DON'T STOP ME NOOOW, I'M HAVING A GOOD TIME, I'M HAVING A...LAW. Sorry not sorry. If you've been reading my ZoNa pic, then you you know that I was thinking of starting a side Law pic. Weeeeeeelll...I did. Sorry not sorry. I'm still going to be working on my ZoNa story, but this fic is what I'm going to work on in between. And when that OC bug bites man...

Any who, enjoy and I hope you like

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A small young woman slowly opened her eyes as early morning sunlight hit her face. A yawn escaped her before she crawled out of the massive bed. She headed towards an equally massive wardrobe and was just about to open it when,

"MISS RINA!" a voice said sharply. Rina sighed and stopped. The sound of middle aged woman walking in from around the corner greeted her ears.

"You can't just go walking around your room without assistance, you could harm yourself," the woman said, softer this time. Rina rolled her eyes, which were cloudy looking.

"Merin, I'm blind, not helpless. I told you that I can get by," she huffed.

"Nonsense. And besides, you can't just wear anything today."

"Oh don't remind me.." Rina sighed.

Lanulla Rina was a high-born noble from a country in the West Blue. Currently, she was on the Sabaody Archipelago. Her bloodline was noble enough to the point of her being able to marry into the high ranked Dragons. The marriage was arranged of course, to bring honor and prestige to her family. Rina was considered a lovely prize, a blind beauty. All things considered she wasn't surprised her father had been able to marry her off so well. She still hated it.

Being born blind, her other senses were naturally more sensitive than most humans. What was odd about Rina though, was how overly sensitive her other 4 senses were. She had struggled with it as a child, until an old medical officer from the country's military had recognized what afflicted her. The old medic had come to her parents with a bogus story of an imaginary illness, and they had bought it, allowing him to treat her. What the medic had really done was teach her to control her unique gift.

It turned out that on top of the heightened senses, Rina's blindness had also caused her to develop an extraordinary sense of observation haki. The medic had helped her gain control over it, and combined with her strong senses, the girl could practically see the world around her without actually being able to see. Of course, this had led to a young Rina hearing many conversations she wasn't meant to hear, and to be more aware of truths in the world than most nobles. In short, she despised the nobility, and the fact that she was trapped within it.

"We should head over to the Celestial Dragon's pavilion, the wedding is later this afternoon and we need to get you prepped!" urged Merin. Rina sighed again but wordlessly let the woman dress her.

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It had only been about a week and a half since the Battle at Marineford, but Trafalgar Law was surprised at how quickly the Archipelago had gone back to normal. He wouldn't have come back here at all after getting the Sub repaired, but as it turned out, even submarines needed to get coated for the depths they were travel.

The surgeon was currently alone, having just shown the coating man to where the Sub was hidden, and was trekking his way back to where the rest of his crew was currently staying. It was early in the day, but Law still wore a hooded cloak to hide his identity. He was almost back to the groves set aside for lodging travelers when he saw them.

An armed escort was getting itself organized outside on of the nicer inns. Curious as to who was being escorted, the pirate captain quickly hid himself in an alleyway. A middle aged maid came out of the building first. Law couldn't hear what she was saying as he was to far away, but it looked like the woman was fussing at someone. That 'someone' finally emerged, and Law whistled lowly to himself. The girl was a tiny little thing, but she still held herself with noble grace. She was dressed in a similar manner to a Celestial Dragon, but there was differences in her attire as well. No air suit was under her dress, so the garment fit her naturally and no air globe sat over her head. Law thought she looked a little familiar, and then hit his fist on his palm as he remembered.

Shes that noble girl from somewhere out in the West Blue. I saw her in the paper the other day, I guess she's supposed to marry a Celestial Dragon? He shrugged his shoulders and was about to be on his way when her blank, clouded eyes seem to fixate on him. The surgeon froze, not sure what to make of it. The girl's brow wrinkled slightly at him. Law studied her as best as he could from this distance.

"She's blind," he noted out loud, remembering another tidbit from the article he had read. As he said this, the girl seemed to nod. Law paused again, and then took a few small steps out of the alley. Her head followed his movements. He stepped back into the alley, leaving just his head sticking out. Again, she followed him.

Fascinating, Law mused. He raised his voice just a tad and addressed her.

"Can you hear me?" he asked. She nodded softly. Still not quite believing it, he asked another question.

"What else can you hear?!" She quirked a brow, and waved her hand in front of her in a circular manner.

"Everything?" Law asked, not sure if he understood her right. She nodded. He continued. "Where are you headed?" She held up her hand and rubbed her ring finger.

"Oh, right, wedding..you don't look to enthused about it," he noted. The girl scowled slightly and shook her head. Law chuckled. For a noble, she was alright. And her senses were something else. Chewing on the inside of his cheek, the surgeon mentally debated with himself for a short moment.

"All, right, I've decided something. But the outcome of what I've decided depends on your answer. How does that sound?" he asked her. She looked confused by what he said, but nodded nonetheless.

"What do you desire most in the world?" His question hung in the air a moment, as her face grew serious. She tilted her head towards her maid, who was currently arguing with one of the guards. After she had determined it safe, she fixed her blind gaze in his direction again.

"I wish to be free," she mouthed silently. Law nodded solemnly.

"Alright then, I'll be off then. But I'll be in touch. See you soon." And with that, he rushed off. He had to admit, the decision had been a bit rash on his part, he didn't even know her name, but he had a gut feeling about her. And his gut feelings were usually spot-on.

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Rina could hardly believed what had just happened. While Merin had been arguing with the guards over who-knows-what, the blind girl had spread out her haki out of pure boredom. She always managed to find someone doing something amusing. The young woman had been somewhat surprised to find an especially bright spark of life observing them, hidden out of sight and earshot of the others. Rina had focused in on the spark, curious. What she hadn't expected was for them to notice her, let alone strike up a conversation. And for some reason, the stranger's promise to see her again left her excited and hopeful.

What was with that question about what I desire most anyway? she wondered. Regardless, Rina was now keeping her haki on full alert. She could have branched it out further than she had, or simply tracked the man, but she didn't like to hear all of the extra noise from every other life from that great an area. But as soon as the man came within a 20 foot radius, she would know. She had no idea why she trusted him so much, but it seemed as if he had become her final hope.

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Another thing. As of last night, I got caught all the way up in the One Piece manga. Whaaaaaat. I don't know what to do with my life anymore. I guess I'll write more fan fiction like the nerd garbage I am :P

Tabby OUT