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I walked into the galley as the clock approached midnight and offered Law a raised eyebrow, "Why are you still up?"

"I could ask you the same question," He looked even more tired than before.

"I got caught up drawing and just now noticed the time," I moved towards the kitchen, "What about you?"

Law didn't answer me as I entered the kitchen and went about making a fresh pot of coffee. Once that was done, I grabbed two cups, filled them with the fresh coffee, and made one the way I liked it. I took both mugs out into the galley and handed Law his black coffee. He took it with a raised eyebrow, "Why?"

I snorted softly as I sat down across from him, "You looked like you needed it," I blew on mine to help cool it down, "So what are you doing up so late?"

"Reading," Law answered while eyeing his cup.

"It's black," I told him, "I know you don't like anything else even if add sugar would help keep you awake,"

He finally took a sip of his coffee after blowing it off and sighed softly, "Thank you," I waved him off, "How is the training going?"

"Considering the fact we've only been at it for a week and a half," I took a sip of my liquid heaven and sighed softly, "They're doing fairly well. Shippo is rather adept and able to pick things up quickly," I leaned back slightly, "It makes me wonder if he was kitsune or something in a past life,"

Law chuckled softly, "You wouldn't be the first to say that. Had it not been for Shippo and Josh joining my crew, they would have bounties by now."

"No doubt," I murmured in agreement, "From what I've heard from them and from some common clients, they're good at what they do,"

Silence settled over us and I found myself enjoying it. Out of everyone on this sub, I had found that only Maki, Yamire, and Law were able to stay silent for a long time. Even Bepo was prone to speaking or making some sort of noise, I would admit Bepo was very cute when he did it, but silence was a very nice thing. Law broke the silence after a while, "Callen-ya hasn't been causing you trouble, has he?"

"No," I was somewhat grateful for that, "Then again, I have Kuro or Kaze taining him most of the time,"

Law nodded in acknowledgement, "I had a feeling that you would do that," He smirked at the grin I offered him before it disappeared and Law looked serious, "Ariun-ya when we reach the next island, you are going to spar with me."

Law was slightly surprised and happy upon seeing Ariun's face light up. She grinned largely and eagerly, "Really?"

"Yes," He couldn't keep the amusement he felt out of his tone, "You're excited?"

"Of course!" She took a sip of her coffee and seemed to calm down, "You are a strong opponent and it would be a very nice way to see how well I do against you,"

He offered her a raised eyebrow, "You do not believe you would win?"

She shook her head, "Not really," She ran a hand through her hair as she smiled sheepishly, "You probably have a lot more formal training and stuff then I do, so I'm not going to hold my breath," She closed her eyes for a few minutes before opening them, "I have a small bit of hope that I can beat you."

Hearing her reasons, he could see her point. While he hated to admit it, the pink bastard had made sure he was trained. Deciding to make things a little interesting, he offered, "How about we start out just using our natural abilities without our devil fruits?"

She nodded with a slight smile, "That's reasonable."

Law turned his head slightly when he felt something soft brush against the bare part of his arm. Ariun was in her leopard form and had her paws on the railing as she looked at the approaching island. He felt slightly amused at the sight and lifted up his hand to settle it on her head. She turned her head lightly to look at him as he did that, "Ariun-ya."

"Law," She greeted before turning to look back at the island they were approaching.

"Our spar will wait until after we know when the log-pose will set," He informed her and gained a small growl of agreement from her, "Depending on when it sets, we'll either spar today or tomorrow,"

"Good," Her tail flicked behind her as she eyed the island they were approaching, "The air is becoming warmer,"

"It is a summer island after all," He was slightly worried about how Bepo would take the heat since the bear didn't have the luxury of being able to become a human like Ariun did.

Ariun opened her mouth to speak only to shut it as she turned to look behind them. Law turned and found Callen approaching. The mechanic had gained a small scar from Ariun's dagger which seemed to make him more neutral to the zoan user. In all honesty, Law was wary of the man's new attitude towards Ariun given what he knew of the mechanics past. He shoved down his suspicion as Callen spoke, "Captain."

"What is it Callen-ya?" Ariun had tensed somewhat as the man's dull brown eyes focused on her.

"I was wondering if those of us in the infiltration group will be required to do our regular duties on the new island," Law frowned at the man.

Law looked at Ariun, "Ariun-ya do they need any supplies?"

"At the moment, no," She was looking at Callen with narrowed eyes, "The only ones that could possibly need anything are Shippo and Josh because of how easily they're taking to this,"

"Then Callen-ya, the answer is no," Callen nodded though Law was surprised to see a little anger on the green haired male's face, "You will be doing your regular duties,"

"Aye Captain," Callen walked away.

Ariun growled lightly prompting Law to ask, "Ariun-ya what's wrong?"

"He's planning something," She hissed, "I do not know what, but I do know he's planning something and it isn't good,"

Law could only agree. The green haired mechanic's recent actions were not adding up with what he knew of the man. If anything, it made him seem more suspicious. Frowning deeply, Law turned his attention back to the approaching island, "We will have to watch Callen-ya for now."

Law disliked the fact that he might end up losing one of his crew members because the man was being an idiot. He would freely admit that his crew was filled with idiots, but none of them would willingly plan something against a fellow member of the crew outside of a few pranks. He internally grimaced at what he might have to do.

"You do realize the gang planks are there for a reason right?" Shachi commented as I landed next to him on the dock.

Offering the ginger haired man a grin, I retorted, "Everything is there for a reason, but it's up to us to define that reason."

Turning away from the slightly confused man, I offered Law a smile, "So what am I supposed to do?"

"We're going to find out when the log-pose sets and then get medical supplies," Law informed me as Bepo walked up.

Bepo seemed slightly uncomfortable, but the heat wasn't too bad. I offered the bear a sympathetic look as we followed Law through town. Bepo gave me a weak smile and I mentally promised myself to get the bear some ice cream to help him cool down.

We ended up in a bar around lunch before we found out when the log-pose set. I was slightly happy upon hearing that the log-pose took five days to set which would give me plenty of time to find a female companion. Before my thoughts could get out of hand, Law spoke to me, "Ariun-ya we'll spar tomorrow in the nearby forest."

"Sweet," I grinned at the thought, "Are we going to get a hotel for our stay or are we staying on the ship?"

"Hotel," Law replied while offering me a raised eyebrow, "Why?"

Rather than tell him about my plans to find a good female companion, I instead said, "While the sub is nice, I'd rather have solid ground under my feet and the chance to run around," I then tapped my canvas bag, "Plus, I wanna find a good place to draw the island and maybe find some animals to sketch," I offered him a sheepish smile, "That is if you'll let me go off on my own, of course."

He seemed to consider it before nodding, "I don't see a problem even if you didn't ask on the last island," He chuckled as I rolled my eyes, "Once you finish eating, we'll go gather the medical supplies we need."

Law looked that the hotel before offering Buck a nod, "This will do."

"I'll go grab some rooms," Buck paused before asking, "Does the kitten get her own room again?"

"Yes," Law saw no reason to make her room with anyone else especially since tonight all the men were going to try to get some female companions.

Buck seemed to realize the same thing and grinned slightly, "Alright."

Law watched as the chef walked towards the hotel before looking around for Ariun and Bepo. He had asked the two to find something to do while he talked to Buck. Upon spotting Bepo, he bit back a chuckle. Bepo was eating a large vanilla ice cream cone and talking to the ice cream vendor. The moment his eyes landed on Ariun he found his eyes widening. In her hand, she held what looked to be a cherry popsicle. Law swallowed as he watched her pink tongue dart out to lick the cherry flavored treat and her eyes closed in bliss. He wondered if she would have the same expression on her face if she was licking his-What the hell was he thinking?!

I hummed softly as I enjoyed the cherry flavored popsicle Bepo had gotten for me and listened to Bepo talk to the vendor. The woman didn't seem too fazed by Bepo talking prompting me to ask, "Mind explaining why you're not too surprised by Bepo talking?"

The bear immediatly seemed depressed and murmured, "Sorry."

"Sweetie!" I wrapped my arms around Bepo after biting into my treat in order to not drop it.

Bepo seemed to perk up and hugged me back while being mindful of both our treats. I released him and took hold of my popsicle again while trying to ignore how cold had made my teeth. The vendor chuckled and shook her head lightly at our antics before answering my question, "I've seen plenty of oddities during my life here in the Grandline. Meeting a Mink this far out of the New World is odd, but not too strange."

"You know Bepo's a mink?" I looked at her in surprise.

"Yup," She grinned, "I think he's pretty cute too!"

Bepo blushed and I giggled as Bepo grabbed my hand, "Let's go find Captain."

I waved the vendor goodbye and let Bepo lead the way. We found Law talking to Buck not too far away and walked over to the two. Buck caught sight of us and grinned, "Hey Darlin', Bepo."

"Hey Buck," We greeted.

I eyed Law as he looked away from me, "You okay Law?"

"I'm fine," He grumbled while not looking at me, "We have room's in the hotel now. Ariun your room is across from Bepo and I's,"

Buck handed me a bronze colored key with 212 printed on the key. I put it in my canvas bag after handing my popsicle to Bepo for safe keeping. Once I put it away, I took my treat back from Bepo and hummed softly as I licked it again. I was surprised to see Buck's cheeks go pink and he gave a quick goodbye before running off. I watched him go as Bepo muttered, "What happened?"

Realizing what had gone through the man's mind, I giggled, "Buck's perverted mind happened."

I went to lick my popsicle again only to find it gone. I looked around before spotting it in Law's hand. He smirked at me and said, "Ariun-ya you really shouldn't eat such things around your crewmates. They might take it the wrong way."

I glowered at him and tried to snatch my ice cream back. He moved away before I could and I growled softly. Without thinking, I began to chase Law around to get my popsicle back. The only thing going through my mind at the moment was getting my popsicle back.

"I can't believe it melted before I could get it back," I glared at the stick in my hand then at Law.

"Now, now Ariun-ya no need to be childish," Law teased with a smirk.

I glared harder at him before tossing the stick into the closeby trash can, "You owe me a new popsicle."

I heard multiple thumps and turned to see most of the crew passed out with blood coming from their noses. I stared at them before face palming as Law chuckled. God damn perverts.

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