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Law stared into her eyes and saw that she spoke the truth. He felt his amusement grow as her words cemented his thoughts on her being interesting. It made him wonder what she would do if he closed the distance between them and kissed her. Would she slap him once the shock wore off? Would she blush and try to pull away? Would she kiss him back? All those questions did was make him want to see her reaction. Before he could do anything, a knock sounded on the door prompting him to move away from her as he said, "Come in."

He noticed her sigh in relief and smirked as the door opened. Shachi walked inside and saw Ariun, "Hey Ariun what're you doing here?"

Before she could speak, Law said, "Shachi-ya, Ariun-ya was just telling me about her skills. Is there something you needed?"

"Oh!" Shachi shook his head, "Sorry Captain I forgot that you were going to do that,"

"It's fine Shachi," Law replied while trying to figure out why the ginger was here.

"Bepo sent me to tell you that due to ideal current's we're going to reach Zender the day after tomorrow," He nodded as that made some sense, "He wanted me to ask if you wanted him to inform the crew now or to wait,"

He thought it over before replying, "Tell Bepo to inform them tomorrow."

"Aye Captain," Shachi said before he began to leave, "See ya later Ariun! We're playing card in the lounge if you wanna join,"

"Sure," Ariun spoke for the first time since the ginger had entered, "I would be happy to,"

I felt my heartbeat return to normal as I watched Shachi and Law interact. Damn that man could be intimidating when he wanted to be. I closed my eyes for a second to center myself before opening them as Shachi spoke to me. After giving him my answer, he left the room. Silence fell over Law and I which I didn't mind too much since it allowed me to get myself under control. Law broke the silence as he sat back down at his desk, "Ariun-ya I wish to make something clear before I allow you to leave."

I stared at him in slight surprise as I asked, "What is it?"

"You are the only female member of this crew," He explained with a smirk, "While that isn't a problem per say, it could become one later on,"

I frowned before realizing what he was getting at, "Once we enter the Grandline, we'll most likely be spending more than three or four days at sea. Perhaps even a week or maybe a month, I'm going to be surrounded by males and most of them are straight."

"Correct," I bit my lip, "I see that you've realized what I've gotten at,"

"Pretty much," I hadn't really thought of it, "Damn this is going to be interesting,"

Law chuckled in amusement, "Is that the only thing that crosses your mind?"

"Not really, but I've learned to just go with it," I shrugged my shoulders, "So what exactly do you want to say?"

He smirked at me and leaned forward. Setting his elbows on the desk, he steepled his fingers, "You will be a temptation to your crewmates. We're nicer pirates than most, but we're still pirates. Some of them might not be able to keep themselves under control."

I snorted softly and leaned forward while standing up. Placing my hands on the desk, I smirked at Law in return, "Law I've dealt with men before, so it won't be a problem. If they try to force themselves on me, I will show them the error's of their ways. I am not a pushover, Dear Captain," I practically purred the last two words, "I appreciate your concern, but it isn't really needed. I can take care of myself."

He chuckled and stood as well. I suddenly felt a hand cupping my chin and his face just inches from mine once more. He spoke softly with his breath fanning across my lips, "I saw that when you killed those men on the way up to Diablo and when you killed Diablo," I suppressed a small shudder as I suddenly wondered how long it had been since my last relationship with someone, "The warning still needs to be given regardless of how capable you are," Damn why was it so hard to focus on what he was saying, "You are a woman on a male crew. A crew filled with healthy perverted males."

I spoke softly as I tried to ignore how close he was to kissing me, "I am aware of that Law, but you must realize something," He gave me a raised eyebrow, "I'm not," I lifted my hand up and gripped the front of his hoodie surprising him, "A tame kitty cat," I brought up my other hand and placed it around his neck as I allowed my claws to grow until they were sharp, "For people," Law's eyes widened as the claw on my pointer finger tapped against his jugular, "To play with," I smirked at him as I felt his hand fall away from my chin, "I can easily kill anyone that tries to force themselves on me. They are my crewmates, but if they try, I will leave them missing something important to them," I let go of Law and backed away from him as my claws disappeared, "Seeing as your message was given, may I leave?"

He nodded with slightly wide eyes and I left before he got over his shock.

He watched her go silently before allowing himself to fall back into his seat. The door to his office shut as his eyes narrowed. She was a dangerous individual that was sure. An interesting and dangerous person. A smirk appeared on his face as he leaned back against his seat. He mused that it was his own fault that he had allowed her to get that close. She could have killed him if she wanted to and she damn well knew that. He chuckled at the thought. It was quite clear that she wouldn't allow herself to be played with, but that wouldn't stop him. She was too interestingly new for him to not play with. He mused allowed as he kept his eyes on the door, "Ariun-ya you will be fun to play with," He steepled his fingers again, "Perhaps tomorrow's examination will be a bit more interesting than I intended."

I headed towards my room while trying to ignore what had happened in the office until I was behind closed doors. Once at my room, I opened the door, slipped inside, and closed it behind me before leaning against it. I slid to the floor as a blush spread across my face and my fingers pressed against my lips. I had been so close to kissing him. He had been so close to kissing me. The thought made my blush worsen and my heart beat faster. I tried to ignore those thoughts by pushing them down and think of something else. I had his neck in my hand and could have pierced his jugular with my claws faster than he could have reacted. If he's a sadist like he said, he was most likely going to torture me, take me apart with his devil fruit, drop me into the sea, or kill me with his nodachi. I was most likely going to die for doing that, but I wouldn't go down without a fight. I closed my eyes and breathed out softly as a small smile slipped across my lips. I have to admit he smelt really nice and his skin was really soft. I slowly stood up as I murmured, "He's most likely going to kill me, yet all I can think of is how good he smelt and how soft his skin is. Has it really been so long since I've been in a relationship that I'm thinking about how hot my killer is?" I rubbed my temples as I moved over to my bed and sat down, "Damn it. I really need to get laid."

A knock on my door almost made me jump, but I kept myself still as I heard, "Storm! Are you going to play cards?"

I took a deep breath to center myself as I called out, "Yeah just give me a few minutes Kuro."

"Sure thing!" I was slightly surprised by how happy he sounded.

I slowly stood from my bed and made my way over to the door. I closed my eyes as I set a hand on the door handle and took another deep breath before sighing. I opened the door and Kuro grabbed my hand as I asked, "Why do you sound so happy?"

"You were right," He grinned at me, "These guys aren't that bad,"

I stared at him in surprise before smiling slightly and allowing him to drag me towards the stairs. Kuro was happy here and Maki would be as well after another day or two. It was the way they worked. If Maki had been happy here, Kuro would be seconds later. It was just how they worked and it was something that always brought a smile to my face. The thought almost made me still. Damn they were just starting to be happy here and I was going to ruin it because I just had to threaten the stupidly hot captain of this ship. God damn it why did I have to do that to the stupidly hot guy? Oh wait, I know why! I did it because I'm a stupid idiot that doesn't consider my fucking best friends in my decisions. God damn it! I'm an idiot. I closed my eyes and tried to center myself. Okay calm down Ariun! Law might not kill you for doing something so stupid. He'll probably punish you somehow. The thought made me blush slightly as images popped up. God damn it brain nows not the fucking time for perverted shit. I'm standing right next to Kuro for god's sake. The dudes my brother. He doesn't need to see me blushing over stupid shit. I cleared my head as Kuro looked at me and I smiled at him, "I'm glad you like them."

He nodded happily as he led the way past Law's office towards the stairs, "I really like Shachi and Penguin. They're pretty funny guys."

"Why the sudden change of heart?" I was glad to think of something other than my impending death by the hot captain's hands.

Kuro smile softened and he looked ahead, "I...well after you left lunch, they started asking questions about Maki, you, and me. They really wanted to get to know us. It's refreshing ya know?"

"Yeah," I began to grin, "They're refreshing after all the crap we've dealt with over the years. Makes me happy that they stopped at the island and decided to help us out,"

"I'm glad they helped you," He patted my head making me scowl at him, "Hey it's not my fault you're shorter than me,"

"Jackass bringing up height," I hissed at him.

"I'm the jackass?" He glared at me, "You're the one who fucking got caught by Diablo!"

"So fucking what?!" We were walking up the stairs at this point, "You're the one that got drunk enough that I had to help you home!"

A mini brawl and ten minutes later, I was perched on the edge of a chair smirking at a sulking Kuro. Maki shook his head and muttered, "You two don't ever stop do you?"

"Did you expect something diffrent?" I asked with a raised eyebrow as the group around us looked between us, "I'm pretty sure that's a waste of time,"

"No doubt," He rubbed his temples, "At least you two didn't hurt yourselves or worsen your injuries,"

"Hey we know how to be careful when one of us is hurt," Kuro glared at Maki.

"So this is a normal occurrence?" I looked over and saw that the speaker was a man with bright red eyes.

He had a baseball cap and bright purple hair. I wondered what his name was even as I answered him, "Pretty much. What's your name?"

"Atsushi," He replied with a slight smile, "I'm one of the cooks," He held out a hand, "You are Ariun also known as Storm,"

I took his hand and saw his eyes widen, "Are you alright?"

"You've had a rough life," He murmured softly as he withdrew his hand, "A very rough life filled with struggles," His voice dipped down and even with my enhanced hearing I could barely hear him, "Like Captain..."

My breath caught in my throat, but before anyone could speak, Penguin walked in, "Ready guys?"

"Yes," A majority of the room answered while I stared at the man before me.

He looked at me sadly before saying, "I ate the Inpurinto-inpurinto no mi. I can feel what others have gone through with a single touch using my base abilities."

He turned to the table as cards were being handed out as Shachi said, "Alright let's play poker."

I felt slightly numb as I took my cards.

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