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Law was quiet as he removed the needle from my arm and pressed a piece of cotton against the small wound it had created. He finally spoke after a few moments, "For many reasons."

I frowned softly, but decided not to press the subject, "So now what am I supposed to do?"

Law seemed surprised at the change of subject, "Seeing as I've finished the medical exam and need to do your blood work, I suggest going to the galley to get something to eat. Other than that, you may use the rest of the day as you see fit, but do not miss any meals."

Law put a piece of medical tap on the small piece of cotton and I asked, "How long do I have to keep that there?"

"An hour to two," He moved away from me, "You can leave now,"

I hopped off the examination bed and walked towards the door. I paused as I grasped the handle and turned my eyes towards Law. I debated just leaving, but decided to say something, "Law," He turned his head towards me, "Thank you for taking my friends and I in. If not for you, I doubt any of us would've survived much longer."

I left before he could speak and headed towards the galley since my stomach was growling at me.

He watched her leave and felt his lips twitch into a smile. He hadn't expected that, but he supposed it was nice to be thanked once in awhile. He frowned and pushed that thought away. Gratitude was useless to a pirate. He set up the equipment to test her blood after putting everything else away. He smirked slightly as he wondered just how he was going to punish her. It would defiantly have to wait until after she was fully healed, but the things he could do to her were endless.

"Hey Ariun where have you been?" Shachi asked as I walked into the galley for lunch, "Captain's examinations don't usually take that long,"

I shook my head lightly, "I was in my room drawing. I had some ideas I wanted to play around with."

"New ideas?" Kuro asked looked at me like I was about to bite him, "Better not be one of those crazy ones-"

"Kuro my idea's aren't crazy," I glared at him, "The only reason it backfired that one time was because you decided to interrupt me when I was in the middle of working on it," I crossed my arms across my chest, "Not my fault it exploded on you and not me,"

"What kind of projects are you talking about?" Penguin asked as I walked over to grab my lunch.

"Sometimes I work on new fighting moves, creating new clothes, and some new recipes," I explained while pointing at what I wanted for lunch, "Sometimes I work on new herbal remedies and stuff,"

"What kind of project explodes?" Shachi asked as I was handed my lunch.

"The kind that deals with new weapon ideas," I was met with many diffrent stares, "The reason the project I was working on at the time exploded was because I was working with gun powder," I grabbed some water, "It was one of my attempts to create a long rang weapon that would work for me," I grimaced as I remembered the result, "Because of Kuro, my experimental paint bombs exploded,"

"Paint Bombs aren't deadly," Someone pointed out and I shrugged as I went to my seat.

"If I had figured out how to create effective paint bombs, I would have created other types of bombs. Some of them would have been poison based," I sigh softly as I dug into my fried fish, "But then Kuro had to ruin it,"

"Oi! I was only trying to-" He began with a small blush.

"You were trying to escape an angry mob," Maki and I cut him off before shivering, "Don't copy me,"

"Freaky," I mutter and got a nod of agreement from the man next to me, "The mob was chasing you because you decided to try and sell them..." I trailed off and tapped my chin, "Maki what was he selling?"

"I believe it was some kind of miracle cream," Maki frowned in thought, "Or it was some piece of wood that gave you magical powers,"

"I think it was the miracle cream," Kuro was blushing badly, "Cause all of the idiots were covered in some type of sticky white substance," I shrugged my shoulders, "Either way we ended up in the local jail for a day before Maki bailed us out,"

"I was temped to leave Kuro in there," Maki admitted while Kuro blanched and stared at him in horror, "What?" Maki looked at Kuro in mock confusion, "Did you really think I wasn't going to punish you for selling that stuff?"

"White substance?" Someone commented while everyone eyed Kuro, "Dude you didn't,"

"It wasn't what you think it is!" Kuro shouted only for me to shake my head and cover his mouth.

"Don't listen to him," I smiled sweetly at Kuro causing him to pale and close his mouth, "He probably did," I leaned forward and whispered, "I will hurt you if you even think about licking or biting my hand. This is pay back for all the times you've embarrassed me,"

I removed my hand and Maki smirked at me, "Revenge?"

"A dish best served when cold," My lips curled up into an amused smile, "And I'm one of the best at extracting revenge,"

"Hey Captain didn't come in for lunch," Someone commented making people frown, "Wonder why,"

"Probably got busy," Shachi waved off their concern, "He's probably reading some kind of medical journal,"

Law looked at the blood he took from Ariun and frowned as some of the cells disappeared then reappeared. He watched this happen again and again before finally murmuring, "Interesting. Ariun-ya what secrets are you holding?"

"So Ariun-chan what are you going to be doing?" Shachi asked as we left the galley.

I thought it over before shrugging, "Back to my room to continue working on my ideas."

"Ah man don't you wanna see what we can do?" Penguin asked with a disappointed look on his face.

"I do, but I'm not very accustomed to heat," I smiled sheepishly at them, "I used to be, but not any more," Both pouted and I rolled my eyes, "I doubt Law wants me down there since I don't know much about mechanical shit."

"Really, but you knew about the-" I raised my hand causing Penguin to fall silent.

"I can barely understand how the walkways back on my home island work," I ran a hand through my hair, "Guys I'm not some technical genius. Most of the stuff goes over my head, the things that don't are usually so basic that everyone knows them," I looked around and spotted Kuro, "You know Kuro's a prodigy when it comes to that kind of stuff. If it weren't for certain things in our past, he could have become one of the best mechanics out there. I'm sure he'd enjoy working with you,"

"Really?" Both looked at Kuro who remained oblivious as he talked to Maki.

"Yup though don't expect him to know be of any help if one of you get injured," Both looked at me, "He maybe a mechanical prodigy, but medical shit goes over his head," I nod my head towards Maki, "Maki on the other hand could've been a doctor had it not been for certain shit happening,"

Both eyed my friends, "We'll see you later Ariun-chan. We need to talk to some people."

I turned and walked away towards the stairs while giggling softly. So long as Maki and Kuro are busy, I'll be able to work on my projects in piece. Shame I can't work on anything really fun.

"Captain?" Bepo knocked on the door and looked around the infirmary, "I've brought you lunch,"

"Set it on my desk," Law ordered while moving the sample he was looking at and putting it away before walking over to the sink to wash his hands, "Has the crew been behaving?"

"Yes Captain," The Polar Bear nodded his head, "Kuro and Maki are currently down near Boiler Two," Law looked at the bear and he explained, "Shachi and Penguin decided to see what the two could do since Ariun said that Kuro was a mechanical prodigy,"

"I see," He thought about the silver haired male that had joined his crew, "What did Ariun say about Maki?"

"She said that he could've been a doctor," Bepo answered while looking at his captain.

"I want Maki to come here," Law ordered as he took a seat at his desk, "I wish to speak with him about something,"

"Aye Captain," Bepo set Law's food in front of him before leaving the room.

Law dug into his food as his thoughts went to the strange thing he saw in Ariun's blood. Perhaps the silver haired man can shed some light on the situation.

"You asked to see me Captain?" Maki asked as he entered the infirmary.

Law nodded to the man, "I did," He gestured to the seat in front of his desk, "Sit."

Maki did as the man asked, "So what's wrong?"

"Are you aware that Ariun-ya's blood is abnormal?" Law had decided that beating around the bush was pointless.

Maki's eyes widen before he cursed, "Shit," He eyed the man before him, "How did you find out?"

"I took some samples of Ariun-ya's blood to do a routine check as well as see what her blood type was," Law explained as the man tensed, "Is there a problem with that?"

"No though if you needed to do that you could have asked me to do it," Maki frowned at him, "I'm surprised Storm allowed you to take any of her blood given how much she hates it,"

Law smirked at him, "Is there a problem?"

"You didn't drug her did you?" He scowled at the thought and Maki sighed, "Good. Storm is as close to a little sister to me as I can get," Maki rubbed his face tiredly, "Her blood turned invisible didn't it?"

"Some of the cells did while the others did not," Law replied with slightly narrowed eyes, "What could cause this?"

"You know how that scientist experimented on her and one of the results was her ability to turn invisible?" Maki asked and he nodded, "The reason her blood does that is because whatever the hell allows her to do it," Maki ran a hand through his hair, "It isn't hurting her, but I don't know what all it's doing to her,"

"So it could have shortened her life span?" Law asked grimacing slightly.

"Maybe," Maki looked at Law, "I don't really know and Storm's not very concerned with it. I've had to leave it be because it's way out of my league,"

"I see," Law frowned in thought, "Has she revealed any other abilities?"

"Other than invisibility?" Maki clarified and gained a nod, "Her natural healing gained a slight boost, her sense of smell got better, and she's able to adapt to various temperatures after enough exposure," Maki grimaced after a few moments, "One warning though," He looked seriously at Law, "When she's in her animal form, she often gains the mindset of an actual snow leopard if she's put under extreme pressure. If that happens, it can be days before she regains here sense,"

Law took out Ariun's file and wrote the new information down, "Is there anything else I should add to her medical file?"

"She fears cages," Law froze and looked up at Maki, "If she's ever forced into a cage, she will completely shut down. If that happens, she will revert to her leopard form regardless of her injuries," Maki grimaced as he stared at Law, "When that happens, she will attack anyone that comes close to her,"

"The scientist locked her into a cage?" Law asked and Maki nodded with a grimace.

"Yes," Maki stood up, "If that's all Captain, I would like to return to what I was doing,"

"I will be doing your medical exam as well as Kuro-ya's today," Law told the man, "Inform Kuro-ya,"

"I will," The man left without another word leaving the Law alone.

He stared at the file in his hands and grimaced. Sometimes human's disgusted him as much as intrigued him. What could Ariun have possibly gone through while that man experimented on her? He sighed as he set the file down and pinched the bridge of his nose as he muttered, "Why is it that I always get a problem case every time someone joins my crew?"

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