Chapter 24

Law sat on his bed, reading, or at least was trying to. He couldn't concentrate. Both Drake and Who's-Who had accepted an invitation to dinner. Drake was coming over tonight, while Who's-Who would be over tomorrow. Law would have to make their lives a living hell to get rid of both the Alphas, but he wasn't sure if he'd manage it. Doflamingo was going to do everything he could to keep Law on his best behaviour. The bastard had even said so himself.

Law knew that his father would be looking for his friends, but fortunately they were still in Zou. Far away from Doflamingo's claws. All Law would need to worry about was if he got a hold of Kidd's gang, or the Straw Hat gang. He didn't want any of them getting killed, just because Doflamingo was being a bastard.

A knock at the window startled him, and he whirled round. Kidd and Luffy were perched on the balcony, in broad daylight. They were shoving at each other, complaining who would save him. Law twitched. Kidd pointed at the locks on the window, but froze, staring at his neck.

Law was still collared, and the leash was tied to his bed frame. He wasn't going anywhere. Luffy's and Kidd's fangs bared, and as one they punched through Law's god Lao G was deaf. He was the one assigned to guard his door this afternoon.

"Idiots!" Law hissed.

"Shishishi, I'm here to save you, Traffy!" Luffy grinned.

"No. I'm here to save him!" Kidd spat. "I'm his fucking mate."

"Well Traffy's my friend!"

"That doesn't make you superior. I'm his mate, you're just his friend."

Nami climbed inside, shaking her head as she whispered. "I told you to wait for me. I could have picked the lock."

Sanji sighed. He was leaning against the frame. "Since when do these guys wait?"

"Oi, morons one and two," Law snapped his fingers.

Luffy grinned. "I'm number one!"

Kidd growled. "What? Like hell! I'm the boss around here, so obviously I'm number one!"

"You're arguing over who's the dumbest!" Nami snapped, before clamping her hand over her mouth. "We really need stop stop shouting..."

"Don't worry about it," Law said. "Lao G is deaf."

"Lao G?"

"He's currently guarding my door," Law snorted. "Now, can somebody get this damn collar off me?"

Kidd smirked playfully, even as he approached, throwing a smug look at Luffy. "Y'know, we could take the collar and leash with us-"

Law scowled. "Eustass-ya, I suggest getting your mind out the gutter, and get this off my neck, before I copy Red Haired Shanks and cut off your other arm."

"Shishishishi, you must have really pissed off Shanks to get your arm cut off by him!" Luffy laughed.

Kidd scowled. But finally he unlocked the collar. Law climbed out of bed, massaging his neck as it creaked in protest to the sudden movement.

"Lao G, how is Law behaving today?"

They all froze. Law cursed quietly, pointing at the window. Vergo was at the door. Nami was already climbing back out the window, Sanji helping her down. Not that the thief really needed it.

"What was that, Vergo?"

Footsteps marched towards the door, Vergo complaining that about how they never should have put Lao G on guard duty. The door began opening, but instead of Kidd and Luffy climbing out the window with the rest of them, they charged Vergo. Law sighed, resting of head on the bannister as the pair bet the crap out of him. Vergo fought back as best as he could, but between Kidd and Luffy, he was taken down quickly. Kidd then body slammed Lao G into the wall, declaring victory.

"You little brats..." Vergo wheezed, clutching his sides. "Doffy will not stand for this... You've been irritating him for far too long now."

"Why didn't you two just climb out the damn window?" Law hissed, marching back inside. "Now everyone is going to know we're here!"

"So?" Kidd raised a brow.

"Yeah! We'll take them out!" Luffy grinned.

"Not the problem here," Law sighed.

Vergo growled. "You're being troublesome, Law... Your father has been extremely kind to you... And you spit on his face at every possible turn-"

"Yeah, well if some bastards hadn't given him a God complex, then maybe he wouldn't be such an ass in the first place!" Law spat, turning to the two morons beside him. "Now, let's go deal with the SMILE factory."

"Usopp, Zoro and Killer are already handling it," Luffy grinned.

"By themselves?" Law raised a brow.

"We were trying to supervise Luffy," Nami said. "But it didn't really work."

"Of course it didn't," Law sighed.

"Hey, Traffy, I haven't bitten you in a while-"

"Fuck off."

They heard footsteps running, and Law sighed, because that would be Doflamingo's minions. Luffy and Kidd shared a smirk, and charged off. Law cursed, and went to the balcony.

"Nami-ya, Sanji-ya, try to help Zoro-ya, Killer-ya and Usopp-ya. I'll try help these two keep everyone distracted," Law said.

"You know they're after Doflamingo, right?" Nami frowned. "You might want to come with us."

"If they can take my father down. I want to be there to see it with my own eyes," Law said firmly.

He could Vergo chuckle weakly, but ignored him, and ran out his bedroom. Kidd smirked back at him.

"You sure you can fight without your sword, Law?"

Law rolled his eyes. "I'm going to get it right now, you dumbass! Just try not to get yourselves killed by all the Executives by the time I get back."

"I'll have them all dealt with by the time you get back," Kidd teased. "So there's no need for you to come back anytime soon. How about you both take a nap or something and I'll handle everything?"

"LIKE HELL, JAGGY!"

"Yeah, fuck off, Eustass-ya!" Law spat.

He took the next turn off, because he knew his sword would be in his father's rooms. He ran into a few of his father's minions, but quickly knocked them out and slipped inside. Kikoku leaned against the wall in the lounge, so Law snatched her up, and sighed in relief. Having her back in his hands again made him finally feel secure.

.::.

Doflamingo lounged on the seat, scowling. It was turning into a bad day. Law had escaped again. The mutt and Straw Hat were running about wrecking the place. Monet had reported that some of the Straw Hats were attacking the factory, with the Revolutionary Army right at their side.

"Hey, hey, Doffy," Trebol grinned. "What are you going to do with Law now? He's being troublesome again."

"At this point, lock him in a cage and throw away the key," Doflamingo growled, but he forced himself to grin when the doors slammed open. "Fufufufufu, you two have been making quite the ruckus in my home."

"Mingo!" Straw Hat yelled. "I'm here to kick your ass!"

"Same here, you pink bastard!" the mutt snarled.

"Two pathetic, waste of space Alphas think they can take me on?" Doflamingo mocked. "You brats have no idea how much trouble you've gotten yourselves into. Once I've dealt with you two, the Alphas you brought will go into the fighting ring, and the Omegas? Well, the Omega Factory needs topping up after what you shits did. I guess that blonde and redhead can rejoin the party again. Fufufufufu."

"Like hell I'll let you touch Nami and Sanji!"

"He means Killer you idiot! Sanji was fine!" Eustass snapped.

"Fufufufu, I'd keep him around, as insurance against Zeff," Doflamingo admitted.

Red Leg Zeff was not to be underestimated. He had been one of the old timers, running his gang during the days of Gold Roger's era. He had gotten his name from kicking people to death, which Doflamingo could easily do too, but Zeff was nowhere near as bloody tall as him. Zeff had way too many connections in the underworld by this point, and Doflamingo knew that he wouldn't hesitate to use them. Not when it came to his pup.

That was one thing they shared in common. They would protect their family.

"But you two?" Doflamingo sneered. "I'm killing you off. Here and now."

.::.

Nami followed Sanji down the streets, the pair of the racing towards the factory. She sniffed at Sanji's scent, and couldn't smell the build up of a heat. Sanji's scent wasn't any stronger. An Omega's scent grew stronger to signal their mate that their heat was drawing near, and that soon they would be at the height of their fertility. Yet Sanji hadn't had his. It had been over a month now.

"Sanji," Nami called. "Are you sure you're alright?"

Sanji sighed. "You overheard our conversation huh?"

"Sorry, but Zoro's right to be worried," Nami admitted. "If Luffy understood what was wrong with an Omega missing their heat, he would be fretful too."

"I know," Sanji said. "And yes, I am worried. I'm not on suppressants, those are illegal in most of the cities now, so that means it's something to do with my health. I think it's just stress. A lot of things are happening right now, and not just to us. There's Ace and Teach, and the situation between Law and Doflamingo. Then the Omega laws growing more stricter."

"True," Nami frowned. "I wonder if that means I'll miss my heat too?"

"Well yours is after Ace's, so you should know a couple of days after he's done I suppose."

"I'm just worried that there might be something wrong with you health wise," Nami admitted. "It's just... This has never happened to you before. You've never missed a heat."

"Once this is all said and done, I'll book an appointment at the doctors. Who knows? Maybe my heat will have returned by then."

"Maybe," Nami nodded. "Just... Try not to put it off too long. Okay?"

"I promise, Nami. I won't," Sanji grinned. "And you know I always keep my promises to you."

Nami smiled. "True. Thank you, Sanji."

Promises were something Sanji took seriously, especially to a woman. So she wouldn't need to worry about Sanji taking too long to go see a doctor anymore. Honestly, she probably didn't need to worry about it in the first place, because sooner or later, Zoro would drag him in, but still. It was nice to hear the words from Sanji himself.

.::.

Sanji kept up his smile until Nami looked away. He was worried, anxious even, because something could be seriously wrong. He had looked out for any signs, like stomach pains, or bleeding, just anything that wasn't right, but apart from missing his heats, he had nothing.

He didn't understand what was going on with his body. Why it was being so difficult, and it frustrated him whenever he thought about it. The more he thought about it, the more terrified he got, because his worst thoughts came to life. The idea that he might never have pups made him want to cry. He and Zoro hadn't really discussed it much, but Sanji wanted kids. Not too many, like two at the most, but still.

If he couldn't get pregnant, he would be just like his 'family' said. Worthless. He'd be even worthless as an Omega.

Sanji shook off the thoughts. Because right now he didn't have any answers, and worrying about it would get him nowhere. It would just be something he'd have to deal with. Sanji wasn't worthless, he still had his life, and he could do whatever he wanted with it.

He was alive, had his freedom, worked his dream job, and had the best pack ever.

He just had to hold on to those thoughts, and let the darker, horrible ones drift by.