I AM VERY LATE but I have a good explanation because the past half year ive been working on my graduation (and being sick). Im not saying its over but ive managed to deliver my thesis last monday so im safe for now. I want to apologize for the very late-late-late update and im pretty sure no one expected me to update it but here I am huehuehue hullo. So yeah todays chapter is some heart members interaction because I feel like law needs it. Also I wrote this while listening to 'Agh! Won goph in mah mouph! Blech! Ptooey!'In case youre curious

It was late, late enough that the sky was turned into a pitch dark nothingness. The highway was lightened by a solo car, a fast one, but with a safe speed. The air was cold, but the exhausted man inside the vehicle didn't fear it as he had turned the heating to the highest setting. He made his way to the driver's school, which was coincidentally also his home. When he arrived at the building and closed the door behind him, his entrance was one of the most welcoming ones.

"Boss!" one of his subordinates called, his face full of tears from joy. He was still wearing his uniform- just like the rest of the group that stared at the worriedly at the raven-haired.

"Everyone, you're all awake," Law pointed out with widened eyes. It was midnight. Why was no one sleeping? "Did something happen?"

Shachi and Penguin, a strange duo but very good for everyone, leaned closer to Law to give the lost man a tight hug.

"We were so worried!"

"So worried!" both cried.

"You wouldn't come home!"

"We almost wanted to call the police!"

Law let the two friends hug while he patted their shoulders for reassurance. A sudden wave of guiltiness washed over him as he looked at his two subordinates beneath him. Honestly, he didn't expect to be missed this much so he never bothered leaving a message. How wrong he was. After living a few good years together, of course his men- no his friends, would worry.

"Guys... I-I'm sorry," Law apologized, even he himself knows that it wasn't enough to settle these things. Of course 'sorry' wasn't going to cut it, not for this. How stupid he was...

"I will make it up with everyone," Law started. He needed them to pay back somehow. "From tomorrow on, once a day, I will take over a person's lesson for a whole month."

Sure it meant that Law had to work even harder, longer and disappointingly spend less time with Luffy, but if it was just a month, he could do it for his close friends.

The group turned quiet. Whether it was from surprise or silent happiness, Law would discover it in the very next moment. What he didn't know that it was neither of those two reactions.

"We... thought you were gone missing," Shachi started quietly. Both Shachi and Penquin took a few steps away from Law, as if Law was a scary foe now.

The man lifted his one eyebrow and crossed his arms. "I've been told that already." His stomach turned, but not in a good way like it did when he saw Luffy. No, this was the unpleasant variant of stomach-turning and he knew that he wasn't going to like the next piece of information.

"We might have called off tomorrow's lessons," Penguin finished.

Law let out a long deep breath. Of course. Of course they did, because this is what happens when he isn't the one in charge of this place. "And? How many lessons did you guys called off?" he inquired while silently hoping that they didn't call off all fifty-six lessons. It's not that the driver school was doing bad, but that one day could be seen as quite some loss for the school's income.

After a heavy silence, Shachi dared to answer Law's question."Fifty-six."

Law's head started to hurt again, but this time not because of some 'fist of love'. He was stupid for not having thought through and this was the result. He should probably call all fifty-six to handle the next dates /and/ making clear that Law has not gone missing. Some clients did pick this driver school because of the good-looking raven-haired, even though he didn't exactly wanted to admit it.

For now though. It was not the right time to call his customers because any other normal human was probably sleeping by now. His friends looked like they were about to fall as well, so heading to their respective bedrooms sounded like a proper move. "We should rest up now. Since we can't do anything about tomorrow, make sure to use that day off well."

Shachi and Penguin smiled and hugged their tall boss again. The rest cheered and stood in a circle around him, happily without a hint of worry.

Perhaps a day off wasn't so bad for them after all.

Rays of the early sunlight landed on Law's closed eyelids, stirring him awake from his deep slumber. Other types of birds were chirping this morning and the sun was sharper than usual. He slowly opened his eyes and with a blurry vision he stared at the alarm clock next to him.

"Shi-!" the man cursed and quickly jumped out of bed. In a rush, he changed himself into his formal clothes and headed downstairs, only to be greeted by a baking smell. With loud footsteps and furrowed eyebrows, Law entered the kitchen. "What are you guys doing? It's way past eight! Why is no one working?!" he fumed.

Shachi and Penguin, who were baking pancakes, turned around to greet their boss with an oversized grin on their face.

"Boss!" Penguin called.

"Good morning!" Shachi greeted.

Being overtaken by the easygoing mood, Law greeted friendly back. "Good morni- Not! What's the meaning of this?" he demanded.

"We're baking pancakes."

"We made a few for you as well!"

"Thanks- Guys!" Law wouldn't stop shouting before he received a good reason for all this. Perhaps it was actually Saturday because Law had slept for multiple days? His body sure did feel that way... No, someone like Law didn't even needed that much of sleep to begin with, let alone a few days. So he glared and waited, because if this was a prank-

The corners of his friends' eyebrows arched above and they had a sullen look on their face. "We're not allowed to have pancakes?"

"Even though we have a day off..."

A yes they had a day off... What?

"Day off? What are you talking a... bout," Law paused for a moment, remembering yesterday's events. He was with Luffy in the car, doing the not-so-usual thing. After that, he bought him home and spent time at his place, which also explained the vaguely throbbing pain in his head aka the 'punch of love', he recalled. Then lastly, the whole thing here at home when everyone though he was gone missing and they just had to call of all of today's drivers lesson. Yes, yes, how did he even forget? Or maybe he just wanted to forget because it was too damn much at once and had to leave it somewhere in the back of his mind.

"Boss?"

"Are you hungry?"

Law wasn't sure if 'hungry' was the right word. Hungry was when Luffy's stomach growled and he complained about wanting to eat. Hungry was not an excuse to escape his embarrassment, but he certainly didn't mind pancakes now.

"Sure," Law answered and sat down on the table, pretending that his earlier anger outburst didn't happen. Sadly it didn't refrain the two mates from snickering in the background. When they were done baking, they placed the pancakes on table and joined the raven-haired and took a seat on each of his side.

Just when Law wanted to take one of the hot pancakes, his body gave out a shiver when it felt two pairs of eyes focusing on him. He looked up and saw the smirks on Shachi and Penguin's faces. "What?"

With elbows on the wooden table and their chin leaning on their clasped hands, his friends' gaze penetrated through his own. Obviously they had planned this moment.

"Say Boss, you never told us anything about yesterday."

"Why were you late anyway?"

Law could hear the suspicion in their voices and wanted to avoid the following situation at all cost. He located his pancake on his own plate and spread the powder sugar on his food. He pretended to be very into rolling the pancake and didn't spare a glance at his subordinates. "No reason."

"No, no, no, there is definitely a reason."

"And it's related to 'Monkey D. Luffy'."

The knife in Law's hand made a hard clashing sound. "It's not!"

"Being in love is so nice, isn't it..."

"Yes, I wish I was in love too..."

Shachi and Penguin were both dreaming, their heads in cloud nine before Law could fuss about it. What bothered him even more was how they knew about it, when he was very sure to keep it a secret from the rest...

"Boss! Isn't love such a wonderful feeling?" both asked the raven-haired at the same time, invading his private space while looking like some proud mother.

Law took short breaths to calm himself. He needed to be rational. Rational and calm. Panic would only confirm suspicions. Panic would only confirm... "Who told you such a ridiculous thing?"

"Don't think we haven't noticed anything!"

"Well actually it was Jean Bart who was the first to notice..."

Another man stepped into the room. It was Jean Bart with his amazing timing. "I'm sorry Mr. Law. I was too curious."

If Law were to be honest, out of all his subordinates, Jean Bart was his most capable man. He was serious unlike the others and cared deeply for the school. His students were scared of him at first, but slowly understood that Jean Bart was a kind tutor despite his threatening appearance. Slowly he gained a reputation within the teenage boys who thought that he was 'cool-looking'. His attraction actually balanced the gender ratio between their students, Law appealing to the girls and all.

Law sat up straight in his chair, waiting for Jean Bart to sit down as well. "Curious?"

The man fidgeted with his hands. "It started four months ago, when you arrived at home, more exhausted than usual. I've often seen people overworking themselves and I didn't want you to end up sick. It was why I checked your schedules and discovered that it all started when you started teaching 'Monkey D. Luffy'."

Law chuckled. "Exhausted, huh..." He was reminisced about the earlier days, when Luffy indeed made him very exhausted. Back when his driving skills were mostly terrible and he refused to listen. He sure made an impression, that's for sure.

Jean Bart nodded. "But soon your demeanor changed on the same days. I didn't find new students in your schedule either. Nonetheless, you looked frustrated so I told Penguin and Shachi because they know you longer than I do."

"And we came with the conclusion that Boss was just sexually frustrated!" Penguin and Shachi laughed.

"Where's the connection?!" their boss shouted, because really, how did they end up concluding that? Though, they weren't exactly... wrong.

"Well later we discovered how much you looked forward to that one lesson in the evening, after dinner."

"It didn't help that you were later at home either."

"But yesterday, you were really late."

"And that's how we ended up here."

Law scratched his forehead because of his own mistakes. He knew that something changed, but he didn't expect his subordinates to pick up these subtle changes.

"And? And? Where were you yesterday Boss?"

"You cannot hold any secrets from us!"

Law grunted, but admitted in the end. "I was at Luffy-ya's place." Penguin and Shachi broke his personal space but were soon pushed away when he stood up, leaving his unfinished pancake. What he currently needed wasn't an excuse or pancake. No, it was coffee. A lot of cups. Right now.

And no one could stop him.

Luffy just finished another two hours of driving, but that didn't mean he stopped whining.

"Traffyyyyy, I'm bored!" he cried after stopping the car at their usual spot. Like previous week, it was dark, cold and quiet, but Law didn't plan on making the same mistake as back then. No, today he had contained all his feelings to make his friends stop grinning and it was by no means an easy task. Especially when a certain teen was clinging to his arm, pouting in his direction, urging Law to do something or whatever.

"I've told you before, I have to leave on time," Law countered.

"Buuut..." Luffy continued and pecked the instructor on his cheek, which was followed by a huge grin. "I'm sure they'll understand!"

The man's cheeks burned, as he did not anticipate Luffy to initiate. This was the moment when his life gets difficult. He grabbed the boy closer and turned his head to lean in for a kiss, his lips firmly touching the other. He would be lying if he said that he didn't miss his mouth after a week without.

Law pulled back and regained his breath. "Luffy-ya," he called with a sharp tone and gazed directly at the younger.

"Traffy?"

"I want you to take the exam," Law revealed.

Luffy immediately jumped, his sparkling big eyes staring back at the taller man. "Really? I can?"

"I will arrange an exam date for you. Between now and then we can work on the last straws."

"You're a good guy, Traffy!" Luffy tightly hugged his instructor, making him almost suffocate.

Even with the limited oxygen intake, Law cannot help but celebrating along and smiled. "Yeah, you too."

I think I made bepo a mascot in the first chapter and I regret it because I love bepo and I miss him