"Law, wake up. You have classes don't you?"

"..at 12."

"Oh, sorry then. Sleep if you want, it's still early.I'll go to the showers first, mine are at 10."

The door closed.

Law slowly opened his eyes, and after softly rubbing them he pulled the sheets off his face. He had been avoiding his friends since last day. He just couldn't afford them to see him like this. They had already seen him after Kid.. He clenched his fists. If they saw him after what that man did yesterday.. He wouldn't get away that easily without an explanation. He sat down on the bed's edge, in order to get up, but a severe pain from his hips and down to his knees caused him to fall back down.

"Shit.."

He grabbed the desk's edge, and by holding managed to get up. He walked to the bathroom, and opened the tap, washing his face with plenty of water. He looked up on the mirror. His face wasn't that bad, most wounds had started to close or were covered by band-aids, but, the worse was his neck. The markings on it had gotten this deep gray colour that bruises later on get, now being more visible than ever. Law made a disgusted face, as he punched the mirror with his good hand, making a small crack on it.

"Fuck!" He gasped desperate. Just how long would this go on? He'd also learnt the truth about who talked all this lies into Penguin's mind, but saying the truth now would just seem as he was defending him. This whole situation.. had just gone to hell.

He walked back to his desk, sitting down, thinking of getting some extra studying done. But, his mind travelled back to yesterday, at the nursery, and his accidental meeting with the two men. He didn't mind Killer, he held no grudge towards him, but Kid was another case. Still.. why was he like this? All beaten up, more pale than ever. Could it be that that fucker.. attacked him again?! But why? He knows that the thing between us is over! It doesn't make sense..

Questions likely these kept wandering around his mind, but he just couldn't realise, what had really happened. He sighed, as he grabbed a book from his desk, opening, and started reading. He had memorized around two pages, when the door opened. He turned towards its direction shocked, as he didn't think Shachi would come so quick. He wanted at least to cover his neck, he could find an excuse about the hand anyways. But what he saw once he turned around, was not the friend he expected to see. It was the friend he absolutely didn't want to see him like this, as he knew how he would react. Penguin.

"I saw Shachi heading to the bathrooms, so i went ahead and got his keys and came here since my classes are later on." He said and closed the door with a light push of his leg, since his hands were occupied. "I went ahead and got you coffee too, since you can be a real pain in the ass right after you wa-".

He noticed the man, and all his bruises and wounds. He hastily left the coffees on the table, and run towards Law.

"Wh-What the fuck.. When did you.." he said said while inspecting the male, his voice containing a hint of the panic that run through him.

"C-Calm down-"

"When did that fucker attack you again?!" He now yelled.

"W-What fucker?" Does he know about Do-..?

"Kid That fucker! I thought i put him in his place yesterday..!"

Kid? He knows about that.. He shook his head. "No! Kid didn't do this! But wait.. What do you mean you put him in his place?"

"I kicked that bastard's ass for what he did to you thats what I mean!" He furiously said.

Law blinked a few times, but then let out a small gasp. "So that's why he was like this yesterday.." he murmured.

"What?! You met with him?!"

"No! I didn't! I was at the nursery and he came there too!"

"Fuck that! Don't cover up for him Law!"

"Im not covering up for him" Law yelled desperate. He couldn't forgive Kid for what he did to him, but he couldn't get him blamed for that bastard's actions. "It was someone else!"

"S-Someone else?" Law seemed serious about saying it wasn't Kid, but just who else could it've been? Law didn't have any enemies, and he was fine yesterday morning. Well, as fine as he could be after what Kid had done to him the day before that. And he didn't even meet with anyone, they were together the whole morning, had lunch at the cafeteria, then this secretary came and he met with-

The principal.. he thought.

He turned to Law. "Law.. yesterday, what did you talk about with the principal?" He asked in a low voice.

Law seemed to flinch at the last word, clenching his fists. He opened his mouth. "N-No.. I.." he couldn't utter any sentence.

"D-Did.. Did he..?"

Law covered his own mouth with his hand, looking away in a shocked expression.

Shit..


Killer tied his hair behind, as he kneeled down with a bowl, for the small cat that quickly approached him. He left it on the floor and got up. He looked at his friend's bed, where the redhead was snoring loudly. He sighed, and looked at the time. 9.14 am. He grabbed his pillow, and threw it right on his friend's face.

"Ow..!" The redhead suddenly woke up from the impact. "What the fuck are you doing?!"

"Im waking you up."

"Don't throw shit at me! What if the damn stitches reopen AGAIN? I ain't the nurse's knitting you know!" He barked at him. He was always lively like that in the mornings.

"Stitches don't open from a pillow smartass." His friend replied indifferently.

"Do we have any classes..?"

"Chemistry." Killer replied once more.

"Let's skip a bit. I need a smoke."

"Why don't you study a bit instead of that? For a change."

"Shut up."

The blond huffed annoyed. He had to admit that he's friend was unnaturally gifted in everything regarding mechanical engineering, but still that was of no reason to not study for classes and exams. That way he's just taking advantage of his gift. But, if he said any of this or what he was thinking, he knew his friend would simply ignore him, so he remained silent with a desperate sigh.

The cat however, which had finished its meal, now jumped on the redhead's bed, softly patting his head with its paws in a playful way.

"Whyy are you doing this to me?" Kid whimpered.

Killer smiled. "Cats don't talk, Kid."

"Maybe I'm not talking to the fucking cat!" He yelled, causing his friend to laugh.

"Why does it come to me anyways?! You're the one taking care of it!"

"It likes you."

"Make it un-like me!"

"It's dislike." The blond corrected with a smile.

"Oh, right. THANKS MOM." He said annoyed as he got up, walking towards the bathroom.

Kid yawned loudly.

"You know," Killer said, "If you really didn't do almost any of what injuries Trafalgar had yesterday.."

Kid's face got darker. "Someone else did it. And Im probably gonna get blamed for that too."

Killer scratched his head, thinking. Just who could it have been..?

"Trafalgar didn't say anything to you about anyone..right?"

"He hasn't said anything at all." Kid groaned. "He seems like the quiet type too ya'know? Sure he has a big fucking mouth, but he ain't that provocative." Just then, he remembered his and Law's first conversation. "Erase that last one." He said again with a frown.

Killer started getting dressed.

"Maybe his friends know something." Kid said from the bathroom.

"It's unusual you know. That you care so much even though he said he hates you."

"Well he can hate me! Im going to fucking prove that it was just a mistake of the moment, you'll see!" Kid yelled mad, but in a confident tone.

The blond sighed. "I didn't mean it like that."

"Yea yea i know." The redhead said as he undressed, fighting to get his pyjama pants off. He finally kicked them away, and started getting dressed.

"Can you talk to his friends?" Kid suddenly said.

"Me?"

"Well I can't." Kid barked.

The blond sighed. "I'll see what I can do."

The redhead grinned with that childish grin of his as he opened the door, waiting for his friend to get out first.

"Ladies first."

"Fuck you." The blond replied, getting out.

"Come on. You look like a lady anyways."

"Shut up!"

The redhead laughed, and didn't notice Shachi, entering his own room few metres behind them. Shachi looked at them for a bit, but then sighed, and entered his own room to take a book for his class. However, inside he saw Law, with a terrible expression, and Penguin, with an expression overwhelmed by anger, more than ever before.

"Wh-What's going on..?" Shachi said.

"Get in, and close the door. Law has something to say." Penguin said, and the other friend did as he was told to.


Some minutes later


"Put out the damn cigarette! You know how Professor Caesar is like! He's gonna kick us out the minute we get in if we're late!" The blond yelled.

"Shut up shut up!" Kid yelled back, throwing the cigarette on the floor, and by stepping on it he put it out. "There! Lets go stop your bitching!"

Killer rolled his eyes with some incoherent mumbling as they walked inside the building, and after some more walking reached the Chemistry lab. Kid opened the door, and walked in with a loud yawn. Killer behind him glared at him, as he spoke.

"We're sorry for attending late, Professor Cae-" he stopped, once he saw the person standing on the teaching stand. It was a seemingly young woman, with long green hair tied behind and big round glasses. She adjusted the glasses, and turned to the two men.

"Its alright. Please come in, take a seat. I was just explaining that Professor Caesar had some.. urgent business," she finally said with a smile, "and Ill be delivering today's lesson."

Kid turned to his friend, and placed his hands near his chest, doing a gesture indicating the size of the woman's breasts, and with a grin started walking up to the end of the class with his friend right behind woman slightly blushed, however, once he took the first step up, the packet of cigarettes from the redhead's pocket slipped out, and fell on the floor with a tap sound, loud enough so that all the students and the professor were now looking at the two men. Killer froze, and looked at his friend. Kid looked at the packet at the floor, looked around a bit, then sighed and continued walking upstairs.

"Oi Killer, you dropped your cigarettes."

"WHAT"

The female professor slammed her hand on the large blackboard behind her, and after adjusting her glasses once more spoke loudly.

"Mister Eustass and Mister Killer. If you would please follow me to the principal's office for a talk."

Killer glared at the redhead, but the redhead looked at the female with an offended look.

"What? Am i gonna get expelled cause of this shithead's smoke?!"

"WHAT" Killer said again.

"Mister Eustass!" The female impatiently said.

Both men followed the woman outside, each cursing at the other.

"I'm very sure you are both accustomed to the college's rules. Any kind of drugs, including smoking is banned, and can lead to permanent expulsion from our college. Since I have a classroom to attend, you may stay here and wait for the principal to accept you inside. He will decide what to do. Please, have a seat and patiently wait. Quietly as well. You are..both.. great students of this college, so Im sure that the principal can let this slide off. But still, do as I said." She said, and turned around, walking out of the hallway in front of the door to the principal's office.

"Just now. She said both really weird." Kid commented, once he made sure she was far away.

"Cause she didn't mean both of us! She was just being polite!" The blond whispered mad.

"Yea.." the redhead patted his friend's shoulder. "Sorry man."

Killer rubbed his temples with a groan. "I can't believe we might get expelled. This is like elementary and high school all over again. Me getting in trouble for your shit. Even now! In fucking college! Jeez when are you going to grow up?!" He quietly hissed.

"Shut up! I didn't drop them on purpose!" Kid rolled his eyes.

"You fucking blamed me didn-!"

"...fuffufu.. Yes."

A quiet voice coming from the door's direction stopped the blond's one, making both men turn towards its way. Kid got up and walked towards the door, leaning towards its, obviously eavesdropping.

"What exactly are you doing?"

"Shut up. It's not like we have anything better to do."

Killer sighed and got up, doing the same thing his friend did.

"Eavesdropping Mr. Perfect Student?" The redhead said in an ironic tone.

"It's not like it can get any worse, can it? Worse than dropping the damn cigarettes in front of the principal's secretary!" He said, but his friend completely ignored him, now trying to listen more closely.

"...yes..everything is arranged for today, as we said.." The voice was heard.

"What everything?" Kid whispered. Killer told him to be quiet, as he tried to listen as well.

"..o. The weapons will be dispatched the day after that..."

Killer took a step back, startled. W-Weapons?

"..Law will be delivering them today, at the usual meeting.."

Now was Kid's turn to step back, a raise in his heart beat. Law? What did Trafalgar have to do with this?

"...you before!" A loud noise, like someone slammed their hand on a surface loudly. "Law won't ever say anything. He'll just do as I tell him to. If not.. fuffufu.." Kid exchanged a look with his friend, but none spoke. "..knows what's going to happen, ever since he was a brat. I reminded him yesterday too, so don't worry.. Now, the time.."

Killer looked at Kid. He had a very troubled expression.

"He said.. yesterday he.." Killer whispered. The blond was over-perceptive as usual.

Kid stood still. The nurse's words from yesterday continued to echo in his mind. 'I just hope he's not mixed up in anything that will ruin his future.' But just what was Law mixed into?! And the nurse.. she knew something.. All these..They weren't making any sense! The principal.. and Law? What was going on between them?!

"..oi, Killer. Do you think-"

His voice was cut off, from the loud creaking sound the door did, as it opened slowly. Kid and Killer looked up, as their eyes were met with a tall male figure, looking down on them with a grin so wide, that it look like it split the face in half.

"Fuffufu..May I help you?" The man said with a chuckle.

The two men froze.