Hello peeps,
Thank you, 10th Squad 3rd Seat for pointing out my mistake. I totally did not notice I have misspelled Shachi's name. It must be because the Shachi with the "h" looks so odd to me that I just took it out unconsciously. Well, that's all for my short author note.
Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece
Chapter 7
After the odd event with the electrical leeches the Heart Pirates have calmed down from their short adrenaline high. Although Law had not continued the conversation with Nasuki because of the many minor damage that had been inflicted upon the submarine by the sea monsters. Law did not have any time to think about anything else other than fixing his ship. Shachi informed him about the lamp light attach outside of the ship have been damaged and they need to replace them, it seems like Nasuki was right about it being a hassle when it breaks maybe he should change the style of his outer lights on his ship.
The members of the Heart Pirates were confused about the whole situation with their new recruitment and the link to why she had such knowledge of that creature and their interests in her. Law had specifically told Penguin, Shachi and Bepo to not tell any of their crewmates about Nasuki's situation as long as he finally got to know her personally will they be able to tell the rest about her predicament.
When Law started to rearrange things and have ordered his members to do specific things, so that the ship won't stop working on them. Nasuki tried to help out as he did order her to do simple things; checking out if the machine is out of the ordinary, such as loose screws or wires. She somehow causes more trouble than necessary by accidently breaking minor things which lead them to do more work. Law decided she will not be near any important contraption of his ship and told her to go back to her room which she complies to and he had a feeling she did that on purpose in retaliation to his interview and when he wouldn't let go of her.
After the tiring event, Law sat in his chair and thought about what she had said although he hadn't gotten to the main point of the interview, but overall it was captivating enough to sidetrack a bit. He also found another way to tease her now which he is pleases about.
'Another world...'
Law sighed, he knew that the world is vast, but he didn't know it was to that extend. If there is another universe involve would that mean Roger hid One Piece there? Would he have to go explore that place too? He smirked he did enjoy a little hardship from here and there and this is the one, finding One Piece was one of the reason why he left Doflamingo's crew to form his own crew, but it wasn't the only reason for leaving his former crew...
He closed his eyes, 'I'm thinking about unnecessary things.' Law started to move his chair to his desk and started to work on his latest experiment which has peeked his interests in researching.
As he worked, he didn't notices time flew by until Bepo entered the room.
"Captain, it's getting late."
Law turned his head showing his weary eyes and nodded. He didn't want to worry Bepo, since he is his first mate and Bepo knows him enough to not interrupt him in the middle of his research unless he was overworking himself. Law got up and stretched feeling a slight pop in his joints he felt a bit better and walk down the halls to his room with Bepo escorting him with his Nodachi to make sure he actually goes to his room to sleep.
As they reached his room Bepo whispered as he handed his Nodachi back to him, "Please get some rest, Captain. The crew relies on you."
Law smiles, "I will Bepo."
He watched the bear give a slow nod before leaving to his room, Law closed his door. He strolled drowsily to his desk to take off his hat and placed it on his table along with his Nodachi propped up on the wall. He started to remove his hoodie and pants and shot it somewhere in his room he then reached into his drawer for another pants to sleep in. He drags his feet to his bed and flop down to it, as soon as his head hit the pillow the darkness lured him to sleep.
Terrified cries of children could be heard echoing around the darkness, men laughing at people begging for their lives to be spared which were in vain. The whole place smell of smoke, and burnt flesh, it stank...
Eyes open to reveal a town being destroyed; men with swords are running around slaughtering innocent people.
"Law," The eyes started to move on its own to face a tall man with sunglasses and wearing a ridiculous bright pink feather sweater, "Isn't beautiful?" No answer was given but he still continued, "The world needs a little chaos, a little extra fun. Don't you think so Law?"
Law's eyes shifted from the hideous eye flashing fashion man to the burning town, "I wouldn't know I'm only ten years old, Doflamingo."
Doflamingo laughed, "You are right Law," He cooed the little boy, "But one day you will understand, every human being has a little sadist side of them, but if you don't understand little Law, you will still have the heart seat. After all I see you as a cute little brother of mine." Doflamingo patted Law's hat in a soothing manner.
"But enough of that, that was not the reason why I brought you here." Law looked up to the man in confusion and the said man grins with his tongue sticking out, out of glee.
"I bought you out here for your first hunt, your first taste of the sadistic nectar."
The child who had never shown any emotions felt his stomach drop ten feet down to the ground, "I don't understand." He knew that nothing good will comes when Doflamingo suggests something and this is one of it.
He laughed and rubbed Law's back in a mocking soothing manner, "Don't worry Law, I'll be here to guide you through it." He started to walk into the chaotic mess the screams got louder, the smell of death almost made Law gag as he followed Doflamingo into an abandon house.
Doflamingo leisurely walked into the house as if he owned the place and stopped at the living room, listening for something before heading towards the stair case to the second floor, with Law following behind him. He walked in a steady pace until he reached a closed door whimpers of fear could be heard behind the door, Doflamingo grins as he found his target and kicked the door down with his long legs.
When the door was kicked down a loud screech could be heard from the room, a woman with fearful eyes hid behind the blankets watches them enter the room.
"Please, spare me." Her lips quiver and a never ending choking sob echoed through the room, which is music to Doflamingo ears.
"Look Law an easy target aren't you lucky?" He started to talk as if he didn't hear anything being said from her. He pushed Law's back in front of her shivering form. Law turned his head around giving Doflamingo the most confused face, and he just grins, "I did say that we going hunting."
His confused face turned into realization, he felt a hand on his shoulder, "That is right Law you are a smart boy. You do know what I am expecting of you, don't you?" He handed him a flintlock, and ushered him silently to kill the woman.
Law is stone struck at his predicament, he kept on staring at the gun and to the pitiful woman before him. He had to take a life, but doctors are supposed to save lives not end them. What is he supposed to do? If he doesn't obey Doflamingo a punishment will be automatic if he does not do as he was told. His small hands wrapped around the handle a thumb to the trigger, cocking the gun aiming towards the hysterical sobbing woman. His hands are shaking and his heart rate started to increase he is going to take an innocent person life, his hands is going to get dirtied. Was he really ready for this? He didn't want to do this at all, but no one is going to help him at this point.
As he was about to pull the trigger he remembered something important, "Law, no matter what don't make a decision to kill an innocent person. Don't become like me." A male voice spoke to him in his mind.
His shaking hands holding the flintlock lowered and he shook his head, "I can't."
He could imagine Doflamingo's grinning face turn into a scowl and it is probably happening now, he knew that not following his order will lead to something Law does not want to go back to, but he just couldn't kill an innocent person.
"You can't?" Law shift his eyes to Doflamingo and surprisingly he seems pleasantly amused by this, as he heard the woman's sigh of relief. "Well that is no good, I did say I will guide you through it didn't I? I am a man of my words, Law, here let me help you."
He made his signature hand gesture move, Law's eyes widen he knew what it is going to happen. Doflamingo is going to use his devil fruit powers to control him and force him to kill that woman.
"Wa-" Before he could tell him to wait Doflamingo had him under his control. Law's small shaking hands moved on its own to point the gun at the woman again who began to cry and beg for her life. Law couldn't stop it, he felt so powerless under the control of Doflamingo that it enraged him. His eyes tried to catch Doflamingo's eyes, but knowing the man he must have ignored his eye contact as he was grinning madly as the woman before them started to choke in her own tears and spit.
Law's eyes settled to the woman again and as if watching a scene from a third point of view, he watched his finger pull the trigger and shot the woman right through her head, but not just once many times until he no longer had any bullets left. When Law shot the woman through her head the hysterical scream from before turned into an ear piercing scream and as he shot her multiple times before she died. Her eyes that was once filled with emotion, with life started to dim out leaving a lifeless rag doll with a horrified face, gaping at him. His heart felt like it is going to burst out of his chest any moment as he kept on staring at the wide eyes of the woman in horror. He felt a dreaded feeling took over his small body as he took his first kill it was not his decision to kill, but it was by his hand the woman died. His stomach wanted to empty out all of his food to the ground, but he couldn't. He felt dirty, disgusted and suffocated... Everything went black.
She awoken with a jolt she could still feel Law's emotion coursing through her. Her heart hammered against her trying to get out of her chest. Good thing she broke off the connection if she had stayed any longer she would have lost her mind with his during that moment. She calmed her heart rate and looked around trying to hear something, but it seems like everyone is still sleeping and the sun hasn't risen yet.
"Something happen?" A mist appeared next to her.
She turned to face Ryuuji, "Yeah someone's memory."
"Didn't you master the not probing people's minds when you go to sleep?"
She glared at him, "I wasn't trying to go into someone's mind, Ryuuji. It came to me."
"Huh, so, who was it?"
She didn't say anything.
"From your response, it's that alpha male on this ship eh? What kind of memory was it?"
Her brow rose in responds to 'Alpha', "His first killing."
He snorted, "Seriously, his fucking first kill got you to nearly lose your mind? Was it that traumatic for him? That's pat-"
His sentence got cut off as she shot the pillow to the black mist which went right through him, "Ryuuji, you should really watch your mouth."
She got up from the bed to open the door, "Where are you going?"
"To get some fresh air."
"How are you going to fucking achieve that?"
She turned her head to the mist and tilts her head slightly to the side.
"Did you forget that we are in a submerged submarine?"
"Ah." Was her simple and only answer.
He sighed, "Sometimes you forget the most simplistic things surely you haven't gotten retarded over the years?"
The door closed shut leaving Ryuuji with his unanswered question in the dark, "That fucking vixen."
Law woke up sweating and panting from his usual, but less traumatic nightmares his hand went up to wipe the sweat that was beginning to drip down his forehead. He knew that he would not be able to fall asleep again he stood up and made his way to the kitchen to make himself black coffee. He was about to go to his usual spot in the submarine to drink his aromatic strong coffee, but he noticed someone sitting on the window sill. A woman sat there watching the ocean from the round window while touching her golden bell on her neck. Law did not notice he was staring for quite a while until he heard her speak.
"Are you going to stand there and stare at me all night, Captain?"
Law snap out of his short daze and gave her his usual smirk, "I could if I want to. You are not too bad on the eyes."
As usual her reaction isn't satisfying for him, he expected her to be fidgety and a bit flushed, but all she did was turn her body towards him and just gave a blank stare.
"You look nice without your hat you know?" Well that was a small step up to what he wanted to get out of her, though he didn't know why he wanted to goad an emotional response from her.
"Does that mean I don't look good wearing my hat, Nasuki-ya?" He then took a sip from his mug, while watching her expression.
She paused and places her index finger on her cheek giving the most puzzled face, "Was I not supposed to give a compliment after someone gives you one?"
As soon as she said that Law almost choked on his coffee drink as he cleared his throat to chuckle lightly, "You don't have to."
She frowned, "But isn't a custom to do so?"
"Not really." He walked towards her and gestured silently if he could sit next to her and she nodded and he noticed that she made sure none of their body parts touch each other.
"Shinrei lied to me again." She grumbled silently.
"Shinrei?"
"An important person of mine." She simply replied.
"Must be an important person." Law sarcastically said, taking another sip from his hot mug.
She chuckled, "So, what are you doing up this late Captain?"
"I could say the same to you, Nasuki-ya."
She watches him out the corner of her eyes before responding, "I take naps, so I don't need to sleep as long."
Law hummed in acknowledgement as the silent took over, the soft humming of the engine and the sound of shifting waters engulf them. Law was enjoying the silence until he notices Nasuki staring at him with such intensity in her eyes.
"Is there something the matter?"
"I was wondering why the crew is named the Heart Pirates."
"Because of my Devil Fruit powers." Well that is half of the reason why it is named that.
"Your powers?"
"I ate the Ope Ope no mi, a fruit that lets me have my own operating room at any time. I can cut people up including myself within my range, and my speciality is operating on hearts. "
When he explained all of that he noticed that her eyes started to sparkle, probably in interested, "Then can you show me how your speciality works?"
He gave her an eerie smile, "I need someone to perform it on."
She points a finger at him and grins.
He laughs and takes the last gulp of his black coffee before setting it down on the edge of the window sill. He took a scalpel from his pocket, "Where would the fun be in that?"
As soon as he said that she leans back with a calm expression. He observes her while flipping his scalpel in his hand, "Room." The blue hue started to envelope them. He moved his scalpel to her and pausing to watch her reaction, she remained at ease and finally, "Mes" on his other hand appeared a living beating heart; her heart. Her hand went to where her heart supposed to be, but to only find an empty square hole in her chest area.
"That is... so awesome!" Her eyes never lost her sparkling interest and a red blush hue covered her cheeks as she lean in more closer to inspect his hand with the beating heart and started poking it, "Are you playing tricks on me?"
"Why don't you give it a squeeze?" He placed the beating heart in her hand and she brought it closer to inspect the boxed beating heart, and she gave a light squeeze. Her eyes widen as she felt a slight pain where her heart is supposed to be, "Definitely not a trick." She started to lean closer until their shoulders touch and he felt the electrical feeling run down his arm, "So how do you put it back?" Her face literally glowed in fascination.
"Just push it back in."
"Push it in?"
"Yes."
She place her heart to the empty hole in her chest and push it in and she watched in awe as it slide in easily and she started to examine herself, padding down her breast area to see if her heart would bounce back out, but it didn't.
He laughed, "Are you that amazed?" Usually people would freak out if they noticed that there heart is missing and especially in the hands of the Surgeon of Death.
He heard a "yes" from her and continued to laugh silently at her childish behaviour, until he felt something warm on his cheek and a shiver ran down his spine. He noticed that the red-haired woman have kissed him, grey eyes clashes with red. He must have had a confused look on his face when she slowly gave him a seductive grin, well that is what it looked like to him at that time.
"A charm for the night." She got up from her seat and walked back to her room before she made her way to the hallway, "You should sleep, Captain, it won't do you any good to worry your men." She simply stated as she left him alone.
As soon as she left, Law started to feel drowsy even though he drank his coffee. Confused at the course of event that happen to him that he is too tired to think about too deeply. He got up from the window sill and picked up his mug to place it in the sink of the kitchen and leave for his room. As soon as he laid on his bed he was out as a light, into a dreamless sleep.
Alright guys, this is the end of the chapter and hopefully you guys grasp what I'm trying to do with this story, so far. If not then it's going to unravel itself in the later chapters.
