Chapter 16. Separated

Hi guys its me again! A new chapter! I'm going to do my best to post two somewhat lengthy ones tonight for everyone's reading pleasure.

P.S I am so so very sorry if I get Heat and Wire's names mixed up. I know them apart very well, but when I'm talking about them or writing, I just mix the names up for some reason. I don't know why. But so far only Heat has arrived, no Wire, yet. So keep that in mind, it will clear up any confusion for now. I do spell check and proofread these like six times before I publish, but I am dyslexic and sometimes I slip up or just plain overlook things. So just a heads up.

And here we go!

"Killer, where are we going?" Delta yawned.

"I told you, I'm taking you to my room so you can go to bed." Killer laughed a little.

"I don't want to go" Delta mumbled. She wiped her eyes sleepily and tried to stop Killer from pulling her forward. It wasn't working.

"For someone who can deflect bullets, you sure are having a hard time right now" Killer told her. It was kind of a challenge. He wanted to see her do something like that again. He was still curious about her.

"It comes and goes." Delta blinked.

"That doesn't seem very helpful." Killer shrugged.

"I don't want to go to bed" Delta whined, changing the subject.

Killer's scratched his neck, a little confused.

"Well...what do you want to do then?" There really wasn't much to do till Kid got back, and Delta looked like she was about to pass out any moment.

"KILLER!" A loud voice echoed through the ship. Delta almost jumped out of her skin. The sudden scream jolted her awake.

"Killer where- oh" It was Kid. He was stomping angrily throughout the ship looking for his first mate. Delta eyeballed the large red-headed brute again, trying to figure out if he actually was angry...or if he just looked like that.

"I need you to come with me Killer." Kid demanded, not even paying Delta any attention.

"What about um...Delta" Killer nudged the girl next to him almost playfully.

"She's not going to die if you leave her alone for ten seconds. My fuck." Kid rolled his eyes.

"You..stay on the ship. Don't go anywhere" Kid finally pointed at Delta.

"Ahhh...ok" Delta shrugged in agreement.

"Kid..." Killer put his hand on his first mates arm, still concerned. It was a bold move.

"Huh" Kid frowned.

"I don't think it's a good idea to leave her completely alone." Killer was right to have his concerns. Their crew wasn't particularly big. Actually it wasn't at all, but there were several members he didn't trust to well, and so far only 3 people were aware of Delta joining the crew. A female on a ship full of dangerous men didn't end well usually.

Kid thought for a minute. Killer was right.

"FINE. She can come." He threw his hands in the air.

But you better stay close. Don't speak to anyone, don't sneeze, don't even blink." Kid turn to Delta and threatened her.

Delta nodded quickly, feeling a little scared.

"Let's go" Kid turned and fast walked away with Killer right behind him. Delta was frozen in her spot.

Killer turned back after he didn't hear her footsteps. He beckoned her forward with a hand and waited for her to catch up.

Delta smiled. She was lucky she ran into Killer, and not just Kid. She didn't think Kid was all that bad though, the terrible rumors she heard about him didn't completely match him. But he was still terrifying. She wondered how Killer ended up on his ship anyway..Killer was quiet, honest, gentle...

"Are you alright?" Killer cocked his head at the girl, his mess of hair falling to the side.

"Yeah" Delta smiled shyly. She was starting to fall for him again. Well she never stopped. She just hadn't gotten a chance to relax in a while. How she managed to stay relaxed on a ship full of wanted pirates was beyond her.

The three of them walked out onto the deck, to see Heat standing with his hands resting behind him on the rails of the ship.

"We need to go." Kid informed the blue haired man who nodded in reply.

"There's a couple of things we need to stock up on. And since girlie here has a hard time keeping her temper under control, we have to go tonight instead of tomorrow" Kid pointed at Delta.

Delta's heart sank.

"You know about that?" She asked Kid.

"People talk, things spread around quickly." Kid sneered.

Delta hung her head, embarrassed.

"Oh god suck it UP..If you ask me, you did the right thing" Kid scoffed.

"Oh.." Delta didn't know how to reply. Maybe Kid was right.

"Anyways. Killer and I are going to stock up on the sake. You, and Delta go get the food." Kid pointed at Heat.

Killer shot his head up quickly. If you could see his face, it would be one of horror.

"Kid.." Killer began.

"No time!" Kid raised a hand in the air and sped off. Killer sighed. Great. He peered over at Delta who seemed unsure.

"You'll be fine." Killer assured her.

It wasn't her he was worried about. It was Heat. He was completely harmless, but sometimes the guy was a loose cannon with information. It didn't help that he was a sorry liar either. Killer had shared a thing or two with Heat. things he didn't care Delta knew of right now. Not bad things, but sometimes you can't tell someone something right away, so you tell someone else...that kind of stuff.

Killer gave Delta's shoulder a squeeze and went after Kid. This was one time he really wish he could give someone a serious look right now. That someone being Heat.

The other two were left standing there awkwardly, since they didn't exactly meet properly before.

"So..uh...where do we go?" Delta decided to break the ice.

She saw Heat give her a shy smile with his stitched lips and he turned to pull a map out of his pocket.

Delta took that time to look the large man over.

"Awww...he's really cute" Delta smiled to herself. He wasn't that scary at all. But she could see how people might fear him. The poor thing probably got a lot of crap from people.

"We're supposed to go here. The tall man bent down a little for Delta to see the map. This man was over seven feet tall and Delta being just five feet was having some issues. She got on her tip toes and snickered a little when she still couldn't manage to see.

"Here" Heat handed Delta the map. It was complex one. She pretended she knew what she was looking at and handed it back to him.

Heat folded the paper back up in his hand and started towards the dock with Delta next to him.

"It's not far from here, but the Captain will probably be back before us." Heat informed her.

Thank god he was more talkative than Killer.

On the other side of the grove, Killer and Kid were both carrying large crates of sake back to the ship. It was really late out and besides a few bars with a couple of late nighters, all was silent.

"Ya know Killer you could have told me our newest member had some serious advantages." Kid teased The masked man.

"I had no idea Kid, this is news to me too" Killer snapped back at Kid. Since the rest of the crew wasn't around, they were less official with each other. Kid and Killer had been friends a long long time. Kid was clearly the leader of the pair, but Killer was the brains. Obviously.

"Where is she from?" Kid asked, he shifted one of crates over his shoulder.

"I don't know" Killer replied.

"She never told you..tsk tsk tsk. Typical woman. So many secrets till the end. Then they take you for all your worth." Kid shook his head mockingly.

"I don't think she would classify as the typical woman." Killer warned Kid.

'Yeah, and I'm not a pirate. What devil fruit does she have?" Kid kept with the questions.

"There is no devil fruit" Killer sighed.

"Huh..." Kid was only half listening. His attention somewhere else.

"I said..there is no devil fruit" Killer repeated himself louder. He dropped the crates he was carrying and sat himself on top of one. He sighed loudly and put a hand to his mask.

"I've never seen you so confused" Kid grinned widely. It amused him to see his first mate so overwhelmed by someone.

"I'm not confused. I just want to know more about her." Killer corrected Kid.

"Well then let's ask her." Kid rolled his eyes.

"I don't want to pressure her." Killer folded his hands.

"GODDAMNIT KILLER..you can't even ask the girl a question?"

"I don't want it to make her mad..she's kind of unpredictable sometimes" Killer tried to reason.

"Aren't they all" Kid mumbled.

"I don't think its her choice.." Killer defended Delta. He was actually almost sure it wasn't her choice. From what little she told him earlier, there were definitely a lot of unanswered questions that would be answered all in it was gnawing at the back of the blonde man's head. He was dying to know.