Shining, the sun shimmers shines down upon the people of Loguetown as the crowd forms around the plaza. The brisk breeze brushes through the young girl's perky pink hair however while the other friendly faces watch on in awe in shock in relief that this was finally happening, the girl looked on anguished, in pain, in sorrow as the tears freely fell from the crying child, gritting grinning her teeth together trying to be strong as she holds a camellia in her hair, wearing brown boots, a peach pink shirt and brown leggings. The girl tries to be strong as she stands by the red head's boy side straw hat on as the two hear the chorused sound of footsteps alongside the crisp clink of chains. Grinning, the man in red chained to the wooden block walks by soldiers either side of him as he makes his way towards the tall towering steps which would lead to his demise.

Briefly, brown meet black as the man with the busy beard grins giddily at the pained girl, giving her a small smile before going on ahead as the girl soon forces a smile of her own to hit her lips as the man makes his way on stage smiling despite being on death's door.

"All right let's get this over with quickly." Smiling, the men at deaths door plops himself down still smiling despite the blades teasingly touching his neck.

"Hey king of pirates! Where did you hide all the treasure you found?! That great treasure! The one piece!" Desperately, a voice calls out to the man now at death's door however said merry man simply smiles laughing reeling his back back as he looks up at the soaring sky smiling before returning his focus to the crowd.

"My treasure? If you want it, you can have it! Find it! I left everything this world has to offer there!" Smiling, he tells the people before being cut down as the pirate king, Gold D Roger had finally been cut down as next the girl knew, she had felt a hand on her shoulder as the girl kept smiling despite the tears freely falling from the crying child…

The nose bubble pops as an older woman's warm brown jolt up from her desk lurching forward briefly brow furrowed as she holds her head, why was she thinking about that…? Why now? Lost, the woman with long hair of pink ponders to herself, brow furrowed as she sits in her office, her hues narrowing noting the tears streaming down.

She swiftly swipes said streams away as she then perks up at the crisp crunch of something seemingly breaking befuddling her. The young woman turns towards the present proudly presented before her eyeing the ruby red bow before her as she takes note of the pathway of greenery before her noting the floral being bloomed before her…noting the trial of ruby red and perky pink carnations blossoms before her alongside some lilies and Chrysanthemums making the girl tut tiredly. She reaches towards her sword strap slowly unsheathing said sword when…

"Ann! You ne-" Animatedly, the boisterous blonde rushes in as Ann gawks gapes at the blonde about to open her mouth trying to stop said clutz but its too late, the clumsy blonde slips on said bushes of thorns falling flat on his face into it.

"Rose you okay?!" Worriedly, Ann rushes over to said blonde's side simply smiling up much to the relief of the pink haired blonde.

"I told you not to go in." Tiredly, the crisp click of heels as a woman peers into the room, the woman has a choker, wearing a leather jacket and black shorts, wearing black boots with a marine logo on said black below. She has fingerless gloves connecting to the black bangles of spikes she wears with navy blue hair, small silvers of silver in matching her navy-blue lipstick and eyeliner as her gold narrow at the fool below.

"Marie be nice." Ann sighs helping the mess that was Rosinante up.

"What's with the flowers?" Curious, Rosie queries making Ann frown.

"No clue…" Smoothly, she dismisses as Marie hands her a broom, bored.

"So what do you want?" Ann asks as Marie swiftly slices said roots in half with the sheath strapped to her side while Ann brushes the flora to the side, she can take care of it later…

"The fleet admiral want to see you." Marie huffs, smoke spewing out of her lips.

"…Why?" Ann's hues narrow noting the cigarette between her fingertips.

"I don't know, ask him." Aloofly, she shrugs.

"As informative as always Marie." Dryly, Ann huffs hands on hips.

"Maybe it's another promotion?" Perkily, Rosinante offers optimistically.

"Maybe it's another get the old man to do as I say lecture." Annoyed, Ann scowls, furrowing her brow by the thought too tired for another one of those lectures, she didn't know why she had to suffer for his stubbornness…

"You don't know unless you go." Marie hints however making her scowl.

"I get the message Marie urgh I'm going I'm going!" Agitated, Ann raises her hands up in the air done with the woman with Rosinante clumsily catching up to her about to trip on the doorstep if not for a lone vine quickly catching him as they then head on their way.

"Oi Garp we're not done here!" Angrily, the voice roars as Ann enters the hallway furrowing her brow by the commotion.

"You might not be done but I am." Arrogantly, Garp leaves the office smirking.

"Garp get back here!" The man orders but is met by the stern slide of the door.

"Garp-san did you turn down your promotion again? That's so cool of you!" Amazed, a tall towering man in a black marine coat compliments the older man making Ann sneer at the old man's tag alone almost like his number one fans as Ann scowls at both men.

"I can already do as I like so I don't need a higher rank! Hm?" Garp smirks only then to turn, his hues narrow at the pink haired blonde frowning at him.

"Something wrong Garp-san? Hm? Oh Ann-chan how about you join us for a drink?" Dubiously, Kuzan smirks slightly at Ann.

"…" Silently, said woman simply stares at Garp, not even batting an eye to the taller man as she heads inside, Rosinante shyly following behind smiling shyly at the two as they head in oblivious to the stern scowl of Kuzan at his rejection.

"Hahah she's just like her mother!" Merrily, Garp chuckles despite the stern scowl sent his way by the done looking Ann as she goes inside…

Tiredly, Ann slowly slides the office door shut exhaustion etched into her fatigued facial features looking done just as much as the slumped state of Rosinante as she holds her head, swearing her head was aching swearing she was hearing ringing in her ears. She shakes her head at the thought tiredly trying to deal with the headache to come from the rant.

"I thought he was never going to end…" Rosinante groans slumping said shoulders sighing.

"You didn't have to come with in." Irritated, Ann furrows her brow at her friend fatigued.

"I was curious." Rosinante simply shrugs.

"Yeah well look what happened curiosity really did kill the cat." Coyly, Ann remarks smirking slightly before turning on her heel heading off or attempting to until…

"Urgh…Hey, what are you? The befuddled blonde queries to Ann.

"I'm going to yell at my ass of grandfather!" Grumpily, Ann answers annoyed as she heads off, leaving Rosinante to return to his duties.

"Gya yayay!" Familiar laughter echoes throughout the hallway as Ann walks through the hallway brow furrowed, her hue twitching tiredly from the voice alone as she takes note of the group just outside the entrance of the lunch hall of squealing marine girls gushing around the tall towering figure of Kuzan. Urgh what was with lady luck just wanting to screw her over today? She already had a headache from the admiral, those girls squeals weren't helping her one bit…

"I see a knockout babe with super boobs! You free tonight?" The tall towering man asks the girl who squeals making Ann flinch from it, holding her head, a part of her baffled by him saying something so blunt but most of all

"Yes I'm free!" The marine girl swoons stunning Ann.

"That worked!?" Astonished, Ann gawks baffled by the sheer bluntness working with people only the to stop staring stunned when noting Kuzan noticing her making her flinch from his smug smirk sent her way which she happily returns with a middle finger before entering said hall.

"…Garp." Growling, Ann rolls up her sleeve scowling at the fool before her happily munching on the meat on bone.

"Ann come on over take a seat!" Smiling, he pats the empty seat by his side however…

"Would you do me a favour?" Friendly, she smiles sickly sweetly at him, draping her arm over the older male.

"What's that?" Munching, he looks up at her, specks of food hitting her face making her hue twitch tense, internally screaming shaking repulsed by it…

"Stop bringing me into your shit!" Snarling, she suddenly brings the older, taller, wider man into a chokehold shocking many. She glares glowers down at the old man murderously seething snarling at the old man.

"Hahaha finally wating to take the old man on." Amused, Garp easily removes Ann's arm from him as she smoothly dodges said hit she expected, seeing the battered beaten table collapsing in on itself as Garp grins at the glaring glowering Ann.

"I'm finally wanting you to get it through your thick skull that I ain't here to deal with your shit!" Shouting, she screeches at him throwing him out of the room startling everyone as he breaks through the wall acting unfazed as he is stopped by another layer of wall from outside. The scared screams of the girls erupt echo as a sheet of ice quickly protects the group as the group gawk gape at the figure found in the cracked crater of the wall.

"Garp-san?" Surprised, Kuzan stares shocked at the smirking man grinning from ear to ear, a glint gleaming in his hungry hues as Kuzan perks up at the crisp click of heels.

"You never listen, not once have you ever even considered another person's point of view! Do you have any idea how frustrating it is listening to the fleet admiral order me to try to get you to see sense." Scowling, Ann struts into the battlefield, cracking her coal black gloves hearing the crisp crack of knuckles making the girls around Kuzan squirm scared.

"It really was her…harpy Ann!"

"She's so scary!"

"She isn't human!"

"A demon that's what she is!"

"I told you I have all I need in my position you should take it." Garp dismisses the glaring girl.

"Eh?" Said girl quirks her head to the side.

"You're good with paperwork and all that crap." Lazily, Garp waves her off.

"You mean doing the shit you can't be assed to do!" Angrily, she yells at him waving her arm at him.

"Exactly." Garp stands smiling at the fuming woman.

"I have my own life old man!" Mad, she snarls lunging at him, her hand reeled back but…

"As do I. I'm not going to be here forever you should take the role!" Garp snatches said hand throwing her back but…

"And have more work to do? No thanks you do it!" Smoothly, she catches herself, heels dug deep into the dirt of the training grounds grinning, a glint gleaming in her hues, a similar glint to her grandfather, Kuzan couldn't help but notice said striking similarities between both Monkeys.

"No you!" Garp roars.

No you!" Ann barks back, the two looking serious now looking like children, feuding as those watching in awe couldn't help but sweat drop when seeing them rush at one another, the two of them pinching each other's cheeks and tugging, trying to shout over one another when…

Why the hell should I listen to you old man? You ain't my father!" Fuming, Ann snarls scowling cradling her ruby red cheek.

I might as well be I've told you once I'll tell you again call me grandad!" Garp scowls at her.

Gramps." Smirking, she spits back.

You want another taste of my fist of love!?" Garp growls blowing on his fist fuming.

Bring it old man!" Mad, she reels her fist back bashing it into his face throwing him back into the corner however as she does so…

He when you giving me a grandkid?" Garp asks casually shoving his finger up his nose not batting an eye to the debris descending down from said strike.

Are you even listening to me!?" Mad, the ruby red-faced female fumes at the older man.

Oh I'm listening little brat." Bemused, Garp grins reels his fist back bashing his fist of love, charging at Ann lunging forward towards him, both fists of love about to connect when…

ENOUGH!" A glistening gold figure rushes towards the two blocking both strikes surprising the two as they are thrown back into the air as Garp clumsily is thrown back by the wind pressure from his fierce fist as is Ann however while Garp is thrown to the ground, Ann is thrown in the air. Ann lands upon the tree nearby.

Amused, Ann pokes her tongue out at her growling gramps, winking as she sits perched upon the bushy branch dropping down at the glaring growling Garp.

"That's the beauty of the marines!"

"Ann sama!"

"Nothing can compare to her beauty!"

"Lady Hancock has nothing on such beauty!"

The male marines coo as Ann plops herself down upon the battlefield, unaware of the scowling Kuzan watching o as she turns to the stern scowl of Sengoku glaring at the two he would soon have to deal with….

Groaning, Ann holds her head swearing she could hear ringing once more while she checks for any crimson currents or scarlet stains. She swore, someone shouldn't have to have two lectures in one day honestly her old man was such a pain. Annoyed, Ann returns to her office, slowly sliding the door behind her shut at least she was back in her office, now she could relax or at the least have some paperwork to do to distract her or some…Ann stops when she steps into her office brow furrowing from the strange thing she kicks below…

Befuddled, Ann looks down at the boot below her…when was there a boot in her shoe? At least this boot? She didn't have this boot? Where was its partner? Heck it was a male's why would she have it in the first place? Perturbed, she eyes the boot below following the track of the tall leg leaning towards a familiar bushy bush in her corner. Confused, her hues narrow at the laky familiar figure of…

"The hell are you doing here!?" Horrified, she gawks gaping at the familiar sleeping mask of the sleeping figure. Fury flows through Ann at the sheer sight of the man, did he think he could come up here!? Did he think just because he was older and a rank higher than her, he could just come in here without her permission!? Pissed, she glares glowers at the fool below before bashing her foot into the man's leg seething snarling.

"…Do you mind?" Mumbling, the grumbling groan of the man mutters, his sleeping mask still on.

"Do you!?" Scowling, she glares at the stranger at the intruder having the nerve to just come into her office. Angry, Ann could feel her blood boil, bubble burn as the numerous possibilities of how to evict this man floods in her head, maybe she could drag him out with her vines? Maybe she could poison him, have him run to the medic pay that would be quite the trip and it would serve as punishment for entering her office without permission, the medic bay wasn't that far anyone and with how popular said male below was, she was sure he'd be first in line for it.

"…" Silently, said male simply lifts his sleeping mask up, his hues narrowing at her.

"This is my office jackass." Growling, Ann asserts angrily to the man making her blood boil, bubble, burn even more at how indifferent the man looks, he almost looks bored by the sheer sight of her.

"And this is a comfy bush." Briskly, he shrugs stating the fact firmly flabbergasting her, there were sofas everywhere why sleep on a bush? Baffled, Ann couldn't help but stare stunned at the weirdo in her office, trying to understand his thought process but finding herself even more lost.

"…I don't…I don't know how to respond to that." Tense, Ann eyes the playboy below brow furrowed not quite sure how to respond, glancing from side to side sheepishly.

"Then don't and let me sleep." Simply, said male turs back towards the bush befuddling her how could a bush be comfy? It had sticks and stuff it wasn't exactly a pillow…not that isnt what mattered, what mattered was getting this Garp fanboy out of her office, she had enough of the old man as it were she didn't need another rant of how amazing said sea hero was, she didn't have the patience to deal with any of it.

"No this is my office get out!" Sternly, she glares glowers down at the fool below, seeing it as a challenge of sorts scowling, ready for whatever was to come as she stood before the older man. Just because he was older doesn't mean he can do what she wants since she was younger he thought he could do what he wants. She knew that, she knew how many of the marines could be…

"In five minutes." Mumbling, he slides said eye mask back down burrowing his face deeper into the bush below befuddling Ann.

"Five minutes!? How about zero minutes!? Get out!" Scowling, she slams her foot down on the ground attempting to form vines only to gasps when seeing said vines crack, break before them thanks to the icy coat washing over said ice.

"I think we got off on the wrong foot." Frowning, the male tries to stand sighing, moving the sleeping mask upwards once more on his temple.

"If you mean you're foot just being found in my office then sure now get the hell out of my office." Huffing, Ann kicks said foot frowning down at it, irritated

"So loud…" Said male turns his back to her making her gawk at the nerve of him.

"And you're obnoxious who the hell do you think you are coming into my office acting as if you own the place!?" Perturbed, she snarls scowling demanding the truth from the man but…

"…" Angrily, Ann's hue twitches tiredly at the man below her. A part of her pondering whether to summon some spikes impale him or at the least scare him off however she soo stops faltering from the idea, she was already in enough trouble as it were today, she didn't need to get it in much more.

"Don't ignore me asshole!" Angrily, Ann roars raising her voice to the male but…

"…" Said male remains with his back turned napping much to her irritation.

"Urgh idiot!" Incensed, Ann sneers scowling down at Kuzan poking her tongue at him making funny faces at the sleeping man who remains sleeping in said bush as done with it all Ann returns to her desk dutifully returning to her duties muttering murder under her breath bemusing the smirking sleeping masked man that is Kuzan…

Quietly, Anne looks out at the window behind her desk, enjoying the brisk breeze brushing through her hair, a strange still silence falling in the air between both individuals in the room, how long had he been sleeping here? Ann did not know or did she want to. A part of her had considered asking one of the admirals about it but knowing how the string were within the marines she thought it best not to pry anymore having made enough chaos as it were for the day…

Ann jolts up at the sharp screech of a seagull making her warm browns look up at the letter dropped before her by one of Morgan's birds, a small soft smile crosses her lips as she opens it, recognising the handwriting anyway as she reads it, happy to agree to it oblivious to the peeping eye peering out of the sleeping mask widening when seeing such softened features, such a soft smile from the normally scowling woman as he watches her smoothly slide said letter into her corset vest of sorts.

"Ann then turns on her heel just as said sleepy male plops his mask back on, reverting to his familiar position as Ann's hues narrow at him. She shoves her hands into her pockets approaching the parasite in her office.

"Oi." Scowling, she glares down at the tall towering figure slumped against the bush.

"…" Silently, said male remains firm in his sleeping state.

"Garp fanboy." Agitated, Ann reels her heel back bashing it into the side of his long leg however…

"…" The marine remains sleeping stunning Ann as she couldn't help but ponder if breaking it would wake him up, a part of her hopeful to try it…

"Stop ignoring me!" Mad, Ann yells at the asshole before her still sleeping to his hearts content much to her fury.

"Maybe if you call me by my name I'll respond." Playfully, Kuzan calls out, lifting his mask briefly as her baffled browns widen when hearing his voice, faintly flinching from the use of said sound, she hadn't heard him speak since…

"…Okay fine, hey asshole get up!" Angrily, Ann orders yelling at the man feeling her blood boil, bubble, burn once more maddened at the sheer nerve of the stranger in her office trying to invade it almost.

"…" Silently, he remains slumped against her wall.

"Oh come on asshole fits you so well!" Aggravated, Ann whines huffing slumping her shoulders scowling seething turning on her heel circling around the place trying to find some solution to this dilemma she had to deal with…

"…" Silently, said male remains resting.

"URGH!" Angry, Ann slams her furious fist into the table below blood boiling, bubbling, burning once more mad at the sheer nerve of the uncaring male. It wasn't her fault, she forgot his name, she just didn't care for the stranger, he was just another one of her gramps fanboys that's all he ever was who liked playing around with girls, so she deemed him to be unfit and a waste of her time, why would she know someone she deemed as too much of a liability to be friends with!?

"Hey Ann I…eh?" Smiling, a familiar blonde enters said room only to falter, furrowing his brow by the stranger in her room.

"…" Said strange sleeps keeping to himself.

"…Don't ask." Annoyed, Ann grumbles glaring glowering at the ass as she crosses her arms over her chest perking up at the crisp click of heels as the rather done looking Maria enters and with one look…

"I'm too tired for this shit." Maria mutters turning her back to the group too tired too done to even ask…

"So…what's going on?" Rosinante queries curiosity clear in his tone towards Ann.

"This asshole decided to sleep here." Huffing, Ann points towards the sleeping man.

"…Why?" The befuddled blonde queries.

"HOW THE HELL SHOULD I KNOW!?" Angrily, Ann scowls.

"The shouting is really helping me sleep…" Surprised, the two of them jolt up at the bored lazy drawl of said male.

"Oh I'm sorry it's not like this is your office though!" Tense, she barks back down glaring glowering at the eyesore as she swiftly snatches his leg.

"…Okay so this is happening." Rosinante whispers weakly baffled by what was happening as he too took a foot.

"Wait…this is perfect! Rosinante you're my fried right? You love me, right?" Hopeful, Ann asks beaming brightly at the unnerved blonde.

"As a friend yes and normally, I'd say yes without hesitation, but I feel like this is going somewhere and I don't like it." Said blonde sweat drops at the smiling Ann.

"You don't know if you don't like it if you don't try." Ann argues as said blonde blinks befuddled by her words.

"That…doesn't make me feel better." Bluntly, Rosinante deadpans.

"Yeah well with your silence fruit we can get rid of him." Happily, Ann points out almost oblivious to the man between the two clearly hearing her plan.

"…Are you suggesting we kill a a vice admiral?" Alarmed, Rosa gawks at the thought.

"I mean we wouldn't kill him maybe the sea kings would…" Fairly, Ann points out beginning trying to drag the tall towering figure.

"I'm actually hearing this I can't believe I'm actually hearing this…" Taken aback, Rosinante shakes her head baffled that this was actually happening as he too starts tugging only to gasp as said sleepyhead's head hits the desk as they turn his body but before he could panic further, Ann assures him all is well while he sets said silence space.

"And I can't believe I'm dealing with this! Now grab a leg and help!" Sternly, she snaps at what the blonde was already doing as the two try to drag the tall towering giant of sorts out of the room, however as the two do so and exit out of the office, they tur to see the furrowed frown of Mari softly sipping her coffee, weather staff in hand however she simply turns her back, wating nothing to do with it as the two try to continue their venture faltering only from a familiar afro….

"…Sengoku heeeeeeeeey buddddy." Beaming, Anne forces a strained smile upon her lips as next Rosinante and her knew the two had dropped their respected leg, Rosinante fleeing thanks to Sengoku's mercy as next she knew she was forced into the fleet admiral's office…

"What do you mean I'm going to have a partner!?" Perturbed, the angry Ann demands done swiftly slamming saif furious fist down upon the desk below, feeling her blood boil, bubble, burn even enraged at the sheer notion alone. She had done multiple missions alone what the hell was with the change!? Why did she need a partner!? She's handled stuff on her own time and time again as if she needs some dead weight holding her back.

"We just thought it would be wise for you to have a handler…" The fleet Admiral tells Anne Sengoku standing by her side stoically staring ahead.

"I'm no child." Curtly, Anne huffs, crossing her arms over her chest, insulted at the idea alone. She was a vice admiral, she didn't need any of this…

"Perhaps not but yesterday's fight hadn't helped." Snippily, Sengoku hints.

"The fleet admiral asked me to have a word with the old man and I did." Dutifully, Ann argues but…

"A word does not involve fists." Firmly, the admiral in question points out.

"Oh come on you two know Garp he isn't the sort to reason with words." Ann disputes, the two me share a look from her words, knowing she had a point, the old man was a man of action not words, you could sprout all you want but unless you provide it the old man wouldn't believe it.

"Nor you trying to kill Kuzan." Sengoku throws in making the alarmed Ann flinch from the mention of her latest problem.

"He started it he just came into my office and just started sleeping who does that!?" Tense, Ann demands done with the two taken aback at them siding with the ass as she seethes snarls even enraged at the bias boys before her as just then…

"I do." A familiar voice rings out alarming Ann turning towards the doors once slid shut now opened by the tall towering figure of…

"Holy shit you're alive!" Astonished, Ann blurts out staring stunned at the ice man simply staring down at her.

"You didn't exactly kill me." Deadpanned, Kuzan tells her.

"…Sadly." Scowling, she glares grumbling to the side sadly, disappointed almost at the sheer sight of him.

"Ah Kuzan perfect timing." Pleased, Sengoku smiles at him.

"How so? How is he being here any good?" Anne angrily accuses pointing at the tall towering figure simply staring ahead .

"I am here you know?" Kuzan gently sets her accusatory finger down.

"And you think I give a shit?!" Snarling, she slaps his hand off her fuming.

"Don't you think you should give me an apology?" Kuzan argues as he looks down at the glaring girl.

"An apology!? The hell should I apologise about!?" Agitated, Ann angrily demands done.

"Well for one hitting my head." Kuzan deadpans.

"Well maybe if you just didn't decide to go into someone else office and just started sleeping that wouldn't happen?" Ann angrily accuses as she points at him.

"Not my fault you made a comfy bush." Bluntly, he shrugs confusing the two others watching them.

"Stop saying that!" Tense, Anne angrily roars, a faint ruby red tint to her crimson cheeks.

"Why? It's the truth." Kuzan scratches the back of his neck as Ann glares glowers up at him.

"It's weird when you say that!" Tense, she snarls back at him however he doesn't bat an eye to the angry Anne.

"And why's that?" Teasingly, he asks amused almost as he looks down at the blonde facing her taking her aback astonishing her as she scowls at his smug smirk seeing said glint gleam in his hues.

"You know perfectly well why!" Anne accuses agitated.

"Do I now?" Smirking, he raises a brow bemused by her heated fuming facial features.

"Nrghh!" Growling, Ann angrily glares glowers up at the amused Akoji smirking smugly as he straightens himself looming over at her smirking smugly down at her bemused by her fuming face, finding it rather cute…

"English would be nice you know?" Kuzan smirks smugly down at the angry Ann.

"Oh would you just-" Agitated, Ann begins but…

"Enough both of you!" Sengoku snaps sharply scowling at the two.

"He started it!" Irritated, Ann points towards the tall towering figure looking bored.

"I'm not the one acting like a child." Curtly, Kuzan crosses his arms over his chest.

"Who the hell said I was acting like a kid!?" Agitated, Ann roars raising her voice at Kuzan simply glancing to the side bored blanking her out.

"That is the point I just made." Kuzan cranes his head to the side.

"URGH!" Ann releases a strange sound similar to a war cry almost as the group arch a brow at the mad mess that is Ann.

"English again would be nice." Kuzan looks over at his nails.

"You…!" Ann glowers up at Kuzan yawning.

"I said enough! Both of you need to stop this bickering." Sengoku states the fact firmly to the two.

"Who said we were bickering?" Brow furrowed, Ann scowls at Sengoku.

"He just said you were." Kuzan looks over at his nails once more.

"Hey he said we it ain't just me buddy!" Brow furrowed, Ann accuses agitated.

"You're the one…" Calmly, Kuzan turns to frown at Ann.

"I SAID ENOUGH!" The fleet admiral announces as together the two straighten up.

"Good, now both of you will be working together." Sengoku states to the two.

"…Excuse you?" Ann's hues narrow.

"Kuzan knew about it but I thought it wise to advise you." The fleet admiral adds.

"Why the hell is he being my god damn handler!? Why do I even need one!?" Aggravated, Ann demands from them.

"That there is why." Kuzan points to her.

"Oh shut up!" She slaps said hand away.

"We think you being under Kuzan's tutelage will help with your…" Calmly, the fleet admiral attempts to explain but…

"With my what?" Ann places her hands on her hips.

"With your…" The fleet admiral gestures…

"Come on say it. I dare you." Ann sneers scowling.

"Temper." Kuzan answers for the admiral.

"I wasn't talking to you!" Ann roars raising her voice to the bored Kuzan.

"Either way seems we'll be seeing a lot more of each other now so let's get along yeah?" Kuzan sighs scratching the back of his head before offering his hand out to Ann.

"…" Silently, Ann stares at the hand offered out to her, her heated browns gazing up into a stern cold pair of black as before he knew it she turned on her heel storming out of the office, leaving the marine men mystified as Sengoku sighs slapping his hand over his face fuming.

"Garp what is with your family being so damn difficult!?" Sengoku curses glaring glowering at the slammed shut door unaware of Kuzan's small smirk of amusement at the angry Ann storming out…

Tiredly, Ann makes her way into the bar being greeted by the chattering conversations between customers chirpily conversing with one another in a world of their own. Ann's nose twitches tentatively at the sick stench of sweat, vomit and who knows what while she perks up at a familiar straw hat.

"What's with you?" The smirking red head happily welcomes Ann as she takes a seat by his side smiling.

"You wouldn't believe the day I had." Huffing, Ann grumbles slumping said shoulders scowling.

"Oh ho do tell." Said redhead smirks as he hands her, her pint.

"I got some handler." Huffing, Ann answers as she sips said drink.

"A handler? Did you bite someone again?" Amused, Shanks smirks at her leaning into her inner palm.

"That was one time!" Tiredly, Ann smirks shaking her head at the murky memory of it all.

"So you don't deny it." Intrigued, Shanks smirks arching a brow bemused.

"Of course I do dumbass!" Amused, Ann lightly hits his shoulder smirking.

"Then what? You got into a fight?" Shanks smirks slightly.

"…Maybe." Meekly, Ann glances to the side sheepishly.

"Ann." Shanks snickers at her terrible attempt of a lie.

"He pissed me off he always shoves off promotions and when he does the big boss gets all sassy to me about it." Irritated, Ann grumbles glaring down at the pin below.

"Why you?" Shanks queries.

"He thinks I can change my old man's mind." Miserably, Ann huffs under her breath brow furrowed.

"Garp? The guy is stubborn as an ox." Shanks snickers slightly at the thought.

"You think I don't know that urgh…I can't believe I'm getting a handler I ain't a kid." Annoyed, Ann complains.

"Aren't you?" Shanks smirks slightly.

"Oi, oi I thought you'd be on my side." Pouting, Ann whines.

"Please I know how you are, we were on the same ship remember?" Shanks reminds her.

"I didn't bite those people though." Tiredly, Ann argues.

"But you wanted to." Teasingly, Shanks smirks.

"One of them was going to kidnap me what was I supposed to do?" Dubiously, Ann snickers slightly.

"Call out for help like normal people do." Shanks smirks at Ann.

"Sorry but with a hand over my mouth that wasn't happening anytime soon." Snippily, Ann scoffs.

"Come on I hear this place has some booze!" A girl squeaks smiling as she arrives, arm wrapped around Kuzan's arm as he eyes the place.

"…Right." Kuzan's hues narrow noting the familiar locks of blondish pink, perkily laughing with a red head.

"Kuzan there's a seat over here come on." The girl guides him over.

"…" Silently, he complies taking a seat eyeing the two talking with one another.

I wonder how Buggy's doing…" Ann ponders out loud.

"I wish I could tell you…" Shanks sighs.

"You haven't seen him?" Ann arches a brow.

"Nah I thought we'd bump into each other by now." Shanks leans back in his seat.

"Hmm…I wonder what's taking him so long?" Ann ponders to herself.

"Who knows…hey you think he still has that silly attack of his?" Shanks smirks slightly.

"Oh you mean with the shoe?" Snickering, Ann adds amused.

"Yeah Pfffff! Remember how proud he was of that!?" Shanks snickers.

"Until it blasted in his face! PPFFF! Man it feels like ages…" Ann giggles before smiling softly at the thought of her other friend.

"Yeah I miss him…" Shanks sighs.

"We should all get a drink together sometime." Ann reasons.

"I'd like that. Oh I better get going. It was good to see you." Shanks gets off his seat.

"As it was to see you take care yeah?" Ann smirks at Shanks.

"Yeah you too." Shanks smiles and leaves Ann as she reaches out to her drink.

"I'll go get our drinks…" Kuzan arises from his seat after listening to the women babble about who knows what.

"O-Okay!" Blushing, she smiles watching him head over to the counter joining the pink, blonde's side.

"Had fun?" Kuzan breaks the still silence between both of them watching while said blonde chokes on said substance below.

"…Why the hell are you here?" Horrified, she slams her had down on the counter glaring at Kuzan.

"I'm on my date." Kuzan points to the girl behind him.

"Oh right…" Ann looks over at the giddy girl looking around the place.

"So who was that?" Kuzan pries.

"Can't I have friends?" Frowning, Ann scowls at Kuzan.

"No I'm just surprised you do." Kuzan admits annoying Ann.

"Oh you think you're hilarious don't ya?" Dryly, Ann sneers slurping said drink.

"I try." Unapologetic, Kuzan simply shrugs.

"Yes well how about you try tending to your lady." Snippily, Ann points to the girl looking around the place perkily.

"Do I detect a hint of jealousy?" Kuzan smirks slightly.

"What would I be jealous of?" Astonished, Ann furrows her brow at Kuzan.

"That you're not her." Kuzan remarks.

"…Are you serious?" Scoffing, Ann smirks.

"And if I am?" Amused, Kuzan leans in.

"Oh sweet summer child." Smirking, Ann shakes her head returning her focus to her beer.

"I was born in autumn." Kuzan deadpans.

"Yeah well my point is this…I can get any guy I want why would I want to settle on a sloth like you?" Ann scoffs.

"Maybe because you like me." Kuzan smirks back bemused.

"I don't know you." Ann shakes her head at the fool.

"But you could learn to." He leans in towards her.

"And why would I want to do that?" Ann reels back baffled brow furrowed.

"It would be wise since we'll be working together." Kuzan reminds her making her grimace glaring to the side scowling.

"This crap again." Agitated, she sneers scowling.

"It's happening whether you like it or not the best thing you can do is suck it up." Bluntly, Kuzan tells her.

"Your drinks sir." The bar keeper smiles shyly at Kuzan, a faint feverish tint to her cheeks eyeing the man.

"Thanks." He pays for the drinks.

"You…" Ann's hues narrow as he turns his back to her.

"Have a good evening Ann." Amused, Kuzan smirks at the angry Ann before returning to his date as done the angry Ann downs said drink before storming off, trying to deal with the predicament she found herself stuck with.