Chapter 11

Law frowned as he stood outside the door, his fist raised to knock but his thoughts were distracting him. Lami had tried to reassure him after he had asked how she was when that bastard Vergo 'disciplined' her, Law really wanted to kill him for harming her, thankfully he hadn't seen him yet though. She did however tell him that one of the 'guests' Princess Mansherry assisted Dr. Chopper in healing her while Violet, one of the executives helped her with her duties so she could recover more easily.

Quickly though a voice attracted his attention, interrupting his thoughts and filling him with a sudden dread.

"No need to stand at the door Law, come in."

Holding back a helpless sigh he opened the door and entered, closing it quietly behind him with a grim expression. He was completely dreading this conversation.

All due to the man now currently grinning sharply at him.


Kid was having a hard time not fidgeting on the couch, it was so soft and luxurious. His room, more like fucking 'rooms', was huge. He had his own suite, including a bar which he was quite happily working his way through, several glasses sitting on the table, he was about to down the rest of the last one when his door opened.

He grinned when he spotted Law entering, looking tired out making Kid frown.

"What's wrong Law? You look tired." He got up from the couch and started to make his way over to meet Law who paused, frowning softly. "C'mon, haven't we all told you to look after yourself more-"

Then he spotted Law's neck.

"What happened?!" Kid hissed, grasping Law's hand and tugging him over but saw another flinch.

"Nothing happened. Let me go." Law protested, he looked annoyed and frustrated but Kid wasn't deterred.

He yanked Law's sleeve back, seeing his swollen wrist. He only had to think for a moment before Kid remembered that Law had gone to see Doflamingo, Kid couldn't help but imagine some muscular guy successfully hurting Law while he couldn't fight back or having his guards beating him or-

"Eustass-ya stop it. I'm fine." Law tried to tug his hand free but Kid refused to let go, Law would try to retreat if he did.

He gingerly touched Law's neck, inspecting the forming bruises and earned another protest for the action. The more Law flinched the more red Kid could see smothering his vision.

"Was this Doflamingo?! Did he hurt you?!"

"He merely made sure I stopped struggling and paid completely attention to what I was supposed to watch." Law stopped squirming within his grasp, looking exhausted now. "I don't think he restrained me that tightly, I must have done more damage to myself than I realised..."

"Why was he restraining you?" Kid frowned before tensing, he recalled Law had been ordered not to bring him to the castle, instead he was supposed to take him back to the mines. "...He was punishing you... Wasn't he?"

He hated that he felt guilty when Law replied but he knew he hadn't wanted Law to be harmed for keeping him out of the mines and giving him his chance at freedom.

"He certainly wasn't pleased..."


"Fufufufufu, I'm glad to see you've returned Law, took you're sweet time." Doflamingo smiled, beckoning him over with his finger.

Law obeyed, he stood just an arms length from him, though admittedly more due to the unnatural limb sizes but Law preferred to be on the safe side just in case.

"Concerned I was going off on a tour?"

"More like causing trouble. Which I did hear by the way, trouble for Baby-5 and Buffalo." Law saw his grin lessen at that. "How is your shoulder now Law?"

"Healing. Penguin made sure I kept resting it and speaking of resting, why did you give him my sleeping pills?"

"I already told you." Doflamingo shrugged, his grin widening again. "You, Law, have a nasty habit of neglecting your health. You can't blame me for passing your medicine off to your head guard."

"I can't?" Law grumbled, he couldn't help but tense when Doflamingo reached out, ruffling his hair gently.

He hadn't stood far enough away.

"Fufufufufu, no you can't. Now I seem to remember calling you for something... Can you guess?"

Law raised an eyebrow. "Should I?"

"You seem to have another nasty habit, thankfully still developing, so there's still time to reign it in." Doflamingo murmured. "Not listening to orders."

"I-" Law glanced back as he heard the door open, he was startled as Lami entered, looking as confused as he felt, Vergo entered behind her, hands as usual, clasped behind his back. Law was forced to ignore the desire to charge at Vergo and beat his fists into his face for hurting his sister, who looked nervous beside the taller man but Doflamingo distracted him.

He didn't understand Doflamingo's next few questions until it was too late.

"Hello Limie, been good today?" Doflamingo asked as she curtsied, her head bowed.

"It's Lami." Law grumbled out the correction, earning a look from Vergo.

"I have been seeing to my duties as satisfactory." Lami answered neutrally.

"Good girl, I haven't heard of anymore of those nasty escape attempts." Lami looked relieved but Law knew Doflamingo was aiming for something else. "But for some reason my lovely Violet has been busy helping you. Why is she doing my pretty slave's duties huh girl?"

"I-I-"

"Speak up girl." Vergo reprimanded her, Law resisted scowling at him knowing he and Lami were in deep enough trouble.

He couldn't afford to make it worse, not when he didn't know what Doflamingo and Vergo were going to do.

"Lady Violet ha-had said s-she w-wished to be of assistance..." Lami looked terrified, she knew she wasn't meant to show it, Law had warned her Doflamingo loved making people turn to complete panic.

She was firmly in his trap. As was he.

"Show us your mark." Doflamingo ordered, he was grinning sadistically now, much to Law's confusion.

"My m-mark?"

"Take off your dress." Vergo scowled impatiently, this time Law did protest as the bastard's hands reached out but before Law could do anything an arm slipped around him from behind, pressing warningly against his neck.

"I'm not in the mood for anymore disobedience Law. Behave." Doflamingo hissed into his ear, Law hated that his body shuddered at the warm breath tickling his ear.

Law forced himself to keep still as Vergo ripped Lami's dress, her eyes alight with fear, he harshly forced her to turn around to show them her naked back, decorated with bruises and the dragon's claw, that slave mark burning red on her tanned skin. He heard Doflamingo's mocking contemplating hum before he spoke up again.

"I can see why it's getting harder for you to remember your duties. Your mark's faded quite a bit hasn't it dear?"

Law felt himself pale in realisation, he could see Lami's body rigged and trembling as it clicked for her too.

"Don't. Please don't. Leave her alone! Please!" Law tried, he knew it was useless to beg, it only amused Doflamingo but he couldn't-

"If you Trafalgars learned to behave there wouldn't be a need for any of this. Vergo the rod's sitting under that towel, heat it up in the fire would you?"

"Of course Doffy." Vergo nodded as he started to carry out his orders.

Law thrashed against the arm around him, ignoring his neck grinding against Doflamingo's arm as he tried to pull the limb away but the blonde's other hand merely ceased his wrists in a firm hold.

Doflamingo must have seen Lami tensing up further because he spoke up again. "And stay still girl. Or you might need an extra one for some emphasis."

Law could hear Lami's choked sobs while Law ignored the stinging pain against his wrists and neck, he ignored Doflamingo's voice telling him to calm down before he hurt himself. All he could hear was Lami's sobs and the hissing of the rod, burning with heat.

He didn't bother to turn his eyes away as Vergo approached Lami, he knew Doflamingo would force him to watch if he tried, he didn't even try to keep protesting, Doflamingo ignored each one so far, even when he offered to take the burn of the rod instead. He could only struggle and watched helplessly as Vergo grabbed his sister's brown hair, yanking her head to the carpet and thrusting the red-hot metal against her naked back.

His ears burned as Lami screamed, that old familiar smell of burning flesh piercing his nostrils, making him choke, he knew Doflamingo murmured something into his ear but he couldn't register it.

His vision was slowly blurring, changing into something else, the candle lit room with the screaming girl and cold hearted-men turned into something more devastating. Into the streets with blood scattered everywhere, where corpses lay and burned, rotting and defiling the white pavements and walls.

All he could now see was a white city burning and hear the familiar screams of terror-

The suddenly his sister's screams stopped, Law could only slump, exhausted as Lami's whimpers died off as she fell unconscious from the pain. Doflamingo's restraining arms held him up as Vergo pulled away the rod, her mark burning bright red as he sat the rod down at the fireplace to cool off. Law faintly realised his hands were released but couldn't find the strength to pull away and strangle Vergo as Doflamingo's arm lowered, wrapping comfortably around his shoulders instead of his neck.

"Now Law, you weren't meant to think of that old trauma. Poor thing." He could see Vergo dumping a sheet on Lami, hoisting her up under one arm and carrying her out of the room, he faintly heard Vergo ask Doflamingo is he needed anything else, the blonde replying then the door closing, Doflamingo speaking up again. "Settle down."

It took a small amount of coaxing and a lot of struggling and threats before Doflamingo managed to settle him down and rest briefly.


"So he punished you because he 'wasn't pleased'? Law talk to me, did he hit you?"

Law finally gathered enough strength to pull away from Kid's grasp, feeling irritated and even more exhausted than before. "No. Drop it now. I had something important to say and I wanted to... Wanted to apologise for not speaking up sooner..."

Law didn't understand the sudden grin on Kid's face, it was a serious talk. He didn't also get why suddenly he was being dragged forward by his upper arms in a gentle grip. He also didn't like that the idiot sealed their lips together again.

Law was really too tired to deal with this.


Kid had been waiting for Law to talk to him, of course they needed to talk about other stuff like his sister and him about the slavery but they were now going to talk about this morning!

Then again Kid paused, feeling Law squirm weakly against him, he realised that he might have came to that conclusion a bit too quickly so with a reluctant sigh he pulled away, he smirked when he saw Law was giving him a look, a mixture of a glare and exasperation.

"Didn't I tell you not to kiss me ever again?"

Kid smirked. "I don't remember hearing that."

"Kid-" That sent tingles down his spine, he rarely heard Law say his name. "I mean it. Don't. Do. It. Again."

Kid also swore he never heard that. How was he supposed to know if he didn't hear it after all? However Law's finger stabbed his head.

"Don't ignore me Eustass-ya."

Suddenly a knock at the door sent Law scrambling away, alarmed as it opened up. Kid scowled as a green haired woman entered.

"Ever heard of waiting for a 'come in'?" Kid growled out, hating the sudden intrusion.

"My apologises, I didn't realise I needed to wait for a mongrel to reply." Monet was smirking, Law was surprised at the 'pet name' but guessed the bird has said she didn't have to be polite to Kid. "Your presence is required Law."

"Don't ignore me you bi-"

"For what?" Law interrupted him from that mistake, stepping on his foot to cut off the insult.

"Preparations for tomorrow's party of course. I am here to escort you to the meeting."

Damn Doflamingo. "We'll talk later Eustass-ya."

And before the redhead could protest Law left, followed closely by Monet.

.:End of Chapter:.

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