Jonathan noticed her smile and replied with one of his own. He then nodded slightly at her thanks.
When she pulled him into another hug, he didn’t object. He chuckled a little, gladly wrapping his arms around her and rubbing her back slightly, to soothe both of them.
Kera smiled at him rubbing her back, holding him a little tighter “ so.. What do we do now?” She asked softly
Jonathan noticed her tighter grip, smiling a little. He continued to rub her back.
“I have no fucking idea,”he replied just as softly, chuckling a bit.
“ what do you wanna do?” She said and looked up to him slightly from his shoulder
Jonathan glanced at her, chuckling. He then considered her question a moment, still lost.
“Hmm… don’t know, but I’m honestly content like this. Though, I may fall asleep, just fair warning,”he replied, snickering.
“ then I will fall over if you do I’m not that sturdy enough to lean on,” she joked. Kera’s snowy blue eyes seemed filled with happiness and the smile on her face showed it.
“Then I get to show you my paradise called the floor,”Jonathan quipped, laughing a bit.
He smiled at her expression, his tranquil amber eyes watching her.
Kera laughed, her sweater slipping down a bit to expose her team mark. Now that it was up close it was clear that hers was different from keigos. While he had a anchor behind his, kera had roses of different colors.
Jonathan grinned at her laugh.
He noticed the mark, but wasn’t sure if there was significance to the roses. He didn’t remember seeing Keigo’s mark, so he had no way to compare, and decided not to mention it.
( mmm drama.)
(You want me to edit my post to where says something about it?)
Keigo got up, for some odd ass reason he felt like kera was up to no good again. He walked to her room and knocked on her door. “ kera!”
Kera jumped at hearing her name “ shit..” she said softly and gripped a little tighter to Jonathan. She watched the door with a look of fear, she really didn't want Jonathan hurt for her actions but she didn't wanna leave him either
( nah I was just being dramatic again 🤣)
(Lmao, okay)
Amelia stirred when Keigo got up, and she followed him out, wondering what was wrong. She noted that Kera’s door didn’t open, which likely meant she wasn’t in there. Where was she?
Jonathan heard the call and noticed Kera’s reaction. He rubbed her back to soothe her, wondering what to do.
“I could go talk to him, explain things a bit. Maybe it’ll help smooth things out,”Jonathan offered, his voice calm and even.
“ but I don't want you in trouble…” she said a little worried for everyone's reaction..
She leaned into him when he rubbed her back, it helping quite a but to calm her down.
***
Keigo mumbled something and went looking for kera outside. Course he'd gotten his jacket on.
Amelia watched Keigo leave and decided to check inside the ship. She first visited Bull, asking him if he’d seen Kera.
“No, but I heard a commotion earlier. Talk to Boris or Beta, one of them’s bound to know,”Bull replied.
Amelia nodded and headed for Boris.
Jonathan continued rubbing her back, chuckling a bit at her words.
“I lived with fucking Max all of my life. Keigo doesn’t scare me, even if he is a giant. Hell, Amelia scares me more than he does, but even then, she’s like a sister to me,”he said, his tone reassuring.
Kera nodded and sighed. She really didn't wanna let go of him. “ if you say so,” she said softly and let her arms fall for him to do what he needed to do.
Keigo looked for kera around town, he had also done some shopping for the crew for when they got ready to leave
Amelia visited Boris, asking him if he’d seen Kera.
“Earlier in the galley. She was hanging out with Beta-Man and had a bad migraine. I gave her some Aspirin for it and she left, likely to lay down. Though, Beta-Man did mention something about them having grown up as kids together. I don’t know,”Boris answered.
Amelia nodded, but shook her head in confusion.
“What? They were kids together?”
“That’s what Beta-Man said. And, they did seem a lot more friendly around each other.”
Amelia stared at Boris a moment, then nodded and left to interrogate Jonathan.
Jonathan looked at Kera and held her shoulders. He smiled lightly, his eyes patient and gentle.
“I’ll be alright. These folks are like family to me, and they trust me implicitly. Keigo’s the oddball, but Amelia is very persuasive,”he reassured her.
Jonathan held her a bit longer, then stood. He moved to open the door, his eyes widening in mild surprise when he saw Amelia, hand raised to knock on the door. Her eyes locked on Kera.
“What the fuck is going on?”she asked sternly.
Kera flinched a bit and looked directly to the ground. She didn't want to upset Amelia more than she already was. Kera could hear it in her voice that she was more than likely pissed.
Keigo came in and looked for Amelia, finally finding her at Jonathan's door.
Jonathan sighed, leaning against the door a bit.
“First off, please don’t fucking overreact. I’m in a pretty good mood, and I don’t want that to get ruined. Anyways, long story short, me and Kera grew up together as kids, her dad taught us both hacking, and Max was an even bigger jackass than I already knew.
“Also, after we split ways, her dad, my parents, and just the whole fucking crew, vanished. And, by the way, my mother was the pirate commonly known as Captain Esmeralda May.”
Jonathan sighed again.
“There’s a shit ton more, but I figured I’d give the basics first,”he added.
Amelia stared at Jonathan, looking between him and Kera in confusion. She then looked back at Jonathan.
“So, she’s not pulling any of her shit with you? If she’s manipulating you, drop her ass right now,”Amelia said.
Jonathan shook his head.
“No. It’s the honest fucking truth. Trust me, I’m still trying to wrap my head around it, but I remember Kera. I didn’t make the connection because I hadn’t seen her in, like, eleven years, but I fucking knew her,”he replied.
Kera stood up and walked over them, giving the small picture she had to Amelia. She pointed at the people in the photo “ me, my dad, may, Johnathan and max. It's taken exactly the day they went missing. “ she said. Kera seemed jumpy and she brushed up against Jonathan's hand, hoping he hadn't noticed it..
Amelia looked at the picture, comparing the children Jonathan and Kera to the adults. There was a definite resemblance. Amelia glanced around, noticing Keigo.
“Did you hear what Beta was saying?”she asked, walking over and showing him the picture.
Jonathan glanced at Kera after she pointed out the people in the picture.
“Seriously? And I didn’t remember that? Hmm…”
He did notice her brush against his hand, but didn’t react. Jonathan understood that she was on edge, and didn’t mind at all that she sought comfort by bumping into him. Hell, he used to do that to Amelia and Boris all the time.
kera sighed " see?" not lying " she said
keigo had noticed, but didnt say anything
Amelia gave Kera a stern look, but didn’t reply. She still gazed at the picture, amazed by it.
“I know you mentioned that you and Max grew up on a ship, but you never talked about it. Why?”Amelia asked.
Jonathan shrugged,”I saw no point in explaining, and my memory is still a little fuzzy about it. Also, Max.”
Amelia rolled her eyes at the mention of Maxim. Jonathan winced a bit.
“But, besides all this, why the fuck was Kera in your room?”Amelia questioned.
Jonathan sighed, scratching the back of his head.
“Well, after we realized that we had known each other, we got to talking. I had apparently forgotten a shit ton, and the talk helped clear a lot of it up. That, and I was showing her pics of Max,”he answered.
Amelia looked at Kera suspiciously.
“And I’m being honest, Amelia. I know keenly how it feels to be manipulated, and Kera hasn’t done that.”
" i know its going to b hard to trust me and thats okay, but please don't take him away from me. not when i finnaly found him again." she asked softly to amelia. kera literally wanted to be held, the womans glare at her made kera feel like she was in the gallows again. thats when another round of pain hit her, " argh!" she whimpered and took a step back.
this time keigo stepped in " kera you need to sit down, its no wonder you havent passed out yet. you haven't been sleeping again have you? " he said almost like a scold " we need to wrap this up. i dont give two shits where she goes but she needs to lay down, those migraines can leave her out for the damn day."