So three days have passed and Killer is now fully healed. Of course that just meant more help for you in the bakery. Killer had the charisma of 37 princes; somehow he'd managed to charm almost all the ladies in town. But now, upon closer inspection, it seemed more like the girls were seducing him. You don't even think he was doing it on purpose. Of course to balance it off Kid would scare off anyone who was just there to have a gander. It's literally the perfect balance.

"Hope we can see you later Killer" a woman winked.

She was just a little bit older than you, and she was just walking out of the store with a group of her female friends.

"Uh Thanks for coming again ladies" Killer chuckled nervously as he scratched his neck.

You were watching the entire scene with Kid who scowled. You couldn't help but giggle at the poor guy.

"You seem more of a Lady Killer than a man Killer" You laughed as you patted Killers back.

"Please don't tease me about this" he sighed as you laughed even more.

"If I see another bitch strut into this building, I'm gonna lose my shit" Kid grumbled.

"Language!" both you and Killer said in unison.

"Don't get upset just because you want some attention as well" you teased which probably wasn't the best thing to do.

"What. Did. You. Say?" He growled as he slowly turned towards you.

"Ah! Nothing Kid! I was only joking!" you squeaked as you ran to the other side of the counter.

"Oh yeah? You shouldn't start what you can't finish firecracker" he smirked.

'I have literally been saved by the bell' you spun around eager to greet your customers.

"Hi how can I help you?" You began.

"(Y/n)!"

"We came to visit!"

"We've missed you!"

"Liam! Isaac! Ian! There you are!" You laughed as you scooped them up into a hug. "It's been a while since I last saw you guys"

"Come on (y/n) let go" Liam whined.

"Oh right..." you swiftly released them from your grasp. "So to what do I owe the pleasure boys. Let me guess... you want to help me hide a dead body" you giggled

"Not this time..." Isaac frowned

"WHY ARE YOU UPSET ABOUT THAT?!" The others yelled and you laughed.

"Easy boys, let's not make a mess"

"Speaking of mess, we were wondering if you needed any help with anything today" Liam grumbled.

"We're kinda bored and could totally do with some cake" a string of saliva was starting to form at the corner of Ian's mouth.

"Have you got anything for us to do?" Isaac asked.

You stood straight and gave them an apologetic smile.

"I'm afraid not boys. You see I've actually gotten a lot of help recently. Anything you could've or would've done has already been sorted"

"Who?" The boys asked.

You stepped to the side and gestured to the two men who had watched the entire scene. There was a moment of silence.

"Aren't you the scary pirate guys from the other day?" Liam pointed towards them.

"That's us kid. You got a problem?" Kid questioned.

"Don't threaten them? Don't worry about him, they're both very nice people" you smiled.

"... so you like them?" Ian asked.

"Of course I do!" You stated without hesitation.

"But I thought Law was your only lover?" Isaac innocently asked.

It took a minute for you to process what had just been said. When it did process blood rushed to your face as you gave the boy a double take. Your hands shot to your face to try and hide your embarrassment.

'Why is that the only thing you guys can seem to remember about Law?!'

Kid was seething with rage behind you. There was no hiding the veins now appearing on his arms and head. You couldn't tell Killers reaction but you could tell he wanted an explanation from the fact he was staring at you from behind the mask. He was practically radiating the phrase care to explain from his body language.

"H-How many times have I told you that he was joking about that!" you screamed.

"But you two were so close... physically and mentally" Isaac said.

"really now?" Kid growled.

"Every time we asked him about it, he said that you were too shy to admit it, which makes sense." Liam continued.

"Is that so?" Killer said thoughtfully.

"He's even a pirate and that's who your gonna marry right?" Ian added.

'Shoot me... Just end my suffering and shoot me...' you slumped. 'Law! why have you decided to make my life so difficult even when you aren't even here!?' you sobbed.

"Why do you guys keep coming back to that conclusion!" you whined "For the last time. Our relationship wasn't like that!"

"Then please elaborate firecracker, I'm dying to know" Kid had a very sadistic smile carved onto his face.

You started to weigh out the options laid before you. 'I feel as though if I explain this wrong, I'm gonna die, but if I explain this right, Law's gonna die... Either way someone is gonna die and I'm not sure how I feel about that!' You sighed.

"Law was always bored so he'd always try to find fun in teasing me! Each day his little games would get bolder. To the point where he involved my boys." Your hands remained on your face to try and cover your still ever present blush. The memories of some of his pranks were still vivid in your mind.

"So the little fucker was just putting his hands where they didn't belong?"

"Fucker?" Ian repeated.

All of a sudden, your blush was no longer a problem because all the colour drained from your skin when you heard Ian swear. Killer facepalmed while Kid smirked.

"Nice going Kiddo. You wanna know what it means?" Kid smirked.

"NOOOO!" You screamed leaping towards Ian and covered his ears. "DON'T EVER REPEAT THAT WORD IAN! DO YOU UNDERSTAND?! STAY INNOCENT"

Your eyes were slightly watery as you held Ian close. You were literally watching his innocence slip away from him. Your head whipped round to KId who was now chuckling at the scenario. Killer raised his hands to signal that he wanted no part in whatever was going to happen next.

"KID! Don't taint my innocent children!" You cried.

"They're gonna learn sooner or later. What's wrong with getting a headstart!" He shrugged.

"No! You mustn't use that language around my boys!" You screamed.

In that moment you saw the most evil glint in Kids eyes. You knew exactly what he was about to do, but before you could stop he let loose.

"You gotta be fucking kidding me (y/n)! Don't give me that shit! Makes you sound like a fucking-AGH!"

Killer jabbed Kid in the rib-cage before he said something he was gonna regret. He then leapt over the counter and strolled over to the three boys.

"Sorry you guys had to witness that. As you can see though, you can say those words, but using words like that have consequences" he gestured towards you and Kid. "Besides, if you did use those words you'd probably make (y/n) cry. You seem to like her a lot, so I don't think you'd want that"

Each of the boys looked at each other then to you, and then to Killer they all smiled and nodded.

"Alright, we understand"

"There's no way we'd make (y/n) cry on purpose"

"Yeah, who'd give us cake... Ouch! I was joking"

They all walked over and placed a hand on you. Your heart melted instantly.

'Killer, You are a blessing in disguise!'

"Aw... thank you guys..." you smiled as you ruffled their hair, which raised a few complaints.

"How about some cake?" You suggested. "Just a small slice."

"Yeah!" They all yelled.

Kid was muttering a few more unpleasant words under his breath whilst glaring at Killer. Killer, on the other hand, just silently nodded and continued on with his duties. The rest of the day was pretty quiet after that point.

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"A little cursing won't hurt them" Kid sighed

"No means no!" You stated.

You and Kid were still discussing why he couldn't teach your troublemakers how to swear in the living room. Killer was laying across your sofa reading your journal...

"Where did you get that?!" You snatched the book away "How do you guys keep finding it?"

"Well after Kid finished reading it I asked if I could take a quick look. Gotta say that Luffy kid is hilarious" Killer chuckled, as he shifted his left arm across his stomach and the right behind his head.

"Wait you read this as well?" You turned to Kid who looked bored.

"It was just laying there, I thought it was a notebook for spare paper" he shrugged. "And if anything the Luffy kid was a reckless idiot."

'That's rich coming from you' you sweat dropped.

"I'd really appreciate it, if you could stop insulting my friend he's just very simple minded" you clarified.

"You just contradicted yourself again" Killer pointed out, whilst Kid just laughed.

You all turned towards the door. Killer was now sat straight on the sofa. Kid was staring directly at the door as though he was expecting a monster to jump through it. You assumed that this would be a normal reaction to a doorbell if you were constantly hunted because of your bounty.

"I wonder who that could be. I wasn't expecting guests" you thought out loud.

You walked over to the door and unlocked it. As it swung open you were greeted with two new faces. Both of them were tall but one had long shaggy blue hair and stitches on his face. The other had two bits of hair sticking up almost like an antenna.

"Am I wrong in assuming that you're (Y/n)?" The blue haired guy asked.

"You are not. How can I help you?"

"Then I believe that Master Kid and Killer are staying with you" he stated.

Your eyes widened and you smiled. "Then I'm guessing your Heat and Wire. It's a pleasure."

Both men seemed taken aback by your response. They're appearance didn't normally encourage smiles from pretty girls such as yourself. They nodded for confirmation and you stepped aside and let them into the house.

Both men froze when they finally laid eyes on their captain. Actually everyone froze. It was as if time just stopped for a whole second. Then quite unexpectedly the two grown men started sniffling. Killer chuckled as he made his way over. Kid on the other hand just scoffed.

"Did you guys honestly think we'd die from something as trivial as that?" Kid scowled as Killer tried to soothe his friends.

"It's great to see you guys!" Killer have them a good pat on the back.

Unfortunately that didn't stop the tears. Kid had decided he'd had enough of the sob and snapped.

"Would you two stop your damn whining already! We're alive! Move on!" he stormed over and slapped them both on the back... hard.

You flinched from the impact, but it seemed to have work. Both men stopped crying.

'Must be a guy thing' you thought. As you watched Kid rant and rave about how pathetic they were for shedding tears over nothing.

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Somehow you convinced Kid to calm down and have a drink with his crew. Killer explained how you saved him from death and they explained to you how they were ambushed, which caused them to split up. Three days ago a rumour went by that Kid and Killer were spotted on this island. Once they'd finally arrived they heard gossip from a group of women, about an attractive blonde guy at (y/n)'s bakery and decided to come and check it out.

'Great... so there are rumours spreading... I'm gonna have to be more careful.'

"Master Kid if rumours are spreading then we should probably leave right now" Heat suggested.

"You're right. Where's the ship?" Kid asked.

"In the main harbour"

"Bring the ship around the back. We need to be discrete" Kid ordered and both Heat and Wire nodded and stood.

"Ms (Y/n)" Heat began. "We can't thank you enough for saving our captain. We will do our very best to make sure your effort does not go to waste. But is there any other way we can repay you" He bowed and Wire followed.

"Just your silence. The last thing I want is a lot of attention, so if anyone asks, this place doesn't even exist. Oh and just (Y/n) is fine thanks" you smiled.

They both nodded and gave one last farewell before leaving.

"I guess it's time for you guys to go as well huh?" You smiled sadly.

They were stood outside and you were leaning on the door frame. They didn't exactly want you to come to the beach with them cause there'd be a huge fuss on the ship and apparently Kid wasn't planning on dealing with that.

"Hey (Y/n)" Killer said.

"Yes?"

"Kid would probably be too embarrassed to ask you but there's still time. Why don't you just join our crew?" he asked.

"What?!" You squeaked in surprise.

"You'd be treated respectfully under Kid's name and it would be nice to have someone else who could keep him in check" Killer reasoned.

"You know that as much as I'd want to I can't come with you. For one I can't fight, I can only dodge. And two, there are others who are relying on me to be here" you pointed out.

"Are you really gonna stay and wait for them (Y/n)? I mean, you don't even know how long it'll take?" Kid asked.

It surprised you that he'd said your name. He called you (y/n) not firecracker. He was serious.

"It doesn't matter how long I have to wait all he has to do is make sure that I'm here to support them. And to support you too."

Kid's expression was unreadable, but you had a feeling he was disappointed.

"I figured you'd say that. Well here, it's such a pain in the ass to carry it around so go ahead and take this" He tossed a small charm your way.

It was a small kid pirates joy roger, made with a silver and black design.

"Is that what that racket from your room was?" Killer asked.

"Yeah, you see it's made with two different materials one is sea prism stone, hence all the noise and why it took so long. It should work as a good defence mechanism if a devil fruit eater tries to grab you" He takes a hand through his disheveled red hair, while averting his gaze.

'He's referring to himself...'

"And the other metal?" You asked still intrigued.

"The other metal is for this" he pulled out a small compass that was pointing directly to the charm in your hand. "I understand that you used vivre cards for your friends but I'm not trusting a stupid scrap of paper. I'll find you using the unique magnetic waves that emit from the charm and. And no they're not dangerous" he scoffed.

You stayed quiet admiring the charm in your hand.

"You don't have to wear it but you should definitely keep it close by for protec-!" Kid was interrupted by you walking up to him and giving him a big hug.

"Talk about going above and beyond" you giggled into his chest.

A small smile made its way onto his lips.

"Alright alright, I get it firecracker. Let go or I may I may get the wrong idea" he whispered in a husky.

You jumped off of him and glared.

"Way to ruin the moment" you pouted while he just smirked.

You turned to Killer and jumped on him. "Take care of yourself Killer. I'm really gonna miss our little talks" you whispered in his ear.

"Likewise. Thank you so much for everything. I owe you my life" he stroked your hair occasionally touching some of the flowers scattered among it.

"Killer" Kid stated.

He sighed and released you.

"We'll be taking our leave now" he turned and walked towards Kid.

"Oi Firecracker! We'll see you around! I fucking swear!" Kid shouted and you nodded.

'language' you thought to yourself.

You watched as they took the path to the beach. You were about to close the door when you saw Killer sprinting back up to you.

"Killer what's wrong?" Your voice was full of concern.

He said nothing until he was right next to you. He pulled up his mask just enough to reveal his lips and kissed your cheek.

"Stay safe (y/n)" he whispered before pulling his mask back over his face and running back to Kid.

You were stunned to silence. The blood was racing to your cheeks as you touched the area he'd kissed you.

'Talk about charm' you smiled as you walked back inside your house and closed the door.

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