Thoughts and Memory

Sparks flew out at him, making him back up a bit. "Shit," he grumbled. Law was sitting at his kitchen table, working. More specifically, working on himself. He had his arm open on the table. Wires, lights, and other mechanical things shown from the arm.

A ringing from beside him got his attention. Looking away from his arm to the phone and back again, Law sighed as he pressed the speaker part of the phone. "Law, are you there?" a man asked. His tone was happy and excited.

"What do you want, Shachi?" he asked into the phone. He pressed the small screwdriver into one of the sockets in his wrist. It made his thumb curl before going back to normal when he released it. "I'm in the middle of something right now."

"I was wondering if you wanted to go out this weekend. It's Penguin's birthday, remember?" Turning his attention away from his hand again, Law looked at the phone.

"I almost forgot about that. Well, where does he want to go?"

"He wants to go to that new pub. Said he heard a lot of good things about it."

Law sighed. "You know how alcohol affects me. Are you sure that's a good idea?" He removed the screwdriver from his arm before setting it on the table next to his arm.

"I know. You don't have to drink a lot, though. Just enough to make him happy. We don't want you to short circuit." He smiled. They knew the truth about what he was. It had been hard to explain but he knew that he could trust his friends not to blurt out to just anyone about what he really was.

"I will. As long as he's happy, I'll drink a little." Shachi sounded satisfied with hearing that. "So, what time does he want to go out? I have work on Friday night. We can go on Saturday night. I'm off then."

"That sounds great! We're all off Saturday too. I'll get Bepo, Ikkaku, and Penguin together then." Law agreed. "Alright. Sorry to have bothered you. I'll let you get back bac to whatever you were doing."

"Alright. See you then." They said their goodbyes to each other before he got off the phone. "Now, let's see if I fixed it." Lifting his arm up, Law didn't close the panel to his arm just yet. Moving his fingers, they moved normally. "It seems that I got the nerves to connect. They allow me to move them. Now comes the other part."

Reaching down, he picked up a small pairing knife he had laid out on the table. There were many different tools strewn about on the table. Most were used for around the house things, but some were for outside mechanics. There were screwdrivers, wrenches, and other things that were used to fix things.

He took a deep breath before moving the knife closer to his hand. Keeping his hand steady, Law started to cut into his hand. "Fuck!" he grunted through gritted teeth. Immediately, he removed the weapon from his hand before tossing it away from him. Grabbing onto his hand, Law wasn't surprised to find a murky whitish-silver substance leaking down his hand. "Well, the pain sensors are back online."

Sighing, he closed up his arm. After that, he went over to the sink and rinsed his hand off. When the liquid stopped flowing, he grabbed a clean, kitchen towel and wrapped it around his hand. Law turned back to his table. I'm going to have to put all of this away. I don't trust anyone in trying to guess why I would need all of this stuff at once.

Before starting on his task, Law went to find the first-aid kit he kept in his house. Once he found it in the bathroom, he took out a roll of bandages. He unwrapped the towel and replaced it with some bandages. "No need for people to wonder why I have a large cut on my hand," he said aloud to himself. Law examined his handiwork. He laughed at himself. "How can someone that isn't human be so good at treating sick and injured humans?" It was something he had always found amusing.

After a while, Law had his tools put away. His hand was still bandaged as he walked to his bedroom. Once in there, he stripped off his shirt. Law looked in the mirror. He began to analyze his body.

To be honest, he looked human in every way possible. Save for his insides. To be more accurate, he was not human, but a robot. A machine. A fake person. His body was of his own creation, though. He might not be human, but he had a mind just like one. Law had his likes and dislikes, passions in life, ambitions, emotions, friendships, everything you could find in a normal, real human.

"The only thing that's human about my body is my heart," he said to himself. Lifting his uninjured hand, he placed it over his heart. Feeling around, he found the part he was looking for. He pressed right under his left nipple.

The sound of something like steam echoed in the quiet room. Slowly, a compartment opened up to show what was inside. A heart sat in his chest. It was hooked up to hundreds of cables and wires. It gave off a steady beat like any heart would in a human's body.

He began to remember how he had obtained the body he now had. Law hadn't always been who he was. The man that created his mind had given him a heart. A real heart. He had never explained to him why he had a human heart hooked up to himself. But it was he, himself, that created the body he had.

...

The sound of a door opening alerted Law to someone entering his room. Searcing the room, he found the man he called his creator. "How are you feeling today, Law?" he asked in a very friendly tone.

His creator was tall with blond hair, chocolate eyes, and pale skin. He always reminded Law of the clown pictures he saw when searching the web in his free time. Not something he understood about the man. But the look suited his ever-clumsy creator. Another thing was that he always wore a black, feathered coat on his shoulders.

"I'm fine. How about you?"

"Great. I'm doing great." He sat in the chair in front of the computer that he was inside. Law had figured out what he was in already. His creator had told him that the only thing they had in common was their hearts.

"You never told me why the only thing we have in common is our hearts," Law stated. The man looked up from his cup of coffee to him.

"Have you been trying to figure that out?"

"Yes. I'm not human. You have already told me that. But if I'm not human, then how do we have anything in common?"

"Do you know the organ that keeps every person alive?" What's with the puzzle? Why is he asking me that?

"It's the heart, right?"

"Correct."

"Cora-san, you are still being very vague with me. Can't you be more forward with me?" Corazon laughed as he placed his cup down on the table. He turned around in his chair.

Not answering him, the man got up and walked over to a panel on the wall. It confused Law because he had no idea what he was doing. The man pressed a button. Slowly, a compartment opened up and showed a heart hooked up to all kinds of wires and whatnot.

"This is what we have in common." Corazon held it up for him to look at. "It is a human heart, but it is the only object keeping you alive."

Law thought for a moment. "I have something I want to show you." Corazon put the heart back before closing the compartment.

"Oh? What would that be? He came to sit back down in his chair. "Do you have a surprise for me?"

"Yes." He messed with a few things on the walls. Corazon had made it to where he could connect with things that were all around the room. Slowly, another compartment opened. It was much longer than the place for the heart was.

He heard Corazon gasp when it was open. Inside the compartment sat a body. It was male and had tattoos, facial hair, hair on its head, and everything a normal human male would have. There were many different cables, wires, and plugs attached to it. "Law, what...?" The man seemed to be very surprised.

"You told me that it would be nice if I was human, right?" Corazon still had his back to him, so he couldn't see his face. "So, I created a body for myself."

Corazon walked forward. Law watched him touch his body. "L-Law...You...You made yourself a body?"

"Yes. I thought it would help me with getting along with others." He felt a little nervous about it. "Do you like it? I chose the look myself."

The man turned around with a smile on his face. "I think it's perfect. I think it will complement your personality," he said before laughing. Law felt that there was something behind that.

"There is one part that I'm missing, though," Law informed him. He told him to press the button under his left nipple. It opened the part that was right where a person's heart would be. The opening was completely empty. "I'm missing something to put in there."

He saw Corazon straighten his posture. "Law, what if I put your heart inside?" That surprised him.

"Are you suggesting that you unplug my heart from me to hook it up inside the body?"

"I'm suggesting that you go inside the body, I remove your heart from where it is now, and place it inside the body so that you can stay in it instead of inside a computer all the time." Law was shocked that he would propose that.

"I...I think I can connect to it."

"You can go through the cords, right?"

"I can try. If it doesn't work, I might be able to go back into the computer." Law had no idea how all of that would work.

"That sounds good enough. We can try it now." Law agreed.

Slowly, he traveled through the wires. After a bit, he felt as if something wasn't quite right. "Law, can you still hear me?" he asked.

"I can hear you," law replied.

"I'm about to disconnect your heart from the cables and wires. Are you ready for this?"

"As ready as I can be."

"Alright. You're going to go offline when I do it. So, don't get worried." Law agreed again before his world went dark.

Slowly, Law started to wake back up. When he was able to see, he saw Corazon standing in front of him. The man looked ecstatic. "Cora-san...Did...Did it work?" He looked ready to burst with happiness.

"See for yourself." A mirror was held in front of him.

To his surprise, Law was able to grab ahold of the object. Quickly, he grabbed it. Law was astonished at what he found. His excitement was almost too much for himself.

"I...I'm...I'm in the body," he spoke after a few minutes. He smiled up at the man. "I've got a body."

Corazon smiled down at him. "You look great." He gestured to his chest. "You're heart is connected to some wires and such in that compartment in your chest." Law nodded. "Now, let's get you some clothes."

Law nodded before trying to stand up. He wavered on his feet but was able to keep his balance. Corazon went to help him. "I'm okay. I'm okay. I've got it." His creator sighed before going to the door. Law followed him at a slow pace to get used to having a new body. He felt so good now that he had a body to move around in. It just filled him with happiness. He could get to go whee his creator had.

...

Law looked away from the mirror. "I have to call him at some point. I haven't called him in a few days." Grabbing a shirt out of his dresser, Law smiled. "It'll make him happy to know that I'm still doing fine."

Changing his pants, he got into the bed. It was nice to live as a human. He was getting used to it. Being a doctor was fascinating to him as well. Law was enjoying his profession. Slowly, he started to drift off to sleep. Another thing he was finding great.

Do you guys like the story so far? I find the idea of Law being a machine interesting. It's nice. Let me know what you think. Have a grand day and I love you all. Tatty-bye!