The moonlight touches your eyelids, and your eyes flutter open, drawing to the light. You get up and going to the window, opening it and leaning out. The cool wind caresses your cheeks. You pull yourself onto the roof, walking along it, looking at the moon. That familiar urge grips your chest and you stop. Crouching down you take in a deep breath, tilting your chin up and releasing a deep hollow howl that fills the air and makes the night air even colder. The Souless wake at the sound, feeling chilled to the bone.

"What the hell was that?" Kid hisses.

"The wolf is restless," Law murmurs, looking at the moon. "It'll be best if everyone stays inside until she's done," He breathes as another deep hollow howl rips through the air.

"She?... That's the leader?" Kid asks in surprise.

"Yes... Beautiful sound isn't it?" Law muses with a soft smile. Kid gives him a look.

"Does she do that a lot?" He questions, laying back down.

"When she first gets to a place, first couple nights the wolf will howl at the moon... Kinda marking the territory in a way," Law comments. "Then every full moon following... The full moons are dangerous nights, the wolf gets more aggressive.

"You keep saying the wolf... She's an animal bonded Souless?" Kid wonders. Law lets out a chuckle and smirks.

"Yeah, something like that," He rumbles. Kid looks over at him and Law turns away from him. "You'll see it eventually," He murmurs. "And you may never want to see it again..."

"What about you?" Kid asks.

"I think... Its beautiful," Law replies, "Now go to sleep, your voice is blocking her music," He adds. Kid scowls at his back briefly before closing his eyes as another howl resonates through the building.

"___..." Sabo whispers, touching your shoulder. "___," He repeats. You grumble and roll over, pulling his arm with you. Sabo blushes at that, trying to free his arm. "_-___," He whispers. You let out a sleepy whine and hook an arm around his neck, rolling him onto the bed. He yelps in surprise and you wrap a leg around his, nuzzling his neck. He blushes heavily. "_-___, we need to go for morning announcements," He manages with a slight squeak.

"No wanna..." You grumble. Sabo lets out a sigh, and glances at the door before blushing more as he leans near your ear.

"___, I-if you don't release me and get up now... I will lose my ability to restrain myself." He breathes against your ear. A shiver goes down your spine and you swiftly get up.

"Okay okay, I'm up!" You huff, rubbing your ear. Sabo smiles and gets up to.

"Thank you." He says rather smugly.

"You surprised me, I wouldn't have taken you as a closet pervert," You tease. He freezes and turns back to you with a blush.

"I'm not!! Th-the... You.... It was the only thing I could think of!" He gasps. You giggle and start to pivot. Too cute! Too cute!

"Play with me!" You chime.

"Huh? But we have to go to-"

"Oh please oh please!?" You plead. He watches you before sighing.

"Lets make it sho- Oof!" He didn't finish as you suddenly pounce him. He falls down and starts to chuckle as you nip his chin. "Heh, you really are like a puppy," He rumbles, starting to wrestle with you. After a while a knock sounds on the door and you both stop playing.

"Yes?" You ask the door. Law pokes his head in and smirks at the pinned Sabo.

"Playing already? We have a place to be ___, don't make Sabo-ya late," He tells you.

"Oh right, I forgot for a moment!" Sabo gasps when you let him up. You both stand and he briskly goes out. You give a slight yawn and Law touches your shoulder.

"You were up later than usual last night," He murmurs as you both follow after Sabo.

"Yeah... Maybe it's the mountain air?" You muse.

"Maybe he's getting restless," He adds. You frown.

"I hope not, that's never good," You sigh leaning on him.

"You have been wanting to play a lot lately too," He points out as you both go out and join the crowd in front of the stage.

"Ms. ___," A smooth male voice whispers in your ear makes you jump slightly. You look over to see Mihawk.

"You startled me, I'm gonna have to learn your scent," You comment. He arches a brow briefly.

"The house leaders were supposed to be on stage minutes ago, now come with me," He murmurs turning away. You exchange glances with Law before following after the slightly annoyed guy. "I found her," He tells Smoker and Shanks.

"Morning beautiful! How did you sleep?" Shanks chimes.

"Morning... You don't have to say anything this time," Smoker adds.

"Good morning to you guys too, I'm sorry. No one told me I had to go on stage.... In fact... I don't know what I'm supposed to be doing here at all," You admit sheepishly, kinda wincing when Mihawk looks at you sharply.

"They didnt?" He inquires, clearly annoyed at this point.

"N-no... Sorry," You murmur, inching away from him.

"Hawkeyes, don't be so mean to her! She just got here!" Shanks scolds, hugging you and scowling at Mihawk.

"I wasn't... Or at least I didn't mean.... Lets just get this over with so I can go back to sleep," Mihawk sighs, stalking onto stage. You frown after him, wondering if he was annoyed with you.

"Ignore him, he's not a morning person." Smoker assures before going up on stage.

"Yeah, he's actually cool once you get to know him," Shanks chuckles before guiding you onto the stage. Mihawk and Smoker covered most of the address and Sengoku had some input as well. After it was over, Sabo approaches you looking guilty.

"Sorry... I was supposed to explain everything and forgot..." He says with a pout.

"It's fine, I forget things all the time..." You reply with a shrug and then pause. "Um... What am I suppose to be doing?" You ask. Before Sabo can tell you, someone takes your wrist.

"I'll explain your job since no one else has," Mihawk huffs when you trail the hand to him. Without waiting for a reply he starts to pull you toward a large grassy field.

"Okay, okay, don't got to pull so hard," You tell him. He pauses without looking back and releases your wrist.

"Keep up then," He mutters below his breath but your keen ears heard him easily. You reach the center of the field and he turns to you.

"So... Why did we come out here?" You ask, glancing back at the courtyard to see an audience forming to watch. You arch an eyebrow at them as Mihawk walks a few paces before pulling a large black sword out of his shadow. You look over at him as he turns you and points his sword at you.

"We are house leaders, meant to help our house members gain control of their abilities and keep order," He informs you, starting to circle you, the tip of his sword trained on you. "Morning announcements, training schedules and exercises... These are your duties, if you fail to meet the last two it could mean death for your house members, understood?" He inquires.

"Yeah, I get you.... But uh, what's up with the sword? Are you threatening me? Because I don't like sharp things pointed at me," You tell, eyes locked on the sword as you try to stay calm, breathing picking up slightly.

"I'm challenging you... Lets show them what it looks like to have full control of their abilities," He tells you.

"...You don't want to fight me," You murmur.