Kid x Reader Runaway Bride Pt 4

    You sat on deck reading a book to pass the time before you had to make lunch. You had already done all the chores Kid had asked of you, plus some of Heats and Wires. Though you wouldn't be saying anything about that to Kid, since they'd probably get yelled at for it. You had done the dishes, cleaned the lounge and kitchen, done the laundry, and with the guys permission put it away. Now you sat on deck, still having a few hours until lunchtime. You sighed as you turned the page of the book you'd already read twice. " I can't believe I'm saying this but, I'm so bored" you muttered more to yourself than anyone else. Killer walked by then carrying a fishing pole and tackle, he sat it next to your chair. " Did i hear you say you were bored?" he asked. You grinned and nodded " Yeah, but how did you hear me when you weren't out here?" you asked lifting a brow at him. He chuckled " I listen well, remember that if you ever decide to talk about me behind my back". You smirked " I'll remember to make it something worth listening to since I'll know your listening" you shot back. He shook his head at that " Your getting better at not getting embarrassed when i tease you" he stated. You nodded " I'll take that as a compliment". He motioned to the fishing pole " So since your bored, you want to help me catch lunch?". You made a face " So i have to catch and cook lunch?" you asked a hint of pout in your tone. He sighed " If you catch more and bigger fish than me, I'll cook lunch" he told you. You closed your book and set it on the table " I'll hold you to that" you murmured as you climbed out of your chair. You stretched and walked with Killer over to the railing of the ship, He handed you a pole. " I have to get a second pole" he said over his shoulder as he headed back below deck. You sat patiently waiting for Killer to come back, you decided to drag a chair over to sit on. Taking a seat you sat holding your pole watching the sea, it was a rather calm day. The wind blew a little, enough to make the heat bearable. Plus the ship wasn't currently moving, unless the sea's waves moved it around. Other than that the sails where drawn and the anchor was dropped. You heard a noise behind you as Killer came back above deck holding a second fishing pole. He chuckled at your chair then went to get his own chair. Sitting it beside you he took a seat and looked over at you " Ready to catch some fish?" he asked. You grinned and nodded " Lets catch some lunch".

    An hour later You and Killer still hadn't caught very many fish, the ones you had caught were tiny. You sighed out of irritation as you reeled back in yet another empty line, bait gone again. " This is the worst fishing luck I've ever had" you grumbled. Killer nodded in agreement " Yeah i never have this much trouble catching fish. Wonder why its so difficult this time?" he wondered out loud. You shrugged " maybe its the bait". Killer nodded " that could be it, but i don't have anything else to use as bait". Just then Kid walked by with a bag of beef jerky in his hands. He gave the two of you a look that was half sneer half smirk " you two bonding or something?" he teased. You smirked " yeah you could say that. Why want to join?" You leaned over putting as much of your upper body against Killer as you could, resting your hand on his chest and giving Kid a mocking smile. He blushed bright red and gave you a death glare " No, j-just don't loose the good fishing poles new girl" he growled scoffing and shaking his head as he walked away. " I have a name you know" you muttered under your breath. You watched him walk away eyes on the bag of beef jerky. Suddenly an idea popped into your head and you grinned a sly grin.

     "Hey Killer i have an idea" you told him as you turned back around to meet his eyes. You were a surprised and a little flustered to find his masked face not that far away from yours. " If it doesn't involve you touching me more and possibly sitting on my lap than i suggest you stop rubbing on me" he murmured. You turned scarlet as you quickly sat back in your chair crossing your arms across your chest in a pout. Killer laughed " Oh come on don't pout you look so pathetic when you pout". You scoffed " Isn't that the point?" He tilted his head a bit " Eh, i guess". You smirked " See i know what I'm doing...most of the time" you muttered rubbing your neck shyly. Killer chuckled and leaned forward a bit " Do you really know what your doing?" he asked. You gave him a nod then a skeptical look " What? did i do something?" you asked honestly not sure anymore. He sighed " What you just did, with Kid" he murmured. You nodded " Yeah i was just teasing him". Killer shook his head " You just made him very jealous and I'm liable to get beat up now" he stated. You paled and stammered " Oh! I-i'm so sorry, I didn't realize-' he held up a hand to cut you off. " Chill, I doubt he will really beat me up. Plus you might kill me before then anyways" he said with a slight chuckle. Your face lit up with alarm " W-what!? h-how will i do that?" you asked. You couldn't tell since he was wearing a mask but you just knew he was smirking. "By giving me high blood pressure" he replied. You stared at him a minute not understanding what he was talking about. After a few minutes it clicked and you blushed " Oh, yeah right...sorry" you apologized. He chuckled " No need to apologize, you can do it some more if you want. But if that's the case we should probably go to my room so Kid doesn't accidentally walk by again" he murmured. You blushed again " What!? N-no! " you almost shouted out of embarrassment. Killer made a calm down motion " Alright relax i was only messing with you" he muttered shaking his head. You huffed and punched his arm " Damn it Killer!" you squealed. He chuckled " I wouldn't seriously try to put the moves on you. I know you only have eyes for the Captain" he teased. Your blush renewed and you smacked him again " Killer! I'm gonna kill you!" you growled. He chuckled " woah woah woah I'm the killer here". You rolled your eyes but didn't say anything to that. He chuckled more and shook his head at you " Hey, so what was your idea?" You had almost forgot your genius idea, an evil grin spread across your face. " Ah yes, it is a great idea but you'll have to do it" you told him. At that you leaned over and whispered to him your idea.

    Finally you and Killer were fishing again..and actually catching fish. All thanks to Kids beef jerky, you smirked as you cast out your pole again. Killer said Kid would probably use The both of you as fishing bait if he found out he took his beef jerky. You had replied with " Nope he wont throw me over board, he likes my cooking". You had laughed at Killers response, he suddenly wanted to learn how to cook. You now had a considerably large pile of fish in a tub of ice next to your chair, all pretty big in size. You set your pole against the railing and leaned back in your chair. " This is more like it" you murmured as you propped your hands behind your head. " mmhhmm" you heard from Killer who was reeling in his eighth or ninth catch. He threw it in the ice with the rest of the fish before re baiting his hook and casting again. You had just took your eyes off your pole for two seconds when it suddenly doubled over and almost flew off the ship. Killer flew to his feet grabbing it before it did " ____ your pole!" he shouted. You shot to your feet and tried to take the pole from Killer. The moment you did you and the pole both almost went over board. Killer quickly grabbed a hold of it as well, it took both of you to keep the pole on the ship. "___ what the hell did you catch a whale?" Killer grunted out as he pulled against whatever was on the other end of the pole. You shook your head panting slightly " I'm not sure but I'm starting to wonder if we want to reel it in if its this strong". Suddenly the line went slack and your pole went straight again as the broken line popped out of the water. You sighed in relief as you plopped back in your chair " I give up fishing" you panted out. Killer plopped in his chair beside you " Hey we got enough anyways, besides that might have been a Sea King" he muttered. You gave him a look " A Sea King what's that?" At that the water started to tremble as a huge horrific black and red monster emerged. " You just had to ask, didn't you?" Killer muttered getting back to his feet. You paled getting to your feet also " that a Sea King?" you asked. " Yup" Killer muttered. " Thought so, so...run?" you asked. " Yup " he muttered again. The Sea King growled and lunged for the ship, narrowly missing you as you dodged out of the way. It bit into the chair you were just sitting in, shaking it about before it threw it. The broken chair flew across deck catching your retreating figure in the middle of your back. You fell to the deck with a huff, the wind temporarily knocked out of you. You looked up in time to see the Sea King lunge again, you squeezed your eyes shut expecting to be torn to shreds any minute.

    When nothing happened you opened your eyes to find Kid standing between you and the Sea King. An intense glare on his face, his mouth forming a sneer. A low dangerous growl erupted from his throat. So animalistic that at first you thought it was coming from the Sea King. Metal scraps floated and gathered around one arm until they formed a giant metal arm and fist. " Stay away from my crew, and stay away from my ship!" Kid snarled as he swung at the Sea King hitting it , and knocking it away from the ship. You stared at your Captain in disbelief. 'He just punched that thing once and knocked it halfway across the sea. Remind me not to piss him off' you thought to yourself as you tried to climb to your feet. A twinge in your back had you yelping in pain and falling back against the deck. Kid turned to you then his expression changing immediately, turning from rage to something close to fear. He walked quickly over to you " ____, are you Ok?" he asked as he knelt down beside you. You nodded but then cringed as your back throbbed again. His amber eyes surveyed you from head to toe, concern obvious in his expression. " You don't seem OK" he growled. He ran a hand down your back pausing only when you inhaled sharply. His hand brushed across the injured area checking for broken ribs, feeling none he took his hand away. " There are no broken ribs, but there's gonna be one hell of a bruise" he muttered as he sat back. You were still staring at him, your mouth hanging open in awe. He blushed eyes darting away from you " Oi what's with that look?" he asked. You blinked a few times and sighed " That was damn amazing" you muttered giving him a smile. He blushed more, his eyes lighting up at your comment. " Naw...that was nothing" he replied rubbing the back of his neck shyly. " I've done way cooler things than that, maybe i can tell you about them sometime" he rumbled with a cocky grin. You had to struggle not to roll your eyes, after all he did just save you. Plus you had to admit, He was probably one of the more arrogant men that you'd met. And his manners needed work, but all in all you liked him the way he was. You honestly didn't know how you would act if he ever did get manners. You settled for just giving him a beaming smile. You didn't have to fake it either, you really did admire your Captain. You had only been here for a few days but from those few days you could tell he was a pretty amazing pirate... and one hell of a man. You blushed a bit at your own thoughts, you scalded yourself mentally. You didn't need this, its what you had been running from to begin with. Kid must have mistook your blush for you not feeling well, he stooped down next to you again. " We should get you below deck, can you walk?" he asked. Again you were surprised by the amount of concern in his voice. You shook your head no, honestly you probably could but it would take you forever and a day to get below deck even with him helping you. You held up your arms like a child " carry me?" you asked.

    Kid stared at ____ feeling like he was about to panic, his eyes searched the deck for anyone else to do it. There was no one else, he had made sure of that before he went to help ___. Killer probably disappeared the moment the Sea King appeared, he'd have to knock him upside the head when he saw him next. Seeing no one else on deck his eyes went grudgingly back to _____. She said nothing but held her arms up still, he sighed ' i am never gonna live this down' he muttered mentally. He was supposed to be vicious. People were supposed to fear him and his powerful crew. He was not suppose to have any weakness's, he gritted his teeth slightly. " Ok, I'll carry you" he muttered scooping ___ up in one swift motion. He started down the stairs to go below deck, unaware of the other three crew mates that had been spying on him the entire time.

    Killer emerged from his hiding spot, Heat and Wire following close behind him. They all exchanged a similar look " did you guys just witness the same thing i just witnessed?" Heat asked the other two. They both nodded but only Killer replied " Yeah, Captain has a soft spot, just as i thought". "Captain should be careful who he lets see his weakness's. It could get him into trouble or worse killed". Wire murmured in his low gravely voice. The other two glanced over at their crew mate who stayed silent most of the time. " Yes it could, Wire you are right about that" Killer agreed though he hated to. He hadn't seen his Captain's eyes shine that brightly since the day he got the crew together. Heat shrugged trying to break the sudden tension " I'm sure the Captain will be careful". Killer scoffed " When have you ever known him to be careful?" Heat nodded " Yeah i see your point. Plus we don't even know ____, not really. She just showed up one day on our ship and Kid let her stay. What if someone is after her?" Killer could see his point but still, he couldn't see ____ trying anything to hurt any of them. Or purposely putting any of them in danger. " Someone is chasing us as well, don't forget we are all wanted men" Killer stated. The other two nodded in agreement and understanding. " Well maybe we should ask her why she is here" Heat suggested. Killer shrugged " Maybe later but, right now we need to go below deck and check on _____". The other two nodded and followed the masked man below deck.

    You could hear Kid yelling at your other three crew members from your spot on the metal table in the infirmary. You had told him you didn't need to go here, a chair in the lounge would have suited you just fine. The look he had given you had stopped any more objections you had. " Guess he's done being soft and caring" you muttered under your breath as he went out the infirmary door. If only you could be closer to the door so you could listen. Not that you really needed to be closer since he was yelling so loud. Thankfully he had left the door cracked. You closed yours eyes and tilted your head toward the door. " You almost got ____ killed!" Kid shouted. " How was i suppose to know Sea Kings like beef jerky" Killer shouted back defensively. There was a pause followed by " You used my beef jerky as bait!?" You giggled and shook your head " Killer you idiot" you muttered before you went back to listening. " By the way when the Sea King was attacking, where the hell were you three?" Kid demanded. " Killer came below deck looking for you" Heat answered. " Ok, so where were you two?" he asked a dangerous edge to his voice. The other two fumbled with words but couldn't seem to come up with an answer. " That's what i thought, If i hadn't been there ____ would have died!" There was another pause followed by " But she's Ok now so what are you so worked up about?" Heat asked. There was yet another pause followed by a loud smack and an " OOOW what the hell!" You giggled to yourself " these guys crack me up" you muttered as you wiped a happy tear from your eye." The next time you use my beef jerky as bait I'll throw you over board" Kid threatened. Killer huffed " come on! it was ___'s idea!" Your mouth dropped open " That dirty dog threw me under the bus" you muttered narrowing your eyes at the door. " I don't care if it was ____'s idea" Kid yelled. " Your just biased because you like ____" Heat muttered. There was another smacking sound followed by "OOOW damn it!" You sighed " Heat buddy you need to learn how to keep your mouth shut".

    You listened in again, it had gone silent, moments later the door opened. You struggled to sit up right and not look like you had been eavesdropping. Kid gave you a look " S' matter with you?" he asked cocking an eyebrow at you. You shrugged and gave him a grin " Not a thing". He looked for a minute like he didn't believe you but didn't seem like he wanted to push it. " So I have Killer fixing lunch and Heat and Wire are getting the ship ready to set sail" he told you. You nodded " Do i have to stay in here? this table Isn't exactly comfy you know". For a minute you regretted saying it as Kid looked ready to smack you as well. " Or i can just stay here" you muttered eyes dropping to the floor. Kid tsk'd " Do whatever you want". You looked up in time to catch sight of him leaving the infirmary without a look back at you. You sighed as you prepared yourself for the long and no doubt painful trek to the lounge. " My Captain is bipolar" you muttered to yourself as you climbed off the metal table. Upon landing you lost your footing and would have fallen painfully on your already sore back. Except you didn't, a pair of creamy white arms caught you. " God you have got to be the clumsiest woman I've ever met" came your Captains voice. You blushed a bit at once again being in your Captains arms. When he had carried you down to the infirmary, it had been hard to tell who was blushing more you or him. You huffed pulling yourself away from your Captain as you regained your balance " Well if i had help i wouldn't be losing my balance all the time" you grumbled. Kid narrowed his eyes at you and you could swear he was grinding his teeth. You thought he was going to walk off and leave you there again. So you were surprised when he reached forward and took your hand pulling you to his side. He draped one of your arms across the back of his neck and helped you to walk to the lounge. You were so surprised that you didn't say one word until you got there. " Thanks" you murmured quietly as you sat down gingerly in a chair in the lounge. He nodded silently before turning to leave once again. Half way to the door he paused and turned back to you " At the next town we stop in i want you to go gather supplies" He ordered. You nodded silently then thought of something. " Will you go with me? I don't know my way around this area, or any area but my home town for that matter" you asked. He gave you a funny look and shifted a bit " Eh, ask Killer or Heat to go". You frowned a bit " Why wont you go?" you asked. He gave you a surprised look and asked " Why do you want me to go?" You shrugged honestly not knowing why you wanted him to go. But you knew that you wanted to get to know your Captain better. " You can tell me some of your stories if you go" you offered trying to bribe him. He gave you a cocky grin and chuckled " Ok, if you say so...and you can tell me more about yourself. Like why your here in the first place" he replied. You froze at his demand not really sure you wanted to tell him just yet, if ever. Slowly you forced yourself to nod yes " Ok It's a date" you chimed with a smile. Then you realized what you had said and fumbled around trying to correct yourself. " By that..i don't mean... a literal date....since your my Captain and all. So We wouldn't be able to date anyways, I'm not saying i would date you if you weren't my Captain". Kid gave you a cock eyed look which made you blush and fumble more. " I-i mean I'm not saying i wouldn't date you....ah hell just leave so i can be embarrassed by myself" you muttered putting a magazine over your face.

    Kid grinned at your embarrassment and shook his head as he turned to leave. The moment he was outside the lounge and the door was shut tight he leaned up against it and stared at the sealing. He smiled aimlessly into space, which was something he never did. Slowly he pushed off the door, He turned and gave the lounge door another look and shook his head. " Silly girl, no wonder I'm falling for you" he muttered to himself as he made his way down the hall.