"So how do you want to do this?", asked Olivia.

"Hmm, I suppose we could try hand to hand combat. That way even if I can't stop your attacks with my powers we're still getting training done."

"Alright then.", agreed the swordsman as she moved to land a hit on the young doctor's stomach.

"I see, you're not one to wait and play fairly are you?", asked Code with a smirk, easily dodging the blow.

"Battles aren't fair, this is how real fighters train."

"I guess you'll just have to teach me then, what with all your battle prowess." Code jumped forward, his left leg moving to sweep out his opponent's feet as his right arm faked a punch. Olivia read Code's moves with her haki, bringing her left arm up in defense of her face while the right caught the doctor's incoming leg. The swordsman smirked at her friend's shocked face as he was throw several feet back after the botched attack.

"Looks like you have a lot to learn."

"Alright, alright, you win for now.", acquiesced the boy as he stood and dusted himself off. "Your turn first."

"What do you mean?"

"You won the first round, so ask me a question and I'll answer it?", replied the teen with a smile.

"I thought we just came out here to train, and that we have all the time in the world to talk.", said Olivia mockingly.

"I'm impatient."

"Alright then, what do you think of my crew?"

"They seem carefree because of all the crazy antics, but underneath even I can tell that there's some unbreakable bond that binds you together and it makes all of you incredibly strong. As far as your actual blood relatives go, I haven't even met your father yet and somehow I'm already terrified of him based on what the other Straw Hats said, but you mother seemed nice, and I can tell how much her and everyone else loves you. I like them."

"Hehe, you probably don't need to worry about my dad, he's a big dork, and there's only like a thirty percent chance that he'll try and kill you.", laughed Olivia as she ducked to avoid Code's fist.

"I'm not sure how to feel about those odds." Code continued his series of quick jabs until he had memorized the historian's dodge pattern, and countered it by quickly switching which hand he brought forward. "My turn.", said the boy after his fist had paused, barely skimming the smooth skin of Olivia's unguarded cheek. "What do you like to do in your free time?"

"I enjoy reading, mainly historical texts that I can talk about with my Mom since we're both archaeologists. I love practicing my swordsmanship, and my dad and Uncle Luffy spend a lot of time training me to control my haki and in hand to hand combat in case I don't have my katana with me. Other than that I guess I just like spending time with everyone, it doesn't really matter what we're doing as long we're together.", responded the girl thoughtfully. "Oh, and taking a nice long nap after a burning hot shower is the best."

"Hehe, you kinda weird you know that."

"Like you're one to talk, what do you do in your spare time?", countered the young historian.

"Nope, you have to land another hit before I answer."

Bad move Code., thought Olivia as she activated her flash step. "Does this count?", asked Olivia as she whispered in Code's ear after seemingly disappearing from deck and landing silently behind the oblivious boy.

"I'm torn between being impressed and scared of you right now."

"That's the effect I was going for.", laughed Olivia as she stepped back from the doctor. "So hobbies, go."

"Reading is something we have in common, although I prefer medical texts, especially those that deal with the human mind like psychology."

"You like knowing how people think.", said Olivia.

"Hmm, more like why they think the way they do. It's fascinating to see what makes people tick and how things shape their personality and psyche."

"Can you tell how I think?", asked the girl.

"Sorta, but that's not your original question."

"Right, continue."

"Hmm, my father and I spend a lot of time together. He teaches me about medical practices and how to control my devil fruit, and we play Go a lot." Code looked up to see his new friend with a conflicted look on her face, though she was trying her best to hide it. "It's okay, you can ask."

"What?", asked Olivia, trying to play dumb.

"You're wondering why I haven't mention my mother at all."

"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to.", said the teen guiltily.

"No, I don't mind telling you Olivia, after all we're friends. I don't want you to feel uncomfortable about asking me anything, alright."

"Alright. Here let's take a break and rest.", said the teen as she pulled Code towards the bench that encircled the Sunny's main mast. Code took a seat next to the raven-haired girl gratefully, this exercise had worn him out more than he thought. Trying to control someone as strong-willed as Olivia while simultaneously attacking and avoiding her hits when his powers didn't work was exhausting.

"I never met her, but my father's told me lots of stories about her from when she was alive. He met her on her on some random New World island after he separated from the Straw Hat pirates, she was dying from a very rare disease now called Chaidefistocous, which causes the victim's blood to thicken over time until it can no longer flow though their veins. When she heard that the famous doctor, Trafalgar Law was on the island she begged him to do anything he could to her to try and heal her, regardless of pain or risk to her own body. Father, took it as a chance to experiment with an unfamiliar disease and agreed to treat her if she was willing to set sail as a Heart Pirate. She ended up staying with him for months while he operated on her, and was eventually cured by his ability to split her body up and cycle uninfected blood into her." Code paused, his eyes clouding with grief and something else, perhaps guilt, thought Olivia. She reached out and touched his knee gingerly, making his pale gray eyes shoot up to meet her turquoise ones as she smiled at him.

"It's alright Code.", comforted the older girl.

"Yes, don't worry, I'm fine now." said Code, resting his hand on top of the swordsman's. "After she was fully recovered he told her that they would drop her off at the next island, but she wanted to stay with him and continue sailing. Father allowed her to stay and the two of them grew closer over the next year, and soon after discovered that she was carrying me. Everything should have been fine then, but when the time came to give birth...my father hadn't realized the damage that my mother's body had endured while she was infected. Her veins had stretched from the thickened blood that used to flow through her, so when she started bleeding during childbirth the thinner blood was able to flow out much too quickly. Father, tells me that the last thing she did was give me my name before she died from blood loss."

Olivia stayed silent, afraid of offending her friend, or saying something insensitive to the boy that had just poured out his life story to her.

"Don't look so glum Olivia, I'm alright."

"I just feel bad I guess, I can't imagine not having my mom with me all these years.", admitted the girl.

"It's not like I've been left alone my entire life, I have the Heart Pirates who are like family to me, and Father who loves me more than I can understand, and now I have you. My life isn't something to cry over, I'm perfectly happy.", said the boy with a smile. Olivia smiled back, the two new friends relishing the new information that just stood to strengthen their growing bond.

"So how abou-", started the swordsman.

"YOU HAD IT THE WHOLE TIME!", came a voice that Olivia assumed was Nami, due to the underlying feminine tone.

"HOW DID YOU FORGET SOMETHING LIKE THAT?!", chimed in the chef accompanied by the sounds of breaking wood.

"I almost got eaten because of this!", shouted an upset Chopper.

"I hope Zoro reams your rubber neck when he finds out about this!", yelled Usopp.

Code and Olivia stared at the door separating them from the dispute inside. "Should we go see what's going on?", asked Code.

"No just stay here, we'll find out in just a sec."

"How will w-"

"You had it sewn to your hat the whole time! How could you be so thoughtless and not remember that?", came Nami's voice again.

"You're the one that sewed it and you didn't remember!", argued Luffy.

"It's not my hat Moron!"

"See, told you we didn't have to move.", said the archaeologist.

"Is your captain going to be alright, the rest of them sound very angry?", asked Code.

"Well, he is rubber, so I'm sure he won't get hurt too bad."

"If you're sure. So... round four?"

"Round four.", agreed Olivia, launching a kick at the Plasma-Plasma fruit user's legs as he scurried out of her range.

Next Morning

Robin was currently making her way to the kitchen in search of some much needed coffee. Her and Zoro hadn't eaten dinner the previous night and were now in desperate need of some kind of sustenance after the previous day's activities. The raven-haired woman now donned a simple silk robe as she entered the kitchen to prepare the leftovers she knew Sanji had left for them as well as her favorite beverage.

"Morning Mom.", called Olivia, turning to see her mother entering the kitchen. The teen was in the middle of distributing the pink contents of the blender into two glasses.

"Good Morning Sweetie. What are you doing up this early?", asked the woman, taken aback by her normally sleepy daughter's cheeriness.

"After dinner last night Code and Law left to bring their ship around the island to dock near ours, they arrived a couple hours ago, so Code came aboard and we've been training for the past couple hours.", answered the girl, moving to wash the emptied blender.

"So are you two getting along well?", asked Robin, approaching her daughter.

"Yes, and for the record I just think he's nice and fun to be around, nothing else. So no more comments like before, okay.", said Olivia, her cheeks coloring.

"Fufufu, I see. Although if you feelings ever change you are more than welcome to come talk with me about it."

"I don't see that happening, but thanks." said Olivia as she dried her hands. "Here.", said the swordsman as she offered a thermos to her mother.

"What's this?"

"Coffee, hazelnut flavored with little sugar and no cream, just how you like it.", responded Olivia. "And plates are warning up in the oven with leftovers for you and Dad."

"You really are the perfect child. Thank you Olivia." Robin tilted her daughter's chin up to press a kiss to her cheek.

"It's nothing. Well, Code's waiting on me and these smoothies." Olivia wrapped her arms around Robin, giving her mother a quick hug before grabbing the glasses off the counter and running out of the kitchen. Robin moved to open the oven and retrieve the reheated plates when Olivia's head popped around the corner again. "Oh and Uncle Luffy had the vivre card sewn in his hat the whole time.", said the girl before racing off.

I should warn Room-kun and Luffy before Zoro awakens and finds out about this.