You don't trust the blood colour of the ticket you picked. You trust it even less when Nami and Vivi glance at each other.

«Well, I guess it's dest–»

Your hand jerks to Nami's mouth, covering it.

«Don't say that!»

«Fine.» she scoffs, pulling away your fingers «Then you'll tell me what it is after being in heaven.»

«It's hell...» you mumble, eyeing Vivi coming back with Eustass Kid following quietly.

He frowns at you.

«Yeah...» you nod, deflated «What a surprise, uh?»

A vague grimace traces his face, then he giggles.

«...and I was hoping in some hot chick.»

«Don't spit in your old plate!» you retort, leading the way to the closet.

«Oh, so you're an old plate.»

Nami rushes in, closing the door behind you two, clearly not eager to be involved in one of your quarrels.

Yes, Eustass Kid is your former boyfriend. And he's kind of a difficult guy.

A faint sigh leaves your lips when the light is suffocated in the little room.

«Well, I guess we just have to...»

The feeling of his large fingers crawling up your side cuts your sentence short. You quickly stop his hand from going further.

«What are you doing?» you hiss.

«C'mon, Y/n! Since we're stuck here, we might as well have a little fun like the old sweet times!»

His voice sounds dangerously close to your ear. Rage enters your chest and you pull him away vigorously.

«No way!» you snap «And I thought we were cool! How stupid from me!»

Now your eyes are a little more used to the darkness, you can see his expression changing from lust to anger.

It's never a good idea to be locked in a narrow place with an angry Eustass Kid, but there was no way you could avoid this.

«We are cool.» he says in a dangerously low volume.

«Groping your ex is not being cool!»

«You're just a fucking frigid bitch.»

That's it, now you want to punch him hard in the face.

«Fuck you, Kid!»

«Fuck you, Y/n.»

You growl in frustration, hitting the wall with a kick. For sure, he didn't lose the ability of making you furious in the shortest amount of time possible.

«Oh, yes, act like a little girl, that will work!» he barks.

«You're the one who talks!» you shout, jerking towards him.

His smirk catches you by surprise. The idiot is teasing you.

«I was just trying to give you some movement, ya'know,» Kid casually observes «since the idiotic crush you have on that oldie will never come to something.»

Suddenly, your neck feels extremely hot, and the heat is extending to your jaws and cheeks.

Is he talking about Marco? How the hell does he know?

Drinking the lost look in your eyes, he sneers, triumphant.

«Everyone knows, Y/n. You're like an open book, so easy to read.»

«W-Well, nevertheless, it's none of your business!» you blurt, averting your gaze from his face.

For some reason, Kid's amusement seems to fade at your words.

«You could at least try to deny it...» he mumbles.

It takes a while to recover from the embarrassment, but you finally manage to regain your lucidity. And decide to test a theory which is weirdly beginning to build in your mind.

«Actually» you start, bringing your eyes back to him «I think I have a chance. We got to talk a little tonight, and he seemed quite interested.»

That works.

You're not the only one as transparent as water, after all.

A deep wrinkle digs between the redhead's non-existing eyebrows, and his dark lips twitch, exposing his snarl.

It would be your turn to sneer triumphantly, if you weren't too busy being shocked.

«Oh my god... you're jealous!» you breath, eyes wide.

He immediately turns away.

«I'm not!»

«This is not good. This is not good.» you mutter to yourself, leaning a hand on the wall.

«I told you I'm not jealous! You can go fuck whoever you want! Pineapples, bananas, even tangerines if you like to have them shoved up through your–»

«SHUT UP!» you bark «See, that's what you do! You turn all angry and vulgar to shield your emotions!»

«Well, it's always better than breaking up with someone without even a proper explanation!» he snaps back.

«WHAT?! I gave you and explanation!»

«I'm sorry, but "I cannot do this anymore" doesn't count like one!»

Your eyes sharpen.

«Are you fucking saying that you don't know what I was talking about?»

Kid grimaces, muffling a new growl.

«People talk things out, you now?» he hisses.

«Kid, you freakin pointed to the door and said "go away then". Didn't seem like you wanted to "talk things out"!»

«I was fucking furious! I didn't expect you to resume your life like nothing happened!»

«Resume my life?!»

A dry laugh leaves your chest.

«Kid, the following months have been pure hell for me! Getting over you was the hardest thing I ever done! And that's why...» your voice quivers, as you try to swallow the knot on the back of your throat «...I cannot do this again. So no, you don't have the right to be jealous.»

He closes his mouth and his eyes somewhat soften seeing the sadness on your face.

The redhead reaches over you, grabbing your shoulders with his gentlest touch.

«I have every right to be jealous.» he whispers.

You press your hands on his broad chest, weakly trying to push him away.

«Please Kid, don't do this. It's too hard.»

Deaf to your plea, he cups your face whit his coarse hands.

«Y/n...»

«No!»

You try to wiggle out, but he holds you in place. His fingers soak in the tears you didn't know were lining your face. Kid forces you to press your forehead against his, not gently this time, not gently at all.

«Y/n!» he says in a ragged hiss.

«No!» you whisper «You cannot make it right, Kid! You were digging in my insecurities, consciously cutting deep inside! You almost wrecked me as a person, and it's just who you are! You're a sadist, you were enjoying it and you'll do it again!»

He shuts his eyes close, gritting his teeth as your words hit him.

«It's true, that's who I am.» he snarls «But I will do everything, everything in my power not to hurt you again!»

His sentence breaks through a weak spot, since it was something you desperately wanted him to say for a long time. At this point, tears are running freely down your cheeks, and the Halloween's make-up is completely ruined.

«I... I need to think about it.»

«Please, Y/n...»

The light sudden invades the closet.

«All right guys, time's...» Nami freezes at the sight «...up.»

You finally wiggled out from Kid's grip, dashing out, trying to make your way to the door as quickly as possible.

It takes a second for Perona and Law to catch the situation and immediately follow you outside, with the doctor being smart enough to grab your coat before leaving.

The glance Kid throws at Carina and Vivi, standing puzzled in front of the closet, makes them shiver.

«Move, bitches.» he orders, trying to chase you.

Unfortunately for him, his path is cut short by Ace, Zoro and Bartolomeo, who aggressively stand in front of him, preventing him to go any further.

This is the last thing you catch before storming off the room.

*

This part has a SEQUEL!

https://www.wattpad.com/story/131423284-one-piece-x-reader-christmas-2017-special