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We were once again in theater one two days later and I was laid out on the cold metal table. Law called forth his room and started using scan before nodding to Maki, "Maki-ya begin."

Maki nodded and smiled at me as his features once more turned slightly demonic, "Close your eyes Storm."

Nodding, my eyes slipped closed and I tried to relax. It wasn't long until I felt the warmth that came with Maki using the ability. It was an uncomfortable feeling that reminded me too much of bleeding to find any comfort in it regardless of how much I enjoyed warm things. It was all I could do to keep from moving away from the sensation. The tiredness and hunger from the last time popped up though as it did the pain from my injury seemed to lessen as time went on. Law spoke after a while, "Maki-ya that's enough."

My eyes opened as the warmth vanished. I shivered as Maki helped me sit up, "Have I mentioned that you doing that feels uncomfortable?"

"How so?" Law asked as he moved closer to look over my injury.

"It reminds me of bleeding," I explained with a slight shudder, "Not a fun thing to be reminded of. It also feels uncomfortable because my chest feels cold once the warmths gone,"

Law nodded, "The results are the same with Callen-ya. How long does the chill last?"

"Last time it lasted until after we ate lunch," I answered as Law began taking out my stitches, "How long until I'm fully healed?"

"Another session and a day of rest should take care of it," Law replied making me smile, "You can start trying to walk after I get you bandaged up,"

I grinned upon hearing that making Maki snort, "Of course you'd be happy about that."

Offering Maki a wounded look, I said, "I hate not being able to walk around on my own. I don't like being carried remember."

Maki shook his head in amusement, "Yet you haven't complained about Captain carrying you around."

"Because he isn't an asshole that's going to drop me for shits and giggles unlike you," I shot back.

Maki gave me a mock offended look, "Kuro's the one that does that."

"And I like eating eel," Maki snorted since it was well known what I would do if someone tried to get me to eat that slimy stuff.

"What's wrong with eel?" Law asked as he finished removing my stitches and redid the bandages.

I shuddered at the mere thought of those things and mock gagged. Maki rolled his eyes at my childish act as he answered Law, "Storm hates them and has hated them since I've known her."

"It's just wrong to eat those things," Law offered me an amused look, "They're to me what bread is to you,"

At that, Law seemed to understand. Instead of continuing the conversation, Law handed me my shirt as Maki left to go see if lunch was ready. I pulled it on and redid the buttons on it. Law held out a hand for me to take, "We'll try walking now. If you're legs can't take most of your weight after ten minutes, we'll wait until tomorrow to try again."

I nodded as I took his hand and he helped me down from the table. My legs couldn't take my weight at all and Law was the only thing keeping me from face planting. Law hooked his arm around my waist and forced me to lean against him which let him take most of my weight. He moved out of theatre one with me trying to get my weakened legs to take my weight. It was slow going, but I somewhat managed to walk around. I looked at Law after the ten minutes were up and asked, "So is this good enough that I don't have to take baths anymore?"

"You don't like baths?" Law teasingly asked which brought the last few baths we took together to the forefront of my mind.

Law had taken every chance to get me to produce some sort of sound and last night had ended up with him teasing my nipples. I was so close to smacking him it wasn't even funny. Pushing those thoughts down, I glared at him as I hissed, "I liked baths, but not with you."

My reply caused Law to chuckle before actually answering my question, "Yes you don't have to take baths anymore. You'll still have to shower with me though," His voice gained a huskiness that made me shiver as he turned face me fully and wrapped his other arm around my waist, "And I intend to use that time wisely."

Law watched Ariun blush lightly as he purred out that last word and she shivered against him. He couldn't wait until they showered together. Not only would he gain an actual view of her front, he would also be able to tease her in ways he hadn't before. She would be getting a good view of him as well. He mentally chuckled as he thought of her reaction. Oh that was going to be fun.

"Ari-chan!" His crew grinned as he helped Ariun into the galley.

Shachi raced up and would have grabbed Ariun had it not been for the glare Law directed at him. Shachi paled slightly before laughing sheepishly and grinning at Ariun, "How ya feeling?"

"I've been better, but pretty good," Ariun smiled at Shachi, "What about you guys?"

Law had pulled Ariun over to their regular table after looking at Buck and nodding to the table. He settled Ariun into the chair next to him which was Shachi's regular chair. The ginger haired man didn't seem to mind as he went to get some lunch. Buck carried over two trays of food and drinks while giving Ariun a smile, "Glad to see you up Kitten. We've been worried about you."

Ariun's eyes softened as Law felt a sting of jealousy towards the other man. It was an irrational thing, but he still felt that sting because of Ariun's words two days ago...

Guys with muscle like Buck are my prefered body type...

He also felt that sting of jealousy as Ariun spoke with Shachi and Penguin...

Guys with Shachi and Penguin's non-perverted personalities are the people I tend to enjoy being around.

He damn well knew that it was irrational since Ariun had told him that something about him made her forget that stuff, but still! He was a healthy guy going after her and he wasn't one of the type of people she prefered. He shoved that part of him down as he promised himself that Ariun would never leave his bed.

"What are you two doing?" Law stared at the two in surprise.

Ariun was sitting on the couch facing towards him with Bepo sitting in front of her. She looked up at him with amusement before holding up a brush, "Bepo wanted to be brushed and I offered. He's so soft."

Law looked at Bepo, "I thought I told you that I would brush you tomorrow."

"Sorry," Bepo looked down.

Ariun shook her head lightly, "You can't really blame him Law," Law looked at her with a raised eyebrow, "He had multiple knots and one part of his fur was matted. He really needed a good brushing."

Law supposed that was a good enough answer and nodded, "I see," Bepo was standing up and pulling his orange boiler suit back on, "Bepo-ya you are on night duty correct?"

"Yes Captain," Bepo looked at him curiously as he zipped up his boiler suit.

Law nodded to himself, "You wouldn't have been awake when I was able to brush you," He smiled at the bear, "I don't fault you for it. Go about your duties."

Bepo nodded and left the room with a smile. Law looked at Ariun as a thought occurred to him, "What about you?"

"What about me?" She looked at him curiously as she laid the brush on the coffee table.

"What about the fur in your leopard form?" Ariun hummed in reply.

"I haven't had my fur brushed in that form since the day before I met you," Law was slightly surprised by that, "I guess I just forgot about it though my fur shouldn't be in too bad of a shape since my hair is in good condition,"

Law wondered how that made sense before shaking it off as he placed Kikoku on his desk and smirked at Ariun, "Shall we go shower?"

I refrained from blushing as I grabbed the new bag of night clothes I had grabbed when Maki helped me down to my room earlier. Law walked over and helped me off the couch before I could even try getting up on my own. Law led the way into the bathroom and released my hand to open the shower door. I placed my bag on the counter and began unbuttoning my shirt as Law turned on the shower. I slipped my shirt off and tossed it into the laundry bin as Law turned back to me. He smirked and I rolled my eyes at him. Once I was undressed and he had looked over my injury again, he pushed me towards the shower. I was surprised when he closed the door behind me, but ignored it as I moved under the warm spray. A low groan left me as the water hit my hair and slipped down my back. I heard the door opening, but ignored it in favor of the heaven that was a shower. I turned my head to glare at Law as he pulled me against him, "What?"

He chuckled in amusement, "Ariun-ya you looked like you were going to collapse."

I snorted and pushed at him lightly, "Yeah right. Let's just get this over with."

I faced the spray of water once more and it wasn't long before Law began washing my hair. Once that was done and I had rinsed off my shampoo, he began washing my back. I bit my lip as he started washing lower and hopped to hell he didn't notice it. I felt him stop just above it as he asked, "What's this?"

A shiver went through me as his fingers ran over starburst birthmark that rested in the dimple on the left side of my back, "A birthmark."

"An oddly shaped one," I tensed the longer his fingers touched it, "Something wrong?"

"No," I answered quickly.

I let out a soft gasp as he pressed lightly on it. My legs became weak and I began falling down. Law caught me quickly, "What the hell?"

Rather answer him, I closed my eyes and rested against him. After a few moments, I decided to answer his question, "A bundle of nerves rests just under that particular mark. A powerful bundle of nerves."

Law was quiet for a few seconds before chuckling, "So," I shuddered at the huskiness in his voice, "When were you planning on telling me about this particular secret?"

I struggled to figure out what to say because I had never intended to tell him about it. Mentally sighing, I said, "Never."

A low groan left me as Law's fingers found their way to my birthmark and lightly pressed against it, "I probably would have found it later."

"Probably," I agreed as my mind became slightly blank.

After Law decided to stop touching my birthmark, he finished washing my back, "Turn around."

I did so slowly and he smirked at me. I glared at him before finding my eyes looking at his chest. My eyes widened at the sight of his tattoos and without thinking, I reached out to trace one of the thick black lines that made up his tribal heart, "This must have taken forever," My mind went over just how much pain he went in since chest tattoos were supposed to hurt like hell, "How did you deal with the pain?"

"I just did," Law looked amused.

I ignored him for the moment as I traced the black lines, "Beautiful."

Law snorted and broke me from my slight trance by running the wash cloth against my collarbone. I removed my hand as Law ran the washcloth over my breasts though he was careful when it came to my injury. I glanced down at it as Law commented, "It's going to end up scaring."

"Another scar," I mused aloud, "My first in years,"

"Interesting," Law muttered.

I began raising my eyes to look at him when I stopped as my eyes locked on to his-"Fuck."

Law chuckled as my eyes shot up, "See something you like?"

I didn't bother replying as I mentally smacked myself. Did I really just do that? I mean it was on total accident, but still! I shook my head as I replied, "No comment."

"I'll take that as a yes," He resumed washing my front.

Soon enough, he was kneeling before me while washing my legs. My hands were on his shoulders both to keep my balance and to keep myself from falling over. I didn't want to admit it, but it was getting harder to stand. Law seemed to notice as he stood up. Before I could say anything, he pulled me into a kiss. Before I could get too lost in the kiss, I felt him wash between my legs. I pulled away only for him to pull me back again.

Law felt like cursing as Ariun's breasts were crushed against his chest and her body pressed against his as he distracted her with a kiss. As he washed between her legs, Law wanted to drop the washcloth so his fingers could bury themselves inside of her, but he didn't. As much as he wanted to, he knew that Ariun's body couldn't handle it at the moment. He could tell she was weakening as he helped her rinse off. Fuck the next few days were going to be torture.

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