Let the Auction Begin
The crew reunited at the auction house. They stayed close to the entrance of the building to observe everyone who came in and or out.
Delta felt very out of place. Her anxiety was kicking in and she just wanted to shut down. She stayed close to Heat who was now with the crew and the closest to the wall. Delta and him exchanged glances, trying to talk without saying words. Heat reached into his pocket quietly and pulled out a package of gummy bears and handed them to her. Delta squealed softly to stop a laugh and the rest of the crew turned to look at her, confused.
"What is wrong with you?" Kid muttered.
"Nothing" Delta smiled with her hands behind her back, not wanting to point her finger at Heat.
Kid just shook his head in dismay and turned back to the crowd. Killer still expected an answer from Delta though, but she wouldn't budge. He eventually gave up and forgot about it.
Heat stole a glance from Delta and cracked a smile.
"You owe me another pack of these now" Delta playfully slapped his arm.
Suddenly Killer pulled Delta's arm and positioned her body in front of him. Not wanting to be exposed Delta flapped her arms helplessly, but to no avail.
"What are you doing?!" Delta hissed and tried to squirm away.
"You should be paying attention " Killer pulled her arms behind her back and held them there. Kid was busy snickering at Delta's situation but turned serious really quick. He grabbed Delta's shoulder with one hand and pointed to a spot in the room with another.
"Do you see the people down on the middle? The ones that are all dressed the same and have the stupid bear?" Kid asked.
Delta scanned the room looking for a bear, which wasn't hard to find.
"Yeah.." Delta looked up at Kid.
"They're the heart pirates. Don't even try to talk to them because they hate you."
"What did I do?" Delta asked, offended that someone she didn't even know hated her.
"You're on a different crew than theirs. That's all. You should be glad though, the Captain Trafalgar Law is fucking crazy. I hear he doesn't have the best manners either."
"Uh-huh" Delta squinted her eyes. Kid had the audacity to call someone ELSE crazy and say they have bad manners.
Just as if he heard Kid's gossiping, Trafalgar Law looked over his shoulder at the crew. And didn't hesitate to give them the finger with a sly smirk plastered on his perfectly tanned face. Kid sputtered angrily and faced the other direction. When Kid wasn't looking Delta gave Law a quick wave. Law looked at Delta with his grey eyes and took his finger down. He blinked slowly at her and turned back to his crew who was completely unaware of what was going on.
Delta looked up at Killer .
"Are they really that bad?"
All she got was at nod.
"But I like the bear.." Delta whined.
"Oh lord" Wire muttered.
As they were talking, a few other people walked in. Delta recognized them automatically. They were some of the straw hat crew members, Franky, Nami, and Chopper the reindeer. There was also an interesting looking Fishman and a little orange starfish with a hat.
Both Delta and Kid were wondering where the rest of the crew was, but Kid did so aloud. Making a comment about Luffy being an idiot at the end.
Then there was an announcement, the auction was going to begin in a few minutes. Delta looked up at Killer for an explanation. She didn't know what to expect and was a little scared. With Captain Kid not paying attention Killer gave Delta a gentle stroke on the cheek to comfort her.
it helped her a little, but nothing could prepare Delta for what happened next.