Hi guys! I'm back! So sorry for the delay! I had a very busy weekend helping a friend move and just doing general weekend things so I was very tired and didn't post any chapters. But my absence gave me some time to get some new ideas! Delta is going home briefly to get some things, and the crew will be reaching the auction house soon and many familiar faces will appear. Some will stick out more than others, and some will just be trouble for everyone! I really want to try to get in 2 chapters tonight to make up for my lack of posting over the weekend.

And thank you for the reviews once again! I am so happy that everyone is loving this. Especially Jae, Son Of Whitebeard,and Cocoabear, you guys leave reviews for every couple of chapters that I post and it makes me so so happy that there are regular readers :D I just want to give you all hugs! So here is the next chapter, things get a little funny here and many blushes will be had XD

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Delta woke up feeling a little groggy in the early afternoon. Her sleep cycle was officially messed up and her body was letting her know. She rose from the bed slowly and held onto the frame for support although it didn't do much. She stumbled around briefly before becoming aware of her surroundings. It had just dawned on her that she was in a bedroom.

Delta squinted her eyes trying to remember the night before.

"Oh yeah " she smirked when it came to her. She had been on watch with Killer and he had taken her to his bedroom earlier that morning.

But where was he?

Delta glanced over at her bag that was laying on the end of the bed, lucky for her. She was sure she looked like hell by now, and she was craving a shower.

Delta rummaged through her bag and found a camisole and a pair of shorts. She smiled, proud of her findings. Working in food service had taught her really quick to always bring an extra pair of clothes in case of spills and what not.

She took her old clothes off and quickly squirmed into her fresh ones, feeling better already. There was no mirror for her to look into, so she tried to turn her head and body at the same time to look herself over.

Just as she was twisting around, she heard the doorknob jiggle. Delta gasped and jumped on the bed, folding her hands in her lap.

"Oh...your awake" Killer popped his masked head in the door.

"Kinda yeah" Delta half smiled at him.

"Where did you sleep?" Delta casually asked Killer, thanking whatever god there was that he didn't see her trying to look at her own behind just a moment ago.

"I didn't" Killer breathed softly and slid in the room.

Delta whipped her head back up and looked at him wide eyed.

"Oh god...did I kick you out of your room?" Delta whispered.

"No no..I just don't really need sleep after the watches anymore. You get used to it after a while" Killer explained.

"Oh..." Delta nodded. She spotted her old clothes and slid off the bed to stand and stuff them into her bag.

Killer watched her carefully, cocking his head a little at her.

Delta was finishing shoving the clothes in the bag when out of the corner of her eye she spotted Killer looking at her.

Delta opened her mouth to ask what was wrong when it hit her. She lightly brushed her hands against her leg to feel her shorts when she realized they were her very..very...short shorts. Usually she wore leggings under them, but today wasn't one of those days. She didn't even consider wearing the ones she had on earlier now because she was tired of them. And she didn't even have to look at her shirt, she already knew. She was very exposed in all the wrong places.

"Umm.." Delta looked down a little embarrassed. She tugged on the bottom of her shorts with one hand and attempted to pull up her shirt, trying to hide as much as she could...which was nearly everything.

Killer hadn't said anything but snapped back into focus after Delta's hand grazed her leg.

"I'm going to go back" He said flatly, no emotion in his voice whatsoever.

"Ok" Delta's voice quivered. She was frozen in place, afraid to move.

Killer turned around and quickly closed the door on her.

Delta sighed in relief and hugged her bag to her body. Based on Killer's reaction she didn't think it would be best to reappear in front of the rest of the crew with her choice of clothes, but then again she didn't really have a choice.

Killer was silent as he walked back to the front of the ship. No one would know, but behind his mask he was blushing madly. Delta was short, but there was no way in hell she could be mistaken as a child, that's for sure. Even though he knew Delta couldn't see his face, she was aware he was looking her over very intently. He didn't know who was more embarrassed, himself or her. Although he did appreciate what he saw greatly, it caught him off guard.

Killer sighed loudly as he went up the steps back on deck. Kid was there with Wire, and they were bickering as per usual. Surely Kid had said something dumb.

"What do you think Killer?!" Kid smacked his first mate on the arm.

"Think about what..." Killer mumbled. He swayed a little when Kid hit him, but didn't actually react.

"Do you think they will have anyone worth our time at the auction house?" Kid sneered. Wire rolled his eyes at the Captian and turned away from him.

"You shouldn't worry about it too much" Wire grumbled.

"SHUT UP" Kid snarled loudly. Wire just scoffed and moved away from the red head.

"SO! Killer! You didn't answer my question" Kid pried.

Killer didn't say a word.

"What the fuck is wrong with you?!" Kid barked and gave Killer a disgusted glare.

As Kid was grabbing onto Killer again, the door to the stairwell opened. Delta folded her arms across her belly and slunk nervously onto the deck of the ship. Killer didn't need to look but Kid and Wire both took a moment to look at their newest member. Wire gave a tiny smile, and glanced at Killer slyly before turning back around. Kid was frowning, until he got a better look at the girl. Even in the midst of a hangover Kid was able to comprehend the change of Delta's clothes. Kid looked at his first mate and could tell Killer was struggling very much even without seeing his face.

"Ohhhhhhhh. Oh yes...that's what's wrong with you" Kid snickered and punched Killer in the arm again.

"I'll leave you to figure this out" Kid sneered and went back to harassing Wire who was already trying to get away from the man in a hurry.

Delta was able to figure out what was going and approached Killer carefully.

"..um...are we going to the auction house?" She questioned nervously.

"Not yet, it doesn't start for a while." Killer replied bluntly. He didn't bother turning to her.

Delta blinked up at him, a little hurt by his sudden coldness.

"I'm sorry." Delta whined.

That got Killer's attention.

"What did I tell you about that" Killer snapped a little.

Delta shuffled closer to him and touched his hand.

Killer's hand twitched and he finally faced Delta. He saw her smiling up at him, with those dark eyes. He felt a little bad for shutting her out so quickly..

"I talked to Kid about taking you back to your house to get the things you want to take with you. " Killer said.

"Really?! When did you ask him ?!" Delta beamed excitedly.

"I didn't. You will right now." Killer gently shoved Delta forward.

"Wa...wha..." Delta stuttered in confusion.

"If your going to be here, you're going to have to learn how to talk to the captain. " Killer gave her another push toward the man on the other side of the deck who was poking at Wire still.

"And you have to meet Wire" Killer reminded Delta.

"But...he's..he's so tall" Delta squeaked. She was telling the truth. The massive man easily dwarfed the rest of the crew, and they themselves were nearly giants in Delta's opinion. Killer was the only one closest to a normal sized person and that wasn't very close.

"Thats part of his charm, now go" Killer gave Delta one last shove forward that rammed her into Kid's back. Delta quickly readjusted herself as Kid turned around to glare down at her.

"What" He actually asked in a decent tone of voice. A decent tone for him that is.

"I was wondering if...I could...um..go back to my house to get some things..please." Delta's voice trembled and her mind was going a mile a minute. Every second Kid didn't respond she felt as if she were just melting under the heat of his red-eyed stare.

Kid frown and trailed his gaze across Delta's body. He blatantly gawked at her partially exposed breasts and thighs There was no shame for this man. Delta would have covered herself up in an instant, but she feared that would be a terrible move to make. She thought she might as well be naked and there was nothing she could do about it.

"Maybe you should consider answering her." Wire hummed mockingly.

"SHUT UP! " Kid screamed without taking his eyes off Delta. His sudden outburst startled the poor girl and she clearly jumped.

"He's not yelling at you, he's yelling at everyone" Wire came over to Delta and bent down to pat her on the shoulder after seeing her almost jump out of her skin. Delta nodded her head at the guy, who was even taller close up.

"Go away Wire, you're scaring her" Kid frowned.

"Mhmm, you did that yourself, Sir" Wire gave the Captain a death glare and grinned back at Delta who smiled back a little. She thought he was pretty funny.

"NO. IT'S YOU" Kid wailed angrily.

"With your goddamned black, leather, fishnet...just put on some heels to finish the fucking look already " Kid pointed at the man.

"Pfft...at least I look good." Wire answered calmly and winked at the Captain before leaving the ship.

"Wait! Where are you going?! I didn't say you could leave dumbass!" Kid sprinted after the strangely flamboyant crew member, but stopped in his tracks for a moment and whirled himself around to find Delta, with her question still unanswered.

"Go, go get your crap" Kid waved her away carelessly and continued running off after Wire into the streets, nearly mowing down everyone in his path.

Delta twisted her lip and watched her captain speed away before going back to Killer

"Now...was that so hard?" Killer teased.