A.N. So. I was reading Harry Potter fic (aren't I always reading that?) when I noticed how those fics describe everything. And I wanted to describe Luffy. That's it. No great plot twists here, simply how Law sees Luffy.

Warnings: mention of yaoi? … That's it. I think.

Disclaimer: no, no and no. I do not own. (One Piece)

Colores ex Nihileitatas – Colors of Nothingness

Law couldn't take his eyes away of him. There was something magical about Luffy. Everything about him was different from everyone - there was no one who could match him in any way. There was no other individual that could enchant Law like Luffy did.

The way he walked was what mostly made him be spotted in the crowd. His light bouncing when he took a step – like there were no hardships lingering above his shoulders. His sturdy posture which indicated that if you mess with him you will relent ever doing that. His head which he held high as he made his way through the crowd… The sheer determination and cheerfulness he radiated while walking – it got Law under a daze.

But no one should get fooled by his appearance, even though his young out-of-high-school face features made you believe he was an innocent fellow. The small scar made you think of a restless brat who liked to run around when he was small. His big brown eyes charmed you into drowning into them. But that was if you weren't talking with him and only admiring his face. The somehow dangerous glint when he talked about things important to him, the soothing, but strong voice which could be only described as angel-like. When you were talking with him you could get overwhelmed by his presence. Even though everything about him made you feel at ease Luffy was anything but powerless.

Danger and innocence. It clashed inside of Luffy.

When Luffy talked with you his body language would make you feel on ease, but you should never lose your guard around him. If you dared to insult something Luffy considered precious you would be on the other end of Luffy's wrath. And that was such bewitching sight. It would seem like fury loosens from his person, all body senses would scream dangerous, but his face would confuse you. After all, how such innocent eyes can radiate such anger?

That was the mistake everyone made. How such innocuous brat could hurt me? And the opponent would underestimate Luffy. And that led to their demise. One should never underestimate an opponent, especially an opponent that looked innocent, but challenged you. Luffy made people underestimate him.

Not intentionally. Never. And that was the biggest miracle about him.

He never tried to charm people he talked with, he never intended to make them so friendly with him, he never tried to earn their trust intentionally. It just happened. Luffy just had to be Luffy. Some people hated him for it, other were his allies, his friends, his family.

But what topped it all was how rare those moments were. How rare it was to see him confident in his every step, determined, angry. It was rare to feel that danger that lied beneath his innocence. Most of the time Luffy was goofy. He would run around without care, he would talk about nonsense, he would devour meat like he was a thirsty man with water. He wouldn't care about appearances.

Luffy was naturally a leader. But he would never use his power over people without a reason. He was a genius in disguise, but he didn't understand simplest things, maybe he just didn't bother. He could spot lies within a mile, but he never blamed people for it. Luffy was almost like an empath – he could understand everyone's true feelings, but he wouldn't pester you if you didn't want to open up.

Luffy cared and understood, he knew and kept it a secret, he saw and didn't judge, he was nothing and all. He was a pirate, but better than those who were supposed to protect people. Luffy was better than them all, but he never boasted about his power. He was careless and cautious.

There was never such an individual like Luffy. Unique. Enchanting. Law caught himself in love. But he didn't care. Pirates weren't supposed to love. Law knew that Luffy noticed, but neither approached the other on that subject, love in pirate's life was a dangerous thing. They couldn't get tangled in it, they had dreams to accomplish, revenge to execute, promises to fulfill.

So Law left it at it, so did Luffy, they kept it within themselves and inside of their hearts. It didn't hurt, but neither did they feel content, they will always lack it, always miss it. But it wasn't for them. At least not now, they couldn't throw everything away. Maybe one day… They could only hope. There was only hope for them.