Lunch was nice. The soup came out wonderfully reheated. The sun was warm and bright and the wind had a small breeze that cooled my skin as I sat in the shade of the pavilion.I can hear the sea water lapping against the stone walls that surround Marineford. Chocolate strands of hair lifts from my shoulders and plays in the breeze, it's so quiet in this spot. Barely anyone uses it since its so far away from the training grounds and the main areas. My own small area of temporary paradise for the days spent working in a job that rarely offers a semblance of peac..."GIRLIE!"

...

Damnit he found me.

"Bwahahahahaha, so this is where you've been hiding!" Closing my lunch container I take a brief moment to take in the peace one last time before responding. "Garp sir I am still on my lunch hour and I have 15 minutes left before I need to report back to work."

Why is he digging through my bag? "Ahhhh! You didn't bring me any lunch!" ( Stop pouting Garp you are an adult ) " No sir, I brought MY lunch as I don't supply your meals. That's what the canteen is for. You can always get someone to bring food to your office if you don't want to make the trek across the building." "Bah. Its not as tasty as your food though. Bring me food tomorrow! And those muffins you said you'd make!"

"Mah mah sir. I don't get paid enough to make your meals. Go to the canteen." Seriously? This man puts away two of my paychecks without trying in one sitting. No way in hell I'm getting pulled into this. "Wah! My cute secretary is so mean!"

Double handed compliment if I've ever heard one right there.

Well my break is over now. No getting away from him now. "Sir you have a second meeting this afternoon at two with the Shichibukai, Vice-Admiral Sengoku, Fleet Admiral Kong and a member of the Gorosei. It'll take several hours from what I understand so I highly recommend you getting something to eat before that time. After all, the only thing that will be provided at the meeting is tea."

"Urgh. These meeting are so dull. I need to be back in the New World tracking down the last of Rogers crew and Newgate and bringing them to JUSTICE!" ( Sure. I'm positive he just misses the fighting and the chance to throw house sized cannonballs to his scrappy hearts content. )

"I'm sure you'll be back to it in no time at all. But for now please go and eat or have someone deliver you lunch from the canteen. There are notes that Sengoku sent over in your office. I placed them on your desk and you need to review them before the meeting starts. And the Warlords should be arriving at anytime within the next two hours if they aren't already here. From what I understand all seven will be in attendance. So you and Sengoku will need to keep the peace if things go south."

"Damn. Alright alright Laurel I'll be going then. Avoid the Shichibukai if possible. Last time Hancock was here she almost got you to her ship convinced you'd make a great addition to Amazon Lily."

That's right how could I forget. As much as I try. It was practically traumatizing. The crazy woman convinced herself because I'm an intelligent female that I was destined to become her subordinate. Her damn snake Salome had gotten me halfway to her ship before Lieutenant Commander Smoker was able to pry it off and get me to safety.

Nutty as a fruitcake that woman.

Picking up my bag I'm leaving the pavilion as Garp says one more thing. "Also be cautious around the new Warlord. This is his third time visiting to Marineford and I don't enjoy his visits here in the least. He's manipulative and enjoys toying with people much more than the other Warlords."

Blinking in confusion I'm trying to think. New Warlord? Oh yes he was just offered the position some six months ago. A pink chicken of a man Garp had mentioned once or twice. If I remember right, the first meeting afterwards Garp had been mumbling something about plucking feathers and tar.

"Yes sir. I'll do my best to keep my distance."

Bah. I would have bitten my tongue of I knew then that my terrible luck from earlier had only just begun.

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I DO NOT OWN ONE PIECE. I OWN MY O.C. LAPUTA LAUREL.