"There's a winner "
Corazon POV:
Aile's voice turned serious as she said those words. We made eye contact, causing the air to tense.
"Who?"
I asked trying to break the heavy atmosphere.
"Dracule"
She said in a tone so soft that makes my heart sting. I kept my expression blank, not wanting her to notice.
I look down on my lap, as I felt my chest tighten.
"You don't seem shocked about this.
She spoke again, without the soft tone this time. She stared at me waiting for answers, causing my shoulder to tense.
I sighed in defeat.
"I've been monitoring his movements after hearing a report that he reached the second island."
I admitted that I knew something, and didn't tell her.
3rd POV:
"Why didn't you say anything?"
Aile asked as she slowly took it off her mask. Corazon stared in daze, savoring Aile's enchanting beauty.
His eyes linger in every corner of her face. He couldn't look away.
No
He doesn't want to look away. Feeling something was stuck in his throat, he couldn't answer Aile's question.
This behavior made Aile confused.
"Corazon?"
She called out, breaking his trail of daze. He blinked once then twice, realization hit him he looks away, with a red face, covered by his right hand.
Pull yourself together Rosinante!
Corazon mentally slaps himself.
He took a deep breath, preparing himself. He exhaled, and looked at Aile's eyes. He stiffen at her attention.
Keep calm, keep calm.
He repeatedly said to himself.
"I....."
He said unfinished.
Aile took another sip of her coffee, patiently waiting for him.
"I....thought that...he won't make it to the third Island.."
He looks away avoiding her eyes.
"You thought it wasn't worth informing me?"
Corazon nod
Aile sighed, not angry but disappointed. Such a valuable information slip past her.
Corazon flinched when he heard her sigh. Thinking that Aile was angry. He panicked, knowing he messed up.
Not knowing what to do, he tried to explain his actions.
"We-well.. I didn't know.. that you t-two would--m-meet...y-you know, you were i-in east blue w-while he---"
Aile cut off the flustered man.
"You never thought he would come to the east blue"
He nod eagerly.
Aile smiled as she sighed.
"True. It was unexpected"
She said, Corazon relaxed seeing her expression, he exhales in relief.
Not to me though. I knew he would appear in the east blue.
Aile mentally said to herself.
"Are you going to tell him?"
Corazon hesitantly asked.
"Tell him what?"
Aile bites a cookie.
"Your true identity?"
Corazon's words made Aile stop munching.
"He... probably knows.."
She said after swallowing her cookie.
Aile sips her coffee again.
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Reincarnation? /One piece/
FanfictionA woman who manage to achieve great things in her past life. And after finishing her duty, She end up dying in a plane crash, on her way back to her family. Waking up in a dark place, with the body of a child. She was given a choice, either proceed...
