Wire and Heat tied up the laces of your new getup, and although sometimes they'd fasten it a little too tightly, you didn't find a reason to complain, as breathing wasn't that important anymore.

'Do I really have to change my clothes?'

Heat played with your hair, seemingly brushing out minor tangles as he saw fit, only to give you an apologetic look.

"Sorry (Y/n), captain's orders" you only pouted, only to regret it a moment later as your teeth ground uncomfortably with the action.

Your lack of control over your mouth didn't bug you as much as it used to, as you've grown used to it by now, but that didn't mean it was no longer an issue with you..

"Besides, you've been wearing that jumpsuit ever since you got here, it was starting to stink" Wire's indifferent comment struck you the wrong way, and your jaw clenched in an audibly painful way.

'I'll get it back once it's cleaned right?'

Heat hummed, comfortingly, "once it's clean we'll hand it back to you"

The three of you chatted about random things until your 'new look' was deemed presentable, and Heat gently motioned you over to the mirror before sneaking towards the door with his partner.

"Me and Wire are gonna go tell Killer you're ready, so don't lose your head while we're gone-!" The blue haired punk squealed fervently as he made a blind dash through the door, seeing you raise a nearby brush in silent threat.

Both you and Wire exchanged dry looks as you heard the unmistakable sound of Heat tripping down the stairs, a little too soon after his departure.

"I should go check if he's okay.." you nodded to the larger man, shooing him off lightheartedly as you turned back to the mirror.

Just like everyone else in Kidd's gang, you were dressed as the typical apocalyptic wasteland scavenger, ready to go full loco on anyone at anytime.. and honestly that felt strangely empowering.

Your waist was hugged with a leather vest, open at the sides and bound together with laces, low-key making you anxious and all too aware of your breasts- but despite that, you kept the fur coat drooped around your arms.

Everything else was either made of denim or linen, which kinda gave it a cosplay or costume feel but you honestly didn't mind it, as it only made the whole situation feel more lighthearted then it really was.

Wire- the absolute madlad, had a career in cosmetics before the whole world order ended and had insisted on making you a vision for your reunion.

Not only did he help cover up the dead, sunken look in your skin, but he was able to apply it without any mishaps related to your uncontrollable drooling.

"Hey, so we got a call that your leader is almost... here"

Turning back, you saw Killer blink a few times, wordlessly fumble with something in his pocket before pulling out a phone and taking a picture without warning.

Quirking your head at his behavior, you gave the blonde a look to explain himself, only to grow even more confused as he backed out the door he came through and promptly left the room.

What was that about?

Looking back at your reflection, you now appraised yourself with a more critical eye, hoping you didn't miss anything embarrassing in your lazy glance over that would warrant any scandal or playful teasing.

After finding nothing wrong for the fourth time, you were just about to turn on your heel and storm after Killer when a commotion blew up in the halls.

You gave the door an incredulous glare as heavy boots thundered towards your direction, and only a few seconds later, Kidd literally came bursting through the door, both sweaty and messy despite wearing an outfit for the occasion.

The whole time you've been with the Kidd gang, you've been convinced that they only had leather and any feasible item they could make wearable as clothes, but lo and behold, here Kidd was in what at first glance seemed to have been an outfit of conventional origin and fashion.

He was wearing a shirt for fucks sake, whether that actually alluded to how serious he was about this, you didn't know, but you almost immediately reasoned that you'd probably figure it out soon enough once Luffy got here.

Kidd stared at you, just as silent and blank as his right hand had been, and you honest to god felt trapped in place, too confused and nervous to really bring yourself to break the sudden.. vibe, between the two of you, if you could call it anything.

During your stare-off, Killer and the men had gathered behind the redhead, each and every one of them inadvertently competing for a good view of you through the doorway and around their leader's bulky frame.

There were a few 'hums' and 'haws' from the ever growing crowd of men before Kidd snapped out of whatever coma he was in and stepped out the door with a- you nearly reeled back seeing a threateningly soft smile grace his features.

"Give us a moment.." with that he slammed the door shut, and then the screams began to ring out.

Sweat-dropping, after a moment of hesitation, you scampered towards the door and pressed your ear against it to eavesdrop on the loud but ultimately drowned out argument.

"-ought I said not to dress her up in anything kinky!" Your brows shot up dubiously.

"Kidd.. she's wearing pants! And a whole ass coat!" 

"We didn't even give her fishnets.."

There was a disbelieving snort, "I'm not talking about her ass dimwits! I'm asking why her tits are nearly hanging out-! And Killer! Yeah, don't think I forgot about you bastard!"

You thought you heard a remark from the blonde, but the shouting from the other men made it hard to make out, though it did sound sarcastic in tone.

"I don't give a shit! You're either deleting that photo or I'm deleting your bones! Namely the kneecaps!"

As the argument continued to deteriorate from there, you just heaved a sigh, albeit an amused one, sort of glad that Kidd was so upset on your behalf.. at least you thought that's what he was all up in arms about.

Opening the door to a front row seat of the redhead actively locked in a wrestling match with Heat and Wire, you gave the entire group a deadpan look before closing the door behind you.

"Eeeshhh aukt.. ooaaaww.." you gave up trying to be discernible halfway through your imagined sentence, knowing nobody would really understand you anyway, but nonetheless, the men seemed to get the gist of what you were trying to get across and settled down.

Kidd and the boys begrudgingly disentangled themselves from each other just as somebody rushed up the stairs.

"The representatives of the Strawhat and Heart gangs have arrived!"

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"Ahh! They turned (Y/n) into an emo!" You made an indignant squawk and tripped a few steps down the stairs at Luffy's random shout.

Nami was quick to slap him over the head for the comment though, "it's goth! Not emo, you dork!"

You slumped over in exasperation at that.

Law looked even less impressed than your group did, not bothering to hide the glare he gave Kidd as the other man took his seat at the head of the table, "I see you've taken good care of her" voice cold as ice, it nearly made a shiver go up your spine.

The redhead snorted at the thinly veiled threat, lounging back with all the shits a house cat gave on a daily basis, radically different then what you expected from all of the previous fussing he did.

Nevertheless, you decided that you've put up with enough shit as it was, and didn't hesitate to leap into Luffy's side, cuddling against the teen for all he was worth.

The raven gave you a grin and looped an arm around your waist in acknowledgement, but other then that, kept focused on Kidd and the conversation at hand.

Not that you minded, you were just glad to be back with the boy again.

Jinbe grinned at your visible joy, happy to see you uninjured and more importantly just as alive as you've been before going missing, "I must admit Eustass.. when I heard that you kidnapped (Y/n), I doubted that she'd come back to us in one piece" if at all, was silently said.

The redhead huffed amusedly, "I may be ruthless, but even I had little to no reason to hurt doll here" perking up at the nickname you've grown accustomed to, you turned to Kidd, only to realize he wasn't talking to you and just went back to your business.

Law bristled at his words, "doll..? What exactly have you been doing with her?"

Kidd himself growled at the Heart leader's insinuations, "aren't you satisfied that she's at least in one piece and in good spirits?"

The doctor didn't back down, "considering this is you we're talking about, I should be.. but.." Law gave you a look over, watching the way you buried your face in Luffy's hair completely blissful, obviously not having the care or patience to participate on the negotiations at hand.

"Knowing you, there's something up your sleeve.. stupid as it might be"

Kidd's carefree demeanor all but vanished, leaving behind a calculating front feuding with his growing temper, but before he could spur the hostility between them on, Jinbe butted in again, "Kidd, I know you didn't give us the location of your base and asked to meet up just to return (Y/n).." 

You chirped at your name, and promptly moved over to Jinbe to swamp him with cuddles next, much to the older man's perturbation.

Kidd shrugged his shoulders, "honestly, most of this was Killer and doll's idea, I would've preferred to keep her, originally just to piss you two off"

Both guests glowered at the flippant remark, but didn't address it.

Killer, who has been standing as a silent sentinel over Kidd's shoulder cleared his throat none too kindly, a way to rebuke the redhead and push him to get to the matter at hand.

"Ugh.." Kidd frowned before growling snappishly, looking closer to falling to his temper with each remark from anybody, "yeah, we invited you here for a reason.." Killer didn't look none too impressed, but refrained from commenting on it, just to not risk pushing his already delicate temperament.

"Well? Whatcha want?" Luffy leaned back uncaringly, not only satisfied knowing that you were alright, but he was now interested with what would cause Kidd to reveal the location of his base, which was a previously close kept secret.

The redhead grimaced, and one could momentarily catch a hint of unease in his demeanor, but with a reassuring hand on his shoulder from Killer, refrained from making any ill comments, "we want in.."

Luffy made a sound of confusion, "eh? In what?"

Kidd sat up, steeling himself and giving both Supernovas a serious expression, "the Kidd gang would like to make a non-aggression pact with the Strawhats and Hearts for the mutual benefit of all those involved.. in other words.."

The gang leader glanced over in your direction, and hearing your soft groans of contentment as you stubbornly wiggled further into Jinbe's embrace, reaffirmed his decision, "we want an alliance"