Tickets and Stress

Ace made it to the police station in record time, in fact it was probably not the smartest idea to speed to the police station. The thought crossed his mind but he simply shrugged and got out of his car. He realized as he walked into the sterile building that Smoker might not be there considering he had supposedly been relegated to street duty after some incident with a criminal earlier in the week. Looks like he was just going to have to wait for the captain to return.

He could feel a restless anticipation welling up from within and he looked around the station from where he was sprawled across some benches for something to do. His eyes fell upon a young woman sitting behind a desk off to the side and his eyes lit up with excitement. Readjusting his pants so that they fell just right on his hips Ace strolled over to the desk. Stopping in front of the desk he cleared his throat quietly and waited, the girl looked up and got a full view of Ace's bare chest. He might not be as muscled as Smoker was but he had a damn fine chest and he knew it.

"Umm... can I help you sir?" the woman stammered quietly.

"I think you can, I certainly hope you can... Officer Tashigi."

Ace let the words flow out with the hint of seduction lacing them, pausing to read the name on the desk plate. The woman's face reddened slightly and Ace could tell she was easily flustered, this was going to be more fun than he thought. He perched himself lightly on her desk watching as she pushed herself back at his sudden closeness.



"What- what do you need? And you should really be wearing a shirt if you're in here."

"A shirt? Oh right I'm not wearing one. I am sorry Officer next time I'll be sure to put one on. My problem however is a few tickets that were nothing more than a misunderstanding."

"What were the tickets for and when were they issued?"

"They weren't anything important, I got them just now but Smoker-taisa said you could take care of it for me."

"Sm-smoker? Take care of it how?"

"They were really just a simple misunderstanding, a joke more than anything."

Ace flashed her a dimpled grin and watched as she grew more and more flustered.

"The truth is Tashigi, that Smoker-taisa just needed an excuse to talk to me. He's a little nervous about the age difference but the tickets themselves aren't necessary."

"C-could I see the tickets please?"

Ace had to keep from laughing at how red her face was turning and at how hard she was trying to not stare at his chest. He pulled the tickets out of his pocket and gently tossed them down in front of her being sure that the one with Smoker's address was in the middle. Tashigi picked up the first one and examined it carefully before moving to the second. Ace watched with hidden glee as realization dawned on her face. Tashigi dropped the ticket paper as if it burnt her and glanced up at him. Feigning innocence he widened his eyes in shock.



"Is there a problem Officer?"

"This isn't a ticket." Tashigi replied, her eyes focused on a stack of papers to her left.

"Oh sorry, I didn't realize that was stuck in there."

"Err... it's okay. I'll just take care of these. You don't need to worry..."

Ace restrained a triumphant grin and instead shot her a grateful look. He leaned closer to whisper low enough for only her to hear.

"This is highly appreciated Tashigi, both taisa and I thank you."

Ace wasn't able to find out what her response would have been instead they were interupted by a loud growl behind him.

"What the hell do you think you're doing Portgas?"

Ace slid off the desk and sidled over to the fuming captain.

"Taking care of the tickets like you suggested taisa."

"Put on a damn shirt. You can't just go walking around half-naked."

"I'm sorry taisa, am I ruining your fun of taking it off." Ace purred, pressed close to the cop.



Ace could see both the anger and the desire battling for dominance in Smoker's eyes and he wondered just how much more he could push the man. Smoker was dangerous, Ace could sense it. There was a hunger, a power just under the surface which was highly volatile and Ace was itching to try and harness it.

"You really should do one of those stress management sessions I was telling you about. There's one starting now if you're interested."

Ace's voice was husky and still dangerously low the effect on Smoker becoming more and more evident. The internal battle continued for another few moments before the desire took over.

"Go. I'll be there right behind you." Smoker growled, barely a whisper.

"Mmm, right behind me eh? That's exactly where I want you."

A strangled moan escaped the cop and Ace tossed him a smirk before sauntering out of the police station. He stopped by Tashigi's desk first to pick the ticket slip with Smoker's address on it back up, tossing her a wink as he did.