*Knock knock*
..."Vice-Admiral?" No answer.
...*knock knock*
"Vice-Admiral Garp you have a meeting in 15 minutes with Vice-Admiral Sengoku sir."
Still no answer. "SIR?" *Jiggles locked door handle trying to force it open.*
PAUSE-
[ The person trying to open the office door? Yes that's me. My name is Laputa Laurel. A lot of Ls yes I know, age 28 dark brown hair and green eyes. I think my eyes are my best feature between you and me. And I'm the personal secretary to the Vice-Admiral Monkey D. Garp. Who if my hunch is correct, is currently trying to avoid work by hiding in his office.]
Alright this is getting ridiculous. Pulling out the key copy Sengoku was smart enough to have made for me ( bless that man for his forethought.) I'm able to unlock the door and finally get into the office.
Now where is ...really? Really Garp?
" Sir if you'd come out from under the desk you now have 10 minutes to get to Sengokus office." "NO!" Cried the black dress shoes I spy with my little eye under Garps desk. "Sir, the meeting is just to go over new recruits and artillery stocks. It'll take half an hour at the least an hour at the most and all day after Sengoku is done yelling at you if you keep stalling and miss the meeting entirely." Was my reply.
I heard a scoff from under his desk. "He can't yell at me if he can't find me Laurel!"
Deep breath. Remind myself that this is Vice-Admiral Garp. This man is regarded highly for his work in the Marines. He is a hero, he is an adult and...currently a pain in my ass. And as much as I would enjoy forcing him to work the man is a mountain and I have trouble swatting a fly. However bribery on the other hand...
"Garp sir if you get up and get to the meeting in" checks watch "5 minutes then I'll make those lemon blueberry muffins you enjoy so much." "Really?" Ah now he comes out of hiding...well just the head so far.
I smile sweetly. "Yes sir, now please head to Sengokus office for your meeting." "Bwahahahahahaha! Any meeting is worth sitting through for your baking girlie!" And there he goes. Out the door and down the hall at top speed scaring the bejesus out of the new recruits.
Absolutely amazing on what a pan of muffins can do for that mans motivation. I do hope he doesn't break down Sengokus door again. Last time he did it the moral of his men was irritated for a week after Sengoku stopped yelling. Because of course Garp made them do all of the repairs while he laughed. Training he calls it.
Sadist.
Well thats that. Now where did he place that pay information? I need to get that to accounting so the men actually get paid this week. Not on the desk, not in the drawers...oh god is that a sandwich? Is it supposed to be that shade of blue? *SLAM*... I think it moved but I'm not opening it again just to make sure. I swear this man really needs to organize his office better. Last months papers are mixed in with the current weeks.
"Arararara. What's got you fuming Laurel?" Comes a deep voice from behind me and making me jump in the process. "Vice-Admiral Kuzan good morning to you as well." I snapped. "And I'm trying to find the mens pay information so I can get it submitted for payday. Vice-Admiral Garp seems to have...misplaced it again. And please stop sneaking up on me. You do it every time after I tell you to stop and every time you continue to startle me." I say. "Ah. You do tell me that, but it's more fun to see you jump." He replied cheekily.
This man is Vice-Admiral Kuzan. One of the laziest men I have ever met in my life, he always seems to be taking a nap. Extremely tall just like most other Marines and full of mischief whenever the mood strikes him. Dark hair and skin, round sunglasses a blue Marine issued shirt with a bandanna to match. He tops it off with a long black jacket and grey dress pants and you have his look down to the tee. Odd how this seems to be his only outfit.
"Haha, now are you going to help me find it or are you going to stand there and mock me?"
"Arararara, did you check the top of the cabinet? You know Garp likes to toss things up there if he deems them unimportant." (which is mostly all his paperwork)
Said cabinet is 8 feet tall next to my 5'6 frame. I look up at the cabinet frowning at it as if daring it to be so tall. Chuckling comes from the corner. " Too short miss?" The mocking is soooooo clear in his voice. "If you would stop teasing me Kuzan sir and check? I really would like to make sure people get paid this week." His 9'11 body easily checking the top of the cabinet and low and behold there is the document I've been looking for.
"Thank you." Quickly snatching it from his hands before he can tease me more about my height. And dashing out the door to make my way to the Finance Department to submit it. "Say hello to Garp for me!" He yells. Smiling I wave my hand in the air in acknowledgment. The first hour into my morning of work so far.
Yay.
