Cat Ears
"Torao! Check these out!" Law looked up from his book to see that Luffy had a headband with ears on it. He raised an eyebrow at the weird contraption the other was holding.
"Straw Hat-ya, what to you have there?" he asked as he bookmarked his page before closing his book and setting it to the side. The ears were black and looked to be cat ears. I didn't know that they have things like this on this island.
"I was given these by a woman. She gave them to me for free." Luffy grinned up at him. "Almost everyone in town is wearing a pair of them." Luffy leaned down and placed them on Law's head. "There. You look kinda funny."
Sighing, Law lifted his hand to remove them. "Straw Hat-ya, I don't want to..." He tried to take them off but was unable to. "What the hell?" He tugged on them and the action brought pain to his head. His eyes widened in realization. "They...They won't come off."
"What? What do you mean 'they won't come off'?" Luffy looked confused. Law stood up and tried to remove them again.
"I'm saying that I can't get them off." Law touched them and could feel it. He could feel the texture of his hand on the ears. "Where is the woman you got these from?"
"She's in town. I can take you to her, if you want." Law, immediately, nodded as he walked to the door. "Torao..." Law turned to him. The kid looked surprised.
"What?"
He watched Luffy point to his backside. Law lowered his eyes and almost screamed. A black cat tail swished back and forth. "You have a tail."
"Come on. Show me to this woman." Luffy agreed as they left the ship to find the woman that gave the other the weird and disturbing thing.
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Luffy pointed to a woman that held a basket in her right arm and had ears and a tail as well. Hers were bunny ears and a bunny tail. Her hair was a turquoise colour and her skin was an ebony colour. "Excuse me, ma'am." The girl turned to him with a smile.
"Good day, sir. I see that you have the ears and a tail." She looked no older than twenty years. "How may I help you today?"
"What are these?" Law asked at he pointed to the ears. The woman seemed to understand his problem. That made it easier.
"They are an experiment that Dr. Vegapunk has been working on. He does this every year on this day." She was still smiling. "They are only temporary. The tail will disappear when the ears come off."
"How long will that take?" Law didn't want to be stuck with them for long. He didn't know how Luffy's crew would react to him having the ears and tail. They would probably think that it was funny or something along the lines of that.
"Hm. It's hard to say. Sometimes they last for a full day and other times they last for a week or so. You will just have to wait it out. I don't know how long he made them last time." Law's jaw dropped.
"You can't be serious. I will have these for a while?" He couldn't believe what he was hearing. I don't want there on. It is just another way of getting made fun of by the Straw Hats.
"I will try to get back with you on it. I will have to personally ask Dr. Vegapunk about it." She scratched the back of her head. "Meet me at the house on the hill at dusk and I will have your information, okay?"
Law sighed. "Fine. I will met you there, Miss." This is just going from bad to worse. I have a very bad feeling about this. "Come on, Straw Hat-ya." He started back to the ship with Luffy in tow. He dreaded having to interact with the crew while wearing the ears and tail.
"I don't think it's that bad, Torao." Law glared back at Luffy when they boarded the ship. He was thankful that the others weren't there yet. "I mean, you look kinda cute with them on." The man was smiling at him. Law's cheeks burned at the comment.
Ignoring Luffy, Law went back to the room he had been in and picked up his book. Luffy had followed after him. The younger male laid his head on Law's lap while he read his book. It was a better choice than to upset Law further.
After a while, the rest of the crew started to return to the ship. Law nor Luffy had moved from their spots. Luffy had fallen asleep on Law's lap as he continued with his book. "Law, have you seen Luffy?" Nami asked as she walked into the room. Her eyes widened at the sight before her. "What happened to you?"
The tail flicked back and forth with irritation. "Your Captain is what happened. You have seen the people around the town, right?"
"Yeah. They have ears and a tail like you do. The rest of us didn't want to know what was going on but Luffy did." She looked to Luffy who was still asleep. "I see that he drug you into his curiosity."
"Yes." Law scratched the ears on his head. "I don't know how long it will take for them to fall off. The woman that was giving them out is going to ask about the lasting effects of them." He watched Nami walk up to him with a soft smile.
He tried to lean back but couldn't go far with the couch behind his back. She reached up and started to touch the ears. "They're so soft and they feel so real." Law's face burned. He didn't like this one bit.
"Nami-ya, please, don't touch them." Law batted her hands away. The ears flattened at his emotion.
"Amazing. They work just like regular cat ears. Robin is going to want to see this." The ears shot up and he reached out to stop her. He wasn't able to do much because he still had Luffy asleep in his lap. Law sighed heavily, knowing that he was now going to be the object of everyone's interest.
A few minutes later, Robin, Nami, and the others came into the room. Luffy had turned his face to Law's stomach and wrapped his arms around his waist. "Torao-san, this is interesting. You have cat ears and a tail," Brook said before laughing. "Yohoho! So amazing!"
"Law, do they work properly? Can you actually hear out of the ears and move them?" Chopper sounded like he wanted to know everything about his situation.
"Yes. I can hear perfectly fine through them. And, yes to your first question. They work like any normal cat ears." He scratched at the left one.
"Nami, you were right." Law raised an eyebrow at Robin. "He does look cute with the ears." Law lowered his head as the ears flattened again.
"SUPER cute, Law," Franky said. That made his tail flick back and forth. Law was hating this by the minute.
"Law, how long are they going to be in place for?" Usopp asked. He seemed skittish of him even more. He was always like that even after knowing him for so long.
"I don't know. I have to meet up with the woman that gave them to Straw Hat-ya at dusk to find out." Everyone's eyes widened.
"So, Luffy's responsible for this?" Sanji asked. Law nodded. He didn't see the big deal in it being the young man's fault.
"Yeah. He put them on my head when he got back from the town." His ears twitched. "I don't feel much different than I did before." Law rolled his eyes. "Your Captain is going to be the death of me one of these days."
"Wouldn't put it past him," Zoro finally spoke. Law saw him staring at him. It was as if the man was examining him. "So, is it just the ears and a tail?"
"God, I hope so." Now, he was worried about there being any other side effects. I hope that this doesn't do anything horrible to me.
Luffy yawned as he woke up. The crew smiled at seeing him. "Luffy, did you do this to Torao-kun?" Robin seemed to be the most entertained with the events that were happening to him.
"I didn't mean to. The woman didn't tell me what they would do," Luffy answered as he sat up and scratched his head. "He does look cute, though, right?" Law's jaw dropped. Nami and Robin smiled like they were proud parents.
Quickly, Law stood up and left the room. He didn't want to be in the room anymore. He heard footfalls behind him. Law just didn't want to be the center of their teasing anymore. He hated being the center of attention when it was like this. It embarrassed him.
"Torao, I'm sorry if I upset you." Luffy started to walk beside him. "Where are you heading?"
"Somewhere that isn't on the ship," Law answered. He was aggravated. It didn't really matter if Luffy followed him or not. It didn't bother him all that much.
"Can I come?" Law looked over to him as he walked off the ship. He shrugged before turning back to see where he was going. Law knew that the other would follow him even if he told him no.
They walked back into the town and Law saw people smile at him. Even children were wearing some sort of ears and tail. It was nice to know that he wasn't the only one that was different. A tug on his tail made him look back to see who was touching him.
A little girl was playing with his tail like it was the best thing she ever found. "Excuse me, Miss, can you not do that?" The girl smiled up at him. He was never mean to children. Law was rude to some people but overall, he was a polite person.
"Mister, are you a kitty-cat?" He saw the ears on her. She had the ears and tail of a cow.
"Yes." Law glanced around and saw Luffy watching them from a few feet away. "What are you?" he asked as he look back down at her. Her smile widened.
"I'm a cow. May I touch your ears?" Law's face heated up at her request.
"Okay." He stooped down and lowered his head to her. She rubbed at them but never tugged. It was like she knew how sensitive they were.
"They're so soft. It's like touching a fluffy cloud," the girl said as she continued to rub them. It was feeling nice and a low rumble escaped his throat. Law closed his eyes and pushed into the small, kind hands.
"Torao, it's getting dark. We need to head for that hut." Law opened his eyes at Luffy's voice. He swore that he heard jealousy and something else in his voice. He turned his head to look at Luffy. The man had his arms crossed over his chest. "We have to go." Luffy looked upset about something.
Taking the small hands in his, Law smiled at the girl. "I'm sorry but I have to go." The girl just smiled. She didn't seem bothered by him having to leave.
"Okay. Have a good day, Mister. You have soft ears. They look nice on you." His face heated up again as the girl's hands slipped from his. Standing up straight, Law walked past Luffy to the pink hut on the top of the hill just outside the town. The sun was setting and the golden colours were nice to look at.
"Straw Hat-ya?" He wanted to know what had happened with him when the little girl was touching his ears.
"Yeah?" Law looked back to Luffy and saw that he was pouting.
"Why are you pouting? You seemed to be jealous about something back there." That got him a small, heated glare from the younger male. "Can you please tell me?" he asked with a smile on his face. Luffy acted just like a child at times.
"I'm not pouting. And I wasn't jealous." Law smirked at the face he was making. It was the same face that he made when he was lying. This man is such a horrible liar.
"Uh-huh. And you aren't upset because of nothing?" Luffy punched his arm. It made Law chuckle. It didn't hurt at all.
"Shut up." They didn't say anything for the rest of the trip to the hut. When they walked up to the door, Law knocked three times and waited for someone to answer the door.
Cliff-hanger! Sorry. I thought it would be nice. I will update when I can. Hope you all like it. Have a grand day. Tatty-bye!