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"I just got out of the shower," I answered wondering what his problem was, "I didn't have time to get my clothes on when you came barging in, so I'm wearing a robe,"

Law stared at me for a few moments and I felt my cheeks start to heat up. Why the hell was he staring at me? I turned away from him and went to grab my clothes. He finally spoke after I had grabbed my clothes, "Ariun-ya come to my room after you get dressed."

I turned just as my door closed. Shrugging, I turned back to my clothes and began to get dressed.

Law frowned as he walked into his room and sat down on his bed. He knew Ariun would be either taking a shower or getting dressed, but why had he barged in like that? He normally would have waited until she had given him the all clear to walk inside, but he hadn't. Why? He couldn't even fathom it. He shook his head and leaned back against the mattress. It was probably because of the box and who sent it. He heard a knock on the door, "Law?"

"Come in," He sat up as the door opened and Ariun walked in.

"What's going on?" She looked at the box with a frown.

"The jeweler from this morning sent it," Ariun froze as her stare morphed into one of disbelief.

"What?" He felt slightly amused at the higher pitch her voice had taken, "Why?"

He handed over the letter, "Read that."

Ariun took the letter and read it over before doing so again. She tore her eyes from it and asked, "What are we going to do?"

"I do not know," He replied while watching her eyes slid over to the box, "I could choose to do anything with them, but I felt you deserved some sway in the decision,"

"May I see the box?" She asked and he nodded.

She took the box from where he had set it on his bed and opened it. She reached inside and picked up one of the rings. She twisted it here and there while humming softly. He had to admit the rings were rather beautiful. Ariun seemed to agree with that statement. He watched her place the ring back into the box and asked, "What do you think I should do?"

"I will admit they're rather beautiful and if the guy was telling the truth, it would be a boon," She bit her lip as she handed him the box, "However, we do not know this man nor if he speaks the truth," He nodded silently allowing her to continue speaking, "Due to my past as thief, I have some reservations about letting such things slip between my fingers. It is also due to my past that I find this suspicious," She frowned softly, "People can be kind and actually do things like this; however, the people like that are rarities in a world like this," He was slightly surprised at how her mind was working, "I can't really say if taking them is a good thing or not; however, we could keep them for now and sell them on some other island if we find some inclination to do so,"

"You're suggesting we keep them?" He inquired with a raised eyebrow.

"For the moment," She informed him, "If they are made of some special metal, it is highly likely that the further we get in the Grandline the more valuable they will become,"

"True," He conceded to her point, "Do you want them?"

She frowned for a few minutes before shrugging, "I do not care if I have them in my possession or not," She smiled slightly, "It is your choice to do what you want with them."

He contemplated what to do before grabbing the box and handing it to her, "Wear them for now."

She looked at him in surprise before taking the box from him, "You sure?"

"Yes," He smirked teasingly at her, "It is my choice to do with them what I want remember?"

She smiled at him and giggled softly, "True."

He chuckled softly before waving her to go, "Go get your things ready. We will be departing for the sub soon. I want everyone ready to leave this place behind after we get what we want."

She nodded and left the room. He stared after her for a few moments before standing up and beginning to gather his things.

I did a last minute check on my room to see if I had left anything behind before leaving. I was met by Bepo and Law coming down the hall, "All set?"

Bepo beamed at me and nodded while Law smirked at me, "Let's meet with the others, shall we?"

I handed over my room key to Law and walked with them downstairs. Everyone else was milling about and Law called them to order. Shachi spoke once everyone got quiet, "Captain the sub's ready for travel."

"Good we'll head there first to get our stuff put away," Law replied earning eager murmurs from the crew, "Once you finish putting your things away, I want you all on the main deck for further orders,"

"Aye Captain!" Law turned in the room keys and we left the hotel behind.

I watched with some amusement as the population gazed at us with some fear as we walked through town. I heard their murmured conversations and smirked at they all wondered the same thing: Were the pirates finally leaving? Law looked at me as I giggled softly and asked, "What's so amusing?"

"The people of this island are wondering if we're finally leaving," I answered making him chuckle, "The fear they have was made by our reputation, yet we have done nothing to make them scared of us save for what happened to the bounty hunters. It is somewhat funny,"

"Agreed," He then glanced behind me, "You haven't put on the rings yet?"

"I'm going to wait until we get back to the sub," I looked at him with a raised eyebrow, "Why?"

"I'm slightly surprised that you decided to wait," He admitted making me shrug slightly.

"I do not want to chance losing them without the ability to find them," I gave my reasoning, "If they accidentally fell off while we were at the hotel, I probably wouldn't have been able to find them. If I lost them on the sub, I have a good chance of finding them,"

"I see," We were almost to the docks and I let out a happy sigh at seeing the sub, "Happy?"

"Yup," I grinned at him, "The sub's home after all,"

I almost froze as the words left my mouth before realizing that they were true. The sub was more of a home than my crappy apartment or my home island had ever been. Law looked at me in surprise before smirking, "Glad you see it that way."

I nodded to him with a soft smile while watching Kuro and Maki interact with the other members of the crew. The happiness in their eyes had grown and I knew it was because of the people around us. I realized now that even if we hadn't been on this crew for longer than two almost three months, we were all happier than we had ever been. I actually felt a kind of contentedness that I hadn't felt since the last time I was around my caretakers or when my mother was alive. I glanced at Law as we walked down the docks towards the sub and knew it was all because he had decided to allow us to join his crew. I felt a warm feeling settle in my chest and grinned slightly.

Law looked out of the corner of his eye at Ariun and noticed her grinning as she looked at him. He wondered what could possibly be going through her mind at the moment to make her grin like that. Perhaps it was because of what they were going to do tonight? It was the only thing he could possibly think of at the moment. He turned his gaze forward and rolled his eyes at his crew's antics. While he would never replace them, he was slightly annoyed at how childish they could be at times. He caught sight of Kuro and Maki causing him to smirk slightly. The two were fitting in rather nicely just like Ariun was though he would admit they were doing a better job of it. The two were much more social and probably knew every crew member's name by now. He frowned slightly and wondered if he should have Ariun talk with the other members of the crew. He immediatly pushed the idea away. Ariun would learn everyone's names in time, but at the moment she was probably content with those that she knew. He was cut off from his thoughts as Ariun asked, "Law?"

"Yes Ariun-ya?" He looked at her curiously.

"Do you want me to give you the drawings I made of the interior of the building?" He wondered when she had the time to draw those.

"When we meet with the rest of the crew on deck," He replied gaining a nod from her, "When did you have the time to draw them?"

She smiled sheepishly, "I started a few before I went to tell you that I needed to go out. I haven't finished them yet of course, but I'm going to finish them fairly soon."

"Get them done as quickly as you can, but make sure there's plenty of details for us to follow," He ordered making her smile.

"Of course," They walked up the gangplank and across the deck towards the door to the sub.

Once I had my stuff settled down in my room, I grabbed my few sketches of the building I had and a few pencils before heading back towards the deck. I stepped into the light of the late afternoon sun and noticed that I was the third person on the deck. The first was Law and the second happened to be Bepo. I walked over to them and Bepo asked, "Why do you paper and some pencils?"

"I'm going to finish the sketches I made of the building's layout," I explained to the bear, "They're going to help you guys navigate through the building,"

"You're not coming with us?" Bepo asked with confusion while I giggled softly, "Sorry!"

I shook my head at his depressed acted and said, "Sweetie," He looked at me in surprise, "I'm coming with you guys. The sketches are for those without good night vision."

"Oh," He nodded his head before asking, "Why did you call me 'Sweetie'?"

"Best nickname I could come up with for you," I admitted with a small blush, "Sorry if it offends you?"

"It's fine!" The bear beamed at me, "I don't mind at all!"

Law chuckled making me look at him, "What do you have so far?"

I held out my sketches and he looked through them, "These are fairly detailed already, but you're going to make them even more detailed?"

"Yup," I took the sketches back, "The more details I can give you guys, the easier it will be for us to navigate, and the faster we can get out of there,"

The other crewmembers began filing out and I went to join Kuro when he walked out. He looked at me with a slight grin and asked, "You feeling good?"

"Yup," I nodded my head lightly, "I'll be good for tonight since I've eaten a lot of sugar today,"

He reached up and I swatted at his hand before he could mess with my hair. The act was rendered useless as Maki mussed my hair as he walked passed me. I pouted at him and he smirked at me in reply. I rolled my eyes and reached up to fix my hair. When everyone was there and had fallen silent, Law spoke, "Everyone we'll wait until an hour after nightfall to strike. Most of you will be dealing with the people that pop up to bother us, I will be leading a small group to gather the valuables. If we need any help, I will send someone to inform you," Excited whispers broke out among those around me causing Law to smirk, "Until then, we will be heading to a bar to eat. When you finish eating, I want you to head back here to prepare."

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