Night Time of Day One

Hello again, everyone! Thank You All So Much for the reviews/favorites/follows/stalks for this story! *HUGS YOU ALL* ^-^

I had this chapter up a few hours but took it down (notthatitwasnoticedright) for reasons but here it is.

Guest Review: Awesome!
You know what would be hilarious?: If they started doing each other's things because they were either bored or going crazy. Ace does paperwork. Thatch or Haruta burns things. Marco or Izou do pranks. Why can I picture this happening? XD

My response: Technically, Ace (or anyone else) can't do Marco's paperwork cuz it's in the rules (which was made by Marco how ironic is that) which was discussed in chapter three 'Rules' (I'm so creative). Also, you're not wrong with some of those things but I do have certain things planned for this story :)

Which is basically what this chapter is about. I know it's not the most exciting chapter but it is important and sets up of what's to come during there 'friendly' weekly bet.

Now!

I put up a poll for this story so you guys can vote for who you think is going to win :) The whole Whitebeard crew are 'voting' as well by placing bets on who they think is going to win :)

With that being said, please review! More reviews means more motivation and more motivation means more writing and more writing means more continuation!

Also…

IMPORTANT NOTICE: It has been confirmed in One Piece Treasure Cruise (if you play/have that game) that Haruta is a boy but I write them as a girl and always have and always will. If you do not like that then, well, just don't read my stories cuz Haruta is a girl in every single one of them. I do not have a problem for those who write Haruta as a boy (I have some story favorites where they are a boy) but like I said, I've been writing Haruta as a girl since I got into The Whitebeard Pirates (2013) and it would be kind of odd to just suddenly write them as a boy in my stories.

With that being said, please enjoy this chapter! ^-^

Summary: A bet is started when Ace and Thatch bicker about who can go a week without… Well, without doing something and as usual, Haruta, Izou and Marco are dragged into it. Who will win? Honestly, not even I know.

Disclaimer: One Piece belongs to Eiichiro Oda~! :D

Ace was relieved when the first day of the weekly bet was over. It wasn't that hard keeping his fire controlled (not as much as it used to be anyway) but the day felt longer since he had to keep it controlled. Which again, wasn't that hard but Ace had a habit of playing with his fire (and fire in general) for his own entertainment.

Ace made a mental list on who was his strongest competition at the moment which seems to be Marco since he didn't have any paperwork yet. Marco seemed to be everyone's strongest competition at the moment. Ace wasn't even worried about Thatch seeing he almost slipped up earlier.

"He's gonna end up losing without even realizing it." Ace said to himself.

As for Haruta and Izou… Ace was sure Haruta would lose before Izou once she was in a dress or heels. Or both. Probably both.

Ace then remembered something he and Izou bought for Haruta and smirked.

"I think I found a way to get rid someone a little early in the game."

XXX

Marco felt pretty good as he laid down on his bed. The thought of not having any paperwork to do for now (and hopefully for a week) was actually great. He really hoped he wouldn't get any during the week (he'd totally win) but that would be a miracle. If it was a little bit that would be easier to ignore but if it piles up…

"It's gonna to be a long week." Marco said as he stared at the ceiling.

He thought about who would cave first and he was sure it'd be Thatch or Haruta. If Haruta was forced to wear a dress she wouldn't care about the bet anymore and quit. It was hard getting Haruta to wear a dress for anything. Except when they had that mission…

Marco laughed a little remembering how hard it was to persuade Haruta to wear it.

He pushed the thought aside and continued thinking about his competition. Izou would probably last longer than Ace and Thatch put together since he had more patience. Getting Izou to lose would be hard.

As for Thatch, though…

'Oh, this is gonna be way too easy.' Marco thought smiling as he started planning something in his head.

XXX

Thatch hummed to himself as he finished washing the dishes and made sure everything was in order before heading back to his room.

For most of the day Thatch didn't even think about pulling any pranks but when he began plotting in his head earlier (thanks to Namur and Rakuyo) he quickly stopped himself.

"They almost made me lose earlier those idiots. And I can't believe I'm in last place!"

The more Thatch thought about it the more it bothered him and the more he wanted to win since they seemed to have little faith in him.

'I can't make anyone lose either cuz it might count as a prank. Although, there's no rule saying I can't plot in my head but I'd rather not cuz I'll go insane since I can't do any of them. … But if someone does something I can throw it back in a different way. I know I can last the first three days but after that-'

Thatch yelped when he bumped into a door.

'It's gonna be a long week.'

XXX

Haruta has never taken her clothes off so fast in her life.

O.k she has a few times especially when she had to wear a dress for a mission. … That was an untold story to be told NEVER.

Haruta felt confident that she was going to beat Thatch and Ace but knew she shouldn't let her guard down. She and the rest of the crew knew they were both full of surprises sometimes.

As for Marco and Izou…

"Hm… I can't sabotage Izou but maybe I can with Marco." She said as she finished changing and laid down on her bed. "And I know just the person to help me."

XXX

Izou felt slightly relieved after he finally changed out of the clothes but had to admit they were kind of comfortable. Kind of. The thing he dreaded most was wearing those sneakers he wanted to burn and throw the ashes in the ocean as soon as the week was over. He missed his kimonos and makeup already but wasn't going to admit that and was confident that he was going to beat Haruta. He knew she was more uncomfortable in the clothes she wore than the ones Izou wore himself.

Then he remembered something.

"Oh, I'm definitely gonna make her wear that dress much sooner." Izou said smirking with triumph. 'It sure would be something if it were down to me and Haruta, though.'

Although it was easier said than done. Izou was used to wearing kimonos and makeup all the time so clearly it was not so easy. It was… moderate as far as Izou felt. At least he didn't have to cut his hair. That would've been a problem. Even for Haruta. Heck, that'd be a problem for almost anyone.

As for the others, he had a feeling they would lose on their own. Although, he knew Marco was his strongest competition and Izou wasn't really worried about Ace.

'Thatch would most likely cave on the fourth day so I hardly have to worry about him.'

Izou considered bothering and sabotaging Thatch into pranking but honestly wanted to see how long he would last. And maybe see him suffer for a while. That was definitely a reason.

"I have a feeling it's gonna be an interesting and long week."

XXX

Meanwhile, Namur and Rakuyo were finally closing up the bets for the day. Namur was finishing up the votes while Rakuyo was counting up the money.

"Whoa. Marco and Ace are still tied." Namur said as he placed a tally next to Ace's name.

"I'm surprised there even is a tie." Rakuyo answered.

"I'd be surprised if there is a tie with this weekly bet."

"How are the other three doing?"

"Izou and Haruta are now tied and Thatch is last." Namur told him.

"You know Thatch has a chance of winning because of that right?"

"I know."

"Hopefully he doesn't think we're rigging it."

"We can't do that even if we wanted to. There's pride and money on the line."

XXX

Later in the night, when Whitebeard was certain that almost everyone was asleep, he made his way to the mess hall once more to look over the betting's for the weekly bet.

Whitebeard still had a feeling that this 'peaceful' bet would soon turn into a bet of war. The questions were will it and who would try to sabotage who. He had to admit though, he was looking forward for how the rest of the week was going to go and hoped the five of them would last long enough. This was entertaining after all.

Whitebeard made those thoughts leave as he now read over the betting's on the chalkboard. He was honestly surprised that Marco and Ace were still tied. He thought it would be Marco and Izou seeing how Izou had more patience than most of them. Speaking of Izou, said person was in… third/second… ish place followed by Haruta and Thatch.

However…

"Interesting." Whitebeard said as he noticed something. "Looks like Thatch is now in fourth place."

And that's the fifth chapter~! What do you guys think? As I said before, it's not the most exciting chapter but it is important and sets up of what's to come during there 'friendly' weekly bet.

Sorry for typos and all that jazz :P

Fact: I persuaded my mom to read this story and she thinks Izou is going to win XD

Also, there is a two to three hour time gap from here:

'Meanwhile, Namur and Rakuyo were finally closing up the bets for the day.'

To here:

'Later in the night, when Whitebeard was certain that almost everyone was asleep, he made his way to the mess hall once more to look over the betting's for the weekly bet.'

In case you're wondering why their names changed places.

Haruta: "Speaking of places… How the hell did Thatch even pass me?!"

Thatch: "Who cares I'm in fourth place! FOURTH PLACE BABY! YEA~~H~~!"

Me: "Guys, calm down and you're not supposed to find that out until the next chapter so pretend you never saw that."

Ace: "How are me and Marco still tied?!"

"It keeps going back and forth."

Marco: "As long as I don't end up lower than third place I'm fine with it."

Izou: "Honestly, I'm fine with third."

Me: "Finally someone who's happy with the place they're in."

"But if Haruta passes me then we have a problem."

*I just sigh* "Well, you're gonna have to tell the readers to vote."

Izou: "If I could 'persuade' them all in person I would."

Thatch: "Threatening is not the way to persuade, Izou. Bribing is! Hey, readers! Vote for me and I'll make whatever you want! Commanders word!"

Haruta: "Vote for me and I'll make Ace lose the bet even sooner!"

Ace: "Hey!"

Marco: "This bet is gonna destroy us all."

Me: "Yup. Andtheship."

"What?"

"Nothing."

Review, please! ^-^/~