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Law was surprised to find that Ariun still hasn't tried to speak with him at all or actually interact with him at all during their week on the island. He was getting pissed off at her and tomorrow was the day before the log pose set. Frowning deeply, he decided to find out where she was. Walking out of his room, he walked down the stairs and asked Penguin, "Where is Ariun-ya?"

Penguin looked up from his cards with a frown, "I think she went to the bar again."

He felt his annoyance rise and asked, "Did she say when she would be back?"

"No Captain," Shachi answered making Law want to grit his teeth in annoyance.

"Did you need her for something Captain?" Maki asked as he looked up from his medical book.

Law looked at the silver haired male and frowned in irritation as he saw slight amusement in his golden eyes. Did he have something to do with Ariun ignoring him? Resisting the urge to growl, he said, "I need to speak with her."

"Really?" Kuro pipped up with a frown, "You seem dead set on ignoring her,"

Law felt like dismembering the duo upon hearing those words. The fact the other crew members in the room were looking at him with raised eyebrows made him want to do the same to them. God damn it why the hell did they have to be here? He was about to speak when the door to the hotel opened up and Ariun entered the building. She shook her head after closing the door behind her sending water droplet flying. When she finished, she walked towards the stairs while calling over her shoulder, "I'm going to be in my room if you need me."

Law barely held in a growl of anger at being ignored. He could feel his crew looking at him, but ignored it as he turned towards the stairs. He had more important things to do than deal with them. Like interrogating a certain leopard zoan.

I walked into my room and immediatly began tugging my jacket off. Once it was off, I flung it towards one of the chairs in my room and ran a hand through my hair. I sighed softly as I felt the snags in it and murmured, "Too much fucking rain."

The chill the rain gave was in some ways worse than snow. It seemed to sink into my very bones and cause discomfort. I wondered if it was a cat thing or something. I sighed and walked towards the bathroom to get a towel. I had just put my hand on it when there was a knock on my door. Sighing softly, I grabbed my towel and walked towards the door. I opened the door and found Law standing there. I gave him a raised eyebrow and he said, "Ariun-ya we need to talk."

Snorting softly, I waved for him to come in and closed the door behind him while pushing down the confusion that rose up inside of me. I turned to Law and began to towel dry my hair, "What's wrong?"

"You've been ignoring me," He replied looking at me with a glare, "Why?"

"Why have you been ignoring me?" I retorted and heard him growl softly.

"I haven't been ignoring you-" He began to protest making me start to get angry.

"Yes you have," I cut him off with a growl, "You've been avoiding me since that night on the roof and even more since you helped me fall asleep the night after," He opened his mouth and I glared at him in return, "Do not bother denying it. Everyone can tell something's off about you,"

"And you didn't think to inform me-" He began to argue.

"I don't know you well enough to know what to fucking do anything," The irritation and slight pain at having him ignore me over the last few days was boiling over, "I don't know what I did to make you want to avoid me, but god damn it I'm fucking sorry!" I grit my teeth, "I've been ignoring you because I couldn't figure out what I did to make you ignore me," I tried to calm myself down, "I've been focusing on gathering the information we need to steal from those guys since I didn't want to deal with the fact you threw my trust back at me,"

Law felt his eyes widen as her words sank in. He had been ignoring her hadn't he? The fact that he had hurt her doing so made the realization a bit worse. He tried to make the feeling go away by reminding himself that she made him remember his sister and Corazan, but it only made the feeling worse. God damn it he messed up. He grit his teeth before doing something he rarely did, "I'm sorry."

Ariun seemed to freeze making him want to chuckle at how comical she looked. Her eyes were wide and her hands stilled in the middle of drying her hair. She also seemed to have stopped breathing. She seemed to recover after a few minutes to hoarsely ask, "What?"

Immediately the amusement of the situation faded and he found himself growling, "I said I was sorry."

She swallowed and muttered, "I heard you the first time...fuck this is...surprising."

"No kidding," He pinched the bridge of his nose.

Silence fell around them for a few minutes before Ariun said, "Well that's nice I guess," She smiled sheepishly at him, "So did you need anything else?"

"Did you find out anything useful?" He was happy to get away from the awkward situation.

She nodded with a slight grin, "Did I ever!"

As she walked over to the small desk in the room, he found himself smiling slightly. While she may have made him remember Corazan and Lami, she was Ariun through and through.

By the time I had finished giving Law all the information had gathered, it was well passed midnight. I stood up from the chair at the desk and cracked my back with a sigh. Law chuckled and asked, "Not used to sitting still for very long?"

"Not in that position at least," I yawned softly, "I take it that we'll be informing the others tomorrow?"

"Yes," He stood up as well and headed for the door, "Goodnight Ariun-ya,"

"Night," I headed over to my bags to grab a tank-top and a pair of shorts for bed.

I heard him leave and sighed softly in relief. Hopefully this means Law won't be cold anymore.

As Law laid down in his bed for the night, he found himself recalling how Ariun looked when she was ranting at him. The glare she gave him made her eyes seem to darken and lighten. Her amethyst eye seemed like it was glowing while her emerald eye seemed to darken and made him feel like it was a green portal to hell. He recalled the way her hair seemed to stiffen and her tail swished behind her like a snake. He had to admit that he rather liked seeing her angry. He tried to push the image away in order to sleep. After all, tomorrow would be an important day.

I walked down stairs and found most of the crew up. They looked at me in concern and Shachi asked, "You okay Ari-chan?"

"Yeah why wouldn't I be?" I felt somewhat confused.

"Captain was angry yesterday," Penguin answered and I realized what they were worried about.

"Guys I'm fine," I rolled my eyes, "Law is too-"

"Law is what?" I looked behind me and saw Law looking at me curiously.

Smiling at him, I answered his question, "They thought you might have done something to me because you were angry yesterday."

Law rolled his eyes and looked at the rest of the crew, "You all really think I would hurt Ariun-ya?"

The only answer was the rest of the crew looking away and finding various objects around the room interesting. Rolling my eyes, I said, "Guys let's eat."

They quickly got up and went to the dining room where food was being served. Maki and Kuro looked at me curiously prompting me to smirk at them.

Breakfast passed quickly and Law called the crew to order. We spent most of the morning and the afternoon going over the information. We made a tentative plan and it was decided that we would use the evening to observe the place we were going to rob. Maki, Shachi, Penguin, Kaze and a crew member by the name of Atsushi went with me to the place. While Shachi, Penguin, and Atsushi were on the ground, Maki and Kaze were with me on the roof tops. Maki and I were well versed in jumping across gaps and moving unseen by the few people not in their home. Kaze it seemed was as well. We reached the area around the building and I jumped down easily. Maki and Kaze climbed down quickly. Shachi whistled softly as I landed on my feet and commented, "So is the myth that cats always land on their feet true?"

"Common misconception," Maki answered before I could making me pout at him, "Storm fell on her face plenty of times,"

"Asshole," I growled before looking at the building ahead of us, "So how do you guys usually do this stuff?"

"We don't," Shachi answered with a small blush, "We don't usually sneak around,"

I felt like groaning at being around amateurs before Kaze spoke, "I have experience."

Immediately, my mood went up and I gave the sixteen year old a grin, "What do you usually do when staking out a place?"

"I look for the various entrances and try to find out if there are any guards," He explained seeming surprised by my question, "If there are guards, I watch them for a day or two to find a pattern in their routine. If not, I try to see if there are any traps without tripping them,"

Nodding my head, I looked at the others, "Okay we're going to do just as Kaze said."

"Really?" They seemed confused.

"Really. The kid just outlined what I used to do when trying to break into a place," They looked at me in surprise and I grinned at them, "What didn't think I would be the type of person to do that?"

"Well..." Penguin and Shachi both looked sheepish while Atsushi shook his head.

Maki tapped my shoulder making me look at him, "Where should we divide?"

"Penguin goes with me, Shachi goes with Maki," I began to divide everyone, "and Kaze goes with Atsushi," I was given a blank look from everyone bar Maki, "Guys working in pairs is much easier than working in groups. You guys," I gesture to Shachi, Penguin, and Atsushi, "You guys haven't done anything like this before. We," I gesture to Kaze, Maki, and I, "Have. Maki you take the left side," I looked at Kaze, "Mind taking the right side?" He nodded, "I'll take the center. Kaze, Maki, and I will focus on the aerial view. Shachi, Penguin, and Atsushi will take to the ground. Meet with your partner ever ten minutes to discuss what you see,"

"When will we meet up again?" Kaze asked with a small frown.

"Two hours sound good?" I asked and gained a round of nods, "Meet here in two hours. We'll figure out what to do after that," I offered the group a smile, "Let's make sure we learn enough to get a damn good haul,"

I was given grins and we split up. I was about to start climbing when Penguin asked, "Ari-chan mind if I ask a question?"

"Sure what's up?" I looked at him curiously.

"Why do you know stuff like this?" He asked nervously.

I sighed softly and ran a hand through my hair, "My past isn't a good thing Penguin. A lot of the time, my life was crap," I bit my lip before offering, "Once we leave this island, I'll tell Shachi, Bepo, Buck, and you about my past."

"Why not the rest of the crew?" He frowned at me.

"Penguin I have trust issues," I explained and gained a look of realization, "I'll tell them in time, but I haven't spent more than a few moments around them," He nodded, "Let's get this job done kay?"

"Yeah!" He raced off and I shook my head.

"They're good guys," I murmured softly in bemusement.

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