So I'm just bursting with ideas. This will be a collection of small drabbles about some having Blind dates. Just softies and fluffy stuff, not more. I hope you'll enjoy it.


Thatch was tired. It had been a hard day of work and he barely got anything for it. He loved cooking, but sometimes it was not worth it. The money was good, but the snobs and rudeness was not what he had been expecting as he got a job as a chef on the finest restaurant in town. The Noble Dining. He should have known it wasn't his place, just because of the name. His brothers had told him so, but he was stubborn and had taken the job and quit the other.

He sighed and opened the door to his apartment, threw off his shoes, before entering the living room. On top of the job, he had to move further away from his home and he barely got time to see his brothers. Not that they had much time for visits after all. Marco was the vice-director of the Whitebeard Cooperation, with their father the director. Jozu and Kingdew right under Marco as bosses too, while Curiel, Namur and Atmos were the security guards. Izo had an exclusive fashion shop in midtown, with Haruta helping out after school.

Ace and Haruta still went to school, on their last year. Then there was Speed Jiru, a bookmaker, Blamenco and Rakuyo was police officers, Vista a teacher and last Fossa, who own a fitness club. So all his brothers had jobs they liked, besides Ace, who was too lazy and hung out with his friends, but it was fine though. He was the only one Thatch could call whenever he needed to let go off some air.

Thatch went straight to the bathroom and then to bed, wondering what to do. He felt so old and he had only worked there for two months, but it felt like a life-time. A part of him wanted to quit, move to a smaller and cheaper apartment. Another part wanted to keep on going and show those arrogant chefs that he was worth it and better than they thought.

Morning came sooner than he had expected and he just went the other side to the window. It was luckily his day off. However, Thatch had to get up, since Ace had urged him to a blind date. He had some new girl in sight, but she would not go out with him, unless he could find a date for her three friends. Somehow Ace had talked Marco into a date with one of them and Law dated the second, while Thatch had agreed on taken the last for brunch.

Checking the alarm, he found he had an hour before he should meet her at the café Sunny Go. Ace had giving her a picture of him, so she could find him there. Thatch had hoped that Ace would show him a picture of her, but he had refused. Marco said that neither he nor Law had got a picture of their blind dates and Law had been happily surprised. Marco was going on his date tonight.

Leaving bed, Thatch thought about what Ace had told about this one. She was smart, gently and charming. Why was it that Ace never told them about how the girls were looking? He described them in the same way. All three of them. But Law had been pleased, so maybe Ace didn't fuck this one up? He did know what Thatch liked, so maybe Thatch would like this girl.

As always it was filled with people at the Sunny Go, but luckily Thatch had reserved a table. The waitress showed him the table and he set down. He was ten minutes early, so he ordered a coffee, while he kept an eye on the entrance. Many people game and left, but that was just those who took a coffee or something to go.

Thatch was not feeling insecure. He never was, so he waited, knowing that women mostly were late, though he that treat. However he didn't wait long. After just 5 minutes after he arrived and 5 minutes before the agreed time. He saw her coming in and looked around. Long red-blond hair, crystal blue eyes and a slim, agile and hourglass figure. She locked her eyes on his and smiled friendly to him, walking confident over to him.

Thatch smiled back. Ace was really amazing, almost as good as Izo when it came to help his brothers get dating. He got up, as the gentleman he was, he help her get seated. She smiled, as he sat back down.

"I'm Lyra," she smiled.

"What a lovely name," he smiled back, loving the sound of her beautiful and melodic voice.

The blush was faint, but he saw it. Lyra was a little shy, but soon they talked and had a good time, while eating brunch. After that, they walked through the park and before they knew it, it was late evening, so they decided to eat dinner too. Both enjoyed each other company and in his mind, Thatch thanked Ace for this, making a note to call his younger brother and say thanks. As they said good night, they had exchanged phone numbers and mail addresses, promising to write each other or call.

That night, Thatch had trouble to sleep, but not because he dread to go to work, but because he had butterflies in his stomach. His thoughts were about Lyra and how great a time he had with her and he realized that he was about to fall for her. Smiling at that thought, Thatch fell asleep.


Thatch: Oi, who the hell said you could write that?

Me: My brain.

Ace: I'm a matchmaker? Hell no. That's Izo's job.

Izo: -Gazes evilly at Ace- Who said I had to take care of your love-life all the time?

Thatch: It's too fluffy ad I will never fall that easily. What the hell, Devilgirl?

Marco: I find it sweet, but don't dare write about the Blind date, you talk about I was going to have. Not going there -yoi.

-Thatch, Izo and Ace hitting Marco for this comment, telling him he just can't burn of a date. Not when he had agreed on it. Marco said he would never agree on this, taking this argument further. Noisy men-

Whitebeard: Different from your other stories and then not. Who else is a victim?

Me: -Chuckles- I was thinking of writing about Marco's blind date, then Law's and some others.

Whitebeard: -Chuckles- I see. Looking forward to read them.

Me: And I'm looking forward to write them. I do hope I'll survive Marco's rage.

Whitebeard: Don't worry about him. I'll take care of that.

Me: -Smiles at Whitebeard- Thanks, Oyaji. Better get working on those Blind dates -Blinks-

Haruta: Leave a review and Devilgirl83 will write the next Blind date, which will be Marco -Grins evilly-