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[Dodges, zooms down, and wraps him up in a White Snake.]

Too slow.

Is Dark King training you?

[Smacks Luffy into a tree and lets him drop, because fuck it, he's mad.] Tell him to work harder.

Damnit! [grunts as he's smacked into a tree even though it doesn't hurt but sends the hat flying. He gets up, grabbing it, ready to put it on but-- but then looks at it.

Is it worth it?

It was the candy! It was. But he'd still stolen it, he guessed. Even if it made her mad at him, it was fine because he didn't care what she thought anyway. His nakama understood and that was the only thing that mattered.

Still--]

Sorry.

[for stealing it. Cuz obviously Smoker is upset about it. Even if it was candy. Then he jammed the hat on his head and started back for the inn with a stiff gait]

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[It's not fair.]

Stupid....

[He growls and hisses out smoke through clenched teeth.]

[Does he mean Straw Hat or himself?]

DO YOU REALLY THINK I'M SO PETTY AS TO BE MAD ABOUT VALENTINE'S DAY!?

[He hopes Straw Hat keeps walking.]

[He should probably turn around himself and scram.]

[This is really really incredibly stupid.]

You don't even know what you're looking for.

How many people do you have to kiss to find it?

People aren't like islands or adventures! You only have one nakama for a job, how many kisses do you want?!

[And far quieter, part of him hoping Straw Hat is far enough away and going and gone that he won't catch it.]

Why did you even want me on this island?

[he didn't walk far. If Smoker was speaking, Luffy was going to listen to him. He wasn't looking for anything...but he kind of was even if he didn't think he was going to find it because he wanted everything else too much. He didn't have nakama for jobs, they decided what they wanted to do and what they didn't. He had two swordsmen even at home, and more people than Sanji could cook and everyone could read old books. Now he had three people to navigate if they wanted.

He wasn't sure what it was about, really.It wasn't about the kissing thing because Luffy had been the one to get mad. So maybe something else. Maybe something deeper. The answer is simple though]

I wanted to see you.

[and then]

Why did you come?

[He doesn't know.]

[Because he's hunting for something to answer his curiosity.]

Because you asked me to.

[How does he be friends with pirates?]

[He doesn't want to. But he already is.]

[He's still mad. Mad that Straw Hat is running around asking to kiss and experiment and for what? And maybe if Smoker hadn't scared him off and constantly pushed him away so hard he wouldn't be so lost. And he's mad that the future pirate king is even lost on something like this. And he's mad that he could help, but can't, because they are who they are. And he's mad that Straw Hat is basically dismissing his own experiences, letting dumbass pirates and virtual strangers teach him instead. Is that what their friendship amounts to? And yet...]

[Smoker's most mad at himself, maybe. So much frustration. He shouldn't have bothered with any of this. He should still drop everything and run far far away--]

[But even his own justice says otherwise, and if he can't follow that, he can't follow anything.]

Are you still mad at me?

[he knew that was why Smoker had come and it made him feel good, but now Smoker knew he knew it and it was important somehow. But for the question]

Yeah. But it's not your fault.

[because what happened happened. So it was what it was and Smoker could say what he wanted because it was true]

I don't want to hurt anyone, so I'm trying to be careful.

[and saying that he'd stolen it after he'd already told Maribelle he wouldn't... it had annoyed him and he still felt it. But it was something that would go away in time]

[He flushed.]

[Damn it, it's so dumb.]

[So so so so dumb.]

I'm not--

[ARGH.]

[Jealous of a teenager's kisses. That is a new low.]

[A PIRATE TEENAGER.]

[Sinking lower.]

[FACE PALM.]

I know it was just the candy.

And that's what pisses me off!

[YUP NEVER GONNA LIVE THIS DOWN EVER.]

[Eeeeever.]

[He folds his arms across his chest, THROWS THEM UP IN THE AIR IN EXASPERATION!!!! And then folds them all over again, grumpily sitting crosslegged with his back against a tree trunk. He's mad, and flustered, and a BILLION OTHER THINGS.]

You always have to have it both ways, don't you!? It's not your fault you ran around kissing people, but apparently it's my fault for getting taken off guard, like I'm supposed to expect you to practically headbutt me. And then you decide to run around experimenting with this and ask everyone else but me, after me, and what the hell?!

What am I supposed to think about this?

I don't know what you want from me. [Smoker's not really sure what he wants from Straw Hat either to be fair though so that's a WHOLE OTHER MESS.]

And you never let me kiss you for real. I told you before I was insulted. Well, now I guess I am again. [Grinds his teeth.]

[It's so so so so so so so so so stupid.]

[He points a finger at Luffy.] Since when does the pirate king give up on anything he wants?! I went for a walk to cool my head, and apparently now anyone will do?!

[Wait.]

[... This situation is getting stupidly out of hand. No, it was from the very start.]

[Where's the rewind on this!??]

[And then finally a little quieter, and a little calmer, just exasperated, but less angry:] Why do you always have to be in such a rush? Stop acting like you have to punch the living daylights out of life, it'll still be there in the morning, you know.

[sigh. Smokey sometimes you are such a pain. Why can't you just say what it is you want? He comes up to him, pushing the hat up and keeping Smoker's gaze. He reaches up to take the cigar out of his mouth and drags him down with the other hand, tilting his head to kiss the man just like Robin and Chandra taught him. He even pulls at Smoker's lower lip between his teeth a little. Then he pulls back but takes the cigar with him]

I've stolen it and I'm not giving it back. [he holds the cigar between his teeth and looks at him steadily with his head tilted up] If you want to reclaim it you'll have to get stronger.

[and figure out what it is you want.]

[He can't handle this.]

[Flat out.]

[Can't handle it.]

[He wants to back away, but he's the one who decided to sit with his back to a tree trunk.]

[That was dumb.]

[And he should push Straw Hat back, but he can't go say things like that and then chicken out even more.]

[And it doesn't help that he doesn't know what he wants.]

[He knows he needs 100% conviction in it though or he won't be himself. He won't be able to do what he wants, and if he tries to do something with anything less than 100% conviction, it won't work.]

[He needs to not think about it so hard, but the day that happens is when Hell freezes over.]

[ACTUALLY. Come to think: didn't it, though?]

[Punk Hazard was frozen over by Aokiji, heh.]

[But distracting himself isn't the same as not thinking so hard.]

[And okay, he can think of a dozen reasons not to do this.]

[And a dozen excuses why those don't matter.]

[And fifteen more why they do matter.]

[But ALL of it, is just more over thinking.]

[Those don't matter. The reasons don't really matter.]

[The only thing that does matter is....]

[Is what?]

[IS WHAT?!]

[It's not what they are, who they are, or where they are.]

[Justice? Conviction? Desire? Passion?]

[No.]

[And that's what makes it so hard.]

[It's not even about friendship.]

[Or any of that.]

[It's just, does he want to?]

[Does he want to?]

[WELL?]

[Does he want to?]

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[HOW THE HELL IS HE SUPPOSED TO KNOW A THING LIKE THAT?!]

[If he had his way, Straw Hat would hate him, they wouldn't be in this world, AND NONE OF THIS would be so topsy-turvy!]

[Everything is fucked sideways, upside down, inside out, and Smoker is pretty damn sure he'd feel a lot saner in Wonderland!]

Edited 2014-05-13 11:03 (UTC)

[And you know something? THAT'S why he's going to kiss him. Not because of justice, or logic, or reason, or even any normal emotions about this kind of thing!]

[No!]

[It's just because everything is messed right the fuck up!]

[He leans forward, grabs ~~StrawHat~~ Luffy's chin in one strong hand and takes out the cigars with the others.]

You're a dozen years too young to tell me that, brat.

[Acting like he knew how to handle Smoker... HAH! Who did he think he was? The future Pirate King or something?!]

[Smoker roughly closed his eyes, tilted his head the other way, and kissed Straw Hat hard.]

[The moment he thought of dodging it was too late. He tensed as his chin was grabbed and pulled a hand into a fist instinctively but this-- this was different. Smoker's mouth on his own was a lot different from the kiss the candy day or any other kiss he'd gotten yet.

And then he got it.

This was a rival's kiss. One like a Marine would give a pirate. It was so cool! He would definitely have to get stronger to learn to avoid this kind of thing in the future but. . .]

[since he was here anyway and Smoker was here, too and it was a rival's kiss about taking and taking back-- He opened his mouth and tried to lick Smoker's tongue, just to see what it felt like]

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