The next day Aoi goes on a date with Lee to a nearby Fair. Aoi has pulled her hair up into a half pony tail, some simple lip gloss, mascara, and shimmery eye shadow for make up, and she is wearing a pale yellow sundress. She surprisingly has a good time with Lee. He is sweet and courteous and he won her many prizes like plushies, large stuffed animals, and jewelry.
Making their way back to the Merry Go, Aoi giggles, "I had fun today."
"I'm glad. Good night, Aoi." Lee smiles sweetly.
"Good night, Lee."
The next day Aoi goes out with Neji a little while after lunch. Neji takes Aoi dancing at a nice club. Aoi dressed accordingly to this and is wearing shimmery eye shadow, black eye liner, tickle me pink lip gloss, her hair crimped, and a light blue satin kimono style shirt and black and light blue pinstriped Bermuda shorts with silver strapped heels. Aoi also has a good time with Neji.
"Aoi," Neji gently grabs her hand.
"What is it Neji?" Aoi asks a little startled.
"I want to show you something." He heads her out of the club and toward the center of town.
"What's so important here?"
"You'll see, as soon as the sun sets." Neji sits down on a bench in front of a large fountain and Aoi sits next to him to wait for his surprise. Suddenly the fountain lights up with an array of vibrant colors.
"Oh, wow, it's- it's so beautiful." Aoi gasps as the water changes color and seems to dance with the lights.
"I thought the same thing when I say it." Neji smiles kindly. The pair watch the fountain for a while until Aoi shivers a bit. Neji, seeing as how he doesn't have a jacket, wraps an arm around Aoi's shoulders and uses his large sleeve as a way to help keep her warm. "Let's go back, you'll freeze out here if we stay." Aoi lies in her hammock that night and falls to sleep contentedly.
The next night Sanji not only takes her to the carnival and dancing, but he takes pictures with her, takes her to see a play, and while they're going back to the ship, saves her from thieves, who want to kill him, take the girl, and steal their valuables.
"Thanks Sanji, who knows what those guys would have done if they had been able to grab me." Aoi tells Sanji gratefully.
"Don't worry about it, besides I hate it when guys, especially guys like that, treat girls and women poorly." Sanji shrugs.
"But, Sanji, you probably just saved my life."
"How do you figure that?"
"Well, one, I'd have been more trouble than I'm worth and two what would they have done with me after they were through with me?"
"Um…"
"They would have either killed me or given me to someone else."
"You're very cryptic right now."
"And they probably would have killed you in that alley if they had the chance."
"So I'm guessing that you will worry about it."
"No, tonight was absolutely perfect and nothing will change that." Aoi opens the door to the women's cabin. "Thanks you Sanji." She stands on her tip toes, even though she's wearing high heeled boots, and gives Sanji a little peck on his cheek. "Good night."
"You look like $^%." Akane states nonchalantly.
"I got attacked by rapist thieves. Thank god Sanji was there." Aoi explains matter-of-factly.
"All you had to do was torrent then and you'd never be bugged by any of them again."
"Sanji started kicking their $$!es before I could move."
"Most likely cuz you froze."
"What was that?"
"You heard me. I didn't stutter."
"You best get up out of my grill girl."
Akane did a little head roll thing and says all gangster like, "Oh, I know you di'n't."
"Alright you two that's enough. You can't fight each other remember?" Sanji steps in.
All sweetly, "we were just having a nice and friendly discussion." Akane says, watching Aoi closely, who has her arms crossed over her chest. Aoi rolls her eyes.
"Yeah, a very loud… discussion." She says sarcastically.
"Maybe on you're part."
"Girls! Chill!" Sanji says stepping between the two sisters.
Both sigh, and Akane leaves the room not saying another word.
Aoi chuckling says. "You know we were just picking with each other, right?"
"Yeah, but I was just being sure that is didn't blow up into a shout fest."
"It wasn't, I swear."
Sanji shrugs, "If you say so."
"Ok. Again, 'night Sanji."
"Good night, Aoi." He says as he pulls her towards him, and gives her a hug, and kisses her forehead. He leaves the room leaving her in a slight daze.