HEY EVERYONE! I'm back and I've missed you guys! The last month and a half was so busy for me and I was so distracted, but now I'm back to somewhat normal and am able to write again (^.^) I know I said back-stories were coming but I have decided to wait a little longer for Enyo to get more comfortable with the crew before she tells her story. I want to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for waiting and I will try my best to make sure there is a new chapter every week. The coming weekend and few days after are going to be so awesome! (You know when you have good news after a crap time and you just wanna tell everybody? Yeah that's this.) Friday afternoon my big bro and I are going to the city to play a 20 minute demo of Assassins Creed Syndicate (OMG XD), this weekend is my city's Supanova convention and Tuesday is the midnight release of Batman Arkham Knight which will then lead into my birthday! (Wooo!)

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Much love to all of you 3

Chapter 13 Landing! Isla De San Avarice

At the end of the day Enyo decided to take a nice relaxing shower before bed. Lower floor 3 or LF3 was the floor where all the men's rooms were, also the only bathroom. The captain had his own private one attached to his room. So Enyo silently tiptoed through the steel halls towards the bathroom. It was quite nice considering it was on a pirate ship full of men. She was expecting a sports locker-room type space, but was pleasantly surprised to see a modern roomy shower with clear glass walls and gold settings, black tiles on the walls and floor as well as a fresh looking white sink perched on top of a black mirrored cabinet with gold knobs. It suited the heart pirates colour scheme perfectly. Stepping under the warm embrace of the water Enyo felt all the stress and anxiety melt away. Thinking back on the days events her thoughts turned to her new Captain 'Law was acting very strange this afternoon...I hope he's okay.'

* flashback *

"Hey Bepo, do you know where the captain is? He's gonna miss out on dinner."

"He's in his office. He's always so busy, sometimes he misses out on meals." Enyo's heart broke seeing Bepo's face droop in worry for his captain.

"I'll bring dinner to him then! Where is his office?"

"It's connected to the infirmary. The door on the left... And you must call me Sensei."

'Infirmary... = Needles...' A cold shiver ran up and down her spine and she reluctantly grabbed a plate of food and made her way down.

Knock knock knock

"Who is it?" Law answered from the desk as he re-organised files, he needed something tedious to take his mind off the dream. "It's Enyo sir, may I come in?" His eyes widened and his breath hitched briefly."What do you want?" Enyo was surprised at his abrupt response but put it down to stress from... whatever he had to be stressed about. "I brought you some dinner, Everyone else is eating so why should you miss out?"..."Very well, come in." He said reluctantly. Enyo entered closing the door behind her and walked over to Law putting the food on his desk. "Here you go. And there no bread, I promise." She said with a playful smirk, Law said thank you but didn't look up from his work. "Is, everything alright captain?"

"Yes Enyo-Ya, you may go now."

Enyo was taken aback by his sudden coldness. "O- ok captain." She said heading towards the door. But putting her hand on the knob she realised something and turned back to face him. "Oh I just remembered!... About that breast exam..." From where she stood even though most of his face was hidden by the shadow of his hat Enyo saw that Law gritted his teeth at her statement. After a moment of silence he broke it "and?" "I- I did it and everything was fine." She could feel the tension in the room but from what she had no idea. After another moment of silence Enyo spoke. "Ok. I'll be going now then..." Law still didn't look up from his work, only acknowledging with a "mhm" and Enyo left.

* present *

She shrugged it off as stress probably brought on by lack of sleep. After drying herself and throwing on a plain dress until she got to her room, opting to sleep in underwear until she could purchase proper sleeping attire. Enyo quietly went back to her room, jumped into bed and faded to black.

* A few days later *

"Land sighted… about 30 minutes south west of our current position." Jean Bart said, "Inform the captain." He added, directed at the polar bear in the orange jumpsuit lying on the ground with his tongue out. "I… (pant) am your… (pant) superior! (pant, pant) don't order me around!".

"y'know, The sooner you tell the captain the sooner we can surface." Bepo instantly leapt up and sped out of the observation deck realising the prospect of fresh air and a nice breeze. The heart pirates sub was currently submerged and had been for the last day in order to avoid the detection from a passing fleet of navy warships. It was hot, stuffy and Bepo hated it!

The time was 5 in the morning and Bepo knew his captain would be in the galley getting coffee, and sure enough there he was sipping probably his 3rd cup. Bepo knocked knocked on the doorframe he was standing in and Law looked up from the newspaper he was reading, silently giving him the ok to speak. "Captain, Bart has spotted an island in about half an hour away." Bepo stated with a salute. Law paused as if in thought then spoke "Make sure the coast is clear then take us up." With an overdramatic "YES CAPTAIN!" The bear rushed out back to the helm to give Bart his orders. Enyo popped her head out of the kitchen "Captain? I've finished polishing the cutlery, can I go now?" She whined. The chef was currently being punished for trying to sneak bread into her captain's breakfast, because yes, croutons count. "Sure." He shrugged nonchalantly. Thrilled at freedom Enyo took off her apron and threw it on the sink making a run for the door, but was stopped by Law holding out his empty cup. He glanced up at her with that ever present, annoying yet also quite endearing smirk "After one last refill."

The yellow submarine breached the surface and Bepo as well as Enyo burst out onto its deck and sucked in as much air as their lungs could take, relishing in the cool ocean breeze. The bright sun warmed Enyo's skin and the salty spray of the sea stung her nostrils in the best way as she breathed deeply. It was a beautiful day with clear skies and calm seas. Law lazily strolled on deck followed by Bart as well as Penguin, Sachi and Dorian Who was still half asleep. All wanting to have a look at their next port of call. The island wasn't very big but it looked quite flashy. It had one main port that was filled with fancy yachts and luxurious liners and a smaller port to the side most likely for supply and merchant ships. So as not to attract any unwanted attention Law ordered that they dock in the small port to remain inconspicuous, at least until they have more information about the place. As they got closer to the island it became clear that Enyo was right that it was a high-end holiday destination, and what wasn't richly urbanised there was lush tropical jungle.

Shortly after docking the landing party consisting of Law, Bepo, Dorian and Sachi made their way off the sub. Everyone else had been ordered to stay behind and make lists of any supplies needed for the ship, including Enyo, much to her dismay. By the time they had reached the end of the dockyard the group had ascertained that the island was a popular spot for rich nobles, it would take 2 full days for the log pose to set and they could leave first thing in the morning on the third day, and that the nearest navy base was about half a day away. "That explains the warships." Sachi thought out loud and just as he finished the group came upon a sign that read, left 'Lavender Town' straight ahead 'City centre' and to the right-ish was 'Basilica of Saint Avarice'. Law decided they had gathered enough info for now headed back to the ship.

The crew were organising themselves into groups to split up and gather the supplies needed for their continued journey. Law walked over to Enyo who appeared to be going over her list. "Enyo-ya, I don't want you going alone in case anything happens. I'll have Spaulding and Jean Bart accompany you." Enyo's cheeks tinted the faintest pink at her captain's concern for her safety "Oh, t-thank you captain... But Dorian-kun already offered to keep me company, and Bepo said he was coming along aswell to make sure I got the right fish." She smiled apologetically. " he nodded and half smiled, pleased she seemed to be getting along well with the rest of the crew. "That's fine. The dock master said you'll find the food markets in Lavender town, there's a sign, Dorian can show you."

"Thank you." Enyo nodded in gratitude. Law nodded and turned to address his crew as a whole " Alright! You all have your assigned duties, once you're finished you're free for the afternoon. However, don't cause any trouble on this island unless I say so. There's a navy base close by and we don't need the hassle. Also! Because of our profit from the last island, everyone will be getting 5,000 beli each to spend how they see fit." He spoke with the tone of a confident leader and Law's last sentence sent the pirates into an excited flurry off cheers and praise. Enyo's face lit up and she turned to her group "I haven't been shopping in ages!, Let's go and get this list over with!" "Ok!" Both companions nodded with determination and all three headed for Lavender town.