(TW: Kano. Nah fr, Kano is a warning in himself. Also don't bully me for simping for him, yall i just..can't justify myself. This is a tiny bit nsfw but not rly. Ps. reader has she/they pronouns for this chapter, enjoy!)

You were neutral ground. Of course you sometimes participated in things that were a little less than legal, but then again, who doesn't? 

You swiped your tongue over your teeth, feeling adrenaline start to pump through your system as you planned your next move. You'd seen the glinting coins in the hot sun from a mile away, hanging off of his belt almost tantalizingly. Although you had also noticed the golden revolver hanging off of his belt just next to it, now that could be a problem.

Not to say you couldn't hold your own, if you had survived this long on your own there was certainly no qualms about your ability. And if it came to it, then maybe your serrated long sword could make another brutal appearance. 

Kicking yourself into a sprint, quick as a flash you had whizzed by this guy and snatched up his cash, as if it was nothing. You supposed there wouldn't be a fight today, but upon getting rugby tackled by a man over six foot, your mind quickly changed.

You blinked a few times, a shadow slowly blocking the sun in your eyes, a thick australian accent coming into your earshot, "Well well, fancy seeing' you here, sugartits." 

A bout of annoyance aroused in your chest upon hearing the ever so sweet nickname Kano had bestowed upon you. Pushing your legs up to your chest, you promptly kicked him a good few yards off of you. Brushing some sand off of your chest when you were back on your feet again, yep, you still had it.

Kano let out a low whistle, tapping his wrist against his chest, causing a clank of metal to ring out aloud, "Still as testy as ever, eh?" 

"Oh well excuse me for not being too happy about getting tackled." You grumbled sarcastically, Kano chortled heartily at your reply.

"You did steal some of my cash, though." Kano shrugged, scraping his neck with one of his throwing knives idly, "I'm gonna want that back."

"Hey I didn't steal shit from you, I snagged it off some stupid cowboy." You argued, it was a fairly heavy pouch of coins, you were sure as hell not letting it escape from you so easily. 

"That 'stupid cowboy' was holding both of our shares." A  voice said in a know it all tone from behind you, and quick as a flash you had turned and poised your sword at his neck, "Huh..you weren't kidding about that testy part."

There was few disadvantages to being solitary, your current situation being one of them. Trapped either side between two beefcakes. In a perfect world this situation would have been an absolute delight, but right now, you were cornered.

You made the split second choice to - as crude as it was - to shove the pouch in between your breasts, suddenly stunning Kano. This gave you room to backflip yourself onto the cowboy's shoulders, your thighs locked tight around his head before you flipped again with him in tow, throwing him straight into the hard floor. 

You laughed aloud when Kano started to give you chase, weaving between stalls to try and lose him, crouching below a fruit stall unnoticed when it seemed he had lost you, snickering to yourself...before you were once again tackled to the ground.

A chuffed Kano straddled your form with a shit-eating grin plastered on his face, "I may be a bit on the beefy side, but I'm not that easy to outrun, love." 

"You never are. I can never get far away from you no matter how much I try, and trust me, I try really hard." You breathed, but it seemed Kano meant no real danger to you right now, so there was certainly amusement in your tone, although it quickly turned to embarrassment.

You still had the pouch of coins between your tits.

Kano snickered, "Want me to get that for you?" 

Well, you couldn't really grab it yourself, with your hands being held above your head and everything, so you'd leave it to him. Only you weren't expecting him to do it...with his teeth. 

The soft scrape of his teeth against of your chest made you expel a hot breath through your nose, you could feel your body begin to warm at the closeness. Kano's breath washing over your bare neck made you shiver, and you could faintly make out the smell of cigarette smoke. 

Soon his mouth hovered by your ear, his breath washing over the shell of it and causing the hairs on the back of your neck to rise up when he gave it a soft nibble, "Anytime you'd like to continue this, give us a call, would ya?" He grinned smugly, hopping up to his feet with the pouch of money in hand, walking away with more pep in his step.

You glanced down at the scribbled number on a messily teared piece of paper, watching it float gently down to the floor. 

You nearly smacked yourself upside the head for even considering picking it up.

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ugh, stinky australian man, why am i smitten with u

katie xox