Broken and bloodied, he limped through the backstreets of the now deserted Dressrosa. Despite the pain his body was in, Law knew he had to hurry and find a way off the island. If Doflamingo found him again, it would all be over; there wouldn't be another chance. The man would kill him on the spot. He paused, groaning at the sharp pain running from his backside up his spine. He cursed his own weakness. He couldn't let anyone see him in this state.
Moving further still, he came to a main road. The sky was now completely dark; he had lost count of how long he had been walking. Another surge of pain ran through his body as he fell to his knees, the pain dulling his senses, unable to notice the presence behind him until it was too late.
Law's eyes winded as a hand landed on his shoulder, gripping him tightly. This was it, he had been found, he was going to die. He closed his eyes, waiting for a fatal blow that never arrived. Instead, the hand on his shoulder moved as Law found himself lifted off the ground and pulled against a broad chest. Confused, Law cracked an eye open as the man began to walk and found himself surrounded by a thick red coat. Wait … RED? His eyes darted up where they met with a pale, scarred face and bright red hair.
Kid.
Eustass Kid had been the one to pick him up, not Doflamingo. The sudden surge of relief that washed over him quickly vanished. Kid would find out what happened, and he would never hear the end of it. Law buried his face into the other's chest to hide his shame. He was waiting for a snarky comment from the bigger man, but nothing came. He sucked in a deep breath and gazed into Kid's face again, but he had an unreadable expression. Too worn out to question anymore, he lowered his head a final time, slowly slipping out of consciousness.
Warm … he suddenly felt warmth spread through him as he started to awaken. Hands … he could feel hands gliding across his body, carefully removing the bloody and tattered clothes. Hands? Doflamingo's face suddenly flashed through his mind as he woke with a start, trying to shy away from the foreign touch. His body, however, was having none of it, and a sudden pain kept him from moving again. He calmed a little as he saw Kid finish removing his clothes. Why had he not said anything yet? Kid remained as silent as before, running his narrowed gaze over the damaged body before him. Law blushed and turned away. It was all getting too much, he hadn't wanted anyone to see him this dirtied and weak. Kid's eyes narrowed even more as he noticed Law wasn't just covered in blood.
Anger … that was all Law saw before Kid picked him up again, carrying him to an already run bath. Normally, he would have protested against being treated in such a way but right now he was just too drained. The bigger man lowered him slowly into the bath, but kept an arm round his shoulders to keep his head above the water. Law moaned as he felt the warm water run over his sore body. Closing his eyes, he tried to relax as Kid went about cleaning him up.
It was strange to think of such a violent man being capable of being this gentle. The 'why' could wait until later. As the hand that was slowly cleaning his body traveled lower, he flinched. Leaning further over the tub, Kid used the hand holding Law up to pull him to his chest as his hand continued to travel south. Law started to whimper as a finger made its way to his abused entrance. It slowly pushed its way past the ring of now raw muscle, gently coaxing the sticky substance that had been left inside of him out with each slow thrust.
Kid could feel the other man trembling in both nervousness, and at the feeling of his finger inside him. He slowly removed the finger, satisfied that the other was clean, and brought his hand around to the front, fumbling with the other man's balls and running his hand along the length he found there as if in both apology and reward. Law's arms snaked their way around his neck. Kid couldn't help but smirk as Law bit down on his shoulder to prevent more embarrassing sounds from leaving him.
Eventually, Kid's hand left his cock and moved to wrap around his waist, supporting the smaller body while he calmed down in the water. As Law began to settle, the tiredness of his body hit him again as he slowly started to doze in the tub.
Law awoke again to the gentle rocking of the sea. So Kid had taken him back to his ship after all. Wrapped in a thick duvet in the centre of a large bed, he saw Kid had his back to him and was preparing to get up. A rush of panic swept over Law as he reached out to grab the other. Kid turned at the sudden action, seeing a look of uncertainty on the other's face. He frowned. He didn't like that look on Law's face; it didn't suit him.
"Stay?" was all Law could manage to say before he turned his eyes away, a slight blush appearing across his cheeks. He missed the slight smile playing on Kid's lips as he moved under the covers to the centre of the bed. He pulled Law to his chest so he could bury his now red face in the larger man's chest. Kid carefully wrapped his arms around the other man, letting him relax and know he wasn't going anywhere.
Questions were swimming in both of their minds, but sleep was slowly taking over. The questions could wait till tomorrow.