A Road Trip

Chapter 9 - Current Affairs


His hook tapped on the window ledge in a weary rhyme. He stared out into the black, starry sky. The smoke from his cigar trailed out the open window, creating a fog underneath the moon. It was only 4 o'clock however it was already dark. Crocodile sighed deeply as he enjoyed the frosty wind gently blowing at his face. Memories haunting him.

She fell to the ground shivering. Her body aching in pain, "Stop," she whined but the cries were unheard by the beast controlling the mad child. His eyes full of anger and hate, but most of all jealously.

Crocodile shivered and closed his eyes. These thoughts were just distant memories. Cruel memories. He'd dealt with pain, suffering and fights. The scar and hook was evidence of his weakness. But that child…

The boy cried, kneeling down next to the girl he'd just hit. "I-I'm s-so s-sorry" cold tears ran down his pale cheeks, his hand reached out and caressed her dark violet hair from her bruised face. "F-forgive me." He begged, his sobs making his breath hoarse.

It was so long ago. Why couldn't he just forget? The pain on the child's face as the tear rushed down. The way he cowered at him and begged him for attention. Such a vulnerable kid had suffered so much pain.

"This never happened." Crocodile's voice echoed to the young child, "We'll act like this never happened." He said ashamed and scooped the younger girl from the ground. "But I swear. You lay a single finger on her again and I'll kill you." The threat hung in the air as Crocodile left the child to continue to weep.

Why had he felt pity for the child? Crocodile sighed, "Why is it happening again?" He asked himself out loud. Footsteps echoed through the empty hallway and the familiar butler turned to his master.

"Food is ready sir."

Crocodile nodded but didn't move. Instead he stayed to finish of his cigar. Thoughts lingering at the back of his head.

His fingers twitched on the door handle. Fingertips brushing over the metal. Determining if he should do this. Tell Law? Get this nightmare of his chest and save their relationship? Was that the right thing to do? Kid nodded and turned the handle; the dark room and light snores made him enter with ease.

Law stirred and awoken, wiping away the sleep clouding his eyes. He looked up to see who it was and the moon light silhouette the large frame. The flame hair made it obvious that it was his boyfriend. "Kid?" he mumbled sleepily, raising off the bed. His head banged from the new headache and painful thoughts that bounced around his mind. "What do you want?" he sneered with hate, looking away with disgust.

Kid gulped and moved closer, the open window let the cold air attack his body. Holding him back from doing the biggest mistake of his life. Only had been dating Law for a year, he never knew about his past. The horror that lived inside such a corrupted body. If he knew, he wouldn't be admitting to cheating. He would help his boyfriend get over this. But Kid doesn't know...

"I need to talk to you," Kid whispered, sitting down on the bed near his boyfriends feet, "It's serious."

Law didn't speak and sighed.

"Law...I'm sorry. So, so sorry," he reached out and cupped Law's face, "I-I"

Law eyes closed as the fingers caressed down to his shabby chin. He gasped as felt the hand left his body. "Kid?"

" I...love you so much it hurts. What I did can't be forgiven..." Kid went on, avoiding the topic of admitting it.

Law eyebrow raised, the hurting pain in the pit of his stomach was slowly fading away and he moved forward, "Kid?" he said worried, hoping something wasn't wrong. By Kid's hand alone, he felt the beast of anger disappear. He suddenly felt Kid, his emotions coming though. Law felt as though he should forgive the man. So what if he wanted to dump Law? The fact is that he hadn't.

"I cheated on you."

Law breath became heavy. He felt as if his heart had suddenly stopped. Kid had...Kid had what? "W-what?" he said, thinking he'd misheard. Hopefully he'd misheard. Kid wouldn't do that? He gulped and raised his hand to the redheads face.

Smack!

His face stung but Kid didn't make any effort to move. His eyes looked to the floor in shame, "Law..." he whispered to the man. No bothering to look into the grey orbs of hate.

An anger rushed through Law's body, the beast within breaking free, "Get out." his words cold. Lifeless. Head turning down and his hair hiding his eyes. "Leave."

Kid stood off the bed. Fulfilling his boyfriends request and leaving. His face burned from where he was hit but he couldn't care. When the door closed, Kid gulped loudly. A sudden realization that what he just did was stupid.

Before Law knew it, his body fell down on the bed.

A gust of cold, bitter air travelled around the house. It journeyed into the darkest part of the room and onto the naked face of the broken doctor. Quickly, Trafalgar Law jumped up in a cold sweat. He wasn't alone in his room. The one thing he was dreading. Something was hiding, waiting to attack.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he looked up at window. Tucking his feet into his chest and let his thoughts roamed freely around the darkness. He froze in fear and then shivered in disbelief. It was true. The horrible, painful thoughts were true. The man he was dating had…had…cheated on him.

The cold air sang sweet, bitter sounds of surrender; slowly eating away at his already broken and destroyed heart. A sign of bitter hope released his cut up lips but was crushed by the overpowering taste of hopelessness. The short, painful gasps of air filled his lungs with coldness. Making his already cold body freeze at the touch. At that moment, he felt a tickle upon his pale, lifeless cheek. A single tear trailed, leaving proof of his pain. He raised his slender finger to wipe away the wetness but instead covered his eyes to hide his shame. This whole thing was a weakness. A weakness that the beast within feed on.

Law body ached. A dull pain that made him fell pathetic. If he felt bad before, this was worse. His trust was broken, so was his heart.

The doctor laid in a bath of despair. His tears endlessly ran down his cheeks and dripped down his neck. Never would he believe that he: Trafalgar Law, amazing surgeon and heartless monster, would be defeated and betrayed. Truthfully, there had been times when he thought that maybe, just maybe, Kid had cheated. But now, compared to the dull ache in his heart, those silly thoughts didn't appear so silly.

A loud knock rang into the room. The thoughts popped like bubbles in his mind as he let go of his knees. Before Law could speak the door opened.

"Law," the small woman voice sang into the bitter air. The friendly tone made Law shiver in confusion. She neared the man and sat on the bed. Unaware of what had happened, "Dinners ready."

Suddenly, she noticed something wrong. A bitter hoarse voice made her understand her brothers dark mood. He'd been crying. That had be obvious. The covers around him were torn. The curtains had fallen to the ground, chairs tripped over and dented. Justice walked closer in, putting her bag down near the bed. Her heart tightened at the sight of her weak brother. Sobs were heard as she closed the door and the same light that had sneaked in from the open door disappeared. The night sky lit the room with a dull, grey light. The outline of Law's body moved and saw his head snap up. He mumbled something but Justice couldn't hear. It sounded like a growl from a beast. Fear crept up on her body as she reached the bed, "Law," she spoke softly.

Law hated the look in her eyes. He hated the tone of her voice. He felt as if she was mocking him. Laughing at the fact Kid had cheated on him. His eyes grew deadly as his body begun to act. Grabbing the girl by the throat and pinning her to the ground. He sat on top of her, both hands tightening around her neck.

"Law!" Justice screamed and tried to break free.

"Shut up!" Law snapped. The patience stopped. His body burned in pain. In hate. In rage. Before he knew it, the beast spoke to his sister, "You're a ungrateful slut. You know nothing. You have everything. A family. A love. You don't deserve any of it. I hate this. I hate you!" His hand tightened on her throat and Justice tossed and turned as she struggled like a fish out of water. She chocked out a cry as tears ran down her face in fear.

Justice breath was cut short as her attempts of breathing failed. The world was turning white. She tried to push Law away but the man was too strong. This seemed familiar yet she was too much in fear to remember why.

Law was blinded by something evil. It screamed at him. Commanded at him to kill. Kill the body below him. A cry was echoing in his mind. Asking for him to stop. Leave his sister. Law tried to run away from it. His heart was racing. His body hurt. Tears were rushing down his face. Realization slapped him in the face as he saw the weak body of his sister below him.

Suffering.

Crying.

Begging.

Then the tattooed hand stopped, lifting off her neck and Justice could see the dull eyes glistening in pain and regret. "Justice-" Law sobbed, holding his face in shame. Falling back on the floor and moving away from his sister. Cowering in the corner.

Justice just felt pity towards her brother. Raising from the floor, she instantly held his trembling body, "Shhh Law." Previous actions still haunted her mind but she couldn't resist comforting her brother.

"I love him." Law admitted and sobbed louder. Holding his sisters body tightly, his hands held the back of shirt, "He cheated on me...but I still love him."

Justice eyes widened in disbelief. Kid had cheated on Law? When? Why? She thought..."I'm sorry Law." she mumbled into his neck and tightened on his broken body. She stroked his hair and whispered, "I'll sort this Law." Kissing him on the forehead, she rose, bringing his body with her. Helping him to bed, she ruffled his hair, "Every things going to be fine."

Leaving the room, she closed the door behind her and sighed. Rubbing the red mark on her neck and felt worse pain were his nails had dug into her skin. She would have to change into a turtleneck sweater before going back downstairs. If she didn't her fathers would flip. But at the moment, all she wanted was to punch Kid in the face. Siblings are the same. Cheating bastards. She never seen her brother so ruined. And an anger burned in her body.

Walking to her room, she found a black sleeveless turtleneck shirt. Quickly changing, she went to finish what had just started. Her fist already clenching. She stormed into the dining room. Kid expression was droopy and miserable. Grabbing a fist full of his hair, she collided his face with the table.

WHACK!

"YOU CHEATING BASTARD! IS THAT ALL EUSTASS'S CAN DO IS CHEAT?! GET OUT! BOTH OF YOU GET OUT!" She screamed at Kid who looked mortified. Alex just sat there confused at what the hell was going on. But seeing the girl in so much anger, he quickly dragged his bleeding brother out the room. Killer following to help his friend.

Doflamingo and Crocodile sat at the table quite calmly as if nothing had happened.

"Justice, what did he do?" Asked Crocodile angry, getting to his daughters side and pinning her to the wall to calm her down.

"HE CHEATED ON LAW!" she yelled in his face.

Crocodile growled at her, his eyes menacing all of a sudden. "Not him you idiot, what did Law do to YOU!" he yelled his voice husky and raw. Justice gasped as the collar of her turtle neck sweater was roughly dragged down to show the red and purple marks Law had left on her neck. Crocodile glared at her neck as if he was about to rip out her throat out then ran towards the stairs. "I'm going to rip his fucking throat out!"

Justice was in shock at what had just happened. She had to stop him from getting to Law. She had to... she...needed to stop...everything went black as she fainted, caught just in time by a pair of strong tanned arms that where currently shaking with anger? fear? pain? A water droplet fell into her hair, this man was not shaking with anger or fear. He was shaking her up to awake her. A hand ran in her hair, a kiss planted on her temple as another tear fell from above her. She tried to open her eyes but her lids felt so heavy. Everything was happening so fast and she couldn't grasp anything. A low voice sung a song she knew back when she was a child.

His daughter lay limp in his arms. Doflamingo was so confused at the whole situation. When Crocodile claimed Law had done something to Justice, Doflamingo began to panic. Had the asshole hurt his precious daughter? Picking her up, he quickly took her to the office where he placed her on sofa. She groaned in pain, "Shh baby, sleep." he kissed her once more on the forehead. Pulling the neck of her shirt down, he saw the bloody mess that Law had done to her neck. Doflamingo wanted to go upstairs and punch Law in the face for touching his baby, but stopped himself. Crocodile was probably going to do more damage then he could ever do. Yelling and banging echoed above him and he knew what was happening upstairs. Doflamingo was so confused. Why had Law hurt Justice? And why was Justice hiding it? Had this happened before?

Finding the first aid kit, he sat on the floor and tended to his daughter wounds. Taking off his glasses so he could see better, he placed them on his head. Pulling out the water, he poured some on a cloth and panted the areas bleeding. As the wounds were quiet deep, there was some amount of blood. When finished, Doflamingo sprayed over with disinfectant. The sudden pain made Justice open her eyes and look over to her dad. She didn't speak and just closed her eyes once more. Doflamingo then took out a bandage, "Justice lift you head." She did as asked, bringing her hair up to avoid getting it in the bandage. The blonde wrapped the bandage around her neck.

Justice sighed and sat up so her eyes met her fathers. Considering Doflamingo was ten foot, him sitting down on his butt was the same height as Justice who was six foot sitting on a low sofa, "Papa, were you crying?"

Doflamingo laughed coldly and reached for his glasses. "Fufufu, no." He denied and nervously looked away.

Lifting a hand she played with his short blonde spikes. Humming soflty, she stop her father from putting the pink glasses on, "Don't lie. What's wrong?" she asked worried and saw him turn away.

"Why did Law hurt you? Don't give me the bullshit excuse because he got cheated on." Doflamingo growled, catching his daughter off guard.

Justice bit her lip and stole her fathers glasses, "Papa, your know Law has commitment issues." She put the pink glasses on and frowned.

Doflamingo nearly laughed, finding it hard to believe having commit issues really gives you the right to hurt someone, "I think the boy has metal issues. He doesn't have any right to hurt you baby."

The glasses rolled down her nose and she looked at her father seriously, "Papa, he was crying. I've never seen Law cry."

Doflamingo gasped, Law was crying? Trafalgar Law was crying? Over someone...Had Law fallen for this Eustass Kid? "He must really like Eustass Kid."

Justice giggled, "Like is a understatement. He loves him."

Doflamingo inched his stubbly chin and grinned, "Fufufu, the emotionless bastard fell in love."

"We're not talking about Papi." she joked and stuck her tongue out.

Doflamingo pouted annoyed, "He's worse. Still wont agree to marry me."

"Force him." Justice commanded, pointing to her fathers forehead.

"I want him to love me, not because he has to but because he can." Doflamingo eyes grew upset as he grabbed Justice hand to snatch his glasses, but failed.

Justice sighed happily, "Well, after living with Papi for all my life, I know he always accept if there something good in it for him."

"You saying marrying me aren't good." The blonde frowned.

Justice laughed at her fathers face, "Fufufu, no Papa. You have to convince him that marrying you is better than not marrying you. Like, you promise to give him love and affection for the rest of his life~" She went starry eyes.

"I already do that."

"See that's the problem. Stop giving him affection and attention. If he suddenly stops getting it then he might start to miss it. Then you jump in and propose!" Justice raised her fist up in the air happiness, grinning like an idiot. "Reverse psychology!"

Doflamingo nodded, processing his daughters words in his head, "Hmm, would that work?"

She just nodded.

"Fufufu, fine. I'll do it."

Justice smiled but suddenly a wave of sickness made her jump from the couch and into the bathroom. Doflamingo followed her worried, stroking her back as she puked her breakfast into the toilet. "Baby, are you okay?" he asked concerned.

She removed her head from the toilet with Doflamingo glasses on her head, "Fine." She said groggy. Face changing pale and sickly.

Doflamingo frowned and started to worry deeply for his little girl. "No one randomly be sick in the toilet. I'm taking you to the doctors." Standing up he was about to pick Justice up but his hand was grabbed.

"Wait-" she yelled , eyes pleading, "Please don't."

Doflamingo kneeled down, brushing a few strands that had fallen in her face and sighed, "Baby, I know some things wrong. You've been acting weird." His un-shielded blue eyes looked into her and Justice was twisted in them. Her mouth began to move without her knowing.

"I'm ... pregnant."


A/n: So much in one chapter XD I wonder what Crocodile will do to Law, and how Kid, Killer and Alex do as they are kicked out the house. And Justice is with child ;) Poor Doflamingo's the sane one.