Different- Kid x Mermaid!Reader pt.2

                                                

                                                Continuation to : |Different| One Piece Contest Entry

                You still couldn't believe that you are now part of a pirate crew. Sure, your tailfin is bleeding because of your own stupidity but at least now you have a new family. You see that the masked man, Killer, is looking at you. You crawl over and hold his hands together in amazement.

                "Can I call you big brother?" You ask excitedly.

                He stares at you and he lets out a barely audible sigh.

                "Killer-san. That's enough." He answers.

                You put your hands in the air and giggle uncontrollably, and then you look at the two other men and ask for their names.

                "I'm Heat." The blue-haired man says.

                "Wire." The tall man follows.

                "Heat-san and Wire-san." You gush in awe, caught up in your fantasies.

                You think about all the things that could happen in the future. You see yourself with your new family, fighting marines, wreaking havoc, sharing stories, supporting each other. Little did you know that for just a few days, you'd grow close to a few crewmembers here and there, despite their intimidating nature. The only time that the captain, which is Kid, would talk to you is collectively as a crew and only barks orders. This strikes as normal to you since he did have a large crew and that you were just a lowly crewmember.

                While following orders, you see Kid talk to Killer and you feel that they were talking about you. You just dismiss this since it was most likely personal and you had no right to barge in on their conversation, or even strike up a conversation with the first mate or the captain in a casual manner.

                On a sunny day, you were under the sea catching fish for breakfast for the whole crew.  Once your net was full, you surface and grab hold of the rope you let down so you can climb back up. This routine everyday did train you and made you look tougher and not like the average mermaid, sitting on rocks sunbathing while letting their hair flow with the wind while talking to fish.

                You were happy with your state and with what you have now.

                "___! Let me help you with that." Heat says, taking the net from your shoulder and helping you up.

                "Thanks!" You smile at him sweetly.

                You still had the same sweet personality of a mermaid though.

                "You know, to be honest," You sit down on the railings, "I'm really happy to be here."

                He chuckles, "I know that already. I also thought that you would want to go back to the sea after the first day."

                You swing your tail back and forth in happiness, "I expected much worse really." You say with a chuckle.

                He raises his brow with an amused smile, "Are you saying that we're not as tough as you thought we were?" He nudges.

                You shake your head, "I just thought that there'll be more fighting everyday and much more excitement. So far, I still haven't killed a man." You tell him with a smile.

                He laughs, "Now you just sound and look like a psychopath with that smile on your face. But with every man you kill and the more your kill count rises, the less excitement it brings since it then only seems normal to you. Much like a normal everyday occurrence." He explains as a-matter-of-factly.

                Your eyes widen, "Wow, sounds just like my life before I found you guys."

                You both laugh and head inside to prepare the food and Heat, along with other crew members, help you.

                While everyone is eating, Heat asks you a question out of curiosity.

                "Hey ___? Do mermaids really eat fish?"

                "Not really, I might as wee be the only mermaid to eat fish." You reply nonchalantly as you eat your meal.

                "How come?" He further asks.

                "It's because we can talk to fish, so that kind of makes us friends and you don't eat friends with the help of common sense." You explain, finishing your meal.

                Heat just nods as he absorbs the information and remembers something else.

                "So this technically means you're a cannibal since you're half fish?"

                You raise a brow at him and ponder.

                "I guess so, in a sense." You shrug.

                The crew finishes eating and you continue doing your chores such as washing the plates. Killer approaches you and you smile at him.

                "Do you need anything Killer-san?"

                He crosses his arms, "The crew has been complaining about too much fish."

                You think for a little bit and turn back to him.

                "Is bird meat okay?" You suggest.

                "That'll be fine, thank you." He says as he turns away.

                "You're welcome!" You beam with a salute.

                You finish your chores and you sit on the railings while Heat leans on it. You both talk about your lives and past experiences but he's the one that always talks. You've pretty much become best friends with Heat along with Wire, but he still wasn't up because he was at night shift last night.

                "How do you expect to get bird meat though?" He suddenly asks remembering what you said earlier.

                You look at him like he's an idiot and he just became more confused and you facepalm.

                "Of course we're going to get birds, duh." You roll your eyes.

                He looks up at the sky and back to you, "Don't see any birds."

                You sigh, “There will be. There's a group of migratory birds appearing in a few hours. They're rather large so we should aim for the ones that are smaller in comparison."

                "That still doesn't change the fact that we don't know how to get them."

                "You're going to lob me to the sky of course!" You gush, pointing to the sky.

                He sweatdrops, "Lob you up there?"

                "Yeah!" You say enthusiastically.

                The door opens and Wire walks out and you both greet him and he greets you back.

                "Have you eaten yet? I saved some for you." You tell him.

                "I know, I ate it already before going here." He comes over and joins in the conversation.

                Late morning comes and birds can be heard from far away.

                "Well then." You turn to Heat.

                He stretches his arms for a second before picking you up. You look at the flock of birds and point to the smallest one.

                "It's fine if we don't get it on the first try." You smile at him and pat his shoulder.

                He scoffs, "Don't underestimate me."

                You giggle at him and he squats a few times, preparing to throw you and channels all his strength to throwing you on the last one. You fly and approach the bird at an alarming pace. You reach out your arms and successfully catch one. It flails against your grip and hits your face with its beak which results in a few cuts. You both fall from the sky and you hold onto it tighter so it doesn't break away. Submerged in water, the bird tried hard to break away to breathe some air but fails and drowns. You swim downwards before charging towards the surface and you shoot up from the water and close your eyes to brace yourself.

                You feel someone catch you and you assume it was Heat.

                You open your eyes and chuckle, "That was awesome!"

                You see Heat and Wire in front of you so you look directly at the one who caught you and meet intense amber eyes.

                "C-C-C-Captain Kid!" You stutter as you salute and drop the bird.

                "You don't have to do that every time." He sighs.

                "A-Alright, Captain." You breathe.

                "What are you doing?" He asks.

                "They're catching our food." Killer chimes in.

                "You know something might go wrong next time." He pauses to look at you and wipe something from your cheek.

                He shows you his hand and you see blood.

                "See?"

                You smile at him, "It's fine Captain! Nothing like a few cuts and bruises while trying something new."

                "Just don't die." He says, handing you over to Heat.

                He walks away with Killer by his side and disappears inside.

                "I actually almost didn't catch you." Heat chuckles nervously and you glare at him.

                You look back to where Kid disappeared and smile.

                “That was new.”