AN: This story will be in the same universe as Fairy Tale for ASL Sisters. Although this will have a slightly different set up. And this is just a short story.

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Ann is a pouting mess as their mother is trying to give her a dress that she does not want to wear. Not just her though, also her sisters. You see, today is a grand day for their Empire. Yep, you heard it right, she is an Imperial Princess.

"Ann, stop pouting and wear this dress." Empress Rouge chastised her oldest daughter to get to dress. "You too, Sab and Luffia!"

"Do we have to? You know that we don't like to greet and meet these royalties. We hate it!" Luffia, the youngest and the current Heir Apparent whined but she had no choice but to dress up.

Years back, the twin Imperial Princess, Ann and Sab decided to refuse the crown. This does not usually happen to Empires, especially in D. Empire, but the Emperor Roger and Empress Rouge accepted it with certain conditions. Right now, they are fulfilling their roles and 2nd and 3rd princess respectively.

Now, going back to their current situation. This week, their parents are going to celebrate their 25 years of marriage. And in line with the celebration, their Empire decided to hold series of tournaments.

One is Jousting. This is a very popular tourney especially for women. They will see men fight and one winner will get a chance to crown one woman in the crowd as the most beautiful woman in his eyes. The sisters had been in these kinds of tournaments and often than not, they are crowned, which is annoying. It is annoying to see men who tried to win their hearts.

Second one in the battle arena. Gladiators will fight and the winner will be given a chance to also crown a woman of their choosing.

Third one is a battle of swords. Now, this involves the best swordsmen in the country. Sometimes, they fight to death, but this time around, the Emperor and Empress made sure that killing is forbidden in the tournaments. No one will die in this one.

The last but not the least, Battle Royale. Three people will form a team to fight other teams until one team will be declared as winner. This is the most annoying tournament for the sisters, as usually, the winning team will always aim to give the victors' crowns to the three sisters in attempts to win their hearts.

Most of the participants are from royal families. Some of them are bunch of assholes who wanted to get close to the Imperial Princesses. You see, D. Empire is known to be the strongest Empire and country in the world. They have the strongest military power and for those countries who want to boost their military power and influence, they will try everything they can to get close to D. Empire's good graces. What good way to be allied to D. Empire than offering marriages?

Unfortunate for them, D. Empire cannot be swayed with just words and meaningless actions. Besides, it is well known that the Emperor's eyes turned into devil's eyes whenever a subject of marriage offers were presented to him. He loves his daughters very much and thinks no one is really worthy of them. Suffice to say, it is not easy to ask for the hand of the princesses.

And for the second note, D. Empire is not known for political marriages. They are actually known for marrying commoners. The current Empress, former Portgas D. Rouge is not from a wealthy and royal family. Although she is descended from D. Bloodline, but it was so far off that her parents are no longer nobles. She was known for her ethereal beauty that captured so many royalties around the world, and Roger is not an exception.

She was accepted into the family without hesitation and if everyone thinks that just because Roger married a commoner, their military power and influence will go down, they are dead wrong because Roger himself is a walking one man army. He is known for his monstrous strength in the battlefield, something that every country fears. Anyone who tried to invade the D. Empire got a taste of what is like to face a demon.

"You three should be presentable when welcoming noble and royal families from around the world. Besides, with so many bachelors arriving, I am sure that you will find your future husbands." The three groaned out loud upon the mention of husbands.

The three of them are in the right age to get married. Everyone thinks that it is time for them to get married and so many suitors tried, but none of them were able to capture the hearts of the three famous Imperial Princesses.

They are quite popular. Words spread like wildfire. People see that they inherited their mother's ethereal beauty.

Ann is an exact replica of their mother except for her eyes and hair color. While Rouge has strawberry blond hair, Ann is a brunette, something she inherited from their father.

Sab, the younger twin inherited their mother's hair. She is the perfect combination of Rouge's beauty and Roger's good looks.

Luffia, the youngest is the female version of Roger, not just in looks but also in her attitude. The only thing she inherited from their mother is perfect nose.

"Oh, hush now. The royal families will be arriving any minute and it is only proper for us to greet them in a welcoming manner and you three should stop scowling!" Their mother have them a stern voice and the three of them sighed and answered 'Yes'. In these times, they wish that their father is here. At least, he will let them off the hook. The Emperor is very easy go lucky and constantly spoiling the three of them which earns smacks from the Empress.

So today, the three of them were dressed like proper princesses. They usually beat the norms. They do not like formal dresses that most nobles do, they love to explore forests instead of sitting in a boring tea ceremony and above all, they are not afraid to mingle with commoners. Contrary to what most royals do, they do not care for status of people. They care for who they are, one of the reasons why the people are loyal to the Imperial family.

Sab stared at her reflection in the mirror, scowling. Their mother made her wear a sleeveless Greek inspired dress. Something she does not usually wear. And like her, Ann and Luffia is also sporting the same type of dresses, only different in styles. And just like a princess should, they are wearing diamonds and small tiaras just to signify their status.

Sab is wearing a baby blue tiara, Ann has a purple one and Luffia has the red one. Their hairs are properly styled and not in a messy pony tail that they usually do.

"I am not looking forward to this meet and greet. We are forced to smile in front of assholes and bitches for hours!" Ann whispered to her sisters.

"Not all of them are like that. Some of them are our friends." Luffia defended. Quite true. Some of their allies are close to them, but still...

"We have no choice, do we?"

So, the three of them got into the carriage which will take them to the port not too far from the palace. If you wanted to visit D. Empire, there is only one way to go. Through the Ocean. It is a huge island and only through sailing on a ship can people get into the place. This is one of the reasons why invasions are often hard.

So the three of them were forced to greet the coming visitors. Many people of D. Empire are standing not too far from the port to see the upcoming Royalties from different countries. Some of the nobilities are also there with the Royal family to welcome the lesser Royalties. When they say lesser Royalties, those whose ties are not that strong with the Emperor and Empress. Royalties that are suckers and assholes.

The Imperial Family stood there, waiting for the ships to dock. The three sisters kept their cool, as much as they can as the first ones to arrive are those families that they do not like.

"It seems that the rumors and words of the Imperial Princesses' did not do them justice. The three of you are far more beautiful than what we expected." The King of some kingdom praised the three princesses who smiled politely at the king. "Ah, the Imperial Highnesses had been the talk of my sons who admire the three Princesses."

Uh oh... Here comes another suitors. Luffia thought to herself. She does not like where this is going and neither does the twins.

"I humbly present my sons in the Imperial Majesties' and Imperial Highnesses' presence. We will be delighted to be get to know the Princesses, if given a chance." One of the Princes of this kingdom declared rather boldly as he keeps on staring at Ann. The other prince was actually staring at Sab. And last but not the least, the third one is staring into Luffia as if this is his one way ticket to be an Emperor.

Ann's patience is being tested and her mouth keeps twitching. Not only her, but also Sab who is clenching her fist. Clearly, these men view them as some sort of prize and of course, they view them with so much sexual desires that the Emperor frowns upon.

"We are honored for the praises. We are deeply sure that all of you are tired of your journey. It must be a long day. One of our Dukes will guide you to your chambers that we hope you find suitable." Sab was the first one to say anything before Luffia says anything blunt to insult these Royalties or Ann can say anything rude, or worst of all, before the Emperor raises his fist without saying anything and send these upstart princes to their immediate deaths.

The Duke of their Empire guided the royalties to their respected chambers in the castle. The three sisters fought the urge to roll their eyes at them our of disrespect and they are hoping the next ones will not be as blunt as them, but turns out they are dead wrong.

More royalties, princes, sons of dukes, sons of wealthy merchants have expressed their desires to win the princesses over. They declared, boldly, if they might add, that they will win one of the tournaments and offer the victor's crown to the princesses.

"When do you think they will stop ever trying to be our suitors?" Ann asked Sab, annoyed. She was hoping that the next Royalty they will welcome is not one of those who tried to win them like trophies. The nerve!

"We hope not. I can only stomach so much for one day!" Sab also complained with a whisper to her sister.

"Shishishi. The next one's coming."

They all braced themselves as the next one is coming. Ann tried to sigh and compose herself. Just a little bit more and this will be over... Or so she thought.

A huge man with the same aura of authority walked towards their father, the Emperor and the two exchanged friendly hugs. The huge king was followed by members of his Royal Family and the moment Ann saw the blond haired man, she immediately want to run and hide.

What the hell is he doing here?!

Shit, she needs to hide!

"Are you alright?" Sab whispered to her twin sister.

"I am so fucked." She whispered back. Sab was about to ask for details when the King Edward Newgate introduced his family which consists of about 13 sons and 2 daughters. He also introduced his Heir Apparent, named Marco.

The moment the Empress introduced them, Ann wanted to hide away. Their eyes met and he had a shocked expression the moment his eyes laid upon Ann's. Shit...

Sab stared warily at Ann and noticed she is blushing madly in front of the crowned prince of Whitebeard kingdom and a sly smile appeared on her lips. She will definitely get a confirmation from Ann later on.

"Shishishi. Your hair is so funny!" Luffia blurted out of the blue, pertaining to Marco's hairstyle, which is really unique per se but he managed to still look good with that hairstyle.

"Luffia!" Rouge reprimanded their youngest daughter who is still laughing.

"But it really looks funny! And his hair too! It looks cool!" She was pointing to Thatch's hair.

"At last! Someone complimented my hair. It is my utmost honor to receive such compliment, Princess." Looks like someone is enjoying this conversation and only one is not. Guess who?

"I know it is a long journey for all of you. Let one of our people guide you through your chambers." Rouge spoke while smiling. Ann sighed a relief as soon as the Whitebeards are out of sight. She nearly have a heart attack!

"I want details." Sab whispered to Ann as soon as the Whitebeard Royal Families are out of ear shot. Ann just ignored her twin sister as they prepared themselves for the next Royal Family.

It turns out it was the King of South Blue Kingdom. He is actually the youngest King in the history of that Royal Family.

Sab stared at the people coming their way and her reaction is the same as Ann the moment she saw who the King was. Luffia took notice of it and stared at Sab then to Kidd but said nothing while Ann is smirking.

"Now, I also want the details later." Ann whispered.

"Kidd! Kidd!" Luffia apparently knows the king of South Blue Kingdom as she waved at him excitedly. Sab looked at Luffia, frowning and questioning how in the world she is acquainted with this man.

Sab is praying to all the deities available in the world, she is silently praying he will not take notice of her (An impossible prayer, if I might add).

The King greeted the Emperor and Empress and when the princesses are introduced, Kidd looked at Sab's way, smirking.

"It is my utmost pleasure to meet Princess Ann and Princess Luffia again." Yep, King Eustass Kidd knew Luffia, after all they are friends and through Luffia, he was also acquainted with Ann. "And I find pleasure in meeting the renowned Princess Sab."

Sab winced upon hearing Kidd emphasized the word pleasure. Yes, he is taking this as an entertainment in meeting Sab in this sort of events after what happened a few weeks back.

"It is also an honor to meet His Majesty." Sab tried to calmly answer. She looked into his eyes and her heart started to beat faster than she wanted it to be.

"Let our people guide you to your chambers then." Roger said and asked some of their servants to guide them to their chambers. The last ones to arrive is the well known swordsman, Dracule Mihawk who was known to be the strongest swordsman in the world, well, until recently that is when his own student challenged him and beat him, hence gaining the title itself.

"Oh, Hawky!" Luffia greeted Dracule. Then her eyes wanders to the man next to him and her eyes went wide when she recognized the man with green hair. This action did not go unnoticed by the twins but they kept quiet and Luffia - for some unknown reason remained quiet as well.

Mihawk's eyebrows twitched the moment Luffia called him that nickname. He tried to stay calm and ignore the rambunctious princess.

Welcoming all of the Royalties had been tiring and added with the sudden meeting with unexpected people, the twins are dead tired, not just meeting and forcibly smiling at different royalties, but also avoiding certain Royalties.

That night, they did not hold a banquet since there will be a lot of activities early tomorrow and the tournament will start early. So as soon as the three sisters are alone in their interconnected chambers, Sab was the first one to open the topic about Ann's reaction towards Marco.

Ann sighed a little and just remembering how exactly she met him, it is making her embarrassed.

Two weeks ago...

Ann usually goes to remote islands and remote places for adventure and hunting. It has been the sisters' hobbies since they were children. Unfortunately, her sisters are not with her since they have somewhere else to be.

Sab is working for a vigilante group that prevents wars amongst kingdoms for selfish reasons. Luffia is exploring places on her own and apparently, from the last time Ann heard from her, she met a very interesting person. How interesting, Ann does not want to know.

So, she was left with nothing to do in their palace and decided to hunt in an island three days away from their kingdom. Yes, that is how far she traveled through her boat.

The island has its own town and it is quite famous hunting site since the mountains of this area is known for its giant predators that will turn as Ann's preys. After a long day of hunting in the forest, she decided to go to a local bathhouse.

Now, you might think that just because she is an Imperial Princess she wanted to have bodyguards, or attendants. Well, it was opposite for her and her sisters. They are used to doing things on their own and that includes dressing themselves without the help of servants.

So right now, no one knows she is an Imperial Princess as she is not dressed as one and she is not quite known to this place as the Princess. The local hot spring bath sounds good for her so she decided to enter in the women's section. She was pretty tired and actually looks forward to a very warm bath that she carelessly put her bag somewhere else and only brought towel and one of her panties.

It was a very nice bath and she heard that there are several men in the other side of the bath house. She is well aware that most men will try to peek and if they do so, she will make sure to kill them. When she deemed that she is done, she decided to get off the bath and took a shower. She was about to take her bag since it contains her clothes, but the moment she went back to where she put it, it was gone!

FREAKING GONE!

"Shit! How am I supposed to get out of here?" Yeah, how is she supposed to get out of there when what she is only in her towel and panties? Then she remembered that there were men in the other bath house, so they should have clothes she can borrow while she tries to find the damn thief who stole her clothes and stuff!

Alright, not the best idea but what can she do? She had no choice! Besides, someone stole her things, so she will just borrow clothes from someone else and give it back later on.

Yep, that's right. Ann proceeded with her plan to borrow the things of whoever is in the bath house. Thank goodness there are not much people around today so she was able to sneak into the dressing area of the men. There were at least three bags there. All of them are at least two sizes bigger than hers so she decided to take the nearest one she saw.

She was about to open the bag and just take a shirt and trousers when the voices got louder, signaling the arrival of the owners of these bags so without hesitation, Ann decided to make a run for it carrying the whole bag itself.

She decided to hide in the women's section and not a minute later, she heard a shout from the other side:

"Thatch, yoi! Where the fuck is my bag?!" Ann winced but giggled a little in mischief as she heard shouts from the other side.

"What? I did not take it, I swear, Marco" This must be the one named Thatch.

"It better not be you, or else..." The one named Marco, who Ann assumed must be the owner of the bag she is holding is currently growling.

"Why don't we try to ask the owner of the place? I am sure it is hard to miss if someone is carrying your bag." One voice stated.

"Fine!" Ann tried not to make a sound and waited until she is sure that they are all gone. So when she heard the footsteps going away, she assumed that they are gone and if they are, then she can go as well.

Ann decided to open the bag and it contains stuff that belongs to this Marco guy. She took his blue shorts and used a sash to tie it securely on her hips. She looked silly, though. Then the next one she took is the purple shirt. Well, it is not exactly a shirt since there are no buttons or zippers. It is just a plain cardigan! Damn, she just have to tie it so her chest will not be exposed.

Ann looked at herself and yes, she looked quite silly and weird. But she just have to deal with it. She decided to put all the things back in the bag when she noticed one clothing fell off. It was the guy's underwear and Ann can't help but blush a little. Without hesitation, she decided to put it back and started to walk towards the men's section to put the bag back. At least the guy can keep his underwear and other stuff, right?

She was about to go out when all of the sudden, her denden mushi started to ring. It was a good thing she kept it outside her bag, otherwise, she won;t be able to contact her family. As soon as she answered, it was her mother calling her.

"You need to be here within this week, Ann. There are a lot of preparations we have to do and I need you here."

"Yes, mom. Let me just, uhm, settle something first." The call was short so as soon as it ended, Ann mentally prepared herself to get out of this establishment as soon as she can.

So Ann tried to sneak back to the men's dressing area when all of the sudden, someone spoke.

"What the hell do you think you are doing with my clothes, yoi?"

"Kyaa!" Ann can't help but yelp at the sudden voice. She looked over the man and the moment she did, she was lost in those blue eyes. It was so mesmerizing, and aside from that, the man is hot as hell. She have seen so many handsome men in her life but this one certainly gives her some sort of different feeling,

Then she slowly tried to regain her composure, trying to process that she is in fact in the men's dressing area with a man whose only clothing is a wrapped towel around his hips. She can't help but stare shamelessly at his gorgeous body. Is this man a god?

But wait, did he just said his clothes? Then that means...

He is the owner of the clothes she is wearing.

"Uh - I am just borrowing it?"

The man raised an eyebrows at her and she felt uncomfortable. She is blushing madly!

"If you don't mind, I'd like to have my clothes back, yoi." The man's baritone voice is soothing and so sexy. Focus Ann! Focus!

"I uh - " *ring* ring * It was her den den mushi and Ann knew for a fact that it is either of her sisters. She was about to ignore it when voices started to get near them. It must be the man's companions. Ann's mind is not working well so instead of dropping off the man's other belongings (which includes his underwear) like she planned to, she started to run towards the exit. "Sorry, I'll return your clothes, promise! I am just borrowing it!"

With that being said, she ran for her life, trying to avoid the humiliation of being caught wearing a man's clothing that she stole.

As soon as she got back to the hotel she is staying, she took some of her belongings and got dressed. Though it is quite a shame to get off the clothings since it smells so wonderful. She wonders if the man smells like this as well?

Ugh! Pervert! She can't believe herself for ogling at the man! What is wrong with her?!

She sighed and tried to calm herself until she finds herself drifting to a heavy sleep.

When Ann woke up, it was already evening and instead of going out, she asked one of the crews in the inn she is staying to deliver food to her room. She decided to return the clothes tomorrow. Unfortunately, she was not able to find the man again.

But despite only meeting him in that moment, he left a very deep impression on Ann. She thought she might not be able to meet him...

After telling her sisters how she and Marco met, they were silent. Luffia is frowning seriously.

"So, you still have it?" Luffia asked.

"Huh?"

"His underwear. You still have it?" For goodness' sake! Of all the question Luffia has to ask, it has to be the underwear!

"It is in his bag..." Ann muttered while blushing.

"Which is still under your care, and that also means his underwear." Sab added with a sly smirk on her face making Ann red as tomato.

"I was planning to return it to him! I did not mean to keep it to myself!"

"Yikes, Ann! I never knew you are such a pervert. Shishishi." Ann threw a pillow at Luffia which she easily dodged.

"I am certainly not!"

"And this is the reason why you acted that way." Sab said.

"And what about you? Don't deny it! I clearly saw that you and Kidd knew one another. So tell me, dear sister. How exactly did you meet the guy?" It was Sab's turn to blush, but still, she told them of how they met.

About a month ago...

It was no secret in the Imperial Family that Sab joined a vigilante group to help countries that are in terrible state and they also try to prevent wars caused by the black market and underground forces.

Indeed, D. Empire has the largest influence and strongest military and they have the power to do these things but they are trying to avoid having direct conflicts. If they try to help other countries, everyone will view it differently and they might feel threaten and think that D. Empire is trying for world domination by helping other countries directly.

So, this is the reason why Sab joined because she wanted to help others. She is currently second in command and the main leader is also part of D. Empire's noble family.

She ventured on remote areas - areas being hidden from the eyes of the public. These areas are worst. Poverty that resulted in women selling themselves, prostitution and slavery. The nobles who frequently visits this area are the worst and Sab hates them.

This area is on the borders of West Blue Kingdom, near South Blue Kingdom. Sab had been trying to investigate the current standings of how this hidden area has been established. She cannot openly state this in public without much proof. Just destroying the area and rebuilding it does not mean this type of areas will stop all over the world.

Due to the need of investigation, she posed as a beggar and tried to observe the people and the nobles she can identify. So far, in her four days of posing as a beggar, she saw no nobles or traces of them. All she sees are thugs and group of strong people grouped together. She avoids them and as much as she can, she tried to disguise herself well. She dyed her hair brown, but it will wash off.

In her observation, she gathered some useful information and decided to put it to good use by entering a stripping establishment. They knew the owner of this establishment as he is part of their vigilante group.

"Are you sure you want to do this? If anything happens to you, your father will surely have our heads!" Inazuma, the owner of the strip club is her subordinate. He answers to her and he is one of the few people in their vigilante group to know of her true identity.

"Of course I am sure! There are rumors that some of the nobles of West Blue will be coming here and not just the nobles, but also one of the Princes."

"I know the investigation will be crucial, but if something happens - "

"Nothing will happen to me. You know I am a good fighter."

"I know that - but if anything happens, and your father hears it, he will stop at nothing and goes as far as to destroy a country. You know that. He might decide to attack alone." Sab winces. Yes, she is aware of this, but she have to do this!

Inazuma did not have much choice but to let her become an employee in the establishment. Several pole dancers are on stage. This establishment is one the very few who is decent enough.

Strictly no touching the women and if the dancers decide to let the customers touch them, it will be their choice. Sab is disgusted just thinking that some old man or random guy touches her, so she is one of the few girls in the business that will follow no touching policy.

It only took two days before some nobles came into the establishment and Sab is right. She recognizes these nobles. West Blue Kingdom's dukes as well as one of the Princes. Sab tried to further her investigation by following them to their room. She heard bits of the conversation since she was actually in the room next door.

They are currently trying to do transactions with Doflamingo as well as Kaido and Big Mom's group. They plan to sell slaves to the nobles of different countries. When the transaction is over, they decided to celebrate and the prince of West Blue kingdom asked for one of the dancers so they can all do a private show and ironically, they are requesting her presence.

Sab already got some information and she does not want to dance for the prick. She mused to herself but she stopped thinking of some things when she heard the door open and saw a red haired man walked in frowning as soon as she saw her near the bed.

"What the fuck are you doing in my room?" His harsh baritone voice startled Sab and for some reason, she cannot find any words to answer him. He is simply a gorgeous man, tall, muscular, but not too buff, and handsome. If not for his clothes and is manner of speaking, she might think he is a noble as well. He certainly have the looks to be treated as one.

His eyes did a scan over her and she felt conscious because she is still wearing her dancing clothes that revealed too much skin. "Sorry, I am not interested in you, so get the fuck out of my room!" He shouted again.

Sab felt insulted! Never had someone blatantly told her she is not attractive at all and they are not interested! Sab is not narcissistic person, but she is not blind either so she is aware that she is indeed attractive.

And for this man to tell her that she does not have an appeal on him! The nerve!

"Fine!" That was all that she can say before walking towards the door. The moment she opened it, she was greeted by the sight of the nobles from the room next door, the very same nobles that asked for her presence.

"Ah, just the very woman I was looking for! I've asked for your presence for a private dancing show in my room."

Fuck, Sab does not want to do it.

"But my Lords, she is one of the girls to abide one of the rules we have here, and she is not our best dancer. How about I recommend someone - "

"Are you telling me what to do? Who the hell do you think you are, telling me what to do?!" The prince is starting to threaten Inazuma. As an owner of this establishment, he cannot do anything too rash and risk being exposed or raise conflicts.

Sab would like to avoid that. She was about to answer when someone spoke.

"She cannot do a private show with you as she is doing one for me." The red haired stranger, whose bedroom Sab borrowed while investigating, spoke in a authoritative manner.

"And who the hell are you? Don't you know who I am?"

"I don't care who the fuck you are, but do you even know what kind of place you are in? This is an underground place for black market. Your status as a noble will not matter, unless you are the Emperor of D. Empire. Because this is what matters here!" Without warning, the man punched the wall, resulting in a big hole. He did not even wince at the impact.

The guards of the Prince felt alarmed and ready to attack.

"Your useless soldiers will be no match to me. And unless you bring several dozens more, I don't think you are going to get what you want. Now, shall we test your soldiers' strengths?" The red haired man cracked his fist, ready to fight.

One of the dukes of West Blue whispered something to the prince which resulted in them to back off the fight.

"I told you this is not a suitable job for you!" Inazuma scolded Sab who was rolling her eyes out. "Good thing we have this Lord to save you."

"Who said I was saving her? I don't do things for free. She will do a private show for me." The man smirked at Sab who was frowning.

"I thought you are not interested in me? You threw me out of your room, didn't you?"

"I changed my mind. I am bored and you'd be a good entertainment and company for now. Don't worry, I am not going to sleep with you. I doubt I'd get hard with your performance." He scoffed.

Sab is turning red by this man's cockiness.

"Fine!" Sab followed the man inside while stomping her feet in frustration. Inazuma cannot do anything except stare in shock. Well, turns out, the two of them did was argue till Kidd decided to fall asleep and left the woman in her frustrations.

The next day came and Sab continued to do her job. She accepted a private show with one of the nobles. Of course, the noble was dead drunk so extracting information was so easy. Aside from that, Sab also took some gold.

What Sab did after the noble fell asleep is to escape from his room.

"Another private show, huh?" Sab almost yelped when she heard that voice and she felt defensive.

"None of your business." She said while looking at his frowning face.

That was not the last time they spoke because, for some reason, their paths crossed and arguments went back and forth. Sab is getting fed up with it so she tried to avoid him especially after he found out that she usually steals gold from those nobles.

One day, a noble asked for her services when all of the sudden, the same red haired man argued.

"I said no and that will be final!" He said in an annoyed tone.

"Why not? We are willing to pay twice of what you did!" The unknown noble said.

"I paid for a month's worth of her private services. You got a problem with that?" The red haired man asked, daring the other noble to say anything who got scared with just a glower.

Sab asked Inazuma about this and he explained that no one dares to oppose this man as he is a well known fighter in the underground arena, winning many battles. For days, the man whose name she still does not know, kept asking for her companion in his bedroom, but not to dance. Instead, they argue, then eat together, or play some sort of games to pass time.

Before going to his bedroom, Sab decided to pay an orphanage she usually frequents. She decided to wash her dye off, and kept her hair blond.

Unknown to her is that the red haired man actually saw her.

The usual daily activities continued, until it was time for her to leave the following day. She was about to say goodbye to the red haired man and return some gold he paid for her when Inazuma informed her that he left early and in haste. She felt disappointed.

"He also said that you still owe him about 2 weeks of your services."

That was the last time they saw each other...

"Woah... That was interesting. You posed as a dancer!" Luffia said.

"And she stole gold." Ann added.

"At least I did not stole some guy's underwear." Sab added which earned a smack from Ann.

"Alright, now why don't you tell us about this Zoro? Why are you so close to him?"

"Shishishi. It happened like this:"

Months back...

So, as usual, Luffia is lost in the forest. Her sisters are freaking busy with stuff she is not aware of, more like she is not interested in, so she decided to hunt alone. Her stomach is grumbling because of hunger.

As what her instinct says, she followed the smell of good food nearby. It smells delicious. Someone is probably cooking something, might be a meat of boar.

Just thinking of the roasted boar is making her go hungry so she run to where the smoke and smell is coming from.

As soon as she is in the clearing, she saw a huge meat being roasted and she immediately salivates at the sight of free meat. No sign of anyone nearby and that settles it. Luffia, without thinking, grabbed the roasted meat and shoved it in her mouth. It was so tasty that she can't help take another bite.

One bite became two, then became three and so on and so forth until there's no meat available to eat. Satisfied and with renewed energy, she went hunting again, hoping that there will be more meat in the forest.

Few minutes after she was gone, a figure of a muscular man showed up, looking at his camp. The meat he hunted is missing. He looked around the area and found no one so it must be stolen by some animals nearby.

Luffia on the other hand continued to stay in the forest, and sometimes, when she is hungry again, she stumbled upon cooked meat with no one around, so as usual, she ate it without hesitation.

The man who owned the meat are getting irritated that whenever he decides to step away for a quick training, someone steals his food! At first, he does not mind, but when it keeps occurring for three consecutive days, he got irritated. So, he formulated a plan where he will catch whoever is stealing food from him!

He put the roasted meat and food out in the open while he hid at the top of the tree nearby waiting for anyone who will approach the food he set as a trap. His swords at ready for his disposal.

He did not have to wait for long as someone is approaching the food. It was a figure of a woman, long black hair and dressed casually. She does not look like a peasant nor does she look like a noble. She quickly approached the food and the man was surprised to see her devour the whole food as if it was nothing. It was as if her stomach is made of black hole. Where did the food go?

So, Luffia ate like usual and she did not expect for a voice to resonate behind her.

"What do you think you are doing?"

Luffia turned with a meat halfway through her mouth. Her eyes caught the sight of a muscular man with green hair and swords on his hand. Instead of putting her eating to a halt, she continued to eat as she intended and carefully looked at the man with intense green eyes.

"Stop eating!" He shouted with his baritone voice.

Luffia swallowed the food she had and decided to face the man who dared to interrupt her eating.

"Why should I? I am hungry! Why are you interrupting my eating?!" She shouted back. She stood from her position and faced the man who was looking down at her due to their height difference.

"It is my food you are eating!"

Luffia blinked for a couple of times before looking at the little chunk of meat left.

"Yours?"

"Mine." He said.

"Shishishi! Sorry, sorry. It's just that it smelled so good that I can't help take a bite." And she said so, she continued to eat as if the owner of the food is not even in front of her, after all, she was known to have no qualms in acting the way she wanted despite knowing whoever is in front of her.

The man sighed heavily before raising his hand in a dismissing manner.

"Whatever. Don't steal any of my food or drinks from now on, or else I will have to act against you." He said and walked away.

He thought that because he said that, she would listen, but she never did. Instead, he constantly finds him staring at his food, drooling over it the next day.

"What the hell are you doing here?" He frowned.

"You said I can't steal your food so I though I can ask for it. Can I?" She smiled at the man while her stomach is growling. The man's is running out of patience.

"This is not a place for a woman. You can take the food and stay away from me! You are disrupting my training!" He said. Again, he thought that it is enough for her to get out of this dangerous forest and leave him alone, but he was so dead wrong as the next day, he found her again - or he could say she found him.

"What do you want?!"

"Food." She answered as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"I already gave so much! Can't you just get out of here?!"

"Ehh? Why?"

Is this woman an idiot or what?

"This place is dangerous. You can't just walk around on your own. I will not take responsibility if you die by becoming a wild animal's food."

"Then why are you here if it is dangerous?" She asked innocently and after doing so, she took some food to feed on, making Zoro extremely pissed off now.

"I am here to train."

"Can I tag along?" she was excited in asking.

"No! You are just nuisance."

"But I won't disturb you."

"NO!" He firmly said then started to prepare to leave. He though she will just leave him alone, guess she does not listen at all. Instead of staying, she kept following him wherever he goes and event if Zoro shouts at her to leave, she just smiles and continues to follow him.

He got tired of shouting at her so, he proceed with his training in his swordsmanship. She never bothered him when he is training so Zoro guesses it is not bad at all. After his training, he will go hunting for food and she usually just sits and observes him like a princess.

Without saying anything, they continued like that until night came. There was a cave that Zoro uses as his hotel.

"Where are you going to sleep?"

"In your bed, of course! By the way, I am Luffia." She said with a big smile.

"I should have figured you will say that. And I'm Zoro." Zoro has no energy to say anything against it so, he set his bed and went to sleep. He vaguely registers how she crawled on his side.

Morning came and Zoro woke up with hands wrapped around his torso. As far as he knows, he should not have anyone with him... Well except for the annoying woman named Luffia.

As he opened his eyes, he looked down at the sleeping woman beside him and it confirms it was the same woman that was annoying him.

Luffia on the other hand felt comfortable hugging the man. He was so warm and she likes the feeling of his warm against her body. When she felt him stirring, she immediately went and grabbed him tighter.

"No. I need more sleep..." She said and she is slowly being called by her sleepiness.

"I have something to do and you are preventing me from doing it!" Zoro does not have the shout at early morning.

"No. Sleep more!" There was no use as Luffia wrapped her hands and legs around Zoro, preventing him from going anywhere. With not much choice, he continued to sleep.

They slept for a few more hours and when they woke up, it was already noon.

"I'll help you hunting for food." Luffia said. Zoro just shrugged this and let her be. What's the use? She will go anyway.

So they did. Her idea of helping is probably crooked as instead of helping Zoro, she manages to be so clumsy and make things worse for him. They were tailing a wild boar and Zoro was about to skillfully kill it by sneaking on its back, but since she managed to make a noise, it got away.

Second one, they wanted to get the deer, but it scared away because Luffia fell off the branch of the tree. How she managed to get up there in a matter of second, Zoro does not know.

"Sorry." She said while looking down. She seems to be really sorry for her idiocy. She is sure that he will scold her, but good thing he did not and instead, nodded and told her to be careful next time.

When he is doing some exercises, she is left to wander around the forest or just plainly watching him train. She loved watching him do those amazing exercises, especially whenever he flexes his amazing muscles. As soon as he is done with his exercises, she was happy to annoy him or just tell him about her experiences, which includes almost getting eaten by a crocodile. He laughed so hard at that.

At night, they will share the bed. Zoro is never comfortable with too much contact with anyone, but with her, he felt at ease.

This went on for the next three days. One morning, Luffia woke up early, so she decided to walk around the cave. She happened to see Zoro's swords and was fascinated by them. She took them, one by one to see what they really looked like. The three are all beautiful and deadly. She was about to put it away when she heard rustling sounds from nearby.

Without a thought, and in a subconscious manner, she forgot to put the white sword back and went to run outside. She saw a deer and tailed it to hunt it down. She failed to notice how she got farther away from where they are staying and paid no mind to the path she is taking.

She was successful in killing it.

"Zoro will be happy that I got to kill it!" She said and decided to go back. As she looked around, she frowned at the place where she is at. She got lost. Luffia tried so hard to find her way back and went as far as shouting for Zoro's name, only to have nothing.

When she got hungry, she decided to cook the meat and just leave some for Zoro. As soon as she is done eating, she started trailing back and due to her idiocy and clumsiness, she failed to notice the muddy cliff - then needless to say, she found herself sliding down to the bottom with Zoro's sword at her back.

Luffia wandered at this part of the forest trying to find a way back to Zoro. This went on for the next three days but no good. On the fifth day, she was lucky to find some locals that live around. She asked them to take her to the cave where they stayed. Lucky for her, they knew the cave since.

"Do you know the man who frequents here? The swordsman?" One local asked her.

"Yes! He is my friend. Is he still there?"

"No. He left yesterday. He was so angry and swore never to go back here. He said something about a shameless thief."

Luffia was taken aback by the words and instead of directing her to the cave, she asked them to take her to where Zoro is. But they said he left by the ship and no one knows where he is. She wanted to find and him and return his sword - to also let him know that she did not mean to take it away.

But alas, two months went by, no word of Zoro and Luffia regrets not giving it back to him.

The twins were silent for a while then Sab said something first.

"Huh, he might be angry with you, but I don't think it is too late to return the sword to him."

"I will try to apologize to him. I did not mean to take it away."

"Well, that is a bit expected of you to get lost and subconsciously take the man's sword."

"Hey!" Luffia protested at Ann.

"Yeah, same for you, who stole Prince Marco's underwear." Sab's comment made Ann blush mad.

"A-At least I did not offer my dancing services to a King."

"I did not know he is a King!" Sab protested. "Whatever. Let's just forget this topic for now. Dinner is about to be served and we are expected to attend."

"Speaking of food, I am hungry." Ann answered, followed by Luffia's growling stomach.

"Me too, but I am not looking forward to many men staring at us." Luffia is talking about men invited to the dinner who are looking forward to get to know the princesses, or more like, looking forward for benefits from getting married to them.

"I hate socializing." Sab said.

As soon as the clock tower rang the signal for dinner time, the servants of the palace came to the princesses interconnected rooms to ask for their presence in the banquet hall.

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Kidd has been smiling in a good way while drinking his wine and overlooking the good scenery in the balcony of the room he is staying. He is one of the few guests to have the privilege to stay in the palace. Some guests are bound to stay in a separate manors specific for guests.

"You seem to be in a good mood, Your Majesty." Kidd's Royal advisor said.

"Of course." He answered while his mind is off somewhere, specifically to the woman he met. The same beautiful woman who has been pestering his mind for a long time now.

"I will take leave for now, Your Majesty. I will be back to organize your itinerary." As soon as the advisor is gone, Killer began speaking about Sab.

"Never thought she is a princess." He said. Killer is aware of Sab's connection to Kidd. After all, he was there with him when he first met Sab.

"I am quite curious to know why she posed as a woman in a brothel when she is an Imperial Princess." Kidd's smile is evident in his face.

"You are just looking forward to embarrass her. Or possibly tease her."

"Hahaha. You know me so well, my friend."

"But you might not get a chance to speak to her for a long time." Killer is engaging in a topic that will surely make Kidd react with other emotion aside from his current amusement.

"And why is that? Maybe because she wanted to avoid me."

"Ah, maybe so, but I don;t think that is just it. She is an Imperial Princess and a busy one specially with the events that will transpire in the next few days. I've heard that there are many men who are asking her hand for marriage, after all, she is in the right age to get married." Killer is internally smiling after he saw Kidd frown, killing intent evident in his eyes.

King Kidd Eustass is known for his brash and crude personality. He is known for his brutality in his decisions and in war. Known as the 'Raging Prince' when his father was alive and he was sent to war and came back with the title of 'Raging Prince'.

"That will not happen. I'll make sure of that."

"You sound like you are planning to ask her hand for marriage." Killer smirked a little and Kidd's silence is more than enough as an answer to his inquiry.

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"The rumors about the princesses' beauties did not do them justice. They are really gorgeous, right, Marco?" Thatch was already dressed for the dinner tonight.

"Specially Princess Ann." Izou added, looking at Marco expectantly. The blond prince sighed. Of course, the two of them will notice how his eyes landed on the eldest Imperial princess.

"For a long time, someone managed to capture the stoic and nonchalant eyes of our brother. Pops will want to throw a party for such a celebration!" Thatch laughed loudly.

"Please, Thatch, have some dignity to keep your mouth shut, yoi. You do not want to offend them." Marco said. Of course, everyone is aware of how powerful this Empire is and no one will dare offend them unless they want to risk a full out war and destruction of their own kingdom.

"Oh, but I am not offending anyone. I am stating the fact. Besides, there is nothing wrong with you admiring the princess. I heard she is not promised to anyone yet which is why there are a lot of men in this event because most men will hope to get her hand in marriage. If you are any slower, she might be snatched away."

Marco just kept his silence, but he is also thinking about that scenario. With that beauty, no sane men will let it pass by and besides aside from getting a beautiful wife, they will also get a powerful alliance. Talk about hitting two birds with one stone.

Marco is not thinking about the alliance, he is thinking of her and the first time they met. It makes him laugh a little thinking of how she stole his clothes. Sure, he was a little pissed when she took his clothes away and subject for a public shame, but the moment Marco saw her wearing his clothes, it made him curious of her and wanted to meet her again. Who would have thought they will meet under these circumstances?

He will not let this moment pass by and while he is at it, he will make sure that no men will get her hand for marriage. Not when he is around.

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Zoro is having mixed feelings upon seeing Luffia after a long time. He was skeptical upon seeing her especially with with what transpired since the last time they saw each other. Other part of his reason is because of the slight happiness upon seeing her. She was a little different from the Luffia she saw in the forest. She looked like a goddess descended from heavens.

It made Zoro's heart beat loudly.

"The socializing events will be as boring." Mihawk told Zoro.

"So, I've been told." He answered.

"Hmm, be careful with the princesses." The comment made Zoro raised an eyebrow.

"What is that supposed to mean?"

Mihawk took a sip of his wine before answering.

"They are not like your regular princesses. They are different. You might find yourself in trouble if you are not careful enough." What Mihawk meant is that these princesses are not easy to deal with. They are stubborn and will likely to drive you mad you will wish for a quick death.

Zoro did not answer, because in his mind, what Mihawk said will never be applied to him. Because he is already involved with a troublesome one.

"You seem to be close to the youngest one."

Mihawk raised an eyebrow before saying anything.

"No, sh eis rather rambunctious princess and annoying one at that. I would like to shut her mouth even for once, but I might raise her father's rage in doing so. And I would advise to train your body harder should you wish to ask for her hand."

"W-What?"

"If you ask her hand, you will face the wrath of her father. Make sure you are damn prepared for his strength because let me tell you, only few survived and pray you will be one of those."

Zoro did not say anything from there on out and instead chose to be quiet.

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The servants asked the princesses to change their dresses, something they are required to do. Once changed, the three kept on annoying the other, saying insults about their dresses.

"Ann, come back here!" Ann made a run for it as Sab is chasing her because she tickled her sides. Laughing for what she did, Ann opened the door outside. Sab caught up, stepping Ann's dress in the process making her trip on the hallway followed by Sab who also lost her balance.

"Ouch!" Ann muttered. She was about to shout at her twin sister to get the fuck off when she noticed the people that just stepped out of the room right next to hers. It was Prince Marco and two of his siblings.

Sab on the other hand almost froze when she noticed the two people who were also present in the hallway. It was King Eustass and the blond man he recognized. Aside from them, another door opened and the green haired man stepped out. They recognized him as the man Luffia owes. Embarrassed by their current circumstances, Sab made a move to get off Ann only to have another body slammed behind her.

"Ugh!" Sab could feel the weight and she knew very well who was behind her.

"Argh! What was that?!" Ann shouted. She is carrying two people's weight after all.

"Hahaha. Sorry." It was Luffia's voice. "Oh, hi Kidd and Killer!" Luffia remained on her position, weighing down her sisters.

"Luffia, get off me."

"You two! Get off me!"

"Oh, right. Shishishi. Sorry." Luffia was about to get off and this is the exact scene that the Emperor and Empress witnessed. They were accompanied by the King of Whitebeard Kingdom as well as Shanks, Makino, Rayleigh and Shakky.

"What are you three doing on the floor?" It was their mother's voice. It did not surprise her to see her daughters acting such way since she is used to their shenanigans.

"Ann started it." Sab answered as soon as she got up followed by Ann while glaring at her twin sister.

"You were the one who stepped on my dress causing me to trip."

"Shishishi. I thought you two are wrestling so I wanted to join."

The Empress sighed at her daughters' answers.

"Why can't the three of you behave like you are supposed to? Honestly! How can I marry you three off when you are acting in a such a way?" The three almost rolled their eyes at their mother's words. Every time there is an event, she always have the same lines about marrying the three of them off - something that has not happened since she started giving off such speech.

"Who said about marrying them off?" The Emperor immediately frowned at the thought and for sure, he is on the verge of going on rage mode. Another roll of the eyes escaped the three sisters. One parent is so eager to marry them off while the other is on the verge of being on rage mode while thinking of creating a tower high enough to keep them from marrying anyone. "They can't marry anyone until they are 40!" The words made the twins stare wide eyed at their father.

"40! No such thing! They are in the right age to get married! Besides, I want to see grandchildren! We are not getting any younger. So listen you three. You better be in your best behavior and choose husbands. I am sure there are a lot of men that you can choose from and immediately give us grandchildren."

"Mom, I thought you wanted to marry us off. Why are you immediately demanding grandchildren?" Luffia bluntly asked.

"Oh, either way. Does not matter. I was already pregnant when I got married to your father. Besides, making babies is fun, right darling?" The twins' faces are beet red upon hearing what their mother just said. Did she just said it out loud?

"Of course." The Emperor and Empress were staring at each other lovingly and for sure, there are a lot of thoughts currently on their minds that none of the people around wanted to know.

"Mom! Ugh, how can you say such thing?" Ann was the first to react.

"I think I am gonna throw up. Someone give me a bucket." Sab muttered, face red and mentally scarred for the images.

"Making babies is a natural thing." Rouge said back.

Luffia was quiet the whole time and when she processed what she just heard she immediately said: "Imagining our parents making babies is so GROSS." She made a disgusted face that spells how disgusted she is. Her facial expression made Shanks and Rayleigh laugh.

"Alright, that's enough. Dinner is about to be served and we wouldn't want our guests to go hungry." Rouge gestured for them to go. The three just realized that they had this type of conversation with the people around, making them felt embarrassed.

The dinner proceed normally as soon as the Imperial Family arrived, followed by the guests that are staying in the palace. Although the palace is very huge and can house dozens of people from Royalties, only the privileged guests can stay and most of them will be staying in the guests manors.

At the main table, the Empire family sat with their guests, namely Shanks, Makino, Rayleigh, Shakky, Whitebeard, Marco, Thatch, Izou, Kidd, Killer, Zoro and Mihawk. Shanks keeps on annoying Mihawk, Whitebeard, Roger and Rayleigh talking like old pals while Shakky, Rouge and Makino are talking like housewives.

The three princesses are quiet while eating. They have nothing to say anyway.

After the second course, some guests started to greet the Emperor and Empress and saying flowery words that none of them wanted to hear. Some even asked in a polite manner for the princesses to escort the princes of some nation.

"Unfortunately, we will not be able to escort you. We have matters to attend to tomorrow." Sab answered, fake smile plastered on her face.

"Then what about the next day?"

"Oh, we can't We are busy, you see." Ann answered this time.

"If you want an escort, we can arrange some of our servants to do so." It was Luffia who said it this time and as soon as she did, she resumed eating, relatively dismissing the man in front of her. The twins smirked ather triumphantly.

They might think it is over, but no. More people are coming to their table, to be in the Imperial family's good graces and of course, relatively wanting to have the princesses as their brides.

"Your Imperial Majesties, we are honored to be one of the guests for this event. I brought my two sons and my only daughter." The said princes and princess greeted the Emperor and Empress. This one princess keeps on looking at Kidd while smiling. This makes Sab mad. She is sure that this bratty princess is looking at Kidd as if she is picturing herself to be his Queen.

"The event will take place in three days. My children wanted to explore the palace grounds." The king spoke.

"If it is not a bother, we would like to ask for the princesses guidance. Who else knows the palace grounds that the princesses themselves?" The two men looked at the twins with lusts filled in their eyes. Same old people. their eyes casually wanders to the exposed skin and the actions are making Marco and Kidd fume. Their glares are evident to the men.

"It is a bother." Ann spoke bluntly while glaring at the man in front of her. She does not like this man at all. Her answer made the king frown, as if insulted but the twins did not care for that. Sab even nodded at Ann's response.

"Unfortunately, my daughters already have people they will be escorting." Rouge intervened. The three sisters looked at their mother and frown a little.

"Is that so? May we know who?" The fat king asked. He does not want to accept that his sons will not be prioritized.

"Princess Sab will be in charge of escorting King Eustass around the palace grounds." Sab was eating something when she heard that and she choked on her food. Luffia was fast to give her the water. until she settled down.

"W-What?" Rouge did not answer, instead, she continued with a smile on her face.

"Princess Ann will be in charge of escorting Prince Marco, Princess Izou and Prince Thatch."

Ann blinked a few times before looking at her mother wide eyed. She shook her head while looking at her mother then looking back at the Royalties of Whitebeard (specifically Marco) then back to their mother, refusing her command. She raised an eyebrow at her eldest daughter for acting such way but she continued to speak.

"And the youngest princess will be escorting Lord Zoro around." The steak that was about to go to Luffia's mouth fell from her fork as she looked at her mother, shocked by her words. The fat king did not say anything anymore considering the people the Empress favors are also big shots. No one in their right mind will go against Whitebeard or consider the consequences of facing the wrath of the man known as Raging Prince or even dare to be the receiving end of Zoro's swords.

The fat king and his companions bowed in respect and left. What the Empress announced just cut off any unwanted proposition to the princesses.

"Their rooms are just near yours. You can start giving them a tour around the palace grounds tomorrow morning."

"H-huh? But, mom, we - "

"Oh, would you like to escort those princes that asked for your presence earlier?" No word came from the three princesses. they are being skeptical whether to accept those unknown princes.

As soon as the three are done eating (They still wanted to eat), they excused themselves and went into their rooms(to hide).

"We have no choice, do we?" Ann sighed. She does not want to face him. What will he say to her? Their meeting is so embarrassing and she does not want to face his scrutiny about how she stole his clothes. He must think she is some sort of pervert.

"Ugh, there is no escape whatsoever!" Sab plopped down into her bed. She cannot possibly face Kidd alone considering what happened in the past. Knowing him, he will be sure to tease her and embarrass her, and possibly blackmail her. Yes, he might just do that.

"I'll just return this sword to Zoro. and apologize." Luffia said while she took the sword that was placed in her bedroom. Without waiting for any reaction from her sisters, she opened the door that connected to their rooms and took the sword.

She stared at it while trying to think of ways to apologize to him but she cannot think of anything at all. Her ears are starting to emit smoke because of thinking too much, so she decided to follow er instincts. Instead of going to the doors, she decided to go to her balcony and from there, she skillfully went to the other balcony which is where Zoro is staying.

Luffia is still wearing her dress and it makes things difficult for her. She almost tripped had it not been for a hand that held her arms. She looked up only to find a frowning Zoro. He must have heard her.

"What do you think you're doing?" Zoro growled while she helped her up. He noticed her other hand is carrying his sword.

"Zoro! I thought you are still downstairs. I just wanted to return this to you and apologize. I did not mean to steal it, I swear!" She handed him his white sword while bowing.

"That doesn't explain why you chose to sneak into my bedroom through the balcony. You could have used the door." He said while taking the sword back.

"Oh, I did not think of that." She stared at Zoro with her innocent eyes, the same innocent eyes his mind has been longing for.

"Whatever. Now, explain what happened."

Luffia tried to explain but her explanation is so freaking long and it almost made Zoro have a headache, but overall, he was able to get the gist of it.

"I should have known that is what happened given that you are an idiot."

"Hey!" Luffia pouted at the term but Zoro did not stop his insults.

"and clumsy..."

"Oi! I don't usually get lost that much."

"What kind of person gets lost for 5 days?"

"But I got confused with the road!"

"Fine, fine. I forgive you." Zoro sighed trying to avoid her eyes. Her eyes are round and bright, innocent like he remembered and he might not be able to admit it, but whenever he sees her eyes, it makes him want to succumb to her demands. Talk about being whipped.

"Really? Thank you!" Without warning, Luffia launched herself to Zoro, hugging him tightly.

"Ugh - Luffia - "

"Thank you Zoro! You're the best!" Luffia hugged him tighter and Zoro has no choice but to just wrap his arms around her.

"Yeah, just don't do it again."

"Okay. I have to go. My sisters might be looking for me. See you tomorrow. I will let you see the best places around the palace."

Luffia let go of Zoro then immediately went back to her own balcony bidding him goodbye.

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AN:

This story will most likely be 3 chapters long.

I am halfway through finishing the next update for ASL sisters, so please be patient. 2017 has been a busy year for me. So, for 2018, I am hoping to finish ASL Sisters and start the new story I already have synopsis about.