Living Life (One Piece AU)

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(Reena's POV)

I was in bed, but I wasn't asleep, counting the stains on the ceiling. Why were there stains on the ceiling, and what were the stains? I didn't know and I didn't want to know. I did know one thing though and that was that the campus apartments needed to be gutted. They were in need of serious refurbishment.

Hearing a text notification, I rolled over and unplugged my phone from the charger.

Bonney It's cold, open up!

In solid grey pajamas, I rolled out of the warmth of my bed and answered the door.

"It's about time! I've been knocking for five minutes!" Kicking her boots off, Bonney pushed past me and hovered over a vent for warmth.

"I didn't hear you." Locking the door I walked to my room and crawled back into bed.

"Is Marco home?" She set her purse and a bag of clothes on the bed.

"I'm not sure, I've been sleeping." I looked over at her. She was at my vanity desk organizing my makeup. I wasn't surprised that she wasn't hung over after drinking so much during game night. She could drink a keg and run a marathon the next day without breaking a sweat. Me on the other hand, it took me an entire morning to get my bearings. And even then, I would still feel crappy the whole day.

Holding up a makeup brush, Bonney swiveled in the chair and faced me. "Are you ready? Let's get you put together for your date!"

"I don't leave for four hours," I laughed.

"Which gives us enough time to get you ready! We want Kaku's jaw to drop when he sees you!"

"He's seen me in a dress." Climbing out of bed, I left my room and went into the bathroom.

From outside the bathroom, Bonney knocked on the door. "Shave your winter coat! And use your salt scrub!"

"My legs are already waxed!"

"Your other winter coat!" I could hear the smirk in her words.

Blushing, I slapped my hand playfully against the door. "Shut up."

"Someone text you. Do you want me to check to see if it's Kaku?"

"Sure!"  After thoroughly scrubbing my body and hair clean, I walked back to my bedroom with a towel around my body. "I don't think I've been this excited about a date in a long time."

"You two have been on dates before."

"Tonight's different though."

"Is it because you think he'll end this stupid break?"

"I hope so..." Digging through my drawers, I pulled out a pair of panties and a bra. "Oh yeah," I turned to her, "who text me?"

Bonney stared at me for a long minute with an expression I couldn't read. Then she smiled and pulled out a dress from the bag she brought. "It was from me."

"From you?"

"One of my texts must not have gone through until now."

"Oh, okay. So what'd you bring me to wear?"

"I saw this and thought it would look great on you." She held the dress up. It was a long satin dress. It was simple, but elegant. I love the simplicity of things. To me, it made them all the more special.

"That's not going to keep me warm." I said, playing with one of the spaghetti straps.

"Wear your black coat with it. The long one. It will tie your entire outfit together."