White Tiger

Seeing there was no danger, Sentomaru let down his vigilance along with the towns people, and before they resume their activity, they saw another entourage of marine coming from the town's entrance. 

Leading the group was a beautiful woman with short curly blonde hair, blue eyes and red lipstick. She wore white long winter robe hiding her curvacous figure fitted nicely. 

Kimimaro noted the entourage coming as his eyes flashed briefly in unknown light seeing the woman leading the marine into the town. 

"Ah yeah, i met them on the way here 3 days ago. They said they came from G-2, their leader name is Stussy." Enel spoke to explain his arrival.

That explained why Enel with his ability to fly was having his time on the way here, Kimimaro knew that it would only take Enel no more than 2 days to reached Karakuri if he was normally fly from their last area.

Nonetheless, after noticing Stussy at the front, Kimimaro cast his gaze to the back of the group, squinting his eyes when he saw a skeleton with formal outfit with glorious afro following the group of marines.

Noticing his brother gaze, Enel explained, 

"He is Brook, a remnants from Pirate group of old named Rumbar, he saved me when i drifted from the battlefield." 

"Skeleton huh?" Kimimaro chuckled slightly as he had some unknown thought inside his mind.

"Yahahaha, he has funny story regarding his body. Anyway, he seems kinda nice guy, and he played music brilliantly." 

Kimimaro smiled as he knew that Enel rarely compliment others, hearing Brook musical ability was regarded highly by him, Kimimaro has no doubt about it.

While the two brothers talking to each other, Vegapunk who noticed Stussy and her group approaching, stood up and walked towards her. 

His gait was calm, however if one could see, there was a unprecedented brigthness on his eyes when he saw Stussy smiled at him calmly. 

Facing each other, Stussy opened her mouth as her voice could melt one's heart, sultry yet captivating.

"Good evening Dr.Vegapunk, i'm Stussy from G-2 Marine base, i'm the leader of Government representative to assist you in Baldimore until you move to Punk Island." 

Vegapunk stunned at how eloquent Stussy speak, He felt an indescribable pride swelling inside before he tried to regain his composure. 

As if not noticing anything, Vegapunk nodded, "Well, say my thanks to government, Your help will be appreciated here." He said rather ambiguously. 

Vegapunk and Stussy exchange didn't gone unnoticed by the duo brother from behind. Especialy after Vegapunk asked her and her group to join their evening banquet.

"Strange...." Enel murmured. 

"Hmm?" 

"This should be their first meeting, Stussy said so before, but...." 

in whisper, Kimimaro added, "They look quite familiar with each other right?" 

Enel nodded, "Exactly..." 

Then Enel added nonchalantly, "....its only my gut feeling, could it be that she is Vegapunk hidden daughter?" 

Kimimaro was stunned before he let out a small laugh, 

"Your guess is not far off..." Kimimaro tone turned serious as he spoke, "...Keep this in your mind, don't let other know about your thought." 

Noticing his brother serious tone, Enel nodded as he moved from his spot and went towards Brook at the back of the group.

After exchanging pleasant words, Stussy lead the group and went to their designated seat, just when she passed Kimimaro seat, she stopped and turned toward him. 

"Good evening Vice Admiral, thank you for your hard work escorting the doctor, even when i heard you got substantial loss on the way here...." Her clear seductice voice seems fell on deaf ears as Kimimaro only smiled and raised his liquor cup. 

"Cheers..." greeted Kimimaro as he downed another liquor into his mouth.

Stussy looked at Kimimaro face with gentle smile, amidst their exchange, Stussy raised her eyebrow in brief moment before she excused herself away.

"What was that brother?" Enel who had arrived with Brook in tow could sense a covert exchange between Kimimaro and Stussy. 

"Don't mind it Enel." Said Kimimaro leisurely. 

Enel shrugged as he introduced Brook, "Brook, this is my brother, Vice Admiral Kimimaro. Kimimaro, this is Brook who saved my life." 

Hearing Kimimaro's rank as Vice Admiral, Brook couldn't help but felt surprised for a while before he laughed, 

"Yohohohoho! Trully an example worthy to learn, this is my first time meeting with Marine HQ Vice Admiral, especially the one as young as you..." Brook had polite and refined behavior trully fitting a stature as gentleman. 

Kimimaro stood up after he saw Brook bowed slightly in polite manner, he looked at Brook in quite wonder before he smiled and stretched his hand forward. 

"Brook-san is too polite, I'm Kimimaro, Enel's brother. I heard what happened before, as Marine and a brother, i thank you from the bottomost of my heart." After he shook Brooks skeletal hand, Kimimaro bowed deeply towards the latter giving Brook quite a fright.

Kimimaro was trully sincere and grateful, he had thought that Enel could probably survived the ordeal, however, his fate after that were trully beyond Kimimaro. 

Brook's help in Florian Triangle trully a pleasant surprise and worthy for him to bow even the other party was a pirate or once had been as such.

"Yohohoho, please Kimimaro-san. There's no need to feel that way. I just did what i should do." 

Kimimaro raised his head and laughed, soon he offered Brook a seat besides him. Brook was calm and collected throughout the situations. 

While the trio exchange in small talk, the adults felt bewildered and quite scared seeing a living Skeleton sitting besides Kimimaro and drank the liquor offered to his heart content. 

Different than the adults, the children were looking at Brook with curiosity plastered on their face, and after the first brave boy approached Brook, the rest of children followed. 

Brook didn't feel uncomfortable due to the children, in fact he was hearthily laughed as he felt happy to be alive and seeing other people willingness to interacts with him despite mostly children.

To have fun with children, Brook even took off his skull and playing it on his hand giving the people a scary yet fun experience around him. 

When the meals had finally served after small interlude from the mayor, the party finally begun accompanied by electrifying music performance by the skeleton musician. 

Chatter and laughter could be heard incesantly at the towns square giving color on the dull environment of winter island. Civilan, Marine, adults and children were seen frolicking and having a blast through the night.

"Keep an eye open, i have some business to attend to..." While the people were having party, Kimimaro ordered Enel to stay as he slipped away from his seat unnoticed. 

"Got it..." Enel nodded, as for Kimimaro unspoken business, he didn't pried into it as he know that with his Haki, not even a whisper could escape from his long ears.

meanwhile, Unknown by the marines, their leader Stussy had actualy slipped away silently as well and went toward somewhere. 

Leaving the party behind, Stussy used Soru(Shave) and traversed between frozen tree only to stop suddenly as he noticed Kimimaro stood in the middle of the group of frozen trees under the stary sky. 

The moon doesn't show her shy face tonight making the surronding gloomier than usual.

Stussy gently smiled as he approached Kimimaro from behind, just when she were about to reach Kimimaro's back, suddenly a dome made out of bones appear around her and Kimimaro at the center.

Stussy could only sighed wearily as if it was common accurance.

After the bones enclosed them completely, Kimimaro turned his head towards Stussy. 

His face now devoid of emotions looking at Stussy who still has the same gentle smile on her seductive red lips.

Kimimaro then pulled Vegapunk device out and willed his bones to create a hook from the ceiling and put the device hanging, the light illuminate the dome as he looked at Stussy who by now felt quite uneasy.