(Au! Symbiote! Cracker X Host! Reader) Mutialism

Comfort

Ace quickly dropped the hem of your shirt, letting it cover your stomach as the man let himself in and began to shed out of his uniform distractedly.

"G-Gramps, you said you weren't gonna be back until Tuesday" Luffy curled up on his stomach, most likely hiding the bulging formed from Katakuri's panicked thrashing.

Luckily for you, Cracker was the sheer opposite and went frozen in fear.

Danger- he's dangerous, we need to leave

"Ah, well-" the police officer stopped in his tracks, coming face to face with Ace's blatant glare of hate.

"Ace, so you've finally decided to visit your grandfather huh?" Not even giving him as much as a nod, the older raven icily made his way to the kitchen.

Once he made a good distance between him and the elder, the freckled man spoke, "what are you doing here old man?" His voice was uncharacteristically cold and venomous.

Snorting at the question, you stiffened seeing the man glance at you and wave, "bah, the damn symbiote had the poor victim shoot his guts out-" you nearly gagged in mortification of the bluntness, and Cracker pulsed at the news, "probably got away to infect another poor soul, but we lost the scent so we were sent off duty until further notice"

They died together..

Both you and Cracker were thinking the same thing, hell the fact that the guy shot his stomach instead of his head- that was a double suicide.

"It's better to go together, instead of one having to live without the other- eh?" Unfortunately the officer heard that, "what was that? What was that you just said (Y/N)?"

You tensed up, "uhh.."

"You should be ashamed of yourself" both you and Luffy turned to see Ace glaring daggers into the old man, leaning heavily on the oak table.

"Ace.."

"You cornered the two of them into suicide!"

"Ace!"

"Why can't you understand they're not out to get us?! They're not evil!"

"Ace!" Slamming his arm violently in the wall, both you and Luffy instinctively wrapped your arms protectively over your guts and blocked them with your knees.

You wouldn't let them have him.

"How many times have I told you?! Those damn parasites are dangerous! You better stop spewing this hogwash nonsense!-" Turning to the two of you with a dreadful look, your soul nearly descended.

"-Before you go and corrupt them too! I'm doing my best to protect my family from those vermin!"

"That 'vermin' was my family!"

Everything got awkwardly quiet after that.

(Y/N).. we want to leave

Not wanting to subject Cracker to this anymore, thinking on your feet, you grabbed Luffy's wrist and got up.

"Me and Luffy are gonna go sleepover at my place- uh bye"

Garp looked like he wanted to object, but then he glanced at Ace- who was giving the two of you an apologetic look from underneath his bangs, as if he thought this was his fault, and looked as if he decided upon something.

"Yes, you and Luffy should go hang about somewhere else- and you" pointing at Ace, the older teen scowled defiantly, "will stay here"

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