"You two need to tell me this story." Ikkaku sat on a bench just outside the music shop. She'd told the elderly man, Morton, that they would be back in a moment.

"It was about six years ago now," Penguin explained. "It was only myself, Shachi, Bepo and Captain. We'd been trying to make our way around the North Blue. Anyway, we stopped off at this island, Forhargo. That's where we met Katya-chan. She was singing in a pub we went to..."

Penguin thought back to the first time they had met the girl with the powerful voice. Captain was days away from turning eighteen, and they had gone to a bar to celebrate his success in an operation. Law had managed to operate on a patient for six consecutive hours and saved a man from death. Despite being exhausted, they had gone out for a drink. Law was still (just) underage, but the death glare he gave the barkeep had meant they had been served without a problem.

A drink or so in and with lots of stares at Bepo - who had been apologising for his species all evening - several of the patrons began to talk of the singer that would be going on. The crew had waited to find out and they had been introduced to her. Silena Siren was her stage name, but the locals all knew her as simply Katya.

She had had the voice of an angel; Shachi and Penguin had immediately melted over her before the barkeep hit them round the head and told them that Katya was sixteen. After the show, Katya had tried to bribe the barkeep for a drink for herself, but had been refused. Apparently it was a regular occurrence.

Then the two men and mink saw something they never thought that they would witness. Law had complimented her singing and actually blushed. Thus it began. Whilst they were on the island, Katya became their friend quickly, much to the annoyance of her aunt, who chased the crew away with a broom every time they came by her house. Katya had snuck out to see them anyway. Her and Law became closer.

The crew ended up spending close to eight months on the island, with Law practicing his medical skills. But Shachi and Penguin knew the real reason that they stayed. Law would spend his evenings with Katya most days, and he would nap on Bepo as she sang them songs that she had written.

It had been one of the most peaceful times for the newly made Heart Pirates.

However, when it went downhill, it went downhill fast. Shachi, Penguin and Bepo left them alone one night as the two had been all over one another. Raging hormones and whatnot, they had left them to their devices. Law had returned to their ship one evening with a large red mark on his face and a cold stare. He ordered them to leave the island immediately, and that they would not be returning.

Bepo had pleaded with Law to let them say goodbye to Katya, but Law shouted that they were never to speak of her again. Weeks later, they had gotten the story out of an incredibly intoxicated Law. The two had slept together, as they had predicted, but Law had then asked her to become a Heart Pirate and leave with them. Katya had said she wasn't ready to leave at which point there had been a row; Law had called her a number of rude things and she had slapped him, called him the most selfish person she had ever met before disappearing.

"Wow." Ikkaku whistled. "Captain does not come off well in this story."

Penguin glanced at Shachi. "We could tell he regretted how things had been left, but he never spoke of her again after that." He sighed. "Katya was one of our best friends. Smart, funny, and her and Captain...well, I think they really loved each other."

"I can't imagine Captain being in love."

"It had to be seen to be believed. Two years ago, though, we heard a song in a small record shop on our way here. Most of you were on the ship. It was the one she had written for Captain. It was her breakthrough single, according to the owner. We recognised it immediately, but then we listened to the rest of the album." Shachi winced. "It was NOT good."

Ikkaku turned over the record in her hands, looking at the song titles. "I take it that 'All You Had To Do Was Stay' and 'Bad Medicine' were some of the more offending ones?"

"Captain destroyed the shop after he heard them."

Ikkaku's eyes widened. "Wait, was that the one with the marine base? Where Captain got a bounty increase?"

The two nodded and Ikkaku stood up. She walked back into the shop as the two sat on the bench. When she walked out, waving goodbye to Morton, she had a bag in her hand.

"YOU BOUGHT THE ALBUM?!" The two screeched. Ikkaku grinned mischievously.

"And I got tickets to her concert tonight! It's by the amusement park. We're all going!"

The two sunk to the ground. "We're all DEAD."

Garkin chewed on his cigar as Katya surveyed the stage for the concert. The purple lights were in place and she smiled happily. Impromptu concerts were oddly good marketing. They advertised them on the day of the concert only, and it meant that only those on the archipelago could attend. No point selling tickets months in advance; there were so many travellers that not many stayed on the island for longer than the log pose took to set.

"Oi," Garkin turned to Katya. "I had an offer through the higher-ups for you."

"Oh?" Katya's nose wrinkled at the scent of the pungent cigars her manager was partial to.

"Got sponsorship for your new album."

Katya's eyes sparkled. "Really?!" She clapped her hands together. A sponsor was rare to get, and it meant lots of studio time and marketing. It could seriously boost her career.

"Mm. Some Saint Charloss. He likes your music."

"Saint? Y-you mean..."

"You got a problem with that, brat?" Garkin squinted his beady eyes at her.

'You know how the Tenryubito can be' Shakky's words echoed in her head.

"I'm going to have to decline, Garkin-san." Katya said. The man's face began to go purple.

"You know what the sponsorship of a Dragon could be? We could make millions! You ungrateful piece of-"

"Garkin-san, your meeting is here!" Another voice called from beside the stage.

"This discussion isn't over, bitch. You will take that contract, or you're done." Garkin spat.

Katya scowled in return. Garkin was a money-hungry asshole who didn't care about anyone except himself. He still made her sing her debut single at every concert as it was her most popular song. She had only sung it in the first place as it was the most popular song she had sung as she'd travelled. She didn't want to sing it. Too memories of Law. But it was the song that had first gotten attention of record producers and had given her her first big break.

She went backstage and began to change into her white performance dress. It glittered with purple sparkles, but even its beauty had not improved her mood.

Activating her Devil Fruit, she made the room soundproof. She rarely used the fruit, unless she wanted to go unnoticed in a crowd. Or escape from red haired pirates that she'd had a one-night stand with. But right now she really wanted to kick something and not be disturbed.

The Calm Calm Fruit, it was called. She had acquired it around a year ago at a market. The lady that had found it had just assumed it was a new kind of pear she hadn't seen before. Katya had tried it and realised too late what it was. The taste had been beyond awful. She had looked it up in a Devil Fruit book guide and identified it as the Calm Calm Fruit.

As far as Katya was concerned, it didn't really do much aside from provide stealth when she wanted it. The only people who even knew she had it were her aunt, whom she still wrote to frequently, Shakky, Rayleigh, and Garkin. Garkin only knew because of how many times she had used it in the studio to focus on writing her music.

"Stupid bastard." She muttered, kicking her chair again. The door suddenly opened and Katya quickly deactivated her Silent.

"Two minutes time to curtain, Siren-san."

"Thank you, James, I'll be there in a moment."

Katya grabbed her microphone. Worrying about Garkin and his insane contract idea could wait until after the show. She fastened her necklace around her neck. A silver necklace with a stethoscope charm that Law had given her. She wore it to remind herself that she a fighter and more than just someone who wrote songs about their ex. Or maybe she wore it out of habit. She never could pinpoint which one it was. But she was on a mission now. If Garkin wanted her to put on a show, then she'd put on the one she wanted to.

"Ikkaku, this isn't a good idea! What if Captain finds out?" Shachi pleaded with the excited woman as she, Penguin and six other members of the Heart Pirates made their way towards the amusement park stage area.

"He's with Bepo. Besides, he said we could have a free night so long as we watched our backs."

"Silena Siren..." Harris read the flyer that Ikkaku had given the crew to Jake, the Heart Pirates cook. "The beauty from North Blue."

"She sounds amazing~" The male members of the crew began to daydream. They hadn't been filled in on the situation by those in the know. For them, this was a case of just a fun night out.

A loud cheer interrupted Penguin and Shachi's mild panic attack and they heard music playing.

"We're going to be late, come on!" Ikkaku ran towards the sound, tugging along the two by their boiler suits.

The crew entered and they clambered towards the stage. There were lots of pirates and citizens alike in attendance. The lights and music were bright and loud. It was a great atmosphere and their crew mates looked ecstatic. It had been a tough few weeks. Shachi and Penguin looked up at the stage and gasped.

Katya was stood on the stage, a spotlight upon her. Purple sparkles were all over her white skater dress. Her hair was done up in an elegant twist and she had tiny purple feathers on her eyelashes. She was dazzling, and even more beautiful than she had been when they had last seen her.

"She's so..."

"...Womanly."

The two began to turn into a puddle before Ikkaku pulled them to their feet.

"But you held your pride like you should have held me..." Katya sang on the stage. "Oh, I'm scared to see the ending, why are we pretending this is nothing? I'd tell you I miss you but I don't know how...I've never heard silence quite this loud!"

"She's so good!" Connor cheered. "Thanks for the tickets, Ikkaku!" The rest of the crew cheered in agreement and began to dance in an incredibly goofy manner, aside from Dan, one of the medical officers, who merely rolled his eyes at them.

Ikkaku began to lose herself in the music. Despite the impression she'd gotten from the two engineers, very few of the songs were actually break-up songs. Shachi and Penguin began to enjoy themselves too. Halfway through one of the songs, they turned to Ikkaku.

"We're really glad you made us come, Ikkaku. It's so great to see how far Katya-chan has come."

"You like it, steal it, gotta beat 'em to the treasure~" Katya's voice echoed around the stadium. "A right of passage- bad just doesn't get much better!"

"Hey, Captain!" A voice behind Shachi and Penguin made them freeze. Harris was talking into the Den-Den Mushi. "We're at a concert by the amusement park! It's a singer from the North Blue, she's called-"

"AHHHH!" Shachi and Penguin dived for the small snail and ended up tackling Harris to the floor.

"Oi, wh-" the connection cut out.

"There's so many ways to be wicked..." Katya finished her song and the crowd roared.

"Yeah, we're screwed." Ikkaku said bluntly.