The Curse

This idea came to me when I was bored. That is how most of my ideas come to me. I hope you like this story. I am already working on a second chapter. Now, I will let you read. Let me know what you think. :)

Law strolled down the street of the town that he and his crew had docked at. It was a peaceful and looked almost abandoned. It was as if almost everyone was somewhere else. There were very few people walking down the streets or even tending to shops. Like the rest of them were more focused on something else than their work.

Suddenly, a young woman cut a corner and collided with him. It didn't do anything to him. Before she could fall, Law caught her by the shoulders. "Are you okay, ma'am?" he asked as he steadied her.

The girl looked up at him. She was a red-haired young woman that had blue eyes and fair skin. She was wearing a black tank-top dress. Their eyes connected. Hers grew as wide as saucers with what he could only guess were worry and guilt. "I-I'm so, so s-sorry, sir," she stuttered out with haste. It made him confused. It wasn't that bad. Why is she acting like it was the worst thing she could do? "I-I didn't...I didn't mean to d-do it." Law could see tears in her eyes.

"It's okay. I'm fine." The guilt didn't go away at all. There had to have been something more to what she was sorry for.

Law watched her hurriedly dig through the bag over her right shoulder. She pulled out a manila envelope. The woman shoved it into his hands. "Y-You're going to...to need this," she said. She looked over her shoulder. "You...You might want to...to start r-running." That was the last thing she said to him before she made her way away from him as quickly as she could.

Turning his attention from the woman to the envelope, Law tired to figure out what she had been talking about. "What the hell was she going on about? Why would I have to run?" The sounds of a stampede of people got him to look up. He paled at what he saw before him.

"Get him! He's right there!" a man shouted. Law didn't understand what was happening.

"No! He's mine! Stay out of this!" he heard a woman yell. The fuck?!

"Sir!" Law look over his shoulder. The woman from before was a little ways down the avenue. "You need to run or they will catch you! And you don't want them to do that!" Giving the mob of people one last glance, Law took off in the directions of his ship.

He passed by the woman who gave him an apologetic look. It didn't help him to understand what had happened or why he was being chased by a mob. It was not a good way for his afternoon to start out.

Getting to the ship, Law quickly got back inside and rushed to his room. He had to see what was in the envelope that the woman needed to give him. Law cut out the lights before going over to his desk.

He placed the envelope on the desk before turning on the lamp there. Law stared at it for a good few minutes or so before doing anything with it. Slowly, he turned it over. The golden seal that had been there was already broken so he knew that whatever was inside had been seen multiple times.

Opening it, he stuck his hand inside. There were papers inside the envelope. Taking them out, Law noticed that they were written notes, letters, and recipes. "What is so special about these? Why did a stranger give me this?" he asked himself. He started to read the first page. It was a note.

To the next person to get this,

I am terribly sorry for what has happened. If you are reading this note, then you are the next person that has been passed the curse. I know you are wondering about the curse. The curse that has been passed on to you is not something you would ever want. It attracts people and animals to you. Beings from all over the world will start looking for you. I am truly sorry about all of this. There is a way to get it off of you, but you would have to give it to someone else. You will have to pass it off to another person. The tricky part is trying to find the right person. The curse will not latch onto just anyone. It is not going to be easy for you, so be very careful. The only safe people are the people you are around almost every day or people that can withstand the curse's influence. It is going to be difficult. Again, I am sorry for this and wish that this was not a thing to start with. Please, take care and stay safe. Again, be careful about who you come into contact with. Their affections might not always be...kind or...appropriate. I wish you the best of luck.

Your friend,

The first person to get this curse

P.S. The curse affects the people you have come into contact with the most. If you have met a lot of people, then they are the ones that are most affected by it.

Law re-read the note about four or five times. He wanted to scream, yell, and throw things across the room, but he didn't. Law was in too much shock to actually do anything at the moment. He was trying to figure out, in his head, who was safe and who wasn't.

Okay. My crew is definitely safe. I'm around them pretty much 24/7. So...that means I can assume everyone else is not safe. This is going to be one hell of a time trying to get rid of this curse. Law groaned as he leaned back in his chair. He was not happy with this at all.

A knock sounded on his door. "Captain. May I come in?" It was Bepo. He sounded worried about something.

"Yes, Bepo. You can come in." The bear entered the room. Law still only had the lamp on. "Is there something bothering you? You sound a little worried," he voiced his concern to the other.

"We...um...we have a crowd of people outside the sub. We have managed to keep them at bay and off of it, but..." Bepo looked off to the side. This wasn't going to be anything good, if Law knew better.

"But?"

"We need to set sail immediately. They won't leave us alone and I don't think they will stay back for too much longer." Law nodded as he stood from his chair. He rubbed at his temples as he walked up to Bepo before placing his head on the other's chest.

"Set sail, then," he mumbled into his chest. Arms encircled around him. It was always like this between them. When Law would be too stressed or just upset, he would find the polar bear and press his face against him. Bepo would hug him until Law felt better and wasn't so stressed anymore. They had known each other for so long that it had become like that for them.

"Aye aye, Captain." Bepo removed his arms. Law stepped back before sighing. "Is there something bothering you? You seem more stressed than you normally are."

"Gather the crew into the main room. I have something important to tell everyone." Bepo agreed before he left the room. Now, everyone is going to be overprotective of me. This just can't get any worse, can it?

Leaving his room, Law felt the submarine go under. They were safe from anyone that wanted to cause harm to him in any way. He trudged through the halls to the main room. Most of the crew was there. It was like one big, happy family gathering. The thought made him smile. Law knew all twenty of their names by heart.

After a good thirty minutes, all twenty were in the room and accounted for. Jean had put the ship on auto piolet for the time being. He needed all of his members attending this. Law made his way to the front of the room. "Captain, what's going on?" Penguin asked.

"You all know about the crowd that was outside the ship, correct?" Law asked with his hands beside him. He wanted to start with the basics of what was going on. He got a nod throughout all of them. "Well, expect more crowds like that on almost every island we decide to dock on."

"Why?" Rin asked. She sounded worried for him. He knew that they all were worried. It was just how they were about him.

"I have a note that I want everyone to read. Something happened to me when I was on the island." He lowered his head. "I don't want you all to worry too much about me, but I want you to keep an eye out for potential threats on us."

"Aye, Captain," they all replied with enthusiasm. He smiled. Yep. Just like a family. My new family.

Going back to his room, Law grabbed up the note. He walked back to the main room. "Here is the note. Each of you has to take time to read it all the way through. When you are done, bring it back to me. I have more reading to do." Law handed the paper off to Bepo. The bear was his most trusted member on the crew because he had known him the longest. About a decade or so.

With that, he decided to go back to his room to read what the other papers said. He entered his room, deflated. Getting back to the desk, Law began to go through the papers thoroughly. He needed to know what kind of curse he was given. He picked up a particular paper.

The Affection Impulse Curse

This curse is given to a person by a witch. The main reason any witch would give this curse to any person is to get revenge on that person. Consequently, the curse can also be given to another by the touch of the skin. The curse picks and chooses who it will take on next. Another witch can remove it but that is going to take some time to do. The other way to get rid of it is to just pass it onto another person. That is sort of difficult because it is a picky curse. The way the curse works is that it brings out affectionate impulses in people and animals around the world. Some impulses are more prominent than others. They can also be more dangerous. If they are more prominent, the impulses will cause people and/or animals to go after the one currently affected by the curse. It doesn't matter where the person is in the world, they will find out where you are and try to hunt you down. The best way to get around this is to go where people and/or animals can't go.

"Well, shit," Law whispered. He was not happy with what was written there. A knock sounded on his door again after he read a few more pages that gave him tips on how to lessen the pull of the curse and some more insight on how it worked. "Come in."

The door creaked open then shut. Law spun around to see Bepo by the door. He looked distraught. "Captain. How did you get this curse?"

"I accidentally bumped into a woman that had it. She had been running from the mob that was outside the sub." He ran a hand through his hair. His hat was on the desk next to the papers. "I have found out what the curse is and a few tips on how to suppress it a little. Just...expect anyone to try to find us." Bepo nodded.

Law got up from his chair and walked up to the bear again. He pushed his head into the suit that he was wearing. It smelled just like him, a bit of cherry blossoms with a hint of pine. It was something he had gotten used to and missed when he was on the Thousand Sunny.

"Captain, do you want to take a nap? It might help you feel better," Bepo offered. Law wrapped his arms around the other.

"Yeah. A nap sounds good." Bepo nodded before lifting him up. He was carried across the room before the other laid down in the bed with him. It was nice. Bepo was like a giant stuffed toy for him. It felt good to cuddle up against him.

"Sweet dreams, Law," Bepo said to him. Law smiled. He could only do this with the bear. They were more like brothers than friends or Captain and crew member. Their relationship had been brotherly since they got to know each other. It was comforting since Bepo was older than him by two years. He was his big brother, something Law had never had.

"Sweet dreams, Bepo," Law replied before letting the darkness of slumber take him away to dreamland.

Hey. I do hope you all like it. If you want to know before hand, the curse is kind of like when an omega is in heat. They give off a scent that others can smell. That's how people and/or animals can find the person that has the curse. It was just an idea that popped into my head. I don't know who I want Law to be paired with. If a certain amount of people want one couple, I will choose that one. Anyways, I love you all and have a fantastic day. Tatty-bye!