He sat on the small wall in the back garden enjoying the clear night. He lit a new cigarette taking a deep draw and watched the smoke trail away.
Everyone had just finished dinner, Robin's guest had messaged to say they were running late and would be arriving soon. He heard an engine heading towards the house, so he walked round to the front. He stubbed his cigarette out as a black motorbike pulled up in the drive. The finish was black but except for a smiling face logo in bright yellow on the tank, the rider wearing a yellow hoody with long black sleeves and the matching emblem on his chest.
He took off his white helmet revealing messy black hair and tired grey eyes.
'I'm here to see Nico-ya' the man said as he pulled a longsword off the side of his bike, it was almost the height of the man himself.
Sanji couldn't blame him, he was walking into unknown territory alone. He nodded and led the man into the house, he tried to remember the name Robin had told him but he couldn't remember.
'Law-san glad you could make it' Robin smiled at the other man.
Sanji couldn't help but feel jealous, he fought it down. Why couldn't Law have been a beautiful woman? They went into the kitchen, he slipped into his seat as Robin introduced Law to the others.
'This is Trafalgar Law, he was once a member of the Donquixote Family. He's currently the leader of his own group, they specialise in illegal medical procedures' Robin said as introduction.
'I know who most of you are, you've built up enough of a reputation. Though it is odd that the marines keep covering up your jobs' Law locked eyes with Luffy.
Luffy laughed.
'I'm guessing your grandad being a marine has something to do with that' Law sounded suspicious.
'Garp doesn't interfere. He's not exactly happy about Luffy's choices. He won't arrest him but he wouldn't intervene if he got caught' Robin answered 'It's more the marines don't want to admit they were shown up so badly'
Law nodded but still looked suspicious, or maybe that was just how he looked normally he really couldn't tell.
'So why Doflamingo then?' Law seemed to have concluded that he should just ask Robin.
'He's been selling drugs and weapons in our territory. It took some digging but Robin found out it was his group' Nami answered.
Sanji grinned slightly. Law had made a good assumption but it was his precious Nami who was really in charge. Well except for those rare few moments when Luffy took charge.
'Your group is mainly into financial crimes with a few exceptions' Law seemed to have done his homework.
The main of their money came from bribery, blackmail and theft. Nami would find their targets, she was good at picking victims with a lot of money. Robin was perfect for gathering all the information they needed, Franky was a genius hacker and Usopp could watch their victims at a distance to get any photos they needed. Brook brought contacts from the music and bar scenes, whilst Luffy and himself were the muscle when required. Though Sanji had the main job of feeding the group and of course cute innocent little Chopper was their medic, though to be fair he was a damn good fighter as well.
'Pretty much anything to do with money' Nami grinned 'Though we do any jobs Luffy wants as well'
The random jobs that Luffy picked had brought them Robin and Franky. If he hadn't gotten involved the pair would either be incarcerated in a high security prison or dead. Their only real crime was having knowledge the government didn't want anyone to have. Though Sanji had to admit this was the most planning that had ever went into one of their Luffy plans.
'I have information on some of the other higher ups. Baby 5, Buffalo and the others' Law leaned onto his hands
He hadn't noticed before but Laws hands were heavily tattooed the back of the hand had a strange symbol and his knuckles had death across them.
'I'll give you the information if you agree to my terms' Law continued 'I want to go with you and I want to be the one to fight Doflamingo'
Luffy looked thoughtful 'Ok but if you can't beat him I will'
Law looked at their leader with a look that seemed to be sizing up his strength and nodded. It wouldn't be the first time that people under-estimated Luffy based on his looks.
'How do you plan to get there?' Law asked
'I built a ship' Franky was beaming with pride 'I keep it at my brother's docks, it's Super'
Ok so maybe they dabbled in smuggling as well.
'Then if it's fine with you guys we can leave in a week?' Law asked Nami
'We're ready whenever you are' Nami grinned
'I have surgeries pre-booked, I can cancel some but the hospital needs at least a week's notice on holidays' Law answered.
The conversation turned to planning, so he got up to leave. When Robin looked his way he held up his cigarette packet and she nodded at him.
He wandered out the back door, preparation for him would be easy. Fill the ship with at least enough food for a few day's sailing with Luffy, he had no weapons that he needed to get ready. Though now that he thought of it maybe he should visit Iva for a refresher before he left and he should probably tell his dad.
He sat down on the wall again, lighting up the cigarette. He wondered what Dressrosa was like, Doflamingo limited visitors and trade so very little of what had happened there in the last decade was known.
He pulled out his new phone, Franky had sorted it so that his contacts had moved onto it and his number was the same. He figured he was better getting this over and done with or he would talk himself out of doing it. He tried to work out how to word it, he sighed and stared at his phone. Things with his dad always stressed him, they argued about everything.
Going to Dressrosa with the gang in a week. I'll text when we get back.
He hit send and put it away, best to be straight to the point with the old man.
He got up, his cigarette had burned out whilst he was stressing over his text, his phone buzzed so he pulled it out.
Don't do anything stupid. Come round when you get back.
He laughed, he was going with Luffy something stupid was guaranteed. He went back into an empty kitchen, everyone must have left whilst he was out.
He checked over his kitchen, it was clean and thankfully Luffy had stayed out of the fridge. There was a sword propped at the against the wall, it had been there all day and no one had moved it. He sighed and picked it up, if it was left out Luffy would probably end up stabbing himself. Sometimes the girls got paid in weapons when they couldn't pay in cash, Luffy had almost shot himself in the foot once, since then they kept them away in a weapons chest.
He walked down the hall and through the door into the garage, a large wooden chest that Franky had built sat in the corner. He pulled it open and placed the white sword in amongst armoury, it looked valuable. If the girls sold it they could probably make a fortune, Robin was good at researching their value.
He closed the chest lid on the white blade and left, time to get some sleep. He would need to be well rested if he was going to go see Iva.
He got ready for bed quickly, then paused at his bed. Whoever had thought it would be funny to put that sword through his phone hadn't come forward. He was pissed off but didn't know who to aim it at, he was sure it wasn't either of his precious angels but that left all the idiotic guys. The battery acid had seeped into his mattresses, even though the sword was unscathed. He wouldn't be able to sleep in it until he got a new one.
He grabbed a blanket out of the drawer under his bed and climbed into the hammock that Franky had installed recently. Maybe the cyborg had wrecked his bed so that he would try out the hammock, seemed unlikely but with this group you could never be too sure. He rolled over, the hammock was surprisingly comfy, and he let sleep take over.