What You Wanted to Say

It was another beautiful day on the sea. The Thousand Sunny creaked pleasantly as she shifted on the gentle waves. The same breeze that urged the sail on danced in Law's hair and tugged playfully at the pages of his book. It was a perfect day to relax outside. There was only one problem. A certain someone was intent on taking Law's attention away from his reading.

The more Law tried to focus his attention on his book, the more desperate for attention Luffy seemed to become. The young captain was on a crusade against peace and quiet.

"Hey, Torao." Luffy peered over the book at him. "Torao?" he inquired as he grabbed Law's wrists, shaking the book up and down. Law silently ripped himself out of Luffy's grasp and elevated the book so that it was squarely in front of his face. "Toraooo~" Luffy whined, sinking to the deck. He flopped his head onto Law's lap and looked up at him.

Law continued reading. He flipped the page. Luffy didn't make a sound, but Law could feel his eyes on him. The older captain lowered his book and let out a weary sigh.

"It's your trapezoid," the younger stated, jabbing Law in the shoulder.

"What?"

"Your trapezoid muscle. It was in your book."

An amused smile crossed Law's lips. "You mean trapezius, and it's right here," he said lightly brushing the area between Luffy's shoulder and neck making him squirm ticklishly.

"Pectoralis major, rectus abdominis," Law continued to name the muscles as he trailed his hand down and across Luffy's exposed chest. He paused as he gently brushed his fingertips over the scar that marked the younger captain. Luffy watched Law's tattooed fingers quizzically. "Serratus anterior," Law continued as he attacked the sensitive spot on the side of Luffy's ribs, eliciting ticklish giggles from the younger captain.

Luffy squirmed under the nimble fingers."Tor-ah! Toraooo~" Luffy shrieked through fits of laughter, "Sto-ha, stop it~". He thrashed about in an attempt to escape Law's barrage.

"What? I thought you wanted me to pay attention to you." The older captain tried to sound disappointed.

"Not like that!" Luffy cried as he pulled away, still giggling from the sensation.

Law had been feeling more playful lately. Not just a side effect of spending too much time with the straw hat crew, he supposed, but an eventuality for anyone this close to Monkey D. Luffy.

"By the way, Mugiwara-ya, what was it you wanted to say to me before?" Law tried to inquire after the Luffy, but it was too late for an answer.

"Lunchtime," Sanji had let the single word ring out over the deck of the Sunny, ripping Luffy's attention away from Law.

"Lunchtime!" the excited young captain echoed as he jumped up. He rushed to be the first one at the table, shouting out as he dashed toward the galley. "Hey, Sanji, did you cook enough meat?" Law lingered on the deck. He couldn't fight the feeling that maybe this time Luffy hadn't started bothering him out of boredom, but had originally wanted to tell him something important.