Y/N was back in the plaza of Marineford, surrounded by her comrades as they fought to break through the marine's defenses. The platform had just fallen, along with Luffy and a newly freed Ace. Y/N was struggling to get through the unless stream of soldiers so that she could get to Ace. It had been two long months since they had last seen each other. His excuse to coming by the ship was so he could check in with the whole crew, but really, she knew he came back for her own sanity.
Ever since he started his journey to find Teach, her concern for his safety continue to grow and grow like a festering wound. The anxiety of the whole situation gets to her pretty badly and if she didn't have her crew, she would have gone insane a long time ago. So, she was always thankful for his brief visits. Even if she didn't express her worries out loud, it always seemed liked he could read her like a book. However, they were only able to spend a week together in each other's arms before he had to leave again, but it was enough to relax her nerves. Then when they got news about what went down between Ace and Teach, her heart broke. She couldn't believe he was in the hands of those navy bastards and her heart ached every day he had to spend in that hell known as Impel Down.
So now, at this moment, she was desperate to just reach him and hold him in her arms again. With this thought in mind, she was acting reckless as she fought against her foes. The desperation for this caused her to be distracted as well. So distracted that she wasn't aware of a sword ready to stab her through the back.
However, someone else was.
Suddenly, the temperature behind her increased significantly and a familiar voice rang through her ears as they yelled, "Fire Fist!" Y/N spun around quickly, only to find herself face to face with the man she loves.
"Honestly, I don't know how you survive without me watching your back." Ace teased as his signature smug grin rose on to his lips, showing off the freckles on his handsome face. Y/N tried to purse her lips to suppress her smile, but the smile broke out in the end. She sheathed her sword and took a step closer to him as she shook her head, "Just shut up and kiss me, you fire bastard." She teased back before placing her hand on the back of his neck, pulling him down to have his lips meet her's in a searing kiss.
The moment their lips touched, the whole world around them went silent, leaving just the two of them. They kissed each other passionately, pouring all their love and desperation for each other into the intimate action. With his arms wrapped tightly around her waist and her arms wrapped around his shoulders, they fit together perfectly. When they finally pulled away from the kiss, Y/N's eyes were watery and she had a big grin on her face. Ace gave her his own smile before planting a kiss on her forehead, the action making her heart flutter even more.
However, this prefect moment was shattered when she looked down.
Ace's once solid chest had a bloody, gaping hole in it. Y/N eyes widened in horror, "Ace-", her voice died in her throat when she looked up at his face. The grin on his face was replaced with blood filled smile instead and his once lively eyes were now staring blankly into her's. Y/N whole body began to shake and tears started to stream down her face as she shook her head in disbelief. Suddenly, Ace's body gave out taking her with him as he collapsed to the ground. The environment around them has shifted, the battle being replaced with a black abyss surrounding the two. With her on her knees, she held him close to her chest as sobs began to escape her. "Th-this isn't real. I-it can't be." she whispered softly. She could feel Ace's blood soaking her clothes, the feeling sent a shiver down her spine. With a shaky hand, she placed it on to his cold cheek.
"A-Ace?" She said. He didn't respond.
She used her hand to lightly shake his head, "Ace, wake up." He didn't move. She tried to shake his body, "Ace, please, just wake up." she said, frustration starting to take over her emotions. She lightly hit his cheek, "Ace wake up!" she yelled this time, hitting him a few more times. "Ace please! Wake up!" she yelled.
His eyes didn't even flutter.
Tears began running down her face as she held him close, burying her head into his shoulder. "Please Ace, just wake up. You can't leave me, you just can't." she sobbed out. Y/N pulled back from his shoulder to look down at him, her tears hitting his pale skin. She finally screamed at him the one thing she feared the most;
"Don't leave me alone!"
Y/N woke with a start, her body snapping forward from a bed and letting out gasping breathes. She could feel cold sweats covering her body, the sheets sticking to her because of that. Feeling suffocated, she quickly threw the sheets off her to try and calm herself down. After a few minutes, she was finally able to calm both her breathing and rapid heartbeat. With her mind slightly clear, she was finally able to take in her surroundings. She first noticed that her clothes were replaced with a clean tank top and shorts, both somewhat too big for her along with some bandages being wrapped around her arms and legs. She reached up to feel another bandage covering the gash the was on her head. She looked to her left to see that she was hooked up to an IV drip.
The next thing she noticed was the actual room she was in. It looked to be completely made out of metal which was odd. She must be in some type of special ship or perhaps even a prison.
"Where am I? And where the hell is Luffy?" She thought to herself.
Once this thought occurred to her, Y/N shifted herself to have her legs hanging off the side of the bed. The movement made a sudden rush a pain goes through her entire body, making her wince. Her mind was so busy with everything else going on, she hasn't even registered the amount of pain she is actually in. She took a couple of deep breathes, getting ready to push herself off the bed.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you. Your body still needs to heal which means you need to keep your ass in bed."
The deep voice made her pause in her movements and turn her head to the direction the voice came from. Leaning against the doorframe was a tall man with his arms crossed over his chest. He was wearing a yellow and black hoodie with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, showing of the tattoos that were inked into his arms and fingers. He was also wearing a fluffy white hat with brownish dots adorning it, something that should make him less intimidating but didn't. Y/N narrowed her eyes at him, "Where am I?" She asked, her voice slightly hoarse from a dry throat but a guarded tone could still be heard.
"You, along with Straw Hat and the fish man warlord, are on my submarine."
The mentioned of a submarine made her eyes snap down to his chest. His arms still covered most of the jolly roger symbol on his chest, but with the few parts of it she could see it wasn't hard to recognize it. "You're Trafalgar Law, aren't you? The Surgeon of Death? One of the most ruthless pirates to come out of the North Blue?" She asked as her E/C eyes made contact with his yellow ones before he nodded his head in confirmation. She let out a sigh, "Figures. Going from one insanity to the next." She mumbled before burying her face into her hands. After a moment her head snapped up, "Wait, what happened to Luffy? Is he ok? Is he alive?" She asked quickly and desperately, beginning to rise from the bed again before quickly sitting back down as pain erupted through her legs.
"He had to go through some major surgery but with time he should heal just fine. His mental state, however, is a different story." Law said, his tone slightly bored but steady. Relief flooded her system, releasing a breath she didn't realize she was holding in. She looked down at the ground, "Thank gods he's still alive." She whispered softly to herself. With Luffy alive, she can keep her promise to Whitebeard and can make sure Luffy keeps living his life, for Ace's sake.
"Also," Law interrupted her thought, "there is something that you should be aware of." He said, seeming to become slightly uncomfortable with that statement. Y/N raised an eye brow at the man, "What?"
Law took in a breath, "You are two months pregnant."
Her whole body froze at that sentence, at that single word.
Pregnant.
Y/N just stared at Law, shock being the only emotion she able to display on her face. She turned her eyes away from him to the cold, metal floor before closing them as she took a deep, shaky breath. "How…" She started as she turned her head back up to him, staring at him with her E/C eyes. "I just went through a battle. I put my body through complete hell. Y-you should be telling me that I was pregnant, not that I am." Her tone was shaky, but hard with frustration and confusion. "I-it just can't be possible." She mumbled, rubbing her face with her hands.
"You're right." Law said blatantly. "The amount of minor injuries you have sustained along with the extreme stress you put your body through, that baby should be dead." His blatant explanation made her flinched. "And there is a high chance that you might have a miscarriage in the next few weeks." At those words, worry and fear filled her eyes. She only found out about this baby barely a minute ago and already she was worried for its wellbeing. "However," He continued, "the fact that the little bastard is even still alive is a miracle in itself." He said as a mischievous grin rose on to his lips, "I wouldn't be surprised if the little guy pulled another one."
And with that, he left, leaving her to her own thoughts to deal with. Y/N swallowed hard before bowing her head as she looked down at herself. Her mind conjured up an image of herself, her flat stomach being replaced with a swollen belly. A belly that is holding and protecting the last remaining remnant of Ace's legacy. With shaky a hand, she placed it on top of her flat stomach. She gently caressed her stomach with her thumb. Tears began to fall from her eyes, not sure if they were out of happiness for this little miracle or out of fear for what the future might hold.
