Law was definitely not a fan of hangovers. In his medically trained mind he knew drinking like this wasn't healthy but he could never turn down free booze. It always tasted better with company anyways. He briefly wondered what had become of the wild party goers from last night. He glanced around his apartment as he took in the state it was left in.

It was in a slightly better conditioned that he had thought it was going to be left as. He glanced at the window and noticed that the sun was a bit high in the sky and then looked at the clock. It was not noon yet but just about. He got up and grunting as his bones popped and crackled. Law quickly put down a bowl of food for Bepo surprised that the dog hand't actually woken him up and started thoroughly cleaning his apartment for all it was worth.

After he was done he took Bepo for a quick run. Once he got back he quickly hopped into the shower and after he made sure to shave and trim his goatee; finally feeling better about being clean for the day once he stepped out of the bathroom wearing nothing but a pair of sweatpants. He grabbed some left overs that had been left in his refrigerator and went into his study to check his emails and update his work from the past week that he might have missed. Grabbing his reading glasses from one of his desk drawers. He grabbed some of the different papers and books he had been studying, he also made sure to make more notes on ongoing cases double checking his notes. As he was typing away he listened to all the voicemails in his phone. Sachi's hysterical ones made him roll his eyes fondly. He was about to start reading an email from Doctor Kureha when his home phone rang.

"Law speaking." He answered quickly.

"Captain we made dinner!" Sachi's overly enthusiastic voice came loudly from the earpiece. Law quickly turned down the volume as he held the receiver away from his ear.

"Did you call me because you burned down the house again and need a place to crash?" Law asked.

"That was once! And I didn't burn down the house! Just the kitchen. I was calling to invited you over to dinner." Sachi said with an indignant tone. Law left out a heavy sigh. Dinner with them was tempting but he knew that tonight was probably going to be his only night off in a while. After all he had missed a whole week with proper notice. He could already see him being place in the E.R. as punishment.

"Tempting, but no thanks. Another time perhaps?" Law inquired. There was a defeated sigh on the other side of the line but Sachi finally acquiesce to his refusal making him promise to come over the next time. Law agreed and hanged up the phone. He glanced at the clock briefly and noticed the sun had long since set. He lifted the glasses from his face and absently pinched the bridge of his nose. It was getting late and tonight would probably his last night free for a while thanks to that small leave he took. It had been a while since he had gone out to if recent events were anything to go by he was a bit over due for a night of fun. He started making plans in his head as he took in the inky black sky with just a soft hint of white dots too obscured by the city lights to really be sure if they were really there.

He got up his chair slowly and walked out of his study and into the living room. Bepo's head immediately came up when he heard him pad into the room and Law smiled at him softly. Filling his bowl once more he walked into his room and started taking out some clothes he was sure were going to help him with his excursion. He put on some faded denim that accentuated his long legs accentuating his figure in all the right places, with a thin black shirt that left his throat and a bit of his collar exposed tantalizingly. He quickly went into the bathroom and tried to fixed his wild hair but after a few tries decided that maybe wild was the way to go opting to leave his favorite spotted hat at home. Taking it with him would only make people recognize him faster and tonight he wanted to be noticed only when he wanted. He grabbed a coat that was both warm and light. It was a double breasted woolen black coat that he had gotten as a gift from Killer for his birthday a few weeks ago. Time seemed to be going a bit too fast for his liking Law suddenly thought. He shrugged it on and grabbed his keys and put on a pair of nice leather shoes on his way out giving Bepo one last soft gaze.

He drove to the city almost lazily making his way towards one of the most known night clubs called Devil Fruit. Why would anyone would want to name their club something as weird as that never ceased to puzzle him.

The club was hot and cool at the same time. It was dark and bright as well. The music making his very bones rattle with the intensity and volume that seemed to always be there. He made his way through the dance floor, through the throng of sweaty people grinding into each other or anyone that didn't care as long they dance, to the bar on the other side. He called for a drink, as he sat on one of the stools, quickly scanning the crowd for people that might peak his interest. When he got his drink he was a bit disappointed to not be able to see anyone to his liking. It would be just his luck that the only day he had off in a while and he wouldn't be able to find any one that suit his taste. He grimaced slightly.

"Why the long face?" Came the question from beside him. Law tilted his had a bit sparing the new comer a glance. He was a guy a bit shorter than him with pale skin and dark hair, the colors seemed to be eluding his eyesight since the bar was dimly light. He couldn't tell his age right away because of the slight baby face he had but Law figured he was probably no older than him. Not bad, Law thought to himself.

"What makes you say that?" Law asked him leaning a bit towards him just so he would be heard over the music. The other guy just smirked at him scooted a bit closer towards him.

"Do you want the quick version or the long one?" The other guy asked with an air of mystery. Law raised an eyebrow. "I'm a psychologist." The guy smiled playfully. Law looked at him with interest then and decided to humor the guy. Law glanced around.

"How about after a bit of dancing?" he asked with a slight tilt of his head towards the dance floor, giving the guy a slightly seductive glance. He saw an answering response at once. He inwardly grinned to himself. He was no stranger to seduction specially when the end goal was to end in a bed. They got up and made their way to the dance floor slowly.

Law let the other guy lead until they were surrounded by other dancers all around them. The music was a high beat song with a pretty strong bass. Law let the music slowly coax him into dancing with the beat. He usually hated being surrounded by other people when dancing but tonight he would have to make an exception since he had been feeling out of sorts recently. Feeling the other guy starting to grind against him he decided to put his arms around his waist as he felt the other guy's hands grip his hands to keep them in place. Law was definitely in luck tonight if his partner was going to be this bold. Usually it took him longer to find a willing partner for a one night stand. He danced along with him and leaned down to whisper in his ear.

"So tell me about the short version." He made sure to slightly touch his lips to his ear as an extra measure. He felt the guy falter a second before giving him a quick amused glance. If he was blushing because of the heat or his actions Law couldn't be sure but he sincerely hoped that he was not a clingy guy.

"Isn't he a bit too young for you?" A soft voice said behind him. How Law was able to hear her without her having to yell towards him was a mystery but it made him turn around so fast he almost made the guy in front of him fall. He spotted her right away. She had stepped back enough as if expecting his reaction. She looked different than he remembered of course he knew age did that to people. She was tall, but he was still a head taller than her, and thin, however Law knew that appearances were deceitful especially in her case. Her skin was pale in the clubs lights and she stood out a bit. She was wearing a really short dress with white Lace trimming on the bottom and around her neck. Her hair had grown rather long and she left it down cascading around her in waves with a white ruffled head piece. Her face was small and he could see her smirking while she narrowed her big dark eyes at him.

"What are you doing here?" Law demanded. All she did however was give him a big smile.

"Are you okay?" Came a voice behind him and realize that he had forgotten about the other guy. He turned around to apologize only to feel himself be hauled away from the dance floor leaving the guy to follow after them. Once they were outside and in an alley Law pulled his hand away from her.

"What the hell do you want Baby Faibu?" He asked her giving her a glare. She looked taken aback and her eyes started to water.

"Are you alright?" They guy finally had fought up with them and took in the scene. "Ah. I didn't mean to interrupt, sorry." He apologized quickly. Baby turned her gaze at him and glared through teary eyes.

"Scram!" She ordered him making the guys eyes widen a bit. Law just narrowed his eyes at her.

"You haven't answered my question yet." He reminded her. She glanced at him and then at the other guy and slowly walked towards him. The guy seemed confused for a second before she got up to his personal space and then Law saw it. It was a brief glint but he realized what it was. He abruptly pulled her back towards him and looked up to the guy trying to give him his most apologetic look.

"I'm sorry but I need to take my sister home." He lied. The guy just gave them with a look before he shrugged. Leave to Baby to always have a weapon in that skimpy dress of hers. Where she kept them Law wasn't sure he wanted to find out.

"No problem. See you around then." He walked back into the club without sparing them a backwards glance. He let go of Baby who had stopped crying.

"Put that away." He demanded as he let go of her.

"We need to talk Law." She said after a couple of seconds when she was done sniffing sadly. He narrowed his eyes at her. He knew nothing good would come from talking to her but it must have been important enough for her to actually come see him this time. He left out a sigh and nodded.

"Another one gone! Can you believe that?!" Baby said in between tears. Law had the urge to roll his eyes for the hundredth time since they got to the restaurant. At her request they had gone to an restaurant that served really good pasta with a wide variety of wine. She was on her fifth cup already and Law had tried to make her tell him about her visit to no vail. Instead he was forced to sit through her tragic love life stories. He had the urge to groan.

"Are you listening?" She demanded in a high pitch voice making them the center of curious glances. Law wanted to get up and leave but he knew better.

"I understand already please keep it down." He said in an effort to calm her. It was apparent to him that she could not hold her alcohol.

"But-" A new wave of tears spilled from her eyes and Law wanted to bang his head on the table.

"Enough. Tell me the reason why you have sought me out considering our last phone call." He said in a hushed voice. She nodded and dried her tears with a napkin.

"I have a message from him and he told me I needed to rely this m-messsage personally this time." She hiccuped a bit. Law raised an eyebrow skeptically but kept quiet. " 'Even if you run and hide it's only a matter of time 'till I find you again.' he said." She told him her voice still wavering from crying earlier. Law sucked in a breath.

"He noticed I was gone?" He asked her. She nodded. Law hand't realized he was going to be under surveillance. This made things difficult and easier at the same time. He wanted to know since when he had been under surveillance but refrained from asking Baby because he knew Baby was fiercely loyal towards him. Law let go of the breath he was holding quietly not letting it show how much the message had affected him. He got up.

"W-where are you g-going?!" Baby demanded.

"Home." He responded. She grabbed his sleeve.

"Can I come too?" She asked tentatively as she swayed on her feet. He narrowed his eyes at her.

"Why?" He asked her dubiously.

"I have no means of transportation or communication at the moment and I forgot my wallet." She seemed to flush a bit at the end. He finally gave let a groan out.

"No." He told her. She looked at him with wide eyes and started bawling. He quickly put a hand to her mouth in order to keep her quiet. "Fine!" He told her. She sniffed and nodded. He quickly paid their bill and guided them outside towards his car. She was even more unstable as Law tried to lead her back towards his car getting really curious looks. Everything seemed always make Law the center of attention. Unwanted attention, he thought to himself.

"I love your closet!" Baby called from his room. Law had been steeping out of the bathroom in a pair of sweatpants when he saw Baby looking through his closet and giggling wildly. Then started taking her dress off.

"What the hell! I am right here!" He yelled covering his eyes.

"The don't look! You didn't think I was going to sleep in my nice clothes did you?" She asked him her voice sounding a bit muffled.

"You could ask you know?" He accused still covering his face. The drive seemed to have sober her up a bit so she was no longer swaying on her feet. She took his hands from his eyes and smile up at him.

"See? All done." She said with a laugh. She was shorter now without her heels and Law just wanted to shoot himself for even bringing her home.

"Why the hell are you only wearing a shirt?" He asked her incredulously.

"Because your shirts are big enough to fit me like a dress." She said as if he was an idiot for even asking as she walked back to the living room in her makeshift bed Law had made her. He was left there with his mouth agape. He had not just been looked at like he was stupid by someone who's life made absolutely no fucking sense. Right then and there Law swore to stop letting people in his house. He left out and angry huff turned off the lights and angrily climbed into bed feeling bad when he realized he had disturbed Bepo.

"Sorry." He apologized and gently petted his head when he got comfortable on the bed again. Law laid there in bed enjoying Bepo's soft fur under his touch and trying to make sense of what Baby had relayed.

'Even if you run and hide it's only a matter of time 'till I find you again.'

He hated that. He had always had a way to make his skin crawl even if he was nowhere near him. Law felt a bit of vile rise up in his throat and struggled to keep it down. No matter how many years passed he couldn't stop himself from feeling disgusted just by thinking about him. A matter of time indeed, he thought to himself. He didn't want to think about him but his thoughts kept circling around to him. A slight creak made him sit up slightly and Bepo just raised his head with ears alert.

"Law…?" Came Baby's voice sounding loud even though she was just whispering.

"Yes?" He answered back.

"Are you asleep?" She asked him timidly. Law closed his eyes and left out a really shaky breath trying to contained himself from snapping at her.

"No." He finally said after a bit.

"Can I sleep with you?" She asked him in a voice so soft that Law wondered if he heard her right.

"What?" He asked just to make sure he heard her right.

"M-may I sleep with you?" She asked again. He sat up and looked at her, he could only make out her head poking in through the door but couldn't see her face. "I can't sleep." She said. Law sighed and gently nudged Bepo as he opened the covers.

"Fine." He knew who Baby worked for and was pretty sure what he was doing was dangerous but at the moment all he could see was that small girl who had cared for him in his time of need. She tiptoed carefully and got into the covers hugging Law quickly. He put his arms around her and hugged her back. He remembered when they were kid's and she would often sneak into his bed when she had a nightmare.

"Thanks." She murmured softly. "I miss you." She told him. He just hugged her a bit tighter. True he hated him but if he was honest with himself he had missed her dearly when he left. She had been the only one that had good intentions despite how the world had treated her. He had never asked her how she had come to work for him but he was sure it had to do with her need to always feel compel to help people who asked her for help.

"Why don't you leave him then?" He asked her softly. She shook her head and gave a small laugh.

"Because I'm still needed silly. I promised…" Her soft breathing made Law realized that she had fallen asleep. He wanted to shake her awake and make her see some sense but realized that it would probably not matter. He had missed her because she reminded her of his younger sister Lami. So when he had left he had wanted to take her with him but in the end he had not found her and had simply left. Now that he had seen her again he wasn't sure if she would actually listen to him after he had abandoned her. She felt her snuggle into him a bit more and he closed his eyes. Well at least she seems alright, he thought to himself.

"Wake up Law!" Was all the warning he had before something crushed his stomach. He left out a grunt of pain unnamable to voice out anything due to the lack of air. "make me some breakfast." Came the demand as he heard his bathroom door close.

"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!" He finally gasped out. Having heard his voice Bepo came in running and started trying to lick his face. Law got up slowly when the pain added away and made his way towards the kitchen grumbling the whole way.

He got a few eggs out intend on just making scrambled eggs when pawed at his leg. Getting the message he put some food on his bowl and sat it down for him. Getting back towards his task of making scrambled eggs he jumped when he felt a hand slowly trace his tattoos on his back. He shot her a dirty look but immediately soften his gaze when he noticed the warm look she was giving his tattoos.

"These are a tribute right?" She asked him looking up at his eyes. He put kept missing the egg batter and nodded. She made him face her taking the bowl from his hand and just studied his tattoos quietly tracing the patterns here and there. "He would be proud of you, you now?" She said quietly. His eyes widen slightly. The sound of the door unlocking caught both of their attention and in that moment Baby was whirlwind of motion.

"Bepo are you there?" Came Sachi's voice. Law realized that Sachi must have been here to take Bepo to their house for the week. He looked down at Baby and realized she was holing a knife and poise to attack. He quickly grabbed her, turned her around, took the l

knife behind his back and pulled hair into his chest in a makeshift hug before Sachi came into view. Bepo ran towards Sachi giving happy barks along the way.

"Is someone happy to see me? Down boy!" Sachi said happily but dropped his keys when he took in the scene before him. Law would have laughed at Sachi's face had he not been the reason for it. He knew exactly what was going through his head taking in the scene. A half naked Law hugging a half dressed girl who looked like she had just rolled out of bed.

"I didn't think you would be up since you usualyspendallnightawakeandonlyfallasleepintheearlymorning… I'LLWAITDOWNSTAIRSFORBEPO!" Having seen Sachi's face turn red by the second had been priceless and had Law waiting tears off his eyes after he was gone.

"Well that is my cue to leave!" Baby chirped up. She grabbed her stuff while Law gave her back her knife. He seriously never wanted to know where she had kept that all knight. First a gun and now knife. She had really been turned into a human weapon, Law winced at that thought.

"What about breakfast?!" He called out realizing that he had been woken up for nothing.

"I'll just grab something on my way back." She told him reemerging fully dressed and made her way out towards the door.

"How are you going to get back?" He shouted after her. She paused by the door and waved a few bill in front of him.

"Thanks for your sponsorship!" She called out happily before shutting the door after her. Realization dawned on him when he noticed his wallet in the living room left opened. He looked down at Bepo an sighed. He went into his room and pulled a t-shirt out of one of the drawers and grabbed Bepo's leash.

"Well then. Come on." He put Bepo's leash collar on and walked him downstairs. He found Penguins car in the parking lot next to his car. Penguin got out and opened the back door for Bepo to get in.

"Captain what did you do to break Sachi?" He asked him. Law took off Bepo's collar and gave it to Penguin after he shut the car door. He shrugged. "I've never heard him so quiet." He threw Sachi a worried glance. Law snickered.

"Nothing that I can remember from the top of my head." He said innocently. Penguin just gave him a hummed response. "Does he have to work today?" Law asked. Penguin just nodded absentmindedly. "Have him drop by the office then so I can check for any illness then." He said as he walked away holding back his laughter. If he knew that all it took for Sachi to keep quiet was have a girl over then he should have done that a long time ago. Even though things are not like that, he thought to himself as he rode up the elevator back to his room to get ready for work.

Thank you all so much for all your wonderful comments! I am always so happy to read them. They make my day! I hope this chapter was worth the wait. Again this is un'betaed so I just wrote it posted it so if there are any errors don't hesitate to tell me! Or just leave a comment to make sure my story is actually interesting XD. more thing I always thought of Law and Baby 5 as having a brother sister bond plus I used Fiube for the sake of the story AU. Thanks for reading~

Ps. I only updated the slight mistakes XD