The one thing he's Scared of 1

Author Note: Well, I did a few one-shots for these guys, and now it's time for my first full story! Wish me luck, lol, and enjoy!

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Marvelous loathed being afraid. He was the captain of mighty fine space pirate crew, and he was always one to go look for excitement. So being afraid, in his opinion, was something that just weighed everyone down. And for him to be afraid just made him feel pathetic.

Oh, but there was something he'd always be scared of.

"Would you like some tea?" Ahim questioned sweetly to him as he came into the room, groggy from sleep, along with everyone but her.

"Mmmmmhhhh," he murmured, sitting in his chair and wishing he could still be asleep.

She smiled brightly to him and went over to her set to make it. Luka was sprawled out lazily on the couch as Joe did sit-ups, and Doc was cooking their breakfast. His eyelids began to droop again, but a crash shot them open. The youngest Pirate had knocked off her kettle, and it was tipping to fall on her foot. Quickly, he caught it and threw it back so that it slid across the floor. She stared at him, surprised and grateful.

"Thank you, Marvelous-san," she smiled, scooping it up, "I really should be more careful." And she went back to tending to the making of the drink like nothing had just happened.

He caught Luka's smirk as he turned back to trying to fall back asleep. In response he shot her a quick glare and stretched out, like nothing had happened. Everybody but her herself knew he was scared of her getting hurt. That was one of the very few things he'd ever be scared of. It was simply because…well, he hadn't figured that out quite yet.

"Breakfast," Doc broke him from his thoughts as he came in with a smoking pan, "is served." Ahim rose to help him out, and he felt something move briefly in his chest that was near his heart.

Blinking, he went to sit at the table, trying to focus on the food. It was somewhat quiet as they ate that day for some reason, and that just made the thing in his chest seem worse.

"I think I will go train outside," Ahim suddenly spoke, "would anyone like to join me?"

"Why outside?" Marvelous asked a bit too fast, causing Luka and Joe to exchange smirks.

"So I have plenty of space to work on my kung fu," she began outside, "I will not go far."

"I'll go with you," Doc smiled at his friend, following her. The pang in his chest made Marvelous grimance, and Luka misunderstood.

"You're jealous!" she sang, and his face heated a pinkish tint on the cheeks.

"Why would I be?" he grumbled, "I'm the Captain of a ship." But that did kind of explain the panging that only grew worse as she smiled at his friend…