One week into the project on making you Pickle's partner went smoothly.
Every day, you would secretly come in the arena and with Tokugawa,Payne and Strydum observing you from above,you would sit in the arena far away from Pickle.Each day passed you would slightly go closer to him from the last spot you sat.
Pickle was very happy,but he always remained on the same spot,on the other side of the ring.He was a bit frustrated,you never moved from the spot you sat on,even though every day it was a different one,you would only sit there and look at him from time to time.
Maybe his eyes scared you?,that's why you couldn't keep eyecontact with him?That's what he assumed,so he would try avoiding looking at you.Only took small glances whenever you looked away.
But Pickle's curiosity and love for you only grew,he wanted you to approach him and touch him,even if it was just the tip of your finger.
As if that wasn't his only problem, Pickle was getting hungrier and hungrier every day,he wouldn't eat anything unless it attacked him.That showed the true warrior he was.
Today, Pickle's mouth was dripping sulaiva,he hadn't ate or drank for a whole week.Once you arrived into the arena early in the morning,Payne stopped you from going inside and told you to sit with them.Someone else would be accompanying Pickle today.
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"What?You mean you're going to replace me!?",you said feeling disappointed as you looked at Pickle sitting on the same spot where he sat yesterday from above.
"No Y/n,it's just that today is a bit different.It will be temporarily,just wait and see.Entering the arena right now is one of the strongest animals alive on earth".
"What!Why would you bring a dangerous animal like that for Pickle Payne San! Pickle will get hurt!"
"You will see!,and don't worry about him getting hurt.We're sure he'll be fine.Lets not forget that he fought and hunted dinosaurs!",Tokugawa reassured you but you still didn't like that idea.
"Y/n...,ever since we brought Pickle here he won't eat anything he hasn't found and killed himself".
"Extraordinary right?", Tokugawa laughed but it only annoyed both you and Payne.
"He's extraordinnary yeah,but that's our problem,Tokugawa.We've tried putting various strong animal species this morning before you came Y/n,some of the strongest animals alive on earth!A Spanish bull,Kamchatka brown bear,even a lion! But all of them..,as soon as they saw Pickle..They are run away just by looking at him!I had never seen a lion with its tail between it's legs before until now!So disappointing..",Payne sighed and you could only stare at Pickle sitting in the distance in shock.
"But do not fear!, because we still have one last contestant!",Tokugawa cut the silence as he pointed at the arenas enterance where the fighters enter the ring.
"We paid a fortune for it ,but I guess that's what you pay for buying an endangered specie like this..", Strydum looked at the direction Tokugawa was pointing and so did you out of curiosity.
"It hasn't eaten for five days,it's primed and ready to go!A Siberian tiger!"
"That is massive!SCARY!",you watched as the hungry tiger made its way into the arena and locked it's hungry eyes on Pickle,it roared before taking a stance ready to lunge at him on any moment.You watched anxiously hoping Pickle would win.
Pickle on the other hand,for the first time in a week finally stood up from his spot with a smile on his face after an opponent that was willing to fight finally showed up.He looked around and soon enough spotted you amongst the other three men watching him from above,he was happy you were watching,he wanted to show off his incredible strength to you.
Next thing you knew,the big beast attacked Pickle with it's dangerous fangs ready to bite him,but before it could, Pickle did the unthinkable by braking the tigers back,as if he was playing with a toy,killing it on the spot.
Out of the four of you, only you seemed to be surprised from what had just happened,the rest simply sighed as they knew that was coming.
"It got killed so... quickly...",you mumbled as you watched Pickle tower above the dead beast and suddenly grab it.
"You seem stunned Y/n. Anything that attacks Pickle, becomes food in his eyes.Dont be so surprised for what's coming next",Payne sighed as he stood up from his seat while Pickle started devouring his victory.
You sweezed your eyes as you shook in fear witnessing Pickle's sharp fangs bite on the tigers flesh as he started eating it,Pickle could sence your fear despite being high up there,far away from him.He started feeling weird after that.., like an urge to apologize?
Pickle lost his appetite,he let go of his feast and walked over back to his spot,sat and kept his knees close to his face as he watched your reaction.
You were both surprised and confused while wondering why Pickle just left his meal like that,but you still had an uneasy feeling so you asked Payne and Tokugawa to leave,you didn't want to keep company to Pickle for today.
As Pickle watched you leave the arena,a feeling of possessiveness and frustration washed over him,he thought he had won your trust again by leaving his meal aside but looks like that wasn't enough.He had to win you over again,he knew that you were now scared of him.
Pickle looked at the guards and the other three men escorting you outside and got the chance to flee from there before anyone could notice.
"What happened to Pickle all of the sudden?,why didn't he eat the tiger he killed with such ease?", Tokugawa finally turned around once you were gone to look at the arena,only for him to find the killed tiger laying alone on the sand and Pickle nowhere to be found.
"PICKLEEEEE!,HE LEFT!YOU TWO!,HE LEFT THE ARENA!!"
"What?", Strydum turned around aswell and his eyes widened upon seeing the arena empty.
"SEACH FOR HIM IMMEDIATELY!!"
Meanwhile you had already gone inside your limousine on your way back to your mansion and by the time Pickle had managed to get out of the arena to search for you,you were long gone.
Thanks to his instinct,Pickle was able to track you down, there was a weird creature running away with you inside of it,he could see you from inside its eyes?He didn't know what that transparent thing was but one thing he knew was that he had to save you.He had no idea what a car was!
Pickle rushed and followed after it,but it was going too fast,the limousine sped away leaving him behind dump founded.
He was now annoyed,but he wasn't going to give up,Pickle was going to find you from your scent.It would take him a while but he had no other choice.
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Arriving to your mansion, your limousine parked and your driver opened the door for you,you got out feeling tired and craving a hot bath to calm yourself down.
You entered your mansion with your servants welcoming you and following after you making sure to inform you about what had been complete while you were away.
You thanked them and informed them you would go for a shower and then sleep,they were concerned about your state so after reassuring that you would be okay on your own,they let you be and went to their duties as they had been told to.They would come check on you once you were done with your shower.
You walked up the countless marble stairs to the bathroom,once you got there after walking through the long halls,you closed the door behind you and started removing your clothes before throwing them in the laundry basket.
You opened the warm water to fill the tub as you picked what shampoo and body scrub you would use, today would be stauberry.You placed some towels nearby before entering the tub and soaking inside,the bubbles surrounded you and you enjoyed playing them while your body relaxed in the warm water.
Meanwhile, Pickle finally found his way to where your scent took him,an oddly big place he couldn't describe.
It looked beautiful,the garden surrounding it made it even more mesmerizing,just like a fairy tail.
As Pickle was about to approach,he noticed several men gathered outside at the gates, watching for intruders.Pickle didn't want to get himself into trouble so he had to somehow sneak inside without being noticed.
He walked all the way around the mansion and jumped from the fence,high enough that he managed to pass through an open balcony, without making the guards underneath him notice him.
Pickle suscessfully landed inside,as soon as he inhaled to catch his breath,his eyes widened at the strong scent of you around the room.It was like he had you right infront of him,but it wasn't that.The room he was in was no other than your bedroom,the perfect place for him as all your belongings marked by your touch were right there,just for him.
Pickle was ecstatic as he explored the place, looking for any possible sign of you.He stumbled across the furniture and made a bit of a mess,the furniture and everything was a little to small for him.Or maybe the opposite,he was too big!
He explored everything,every drawer,every corner, anything he could get his hands on.Pickle stumbled across your vanity and after noticing something,he stopped to take a closer look.
He had to steep down and look at something in the mirror,and at that moment,Pickle saw himself for the first time in a mirror.He raised an eyebrow and tilted his head in confusion as he leaned closer to the mirror, observing his appearance and making funny faces to reassure himself that the person in the mirror was him.
As he was about to touch the mirror,he accidentally knocked something off from the vanity and rushed to pick it up,when he saw what it was he grabbed it and brought it close to his face for further invastigation.
It was a picture of you, Pickle immediately recognized your face and smiled as he brought the picture close to his chest.When he looked at the picture again,he noticed some other people behind you,none of their faces reminded him of something,they weren't familiar and he hadn't met any of them before.
Soon enough,he noticed their hands on you and he got angry,in the picture a boy with brown hair had his arm wrapped behind your waist as he smiled and posed to the camera,while another guy with dark hair had his arm wrapped behind your neck while winking playfully at the camera.Behind them was the rest of the unknown men either smiling or looking away from the camera too embarrassed to be in the photo.
Pickle was both angry and jealous,who were those guys!Did she like them?Is she happier when she is around them than she is with him? Could she be with them right now?
Pickle's head was filled with jealousy as he sweezed the small picture frame in his hard grasp, before he could break it he heard footsteps approaching and panicked.
He placed back the picture frame to it's original place before turning around to see who it was.There was nowhere he could hide,Pickle knew that he would be visible anyway.He just stood there and waited.
On the other side of the hallway,you walked to your room in your towel and slippers,you had enjoyed a long relaxing bath and was now willing to scroll through your favorite brand magazines.
Opening the door to your pink and gold themed room,you came into a shock as infront of you was towering a massive figure,his eyes met yours and you froze in place.
Pickle was happy to see you,he smiled widely revealing his sharp fangs that glinted in the dim of the light making you scream in fear.
Pickle backed away in surprise and confusion as he closed his ears after your loud scream almost burst his ears while you balanced yourself on the doorframe as you were about to faint.
(PICKLE!!HOW DID HE GET HERE!WHEN?,WHY?HOWWW!I HAVE SECURITY OUTSIDE!THAT DOESN'T MATTER NOW!WHAT DO I DO!, HE'S GOING TO EAT ME!!)
Pickle waived infront of your face as you weren't moving,he lowered his back a little bit to your level and observed you carefully to figure out why you didn't do anything.
His eyes fell on your half exposed body,a small towel only covering from your chest to your private area,his hands were now iching to touch you.
Before he could lay his hands on you,you slapped them away and turned around to close your rooms door shut.
"P-Pickle!,what are you doing here!You're supposed to be in the arena!"
"H-hey!,what are you doing!",you gasped as he grabbed you by your waist and slammed your body against his,he lowered his back to your level to be able to have access to your hair,he liked the smell and even lifted you up to have a closer look.
"Pickle!,put me down!",you blushed as he placed his head on your neck and cuddled,Pickle couldn't get enough of your aroma and just wouldn't let go.
(He is smelling me?,he likes my scent?),you calmed down and when he finally put you down you sighed in relief and tried to prosses things.
"My lady!,are you arlight!", you heard the maids yell outside as they tried to open the door,you blocked it just in time and tried to keep it closed.
"I'm fine!,I'm fine!,don't worry!,please do not open the door!"
"We heard your scream a few moments ago and came to check on you!,can we enter?"
"Oh no no!,don't come in!I'm naked!"
The maids looked at each other confused, you had never done that before.They have been taking care of you and raising you ever since you were a child and not once in your life had you been embarrassed to let them in.
Some of the butlers rushed to join the maids outside your door holding gunshots just in case,the oldest from them knocked on your door and cleared his throat before speaking.
*Ahem!,Y/n,we just want to be sure you're arlight,we will take a look in the room and quickly leave,it's no big deal!"
"No!"
All of them once again looked at each other confused,they were unsure of what to do.The elder butler senced something was wrong,you could be held hostage in there and that explained why you didn't want to let them in.
"Get in and keep your weapons ready,she is in danger and we need to save her, understood?", whispered the old butler that knew better and gave the rest of them instructions, all the butlers nodded and got ready to attack.
Kicking the door open,they barged in,and the maids behind them screamed in fear as soon as they saw the giant man standing behind you,at once they all fainted and fell on the floor unconscious.
"Jesus Christ!,Y/n get back!"
"No don't shoot!",you rushed to step infront of Pickle to protect him as your butlers pointed their guns at him.
"Y/n!,what are you!-"
"Alfred tell them to stop!,he is not an intruder!"
"Then what is he Y/n!,he sneaked in here without permission!,he is a mad man!Look at him!Let the adults handle this Y/n,it's for your safety!"
"No!,I won't let you hurt him!Please don't do this!",you started crying and all of them softened, Alfred signaled for them to lower their guns and after they did he approached you while still keeping an eye on the intruder.
"Y/n,mind explaining me why you're trying to protect this man?"
"I-its a long story..,I kept him a secret from you..I'm sorry.."
After telling Alfred and the rest of them the truth,all of the maids were finally conscious again but screamed as soon as they saw Pickle,the butlers rushed to calm them down as Alfred sighed and tried to prosses what you had just told him.
"So now,this man here.."
"Pickle!"
"Right um..Pickle..They are probably searching for him now?"
"Yes..,I think so..But I want to keep him for a while!",you clinged on Pickle's arm protectively.
"Keep him?Y/n that absurd!,he-! He's dangerous!"
"Pretty pleaseeeee!I promise he'll be good!, I'll keep him in my room and he won't cause trouble!"
"Keep him in your room!,there is no way I'm going to leave you alone with him!"
Looking at your puppy eyes, Alfred could only sigh and give up, even though he was still worried sick about you.Seeing you still insisting,that meant that that man was special to you so he eventually gave up.
"Fine,but promise me that by the end of the day we'll return him back to the arena he belongs!"
"Promise!Thanks Alfred!, you're the best!",you hugged him and he laughed returning the hug.
"Now now,is there anything we can help you with,with.. your new friend here?"
"Oh yes!, he'd like a bath please!And some clothes maybe...?"
"Ladies!", Alfred called out to the maids and they all stood still to listen.
"Help our guest shower,and make sure he gets clothes in his size.Escort him to the bathroom please".
The maids were scared to the bone,they were shaking in fear but eventually had the courage to take Pickle's hands and attempted to drag him to the bathroom,but Pickle wasn't budging.
He shoved them away taking his hands back,he shook his head like a naughty kid that wasn't willing to behave.
"It's arlight,all of you go to the bathroom to prepare his bath and I'll bring him",you told the maids who rushed to their dutie as you gently took Pickle's hands and looked up at him.
"Please do it for me, arlight?I promise that you'll like it and it's an opportunity for us to spend time together!,just like we did all week at the arena! Arlight..?",you stepped forward holding his hand,and after he didn't pull it away,you walked with him after the maids through the hall towards the bathroom.
Pickle smiled and followed your lead,he felt more comfortable and safe with you coming along,his eyes were focused on your hand holding his.Your hand was so small compared to his,he found it cute.
Entering the laxurious bathroom, Pickle's eyes sparcled at the sight of large beautiful space surrounding him, the maids walked around him holding all kinds of stuff, shampoo bottles,soft towels that where big enough to cover him,lotions and conditioners.
In no time the bathtub was ready,full of foam and bubbles.Pickle liked the smell,but he didn't get to enjoy it much as the maids started dragging him to the weird looking "lake".The tub looked like a lake in Pickle's eyes,and he wasn't a big fan of them since there wasn't enough space for him to swim in,he preferred rivers.As if that wasn't enough,it was a small one as well,he didn't want to get in.
Seeing the maids struggling to put him in and splashing water everywhere,you had to step in and stop them.
"You did enough,thank you for your help ladies.From now on I'm in charge",you said and they could only bow before leaving you alone with Pickle who was now pissed.
"Look!,I have no idea if you understand me..,but I want you to get in that tub".
"Can -you- -get- -in- -the- -tub-?"
Pickle pretended not to understand your command and shook his head,he looked away dismissively from the tub ignoring you gesturing him to get in.
"Oh don't be so stubborn!,the tub won't eat you!",you groaned to his defiance as you thought of another way to get him in.
(Idea!),you smirked as you made your way in the tub and got in, hearing the waters sounds as you got in the tub, Pickle slightly moved his head to see what you were doing,he saw you laying in the tub and playing with the bubbles.
"Ahhh!,the water feels so nice!The bubbles are so fun!,they smell good!"♪
Seeing you so happy and having fun in the tub, Pickle wanted to join you,he wanted too to have fun and see what was so special about it.
Pickle actually made his way torwards you and surprisingly placed one foot in the tub,you watched him in surprise as he tried to fit in the tub,his large legs sticking out and half of the tubs water spilling out in the process.You couldn't help but laugh at how silly he looked, Pickle looked back frowning as he could barely fit and was quite uncomfortable.
"Oh come on!,don't look at me like that! Wait and you'll eventually like it!",you smiled at him as you poured water on his hair making it fall on his face and cover his eyes.He was about to clear his eyesight by moving it aside when you did it for him and after that, you applied the right amount of soap on your palms before begining to scrub his scalp gently.
At first Pickle attempted to stop you,but after feeling the sensation of your massage,he melted and stopped,he closed his eyes and relaxed as you washed him.
"See?,it's not so bad after all",you said and he growled happily in approval.
After shampooing his hair very well,you moved on with both cleaning and massaging his shoulders, Pickle couldn't stop himself from groaning in satisfaction from the massage,his muscles tensed up as you kneaded harder.
After a while passed,you had suscessfully managed to clean Pickle, stepping out of the tub he was drenched in water and making the floor slippery,just about when you wrapped a big towel around him,he shook his hair to get the water away splashing a bit on your face.
Pickle!,you chuckled,you don't do it like that!Let's go to my room and I'll help you.
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After drying his hair and body off,you layed on the bed and invited him to sit with you,Pickle accepted the invitation and layed down with the bed making a slight creak from his body weight.
Pickle liked the fluffy bed underneath him and you behind him massaging his back agai,he didn't want this to end,it was like he was living in a dream.He never imagined that in just a single day,he was able to get so close to you and spend so much time with you.
You had started to enjoy Pickle's company as well,you had started to trust him and he trusted you back more than anyone.You were his only exception, Pickle only liked you to touch him and take care of him.
"You must be hungry..But Albert told me you only eat creatures that are willing to fight you!How am I supposed to find an opponent that doesn't fear you..",you sighed as you thought of what to do.
"My lady!,lunch is ready!Do you want us to send it to your room or the dining area?",a maid knocked on your door.
"Room please!Um..!-Could you bring a plate for Pickle as well?Big one!Put lots of steake!"
"If you say so..!",the maid said and left to get what you ordered for from the kitchen.
Not long after,a butler came in your room with a food trolley, your food served on it still hot and steamy.
"Thanks Edward!", you thanked him as he let the food there, bowed and left for the rest of his duties.
You immediately dug in the food and begun eating,steake with potatoes was one of your favorites.Pickles nose twitched slightly uppon smelling the food,his mouth begun drooling as he looked at it and you couldn't help but chuckle.
"Come on",you passed the plate to him."Eat,it will make me happy as you're going to keep me company!"
"Please?"
Pickle swallowed hard before grabbing a steake and shoving it in his mouth,he didn't bother taking bites and put the whole this in his mouth at once.After chewing for a bit,he swallowed and got ready for the second one.It was his first time eating something so.., delicious,I guess cooked and seasoned meat was better than the raw he used to eat.
(Are the six steakes going to be enough..?), you watched him eat them one by one in no time while you could hardly eat one by yourself!
Suddenly your phone started buzzing,you answered it after grabbing it from the bedside table and signaled Pickle to be quiet by putting a finger infront of your lips.Pickle understood what you meant and chewed carefully not making a sound.
"Hello Tokugawa..., something wrong..?"
"You know very well what's wrong!Come downstairs and bring Pickle with you!,we are here to take him back!"
"What!,do you mean you're here?"
"Yes,Payne and Strydum are here too,and we are disappointed in you Y/n..,you should have told us Pickle followed you to your mansion and informed us to come take him!It's dangerous for him to be out when half the world sees him as a criminal!"
"I'm sorry!, it's just that..!-"
"Come downstairs and we can talk there!,I'm not going to repeat myself!",Tokugawa scolded before hanging up the call on you.
"Pickle... Come..",you stood up from the bed and Pickle immediately rushed to follow after you, even though there was still one last steak remaining.
Walking down the stairs,you had your head down shamelessly as you were now standing infront of an angry Payne and two worried Tokugawa and Strydum at his sides.
"Y/n!,what were you thinking!He could have hurt you!,he's not safe to be near with yet!"
"But he didn't!, Pickle was very nice and obedient!, he showered and ate without causing trouble!"
"He..did?",Payne looked at Pickle stunned who was standing next to you quietly.
"Yes!, Pickle was a good boy!, weren't you Pickle?",you smiled at him and surprisingly he nodded,as if he understood what you told him,he then leaned down for you to mess his hair and pat his head.
"How..?"
"He likes me a lot Payne San!,me and Pickle are really good friends now!He trusts me and I trust him!Please don't be mad at me.."
"We are not mad Y/n,but that wasn't very responsible of you", Strydum scolded."Now we'll have to take him away and bring him back to the arena".
"But!-"
"Y/n!No more arguing!", Payne scolded you before signaling Strydum's soldiers to get in and take Pickle,you had no other choice but to let him go.
"Pickle doesn't like to be dragged like that..,he only wants to be leaded by me".
Strydum was concerned as it was clear his men weren't able to move Pickle an inch from where he was standing,and after being signaled from both Tokugawa and Payne to let you lead Pickle,he signaled his men to let him go.
"Come on Pickle,let's go", you took his hand and leaded him outside,the rest of them followed after the two of you surprised from the way Pickle was behaving when it came to your command.
"Pickle...,I'm sorry but you have to go..W-we'll meet tomorrow at the arena arlight?, I'll make sure to come earlier okay?Please be nice with them and don't cause them trouble..,it's for your safety.. Promise me you won't come back..",you looked at him in the eyes and Pickle understood what you were trying to tell him.
He could see the sadness in your eyes and understood that the two of you would get separated,but he also understood that he would see you again tomorrow.Looking at the army truck behind him,he turned back to look at you and nodded,but before walking away he hugged you tightly, showing his thank you for your company and care you gave him.
With a heavy heart,Pickle then walked away into the back of the truck and sat in there,you waived him goodbye before the guards closed the doors and got in the vehicle along with Strydum, Tokugawa and Payne.
Watching the vehicle speed of,you couldn't help but feel sad getting separated from Pickle, your butler Alfred that was like a father to you, hugged you and you hugged him back before he leaded you inside the mansion.
In the back of the truck, Pickle opened his grasp where he held something,he stole it from your room secretly before going downstairs the moment Tokugawa called.
He took the picture from the picture frame on your vanity,he looked at the men around you in jealousy and closed his fist in anger making the picture crumble,
He wanted you only for himself.