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Security Detail

"You changed your clothes?" Luffy asked when he noticed Law's obvious change in attire.

The man had shed his heavy jacket and was now wearing a plain white t-shirt, black shorts, plus he was missing his distinctive hat.

"Yes, Luffy. It's really hot out here. And it's only three o'clock... The temperature won't cool down until later this evening."

The two were meeting up now to begin working on their 2D Design project together. They were supposed to be taking a collection of pictures, collaborating and picking the one they thought was the best out of them, then they'd have to render it in either Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop.

"Oh! I guess that makes sense! You just look weird with short sleeves on." the rubber boy grinned innocently.

Law shook his head and they started walking through the student union together.

"Why are we going through the union…? I hate how packed it gets here…"

"Hey Traffy! Let's eat there!" Luffy demanded.

Law sighed. It was as if he hadn't heard him at all.

"I don't want to eat fast food. And try to get my name right…"

Ignoring Law's words completely, Luffy grabbed the man by the arm and dragged him into the restaurant he'd pointed out.

Unwilling to argue with someone who was this persistent, Law allowed it to happen. But it became awkward when a few of the people inside started staring at them.

"Well isn't this just precious?" The woman over the counter smiled when they approached, "Are you two going on a date? Defying the norm?"

"We most certainly are not." Law answered and then pulled his arm free from Luffy's grasp.

"Lady, can I have a number seven with an extra large combo?"

"Yes you can." she turned to Law, "And what will you be having today?"

"I'm not getting anything…"

"Forget that! Give him a number five combo. I guess you can make it a medium." Luffy said after looking the other up and down.

"Luffy-"

"Real men eat! They don't pass a plate away!"

"There's a difference if you're not hungry. And it's not smiled upon to be a glutton, you know…"

"Glutton? I'm going to eat every last bit of my food and still be hungry!"

"… Wow..."

"Your total is twelve dollars and forty-five cents." The cashier said.

"Oh, I… Don't have any money… Nami took it all… Can you pay for it, Traffy?"

Law stared in disbelief at the boy for a moment then pulled out his wallet and handed over the money to the woman behind the register. He immediately began massaging his forehead to relieve the headache that was forming. This kid was a handful. Impulsive, loud, and imposing were just a few of the words he'd use to describe him. In fact, those fit him perfectly.

"Thanks Traffy!" Luffy smiled and grabbed him in a tight hug.

"Luffy... Please let me go of me… I don't enjoy being close with other-"

"Shishishishi! Oi, let's go out on a date!"


Zoro, having just finished a rigorous workout session, exited the activity center. As sweaty as ever, he lifted the towel that was hanging around his neck and wiped himself off with it before heading in the direction of the dorms.

He quickly stopped in the café to grab a cold bottle of water then continued on his way. How silly of him to forget to pick some up before he actually started lifting weights. Chopper would have probably scolded him for that.

"Zoro-bakaaaaaa!"

The marimo cringed at the high-pitched sound of Perona's voice. He turned and stared at her. Surprisingly, she was wearing a long, thin black button down with light pink leggings to deal with the heat. Though Bearsy was missing, she was holding her umbrella in her right hand as always.

Quickly, she began rushing over to him. There was nothing he could do now. If he ran, she'd probably use a Negative Ghost to stop him. They were outside after all.

The unpleasantness of that thought held him firmly in place.

"Where are you headed?" she asked when she came up next to him.

"I was going… to get some food…" Zoro lied.

Luckily he hadn't made it all the way through the union, otherwise that never would have worked. If Perona found out which dorm he stayed in, there was no telling how often he'd accidentally run into her.

"I'll go with you then." The girl said, and then looped her arm with his. "You've been working out too much. You should cut it out before you get so big you're unattractive." She commented after squeezing his arm with her overly feminine fingers.

"Maybe then you'd leave me alone…" Zoro mumbled with a grin.

"Come again?"

"I said let's go to the Burger Shack…"

"You're such a beefy man! Fine… Lead the way."

As they entered said restaurant, Zoro looked around. He wanted to make sure he wasn't drawing too much attention to himself with Perona attached to his arm.

Admittedly, yes, she was kind of pretty, but for some reason he just didn't feel right being with her like this. Which made him uncomfortable to have people assuming they were together.

Luckily, the place was near empty apart from a few groups of people and some couples here and there.

When he spotted Luffy upstairs with someone, he sighed.

"How could this get any worse…?" he wondered.

It wasn't until he and Perona reached the counter that he could see the face of the person Luffy was eating with.

He had earrings in both ears, messy black hair, a goatee, sideburns, tattoos, and tan skin. His style was contrasted greatly to Luffy's. It was monochromatic. Luffy always dressed in bright, vibrant colors with maybe some black or white mixed in somewhere.

"Why's Luffy eating with someone like that?"

After ordering his and Perona's meals, he guided her to a seat where he could keep an eye on them. He also made sure Perona was sitting facing away from them. If she saw Luffy eating with someone else, she'd most likely get suspicious.

It puzzled him as to why he cared at all who Luffy was eating with, but the kid was a friend… even if he was an annoying one.

"I'm just looking out for him. Yeah." He thought with a satisfied grin and then took a bite from his burger.

"Baka, what's so amusing?" Perona asked through squinted eyes after sipping her drink.

"Oh… Uh… I'm enjoying this burger!" the marimo grinned awkwardly, showing the food in his teeth.

"You have absolutely no table manners…"

"That was a close one…" the marimo thought.

"So… How are things with you and that rubber boy?"

"… Just fine."

"Really? I've been curious about why you'd date him… He seems like an idiot. And he's a guy! What would make you switch teams like that?"

"He's… cute… And… I have fun with him…"

"So you like wieners now? You do realize that that's what's down there, right?" Perona asked before taking a bite from her burger.

"Yeah… I can look past that… Besides, he still has a hole…"

"PFFFTTT! THAT'S-" Before the girl could shout and draw attention to herself, Zoro quickly leaned forward and covered her mouth with his hand then wiped his face of chewed up burger with the other.

The last thing he needed was for Luffy to notice him down here.

"Keep it down, Perona!" he whispered angrily.

Said girl removed his large hand and politely patted her mouth with a napkin.

"That's very unexpected of you. So you'd be doing the cramming then?"

"That's none of your business…"

"I guess it's not. Well, I don't have the desire to think of you in that way with another man, so I'm gonna leave you to contemplate what you've just told me. Maybe you'll come to your senses." The girl said before standing and picking up her tray.

When she left the restaurant, Zoro put his head down on the table and sighed. For a moment, he sat in silence and listened to the music playing on the radio, then to the obnoxious group of people watching a football game, and then he heard that familiar laugh that seemed to sing above the noise.

He lifted his head and looked up at Luffy. There was something inviting about him. And he was pretty cute for a guy… He hadn't lied to Perona about that part.

"Jeez, what's wrong with me…?"

For some reason, seeing him up there laughing like that and talking with some other guy made him feel uneasy. But he wasn't jealous. He forced himself to believe that. Nami was way off base to assume something like that...

When Luffy and the other guy stood and headed to the stairs, he stiffened. As inconspicuously as possible, he got up and took his tray to the tray deposit and then slipped out of the restaurant.

"Jeez, can this day get any worse…?" he asked aloud.

Having to take walking class with boisterous Nami and Luffy, running into Perona, and then seeing Luffy with that guy… Today was just not his day.

As he exited the union and began walking through the grassy field to get back to the dorm, he heard hurried footsteps behind him.

"Roronoa Zoro! I've finally caught up with you!"

"Dang it…" the man lamented, "What do you want?" he said after turning to face the person calling him.


"I told you it's not a date. I'm not interested in guys like you are." Law said as he watched Luffy pout.

They had left the restaurant and were now on their way to the art lab to pick up a digital camera for their project.

"You're so mean to me, Traffy!"

"Everyone you meet won't be looking to give you a bouquet of flowers and make you happy. That's life."

"Everyone you meet won't be looking to give you a bouquet to make you happy." The boy mimicked.

"I… I don't talk like that…"

Luffy ignored Law and stopped when they exited the union because he spotted Zoro in the field. He was talking to a girl.

"Luffy? What's wrong?"

"What's Zoro doing?"

"Who's Zoro?"

"Huh? Oh, he's one of my friends. But I've never seen that girl before."

Law stared in the same direction as the other, "Her? That's Tashigi. She's a student but she also works security detail here."

"Security? What is she doing with Zoro?"

"Maybe she likes him…? Who knows?" Law said before he started walking again, "Coming Mugiwara? We need to start our project."

"Go on without me. I'm going over there!"

"You shouldn't get involved… You never know what the security personnel have up their- HEY!" the man shouted when Luffy took off.

"She pulled a sword on him!" he yelled.

Zoro turned when he heard someone running in his direction. He got wide-eyed when he saw that it was Luffy, who dashed right past him and stretched himself around Tashigi to prevent her from moving.

"Wh- What are you doing!?" the dark haired girl asked surprisedly.

"Don't you hurt my nakama!"

Law stared at the scene in awe. This kid was more than just a handful…

Zoro squinted, "Luffy, what are you-"

"Let go of me!" Tashigi shouted.

"Never! Not if you're gonna hurt Zoro!"

"Fine! You think you can attack me because you're a Devil Fruit user?!"

When Tashigi pressed a button on her watch, Luffy stared down at her. She shouldn't have been able to move at all!

"Haki!?"

"Captain Smoker! I need assistance in the fields just past the union!" she shouted.

Unable to hear what was going on, Law decided he might as well see what was about to happen and walked over to the three. Luffy's hasty actions warranted a reprimand and he was intrigued to see what it would be.

Zoro walked over and started pulling at Luffy, only stretching him further. "BAKA! Let go of her!"

"But Zoro-"

"This is quite a sight, Tashigi."

Everyone turned and saw a cloud of smoke approaching.

"Captain Smoker-" said girl began.

Luffy covered her mouth with his hand, "Mr. Smoke Cloud! This girl pulled a sword on my friend and was about to attack him!"

"LUFFY!" Zoro yelled angrily and began yanking him aggressively.

"Is that so?" the cloud asked.

A man began to materialize from the smoke. He was tall, muscular, had gray hair, a scar on the right side of his forehead, and was smoking not one, but two cigars. On his shoulders rested a jute and large white jacket, he had foregone wearing any kind of shirt which revealed his muscular torso, and he was wearing navy blue pants that were tucked away inside black boots at the bottom.

"Can I ask you to release my subordinate?" he spoke calmly.

"Only if she promises to-"

"Luffy, you've misunderstood the situation...!" Zoro commented then shook his head.

"Huh?!" the boy asked before unraveling his limbs from around Tashigi.

"Smoker-san! This boy needs to be placed in holding and punished for his actions!"

"What did he do?" Smoker asked.

"He attacked me, completely unprovoked! You saw!"

"Is that so? Well, I suppose we should do something about that, huh?"

Law smirked, "All he did was wrap himself around her. He didn't attack at all."

"I think we'll hold all three of you until we figure out what wrapping around a security officer warrants." Smoker commented and then scratched his head.

"Isn't that just like a cop? Punish everyone in sight even if no one is at fault then end up looking like a fool later." Law responded.

"I think a brat like you had best keep his mouth closed if he knew what was best for him! You're an accessory to this, believe it or not!" The smoke man said irritably.

"Of course. But you know what? I predict we'll be out of holding by the end of the night."

"Tashigi, cuff all three of them!"

"H-hai!"

After putting the proper cuffs on Luffy and Zoro, Tashigi stepped behind Law, "Are you a Devil Fruit user?"

"I don't know… Maybe I am and maybe I'm not."

Smoker stared at the shorter man. There was someone like him everywhere you went. A nuisance. Someone who enjoyed toying with authority and getting away with it. Not to mention this kid... Well, that was a matter to be discussed later.

He walked over to Law and cuffed him with Sea Prism infused hand cuffs before grabbing him by the shoulder and leading him in the direction of the holding cells.

Tashigi motioned for Luffy and Zoro to follow.

"Luffy… Why did you jump in like that?" Zoro asked as they started walking.

"You were about to be attacked and you didn't have your swords! It wasn't fair!"

"… Baka…"

"What?"

"I wasn't about to be attacked… Tashigi was challenging me to a kendo match."

"Honto!? Well- Well that's a weird way of doing it!"

"Learn to ask questions first, baka. Why would a security guard suddenly attack a student? Even they have morals."

"... Wari, Zoro…" Luffy said, now realizing they were in trouble all thanks to his actions.

Just a few paces ahead, Law tried to pull his shoulder free from the tight grip of Smoker's hand, "You can let go of me, you know. I'm not planning to run." He said.

Smoker looked down to him, "Keep quiet and walk."

The tattooed man glanced back up at the taller man and stared into his eyes. Something about him was just so…

"Eyes forward."

With a grin, the shorter man turned and focused on the sidewalk.

Although he did not normally pay attention to other men, this musclehead had a certain… handsomeness about him… He was confident enough in himself to be able to admit that.

"But he's nothing more than a glorified pig…"

Upon reaching the university police station, Smoker turned to Tashigi, "Take those two and put them in a room. This wasn't a major crime so no there's need to treat them like criminals."

"Hai! What about that one?" Tashigi asked.

"He's coming to my office."

"Oh, look how special I am." Law said sarcastically.

"Get going, Tashigi."

"Right!" the girl said. She turned to the marimo and gum boy, "Follow me."

Zoro quietly followed and then Luffy trailed after him, right on his heels.

It didn't take them long to reach the room. When they did, Tashigi pulled out a key and unlocked the door, "In here please."

"Right…"

"Cheer up, Zoro! We get to be together at least!" Luffy grinned as he followed the man into the room.

"Behave yourselves until we decide what to do with you." The glasses wearing girl said before closing the door and locking it.

"Oooooh it's so small in here!"

"Yeah…" the other responded before he went and sat in a corner.

Luffy stepped over his cuffed arms and then sat down across the room from the marimo. This was going to be a long rest of the day, he could tell.


"What a nice office you have." Law commented as he was led inside a large room.

"Take a seat. You'll be here for a while." Smoker said before he closed the door behind himself and walked over to his desk to flip through his paperwork.

Law, doing just as Luffy had done, stepped over his arms and took a seat in one of the cushioned chairs. "So how long are you really planning to keep me in here? And why didn't I go with Mugiwara and his friend?"

After taking a seat and then taking a deep inhale from his cigars, Smoker looked at the boy, "For a while, Trafalgar Law. The reason I brought you in here… Well I didn't want to worry Tashigi, so I kept quiet about it. But based on your tattoos, I'd say you fit the description of the one of the culprits who've been smuggling drugs onto campus."

"Really?"

"That's right. And I'm gonna go a step further. I also suspect you're working for Donquixote Doflamingo."

Law stared at Smoker seriously. The pigs who worked here were much keener than he'd initially thought they were.

"That's a pretty big accusation, Captain Smoker."

"I know it is." said man responded confidently.

Even I'm excited about the next chapter and I don't know what's gonna happen lol. As stated before, this story writes itself based on the characters.