At First Sight

The Fumble

Bit of violence and lotsa angst in this one!

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"WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU!?!" Kid screamed at Y/N.

She was chained to the floor of his cabin, dragged back after he found her busting down the door of some dump with two people inside. Those two people were being interrogated separately in the cells as Kid interrogated Y/N.

Kid had been so fucking excited to see Y/N again. He wasn't going to spend more than a night, he just wanted to discuss some new terms with her that could have benefited them both. He had been intrigued when he walked into the town as Y/N slipped out the backdoor of the bar to tail two losers. Figured he might get lucky and see another show from her, was even hopeful that he'd barge in on her slitting the throats of those men.

Instead he got a swift kick in the balls.

'CAPTAIN Y/N!!'

"FUCKING SNEAKY BITCH! ARE YOU A PIRATE?! ARE YOU AFTER ONE PIECE?!?!?! IS THAT WHY YOU KEPT YOUR MOUTH SHUT? SO I DIDN'T STRING YOU UP??!! GETTING CLOSE TO ME SO YOU COULD GET INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN USE FOR YOURSELF?!"

Y/N flinched from his words. "No," her voice was hoarse. "I already told you, I am not a pirate. I don't have any interest in the One Piece aside from professional curiosity."

"THEN YOU ARE A MARINE!!" his hand found her throat with a threatening grip.

"Definitely not, don't be ridiculous," she gasped, watery eyes threatening to spill over. Kid snarled at her and dropped her to the floor.

"IS THIS A GAME TO YOU? I'M EUSTASS FUCKING KID! I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU IF YOU DON'T ANSWER ME TRUTHFULLY!!" Kid grabbed a chair and threw Y/N in it, tightening the chains over her body to anchor her to it.

"DO YOU HAVE DEVIL FRUIT POWERS?!"

"No."

"ARE YOU LYING ABOUT BEING IN THE MARINES?! THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO FESS UP AND YOU DON'T DIE AN EXCRUCIATING DEATH BY MY HAND!!!"

Y/N groaned in pain from the metal digging into her body. "No! The Marines killed my family, I fucking DESPISE THEM!"

Kid took a few deep breaths. Finally, new information.

"SO YOU'RE JUST SOME CUNNING WITCH WITH A BOAT?!"

She blinked sadly at him, "Not anymore."

"EXPLAIN!"

Y/N looked conflicted and frightened, weighing her options on how to handle the enraged pirate.

"YOU HAVE 10 GODDAMN SECONDS. 9-8-7-6-5-4—"

"I WAS MUTINIED BY MY CREW DAMN YOU!"

Kid froze, not expecting to hear that as an answer.

Hot tears slowly flowed down her face as she tried to stifle the choked sobs ripping from her throat.

"I-I was an adventurer. Not a pirate, just a bitch with a ship! I did five years as a mercenary to pay off a debt to Gaston for breaking me out of prison for some...major larceny. When I was done, I got a pay package for my service and bought a boat. I stupidly trusted Gaston's advice to meet up with a friend of his who was an experienced sailor that was itching to sail again. Things were good for a while. We had a decent size crew, we made good profit off the goods we would find or trade work when we ran into dry spells. I thought I," Y/N's face pinched and her lips curled, stopping to compose herself.