Heart Break

Law opened his eyes and felt a warm presence beside him. He blinked a few times before looking up a the unfamiliar ceiling above him. Where has Cora-san brought me to now? He needs to stop moving me while I'm sleeping. He sat up and looked beside him. All he saw was blond hair sticking out of the covers. I won't wake him up. He should sleep. It's the least I can do for him after all he's done for me.

He realized that his head hurt, and he felt horrible. Groaning, he stood up and walked over to the door. Nothing seemed familiar to him, but he felt as if he should've known where he was. He opened the door and could smell the fresh air from outside.

"That's better. It smells like sickness in here," he muttered as he stumbled out to the smell of fresh, salty sea air. There were sounds of other people moving around somewhere. "Did he find us? What's going on?" He had to limp his way down the hall because of his state. Law used the walls for the most part.

"Luffy! Why are you playing around?! I told you to go wash the dishes! Sanji-kun will be upset if he finds out they aren't done!" Law raised an eyebrow. What? Who are these people?

Walking toward the bright light from under the door, Law pushed it open and had to shield his eyes from the bright sun. It made his head pound even more that it already had been. "Torao-san, what are you doing out of bed?" Huh? He looked to who had spoken to him. It was a living skeleton man. Is he talking to me?

"Brook, can you go help Luffy..." A woman came to stand next to the skeleton. She had long, reddish-orange hair. He felt as if he should've known the both of them. "Law, how are you feeling?" She gave him a concerned look. "You don't look so good. You should get back to bed."

"What's going on? Where am I?" He rubbed at his chest. It hurt and he could feel a cough coming on. "And who are you?" A coughing fit made him double over.

"Chopper! Something's wrong with Law!" He leaned against the wall before doubling over again to puke onto the deck of what he assumed was a ship. "He's throwing up!"

A small reindeer came up to him. He was curious about this creature. "Law, can you sit down for me?" Law nodded and he sat against the wall. A cool hoof was placed on his forehead. "Dammit! Go get Sanji! Nami, go get some bags of ice from the kitchen and meet Sanji and I in the bathroom." Law was worried. What's wrong with me?

The skeleton disappeared into the cabin that he just left from and Chopper tried to get him to stand back up. "What's wrong with me?" Law didn't like this. Was his disease getting worse?

"Your fever is too high and I'm afraid that it will fry your brain," Chopper stated. Fry my brain? Is he a doctor?

Suddenly, a blond man came out of the cabin. He was blurry to Law, but he could only say that it had to be Corazon. He was the only other blond he knew and the only man he was traveling with. "Chopper, what's going on?" His voice was a little off but otherwise, it sounded just like him.

"Cora-san, is it getting worse?" His thoughts turned to his skin. "Is it spreading?" He began to frantically try to check his body for what he knew was there already.

"Law, what are you talking about?" Chopper asked. He sounded even more concerned than before. Law glanced up for just a second only to go back to trying to remove his shirt.

"The...The white patches. I'm...I'm dying..." Law struggled to remove his shirt. "Is that why my body feels so horrible? Are my two years up already?"

"Help me get him to the bathroom. Nami is supposed to meet us there." 'Corazon' helped Chopper get Law to stand and helped him walk to the bathroom.

Once in the room, Law studied what he could make out in his surroundings. There was a large tub in one corner of the room, showers lining the wall to his left, and a toilet in the other corner across from the tub. "Why am I here?" He winced at the pain in his head. "What's going on with me?"

"Law, can you undress for me?" Chopper asked. Law's eyes widened as he looked down at the creature.

"Why? I can bathe myself. I'm thirteen." He heard the gasps from the two in the room. Their reactions confused him. "What?"

"Chopper, I have the ice." Nami walked in. "Is there something wrong?" Law saw her blurry face turn to the reindeer. "What's wrong with Law?"

"I'll...I'll explain it later. Can you start the water and put the ice in the tub?" Law watched him speak to 'Corazon'. "Nami, you can go for now." The woman nodded before laying the bags down on the ground and leaving the room.

Law watched the two rip open the bags and run the water in the tub. "Are you a doctor?" he asked the reindeer. Maybe he can help us.

"Yes. Why do you ask?" Chopper turned to him. He couldn't see his face all that well anymore.

"Could you help me cure my disease?" 'Corazon' turned to him as he turned the water off.

"Depends. What disease do you have?" Law removed his shirt. He was trying to find the spots. I know they're there.

"A disease that's killing me. Do you see the white spots?" He wanted the reindeer to believe him. He had to. He wasn't losing his mind. He knew the spot were there.

"Y-Yes?" It sounded and felt as if he was lying to him, but he had to believe him. "What about them?"

"I'll turn completely white if I don't get cured in time." He watched 'Corazon' leave the room. He wondered if it was because he trusted the doctor enough to leave him alone with him or because of something else.

"Law, what disease do you suffer from?" Law didn't want him to run away or throw him off the ship. He hated how everyone feared him because of what he had. It was horrible, and he just wanted help. Corazon had been trying so hard for so long, but no one wanted or even tried to help.

"The White Lead disease. I'm from the white town." He waited for the fear to come. When it didn't, he was surprised to find Chopper just staring at him like he had been before. "Huh. That's new."

"What? What's new?" Chopper sounded confused.

"Most people freak out or call me a monster when they hear that. They want me to leave as soon as possible." He looked down. "We have been to so many doctors and hospitals that I've lost count. Could you help me cure it?" He wanted for the other to say yes. This was the whole reason they were here, right? To get him some help?

"I...I can...I can try. But right now, I need you to remove your clothes and get into the tub. It will help with you fever." Hesitantly, Law stripped his clothes and stepped into the tub. It burned horribly, but if it helped him, then he would do it. He hissed and held back a scream when he lowered the rest of his body into the water.

"It...It hurts..." Law said through gritted teeth. He hated the pain he felt from this.

"I know and I'm very sorry about it. It is the only thing I can think of to quickly help to lower your fever. It's way too high and it might kill you." Law watched the blurry figure of what he assumed was Chopper move around the room.

"Want to know something? I shouldn't tell you, but I don't think Cora-san will mind all that much since you are helping us." He leaned back in the tub to where his head rested on the back edge of the tub, and he felt his eyes droop.

"You can tell me anything. I'm your doctor and I won't tell anyone else anything." Law gave off a small smile. He felt as if he had known this creature for a long while.

"Doflamingo is going to kill Cora-san. He wants to kill him so that he can become immortal." Law's consciousness was fading away as he spoke. "But, Cora-san won't do it. He can't do it. He already has a devil fruit power. He wants to give me the Op-Op fruit so that I can cure myself."

"Law, don't fall asleep in the tub." The voice of Chopper was far away. Like at the other end of a tunnel. "Sanji! Come back in here! Law's passing out in the tub!" That was the last thing he heard before darkness took over his mind.

...

Sanji came rushing back into the bathroom. He was shocked to find Law dipping into the water. "Shit." He threw his cigarette away and quickly rolled up his sleeves. "What the hell is going on? How did this happen?"

Plunging his hands into the water, Sanji lifted Law up so that he wasn't almost drowning in the tub. "His fever was messing with his head. It must be a relapse of something that happened to him when he was younger."

"No shit. He thought that he was thirteen again and saw me as someone else." Holding Law up with one arm around his shoulders, Sanji reached up with his other hand and felt his head. "Is this good enough, Chopper?" He wasn't a doctor so he couldn't tell.

Chopper came over and reached up to touch his head. They stayed like that for a minute or so before the reindeer pulled away. "Yes. He's fine for now. Get him out of the tub before he gets any worse than he already is."

Doing as he was told, the cook looped one arm under Law's knees and the other under his head. It was shocking to him as he lifted him up. Jesus Christ. Does this man ever gain weight? He feels just like a fucking feather!

Sanji got Chopper to grab a towel and place it over Law's private parts so that he could get him back to his room without incident. Once there, he laid the man down on the bed and began to dry him off. He knew that if he didn't, he would get worse and Sanji didn't want that.

Chopper left while he was drying Law off. It was nice to be alone with Law, but the moment wasn't all that great because the man didn't feel good at all. What the fuck happened to him when he left the ship? Even Chopper can't tell what he has.

When he finished drying the other off, the cook proceeded to redress him so that he wouldn't be asking about why he was naked when he got up. After that, he put him back in the bed and covered him up. Sanji sat there and stared at Law.

Over the past few days that Law had been sick and out of it, Sanji would watch him sleep and hear him mumble things that pertained to his past. None of it made much sense to him because he didn't know the full story. If he did, he could probably try to help him out.

"Shit, Law. What the hell did you get into that made you this bad? I want some answers the next time you get up. You hear me?" He knew that it was pointless talking to the sleeping man. Suddenly, he heard Law mumble something.

Leaning in close, Sanji was able to make out what Law had been mumbling under his breath. "N-No...C-Cora-s-san...you...you pr-promised..." Sanji pulled away to see tears falling down Law's cheeks and his eyes open and staring at him. It scared the hell out of him before he took a closer look.

Law's eyes were glazed over with sleep. It was like he wasn't even awake. He was still passed smooth out. "L-Law?" He was shocked and disturbed because he had never seen Law cry before. It was as if he didn't know what he was doing.

"C-Cora-san...why...why did you l-lie to me?" More tears streamed down his face. The eyes never blinked and were boring holes into him.

"Law, I...I didn't lie to you." He was shaking but tried to play along with him.

"Then why are you dead? You promised me that we would get through this. Together. You lied." That hit Sanji square in the chest. He couldn't believe what he was hearing from Law. I don't want to hear this. We promised that he would tell e when he was ready. Not like this. I don't want to learn like this.

"I'm not dead. I'm sitting right beside you, right?" He hoped that it would make Law stop crying. Slowly, Law's eyes started to close, and he muttered one last thing before he fell silent.

"But, Doffy shot and killed you." Sanji almost knocked over the chair as he got up and backed away from the bed. He shakily took out a cigarette and lit it. He was shocked and horrified to hear those words. He now knew why Law hated Doflamingo so much. Why he insisted to take him down on Dressrosa. That fucking bastard hurt Law in more ways than one. I wish that I could fucking kill him.

Sanji stomped through the cabin to the deck to get some fresh air and so that he didn't bother Law more than he already had. He passed a few of the others, but they quickly move out of his way. Sanji knew that he looked pissed off. He was. There was no mistaking it.

On the deck, the man smoked his cigarette to try to calm down. "That fucking bastard. I hope he rots in prison before going to hell," he whispered. Slowly, his anger started to dissipate. He hoped that Law would get better sooner than later. He didn't think he could stand seeing Law cry again. It hurts to see him cry. It doesn't fit his personality to cry. But, I guess we're all human.

After a few hours, Sanji had made lunch and the others knew he was still sort of pissed off. It wasn't everyday for him to make a full feast for no reason. To be honest, Sanji hadn't been paying attention. He just cooked until Nami said something to him. By that time, he had made twenty dishes of different things.

"Sanji-kun, is something bothering you?" The cook knew she was just trying to be nice. They all knew about him and Law. It was funny to have seen them all shocked when they broke it to them.

"No. I'm just fine, Nami-swan." He had to keep himself from going to cook something else. In his mind, it was his way of trying to destress.

"Did something happen with Law?" That made his eyes widen as he looked over to her. She looked concerned. They all cared about Law. He was their friend, and they felt horrible that he wasn't doing so good.

Sanji knew that she would push him until he told her what was bothering him. Sighing, he decided to tell her so that he didn't have to hear her nagging. "I saw Law cry." Nami gasped. He understood her shock. None of them, not even Luffy, had ever seen Law cry.

"Is he okay?"

"I don't know. I left the room earlier to give him some piece." Sanji never wanted to leave the room. He had to before he started to make too much noise and wake up Law. The doctor needed his rest to get better. "Fuck. What the hell is wrong with him? What did he get into?"

"Chopper said that it could be a repercussion of what happened when he was younger. That could be his problem. Something might've triggered it while we were on the island," Nami said. It didn't make Sanji feel any better about it. It only made him feel worse.

A shout made them both jump. Sanji knew who's shout that was. Quickly, he rushed to the room that held his lover and quietly opened the door. He was shocked to see Law on the floor with his hands on the sides of his head and his body leaning over his knees.

"Sister!" The way Law said the word made Sanji think of a sister from a church. "Guys! Why is this happening?! What did we ever do to deserve this?!" He didn't like this. Law was having another moment from his past.

"Law..." Sanji took a step into the room. Law didn't seem to acknowledge him at first. "Law?" Sanji said his name a little louder than before.

Slowly, Law turned his tearful gaze to him. He blinked twice before Sanji saw his eyes light up with something he couldn't place. "S-Sanji-y-ya?" It shocked him and made him freeze. Law recognizes me? Is he okay?

"How did you get on the floor?" Law didn't answer him for a moment. The way he was staring at him was getting uncomfortable. He was staring at him with empty, soulless eyes. Like he was trying to think about something and wasn't able to understand his emotions.

After a minute or so, Law looked down to the ground in front of him. "Sanji-y-ya...Sister is d-dead...so are the guys..." The way he spoke almost broke his heart. Law's voice was so broken and hollow.

"It's...It's okay." He walked over to him. Law kept staring at the floor. He placed his hands on his shoulders.

"S-Straw hat-ya..." Law went to stand and pushed him away. "I...I need to help him..." Sanji grabbed his arm before he could walk to the door. "B-Black leg-ya...he needs...he needs me..."

"Luffy's fine. You need to get back to bed." Law turned a blank look at him. "Don't look at me like that, Law." It hurts and creeps me out. "You need to get back to bed."

"But Straw hat-ya is in danger." Sanji had no difficulty in guiding Law back to the bed. The man never fought against him.

"I told you that he's fine. You are not, though. Get some more rest." Getting him back in the bed, Sanji got in with him. Law gave him a questioning look.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm making sure you don't get up again." He got situated and turned to see Law still staring at him. "What?"

"Why are you doing this? What's your motive?" Sanji raised an eyebrow.

"I don't have a motive. I want my lover to get better and I will see it happen no matter what. Is that enough for you?" He watched Law's eyes widen and he looked shocked about something.

"When did we become lovers?" That one question almost made Sanji break into a million pieces. He...He doesn't remember? This is going to be difficult on me more than him. Shit. I don't think I can take any more of this.

"Not long ago. I'll tell you about it later." Sanji reached up and ran a hand through Law's sweat-damp hair. "Now, go to sleep. You need it." Law didn't say anything else and just closed his eyes. When Sanji heard his breath even out, he knew that he was sleeping. Law didn't snore often. It only happened when he was extremely exhausted.

"I don't know how much more my heart can take of this. This is getting to be too much," Sanji said aloud to himself. "Law, please, get better. You're going to make me break if you keep this up." Slowly, Sanji followed Law into dreamland. He prayed that Law would be at least a little bit better when he woke up.

Sorry for the long update. Hope you like it. Took me a bit to finish because of writer's block. I get it a lot. Well, I hope you all have a great day and know that I love you all. Tatty-bye!