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Sanji laid in bed that night tossing and turning, the thought of the up coming events running through his mind. Finally, he tossed his blankets off and crowed out of bed. He picked up His cigarettes and lighter off the night stand and walked to the balcony doors. He jumped when one of the doors opened and the silhouette of a tall man stepping into the room.
Cautiously, he walked to the door, figuring it was Ichiji or Niji trying to torment him.
"Niji! I swear, if you don't go the hell away I'll...!" He said walking towards the figure. He froze in disbelief when he was close enough to see the man's features in the darkness. Tears welled up in his eyes and, without thinking, he threw himself at the older man. Feeling his warmth and smelling his sent for the first time in weeks, Sanji couldn't hold it in any longer. Tears streamed down his face and he began to sob uncontrollably into the other man's shoulder.
"Shhhh," Law said softly, wrapping his arms around Sanji's waist and pulling him as close to his body as he could, "I'm here my Prince. I'm right here." He pulled away and began examining Sanji, "did they hurt you?"
Sanji shook his head, hoping to keep the events of that day a secret.
"You're not lying to me, are you?" Law asked, resting a hand on Sanji's cheek.
Sanji closed his eyes as he leaned into Law's palm, wanting to feel more of the surgeon's gentle touch.
"I'm sorry," Law said pulling his hand away as Sanji let out a whimper... but this time, it wasn't due to discomfort but the loss of the first caring touch he's felt sense he left Zou. "I know our deal is off, I shouldn't have..."
"I don't give damn about our stupid deal... Just touch me, please!"
Law stared at him with wide eyes as Sanji wrapped his arms around the older man's neck, pulled him down, and softly kissed him.
Sanji pulled away. "I need it. I need you. Please! I don't care anymore about the deal!"
Law shoved Sanji back against the glass door, kissing him with more passion then ever. And for the first time, Sanji kissed back with a hunger he never thought he could feel for another man. Law's hands slid up Sanji's sides and moved to his chest, not letting his hands leave Sanji's body as he searched for the buttons of his shirt.
"Damn it Law, just rip it," Sanji breathed.
"What happened to 'my clothes are expensive'?"
"This shirt isn't mine. It's a Germa Prince's shirt. In other words, my family made me wear it."
"In that case, I'm definitely not destroying it... I don't want to get you in trouble," Law said kissing down his jaw.
"There's more just like it in the closet, they'll never know."
Law hummed with a smile, the vibration tickled Sanji's jaw. "What's the matter?" He asked when Sanji's expression changed.
"Their here too, aren't they? They know... Nami, Chopper, and Brook had to of told them... And you said our deal's off... so you had to of said something..."
"Stop worrying, their not here. It's just me, Bepo, Shachi, and Penguin... but they're back at the submarine. I sent the rest to Wano with the Straw Hat... he didn't see any reason to come because you said you'd be back," Law lied. "But you're right, I did tell them a little... but only after Nami, Pekoms, and the others did."
"Pekoms...? How is he?"
"From what I here, he's doing much better."
Sanji nodded once, "I'm glade. I couldn't live with myself if he died because of me... Which is why you have to leave..."
"But you just said!"
"I know what I said! I was being selfish! Get out of here before they find you and kill you!"
"No," Law said firmly raising a hand.
"Go! Please!"
"If you were being selfish... then let's both be selfish... You want a gentle touch and I want you. I think that's a win-win situation," Law said nipping on Sanji's ear. "Room." He said and Sanji's shirt disappeared. "Not sure why I didn't think of that before." He rubbed his hands, slowly, up and down Sanji's arms. His eyes taking every detail of the blond's features, "You know, my wanting you is not a secret I try to hide. But now I can see that you want me as well, so come back with me! We can go to Wano together, and return to our crews!"
"I can't just leave!"
"Why not?! What ever it is... I can help you!"
"No!" Sanji said turning away from him and tried to walk away.
Law grabbed Sanji by the wrist and pulled him back, turning him around.
"What is this?" He said holding up Sanji's arm and eyeing the golden wristlet.
Sanji's gaze dropped to the ground as the tears, he thought had stopped, returned.
"Is that a key hole?" Law asked fumbling with the golden devise.
"Don't!" Sanji pulled his wrist out of Law's hand when the explosive began to beep. He held it close to his chest, and covered it with his other hand, praying for it to stop.
"A bomb?! You said they didn't hurt you!"
"They didn't!" Sanji lied again.
"Don't give me that crap! They're treating you like a slave to the Celestial Dragons'! Not to mention these bruises!" He said placing a hand on Sanji's chest were he had been punched by his brothers that morning.
"Th-that wasn't from them."
"I know you're lying. Now tell me the truth," he said stroking Sanji's cheek. "Do you want me?"
"You know I do! But... I can't have you..." Sanji said closing his eyes tightly. "I'm sorry... my hands are tied... and not just figuratively either."
"I could take those off for you then we can go right now," he said as a room materialized from his hands.
"That won't work...," Sanji shook his head. "They already thought of that."
Law sighed, "if I can't take you with me yet... can I at least give you a distraction?"
"Law... I don't think I'll be going with you at all... My destiny was written for me a long time ago... and it's not you and the Straw Hats... I was born a Prince... and there's nothing I can do to change that. I've already tried! Changing ones destiny is impossible!"
"Don't you dare tell me, of all people, that it is impossible to change someone's destiny!"
Sanji stared at Law, shocked by his sudden anger.
"Black Leg..." Law sighed. "I was supposed to die as a kid."
"What?"
"I had a deadly, incurable disease. I lost my little sister to it. The only reason I'm still alive is because of my devil fruit and the man that decided I was going to eat it. If my destiny can be changed then so can your's."
"This is more complicated then a deadly disease! It can't be fixed with a devil fruit!"
"Maybe not... But it can be fixed."
"How? Because I've tried everything! I tried running away. I tried confronting Judge. I've tried agreeing to pretend to marry this girl."
"But you didn't try letting someone help you! Let me keep my promise! Let me help you!"
"I don't want anyone to die for me! I can handle this myself! So if you want to help me then just shut up and distract me so I don't have to think about them for awhile..."
"I thought you said that was selfish of you?"
"I don't care, just~" Sanji gasped when Law lifted him onto his hips unexpectedly.
Law's lips meant Sanji's as Law shut the glass door with his foot and pressed Sanji's back against the wall.
"Wait...," Law said breaking the kiss and setting Sanji down causing him to whimper. Law chuckled, "I just realize how unfair, to you, this is. Not to mention annoying, probably to the both of us.
Sanji's eyes narrowed as he watched Law take off his long coat. Realizing what was going on Sanji pulled Law down so he could kiss him again and reached to remove Law's shirt himself.
Law chuckled.
"What?"
"A butterfly must of snuck in while the door was open," Law explained holding his finger out just above Sanji's head. He showed Sanji the black and white butterfly that had been setting on his head.
Sanji smiled at it, "that's the same one I saw last night."
"I guess he likes you," Law said before the butterfly left his finger and flew in a circle around the two.
"He looks like one that landed on Mom's headstone when I was a kid," Sanji said in a soft tone. "It was right after her funeral."
"Maybe it's her... Maybe she's telling you she approves..."
Sanji didn't say anything. He wanted to believe Law but couldn't bring himself to.
"Sanji?"
Sanji looked up at him in shock.
"What?"
"You... Said... My... Name..."
"Of course I did... Why wouldn't I call someone I love by name?"
Sanji face turned a bright shade of pink.
"You're to cute," Law said pulling Sanji closer to him, which only made the blond blush more.
Law lifted Sanji into his arms. Sanji wrapped his arms around Law's neck and their lips meant.
Sanji taped the back of Law's neck and Law dropped his legs and picked the younger man back up so he was on his hips again. Law walked him over to the bed. Without breaking the kiss, Law laid Sanji on the bed. Sanji flicked Law hat off and tangled his fingers in his dark hair.
Law smiled as he left kisses down Sanji's neck because for the first time the blond wasn't tensing up with each touch as his tattooed hand slid down his prince's chest. That was until Sanji threw him into the floor.
"What's the matter?" Law asked as Sanji grabbed his and Law's shirts off the floor.
"Someone's coming!" Sanji whispered loudly as he tossed Law shirt and coat to him.
Law stayed silent for a moment, focusing on his observation haki. Sanji was right someone was coming... Or rather three someones.
"Get in the closet!" Sanji said putting his ear to the bedroom door.
Law looked around, "What closet?"
"That closet right there... ! What the... There was one right there!" He replied walking over to the wall that he swore had a closet door when he got out of bed.
Sanji turned to the door when it was slammed open.
"Huh?!" Sanji expected to see his brothers standing in the door way... or at least brothers the same age as him.
"We came to see if you wanted to play a game..." the eight year old Yonji sneered at him.
"But it seems like you're playing with someone else," Niji finished.
"Who's your friend, Sanji? Maybe he would like to play to," Ichiji added cracking his knuckles.
"No! Leave him alone!" Sanji said throwing himself between Law and his brothers, readying himself to fight, realizing to late that he couldn't even think of any of his attacks... Didn't he know how to fight not even two minutes ago? Sanji looked down at his hands, realizing that he too was only eight years old. He looked back to Law to find that he was about ten.
Yonji laughed, getting ready to kick Sanji. "Do you honestly think you can protect your little friend?!" He said before send Sanji flying to the other end of the room.
"Yonji, put Sanji in a head lock," Ichiji ordered. "Force him to watch as we end this intruder."
"No!" Sanji cried again as he long to push Law out of the way but was grabbed from behind
.
"Yonji! Let go! Please! Leave him along!"
"Say good bye, Sanji!" Ichiji laughed as Sparks radiated from his hands.
"NOOO!" Sanji said, setting straight up on the couch, his hand outstretched in front of him.
"Shut up, Black Leg! Some people are trying to sleep!"
"Nobody asked you Caeser!" Sanji replied whipping sweat of his forehead before muttering to himself, "Damnit, I finally fall asleep and I had a stupid nightmare... And why did it have to be about him? ...hmm?" He looked up to find a small black and white butterfly setting on the back of the couch. "How did you get in here?" He asked it. "There's no flowers here... You must be hungry." Sanji held out a finger and it crawled onto it. Sanji stood up and walked out of the room to find the kitchen.
"Black Leg, what do you want?" Bege said, who was talking to a girl that worked in the kitchen.
"Do you have any sugar?" Sanji polightly asked the girl. What a stupid question, Sanji. He thought to himself. Of course they have sugar... Just look at the ship...
"Of course. It's in that cupboard," she replied.
"Thank you," Sanji nodded once and walked over to the cupboard.
He measured out a little sugar, dumped it into a cup, and mixed it with a small amount of water.
"It's not nectar, but it's better then nothing, at least until we get to whatever island it is that we're going to," he said to the butterfly as he let it climb onto the edge of the short cup. He smiled as it on curled it's straw like mouth and stuck it into the liquid.