Okay, so who somehow looked at my little block where I write the baselines for the chapters. Because I had written down the baseline for this chapter before I started typing the one with Blenheim and to be true, I am kinda shocked to see someone has voted in the poll for Jiru. Scary ._. You don't know which commander I started to write after Jiru, do you? If so don't look at my block x.x
Even if the baselines sometimes change a lot when I am typing them. I'll say a little about this one Jiru wasn't alone. There was someone else (*cough*Blenheim*cough*) with him, but then I thought, it would be much more fun this way.^^ So I hope you enjoy it. (Also, I am kinda happy to get it down a bit earlier than I thought it would be, as the end wasn't in the baselines^^')
CelinaB: You're welcome ;)
namisnakama: Ja, so lange ich mich hauptsächlich eine Story konzentriere, kann ich relativ schnell schreiben, sofern die Ideen da sind. Ich schreib mir aktuell immer auf einen kleinen Block die Grundlagen der Kapitel auf. Dann ist es noch leichter sie am Ende zu einem schönen Kapitel zusammen zu schreiben.
Das Wettrinken ist meine Lieblingsszene muss ich sagen. Auch wenn es im Papierorignal nur sehr kurz war. Aber so gefällt es mir besser mit Thatch als Kommentator^^ Was erwartet man, es sind Piraten xD Angetrunken oder betrunken muss man schon auf einer Party werden.
Ich hatte meine Sorgen etwas bei Shanks, ob ich ihn charakterlich einigermaßen treffe. Ich hab ihn als leicht kindlichen Typ im Kopf, der total cool wirken und im nächsten Moment den Kopf verliert und total in Panik ist ^^'
Luffy verbindet die Menschen, die er mag. Auch wenn er sie nicht direkt als Familie von sich aus bezeichnet ;) Zum Thema Ace. Die Szene ist schon fertig in meinem Kopf. Aber noch nicht geschrieben. Da sind noch Kleinigkeiten, die ich vorher schreiben muss ^^'
Shahana-G: Yeah, he is the only character that would fit and we know about. Mihawk would be kinda annoyed at first, if Shanks just pops up to ask him that xD But I can see him as godfather. He is already used to taking care of "children".
I definitely going to have some fun writing the scene. And you will all know just when it starts that I meant that scene xD
xD I don't know. Knowing Shanks the reason could be very simple. I just thought about what kind of reason Shanks could have to ask Marco to join his crew (there are better reasons, but this one stuck the most for a little comical effect xD)
Shanks's reaction. It could have gone different, but I couldn't imagine him screaming or something without some other person notice and so on. I wasn't sure how this would play out. I had the idea of him accidentally using Haki and knock a few people out, but then I kinda felt sorry for the poor drunks. So I thought, he would first be serious, but then more relaxed when he heard that Marco wouldn't hurt Luffy or take advantage of him. ^^
Hihi, I remembered Luffy's talk about heroes. A hero has to share his meat, but he wants it all to himself. I can only see Luffy sharing Marco with the Whitebeard Pirates because they are Marco's family. Otherwise, "I am not a hero, so I won't share". xD
Luffy's hope has to wait a bit for the moment. There are other things that have to be done first ;)
Yeah xD It is Juicy Wiggle. I couldn't resist to put it in after I heard it in in my "party"-playlist, which I made for the chapter and for a later chapter. But well, let's see how this will play out. I wonder what kind of songs I can also use~ Yes, poor Fishmen. But they don't dance like the people in the video, so they are somewhat lucky xD
You're welcome ;)
~Chapter 13 – Things he didn't want to know~
The morning after a party was different, but somehow the same every time. Some division members and one or three division commander hide in their beds.
Jiru whistled, as he checked on his division members. It had helped to take some breaks and drink water during a party. The 14th division commander grinned. Now he was able to tease some of his fellow division commanders. Especially Curiel would have a hangover. It made Jiru grin more. This would be a good revenge for this stupid music. But first, he would be a good division commander and help his member and get them some aspirin so that they don't have to deal with the nurses, who were probably already scolding some poor unfortunate souls with a hangover.
He stopped in front of Marco's door. Jiru hadn't seen the first division commander at the early breakfast and normally the blonde didn't miss a meal, even after a party. It was a bit worrying. Perhaps Luffy was worse off than they thought.
Jiru thought for a moment before he asked one of the first division members, who walked by if he had seen Marco, yet. The man just shook his head and groaned a bit because of the pain. „I'll bring some aspirin to the first division room, too", Jiru said and sent the man back to the room.
He looked after the man before he turned to Marco's door and knocked. Jiru blinked as the door opened. Marco looked tired. More tired than usual.
„Everything alright, Marco?", Jiru asked. „Yeah, it is alright, yoi", Marco said and went with a hand through his hair. The 14th division commander nodded and then felt his jaw drop as he studied his brother more closely.
There was something about his brother, what he had never seen before or even thought that he would ever see. It wasn't very big and he didn't notice it in the first moment. On his left shoulder close to his neck Marco had a dark spot. It couldn't be… How could this be on his brother?
„Jiru?" The fez-hatted man blinked as Marco flipped his finger in front of his face. „Is everything alright, yoi?" „Uhm… how…"
Damn, he couldn't just ask his older brother, why he had most likely a love bite on his shoulder. Seriously, he wasn't Thatch or Haruta who could ask this kinda question without blushing or stumbling. A love bite was something personal and hinted at something that Jiru hadn't know Marco was interested in. For heaven's sake, he thought his brother was asexual or better that he lacked any single interest in romantical or sexual interactions.
„How what, yoi?" The Phoenix started to look a bit annoyed. „Howdidyougetthelovebite?", Jiru asked and he was sure that the blonde hadn't understood anything. Marco just lifted an eyebrow. So he knew his brother hadn't understood him. „So, did you have… a Uhm.. hot night?", Jiru asked and turned red.
It was embarrassing that he was a bit prude on that topic. Especially if his brothers were involved. Seriously what was wrong with him, a full-grown man without any trouble to talk about killing people or fighting to the death, had a problem to talk about physical human intimate interactions.
„Hot night? I don't think you can call babysitting a drunk Luffy a hot night, yoi." Jiru looked the gang up and down, then he looked at his feet. „You have a love bite on your left shoulder", the 14th division commander mumbled and shifted his feet.
He didn't see Marco's reaction, but he heard him groaning. The blonde probably only had noticed the love bite now.
Jiru looked at his brother a bit unsure. The blonde hadn't said anything, yet. This could be positive, but also negative.
A hollow sound behind Marco distracted them. The blonde sighed and went inside his room, but left the door opened. A sign that Jiru could enter. Carefully, he entered to see what had made this hollow sound.
The room wasn't fully lighted, yet. But it was enough to see everything clearly. The Phoenix stood next to the bed and shook his head slightly.
„You should stay still as much as possible, yoi", Marco said and some whining was heard from the ground.
Luffy seemed to have fallen out of the bed and was now on the floor in a mess of blankets.
This would have been a funny sight if the boy hadn't been whining about a headache, how the room was too bright, how his stomach felt funny and that Marco had already left the bed. The last one made him stop in his thoughts a bit. But he didn't follow the possible thought in his head.
„Morning, Luffy. I guess, I don't have to ask how you are feeling", Jiru said with a small smile. „Piggy nose", Luffy greeted with a cheery, but still whiny voice.
Marco had kneeled down and was freeing the boy from the blanket mess. „Can you now please stay in bed until you stop saying that your stomach feels funny, yoi?", the blonde asked and lifted the boy up to put him back to the bed again. „But…", Luffy started to complain and clung to Marco. The rest of the boy's complain was muffled by the blonde's body. „Stay still for five minutes. I'll get some breakfast you can keep down, yoi."
Jiru flinched a bit in surprise as Marco's attention was back on him. „Can you watch the little idiot while I'm gone? He should just stay in bed, yoi." „Yeah, sure."
He knew that he would probably do better if he said no and just went to get the aspirin of his division and the first division. But his curiosity held him here. Even if he was a bit conflicted about the topic.
Jiru watched as the blonde took his cardigan and put it on. Fortunately, it covered the love bite. Otherwise, the gossip-lovers on the ship would have a field trip. He could only imagine some rumours.
He didn't notice that Marco already had left the room before Luffy mumbled something about the self-made curtains. „Ne, Luffy?", Jiru asked and waited a bit. He could only guess that the boy looked at him as he was mostly hidden under a blanket and some pillows. „Does Marco hide someone on the ship?" He felt bad for asking the boy. But well…
„Why would Pineapple do that, Speedy?" Why did Luffy have to answer with a counter question? „Uhm… well... It is not normal that Marco… that Marco has a hickey." „He seems sickly?" Luffy's voice sounded worried and the boy pushed himself up only to groan because of the hangover-effects.
Jiru blinked. „No, not that. He is just has a hickey on his shoulder…That is something you only find on people in a romantical relationship or on people after a steamy one-night-stand. A hickey is like a sign to tell others to back off that someone belongs to someone else", the man said. He hoped that Luffy understood with the explanation what he meant. He watched the boy.
At first, it looked like Luffy hadn't understood. He just sat in bed and blinked confusedly at him. Then suddenly like he realised something, he blushed. His whole face was a dark red. Jiru only saw it for a few seconds, before Luffy had himself hidden under the blanket.
„Everything alright?", he carefully asked and got closer to the bed. He could hear some mumbling from Luffy. But it was muffled and were quiet so that he couldn't understand the exact words.
Did the boy remember something from the party? Perhaps he knew how Marco got the hickey. Perhaps he was there when Marco got the hickey.
But he couldn't say or ask more, because Marco had returned. The blonde was carrying some food and was followed by Thatch, who also carried food and some aspirin.
„Morning, Jiru. Here is the aspirin ration for your division. I was able to sneak it away when Marco asked for some", the cook said grinning and threw two packets to him. „Thanks, Thatch."
„Why is Luffy hiding under the blanket, yoi?", Marco asked as he put the food tray on the nightstand. Jiru swallowed. He couldn't say it. Not with Thatch here. The cook was one of the gossip lovers. Everyone on the ship would know that Marco has somehow gotten a love bite if he said something now.
„Maybe the sun was too bright for Luffy or he was obvious about something and spilt something unintentionally", Thatch guessed. For the last part, he was hit by Marco. „Ow, what was that for? I didn't say anything about that specific topic", the cook complained and pouted.
Jiru frowned. Did the cook already know? If so, it was a world wonder that he hadn't heard anything, yet. But something told him that the cook didn't mean the love bite. He meant something different.
„Thatch, will you stop? Sometimes I believe you are worse with keeping a secret or lie to keep a secret than Luffy, yoi", Marco said. His voice sounded annoyed. „Hey, I haven't told anyone except Namur and Blamenco and they were already suspicious", the cook protested.
Okay, this made the ‚specific topic' more interesting. So Namur and Blamenco know about it, too? Izo was most likely in, too, as the cross-dresser was the only one who knew everything that went on in Thatch's head for most of the time.
Marco seemed to ignore Thatch now in favour of checking on his charge. The blonde only lifted the blanket a bit but was already met with Luffy jumping him. The boy clung to the first division commander without complaining about pain, but he was mumbling something like he was sorry for something.
It confused Jiru. Also, Marco's reaction was confusing.
„Thatch, out and close the door. Bring my division the two packets of aspirin", Marco ordered. The cook looked like he wanted to start to complain, but before he could even open his mouth, the blonde already said: „Now or you can ready your swords as I could need a nice spar with a katana later, yoi." This made Thatch squeaked and the cook ran out of the room. Scary…
Marco pinched the bridge of his nose. „So, what exactly did you say before Luffy started to hide under the blanket, yoi?" Jiru blinked. „Uhm… I … I asked about the hickey… I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked", the 14th division commander slurred a bit. He waited for Marco's scolding and waited.
But nothing came. Except for a sigh. Jiru looked unsure at the blonde who caressed the black hair of the boy to calm him down. This seemed to work as he couldn't hear Luffy's mumbling any longer.
„So you asked Luffy after the love bite, because you were curious, yoi?" Jiru nodded. „Did you also say something about love bites themselves, yoi?" Jiru wanted to shake his head but stopped in his movement to change it into a nod. „Well, that explains why he is a bit freaking out. If I heard his mumbling correctly, he seemed to see it as some sort of ownership, yoi."
Jiru's eyes widened. „Shit… I'm sorry. Luffy, a hickey isn't something like a slave mark. It is more like a sign that tells others you have someone who you are dear to. Someone who cares deeply about you and don't want to share you…", he started to ramble. He felt bad for making Luffy think about a love bite that way.
His rambling was interrupted by Marco lifting his hand. Luffy looked confused at him. So he didn't understand his rambling. „I don't think that he will understand that explanation at the moment. Luffy, if Thatch left a hickey on Izo, it is to tell others to back off Izo. So that they don't flirt with him, yoi."
Luffy tilted his head a bit and flinched slightly. „So leaving a hickey on Marco, makes the nurses stop looking after him?" This was a bit surprising. „The nurses aren't interesting that way, believe me", Jiru said. Even if he did wonder why Luffy would worry about that.
„But they always stare at Marco, when they are not taking care of Ossan, and I heard one of them saying that Marco is toey and that she wouldn't push him out of the bed and the others agreed."
Jiru felt his jaw drop and Marco looked also shocked. Some of their nurses, their scary sisters, have a crush or possible sexual interest in Marco. That was something, Jiru never wanted to know.
But something interrupted the 14th division commander thoughts. Why would Luffy worry about that? Did Luffy perhaps leave the hickey?
„So? Would it stop them?" The boy asked and got the attention of the two commanders again. „I don't think that would be healthy. If they get jealous, it would be scary", Jiru said and looked at the blonde. „I heard, that a hickey disappear more quickly if you get them cold", he offered the advice to Marco. „Thanks, but it will be faster that way, yoi." A little blue flame appeared on his shoulder for a few seconds in the area where the love bite was.
Jiru felt a bit like he wanted to facepalm. Why hadn't Marco used this earlier? Then he wouldn't have noticed the love bite. Seriously how tired had Marco been to not notice it and ‚healed' it?
„Ne, Marco, do you think he is alright? Piggy nose has been staring at the wall for one minute, I guess." „Don't worry, Jiru is just thinking, yoi." „Does that mean he is ignoring us?" Jiru felt his eye twitch lightly. „Oi, Luffy, stop talking like I am not here!" Luffy whined because he was too loud. So the boy thought it was a good idea to slip under Marco's cardigan with his head.
The blonde just shook his head and patted the boy's shoulders. „Isn't your division waiting for the aspirin, yoi?" Jiru paled.
Shit.
„Well, if you noticed the hickey right away and used your devil fruit, then I would already be gone…", Jiru protested. Marco shrugged. „You didn't really care about the hickey?!" „Oi, Jiru, you don't have to be so loud. Why should I care about it, yoi?" „But you…"
„Getting another one to know about us without really saying anything, check", Luffy mumbled. It sounded a bit like he sighed. „He didn't know until now, Luffy, yoi."
Jiru just stood there. His brain tried to connect the dots to get the point. So, it was Luffy who gave Marco the love bite. Luffy, who seemed also a bit jealous when he said the thing about the nurses. Marco didn't really care about getting a love bite from Luffy. He hadn't even bothered to heal it until just now. So Marco was okay with Luffy giving him love bites. Did that mean his oldest brother and the brat …
„… are dating?" His voice was nearly a whisper. „Yes, Marco is mine." That was all he needed to blacken out.
Later he woke up in the sick bay. The nurses were standing near the door and whispered. „You can't just ask him to sleep with you." „You only say that because you girls are still on this trip." „No, I don't say it and it is not a ‚trip'. It is a way of life, little sister. You will learn to love. Believe me, it is more fun that way than to look after the idiots and think that it would be nice to jump into bed with him." „Yeah, if you want someone who sleeps with you just for fun, you should try a division member. The commanders are all more like you don't sleep with family. Except for Izo and Thatch. But these two are together. So we just sparing you some depressing rejection." „We know our brothers look good. But when you are their nurses you can't ogle them like a piece of meat."
„What are you girls talking about?" That was the voice of their head nurse. Their oldest sister. „Just teaching the youngers to stop drooling after Marco, because he wouldn't be interested in a relationship or just sex with them."
Luffy was right… Some of the younger nurses were interested in Marco. Why did he have to wake up now? Today wasn't his day. Too many things, he didn't want to know at the moment.
So before anyone asked. I will remove every option expect two from the poll (on ) because I have the next three in mind and also the one who will be the last. And it isn't helping my brain much when I view the poll in this phase of the story when I have to think more and more how I want the commander and how shall he find out (as I want it different on some aspects for everyone). So yeah. Just an explanation.
Also, does it bother you that I sometimes use 'love bite' and sometimes 'hickey'. Let me know and I will change it.