You stretch yawning and peering around the courtyard quietly before pausing as you spot Kid across the way. You pause, dropping your arms as you watch him quietly.

"You eyeing my friend?" Killer's playful voice makes you jump slightly.

"N-No..." You look away in embarrassment.

"That's too bad, the way you two look at eachother is so mushy and cute. I can't stomach it." He folds his arms.

"What?" You blink in confusion.

"I guess neither of you would notice." He smirks.

"... What are you talking about?" You question. You highly doubted that Kid looked at you in anyway like that...

"Really? Do I have to spell it out for you two? Ask him-"

"Hey ___, Killer." Kid says, making you both look over at him. "What are you two talking about.?"

"Honestly I don't know, I was just about to see if Shanks will let me work tonight." You check your cell phone.

"You want to work tonight?" Kid raises an eyebrow.

"Yeah. Unless you want to work it alone?" You tilt your head.

"I don't mind either way. Just thought you'd like to do something else other than school or work." He offers a shrug.

"I don't mind working. I think what we do is rather soothing." You shrug looking down. Killer touches your back before pushing you into Kid's chest. You pause, blinking up at Kid as he stiffens from the contact.

"Aw, ___, if you wanted to be alone with Kid you could've just said so." Killer teases walking away. You blush lightly while Kid frowns after him as you pull back.

"Sorry." You manage in embarrassment.

"It's okay.... I'm going to skip the rest of the day, so I'll see you at work." He decides.

"Where are you going?" You tilt your head. He pauses watching you for a moment.

"Uh... Secret." He coughs lightly, looking to the side. You frown briefly before scratching your cheek and looking down.

"Alright. Just be safe and I'll see you at work." You tell him lightly. He pauses, blinking at you.

"Uh... Yeah." He shifts before carefully hugging you. You blink in surprise and hug him back. "See you later."

"Kay.." You breathe as you watch him go before smiling to yourself.

"That is a really cute smile. Im jealous." Law whispers to you as he clocks out. You blink in confusion before touching your lips.

"I was smiling?" You inquire

"Yeah. Seems like you're pretty happy to be working with Kid." He smirks. You blush and look down at that.

"Everyone keeps saying things like that..." You murmur rubbing your cheek.

"Because you still haven't noticed." He chuckles. You look back at him. "You have a crush on Kid." Your heart skips at that and your eyes widen.

"What? I just like seeing him." You defend.

"Why exactly is that? You don't smile like that when you see me." He points out before going out. You blink at the door before getting to work, trying to shrug off what he said. Even if you do have a crush on Kid it's not like he could ever feel the same way.

You frown at the pie you were making, pausing in thought. But what if he did? A blush captures your face and you sigh covering your face. 'Stop it...'

"Sorry I'm late- are you okay?" Kid's voice makes you look over at him.

"O-Oh, yeah. I'm good." You smile at him before quickly looking at the pie again.

"Really?" He raises an eyebrow. "Then why are you so red right now?"

"I um..." Your mind goes blank. What could you say?

"You're not sick are you?" He puts a hand over your forehead. "No... Maybe? You are kind of warm." He mutters. You blink a few times, peering at his unsure face before letting a smile come to your lips.

"I'm fine." You assure him. He blinks before meeting your gaze and carefully withdrawing his hand.

"Then what's up? Someone's not messing with you again, are they?" He inquires, his amber eyes darkening slightly. You feel a chill go through you before you cup his cheek without thinking.

"You sure do worry. No one's messed with me. It's okay Kid." You breathe softly. He pauses, face exploding with pink. You catch yourself and pull your hand away. "Sorry... I-I don't know why I did that." You manage looking away.

"Uh, okay..." He rubs his neck watching you for a moment. "Do you want to get dinner with me after this?"

"But... Wait... What?" You look at him in confusion. He chuckles a bit, watching your face.

"I was asking if you wanted to go out for dinner after work." He repeats.

"But you..." You blink, catching yourself. "Are you sure?"

"Yeah," He assures tilting his head.

"Okay then.." You smile a bit. This should be interesting.

"Alright." He returns the smile before looking over as some customers come in.

You couldnt really keep focused after that, you were excited and happy that he asked. You bring some coffee to a table, offering a smile to the blond man with a scar over his left eye.

"Thank you miss." He smiles lightly, making you meet his blue eyes. He blinks as you do seeming surprised before smiling. "You have beautiful eyes." You pause in surprise now, feeling your cheeks warm at the compliment.

"Thank you." You manage.

"Are you busy right now? Will you sit with me?" He seems hopeful as he asks. He had such a cute accent you kind of wanted to get to know him.

"___, we're almost out of pie." Kid interrupts roughly, stepping beside you.

"Already? I better hurry. Enjoy yourself sir!" You give the blond a bow before hurrying to make another pie. Kid soon comes over to help. You glance at him, finding him brooding a bit. You blink and place a hand on his shoulder. "Are you okay Kid?" You murmur lightly as he pauses. He meets your gaze before relaxing.

"Yeah. I'm good." He assures with a small smile.

"Okay." You return the smile.

After the shift, he leads you to a small restaurant not too far from the cafe. Going in, sitting across from each other at a table next to a window.

"This is cute." You breathe.

"I guess..." His brow quirks slightly seeming to not know how to respond. You glance at him before looking over the menu. A sorta awkward silence follows.

'I cant think of anything to say...' You worry. Law usually took the lead on conversations, Kid was always one you had to start conversations with, but now you were drawing blanks and the silence was making you anxious for some reason.

"Hello, what can I get you to eat?" The waiter is already there with a chipper smile. You blink in surprise before ordering along with Kid. The waiter leaves and silence follows yet again.

'This is going poorly... It was so much easier last time... Has something changed?' You frown slightly.

"Oh hey! Its you!" A happy voice erupts, making you jump and look over. You instantly recognize the grin.

"Investigator Luffy." You smile. His grin widens and he sits beside you happily.

"Can I with you guys?" He inquires cheerfully.

"I uh..." You look to Kid as he shifts, glancing at the newcomer before closing his eyes.

"Sure." He says. You blink feeling a bit down at that, but maybe this was better?

"Alright Luffy." You hum lightly with a smile. "So what brings you to this part of town?" You ask. Of course the questions were flowing now...

"I was on patrol. This place smells good so I stopped to eat." He chuckles.

"So any trouble tonight?" Kid asks, seeming to relax a bit.

"Nope. Which is good, this area is quiet." Luffy informs him. You smile a bit at that.

"Thats a relief. Have you gotten stuck in anymore trees?" You smirk a bit. He pauses before chuckling sheepishly.

"Nope!" He assures sheepishly. After a bit the waiter returns with your food and takes Luffy's order. Even though Luffy's an investigator, he made everything feel light hearted. Which was nice since the three of you were soon laughing and joking together like old friends.

Before you knew it the restaurant was starting to close up, pushing your group out. "Guess I'll get back to patrols! See ya!" Luffy chimes heading off cheerfully. You and Kid wave after him.

"What a fun guy." You smile a bit as you and Kid start for home.

"Sure is different from the other investigators." Kid agrees. Then the silence takes over again.

'No.' You frown before smiling and looking to Kid. "Thanks, that was fun." He blinks in surprise before smirking a bit.

"Yeah." He breathes rubbing his neck. He seemed kind of sick though.

'He did eat a bit...' You frown worriedly. "Hey you okay?" You rub his back in an attempt to help.

"Yeah I'm good." He breathes looking down. Didn't seem to be true though. You soon come to the door and you offer a smile.

"Feel better okay? Have a giodnight." You hum, turning to him as you reach for the door. He pauses, moving closer and hugging you.

"Goodnight." He murmurs. You smile and touch his back before going inside. You sigh quietly closing your eyes.

"___." Law's voice greets. You look up to meet his glowing red gaze.

"Law? You okay?" You ask worriedly.

"Hungry..." He looks away.

"Are you out of food?" You frown. He gives a slight nod. "Ill get you some. There's an investigator patrolling. Its not safe for you." You touch his arm.

"Not safe for you either." He frowns in return.

"Ill be fine." You cup his cheek and smile before quickly going past to your room to change. You pick something stealthy looking and put it on before going back out.

"Oh no. You're not going out." Demon says roughly, standing next to Law.

"I have to Demon, he's hungry." You point out.

"What are you going to do? Drag a body back here by yourself and hope the cops and investigators don't spot you?" He questions. You blink as a thought comes to mind.

"I can get a creep to follow me home." You shrug. "I think I know just the bar to stroll by." They straighten at that.

"___..." Law breathes in surprise.

"What? Most creeps have it coming." You shrug. "I won't feel bad and fresh is better right?" You tilt your head.

"You are talking about killing some one ___." Shanks clarifies behind you, making you peer back at him.

"I know... I dont mind doing this for you guys if I need to." You point out. There's a silence at that and you sigh in frustration. "Ill be fine. Just wait for me." You huff starting for the door. You reach for it but Demon puts an arm around you, stopping you. You open your mouth to argue with him but he slips something cold into your hand. You look down at the switchblade and pause.

"Be safe." He breathes. You look at the mask and relax with a smile, kissing the side of his mask before going out. You swallow, peering up at the sky. Was this really something you planned to do? Were you really okay with this?

The image of Law's eyes flash in your head and you frown. 'Better them than me.' A thought intrudes your mind and your stomach drops. Swiftly shaking your head, you start off. You scold yourself silently for the thought. They wouldn't do that unless they were absolutely crazed, right? You swallow down a lump trying to clear your head. 'Just focus on what you have to do.'

A block later the bar comes into view. It wasn't a popular one so there were plenty of odd people to claim it as their place. You slow your pace, should you try to make contact with some people? Find one that made your stomach crawl?

"Excuse me." A familiar accent makes you stop and look over at the blond from earlier. He approaches with a small concerned smile. "Its not safe to be walking about at this hour." He murmurs. You straighten, meeting his gaze.

"Ah.... Ill be fine sweetie don't mind me." You assure quickly before pausing with a blush as he raises an eyebrow. "I mean sir..." You correct awkwardly. He lets out an amused chuckle.

"Well now that you've called me sweetie I feel more compelled to walk you home." He teases lightly. You blush more and he chuckles again. "Don't worry I won't if you don't want me to... Just take care please. I'd like to see you the next time I go for coffee." He hums with a thoughtful smile. You blink and blush lightly.

"Um I'm off tomorrow, but I work the morning after that." You tell him lightly. He blinks in surprise before smiling a bit more.

"I'm Sabo. I look forward to seeing you then, ___." He says going past. You watch after him, aware that a blush still marked your cheeks. That was a bit nice. What were you doing again?

'Oh right... Law's food.' You stroll past the bar a few times casually until you feel someone start to follow. Without looking back, you start back for home. You glance at the reflections in the windows around you. Yep there was someone following you, drawing closer too. 'Please don't be a ghoul.' You frown uneasily, moving a bit quicker, but not enough to make it obvious.

Just as you reach the door to home you feel them behind you. Swallowing you turn your head to look at them but they place a hand on the back of your neck. "Inside. Do not make any sudden movements." A growl sounds against your ear. You close your eyes briefly, fear spreading across your chest as you open the door and enter the dark room. Your stalker closes the door behind you both. You feel him freeze as red eyes light up around him. You instinctively dive away from the man as wind rushes past. You let out a breath, tensing when a sickening pop sounds followed by a brief silence.

"Geez Law... Take it easy." Killer mutters. Some one helps you up.

"You okay? Did that bastard hurt you?" Demon asks you, making you look toward his voice feeling your nose brush his mask.

"Y-Yeah I'm good..." You murmur lightly.

"Come on, lets get you to bed." He says, carefully leading you off as the scent of blood reaches your nose. You swallow and look ahead as you're guided through the darkness. You soon see your doorway, room lit by the moonlight and relax smiling. You and Demon enter before stopping as you look toward the doorway. "We'll go collect tomorrow... Sorry you had to do that." His voice held guilt as he murmured this to you. You peer at the mask as he looks to the doorway as well.

"I told you it was fine. I'm safe." You assure, cupping his face. He pauses as you smile at him. "You're so protective. You got a crush on me Demon?" You tease. He stills for a moment and you half expect an outburst of some sort from him. Instead he pulls you into him making you pause, heartbeat picking up.

"What's wrong? Not so confident now." He rumbles. You swallow peering into the dark of his mask where you knew his eyes hid. Your lips tremble slightly as your arms soon wrap around his neck.

"I guess you do make me a bit nervous after all." You manage. Chest swelling with nervous delight. He pauses covering your eyes as his other hand disappears from your waist. His breath brushes against your lips and you swallow. I could feel his lips linger as they brush against yours not exactly making contact. He sighs and his cheek rests against yours.

"You make me a bit nervous too." He grumbles. You pause and start to giggle at that, hugging him and hiding your face in his shoulder. "Sh-Shut up.." He growls feebly, voice being muffled by his mask again.

"You're so cute." You chuckle feeling a bit relieved. So the awkwardness earlier was just you two being nervous? The thought makes you laugh more.

"Shh. You're being too loud." He huffs, closing your door.

"Aww are you embarrassed?" You snicker pulling back.

"Are you making fun of me?" He growls. You shake your head, cupping his mask as you calm your giggles.

"Lets go to sleep." You breathe.

"... Okay."