Survivors~ Eustass Kid x Reader

Staying

"Heh, not bad," Kid rumbles, "Your small hands are small enough to tighten everything," He muses. The praise didnt improve your mood. Somehow after you got his name he talked you into helping him. No, that's a lie, you offered to help but now you are half in the large generator.

"Why are you working so far from that town of yours anyway?" You ask, tightening another bolt.

"It's quieter out here, no interruptions... Except for the random chick with a gun," He muses.

"And small hands," You joke making him chuckle. He mutters something you don't catch. "What was that?" You ask, glancing back at that. Kid glances at you and looks away.

"Nothing... So uh, you remember your name yet?" He inquires. You pause, looking at him. You bite your lip and straighten up. Your silence answers his question. "Shit... I'm about to give you a name because that's just sad." He says grabbing some tools.

"What type of name? Like Gizmo or something," I tease. He gives you a look.

"___," He decides, twirling a wrench between his fingers with a slight nod. You blink, it sounded about right.

"___... I like it..." You muse. He smirks.

"Come on, back to work," He says leaning back into the generator. You let out a huff and do the same.

The sun was going down and he finally pulled away from the generator. He glances over to see you focused on tightening the bolts, you didn't notice he had stopped working until he spoke. "Come on, lets head to town now," He tells you. You blink and straighten up as he hands you a cloth to clean off your hands.

"I need to grab my cooler," You tell him, looking toward the crater.

"Alright, lets get it then," He decides. You nod and lead the way, reaching the cooler and offering him a bottle. "No food?" He guesses.

"Ran out a day ago," You reply as your stomach groans at the thought. You both look at your stomach.

"Lets go then," He says, taking the cooler handle and pulling it along. "You seriously drag this everywhere?" He asks.

"Yeah, it's my lifeline," You point out. He gives a nod, tossing you an impressed look.

"You have some determination being alone all this time without offing yourself. Most the people that were alone for a month bit the barrel.... You looking for someone?" He questions.

"Anyone really," You admit with a shrug.

"Guess you got lucky today," He muses, nodding to lights ahead. You blink, was that a town ahead? And they had power?

"Is that...You got power?" You gasp.

"Yeah, though it would be better if the clouds would clear more," He says, glancing up toward the darkening sky. "Kinda miss the stars..." He mutters. You glance up as well.

"I'm sure it's-" You break off seeing someone waving a flashlight around. Kid spots it too and speeds up.

"We need to hurry, a storm is coming," He tells. You frown and take the handle with him, speeding up as well. You share a glance with him before looking to the sky again, feeling the wind pick up.

"Kid, we got five minutes before-- who's this?" A blond guy with long blond hair and a bandana over his face asks.

"This is ___, she found me in the desert. ___, this is Killer, he's my second in command," Kid tells you going past the blond into one of buildings. You give the blond a wary nod as you follow after Kid. "Everything is closed up?" He questions the blond.

"Yes, we did that as soon as Nami made the prediction... How's the generator coming?" Killer responds.

"Should be done in a few days with ___'s help." Kid answers. You and the blond pause in surprise that he was gonna have you help him.

"Awesome," You huff with a smirk. He nods with a smirk, going to the window.

"Nami! Come here for a bit!" He calls out before shutting it. He turns back to you. "You're staying right?" He asks.

"If that's okay with you," You reply with a shrug. He nods as a strawberry blond woman comes in.

"Nami, this is ___... She'll be staying with us, get her some clothes and in a bath," Kid tells her.

"Oh right," Nami says, motioning for you to follow her. You follow her out under the overhang as the acid rain began to fall. She leads you into another building, the inside like an old fashion inn. "Here we go, its nice to see another woman here besides Robin, Vivi, and myself," She muses leading you up the stairs.

"Not a lot of people here huh?" You guess.

"Actually, we're probably the the biggest group around," She says, opening a door to a room. "Here you go, you can go start on your bath while I get you some clothes," She chimes, motioning to the bathroom. You nod and walking into the bathroom, starting the water and undressing. The last time you bathed was probably under a clean waterfall maybe a week or two ago. You slip into the water and tense in surprise at it's warmth, with a breath you swiftly start to wash up. Nami comes in with clothes and pauses.

"Wow, you are pretty without all that dirt... Here let me help you," She says, setting the clothes to the side and helping you wash your (h/c) locks and your face. By the time you stepped out of the water you felt completely renewed. "There, that's much better, try on those clothes and then we'll get you fed," She tells you before walking out.

You step out in the new clothes and smile a bit, had to admit, Nami knew your style for a person you just met. You look in the mirror and smirk, yep, you looked a lot better than before. Nami nods in approval.

"Alright lets get going." She muses leading you out. She leads you out and into another building, the smell of food got your stomach growling loudly.

"You sure you've only been out of food for a day?" Kid asks, coming up behind you.

"I think so, I remember eating the rest of my food after the last storm started." You tell him. He and Nami pause.

"You know that storm lasted three days right?" Nami inquires.

"Really? I thought I was just having a really long night..." You mutter scratching your temple.

"Wow... Okay, come sit with me," Kid decides, going and sitting down at the table. You sit down with him, looking around as two other women come in and a bunch of guys. They all gave you curious looks as they sit down. "Alright, everyone this is ___, she has decided to stay with us," Kid tells them. "Careful not to make any sudden movements, she may shoot you," He adds, slightly teasing.

"I told you I was just paranoid after being alone for so long..." You grumble. He chuckles and nudges you.

"Heh Im teasing you ___," He rumbles.

"I know that," You chuckle nudging him back. He smiles a bit.

"We're gonna get along great."