Regan sighed it was past the time she should have returned to Whitebeard's ship. She began to walk back and realized she had been hunching over. She scowled at herself and quickly corrected her posture. It was all Arianna's fault, saying her mask was cracking. She didn't have a mask; she wasn't like Arianna who always wore a fake smile in front of the men. "Get it together." She whispered to herself, as she made sure she looked like the lady she was in the mirror. "I can do this." She took a deep breath than walked back to the ship.
"Regan's back!" A few pirates yelled out as she began walking up the plank.
"Regan I'm glad you're back." Whitebeard said with a smile.
Regan nodded and then looked around the ship. Everyone had started to party. She realized it was later than what she thought and sighed, "Sorry I was gone so late, father."
Whitebeard offered a seat beside him and once she sat down he tapped her shoulder affectionately. "It is okay, I knew you were fine. You have my blood in you after all."
Regan nodded stiffly at that reminder. "That I do father."
Whitebeard sad as his daughter was even more stiff then earlier. "However, you are a lot like your mother. You look just like her."
Regan relaxed when she heard that, giving a soft smile, "Really?"
Whitebeard smiled kindly and nodded, "Of course, you're a spitting image of her. You act like her more now too. I remember seeing you when you were small running around barefoot…however, it seems you've grown out of that."
Regan looked up and for the first time felt the connection between herself and her father. However, as soon as she felt it she began to break it, "Well I couldn't act like a savage now could I?" She asked as she rose an eyebrow waiting for him to question her.
"I suppose you couldn't, you were always your mother's girl." Whitebeard said quietly.
"Regan your back!" Arianna called out as she giggled.
Regan turned to see the girl walking over in a winding pattern, "Arianna, are you drunk?"
"Of course not!" She said as she giggled, her cheeks flushed. "I never get drunk. Right Whitebeard?"
Whitebeard laughed as the girl sat down and tried to keep her head from spinning, "There's a first for everything." He said with a grin.
Arianna crossed her arms and pouted. "I'm not drunk." She turned then to Regan and fell against her, "That Ace boy tried to get me drunk." She waited till she felt Regan stiffen before finishing, "I think he will be my toy while we are here." With everything said she pulled back giggled like a drunk girl.
Regan glared at Arianna. The girl had no morals or care all she did was play and manipulate. "Regan, be nice to your friend. My liquor is a little stronger than most other places." Whitebeard said calmly as he patted the two girls on the back.
Arianna stood up in a ditzy manner, "Well I'm going to get another drink." She said as she walked away.
Regan glared at the girls back then turned when her father laughed, "Do you think it's funny? She's acting like a drunkard!"
Whitebeard raised his hands in an attempt to calm her down, "Now, now. It's just Arianna, I'm sure she can handle herself."
Arianna walked towards her target, "Oh Ace."
Ace turned and smiled at the blonde, "Hey Arianna, feeling alright?"
Arianna giggled and batted her eyes, "Why of course silly." She pretended to stumble and he caught her. She looked up into his eyes and whispered, "Thanks."
Ace couldn't help but blush as he looked down at the beautiful blonde in his arms. "It was nothing." He stammered out as the girl's lips drew closer to his.
Arianna hid her smirk and then right before she kissed him she found herself drenched by cold water. She blinked and pulled away to see Ace drenched as well. "What the hell?" She yelled as she turned around to see Regan standing arms crossed. "Regan did you do that?"
Regan glared at the girl and then at Ace, "Sorry I interrupted but it's time we leave." She said as she grabbed Arianna's wrist and dragged her along, "Thanks for taking care of this drunken idiot." She said with sarcasm to Ace. "Let's go."
Arianna pulled her wrist away and straightened up, "I can walk just go."
Ace watched in surprise as Arianna walked off like she had walked on board earlier. Right before she was out of sight she turned around, winked at him, then blew a kiss in his direction. Ace laughed as Regan caught her, "She wasn't drunk at all."
Marco laughed and stood beside him, "Of course not. I don't think she can get drunk, at least not that I have seen. She acts like it sometimes, if it can get her what she wants. I'm telling you she is not a person you want to mess with."
Ace shrugged, "I don't know she is interesting."
"That entire crew is interesting, but I'm telling you don't go there. Once she has had her entertainment, she will leave you in a thousand pieces." Marco pointed to another crewmember that was completely drunk crying in a corner. "He used to be a lady's killer till he meet Arianna. In three days she reduced him to that." Ace looked at the man and cringed, "It was over a year ago, when we first meet her."
"Poor guy."
Marco laughed and slapped Ace's shoulder, "Don't worry I'll make sure the little temptress doesn't get ya'. I'm pretty sure you are her new target."
Ace laughed and then walked off to watch the two girls go home. He almost felt bad for Arianna. She was used to men falling for her, however he was just using her, or trying. "Tonight didn't go so well…" he muttered as he thought back to that day with Arianna. Every time he asked about Regan she had worked around the question to talk about him and herself. Then he realized, she hadn't even given him anything about her besides her appearance. He couldn't help but laugh, the Devil's Kiss was definitely no ordinary pirate crew.
