I don't like you! by BloodyMarryMe

Yay, finally found some time to upload and publish the new chapter. I barely have time for anything these days. And I need to continue writing the newest one, it's been sitting there unfinished for days. :o (Today I'm definitively finishing it!)

Also sorry if there are any grammar mistakes :/ I proof read the chapter before publishing but usually I'm writing and uploading very late at night so I don't see all the mistakes. (Either I'm so tired or blind as a bat, both probably XD)

In any case, enjoy the next chapter and have fun! I'm very happy you like it and gave me so much positive reviews. I'm gonna be more careful while spelling from now on, so hopefully that'll improve too. :)

Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece or any of its characters, but I do own the OC Suzune Miyako.

CHAPTER 16

"2 and a half weeks! It's been 2 and a half weeks since the last time we saw land!" Josh complained as he plopped back into a laying position in the middle of the deck.

"I need ground," Miyako added with a groan. She wasn't sea sick, but she was definitively sick and tired of water all around them.

Cody just shook his head with a disapproving look. "What kind of pirates are you? You don't even like to sail." He leaned on the railing of the sub and sighed.

Josh and Miyako just groaned, but didn't comment anything.

"Aaaah, I don't mind," Bepo said in a relaxing tone. "As long as we're not in that hot submarine and we're above water, it's really nice." He was lying on the deck, with his jumpsuit opened at the top, sunbathing on the warm afternoon sun and enjoying a light breeze created by the moving ship. It was heaven for him.

"Yeah, at lease the weather is nice," Penguin commented with a smile and Shachi nodded. The two of them were currently sitting on the railing and fishing.

Miyako looked at them. "Can you really catch something while moving?" She was referring to the submarine slowly sailing through the ocean, also making their fishing hooks move.

The two mechanics shrugged. "It's not like we have anything better to do," Shachi commented.

Josh sat up again with an irritated sigh. "I'm sick of this, I'm so bored!"

Cody grinned. "Let's play a game then!"

Joshua glared at the medic. "If you suggest Truth or Dare, I swear I'll throw you overboard!"

Cody stiffened at first, and then scoffed. "No…." He said softly, his gaze averting to the side, not very convincing.

Josh just glared at him some more.

"Well you're in luck Mister Joshua. It seems we're approaching a new island." A new voice said, making them all flinch in surprise. They turned to the doors of the deck and saw their captain leaning against the doorframe.

"How does he do that?" Penguin whispered and Shachi just shook his head, still in shock. The two of them almost fell overboard when he startled them.

Before anyone could say anything else, Law continued. He turned to his two medical assistants. "Mister Joshua, Mister Cody, if I remember correctly, the infirmary needs cleaning. And there is some equipment to take care of as well."

Cody and Josh quickly stood up and saluted with a nervous glint in their eyes. They didn't want to make their captain mad by thinking they're ditching work. "Yes, captain!" They said in unison and then walked into the submarine quickly.

"And Mister Penguin and Shachi, don't you have an engine room to look after?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.

Miyako could tell the two mechanics stiffened and sat up straight with a sweat-drop. They took their fishing rods and hurriedly walked inside as well. "Of course, captain."

The girl watched after them and then remembered she should be in the galley, doing her work too. But the only reason she was here was become Munk said he could sweep the floors of the galley by himself and since she finished everything else, he said she was free. She stood up and cleared her throat nervously, then tried to sneak past Law into the submarine and back to work, before he comments on her being there.

"Miss Miyako-" Law started, but was cut off by her.

She turned around and started explaining before he could even finish. "I know I should be in the galley but Munk said-"

"It's not about your work, Miss Miyako."

"Oh…?" The samurai let out a small sound in a questioning tone, stopping her speech abruptly and was now blinking at Law, confused.

The pirate captain walked over to the railing and leaned against it, looking at the horizon in front of him. "I never had a chance to thank you for what you did at Windmill Hill."

At first Miyako just watched at him perplexed, not knowing what he was talking about. But then memories from the last island started returning to her. "Ooooh." She voiced out in realization.

Law just sighed at the girl's slow memory. "yes, well, that would be all."

Miyako just stared at him blankly and silently for a while. He glanced at her but couldn't read anything from her expression.

Then her soft lips curved into a smug smirk. "If that was a "Thank you", it was the sorriest "Thank you" I have ever heard," she said, amused that her captain obviously had trouble forming such words.

Law glared at her, a look somewhere between irritation and anger but she didn't even flinch. He hated that…how she seemed resistant to his dark looks that sent chills down other people's spines. Didn't she know what horrible things he could do to her if he wanted? Or was she thinking he was too soft to hurt a woman? His face started darkening at the thought of disrespect she was showing him, but then it turned into a devious smirk as he remembered something that always got a reaction out of her.

Miyako's stare turned into a confused one as she saw Law suddenly move and walk towards her. *Will he attack me or something? But I don't feel a hostile presence from him.* Even so, her right hand twitched a little, a reflex she always had when she was ready to pull out her sword at any moment. Law's face was unreadable as he walked closer and closer, finally stopping inches from her. She felt her cheeks burn slightly and averted her gaze but he leaned forward and their noses were almost touching now, as he put a sole finger under her chin and turned her head, making her look straight into his piercing grey eyes. Miyako didn't even notice she had stopped breathing, in a daze from the closeness and a strange and unfamiliar feeling in her chest.

"Thank you, Miss Miyako," Law simply said, trying his best to hide his amusement created by the girl's stiff and shocked form.

Then his lips curled in his smug and wide infamous smirk. "You seem rather flushed Miss Miyako, should I take you to the infirmary with me and check your temperature?" His tone sounded almost innocent, but his gloating expression and amused eyes showed that he was teasing her.

That teasing demeanor of his, together with Law's usual smug face brought Miyako to reality and her face went even redder. She pushed him away and did a few steps back to make as much space as possible between them. "Y-You jerk!"

Law chuckled and walked past her and into the submarine. "Now go back to work Miss Miyako, or I'll prolong your working hours," he ordered before walking inside, but his tone still sounded amused. Yes, one thing that always gets a reaction out of her. When it came to provoking her shyness, that girl was hopeless. And that meant a sure win for Law.

Ok, so this one was short because I wanted to end it before the new adventure on the new island starts (which is in the next chapter). But still, I like this chapter somehow. I really liked writing it. ^^'

So I'll upload the new one soon. I proofread this one and made sure it has no grammar mistakes so it should be fine…I think…I hope. XD Sorry if I missed some though.

And once again thank you for all your positive comments and support, it really makes me happy ^^And constructive criticism is always welcome as well, so feel free to leave some.

See you in the next chapter!