Confession (Franky x Reader)

Alright, I don't know if I've been gone for long, but it feels like it's been really long since I've written anything, so I'm gonna post another Franky x Reader!
Go team Franky!
Pre time skip
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"Why are you sitting here, by yourself?" You asked Keri when you saw her drinking alone.

The Straw Hats were having a party on the Thousand Sunny, and, seeing Keri off to herself, decided to go over and talk to her.

"Because Zoro fell asleep, and Nami's drunk off her ass" Keri replied before taking another sip of wine (by the way, I don't advocate underage drinking, nor do I encourage it)

"Are you even old enough to drink?" You raised an eyebrow, seeing an empty bottle of wine next to one that was half full.

"No, but somehow, I'm old enough to kick your ass" Keri snapped at you.

"Ugh, sorry, that went over the line. Apparently, drinking made my problem worse" Keri sighed, putting a hand on her forehead.

"What's wrong?" You asked, sitting down in the chair opposite to her.

"Franky's annoying the hell out of me"

"More than he usually does?"

"Yeah. He's angsty and every time I walk in the workshop, even when I knock, he jumps. I just thought he was jittery, but now he gets mad at me for no reason when I don't say anything to him, at random, and it's pissing me off" Keri groaned.

"Maybe something's bothering him" You suggested.

"Ya think? Ok, yeah, that was bitchy too. I know what's bothering him, and that certain thing is annoying me too" Keri ran a hand through her cyan locks.

"What's bothering him?" Your voice slightly shook, but you tried to play it off. You didn't want Keri getting suspicious of your tone.

She once caught you fantasizing about Franky (you had also said his name out loud with hearts in your eyes) when she was telling you a story about Franky's past when she was around, and it took a lot of effort to assure her that you didn't have a crush on him.

You had a huge crush on Franky, but you were even closer with Keri. She, of course, also had a best friend on Water 7, which she had known longer, but on the sea, she talked with you the most.

You didn't want your crush on Franky to break you two apart. You enjoyed being friends with the sassy archaeologist.

"Well, I guess I could tell you. Ya see, from what I can tell, he's fallen in love with this girl" Keri took a big sip (or chug, depending on how you look at it) of her wine before starting.

"Oh?" You were saddened by that.

"Yup. I've seen him stare at her on Water 7. And whenever he's around her, it's like he tries to tip toe around her like she's glass" Keri continued.

Of course he'd fall in love with one of the locals...You thought.

"He's always really nice to her, which made me think he just thought of her as a friend, but what really tipped me off was that he worries about her a lot when she's gone for a bit too long, and he always glares at Sanji when he starts worshipping her" Keri lifted her wine glass, staring at the red wine she almost finished.

"It sounds like he's really deep in. Who's the girl?" You asked politely.

"Well, she's a pirate, but Franky met her sort of at random. It didn't take long for him to get to know her, and now he can't get her out of his stupid metal head" Keri explained.

"Do you know what she looks like?" You pressed on.

"Yeah, seen her so many times...she has--"

You stopped paying attention because you were lost in thought of what this girl had that you didn't have.

Is it because she's prettier than me? Or is it smarter? Sexier?

....Superer? That's not a word...

"Hey! Earth to _____! Did you get that?" Keri snapped her fingers in front of your eyes.

"Huh? Oh, yeah, I got that. So, this girl, what's her name?" You shifted in your seat, putting your attention back on Keri.

"...What the fuck?" Keri raised an eyebrow.

"I said, what's her name...?" You looked around, not sure why Keri was giving you a look like you had grown another head.

"...Holy--"

Keri then let out a string of cusses that was so creative, I can't even type it here (no, seriously, I think it's illegal in some countries)

"--With sprinkles and cream on top. What in the name of sweet sugar did you hear when I described Franky's crush?" Keri looked at you with annoyance in her bright green eyes.

"Uh...I actually didn't hear anything past 'She has'..." You rubbed the back of your head.

Keri looked blankly at you for a second.

"Are you serious? I COULDN'T HAVE MADE IT MORE OBVIOUS IF I SAID YOUR NAME IN THAT DESCRIPTION!" Keri yelled at you.

Thankfully, everybody was too busy partying to notice Keri's meltdown.

"W-Wait...you're saying the girl Franky has a crush on...is me!?"

"Good God, YES. That is EXACTLY what I'm TELLING YOU! DUMBASS!"

"I...I had no idea...I mean, what am I supposed to--"

"You're supposed to go up to him and tell him you love him too. Yeah. I know you have a crush on him too. I've known since you've known" Keri rolled her eyes.

"How'd you--"

"You talk in your sleep. Thankfully, Nami and Layla are heavy sleepers. I, however, am not" Keri smirked at you.

"O-Oh...well, damn" You blushed.

"If you're worried I'd be grossed out and stop talking to you, trust me, I'm grossed out, but at least I can trust that airhead with you. Judging from how he calls every girl he meets 'super', I'm willing to bet he can't judge character to save his fucking life.

"Which is why I'm glad he fell for you and not some random ditz. So yeah, don't give me any details on what he does to you, because I usually picture him with the little clothing he has, on" Keri put her glass down.

"Don't go that far yet!" You blushed a deeper shade of red.

"Regardless, I don't really mind you being in a relationship with him. Just tell him that if he keeps you to himself, I'll personally beat him upside the head with a chair before shooting him in the back" Keri told you.

"Isn't that a little harsh?"

"Ok, I won't beat him upside the head with a chair"

"Keri" You frowned at her.

"Hey, it's not like I'll aim for any vital organs" Keri held her hands up in defense.

"You two are insane" You sighed.

"Yet somehow, you're friends with one of us and in love with the other. Crazier much?" Keri sipped her wine.

"Ok, point proven. So..."

"Go confess! I'm sick and tired of this crap, so go confess and end my hell! He's in the workshop" Keri shooed you off.

"Ok, ok" You walked out of the room, heading to the workshop.

"God. He better stop being such a klutzy ass when this is over" Keri sighed in exasperation.
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At the door of the workshop, you racked your mind of what to do.

Should I just walk in? Or should I knock? Uh...Ok, I'll open the door slowly, and wait for him to notice me. You thought, putting your hand on the door knob.

You slowly opened the door, and, when Franky didn't look in your direction, his back turned to you and looking at something on the table in front of him, you slowly walked in to wait for him to notice you.

What ruined it was the fact that you tripped on your own feet, and landed in a pile of metal.

Franky nearly jumped a thousand feet, and, seeing you had been the one to come in this time, quickly got up to help you, praying you wouldn't look at the table.

"Thanks, sorry I just walked in, I guess I wasn't thinking..." You trailed off as you got up with Franky's help.

"It's alright. So, what do ya need?" He asked you.

"Uh...about that...I...uh..." You could practically hear Keri telling you to spit it out.

"I need advice!" You blurted.

Your mental image of Keri face-palmed.

"Advice? I can super give that! What do you need advice on?" Franky sat back down, giving you a pillow to sit on in front of him.

"Well...you see...there's this guy I...I really like..." You shifted on the pillow.

"Oh...so, uh, what's the problem?" Franky's tone dropped a little bit, and you knew you screwed up.

"Damn it, now he thinks I'm talking about somebody else..." You accidentally said out loud. And what made it worse was that when you realized, you blushed.

Icing on the cake.

Franky, equally as surprised that you said that, just sat there, processing what you just stupidly said.

"Shit..." You mumbled, cheeks practically steaming.

"Well, I think I can give you some super advice, if that's the case" Franky grinned at you, before leaning into you and kissing you on the lips.

You kissed back, happy that, for once, your screw-up had helped you in some way.
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*Later*

"What, did you two have sex?" Keri used that as her greeting when you walked back in.

"Hi to you too, Keri. And no, we actually--"

"Don't wanna know" Keri stopped you from saying anymore.

"So, why's the idiot not here?" Keri asked you.

"He said he was working on some new feature for the Thousand Sunny. Something about the Soldier Docking system and Dock....I forgot the number...whatever it was, he wouldn't let me see the blueprints" You informed her.

"Oh, so he's working on that" Keri muttered (Mini Merry 2)

"What?"

"Nothing. Anyway, if he impregnates you, I'm the godmother, and also: Gross" Keri got up, taking her new drink with her (she actually finished the remaining half of the bottle of wine she was on before you came back).

"Jeez, Keri" You blushed, face-palming.
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The End.