Bella...and the Beast?! (Shadey, Jack, Ice?)

If looks could kill, both Ice and Jack would be nothing but a piles of ash as Bella's heated, seething glares pinned them with such intensity, it's a wonder none of them noticed in the moment. She was no princess! Nor was she a hot blooded woman! Even if that statement is true in the literal sense of the word... and metaphorical state but the day she admitted it might as well be the day that she died! Very much did she want to shout out a word at each of the boys to deny it and fight for how it was THEM that were the hot blooded ones. Yet, not only would that be untrue, considering Ice has been cool ever since they first met, it would only solidify their arguments. So instead, she closed her eyes and grounded her teeth, letting out a shriek in her own mind before opening her blue eyes once more and getting back to work with an aggressive hand as anger pulsed off her in waves.

She even pulled tighter on the scrunched up fabric, her hand gripping the black cloth with such an intensity her hand turned whiter than was normal for the girl. Such a thing led to unimaginable consequences! Well, unimaginable for the girl still radiating anger so much that she wouldn't be able to realize something even if it hit her in the face! Her skirt gradually lifted over the arc of her ass revealing the panties that were hidden underneath to none other than her captain. Lucky for him that she didn't notice such a thing instantly.

Over time, Bella's anger was repressed and she began to focus on what was around her better. However, instead of paying attention to where the hem of her skirt was, she spent it listening to Ice. Because, unlike Jack, she was actually interested in this information. Not to mention, she never really thought Devil Fruits to be more than fictional tales made up by those who just wanted to flaunt power and force people under their tyranny by anything but. To see it actually true was like being in a fairy tail to her and no way was she going to miss out on what information can be acquired from them. Little did she realize her own captain was one as well. You can't blame her, though! The little time she spent with him did not include the flaunting of such an ability! Actually, she spent so little time with him that its a surprise that after waking up she decided to stay here much less chase after her captain. Now that she thought of it though..

"Hey, Captain, where are we heading now?" She asked, looking over at the man to find his eyes transfixed on something. Confusion turned into realization and then downright embarrassment as she came to realize that her skirt had rose up her ass to provide a lovely view to him. In a jerking motion she ripped them down and sat down facing Jack, her face blushing furiously as she gave Jack the glare of the lifetime. "Exactly where did you think you were looking?" She questioned, the tone with which she said it suggesting that he should suggest his answer very carefully.

“I was checkin’ out yer a*s… C’mon…ain’t no way you didn’t mean to show me that”
Bella felt herself go ridged, gritting her teeth in a snarl, as she did everything in her power to refrain herself from breaking this mans nose! Not a care in the world entered her mind on whether he was joking or not. If he had the audacity to say THAT to her after her tone IMPLICITLY suggested no SUCH thing! Then he certainly deserved a GOOD uppercut! Even if it was from a girl who had been in a coma so long that her muscle strength was certainly lacking, to a guy who has been training and beating up people for a living and has been stronger than her since she first met the JERK! All she could think about was how good revenge might taste right now.

However, she resisted from doing any harm to the man. Because, like any COOL HEADED WOMAN would do, she did the best she could to calm herself down, because she was a cool headed woman. NOT A HOT BLOODED WOMAN with a temper that roiled in her gut like a dragon's flame churning in its gullet! Such attempts for yoga-like focus. She snapped her eyes shut, thinking happy thoughts of gutting the said man alive, letting her sadistic side have a little fun, her arms crossed tightly beneath her chest as she breathed deep and slowly. It was actually working, and before long she would be able to look the man in the eye without wanting to do any harm.

However, that did not mean that if the situation presented itself, she would simply ignore the chance for some good fun revenge. She simply just didn't realize such an oppurtunity would present itself here.

Bella opened her eyes when she heard the object of her frustration utter something in the same dangerous tone she had moments ago. Curiosity had gotten the best of her and to her shock and delight, discovered a most delectible oppurtunity indeed. Although, she was interested in how he became in such a state, the medical mystery could wait until after her pride and dignity were regained!

"Rougetown eh?" She repeated, smiling a bit too giddily than her nature usually entailed. Well, at least in a situation that almost destroyed her favorite costume. She eyed the defenseless man like candy and, thanks to the small area the boat provide, it only took about one move to hit the mans head with the full thrust power of her fist in the side of the head. She gritted her teeth as pain entered her hand, a blue bruise just beginning to appear on her knuckles. Even if it didn't hurt the man, it was still worth it in her mind. At least she could imagine that it did.

"So what idea is that?" She asked, pretending that her hand didn't pulse as if it was stung by a pile of fire ants focusing on what exactly he had in mind, caressing her fist in her lap.

Bella found herself snickering like a child as she watched the man's comical expressions with great enjoyment. THAT now, was what she called karma! She thought with a prideful raise of her head and even crossing the arms once more under her chest. Eventually, however, she couldn't help but to erupt into a fit of laughter, Jack's reaction being too godd*mn funny to the young woman. The best part of it all! His nose ACTUALLY BROKE! And, as the scene continued on, the laughter only got worse and worse turning her face a redder than ever! Well, maybe not as red as when she blushed but still a fair crimson color. It was an absolutely priceless scene that she was sure to remember over and over in her head

Finally, she took in a breath, unable to continue with her laughter without suffocating from the lack of oxygen reaching her head but it was enough, for the moment anyways. She kept on her wide grin that would counter even a cheshire cats even when he forcefully requested her to fix her nose.

"Aye aye yer majesty." She replied sarcastically, offering a mock bow complete with the tip of her hat before she got onto her knees and crawled over to the man. One may even consider she has give in to Jack's "good looks" but her wide smile suggested otherwise. Without giving the man a chance, she forcefully grabbed his nose and yanked downward on the sensitive object which surely sent a burst of pain through his body. "Oh, did I forget to say it might hurt?" She asked coyly pouting her lips at the man as if she didn't mean any bit of it.

With a last smile directed at Jack, she glanced around discovering that they were indeed on the port of Roguetown and everyone was staring at the whiney baby sitting on their boat, whose nose was still bleeding after all that. "Oh yea, squeeze it" She directed him, even performing the task on herself giving her a nasal voice. "That should stop the bleeding" she removed her two fingers from her nose returning her voice to normalcy. "We will find you some tampons to stick up them late until it stops though ok?" She asked innocently before jumping off the boat onto the island.

To think that Bella believed them to be even. She thought that after all that he did, what she did was merely payback to the guy a justly revenge on her part. It may have hurt a hell of a lot more to him than it did her, but it should still seen as equal exchange! Even though such a thing came as common sense to her, it obviously was not the same with this thick headed idiot with a freaking broken nose! Shouldn't he have learned his lesson by now?! Well, whatever was going on through his idiotic mind right now, one second everything was fine and she was on top of the world and the next, her bottom was there for all the guys to ogle!

She quickly yanked her skirt back into place, giving a stink eye to Jack, already having another idea to punish the man, and this time it hadn't got anything to do with his face. More like the jewels! Before her diabolical angry thoughts could continue, however, the boat tipped and she was sent into the water. For a second, she was lost in the fray of confusement, not knowing up from down as she futiley kicked with her boots and moved her arms frantically. She felt herself open her mouth letting some air bubbles escape her and her vision got a little blurry before she finally saw the light and came up for air.

She coughed out some water that seeped into her mouth, looking around for Jack but after not seeing him, she peered beneath the water to see his sinking form. In a panic she dove back underneath the water, forgetting that her boots were still on to restrict much of anything happening. Lucky for her, her hat floated on the top risking no danger of being succumbed by water. Despite regretting the decision later on, she ripped off her boots under water and kicked strongly with her legs at last reaching the man. However, already she could feel her sight blurring as the breath was escaping her and her heart pounded painfully in her chest again.

If she only carried him to the top of the water, then she could get out the pills she stuffed in her skirt protected by the airtight bottle they were in. She kicked as hard as she could but it took awhile considering she did have his weight on his shoulders. She may have a killer punch but her legs were nowhere near their capatibility. The minute she felt the air, she saw the blurry sight of people on the dock, reaching down to help her pull out the guy and herself. By the time she finally reached the dock, her lips were blue and she was having terrible dificulty with breathing.

Stuffing her hand in her skirt, she felt relief that her pills were still their and hurriedly opened it with unsteady hands. By the time she opened it, a few pills fell onto the floor due to the shakiness of her appendages and she quickly downed about four of the medicine and dry swallowed. It took a few minutes, but her lips returned to normal color and she could feel her breathing working again and she breathed in gasps of air as fast as she could. Its a good thing she had her pills on her this time or else she might not have been so lucky. She thought, still holding the open bottle with a shaky hand.

Then, with a sudden burst of energy, she stood up, walked over to jack and kicked him in the Jewels! "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING!" She screamed at him before taking a few moments to regain her breath pressing a hand to her chest, still retaining her glare at the man.

Bella matched the man's glare at first, not in the least intimidated by the man she managed to hurt three times in a row! Not to mention she SAVED the mother f*cker! Nobody may be quite counting but she would definitely consider that 4 against 2! Yup she was definitely on the winning side! She didn't even flinch when he grabbed her collar gruffly! She watched him as he started to form a sentence, about to call her by a despicable word which she was surely ready to slam her foot on his foot for if he dare said it! She may be tired, which could be shown be the way she lightly panted, but it was definitely not going to interfere in here scores against the thick headed man. What did it take for him to get the clue!

So ready was she to begin this fight, her words already prepared for what he would say and bare foot ready to slam into his shoed(?) one if he even dared to call her anything demeaning! Yea, she was extremely ready for all the verbal abuse, but she was in no way expecting for the sexual stuff. Even after all this time, she thought he knew better than to do that, but oh how much she greatly misunderstood how smart this guy was. Suddenly, she felt something squeeze her breast causing the young girl to an embarrassing squeaky noise.

Suddenly, Bella's eyes became overcast, her form went rigid beneath the soaking wet clothes as silence filled the air, leaving tension to fester in it's wake. People watched wide eyed, wondering how the sick girl would hand such a thing, what she was going to do to the man, but she stayed motionless. Whether it was because she was shocked, liked it, or was about to explode in minutes, was not quite known.

It wasn't until the seagull came and cawed what everyone was thinking was Bella at last ripped from her motionless state. With a flash of anger directed at the man, she used her fist clutching the pill bottle and slammed it into the man's gut, hard. She doesn't care if he has abs of steel or even if her fist breaks, which she will probably figure out after the medicine wears off, but she hit him, and it felt good to still come out the winner at 5 to 3.

"You either get me a new pair of boots and new clothes or I WILL skin you alive." She whispered dangerously in his ear before suddenly standing up straight and offering him a smile. "Ok Honey?"She asked. However, it seems that the sarcastic statement gave the people around them an answer to their 'hostile feelings' to eachother provided by the sudden walking up of one real big burly man.

"If you guys need it, I own an Inn down the street. After what you two lovebirds experienced you guys must be exhausted." The man said with a hearty laugh which left Bella speachless. Wait what did he say?! She thought giving him a disbelieving look.