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You were a proud red haired pirate. The captain of the crew asked you to join them a few years back when he thought he saw a short fragile girl in trouble , surrounded by three men in an ally. He was going to "save" you , until he seen your unique fighting skills. You took them down all by yourself in a matter of five minutes. Surprised and slightly amused he ordered one of his men to follow you around in the raggedy town that you called home. You were known there as a feisty women. You don't backed down from fights , you were a "problem" , as the women in the town referred to you. When the bright red haired captain asked for you to join his crew , you gladly excepted. You were tired of having to fend for your own food , and shelter. He promised to keep you fed and to have a comfy place to sleep him. By that he meant a room of hammocks where everyone slept in but him. But it was better than conning a inn for a room and being chased out the next morning.
It's been a few years , you've been in countless battles with these men. You've created bonds , these people were your family. They loved you , as you them. And now you were currently setting sail , as your captain watched you from afar abiding to his order. He watched you tug on the rope of the sail , successfully bringing it down , your hair falling down your back as you wore your normal attire , a white tank top , brown tight shorts and a dagger wrapped around your thigh. Your thigh tattoo only partly showing, the rest being covered. He had to admit , you were a problem to him too. He tried countless of times , but with your oblivious mind , you just thought he was friendly. Due to not many women being on his crew , especially as one of his men , you thought he's just bored. It'd always end up with some corny line , "in your dreams , shanks" and you leave him in despair. He'd have countless of little misses throughout the night , they'd stay for a few hours and leave the next morning. And he knew you had your share of partners, but unlike him you never brought them back , you would just dissappear the whole night and come back to the ship littered in love bites. But he wasn't one to get jealous , neither were you , you didn't belong to each other. You both didn't owe anything to one another.
"Hey cap , where we headed this time?" You ask casually , walking up to him in the bright morning . It was humid, which means the next island will bring a torture hot weather with it. "I'm not sure , wherever the wind will take us" he replied with a coy smile. It's always his response , the type to go with the flow. "Why you askin?" He asked , looking down to your level , you being exceptionally smaller than him. You hated when he looked down to you , he knew that as well. "Because she wasn't able to get laid !" Yasopp yelled , laughing as he walked by you two. "Shut the fuck up !" You snapped , making them both laugh. "Y'know that's something I can help with whenever we're at sea" Shanks suggested. "Yeah okay old geezer .." you dismissed, walking away from him rolling your eyes. What a tool , you thought as you made your way into the bottom deck. The few maids he had were working around gathering any bottles these lazy men have laid around. You picked some of them up meeting with the head of the mistresses, Lenie. She was one of your truest best friends , the only one you can actually be yourself with. "You have something wrong with your head , he's so damn fine" she said , as she held out the recycle bucket towards you. " Don't start Len" you warned , giggling a bit at her comment. "I don't understand , he can be your sugar daddy or something!" She joked , but deep down she was serious. "And then what? Have a old man follow me around ? I'm not into that .." you said , walking with her to the kitchen passed the man of the hour. Old man, my ass he thought as he heard your conversation. Sure he was about 10 years older but he sure doesn't look it."why don't you get yourself a sugar daddy since you're so interested in one" you said , smirking at her as her face went pink. "If anyone is that interested , it's hard to find someone who just wants to spoil , plus being a part of this crew , it makes it hard , men are just pussies" she sighed , starting to get her dishes. "But i gotta get alot work done , how about we meet for some drinks later?" She asked , turning to face you , "sure! You know I'm done for a keg or two" you winked at her, "Yeah you drink more than yasopp , that's saying something!" She laughed making you giggle. You walked out of the kitchen , making you way up to the men playing cards in the middle of the deck. "I call dibs on the winner!" You called out , making them groan out , "We might as well give you all our berries!" Benn said , with an eye roll. "Oh don't be a big baby! Who knows luck might be on your side today" you said as sweetly as you can , but they know you're the opposite of that. "Yeah like that'll ever happen , you're a cheater" Roux whined , making you gasp from the accusation. "I'm not a cheater! I win fair and square , don't I Yassopp?" You asked, as he shrugged "I don't know , I think you just flaunt yourself and make us distracted " he responded making you laugh. "I do no such thing!" You replied , you didn't need to , they know you have won because you're just that good.
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"And looks like I won all the loot again boys!" You gloated , slamming your cards on the table , taking the pile of berries that was in the middle. Including a little bit of candy that Beckham had since he didn't want to put in any berries. They all groaned as you unwrapped one of the lollipops you had one. Popping it in your mouth, "so sweet too!" You said , rubbing it in their faces even more. "You are the devil in disguise y/n!" They yelled as you walked away with all their money. The sun was peering down , the sky turning a bright orange. You walked to your hammock, away from the others and bent down underneath it , where you took off a piece of the board off the floor , it's where you stashed your stuff. "Looks like you got some goodies.." Shanks voice said behind you , you turned to him slightly. " a little privacy would be great" you snap, a little too harsh , but now you have to change the location of your personal things. "Sorry to pop your bubble darling , but I know everything that goes on in my ship.." he said, making you roll your eyes. "What can I do for you Captain?" You asked , trying to get on with the reason why he was here, infront of you. "Just wanted to see if you're gonna come drink with me..we are a Littles away from a island" he said , watching you get up from the ground. "Always do , not sure what made you think tonight would be different" you said , making your way past him but he grabbed your elbow before you can leave. "I said me ,not with everyone else , sweetheart , open your ears a little more" he said , his voice was gentle but his demeanor said otherwise. "I suggest you take your hands off of me , captain.." you said, not backing away from his little tantrum. "Why would I do that?" He said, the smirk on his face was very threatening. "Because if you don't, I'll break every single finger off your only hand.." you pressed , wrapping your hand around his close to where you just threatened to hurt. "You're feisty , huh? I bet a couple drinks would calm that little attitude down" he commented , giving you a light airy laughed as you eyed his face. "What would calm me down is if a handsy captain kept his hand to himself" you said, your voice not shaking for a minute. His eyes kept your gaze , flickering from your eyes to you lips for a quick second before letting you go. You started to walk away , "Thank you.." you said , faking your sweetness running through your voice , turning around once more , "and captain, don't ever touch me again without permission"
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You downed the third shot of the night the liquid going down your throat like juice. "I wanna get laid!" Lenie squealed , the sudden outbursts made you laugh. She was always a light weight. "Cheers to that!" You agreed , raising your cup to hers. The crew made it to a bar in a shitty old town. You didn't abide to your captain, about drinking with him. This would probably be the hundredth time he'd asked you , and also the hundredth time you'd ghost him for the night. You watched a blonde stare at your friend from across the room , making way obvious. The bartender handing you two another round of shots. "Warning. Two o'clock, blondie" you coded to her , she tried to be discreet , turning her head slightly to the man staring at her. Then turning back to you , " oh ! He's cute!" She said , instantly blushing. "Well I'm glad you think that , he's walking over here" you said , taking the shot down your throat. "Hey beautiful ladies , Can I buy you guys a drink?" He said , mainly looking at Lenie. You looked too intimidating for him to even try to get at you. "Of course , we like tequila" she said, making him call out for the bartender. "Yo tender! Three tequilas !" He called , the bartender nodded , bringing three of the requests. You grabbed yours , "I'm gonna head...well anywhere but here , have fun len" you said , walking away as she said bye. You weren't really looking for another hook up today. Normally you'd spot someone from a far but no body here really looked too...up to par for you. "Hey darling , why don't you join us" the red haired old man called from a table a little distance away.
You sighed , this is what having no friends is like. You're stuck with these stinky men. You made your way to your captain , sitting next to him as Beckham was talking about something you don't even bother to really listen to. You drank your tequila shot , and stood there quietly wishing you've had gotten more before leaving the bar. "How about you have some of mine , sweetheart?" He asked , offering his big cup of beer to you. Beer , you hated beer. It just doesn't sit right with you. "No thanks , but you can buy me a bottle since you're feeling oh so generous" you said , making him take his big cup back and taking a few gulps. "Only if you ask nicely.." he stated , he knew what game he was playing. You can play it better. "Nah , no thanks , I can easily make some other old geezer buy me one..." you said, scanning this room for a potential victim. He sighed at your answer before making one simple nod at Benn , who quickly got up and made his way to the bar. Leaving you both to alone at the table , you watched as lenie started to walk out the bar with the stranger. "I see she got lucky.." he commented , watching where you were looking. "Yeah , atleast someone is.." you said , running your hand through your hair. "Well , she doesn't have to be the only one" he said , he's so open with getting turned down all the time. It's like he likes teasing you. Benn came back with the bottle of tequila , sliding it down to you which you gladly grabbed. Not hesitating , you opened the bottle taking a huge sip before swallowing with a sigh. "That's some good stuff.." you said, raising his mug to your bottle , clinking it together. Making you laugh at his go with the flow personality. Then you both see yasopp go up to a couple ladies sitting at a table. "Oh look at this guy.." he said lowly to you , "bet you he says his corny Tennessee line" you said, making him look at you intensely. "I'll take that bet" he said , as you both listened closely. "Hello ladies , are you from Tennessee? Because you both are the only tens I see" yasopp slurred as the girls looked at him with disgust , telling him to go away. You started to laugh , "I told you!" You said , making Shanks rub his forehead at his crew mates corniness. "He's gotta update his pick up lines.." he muttered , making you giggle. "Well what do you expect? You guys are so old , the word update isn't in your vocabulary.." you joked , taking another swig of your drink.
"Can you stop with the old jokes , I swear I'm not that old!" He said offended , "sorry captain, but you guys are old .." you said like you stated a fact. "I can still beat up boat load of young'ns
Like if I was still in my prime" he said making you snort. "Well it's because you have alot ...alot of experience from all those decades you lived" you laughed , making he roll his eyes at you.
He turned to you , as you took another sip from your bottle. "I can shoe you all the experience I've had.." he said , grabbing your chair and pulling it closer to him. His knee right between your thighs. "And I can show you that experience doesn't mean shit when you have someone who knows what they're doing.." you said, matching his tone. "Well aren't you just a show off.." he mumbled , setting his hand on your soft thighs where the end of your tattoo was. "Showing off is one of my very proud talents" you shot back, smirking at him. "You're cockiness is going to get you in some trouble one day.." he said , as his face became alot closer to you so suddenly. "I can handle my self in any kind of trouble" you boast , he was alot bigger compared to you. Completely covering the rest of the bar from your eyesight. The only thing in your view was his face. He stared into your eyes , suddenly becoming a staring contest- somewhat. He seen that you weren't going to back down , he could've easily used his haki to make you surrender , but there's no fun in that. He sighed , his breath, that smelled like beer , hitting your face as he backed away. "You're such a brat.."
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You all made your way back to the ship , the alcohol running through your veins as you tried to keep your balance. He walked behind you , watching how you swayed with the wind . But you always kept your head up , determined to make it back by yourself. You didn't need anyone, you said it yourself , you can handle anything. It wasn't until you stopped so upruptedly, he wasn't sure why. Until you suddenly started running , he was curious as to what took over your mind. That is until he kept walking up the hill you disappeared from and seeing you standing at a food stand. He chuckled at the way your eyes widen at the selection of food. "I'd like two don't dogs please!" You said , your stomach rumbling at the smell. "Sure thing honey! That'll be 15 berries " the lady behind the stand replied , you sensed your captain near you. "Okay , the red haired man will take care of it" you said confidently , earning another chuckled from the man who approached you. You didn't even have to ask him , he was already handing the lady the money. You grabbed the corn dogs from her hands , "Thank you!" You excitedly said , taking a bite from the corn dogs, as string of cheese escaping from the batter to your watering mouth. "Yumm" you moaned , as you started to continue your walk to the ship. "You're such a kid.." he stated , matching your pace as he made his way next to you. "If you wanted a bite z you could've just asked.." you said , ignoring his comment. You didn't even really mean it before he dipped his head taking a huge bite of the food from your hand. "I didn't mean the whole thing!" You yelled watching as he took basically half of the damn thing. He was still chewing , "guess you had experience on deep throating" you groaned in annoyance making him laugh. He finally swallowed , "only real men take big bites.." he simply said , making you roll your eyes at him for the nth time. "Well get your own if you're gonna eat it like that.." you grumbled , taking a bite from the left over dog he left on the stick. "May I remind you , I bought it.." he said , smirking at you. "May I remind you, you have promised to keep me fed" you snap, throwing the now empty stick at him. Making your way to bite the other one you still had. "Let me have another bite" he said , trying to reach for your one corndog left. "No way! Get your own !" You snarled , sprinting away from him , making him laugh. "Come on sweetheart! Don't make me Chase after you!" He yelled from a far as you quickly got on board of the ship. Turning around, you ate the last bite making sure he had a full few of it. You smiled at him with your cheeks full. A chipmunk smile. "You can try to catch me but your knees would probably give out , old man!" You yelled back with food still in your mouth