<Koby's POV>

Throbbing pain, his heart beat pulsating in his head. Body heavy and breath foul. Koby woke up feeling like hell. Last night had been his 16th birthday, and Garp had taken him, Helmeppo and Grount plus many others to go to dinner and drink. He had been upset about his lack of progress in training lately and decided to let his frustrations out. Garp and Helmeppo shoved drink after drink in his face, and not wanting to be rude he accepted them all. That had been his first mistake.

"I don't understand whyyyyyy....I was doing so gooood....burp....and now nada!!!!" Koby tried to lift another drink but could even lift his head.

"Wow, you're sooo gone! Hahaha!" Helmeppo chuckled at his friends expense. "I guess this is where I shine, you gotta work on your drinking game Koby!"

It was quiet at their booth, just him and Helmeppo. Garp had left a while ago, Koby had been doing all of his training with him, and he was follows Garp's exact training that he did.

"Good evening Captain Coby and Lieutenant Helmeppo?"

Koby turned to see two very attractive female soldiers around his age approach them. In his drunken haze a thought came through his mind.

The kind of girl I like isn't either of them. They're too perky and preppy. Why can't they be more like Y/N-San?

Wait I can go see her! We're on the same ship!

He remembers getting up to leave, and coming to medical bay but not what he did after that.

Oh God, what did I do?!

His head hurt too much to really think. He ran his hand through his hair and just sulked before he heard movement beyond his curtained bed.

"Hello?"

The figure came over, and looked like they had a tray. Opening his curtains, he squinted to see you, scarcely dressed your hair which was normally up, cascaded over your small frame. His heart skipped a beat, and he felt heat come to his cheeks. They way you were dressed threw him off, he felt his member react.

Crap no! No no no! That's all I need right now!! Just add to your embarrassment Koby!!

You also had two different mugs and three white oval shaped pills.

"How's your head?" You asked and he noticed you asked quietly. Which he appreciated.

"It's alright...are those for me?" He gestured to the pills on the tray.

"They are the red mug, has coffee in it, and they white is my own milk malt that'll help the pills work faster. You may just want to sleep it off."

You went back to your desk to get something and he quickly took the pills and drank the coffee, it was warm without being hot, which helped. Then he drank the malt milk, and it was delicious, so good he forgot about his lewd thoughts for a minute.

"This malt milk is good Y/N-San. You said you made this?"

You made a mhm sound and he drank the rest of it. Feeling the warmth of it fill his body, and do some good for his soul. He couldn't remember the last time someone made something like this for him.

"Would you like another one?" She had another mug with some more of the special drink; he nodded and took the full on from you and handed his empty one to your open hand. He ended up having three mugs, and soon his nausea subsided. His head still hurt but not a pounding like he had originally.

"You must have to make this for people all the time, considering how much Garp's men like to drink. Hehehe."

"I've never made it for anyone else. You're the first. And I don't plan on doing for anyone else, so don't tell anyone."

His face was growing warm again, you had never made it for anyone but him, and wouldn't make it for anyone but him. He felt really special.

"Consider it my way of thanking you, for helping me when I was injured and for my physical therapy."

And now you were thanking him? What the heck did he say last night that helped change your tune about him a little bit? Did he really want to know?

What if I said something super embarrassing and she is trying to spare my feelings? Oh NO!! Did I make a move on her drunk?

He suddenly had an image of him embracing you from behind and whispering into your ear. His face now full on red.

SHIT!!!!

"Captain Koby? Are you alright? Your face is red do you have a fever?" You felt his temperature with your forehead the closeness only making his red face worse. He couldn't take it anymore and leaned back while smiling.

"Oh I'm fine just a little warm in here."

"You complained about that last night."

"I did?"

"Have you not noticed you have no shirt on?"

He stopped and finally took note of himself, he was in fact shirtless. He checked his lower half pants were gone too, but not his underwear luckily.

"Don't worry you took it all off yourself after I helped you to the bed."

"How come you didn't take me to my room?"

"You were dead weight and were swaying every which way. I didn't want to risk dropping you. I'm going to the training grounds in a minute. Your clothes are on that chair. My suggestion as your doctor would be to take it easy today. You can stay here or go to your room. Good day."

He just sat there stunned. Not only had he forced you into an embrace he'd undressed in front of you. He understood you were a medic and had seen many naked guys, but for some reason it felt a thousand times more embarrassing since you were the one to see him.

"Alcohol...never again. It sucks." He felt sleepy and decided to take her advice and sleep it all off for a while. When he woke up, he'd talk to Garp again about his training. Maybe even seek some advice from Grount. "Sleep first."

And like that he knocked out.

<Reader's POV>

You knew you wouldn't be able to do anything crazy so you stuck to simple exercises and light jogging. When it proved to be too painful you decided on some yoga. Your main strength in a fight was your intelligence and your flexibility. You'd been neglecting that part of your daily routine since you arrived on this ship, it was time to get back to it.

"Yo Y/N! Whatcha doing?" You we're currently in the Lotus position and were counting til 1 minute before stretching and doing it again.

"Yoga."

"What's that do?"

"Keeps me flexible."

He still stared at you, like he was expecting something, you didn't know what but the two holes from his eyes that were burning into your back began to annoy you.

"What do you want?"

"So, did Koby kiss you last night? Or did you both really have sex?"

WHAT? Excuse me??!! Did we do what????

Inside you were screaming but kept your emotions in check, and just raised an eyebrow.

"We didn't do anything last night. He barged in drunk and sick. I helped him to bed and left him there to sleep."

Grount stared at you before smiling.

"I figured. Koby isn't the type to do something like that even if he is drunk. And I doubt you would've let him do anything like that. I believe my friends, not that rumors."

There were rumors now? Fan-fucking-tastic!

"We're not friends." You made a move to go away but he appeared in front of you face now in a frown.

"What do you mean we're not friends?"

"We're coworkers nothing else. You're a decent human being who doesn't drive me crazy all the time but we're not friends. Please excuse me, I have things to do before we set sail."

And just like that you walked off, not bothering to see the look of disappointment on Grount's face.

As you walked back to the medical bay, you kept hearing whispers and glances as you passed by. When you would meet the people's stares they looked away.

Great! Now everyone thinks we're an item! He's never drinking alcohol again if I can help it! Alcohol sucks!!!

Sorry for the short chapter. I didn't want to drag it out for no reason and here seemed like a good place to end it.

Next chapter is in Garp's POV. His first time seeing reader, hearing about her and watching her.

Till next time ❤️