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Law bit back a groan as he sat down in the galley with a cup of coffee. The situation with Kaze had taken almost all night to resolve. He took a sip of the warm liquid and gelt some of his stress melt away. He would have to speak to Ariun soon enough about why she hadn't told him that little tidbit about Joker. He was surprised when the door to the galley opened and the very woman he was thinking about entered. He noted that she looked a little sleep deprived. She didn't seem to notice him as she moved towards the kitchen prompting him to speak up, "Ariun-ya what are you doing up so late?"

To his amusement, the spotted haired woman jumped and spun around clutching her shirt. She offered him a glare, "You scared the crap out of me. When the hell did you get here?"

"I was in here before you," He eyed her pallid complexion, "Is there a reason you're up so late?"

Ariun flinched slightly to his surprise and shook her head, "No reason. Just wanted to get some coffee."

"Ariun-ya I dislike liars," He glared at her a little as she sighed in slight frustration.

"And I dislike pushy people just after-" She stopped speaking and shook her head, "I'm just getting some coffee. I'll be outta your hair until later,"

He stood up and walked towards her as she turned to go into the kitchen once more. He grabbed her shoulder and forced her to turn around. He glared down at her, "Ariun-ya tell me why you're up so late."

Ariun's eyes narrowed into a glare and she spat, "Why the hell do you care?"

He felt his irritation rise at her words, but then he noticed the fear that lingered in her eyes and the slight vulnerableness. She was only acting like this because of whatever nightmare she had. He bit back a sigh as his irritation left him, "Because I am your captain. I dislike seeing my subordinates troubled by the things that lurk in their subconscious," She flinched and he felt her body stiffen under his hand, "What did you dream about?"

"Nothing," She whispered almost hoarsely while trying to move away from him, "I didn't dream about anything,"

"I find that hard to believe," He placed his other hand on her other shoulder and pulled her closer, "Ariun-ya what did you dream about?"

She resisted him, but it was quite obvious she was still weakened from using her power. She shook her head, "I-i can't..."

"Can't what?" He asked pulling her closer until he could wrap an arm around her.

"Can't tell anyone," Tears were leaking out of her eyes, "I can't tell anyone...He would kill everyone,"

He felt ice run along his spine at her words as he asked, "Who Ariun-ya?"

"The reason I hate my last name," She was shaking heavily.

"Ariun-ya what do you mean?" He couldn't fully comprehend what was going on with her.

She shook her head and tried to move away from him, "Please don't ask that...Not now...Please..."

The fear in her voice chilled him to the bone. He could stop himself from nodding and murmuring, "Alright. Not now."

"Good," She slumped against him almost making him stumble.

He frowned and used his free hand to move her head. He was surprised to see her eyes closed. She was asleep! He stared at the woman in slight shock while wondering how she could have fallen asleep. It was almost as if she had been in a state between wakefulness and sleep. As his mind tried to process what the hell just happened, he carefully picked Ariun up and began to walk out of the Galley. He walked down the stairs towards Ariun's room and opened the the door once he reached it. As he walked over to her bed and placed her on it, he noticed the slight state of disarray. It looked like a small tornado had gone through the room. A frown stretched across his face as he looked around the room until he spotted an open sketchbook on her small desk. He walked over to it and noticed that it wasn't one that he had seen before. Carefully, he picked it up as his fingers brushed across the battered and aged leather before looking at the open page. The drawing shook him slightly. A body lying in blood covered snow with a laughing figure standing over them. The words 'Murderer', 'Killer', and 'kinslayer' decorated the page in splashes of red lined black. He swallowed slightly and turned his head to Ariun, "Ariun-ya what the hell is this?"

He received no answer and honestly, he wasn't sure he wanted one.

I yawned as I walked into the galley and Buck grinned upon seeing me, "Up early I see."

"Yeah," I frowned slightly at how drained I felt, "Buck what's for breakfast?"

"Pancakes, grits, bacon, and some fruit salad," He answered though his grin dimmed, "Ya okay?"

"I'm fine just really tired," I theorized that it was probably because my ability took more out of me than I thought since it had been around 3 months since I last used it, "I must have overworked my ability,"

Buck nodded while giving me a curious look, "Your zoan ability right?"

"Nope I have another ability which reminds me," I remembered what I promised Penguin, "When's the next time Penguin, Shachi, Bepo, and you have some time off from your duties?"

"Tonight why?" Buck looked at me curiously.

I smiled tiredly at him, "I want to tell you four about my past."

"What about the rest of the crew Darlin'?" He asked with a slight frown, "Don't they deserve to know too?"

"In time," I promised the man, "I just haven't spent as much time around them as I have with you four,"

Buck nodded in understand, "I'll tell the other three when I see 'um."

"That's odd," Shachi commented as we all sat together for breakfast, "Captain isn't in here yet,"

I frowned at that and wondered what had happened. Bepo spoke up as he sat down, "Captain probably got caught up in his work and didn't notice the time. I'll give him breakfast after I finish since I need to tell him when we think we're going to reach the next island."

"Did anyone find out what that island's called?" I asked gaining a nod from Bepo.

"It's called Astor Creek," Bepo answered while frowning slightly, "Apparently it's a summer island,"

I almost grinned at the thought of how warm it would be, "Summer island...That sounds kinda cool."

"You don't know how hot island's like that can be," Shachi pointed out prompting me to roll my eyes.

"Shachi I've read books on summer islands," I leaned back as I picked up a piece of bacon, "At least it isn't a desert island, I would probably die,"

The boys around me shivered and nodded.

Law jerked slightly as a knock echoed on his door and looked at it in confusion, "Come in."

He was surprised to see Bepo walking in with a tray. The bear seemed slightly surprised, "Captain did I wake you?"

"No," He ran a hand through his hair as he sat up from his slouched position on his couch, "What time is it?"

"It's around nine in the morning," Bepo looked at him in concern, "Are you alright Captain?"

"I'm fine," He took the tray from the bear, "Was everyone at breakfast?"

"Yup though Ari-chan seemed really tired," The bear seemed slightly down at that, "I don't think she's recovered from using whatever it was,"

"She'll be fine in a few days from what I hear," He offered to the bear making Bepo perk up, "Did you notice anything else off about her?"

Bepo seemed to think about it before shaking his head, "Nope she seemed fine and really cheerful."

He mulled over the information Bepo had offered as he began eating his breakfast. Bepo spent the time he ate talking about what he had found out about the next island. If all went well, they should be there in two weeks. The island's name is supposed to be Astor Creek. He took in that information as he handed the tray back to Bepo. The mink was about to leave when Law ordered, "Bepo inform Ariun-ya that I wish to see her in an hour."

"Aye Captain," Bepo walked out of the room.

I knocked on Law's door while wondering what I had done. I heard Law call out, "Come in Ariun-ya."

Opening the door and slipping inside, I looked around the room for the first time. It was done up in a mixture of blacks, yellows, and small bits of white. I noted that the room was slightly divided with half of it serving as a small area to relax and do work while another acted as the bedroom. A door sat off to the side telling me Law had his own bathroom. I noted that the room was fairly clean with no clutter whatsoever. Law had a few bookcases filled with books on the walls. I took all that in within the first twenty seconds of walking into the room. Law was sitting on the sole couch in the room and looking at me carefully. I offered him a slight smile, "What's up Law?"

"What happened last night?" He demanded making me frown.

"Last night?" I inquired with a small bit of confusion, "What do you mean?"

Law seemed fairly irritated at that response, "Ariun-ya I dislike liars and dislike repeating myself."

"I get that, but I don't know what you're talking about," I ran a hand through my hair.

Law stood up and walked towards me in a way that made me want to back up. I found myself pressed against the door with Law glaring down at me. I stared up at him in confusion while wondering what the hell brought this on. He stared at me for a while before demanding, "What's the last thing you remember doing last night?"

"Kicking Maki and Kuro out of my room before going to bed," I answered feeling very frustrated, "The last thing I remember is closing my eyes to fall asleep,"

Law stared into my eyes for a little before asking, "Do you remember what you dreamed last night?"

I tried to recall it only to come up blank which made me freeze. I suddenly began to understand what was going on with Law and shuddered slightly, "N-no."

"Ariun-ya," Law's voice held a warning tone to it telling me that he saw me freeze up.

"Law I had a nightmare last night. The thing with my nightmares is that I don't remember them when I wake up anymore," I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, "I can't tell you why it's like that, but it is," I opened my eyes and looked at him in concern, "What happened?"

"You came into the galley last night to get a cup of coffee," He moved back slightly and gave me some room, "I asked you to tell me why you were up so late and you wouldn't answer me," He frowned slightly, "I tried to get you to answer and figure out that you had a nightmare, but you wouldn't tell me what it was about," I began to piece together what happened, "You said that you couldn't be someone would come kill everyone," I stiffened at that, "Ariun-ya you said that person was the reason you hated your last name," He eyed me carefully, "Ariun-ya what are you keeping from me?"

I frowned softly and realized that I would have to tell him sooner rather than later. Swallowing thickly, I opened my mouth and...

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