Show me the booty - Day 1

"Perfect." Borsalino smiled to himself and kept massaging his superior's shoulders with extreme care, making sure he would relax to his touch. If he was lucky enough, that and the bond they shared might prevent Akainu from beheading him later on.

Doflamingo just sniggered to Tsuru's last words and rolled his eyes behind his glasses as he made his way to Fina's table. Well, it was also Mihawk's table, but he didn't care much about that part. Instead, he chose to lay his hand on the colonel's shoulder. "Hello there, Colonel. Having a good time?"

Mihawk grimaced. Well now, that was just plain rude. But why was he even surprised. It's Doflamingo we are talking about. He rolled his eyes and sighed, deciding that ignoring him would have been too hard even for him - he had mastered the "I'm ignoring you" technique long time before -. "I am pretty sure I didn't aske for a ten feet tall pink turkey full of stupidity with no good manners. A shame, the chef must have misunderstood." He narrowed his eyes to him a bit.

Jinbe laughed a bit. "Heh, I'd lie if I told you I didn't. Whoever built this place sure loved mazes. I remember I ended up in a wing where people didn't know of Warlords arrival, and everyone panicked so much. I couldn't even fit in that room." he chuckled at the memories of people yelling, terrorized by a large fishman that was politely trying to ask for directions while being stuck into the doorframe.

Akainu sighed and...relaxed. Yes, it was pretty not common to see that, especially with his eyes closed. "Eh. I guess you could work in a spa with no problem."

Fina couldn't believe some abomination was TOUCHING HER! With a disgusted look, she threw the hand away and focused on Mihawk. "Sometimes service is just terrible... You can't eat pink turkey, it is way too dried. An abomination for your eyes and your palate."

Buggy couldn't help to smile. Indeed it was a funny story. "But by the way, did they take your measurements for your private room? Like...for a bed, or the bathroom?"

Borsalino chuckled softly. "Really, you don't think I would be missed as an admiral? I'm wounded, Sakazuki", he whispered to his friend's ear, as he kept working miracles with his fingers. He was just that good.

There it was again. Mihawk's vile tongue throwing sarcasm at him, and ruining whatever impact he could have had on Fina. Yet Doflamingo smiled almost too softly. "Why, I just came here for a little chat. You don't need to be uselessly so rude, neither of you." He had taken the opportunity to slide one of his strings inside Fina's jacket though, and it was now barely touching her. If anything, she would have felt nothing more than a slight itchy feeling.

Mihawk leant on the table, his attention to Doflamingo. His smile looked suspiciously kind. "And let's hear this, what would you have to spare with us then? What kind of conversation? Because, you see, you interrupted us." He huffed, elegantly crossing his legs.

Jinbe mused over that, trying to remember. "... if I remember well... ah, yes they did. My weight could be a bit of a problem for a bed, you see, so they had to take measurements. As for the height, heh, it's not like I am the tallest one around..."

"Maybe if you'd do your report in time..." Akainu opened his eyes and glanced at his friend. "Hm... Yeah I guess I need you anyway. As weird as you can be, you are a valuable Marine."

Fina was not sure she wanted to hear that stupid pink bird. But she had her fork near to her, she could always stab him if... "I'm sure you will not find our company that interesting..."

"Do you think at Moria and Kuma?" Buggy whistled, indeed quite amazed. "Those guys are SO tall! I feel like the tiniest here.... wait! I AM the tiniest!" This sudden realisation was quite a shock!

"Mh, wait, what was that?" Borsalino pretended to be thinking for a moment, before he chuckled softly. "Did you just hide a bit of humor with a compliment for me? My, am I that good, Sakazuki? Sounds like you've loosened up a lot ~ Maybe it is time for me to tell you what I've been thinking about..."

"I'm sure I won't find someone's company interesting at all, no," Doflamingo said with a smile. Yes. He was more than obviously referring to Mihawk. And as if he had not been clear enough, he leant forward to whisper to Fina's ear. "I was hoping you'd give me a tour of the place, milady... Or should I go and ask Sakazuki to order you to do that too ?" Well, he had done something quite similar when they had met for the first time.

Mihawk openly sneered at that. "Ah, your despise of my company is reciprocated. I wouldn't want to be in your company either. Who would want..." He kept his bored gaze on him, without flinching. He had obviously heard what that obnoxious and rude birdman had whispered in Fina's ear. "Ah, sorry about that. This lady here already has promise to accompany me." He smiled at the woman.

"Yes, they are indeed very tall..." Jinbe laughed at Buggy's sudden realization. "Ah, well, sure you are the shortest one here. Before you were around, the shortest had always been Hancock."

"NO, I won't do your report for YOU" Akainu growled, shaking his head. "I knew it, you're trying to make me at ease to ask me to do your job. Can I recall you I am the fleet Admiral!" And it was a big fail.

Fina tried her best to stay away from the annoying warlord and glanced at Mihawk, quite relieved by his words, indeed. "Oh I'm sure Vice admiral Tsuru can babysit you. Besides you know that place, you come here TOO often believe me! Mister Mihawk is not coming as often as you, I will be more useful to his side. And I won't betray my words."

"That goddess?!..." Buggy coughed, quite embarrassed. "I... I mean the empress? This is quite impressive... Well Mihawk is not...that tall too, right?"

Borsalino chuckled once again, and shook his head. "Oh, Sakazuki. I'm afraid it has nothing to do with my reports. Unfortunately. He let go of his shoulders to place himself in front of his friend. And did not wait much longer to lay his hands on the arms of his seat to lean forward and kiss him softly.

"Would you listen to that," Doflamingo said as he sighed way too loudly. "You really are a pain in the ass sometimes, Hawkeyes... Look at what you've done to my poor, sweet kitten," he said as he caught Fina's chin with one hand. Then his smile widened. "You've turned her into a tiger. I guess someone needs to remind her she's only a small, helpless kitten..."

"And I guess I'd better remind you that, kitten or tiger, she's a feline. Be careful, bird brain. I'd hate her to catch an illness while shredding you to pieces." Mihawk got up, tired of that charade. "Shall we go, miss? I believe we have something way better to do than stay here and permit this... individual to grate out ears." He extended a hand to her.

Jinbe dismissed Buggy's embarrassment with a wave of his hand. "You don't have to be embarassed. Men naturally fall for her. But I can assure you, once you get to be in her company for more than ten minutes, you forget about how stunning she is." He hummed. "Well, Mihawk is almost two metres tall... I wouldn't call it 'not that tall', honestly."

Akainu... dodged the kiss. How, that was a mystery. But he dodged. "What the fuck are you doing, Borsalino." The man sighed while rolling his eyes. "Don't joke, it is really not the time."

Fina had to take on her, not to bite the hand. But she knew it was not the time nor the place to pick a fight with a crazy dude. Once again she threw his hand away to catch Mihawk's with a grateful smile. "We shall go. I need your advice, I think you know a lot about good wine?"

"Aaaw really?" Buggy looked disappointed. Why were beautiful ladies a pain in the ass? "Yeaah Mihawk is..." and the clown glanced to that handsome bastard with the nice marine lady, and frowned. "...picking a fight with Doflamingo ?"

Aouch. Now that was hurtful. Yet Borsalino remained steady, and looked right into his friend's eyes. He'd had enough. How long had he been trying? Twenty years or so? Too long. Way too long. "Sakazuki, you've asked me earlier why I find you too dense sometimes, am I right?"

Doflamingo straightened up and dig his hands into his pants as he looked at the two of them. Yet he did not make any move to stop them, even though he did not look pleased in the least. But he'd have his revenge soon enough, and he'd hear the kitten squeal.

"I'll be glad to offer you any advice you might need." Mihawk glared at Doflamingo one last time and, since the other man didn't make a move to stop them, he limited himself in escorting Fina away from that room. Not forgetting to pay Jinbe a quick greeting nod as he passed by.

Jinbe had seemed slightly worried about what he was seeing, but soon enough he relaxed, seeing that there was no fight about to burst. "Ah, yes really", he quickly nodded back to Mihawk, "she's quite convinced everyone else is an inferior being. Especially men." Well, aside from one...

"What? What are you asking that now." Seriously, Akainu became to sound a bit... angry. In defense mode, to be exact.

Fina followed Mihawk in silent, until they passed the door. Her mood was not the best for now, she had clearly enough of Doflamingo's attitude towards her. "Well I have to thank you once again, mister. You really helped me a lot here."

"Oh... I guess it's normal since she is an amazon?" Buggy sighed. He had hoped that he could be in good terms with his colleagues, but maybe he had forgot too soon they were real weirdos

Borsalino didn't seen to worry about Akainu's change of tone. In fact, he knew the man by heart, he had expected it. So he just smiled. "Because I've just tried to kiss you, like I've already tried through the past decades. And you still don't get any clue that I love you, Sakazuki."

Doflamingo quietly exited the room as well, and went the exact opposite way from Fina and Mihawk. Then he raised his hand, and slowly clenched it. The more he clenched it, the more his string around Fina's arm tightened. And it was sharp as a razor.

"That was a pleasure, Miss." Mihawk walked by her side. He wasn't entirely convinced that Doflamingo could let them go unharmed like that. Something was definitely going to happen. And not something good. And in fact, it only took a few seconds for Fina's arm starting to bleed badly. With a loud sound of disapproval, unsheating his sword and using haki, he cut up the thread. But the damage had been already done.

"Heh, I guess. Only four men had been allowed to land on her island... the women there are quite fierce warriors, and she's the fiercest. No one can deny that. It's better to have her on your good side." Jinbe poured some sake for himself again, muttering. "Well, at least the food was good I guess..."

Akainu looked at him, quite... strangely. He took a cigar and lightened it, without looking away. "Borsalino, don't make me believe that. I would have believe if after each of your attempt, I didn't find you with another man the next day." OOOUH

"Wh... WHAT?!" Fina opened her jacket to see what did just happen and she growled with rage. "Oh fuck it!" Indeed she was hurt, but she was too angry to squeal.

"How can you be on her good side iiif she doesn't like men? ... you WERE on the island ?!" Jinbe was now a subject of great admiration, for poor little Buggy !

Borsalino was about to reply, but a small detail made him flinch. "How do you even remember that, Sakazuki. You pay no attention to those kind of details." Well, it took him years to realise that he was gay. Or he told him. He didn't really remember how that ever happened.

Far away from there, Doflamingo gritted his teeth when he felt his string being cut, and when no squeal of pain came to his ears. "Looks like I've got to step up my game, my sweet, little kitten," he whispered to himself.

After making sure Doflamingo wasn't around - obviously, he was nowhere to be seen, that bastard -, Mihawk tended to Fina. "That's quite a nasty wound. It's better you have it treated immediately. If you are alright with it, I'll accompany you." So, if that obnoxious coward wanted a fight, he could be there to provide a worthy one.

"Uh, yes. For a short period, after what happened in  Marineford. They allowed me to stay while I was recovering from my wounds. It was... quite an experience." Jinbe scratched his head. The only reason he had been allowed to stay was his friendship with Strawhat Luffy. The Empress seemed quite fond of him...

Akainu shrugged. "When someone tries to kiss you, but then goes with another man, I guess you remember quite well. Break is over, I will be in my office."

Fina nodded, her hand pressed on the wound. "Eh, we have someone with an interesting power in the infirmary. I will be healed in no time, hopefully."

Buggy sighed. "I should have come." Then he laughed a bit at that memory, not really a happy laugh though. "Marineford was terrible"

Borsalino sighed and massaged his own neck, looking for words. "Before I go, and you pretend that nothing ever happened, can I tell you one last thing, Sakazuki ?"

Mihawk nodded back to her. "Good. Guide me then." It never occurred to him to be wounded while being there, so he really didn't have a clue on where the infirmary could possibly be. "And what interesting power, if I can ask?"

Jinbe furrowed his brows a bit. His right hand instinctively went to his chest, where his most serious wound had left a scar. "Yes. Yes, Marineford was terrible", he murmured. Then, when their food came to their table, he lightened up a bit. "Ah, there we are."

"Yeah tell me." Akainu was willing to listen to him, really. He didn't dislike his friend at all, his whole attitude proved it.

"Eh he can heal open wounds." She sighed and went with him. She was really in pain, but she was a soldier, so she was not showing it.

Buggy looked at the plates, quite surprised. "Eh it's look...very good, in fact! And the smell is awesome too!"

"I do love you." And he seemed really sincere as he said so. "The reason I have so many lovers, and the reason I always go to any one of them after you reject me is because sometimes, just being your friend isn't enough. but I need to cheer myself up, and be the loyal companion I've always been." He smiled again, and put his coat on. "I'm sorry."