't want to be around anyone right now… his mind was racing, those damn feelings causing issues again. People got hurt all the time, he's seen worse. Hell, he's done worse… so why did that rattle him so much… why did having her blood on him bother him so fucking much…
Killer sighed heavily as he navigated the hall, his eyes looking down at her and that damn smile she still had. "What the hell Abby, I thought you were a logia type." His tone was soft and he doubted he could hide the fact that he was a little worried, usually when people had blades sticking out of them it was meant to kill them.
"I can't use my powers if I'm wet." She offered up the explanation as she poked his mask, wiggling a finger into one of the holes. "And knock off that tone brat… it's weird."
He grinned a little at her ability to still be saucy even with this wound. "You're gonna get your finger stuck again and I can worry about a crewmate if I want."
"Heh, ow." She winced a little. "Don't make me laugh, it hurts."
"You're the one laughing."
"You're being all… sweet. It's disturbing."
"Says the person who likes to stick their fingers in my holes."
She laughed loudly at that. "Ow ow ow!... Terrible word choice!... Ow! Ha! Ow! Ha! Bastard!"
"I win." He grinned behind his mask as she struggled to stop laughing, granted this was a serious moment but he couldn't resist. Besides, he didn't doubt that she'd be fine and pull through in no time… too damn stubborn not to.
"Mr. Killer!" Neddy yelled as she poked her head out of the door to the infirmary. "Stop hurting her!"
"Ah!" He blushed a little at being scolded by the usually shy girl. "Sorry."
To Be Continued…
