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Chapter 7

Another short one but I've been busy the last week.

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Riceballs

The kitchen of the submarine wasn't exactly huge. It was just big enough for two people to cook there. Although it did offer a table and two chairs to eat small and quick meals. Sally looks through the cupboards. The ricecooker is still standing on the table, already cleaned which saved her some time scrubbing. Law is sitting at a table, his head resting on his arms. She is a quiet worker. He watches her silently and after a while he closes his eyes. Sally only noticed that Law had fallen asleep while the rice was cooking. His suttle breathing was very quiet. After a while a plate of fresh rice balls is placed in front of Law.

"Law?"

Sally lightly touches his cheek. He has surprisingly soft skin for a man but some place felt rough due to overlooked hair from his last shave. Sally realises that this was the first time she got a good look at his face. He looked tired with the dark rings underneath his eyes. He has black hair just like her brother but with a goatee and sideburns. It was well looked after. A good-looking beard takes patience and practice. His skin was a little darker, too. Her hand reaches his skin again and this time he wakes up from the touch. He sits up and rubs one eye although he didn't seem to have noticed how he was ripped out of his sleep. He looks at the plate.

"Smells good."

"Thank you."

Sally smiles and eats one. Law also eats one. He stops chewing and looks at the riceball.

"Don't you like them?"

"No, they taste really good."

He continues eating.

"What food do you like?"

"Why?"

"I might cook for you guys. I need to know what guys eat or don't eat before I make someone unhappy."

"We have a cook. Its not your job."

"I owe you my life. And my brothers'. Its a little thing I can do to repay you."

"You don't have to."

"I want to. I'll get bored otherwise."

"Fine. If you want to."

"Thanks."

She smiles and takes another riceball. He looks at her for a long moment. She stares back at him. A rice corn stays on his cheek. She giggles and brushes it from his cheek. She stands up and takes the empty plate.

"You know you're really cute. I'm surprised that there aren't any other women in your crew."

He blushes a little. God, it annoyed him how she toyed with him.

"I didn't find any female fighters."

"I see. We don't have many women in our school either. I'm the only one with the master position."

"Must have been a lot of work."

"Yeah. But it paid of."

She smiles. Law also smiles to himself.

"Did they teach you about pressure points?"

"Yeah but mainly for combat. Not for medical purposes."

"I see." he scratches his beard. "If you want I can show you how to use them for medicine."

"Really? That would be useful."

Sally follows Law into the room she woke up in. She sits down on a chair and Law sits in front of her.

"I'm guessing you already know all the positions of the pressure points."

"Yeah."

"Well, you can do this."

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