First Day
There was a commotion happening outside. Law sighed as he left his operating room. He had just finished cleaning up after the last person he had done a procedure on. The woman had been bleeding everywhere and it was a hassle to clean blood off of white metal and not leave a stain. Bepo came funning towards him with a worried expression.
"Captain, Jewelry Bonney has something to ask of you." The bear didn't sound happy about it. Law could only guess what the woman wanted him to do for her. It couldn't be that bad, right?
Out on the deck of the sub, the woman greeted Law. "Hey, Law. Long time no see." She seemed nervous and was looking around everywhere but at him. This was new. The woman was normally rude and forceful with everything she said or did.
"Is there something you need, Jewelry-ya?" He wasn't like he had a schedule to follow or that he was busy, but he knew that Bonney never had good news. This was probably one of those times.
"I need you to do something for me. It's only for a little while." She looked behind herself and Law noticed that there was a kid behind. her. He looked familiar and his eyes widened in realization.
"Jewelry-ya, tell me you didn't..." The kid moved from behind her. He had raven hair and wore a straw hat on his head. This was shocking.
Staring in shock, Law didn't say any more. Bonney took this time to tell him what had happened. "I-It was an accident. I...I didn't mean to." She looked down at the kid. Luffy stared up at him with a smile. "I didn't mean to do it to him." Law gave her a blank look. Luffy looked in between them. "You have to believe me!"
Taking in the information, Law sighed. "I believe you, but what do you want me to do? I cannot magickally change him back with a medicine. You did it to him, so you must change him back." He watched as Bonney started too sweat. "Is there something you're not telling me?"
Looking anywhere but at Law, Bonney tried to speak without stuttering. "I need you t-to watch him for m-me. It's only for a week." Law's face was blank so she gave him an offer. "I'll do anything you want!"
Considering the proposal, Law kept his face blank. He felt a tug on his pants and looked down at Luffy. He was smiling up at him. "Am I going to stay with you for a little bit?" Picking Luffy up, Law sighed. This was going to start something. He just knew it.
With Luffy on his right hip like a mother and her child, Law addressed the nervous woman. "I will take care of Luffy-ya for as long as needed only if you inform his crew about his whereabouts." Bonney nodded vigorously.
"I will." She started to walk off the sub before turning back to him. "Thank you so much. I won't forget this." With that, she was gone and Law stood there with Luffy on his hip. His hands were fisted in his shirt.
Sighing Law turned to Bepo. "Since we are still on the island, I need you to go and get some clothes for him." The bear nodded as he left the sub. Law felt Luffy lay his head on his shoulder as he went back inside to his room. He was exhausted but he knew not to fall asleep around Luffy.
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A few hours had passed after Law had agreed to take care of Luffy for Bonney. The kid was currently laying on Law's stomach as he read a book. The snoring said that Luffy had fallen asleep at some point. He continued to read even as the snoring stopped.
Luffy sat up and rubbed his eyes. "Torao, I'm hungry." Law looked up from his book to see tat it was getting dark outside. He folded the corner of the page and set it on the nightstand.
"It should be close to dinnertime." He moved to the edge of his bed. "We can go and see if Shachi has started on dinner, okay?" Luffy grinned ad nodded. Law stood up and left the room with Luffy following right along behind him.
In the kitchen, Shachi was in the middle of cooking dinner. "Shachi-ya, could you make extra for dinner? We have a guest that can each about ten times more than the average person." Shachi raised an eyebrow but nodded anyway.
Going into the dining room, Law and Luffy found an empty table to sit at. As law sat down, he rested his head on the table. He was so tired. He hadn't slept for a whole month. "Torao, are you okay?" Luffy's voice made him turn his head to look at him.
"Yeah. I'm alright. Just a little tired is all," he assured him. He didn't feel like being worried over. It brought him too many problems. He closed his eyes to rest them for a bit.
The next thing Law knew, he was being shaken awake by Luffy. He blinked a few times before raising his head off the table. "Is there something wrong, Luffy-ya?" He scratched his head. He had left his hat in the bedroom.
"Dinner is almost ready." Luffy gave him a worried look. "Are you sure that you're okay?" Law nodded. He did feel unusually tired but it would probably pass after a good night's sleep.
Bepo slid into the seat in front of him a few minutes later. "I placed a bag of clothes in your room for Luffy." He tilted his head to the side. "Captain, you don't look so good. Have you been able to get some sleep? How long have you been without it?"
Law waved it off. "Don't worry. It has only been about a week. The old man that I had splinted his leg was having fitful sleep. I had to stay awake until it was safe for him to sleep." Bepo gave him a closer inspection. "The man had almost broken two parts of his leg on the second night."
Sighing, Bepo stopped his scrutinizing. "Well, try to get some sleep tonight. You know that you can only go so long without sleep." Law nodded as Shachi came into the room with plates of food. He placed the plates along the tables.
"Finally! Food!" Luffy's mouth started to drool. Law wanted to laugh at the way his eyes lit up at the sight of food. The kid started to pile the food on his plate. Law took a few things and placed them on his plate. He ate quietly as Luffy talked with the other crew members. They were all happy to see their old ally again but some were surprised to see his size.
After dinner, Law suggested that they take a bath before bed. Luffy agreed. They went to the room to get clothes. "Bepo went into town and picked some clothes out for you. They are in the bag over there." Law pointed at the bag in the corner of the room. He went to his dresser to pick out his clothes. "Please place them on the bed."
Luffy did as he was told and then followed Law to the bathroom. His eyes grew wide at the size of the bathroom. "Wow! This place is so big! It's bigger than ours on the ship!" Luffy looked like he had seen the best thing in his life.
Going over to the corner, Law pulled on a room divider. "Luffy-ya, I would like you to go behind here to change. It will keep our privacy to ourselves." Luffy nodded and was the first one to go. "Please wrap a towel around your waist before coming out."
"Alright." While Luffy was undressing, Law filled up the tub with warm water. Once he was finished, he looked over to see Luffy standing next to him. The towel around his waist was crooked. He almost wanted to laugh.
"Come here." He kneeled down and fixed his towel. "There. Now it looks better." Luffy smiled. He looked happy about what had happened. Law just shrugged it off and went behind the divider. He stripped and tied a towel around his waist.
Opening the divider, Law saw that Luffy was patiently waiting for him. He smiled when he saw Law. "I remember those tattoos. They're awesome." Law's face felt warm as he walked over to the tub. He stepped in and lifted Luffy up and into the water. Immediately, Law and Luffy sagged in the water.
"We need to hurry up and bathe before one of us tries to drown." Luffy nodded. He kept his eyes on Law as the man washed his hair. He looked ready to pass out in the tub. He was worried for him.
"Are...you okay...Torao?" Law looked at the kid. His eyes were drooping, but he was still alert.
"Yeah...I'm fine." Law rinsed his hair and started to wash his body. Luffy sat at the other end of the tub and did the same. Something about the moment made Law wonder why he agreed to watch him.
After their bath, Law dried off and he regained some energy. Luffy was back to his old self after he had gotten out of the tub. "Torao, where am I going to sleep?" Law thought about it as they made their way back to his room.
"You can sleep in here, if you want. I'm going to try and get some sleep tonight." Law slipped into his underwear and pulled on his shirt. Luffy did the same thing and was dressed in no time. A knock sounded on the door as Law put one leg in his pants. "Yes?" he asked as he got in his pants.
Penguin opened the door. "We have a problem, Captain." Law raised an eyebrow. "Eustass "Captain" Kid is here. He's looking for you." Law groaned as he slipped on his shoes. "What should I do?"
"Tell him I'll be right there. Don't let him enter the ship." Penguin nodded and then left. Law tuned to Luffy. "Come on, Luffy-ya." He picked him up and walked out of the room. Luffy had his arms around Law's neck.
On the deck of the sub, Kid was confronting Bepo. "Where the hell is he?!" Bepo stood in his way to get inside. The sky was almost black. "Move out of my goddamn way, bear!"
Walking up to the scene, Law used his free hand to place on Bepo's shoulder. "What brings you to my ship, Eustass-ya?" Law wasn't surprised that he was there. It was getting dark, though. He studied Kid. He looked the same as the last time he saw him. Nothing changed much.
"Trafalgar." The way Kid said his name made him want to go back inside to get away from him. He grinned down at him. "Can't I come and say 'hi' to an old friend?" He didn't even glance at Luffy who had a scowl on his face.
Giving him a bored expression, Law shifted Luffy higher on his hip. "The last time you wanted to say 'hello' to me, I had to inject you with anesthetic and get Killer-ya to remove you from my sub." He used both arms to hold Luffy.
Kid finally glanced down at Luffy with confusion. "What is that? Are you running a daycare center now?" Luffy glared at him. Law could tell that he wanted to punch him/ he didn't say anything at first.
"If you want to punch him, I won't stop you." Law watched as Luffy removed one of his hands from his neck and balled it into a fist. He smiled a sweet smile at Kid. "I do believe he still has the strength of his regular body." Kid raised an eyebrow in confusion at his words.
Making his arm stretch behind him and Law, Luffy grinned at Kid. "I'm not a kid!" he shouted as he punched Kid in the jaw. It sent him skirting down the way. Law wanted to laugh. Luffy already was. "Did you see that, Torao?!"
Nodding, Law couldn't stop smiling. Kid recovered after a minute. "So, it's Straw Hat Luffy." He snickered. "What happened squirt? Did you shrink some?" Luffy just glared at him. He knew Law didn't want him to start a fight.
"What is you real purpose for being here, Eustass-ya?" Law was tired and he wanted to go to bed. He yawned as he waited for Kid's answer.
"Like I said, I came to say 'hi' but it seems that you're busy." He looked pissed off as he glared at Luffy. "I'll catch you later, Law." He left the sub and Law went back to his room. He was exhausted and just wanted to sleep. He got in bed with Luffy and blew out the candle.
"Good night, Torao. See you in the morning." Luffy snuggled up to Law's chest. He didn't have the energy to push him away so he let him stay there.
"Goo night, Luffy-ya." He swore he heard Luffy say something else but it was lost to him as he slipped into dreamland.
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