[Requested by: @PlatinumIllustrator ]

In a boring meeting with the head of CP9, you blocked off any discussed words. Instead, all attention focused towards a staring competetion with a wolf boy across the room. He wanted something, and perhaps this kind of thing was never good coming from Jabra. The many things, torturous or maniacal he could want, the thoughts and images sent shivers throughout you.

"Hey, you two, stop checking each other out and listen to me for once!" Spandam shouted at the risk of his lungs.

His shouting made you visibly, and embarisingly, squeak and jolt a little making Fukuro laugh rudely. Though who's to say there was any nice qualities in a group of nine assassins.

"Hey, don't mistake that for anything! Shes not bad looking but she's just a puny rat. Not my type."

"Look, I could care less if you find her attractive, just listen to me, I don't like repeating myself!"

After Spandom yelled again, making you and Jabra stop the stares, the meeting ended soon. He once again stared, calling you out from the crowd to discuss something.

"Hey, pipsquek. I got a favor to ask you." His large teeth shined in his open mouth

You did not respond to him, feeling slightly overpowered by his presence. The only seemingly decent response you gave was a slight glare, as if his request was silly to think you would follow through anything of his needs.

"Oh, did I forget to mention, I'm not sure you'll want to turn this one down." He spoke smugly, as if he had some deep down secret of yours dangling from a fishing pole. "I know, your more of the investigating spying type rather then fighting though I'm sure you could handle your own." He dawdled off a little more, more so adding cement to make the offer even more irresistible. "Ah whatever I'm more of a get to the point kind of guy. You see, I used your little mousy tactics and found out you have a thing for Lucci."

Indeed, it was true. You did find the leopard man quite attractive, in looks and in the personality department. Though many ladies had to have thought the same, it is a little dedramental having to work, in a sense, alongside him.

"Why would I like someone that is my devil fruits enemy? A leopard? A mouse is just an afternoon snack to a giant cat!" if there was any way out of him spreading that knowledge around, you had to try.

"Oh Fukuro would eat this up." If his first target was to tell Fukuro, all hope is lost because, as funny as his zipper mouth is, he can not keep his mouth shut.

There was no secrets or embarrisings of Jabra's you could use against him, you were trapped and doomed.

"Tell me you heathen of a wolf. What do I have to do to get you to lay off."

"Trust me, you'll love spying on leopard boy for me." He grinned once again as you accepted, his details where to find Lucci's weakness. Jabra wants to finally take down his rival, once and for all.

"How do you expect me to spy on him then? He notices anything that moves, anything." You questioned his logic.

"Thought you were smart with that kind of stuff? Just go through the walls or something, I don't know. Be a rat."

"If you hadn't noticed, the walls are made of bricks around this place." The man shrugged at your logic, simply thinking it was your job since he has the information to be withheld. "Look, you make a small hole in between the bricks, and don't throw away the mortar pieces, you hear."

You and Jabra scouted the halls for a wall of Lucci's room with a map of the building you kept tucked away for any situation that may arise. The two of you managed to find a wall that was not connected to the doorway and on a hallway not traveled in often. It was luck, chances so slim but there, the perfect opportunity.

After Jabra thrusted his finger through the mortar between the bricks in his hybrid form, making a hole big enough for your mouse self to crawl in, and settling the loose pieces of mortar the cover the hole only enough for you to see into his room, there was only time to wait.

You came back much later in the day after eating, and the sun, after it set. There was not much to do before then, as from your experiences, Lucci tends to wait until late during the night to sleep, or at least go to his room. You fumbled around with anything to do in the meanwhile in your room. The most entertaining thing was a game of solitary solitare. There was not an extreme strategy for your liking, only strategy reliant on luck and very little leway, but it was something or nothing. When back to the spot, you nestled yourself into the tiny peephole into Lucci's room, silently waiting and to not move a single muscle.

It was hard telling how long it was until he walked into his room. The noise and motion of the door did little to calm your fears as you almost jumped, you thought, what a fool you were to accept such a trade off. He walked in, not doing much of anything. There was no speck or trail to find any weakness, there was not much of anything.

He started to get ready to go to sleep, with his pigeon flapping around. He slowly undressed, as he pulled off his shirt.

Hatori, that stinky little winged creature, oh how you despised him. You slightly hesitated, a hitched breathe at the sight of him undressing. The bird alerted Lucci with his chirps. The man just threw his shirt on the ground, now looking directly at the rubble covered peephole.

He knows you are there.

In a rush, not even realising running would do any good as he knows who you are. You quickly backed out of the hole, moving the loos mortar out as it hits the floor. You wiggled you mouse tail out, jumping to the floor. While midair, there was no time to react as a loud noise sounded, and tail being grabbed by pure skill. You were pulled through the bigger hole in the whale, created by Lucci's hand breaking through it. His claws were careful not to injure but tight enough to keep grip and keep pain.

You wiggled around, hoping to escape, and with no doubt of not escaping. You were pulled up to his eye level, trying to look everywhere but at his carnivorous eyes. Around his detailed facial hair, the leopard man noticably frowned. Though, within secends, his lips turned into one of a smirk.

   The many thoughts that rapidly sped through your head at what this could mean, the heavy heaving breaths, it was all to much for your little mouse body could handle. You passed put, unable to realise until you wake.

  You woke with in human form with wary eyes, slightly squinting and unaware. You noticed nothing out of the ordinary, the same plain white bed though, trying to move you questioned. It struck something, that you passed out, and below, wrapped around your waste, was an arm. There was no doubt this person was Lucci, you could even see the hole in the wall.

    Moving, out of instinct, you could hear a depening growl in your ear. He tugged you closer against his muscled chest. 

    Your breaths hitches, slightly terrified of his growl. From last nights failed mission, going into mouse form and escaping was an awful and fruitless plan.

    After calming down from the racing mind, the scene was almost peaceful. The man you had a crush on for a while, wrapping his arm around you. His calm and soothing sounds of breathes. You weren't keen on leaving but, not keen on finding out the cause of your last night's actions as Lucci fully wakes.