stay // eustass kid

09

2 WEEKS LATER // PART 1/2

i couldn't take it anymore. i thought he was kidding about his ultimatum, but he was persistent. although medi had allowed me to able to walk around the deck now, kid's clingy behavior and weird games hadn't stopped one bit.

it's like every time nobody was looking, he'd come around and say or do something that would leave me hot and bothered. somehow i've managed to not be embarrassed thanks to my devil fruit. i'd never been more grateful to my abilities in my life, and it helped even more that kid didn't seem to notice it.

i hated to say it, but i was currently hiding behind a few stacked wooden crates in the storage. he'd never even give me time to breathe until it was time for bed, which annoyed me more than anything. he left me sexually frustrated every night, just to begin to berate me me first thing in the morning.

i heard heavy footsteps down the hall and squeezed my eyes shut in disappointment. he managed to always find my hiding spots, no matter where i was. sometimes he'd even find me while i was pushing my devil fruits awakening, which made me lose my mind.

the footsteps stopped at the entrance to the storage room, "psst.. zula are you in here?".

i opened my eyes upon recognizing his voice and sighed in relief. i peaked over the wooden crate to see medi, who was looking around the room nervously. today was the day my bandages could finally come off, so i told him to meet me here, instead of the infirmary. i was tired of getting caught in kids traps.

"over here", i raised my arm over the box and he hurried over. he sat down on the floor beside me with a disgusted look. "are you sure you wanna remove your bandages in here?", he dragged a finger on one of the boxes and blew the dust away, "it's so gross down here".

"i'll be fine", i lifted my shirt to reveal the gauze that wrapped around my stomach and waist. it was almost completely healed, and only a few scratches were left. medi started to unravel the gauze. it was a pretty painless process, till he had to start cutting the actual bandages away.

"ouch"

"sorry", his hands were trembling, as he tried to concentrate.

what a virgin

"does a woman's body make you that nervous?"

"n- no it's not like that", a red tint covered his face and he put his hands up, "it's just dark down here, i'm sorr-". his eyes widened in shock, when i covered his mouth with my hand. i put a finger over my lips, "shhhh".

the sounds of oh so familiar heavy footfalls were now making their way down the hall. "medi where the hell did you go? we're having a meeting", kid growled, "come out already". i heard him stop to look around every room down the hall, slowly getting closer to ours.

i was so tensed and focused on hearing him, that i didn't even notice medi scratching my hand. i looked down and his face was nearly blue. i forgot that i didn't have to cover his mouth anymore, and he couldn't breathe.

i put a soundless bubble around us and let go, "sorry medi". he started gasping for air and sat up. he leaned against one of the boxes for a moment, while finally catching his breath.

just as kid's footsteps were about to reach the storage room, i noticed that medi's head was peaking over the the edge of the box. i panicked and pulled him into me quickly, and he soundlessly fell into my chest. his face landed directly between my boobs. he almost jumped up again, but i held onto his head. as wrong as things looked, it'd be even worse if kid actually caught us.

i could hide the presence of other people with me using my devil fruits ability, as long as they stayed still, but medi kept squirming. i once again couldn't be more grateful for the calm calm fruit.