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Chapter 2 – Boredom is a privilege

Friday night, a time where teenagers got together and pulled stupid stunts, wasted their youth, shared incredible memories they would later regret... Or that's what his father had said at least. Trafalgar Law, 17 years old laid on his bed, staring up at the ceiling. He was still fully-clothed, it was only 7pm and the horizon through his Venetian blinds showed faint wisps of the setting sun. He groaned, scratching his stomach lazily.

There was little to nothing to do, he had already completed his homework tasks, cleaned his room, made dinner, eaten dinner... Shower? He lifted his hoodie to cover his nose and inhaled his own scent, no shower he concluded, still smelling fresh from this morning. The library would be shut by now, television didn't interest him in the slightest... He turned to look at his overflowing bookcase, which book had he read the least?

Picking up a book on cartography he made his way to his desk in front of his window, settling down into the swivel chair he turned on his small lamp. He was about to open the book when the noise of a car from outside caught his attention. He turned off the lamp and hopped up onto his desk, opening the blinds to see if it was his father who had stopped outside. The filthy taxi that had stopped on the opposite side of the road brought out Law's most inner curiosity.

It was crazy old man Saotome who lived directly opposite, who could possibly be visiting? Law licked his dry cracked lips and waited patiently for the people to get out of the taxi. A young boy, possibly a few years younger than Law himself hopped out, he looked so chipper and alive that Law couldn't help but smirk slightly at the boy's flamboyancy. His mane of red hair shone brightly in the last rays of evening light.

He strolled round to the other side of the taxi and opened the opposing door, dragging someone out by the leg. Whomever it was seemed very unenthusiastic about their new location, refusing the boy's pleas to leave the vehicle. He crossed his arms and pouted at the person in the car and Law laughed to himself quietly, the boy's attempts were most interesting.

The person in the car gave up and heaved themselves out of the car grudgingly, a red-haired girl. Law watched avidly, she must have been his age, she had a cut lip and a smartening black eye. She slammed the car door shut and went to the back of the taxi, heaving out their luggage and throwing it onto the pavement. Well someone's not a happy bunny, Law smirked to himself. The red hair and bad attitude reminded him so much of Eustass Kidd.

The boy caught the girl's hand and gave her a mortified look, she huffed slightly and took her hand from his grasp and gave him a pat on the head, like a dog. Law snorted with laughter. Watching as they both carried their luggage up to the front door of crazy old man Saotome's house, the girl opted for kicking the front door instead of knocking it. Law was awed at her bravery, old man Saotome wasn't afraid in the slightest to beat children that annoyed him.

He watched as the door was thrown open and said man appeared in the doorway, red-grey hair sticking up at strange angles and a shabby green dressing gown adorned the poor figure of Saotome Kanzaki. Law wished he could have seen the other's facial expressions as his neighbour stood their acting like a madman. The girl pushed past the him into the house and the boy gave the man a nervous nod before following, leaving the man on his doorstep completely dumbfounded.

5:49am. Law frowned displeased at his alarm clock, he usually woke up 6:00am sharp. He clawed his way out from under his duvet and shuffled towards his bathroom door in all his naked glory. He wasn't fazed by his lack of privacy, no one could possibly be up this early. In the bathroom he grabbed a towel and laid it on the tiled floor before climbing into the bathtub. Turning on the roaring jets of scalding water he leaned lazily against the wall and let the water burn him.

He honestly had no idea what he was supposed to spend the whole day doing, his father had left a shopping list of groceries they needed, that could wait. His father was away on meetings all weekend, every weekend, not coming home until late and leaving early in the mornings. He would sympathise if business meetings were the only reason for his absence. Law frowned in distaste, turning the shower as hot as it would go and starting his morning ritual of scrubbing his skin until it bled.

After making his skin sting like crazy Law climbed out of the shower, drying himself and successfully ruining the once pristine white towel. He walked back to his room and got changed into his hoodie and jeans from the day before, who would know the difference but him? He tugged the string of his blinds and let the morning light into his room, he squinted slightly as the sun's rays tried to ruin his sight.

Outside his window he had a good view of the whole street he lived on, including the house just across from his, it had always been interesting. The Saotome residence. The house was derelict and didn't look like it had been properly lived in for a long time. The windows dirty, the outside needed painting, the front lawn needed cutting badly... There was even dirty laundry chucked out onto the front lawn.

Wait. Law cupped his hands around his eyes and peered down into Saotome Kanzaki's front garden once again. The dirty laundry had distinctly bright red hair... Law smirked to himself, maybe he would go grocery shopping after all.

Holly- I always imagine a younger Law to be nosey, super mischievous and willing to jump at any opportunity to make a person feel uncomfortable... Heck, he's still like it now :) Reviews please! xxx