Chapter 2.

Law slowed his steps until he stood still, his friends walked ahead of him. What the hell was he doing… meeting up with someone he met in the ER, he must be crazy.

"What's up Law?" asked Bepo when he noticed they left him behind.

"Why are I'm doing this?"

Bepo, Shachi and Penguin walked back to his side and Bepo threw an arm over his shoulders.

"A handsome guy asked you out – somewhat – don't chicken out." Bepo sniggered and the other two nodded and started to walk again.

"Thanks for the encouragement" Law said sarcastically.

It was half past 5 in the evening and they had a fifth teen minute walk to where they were meeting up with Luffy and Nami. Law was wearing his favorite yellow sweater and a pair of jeans, trying to dress as comfortable as possible. He didn't know what Luffy's version of an 'adventure' were going to imply.

"I'm so excited! It was so long since we did something together and now we're going to meet someone new and fun!" shouted Shachi and Penguin 'whooped!'

"Yeah, I really want to meet this Luffy person and know why Law his acting so flustered." Bepo said and Law immediately glared at him.

"I'm NOT acting 'flustered'." Law mumbled angrily.

The other three laughed loudly and said 'Right...' as a chorus.

"You really suck… but, I guess I like you that way."

"Naaw… We love you too, Lawy-boy" cried Shachi and Penguin and hugged him, Bepo joining the love fest as well.

"You are so fucking annoying."

Law checked the time, 5.40 pm. He felt something flutter in his stomach, but tried to ignore it. He shouldn't have his hopes up. Luffy even told him that he could bring his friends, so it wasn't a date or anything like that. But Law couldn't ignore the feeling of excitement of meeting the boy again.

…

Luffy couldn't stand still. He was full of energy and couldn't stop moving while they waited for Law to show up. His friends were amused of his actions and whispered between them, probably something dumb.

"Luffy, while we wait for the lovely doctor, can't you tell us what we're going to do tonight?" asked Robin and Usopp and Chopper giggled.

"And which of us are going to join you to risk our lives?" Sanji said and cringed because he knew it was probably his turn.

"Oh, don't worry, you will only watch today. I'm the only one in for the action." Luffy said with a dangerous glint in his eyes.

"But, what exactly are you going to do?" Nami asked with apprehension.

"I'm going to fight someone."

His friends could only stare at him.

"What do you mean fight someone?" Zoro asked confused.

"Well, I got invited, or rather, I invited myself to an underground cage fight."

"YOU DID WHAT!?" screamed all of his friends.

"Your brothers will kill you! And then they will kill us for not stopping you!" Usopp cried and hugged Chopper.

"Why would you want to do something like that – tonight of all nights?" asked Zoro and was secretly a little disappointed he couldn't join in on the action.

"Why? Well, I invited Torao for some adventure and didn't want to scare him away. And I also wanted to impress him a little. So it seemed like the only option, really."

"What do you mean the only option?! There's thousands of other things you could do!" roared Nami.

"Naaw… you wanted to impress him, that's so cute, Luffy." Robin said and smiled towards him.

"Yohohoho! That's typical Luffy!" laughed Brook.

"Well, you will SUPER impress him!" smiled Brook.

"Ten bucks on Luffy winning the first match within five minutes." Usopp said to Chopper.

"No, it's within ten minutes." Chopper retorted.

"Luffy, I know you are strong, but can't you use your strength for something a lot more sensible instead?" Jinbei said seriously.

"Jinbei, don't be a party-pooper." Luffy sighed disappointed with a shake of his head.

"Do you even think he will show up?" asked Sanji between draws on his cigarette.

Luffy stopped moving and looked at Sanji. He glared at him, but it wasn't his usual bad-ass glare. Instead it was unsure, something that the others never seen before.

"Don't worry, Luffy. He will show." Zoro reassured him and punched Sanji's arm. The man shrugged it off because he knew he shouldn't have said what he said.

"Of course he will show. With the way he looked at you when you asked him out, I'm sure he will come." Nami said and the continued "however, I really think you should rethink this cage fight thing – I'm not so sure he will think it's something positive, I mean he is a doctor after all."

"Well, then he be able to mend him right back if he gets hurt." joked Zoro and Nami glared at him until he got uncomfortable. The woman was scary as hell.

"What about me, I'm a doctor… -ish" Chopper said and blushed a deep red.

"Chopper, I know you skipped a couple grades, but your still in your senior year of freaking high school." Usopp snorted and ruffled Choppers hair.

"I've started reading some college courses in medicine for your information." Chopper said proudly and was suddenly hugged by Robin.

"You are going to be a great doctor, Chopper." She said and he hugged her back.

"It's going to be awesome to have a doctor in our group when you are finished, Chopper." Smiled Luffy.

Luffy bounced around his friends and checked his phone for the time every few seconds. He was excited for the night to begin. For the fight and to meet Torao again. He really hoped the man would show. After they separated at the hospital he couldn't get him out of his mind. He was more than surprised of his own body's reaction. He really thought he was asexual, because hadn't even felt an inkling of attraction for anyone before Torao. And there had been several people who tried to get into his pants and failed over the years, Hancock only been the latest. And the most persistent. Luffy looked down on his clothes. He was wearing a pair of loose Capri jeans and his usual flip-flops with a simple red t-shirt. It was his usual, but when he had met Torao he had been in a freaking suit, so he was a little uncertain. But it would look silly to wear something more formal when he was going to fight someone. So Luffy tried to accept his choice and checked the time again, 5.50 pm.

…

Law checked the time, 5.50 pm. He knew they would get there in time in spite Bepo's little detour to the donut shop, but he was nervous anyhow. The other three was munching on donuts and seemed to enjoy the evening air. Assholes. They had been trying to rile him up the last ten minutes, and they had succeeded. Bepo had suggested that the "invite your friends if you want, the more the merrier" had only been words and Luffy was waiting for Law alone, to have a romantic date just the two of them. Shachi had suggested that Luffy's words had been an invitation to have an orgy – because why-fucking-not. Penguin's words have been the worst, or at least in Law's head, he had suggested that it had been a joke – that Luffy hadn't meant it when he suggested they meet up. And Law couldn't get that out of his head. Luffy seemed like someone that would like pranks and joking around. The total opposite of Law's own personality. Boring, boring Trafalgar Law. He tried to shake away the heavy rainclouds above his head and noticed that they were just a crossing away from the meeting place. He couldn't stop himself looking around after the boy and when he saw him he felt a sudden tug in his stomach. Damn, the boy was hot.

"Oh, is that who we're meeting up with?" asked Bepo and returned a wave by an excited Luffy. Law only answer was a nod and he scrutinized the people in Luffy's group. There was a lot of people. And Law could see that they weren't the same age either. Three of the men were 40-50 years old, a woman that had to be in her thirties, a little boy that maybe was in the early stages of his teens, and the rest of them seemed to be about the same age as Luffy and Nami. But he could be wrong. It's was however a really eccentric bunch of people. Blue hair, green hair, weird eyebrows, an afro and one with a long nose. Interesting.

"Hi Torao! You made it on time! Who are your friends?" Luffy shouted and bounced to meet them halfway. His friends sniggered over the 'new' nickname.

"Hello Luffy." Law couldn't get out more before the boy grabbed his arm and dragged him over the group waiting for them. All of them looked a little bit too smug to be acceptable. He felt that he was under a microscope and it made him a little self-conscious.

"Guys! This is Torao and his friends. Torao and his friends, this is my friends." Luffy said and didn't release the grip even when they were in front of the others.

"Luffy, for fucks sake, that was the worst introduction ever!" Nami cried and glared at him, she then continued. "Hi doctor and his friends, I'm Nami and the others are Robin, Chopper, Usopp, Sanji, Franky, Brook, Jinbei and Zoro." The grouped waved or said 'hi' (or nodded like 'cool' dudes – Zoro and Sanji) when their name was called.

"Hi everyone! I'm Bepo and the other two are Shachi and Penguin." The 'Luffy group' responded with various acknowledge and welcome. They seemed like a friendly bunch of people, but Law hadn't even any time to get the thought in his head before nine pair of eyes was on him again. Ten if you counted Luffy, however the boy hadn't stopped staring since Luffy saw him. It made Law feel a little bit uncomfortable and a tiny bit horny. He couldn't remember when someone looked at him with eyes of astonishment and curiosity. No, no one had ever looked at him like that and it felt amazing and a little scary.

"How's your arm, Nami?" Law asked and he almost blushed because his voice broke halfway.

"Oh, just fine, doctor. Everything is fine." Nami smiled and he could almost see the devil horns poking up from her head. She knew probably a bit too much of what he was feeling.

"So, what kind of adventure are you taking us on?" Shachi asked curiously. Several of 'Luffy's group' snorted a laugh.

"Tonight we're going to an underground cage fight, the Captain is going to have a match or two." Zoro explained with a devious smirk.

"What the fuck!" responded Shachi and Penguin.

"Who's the Captain?" asked Bepo.

"I am!" Law met Luffy's eyes. The boy looked excited and a little too cheerful for someone who usually were into those kind of things, but somehow Law could see it. The boy was stronger than he looked.

"Seriously? You? You look to skinny to be able to fight." Shachi said and looked over to the boy's friends to get the joke, but only met with amused or serious faces.

"Well, I just have to show you, don't I." Luffy answered joyful and then started to walk and pulling Law with him.

"Why do they call you the Captain?" Law were curious.

"Oh, it's something like – I'm kind of the leader of our little group… and the strongest. I don't actually remember the details."

"Interesting. Do you usually do these kind of fights?"

"No, I think it was a few years ago I did it last time. Hey Zoro! When did we meet again?"

"Two years ago." The answer came within seconds, Zoro walking right behind them.

"Yeah, my last cage fight was two years ago. So it's about time." Luffy smiled at him and Law could hear a snicker behind him.

"Did you meet in a fight?"

"Yeah, it's was fun. I won, of course, but I liked the way he fought – so we became best friends."

"He decided we were best friends, I had no choice in the matter." Zoro grumbled.

"Well, I knew you wanted to, so I just jumped ahead."

"Yes, of course Captain." Zoro said sarcastically and Luffy laughed as an answer. It was obvious from Law's perspective that the two were the best of friends.

…

Law couldn't believe the situation he was in. They stood before a heavy metal door and Luffy knocked a few times before a hutch in the door opened.

"Password?"

"Hopscotch!" Luffy answered happily.

The door opened and they walked inside. It was dark, but somehow Luffy knew the way and led them down a hallway before they descended on stairs. They could hear shouting and excitement as they descended, and when they reached the lower floor they could feel vibrations in the floor from all the sounds. They could see a door, and when they opened it they were met with a crowd of people that was standing on different levels around a big iron cage. There was already someone in the middle of fighting and the crowd was screaming their names. Law could see money changing hands and a huge chalkboard with the odds favoring which fighter. Luffy's name was up there in match four and eight. In the first match he was matched up with someone called Bellamy, and the odds were in the opponent's favor. Law looked if Luffy had seen the matchup, but the boy was bouncing around excitedly and were watching the ongoing match.

"Luffy! It's says that you will fight a guy called Bellamy in the first match!" Law shouted over the loudness in the room.

"I don't really care who I'll be fighting, I will win anyway!" Luffy screamed and laughed loudly. He smiled at Law and Law couldn't stop himself from 'smiling' back. Luffy stared at his mouth before suddenly leaning closer. Law's heart skipped a beat and he couldn't stop himself from doing the same. The distance between them diminished until Law could feel the other's breath on his lips. But suddenly he could hear a giggle and it broke the moment. He looked towards the annoying sounds and saw that they had gotten an audience. Their friends stood with their fucking phones and were taking pictures of them. Law looked back at Luffy and saw his face in a mix of confusion and irritation.

"Oh, don't stop on our account. Please do continue." Sanji said with a smirk on his face. The others snickering, still holding their phones up.

"Put your fucking phones away." Law growled and glared at them, but was only met with more shutter sounds and laughter.

"THAT WAS AN EXCITING MATCH! CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER – REBECCA! THE NEXT MATCH ARE NUMBER FOUR: BELLAMY AGAINST LUFFY! WHO WILL WIN – PUT YOUR BETS IN NOW! AND IT WILL START IN TEN MINUTES!" a voice was heard on the speakers around the room.

"Okay, I have to go now guys. Zoro, get them good seats okay?" Luffy said and released the grip on Laws arm, both of them looking at each other before the younger boy disappeared in the crowds.

"Okay, you heard the Captain – Let's go!" Zoro took command and lead them to a great view of the cage.

"So… do you guys do things like this often?" Bepo asked them.

"Luffy lives for adventure, so it happens more than you could even imagine." Sanji snorted.

"Like, two months ago, Luffy just had to swim with sharks. He doesn't even know how to swim, but he insisted. So there he was, in a little cage under the water and the sharks were circulating around it, and the maniac opened the cage door and fucking punched a shark. It was epic." Zoro said and looked highly impressed of his friend.

"That. Sounds. Normal." Penguin said, shocked out of his mind.

"Yeah, it's Luffy." Every person in 'Luffy's group' answered as a unit.

"So how did you end up in the ER with a broken arm and dressed in formal wear?" Law couldn't stop himself to ask.

"Oh, well, we kind of jumped of a building." Nami said with a bored face, because – been there, done that, got the t-shirt (or in this case – a cast).

"Why the fuck would you do that?" cried Shachi and Penguin.

"We take turns when we have to join Luffy for something, so it was my turn."

"Me and Brook also jumped, but Nami had a bad landing." Chopper explained and hugged Nami, who ruffled his hair.

"Yohohoho! I didn't even get to see her panties; it was a bad day." Brook laughed a little bit sad.

"Do you want me to call the cops, Brook? Because I will." Nami said and glared at him.

"So what else have you done?" Bepo asked ignoring the interaction.

"Well, there was one time when Luffy – "Franky began.

"IT'S NOW TIME TO BEGIN THE FOURTH MATCH OF THIS EVENING. IN THE RIGHT END CORNER: THE REIGNING CHAMPION OF THE CAGE – YOU ALL KNOW HIM – IT'S! BELLAMY!" the crowds screamed in excitement and started to chant the man's name.

"AND IN THE LEFT END CORNER: IF YOU WERE HERE TWO YEARS YOU MIGHT REMEMBER HIM – ITS! LUFFY!" their group screamed their friends name and Luffy looked over and smiled. His eyes were seeking until they found Law's and he winked. He fucking winked. Law couldn't help himself feeling amused. The boy was full of confidence, and when he looked at Law again he – fucking hell – removed his t-shirt. Law could feel his mouth dry up. Damn that was some serious abs on that body. Law could feel his body heating up and he cleared his throat. Luffy cracked his neck and stretched his arms over his head. Damn, that's some back muscles. Law could feel his jeans getting a little too tight and he swore under his breath. He seriously got a semi from some fucking stretching. This are going to be excruciating.

"Feeling alright there, doctor?" Zoro sniggered and his eyes were a bit to knowing. Law glared at him. He could see Nami, Sanji and Robin joining in on the enjoyment, and Law decided that at the first opportunity –

he will turn the tables on them.

"You know; he sometimes works as a personal trainer at the local gym. If you're wondering that is." Nami said with a devious smirk on her face.

"I hate all of you." Law glared at them, but couldn't stop himself for returning his gaze to the boy (and his body).

"Naaw… Torao, don't get HARD on us now." Nami retorted with false innocence, and her friends screamed with laughter.

"He can't help it, it's medical." His former friend Bepo said and the rest of them turned against him. Every single of them could go fuck themselves in his opinion. He tried to imagine them as static noise and focused only on Luffy. The boy seemed finished warming up and was studying his opponent who couldn't stop badmouthing him. Law thought was impressive that Luffy didn't react to any of the bullshit the other man was saying. If it were Law, he would at least would say a comeback or a snarky insult, but Luffy stood still and just watched the man.

"NOW LADIES AND GENTLEMEN – THE MATCH WILL START IN: 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… FIGHT!"

…

Luffy stood still even when the countdown ended. His opponent charged right at him and swung his arm to punch Luffy. Luffy easily avoided it and danced around him so his opponent flew into the wall of the cage. The fight would be a lot easier than he imagine. He looked up at Law and smiled. The man was looking at him. He could see his opponent attacking him on his left side in the corner of his eye and stepped back when he saw the punch coming. Luffy still had eye contact with Law, and he couldn't stop himself from tripping his opponent. He could see the small smile on the doctor's face and Luffy felt something tug at his heart. Damn that smile. He wanted to taste it. He could hear some booing and rolled his eyes. If they wanted the fight to end that soon, he couldn't even find any sympathy that they were going to lose their money. But the evenings organizers had asked him to keep the match going for at least five minutes. They had preferred ten minutes but they had known Luffy to long to see it as something even possible. So Luffy did, kind of, what the audience wanted and when his opponent charged him a third time – he punched him. And the fight ended. He stretched his arms again, picked up his t-shirt and then walked over to the cage door, but it didn't open. The room was dead silent; shock was on almost everyone's faces. Then 'whooping' was heard from his group of friends and the room came alive. Luffy laughed, and finally exited the cage when they let him out.

"WE- WELL, THAT WAS FIGHT NUMBER FOUR; AND THE WINNER IS – LUFFY! A RECORDBREAKING SHORT TIME IN THE CAGE! PLACE YOUR BETS GUYS, HE WILL BE IN FIGHT NUMBER EIGHT AGAINST CROCODILE! BUT BEFORE THAT – NEXT MATCH; WILL START IN TEN MINUTES. CARROT VS. MONET – PLACE YOUR BETS NOW!"

…

One punch. One fucking punch. Law followed the others when they walked to meet up with Luffy. He couldn't get his mind to comprehend what had just happened. Luffy hadn't even concentrated on his fucking opponent, he had stared into Law's eyes almost the entire, short as hell, match. And it had done some weird fucking things to Laws boner. Yes, boner. His semi had only been an intermission. Or a prologue. Law didn't even know anymore.

"We better get a table. Franky, Jinbei and Bepo – go get us some food, okay? Our champion will want to eat something after the fight." Sanji commanded and they surprisingly found a table that would fit all of them quite easily.

"Chopper, hand over the money – I won our bet. 3 minutes and 26 seconds, then the match was over!" Usopp cheered and Chopper regrettably handed over the money.

"Cheer up, Chopper. The second match will be more of a challenge for our Captain." Robin said and smiled at him.

"Here comes the grub, I hope you're hungry!" Franky announced and put the, that's too much, food on the tabletop.

"Oh, I want in on some betting. Put me down for ten bucks on Luffy." Said Shachi.

"You have to name a time restriction." Usopp said before he continued. "for example; I will put fifth teen bucks within ten minutes."

"Ten bucks within 7 minutes." Chopper smiled and Usopp glared at him.

"Okay, then ten bucks within fifth teen minutes." Shachi giggled.

"So you are sure Luffy will win?" Penguin asked and was met with amusement.

"I know you only met Luffy today, but seriously, never bet against the Captain." Nami explained and the other nodded their heads.

"Like for example; I'll bet forty bucks that Luffy will get into the doctor's pants before the week is over." Zoro said and met the said doctor's gaze head on.

"Ooooh! I want in on this! Put me up for twenty on next Saturday." Nami snickered.

"Yohohoho! Twenty bucks on a week from now, next Wednesday." Laughed Brook, and soon the bets were falling in. Soon every single one of the bastards had placed their bets. Usopp wrote down everything on a napkin.

"But how will we know which of us won?" Chopper asked, and twelve pair of eyes looked at Law, who probably looked like he would kill every single one of them, and laughed. It was official, he no longer had any friends, only victims. 'No officer, I couldn't stop killing them, they had it coming'. Law would probably do well in prison, so that was something to look forward to.

"Hi guys, did you like the fight? Oh, great! Food!" a familiar voice was heard behind him, Luffy then sat down next to him and started to chomp down on the food.

"Luffy… is it okay if I kill your friends?" Law asked seriously, and the boy looked at him and smiled.

"Well, not before you eat something. Then we can see." Luffy laughed and then looked around at his friends and studied them. He then continued. "have you been mean to Law while I've been gone?"

"Of course not, Captain, just doing some betting for fun." Zoro answered with a smirk.

"What are you betting on?" Luffy asked between mouthfuls. How the hell could he eat like that and still have that body, Law was more than amazed.

"Well… it about when you're getting into the doctors pants actually." Zoro continued and silence fell on the table. Luffy stopped eating and looked at his friends. And then he turned his head towards Law. Their eyes met and Law couldn't breathe, the boy took his breath away. Oh, crap on a sandwich… that was fucking cheesy. Law cringed of his own thought. He broke the eye contact and looked somewhere right above the boy's head.

"Who has the earliest date?" Luffy asked and started to eat again.

"I put before the week is over." Zoro answered and smirked obnoxiously at Law.

"Huh… four days, five if you count today. That's ambitious of you, Zoro." It was if they were talking about the weather. Law stared at the younger boy and studied his face. He was somehow a lot more mature. And a lot more serious. It was actually quite exciting to see the change in his demeanor. And a bit sexier. Like a lot. Luffy cracked his neck and looked over at him for a second before fixing Zoro with a glare. Damn, hello semi. Damn it. His boner had calmed the whole way down after they relocated and by the moronic discussion, but hey! Why waste the opportunity to get hard in public? Law swore under his breath.

"Put me up for fifty on Friday." Luffy said serious and then smiled brightly before he continued eating.