Dragon's claw (Shanks X Reader)

6- trouble comes with adventure

I wrote this and the following chapters, so they may not be as good as TeruTategami's, but I'm trying.

You woke up looking around you didn't remember much except the crew had a party and you got drunk. You would admit maybe you missed the sweet sensation alcohol gave you a little to much. You got up and changed into some more clothes, you walked out seeing Benn and Yassop arguing about something. Lucky Roo was 'spectating' but anyone else would have called it instigating.

You approached the men, your presence was unknown until you cleared your throat. They jumped at the sudden sound, "When did you get up?" Benn asked. "forget that. How long have you been standing here?" Roo asked a little worried that he didn't notice you. "just now and..." you looked at Roo, "Not long." the men looked at each other, however it wasn't long before they went back to arguing.

You walked over to sit down on the railing, looking off at the distance you soon felt a strong arm wrap around your waist. "when did you get up?" shanks' husky voice carried wonder and curiosity, "not long ago." you answered staring at the blue's and how they collided at the horizon. You had still been somewhat distant but not as much as you had been, you really enjoyed being on the red-haired pirate's crew, but you and been through a lot and everyone understood.

"Glad, she's doing better." you heard Yassop whisper to the others, who replied with, "Yeah.".

Shanks' arm fell from your waist as he stuck his head past yours, looking off in the distance. "What the hell's that?" he said, you looked off to, seeing a boat? It was small, the mast and sail were broken off and you could make out three tiny figures on it. Shanks left you, to walk over to the steering wheel, he switched directions to go towards the boat. "I wanna know what it is." he said as you walked over to his side.

"I think it's a boat..." you looked back at it, "I don't know, I don't trust it." you warned. "Oh, come on. Where's your since of adventure, (y/n)?" Shanks smirked at his comment, "it's OK... Why don't you leave the adventure to the men." you grew flustered because of his teasing. "Shanks~" you whined, "I do have a since of adventure... I just don't know. Something about this whole thing just seems... Off." you said looking back at the little boat.

Shanks let out a laugh and put a hand on the top of your head, "yeah, of course." he smiled his childish grin. You sighed, "it doesn't seem strange to any of you?" you looked around at the crew, they shook their heads, "Nope." Yassop spoke up. "at most a fishing boat that went a little too far." Benn reassured you. "probably a drunk who got lost." shanks smirked patting your back, "... You feel alright about it, now?" he asked, you turned around to see him standing there.

"... I guess." you hesitantly replied, the crew cheered in a teasing manor. Shanks turned the wheel. The sail caught the wind and pushed us forward, towards the boat but the closer you got, the worse you felt. Something wasn't right.

"Oi! You need some help?" shanks called to the trio in the boat, "don't ask them that... " you mumbled. "Y-You guys are the red haired pirates." one man seemed shocked. "Yup. Now, Imma ask you again, do", "YES. we do... We need help." he said obviously stunned by the fact that a emperor was talking to him like it was any other day.  Shanks and the other men helped the trio aboard, they like everyone else you had came into contact with was stunned by your beauty.

After a while, your nerves about the trio faded, leaving a since of peace and relaxation. You laid under the shade of an umbrella on the deck, the sound of waves knocking against the ship accompanied by the sweet songs of the seagulls lulled you into a daze. When you woke up, a knife was pressed to your throat, nothing but the sweet sound of silence surrounded you.

You panned up, seeing a man that was a part of the trio from earlier, 'I knew it!!' you shot in your mind. The satisfaction of being right over your fellow crew mates took your mind away from your current 'situation'. "Alright." the man spoke bringing you back to reality, "I've been offered quite a pretty price for you." he said.

He pushed the knife further into your skin the sensation burned, as your warm blood mixed with the salty sea breeze covered the cold blade. "Jackson, remember... We've also got strict orders not to hurt her." another man spoke up, said man turns to his comrade taking his attention off if you. "She's been running around with pirates, so what if we scruff her up. Who says we did it." he turns back to you with a smirk.

His smirk soon fades seeing as in that short amount of time you had switched into your fox form. It felt weird, it brought back the dreadful memories of your first kill, the blood which had covered your canines. You shook the thoughts away, you lunged at the man becoming more human as you did which took him off guard. You landed on him, hitting the wooden floor with a thump, you hold his knife in his hand against his own throat.

His two other comrades run to his aid, clicking their pistols and sticking the cold metal barrels to your warm skin. "One wrong move is all it will take." they warned you, 'great!' you thought the word filled with sarcasm. Another click was heard, "Guess the same could go to you, pal." the words laced with venom as Yassop spat at the two. "this isn't really the thanks I would've hoped for." shanks spine up walking on the ship with Benn and Roo following behind.

Yassop had two guns each pointed at the two guys, which both had a gun pointed at you, which held a knife to their comrades throat. Yassop pulled the two off of you, and slung them into a wall. You quickly let go of the man's wrist which he had the knife in and retreated behind Shanks, who was obviously pissed. "Explain who are you and why did you attack?" shanks demanded. Roo cocked his gun and pointed it at him, his comrades on the ground unconscious by Yassop who was also pointing a pistol at him.

He looked down at the knife in his hand and back at the pirates, he had a look of realization in his eyes. He dropped the knife and sat up, "alright I know when I've been beaten." he stuck his hands up. "Alright. But that still don't answer my question, who are you and what's your business here?" he repeated. "I-I am Jackson and I've been hired by the Celestials to bring her in." he motioned to you who was still at Shanks' side. Shanks put a hand on your shoulder, "they sent another one? Damn these people don't know when to quit." he said looking back down at you. He placed a hand directly between your fox ears, which stood perked up on your head.

"So now... What should we do with these dirt bags?" Shanks said looking to your then at his crew. "I say we through 'em over board and let 'em swim with the sharks." Yassop spoke up. "No, not that." shanks said going into thought, "Oh. I've got it~" A devious smile spread across Shanks' face. The sight of such a happy guy turn into a sadist made you feel a bit uneasy, but then again he was pissed because they messed with you.

Shanks and the crew pulled up to a near by dock where the punishment was to take place. Shanks, Benn and Yassop let them go and walk free but with a small catch, they let them go in the cold of the night... Butt naked in the busiest city on the island. "A little messed up, Shanks." you said watching the men scatter, "they'll remember not to mess with one of the red haired pirates any more, though." Benn let out a hardy laugh.

"Yeah, they should know pirates look after their own." your heart sprung with that. The feeling of acceptance soared leaps and bounds in your heart.

"I'd say it's a lesson well learned." Yassop laughed.

"true that." Shanks said pulling you tight Inti his embrace.

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Sorry it took so long I've been busy but I'm done with drivers Ed and I'm free to write and catch up. This was one that I wrote the last few Terutatami wrote but I wrote these I am still following terutategami's plan for it, though.

~Black Rabbit~