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My eyes were locked on the porthole in front of me as the sub smoothly submerged itself. My fingers twitched and a small feeling of anxiety filled me at see the water rise above the window. Images of drowning came to mind and caused me to shudder as I tried to keep calm. I'm in what amounted as a metal box that was sinking into the sea. I tried to steer my mind away from the thought, but it just kept coming. Feeling something touch my shoulder, I almost jumped out of my skin and reacted like I usually did. I was slightly surprised to find something warm holding my hand and stopping me from punching something. I looked at my hand and paled slightly as I recognized the hand that was holding it. I looked up as I heard, "Ariun-ya it's considered rude to punch someone when they're trying to see if you're alright."

"I wouldn't have tried to punch you if you hadn't touched me," Slipped from my mouth as my eyes met cloud grey, "I don't like it when people sneak up on me,"

Bitter memories rose up in my mind, I pushed them back as Law spoke, "I tried to gain your attention, but you seemed deep in thought."

"Drowning in a metal box," I muttered under my breath only to hear him chuckle, "You heard me?"

"Indeed," He smirked down at me which made me realize that he was taller than me by a good few inches, "I assure you that my sub is safe,"

Hearing that, I couldn't stop myself from snorting, "Assurances mean nothing until the one being assured sees it for themselfs."

He gave me a raised eyebrow, "An interesting thing to say."

I shook my head and offered him a slight smile, "Not really when one grows up as I did. You learn to never take things at word or face value unless you completely trust the person they're coming from."

Law's eyes seemed to gain a hint of respect as he looked at me, "It's not often you hear things like that."

"I doubt it would be," I let out a soft laugh, "Tell me Law. Do you think it's easy to gain my trust?"

"No," The reply made me grin, "Though I expect it will be hard to lose that trust once I gain it,"

"Correct," I felt my respect for him go up, "I think we'll get along just fine,"

"I'm glad," He looked at the porthole, "Do you like the view?"

"It's interesting," The shift in the conversation was a surprise, "Never thought I'd see what the bottom of the ocean looked like until someone tried to drown me," I shuddered at the thought, "It's slightly disconcerting,"

"Instinct?" He asked causing me to hum in thought.

"Perhaps," I ran a hand through my hair, "Though I usually don't mind water,"

"A cat that doesn't mind water?" He asked with a slight smile on his face, "Interesting,"

I rolled my eyes before remembering what he said before, "So you wanted something?"

He nodded and turned his interesting eyes on me, "I wanted to inform you that I'll be doing a medical exam on you either tonight or tomorrow."

I nodded my head, "To make sure I'm not carrying anything that'll cause problems for everyone?"

He looked slightly surprised at hearing that, "Yes. How did you know?"

"I figured as much," I shrugged lightly and was glad that I didn't feel much pain from the movement, "It's something any good doctor or captain would make sure happened to all new crewmembers," I gestured to the area around us, "The submarine is still a metal ship with enclosed walls meaning that you can't risk illness as it will be easier to spread in such conditions,"

Law was about to speak when Shachi came running up, "Ready for the tour Ariun-chan?"

I nodded before looking at Law, "Is that alright with you or do you need anything else from me?"

"It's fine though Shachi-ya you should have asked me before deciding to give Ariun-ya a tour," Shachi paled making me slightly confused as to why, "Make sure to ask next time,"

"Yes Captain!" The pale ginger nodded, "Sorry Captain,"

Law waved him off and looked at me, "We'll speak later about what you'll be doing here."

I nodded and followed after Shachi as the mechanic started to head off.

After the two had walked off, Law headed towards his office as thought over what had just happened. While he had gotten his main objective of informing her of the mandatory medical exam done, he had intended to speak to her about her abilities. While it pleased him to know that she wasn't offended by needing to get the exam done, he was surprised that she knew the reason behind it. It would seem his female crewmate was going to be an interesting person. He pushed the thought aside for the moment and thought back to what he had seen at the porthole. Her skin had paled and her fingers clenched with the nails gaining a slight black tint. It was her eyes that took most of his attention though. They had gained a slight yellow sheen and the pupils had shrunken slightly while gaining a distinctly slitted appearance making them look like diamonds. When he had touched her shoulder and she had turned to him, her pupil had shrunken a little bit further and the yellow became more pronounced before her eyes had returned to normal once she realized who he was. It was an interesting event and one that made Ariun all the more interesting. He smirked as he walked and pushed his hands into his pockets, "An interesting woman and I have her on my crew."

A shiver went down my spine as I walked next to Shachi causing me to stop. Shachi looked at me in concern and asked, "You okay Ariun-chan?"

"I'm fine," I wondered what had caused it, "Someone must be thinking about me,"

"Probably most of the guys then," I gave the mechanic a raised eyebrow, "Most of them are perverts,"

There was a slight crash and running feet ahead of us before someone shouted, "Damn it Shachi! Don't ruin her view of us!"

I snorted as Shachi raced forward and followed the blue hatted male. We came upon two men that seemed to fixing a pipe and they both glared at Shachi. Both wore the regular white boiler suit of the crew, I noted that I was going to ask Law if I could skip out on that since it was definitely not something I could wear with how bulky it was. One wore a black beanie with a blue line going down the middle. The other wore a red beanie with white lines going across it. I noted that the one in the black beanie had silver eyes and green hair while the one in the red beanie had silver eyes and blue hair. Shachi glared at the two and was about to speak when I commented, "You two have interesting eyes."

"Thanks!" Both chirp while Shachi groaned.

"What are your names?" I asked while keeping an eye on Shachi as he facepalmed.

"My names Chad," The one in the black beanie grinned at me.

"And my names Brad," The one in the red beanie grinned at me as well.

"Nice to meet you," I held out a hand and both shook it, "My names Snow D. Ariun,"

"Pleasure to meet you Ariun!" I found that I liked them.

"Twins?" I questioned and received two nods, "Nice I've never really met any twins before,"

"A shame," Chad shook his head.

"Twins are double the fun," Brad sighed dramatically.

"Enough both of you," Shachi cut in before anything more could be said, "I'm taking Ariun on a tour and you two need to get back to work,"

"Fine," Both glared at Shachi before smiling at me, "Have fun with the tour and welcome aboard Ariun-chan,"

"Thanks boys," I followed after Shachi as he began to walk once more, "How did they hear you call most of the crew perverts?"

Shachi paused and pointed at an open ended pipe, "See that pipe there, it's a voice pipe. If you have something urgent and aren't near any speaker system on the ship, you can speak into it and it'll carry the news all over the ship," He looked at me, "It's a bit old fashioned, but Captain wanted to make sure we could contact each other if the sound system was damaged."

"Bepo used that earlier to tell us what was going on right?" I asked and gained a nod, "It's pretty cool, but doesn't that make privacy a bit of a problem?"

"Sometimes," Shachi agreed with a small sigh.

The sub had a total of five floors and three entrances. The main entrance was on the upper deck and used by everyone when getting off the ship. The lower entrance was used for cargo only. The last entrance was at the top of the ship and wasn't used much. It was only used by those on watch when the ship was above the water or by those that liked to star gaze. The navigators on the sub used it sometimes to confirm if the weather was good or bad. The bottom of the ship was where the engines and most of the other important things that kept the sub running. The floor above that held the brig, a few storage rooms, and what Shachi had told me was Law's secondary lab. By the shivering and way the man had paled, I decided to find out what he did in there later perhaps ask the dark haired captain myself. The floor above that was where the crews rooms were and held quite a few storage rooms. The floor above that held Law's room, the galley, Law's office, the infirmary, Law's primary lab, and a training room. The last floor of the sub contained the navigation room and the lounge for the crew. All in all, the sub was big and comfortable.

I ran my fingers through my hair as I sat down next to Kuro and Maki in the lounge. Both were glaring at Penguin, Penguin was glaring at them in return. I eyed the three for a few moments before deciding to look over the room. It wasn't that large, but it was very comfortable. The room had a few closets, a small fridge, a few tables, and plenty of places to sit. It was done in mostly black with some yellow or white spots. I liked the room especially because it had a skylight which allowed some natural light into the room. While it was slightly unnerving to see fish swim by, I would admit that I would spend a lot of time in here just drawing. With that thought in mind, I reached into my bag and pulled out my sketchbook bringing the attention of my four companions. Shachi grinned at me as he asked, "You draw?"

"Of course she does," Kuro snorted making my eyes narrow at him while both Shachi and Penguin glared at him, "She's a tattoo artist for fucks sake,"

"Kuro," I growled under my breath and the man stiffened, "Do not speak like that to these guys. They've been nothing but nice and deserve to be treated better,"

He looked away from me and muttered an apology under his breath. Maki sighed and rubbed the back of his neck, "Sorry Storm. We're still-"

"I know," I cut him off with a small frown, "But please be nice and actually try to get to know them. They're our crewmates now,"

He bit his lip and nodded. I turned my attention to Shachi and Penguin as Shachi asked, "Still sore about having to join the crew?"

"Yeah, but they'll get over it eventually," I said before either of my friends could speak.

"Right," Penguin gestured to my sketchbook, "So what are you going to draw?"

"I dunno," I shrugged my shoulders lightly, "I never really do unless it's for a client or I'm focusing on something,"

"Can I see?" Shachi gestured to my sketchbook, "Just to see what your drawings are like,"

"Sure," I handed the book over, "Just try not to touch them,"

Shachi and Penguin looked through the book together while I looked at my friends. I knew that neither were exactly pleased, but hopefully they would come to like this place and realize this crew was actually a good one.

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