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mystical-flute · 3 years

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Uncharted Waters (YGOxOne Piece Crossover)

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The worlds "Earth" and "Eturn" used to be united, until a mysterious force ripped them apart eight-hundred years ago. Now, the Veil between worlds is starting to crack, just as the Shadow Games return to Earth. Reika Muto, an undercover operative in Eturn and owner of the Millennium Bracelet, is caught between two worlds.

“Did you really think that a rookie like you could really stop Baroque Works?” Mr. 3 asked with a sneer, staring down at Reika with contempt in his eyes. “You pirates should have just left well enough alone, don’t you understand that? Then your poor body wouldn’t be in the state it's in!”

As if to emphasize, he wiggled the dagger that had been stuck in her, causing her to cry out in pain again.

“But don’t worry, you’re going to be at peace soon enough,” he continued, the wax slowly climbing up her foot.

Reika shifted her outstretched arm, desperately grasping for one of the batons just outside her grip. “I’m not dying here,” she choked out.

“Aren’t you? You’re out of moves! Out of options, and out of time.”

Her pinky grasped the baton, sliding it into her palm as his back turned away, keeping an eye out for any of her allies.

“Hey Mr. 3, do you know what’s scarier than a little shock?” she questioned.

“Hm? What do you - ”

“Jupiter’s Storm!” she called out, a bolt of lightning shooting from the baton and straight onto the Baroque Works Officer.

He slumped to the ground, unmoving.

“It came from this way!”

“It sounded like Sakura!”

Sakura. Stupid undercover names. But it was to protect her from the Marines, so she dealt with it.

She slowly sat up, knocking some of the wax off her foot just as two familiar shadows appeared in the alley.

“Chopper! Usopp!”

Chopper rushed forward with his medical kit. “What did he do to you?!”

“He picked up a dagger from one of his minions and tried to distract me before turning me to wax,” she grunted, looking at Usopp, who was almost totally covered in bandages. “I’m in better shape than you though, Usopp.”

“Nothing can keep the great Captain Usopp down!” Usopp replied, puffing out his chest before going into a coughing fit.

“Uh-huh. Where are the others? Are they okay? What about our captain?”

Chopper tied the last of the bandages to her shoulder. “This is all I can do for now. Luffy went to go hunt down Crocodile, but the others are waiting at the end of the alley!”

“Reika?”

“I’m okay, Azila. I promise.”

She rose to her feet. “Let’s go.”

All they needed to do was stop a civil war and disarm a bomb.

Get Princess Vivi to the top of the clock tower… watch in horror as Pell, the captain of the Alabasta guards, flew the bomb up to the sky. Watch it explode, knocking everyone off their feet. Watch as the fighting resumed despite the horror that just took place.

Be… unable to stop them. Marine and pirate alike stood in utter disbelief as VIvi’s cries for peace went unheard until rain, precious, life-giving rain, that had been denied Alabasta for three long years thanks to Crocodile’s manipulations, finally began to fall.

“I don’t remember much of what happened after that,” she admitted, days later. “We passed out in an alley after telling Vivi to go be with her father and her people. When I woke up, we’d been out for almost a full day.”

“So to recap, you’re telling me a rookie pirate with a thirty million berry bounty defeated one of the Seven Warlords?” Commander Kenji Hashimoto questioned, squinting at her from his screen.

Reika rolled her eyes. “Do you really think I would lie about a report like this?”

“I know you’d never lie to me, Reika,” Kenji said with a heavy sigh. “Have you spoken with your family?”

Reika Muto nodded slowly. “I talked to them about a week ago. I warned them that I’d be unavailable for a while. Said I was going off the grid for a desert excavation for an internship.”

It wasn’t a complete lie, technically. Alabasta was a desert, she did see ancient sites, and she never would have been able to contact her family with how chaotic the fight against Crocodile was.

Alabasta just wasn’t anywhere in the United States… or on Earth.

“I spoke to your aunt the other day. They don’t seem suspicious about your whereabouts,” Kenji explained.

“Good,” Reika said, glancing at her watch. “I should head back to the palace. The others are going to start wondering what took me so long. Agent Sakura signing out.”

The name still felt weird in her ears, but she was a scout, and the best scouts had disguises, after all.

“Thank you for letting me use your equipment,” she said to the old woman in the next room. “My commander was pleased to hear from me.”

“Of course. It must be hard to get a chance to contact them while you’re at sea,” Megumi replied with a smile. “Now, I’ve added a few little trinkets to your bag as a thank you for helping me arrange my furniture.”

Reika grinned as she grabbed her things, tucking her cell phone out of sight after sending a quick text to her boyfriend. “Of course. Thank you. It was good to speak with you.”

The walk back to the palace was swift, nod and say hello to the citizens who were diligently working to rebuild their city, duck when it came to Marines, and keep gaze steady when passing the ones that had stationed themselves on the palace steps, blocked by the royal guard, who let her through without issue.

“There you are, Reika! What did that old lady want, anyway?” Usopp asked with a small frown when she entered the room they’d bunked down at.

“Oh - nothing major. She just said I reminded her of her granddaughter and asked for help arranging some furniture,” she said, waving her hand dismissively as she set her bags on her bed to look over what the woman had given her.

“So… did she give you any cash as a thanks?” Nami questioned. If it were possible, Reika was sure Nami’s eyes would be money signs all the time.

Reika rolled her eyes and tossed over a small sack of coins, hearing Nami’s delighted ‘hah!’.

“Luffy’s still out of it, huh?” she asked, glancing over at the bed where their captain lay fast asleep.

“His fever broke, which is good, but otherwise no, nothing,” Chopper replied with a sigh.

Reika smiled. “Hey, don’t be so glum. You’re going to be the world’s best doctor, remember? I’m sure he’ll wake up -”

Her head throbbed.

The Shadow Games are coming…

“Reika?”

She snapped her head back up, looking at the worried crew in front of her. “Sorry, I’m fine. My head just hurt for a second. I’m just going to go splash some water on my face.”

“You sure?”

“Absolutely!”

Luffy chose that moment to wake up, creating the perfect distraction as she ducked out of the room and took her phone out of her pocket, seeing an incoming call and feeling her stomach sink.

“Okay okay okay!” she grumbled to it, moving into an empty bathroom before putting it to her ear. “Hello?”

“Oh thank goodness I got through! Reika, grandpa’s hurt!” came her cousin’s frantic voice from the other end. “I was dueling with Pegasus and when it ended all of a sudden grandpa was passed out! We can’t get him to wake up!”

Reika blinked several times, trying to process the information. “Okay - what? Slow down this time.”

She heard Yugi taking deep breaths before he spoke again. “You know how I won against Kaiba a few weeks ago?”

“Yes, of course I do. I had a very… interesting conversation with him that night,” she said, frowning.

“Pegasus somehow found out that I won against him and wanted to find out more about me. But the DVD he sent was a trap - he was on it using his Millennium Item on it. He - he said he took grandpa’s soul and now grandpa won’t wake up!”

She pinched her brows together. “Well, that explains the headache.”

“What do you mean?”

A sigh escaped her. “I got the worst headache a few minutes ago. Heard a voice say something about the Shadow Games? Listen, I can’t really talk right now. I’ll be home as soon as I can. I promise. Call me if anything changes with grandpa.”

“O - okay…”

Reika ended the call and swallowed back the lump in her throat. Why now? Of all the times for this to happen, it had to be while they were celebrating their victory. After she’d clawed her way into the Grand Line to find her parents.

“Dammit all…” she grumbled, switching to her agency communicator. “This is Agent Muto requesting extraction from the Kingdom of Alabasta.”

“Reika? What seems to be the issue?”

“My grandfather’s in a coma. I’m at the palace. Be advised there are Marine ships in the area. The group I’m with plans to cross the desert tonight, so I’ll make sure my tracker is on.”

“Aiko will find you. We’ll get you home safe.”

With her family believing she was studying in California, they needed to match up the amount of time it would take for a cross-continental flight. Thirteen hours ought to do it.

Reika slid to the ground, her head in her hands. She’d finally made it to the sea her parents had gone missing in. She finally had started being able to investigate and now… now she had to leave it all behind.

But her grandfather had raised her, and she knew deep down Domino was where she needed to be.

“Reika! Where’d you go?”

She rose to her feet, swallowed the lump in her throat, quickly splashed some cold water on her face to get rid of the redness that had started forming, and opened the door to find Vivi.

“Sorry Vivi, splashing water on my face did the trick. I feel much better now,” Reika lied with a wide smile. “Did I miss anything?”

“Well, Terracotta said dinner will be ready soon. I’d say she brought an appetizer, but Luffy ate it all, so…”

“I can wait until dinner,” she said with a laugh. She wasn’t very hungry anyway, knowing what was going to happen tonight.

At midnight, the Straw Hat crew packed up their belongings and descended from the palace.

Reika switched on her tracker as soon as they hit the desert. It was only moments before Aiko appeared in a bright flash of light, the pirates tensing immediately.

“Who the hell are you?” Zoro asked, hand already on his sword.

“Zoro, wait! Aiko’s a friend of mine!” she said, eyes wide. “But how did you find me all the way out here?”

“Sheer dumb luck I suppose. You know my powers are still a little scattered,” Aiko said, slipping into the lie with ease. “I’m not here with great news though. Your grandfather’s fallen ill, Reika. The doctors can’t seem to wake him up.”

She let the tears she’d hidden before flow. “What?!”

“What’s wrong? Was it some sort of disease?” Chopper asked with wide eyes.

“Grandpa’s had heart issues for years now.” Reika sniffled. “I knew he shouldn’t have stayed by himself.”

“We’ll help him. Chopper’s the best doctor here!” Nami insisted. “Er, right, Luffy?”

Monkey D. Luffy sat with a contemplative look on his face.

“Where is this island?” he finally asked.

“Oxram Island,” Reika explained. “It’s only a couple days journey from here, but it’s back the way we came, and with the Marine ships around, it’d be too dangerous for you guys to come with me.”

Luffy gave her an uncharacteristically serious look. “I see then. If you feel you need to leave the crew, that’s okay. I understand.”

“You’re sure?” Reika asked, looking at the crew with wide eyes.

“It’s your family and your grandfather’s in trouble. Of course I’m okay with it,” Luffy agreed with a wide grin. “Besides, you can come find us again!”

“Luffy, she has to go back the way we came,” Zoro grumbled. “I don’t know if - ”

“Aiko has the power of the portal-portal fruit. It can help guide me back to you, especially if you guys keep making waves!” Reika said. “Come on, Aiko. You can ride with me back to the ship. I’ll hurry up and pack the rest of my stuff.”

The journey across the desert was long, and they arrived at the Going Merry around three in the morning. She ignored most of the chaos on the deck with the escaped Baroque Works member who called himself a friend, and ducked into the women’s room, haphazardly tossing her things back into her suitcase.

“You sure you’re okay?” Aiko asked.

“I have to be, Aiko. You know what Uncle Takeo and Aunt Kumi will say if I don’t go home,” she replied, slipping a tracking device behind her nightstand so she could find the crew whenever her grandfather recovered. “Let's just get this over with.”

“I guess this is goodbye for now!” she called to the deck, unsure if any of the crew could hear her. “I’ll be back as soon as I can. I promise.”

Aiko summoned a portal (using her technology, not a devil fruit power), and with a deep breath, Reika vanished through the Veil, back to Domino, Japan.

Earth.

“Welcome back, Agent Muto,” Kenji greeted. “I’m just going to need you to go through a health check and we’ll get you home to your family.”

Reika nodded, first making a stop in the changing room, where she rid herself of the Alabastan fashion she’d been wearing, removing the batons and their braces from her arms, revealing the golden bracelet she’d kept hidden during her time in Eturn. She slipped into a pair of shorts and a t-shirt, then reached up to take the clip out of her hair, letting it hang free around her shoulders as the dark brown she’d had faded back into her normal color.

In the med bay, as the doctor took her vitals, she stared at herself in the mirror. It had been days since she’d truly been able to look at herself this way - her natural state. Multicolored hair like her father, warm brown eyes like her mother. The older she got, the more of them she could see herself in them.

It was why she’d been sent to Eturn. Why she’d been on a pirate crew, sailing around that mysterious world and getting into danger. She had a clawing, desperate need to find out why her parents had disappeared in that same world ten years ago.

She winced when Hiro’s fingers found the scar on her shoulder. “Easy there, would you?”

“When did you get this?”

“Four days ago. I jumped in the way of an enemy that had been going after my friend. The assailant ended up driving their dagger into my shoulder before I managed to get them off me,” she explained as Hiro’s fingers traced down it gently.

Hiro frowned. “It’s healing well, but I’m concerned about nerve damage in your shoulder. I’d like you to come back in a couple days so I can run some tests.”

Reika nodded in agreement, hopping off the exam table. “Sure.”

“One more thing before you leave, Agent Muto,” Kenji said, frowning as she passed him on her way toward the elevator. “The Veil is beginning to wane.”

She stared. “Wane? Megumi didn’t mention anything to me about that.”

“It hasn’t spread to all corners of the dimensions yet. Megumi’s superiors may not have informed her,” Kenji explained. “It seems to have started here in Japan, though.”

“Okay, so I’ll keep an eye out. Is it glowing blue like our portals?”

“It is, and worse, it seems to keep pulling people between worlds.”

Her eyes widened. “This could be a disaster. Is there any way to stop it?”

“At this time, it seems the only way to stop it is to close the portals. Each agent has been given a personal transporter for this emergency.”

Reika stared at the device as it was pushed into her hand. “Pretty odd to have one of these here in Domino,” she admitted. “You and Yume are always so strict about not using them unless we’re in danger in Eturn.”

“Things may get dicey here, so be on your guard. We’ve been trying to increase security, but it seems with each ripple we close, another opens. It’s like someone is trying to combine the dimensions,” Kenji sighed. “But I shouldn’t be bothering you with this now. Go home and get some rest. I’ll call you when we’re ready to put you on active duty.”

“Thanks, Mr. Hashimoto,” she murmured, making her way to the private parking lot and finally pulling out into the familiar Domino streets.

Three-thirty in the morning even in the heart of Domino City meant not many people were out and about, but still, it almost felt wrong seeing cars instead of ships. As she drove past the hospital, she squinted at the bright, fluorescent lighting of the parking lot.

Reika’s hands shook against the steering wheel.

Grandpa…

She let out a heavy exhale as she pulled up to the game shop, cutting the engine. In all honesty, she hadn’t even thought about what she might say or do if she ever came back to Domino.

This wasn’t supposed to happen.

The scent of yakitori still hung in the air as she pushed her way into the apartment, closing the door as quietly as she could behind her and glancing around.

It hadn’t changed much in her absence. Not that she expected it to - Domino as a whole, despite being a city, seemed to be stuck in the mundane. They didn’t know about the global espionage agency that used a restaurant as a front. They didn’t know that there was an entire world beyond strange portals.

It was perfectly ordinary.

A yawn escaped her as she opened her bedroom door, dumping her bags by it and pulling out her phone as she flopped onto the bed. There was at least a fifty-fifty chance that her boyfriend would be awake, knowing his tendency to work through the night.

Seto, I’m home. Text me if you have time to meet.

She meant to stay up and check if he got back with her, but the exhaustion of the day finally caught up with her, and she drifted off, not even bothering to get under the covers.

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thewildomega · 4 years

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Star in the Sand Ch.4

Making your way up the steps of your home you let out a little whimper as you opened the door and stepped inside. Not hearing anything or seeing any lights on you assumed Crocodile was sleeping already. Good you really didn't want him to see you like this. Walking down the hallway with your head lowered you rubbed your face but stopped and knit your brows when you noticed your bathroom light on. Rounding the corner you quickly flushed red and turned on heel. "Why are you taking a bath in my bathroom?" you asked, hearing the sound of the water moving a small amount.

"You are the one that said a bath might help with migraine." he said in a normal deep voice, staying where he was. Seeing her keep her back to him he smirked at how flustered she was, had she never seen a naked man before?

"Yes well I didn't mean in my bathtub." you said.

"You expect me to fit in that small one in there? Besides I didn't think you would be home so early." he said. Tilting his head a bit as he finally took notice of her stiff stance and wrinkled clothing.

Sighing you turned back but kept your eyes up as you reached to grab your bathing supplies and razor. Going to walk to the guest bathroom to shower you froze when his hand grabbed your wrist in a tight but not painful grip.

Furrowing his brows at the dark mark along her cheek he saw as her face turned away from him more. "You are hurt." His voice came out lower and more caring than he had ever heard it.

"I'm fine." you assured him, pulling your hand out of his grasp and walking out of the room. Going to the guest bathroom you shut and locked the door, sitting your stuff down on the edge of the tub. Looking under your lashes at your reflection in the mirror you saw the darkening bruise along your left cheek and temple, bringing your fingers up you gently poked the area and winced. Letting out a heavy sigh you looked down and started removing your clothes to take a quick shower. By the time you were done you no longer saw the light on in your bathroom and wrapped a towel around yourself before moving to your bedroom to put on your pajamas. As soon as you could you crawled into your bed and burrowed yourself under the covers. While you were hungry, having not eaten lunch or dinner you didn't feel like cooking. Hopefully Crocodile could manage his own supper tonight. Thinking back to the sight of his bare chest you bit your lip, he was a muscled man and you had taken notice of the small dusting of hair on his chest. You wondered how it felt, if it was soft or coarse or somewhere in the middle. Swallowing hard you closed your eyes and shook your head, nuzzling into your pillow, there was no reason to think like that.

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He had been waiting in the living room for her but she never came back out after her shower. Glancing to the time he saw it was only nine, he hadn't eaten yet and he doubted she had either. From what he had took notice of she didn't really eat that much, she seemed to forget most days. Standing he moved to the refrigerator and looked for something he could cook. Seeing beef, he rose a brow, he could work with that. Slicing the beef into thin strips he cooked them with onions and some other things before spooning it over the rice. Leaving it to cool on the counter he made them both a cup of tea and then walked down the hallway to her room. Knocking lightly on the door he didn't hear anything at first but then a small noise met his ears and he opened the door. Looking towards the bed he saw a small lump under the covers and furrowed his brows. "Come eat." he said but she didn't move. Crossing his arms over his chest he walked over to the side of the bed she was on and looked down at her. "I know you are not sleeping."

"Yes I am."

Rolling his eyes he let out a deep sigh, "I don't cook very often and I damn sure have never cooked for a woman before so you better get your ass in there and eat. We can watch that Dracula movie." he told her, his voice deep and firm, leaving no room for discussion. She laid there for a few seconds longer than needed before she finally stood and walked to the kitchen with him right behind her.

Looking down at the bowl and tea you grinned softly. "Thank you." you told him and heard him grunt in acknowledgement. Eating your meals in a peaceful silence you kept your eyes down, until he finally spoke.

"What happened to you?" he asked, his eyes looking over the bruise on her face with hard eyes.

"Just a little misunderstanding." you said without looking up.

Dropping his eyes to her darkened knuckles he knew it had been more than a little misunderstanding but if she didn't want to talk about it he wouldn't push the subject. Still though, it angered him to know someone had hit her, that someone had hurt her. Swallowing the food in his mouth he lifted his chin, "How old are you?"

A little shocked by his sudden personal question you glanced up at him. "Twenty-eight."

He would have guessed twenty three. He was sixteen years her senior. "When is your birthday?" Humming when she told him he narrowed his eyes, "Since you did not inquired about my own age or birthday I am guessing you already know." he said and saw her give him a small grin. Flickering his eyebrows he lifted the lat bite of rice to his mouth, "Well go on, I'll give you two free questions." He said, thinking he already knew what she would ask.

Humming you steered your bowl, lifting a piece of meat and rice to your mouth, "Where were you born?"

A little shocked he took a deep breath, "In the East blue, Conomi Islands." he told her and saw her eyes go wide.

"What?"

"You and Nami are from the same place." you said.

Grunting he grabbed his cup of tea, "Next question." This had to be it.

"What's your favorite color?"

Okay now he was shocked. Those were not the questions he was expecting. Seeing her still waiting for an answer he let out breath, "I like blue, like the sea...." ...like your eyes, he thought but didn't say. Seeing her give him her usual soft grin he felt that fluttering in his chest and took a deep breath, "Movie." he said and saw her nod before she got up and took both of their empty bowls to the sink.

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It was day thirteen and he had decided to go back to the bar with her for the day, wanting to get out of her house and also keep an eye on her, even though he would never tell her as much. At the beginning of the night things went rather slow and they both played games of chess to help the time go by. They had even made another game out of it, with every piece the other took they were allowed to ask one question. He had a desire to know more about her, things he had never bother learning about people he encountered before. Taking her piece he set it to the side, "Tell me something about my world that I may not know." he said.

Humming you looked over the pieces left on the board. "Luffy is Garp's grandson."

"I already know that, obvious really, they are both stubborn and act like fools." he said.

"Okay. Luffy is Dragon's son." you tried, moving your piece to take his knight.

Now that he didn't know. "The revolutionary leader?" he asked and heard her hum.

"What's your favorite thing to eat?"

"Crocodile meat with tomatoes." he said and heard her laugh.

Hearing the door open you looked up to greet the person when a familiar face met yours.

Noticing her face fall he knit his brows and looked behind him to see a small group of people coming in, one man was in the front with a small smirk on his face and one arm thrown over a woman's shoulder who was sporting a busted lip and black eye. Turning back to see Nina, y/n's co-worker walking by.

"I'll get them y/n." she said.

Looking over y/n's annoyed face he rose a brow, "That the one you had your 'misunderstanding' with?" he asked. Hearing her grunt and grab the whiskey bottle from under the counter he was expecting her to refill his own glass but to his surprise she made herself a small tumbler and downed it in one go. "How did that whore do that to you?" he asked, nodding to the fading bruise she had tried to cover with makeup.

Sighing you looked at him, "She hit me with a beer bottle when I was coming back in from taking out trash." you grumbled. "I don't even know what I did." you shrugged.

Gritting his teeth he glanced at the woman out of the corner of his eye. She wore a short skirt and shirt that showed her stomach and far too much cleavage to be even remotely considered classy. In all honesty she reminded him of a woman one would see at the brothels back in his world. His y/n ... No, not his...Y/N didn't dress like that, other than the one time they had went canoeing he had never seen her wear anything that showed a lot of skin. Most of the time she wore a pair of pants and a long sleeved blouse. Well the other night she had worn a pair of shorts and a T- shirt but even then it had a high collar. Taking a deep breath he saw her move to help Nina with the order for their table.

Turning back around once you had helped Nina get the drinks onto the tray you saw Rob walking over with a big goofy smile on his face. "No Rob, before you even ask the answer is still no."

"Oh come on good lookin' I ain't even said anything yet." he said, taking a seat at the bar. "What's wrong? Why you look so grrr." he said, scratching at the air.

Watching y/n walk to the end of the bar to refill the other customers drinks he rose a brow. "Maybe she doesn't wish to be annoyed by little pests like you." Crocodile said as he sipped at his drink.

Looking to the man he waved his hand. "Naw man, y/n loves me. She just don't know it yet."

"Of course she does." he grumbled.

"Hey star look, you know how they say you are what you eat?" he said and saw her set the beer in front of him. "Well baby I could be you by morning." he grinned, giving her a wink.

Scoffing you rolled your eyes and walked away.

Shaking his head he let out a growl. This man couldn't take no for an answer. For the next hour he listened as the man repeatedly tried to win y/n over with horrible pick up lines. Although, he could see her grinning slightly at some of them and wondered if the man was only doing this to annoy her into forgetting her problems.

"Okay Starlight what about this one... Are you a pirate?"

Catching his attention he looked at the man with slightly narrowed eyes as he sipped his drink.

"...Because I got a lot of semen waiting for you." he finished.

Almost choking on his drink he heard everyone else laughing and saw y/n looking up at the ceiling.

"What is wrong with you?" you asked.

"You baby, but I tell you what, let's go to the parking lot for a few minutes and then when we get back I'll be all better." he grinned, finishing his beer.

Shaking your head you took the bottle and tossed it into the trash, "Goodnight Rob."

Sighing he stood and paid for his beers, "Alright fine, you just keep playing hard to get." he said playfully before walking towards the door.

Making sure the an was gone he looked towards y/n and stood. "I am going out." he told her, taking the cigar she had bought him out of his pocket and seeing her nod.

Watching him leave you made your round at the bar when Nina walked over.

"Hey y/n I'm going to go out for my break okay, do you want anything from Jim's?" Nina asked.

Shaking your head you saw her nod and then leave through the back. Washing the few glasses out and sticking them in the dishwasher you grabbed the cleaning cloth and spray, going to start washing down tables when a banging filled the bar.

"Can we get some service?!"

Cutting your eyes over to the pool tables you saw the group from earlier standing around snickering and smiling as the trashy woman called for you. Gritting your teeth you walked over to the tables, plastering a small grin on your face. "What can I get you?"

"I would like a cockta..."

"How about you doll?" the man asked, cutting off the woman and making her lips give a small pout.

Turning your head up to the man you dropped your fake grin, "Try again." you told him.

Wrapping his arm around her waist he pulled her flush to him and smirked, "Come on girl, let me show you a good time."

Shoving on his chest you growled, "I'm not interested. Now are you going to order or are you just going to sit around and waste my time."

Raising his lip in a snarl he grabbed her wrist "Don't get lippy girl."

Feeling your temper flare you snatched your hand from him and went to walk away, "Go fuck yourself." you hissed but stopped short when something hit your back making you fall forward and let out a cry of pain.

"Pathetic bitch." he said, tossing down the pool cue.

Panting you opened your eyes and looked down to see the cue beside you on the floor. Grabbing it you pushed yourself to stand and swung the cue through the air.

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He had been sitting on the bench outside, smoking his cigar when he heard a feminine cry from inside the bar followed by the sound of something wooden hitting the ground. Feeling an odd sensation in his chest he stood and tapped out the cigar before quickly heading in. Opening the door he swept his eyes across the floor, when his eyes locked on his target he saw her swinging one of the pool cues, smacking the man in the legs and knocking his feet out from under him. Next thing he knew the others were rushing forward and y/n started trying to fight them all off. Hurrying over he saw one of the men swinging a knife towards her and quickly grabbed his hand, twisting it quickly and hearing it break. Throwing him down he witnessed as y/n punched the woman in the face, knocking her unconscious with one hit. Giving the other man a hard look he saw him back up and move to grab his friend. Before too long the whole bar was cleared out and he looked back to y/n to see her dropping the pool cue back on top of the table. Watching as she walked over to one of the chairs and sat down he took notice of her pained expression and frowned. "Are you alright?" he asked.

Leaning over you placed your face in your hands and nodded, "I'm sorry."

"Whatever for?" he asked. Moving towards her he noticed the stiffness of her back and curled his pointer finger under the hem of her shirt. Lifting it up some he felt her tense and saw her try to quickly sit up but he placed his other arm on her shoulder to still her. Tilting her head to look over the large purple welt across her lower back he grit his teeth, a growl rumbling in his throat.

Blushing you pulled down your shirt and gently grabbed hold of his left forearm. "Thank you for helping me."

Feeling a warming in his chest at her gentle touch he quickly cleared his throat and straightened his back. Pulling away his arm and hand he sighed, "Yes well I couldn't let them beat you too badly, how would we get back to your home tonight." he said and saw her give a tired grin before she was pushing herself to stand.

Cleaning up the bar and explaining to Nina what had happened when she got back you were not surprised by the sheriff that showed up as you went to close. Gritting your teeth as he questioned everything that had happened and then your part of the story you backed up as he reached for you, saying he needed to see what had 'supposedly' started the fight. Thankfully Nina had quickly offered to show the man the video and he finally dropped his hand but stared at you longer than needed.��

He had sat in his normal seat as the two women spoke to the man who y/n had explained to him was kind of like a marine. The man who had to be in his late fifties looked at y/n with an unsettling look and from here he could hear how he seemed to question everything she said, asking if she was sure that was what really happened. When he reached out to grab her he noticed the woman take a step back and stiffen up. The male made her uncomfortable, that much was clear and as Nina spoke up he grit his teeth at how long the man remained staring over y/n.

Once the sheriff had watched the video he had only grunted and told you that he would take care of it. Deciding not to push the matter only because you wanted to get as far away from him as possible you nodded and moved to lock up. Thankful Crocodile was here as the sheriff seemed to linger close to you.

"I suspect you'll be going up the mountain tomorrow evening for that meteor shower?" he asked in a raspy voice.

Humming you locked the door to the bar and quickly moved away from him and unconsciously more beside Crocodile.

"Well you be careful, never know what might happen when you're up there all by yourself, when no one else is around." he said, his voice growing deeper.

"She won't be alone." Crocodile growled, taking a step forward and staring down the man.

Smiling he looked up at the man, "I'm sorry I don't believe we have met. I'm Sheriff Jones and you are?"

Raising a brow at the man's outstretched hand he rose his chin, "Crocodile."

"Like the dangerous reptile?" he huffed, dropping his hand.

Smiling he stared into the man's eyes, "Precisely." Seeing the man's smile drop he stood back straight and glanced down at y/n, his eyes softening, "Are you ready my dear?" he asked and saw her nod.

"I'd be careful if I were you boy, that one there is trouble, ain't you girl?" he huffed with a smirk.

Seeing y/n's eyes drop he felt his rage taking over but knew if anything was done he would just cause her more trouble. So instead he smiled, "I tend to enjoy trouble and mayhem." the look on the man's face making him want to laugh. Walking her to her side of the truck he made sure she got in okay before walking around to his own, casting one last look at the sheriff before getting in.

Driving away you finally let out a deep breath and licked your dry lips, "Thank you... for tonight and with him." you said in a soft voice just loud enough for him to hear.

Furrowing his brows he looked to her, "What did he mean by you were trouble?" he asked, ignoring her thanks.

Taking a deep breath you kept your eyes on the road. "I've had run ins with the law before, nothing too serious, stealing food and other little stuff like that, when I was younger. He has been the sheriff for years and we've never gotten along." you told him.

He had a feeling she didn't want to talk about this anymore right now so he let it go, he would try again another time. "So what is so special about this meteor shower?" he asked and saw her smile.

"The Lyrid meteor shower. The best view is from the top of the mountain, you can see up to 18 meteors an hour." you told him.

Not being able to stop his grin at how much her eyes seemed to light up at the mention of the event he hummed. "And how exactly do we get up the mountain?" he asked.

"Hike." you said and heard him grumble. "I'll buy you another cigar..."

"Deal." he said and heard her giggle.

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"How did I let you talk me into this?" he asked in a deep voice as he walked with her up the mountain trail.

"We are almost there." you smiled.

"I should have asked for two cigars." he grumbled.

"Hiking is good for your heart." you told him and only heard him huff.

"So are pinto beans but that doesn't mean I am going to start eating them." he told her.

Grinning you scaled the last bit of trail and stood at the top of the mountain, looking out over the land below with a contempt smile.

Looking over the landscape he had to admit it was rather peaceful. Following y/n to the flat area he saw her sit down and let out a sigh before he lowered himself down to sit on her left.

Taking your book bag off you unzipped the pocket and held out his cigar, watching him smile as he took it, lighting the end and exhaling a cloud of smoke. Sitting a thermos of coffee beside him you saw him raise a brow but lift it up none the less.

"Coffee?"

"Figured it might help keep us warm." you shrugged.

Yes it was fairly chilly up here but his thick fur coat kept him warm. Looking down at y/n he took notice of her wearing a simple pair of jeans, boots and her own jacket that wasn't all that thick. He wondered if she was cold. Seeing her drawing something in her sketch book he looked over her hands and noticed they were a bit pale. Biting his cigar he considered giving her his own coat but before he could say anything she gasped lightly and looked up as the first meteor shot across the sky.

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Watching the meteor shower with her, they both sat in a comfortable silence. She had drawn the event in her sketch pad perfectly and he had been amazed by her talent, having not seen her work before now. More often than not his eyes drifted down to her out of the corner of his eyes, finding her wondrous look more entertaining than the sky. He could see the reflections of light in her eyes and grinned, "Starlight." stiffening when he realized he had said it out loud.

Hearing him say 'Starlight' you broke your eyes from the sky and looked up instead into his two silver eyes, feeling a strong warmth radiate through your chest. Blinking you felt his finger brush yours, your heart beating like a hammer in your chest. When something red caught your eye you looked beside him to see smoke, red smoke. Furrowing your brows you sat up straight, "What is that?" you asked.

Looking around them as the smoke encircled them both he snapped his head this way and that. What the hell?

"Crocodile?" you called as a harsh wind started blowing around you both, blocking off any sound. Going to stand you felt a shock of sorts on your hand as you tried to push through the smoke and let out a small yelp.

"Y/n!?" he yelled, wrapping his arm around her to pull her away from the smoke. Before another word could be said the ground was gone from under them and they were falling.

Screaming you felt as he held you tightly, the wind blowing your hair wildly.

There was a flash of light and then he landed hard on his back, letting out a small 'ooff' as y/n landed on top of his chest.

Realizing the both of you were no longer falling you opened your eyes and looked at the wooden walls and floor. Feeling warmth beneath you you turned your head and blushed when you saw you were in fact laying on top of Crocodile. "I'm so sorry." you apologized, scrambling off of him.

Pushing himself up he looked around the familiar place and then at the woman who was snapping her head around in all directions. Her bag and it's contents were scattered around them, the table and two chairs from before were there but the candle was no longer lit and the witch didn't appear to be here either.

"What just happened? Where are we? Crocodile..." you asked, your heart and breathing erratic.

Holding up his hand he watched it turn to sand and smiled. He was back.

Your eyes went wide when you saw his hand and wrist turn to sand. Suddenly it all sunk in and you couldn't breath. Crawling over to your bag you started shoving things inside. "Oh no. No, no, no, no!" you yelled. Zipping it up you stood. "This can't be happening." you mumbled. Looking around the small, dusty room you started jumping, "Hello? Smoke stuff you can take me back now. I don't belong here." you said to the air, looking down at your feet and hoping to see the red smoke start up again.

Standing he looked around the room before looking back to y/n when he heard her panicked voice. Walking over to her he grabbed her shoulder to stop her from jumpping. When two scared blue eyes looked up to him he furrowed his brows.

"Why isn't it working? Why did I get brought back with you?" you asked him in a soft, scared voice.

"I don't know." he told her.

Shaking your head you swallowed hard, "I can't be here." you whispered.

"It will be alright..."

"How can you say that? I'm stuck here with nothing, I don't even know where we..."

"If you recall, I was the same way when I came to your world." he said quickly, his voice deep. Still seeing worry in her eyes he sighed and rubbed her shoulder with his thumb, "Now it seems it is my turn to repay the same kindness you offered me."

Shaking your head you kept looking in his eyes as it made you feel a little better. "I didn't ask for this, I didn't expect anyth..."

"I know." Softening his eyes he looked to her, "Will you trust me?" he asked. When she nodded he let out a sigh, his chest being filled with pride. "I will not let anything happen to you, you have my word." he said in a deep voice. Standing back straight he looked around the shack, finding the door. Leading her to it he twisted the knob and then peeked out to see the street mostly empty, the sky just as dark as the night he left. "Come on, you stay by me alright." he said and saw her nod again as they walked away from the hut. Peeking back he saw no sign in the front yard like there had been and furrowed his brows but said nothing. Placing his hand on her lower back he led her towards the inn he had been going to that night, hoping Bonez was still there.

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