Kiteria: Damn, even with adding some things and trying I couldn't make the chapter much longer than it was originally. Well, regardless, I hope y'all enjoy!

Katrina stared at the group of men standing in the hallway leading down to the brothel, immediately recognizing Bepo as the furry polar bear gave her a small wave.

"Eh, why not?"

She mused in response to Law's question before stepping back to allow him, Bepo, and three others to enter her small bedroom. There really wasn't much room to begin with, but with five other people it was a bit of a tight fit. Katrina sat on the edge of her bed, trying to give the men and Bepo as much room as she could and keep a safe distance between them. Bepo seemed fine, but she wasn't ignoring the fact his captain was a wanted criminal with quite the reputation.

"It's good to see you found your captain, hun."

Katrina said to Bepo with a smile as she attempted to break the stagnant air that had settled in the room. She looked at the small group of men huddled in her shack of a room and chuckled quietly to herself at the fact they seemed rather uncomfortable where they were. That was understandable, considering the moans and screams of ecstasy coming from the rooms down the hall, and from the rooms on the other side of her paper-thin walls. She noticed all but Bepo and Law were wearing beige colored suits that went from their necks all the way down to their brown boots, and had a Jolly Roger of sorts on the chest. One was wearing a black cap with a yellow trim, the word 'Penguin' spelled out across, and a red pompom sitting on top. Another had reddish-brown hair to his shoulders with a blue hat that had a red trim. The last man she couldn't see very much of his face, but he seemed to have blonde hair sticking out from under his hat.

"So what can I do for you boys?"

She asked after finishing her observations, turning her attention back to Law and meeting his eyes. Law was the only one, aside from Bepo of course, that she doubted she could handle if these men chose to turn on her. Not that they had a reason to attack her, but they were pirates and she knew all too well what men stuck on a ship at sea for months at a time thought when they were finally around a woman again.

"Bepo wanted to thank you for helping him find us again, and I did too."

Came Law's simple reply. She noticed Bepo shuffle forward to stand in front of her, looking at his paws in embarrassment.

"Thank you."

Katrina's inner child squealed at how adorable he looked when he bowed in gratitude.

"No problem, hun."

She chuckled, before reaching out and petting the top of the polar bear's head.

"You were too cute to leave alone."

Her smile grew wider when she saw Bepo blush and look down. Well, she was pretty sure he blushed, it was hard to tell with his fur but the feeling she got from him had her believing he did. This was the first time she'd ever seen a polar bear blush, but then again, this was the first time she'd seen a polar bear like Bepo so...

"Well, thank you for that, Miss Katrina."

Law said, pulling Katrina's attention from the embarrassed polar bear in front of her to the dark doctor leaning against the wall beside her door, a small smile on his face. She tried, but she couldn't get a read on the man. The others were pretty easy for her to read. They were uncomfortable, jealous, on edge, and curious. She could just about mentally imagine the reasoning behind all of that, but with Law she got nothing but what appeared to be slight amusement and gratitude. She wasn't fooled though, she knew there was more to this ebony-haired man before her than what he was allowing her to see on the surface. One wasn't a Supernova for nothing.

"Don't mention it, babe."

She said with a small smile of her own, not missing a beat. Part of her wondered if they planned on lining Jericho's pockets and taking up a few of the rooms tonight, though she supposed it really wasn't any of her business what these pirates did. She wouldn't mind if they did stay a bit longer, it was strange, but their presence helped set her mind at ease. At least with them here she knew Jericho and the girls wouldn't have the guts to harass her until they left.

Glancing back towards Bepo, Katrina found herself genuinely smiling ever so slightly to herself. She was glad she'd chosen to help him out after all. She could have been like the others he had tried asking for help and simply run away, but her heart wouldn't let her do that. The furry pirate reminded her a little of a child in his actions. Easy to embarrass, quick to apologize, choosing to stick to one person more so than anyone else. Reminded her of how her sister had been with her growing up and how she used to be with her brothers before their game started.

The sound of Jericho calling her name from downstairs sent ice through her veins and in an instant, Katrina's smile was gone. She was on her feet and halfway out the door of her room, looking down the hall towards the stairs when she stopped.

"Hold on, Jericho!"

She called down to him, hoping her earlier assumption was right and that he wouldn't come up the stairs. If he saw she had four guys-well five, counting Bepo-in her room, he'd undoubtedly beat her for 'entertaining' guests without making them pay.

"Get your ass down here, you little bitch!" Jericho yelled back angrily, and Katrina flinched at his tone before looking back into her room at the men she could feel were all staring at her. She was hoping Law and his crew hadn't heard her boss' response, but she wasn't able to tell from the looks on their faces if they had or not.

"I hate to cut our conversation short, huns, but Jericho'll beat me senseless if I don't get down there."

Katrina said with a joking smile to hide the truth behind her words as she turned away from the men in her room to face her fate.

"I trust you can find your way back."

She called over her shoulder before slipping out the door and running downstairs as quickly as she could to see what Jericho wanted from her, missing the look that crossed Law's face as she left.