Summary: It really started when Lammy finally got a Physical Ed tutor.


Chapter 2: First Set

It really started when Lammy finally got a Physical Ed tutor, and his name is Monkey D. Luffy... or better yet known as Straw Hat Luffy in the world of sports. He's an active all-round player in various sports, but he really excels in unarmed combat sports.

"You've been staring at your phone since we arrived, Captain." Penguin complained as he took a large bite from his cheeseburger.

"Do you finally got yourself..." Shachi suggestively started as he quirked his eyebrows up and down. "...you know?"

"Did Captain finally found a nice lover?" Bepo suddenly asked, his chubby legs swinging under the table before he wistfully added, "I want a nice lady friend, too."

"We're in the same boat, buddy." Penguin muttered in between bites.

Shachi sighed before propping his chin in the palm of his hand, "In this table, only the Captain is not interested in lady or gentleman friend."

Law briefly looked up from his smartphone and glowered at his three friends. His only friends, really. He's so nasty to people in Middle School, and High School, and Undergrad College, and even now in Med School - that the only ones who stuck to him are these three. And for the life of him, Law still didn't have any idea what they found in him or what he did that these three decided to stick around him and proclaimed him their "Captain".

"Sorry." Bepo quickly apologised as he ducked in his head and just shoved chicken nuggets in his mouth.

"But seriously, what's got your interest, Captain?" Shachi asked before peering at the screen of Law's smartphone.

Law didn't know if it's because he's too focused at his screen. Or if it's the lack of sleep - that he moved sluggishly... Shachi managed to see what he was doing.

"What?" Shachi could only mutter in disbelief as he blinked a few times, thinking that maybe he was hallucinating or dreaming.

Both is preferable, too: because reality is a concept that is hard to accept.

"What is it?" Penguin curiously asked after he saw Shachi's reaction.

"Captain... are you seriously watching...?" Shachi trailed off, still not sure if what he'd seen was real.

Penguin dropped his cheeseburger on the tray of potato fries, "What is he watching?"

Law quickly shut his phone off in temporary sleep mode. But at the moment, he's undecided if he should put himself or Shachi in permanent sleep.

"Nothing." Law firmly stated while he scowled at them. He got up from his seat and announced, "I'm going to order another cup of coffee."

There's an unmistakable moment of awkward silence when Law left their table... but not for long. Penguin immediately seized Shachi and squished him between himself and the glass wall of the fastfood restaurant.

"Don't ignore me! What did you see, Shachi?" Penguin questioned, still pushing Shachi to the wall with the side of his body.

"I don't know... it was so fast... I thought Captain is watching... a video of a person demonstrating volleyball moves... in NewTube..." Shachi whispered, afraid that if he said it out loud, it will be all real.

"What?" Penguin almost screamed dramatically as he tried to get away from Shachi.

"Didn't you guys know? Since our ride in the car, Captain's been watching sports' videos from our University's NewTube account." Bepo happily chimed in as he dipped his potato fry in his chocolate sundae.

"What are you saying, Bepo? Captain hates sports!" Shachi hissed at him, gripping Penguin's left bicep.

"Because he's not good at it, the poor thing." Penguin faked sobbed while covering his mouth with his other hand, as if muffling his 'sobbing'.

Bepo ignored what they're saying as confusion started to etch on his features.

"Captain doesn't hate sports." Bepo stated in bemusement. "In fact, since this April, I accompanied him to watch some practice matches in our University's Collge of Sports."

"That's blasphemous!" Shachi gasped in horror.

After saying that, he squeaked in terror because Law is looming over their table with a freshly brewed cup of black coffee: black and bitter like his soul as Penguin and Shachi often dubbed.

"What is blasphemous, Shachi?" Law questioned, his golden eyes glinting and narrowing in suspicion as he stared at his friends.

"Penguin's apparent biceps, Captain!" Shachi squeaked a lie while blatantly groping Penguin's left upper arm he didn't realise he was still gripping. "They are truly and gloriously irreverent!"

"Shachi!" Penguin choked in the air and felt himself blushing.

In embarrassment or another reason whatsoever? Law didn't want to know.

"Is that so? Well, if you guys are done with your PDA, let's leave." Law began with a deadpan expression on his face, clearly not convinced. "Cora-san just messaged me that Lammy and her tutor were about to finish their training, and they would be hungry."

"Oh! That's great! Since we're already here, let's order them take-outs." Shachi hurriedly changed the topic, fighting his own rising blush after realising what he'd done with his own hands.

Law scowled at him, "I will not feed S- Lammy with artery-clogging garbage."

"Then, let's hit a grocery store on our way back." Bepo suggested as he hastily finished his melting ice cream.

Law was thankful for Bepo's suggestion. Lammy should eat a proper healthy diet now that she's training to increase her stamina and endurance for Volleyball with the help of Straw Hat Luffy.

And to his immense relief, although he won't really admit this, it seemed no one noticed his slipped up. Good. It should stay that way until he could left all of these behind. Because, who in their right mind will constantly think about Straw Hat Luffy? Definitely not Law. After all, there are more important things to think about: like Straw Hat-ya in his home-

...Law really meant the research paper about the health benefits of mushrooms that Tony-ya had sent to him.


It's been a week since Straw Hat Luffy started coaching Lammy.

In the first few days of their training, Cora-san was the one who's accompanying them. Law was busy holing himself up inside his room to prepare for his upcoming finals and later, for his internship program in New World Hospital to care about Straw Hat-ya's presence in their home.

(He's also busy pretending that he has zero interest whether said young man is still within his five metre radius.)

Although, Law hadn't been completely cooped up inside his room in those first few days. Once in a while, he will get out to make a cup of coffee for himself and while he's at it, he will also fetch some edible snacks that is not an unholy bread.

In those excursions, Law had glimpsed Straw Hat-ya instructing his little sister to do some complicated series of stretching exercises by showing her his own routine in their living room. No matter how much Law tried to deny this fact, he's kind of aware how strong and agile Straw Hat-ya is. He will never get over the fact that he's so damned stretchable that he thought the young man is made of rubber because of how flexible he moved.

Straw Hat-ya even altered some of his stretching techniques so it would be suitable for Lammy's built and size.

Why Lammy needed those stretching exercises if she's going to play Volleyball? Law didn't know at first, and he had been curious to know the reason, but his stupid pride wouldn't allow him to ask. He couldn't bring himself to ask Lammy and he had no idea how to strike a conversation with Straw Hat-ya. He's too self-conscious that his social ineptiture will show and he will embarrass himself, not just in front of Straw Hat Luffy, but also in front of his little sister and their guardian.

(It's not like Law really cared what Straw Hat-ya thinks of him, though.)

But now that all those warm-up exercises is out of the way, Straw Hat-ya started Lammy's daily workout routine.

That's when Law came in the scene.

Cora-san is the kind of person who trips over nothing and sets himself on fire in a daily basis: he's basically a walking disaster. Because of their guardian's predisposition, Law accepted to chaperone Lammy and Straw Hat Luffy in their morning jog around the residential blocks for thirty minutes.

Besides, the older Trafalgar sibling didn't achieve his muscled leaned form without doing anything about it, so he's going to join them.

"Good morning, big brother!" Lammy eagerly greeted him when he came out of his room.

She was sitting on their champagne-coloured couch while tying the shoelace in her running shoes. Law just grunted in reply before he strode to their kitchen in his black sweatpants to turn on the coffee maker. For Trafalgar Law, he needed at least three cups of coffee to function like a normal human being.

He was a little bit surprise though - to see Straw Hat-ya already there, eating and chatting with Cora-san. When Cora-san noticed him turning on the coffee maker, the blond man cheerily greeted him.

"Oh! Good morning, Law!" He said, grinning stupidly while wildly waving a hand that was holding a knife.

"Put the knife down, Cora-san." Law exasperatedly scolded their guardian as he opened the upper cabinets to grab his polar bear mug.

"Whoa! Your tattooes are awesome!" Luffy, who'd been an unusual silent since Law came in the kitchen, suddenly complimented him with an awed gleaming eyes and wide beaming smile on his stupid round face.

"Thanks." Law awkwardly uttered as he frowned in perplexity.

His groggy mind supplied that he forgot to wear his favourite hoodie and only wore his yellow sleeveless shirt before he left his room, and now he's flashing the elaborate tribal tattooes on his arms and hands to Straw Hat-ya's inspecting and admiring brown eyes.

"So you're jogging with us? That'll be fun!" Luffy happily said before jumping on the countertop near Law and made himself comfortable sitting there.

Law hummed in confirmation as he poured the hot coffee from the pot to his mug. If he's awake enough to process what's happening, he'll probably have a heart attack at Straw Hat-ya's sudden proximity.

By the time Law finished his three cups of coffee with his bacon egg muffin cups and have some semblance of normality, Straw Hat-ya and Lammy had already eaten their breakfast with Cora-san and just waiting for him while they stretched. The older Trafalgar sibling only came back to his room to brush his teeth and to slip in his favourite hoodie before they left Cora-san, who happily see them off.

At first, the three of them just walked for Lammy's sake. Luffy and Law knew the risks of straining the muscles and tendons when a person is a beginner in jogging. That's why for several days, they just walked to avoid injuring Lammy and to increase her cardio until they gradually increased their pace.

Now, Lammy can somewhat keep up to them when they jog around the residential blocks.

"You guys are so fast." Lammy heavily panted when they stopped in front of a convenience store to hydrate themselves.

"I'll buy us some bottled water." Law volunteered and left Straw Hat-ya with his little sister.

In the short amount of time, Law got acquainted to an enigma that is Straw Hat Luffy. He learned that he's on a league of his own. Monkey D. Luffy is not smart, but he's also not incredibly stupid. Well, he is stupid. A brawn more than a brain... but Straw Hat-ya is a complexity.

Common sense won't work when you're dealing with him: he's unpredictable as fuck.

While paying for his purchases, Law glanced at Straw Hat-ya and his little sister outside of the convenience store. What he saw made him smile. Straw Hat-ya has a thoughtful expression while speaking and Lammy looked up at him with admiration and respect as she nodded at what he was saying.

He managed to glean information from Straw Hat-ya himself that Lammy is not just planning to play Volleyball for her high school extracurricular activity. She asked Straw Hat Luffy to train her in Judo if the raven-haired young man could. That's why she needed to learn all those stretching techniques from Straw Hat-ya that were not actually stretching techniques. Law briefly wondered how Lammy persuaded Straw Hat-ya to extend her mentorship under him. No matter. Law is proud of his little sister's persuasion skills.

When Straw Hat-ya suddenly threw his head back and laughed heartily at something Lammy had said, Law looked away with a heavy blush spreading on his face and chest.

Law should be turned off. Straw Hat Luffy is loud, and reckless, and childish, and naive, and gullible, and obstinate, and impatient. He's also a selfish glutton. He has no personal space. He has the weirdest laugh. But he's kind, and trusting, and surprisingly insightful, and determined, and fearless, and stupidly charming, and attractive...

...and he has the brightest smiles in the world.

"Oh fuck!" He quietly cursed, feeling that familiar dread in his guts.

At that moment, Trafalgar D. Water Law realised that he's in deep trouble.


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~LittlemissLazy