“I don’t really do regretting.”

“Do you want to kiss other people?” His question was answered with another question, asked slowly. As far as Shiloh was aware Luffy only thought of kissing as something fun to do. She had no idea if he understood the usual intimacy behind the act. Shiloh wasn’t sure how she’d feel if he did know.

His head shot up at her reply. Well... That wasn't what he expected.

Almost instantly, his stomach tightened and he felt like his chest was going to explode. What was this? Why did he feel this way? It was almost like he was hungry and drowning at the same time.

"No! " He all but yelled as he tried to catch his breath. He watched her move, watched her hair float in the breeze and before he could stop himself, he reached out a hand and tucked the stray strand behind her ear.

"I dont think i want to... you know...is that ok?" He asked, his brows knitting as he tried to get a breath. Was he drowning?

"I cant really breathe." He finally said, worry shaking his core. This was a reaction he had never experienced before and he really had no idea what it was.

Reaching out, she cupped his scarred cheek. Her hand was warm, not from the sun but her natural internal flame, and lightly callused. “I’m not saying you have to go around kissing other people.” She swiped her slender thumb over his scar. “It’s fine if you don’t want to. It’s fine if…” Shiloh swallowed a strange fluttering that bubble up her throat. “If you just want to kiss me. I don’t mind.” In fact there was a very odd lightening sensation in Shiloh’s chest at the idea that Luffy was loathe to kiss other people’s

Taking a slow breath of her own, and hoping Luffy would mimic her, Shiloh centered herself. She hadn’t expected or wanted such seriousness to come out of a simple kiss. She made herself grin, her practiced, crooked smirk, and leaned her face closer to Luffy’s.

Her laugh was pure music.

He couldnt keep the grin off his face, nor stop his actions as he shifted in her lap. His hand once again moved to the back of her neck as he gently brought her face to his.

His lips brushed hers softly - testing. They were as soft as a cloud and he found himself wondering what she tasted like. Did she taste like a cloud? Did she taste like the quiche they both just shared? Would she let him find out?

She didn’t respond to the kiss. But she didn’t pull away either. Too frozen in shock to do anything.

He handnt moved that far away from her, close enough that he could see how quickly her blush crept along her features.

"You said to be bold?" He replied back, his own smile a little more shy than it had been before. He would be lying if he said that the kiss was not pleasant. He would have been an even bigger liar if he said he didnt want to kiss her again. For some reason when their lips touched, his stomach made a funny flip flop. A sensation that wasnt all that bad...

Shiloh’s lips opened to say something, no sound came out, and she closed them again. Her eyes closed as well and she took a cleansing breath.

“Do you want to kiss other people?” His question was answered with another question, asked slowly. As far as Shiloh was aware Luffy only thought of kissing as something fun to do. She had no idea if he understood the usual intimacy behind the act. Shiloh wasn’t sure how she’d feel if he did know.

His head shot up at her reply. Well... That wasn't what he expected.

Almost instantly, his stomach tightened and he felt like his chest was going to explode. What was this? Why did he feel this way? It was almost like he was hungry and drowning at the same time.

"No! " He all but yelled as he tried to catch his breath. He watched her move, watched her hair float in the breeze and before he could stop himself, he reached out a hand and tucked the stray strand behind her ear.

"I dont think i want to... you know...is that ok?" He asked, his brows knitting as he tried to get a breath. Was he drowning?

"I cant really breathe." He finally said, worry shaking his core. This was a reaction he had never experienced before and he really had no idea what it was.

“Don’t worry,” she added as she took off toward the ship and the others. “They didn’t get you good enough to take out the future pirate king,” she joked, hoping to alleviate his worries.

He smiled as she lifted him with ease - her powers of transformation never ceasing to astonish him. Sure, he could stretch in a million directions, but to be able to transform?! That was truly something else. She was amazing!

Holding onto the goods as tight as he could, he tried to hold onto her as well as she raced them fast through the woods and towards the docks.

"Do you think the crew will view me differently?" He asked a bit cautiously. He trusted her...but...

Her reply had him confused. He still couldnt fathom someone being jealous. These feelings of joy he had while around Shiloh were relatively new and the thought of someone else being jealous or having the same feelings for him in return.. were... well... hard to understand at the moment.

He only ever felt this joy when he ate pie in the past...

"Well, what about you?" He asked, playing along. "If i was kissing others, would, well.." He paused, rubbing the back of his neck as he found himself growing... shy?

"You know, would you...?" He couldnt find the words to finish his scentence.

He let his smile drop for a moment. No, no she would not join them and even though he knew her place was here, he was disappointed. He enjoyed her company and would have appreciated it on the wide open sea. Plus her cooking!

As Koa got closer to the ship, she recognized the figurehead, which looked like a lamb. When she reached the front of the ship, she tilted her head before looking around briefly, trying to see who the ship belonged to, but there was no one in sight.

She walked along the ship as far as she could without going too deep into the water, admiring it from all angles and becoming enchanted by its beauty. //Who does this ship belong to?// Koa asked herself.

While climbing a mast, he saw there, near the beach a face. An unfamiliar face.

"Hey! " He called out, his signature smile in place as he swung a leg over the side of the mast, now peering down.

"Hey! You down there!"

He had not seen another face nearby for weeks other than his crew. They had docked a few days ago and he was busy doing the cleaning tasks Nami set out for him to accomplish.

She took one look at his bloody jeans and frowned. There wasn’t time to see how bad it was, but she tore off a piece of her shirt and then tied it around his leg, just above where the darkest bloodstain was. 

"Can i find a snack?" He asked as he began to root in the bag. He stood and faltered as he yanked open the burlap. Wincing, he planted himself in a seated position.

"Ill just wait i think." He added as he gathered up the strings once more. A shot of lightening lanced though his leg as he let out another yelp. Pain racing though his blood. Yup. Yup he was hit.

He smiled at her words, grateful that she said it was all his. He would have shared...or at least he would have tried to share...

Taking massive bites, he watched her continue to cook and was once again enthralled. How was it that people just... knew... how to make delicious things? His problem was that hew as never patient enough to wait...

"Absolutely." he said between mouthfulls as an idea dawned on him.

"Hey, would you want to join my crew?"

She couldn't help the soft laugh that fell from her lips. Had it been any other man to kiss her she'd have been horrified, but something about Luffy made her feel like it had been more childish curiosity than anything else.

A playful grin pulled over her lips as she leaned in a bit, eyes dancing slightly as she countered. "Did you try the Nigori thinking that it was milk?" From the flush on his cheeks, it did look as though he'd consumed alcohol and that he wasn't used to it.

Reaching down she plucked his hat from the ground where it had fallen while he'd kissed her. Slipping it back onto his dark locks she added. "This is the first celebration in twenty years I've been able to enjoy thanks to you and your crew Luffy."

His eyes widened astronimically as she leaned in. He took a step back and almost stumbled to the ground. Even though he had just kissed her, he was still conscious of personal space after all... Or at least he knew he should be.

Her grin had him relax though as he braced himself against the crates behind him. "Nigori?" He repeated, the word tasting like clouds on his tongue.

He smiled when she returned his hat and ran to give her a hug at her words. What was that concept about personal space again? Oh well, it would be something he could try and remember later.

"Of course, you forgot." He muttered under his breath even as he made a mental note to check the pantry later. There was no way Luffy made it through the whole night without eating after all, which meant he'd probably raided their provisions.

Rolling his eyes at the shouted excitement from his captain, who he swore had half of his body now in the ice box. "Next time you get hungry in the middle of the night look there!"

He withdrew his prizes and made his way back to the table, a slab of cheesecake already in his awaiting mouth.

@gcmpirate said - [ spiderman ] an upside-down kiss, just like in the movie

He was ridiculous, but clearly she didn’t mind as she grinned, moving to press her lips to his. The kiss was rather simple or it started out that way. Hands lifted to cup his face and she deepened the kiss, smiling against his lips as she did so. When she pulled away she was a little breathless and hoped he was too. She was blushing as she stole another kiss, giggling as she then kissed the tip of his nose.

He couldnt keep the grin off of his face.

What started out as a challenge from Nami that he was sure she didnt think he would actually take (she should know better...), soon turned into... well.

Still swinging by his knees, he reached forward to cup her cheeks in his hands. Her blush was soft and matched his own.

When she kissed his nose, he swung forward and kissed hers back, the smile only growing.

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