Fu was the most surprised when she saw that they had so much energy in the morning. It made her tired just watching it, as she made her way down the stairs.
She never had that kind of energy for brainless antics, even as a kid. But growing up with a
brother, like Law, may have been partly to blame, since he was so serious even as a child. Sure they played and laughed together, but they mostly went around helping animals with broken bodies, or finding things for Law to dissect. Not really Fu's cup of tea.
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Nami had informed, and somehow convinced everyone to help out their host at her bar tonight. Sanji, willingly agreed doing anything for 'a pretty lady'. Zoro only said yes, because he could get paid in strong booze.
It was nearly time to leave, but the smell of BBQ stopped Fu in her tracks, she couldn't resist grilled fish, ever.
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A loud cheery voice snapped her from her thoughts, as well as a tackle hug she received from one, Luffy. "Hey can we go to the beach? I haven't seen it yet? Pleaseeeee... we can eat the meat there!" He exclaimed with a grin. Fu just chuckled, hugging her new friend.
"No, not today. We'll see, maybe tomorrow, Okay?" She smiled, ruffling his hair playfully. Luffy frowned slightly, then nodded in agreement, before running off back to his older brother and Ussop, who were making repairs to their forts from the previous day.
"See? We're all like family, Fu." A smooth voice said behind her, making her turn around, smiling. "Yeah...it feels nice. I'll miss them a lot when they go..." she admitted with a weak smile. He chuckled, grabbing her hand, and pulling her over to the table on the deck, and placing her on his lap comfortably.
Fu was getting quite used to him doing these small gestures, of what she called kindness. It didn't even make her face heat up anymore. It was, comforting to say the least. She sighed leaning back into him, closing her eyes and breathing in the sweet smells of grilled meats and veggies.
Snaking an arm around her waist, he started relaxing as well. After sometime, Nami decided to stroll over to the two, wing a maitai in each hand, made by none other than, Sanji.
"Awe~ so cute!" She purred looking at the two, relaxing in the sun. Fu opened an eye to look in the direction of the voice. She rolled her eyes, as she sat up, and took a drink from Nami.
Still sitting on Marcos lap, she leaned forward to take a sip of the cold beverage. She didn't realize how parched she was until she did. "How'd you convince them all to help out?" Fu asked with an eyebrow raised. Her friend giggled, and winked at her. "Its...a...s-e-c-r-e-t!"
Fu shook her head with a small laugh. "Well whatever you did, Thanks. I promise, I'll bring you with me and David shopping tomorrow. Wait...shit. I told Luffy we could go to the beach..." she frowned slightly. Nami held her hand up, "well we can just go shopping early then. I don't really sleep in, if you haven't noticed. Haha."
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After fort building, and dinner, Fu ordered everyone do get ready for work. She lent Nami, so cute clothes, since she was going to have her help the boys wait tables. A little exposed cleavage never hurt, right? Tight bright blue leggings, a midriff exposing tank top, that was low cut, and a furry vest, for Nami, who happily agreed.
Fu decided to wear, a tight Hawaiian print mini dress, it was bright pink and sea blue, strapless. Her gladiator sandals, and a black and white pinstriped mini vest.
Needless to say, when they walked down the steps, they most definitely turned heads- well at least to the guys who were aware of their manly needs.
Ace let out a low whistle upon seeing Fu, who, was linking arms with Nami. Immediate nosebleed from Sanji. Zoro tried his best to ignore it. Marco smiled. But much to everyone's surprise it was Luffy, who spoke up. "You guys look really pretty!" He exclaimed with the most innocent grin ever. Fu ruffled the boys hair, and gave him a slight peck in the cheek. Before walking out the door with Nami.
"We're taking my car, you guys figure out what you're doing and meet us there." Fu called over her shoulder. "Eh? Where are you two goin'?" Ace called back.
"Gonna introduce her to David, see ya!" She blew the boys a kiss, Nami gave them a wink, closing the door and left.
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"Your girlfriend is really pretty, Ace." Luffy stated with a curt nod. Aces face flushed slightly, "Girlfriend? She's not-" he began to say, but was cut off by his brother. "But you were holding her in your sleep, I saw you this morning when I went to take a piss." Marco laughed to himself. "Yeah, you were laying on top of her on the floor when I woke up this morning." He shot the two with a puzzled look.
"I'm teasing Ace, no, she tried to get wake your ass up, and you fell off the couch and took her down with you." He stated cooly. "Oh~ I see now!" Sweatdrops all around. Sometimes Ace was a dense as his little brother.
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Fu sped down the highway, into town as fast as possible. She couldn't wait to have Nami, meet her best friend. When they arrived in front of a swanky sushi place, Nami gave her a funny look. "What're we doing here? " she asked as they climbed out of the car. "David, the guy we're going shopping with tomorrow works here, part time. Duh!"
Nami smiled as they linked arms once again, and strode inside. When they entered, more heads turned, and a few women, glared at the two angrily. Nami stuck her tongue out, at them playfully. Fu giggled at the girl's silliness.
David was said to be on break in the employee lounge upstairs. Since Fu frequented this particular restaurant quite often, or used to with her brother, at least, they didn't mind her just waltzing upstairs to see her friend.
The door was cracked open slightly, and she could see her friend smoking a cigarette, with his feet propped up on the table, texting someone on his phone. He turned around when he heard the door creak open.
Eyes widened, at the surprise, he got up and ran over to Fu, dropping his phone on the couch. "It's nice to see you to, David! " she grinned kissing his cheek. "Oh! Who is this cute little slice?" He observed, checking Nami out. "This is my new friend, Nami, she is visiting for the weeks, and I told her I'd take her shopping with us tomorrow..! And since you always go with me when I need clothes, and the fact that she wants to steal mine, I thought you could doll her up as well."
David smiled, "Nice to meet you, Miss Nami." He purred, kissing both her cheeks. "My name is David, and you my dear are, very, very beautiful. Think of me as your, fairy-godfather, sweetie." Nami giggled, "Thanks! Can't wait. I wake up really early, so how does 9a.m. sound?" David agreed, eagerly- he couldn't wait to start on a new Makeover project.
They chatted for a little while longer, rolling David back downstairs, since his break was almost done. He hugged both girls, tightly, and blew them kisses as they left.
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The boys were already in the bar, Marco was directing them on things that needed to be done. Ace was moving around kegs in the back when they walked in. He greeted them with a cheeky grin, saying they can sit back for now since everything is pretty much taken care of.
Sanji made Nami a drink, and Fu excused herself to go to her office upstairs. She opened the door and her eyes laid on a stack of papers that needed to be shredded. She lit a cigarette and laid back in her chair before getting to work.
A soft knock on her door startled her, a little. "It's open, come in." She said flatly, skimming through papers, and not even bothering to look up. "We opened for you, but...there's a man here to see you. Says you guys go way back. Long blonde hair." Fu still didn't look up, all she said was, "send him in. Is there a red hair man with him too?" She asked Ussop. "No...I didn't see anyone like that." He frowned tilting his head in confusion. "I'll go grab him for you, Fu. He seems kinda weird." Fu chuckled at his wariness about Killer. "It's fine, He's a good person."
He nodded at her, then left without another word. Not too long After, she heard the door creak open again, and a flop on the couch. "Nice to see you, Killer dear. What's up?"
He cleared his through before speaking, "you need to come back." He said hesitantly. Fu pursed her lips, "why? Is that an order, or is it one of Kid's or Sir's whims?" "A little of both." Killer stated. Fu groaned in annoyance. "And if I decline?" "Simple. Don't you remember the terms of your...contract? Don't make me do it, Fu. I don't want to have to go that far."
"I'll call him. He didn't say I couldn't do that, when I left the business. All he said was I had to check in, if he requested an audience with me. Personally I don't want to see him."
"why? Because he broke your heart?" He blurted out accidentally. Fu slammed her hands on the desk as she stood up. "What the FUCK did you just say Killer?!" She sneered, obviously pissed off. "Sorry. Just call him. Otherwise, I'll be forced to bring you in, and personally I don't want to do that either. Orders are orders. You know this. You were his right-" she cut him off. "Stop talking. Just give me your phone."
Fu hated being reminded of the time she spent with that man. She had so many mixed feelings towards him. She thought she had buried them, but After seeing him the other night they slowly started creeping back again.
Killer handed her his phone After dialing the number. It rang twice, before be answered. "Kitten. I see you got my... message~" he purred sickly sweet. "Tch...what do you want now, sir?" He chuckled loudly on the other side of the phone. Fu knew he had that same stupid cocky ass smirk on his face. "Nothing sweetheart. I just wanted to see you. But I guess hearing that sweet voice of yours works too. I'd really like for you to come back. I Miss having you around~"
"Tell someone who cares. If I come back it's of my own free will. I told that to you the last time I did a job for you. Plus I'm quite busy at the moment. I made friends." She stated cooly. "Awe~ Now, now dont be like that, i remember what you said. But my darling made some friends, good for you. well...I see there's no changing your mind right now. I'll keep in touch, Yue~" he cooed once more before hanging up, and leaving Fu very, very angry. If it was her phone she would have flown it out the window.
"What did he say?" Killer asked politely, trying not to anger her anymore than she already was. "Nothing Fucking important. Stupid condescending jerk! " she was on the verge of tears right now. Killer looked at her somberly, he wanted to give her a hug, but he knew she'd just push him away. "Look," he began to say, in an attempt to try and console his 'little sister'.
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Killer put an arm over her shoulder, rubbing it lightly to almost her as they walked back downstairs.
The bar was in full swing when they arrived. Fu held back the tears of anger she had in her eyes. Killer smiled weakly and offered to get her a drink. She smiled at husband gesture and nodded, as he brought her over to a booth.
He arrived from the bar with two glasses of ice, and Scotch. Fu was really happy on her cut back of alcohol, which meant in times like these, a single drink could actually calm her nerves, instead of five.
She sipped the cold, clear brown liquid down, trying not to let it touch her tongue. "The man worming the bar said it's on the house. He saw that you weren't looking to happy." Her friend shrugged, as she smiled weakly, stirring it, to keep it from settling.
She was so lost in her own thoughts that she completely ignored everything, even Killer. Marco saw her sitting in a Booth with the blonde man, and walked over, sensing that something was bothering her, since she wasn't at her usual spot at the counter.
"Hey, you Okay?" He asked, placing a hand on her shoulder, gently. She shook her head, but never looked up. He frowned deeply, and looked over at Killer who was pouring himself more Scotch. "What happened?" He asked with malice and worry in his voice. "Business. Her old boss just had a chat with her. I don't know the details. It's not really any of your damn business, but if Fu decides to tell you, I will be there for moral support. She's like a sister to me. " he spat at the man in front of him.
"Marco..." Fu finally whispered, barely looking up. "Don't worry about it! I've got it covered. I'm fine, I just really didn't want to talk to him. He likes to push my buttons that all." She sighed gulping down the rest of her drink, "He's really good at it. I promise, if something bugs me I'll come talk to you Okay? Now get back to work." She grinned.
Marco snorted, and didn't move for a minute, then turned on his heel, and left back to work.
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It being a Friday night the bar kept filling up, and her employee were running around like crazy. Getting hit on, offered free drinks, flirting. All that crap.
It was around midnight when a familiar red head entered the bar. He noticed Killer and Fu right away, and sat down next to them. He slipped an arm around Fu's waist, and much to husband surprise, she didn't protest.
"Babe, you alright?" He asked with a sly smirk. "Yeah, I called that dickhead boss of yours. He really likes pushing my buttons. Would you like a drink?" She asked, already knowing the answer. "You know I fucking do!" He chuckled, calling Nami over to the table.
"Woman, bring me a glass of ice, and a bottle of the unlabeled rum from the top shelf as well." He jeered, she scoffed wanting to flip him off, but since Fu was sitting there Smiling at her she didn't. "You're lucky. If you weren't Fu's friend I would have spit in your face, for being a rude asshole." She hissed at the red head, only making him throw his head back in laughter.
She left to grabbing the drink, but not without glaring at him first. When she returned, Fu apologized for him being an asshole, but then explained that it's just the way he is. Sadly. "I'm watching you." Nami said darkly, to the red haired man before she left.
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