This has been revised 11/19/17

I do not own One Piece but I do own this plot!

Traflagar D Water Law, a young boy with white patchy skins and dark brown hair cursed holding his side. He panted blood seeping through his fingers. 'I have to keep going! I can't stop here, I have to keep moving.' Law stumbled but caught himself just barely keeping himself from falling to the ground.

"Law you can't keep running forever! I'm sure if you come back now the young master won't punish you too badly!" There was a group of pirates all with guns and swords rushing in the same direction Law was in.

Law grit his teeth in frustration and turned diving into the bushes next to him. He crashed into three solid little bodies and couldn't help but curse his luck. In front of him stood three brats.

The freckled one with a scowl on his face rubbed his head glaring at Law. "That hurt you bastard! Who the hell are you?"

The older boy ignored the freckled brat straining his ears to see if anyone was coming his way. He could hear footsteps moving towards them and tensed prepared to fight if he had to.

"Hey guys I think I heard something over here!" More shuffling feet made their way towards the four boys and Law was tensed as tight as a spring ready to pounce.

The blonde curly haired boy grabbed Law by the shoulder and flung him back into another bush right behind them. The three boys stood shoulder to shoulder effectively blocking Law from sight, and just in time too.

The group of pirates pushed the foliage away and looked down at the three kids glaring. "Hey brats any of you seen a brunette with patchy white skin come through here?"

The freckled boy ignored their question and instead glared at them hatefully making some of the weaker men flinch at the pure hatred in the boy's eyes. "My name is not brat and if you assholes have any sense you'll get the hell off this island now!"

Laughing loudly the group of pirates didn't take anything the boy said seriously causing him to bristle angered by their mocking of him. The blonde noble looking boy stepped forward to diffuse any kind of impending fight.

The blonde grinned stepping forward slightly. "Hmm I don't think you lot understand fully what my dear brother was trying to say, see this island here houses a very important vice admiral who just so happens to be on his way home."

The leader of the pirate group stepped forward smirking smugly. "Oh yeah and who is this great vice admiral then?"

The blonde smirked looking down right pleased with himself as he uttered the most horrifying name for his brothers and all pirates around. "Monkey D Garp."

That was enough to wipe all smugness and mockery off the pirates faces. The leader of the group shook his head. "No way am I facing up against Garp! Law isn't worth dying over!"

The group of pirates all turned tail and ran. The blonde boy was feeling proud of himself for thinking up that lie on the spot. He turned to his other two brothers who were white as a sheet.

The youngest gripped his hat shaking. "Gramps is coming? How come you never told us Sabo!"

Sabo sighed rolling his eyes sometimes he couldn't believe how dense his brothers really were. "No Lu gramps is not coming I just told the pirates that so they'd leave."

Both ravens seemed to be relaxing visibly knowing their grandpa wasn't coming anytime soon. "Thank god."

With all of that out of the way the three brothers turned to the bush and saw the kid, Law, standing in front of them arms crossed looking tense and serious. "Thank you for helping me." He barely was able to force the words out, but he did.

The freckled boy scowled deeper and opened his mouth to retort but was cut off by Sabo. "It was no problem, now then mind telling us who you are and why those guys were after you?"

Law narrowed his eyes at the blonde boy but decided to answer the question. "My name Trafalgar D Water Law, I stole something from their captain and I guess he wants it back. He killed someone close to me and I plan on avenging him."

Sabo nodded in understand then pointed to himself. "My names Sabo, and the one scowling is Ace, and the one with the straw-hat if Luffy we're all brothers."

Having been unusually quiet the whole time Luffy jumped forward looking the older boy in the eyes. "Ne are you all alone?"

Law was taken by surprise with the question the young boy had ask but nodded slowly not seeing the big deal in telling him that. Luffy looked to his two brothers with puppy eyes causing Ace to shake his head rapidly. "No way Lu! You can stop with the eyes because it's not going to happen!"

Sabo laughed shaking his head. "Come on Ace you know Luffy won't stop whining until you give him what he wants, might as well give in now and save yourself the trouble."

The freckled boy growled eyes narrowed. "No! We don't know this guy we're not going to freely allow him around Lu!"

Luffy ignoring his two brothers ran up to Law happily. "Ne Torao come stay with us tonight! That way you won't be alone anymore!"

Law shook his head, there was no way he was allowing himself to get close to these brats. He's learned when you get attached to something you always lose it, he didn't want to lose anything else he cared about. "No, I don't need to be with anyone, I'm leaving now."

The three brothers watched as Law turned taking off into the woods. Ace scoffed rolling his eyes. "I give him about an hour before he winds up in trouble."

Literally five minutes later they heard a loud crashing sound that caused Luffy to laugh joyfully and take off running towards the noise. Ace and Sabo both cursed running after the idiotic raven.

They came across the scene of Law hanging upside down in a trap covered in dirt and with twigs in his hair. He was scowling heavily as he stared at the three boys.

Ace rolled his eyes pulling out a dagger from his pocket and walked over cutting Law down. Law groaned hitting the ground hard and looked up at the three boys.

Sabo decided to take pity on the boy. "How about you come stay with us for the night, in the morning we can show you around and clue you in on the dangers of the island so you can survive here."

Law wanted to refuse but he knew it would be stupid to refuse and continue stumbling around the forest. He sighed nodding. "Alright but what will your parents say?"

Ace's silver eyes turned darker as he turned around and glared at the ground. "All you need to know about that is me and Sabo's parents are dead and Luffy's abandoned him all we have is shitty gramps."

Law was starting to have a little respect for these three boys. He knew how they felt being alone and only having themselves. He lost his whole family in a matter of days but still managed to find another important person only to lose them as well.

They walked through the woods for about twenty minutes until they stopped in front of a giant tree. Law looked up seeing a big tree house and felt his eye twitch in aggravation. It wasn't right that a group of kids had to live out in the woods by themselves. "You three live here in this?"

The boys nodded not seeing what the big deal was. Law grit his teeth. 'How could their grandpa allow them to live out here by themselves?'

Ace made his way towards the ladder. "Come on its late and we've all had a long day we'll talk more tomorrow."

The group nodded and made their way into the medium sized tree house. Luffy handed Law a small blanket that looked more like a torn-up towel and turned snuggling between Sabo and Ace for warmth.

Law leaned against a wall and sighed looking up at the moon and stars. 'How the hell did I get myself into this mess Cora-san?'

After an hour Law sighed looking over to the sleeping boys. "You should sleep Ace-ya I promise I won't do anything while your asleep."

Ace sat up pushing Luffy more into Sabo and locked his eyes with Laws. "I'm not as stupid or trusting as Luffy is, I know how evil people can be I've seen the worse in people. We just met you and I refuse to let you out of my sight when you're so close to my brothers."

Law smirked and his respect for the boy doubled. It was easy to tell that Ace was the leader of their small group, he was the one that made the final decision. "If I wanted to do something to you all I would have already done it. You don't need to worry about me after tonight I'll be gone and won't bother you all again."

The freckled boy ignored Laws words and the two continued to watch each other throughout the night. Law was surprised by the complete lack of trust the oldest boy of the group had but he could understand, people were cruel.

Morning came fast and Luffy yawned stretching. He shot up when he saw Law and bounced over grinning brightly. "Torao come with us today! We're going to gray terminal to pick pocket people shihihi!"

Sabo nodded putting his top hat on. "He's right you should come, this way we can show you around."

Law smirked over at Ace who bristled at the look. He knew it'd be fun to mess with the hot head. "Sure I don't have anything better to do anyways." Ace really wanted to wipe that stupid smirk off his face.

The blonde ex noble sighed shaking his head. He already knew those two were going to be like fire and water. He'd be lucky if they got through the morning without any fights.

The group got to grey terminal in no time and Law wrinkled his nose at the sight and smell of the place. It was literally just a giant junk yard.

Ace and Sabo turned to Luffy looking at him with stern expressions. Sabo placed and hand on the boy's shoulder. "Alright Lu you need to listen carefully you are to stay here and not move alright?"

Luffy pouted but nodded in understanding. "It's not fair but fine I'll stay put." Ace and Sabo looked really hesitant about leaving the hyperactive boy by himself but sighed and turned rushing into the trash heap.

The silence lasted only a minute before Luffy popped up in front of Law grinning. "Ne Torao lets go explore!"

Law frowned knowing this was a bad idea, he just knew something bad would come out of this, but to be honest he was bored as well, so he decided to follow along and let the young raven guide him around.

Luffy babbled on and on about all different things, Law really wasn't paying attention and that's why when they got surrounded he was slightly shocked.

Luffy took a step back bumping into Law, he was glaring at the group of pirates like he knew them somehow.

A man stepped forward and Law could tell this man was the captain. "So you're the little brat they call Luffy? Well brat you owe some compensation for all the trouble you and your brothers caused my boys here."

The youngest raven looked nervous. "S-Shut up! That idiot pork started it! He attacked us first, so just leave me and my brothers alone you jerk!"

Bluejam growled pulling a sword out. "Shut the hell up brat! I'm going to take you and sell you to slavers to get my money back! Now you can come quietly, and I'll leave your brothers alone, if not I'll take all of your to the slavers!"

Law went to step forward to intervene, but he stopped himself glaring at the ground. 'Why the hell should I have to help them? I shouldn't get involved, this doesn't concern me!'

The older boy was making to leave but one of the pirates grabbed him by the shoulder. "Where do you think you're going boy?"

Before Law could retaliate Luffy stepped up looking determined. "If I go with you, you have to promise to leave my brothers alone, and let Law go!"

The pirates all laughed loudly at the boy. Bluejam kicked Luffy in the stomach making him fall to the ground. He slammed his foot on the boy's head twisting his foot to make the boys head dig into the gravel. "Your defending a boy who was just about to leave you, you must really be a fool!"

Luffy struggled to lift his head from the ground. "Shut up! Law isn't a bad person! He would have just left me I know it because, because Law is my friend!"

Law clenched his fists lowering his head. He cursed hating himself for the guilt he was feeling. Really that boy was something else to make him feel guilty about something.

Law held his hand out a blue light flickering to life. "Room." A blue sphere surrounded him and all the pirates.

Law turned to the pirates holding Luffy. "I hate to say it, but the brat is right, I won't be leaving until you hand him over."

The pirates all laughed at him and Bluejam dug his foot into Luffy's head harder. "You? Hurt me? That has to be the funniest thing I've heard in a long time!"

Law rolled his eyes, sometimes pirates thought to highly of themselves. "Shambles!" Luffy blinked out of existence under the captain's foot and appeared next to law.

The pirates all shouted in surprise at what had just happened. They couldn't figure out how Luffy got from one end of the field to the other.

Bluejam pulled out his pistol aiming it the two boys. Law grinned sadistically pulling out his scalpel. "You all asked for this!"

Law shot forward slicing into the pirates left and right. He used his ability to rearrange all their body parts. He stopped in front of the captain looking up at him. "Are you sure you want to continue?"

Bluejam stumbled away from the teen before turning running away from the scene. "I will get back at you lot for this! Just you wait I will get revenge!"

Law rolled his eyes at the threat. He canceled out his room and turned to Luffy who was looking at him with amazement. "That was so cool! Trao was that a devil fruit you were using?"

Law smirked slightly nodding, what could he say he liked being praised. "Yeah I ate the ope ope no mi that's the reason I have people after me right now, but how did you know about devil fruits?"

Luffy grinned happily and pulled his cheek impossible far before letting it snap back to his face. "I ate the gomu gomu no mi, so now I'm rubber man!"

Law was fairly surprised at learning that. Before he could reply they heard two voices shouting out Luffy's name. Ace and Sabo were quickly making their way towards them.

Ace got to Luffy first and looked him over worried. "Are you alright? Nothing happened did it?"

Sabo looked around at all the pieces of body that were wiggling around and shuddered, it was honestly a little weird for him. "What happened here?"

That set the little bundle of energy moving. Luffy beamed happily at his brothers. "Bluejam came and was going to sell me to slavers when Law went and saved me with his awesome devil fruit power!"

Ace looked at the older raven with far more respect in his eyes than before. He bowed forward slightly. "Thank you for saving Luffy even though he wasn't your responsibility. If you would like you could stay with us a few more days."

Sabo and Luffy both snickered at Ace as his face slowly turned red. The freckled boy growled before lunging at his brothers chasing them around the junkyard.

Law watched them and chuckled slightly before stopping himself. He shook his head in anger. 'What the hell am I doing? I can't get attached to them! It's too dangerous for me and them!'

The blonde ex noble looked back a Law when he noticed he wasn't following. "Oi Law come on, lets head back to the tree house!"

Law nodded following after the blonde, he sighed eyes darkening as he looked at the ground. 'I need to leave before I get too attached, I'll stay one more day then I have to leave!'

Law- 14

Ace/Sabo- 10

Luffy- 7

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