The Crown Jewel (A kiribaku fanfic)

6: That Bastard

Trigger Warning: Mineta, blood, guns, f-slur (I'll remove it if y'all deem me not allowed to use it, I'll write a bit at the bottom.) transphobia, homophobia. Enjoy!

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Kirishima's first day on the ship was coming to an end, and Kirishima was definitely glad he had been kidnapped.

Wait wait wait, let's reword that. He was glad to have been saved from a life full of torture. Pirates didn't seem like a pocketful of sunshine but it was better than nothing.

Mina had been kind enough to treat his wounds, and stitch up the worst of them, which hurt like hell but he knew would help them heal faster.

She also showed him the workings of the ship, Ochako tagging along. Kirishima knew she was the queen, but wasn't surprised to learn that she had been handed off to the captain, knowing how king Midorya was and all.

Captain Katsuki had disappeared into his cabin the second they shoved off and didn't show for the rest of the afternoon. He showed at dinner, took a swig of rum and shoveled some fish into his face before disappearing again.

Kirishima thought it strange that he would just hide away like that when he had a ship to captain, but he kept his mouth shut.

"Kiribabes, I know it's your first night here, and I certainly don't mind if you hang out here for my night watch tonight, it's quite a jungle in the crew's quarters." Mina offered after the crew had all eaten.

"I think I'm alright, thank you. I can handle some rowdy pirates, I've dealt with that before." He grinned his pointy teeth at her and turned to head inside.

This left Mina with the burning question of how he had interacted with pirates before, but she didn't ask because she knew that it could very well be a sensitive subject. She didn't know him all that well, anyway, it wasn't time to ask personal questions.

Kirishima had been recently introduced to the crew, and they all seemed to be pretty generic pirates. A few oddballs, though. Not everyone fit the stereotype, in any situation, he assumed.

One for example, being Kaminari. He was quite a funny and sociable person, really.

That wasn't surprising, Kirishima was actually quite glad to have an entertainer on the ship.

What was odd, however, was the fact that when everybody began to shift into night mode and slip into sleepwear, he would slink away into a secluded corner of the ship to go change there.

It had been a few days with Kirishima on the ship, and this seemed to happen every night. Without fail.

He could tell something was up, but nobody mentioned it, so he really didn't think twice.

This brings us to our second oddball. The man's name was Minoru Mineta. He, as our spiky-haired newcomer quickly realized, was quite a perv.

This was alarming, to say the least. He wasn't expecting any of these tough pirate women to tolerate pervy bastards. He guessed they were just fed up.

He kept an eye on the purple-haired pirate, even if only for Mina. He really appreciated how kind she had been while he was on the ship, even if everyone else was reluctant to take him under their wing.

One night, a purple little flash slipped past Kirishima's watchful eye to follow Kaminari. Some may say he was curious. The ones who know will tell you otherwise.

Kirishima had already drifted off into a hammock when Mineta came storming back into the cabin, followed by a panicked Kaminari, his yellow hair flying wildly around his face.