"Lets see, he should be around here..." You mutter, looking around. You spot some pirates surrounding a lone marine. "Ah, there he is... Wait here for a moment," You tell Corasan before darting toward the marine. "Mitch~!" You call, jumping up and kicking one of the pirates in the face. "___, it's been a while!" The marine greets as you clasp forearms with him. "Let's clean up so we can talk," You say.
"Let's do it," He chuckles, stopping a blade that was coming at you. You spin around him, punching one of the pirates in the face, sending him flying. You duck down as Mitch's leg sweeps over and kicks another pirate. You spin around Mitch, catching a pirate's sword and jabbing his throat. The pirates soon retreat.
"So, what brings you here ___?" Mitch asks, turning to you. You gesture to Corasan to come over. "Decker Gima," You say simply. Mitch frowns a bit, "Come on, we can't talk here since you have a bounty now," He says, starting for an alleyway. You blink, "I do?" You huff as you follow after him. He takes out a wanted poster from his coat and hands it to you. Corasan leans over to look at it. You blush a bit since it was a picture of you pulling your shirt collar with a knife hanging out of your mouth and slightly seductive expression.
"THIS is my bounty poster? Couldn't they use a more badass picture?" You sigh. Corasan takes it, looking closely at it before looking at you. He points at the picture then at you. You blush but nod, "Th-their timing was weird!" You defend, turning away. "I told you to stay out of trouble," Mitch growls, poking you in the forehead roughly. "Ouch! What? The Nobleman asked for it!" You object. "You beat up a nobleman too!?" He snaps. You pause, "I don't know what your talking about," You scoff, folding your arms. He pinches your cheeks. "Liar!" He growls.
"So, about Decker Gima," You say, changing the subject. He lets go of your face and steps back. "What do you want with that guy?" He asks, sitting on a barrel. "We've been sent to kill him," You reply. He gives you a look, "Obviously you two don't know that he has recently gathered a whole crew," He says, folding his arms. You and Corasan share a glance. "Nope, but I'm sure it's nothing we can't handle," You tell him. "Alright, then I'll go with you, you're gonna need some help," He decides.
"But-" "I owe you anyway," He says, standing up. "Anyway, we'll meet at the north gate tonight, I'll take you to them," He adds. "Fine, see you then," You scoff. He gives a wave and walks away. You fold your arms, frowning after him. "Stubborn guy..." You mutter. You turn to Corasan, "Anyways, how about we get something to eat?" You ask. He nods and you head for a restaurant. "By the way, where's my bounty?" You add, looking over to see him pause. He shrugs, and you raise an eyebrow.
After eating, you walk around town. A crowd catches your eye. You and Corasan go over to see what all the fuss was about. "Step right up! Fight and win Mr.Titan's newest fighting gauntlet model! Now equipped with retractable spikes and blades!" The announcer shouts. "No way!" You breath, looking at the presented gauntlet. "It's beautiful!" You hiss, hopping from side to side. You turn to Corasan, "I'm going to sign up!" You tell him before going over to the sign up table.
The man at the table only glances at you. "No women," He says bluntly. "Wha- Why the hell not!?" You demand. He leans down, "Look girl, the last thing I need is some woman being broken into bits in the arena," He growls. Your eye twitches and you open your mouth to argue, but someone touches your shoulder. You look over at Corasan. "Ah, forget it," You sigh, tossing the gauntlet a longing glance before turning away. Corasan goes over to the table, making you stop. "Cora? What are you-" You break off as he signs up and takes a number.
He comes back to you, putting on the number and putting his fists on his hips with a grin. You blink at his pose, a smile playing on your lips. "You're going to... Aw! Cora!" You gasp, hugging his neck. He staggers to the side, blushing a bit. You let go of him, smiling cheerfully. "Just, be careful okay?" You tell him, touching his arm. His eyes soften and he nods. His number is called and he gives you a dorky double peace sign before heading up to the stage.
You sit on a roof close by to watch. It was a royal for the gauntlet. Five others and Corasan stood in the arena. You felt a bit nervous for the clumsy blond. "Be careful Cora," You murmur. The bell dings and the other five rush at eachother Corasan calmly leans out of the way as one is thrown off the platform. One rushes him but he quickly pivots, and falls to the side, making his attacker fall off the platform. Another one is thrown off, leaving only three contestants. The large, muscular one grabs the other contestant and basically punts him off the platform before turning on Corasan.
He rushes Corasan, who leaps up and flips over his head, slamming a heel in the back of the large man's head. The last constant stumbles off the platform and Corasan lands rather ungracefully in the center of the platform. 'He.... Somehow did it,' You think with a laugh. You hop off the roof as Corasan receives the gauntlet. He comes over to you, holding it up with a big smile.
He hands it to you. You look down at the gauntlet for a long moment before hugging his neck. You plant a big kiss on his cheek. "That was awesome Corasan! Thank you so much," You say, kissing his cheek two more times. He staggers, blushing heavily, before falling on his butt. You giggle, hugging him again. "Come on clumsy, lets go," You chuckle, helping him up.
You slip on the gauntlet as you continue to walk around with Corasan. You smile, retracting the spikes and unsheathing them again. You swipe your fist, smiling as the blades slice the air. "This is awesome! Your the best Cora!" You tell him, throwing your arms around him. He staggers with a smile and blush. He looks over at you as you look at it thoughtfully before taking it off. "Why did you sign up anyway? We could've just kept walking," You point out, hooking the gauntlet to your belt. You look over to see him pause and blush a bit. He meets your gaze, rubbing the back of his neck before drawing a smiley face on his notepad and gesturing to you.
'Wanted to see me smile?' You guess, blushing slightly. You smile, "You're too sweet Cora," You murmur, nudging him. Your nudge somehow unbalanced him, making him nearly fall off the bridge. You swiftly grab his arm, trying to steady him. Someone bumps into you, knocking you off balance making both you and Corasan fall off the bridge and into the river below.
"Gah! Dammit!" You gasp, swimming to the shore with Corasan on your back. You pull him out of the water, and lean over him as his eyes flutter open. "I knew I should've brought your bubble," You huff as he sits up. He blinks at you with a raised eyebrow. "Yes, I actually got you one, though that was mainly to make Doflamingo laugh... But now I'm seriously debating on putting you in it," You trail off, putting a knuckle to your chin.
He pouts a bit, "I was joking... Mostly," You tell him. A wind whips around both of you and you shiver. Corasan hesitantly puts an arm around you, pulling you into him. You stiffen in surprise, but smile a bit when you realized he meant to keep you warm. "Thanks Cora... Come on, the ship is right over there," You murmur helping him up. You walk on to the ship, and change into dry clothes. You walk out of the bathroom in time to see Corasan fall over in the middle of buttoning his shirt.
"Here, let me help you out with that," You tell him, kneeling in front of him as he sits up. He pauses and you reach over, gingerly fastening each button. He watches you, frozen in place as you adjust his collar. You pull back with a slight smile, glancing up to meet his gaze. You blush a bit, "What?" You huff. He blinks and swiftly adverts his gaze, shaking his head stiffly. "We should get ready, we're supposed to be meeting up with Mitch soon," You tell him, getting to your feet and offering a hand. He takes it and gets to his feet as well.
He looks around for something. Guessing what he was looking for, you open one of your drawers and take out a new notepad and pencil. You hand it to him. "I, had a feeling you might need a new one," You say as he takes them he blinks at the before looking at you with a small smile. 'Thank you,' He writes. You shrug, "No problem Cora," You murmur, rubbing your neck. He touches your cheek briefly, making you pause and look up into his soft eyes. He opens his mouth like he was about to speak but closes it with a slight blush. "Are you okay Cora?" You ask as he turns away. 'We should get ready,' He writes. "Right,"