After everyone woke up in the morning, the Shibusen students had to leave for school. Soul kissed his beloved Ichigo and left her sleeping.

"You better not dare to step out of this room, got it?" Black Star told Nina as he left together with Tsubaki. It wasn't like she could even do that, seeing as he had locked it before leaving. He thought about what has happened the day before all day long, and he finally found a possible solution: trying to change his approach.

"Hey, Earth to Black Star… Black Star. Black Star!"

"Huh? Yeah, what?"

"What's the matter with you? You've been thinking so much lately that it hurts to even look at you."

"I'm fine, Soul."

"You don't look fine to me. What did you do to that pirate after I left?"

"…Nothing."

"Nothing? What do you mean, 'nothing'?"

"Nothing is nothing. I couldn't touch her. Not because she didn't let me, but… I couldn't. And I don't know why."

"Do you like her? I mean, not only her looks… Do you actually like her?"

"What? No way! Are you crazy?"

"I was just saying, calm down. Damn it, Black Star. You're… You. And she's a girl, like all the others. Seduce the hell out of her and make her surrender! If you don't want to do it, I dare you. I double dare you to do it!"

"You're so annoying. But fine, I'll do it. There's nothing that I can't do!"

"That's the Black Star I know!"

"Hell yeah!"


Ichigo had noticed that Black Star locked the door, so she decided to use the window instead.

"Hi there! Nina, aren't you?"

"Uh, yes. Who are you?"

"Oh, I'm Ichigo."

"Ichigo… Soul's girlfriend, right?"

She blushed. "Uhm… Yes.. So… How are you?"

"Fine, I guess… Why are you here?"

"I wanted to meet you. And let you know that whenever you need help, I'm here. Call me Ichigo or whatever you like, kay? You look nice, I bet we'll be good friends."

"Oh… Thank you."

"No need to. And… Let me tell you a thing about Black Star: he's always violent with girls, so be careful. Do you want me to help you get out of here?"

"No, I… I still have something to do." She replied innocently, upon remembering why Nami pushed her into this situation in the first place.

"Oh, my God! I have to go, I'll be late for my date with Kid!"

"I thought you were together with Soul… Right?"

"Oh, yeah. About that… I love Soul to death, but I'm a pervert. I can't resist boys… Sometimes not even girls. See ya!" She yelled and got out through the window.


'I can do this! I'm The Great Black Star!' He thought confidently as he trudged back to his home after school. Tsubaki was probably home, considering he had told her that he wanted to beat up some guys. He had barely paid attention to anything that had happened during the course of the day, his mind being far more focused on the goal he was going to accomplish; Seducing Nina. "I'M BACK," He announced loudly and obnoxiously, after unlocking the door and stepping inside, trying to get the attention of both Nina and Tsubaki. But his weapon has already left for Kid's place to help Liz and Patty study. It wasn't like they were actually going to study, since Liz would only talk about how bored she was while Patty would laugh about anything.

"She said she'll be back in a few hours," Nina stated as soon as she could hear Black Star approaching. She was simply sitting on the edge of the bed, regretting the fact that she had given Nami her arrows before leaving with Black Star.

He couldn't stop the large grin that stretched across his face at the news. Tsubaki. Was. Gone. He had hours, if not the rest of the night, to seduce Nina. He'd seduce her, then get rid of her...No feelings attached, right? Black Star walked into his room, taking a seat beside the girl with the grin still somewhat present on his face. "I guess that just leaves the two of us alone then, Nina," He said in a failed attempt to sound suggestive, wrapping an arm around her shoulders.

She sighed, deciding to stand up instead and lean against the wall. She didn't like being touched like that, especially by a selfish psycho. "I appreciated if you kept the distance, alright? I don't like you and I never will, no matter how much you force me to stay with you," She stated simply, crossing her arms tightly over her chest. Yes, she used to be shy and quiet, but letting Black Star get the best of her wasn't one of her aims. She just wanted to leave that place and never see him again.

He lunged forward, grabbing hold of her wrist tightly with a furious expression on his face. If there was one thing he HATED hearing, it was that someone didn't like him. Being as vain as he was, he believed that everyone should like him. He was stronger than everyone else, he looked better than everyone else— He was the one that was going to replace god himself and everyone else was an insignificant ant in his way; they should all be looking up to him, not looking down on him. "This is my home, you're mine, and I'll do whatever I want with you," He growled, "If I want to be close to you, I will do so. If I want to touch you, I will do so, because I own you now."

Nina gasped, trying to free herself from his hold. "Do what you want, but I'll never be yours and I'll never say a good thing about you. You're just a scum of a man, and nothing more!" She yelled, in his face, before starting to regret it just a few seconds later. She meant what she said, but she had completely forgotten that she wasn't in the best position to insult Black Star at that time. With no more words being said, she quickly decided to focus on trying to get away from him instead, obviously not wanting to cause herself even more trouble by saying something that could upset him even more. He sure looked like he wasn't the kind to forgive, or even accept bad words easily.

Black Star was practically seething in anger, yet right when he opened his mouth to yell right back at her...He shut it tightly instead and let go of her wrist. He turned his back to her and began to walk back toward, only to turn around suddenly, punching the wall /right/ beside Nina's face. His fist went through the plaster wall rather easily and he glared at her dangerously as he pulled it out. Why didn't he just hit her instead? It seemed like there was some invisible force keeping him from doing any harm to her, even when he felt like he was about to blow a gasket. "...Say what you want, but you're mine and it'll stay that way until I /let/ you leave," He stated with a growl before walking back toward the bed.

She gulped after Black Star let go of her wrist, and looked him in the eyes after he punched the wall. She had honestly expected to be hit by him, so it was quite a surprise for her. "I-I... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say that..." She whispered, focusing her eyes onto the floor beneath her. She wasn't usually a scaredy cat, but just like Black Star said the day before, she was helpless... And scared of him more than anything. Her heart started beating like crazy again, but she couldn't move away from the wall.

He looked back over his shoulder at her, eyes ablaze with anger. "You. Didn't. Mean. To. Say. It? Then what the hell did you mean to say, huh, Nina?" He growled, his temper getting the best of him. A few seconds later, he opened his mouth as if he was about to apologize but shut it instead. Black Star was too upset to even focus on seducing her now, especially since she /JUST/ made him feel like shit by saying that she didn't like him. He didn't like hearing that— But at least she wasn't completely ignoring him, that would have made matters far worse than they needed to be.

She kept staring at the floor, biting her lips as she tried to get hold of herself. "Nothing... Nothing at all," She said in a hoarse whisper, obviously avoiding to look at the one she was talking to. "Again, I'm sorry..." She added half-heartedly, still unwilling to move away from the wall. She was too afraid to even look at Black Star, staying with him couldn't be put into discussion. Her apologies were actually sincere, Nina usually being kind to everyone and she could honestly say that she hated herself for saying that.

Despite being caught up in his own anger, he froze when he heard the sincerity in her voice. He had assumed she was just lying in order to calm him down; he didn't expect her to actually mean it. The wannabe assassin felt like the anger burning within him had been put out, leaving behind no traces of it ever being there. "...It's alright," He replied, after taking sometime to make sure he wasn't about to blow up on her again. He didn't want to give her anymore reasons to be afraid of him, to be honest. Seeing her afraid of him made him feel worse than having her yell at him.

She sighed, finally taking a few steps away from the wall behind her, before going to the other side of the bed in order to catch her breath. Nina was still avoiding eye contact with him, despite feeling that the anger in his voice had disappeared. She would be lying if she said that there weren't any similarities between Black Star and Luffy. They had the same eyes when they were angry, and the girl had grown fear for them over time.

He shuffled over to the other side of the bed, a slight smile on his face. 'Maybe if I just try to speed this whole seducing thing up, she'll calm down...And I can get what I want,' He thought to himself, feeling somewhat confused about what he wanted now. At first, he only wanted the girl for her body, but now it almost seemed like...Like he liked her. So- after taking a deep breath and mentally giving himself a confidence boost- he snatched her by the front of her shirt, giving her a surprisingly soft, yet forceful kiss.

Upon being caught off guard, Nina raised a hand as if she wanted to push him away, but she closed her eyes as the depth of the kiss started to get to her, placing that hand on Black Star's shoulder instead. He was different from the other day, it was like... Like she trusted him. She wasn't afraid of him anymore, for some reason, and her body, seeming to move on its own, was pushing itself towards the teenager she hadn't thought to be so... Different. But she didn't like him... Did she?

'Stealthily' sliding an arm around her waist, he pulled her a little closer to him. Black Star carefully nipped at her lower lip as if he was requesting permission to do something. 'Take it slow...Don't just jump her,' He thought to himself over and over again, wanting to make sure Nina stayed calm. He didn't want another incident like what had happened before; those tears were a real mood killer, plus he...He just couldn't hurt her, not like that. He's hurt a lot of people and done things that most wouldn't even dream of, yet he was powerless against the tears of some pirate girl he barely knew.

Feeling that he wanted something, the girl leaned her head over his chest and pressed a long, sweet kiss onto his neck, as a sign of acceptance. Despite how unapproachable she seemed, Nina realized after insulting Black Star that something felt different from the other day. She had probably hurt herself more than she hurt him by yelling at him, which was strange. Speaking of it, that was the reason she tried to push him away in the first place, because she wanted to deny everything. She didn't want to believe that he actually attracted her, but... The moment he kissed her and made her give in, those very moments in which she was practically letting him do whatever he wanted... She thought about all that as she leaned her head over, and yet she gave him permission to do as he wished... It didn't make sense at all.

Black Star actually caught himself cracking a smile. It wasn't his usual, big, toothy grin; no, it was something kinder, more gentle...Full of meaning. Being accepted by her made his heart race within his chest, like he was in love for the first time. How could this be? The only person he ever cared about was himself, yet she made him feel like this...Like it was no longer gravity holding him to Earth, but her. He carefully pressed her back against the bed, pressing his lips against her next. He brushed his lips across the pale column of skin, his hands caressing her skin through her clothes. 'I guess this was easier than I thought...' The assassin thought to himself, happy that he didn't do this in vain. It just further proved that he could do absolutely anything.