Trafalgar Law never cared for human contact but, like all humans he craved attention, though he'd never admit that.
One night, boredom got the best of him so he logged onto his computer and went into an online chat room. As the night grew later, he was about log off before he was given a phone number to contact. Curiosity took the best of him and he texted the number.
Once sending the message, he realized he typed the wrong number in but it was already too late, the message sent. And the person the other end of the number replied back instantly.
That one typo brought him to an online friendship but, Law always felt that there was something more.
It went on for years. The two teens really liked each other, even though neither of them knew what the other look like. Until one day they decided to video chat…
Trafalgar Law was antisocial. That was an understatement; he hated anything that had to do with other humans. He had always preferred to be alone, and to most he would look as if he enjoyed always being on his own, being in the background. But, deep inside him, he craved attention like all humans do, but he refused to admit it.
The story begins with Law's last day of high school, where the teacher just announced the winner to last week's poll to see what they would be doing there last day. And the winning choice was the last thing Law wanted to do.
"We will be watching the new One Piece movie." As the teacher read off 'movie' all the girls in the class began giggling and screaming from excitement.
Law groaned to himself and looked towards the window. "You've got to be kidding."
About 30 minutes through the movie, Law decided to take a glance at the screen when heard the entire class gasp from shock and one girl yell out, "NO LUFFY!"
Just to see what all the fuss was about he looked over to the screen to see the celebrity he hated the most on the screen, Monkey D. Luffy. It was true that Law hated all celebrity's especially actors but, this one actor just had something about him that pissed Law off. It wasn't anything like the guy was a bad actor because he was honestly one of the best for being a year younger than Law. It wasn't that he was more successful than Law could ever be, it wasn't because the kid was an idiot on and off screen, it was just… something.
Law watched the rest of the scene before turning back to watch the window when he felt his phone buzz in his pocket.
From: Lu
'Hey Traffy! What are you up to?! x'
Of course Lu wasn't his friend's real name. He didn't know his real name, they met by accident and they just kept talking and eventually Law asked for the other teens name but, the other declined and told him they don't know each other. Which was true, they didn't know what the other looked like so it's not like they 100% could trust one another which was understandable. They did manage to figure what to call each other instead of just saving the number to unknown. Lu came up with the idea to give the other a shortened version or nickname of their real name so their identities could still be protected and they could still talk to each other.
To: Lu
'In class, watching a shitty movie. What are you doing?'
Law put his phone back in his pocket expecting it to be awhile before his friend would respond being that he was a year younger than Law, but almost as soon as his hand went in is pocket the phone vibrated signaling a response.
"Jesus kid, how the hell do you that?" Law whispered to himself, when one of his classmates looked over at him in confusion.
From: Lu
'I just got home from work. Sorry am I disturbing your shitty movie? ;)'
Law never understood Lu's schedule. It was completely hectic, some days he'd work all day and text Law in between breaks, then others he would have nothing better to do, and sometimes they went a few days before they spoke again, Law didn't know if Lu even went to school. His schedule was the polar opposite of Law's whereas all Law needed to do was go to school, go to work, and go home. It was the same every day, he wondered what Lu did during those days they didn't speak or rather what his job was actually.
To: Lu
'Don't fall asleep on me you're the only thing making this movie bearable.'
That was true. Lu was the only one who could actually get Law to smile which was strange since the only time he smiled was when he talked to someone that he didn't even know what they looked like.
From: Lu
'Aren't you being nice today, proud of you!'
Law rolled his eyes, knowing his friend can't see him but did it out of habit.
To: Lu
'Not hardly. I'm only nice to you smart ass.'
Before he knew it the movie and class were over and he was allowed to leave that wretched school for the last time. "Finally I don't have to come back here anymore." Law mumbled to himself as he threw his bag over his shoulder and walked out of class.
Law didn't have to go to work today so he could go home and relax all wanted but just as he was about to leave he felt someone grab his shoulder. "Law!"
He turned and saw the familiar eyes and red hair of his 'best friend' staring at him. "I told you not to touch me like that Kid."
Law and Kid weren't your typical 'best friends' they didn't hang out all the time, they didn't talk most of the time, but Kid was the only person's company that Law didn't absolutely hate. The two got along quite well for being complete opposites in personality.
"Right. Sorry, forgot you hate that." Kid apologized and swept the spot he touched Law irritating his friend more.
"What do you want?" Law stated bluntly as he continued walking to leave the building and get away from Kid.
Kid quickened his pace to match Law's. "I'm having a graduation party and I want you come."
"Yeah you know I don't do parties."
"You also don't do very well at talking with others." Law felt Kid's hand wrap around his wrist and pulled him to a stop. "Stop walking so damn fast. It's like you're running away."
Law didn't say anything; he just waited for his friend to continue. "It's graduation and I might never see you again, and I want you there this time. You know I wouldn't invite you otherwise."
Law stared into Kid's pleading eyes before he ripped his wrist from his hand. "Fine. You get two hours."
Law ended up leaving the party an hour earlier than he promised Kid. He tried his best to look like he was having fun, but he just couldn't do it. He hated parties, the loud music, the drunken teenagers, and most of all the excessive dancing that looked like people were having sex in middle of the room. As he made his way out the front door to Kid's house he saw some poor girl throwing up all over the bushes and herself as she tried to hold her liquor.
He made his way down the empty street before he realized Lu stopped replying to him hours ago. "He must have fallen asleep…" Law said to himself, disappointed laced his voice since he wasted an hour at a party that he didn't even want to go to in the first place.
When Law arrived home, he noticed that his parents weren't home, like usual. "I'm home." He whispered into the dark and threw his shoes off.
After abruptly, throwing his room door open harder than he originally planned Law went to sit on his bed. He stared at the white ceiling above him for a good 40 minutes before he had the idea to re-read his old conversations with Lu.
Law did this often when he couldn't think of anything other than talking to his friend. But, since Lu had the weirdest schedule he never knew when it'd be okay to text him first so he'd read their old conversations as if the conversation was one they were having in the present. Law took his phone out and began to scroll through his texts with Lu all the way to the top where he made the typo that changed his life.
To: (Unknown)
'It's that guy you just gave your number to on the chat site.'
From: (Unknown)
'Huh? Chat site?'
To: (Unknown)
'My bad. I mistyped the number!'
From: (Unknown)
'Oh! I was confused for a second there! Lol. Why were you on a chat site, you that lonely? ;)'
Law remembered that when he read that message, he wanted to punch whoever was at the other end of the line.
To: (Unknown)
'NO! I was just bored and got on it and you're one to talk, you're texting a complete stranger.'
From: (Unknown)
'Yes, but I wouldn't be talking to said stranger if they didn't mistype the number and got mine.'
To: (Unknown)
'Ok smart ass, you win.'
That night, Law didn't expect a response from the unknown number but, he got one and they just kept going on for hours until the boy on the other line fell asleep. He smiled as he read through the rest of the conversations when he had the sudden curiosity to know what Lu looked like. He read about people that get 'cat fished' into thinking their talking to someone who isn't really that person but, he doubted that was what was happening to him. Since Lu didn't know what Law looked like either so it was the same for him too but, Lu trusted Law not to lie to him so he did the same for him.
Law couldn't take it anymore the curiosity was driving him mad.
To: Lu
'We should video chat.'
He didn't know what his friend would say or even when he would see Law's message but, he hoped that Lu would agree so he could finally figure out exactly who Lu really is…
(A/N: Do you like it? I've had this idea for a while but, I didn't know if it would be any good. If you haven't guessed it by now I changed Law's age to 18 where Luffy is 17. This story just would be weird if they were they're real ages you know? I hope that doesn't bother you, but yeah tell me what you think. x)