"Where is he?" Law questions, looking around. "Eh, Mitch never was punctual," You comment. An arm suddenly wraps around your neck drawing you into a headlock. "Who's not punctual?!" Mitch demands. "You! Ya Goat!" You growl, pinching his cheek. "That's mean ___, Im obviously a stallion!" He grumbles. He lets you go, you chuckle a bit. "So that's why the long face," You joke. He rolls his eyes, "You're a dork," He mutters.
You shrug, "So, you got the tickets?" You ask. "Of course I did! Don't need you crashing the festival like that one time," He replies. "Hey, that one time was fun," You defend. He pinches your nose, "That's because you weren't the one who was scolded by the commander for letting a cute madwoman destroy have of the festival!" He snaps. "Really? He called me cute?" You chuckle. "I believe his exact words were, 'Lieutenant Mitch, though she is cute, we can't let her get away with destroying everything,'" He quotes.
"Aw! I'll have to mess with him if he shows up!" You chuckle. He shakes his head. "Anyway, have fun- and no drinking... I'll kick your ass if you do," He says starting to walk away. "Love ya too Mitch," You call after him. He just gives a wave, not looking back.You look down at the tickets he had put in your hand. "Alright, let's get started shall we?" You say, handing one to Law and Corasan. With that, you head to the festival.
Law spots a throwing game, with a large polar bear for a prize and pauses. You follow his gaze to it and smirk. "Can I try?" You ask the stand owner. "Of course pretty young thing, if you knock down the whole pyramid I'll let pick two prizes, only five beri," He says with a grin. "I'm in, you want to try Law?" You ask the boy. He nods, you let him go first, he knocks off the top half of the pyramid. "Nice try kid, you can pick the prizes from that bin," The stand owner tells him. Law goes to the bin and picks out a sea horse. You lift on eyebrow as he comes over with a slight blush and presents it to you. "You're.... Giving it to me?" You ask. He nods, not meeting your gaze. "Aw!!!" You gasp, scooping him up and kissing his cheek.
"P-put me down," He grumbles. "Alright my turn," You say, setting him down and paying for another round. You toss up the ball, catching it with a smirk. You target the center of the pyramid and throw the ball. The pyramid explodes on impact leaving the stand owner, Corasan, and Law speechless. You grab two polar bear prizes and turn to Law and Corasan. "Here you two go," You chime, handing the prizes to them.
"Show off!" Mitch calls as he approaches. "You're just mad because you can't even hit the pyramid," You shoot back. He flicks you in the head, "I see you haven't destroyed anything yet, good job," He comments. You raise an eyebrow, "What? Are you so bored that you actually want me to destroy things?" You question. He shifts, ".... No," He scoffs. "Sure~" You chuckle. "Well... If someone here makes you mad, by all means, beat them up," He says.
You laugh, "I'll keep that in mind Mitch," You assure. He lets out a heavy sigh. "I'm so bored," He complains. "I knew it," You chuckle. His eyes suddenly light up with an idea and you become wary. He turns to Corasan, and pulls him away. You and Law exchange looks. "Your friend's weird," He murmurs. "I know," You reply. Mitch turns to you with a grin, "I'm looking forward to it ___!" He chuckles before walking away.
"Wha?" You huff, looking after him in confusion. You turn to Corasan who shifts, "He... Wants us to participate in the festival dance," He says carefully. You pause, ".... MITCH!" You call after the marine. "I'll go get you signed up!" He shouts back before running off. "Heh, looks like you gotta do it," Law chuckles. You glower at him before glancing at Corasan, "Are... You okay with that?" You ask shyly. He blinks, a small smile coming to his lips before he nods. "Alright then... Law, what do you want to do here?" You ask the boy.
He thinks for a bit, "Let's split up for a bit and meet at the Ferris Wheel in a twenty minutes," He says, pointing to the large wheel. "Um, alright... Take this and call if you need me," You tell him, handing him a small denden mushi along with some beri. He gives a nod and runs off. You straighten up and turn to Corasan. "I guess you want to go off alone too?" You guess. He shifts, and shakes his head before coming to your side. You smile at him
"Okay then, lets go," You murmur, as you start to walk together. After a while, Corasan suddenly stops, grabbing your hand. You look back to see him looking up at a familiar old pub. "This is..." You trail off. "Where we first met," He murmurs. You pause and glance back at him as he leads you into the run down pub. "All these years and they never bothered to fix the hole you made," He comments, looking up at the gaping hole in the ceiling. You watch him smirk up at the sky it revealed. Memories of that day, come flooding into your mind.

#Flashback#

"Three you say?" You ask Mitch. He makes a face, "My commander's about to arrest them," He warns. "Not if I get them first!" You cheer, rushing toward the pub. "___! Stooooop!" He calls after you. Singing your favorite shanty you toss a barrel of sake high into the air and swiftly jumping onto the roof. The barrel comes back down and you jump onto it, crashing through the roof, sending sake everywhere and finishing your shanty. You look around to find you had landed in the center of a stand off.
The marine commander stood in front of you, surprised. You lean back, hooking your arms around two bounties' necks and knocking their heads together, knocking them out. You swiftly turn around, punching the third one and knocking him out before tossing him onto the other two. You step on the bounty's back, giving the marine commander a cocky grin. "So, about my reward," You chuckle.
He scowls, "I was about to arrest them," He says. "Well I got them first... So my reward, Commander," You murmur, leaning toward the attractive young commander. He pauses, eyes glinting. "You interrupted me in the middle of an arrest and damaged public property," He growls, leaning toward you so you were nearly nose to nose. You take a moment, lightly biting the inside of your lip. "So... I don't get a kiss?" You quiz huskily. He pauses, face flushing briefly. You grin at his lack of response.
"Of course you could just reward me in beri instead," You add. "Kiss her!" Mitch hisses, suddenly amongst the crowd of marines. You shoot your friend a smirk and chuckle. The blonde commander looks back at Mitch briefly, before meeting your gaze again. "One kiss?" He inquires warily. You shift, "Well if you want more than one..." You trail off, raising an eyebrow. Letting out a slight huff, he steps closer and leans in. His lips meet yours, instantly stealing your breath.
There was a slight pause and you lean in more, deepening the kiss a bit. You pull away, blushing a bit. "Wow... That was better than beri," You comment with slight smirk. He shifts straightening up. "Arrest them," He tells Mitch. Mitch swiftly comes over, handcuffing the bounties. "Thought you needed the money," He says. "If you had to choose between beri and getting a kiss from a very attractive er, person.... Which would you choose?" You ask.
He pauses, "Good point," he comments. You look over meeting the commander's gaze. "Sorry for interrupting your arrest," You tell him, walking over to him. He shifts, "It's fine, it ended better that way," he admits. You smile, "So, what's your name cutey?" You ask. He smiles back, taking your hand and kissing the back of it. "Rocinante, and yours? Spontaneous, beautiful bounty hunter?" He replies. "___," You chuckle.

#Flashback End#

You blink, "Rocinante," You breath. He looks over at the name with a smile. You shift with growing realization. "Well... I didn't see that coming," You comment. "I'm surprised you didn't realize sooner," He says, turning to you. "You're a really good actor," You defend. He comes over, stopping in front of you. "And I admit, I did try to avoid you when you first joined the crew, but... You're hard to stay away from," He murmurs.
You blush a bit, "You always caught my eye... Guess I know why," You mutter. You look up into his eyes, hooking a finger on his shirt collar and making him lean in closer. His lips were about to meet yours when your denden mushi goes off. With a slight sigh you answer it. "Yeah?" You ask. "___, it's been twenty minutes," Law says. "Sorry, we're on our way," You tell him. "Okay, I'll still be waiting," He mutters. You hang up, giving Corasan a sheepish look. "We should uh... Continue this later," You say.
Law, was impatiently waiting for you and Corasan at the Ferris Wheel. "You're not punctual either ___," He tells you when you reach him. "Sorry Law," You apologize. He shakes his head, "Come on, we're going on next," He says, turning to the Ferris Wheel. You pause, looking up at it, "...Yeah," You mutter. You weren't use to really high manmade things. A hand wraps around yours, making you look over at Corasan who was looking at you assuringly.
Hesitantly you get into the capsule and sit down. Corasan sits next to you while Law looks out the window cheerfully. You smile a bit at his back, "Are you having fun Law?" You ask him. He nods and gives you a smile before looking back out. The Ferris Wheel starts and you stiffen, gripping Corasan's hand in alarm. He caresses it, "Relax," He murmurs. You close your eyes, and another flashback comes to mind.

##Flashback##

You had just joined the crew, and had yet to meet the infamous Corazon. You rub your neck and yawn. 'Damn this is getting old, just kill me now,' You think with a growl. Someone trips in your peripheral vision and you stop. You go over and lean over him. "Corazon, right?" You guess as he pauses, looking up at you. He nods and starts to sit up. You crouch and maneuver under his arm, helping him to his feet.
"You didn't hurt yourself did you?" You ask. He shakes his head, and you raise an eyebrow. "You look familiar," You comment, making him stiffen. He shakes his head again. You move out from under his arm. "Then again, I could be imagining it... Lack of sleep will do that I guess," You say with another yawn. He tilts his head and you shrug, "Anyway, the Bossman called for a meeting, shall we go in?" You ask, leading the way.
##Flashback End##

"Look ___!" Law says, bringing you to the present. You go over and peer out the window anxiously to see what he was pointing at. He was pointing at a fight that had broken out below. "Isn't that your marine friend?" Law asks. "Damn Mitch, always taking on more than you can handle," You growl, opening the capsule door. "What are you doing?" Corasan asks warily. "Helping out my best friend," You reply backing up a bit.
"Can I come?" Law asks. You smirk, "Get on my back, this is going to be fun," You chuckle. "Your crazy is showing," Corasan says as Law gets on your back. "You like my spontaneous side remember?" You point out. He blinks, "Go get 'em," he says with a smirk. At that you leap out of the capsule, free falling toward the fight. "Alright Law! Land on that guy!" You breath pointing at a pirate. Law jumps off your back and you both land on a brawling pirate. You punch one that came at Law.
"___! It's about time you came flying in!" Mitch greets, kicking another pirate. "You're such a fire starter," You tell him. "Only when I'm bored... Nice hit kid!" He tells Law who had just kicked one of the pirates in the head. "Hey Law, wanna see pirates run away like bitches?" You ask. He grins in response. "Do it." Mitch chuckles. You hit the ground with your fist, making large cracks in the earth, knocking over most of the pirates. They look at you in horror before running away.
"Nice," Mitch chuckles patting your shoulder. "You're stronger than you look," Law comments. You smile, "I know," you chime. "Never were modest," Mitch comments. You shrug, looking over as Corasan appears from the crowd. "Oh! That reminds me! You two need to get ready for the festival dance," Mitch chuckles, grabbing your arm. "Eh? But Mitch-" "Law, make sure he gets rid of the makeup," Mitch tells Law, totally ignoring your objection. "No problem," Law says, leading Corasan away.

You frown at the dress. "Mitch-" "I know, you hate that color.... How about this one?" He asks, holding up another one. "Why are you doing this?" You question. He looks at you, "___, Im not blind, I know my old commander when I see him," He says with a smirk. Your jaw drops, "You're sharp," You mutter. "And if I remember right, you were always fond of him," He adds. You rub your neck sheepishly. "The black one," You decide. He smiles and hands it to you, "You owe me a dance though," He tells you as you step into the changing room.
"Alright Mitch," You agree, changing into the cute little dress. You step back out, and Mitch freezes. "What? Did I put this thing on wrong? There's too many loops..." You grumble. "No... It just... Your beautiful," He tells you. You blink at him, blushing slightly. "I'm really jealous of him, he was the only one that caught your eye during your free fall," He admits. You smile, "Thanks Mitch, I'm sure you've already caught someone's eye," You say, touching his shoulder. He smirks, "Hopefully they're as beautiful and less crazy than you," He comments.
"I hope she's crazier, I'd like to meet someone like that," You chuckle, paying for the dress. "... Actually, I would too, come on, we're not done yet!" He says, dragging you to a salon. "Mitch," You sigh.
After you were prepped and ready, Mitch cheerfully escorts you toward the festival dance. Law looks up from the crate he sat on, eyes growing big. "You look... Pretty," He says. You lean down and kiss his forehead. "Thank you Law!" You giggle. "Where is he?" Mitch asks. "He went to grab something," Law tells him. Law looks past you, "There he is," He says. You turn around and freeze as he does. "Lets leave these two alone," Mitch whispers to Law. "This my thanks ___," Law whispers to you before leaving with Mitch.
You shift, taking a good look at Corasan. Damn, that suit looked good on him. "Here I thought you couldn't be any more... Attractive," You murmur, raising an eyebrow. He blushes a bit, opening his mouth to respond but no words come out. You tilt your head, "Are you okay Rocinante?" You ask. He nods slowly and you walk over to him. "What? Don't want to talk to me anymore?" You question.
"No, you're beauty just left me speechless for a few moments," He murmurs. You blush, "Always so sweet," You breath looking down. He tilts your chin up to him, "Shall we go now?" He asks. You smile and nod. He walks you on to the dance floor, and wraps an arm around your waist. Your heart was going rampant, eyes darting around. He touches your cheek, bringing your gaze back to him. "Don't be nervous, you're not the clumsy one here," He assures.
You laugh a bit, "Sorry, never thought..." You trail off. He smiles, "Yeah, same here..." He admits. You look up into his eyes, chest filled with affection for him. He gazes back with a soft smile, and staggers suddenly. You swiftly help him rebalance, starting to giggle. He pouts in embarrassment and you press your forehead to his. "You're so cute! I love you," You giggle, touching his cheek.
He pauses, eyes widening. You stop, blushing when you realize what you had just said. He grins, "I love you too ___," He chuckles, cupping your cheek. You grin too and hug his neck, "Really?" You murmur. "Yes," He breathes before pulling you closer and bringing your lips to his. As if on cue, the festival fireworks start to light up the sky with loud booms. You smile against his lips, "I love you Rocinante," You murmur. His arms tighten around you and pulls back. "You're so cute," He chuckles, kissing you again.