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“He’s Captain Kid’s first mate!”
Law paused by his first mate’s quarters after hearing the name of the Kid Pirate’s captain. Why on earth were Penguin and Shachi talking about that peacocking idiot? Wait, did they say first mate? He leaned against the wall next to the door, curious as to how his two crew members had landed on this topic.
“Come on Penguin, it’s okay to have a little crush on him just be honest with me.”
That made Law raise his brows. Penguin had a crush ? And on the Massacre Soldier of all people? That was some interesting news. He waited to hear Penguin’s response.
“I mean I guess he’s pretty attractive and his fighting style is really cool to watch…”
“....okay.”
There was a pause and Law was worried Shachi had passed out in shock.
“Thanks for being honest…NOW WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU THINKING?!”
Law flinched at how loud Shachi was. He needed to have a talk with him about keeping his voice down in such an enclosed space. He loved his sub but even he would be the first to admit it sometimes felt a little small with how big some of the personalities were on it.
“You told me to be honest, why are you freaking out?!”
“Because I can’t believe you have a crush on a Kid Pirate!!”
Law could agree with that sentiment. Penguin had crushes in the past but Law didn’t realize Killer was his type.
“It’s not like anything is going to happen! Do you know how low the chances are that he even knows who I am let alone the chance that we’ll run into the Kid Pirates again?”
Law smirked at that.
Oh, now that gave him an idea. It seemed that he needed to make a call to a certain peacocking captain.
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“You’ve decided that the first thing you would do in the New World is have a gay crisis over a little bird?!” Killer cackled, alerting the whole ship of his first mate's problem.
“Would you keep your mouth shut! It’s not a “gay” crisis, I’ve simply realized I might like men more than I realized and that just might be because of a certain Heart Pirate,” Killer tried hushing his captain but Kid was never one to hide his enjoyment, especially in this case.
“Whatever! But I mean come on, you could have picked someone better. I mean yeah he’s a part of Trafalgar’s crew but he doesn’t even have a bounty! He’s practically some no-name pirate!” Kid was shocked that he was even having this conversation let alone that it was about one of Trafalgar’s crew.
“You obviously didn’t see him fight, he definitely knew what he was doing against that Pacifista. Based on his skills and how he acted with his crew, I wouldn’t be surprised if he was the first mate. Maybe he doesn’t have a bounty because most of Trafalgar’s crew is unknown.”
Kid side-eyed Killer at how much he was building up this supposed “first mate”, was he serious? At first, Kid thought it was just some schoolyard crush but the way Killer was talking, it seemed a little deeper than that. He knew his friend was attracted to strong people who could take care of themselves, and while he hated to admit it, Law’s crew could handle their own in a fight.
“You really like him, don’t you? And you barely even interacted with him. I’m surprised Kil, it normally takes a lot more than that for anything to get your attention.”
Killer looked away, “I mean he was just interesting to watch…and I guess he was pretty cute too if I had to admit.”
Ahh there it is, this is what Kid was waiting for, “Ohh I see. So you think he’s cute huh?” Kid was never going to let him live this down. If Killer crushing on a Heart Pirate is what gave him this kind of ammunition then so be it. That’s what friends are for right?
“I know what you’re thinking but I’m not embarrassed about finding him intriguing. And his name is Penguin, not Little Bird .”
Ohhh, so Killer’s already protective of this guy? Kid needed to meet this guy again if he had his first mate acting like this after one meeting.
“Speaking of the Heart Pirates, why didn’t you immediately pick a fight with them when we saw them at the auction house? We all saw Trafalgar flip you off yet all you did was sneer? That’s not really like you Captain.”
Kid’s smile immediately fell.
Shit.
It was Kid who went quiet this time, “I'm not sure what you’re implying Killer, but whatever it is I can tell you, you have the wrong idea.”
Kid knew he was fucked when Killer straightened up after that. He could tell Killer was about to interrogate him further when his den-den started to ring. That’s weird, the only people with that number were his crew and…
Kid’s eyes widened. What the fuck. Why was he called? And right now of all times?!
“Uh, I just need to umm take this real quick. It’s nothing important or anything! Probably just someone with the wrong number! No big deal! But you know… I better take it and uhh set them straight ya know?”
Killer gave him a confused look but started to leave nonetheless, “Whatever you say, Kid. Guess I’ll go check on the crew while you…do whatever it is you’re doing.”
After ensuring Killer had closed the door behind him and left, Kid locked the door to the captain’s quarter and answered the den-den.
“Why are you calling me right now? What on earth could you possibly need?” Kid hissed out to the person on the other end of the den-den.
He heard a deep laugh that sent a shiver down his spine, “Now now, calm down Eustace-ya. I’m calling about a certain crew member of yours. It seems that my first mate has his eyes on your Massacre Soldier.”
That eased a bit of Kid’s fury, “Wait, the little birdie has a crush on Killer?”
He could hear Law clench his jaw, “Don’t call him that, but yes.”
Kid snickered, “Lucky for the birdie, it seems Killer reciprocated the feelings.”
“Of course he does, Penguin is a catch. Now, where are you?”
Kid jumped a bit at the sudden invasive question, “Excuse you! Like I would willingly give you my location you psychopath! Next time I see you I’m going to kill you so don’t get any ideas about trying to track me down!”
“First of all, based on our last interaction, I doubt killing me is the first thing you would want to do the next time we cross paths,” That made Kid turn red in the face, from anger of course, “Second, I only ask because my crew comes first and while I might not recommend any of them start having feelings for you, from what I’ve seen of the Massacre Soldier, Penguin picked a rather decent Kid Pirate.”
“Stop calling him the Massacre Soldier.”
The line was silent for a moment. Kid knew he caught Law off guard with that. It was a badass name, but Kid knew Killer hated it.
“Apologies, I supposed if our first mates pursue some type of relationship I should refer to him by his name.”
Kid let go of the breath he didn’t realize he was holding, “Okay, so you pretty much want to play matchmaker? I can work with that. We have some shit going on and I’m obviously not going to give you our location but I’ve heard of an island that’s accessible through most of the New World routes.”
Kid looked at the map of the New World that he had…borrowed from another crew after he left Fishman Island.
“It’s called Hajime Island.”