One Piece

Rayleigh

Kay, this'll be like...not married Rayleigh. Single hot old man Rayleigh. Easier to write like that for him instead of incorporating his waif. (No disrespect Shakky, ily bb) if you don't like this.....-shrug- I dunno..
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The silver headed man was sitting outside the small bar in the town, looking out onto the oceans horizon.
You right beside him.

"Its pretty, don't you think?"

You hummed in approval, leaning up against the wall.

"Very pretty."

Rayleigh chuckled, and turned to you with a smile.

"Not as pretty as the young little lady beside me."

You blushed and chuckled, leaning into him, your head on his shoulder.

"Oh please Ray..."

"Its true dear."

A hearty laugh filled the salty sea breeze as you rolled your eyes and kissed his cheek gingerly.

"Whatever you say Rayleigh."

He raised an eyebrow and smiled.

"Oh now you agree with me?"

You shook your head and steadied yourself to stand, but his hands held your waist in place on his lap.

"I never said that..."

"I knew its what you meant, you can't deny, you're one of the prettiest little things this island has to foresee."

You felt your face heat up again.

Damn you Rayleigh. Damn you.

Always could and always will make you blush.

That's just how the dark king rolled.

"Oh? What's that little tint of color on your cute s/c cheeks?"

Rayleigh purred in your ear, making the blush only worsen.

You tried to wiggle out of his grip, but he held you so firmly in his arms...his nice muscular arms....

No, you stop that right now Y/n!

You only huffed out of frustration.
Why did he like making you irritated, did he get a little kick out of it or what?

You didn't know. And you couldn't guess either... He was weird.

You just came to the conclusion he likes it when you were flustered because of all the angry things you did.

And he did. Every little thing that you did made him smile, even the angry ones.

The way your face would flush ungodly colors of red while you stomped around, that was just adorable to him.

As of right now he just wanted to witness you get flustered to the point of silence. That was what he was after. That was your worst level. And his favorite.

You looked up at him.

Okay, you knew that you were cute and all of that, this you were aware.

You just didn't like him praising you like that...you knew you didn't compare to some women on this island....or any other island for that matter.

Sure as hell weren't anywhere near Boa...

"Y/n?"

You ignored him, only silently looking towards the grassy space of land in front of you.

Why had he, the dark king Rayleigh, chosen you?

Didn't make sense...

"Y/n honey what's wrong?"

You sigh, turning to glance at him.

"Why?"

"Why what sweetie?"

"Why me?"

A confused expression washed over Rayleigh's face. It settled into his features as he looked down at you with lost eyes.

"Why did you pick me? Out of every woman on any island you...you chose me....I'm nothing special...I'm...I'm...I'm not even a devil fruit user! I have no use for you to use. I'm just dead weight."

Rayleigh looked down at you, shocked.

Dead weight? No use? What were you talking about!? You were his darling Y/n! How could you not be his only little sweetheart?

"Y/n, how could you say things like that about yourself? Just because you're not a devil fruit user? That doesn't matter! Just because you don't have a power doesn't mean you don't have any. Everybody has a power, you just have to find it."

He held you closer to him, gently kissing your neck.

"As for no use...I don't understand what you're getting that from! Do you understand how much you do around here? You clean up after me, you make sure everything is in order..I could go on for ages love! Don't doubt yourself, just remember that those that dig holes for themselves are likely to fall into them."

You felt a few tears roll down your cheeks, your eyes closed tightly as you listened to him.

You knew he was right. He always was.

You turned around and hug his neck tightly, crying softly.

"Ray..."

He simply rubbed your back with a small smile.

"Yes Y/n?"

"I love you..."

"I love you too."

He gently kissed the side of your head, carrying you into the bar.

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A/n;

Sorry if this one is seemingly rushed in any way, shape, or form. Its shorter, and I apologize, there aren't many Rayleigh stories, so I had to work with what I came up with.

I hope you enjoyed it anyway though!