A/N- Sorry it's been so long since an update. I'm so inconsistent, it's not even funny. You now have 30 of free angry-ranting time in a review. *Waits* Ok, now that that's out of the way, let's get back into this oneshot!
chasesgirl11- Well, you know how our favorite Surgeon of Death rolls. Steals hearts with his looks alone. *Wink*
Apple Bloom- I was laughing the whole time I wrote that chapter honestly.
Starelight- Well, while it's not that specific request, it is still a request of yours, so please enjoy this chapter, courtesy of you!
AmericanNidiot- You have to send me a pic of your sims oh my god XD Please tell me Law is a doctor or you fail at everything.
PuddyKatz- Well, I did start a Gajevy story (Anthology of the Sun and Moon if you want to check it out) so thanks for encouraging me! I'm enjoying the Fairy Tale fandom very much so. :P
sarge1130- Bepo deserves more credit. He is the overlord of adorableness, and should be worshipped. Well, I doubt Law would want to be seen carrying a massive stuffed toy either. Mmm, if only he wore a white shirt. *Stares creepily* He wouldn't be allowed to dry off.
BNastyyBiatch- Ah, I like the way you think, friend! ;)
Onwards!
"Here you go, Captain." The cook said, handing him a tray of food for dinner. Law's eyes scanned the contents of his plate, seeing no bread or anything remotely close to it, and that of his newest medic's, which was obviously more fruit based, before nodding appreciatively and heading back through the mess hall door and towards his bedroom.
The hallways were strangely quiet, seeing as everyone was in the mess hall eating. They made quite the ruckus to begin with. Amassing them all in one place didn't help the noise. Luckily, he'd thought to install soundproof walls around the points of the sub where the most activity would be, the mess deck and the infirmary included.
Craning and popping his neck as he walked, he let out a relieved sigh, feeling much better. Holding the tray of plates with one hand as he approached his door, he turned the knob and stepped inside. Expertly he pivoted his way inside without dropping the food and closed it behind himself.
The room was dark, save for the lamp on his bedside table, illuminating Lexi's textbooks spread all around her on the bed. She lay on her stomach, feet kicked up in the air behind her comfortably. At his entrance she glanced up, a highlighter stuck between her teeth and a hand hovering over her notebook of personal notes clutching a pen.
"Oh, is it dinnertime already?" She questioned with a tilted head, smelling the aroma of the food he'd retrieved for the both of them. The delicious scent caused her now-obviously empty stomach to grumble, long neglected from hours of studying the textbooks.
At the sound, Law chuckled, placing the tray on his own desk. "I've never met someone who can tune out just as badly as much as myself. But surely you know you've been sitting there since noon?"
"Since noon?" She cried out, propping herself up higher on her elbows, the highlighter dropped from her mouth to the bed, and she stole a glance at the clock on his desk. "Shit, I was supposed to help Bepo brush his fur today."
Amused by her surprised and alarmed expression, Law waved his hand in dismissal of her worries. "The waters we're currently navigating through are rocky and treacherous. He's been personally overseeing our course all day, so it's likely he forgot as well."
"Still, I feel like I've lost a whole day's worth of opportunities." She puffed out an irritated breath, glancing back down at her book as she sat up from her prone position. "Though, I've definitely learned a bunch more about the heart than I ever thought I would."
Law quirked a brow, inspecting the pages of the four textbooks she'd spread out across the comforter. They were all turned to pages about the cardiovascular system or the heart, her notes sectioned off in much similar ways.
"How are your studies going, anyway?" He questioned, taking a look at what she'd written. Just as he'd noticed from his short time teaching her in her own world, her notes were clear and clinical, organized into clear paragraphs and never over-detailed.
"Well, once I figured out that it's a lot faster and easier to study about the same body system or organ by reading from multiple books at once, I've been able to understand a lot more." She admitted, grabbing her notebook once Law had inspected it. "Each one has little bits and pieces of information that the other three lack, so reading them all in tandem gives me the whole picture."
"Hmm." He hummed, cocking a brow. "That's quite an effective method. Well done, Lexi-ya." He complimented, and she sighed quietly.
"It would be even better if these books had more diagrams or pictures. It's hard to visualize everything they describe in my head. Too bad I didn't pay more attention to the drawings in my college classes, otherwise I'd try to recreate them."
She turned a few pages back in her notes to a crudely-drawn picture of the veins and arteries surrounding the heart, branching off in different directions to the different parts of the body each one was labeled with the corresponding body section, but a few had question marks beside them.
"This is the best I can manage right now, and yes, I know I suck at drawing." She directed a very pointed look up at Law, seeing the amusement dancing in his own eyes at her rough depiction of the organ.
Unbeknownst to her, however, was that the Captain had just come up with a brilliant idea, one he would enjoy seeing her react to. With a chuckle, he straightened and gestured for her to do the same. "Come with me, and bring your notes."
"What? Where are we going?" She questioned, doing as he instructed regardless of her suspicions. She trusted him fully, but it was never good when he had that dangerous and excited glint in his gaze. Notebook and pen in hand, she followed Law out the door to his bedroom and down the hall of the sub.
It was a short walk to the infirmary, seeing as the Captain had intentionally situated his own quarters rather close to his workspace, as told by him in case he had to tend to wounded in an emergency situation. Lexi's excitement began to grow, and a smile quickly widened on her face as her thoughts began to run with her imagination.
Perhaps he had more advanced and detailed medical books she could look at? So far he'd been starting her off with the basic texts. Or maybe he had organ samples she could look at? A preserved heart he used to study with? She'd always loved dissecting the sheep brains in her biology class in college, and any other organ or animal had been no different. Unlike most of her classes, the autopsy videos that her anatomy lab class had shown had not disgusted her, instead intrigued her to know what the inside of the body actually looked like.
Law gave no indication as to what he was doing, simply told her to sit on one of the metal examination tables and wait. She did so, sitting so her legs dangled down one side and watched as he went to the sink and washed his hands.
Law couldn't wait to see the look on her face. She'd never seen his powers put to use before, much less any sort of devil fruit this world had to offer so far. Their journey had been relatively calm and uneventful since her arrival, presenting no opportunities for her to experience what should undoubtedly shock her. The grin never wavered as he finished cleaning his hands, drying them on a towel nearby.
"Room." He said, holding up one hand. Before her eyes, a spinning circle tinted blue formed underneath his fingers. Her eyes widened, having no time to question what was going on before it expanded and seemingly passed through her body to settle in a bubble around them. It felt as if there was a brief disturbance in the air around her as it passed by, but other than that it wasn't an unpleasant feeling.
"What is this?"
"Questions after." He decided, smirk never wavering.
"What are you gonna show me?" She asked, ignoring his previous order. Lexi honestly couldn't help it. She was too curious. With a chuckle, he walked back towards the examination table with careful steps, finally settling himself behind her. The light touch of his fingers on the left side of her back made the hairs on the back of her neck stand up.
"The most accurate depiction of a heart there is." He responded in a mutter, aligning his fingers against her back with where he could feel her heart beating, slightly faster than usual. Leaning forwards and placing his other hand on her shoulder, his breath tickled the back of her ear. "This will probably sting for a moment, but try to stay still."
The beginnings of multiple questions at the tip of her tongue, a frowning Lexi was unable to voice any of them as Law murmured one other word she couldn't quite hear, and the next instant his fingers pressed hard into her back. And when she said into, it really meant into her back.
Eyes wide and mouth agape, she gasped as they seemed to pierce straight into her body, somehow meeting very little resistance. A sudden fear crept up and caused her to squeeze her eyes shut. The pressure made her chest lean forward out of instinct, a strangely cold feeling replacing what her brain registered should have been a searing pain. Her hoodie, which had provided her warmth throughout the day up to that point, did nothing to alleviate the chill.
Her muscles were tensed out of reflex, trying to protect her body from some external threat, but just as quickly as the intense pressure began, it was gone, leaving that perpetual cold feeling in her chest and a strange emptiness the brunette couldn't explain.
Law chuckled behind her, squeezing her shoulder as the feeling of something passing through her could be felt in the cold area of her chest. Hitched breath escaped her lips as Law's hands released their hold on her. His shoes clicked against the tile floor, and she could feel him walking around to the front of the table.
"Open your eyes, Lexi-ya." Law commanded, voice amused and gentle. Cracking open an eye, she took in the sight of Law standing there in front of her, smirking devilishly, while he held a square, red cube in his hand, the contents of which contained the organ she'd been studying extensively all day. As she watched, it pulsed in and out in a steady rhythm.
Eyes wide, her gaze travelled down to the front of her own shirt, where a large empty square hole could be found. Tentatively, her hand reached up and inspecting the empty space, fingering the edges cautiously. It was perfectly symmetrical, clean and strangely lacking the gushing blood she expected. A sudden panic erupted. He had literally removed her heart. Was this…death?
He must have recognized the fear in her eyes, because he chuckled, drawing her attention back to him. "You won't die. In fact, your body suffers no harm at all." He explained, turning to inspect the cube in his hand. He seemed unfazed that it was pulsing in his hand.
After the fear passed, her own curiosity and imagination began to take over. The organ he held in his hands was suddenly so fascinating, and her excitement returned, albeit a bit slower than before. "Can I…touch it?"
"Of course. Don't squeeze, or it'll hurt." He gently placed the cube into her outstretched hand, moving to lean on the table beside her and watch her reaction.
The first thing she wondered was how it could feel so warm when the 'wound,' so to speak, felt so cold. The next was how surreal it was to feel her own heart beat so strongly right in the palm of her hand. At first, the sensation nearly caused her to drop it, but seeing as this was literally one of her organs, that was probably not a good idea.
"How is this possible?" Came her breathless question, her brain finally thought to ask. Eyes never leaving the cube, she was too busy turning it this way and that to see his pleased smirk.
"It is the power of my devil fruit. I can manipulate anything as I please inside my 'operating room,' if you will." He spread his arms wide to indicate the blue film that encircled them. Lexi looked to her left, where the border of the sphere was closest. Without hesitation, she passed her hand through it curiously. There was only a slight vibrating sensation in the spot where the fingers touched the crossed through the film.
"Amazing…" She whispered in awe, taking in all that he showed her. What would have otherwise been impossible…was obviously very normal in this world. Devil fruits that gave it's user these strange and fantastic abilities? Incredible. Were they all the same? How many others were there? What other things could they do? What were their limitations, beside being unable to swim?
With her thoughts running a mile a minute, she went back to inspecting her own heart, bringing it close to her face to see the intricate details of the veins and tissues moving with every beat of the organ. A thought pervaded her thoughts and she chuckled. "At least you didn't have these powers in my world, or else Brittany would have died of shock."
"Perhaps." He grinned, wondering what sort of havoc he could have created if he'd been in full use of his abilities. So many missed opportunities…
His attention was brought back to Lexi who gently set her heart on the edge of the examination table and took out her notebook. "This is so cool." She praised in excitement, biting her lip to keep from smiling too widely. Flipping to a blank page, she stared intently at the organ before beginning to draw.
"I'll leave you to this for awhile." Law said, pushing away from the table and walking over to the filing cabinet. Lexi looked up, pausing in her drawing.
"You're not leaving, are you?" She questioned. "What if I need you to put my heart back in?" When she looked up, she noticed that the blue film around her had disappeared, the infirmary back to it's old self again. He chuckled at her question.
"I have to organize and update some of the crew's medical records, so I'll be here for awhile. But you don't need me to return your heart to it's place. Simply return it to where it belongs."
His answer left her silent for a moment, turning the heart back and forth to inspect the sides. "Um…what if I put it in backwards by accident?"
There was a brief moment of silence, and when she looked up he was frowning to himself, head tilted in that way that meant he was thinking to himself. After awhile, his signature smirk returned. "I'm not sure. Should we try it and see?"
"No way, I'd rather not die." She scoffed, setting the organ back down on the table and returning to her sketches. Law only chuckled at her and faced the cabinets again, pulling out one section of the many files containing his crew's medical records.
Over the next few weeks, Lexi asked Law to dissect different parts of her own body to draw diagrams of the delicate anatomy. Of course, the pirate hadn't expected her to be quite so elated to have herself cut apart and floating in midair around her, but apparently, according to her, it was rather interesting…and fun.
But, Lexi's crude drawings from before, reliant solely on the diagrams from her college classes so long ago, were now replaced with next-to-realistic portrayals of the intricate workings of the body. With accurate visuals and a more hands-on learning environment, she was fairly quickly.
So, it was several weeks later, when she'd finished work on the endocrine system, that she turned the page and read the heading of the next chapter. The Reproductive System and Accessory Organs. At first, she didn't even hesitate, but then, a devious, wicked smile split across her face as she thought of Law's powers coming in handy for this chapter. So many wonderful possibilities…
Something about this world just made her more open with her emotions and feelings…her personal needs included. Sometimes, it was fun to come out and play a little.
As usual, Lexi was laying on the bed with her feet up behind her, the textbooks spread out across the comforter. Biting her lip to prevent the giggle that threatened to bubble up, she looked over to Law, who was seated behind his desk working on Captain stuff. They'd both worked in silence for over an hour, interrupted only by Lexi asking random questions.
That smile still in place, she wiggled in place with excitement, her fingers running up and down the page of the book. "Hey, Law?" She asked sweetly, unable to hide the amusement in her tone.
"No." Came his immediate response, not even bothering to look up from the reports he was filling out. The scratching of his pen on the paper was the only sound in the room.
Caught off guard, it took a moment before Lexi could speak again. "You didn't even know what I was going to say!" She cried, not really angry but just trying to act like it. Still, Law didn't turn around, which only made things worse.
"Yes, Lexi-ya, I do. How many times do you think I've read those books? Don't you think I'd at least memorize the order of the chapters?" Came his steady and even reply, though he himself was hiding an amused smirk. Not that she could see that.
Face burning a bright red, she pouted to herself, but was unable to hide her smile. Well, damn. That plan didn't work out. Sighing dramatically, she rested her head on her hand and forced the smile from her face, pretending to frown with a pout as she adopted a flippant tone of voice. "Alright, alright. I guess it's fine. I mean, all I wanted was an extensive lesson in the reproductive system, but I suppose I'll just have to do without…"
Then, an even better thought crossed her mind, and she brightened up. "Well, I could always teach myself…" Emphasizing her words intentionally, just to mess with him.
Watching him carefully, Lexi didn't miss how Law's pen stopped moving entirely, though his body showed no outward sign that he took notice of her statement. Smirking, she watched him gently put down the pen.
From his seat in the chair, Law narrowed his eyes. And just when he actually had to get these reports done too. Thanks to her, he now had very delicious images of the brunette in very compromising positions, ultimately breaking the concentration he'd maintained doing his work for so long. He hid his sigh expertly, though the grin settled in place as usual. So this was how she wanted to play?
"Room." He whispered under his breath, too low for her to hear. The next moment, the blue film enveloped the room and with a twist of his fingers, he teleported Lexi straight onto his lap. She gave a squeal of surprise, and by the time she even realized what was going on, Law had already rested his hands on her hips and pulled her closer.
"Perverted woman." He muttered against her lips, barring any attempt she made to reply by kissing her fervently. If it was a lesson she wanted, it was a lesson she was going to get.
Nor would he allow her to forget it.
A/N- I wrote this while at work, thankfully we work in cubicles where no one can read over my shoulder. Phew. I enjoy Lexi's naughty flirting, because Law would totally take the bait. XD
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