Cold. (Chopper x Reader)

Crimson red seeped through, staining the skin around it, the cloth it dripped on. Any outsider who had not seen the pervious events would say it had rained down blood, damning those who were below. As sad as it is, they would only be half correct, for it had not rained, but one of many around were surely damned. Like hell had risen through the broken ground and the devil himself had done his own bidding. The wind rushed past her ears as he world broke, she fell, her feet giving out, allowing her weight to drag her down. And opening her eyes for what seemed like the fist time in hours, the stench invaded her sense of smell, burning the back of her throat. She could almost taste it, the overwhelming iron, the retch on her tongue. Looking at the field around her, the grass stood green no more, much like her skin, it was painted in a deep red. Numbly looking down, she hoped to escape the scenery around her, but to no avail, her legs were soaked and if she hadn't looked so intently, she wouldn't have noticed those were her hands resting upon her thighs. And like always.. she remember none of it, she only dealt with the after math if that wasn't just as bad. "(First Name!)"

No. They couldn't see you like this. They wouldn't understand. You had done so well to hide it from them, to keep it down, never to show it on the surface, no matter the pain it caused when it clawed at you form the inside. You couldn't being rejected from more people who you had learned to love.. Unless they had already seen you in action- no, they wouldn't still be alive. The sound of feet pounding against the ground rung in your ears, and you shook violently out of fear as they neared closer. You had to get away, you couldn't let them see you like this.. you couldn't risk it. You tried with all your might to move, jerk or even twitch, but nothing worked. It was as if you were frozen in place. All you could do was sit, drenched in hardening blood, staring at the guilty hands as your friends neared. The calling stopped, the pounding stopped, all that could heard was breathing. Finally able to do something, knowing it was too late to run now, you lifted your head, meeting your new fate.

The looks they wore told you all you needed to know, they were shocked. Your heart twisted and churned, being torn apart bit by bit, until there was nothing but a black hole left- or that's what it felt like. Your jaw ached as you lips quiver and you tried to fight back your tears. Looking at them now, you weren't sure what to do, but stare with your (Color) orbs. Silence pasted and your eyes started to burn, your weakness finally consuming your soul. Not able to fight anymore, the tears leaked down, trekking through the drying blood, mixing as the first few went down and soon leaving a clean streak on your tainted face. Finally, making the first move, your captain started to step forward but flinched as you let out a ear-piercing scream, burying your face in your hands as you broke down. "I never wanted you to see the screwed up side of me that I keep, locked inside of me so deep, but it always seems to get to me...! What I really mean to say is- I'm so sorry for the way that I am..!"

Suddenly, something small and warm crashed against you, wrapping its arms around your waist the best it could. It nuzzled deeply into your side. Soon it started to grow bigger, smothering you in a fuzzy warm, almost like a cloud. In the state you were, you couldn't help but lean into it and continued to let it rain. A large hand rested on the back of your head and the voice of the doctor floated in your ears. "I'm glad you're okay! We were so worried about you! When we get back we'll get you cleaned up and Sanji can fixed you some soup, okay?" He pulled back, allowing you to tilt you head up, looking him in the eye. Your widened and he continued to smile down at you as if everything were normal. They were still accepted you? Even after seeing you like this? Your tears came harder, spilling down past your jaw and down your neck. You sputter through them, trying to speak. One of his reached up, cupping your cheek and wiping a few tears away with his thumb, cleaning a bit of the blood with it. "It's okay.."

Letting out a pained scream, you dropped forward, wrapping your arms around his waist and burying your face into his fury chest. His large arms wrapped around you, pulling you as close as he could without hurting you if you had an injury. His nose buried in your hair, just allowing you to let it out there and now. Rocking you slightly back and forth, you kept sputtering out, 'Thank you.' Over and over again as fatigue started to wash over you. But feeling so safe and as wanted as you did now, for once in your life, you welcomed this darkness, because you knew you wouldn't be alone when you woke up.

Maybe life wasn't so cold after all..