Hello.

Please tell me if it has sense to continue this.

Thank you for these who reviewed and a special thanks and a hug to Aerle for betaing this mess.

AN: Luffy & Usopp are both about 10 years old. I hope nobody has a problem with that. The other ages work quite well as they are in the anime/manga.

PS: Unfortunately I still don't own One Piece. And stealing Kid or Law would be too much trouble. They are both too big to hide. So One Piece belongs to Oda-sensei.

"Law, where do you-" Kid's question was interrupted by the smaller man skipping out of his arms and bowing down to empty his stomach. The redhead sighed. He tried to help the drunk by supporting his head and patting his back gently.
After several seconds Law finally managed to get his stomach under control again and cleaned his mouth with a tissue he found in his pocket.
Kid looked at the dark skinned man, who was clearly really tired. The bags under his eyes were huge.
He stepped closer to him and reached out to put the man's arm over his shoulder gently.
"My place is nearby. You can stay when you want to and sober up," he whispered.
Law gave him a weak smile. "Thank you, Eustass-ya."
They walked the ten minutes to Thousand Sunny, the complex where Kid lived, owned by a married couple everybody addressed just by their first names, Robin and Franky, without any further interruption. Kid unlocked the door and helped Law into the house.
When their entered the elevator just opened and Sanji stepped out. He didn't say a word as he saw the two men in front of him, but made a show of giving Kid a weird look.
The redhead blinked and got Law into the lift. The smaller man had obviously trouble keeping his eyes open and didn't mind anything happening around him. The waiter couldn't decide if it was good or bad in this situation.
The fact that Law was a bit smaller and much lighter than Kid made the process of bringing him into the redhead's small flat a lot easier. But taking off his shoes was not as a simple task. It ended with Kid tossing Law, who was still wearing his shoes, over his shoulder and carrying him to his bed.
In the moment of surprise created by throwing the black haired man down, Kid grabbed both his shoes and pulled them off in one movement.
He wanted to bring them to the door, but was stopped by something, or rather someone, pulling on his white dress-shirt that was peeking out from under his leather-jacket.
Kid turned around just to be jumped by the drunk man he has brought home.

He fell straight on his ass.

"Eustass-ya~ sleep with me~"
Kid needed to control himself after the words the tanned man who was currently sitting on top of him just sing-sang.
"Nah, I am going to sleep on the couch. You can have the bed." Kid knew that the tanned male meant something different, but he really didn't feel like dealing with it now. Usually it would be a very, very appealing suggestion, but not now. He was just fucking tired and had to work in the evening on top of that. And Law was drunk. Apparently very drunk. Kid really didn't need any trouble because of sex. He had had some very unpleasant encounters because of that in the past.
"I didn't mean that…" Law leaned closer, making Kid roll his eyes while he concentrated on his breathing. "Have sex with me!"
"In your dreams maybe. You are way too drunk to fuck."
The redhead tossed the smaller man over his shoulder once again while standing up. He was really fast for somebody his size and build. Through the knowledge of various material arts was quite useful as well. This time Law was lied down on the bed kinda gently compared to before. Kid managed to pull the blankets away from under his guest. He needed them to cover Law up.
He was lucky as the drunk man closed his eyes the moment the fabric fell over his body. Soon, only steady breathing followed.
Kid smiled and left for the living room. He slept on the sofa regularly since it was more comfortable in his opinion anyway. But nobody needed to know that.

Law opened his eyes abruptly. He had an extreme headache, or rather hangover. He wanted to close his eyes again but then he realized that he didn't know where he was. The man did not recognize the room. But he was fully clothed, except for his shoes and could smell coffee. That was always a good sign.
He stood up slowly, leaving the warm bed unwillingly. Law wondered who had taken him home. The only person he remembered talking to, was the hot redhead Eustass Kid. Did he…?
There was only one way to find out and the dark skinned man proceeded to the door and opened it slowly, peeking out of the door.
"Good morning, sunshine. Do you feel as shitty as you look?"
Law wanted to punch the idiot redhead, who was currently looking up to him from where he was lying on the couch holding a book, but that would be a rather bad start of the day. So instead of starting a fight he put on his trademark smirk and stepped out of the room. "Since I haven't come across a mirror yet I can't tell if I look as fabulous as I feel."
Kid snorted as he sat up and put the book on the small coffee table next to the couch. Law didn't manage to see what kind of book it was and it pissed him off to no extent since he fucking loved books.
"The bathroom is the door next to you. You should at least wash away the strains your yesterday's make-up created. You look like a panda with them. There is some stuff you can use, like the crème and tissues. Afterwards we can talk about coffee and breakfast. Got it?"
Law hated to be ordered around but if it meant to get his favourite drink he decided to play along. As he stepped to the mirror the dark skinned man understood what the redhead has been talking about. He looked horrible indeed. With this thought he reached out for the first thing that looked like it could be used for make-up-removal.

In the meantime Kid decided to set up the water for coffee. He didn't bother to prepare some breakfast as his previous tries to guess what people liked to eat took all a horrible end. Somehow he always managed to pick up vegetarians, vegans or followers of these new weird eating programs and offended them by accident. (At least the majority. Some deserved it.)
It didn't take long for Law to step into the kitchen. One could see curiosity in his eyes. For Kid, there was something child-like about the man, but he couldn't tell what. It didn't last long though. As the dark skinned man before him saw the clock his eyes went wide in surprise and than his face was the emotionless mask from the former evening again.
"Sugar and milk?" the redhead asked as he begun to put some coffee powder to the still empty mug next to his own he has filled with chocolate powder before. He just didn't like the bitter taste of coffee.
"Just sugar, please."
Kid had the feeling that Law tried to look confident, but couldn't help to think that the situation had to be really awkward for his guest as he invited him to sit down at the table. Soon he followed with the two by now full mugs and placed one in front of Law before he sat down, placing the sugar-bowl in front of the man.
The redhead studied the tattoos on the smaller man's hands while the other put about a spoon of the sugar into his coffee and started to stir it. The word 'Death' was written over his knuckles and Kid could only wonder why somebody would choose to get such a tattoo.
Absentminded he took the sugar-bowl and practically tossed half of it's content into his mug. Law's eyes widened at that. He didn't know the man sitting in front of him at all, but the picture he got was a very unusual one.
"So, wanna have some breakfast or something? What do you eat?" Kid asked out of the blue)
Law couldn't help but stare at him in surprise. He was really getting something to eat? He didn't believe it as the man has suggested it the first time, but now there was no way for it to be a joke.
"Um… everything is fine with me. Well… except bread," he said watching the redhead carefully.
"So, you don't like bread? That's pretty weird. But nothing compared to what I've seen before…" Kid smirked. "Let's see…" He stood up and closed the distance to the fridge with one big step. "I am sure I have some cereals and eggs, vegetable and fruits. And old pizza…" the redhead stated in a slightly excusing tone as he peeked inside the fridge. "I am sorry-"
"There is no need to excuse yourself, Eustass-ya. I am an intruder after all," Law interrupted.
Kid only shook his head, not knowing how to explain himself. "Well, I guess it is an old habit I got from my grandmother…" he sighed finally. "So, what do you want to eat?"
"Cereals are just fine, if it isn't too much trouble for you," the tanned male answered with a sly grin, looking like a cat. Or rather like a raccoon? Kid decided it didn't matter as he fished out a bowl from one of the cupboards together with some chocolate muesli, a spoon and milk from the fridge.
"What about you?" Law asked awkwardly as he saw only one bowl being pulled out. Somehow, the question made Kid disappear for a brief moment, leaving an irritated Law behind. Luckily, before the tanned man could come up with depressing explanations, the redhead reappeared, a plate with a half eaten marmelade-toast on it.
"I have forgotten about it because of the book. Thank you for reminding me," Kid explained after realizing that Law was staring at him.
"May I ask which book was interesting enough to make you forget about everything else?" the tanned man asked while filling his bowl with the muesli and milk.
"Lectures on Quantum Mechanics," Kid replied with full mouth.
The answer, unexpected as it was, made Law choke on his current mouth-full of muesli.
"Got a problem with that?" the redhead asked slowly, putting his almost finished toast back on the plate.
Law just shook his head, trying to breath again. After some final gasps of air, he finally managed to speak again. "I didn't want to offend you, but who the hell reads something like that the first thing in the morning? In the evening, sure, but not that early."
The statement must have been somehow funny as Kid let out a low, deep chuckle. "You sure are not a morning person, are you, Law? That reminds me, what is your last name?"
"Trafalgar." Law took a sip of his coffee before continuing. "But don't change the topic. Do you study physics or something?"
The second the question left his mouth, Law regretted asking it as Kid's features tensed visibly. He was about to apologize like the polite guy he pretended to be, but was stopped before he could even open his mouth by Kid's answer. "No. Can't fucking afford it and to be honest it would be a waste of time. They can't teach my anything useful anyway." Through the reply may have seen half-hearted, a deep grudge could be sensed underneath.
Law's curiosity was killing him, but the fear of being fully rejected by the redhead was bigger. So instead of asking questions, the tanned man continued eating his, by now soggy, cereals.
"You know, owning a garage has always been my dream. That's why I have two jobs and shit," Kid continued after a way too long awkward silence.
"So you are interested in physics and mechanics in general?" Law asked, pushing the empty bowl a bit away.
Kid nodded, smiling. "Yeah, I've always loved them. How about you?"
"As I've already said, I am a medicine student and to be honest, it is my greatest passion in life. My dream." He paused. "And I don't want to lose it. No matter what."
It was weird, but Kid felt as they've come to a mutual understanding beyond the level of comprehension. He liked Law, and he knew it. Not only on the sexual level, since the man was hot as hell, but on a platonic as well. The redhead realized, he wanted to be friends with this weird man sitting in front of him. Friends, if not more. After all it didn't happen often that he met somebody whom he didn't want to punch straight into the face right away. For that person to be interesting as well happened even less often.
The two men continued talking, and arguing for that matter, for another two hours. They had a lot in common, through even more differences. Kid was the summer while Law was the winter, the day and the night, the impulsive optimist and the calm realist.
Loud knocks destroyed the peaceful atmosphere, well, if you can call arguing over political issues peaceful, and forced Kid to get to the door and check on whoever was standing behind it. The redhead stared at the blue-haired girl in front of him full of surprise. Her body was full of black stains, as if from coals or something.
"Kid-" She started coughing.
The sound attracted Law, who was always the first to come if any signs of illnesses appeared, with a glass of water.
The girl drank it eagerly while Kid looked confused.
"What the fuck is wrong, Vivi? It doesn't look like you to storm into my room like a mess."
The girl, Vivi, took a last harsh breath before explaining. "Luffy decided that it was a good idea to mess with the boiler and he put some alcohol inside it instead of water."
Kid paled visibly. "How-"
"He has watched Franky change it in the past and Usopp helped him… They even managed to set it on strongest power and it kinda… exploded."
Law was caught speechless with the whole scenario.

Kid, in the meantime, broke into an never-ending stream of curses.

The med-student was more than worried as the words "not again" left the redhead's lips. What the heck was wrong here?
"Let me guess, Franky has to stay at the decks? And I have to take care of the problem?" Kid asked finally calming down a bit.
Vivi only nodded, making the redhead roll his eyes. But he didn't complain. Instead he turned to Law, scowling. "Wanna stay or wanna go? This shit will take a while."
The tan man didn't need long to decide. "Leaving seems to be the better option, as I don't want to disturb your work." The smile returned to his face. "Thank you very much for your hospitality, Eustass-ya," he added, reaching for his jacket.
The three of them took the way down together, while Vivi explained something about a man called Ace watching Luffy and Usopp and falling asleep on them. Another quite usual occurrence as Law had the pleasure to learn.
They parted at the main entry with many awkward looks and gestures.
"I hope for an early encounter, Eustass-ya. It was a pleasure, Miss Vivi." With these words, Law left, leaving an irritated Eustass Kid behind with a giggling Vivi.

TBC

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