It took Xie Wen and Hua Mei Meow quite some effort to get the excited Klee Meow to settle down a little. But even after Little Plushie settled down, she remained keyed up, sitting on Xie Wen's shoulder and constantly fiddling with his ear and hair.
"Big Brother Xie Wen, Klee wants that, that, that, and that too, meow!" Little Plushie waved her little paws, pointing out practically every shop on the block before them.
"All right, all right... you can buy whatever you want." Xie Wen spoke indulgently, then looked at the other cats. "You can all take a look too. Tell me if there's anything you want. Huamei, Ai, don't stray too far from me. There are lots of ability users on the Grand Line, and some abilities won't give you time to react even with Observation Haki."
Hua Mei Meow nodded, then nudged Ai Haibara Meow closer to Xie Wen. "Let Ai stay on your shoulder, Admiral. Once we've finished buying things for little Klee, you can take us to browse the bookstores and clothing shops, meow."
Xie Wen bent down and held out his arm to Ai Haibara Meow, who deliberately averted her eyes. "Hop on. Think of it as keeping Klee company."
"Hmph! You're the one asking me to climb up. It's not because I'm scared, meow!" Ai Haibara Meow lifted her little head and said haughtily.
"Yes, yes, yes. With Klee on just one shoulder, it's hard to keep my balance, so could I please ask Ai to come up and balance me out?" Xie Wen coaxed her repeatedly.
"Don't take me for an idiot, meow!" Ai Haibara Meow grabbed Xie Wen's palm and gave it a gentle bite with a show of ferocity, then scampered up his arm onto his shoulder. "There's nothing