Summary: The same story, the same backstory and still in One Piece universe.

The characters genders have switched however.

(Thought of this when I saw @RoseTran6112 art that is above on the Discord server for Strong. It just came over me.)

Male!Silver Blood x Fem!Crocodile

When SB and Crocodile's relationship was still forming before their present one.

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Silver Blood (Male Name) was just in Alabasta once more in a mere whim. It was close by to where you were before, an island with ridiculous ideals and ridiculous people that needed to be fixed. It was all said and done though, so you thought you should visit the desert country. That has nice smelling perfumes and beautiful clothing and culture that made your eyes gleam in interest and attention.

And, you thought while rubbing the back of your neck, it has a nice casino with a friend that smells like spices.

You shook yourself, turning your head around the bustling town of Rainbase. You landed by the shores of the town two hours ago, having to traverse the blazing sand that was hot to touch due to the sun. It made you thankful for your hat on your head to help protect you but your suit...it was somewhat sticking to you like second skin due to your sweat. You contemplated just stripping out of it but the sun will hurt your skin. You'll just bathe later when you rent yourself an inn, but first to stop at the casino...you felt the sand shift in the breeze and you looked to your right.

"If one didn't know any better, one would think you're trying to aim for a night in pleasure with how often you come."

There stood the fame Crocodile, cigar between sultry lips that are always in a line of indifference along with her eyes. Silver orbs gazing at you lazily from under hooded lids above her scar with her famed fur coat, hiding her bust.

You smiled with your youthful face. Your brain not even trying to understand what she just said.

"Crocy!" You stepped closer towards the woman as she just stared, her arms crossed. You gave a laugh. "I really don't get how you do this, you seem to know when I arrive here each time, which would be..." You paused, in thought. "...weird. But—" You gave her a charming grin, loosening your collar a bit to try to cool yourself. Crocodile following the movement as she spotted your sweat filled neck, a drop going down your Adam's Apple. She chewed on her cigar as you continued. "I was just about to head to the casino! Wanna come? It'll help with the heat. I don't know how you do it with that coat of yours...it's really hot." You loosened your collar again, moving the sleeves of your suit up to help cool your skin. Not caring of the sun anymore since you'll know you're about to enter the cool building, your muscled forearms showing off to the world. Crocodile giving the rare show of skin a glance before turning back to your oblivious face.

"You're sweating." You blinked, looking at Crocodile turning and start walking towards the pyramid shaped Casino of Rain Dinners. "You need some new clothes before you cause others to faint from your smell. " Your face soured at the insult, moving to sniff under your arms and your nose twisted. Agreeing with her words. "Come. We'll go to the VIP room." And off she walked and you moved to walk beside her with a smirk.

"Woah, you even have rooms back there? You're really an important woman!" If Crocodile slightly shifted at that, she would deny it as she peered towards your bright eyes. "You sure we can? It's not like I have any other clothes though..." You frowned as you crossed your arms behind your head, muscles flexing but hidden under all those clothes as the both of you entered the casino, you holding the door for Crocodile, not minding she didn't say thank you. Opening doors for ladies are a given and shouldn't need thanks. You taking a pleased inhale as you looked that people are already playing, dices rolling and slot machines chiming as you observed and looked around. Crocodile faced forward as they walked through the back halls and turning left.

"I'll handle the clothes. Just shower before you stink up the place."

"Hey—" You paused before brightening up again, leaning closer to the woman as you bumped shoulders. "Wah, really? But you don't know my size...I can just give you money for whatever clothes I can afford. You don't have to."

"Why not?" You blinked, brows furrowing as you put your arms back to your sides. Arms that ghosted by Crocodile's own. "Think I can't handle some nonsensical funds on clothes? And I can imagine the size. Although," sultry lips curled up around the cigar, hooded eyes peering up at you as you blinked again when her hook grazed your abdomen, "There's some parts up to my imagination."

A beat passed as you stared, ears turning hot as you felt a little funny.

"I—Er," You coughed, backing up from the wandering hook. "Sorry?"

Crocodile's brows furrowed, her hook going back to her side.

"...nothing. Oblivious fool. Here."

Instead finally stopping at a door and opening it with her hand with a small scowl that you wanted to wipe away. It made her wrinkles come out and you didn't like it when it did. You didn't like it when any of the women you're fond of even frown. Your mind thought of an always grinning bespectacled woman with wandering hands, lips to your neck and chest to your own.

You flushed and your pelvis gave a twitch.

Maybe sometimes a frown here and there isn't so bad you guess.

"What are you thinking about?"

"N-nothing!"You shouted too quickly, stepping inside the room that held a king-sized bed and a master bathroom to the right with a balcony to the left with a sliding door. "Nothing at all!"

Crocodile hummed, gazing at you sharply. Your expression clearly embarrassed and caught as you ruffled the hair behind your neck since your cap was on top your head still. She realizes she's never seen you without it either.

"It's not polite to think about other women when there's one right here." She stated, a little annoyed as you started and a look of guilt came upon your face as denial came out your lips as you waved your arms back and forth. "Hmph. There's a towel in there ready for you, I'll have your clothes when you're done."

You moved your arms down, expression grateful as you gave the woman a smile as you neared her once more as she gazed at you lazily.

"Thanks Crocy!" You placed a hand to her shoulder that was hidden under her fur coat, quickly releasing it but Crocodile still felt your touch upon it. Lingering and warm and distracting. "You're really nice actually—wait." You narrowed your eyes in suspicion. "This isn't a trick, right? You hiding something in Alabasta after all?" Your tone and demeanor changed, eyes analyzing the room with suspicion instead of amazement like before. The aura around you holding that sense of danger, Kuroi ten'nosabaki seeming to glint at her in warning. This aura was where you got your title, not the oblivious foolish one that seemed to be your main personality. You glanced down at her, your scar on your handsome face tightening along with your jaw, eyes shadowed slightly under your cap. "Right, Crocodile?" You demanded.

Crocodile shifted slightly at the look in your eyes and your tone, thinking of how dangerous you are. Wishing for a moment for you to look at her in that way, but instead with the both of them in the bed behind her. She shook the thought away as she swallowed and straightened her shoulders.

"No," She more or less said but it was breathy as she stared at your glinting eyes and your body at the ready, muscles moving. She tried again. "If you don't want to shower, just stay like that and get out than." That was better and more forceful, hiding what she's feeling as you stared at her for a moment more before frowning thoughtfully.

"Mmm...okay. I guess." You turned towards the bathroom before moving a hand down your pants, removing beli and placing it on the dresser by the bathroom. "Here. I don't really like owing you, I feel bad. Doesn't have to be for the clothes, just see it as thanks for the bath." You gave her a small smile over your shoulder, the aura of danger gone and replaced with your warm one. "Sorry." You shut the door behind you to the bathroom before she could reply as Crocodile stared.

She gave out a sigh, smoke curling around her as she tightened her hand onto her hook as she sat on the bed. That Silver Blood is too dangerous to have around with what my plans are, Crocodile thought as she puffed. Always sniffing around and the reason I have to come meet him in the first place. I should just report him to the World Government and be done with him. Crocodile thought of conversations of treasures and ambitions—dreams you would always say. Of determination in your eyes on your handsome scarred face, free and light with a toothy grin or a smirk, not knowing the power behind that mouth.

Smoke curled around the room and Crocodile took a big puff before standing up to get his clothes and to come back.

She doesn't recall a time she was with a marine before. Traitor or not.

After a few minutes, you exited the shower with a pleased sigh. Your muscled chest still having a few water drips but you didn't really care for fully drying. You only dry just enough before putting clothes on. Your cap was by the sink of the room, protected from the water and your sword laid on the wall by the door. Crocodile must've brought clothes by now, you took a longer shower than you usually do due to you washing your hair. It was nice fancy shampoo too, you thought. It smelled like cinammon, a warm spice which made you remind you of something...does someone smell like that? Your mind showed you a busty scarred woman with a cigar always on her lips. You flushed, your mouth doing an odd thing as it felt like it shook. You quickly tied your towel to your waist, exiting the bathroom as you looked down, trying to clear your thoughts of cinnamon and spice and the smell of cigars and—wait. Why do you smell that?

You looked up in confusion and your eyes bulged.

Crocodile laid against the bed, fur coat gone and on a chair with the desk provided in the room. Her scarf gone as well, only her white blouse which was unbuttoned slightly so you could see her cleavage. Her tight black skirt was up slightly due to her position, showing off more of her pale legs than usual, her heels on the side of the bed. She had an ash tray by her in the wooden bedside, as smoke curled along with her lips as she stared unabashedly at your body that has been trained and honed since you were a kid. You noticed her looking particularly at your hips.

"My," Crocodile said, low and breathy as she stared before peering up at your slowly reddening face. "You have more than I thought. My imagination seemed to underestimate, a slight on my part it seems. Although," Crocodile put her cigar out in the ash tray as you felt sand touch your hot cheeks, her sitting up and her skirt rose again you noticed. You felt metal touch your back before pushing you down to your knees easily due to how wobbly you were as Crocodile stood up and now stood in front of you and above you, dark eyes swimming appreciatively as her smirk turned seductive. "I wish to see more. Why don't you let go of that towel, Gin Chi? It'll easily fall to the floor especially since you're on your knees already for me." She cupped your scarred cheek that felt nicely hot to the touch, making her smirk widen.

"C-C-Crocodile!" You finally managed to release out, quickly backing up to the wall with your feet. Leaving Crocodile hand in the air before she put her hand down with a frown, she looked as you moved and she saw something move under the towel. Her eyes zeroed in as you managed to put some distance, although small since she's just an arm's length away due to how close to the wall you already were. " W-what the hell—why are you—where's my clothes?!"

Crocodile looked at you, irritation starting to color her features.

"That's all you care about? With you naked and clearly wanting—" You flushed, feeling betrayed by your pelvis. "—and a woman laying on a bed, wanting as well. Are you a fool or a monk in training? Those are the only two options you can give me for why you seem so against this."

You shakily stood, hand holding the knot of your towel around your waist as you stared pointedly at her face. Not at her chest. Don't look at her legs either.

"W-what the hell gave you the idea I would want this?!" Crocodile's eyes flashed and you moved to correct yourself quickly. "I—look, I don't— I don't do this type of thing with anybody. T-this type of thing...I will do it only for someone I'll hold forever." Crocodile blinked, crossing her arms as you continued with your eyes down and in thought as you gazed at nothing. "This...you're beautiful, C-Crocodile." You said, looking up at her briefly before turning away, ears hot. "But...I don't want... to treat you just a bed lay...you're...you have much more worth than being a bed lay. More than just a one night stand. And I—I will only do this with someone I'm planning to always have for the rest of my life. To love and hold tight after I achieve my dream." You looked up and gave her a sheepish, boyish smile with your cheeks red but looking at her with respect. "That's why—ACK!" Clothes dropped onto your head as you waved muscled arms in surprise, muscles tightening and your towel almost falling before you quickly grabbed onto it. You took the clothes off your head so you could see, turning towards Crocodile with a scowl. "What was that for, crazy woman?!"

Crocodile had her back towards you, seeming to move to light another cigar. You thought the lights must've been playing tricks on you, cause it looked like Crocodile's neck was turning red—

"All you had to say was that you were a fool. I didn't need a speech. I gave you your clothes so you can get dressed and lose in gambling."

You looked down at the Alabasta style clothing as Crocodile buttoned up her blouse and straightened her skirt. You looked back up when Crocodile was reaching for her fur coat.

"You...so you did bring my clothes?! What was that? Was it cause of what I said earlier about you planning something?! I didn't know you were going to tease me like this!"

"Hmph. Don't threaten me than." Crocodile retorted, as she lifted her fur coat with one hand. You narrowed your eyes, wondering how she's gonna put it on, so you walked over before thinking. Not before making sure your towel was secured and knotted to your hip.

"Here, let me help." You grabbed her coat and helped her put it on, and you could see that Crocodile's ears looked red. Your eyes widened at it in disbelief.

"You need to be careful, Gin Chi." The sand woman said breathy, you not able to see the smile on her face since you were behind her as she held the newly lit cigar in her hand. "You'll have women line up for you after you achieve you're so called dream."

Your brows furrowed.

"Eh? Don't know why. I just need one." You said easily, fixing her coat on her shoulders.

Crocodile hummed before turning around and before you knew it, gave you a kiss to your strong jaw making you flush at soft sultry lips pressing against your skin. She quickly stepped away before you could say anything, not being able to see her scarred face as she walked towards the door, cigar back in her mouth. "Get dressed and join me quickly."

You smirked, seeing through her and a little giddy at making the older woman turn red.

"Got it, Crocy~! See ya—" Your hip suddenly turned bare when you felt a pull of your towel. "ACK!"

You heard Crocodile gave her laugh before closing the door, muffling your embarrassed curses as you wondered if she saw. Cursing at all the women around you that keep making you feel this way.

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I don't know. Male!SB. Hot. I don't know.

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By @RoseTran6112 for those who wonder what Female!Crocodile was seeing.

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I see why she would want him.