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I groaned softly as I slowly came to only to find myself not on the warm sunlit deck, but somewhere that while not dark it was still darker than outside. It wasn't warm, but it wasn't cold either. I was lying on something soft which only added to my confusion. Frowning, I sniffed the air lightly and Law's scent hit me like a shit ton of bricks. I rubbed at my eyes and blinked slightly as everything came into focus. I was laying on Law's bed, but why? I frowned and sat up slightly while glancing around the room. Law wasn't in here which only made this feel more than a little wrong. I scented the air once more and picked up Bepo's scent. So Bepo had brought me here, but why? Before I could come to any conclusions, the door opened and Law walked in. He didn't seem to notice that I was awake, which from the dark expression he was wearing, it was a good thing. I laid back again and closed my eyes once more in hopes of not gaining his attention. I heard him walk over to me and felt his fingers brush against my cheek as he muttered, "How do you deal with those two idiots?" I wonder who he meant, "Why the hell didn't they mention this when they were telling me about your power and the consequences of using it?" I almost froze at those words and quickly came to the assumption that I had been asleep longer than my hour long nap, "How are you still not done recovering from using your power?"

I decided it was time to 'wake up' and groaned softly. Law's fingers stayed on my cheek as my eyes slowly opened and I blinked in fake confusion, "What the fuck? I'm pretty sure I fell asleep on the deck..."

"Buck-ya couldn't wake you up from your nap," I turned towards Law and he smirked at me in amusement, "You punched him in the nose,"

Immediately, I felt bad for the guy, "Damn. How angry is he?"

"Irritated though expect him to give you bland food when he's on duty," Law chuckled as his thumb rubbed against one of my whisker marks drawing a low moan from me, "Ariun-ya care to tell me why you wouldn't wake up?"

I opened my mouth to speak only to snap it shut as Law's thumb continued to rub against my cheek. I reached up and grabbed his hand to stop him, "Please stop doing that," He just smirked at me in amusement, "As for your question, I guess I'm not finished recovering just yet."

"Why is that?" He set his other hand on my cheek and ran his thumb across the whiskers there.

I shuddered and grabbed his other hand with my injured one, "My best guess it had been 3 months since the last time I had used it. I've never gone without using it that long before."

"I see," He drew closer and withdrew his hands from mine, "How long do you think it'll be before you recover fully?"

"Another day or two," I propped myself up using my elbows, "Why did you have Bepo bring me to your room?"

Law looked at me curiously and I inwardly cursed myself for asking that question, "How do you know Bepo brought you in here?"

"I scented the air," I bit my bottom lip hoping he would asked about when I did it.

He once more pulled my bottom lip from between my teeth only this time he ran his thumb against it. I almost shivered at the feeling of him doing that and stared up at him. He smirked at me, "Ariun-ya didn't you listen to me last time? You shouldn't bite your lip. You'll end up biting through it if you don't."

"Yeah right," I rolled my eyes, "That isn't likely to happen,"

"Oh it is," He leaned down and I felt his breath against my lips, "It's also easier for your partner to break through the skin,"

I moved my head slightly and felt his lips press against my cheek. He pulled back and I smirked up at him.

Law stared down at her before chuckling as she teased, "Thought you'd have it easy?"

"Perhaps," He pinned her against the bed and straddled her hips, "Though I have to admit," He leaned down as she wriggled under him, "I'm somewhat surprise you wish to play this game with me,"

He bit back a hiss as she rubbed up against him. Smirking up at him, she replied, "A game to pass the time is always useful," Her lips twitched into a teasing grin, "Besides, it's amusing that you think you'll win."

His eyes narrowed, "You think you'll be able to win?"

"I know I'll win," Her smirk turned taunting, "It's just a matter of time before you realize it,"

He growled softly at the taunt and pressed his body against hers as he captured her lips in a searing kiss. She kissed him back after a few seconds and he marveled at the feeling. Once the need for air became too much, he pulled back, "You won't win."

She snorted as he moved off of her, "I will win. It'd be a piss pour game if one of us gave up at the beginning."

He chuckled as she sat up next to him, "I suppose so."

"So why have Bepo bring me in here rather than have him take me to my own room?" She looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

He realized that he didn't have an answer to that question. Another question he had no answer to when it involved her. Offering her a smirk, He said, "I felt like it."

She hummed before shrugging, "Guess that's an okay answer," She moved towards the edge of the bed and stood up, "I should go and see if they need my help in the kitchen."

He felt slightly amused and a little more than confused at how calm she was acting, "Ariun-ya it's almost dinner time. They won't have anything for you to do."

Ariun swore to his amusement, "Damn I've been asleep for over six hours."

He chuckled just as someone called out that dinner was ready.

"Ari-chan you okay?" Okay so Shachi wasn't scared of me anymore.

"I'm fine still a little tired," I waved off his concern as I sat down with my plate of food.

Before Shachi could argue, Law spoke up, "Ariun-ya is fine Shachi-ya. She just needs to rest some more," He then turned his attention to me, "You're off kitchen duty for the next two days."

"What am I going to be doing in the meantime?" I wasn't feeling too bad about not helping make food.

I had no problem whatsoever with Law's order save for the small fact that I needed something to do other than sleep. Law seemed to have realized that fact from my question as he replied, "You will act as my assistant for the duration of those two days."

Nodding my head, I began eating while grimacing slightly at the bland taste. I ignored the looks Shachi and Penguin were giving me. Well for the most part. I might've shot them a glare and now they were very pale. Law seemed amused by that and a questioning look caused me to smirk at him.

"Ariun-ya I want you to come to my office in an hour," Law told me as I sat down with my plate of food.

I nodded my head and began eating while trying not to grimace at how bland my food tasted. Law hadn't lied about Buck giving me bland food for punching him in the nose. I mentally promised myself to apologize to him at some point.

"So what are we going to be doing?" Ariun asked as she took a seat across from him.

"You'll be working on the finances as I look over the supply count that was given to me," He informed her while holding out the papers she would need.

She took them and set them on the desk in front of her. She reached into the canvas bag she was almost always carrying and took out a notebook as well as a pencil. She opened the notebook before grabbing the first of the papers he had given her and began to look it over. He nodded to himself and began reading over his own set of papers.

I yawned softly and stretched a bit causing my back to crack. I rubbed the back of my neck and murmured, "Finished."

Law looked at me with slight amusement, "It took you two hours."

I shrugged in reply, "So? I redid all my calculations eight times just to be sure of everything."

"Eight times?" He looked at me with a small bit of surprise.

"It's best to be sure of everything you can be," I yawned again as I leaned back against the chair, "Just like you when you're fighting an opponent and don't know if they'll die from a bullet to the heart, you should either shoot them in the head, break their neck, or cut off their head to be sure,"

"You're using the bounty hunter from the last island as an example," Law stated more than asked.

I nodded while frowning softly, "I'm still wondering what devil fruit he ate."

"We'll never know," He looked at the clock he had in the room, "Go to the kitchens and get something for me to snack on," I stood up with another yawn, "Take a nap after you come back,"

"Aye," I yawned out as I left the room.

After delivering Law his snack and some coffee, I headed to my room and laid down on my bed. Yawning softly, I curled up and fell asleep.

After waking up from my nap and grabbing lunch, Law had me follow him into the infirmary. He gestured to one of the exam beds, "Take a seat. I want to see how your injured hand is doing."

Nodding, I walked over to the bed and took a seat. I covered my mouth with my hand to stifle a yawn and muttered, "Damn I can't believe I'm still tried."

I removed the bandages before Law could ask. He looked over the rapidly fading cuts and nodded, "Seems that all of them are doing well," He looked at the two cuts he had to stitch up, "The stitches can come out."

He went about doing so and I asked, "What do you want me to do after this?"

"Take another nap or something," He seemed slightly amused for whatever reason, "You're still really tired,"

Humming softly, I nodded, "Kay."

Law watched her leave the infirmary as he was cleaning up and frowned as he recalled what Maki had told him...

"Maki-ya, Ariun-ya isn't waking up from her nap," Law informed the gold eyed medic upon finding him in crew's lounge.

Maki looked up from the medical book in his lap and seemed to consider his words before asking, "Was she warm?"

"She was laying on the deck," He felt slightly irritated at the lack of answers.

"Dude she isn't going to wake up if she's warm," Kuro pipped up from Maki's side.

"When Storm hasn't used her powers for a while, her internal temperature takes a nosedive," Maki reminded while placing a bookmark in his book, "It takes a while for her internal temperature to return to normal unless she surrounded by warmth constantly," Law felt his irritation sky rocket at the fact these idiots hadn't told him this before, "Her body is more receptive to heat if she's asleep thus she is naturally more tired,"

"Basically, she needs to sleep a shit load in order to regain her normal temperature," Kuro summarized.

"If you want to speed up the process, she'd need to be in close contact with someone that has a high internal temperature," Maki continued as if Kuro hadn't even spoken, "The best way for her to do that is to sleep beside someone,"

He shook that memory away and sighed softly. Perhaps he should have her sleep with Bepo tonight? He threw that idea away almost immediatly. It wasn't that he minded it, but something in him rebelled at the thought her sleeping with someone else. He groaned at that thought. Why the hell did he have a problem with it? He shook his head and finished cleaning up. He would tell her to sleep with Bepo tonight.

"You want Bepo and I to sleep together?" I looked at Law with a raised eyebrow, "Why?"

"Maki-ya has told me that it would help increase your internal temperature faster which should help you fully recover from the use of your ability," Law informed me.

I noticed that the emotions in his eyes seemed conflicted, but brushed it off since it probably had nothing to do with me. I looked at Bepo and asked, "Do you wanna sleep with me?"

He shrugged his shoulders, "Sure."

I turned to Law and nodded, "Okay Bepo and I will sleep in my room tonight."

Law glared at his ceiling as he failed to fall asleep for the tenth time tonight. Why the hell couldn't he just fall asleep?

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