Just a warning, this chapter is probably horrible and makes no sense. I was HIGHLY considering, and even almost did, make this mini arc into filler chapters. Takin' 'bout that, I need to work on my main arc. But it's HARD! Too much romance in the main arc for my taste ): But..it's still an important arc. I can't delete this mini arc because that would put off too many chapters. So, please bare with this mini arc. ...That's all for now. ...I made milk tea. ...Yum.


A young raven-headed girl pressed her face onto the glass of a jewellery shop. Another young blonde girl waited impatiently behind her. The blonde huffed as she crossed her arms in annoyance.

"C'mon Alyssa! If you're gonna buy it, then just do it!" whined the blonde. Alyssa giggled giddily before removing her face from the glass. She turned around, her frilly pink skirt twirling, to face her best friend Rin. An huge grin was on Alyssa's face as she jumped up and down while clapping. Rin just sighed and massaged her temples.

"Hehe, isn't it so pretty, Rinny? So cute!" cheered Alyssa. Rin sighed before walking up towards Alyssa and putting a hand on her shoulder to calm her down.

"Then buy it already for fuck's sake-" muttered Rin. Alyssa quickly placed a hand on Rin's mouth and put a finger on her own lips. Alyssa frowned as she made a 'shh' sound.

"Rinny! It's not nice to swear! Plus, it's expensive! I don't want to cause any trouble for my family. I don't want to cause anyone any trouble..." Alyssa mumbled nervously while twiddling her fingers. Rin sighed loudly and slowly. She whacked Alyssa on the head. Which caused Alyssa to cry out in pain and sniffle lightly. Rin put her hands on her hip and narrowed her eyes at Alyssa.

"You are nothing I expected you to be! You used to be always alone in the corner. You never talked. I thought you were some spoiled brat or something. When you helped me, my opinion of you changed, but I wasn't expecting this! You're a fucking damn nice girly girl! With not a trace of pain tolerance! You're a fucking coward! Where the fuck is the girl that beat up that bitch Nene singlehandedly!?" Rin shouted furiously. Rin instantly regretted her words when Alyssa sniffled harder.

"B-But..." protested Alyssa. Rin sighed before pulling Alyssa into her embrace. Rin patted Alyssa's head gently, stroking her hair. Alyssa hiccuped, but she didn't cry.

"You do it for self-defence, right?" Rin mumbled comfortingly. Alyssa nodded. Rin forced a small smile.

"I'm sorry, I was being a bitch. It's my time of the month, please forgive me." Rin whispered. Alyssa nodded before pulling away. Alyssa tilted her head.

"You mean PMS?" Alyssa asked curiously. Rin nodded hesitantly. Alyssa's eyes lit up.

"So I will get it one day too?" Rin nodded hesitantly again, not liking where this is going. Alyssa beamed and grinned happily.

"Then, everyone gets it?!" Alyssa shouted enthusiastically. Rin nodded absentmindedly. Little did Rin know how many headaches this little misunderstanding will cause in the future. Right, now that I think about it, it's Rin's fault I thought boys had PMS. Damn you Rin. Wait...am I still dreaming...? Cool, I'm lucid dreaming. I think that's the correct term? ...I think? I mentally shrugged and allowed my body to wake up by itself. I awoke and opened my eyes. I yawned sleepily as I rubbed my eyes. I looked at my watch, it was three in the afternoon. Lovely. I smiled bemusedly, I remember that scene in my dream. I was staring at a key necklace. I snickered, it was only twelve dollars, but it seemed like a treasure to me at that time. I smiled sweetly. I fucking hated that dream. I frowned unhappily, Rin saw my damn prissy and girly side. I blushed from embarrassment, while I shoved that side to the darkest and farthest parts of my heart, it won't leave. I sighed. Nor do I think it's going to leave anytime soon. I punched the wall in annoyance. Great. I'm the type of girl that I hate most. Simply magnificent. I shrugged. Whatever, that side is non-existent as far as I'm concerned. I snickered. You might even call it a dead part of me. The past me. The true dead me. Same thing. I smiled bemusedly, the only way for it to ever come out again would have to be me drinking some stupid drug that brought out my true feelings or something, but as if shit like that would be even close to me. I winced in pain as I walked into a wall. I sighed and rubbed my head, damn I wasn't paying attention. I looked down and noticed my secret hiding place. I opened it to reveal a lovely array of potions. I picked up the dark pink one. I pouted.

"Bad potion, you caused a lot of trouble for me with that Kid Incident." I scolded. I chuckled at my insanity, I mean, who scolds a drug? I opened it and held it up by my teeth. I stood up, my head lowered. I chuckled, what the heck am I even doing? This is incredibly dangerous. If I raised my head, all the contents would be forced down my throat. I'm curious, but I'm not stupid enough to drink it. I mean, Law said it wasn't a love potion, but after what it did to Kid, it's obviously worse than a love potion. I should just let it shatter to the ground right now. It's obviously not going to do the world any good. I closed my eyes, alright. 3...2...-

"Alyssa-ya!" shouted Law. Law sounded like he really needed me so I involuntarily raised my head. My eyes widened as I realized the mistake I made. The liquid forced it's way down my throat until I gagged, dropping it in the process. It shattered into a million tiny fragments and the remaining liquid seeped out. I stumbled my way to my bed and sat down. Screw you Law. I felt something changing. Like something in my mind was changing. What the heck?

Law's P.O.V

I originally came to scold her for not doing her chores. What I didn't expect was for her to be dangling that stupid potion in her mouth. I twitched, I thought she put it back. Obviously, she hasn't given on trying to drug me yet. I walked swiftly towards her, my feet stomping over the harmless glass. I was wearing durable shoes, so I didn't need to worry. She was staring into space and wasn't speaking or moving. I snapped my fingers in front of her face. It shouldn't take too long for her to come back to reality. I sighed in relief when I saw the shine I was so used to come back to her eyes. She slowly averted her eyes to meet mine and my breathing hitched. I was actually pretty curious of how her true nature was. I sighed, she was probably even more evil and sadistic than she is now. Which I thought wasn't possible. Her eyes softened and she smiled sweetly. I blushed, I wasn't expecting this. Wait, she always smiles sweetly before she tortures people. Fuck.

"Can I help you, Captain?" she asked politely. I was official taken aback. The only times I would even think to hear those words from her, they would only be a form of mockery. But her words were genuine. She was actually showing me some respect. She never does normally. I twitched. On second thought, I think I'm supposed to be pissed at that fact. She waited patiently and stared intently at me. I narrowed my eyes in confusion. I pointed a finger at her.

"Who are you?" I asked. In reality, that question was for me. I didn't believe this was the real Alyssa-ya. ...And dare I say it, I didn't want this to be the real Alyssa-ya. I actually preferred the rebellious and sadistic demon.

"Alyssa Reed, Captain." she answered. I flinched before composing myself.

"Do you remember what happened?" I asked. Her eyes narrowed slightly with confusion, but she still smiled politely at me.

"You came into my room, calling for me, Captain. So can I help you with something?" she answered calmly. I shook my head. She nodded before saluting. Not a mocking one, a damn real one. She also bowed, which seemed so wrong in so many levels.

"Please call me if I can assist you in anyway, Captain." I twitched. I am not liking this. One bit. At all. I sighed. I gave the last vial of antidote to that bastard Kid. I need to go on shore to buy some more, but... I glanced at Alyssa-ya. She stared back expectantly. It'll be annoying to explain to the crew why she's acting this way. Plus, I don't feel safe leaving her alone in the submarine while she's under the influence of the drug. Not with those two perverts around. I sighed, I have no choice then.

"Alyssa-ya, come with me when we reach shore." I ordered. She nodded and saluted again. I sighed and massaged my temples before walking out and closing her door behind me. I walked to the Control Room, where most of the crew were busy working. I scanned the room.

"Jean Bart." I called out. He stopped working and turned to face me.

"Yes, Captain?" he answered.

"What time do we reach shore?"

"In thirty minutes, Captain." I thanked him before leaving the Control Room. I walked back to Alyssa-ya's room, but she wasn't there. I sighed, I knew I should've brought her along. I sighed again when I heard some screams down the hallway. I followed the noise to find a cowering Shachi and Penguin that were on the ground trembling.

"S-She's smiling! S-S-Sweetly! We're gonna die!" screamed a hysterical Shachi. I crossed my arms. Well, can't blame them. Normally, she does only smile sweetly when she's planning to, about to, is, and after torturing someone.

"Captain! Save yourself!" Penguin shouted. I sighed and massaged my temples. They shrieked when Alyssa-ya walked closer. They hugged each other and trembled. They cowered when Alyssa-ya held out her hands for them.

"She's gonna kill us!" they chorused. Alyssa-ya frowned in confusion before grabbing their arms, causing them to scream again, and pulling them to their feet. They shivered and hugged each other. She raised an eyebrow.

"Shachi-san, Penguin-san, what's wrong? Why would I want to kill you two?" she asked in confusion. They screamed before running off, screaming that Alyssa-ya has gone insane while she protested. I glanced at a clock. Barely half an hour since consumption, and she's already causing madness. I shrugged, shouldn't be much longer until we reach shore. I grabbed her hand, ignoring the involuntary shiver, and dragged her to the ladder. Well, not really dragged, she followed without any resistance or a single complaint. Eventually, the submarine vibrated and shook, meaning we were resurfacing. Once the red lights were off, I signaled her to climb out. She did so, swiftly and quickly. I followed close behind her. She was waiting patiently for me on the top of the submarine, a calm smile on her face. Once she saw me, she saluted before jumping on her rods and heading to shore. I took the long way, no need to rush. I led her to a pharmacy, a rather huge one I might add. She followed close behind, but I was just an inch away from going insane. I did my best to bare with it, but I was getting the idea of how she felt during that time at the festival where she drugged Kid. I almost feel sorry for her. Almost. I scanned the many aisles before sighing. I turned to face Alyssa-ya and winced. She stared back respectively, a polite smile etched onto her face. Alright, I can't stand this anymore.

"Alyssa-ya, this might take a while, can you go outside and wait for me?" I asked hastily. Just leave. The faster the better. She saluted.

"Yes Captain. I do not mind, but if that is your command, I shall oblige." she answered before walking towards the entrance with the best posture I've ever seen in my life. I sighed as my head drooped. I will never wish Alyssa-ya was even a slight less annoying ever again. I quickly got to work, looking at the signs. The faster I find it, the faster I get the Alyssa-ya I love- know back.


If you're confused, think of it this way. In the beginning, she pretended to be all tough for self-protect. She got so used to it, it's almost become her real personality. It's a phycological thing. So it's almost like her coward and weak side got pushed out of her heart, but it's still her real personality, no matter how much she denies it.