"Ah! Yes! This is sooo much better!" You groan, relaxing in your bubble bath. Now that your bathroom had a lock you didn't have to worry about being interrupted or people walking in. The warm water really helped your injuries. Though it's been about a week since everything at Impel Down, you were still sore. You blink at the bubbles, eyes narrowing slightly. 'Even if it seems to be over, I don't think it's the end...' You muse. You let out a sigh.

"___? You okay in there?" Law's voice sounds at the door. You relax turn to the door, resting your chin on the tub wall.

"The calm never lasts here, I just know something else will turn up," You sigh.

"You're probably right, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy it while it lasts," He points out. You hear him sit against the door and close your eyes.

"Only been about a month... At this rate I wonder if I'll ever be able to return home..." You sigh.

"Me too, but it's not that bad since you're here," He says. You blush and smile.

"I was just thinking the same thing," You chuckle. He laughs lightly at that.

"Yeah?" He rumbles.

"Hell yeah," You muse.

"___," Ace states, drawing your gaze.

"Yea- whoa! Hey!" You gasp as he suddenly puts you over his shoulder and strolls out your room with you. "Ace!"

"I can't wait around anymore. We're going!" He declares as the other guys lean out your room in confusion.

"What are you talking about!?" You question.

"We're going on a date!" He states.

"Oi!" They guys call in objection while you blink and blush in shock.

"We are?" You huff.

"Damn right we are!" He says, going down the stairs. He sets you down at the bottom but immediately grabs your hand and leads you off campus to the parking lot where your newly repaired impala sat. Obviously you were going on a date whether you like it or not. He leaves you at the passenger side and goes to the other door before getting in the other side. You get in and hand him the keys out of the glove box.

"So.... Where are we going?" You ask him as he starts the car and drives down the road.

"You'll see," He says with a smirk. You tilt your head and he looks over at you, giving a cute smile. "Sorry for suddenly kidnapping you like that... You just look so cute today that I want you all to myself," He chuckles. You blush heavily and cover your face.

"Ace!" You gasp. He laughs at your response.

"What? Im being honest," He rumbles. You peer out from behind your hands at him. His dark eyes were on the road ahead, his freckled cheeks were dusted with pink, a small smile on his lips. You blink and lean over, kissing his cheek swiftly before looking out the window. Ace blushes more in surprise, glancing over at you.

"Thanks," You murmur, not looking at him as you try to cool off your blush. His eyes soften and he smiles a bit, reaching over and taking your hand as he looks ahead again. You blush more, and smile behind your hand, he was so sweet. A comfortable silence falls over the car as you watch the mountains go by.

After an hour, deeper into the mountains the car stops in a town that seemed to be having some sort of festival. Ace looks over to find you had dozed off. He smiles and leans over, kissing your cheek. "___," He murmurs against your ear, making you shiver and wake. You blink a few times and turn your head, freezing when your nose brushes his. Ace blinks and leans forward, pressing his lips to yours briefly. You totally wake at that, blushing heavily as he pulls back to give you a smile. "We're here." He breathes.

"K-kay..." You stammer. He smiles and gets out of the car, you swiftly get get out, trying to calm your blush. He snickers and offers a hand for you to hold. You shyly take it and he smiles, guiding you through the festivities. You both play a few games together, he wins you few cute stuffed animals which you dropped off in the car as the sun starts to go down. Ace leads you to a small wall to sit on and watch the fireworks.

"Sure is taking them a while," Ace huffs, getting up with a frown.

"I'm sure they'll come on soon," You assure.

"Well, I'm gonna go check out what's taking so long, wait here," He tells you before walking off.

"Kay.." You huff. About ten or so minutes later there's an explosion and you jump to your feet as fireworks start to shoot out a building and Ace appears, fast walking toward you. "Ace? Wha-" He picks you up without even slowing down and carries you to the car. He puts you in the passenger side before swiftly getting into the drivers side and driving off.

"I'm sorry... I.... I messed up..." He murmurs, head lowered in shame. You blink before realizing what he was talking about. You look back toward the town, as fireworks light the sky.

"Stop the car," You tell him. He blinks in confusion but pulls over. "Come on." You tell him before getting out and sitting on the trunk of the car, he hesitantly comes out.

"What are you doing?" He asks.

"Enjoying the fireworks you started," You reply, eyes not leaving the flashing colors. Ace blinks at you in shock, but soon smiles and sits next to you. He watches with you, gradually scooting closer to you until he can put his arm around you. You tense slightly, starting to blush, trying to focus on the fireworks. "A-Awesome show, Ace," You murmur. He chuckles.

"That's what I was going for," He breathes, turning your chin to him. You blush more, meeting his gaze. "Be mine ___." He whispers. Before you can utter a response, red and blue flashing lights appear, coming toward the car. You both look over. "Time to go!"

"Yep!" You gasp before you both get in the car swiftly. The impala speeds away and after a few minutes you both bust out laughing. "Thanks Ace. This was fun!" You giggle.

"Anytime ___, but next time, I'll try not to blow up a building," He chuckles.

"I'll be looking forward to it," You tell him. He slows the car down, and beckons you closer with his index finger. You blink and lean closer curiously. He stops the car on the road and grasps the back of your neck, pulling you in more and capturing your lips. Your eyes drift close as you kiss him back. He pulls back, giving you a smile as you blink in a slight daze.

"I always look forward to spending time with you," He chuckles before continuing to the school. You get back to school and he steals another kiss and you head up to your room.

"So, how was your 'date'?" Law asks as you come into your room, finding the other guys playing poker on your floor.

"It was... Interesting... Especially after he blew up a building," You muse.

"Eh?!" They huff. You giggle and kicking off your shoes before stretching.

"Oh yeah, he sure knows how to make things interesting," You comment, falling back on your bed with a yawn. "Night boys."