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Catch Of The Day

Day 2 of Kisame week! I wrote this late at night and finished within an hour, and yet I kinda vibe with the slightly crack vibes it took with my exaggeration, so hopefully y'all enjoy!

Summary:

“You weren’t trying to catch me, you just happened to be in the way of my fall.”

Kisame Week 2021 Day 2 Prompt: Accidental Hero @kisameweek-2021

“Damn” she muttered under her breath as she stared frustrated up at the cupboard. Morning coffee was something she refused to go without, and normally, that wasn’t hard to assure happened, but with her house full of tall men, her favourite mugs were placed out of reach often. There it was, placed on the highest shelf far above her reach, her favourite coffee mug. It was just the right size for her morning brew, and now, before she could cradle her cup of joe, she had to attempt the treacherous climb to retrieve the one and only worthy coffee mug in the house. Of course, she could always ask one of her friendlier guests for some assistance, they were to blame for this inconvenience after all, and Kisame was standing right behind her fixing up his own breakfast, but her mind was made up. She also blamed her lack of caffeine for her inability to ask for help. Her palms pressed onto the top of the counter as she jumped up onto the counter. The overhang from the cabinet made her perch narrow, but she managed to open the door and reached up for her mug. Grasping the handle, she moved to get down, but she lost her balance. A shot of fear made her stomach drop as she fell backward. Instead of falling to the floor, her back pressed against Kisame’s own muscular one. He stiffened at the unexpected contact and relaxed as she pushed away from him, before landing carefully on her feet, prize safely in hand.

Kisame turned to look at the crazy woman who refused to drink from subpar coffee cups, took a moment to register what happened, and began to laugh. Not yet awake enough to feel the embarrassment she would later, she ignored his laughter and turned to pour herself some of the earlier brewed coffee, no doubt started by Kakuzu earlier. “You could have asked for some help, Shrimp, I’m right here.”

He was right of course, but she really had no rational reason for why she hadn’t just asked for his extra reach, so she just shrugged. His amused grin faded into uncertainty at her response, but it was back not a moment later as he pressed again. “Are you not gonna say thank you for my quicksave there?”

She found a seat at the table and took a sip of her precious caffeine before she retorted, “You weren’t trying to catch me, you just happened to be in the way of my fall.” she huffed. He followed her and took the seat across from her with his own breakfast.

“True,” he conceded, “But doesn’t that still make me your hero?” He asked, wiggling his eyebrows goofily. She was very quickly learning that out of all the Akatsuki members she had met, Kisame was the one that never failed to make her laugh, even when the caffeine hadn’t yet kicked in.

“Oh, my hero!” She sarcastically swooned, “So incredibly diligent he is to protect me even when his back is turned.” She grinned.

Both were laughing at each other when from the other room they heard Hidan loudly yell at them to “Shut the fuck up” as it was “Too fucking early!”

This of course only made them laugh even harder.