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The festival in the Flower Capital has ended, you were a little sad, but Kidd is beyond happy it ended. After all, you were dragging him around everywhere to every stall you found, you made him carry stuff you've won too, it really sucked the life out of him.
Although, all his energy came back the moment the crew decided to have another celebration for only us Kidd Pirates in the ship, a party to celebrate Kidd's victory against Big mom. And if there's a party, there will absolutely be alcohol, lots of alcohol. It's going to be another messy night.
And as you predicted, it was a whole shit show. Foods were flying, people were throwing up, some were dancing on top of the table. Just straight up chaos everywhere. There you are, tucked in the corner, sipping juice because you were not trying to have that hangover tomorrow. Aamong the Kidd pirates, you were the most reserved. Along with Killer, of course.
As hours passed, the Victoria Punk slowly quiet down, the crew knocking out one by one until you and Killer were the only ones left. Killer decided to make them clean up tomorrow because it would take forever if only the two of you clean the whole place.
"Y/n, could you take Kidd to his room? I have my hands full right now." Killer asked, as he was supporting Heat and Wire on his shoulders.
"Sure. I'll come back quickly to help you." You nodded at him.
"No need. You can go to your room right after."
"Hm? Why? I can help you move all of them."
"Just let them sleep here, they wanted this. I'm only moving these two because they're the only clean ones."
"I see. Got it, then."
"Goodnight." Killer said before he walked away the dining room, carefully avoiding anyone passed out on the floor.
You simply nodded, waving him off with a smile as he left. Your eyes searched for Kidd right away, you wanted to sleep as soon as possible, today was exhausting after all.
Upon looking around, you found him half passed out near you, with his head leaning against the table and half lidded eyes staring into nothingness. His face flushed red like his hair, he had quite a lot of liquor.
"There you are." You approached him.
Your eyes soften at the sight, your heart flutters every time the strong and rough captain becomes tame and gentle like this, though the job of bringing him to his room always falls into you. He rejects anyone else who tried to do it, making you the only exception.
"Let's get you to your room now, hm?" You grabbed his right arm and placed it over your neck, pushing him up his seat.
"Ugh...y/n?" He softly called out. "That you..?"
"Yes, Kidd. It's me. Now, don't make it hard for me and walk." You commanded.
Which he obeyed, walking on his (partially) own, though half of his weight placed upon you. You supported and guided Kidd out of the dining room, slowly but surely walking to the direction of his room.
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You could finally see the door of his room a couple of distances away, you exhaled happily, relief filling your heart. One of these days, you're not going to allow Kidd to drink anymore, it is not easy carrying his massive body all the way to his room.
But that relief only lasted for a brief moment, as you felt Kidd's entire body weight shifting onto you. He took his hand off your neck, both of his arms wrapping around your waist, his face nuzzling deep in your neck. And was he..sniffing you??
"Kidd...You are not light." You managed to let out, a slight blush appearing in your cheeks. "And I'm going to smell like alcohol. Get off me."
"Don't wanna.." He muttered, his voice muffled by your neck.
"...Ughh!" You groaned in frustration. "Just a few more...you can do it...."
With the repeat of a few mantras, and breathing exercises, you were finally in front of the door. The gorgeous, not so finely carved, ordinary wooden door. You were so close tears, before a certain annoying guy interrupts.
"Hurry up."
"Yes, yes.." You huffed. Twisting the doorknob, swinging open the door, and stepping foot inside. It was a pretty well kept room, you'd think it'll be messy considering it is Kidd's room, but he's an organised person. He likes to collect several stuff so it tracks.
You dismissed your useless admiring, focusing on the given situation. You painstakingly advanced towards his bed, grunting with each step, while Kidd gets real comfy clinging against you.
You stopped to take a breath when you were at the foot of his bed, you pulled off Kidd's arms that were wrapped around your waist. You turned around slightly, shifting the weight towards Kidd, making his huge body fall on the bed.
"Finally..! Geez." You took a seat at the edge of the bed, intending to rest for a moment. You catch your breath, wiping your sweat off your forehead. You started to feel a little better, maybe even feeling proud of yourself. Until it was rudely interrupted (again) by familiar rough hands creeping around your waist.
"Uwahh!" You let out a squeal as you were lifted off your seat, and plopping your right side onto the bed. Your eyes were met Kidd's who's body was facing you, his arms wrapping around your waist again, bringing you closer to him.
"Kidd! Don't surprise me like that!" You scolded him.
"Hmm.." He didn't respond. He was only staring into your eyes, his gaze wandering down, settling on your lips. Which made you a little flustered.
"L-let me go." You let out.
He stayed silent, a few seconds passing before he leaned closer, close enough that your foreheads are touching. Your hands were pressed up against his firm chest, it was the only thing separating your bodies.
'Too close!' You screamed in your head. Your heart started beating faster, the small blush spreading through your face.
He kept getting closer. You could feel him breathing, you were close enough to see the pores in his face, your gaze ending up at his red stained lip. You swallowed. 'Is he..?'
There was less than an inch in between your faces, and he was still going closer. Your heart pounded in your chest, your breath shortening, you shut your eyes close. Waiting for what's to come.
And after a few more seconds, it never did.
Confused. You opened your eyes, only to be met by his shit-eating grin greeting you, his eyes squinted with pure delight.
You felt blood rushing to your face, you gritted your teeth, slamming your palm against his chest with full force.
"You jerk!" You cursed out. Which only made his grin wider.
He started chuckling for a while, making you more embarrassed. The only thing you could do was glare furiously at him, though the saturated red on your face didn't make it intimidating at all.
"Haa.." He exhaled, his chuckle stopping. He stared at you once again, a smile still on his face. "..Why didn't you push me away?"
You blinked in confusion. "...There's no way I'll be able to push you."
"Yes, you can. You just didn't try."
"Well, I didn't know I can."
"Hm, liar."
You opened your mouth to argue back, but he suddenly changed his position. He let go of your waist, pushing himself up the bed, he grabbed your left shoulder and pushed you down on your back. He shifted his body to be on top of you, his arms leaned on either side of your head.
"W-what are you..?"
He leaned closer to your face, before he grabbed your jaw gently, tilting it up slightly.
"If I were to kiss you right now, would you push me away?" Kidd asked in an unusually serious voice.
"...O-of course, I would.." You responded, your voice coming out lower than you intended.
"I see." He said briefly. He bought his face down once again, the distance between you two decreasing. He kept going down, faster than before, he wasn't teasing you anymore.
Before you knew it, your lips locked in with his. Your face flushed up, your body went stiff for a moment, though you slowly relaxed against his touch. He deepened the kiss, though it was just a peck at the moment.
He pulled away after some seconds, you could see the faint but noticeable blush on his cheeks, his eyes boring into yours.
"..You didn't push me away after all." He said in a low voice, a hint of relief coming out. You wanted to say something, but you just couldn't concentrate right now, not when Kidd is being this adorable.
He ran his thumb along your lips, before pushing it in between, he softly tugged down your jaw, making you open your mouth. He pressed his lips against yours once again, this time his tongue slipping inside. He pushed forward, guiding your tongue with his, your hand subconsciously gripping his sleeve. He sloppily kissed you, his red lipstick smudging your lips, his grip on your jaw tightened as the kiss intensified.
A few minutes after, he pulled away from your lips, both of you catching your breath. You looked up at Kidd, his cheeks was flushed red, sweat dripping down his forehead, his red lipstick all smudged up. He was looking at you too, you were in the same situation, blush and sweat painted across your face.
"Y/n.." He called out first, his eyes looked like he was out of it. "I like you."
Your heart couldn't calm down, you were still catching your breath, that kiss took a lot out of you.
"You..." He added before you could even respond, leaning closer to you. "Do you like me too..?"
You blinked for a few moments, your heart was practically beating out of your chest, you pressed your lips together. You were too flustered to respond.
So instead, you lifted your arms, wrapping it around his neck. You pulled him down into your lips, kissing him again. Kidd's brows furrowed in confusion, though he didn't reject the kiss.
You slowly pulled away, you turned to the side, avoiding his eyes. "..Does that answer your question..?"
He blinked a few times, pushing himself up, before letting out a hearty laugh.
"W-what??" You asked in an embarrassed tone.
Kidd continued laughing. He got off on top of you, plopping himself on the bed beside you. He let out a big exhale as he stopped laughing.
"I'm glad.." Kidd murmured to himself.
You turn your body, laying down at your side to look at him, but you couldn't see his expression at this angle.
"...Kidd?" You called out to him, but he didn't answer.
You pushed yourself up to sit, crawling over to Kidd, you looked down at him. A pout appeared in your face, your brows furrowing as you gazed down at him.
'He fell asleep..' You said to yourself in frustration.
You reached out, pinching his cheeks. "How dare you fall asleep at this time?" You grumbled.
Your eyes gazed down, you could see his face properly now. His face was peaceful, his eyes relaxed, his lips curled up in a small smile. You were amazed, you've never seen Kidd with this expression, he was always either scowling or frowning.
You let out a small sigh, a smile creeping into your face.
"I guess I'll let you off the hook for now.."
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