After he was finished he was finished setting up his profile, he searched Lu's username and just as he said it was there. Law clicked the call button and waited as the computer flashed 'Calling mdlu' and seconds later changed to 'Connecting to mdlu'

It was weird to his face on the screen since he had never done this before. It took a while for Lu's connection to load but, when it did he saw the face of someone he didn't expect to be on the other end.

"Holy shit…" He whispered in shock at seeing a famous actor on his screen.

Lu smiled as he waved nervously. "Hi. I'm Lu."

"This is a joke right?" Law questioned Luffy yet another time.

It's been hour since the chat started and all Law really could do was stare at the screen to make sure that this was all happening, that he was really talking to someone he absolutely despised yet somehow liked at the same time.

Luffy sighed for what seemed like the hundredth time and smiled. "No, it's really me. Are you really still this surprised?"

"YES!" Law screamed and slammed the laptop shut and threw it under the bed.

It's been a week since Luffy and Law had their video chat. He was so freaked out it took them a good 15 minutes for him gather his emotions together before he blurted out things he didn't want to say out loud.

The two talked for an hour before Law couldn't take it anymore and slammed his laptop shut and hid it under his bed. He hasn't touched the computer since that night; he also hid his phone inside a show box and only got it out today because he needed it.

It was his graduation today and of course his parents weren't there. He had been avoiding all contact with Lu, he had no idea what he was supposed to do. Law didn't want to get pulled into a celebrity's world, let only someone as famous as Luffy. He could only imagine paparazzi banging down his door to find out how they met, how they became friends, the lights and cameras flashing in his face. He couldn't handle that, never, not even if it was for Lu.

Out of all that, the one thing he would never get over was the irony of the situation. He hated Monkey D. Luffy for two years but, as Lu he liked him for three. He didn't know how to feel, how do like and hate the same person but, you see them as someone completely different? It was all too confusing for Law to handle, so he decided to avoid all contact with Lu and maybe he would forget about him but, that didn't happen.

A week had gone by, when he turned his phone back on he didn't expect to see so many messages clogging up his inbox. He had hundreds of messages for each day, most were asking if he was okay or apologizes for keeping a secret like that from him. But, his most recent message from today was what caught his eye.

From: Lu

'I know you're probably never going to talk to me again, I knew this would happen if you found out. I won't to text you again after this message; I just want you to know you're friendship really meant a lot to me. I miss you, and Congratulations on your Graduation.'

Mentally, Law cursed. That message was only thing he could think about all day, and when it was time for him to give his valedictorian speech, he froze.

The principal of the school coughed to clear his throat before speaking into the small mic. "Now, we'd like your valedictorian, who is attending University of Washington for his medical license next fall, graduating with a 4.0 GPA, Trafalgar Law."

Everyone around him clapped as he cursed under his breath. He couldn't believe he completely forgot he was supposed to give a speech, a speech he was not ready for. Why did he have to be smarter then everyone here? He bet that not even a quarter of the people in his class knew who he was.

As he made his way up to the stage he saw a familiar spike of red smile at him trying to make him feel better. Law was anti-social which meant he didn't do well with crowds, especially crowds as big as the one he was in right now. How was he supposed to give a speech that he wasn't physically or mentally prepared for?

Law let out a deep breath as he looked out at the sea of people in front of him, all eyes on him. Trying to keep his cool, he spoke calmly. "Hi. My name is Trafalgar Law, I am your valedictorian. First off, I'm going to be honest with you guys, I am not prepared for this speech." He heard lots of students and parents chuckle at his statement. "And I bet most of the students here don't even know who I am." Another laugh from the crowd. "But, that's beside the point, as a first year, I never thought I'd be the one standing here giving you all a boring speech, trying to inspire you to do something with your lives like most. But, that's not my job, I'm not going to stand here for eight minutes and talk about inspiration and moving things about the world and what it has to offer and looking forward to your bright future. I'm just going to hit the high points for you, thanks, congrats, inspirational quote and the part where you all get bored and fall asleep." Yet another laugh from the audience, he had no idea why people were laughing he was being completely honest. "I only have one person to thank and that's not my parents, it's not a teacher, but a student," Law looked to where his friend was sitting and watching as his eyes went wide and gave a small smile. "For being friend's with a guy that never knew what it's like to have friends and was fine with being alone. Even though he did get on my nerves all the time and I still prefer to be on my own, he is still a friend and I can't thank him enough for being there even when I didn't want him to be. Now, standing in front of me our nations fu"- He paused when he saw a hat that looked very familiar near the back of the stadium.

He continued his free speech but, watched the hat closely the entire time. When he finished and the whole ordeal was over, he sighed trying to leave as fast as he could when he felt someone pull him back.

Kid shouted and half cried. "You bastard! I didn't think you'd thank me, you have to take a picture with me now, I don't care what you say, I will hold your hand if I have too."

"Fine." Law sighed, not wanting Kid to touch him anymore then he already was.

When they finished, the two said their goodbyes and Law made his way out the door to get ready to leave when he heard someone call his name. "Who is it now?" He sighed and turned to see two people he never thought would come.

His parents were walking towards him, looking as expensive and important than ever. "Sorry, we didn't tell you we were coming, we wanted to surprise you." His dad half smiled.

'Hell.' Law thought as he remembered during his speech, he didn't thank his parents. It's not like he had a reason to thank them, they weren't there for him ever since he was old enough to take care of himself, so why would he?

His mom frowned at her son. "We heard your speech, we're so sorry we couldn't be there for you."

"Yeah…" Law mumbled as he turned away, not wanting to look at them. He hadn't seen them in so long, that he almost forgotten what they looked like. His mind wandered back to the hat he saw during his speech, he knew it looked familiar in some way he just couldn't place his finger on it.

~Orlando, Florida; Luffy's car~

"What are we doing Zoro? We're going to be late!" Luffy shouted impatiently, his friend dragged him out of the airport as soon as they landed and stuffed him in his car without an explanation as to where they were going.

"I just need to stop somewhere real quick." Zoro simple replied and went back to ignoring Luffy's cries to get to the set before the director yelled at them.

After what felt like forever, Zoro pulled in the parking lot of what looked like a small stadium and shoved a pair of sunglasses towards Luffy. "Put them on."

"Wh-"

"Do it!"

When the two got out of the car, Zoro pulled his hood over his head to cover the easily recognizable green hair and placed Luffy's favorite straw hat on his head to hide his face. The two walked towards the stadium in silence, Luffy questioning why Zoro would need to stop here to begin with but, he got his answer when he walked through the door.

In the small distance between the back of the stadium to the front stage, he saw a boy with dark blue hair and a beautiful voice standing at the podium giving a speech.

"Oh my god…" Luffy tried to whisper but, he was met with many mothers telling him to be quiet.

He moved to get closer when he felt Zoro's hand pull him back. "If he recognizes you, he'll think you're stalking him!"

Luffy pouted. "Well technically you did! I had no idea, so I'm going closer. Don't worry I won't go to close."

As Luffy approached the stage, he could hear Law's speech clearer and clearer. "Now, to move on, standing in front of me are our nations fu"- He paused and realized Law's eyes were frozen on him, watching him.

The actor froze too, not knowing what his next move should be.

Law shook his head and continued on.

But, Luffy felt his eyes watching him with every word he spoke and started feel as if Law was figuring it out, he ran and grabbed his friend and before Law could finish his speech he was gone.

"How the hell did you find him?!" Luffy shouted once he slammed the car door shut as loud as possible.

Zoro glared. "Don't give me lip! You were crying and moping around the house like a lost puppy for a week, so I decide to do research, you would be surprised how easy it was to find him."

"That's not normal! You're not supposed to track down random people and just show up places!" Luffy shouted back at his friend.

"Hey! You got to see him in person for the first time, why aren't you happy?!"

The actor paused in his fit of anger. Why was he so angry at his friend? He got to see the only guy he ever had feelings for in person just now and he was angry? Was it because of the reaction he had when Traffy found out it was him?

Luffy removed his hands from his friend and turned back to his sit. "I'm sorry I yelled at you."

"It's okay."


As Law made it back inside his sanctuary of a room, he flipped on his TV and stared at his plain, white ceiling like he did every night.

But, today he actually heard something that caught his attention.

"We'd like to introduce today's guests, Monkey D. Luffy and Roronoa Zoro from the popular TV show One Piece!"

When he heard Luffy's name he fought the urge to sit up and look but, he's small resistance didn't work and Law shot up and looked towards the screen, as he watched Lu talk to the reporter like they had been friends for years when they just met two seconds ago.

He was getting ready to lie back down and resume watching his wall when something hanging from Luffy's back caught his eyes.

It was a straw hat attached to a string hanging off the back of his head. Law could have sworn that it was the hat he saw at his graduation, it had to be. But, couldn't be he lives in the city of Orlando, there's no way it was Luffy, it was probably just a coincidence that someone had the same hat as him.

Though he wasn't sure there were many people in this up-to-date city that wore straw hats, still that was better than believing his suspicion was correct but, when Law checked the channel he was on, he could have sworn his heart stopped. He was on the official afternoon show for Florida that shot live in Orlando.

"Son of bitch…" He whispered as he stared wide eyed at the screen, while grabbing his phone from his back pocket.

To: Lu

'You're stalking me now?! Shouldn't this be the other way around!?'

Law watched the screen, if he was correct Luffy's reaction would answer his question. He watched as the raven pulled his phone from his pocket and the young actor stared at the screen, and began shaking slightly.

Lu into the camera, his eyes suddenly wide with shock and nervousness. Zoro looked to his friend, to the phone then back at the camera and realized what just happened.

He grabbed a pen and pencil and wrote a note asking for a commercial break to the host of the show. As she announced the break Law took his chance to write another message.

To: Lu

'So, it was you. I didn't think that was how we would first see each other.'

(A/N: Sorry this took so long and that it's not an extremely good chapter. I promise it will get better in the next chapter! x)