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"How did you figure out candy made it easier for you to regain energy?" Law asked Ariun as they walked through town.

Ariun hummed softly, "Well I got really sick one time after using my ability and Kuro got me my favorite candy to cheer me up," She smiled softly as if it was a good memory and Law decided that it probably was, "It made me feel better. Not so tired, I mean," She ran a hand through her hair, "We tested it out a few times and Maki theorized that my body would automatically use the energy the candy provided to help me recover. It only works if I use my ability though."

Law theorized that it was probably the result of whatever it was that gave her the ability in the first place. He wondered if she was talking about the incident Kuro spoke of. He would have to ask at some point and would definitely add this to her file. He was about to speak when they reached the shop Ariun was looking for. She immediatly ran inside with a look of joy on his face. He chuckled and watched her look at the various candies the shop had to offer. She was acting like a little kid though he theorized it was because of her past. She probably hadn't had many sweets after her mother died. He grimaced slightly and pushed those thoughts away for another time.

"Ariun-ya?" Law asked making her look at him.

"Yeah?" She was currently standing by an open jewelry stall.

"What are you doing?" He watched her look at the things the stall was selling before looking back at him.

She shrugged her shoulders and returned to looking, "I'm trying to find something for Kuro."

"Why?" He couldn't even begin to figure out why she wanted to get Kuro of all people something from a jewelry stall.

She hummed softly and moved towards where the stall had a selection of decorative hair pieces, "His birthday is in less than a month. I need to get him something."

He stared at her incredulously, "Why from a jewelry stall?"

She looked at him and smiled, "Kuro likes jewelry and stuff. He used to work for one of the local jewelry shops before he quit when he found out his boss hated me."

She returned to looking at the jewelry before her and Law felt like groaning. Of course there was more shit he didn't know about his newest crewmates. Honestly, he should have known more about them by now then he actually did. With everyone else, he had known all their secrets by the beginning of the second month. They were now in the middle of that month. He shook his head and looked at the jewelry since it was the only thing he could do at the moment. He found himself looking at a rather interesting looking set of rings. They were larger than normal and on the thin side. One was made of gold and the other was made of obsidian. The pair had strange symbols etched into them. He frowned down at them and leaned forward to take a closer look. He was slightly surprised when the stall owner called out, "Sir. Do those rings interest you?"

He looked up at the robed stall owner, "Slightly. They do not seem like regular rings."

"That's because they aren't," The stall owner grin largely, "They are not made for fingers, but rather tails,"

"Tails?" Ariun asked coming over and looking down at the rings, "Hey these would actually fit my tail,"

Law looked at her with a raised eyebrow, "How do you know?"

She shrugged as the stall own chuckled, "A zoan user?"

"How did you know?" Law asked feeling slightly guarded since Ariun didn't have her tail or ears visible at the moment.

"Relax Surgeon of Death," The stall owner raised his hands, "Any zoan user can recognize another," He flashed them a grinned filled with fangs as a stripped tail swished behind him, "Especially a fellow feline zoan user,"

"I knew I smelled something nearby," Ariun commented while eyeing the man with interest, "Which one are you? You smell of fire and jungels?"

"You've never met another zoan user have you?" The stall owner asked with a raised eyebrow and gained a shake of the head from Ariun, "I am a tiger zoan user. You smell of ice and mountains meaning you are a snow leopard zoan user,"

"How-" Ariun began to ask.

"I knew the previous user of that fruit," He replied making both of them tense, "Calm down both of you. I disliked the previous user do to her being a psychotic bitch working for a shit head, but I have no hate for the newest user," He smiled reassuringly even if it didn't calm either of them down, "How much do you know of your fruit?"

"Enough," Law answered before Ariun could speak.

The man eyed them before nodding, "I see," He picked up the tail rings and held them out to Ariun, "Here take these."

"For free?" She asked with slightly wide eyes.

"I seemed to have made you both tense and that is not what I wished," Ariun looked at him.

He frowned at the man and asked, "What did you wish then?"

The man sighed, "I merely wished to know why she wasn't walking around like a proud zoan user does."

Law's frown deepened at that and Ariun stiffened beside him. She turned to him and murmured, "I'm going to wait on getting that birthday gift for Kuro."

She began to walk away and Law followed after glaring at the stall owner.

He caught up to her easily and noticed that she was still tense prompting him to say, "Ariun-ya."

"Is it a bad thing that do not walk around openly declaring that I'm a zoan user?" Ariun asked in a soft voice that surprised him.

He looked at her and was surprised to find her eyes dull. He shook off his shock and said, "No. It's your choice not someone else's," He felt relieved to see her smiling and her eyes returning to their regular brightness, "Why did you let his words get to you?"

"I've never met another zoan user," She explained with a sheepish expression on her face, "I guess my shock at meeting another one and his words about the previous user of my fruit got to me," He understood what she meant, "Sorry for walking away like that,"

He waved her apology off, "It's fine. You were the one looking at that stuff," He looked up and noticed that it was getting close to lunch, "We should get something to eat."

Her stomach growled and she nodded in agreement.

Law led the way to a restaurant and we sat down at a table. I looked over the menu and almost grinned upon seeing the soup selection. A waitress walked up and immediately smiled what she probably thought was a sultry smile, "Hello my names Diana. I'll be your waitress today. How can I help you sir?"

I was surprised to feel a bit of anger towards the woman, but pushed it down as Law looked at me, "Ariun-ya have you chosen what you wanted?"

Immediately, the waitresses eyes went to me and I found her glaring at me. I bit back a cheeky smirk and gave my order. Law then gave his and we watched her walk away. I immediatly commented, "She's going to give you her number and maybe her panties by the time we're finished here."

"Why do you think that?" Law looked at me in amusement and I offered him a grin.

"Because she attempted to give you a sultry smile and batted her eyelashes at you," I pointed out with a slight snort, "She screams desperate and you're hot, so it's probably something you're used to,"

Law chuckled, "It has happened a few times, but I usually give those things to someone else."

I gave him a raised eyebrow, "Why?"

"I dislike desperate women," My respect for him went up, "And like you said, she looks desperate,"

"She also doesn't have good looks," I commented offhandedly.

Our drinks and food came just then. Law ignored the waitress and I found myself feeling smug for whatever reason. I however lost my smugness as the bitch 'accidentally' dumped my order onto the table. I barely avoided getting splashed and immediatly glared at the woman as she gasped in fake horror, "Oh my gosh! I'm SO sorry."

I bit back a growl even as my lips curled back into a mockery of a smile, "Oh it's NO was just an 'accident', right?"

"Of course," My nose twitched and I immediatly felt my anger deflate at the fear coming off of her, "L-let m-m-"

"Richards what is going on here?" Someone demanded quite loudly.

"S-sir!" The girl shrieked making my ears hurt.

A large man walked towards us and eyed the waitress with slight anger. I was surprised to feel an arm around my waist and turned my head to see Law frowning, "Sir your waitress has ruined my date with my girlfriend."

I stared at Law in shock only for him to glance at me and smirk. Realizing what he was doing, I mentally crackle and decided to play along.

In the end, Law and I ate for free with another waitress serving us. When we left the resturant behind, I was content with a full stomach and felt rather warm, "Damn that was good."

I looked at Law as he chuckled, "I'm rather surprised you played along."

I snorted softly, "And miss a free meal? No thanks. Plus, I've done the same thing with Kuro and Maki a few times."

Law looked at me in surprise, "Really?"

Nodding my head, I contemplated what to tell him before saying, "Before they started dating, a lot of people wanted to get their hands on them. Most of the restaurants we went to had waitresses that really liked them and most of them assumed I was their girlfriend."

"Even if Kuro-ya is your cousin?" I froze and looked at Law in surprise, "Kuro told me of your relation last night,"

"Ah," I needed to find out what else he knew, "Did Kuro or Maki tell you anything else?"

"Maki-ya told me more about your ability and the problems that come along with it," I nodded my head already knowing that Maki had done that, "Kuro-ya however told me about the limit of your power,"

"Which limit?" I asked though I already had a feeling about which one.

"The eight times a day," Law replied making me sigh, "Have you extended it or is that the actual limit,"

"It's my limit before my body begins to break down," I replied while trying to figure out what was my actual limit, "11's when my body begins to collapse,"

"How many times have you checked?" I ran a hand through my hair with a slight sigh.

"I've only ever did it once and I don't want to try it again," I shuddered as phantom pain ran through me, "The memory of it still causes me pain to this day," Law was frowning, "It weakened my internal organs and made it impossible for me to move very much for three months. My muscles were pretty much shot to hell during that time as well,"

"Using it burns out your internal organs?" He asked making me shake my head.

"More like freeze the inside of me until I stop using my ability," I corrected him with a slight sigh, "Once I stop using my ability, my body starts to heat up again,"

"Which causes damage over time," Law seemed to realize what happened, "How much time do you usually take between uses?"

"An hour to two if I do it more than once a day," I replied as we continued to walk though I noticed the people walking the streets seemed to thin, "I usually don't use it for a few days to give my body time to recover from using it," I grimaced slightly, "You already saw the result of me not using it for however long we've known each other,"

Law nodded, "I'll add this to your file later."

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