𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣 { 𝙨𝙖𝙗𝙤 | 3 }

Chapter 12:Hint of jealousy

Arabella pov
Our way back to the base was...quiet, and awkward. I didn't understand why though. When we were going to Shini, Sabo & I were chatting away. But now that we're going back, it feels like everything that we talked about never happened. As we sailed back to the base, Sabo made no eye contact with me.

'Did I do something wrong? He's been acting strange since we've finished the mission.'

In the end, I thought that if he was going to act like that, then why can't I be like that towards him? And so, as soon as we got to the base, I ignored him, and didn't talk to him.

"Dragon-san, it has been done."I said as we sat down.
Dragon-san nods with approval."Good job, both of you. As I can tell, you both worked together with efficiency."
"Thank you, Dragon-san."Sabo said.
"A-ah, has there been anything about the Poneglyph yet?"I asked.
Dragon-san shook his head."No, not yet. I'll let you know as soon as we get information about it. The both of you are dismissed."

Sabo & I bowed to Dragon-san, and left his office. Sabo was already up & walking away. For some weird reason, the whole 'be shit to me, get shit back' didn't work at this moment in time. Each step he took was a step to get away from me. Each step I had counted in my mind.

'Stop acting like this! If he's going to be like that, then carry on!'

That was what my head was telling me, while my heart was saying:

'What have I done? I pushed him away, and now he doesn't even want to be in my presence? Oh no...how do I fix this?'

I grit my teeth, annoyed at myself.

"What the hell is wrong with you?!"I growled at myself.

Sabo pov
I threw myself into my room, and locked my door.

"Why are you acting like this?!"I hissed at myself.

No matter how hard I try, I couldn't get that image out of my head. The image was of that guy with his hands all over Arabella. The scene replayed over & over in my mind. It was like I was being taunted. As if I was being told that...that how much he might be better than me in handling Arabella like that. And no matter how many times I look at her, I can't forget about that scene.

'Damn it would it have to come to the point where I have to avoid her all completely?'

I...I don't want that. I want to be around her all day. Her presence is just blissful for me. I just get this sense that she understands me.

'Do I...do I love her?'

Oh god....I do love her. And I'm freaking jealous of Kōshia.

'Maybe its for the best if I do avoid her....but why though?!?! Ugh this makes no sense!'

*couple weeks time pass*

Arabella pov
As the weeks pass by, Sabo & I have become more disconnected from each other. I will admit, I missed him. A lot. It sometimes gets to the point where I yearn to be around him.

And whats made it worse, is that he's been hanging with another girl. Its not Koala though, this girl's name is Brienna.

From what I've heard, Brienna works under Sabo. She works with the weaponry storage unit, and is said to be skilled with a gun. She has long, wavy blond hair & crystal blue eyes. She was quite short, she looked about 5'4, whereas I'm only 5'7, slightly closing in on 5'8. She had a really curvy body as well, and had way more additional curves than I did.

One day, Koala talked to me about Brienna & Sabo.

"You two have been acting so weird lately."Koala observed.
I sighed."I know..to be honest, I don't really know what's happened. He stopped talking to me when we got back from that mission at Shini."
Koala hummed in thought."I've never seen him like this before."
I sighed."And I will admit, I am jealous of Brienna."
"You mean that girl that works down at the weapon storage? He's been spending time with her?"
"Yeah."

Koala groaned."She's a horrible person! What the hell is he thinking?!"
"I dunno...but I know one thing is for sure:He doesn't wanna talk to me anymore."I sighed
Koala petted my head."Chin up, girl! We'll get through this! There's gotta be a reason why Sabo-kun is acting the way he is. We just need to find out why."

That was days ago now, that conversation. I still haven't done anything about my situation with Sabo. And you're probably wondering:Why don't you just talk to him? You see, reason behind that, is because he's:"Far too busy, and needs to talk to Brienna." It really grated my gears, seeing that woman all snuggled up in Sabo's arms.

And I find myself thinking the same thing each day:

'Why isn't that me in his arms?'

Often, I'd scold myself for thinking such things, but all thoughts on Sabo weren't repressed. I couldn't contain it. It took me a while to actually admit that I might have feelings for him.

'Don't have such feelings. You're leaving the army soon, anyway. You won't see him again.'

A knock on my door was heard throughout my room.

"Come in."

It was Koala who entered."Hey, Ara. Dragon-san wants to see you."
"Oh? Do you know what its about?"I asked.
"He said something about a Poneglyph?"She asked.
I shot up."I'm right there."

I went down to Dragon-san's office, and knocked on his door. A per usual, he let me in. I walked inside, and found him in his desk already. My heart was thudding heavily in my rib cage.

"You wanted to see me, Dragon-san?" I asked.
"Yes I did. Its been confirmed, Arabella. The Poneglyph that our agengs have found is definitely the Moonlight Poneglyph."
My eyes lit up."Really?"
"Yes, and its located on Basil island, its a two months worth of travel."Dragon-san informed.

"Dragon-san..." I started carefully."When can I set out?"
"Seeing as this mission is personal, you can set out whenever you're ready."

It took me a moment to realize that this may be the last time I'll ever see Dragon-san, Koala & Sabo again.

Or so I thought.