A nice warm cocoa to end the night. It wasn't exactly cold outside, but drinking a hot beverage helped her relax. It had been three days since she split up from her group...and honestly, she wasn't taking it as well as she thought she would. She was one of the two people left in the café at the time...which was the only thing right now keeping her from being lonely. "What happened to me", Kalifa thought to herself. "I never thought I'd be on the lamb like this. It seemed like I had it all. Job security, a steady life...people who were somewhat reliable? Its all gone now and there's nothing I can do to recover it. Not that I want to...well, maybe one of those things I would", Kalifa thought to herself. She thought back to that bowling tournament. It was fun even though they literally destroyed several of the lanes. As luck would have it, they ended up leaving town before anyone noticed. After several days of searching for work, she came up on the lacking end. Surely her comrades must have had better luck than she?

"Pardon me miss, but we'll be closing soon", a man said from behind the counter. He was a tall man, with brown hair that stopped at the center of his neck. His voice was pleasantly soothing. Could I get you anything else before we close up?"

"No, thanks you", Kalifa said as she stood up. "I should be going now". Out of the corner of her eye, she could see someone standing outside the door. He had a big brown coat on, and he just stood there peeking out the corner of his eye. There was a good chance he was there to cause trouble.

"Back again I see. I guess he didn't learn his lesson the first time. Good thing I switched the schedules up", the man behind the counter said.

Kalifa looked over towards the counter. What did he mean by that? "I'm sorry?"

"Oh, its nothing. Just this man who's been stalking one of my employees. He's probably expecting her to walk out that door any time now. Don't worry, you're in no danger. I'll get rid of him."

While both of the men looked battle hardened, something about the one outside was very foreboding. Kalifa could spot a murderer a mile away. Call it assassin's intuition. It wouldn't be right to just allow the café owner to engage such a person. "Hm...I will handle him. After all, I don't want him wondering around here stalking people. That's harassment."

"No no, I cant allow a customer to do such a thing", he said as he made his way over to the door. Kalifa watched attentively...but then something unexpected happened. The door swung open before the owner could get to it.

"Where is she!? She was supposed to be here, right", the man in the trench coat asked.

"Nope, she's off for the night. I warned you not to come back to this cafe, stalking my waitress. I've been waiting for you to show up...and now im going to make sure you never show up here again", the man said before smiling.

The man in the trench coat backed away momentarily seemingly in fear, but he quickly composed himself. You caught me off guard last time with that stupid devil's fruit, but im ready for you this time!"

"Is that so? I'll toss you out with one hit this time!" The café man said. He spread his arms, and began to warp into something.

Kailifa looked over that the commotion and saw an interesting sight. Right before her very eyes, the café owner just turned into Kangaroo human hybrid. "A zoan devil fruit ability? How do I keep finding them", she asked herself.

"Gah! That thing again!? I wont give you a chance this time the coated man said as he charged!

"Majave kick", the transformed man said. With a swift kick of his leg, he kicked at the man in the trench coat. The kick sent him flying through the door, crashing it down in the process. "Oh damn! I overdid it! Oh well, better put in another repair." The man in the trench coat laid flat on the ground outside.

"Hm? That was quite amazing. Do you treat all your customers that way", Kalifa asked jokingly. Clearly a hint for an explanation.

"He was after one of my employees. That man is abusive, to one of my employees, AND he broke my door the last time he came here...except this time it was my fault."

Kalifa got up and moved over to the door. She couldn't help but see what kind of power this devil fruit possessed. Ever since she had gotten her own devil fruit; and with Blueno's constant lectures on the subject, she wondered about the power of other kinds. Especially considering the situation with her own. When she thought about it, to some, her power might have sounded pretty ridiculous. A similar fate her and Kaku shared after ingesting devil fruits...but in the end, Lucci was right! No matter how strange or odd a devil fruit's result was, it really boiled down to how you could make use of it. She came pretty close to beating the red haired pirate girl, but ultimately due to a bit of bad luck, and meager amount of time to get better use of her fruit's ability, she ended up losing the battle. Either way, it taught her something about her AND the enemy. Never underestimate the enemy...and never underestimate ANY ability. "He's not out cold it seems. Were you intentionally holding back", Kalifa asked.

At that second, the stalker in the trench coat rose up and grabbed Kalifa. He was surprisingly fast, but she also didn't expect him to get up so fast. "Got one of your customer! What you gonna do n...that was all he was able to say, before Kalifa elbowed him in the stomach...and again eh went flying, but this time he crashed into a tree.

"Not sorry. That was sexual harassment", Kalifa said as she adjusted her glasses."

"Wow! With just one elbow! Your quite strong, young lady", he said.

"Thats harassment", Kalifa repeated.

"But all I said was...eh, never mind. Anyway, thank you for that. I suppose I should actually call the authorities this time huh?"

"No kidding...hey, it didn't occur to me until now, but do you need to any help in this place?"

"Well...I guess we could always use some help...that was pretty sudden. Care to explain?"

"New life of course. My friends and I all left a pretty demanding job, and right now I don't have much money."

"Well, what did you use to do before this?"

"I was a secretary on water 7. A secretary for...", she stopped there. She figured it would be best not to mention Iceberg's name. More than likely someone here would know the events of Enis lobby. Though it has been months and the heat has probably died down a lot since then, its better not to rock the boat. "For a man at a company."

"And you want to work in a café? That's...um...quite the downgrade don't you think?"

"Well, this was the last resort. I've been searching for days and im afraid I had no luck with secretary jobs. Then again I'd rather work somewhere else anyway. This place seems a lot more mellow and comfortable during the day...I mean without the stalkers of course. It would be a nice change of scenery."

"I can understand that. I suppose I could give you a chance. Come back in tomorrow and I'll see how you work with my other employees. We have both men and women working here on both the grill and waiting the tables." There was something about Kalifa that he couldn't put his finger on. There was something about her that seemed dangerous. Little did he know, was that she was dangerous...sort of. Most of the ex cp9 members mellowed out since the incident, but it wouldn't take much to set them off. Evident by their battle with the candy pirates recently.

"That power of yours. May I ask what it was. I'm sure it was a Zoan devil fruit, but ...", Kalifa asked.

"Correct! I ate the hop hop fruit, three years ago. It allows me to turn into a kangaroo human. I used to be a fighter, and...well, fighters get hungry. It's a bit strange, but you learn to live with it. Its kind of embarrassing to admit since most people look at you like you're a monster. Especially when you grow a long nose, a tail and big feet."

"Well, if it makes you feel any better, I have a devil fruit ability as well. The bubble bubble fruit. It lets me wash away people's energy...and I can also leave someone extra smooth. Recently I used it to clean up dirt in a city in order to help pay for my deranged friend's medical bills. I think I win", Kalifa said jokingly. It wasn't often she made a joke, but she wasn't bad at it.

"Hehehe. Well, you certainly know how to make someone feel good", the man said.

"That's harassment", Kalifa said as she adjusted her glasses again.

"But I didn't mean it like...oh forget it. My name is Borya. Borya Ladson. And you are"?

"Kalifa. It's a pleasure to meet you", she said as she shook his hand. From where she was standing, she could hear the guy in the trench coat sitting up in agony. "I suppose I'd better defend my new work place. GOLDEN HOUR", Kalifa shouted as her hands became enveloped in bubbles. As quick as a flash, she zoomed over to the still grounded man and spread the bubble across his body. Just like she did with Nami, the man's body was smoothed out, making him look like a dry-cleaned doll.

"Wow! What a terrifying power! What did you do to him?"

"I washed away his energy, and smoothed out his body in the process. He looks much better this way if you asks me."

Just then, two marines came running up to the scene, only to fine a weirdly shape man, and two people standing over him. "Its that guy again isn't it? We got you this time", one of the marines said.

"They show up only after we've beaten him...", Borya said.

"Not the most useful bunch. Trust me, I know", Kalifa replied. "It looks like they have everything under control more or less, if its alright with you, I'll be taking my leave now.

"Ok then. Thanks for your help, and see you in the morning", Borya said as he waved.

"Well, that was an interesting day. At least I can go back to the room without worry today. Working at a café...just like that man said, its quite a downgrade from being a receptionist. Its not exactly something I want to do for the rest of my life, and im sure whatever the others find they'll probably think the same...but what lies ahead for us if we have to keep running away for the rest of our lives", Kailfa asked herself. She looked around and saw nothing but darkness. Only some of the lanterns on this street were lit, while the places that were closed for the night had extinguished candles. "Darkness...not the answer I was hoping for. Oh, wait what's wrong with me!? I'm talking to myself! Maybe I'm just tired, she said as she entered the hotel. Only right down the street, next to the water's edge, Kumadori sat, seeming to be conflicted.