𝗚𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 & 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝘁𝘀 ┃One Piece [SLOW UPDATES?]

31. Dependence

"Could you please stop breathing on the back of my neck?"

You closed the book, letting your eyes rest for a while from so many letters, complaining about the blonde who stood uncomfortably close to you while you read information about devil fruits.

"I can do what I want."

You rolled your eyes, definitely his ego was not going to be able to come down from that cloud, you no longer cared about his comments about how you were someone inferior to him, if he is happy believing his nonsense to continue like this, just let him be because the only thing you would achieve would be more headaches.

"Why do you stop your investigation, human?"

"You're worse than Luffy calling me 'mystery girl', damn I have a name." you murmured without noticing how Enel's eyes darkened when he heard that pirate's name come out of your mouth "We need a-"

The air in your system was clogged as the imposing figure of the man lifted you into the air holding your body by your throat, your eyes widening at the sight of his furious expression.

"Do you know the rubber bastard?"

How were you supposed to answer if he was depriving you of your oxygen? As if that were not enough, his grip became stronger for not receiving an answer from you, you grabbed his forearm with both hands, pressing for him to concentrate on that point, you began to feel short of breath so without wasting any more time you moved your foot quickly, hitting his shin to give yourself an opening.

You barely got out of his grasp, with a few more blows, you were free because his mind seemed to be thinking about Luffy instead of the situation he had left you in. You took long breaths, regulating your system, never taking your eyes off the man in case he had another fit of rage.

"I don't know what the hell Luffy has done to you, but that's not a reason to try to kill me, leave your problems with others aside from me."

"I have all the right in the world! Your life means nothing!"

"I know, damn it... no life means anything until it's lost!"

You got into a staring match, the situation was getting more tense than you wanted it to be, it seemed as if your attempts to get along with the man went overboard every time he opened his mouth, but his way of thinking about the 'humans' started to bother you a lot. Seeing through his expressions you knew he was going to corner you again, just as he bolted towards you, you turned around reaching for a sprinkler you had on the table.

"Bad, bad, you're a bad boy!"

Enel stopped his actions immediately when he felt how drops of water hit his face, feeling as if the force left his body, leaving him weaker than he already was without his powers, without even caring that you had treated him like a cat being scolded.

"What...? What the hell have you done to me?"

"Relax for a damn moment, I'm trying to get along with you, we have a deal, remember?"

"The gods do not keep promises."

"Well, they're going to start doing it if they don't want salt water up their asses."

You sat looking sideways as the man slowly recomposed himself, it was a good idea to get some sea prism in the market, mixing it with water to concentrate it made devil fruit users not too much of an irritating problem in your life.

"Listen to me, Enel, darling, right now we are both in the same position, okay? I don't care how you treat others, but you and I are on the same level." he opened his mouth to recriminate your words but you continued without letting him speak "Whether you like it or not, you depend on me and I'm willing to help you, so make a damn effort and accept the help without killing me."

"Depending on you? Me? HAH!"

His body returned to normal, only now he seemed less angry than before, whatever Luffy did to him must have pissed him off a lot, but that was none of your business. You had a little staring competition again, the only difference being that his was not as cold as before and yours was more tired. You had been traveling two whole weeks with hardly any rest, together with a stupid redhead just to meet another man who falls asleep while eating and when you think you can have a rest at home, a 'God' comes, breaks the ceiling and try to kill you. You should start rethinking what you did wrong in another life to end up like this.

You got tired of continuing with the stupid stare fight, getting up from the sofa to go to the kitchen, your actions were carefully followed by the man's blue eyes, following you a few steps behind like a puppy. You lit the fire, grabbing a couple of pans and some oil, looking askance at Enel.

"Yes, you depend on me and I will prove it to you."

"Good luck with-" his words were interrupted by a rather characteristic sound, you hid your cheeky smile when you saw how he was shocked to hear his own stomach growl with hunger, you shared one last look with him, seeing his frown "I'll just take your damn help and I won't bother you, I clarify that, I'm not depending on you."

"Of course your majesty."

You muttered ironically, your assumptions were true, if this guy had a God complex, it was clear that he had never cooked in his life, you didn't know how long he had been out of his house, but considering that he had given his arm to twist for food... you estimated that long enough, and if you couldn't get along with him with your actions, you would do it through his stomach.