One Piece x Reader One Shots!

Marco x Reader: I'll save you

"Hey. Hey (y/n)." Your best buddy Ace tapped your shoulder. You woke up instantly and let out a groan in response. The ravenhaired male snickered. "Marco's sitting on the edge. I dare you to push him off." He said. You shook your head, pointing behind you. You were sitting on the edge as well, but on the one starboard.  "There's an ocean lurking there, Ace. I'm not gonna drown him." You replied. "Fair enough." He shrugged, looking at Marco. He suddenly started grinning all of a sudden though, and slowly made his way over to Marco. The First Commander has no clue, relaxing and enjoying the good weather. Once Ace reached him, he mercilessly pushed him off. "OH MY GOD!" Ace yelled loudly, seeing his brother fall into the sea, "IF ONLY SOMEONE COULD SAAAAVE HIM!"

You almost died of shock. That shitty-! "ACE! You piece of shit!" You scolded him as you jumped into the water from your side. You were an excellent swimmer, so you would get Marco in no time! It was weird though. Recently, Ace had been trying to put Marco in dangerous situations and forcing you to rescue him. And everytime, the poor Phoenix was gonna drown if it weren't for you. Every other member on the bloody ship didn't move a single finger when that happened. They all even shared a grin on their faces when Marco almost died. What the hell was wrong with them?!

You saw Marco motionlessly sinking, but conscious. He saw you as well, his eyes calling out for help.

"You poor guy..." You thought as you quickly swam to him, taking him in your arms. You swam back up safely, reaching the surface. You and Marco gasped, finally able to breathe again. "Are you okay?!" You asked Marco. The male looked at you and nodded. "Y-yeah... I thought I was a goner this time-yoi..." He admitted, letting out a sigh. You swam to the ship, Marco holding on to you. "Climb on my back, I got you." You told him, knowing he was weakened by the water. "A man shouldn't do that, ya know... he's supposed to carry the woman-yoi." He refused. You rolled your eyes at him. "Not this again, Marco. Just do it." You commanded, not taking a no as answer. Eventually he gave in, holding on to you awkwardly. Another thing that was weird.

Marco was incredible distant to you. When you first came aboard, he was your bestest friend. Then Ace came along, being the Comedic Trio, until... he suddenly stopped. He started avoiding you, answering your questions vaguely and started hanging out more with Izo and his group. It drove you mad, since - let's face it - you kinda liked the guy, and were about to pop. Nobody knew what was going on with him when you asked them so you were gonna ask him soon.

Struggling to carry Marco and climb up the ladder on the side of the ship, you could hear and see someone say to Ace "Not today as well" before walking off. When you reached the deck, you fell on your knees, Marco doing the same. He stood up quickly afterwards, glaring at Ace. "You... what the fuck do you think you're doing?!" Marco cursed at his younger crew mate, the latter pretending to be unimpressed. "Shipping." He simply replied, accompagnied with a smirk. You didn't understand how drowing Marco was the same as a shipment, but apparently Marco did. I mean, that red on his face was anger, right? "... Stop it, all of you. I'll do it myself." He sneered at everyone, his voice a bit shaky.

Whoa. He was really angry.

"Please do it, it's unbearable." Thatch joined in. You looked at him surprised. Wha-? He's in this too? You thought you two were the only ones that were against this sudden behaviour of the crew, but you guessed you were wrong. Marco started shaking now too and looked over at you. "Let's go, (y/n). I'm not gonna risk my life at the hands of these dipshits again." He told you as he pulled you with him.

"Marco, what's going on? Why is everyone trying to drown you? Why are you avoiding me? This is very confusing ya know!" You questionned the blonde, a bit annoyed now. Marco looked away for a moment before letting out a sigh. "Let's just say I told the crew something and now they won't stop... that's all-yoi." Was all he said. You didn't take that as an answer. "Oi, do I have to slap the answer out of you? What did you tell them that make them wanna kill you?!" You asked angered, clenching your fist. Marco look surprised at your reaction. "Yo... are you okay? You look really pissed..." He asked, scratching the back of his head.

Of course you were pissed.

"... Our brothers have been trying to kill you, Marco! If I wasn't there everytime they did, you wouldn't be here anymore! Whatever it was you told them, just say sorry! This is too dangerous!!" You practically shouted enraged, hitting a random barrel with your fist. It broke immediately. "Y-you know I was never in danger-" Marco tried to reassure you, but that didn't work. "YOU WERE! You can't fucking swim! And no one else moved!" You shouted again. Marco was getting pissed now too. Both of you stood up. "For fuck's sake, (y/n)! I never was! They only do that shit when you're nearby!!" He yelled back. You looked puzzled at him. The Phoenix clicked his tongue, as if he was giving up.

"They want you to save me." He said. This made you even more confused. "O...kaaaay, that's weird. But if that's what they want, why aren't they satisfied? I've swum in every bloody sea rescueing you! How many times do they want me to save you?" You questionned him. Why would they want you to save him. Why you? Marco looked very embarrassed. He sat down again and started tapping his foot on the ground.

Is he nervous?

"Until... until, erm..." He tried to explain, but couldn't find the right words, so he decided to tell you another way. "Remember that time were I was really drowing? During that battle?" He asked. You thought for a moment. Oh yeah. "The one were I got that scar?" You wondered. He nodded. "Yeah... well, you saved me there... and they want you to do that again..." he said, his face starting to turn red again. "But that's what I've been doing: getting you out of the water." You recalled. Marco slapped himself and grabbed your shoulders. "Damn it (y/n), just remember! You saved my life doing... something! Don't make me say it-yoi!" He begged you, head hanging down. What? What did you that-

...

Oh.

You gave him CPR.

Mouth-to-mouth.

...

You still didn't get it.

"What has CPR got to do with this?" You asked. Marco let out a groan of frustration. "You kissed me! And since I somehow bloody like you, I can't stop thinking about it! And when I told my idiotic brothers, they all want to redo that fucking scene again! You happy now-yoi?!" He said slowly and angered, but suddenly realised what he said. He slapped himself again.

...

He liked you?

As in- romantically liked you?

...

"So they want... me to kiss you?" You finally figured out. Marco slowly nodded in shame. "I shouldn't have told them..." He muttered. You smiled. This guy... he avoided you because he liked you? You chuckled. "They aren't the only ones that want that, ya know..." you said. Marco looked at you with a confused expression.

"What do you- mmh?!" He tried to ask, but go interrupted by a pair of lips on his. Your lips. You could basically feel his temperature rising. After a short kiss, you pulled back. Whoa. Your heart was about to jump out of your chest when you saw Marco's face. His expression was so... soft. The poor man tried to stutter out a few words, but you shht him.

"I wanted to too." You confessed.

That was all Marco needed to hear before he pulled you back in for a second kiss.

Together with some wolf-whistles from the crew.