Hello everyone. Christmas is around the corner, and since it's that time of the year, I won't be able to upload multiple chapters a day. But I will try. Thanks for reading.

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aqua-empress: thank you! And I hope you have fun while on holiday!

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R/R please.

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The paint ball war continued on through the night. The boys spent most of their time eating behind make ship barricades of bushes, rocks, a turned over table. Fu laughed similar to how Kid would if he was present. Nami just sighed gulping down martini After martini.

"Really Fu? Did you really think it was a wise idea to give them those kinds of toys to played with?" She frowned, obviously not at all happy. She just waved the woman off taking a bite of a stuffed mushroom. "They seem to be having fun, That's why. Plus, it's not like they're bothering us. It's seems they forgot who started the war." She chucked darkly.

"Whatever you say, Fu. Hey why'd you disappear?" She asked out of boredom and curiosity. "Watch the sunset with Ace." Was all she said. "Fu, You're confusing." It was Fu's turn to frown now. "Why do you say that? How am I confusing?" She shook her head, and pointed between the two older men, shirtless and covered in multitudes of paint.

"Hmm? I told you already, I don't want anything serious. I've already got too much on my plate as it is. Oh and in advance, I'll probably be coming for a visit within the next few months. Just thought I should let ya know." "Don't change the subject." Fu twirled a strand of hair as round a finger, "I have no idea what You're talking about." She smiled innocently.

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The group left mid morning, to go back home. With all the extremely hungover people, and lack of sleep it was probably going to take twice as long to drive back. But since Nami wasn't stupid enough to get crazy like the boys did, she took charge of their leave.

After seeing them off, Fu decided to spend the rest of day, locked up in her room, smoking bud and taking naps. She didn't want to even think of going to work that night.

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The b breaking was packed again; more than usual. Meaning Fu actually had to work hard, not that she minded. Her two helpers were as cheerful as usual, minus having to stop someone from getting to violent for some reason or another.

One loud, haughty laugh brought her out of her happy daze, as her eyes scanned the room to see who it was. She let out a sigh recognizing the red haired man who entered the establishment, with a blonde in tow. She wiped off the bar, to clear two seats for them.

"Haven't been picking up my calls, why not you little bitch?" He spat at the woman, as she grabbed him and Killer a round of gin and tonic. "I have no obligation to talk to you, Kid. What do you want?" She frowned back at him, trying not to start an argument.

Downing his drink in one swift swig, he smirked at her, "Heard ya got a little squeeze, on the side. That's the fuck why. You know that won't last long. " he sneered ordering another drink.

Killer didn't say a word, he just shook his head, and finished his drink.

"Whatever. What's it to you anyway, who I sleep with? OUR relationship was nothing but. So stop fucking talking to me like you actually give a shit.!" She growled slamming down their second round.

"Hey you alright?" A silky voice asked, getting closer to the bar. "Hey love." She replied coldly to him, making him frown. "I'm fine. Stop worrying about me, did you need something? Because, if not, I'm kind of busy right now." Fu replied pointing at the two men sipping on gin. "Just whiskey on the rocks, and two dark beers." He finally stated, pulling up a seat.

As she brought up the order, Kid made the decision it would be funny to puss her off further. "You never cease to amuse me. A fucking little slice like you? Tch...you must have become real fucking soft, if you actually let people get close to you." Fu was getting really, really mad, but as much as she wanted to she didn't comment back. Gritting her teeth she placed the drinks on the tray.

The fact they she didn't even bother to retaliate was starting to piss him off as well. He found amusement out of their arguments. He turned to Marco just as he was about to leave, and murmured something to him. Fu couldn't hear what he said, but Whatever it was put a maniacal smirk on his face.

"Fu, don't even bother. He only wants to piss you off. Just leave him fucking be." Killer finally stated, setting his half empty glass down. "Shut the hell up Killer. Fu, you know damn fucking well that I am your 'guardian' out here. If you really think you can start acting on your own, You're fucking wrong. Tell him, everything. Do you still think they'll be by your side? They'll realize how much of a stupid cunt you can really be."

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Something in her brain snapped. The empty bottle she had just picked up went flying towards him, smashing on the table. Glass everywhere. The laugh that left his throat only added fuel to the fire. The noise in the bar settled down and was almost flat lining as half the place turned to look at the woman shaking as she walked towards the red head in front of her.

"Look here you second rate piece of shit, you can kiss my ass. I will choose to do Whatever I want to do, YOU are not the one pulling the strings around here. Do you want me to remind you how much of a cunt I really can be? It's like you don't know me at all-" a hand was placed over her mouth, and dragged her back.

"Get the fuck off of me. Now." She hissed elbowing the person in the solar plexus. The person coughed, before finally letting her go. "Oh, it's you. What the fuck do you want? This is none of your business." the person in front of her frowned, face curling in anger. "Why are you acting crazy? What the fuck is wrong with you? This may be your bar, but threatening people with your personal problems isn't going to solve anything."

a smirk played on the corner of her lips, her eyes shadowed by her long hair. As she stretches her neck back up, her eyes were closed and she had a rather wicked grin on her.

"This isn't really my bar." She mumbled before chuckling darkly, turning towards Killer. "Should I tell him?" She asked in a venomous tone. "Don't fucking ask me, I'll help you but I'm not going to decide for you, don't ask stupid questions."

"Thanks." Fu replied sarcastically "Fine, do you want to know why things are the way they are- they way I am. Between that pissant bastard in the fur coat...Why I don't talk about myself? I'll tell you, but when I'm done I probably won't be seeing you as much." Ace let the woman go hesitantly. "Okay." She nodded, turning sharply on her heel and back to her usual place.

"I'm going, so close up for me. Killer You're coming with me, it's important." The freckled man agreed with a sigh, seeing how it was getting close to closing time he didn't object.

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Fu talked on the phone to a rather angry Law, saying just because he wasn't sleeping doesn't mean it's Okay to bother him at 2 in the morning. But nevertheless, he agreed to let her come over.

The drive was long, and Killer was not looking forward to seeing that man. It wasn't to say he hated him, loathed would be a better word. She drove up the monotonously long drive way, and parked in front of the house. Solace and seclusion may have been one of Laws most annoying traits, at least in her mind.

Going about how she usually entered the home, she lit a cigarette and flopped down on the sofa in the living room. Killer didn't bother sitting down, getting comfortable in her brothers home was not something he was at all fond of doing.

They were eventually greeted with a Pajama clad man, who wore a scowl on his face, accompanied by darker than normal, bags of insomnia, under his eyes.

"I'm quitting." She stated curtly continuing to smoke, not turning around to look at him. "And why is that?" She cleared her throat, before continuing. "I need a reason? C'mon now, you know I'm not stupid enough to quit, unless I was going to stop." He started rubbing his temples in hopes of the annoyance not affecting his thought "Fine. But if anything fucking happens, you are to come here right away!" He was shouting now, "I will not speak with you again if I find you are pregnant with the spawn of fucking detestable insect." He spat back at her, seeing the indifference on her face.

"I thought you'd be happy to kill it yourself." She played with a smirk; it seemed to piss him off more, and yes, now he definitely had a migraine. "You know what I mean."

Fu stifled a chuckle, as she crushed her cigarette out. "And if it's not Kids? Then what?" She smiled. He wanted to vomit, and that was saying something, since the sight of a mangled body didn't bother him. He could bask in the wake of anything of a gorey nature, but that? Fuck no. He would curse the day that happened.

"The same rules apply. Now," he cleared his throat, "To what do I owe the pleasure, Mister Killer?" The blonde scoffed rolling his eyes, "What do you think? I'm watching out for this one. Somebody's gotta fucking do it, since you can't." The two men glared at each other with daggers. Fu sighed getting off the couch, "I'm leaving town in a few days, Law, make sure everything at my work is up to par while I'm gone."

"No. Why are you leaving?" He asked coldly. "Visit a lady friend. She invited me to come visit her, and After I take care of a few things here, I'll be leaving for awhile. Don't worry, I'll be safe. I won't run away for too long." She smiled sweetly, and he just ignored her with a look of disgust on his face.

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Upon arriving back to her home, she pulled up, turned off the car and sat in a dead silence for awhile. Thinking.

"I hope you haven gotten too soft. Otherwise, I'll have to end up conditioning you. Even if I don't want to." She smiled turning to him, "I don't doubt that. You just may have to, I'm not the... girl I was when we first met. Although sometimes, I'd really like to be. I may have freedom, but at the end of the day I'm still a puppet."

"You know at one point I actually think he did-" Killer began to say, in a crappy attempt to console her. "Don't even try that, He's just trying to get you to bring me 'home'. It was a waste of my time, and therefore useless to bother dwelling on. He may be a man of wealth and means, but deep down inside He's a a child that never grew up. But I do admire the fact he showed me how to find amusement in even the most fucked up of situations."

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They climbed out of her car and into her house, walking back towards the deck. "I'm gonna need a drink first this. Shit." She hinted, getting an exasperated sigh from behind her. "Cognac. With ice." She called out to him.

Not too long After they heard three cars pull into the driveway, signaling it was time to stop being chicken shit and just spit it out.

She hated recalling the bittersweet memories. Fu never cried about it, they just made her irritated and pissed, more than anything.

"Hey guys, sit down. And Kid? you better not interrupt me. I hate repeating myself. Got it?" She growled. He threw her a smirk filled with amusement. "You sound like your shitty brother." He grinned at her. "Whatever."

Ace gathered more glasses filled with ice. If Fu had decided to bring out special reserve Cognac than it must be something, of not a pleasant nature.

The glasses filled, and gulps taken, by the woman, ordering another triple.

"Okay, so where should I begin?" She asked no one in particular, staring off into the milky way in a reminiscent daze.

"I think I was sixteen when my world went to complete shit. "

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