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She stared at the man behind the desk, her lips curling into a smirk. The ball was now in his court, so to speak, so all she could do was wait. And from the way, his yellow eyes narrowed on her and darkened, it a that he was thinking and very careful about what she was offering him. Which is what she wanted him to do. The deal she offered him and had written upon the scroll hidden in her haori was too good to be true.

The moment he shifted in his seat and looked at her with a predator's determination to get its prey, she knew she had him. Blinking her eyes slowly, Kagome tilted her head to the side, signaling she was waiting on his answer. It had taken a lot of consideration and planning on which pirate she would approach about this. All the ones she had chosen were truly ruthless bastards. But this man before her had a streak that made so many of the others pale.

"I do not doubt that you are serious about this. But tell me exactly where a woman will be sleeping on my submarine?" Law drawled, his voice darkly amused to her ears.

Unable to help it, Kagome laughed aloud. Shaking her head as she let her blue eyes meet his in an unwavering stare as she replied, "Why in the safest cabin on this ship, where I can be protected."

The way a small tic occurred under on eye had her biting her tongue to keep from bursting out laughing at the man. She was suppressing his devil fruit, but that didn't make him any less dangerous. And Sehomaru would only be so effective in the cabin they were in if Law decided to attack with his sword. But the real threat came from the bipedal polar bear standing just to her right and behind her. Not that it worried her too much, not with her situation.

"You... expect me to let you sleep in my cabin...and with that...dog? I do not think so," Law bit out as he glared not at her, but Sehomaru.

Unable to help it, Kagome burst out in a first of laughter. Knowing she was getting a look that promised pain before death from Captain Law, whose aura was flaring angrily. Wiping a tear from her eye as she let her face go blank and stared him down.

"That is a bit presumptuous of you, Captain. I would not dream of sharing a cabin with...you..." She said, her voice flat as she lifted an eyebrow before turning to look at the Polar Bear, Bepo. "I was thinking about his cabin. I mean, who in their right mind would invade his space. Other than you, of course, Captain Law. And I am sure that he doesn't have a roommate, due to his size. I mean he is standing, what almost twelve plus feet tall?"

The way Bepe let his jaw open a bit as he stared down his muzzle at her, had Kagome wanting to hug and nuzzle him. A soft laughing in the back of her head had her stiffening. With a slow deep breath and exhale, she turned to face Law. Who was staring at her in disbelief? It would have been comical in any other situation, but this was not just any situation.

"Sleep in Bepo's Cabin?" came his slightly disconnected reply. His yellow eyes telling her that she was insane and didn't believe her.

"Yes. I mean, if Bepo doesn't have a problem with it," Kagome said, making her voice innocent as she smiled benignly at him.

The wave of a hand she got from Law told her to ask herself. It was clear that he was still in shock, and though she was not all there, highly amused as well. Not caring if he thought that she wouldn't ask, Kagome spun in place and marched over to stand before Bepo. Tilting her head up and leaning back, so she was looking him in the face.

"Mister Bepo, would you have a problem if I stayed in your cabin, should you Capitan allow me and my companion to take refuge on this submarine?" Her voice modulated and sweet, as she reached out her hands and grasped both of his giant paws in them, easily seeing how small they were in comparison.

A sweet, honest smile found its way to her lips as she watched his fur turn a light pink from a blush. Telling her, he was not used to either the attention or the contact. Using it to her advantage and showing him that she was not scared of him, she stepped closer. It was the soft growl he gave before he nodded his head, yes to her question. Again she tilted her head to the side and let that smile got wider before making his paws go and outright hugging his orange jumpsuit-clad body.

"Thank you!" she exclaimed before letting him go, turning to look at Law, not caring how smug her expression was.

The way he was glaring at her from under his hat didn't concern her in the least. Moving back toward Sehomaru, not before patting Bepo's nearest paw gentle, and waited for the Captain's reply. He wanted to scare her off, try to discourage her. It would take a hell of a lot more than this. In fact, there was nothing he could do to make her change her mind. He was dangerous, but she had survived something that was much more dangerous. Then he could ever think of being.

He just couldn't rationalize what he had just witnessed. The woman was completely insane; of that, he had no doubt. No sane, rational person with any type of logic just walked up to Bepo like that, touching him and acting as if he was a normal person. The level of manipulation she just pulled was astounding and infuriating. It also left him more or less in a position that was not ideal.

After her little display him flat out telling her 'no' would mean he'd have to deal with the fallout from Bepo. But he couldn't detect any malicious intent or dishonesty in her when she had asked Bepo if he'd minded her sharing his space. Though his word was the commandment that all his crew followed, he didn't like the idea she could turn his crew against him if she wanted with female wiles.

Though his gut told him that she wasn't a bit too honest to be that way, he wanted to take no chances at all. His crew was his. So, watching her as she waited, Law let his brain shift through various scenarios. Not all pleasing or even that good, but still, he came up with the same conclusion. And he was damning himself for his curiosity and want of what she was offering.

"Fine, you can board and stay," he said, pausing for dramatic effect before continuing, "But you will not pull that on any of my crew again, Kagome. Now, let's get to the reason you are here. You seem to be very prepared to get what you want, so I do not think it is a far-fetched idea that you would have a contract of sorts already written up."

The smile she gave him had him gritting his teeth and sitting on the edge of his chair. It was innocent-looking, but the way her midnight blue eyes gleamed screamed of a predator that just caught its prey. It was a feeling he was not generally associated with at all. One he didn't like to begin with. And the way the mutt at her feet shifted to put further distance between them spoke volumes. Since it, he didn't like the aura she was giving off.

Stiffening when she raised one hand, he watched as she slipped into the neckline of her odd shirt. The moment she pulled out a rolled-up scroll, he narrowed his eyes as she waved it at him. Again she smiled that predatory smile at him before tossing the scroll to him.

Easily catching it, Law kept his face blank to give nothing away as he put it on his desk and unrolled it. A part of him was glad that she had not walked over to give it to him personally. Slowly he unrolled it to see the elegant handwriting on it that was script-based. The flow of the strokes told him it was masculine in origin, not done by her, which means that there had to be another aware of what she was offering. But from what he had gathered in their first meeting, the only other person, or rather animal, she had contact with was the mutt. Looking up through his lashes at the said mutt, he noted he was getting a somewhat bemused look on its face.

Glancing down again, he let his eyes take in what was written on the paper. It was pretty clear and concise. Stating everything Kagome had prior and a bit more.

I, Kagome Higurashi, agree to the words and conditions written in this contract with one, Trafalgar D. Water Law. And shall abide by his wishes and demands while on his ship, acting as if he is my Captain and I a member of his crew.

The conditions for this are that Trafalgar D. Water Law uses his devil fruit, the Op-Op Fruit, to remove my heart from my body while I stay aboard his ship. A duration of time that consists of three to four months at the minimum. While giving him in return various pieces of information pertaining to my powers and abilities, the missing era of the world's history, facts on various kingdoms, the celestial dragons of Marie Joles, and other pirates at his whim. As well as my body for experimental purposes and nothing further.

This contract does not allow for Trafalgar D. Water Law, to pry into any personal information about myself, Kagome Higurashi, that I do not see fit to give him. If anything in this contract, once signed by both parties, is breached, then this contract is null and void. Both parties will separate and not come in contact with the other for a period of time that is no less than five years. Neither party will ever mention their brief association with the other in the event that they do cross paths during those five years.

He quirked an eyebrow up at the last bit. It was oddly specific though he couldn't understand why he shouldn't ever mention his association with the slightly crazed woman. (Not that he ever would) Already some part of his logical, rational brain was telling him to send her on her way after telling her no. At the bottom of the written contract, was a feather quill pen. And it rested next to her name.

Letting a small smile pull at the corners of his mouth, he looked up at her and spoke in a calm voice, "I agree to all the terms in this contract, Lady Kagome Higurashi."

The way she twitched and pressed her lips into a thin line told him that she didn't like being called that. So, picking up the pen, he dipped it into the inkwell he had on his desk before placing it on the paper to sign his name. Only to take a second glance at her written name, noting that it was in a natural rusty red-brown color. Furrowing his brows as he set the quill to the paper to start writing, he let out a pained hiss as he felt his finger get pricked while writing it out. His eyes were widening as he realized he could not stop himself as his name was written in a mix of blood and ink.

Looking up, he glared at the woman who just stared back at him passively. Her blue eyes were showing him nothing. Though from the way her body language spoke, she was a bit sorrowful about not mentioning that this was an enchanted blood contract. A fact that meant it was binding until completed or broken. An event that would have repelled him from even signing it.

"I do not like being tricked or manipulated, Lady Kagome," he snarled furiously in his temper.

"And I will do what I have to protect myself, Captain," she said, tilting her chin at him in mild defiance, showing she was not intimidated at all by him. "But I do suggest that you be ready to leave soon. Because a ship from Marie Joles will be pulling into the dock in roughly three and a half hours, it is why I didn't wait until tonight to find you."

At her words, he could feel his temper practically causing his blood to boil as well as his face going pale at that information. He would have to wait to extract how she found that bit out. Right now, he had to get her stowed away and let his crew know to finish restocking immediately. Already he wanted to strangle this woman, she didn't just scream trouble, was attracting it.

TBC!