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Chapter 16

"Furl the sails!"

The crew of the Kidd pirates ran around as orders were barked by Kidd. Wire and Heat was quick to help the men with the sails while the others tried not to be hit by the acid rain that rain down on them. The substance burnt everything it hit, including the wooden deck.

"Get us out of here! The rest of you, make sure that we sustain as little damage was possible!" Kidd ordered and the men exclaimed in reply. Kidd gritted his teeth as he activated his Devil's fruit powers and shot metal weapons towards the acid before it could hit the ship.

He glanced around, a figure missing in his vision and growled. He threw more metal towards the acid, the metal melting on touch. The men hit the damaged weaponry in the ocean. If they didn't get out of here soon the ship was going to sustain a lot of damage.

Rosalie came running out from under the deck, her eyes widening in disbelief at the rain. What else was going to happen? They didn't have this much drama when they travelled by submarine but she didn't have time to complain now.

She brought her hands together and compressed the air. "Shockwave!" She released the tension, the acid pushed back towards the ocean. She nodded in satisfaction and then made eye contact with a pair of reddish orange eyes.

"It took you long enough! Where you too busy enjoying your tea break?!" Kidd snapped at her and Rosalie's brows twitched. She shot out another wave of haki as Kidd got rid of the rest of the acid rain that she missed.

"As I recall, I'm free to do what I want! Besides, it's not like the ship was burning down!" Rosalie barely finished her statement before lightning glowered down form the heavens. The lightning caused the acid rain to lit aflame and hit the ship, causing the wood to burn.

"You just had to say that" Killer said as he came in next to Kidd, Rosalie's words dying down in her throat. She did not expect that happening. True, the New World's weather was described as your nightmare but she didn't expect it to be so literal.

"Whatever, just help putting out the fire! You too, Sweetheart!" Kidd ordered and Rosalie let her shoulders slump, nodding reluctantly. They were quick to grab buckets of water to put out the fire that was of no use anymore as normal rain started to pour down, the acid vanishing.

The last of the fire was put out and the men all let out relieved sighs. Rosalie sat down, tired from using her haki and running around. A normal ship was high maintenance, more than she was used to when she travelled in the Grand Line.

"Killer, damage report"

"We seem to have avoided most of the damage. The damages to the ship's build is minimum but we'll probably need to get supplies to fix the holes. The sails however… We were a bit too late with furling them and we'll have to either fix or replace them." Killer informed Kidd.

Kidd rubbed his temple as a headache started to form. "Boss, we have good news" Heat spoke up and Kidd glanced at his stitched crewmate. "We're about to dock at an island. We can get what we need there"

"Alright, we're dock there. Hopefully they'll have enough to repair the ship. We're making this stay minimum before we head out again. Does anyone know what this island's called?" Kidd asked, waiting impatiently for an island.

"Peninsula" Everyone's eyes settled onto Rosalie's figure. "The island's name is Peninsula. If I remember correctly they have an entire dock that specialises in ship repairs. They're a bit expensive though but you can buy parts there as well" Rosalie said and Kidd raised an eyebrow.

"How the hell do you know this much, Sweetheart?" Kidd enjoyed mocking her with the nickname because he loved the way he riled her up. He immediately saw her sneer at him, her blue eyes darkening as a result.

"I know it since I've been here before, Goggles"

Wire tried to resist a laugh but it failed resulting in a painful punch from Kidd. Heat shook his head at his crewmate as he held his stomach in pain. Killer chuckled at the scene, finding it amusing that the two redheads riled each other up.

"If you two are done wanting to kill each other with mere looks, we're arriving." Killer brought their attention back to him. "I'll prefer it if you would show us the way towards the repairing dock" Killer gestured towards Rosalie and she nodded.

"I'll go scavenger hunting." Kidd simple statement merely made the crew nod before they prepared to dock at the island. Rosalie was completely baffled by the statement and expected someone to explain what he meant but no one did.

She moved onto the front of the ship as she looked at the island that approached. She scanned the dry, brown island and her blue eyes furrowed. They travelled through this area a long time ago. She hoped that her memory didn't fail her now.

"The repair dock should be at nine o'clock from here. If we travel that way then we should be able to see it." Rosalie told Killer and he nodded. He called out towards the navigator and the ship was turned towards that direction.

"Hey, Rose!" A familiar voice reached her ears and she glanced back to see Virus walking towards her. Rose. It had a nice ring to it and it reminded her of the nickname her mother gave her. It wasn't too bad having him call her that.

"Hey, Virus. Are you joining us on the island? We're going to get the ship repaired while Kidd's going scavenger hunting. Whatever that means. There's nothing interesting on this island" Rosalie murmured the last part and Virus laughed.

"Nah, I usually stay on the ship. I'll just keep an eye on the assholes who're gonna fix up our Jolly Roger." Virus replied and put a hand on Rosalie's shoulder. "Also, Boss's 'scavenger hunting' means he's looking for a good whore" Rosalie's face flushed a deep red, making Virus burst out laughing.

"You're too innocent, Rose!"

"I am not!" He gave her a look to show that he didn't believe her. "I know enough about you to know you're one despicable crew! Besides, all pirates like to do woman. It's in their genes" She averted her eyes away from the male as a chuckle escaped his lips.

"True. Imma be careful if I was you. The higher the bounty, the bigger the turn on!" Virus left with those words, Rosalie's face a deep red and contorted into a horror expression. She suddenly felt incredibly self-conscious.

"Hey, Sweetheart! I hope you're steering us in the right direction. I'm not in the mood to get into any traps right now. Don't think about running off either. I'll come and drag your ass back onto this ship… Are you even listening? Oi!" Kidd snapped his fingers and Rosalie seemed to snap out of her haze.

She looked at him, her face turning red once again and her blue eyes widening. "Leave me alone, scumbag!" Her tone was less threatening than her words and she stormed off without another word, leaving Kidd in complete perplexity.

"What the hell is wrong with her?" Finding that a headache appeared when he thought about it, he groaned. He needed to get off this ship to get his mind cleared and a good time was all he needed, even if he got more than one woman underneath him.

He had a lot of built up frustration.

At the repair dock…

"That damn Virus! Who told him to go say things like that?!" Rosalie grumbled aloud as she walked off the ship, the calling of her name going on deaf ears. She had enough to think about and she managed to get them to the dock without any problems.

For some reason she found that the heat in her face didn't want to vanish and she couldn't help but act subconscious. What if she had a large bounty? It didn't make sense why they would want to go after her for…well…that!

She already hid her identity with a sunhat and dark glasses, her hair up in a ponytail. She doubted that anyone would recognize her like this. The thought of someone recognizing her only making the doctor's words ring through her head.

"Stupid, pierced bastard!" Rosalie yelped when she hit something hard and stumbled back, landing onto the ground. Her sunglasses fell off, her blue eyes exposed and her lips showing her discomfort. What did she just hit?

"I'm so sorry! I didn't look where I was going! Are you alright?" Rosalie glanced up at a blonde male, his green eyes shining with worry. He wore a white buttoned shirt, three-quarter pants and sandals. Quite the safari looking male.

"Yes, I'm fine, thank you. I didn't look where I was going either" Rosalie said and took the male's outstretched hand as he helped her up. She dusted herself off and gave him a reassuring smile making him sigh in relief.

"I'm glad. Once again, so sorry." He apologized again before he held out his hand, a smile growing onto his lips. "I'm Eldon. I'm one of the shipwrights that work here at the Repair Dock and you are…" He hinted and Rosalie took his hand.

"Nice to meet you, Eldon. I'm-""Oi, Sweetheart! Where do you think you're running off to?" A voice called behind her and a vein throbbed out of Rosalie's temple. Kidd walked with Killer behind him and stopped next to her, eyeing Eldon with narrowed eyes.

"Who the hell is he?"

"His name's Eldon, he's a shipwright here" Rosalie introduced before growing at the male. "How many times to I have to tell you not to call me that! As long as you're calling me that, I'm calling you Goggles." Instead of him frowning, he gave her a smirk filled with mischief.

"Well, then our pet names are set, Sweetheart. Besides, people need to know what's mine" Kidd said the last part in a warning as he looked over Eldon. "Killer, make sure to finish with business. Call me when you need me. You know where to find me"

Kidd walked away, Eldon swallowing thickly at the male's intimidating aura. He heard Rosalie mumble something and looked back at her, sweat dropping at her shaking physique. She was obviously furious with the redhead male.

"I HOPE IT GETS CHOPPED OFF, PIRATE SCUM!" Rosalie yelled angrily at Kidd, everyone looking at her in result. Kidd laughed loudly as he walked off and Rosalie felt her cheeks heat up again. This guy…was going to be the end of her.

"You said your name was Eldon, right?" Rosalie asked again, calming herself and the male nodded. "You can call me Rose. That scum walking over there is Kidd and this is Killer. If you wouldn't mind to check on their ship. It took a bit damage in an acid rain storm"

"Sure, I don't mind. I'll check the damage and then get my team. I'll give you a quote on what it should cost with both the repairs or just buying the parts" Eldon said and they nodded. Killer gestured for Eldon to follow him and Rosalie watched as they walked off.

She sighed and picked up her sunglasses, wiping them off and placing them on her eyes once again. She looked at the direction Kidd walked off and shook her head. There was no way she was going to let him steal her peace.

He thought that she was becoming part of them but he was going to have a rude awakening. She was a Heart Pirate and that wasn't going to change. He needed to get it through his thick skull that she was merely traveling with them. A decision she was already regretting.

"Yo, Rosalie. You're back already? I thought you ran off already by the speed you left this ship" Wire spoke up as Rosalie walked onto the deck. He stood next to Heat, something that he always did. They always seemed to be next to each other when she saw them.

"Oh, shut up, Wire. I came back to hear how much the repairs will cost. Besides, it's not like I have something better to do" Rosalie replied and Wire held his hands up in defence at her snappy tone. He knew that the Captain must've angered her in some way.

"Then you should probably find something to do" Killer's voice intercepted their conversation. "There's a lot more damage than we thought there would be. Repairing the ship will take a lot longer than we expected it to be" Eldon nodded as he came in next to Killer.

"I'll give you a special price since we're a bit tight on business now but it'll take a while especially since the sails are basically tattered. I'll put in new ones that are much more resistant to natural disasters in the New World, no extra costs" Eldon offered and Killer grunted, then looked at Rosalie.

"You three can go into town and get a few things on this list" Killer handed the list to Heat. "You can go around exploring too if you want but if there's trouble you tail back here with Kidd" Killer told them and received a disapproving look from both Wire and Rosalie.

"Why should I go with him?"
"Why should I go with her?"

They glared at each other before Rosalie looked back at the masked man. "The last time I checked, I wasn't part of your crew. Merely traveling, remember?" Rosalie reminded the male. She didn't know what type of answer to expect from him though since his face was hidden beneath the mask.

"Yes, but you know this island and we don't. It will go much faster with you leading" Rosalie found that she couldn't argue with his logic and let her head drop. There was no use in fighting against these men's logic.

"Fine!"

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