The two jumped, startled, and turned to face the intruder.

Lor's eyes widened. "S—"

"What the hell?!"

"Hakuryou-ya. What a surprise to see you here," Law said smoothly, recovering his composure first.

Smoker's eyes flicked to Lor before returning to Law. He only scowled. When he had returned home for the first time in an eternity—which was actually since Lor left for the first time—he had gone to his little sister's room. He had wanted to see the state of it, since he knew his parents would not want anything to do with a girl who dropped their reputation by several notches.

He had to admit he was glad they hadn't destroyed anything, but he was not pleased to see her actually there. Especially not with him.

Was she insane? Well, scratch that. Their parents probably would not kill her, since she could always regain their honor by marrying some other rich, high ranking noble marine of their choosing.

Helios was not an option anymore, since she had reduced him to a sniveling, cowering idiot. He almost smirked at the thought. Almost.

But to bring pirates to their former home, and Trafalgar Law…

Was he insane?! Willingly entering a house full of marines… He would have been practically defenseless if they found out he was there.

"Smoker—" Lor began again.

"Get out."

Law raised an eyebrow. Of all the things he thought Smoker would say and do, 'get out' was not one of them. Especially not since he had kidnapped Lorelei from right in front of Smoker's eyes, and especially not since she had had sexual relations with the marine.

Smoker's scowl darkened. "Both of you. Get out. NOW!"

"Smo—"

"Lor. Out. Now," Smoker growled.

For a moment she contemplated drop kicking him in the head.

Law smirked. "Aren't you going to call the other marines on us? You know, to capture, torture, and kill?"

Lor now also considered drop kicking Law in the head.

"Law, let's go," Lor murmured, quite demurely considering the murderous thoughts running through her mind.

Law's smirk grew. His eyes flicked to Lor, back to Smoker, and then back to his Lorelei. He pressed his lips firmly against hers for a brief second before pulling away. "Sure."

Lor had to fight to keep her expression blank. Men!

As they moved past Smoker, Law felt sadistic glee and pleasure from Smoker's shell shocked expression, the man's cigar falling from his open mouth to smolder on the floor, his body tensed and unmoving.

So before Smoker could wrap his mind around what Law just did, Law grabbed Lor's hand and began to ran. But not before he checked to make sure the box of photographs and the dress he had hurriedly stuffed in was tucked safely under his arm.

Law froze. Lor ran into his back before shuffling back, rubbing her nose, and then she froze.

And the couple staring at them, wide eyed, froze.

The woman's mouth opened to scream.

Law moved faster than Lor would have believed possible, shoving the box and his scabbard at her, his nodachi bared and the edge pressed against the woman's throat. And with her scream choked off and her partner immobile from shock, Law moved more casually behind the woman to trap her between his body and his sword.

He smiled pleasantly.

"I thought this was a family reunion?" Law said to Lor.

"Distant relatives are invited too. And by that I mean very very distant relatives," Lor answered.

Law hummed in understanding. Rich people.

"Now, if you will move, the lady will not get hurt," Law said to the hostage's male partner. "Stay here, do not alert anyone to our presence, and I will free the lady when we are safely out of range."

The man nodded wordlessly. He must have been a low ranking marine, to comply so easily with a pirate's demands. But then again… Two supernova rookies with bounties of over 400 million beli's was nothing to laugh at.

They walked past. But suddenly the man's hand shot out, grabbing Lor's arm. "W-why are you with him?"

"My, I knew you were ignorant, but I didn't know you were illiterate too. Or did you think you were too good to read the news?" Lor said amiably, her tone and words unmatched.

Law chuckled, eyes meeting hers over his shoulder. She sent him a small smile, and fell into step next to him.

"Please," the hostage whispered. "Please don't do this. Lorelei."

Lor blinked, face blank. The hostage recognized her? She searched her mind for any sign that she knew the woman, but she came up with nothing.

Then again, she never really paid any attention to her family. If she ran into her parents, she probably wouldn't recognize them either.

So Lor simply shrugged, and the woman started sobbing quietly.

They left the estates, Lor sounding a piercing whistle, and Teddy-bear and Fluffy-cat came running. Law felt like scrubbing down his mind with a wire brush every time he heard the names. She may have been three when she named them, but couldn't they change the names now? 'Teddy-bear' the tiger and 'Fluffy-cat' the bear were terrifying. If they attacked, weaker enemies would die for sure.

But the names were ridiculous. If enemies heard the names, they would probably die of laughter.

Law snuck a glance at Lor. It was a discussion for later.

Only when they made it into the night air and halfway across the distance between the village and estates did they hear footsteps thundering towards them.

Law considered pushing the woman away and running, but before he could, the owners of the feet appeared and Law held the woman tighter, his blade almost drawing blood from her throat.

"Trafalgar Law," Smoker growled.

Behind him stood the woman's partner, but nobody else. Good, Law thought. They still had a chance, if the two had not alerted the rest of the marines to their presence. And judging from the sounds of the party continuing on, Law knew that they had not told anybody.

"Trafalgar Law!" Smoker half yelled.

Law sighed. Was Smoker only capable of shouting his name? He remembered that it was practically the same as when he had kidnapped Lorelei. The man's face was beet red, tight with rage. His fists clenched and unclenched, hovering over the jutte that hung at his waist for the party. Weapons on one's back wasn't very polite, Law suspected. He didn't think hanging them at the hip was any better, but he was not a noble, and thus did not know how they thought.

"What the fuck did you do to my sister?!" Smoker roared.

Oh. So that was why he was so angry. Law shrugged and shoved the hostage away, causing her to stumble into the arms of her partner. And he turned and grabbed Lor's hand, and ran.

"TRAFALGAR LAW! Keep your damned hands off my sister!"

Law's footsteps faltered, and he stopped to stare over his shoulder in confusion as Smoker stormed his way. He knew he should run, but he had already released…

Lor let go of his hand, and Law was left staring blankly at his empty hand.

"Smoker," Lor said, putting a hand on the man's chest and halting him.

Law was a little interested to see some of rage drain out of the marine's face, but he wasn't at all pleased with their proximity.

And then Smoker looked up, locked eyes with Law, and the rage was back.

"Onii-chan," Lor said sharply, her tone carrying a warning.

Smoker snapped back as if he had been slapped. "Lor, him?"

Law blinked, all thoughts flying out of his mind. 'Onii-chan'?! He could only stare at the scene, dumbfounded.

"Yes. Him. Okay?" Lor said soothingly.

"Has he ever hurt you?"

"No."

A lie, Law thought.

"Have you ever had sex with him?"

"No!"

Not a lie. But he smirked a little as Lor's ears turned red.

"Okay then. Tell me if he does anything, and I'll kill him for you," Smoker nodded, turned on his heel, and walked away.