Chapter 10: The Surgeon Of Death, Trafalgar D. Water Law

Their skin was turning white and splotchy. Law didn't know what to make of it, only that it was an illness they didn't know how to cure... And that he was scared. A tiny child losing his entire home to a form of lead poisoning. He couldn't think straight, everything was spinning.

Lami.

Mother.

Father.

Everyone was dying. Lami was so young, too young, for such a painful death.

Everything started spinning again and he found himself in a chest. Cora-san was outside. This was when Cora-san had died, he numbly realized. Law beat his small fists against the wall of the chest, even with knowing that Cora-san had made him silent. He kept losing people! Why?! Why did this always happen?! He doesn't want to be alone anymore, but he closes himself off anyway to save him the pain of more loved ones dying. Cora-san, Lami, neither one deserved the deaths they were given and he hated himself for being so... so useless. He couldn't do anything to save them! He might as well have been the one who killed them...

Law awoke, the faint memory of his dream playing behind his eyelids. He wasn't entirely sure why, but he suddenly had the urge to talk to his new 'aquaintances'. He squashed the feeling. He barely knew the Strawhats, what made him think it'd be a great idea to have a heart to heart with them? He sighed to himself and got up. Coffee didn't sound like a bad idea, at least.

He sat in the kitchen, coffee in hand. The cook wasn't up yet and he didn't plan on bothering with getting him, so he made it himself. Asking for peace and quiet on the Thousand Sunny was like asking the clouds to stay away forever, though, as Strawhat himself had made his presence known. Apparently, he was looking for a midnight snack, Law wasn't sure nor was he particularly interested.

The obnoxious captain sat in front of Law, his signature grin on his face as he shoveled the stolen food into his gaping maw. Law was a bit disturbed when he first saw the rubber man eat, but the feeling faded by dinner time the same day. Law noticed a small portion had been pushed over to him by his over enthusiastic companion and pushed it back. He wasn't all too hungry, just his coffee was fine at the moment. Strawhat shrugged a bit dejectedly and ate the remainder of the 'snack'.

After several moments passed, Law realized that he wasn't going back to bed. It was a bit off putting as he had hoped to be alone, but he hadn't yet decided if he cared or not when Strawhat's head slammed on the table with snores vibrating through the wood. The captain of the Heart Pirates didn't think he'd ever get used to Strawhat's mysterious ways. So far, he was right. It's quite weird to see his rival-turned-ally sleeping on a table with no care in the world.

He finally decided he didn't mind the company too much (aslong as he's quiet right now) as he sipped his coffee, a bit of amusement making the corners of his lips perk up.

This ended up being more of bonding than comforting... Woops XD I hope I did Law justice, though (puns! Lmao). I've never written for him (or many others) before,so I hope this is to y'all's liking! Thanks for reading!

Otaku1if : Oh my goodness! Thank you! *hands tissue* ^u^

StrawHatLuffy920 : No problem! I hope you enjoy!