"___..." A hand on your shoulder accompanied by his deep voice startled you awake.

"Hm? Wha?" You murmur sleepily sitting up, then you feel how cold it is and bundle back up in the blankets, blinking sleepily.

"Good morning." Dogtooth says in amusement.

"Mmm morning Dogtooth.." You respond groggily before flopping over.

"Still tired? We could skip." He suggests. You hum, hiding in the blankets.

"Mmm we could get in trouble." You point out.

"That sounds funner than going to school to be honest." He nudges your side. You peer at him as he tilts his head.

"You're trouble.." You murmur, smirking a bit.

"Don't pretend that you dont like the idea..." He breathes. You meet his gaze before peering at the scarf he hid his face behind, brow furrowing slightly. Maybe he was self-conscious? He pauses as you shift. "Or we can leave now and reach the school." He gets up, after setting your now clean clothes beside you and turning for the door. "I'll get clothes from Pudding-"

"I think I know a spot in town you'd appreciate." You say suddenly, getting out bed and stretching, your legs feel cool suddenly and you look down to find yourself in only your undergarments and his shirt. Oh god.. You hastily peer over your shoulder to him but he's facing the door, frozen in spot.

"...That so?" He says. "Then we'll have breakfast once you're dressed. I'll wait outside." He adds before stepping out and closing the door behind him. You feel yourself blush lightly. He saw then...?

Hurriedly getting dressed, you head out to meet him in the hall before following him to the dining room, which was HUGE. You gap at the chandelier over the table wondering just what were you doing here. He pulls put a seat for you and you blink at him before sitting down. "Thanks." You breathe as he gently pushes you in before sitting beside you.

"They'll bring the food to us." He informs lightly. You nod, watching him from the corner of your eye. "... Something on your mind?" He inquires when he catches your sneaking gaze.

"Um... Are you going to move away to eat again?" You ask carefully. He pauses at that and scratches his cheekbone briefly.

"Yes... Sorry." He admits, looking at the table. You blink and turn to him, leaning your head into his line of sight.

"Hey. Don't worry about it. I was just curious." You offer a small smile. He meets your gaze quietly. You couldn't help but to admire his eyes so deep and colorful with red flecks over the magenta of the iris. You become aware that people are entering and the two of you were just staring at each other making it awkward. Slowly reaching up, you poke his forehead before casually turning back to the table.

"Morning ___, did you spend the night?" Pudding greets, sitting on your other side.

"Yeah. Stayed here too late." You murmur sheepishly.

"Aww you should've found me, we could've bunked together." Pudding pouts.

"Maybe next time." You smile before realizing what you just said. You glance at Dogtooth briefly and he nods slightly.

"We'll remember next time." He agrees. You smile a bit at that and Pudding smiles thoughtfully but doesn't say much else.

After breakfast you lead Dogtooth down to the water parks. "It's just past this." You hum, starting over the damp concrete, carefully avoiding the spouts. He follows but half way through, the water comes on. You pivot around them, glancing back at Katakuri once you're out. You cover your mouth giggling at him. Apparently when the water came on the big guy couldn't avoid them all, water dripped from his nose and hair.

"Heh sorry. We won't use that shortcut on the way back." You chuckle, "You can use my shoulder if you want." He leans down drying part of his face on your shirt.

"Thanks." He murmurs straightening up.

"It'll be worth it- I hope you agree." You hum before continuing.

"It'll be worth it." He agrees lightly. You smile thoughtfully, leading him downtown to a peculiar little weapons shop.

"Oh. Hey ___." Kid waves from the register.

"Hey. You work here now?" You ask raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah... I bought something expensive and need the extra money now.." He leans on the desk, glancing at Dogtooth briefly. "So you two together or something..?" He inquires raising his brow slightly.

"Or something. Is Luffy and Usopp downstairs?" You hum, peering at the downstairs door. He straightens in surprise at that before nodding.

"Yeah. Didn't know you hung with those guys." He goes to the door, opening it for you. "Alright to the dungeon with you." He jokes lightly.

"Thank you sir. Come on Dogtooth. We can browse the weapons when we come back." You hum heading down the stairs. You reach the the basement area. "This used to be an apartment complex now its kinda abandoned with a few odd shops here and there." You tell him as you head down the dark hall which was only lit by a neon blue light rope in the top corners of the hall.

"This is turning into a very interesting little adventure." He mutters. You smile more to yourself, reaching a door and pushing it open to show the gaming paradise.

"School skippers!" You accuse them, making them jump.

"School skipper!" They shoot back at you. Luffy pauses his game to come hug you cheerfully.

"You come to play with us again? We got some new systems." He grins happily.

"Mm... Up to Dogtooth, I brought him here to look around the place." You tilt your head to the said guy. Usopp pales at sight of him and Luffy offers him a wave.

"Hi, I'm Luffy, nice to meetcha." He greets happily.

"Nice to meet you." Dogtooth offers a small nod.

"Well, if you guys are just checking the place out. Zeff and Sanji finally got the restaurant opened up, two doors down from weapon shop." Usopp tells you.

"Awesome." You smile, "I'll have to stop by for lunch then." You decide.

"You have a very organized set up here." Dogtooth comments peering around.

"Yeah. That's Usopp's work. I'm not organized at all." Luffy chuckles.

"How'd you find this place?" Dogtooth looks at you curiously.

"Ah... Well... Me and Luffy used to be really close in elementary. Then I had to move away. So when I moved here, we met again and he brought me here. That was before the weapons shop." You hum.

"We were just starting this then... Man it's changed." Usopp reminisces.

"All thanks to the masterful Usopp." You smirk. Luffy chuckles while Usopp grins, placing his hands on his hips.

"W-Well it took blood, sweat and tears but I did a great job huh?" He boasts.

"You sure did..." You hum.

"Think you got a message." Dogtooth points to a laptop. They pause and look at it.

"Oh Raid notification from Blast!" Usopp gasps.

"Awesome! I've been waiting for that! Come on ___! One raid please?" Luffy looks at you hopeful. You look to Dogtooth carefully. He eases last, sitting at a computer.

"Lets go then." He peers back at you. You grin at that and sit at one next to him.

"Alright. Lets go." You smirk, logging on.

The roar echoes the mountain range, you look over the edge with a frown. "Um... My flying skills aren't that good on here." You admit.

"I gotcha." Luffy hums and you start to levitate.

"W-Wait... Luffy-" Too late, he launches off the platform with you.

"I'll catch you if he lets go." Dogtooth assures, flying below.

"Its the king dragon!" Usopp alerts, making you look over at the mountain sized red and black dragon with horns that wove together to make a crown.

"A-Alright, looks like we'll be in range soon." You breathe, gathering fire in your palms.

"Five... Four... Three... Two... One!"

At the end of the count down your team releases a string of magic attacks together. The dragon roars, thrashing and causing a gust of wind to knock Usopp back. You catch him with a spell, glancing around as more players join the raid.

"Thanks ___!" Usopp gasps.

"Don't thank me. I'm throwing you as a kamikaze, get ready." You tell him. He gasps and swiftly gathers up all his power.

"You better not miss!" He says. You smirk hearing Dogtooth's chuckle beside you before launching Usopp at the massive dragon. There's a large explosion upon impact from Usopp's power build up.

"Nice shot ___! That took a lot of damage." Luffy cheers.

"It would've been less if Usopp wasn't so strong." You hum.

"Why thank you. I'll join again shortly." Usopp rumbles.

With a few more kamikaze attacks from your team and a few others that caught on, the battle is won. You sit back from the computer with a smile.

"Nice game guys." You look at them.

"Thanks for playing with us." Luffy chuckles.

"Anytime Luffy. I missed playing with you." You admit while he gets up and hugs your neck, cuddling your cheek happily. "Heh. Still so cuddly... I'll play with you again soon okay?" You chuckle.

"Alright." He chimes letting you go. You get up, exchanging a glance with Dogtooth.

"Wanna go check out those weapons now?" You murmur.

"Yeah lets go." He breathes and you both leave the gaming room, going back upstairs to the weapons shop. You freeze upon stepping into the weapon shop. Kid tosses a man past her swingingat another.

"Kid!" You gasp in surprised confusion. The redhead glances at you briefly. He grabs the register chair, throwing it at a man that makes a grab at you.

"Get back downstairs." He warns quickly as another grabs for you, taking a display knife as he does. You try to move away, getting blocked by Dogtooth who grabs the man's wrist, bringing up his leg and kicking the man away from you.

"Don't touch her." Dogtooth's growl was low and dangerous, catching the men's attention. Looking between him and Kid they suddenly take off at the door. You hurry over to Kid, touching his shoulder.

"You okay?" You ask as he catches his breath.

"Yeah. Guess I shouldn't try to fight while surrounded by weapons. One of those bastards cut me." He turns his head to show the cut on his cheek.

"Why would you start a fight at work anyway? You're such a hothead..." You sigh, spotting the first aid kit under the register and grabbing it.

"They shouldn't have tried to steal from the store while I'm running it." He grumbles as you start to clean his cheek. He glances at Dogtooth. "Nice kick by the way."

"You're not a bad fighter yourself." Dogtooth nods.

"As many fights as he's been in, he should go pro." You scoff. Kid smirks at that and chuckles.

"I'm thinking on it. Glad you noticed though." He winks at you thoughtfully. You glance at him, raising an eyebrow.

"You're acting weirder by the day you know that?" You comment, putting your hands on your hips. He blinks at you taken aback.

"What..." He murmurs. You look over to Dogtooth, finding him looking at a trident that was displayed over a shelf. You go over to join him, looking at it.

"You like tridents?" You peer at him.

"I suppose. They are unique." He murmurs. You watch him for a bit before looking at it too. "Shall we get lunch?" He asks.

"Sure. We can eat on the roof too, since I know you don't like eating in front of people." You nod. He shifts, touching his scarf at that. You touch your shoulder to his arm, offering a light smile before starting out. "Take care of yourself Kid." You add.

"You too ___." He waves, glancing at Dogtooth as he follows you out.

"Two doors down... Oh, I see the sign." You go to the little restaurant's door. You go in, looking around the clean establishment. "Wow. Nice." You breathe in slight awe.

"Welcome- ___~~!" The blond gushes with a grin.

"Hey Sanji." You wave. "Can we get some food to take out?"

"Anything you want beautiful!" He chimes. You take the menu he offers, showing it to Dogtooth as you browse. After a bit you both order something and Sanji disappears to get them ready. So you and Dogtooth take a seat across from each other to wait. You check the time on your phone, finding it a bit past noon. With a hum you put it back in your pocket, putting a knuckle to your chin.

"Something wrong?" He inquires lightly.

"I'm not sure what else to do after this." You admit, dropping your hand from your chin.

"If you still want to hang out we could just go to your house and play some games." He shrugs. "I don't mind either way. I'm having fun." He looks at the table awkwardly. You blink before smiling lightly.

"Alright then." You hum. Soon Sanji returns with the food, refusing your payment but taking Dogtooth's. You say bye to him before guiding Dogtooth up to the roof. "Oh, looks like someone's making a garden up here now." You peer at the flowers as you make your way to the edge of the building and sitting down. He sits amongst the plants, only his eyes visible.

"They're well taken care of." He comments.

"Must be Usopp's doing again." You state, opening your bag to start eating when you hear him doing the same. It was a rather comfortable silence as you look at the town. It's been so long since you were here last. It felt nostalgic and brought you some peace. Not that you've been stressed during your time with him. Even with the fight earlier, you hadn't really been afraid. You peer at him as he glances at you.

"You've been in fights before?" You guess, looking at your food so he wouldn't get self conscious while he still ate.

"Plenty of them." He confirms.

"I knew you were trouble." You smirk, earning a chuckle.

"I'll try not to cause you any." He assures, standing and fixing his scarf before joining you. You set everything to the side and turn to him thoughtfully.

"That's okay, I'm sure I can handle it." You smile a bit. You knew that brought a smirk to his lips with how his eyes glinted in amusement. He leans toward you, eyes boring into yours.

"Good. Then we are going to have fun together." He muses.

"You did say we'll get along." You remind him. "So you ready to lose against me? I'm thinking we're going to play Six Shooter."

"You sure are cocky. Don't pout when I beat you." He chuckles.

"I was about to tell you not to do that."