Chapter six
Case of Broken Typewriter and Other Stories Part III
Kaya never wanted to marry Kuro, she was sixteen when her father had been diagnosed with a weak heart and the man she loved was had left Dressrosa to serve in the Army. Kuro Klahadore came to Dressrosa for a business meeting with her father and fell in love with his equally frail daughter. Merry saw it all, how Kaya kept protesting till the end, but her father out of blind concern for her future, married his only daughter to the fur merchant, fourteen years' elder to her.
A year after the wedding Kaya lost her father, eventually she lost the child in womb. Two miscarriages and nine years of unhappiness later Kaya was ghost of her once sixteen-year-old self. In front of her very eyes she was fading away from her looking glass, her home and memories of Dressrosa. The wild wind had lost her smell to medicinal herbs and healing potions, and dusty old library. She was depressed, tired, weak and lifeless. This was the story that complimented the request Merry had made to Luffy. Request of something happy and sweet for Kaya to relish.
With this story in his head, Luffy had gone to sleep, he hugged Lamy hard. Luffy would never hurt his child no matter if he stays with her in future or not. A thought lingered in his head Dressrosa had many unhappy women.
Perona walked behind her father into the Prayer House, Brother Coby was reading out fables to his students under the Mansherry Altar. The first thing she noticed was the pink hair, young priest had combed backward. "Dad, if you have to pray here, why drag me?" Perona lamented. "Hush child, Doflamingo wanted to meet me here" Count Dracule Mihawak patted his darling daughter's head.
"Please be seated, I am Coby, I have been the caretaker of the prayer house and the school for last three years, Ninjin read out the rest of the story to everybody" Coby walked towards the father-daughter duo. "Well I am Dracule Mihawak and this is my daughter Dracule Perona" Mihawak smiled at the young priest. "Are you visiting Dressrosa?" Coby guides them to their seats.
"We are here on a personal visit to your Mayor, he asked me to wait here, the man is late" Mihawak huffed.
"I am not late, I was running errands, the Carnival is in less than five days, Sanji and I we went out handing the safety manuals and put up the invitation posters. Corazon is of no help and you know how Law is! We are short on staff" Doflamingo burst into the hall with his pink feather coat.
"Why not seek help from public? I always engage the temple goers whenever I have less manpower" Mihawak stood up to hug his friend.
"Surprisingly, I got few hands, the person my son is dating right now forcibly took half of the pamphlets! And the town blacksmith my nephew's buddy he is directionally challenged but he wants to help and a butcher woman took another handful of the pamphlets, young blood" Doflamingo laughed.
"Where is Lady DonQuixote? As far as I recall, she has always been the in charge about Carnivals and festivities" Mihawak asks. "She is travelling at the moment" Doflamnigo would never spell it out loud that she got angry with him and is living separately for past six months in Ruskaina. "Don't let my wife know, otherwise Perona and I, we will be helpless if she goes travelling alone!" Mihawak could read the lie, but he didn't want to pry.
"I won't" Doflamingo smiled. "Look at her, how pretty she is, she has gotten her mother's eyes" Doflamingo hugged a blushing Perona. "Did I hear you correct, your son is dating?" Mihawak asks. "Ah brother Coby, I am sorry to totally ignore you, would you mind showing little Perona around the prayer hall and garden, we fathers' have something to discuss" Doflamingo gently pushes two pink head out of the hall.
"Yes, I will help Lady Perona around" Coby blushed, "Just Perona, priest-san!" the girl laughed.
"If your son is dating, why to bother calling us, I mean I don't mind visiting you why let me bring Perona, she has a hint that I am here on the matrimonial hunt,"Mihawak asks. "Well when I asked you to visit me four months back, the situation was different, you know Law he has never shown interest in women, he always chanted about liking men" Doflamingo resigned. "And?" the Count asks.
"Around three months ago, a boy, no a man, a manchild, not even that it's hard the lad's age, a Human Male came to this town, and my son has fallen in love with him" the Mayor confessed with guilty eyes. "Wow that's wonderful! You could have told us! I wouldn't have minded Law as my son-in-law, but Perona and him they would have a considerable age difference" Mihawak pats his friend.
"Well, I thought that too, what about my Nephew? As Law won't continue the bloodline, Sanji becomes the heir to our family, Perona is lovely child, Sanji is very good boy, he respects women, treats them with love and yeah he physically as experienced as us old men, but I promise you once he marries he will never hurt his wife" Doflamingo smiled.
"Great, look I am not an arranged marriage person, I had eloped with Perona's mom, I will make them meet, rest is up to them" Mihawak smiles. "Yes of course, Sanji will win your daughter's heart" Doflamingo smiled.
The windchimes whispered in Luffy's ears about a new fragrance of medicinal herbs, healing potion and tea, a skinny woman with blonde hair warped in red shawl smiled at her. "You must be Countess Kaya" Luffy cheers up and helps her come inside. "Umm... Yes, Merry-san, has been praising about your shop forever, I had to come and see it for myself, before my husband and Merry-san find out, that I sneaked off" Luffy held her skinny wrists and made her sit on the fluffy cushion.
"The last time I was in this house, it was so different" Kaya relaxed to warm touch of Luffy. "You mean when the writer lived here? Shanks told me" Luffy closes the door to shut out the eavesdropping wild wind. "Yeah, the house was filled with books, paintings, one single bed and loads of children" Kaya recalled a distant dream.
"What shall the countess want? Hot chocolate? Strawberry punch? Or something totally different?" Luffy asks gently breaking the old spell. Kaya blushes at the open smile of the Laughmaker. "Don't be shy, I am here to serve you, to make you happy is my job" Luffy pats the skinny hands. "Something sour" Kaya mumbles. "Sour?" Luffy raises an eyebrow. "Yes, like Tamarind?" Kaya gave smile. "I have pickles of them, they will be hot and sour, I warn you" Luffy grins. "I would love it Mr. Laughmaker" Kaya contaminates Luffy's grin.
Luffy runs his fingers on glass jars like he was reading a brail script, conscious but in doubt. Kaya was not easy to read, years of unhappiness had given her a strange shield, strength of the weak, the power to endure and tolerate and never open up. After few dilations, the seven-year-old pickle jar lets go of her controlled breath and fills the shop with an odor of warm and ancient spices.
"Ummm… that smells good" Kaya inhales and her lost eyes look at Luffy scooping out the corpse of the oil dipped tamarind. "You have to eat it with pita bread though" Luffy places two white disk of the bread on the porcelain plate with a mischievous tamarind. "These are the tamarinds handpicked by me when my daughter was going to be born" her mother just wanted sour stuff, sour yogurt, sour jam, unripe fruits since Lamy was due for winter, I decided to pickle every fruit I could lay my hand on. Hence my daughter has a taste like her mother too" Luffy laughed as he handed Kaya her heart's desire.
"Children are a gift, sadly I missed my gifts by few knocks, it's good to see you cared for your child, your wife must have been so happy" Kaya gave a sad smile eating her bread dipped in the pickle's gravy. "Not my wife, just my child's mother" Luffy informed.
"Ahhh..ummm thezzze is good" Kaya moans in ecstasy. Luffy blushed, seeing someone so happy made him recall Lamy's mother's face, the woman had devoured each and every pickle before the fire place, curled under the blanket and trembling in excitement. Lamy had picked the very habit from her mother. Luffy sat there on his stool and watched the wind play with Kaya's blonde hair.
"This clock is ancient! I have a similar one in my library" Kaya points out the old thing frowning up the wall. "I stole it from my Grandfather" Luffy winked.
"You can come here anytime you want, I have more than pickles to offer" Luffy grins at Kaya who shivers up as she spits out the tamarind seeds on the small white bowl. "Do you have something to fill my soul with?" Kaya asks licking her thumb dipped in mustard oil. "Yes, I do, I am a laughmaker" Luffy winks. "So, next time I come, will you satisfy my soul like you did with my sour cravings?" Kaya looks at Luffy, "Whenever, wherever, whatever your soul desires, I will do my best to make you happy, it's a promise" the Laughmaker smiled and Kaya blushed.
Luffy found the old empty house at the end of the lane near the southern end of Green Bit. Like Wazu, near it sat an old dog. Rather frowning at Luffy. The house was named Hocker, was locked. "Are you alone? Are you hungry?" Luffy asked, the dog just frowned. "Have you always been here?" Luffy asks as he pastes the pamphlets he forcefully took from the Mayor on the ancient lamp post. He did so because Law's dad was equally workaholic like his lover, and he didn't like that the Mayor always looked exhausted and right now the dog looked equally exhausted.
"Luffy don't approach him" Law called out. "What?" Luffy turned around and the wind scrambled under his red hood. Law always popped up from unexpected places even the wild wind was surprised and ruffled Luffy's red hood up in anger. "What are you doing here?" Luffy asked smiling. "Just finished my vaccination day tour in Green Bit, stopped here to pick up few herbs and mushrooms, when I saw my little red hoodie trail behind here I came to check" Law hugged Luffy.
"What are you doing here?" Law asks. "Helping out Mr. Mayor with Pamphlets about the Carnival" Luffy showed his basket. "Kind soul" Law mocked. "Why is that old dog, grumpy?" Luffy asks. "His name is Shushu, he lost his master few years ago when the old man was out doing his animal vaccination trips, now he waits for him, now anyone who comes near the house, he bites him" Law sounded sad. "Oh, you little strong guy" Luffy pulls out a small pouch of wheat biscuits from his cloak and offers them to the dog on one of the pink pamphlets. "Your dad won't mind right?" Luffy asks pointing at the makeshift dish for the dog. "Nope, he talks to Shushu as well" Law could see, why he was so mad for this shopkeeper, Luffy was a blend of his parents.
"Since we have time, could you teach me how to make rumble balls again?" Law asked. "Yes, of course, bye Shushu, I will bring you something tomorrow" Luffy waves to the dog happily.
When Sanji walked in with Perona inside Laughmaker, Luffy was already waiting with bear shaped cookies, raspberry jam, and coffee. Before he could introduce Perona, the pink haired girl was already hugging Luffy. "I love your shop, had Sanji-kun not bought me here, I would have dragged him" Perona giggles.
"You have met?" Sanji asks. "Yes, brother Coby bought her here two days ago while Mayor and her father chatted" Luffy winked. "I see" Sanji gives Luffy a nasty look, he had complained to Luffy the night before, that his uncle is trying to get him married.
"Perona is a wonderful woman! You know she owns a toy shop, she makes her own unique dolls of clay, rags, junk, clothes and sells them around the country! She plans to have a proper studio workshop in future" Luffy makes them sit on the fluffy cushions on the floor and places the cookies and coffee between them. "Tell me please, I love listening" Sanji helped Perona with her cup.
"Luffyyyyyaaa, it's not working" Law's voice broke from the kitchen. "Brother is here?" Sanji raises his curly eyebrow. "Yeah, he has been in the kitchen since morning" Luffy sighs. "Doing what?" Sanji asks. "Making rumble balls for his patients, he is unable to roll them" Luffy smirks. "Your brother, means your uncle's gay son?" Perona asks. "Actually, your uncle wanted me to marry him, but he doesn't want to force his son into something he is not comfortable with, I think Doflamingo-san is cool" Perona blushed.
"Yes, he is" Luffy nodded. "Perona-chan, Luffy here is my brother's lover" Sanji laughs. "Isn't that just awesome, the world is so connected with good people" Perona hugged Sanji. Both Luffy and Sanji realized no wedding was going to happen between the blonde and the pink head. "Luffyyyyaaa" Law yelled again.
"God, brother already has the airs of a dominating husband" Sanji smirked. "Dominance of voice is not my concern, it's his bed warming skills I want to learn about" Luffy left them and walked inside his kitchen.
"You do know, I have a business to run, and you can't master rumble balls in five days, you have to be gentle with the dough and knead it with care" Luffy smacked the tattooed hands. "Let me show you" Luffy takes the pink dough in his hands and with soft gentle strokes he makes small balls, Law watches the strong hand be so gentle. "Look carefully, forcing never make things better" Luffy glares as Law.
Luffy makes small disks of the balls and puts Law's medicines in them, softly he pouches them and rolls them between his palms. Law just stares at his lover's hand, "You are a magician with hands" Law utters.
"That was the sweetest compliment ever" Luffy tiptoes and kisses Law's cheeks.
"Well darling our first date? When will we go on one?" Law starts mimicking Luffy's action. "Soon.., but firstly explain me the craze about this carnival" the wind agrees with Luffy's word.
The Date Law eagerly waited for came a week and two days later, but not in the movie theatre but with the travelling carnival that had arrived in Dressrosa, with open theatres and magic shows. With Carnival's arrival Luffy's business got busier, he had to work every day, the nomads with colourful beads, braids and bags came to his shops in herds, demanding coffee, cookies for their supper and snack breaks, others bought souvenirs and few just came to flirt with Luffy, and Law never left the periphery of the shop. Hence due to busy work Luffy was unable to take Lamy to the seven day gala events. It was Shanks, Corazon or Sanji who decided to pamper Lamy alternately, and Lamy never complained Luffy's absence, her father was a workaholic and right now he was the happiest.
But on seventh day Luffy closed his shop, prepared a huge basket of midnight snacks, wore his red hood, picked his daughter up from the Prayer Hall and Law happily escorted them on their first date.
As the Mayor of Dressrosa, Doflamingo was bound to attend every performance for seven days. On the seventh night, his eyes fell on a handsome couple cuddled on his extreme left. Training his eyes to look for odds from the day he became the Mayor, did not fail this time either, it was his son stretched on the grass, the wayfaring shopkeeper Monkey D. cuddled on his lap and the godless child sitting beside them and laughing. Beside them sat his own brother and nephew, they looked like one big happy family, a family without women and a sensible head.
He saw Sanji who was supposed to be taking care of Perona not Lamy on his lap, he patted the child and kept talking to her constantly, while Corazon was happily sipping his beer and enjoying the magic show near a tall woman, Doflamingo couldn't see her face. But his own son was far more concentrated on the shopkeeper in his arms, Luffy had slid into his arms, they were chatting and giggling, drinking from the same beer bottle.
Next thing Doflamingo watches is the butcher woman Lola who sits beside Sanji, Sanji grins at the chubby woman. One by one the Mayor could point out the people sitting beside his family, the old dowager Kokoro and her granddaughter Chimney were talking with his brother, Lamy and Chimney were schoolmates Doflamingo deducted, another drunkard the Schneider and his dog Wazu, Woop Slap the previous Mayor, old Fabre and Luigia were sharing box of sweets and gladly ate from Luffy's big basket, all these people were gathered around not because of his brother, nephew or his son, but because of that curious shopkeeper and Doflamingo didn't like it much.
Next, when he looked around, Sanji Lamy and Lola were gone, Corazon was trying to flirt with some fisherwoman from Green Bit whose face was now visible, the old people were snuggled close and glued to the theater. Luffy and Law were looking at the final act of the magical show. Law had held Luffy by the waist and Luffy was relaxed in his son's embrace, no matter how much Doflamingo wanted Luffy to leave, he couldn't deny that the shopkeeper made his anti-social son happy, and as a father, he could never destroy his son's happiness.
When Sanji saw his drunk father try to flirt and Law becoming cozy to Luffy, he decided to pick up asleep Lamy and drop her home, Luffy had given him the key, he would stay till dawn to look after Lamy, he loved the child. What he did not anticipate was Lola walking with him, he had bought meat from her ever since he took the reins of DonQuixote household, they were friends for all these years. But Sanji could see sudden certain changes in her. She was blooming like a late spring flower.
Before she was dressed in old shirts of her husbands, her skirts were blood stained, her hair was kept in a bun to help her work better, her shoes were flat. But this woman walking besides him was dressed in a pink blouse highlighting her luscious bosom, her waist was draped in a flowing orange skirt accentuating her heavy curves and she was wearing lollipop shoes. Sanji knew Luffy was slowly helping this thirty-one-year-old woman with her once sorry state, but how he was helping took a while to show up. In morning now Lola was always dolled up, her hair decorated with new fancy scarfs, her skin glowed and she laughed a lot, she looked healthy and happy. In evenings Sanji would find her socializing in pubs with other ladies, she was growing out of her cocoon.
"Lola-san, you look wonderful tonight, should your husband not be the one escorting you?" Sanji slowly walked as Lamy slept on his back peacefully. "I wished, but that won't happen, I think I am happy with the way things are, I like being friends with Luffy-kun, Law-kun, I have been having meaningful time with Kokoro-san, I like it" Lola grinned.
"It's good to see you flower at last" Sanji smiled. "At thirty-one, I feel like teenager" Lola blushed. "Let me drop you home first, then I shall I go with Lamy, as a man I can't let a lady walk alone at night" Sanji had been mannered to core by his uncle Doffy's wife. "But..." Lola complained. "I insist" Sanji smiled.
[LEMONADE BAR BEGINS]
Zoro loved Carnivals for the great collection of booze it offered. Kuina had been a great drinking partner, after he lost her to the accident, he never went to carnivals. Yet after years he was enjoying his latest buy with the present love of his life, right now he was tasting his collection with the woman he loved. Had Luffy not pushed him to buy the coffee beans he would never have had asked this woman a on date who was smiling mysteriously at him.
"I love your smile" Zoro confessed. "Thank you, I like it how honest you are" Robin rested her head on Zoro's shoulder. "I have never dated before" Zoro confessed. "What about Kuina and you?" Robin asked. "Kuina was the girl I grew up with, we studied together, we learned swordfight, her father was my teacher, I was his best student, everybody expected us to marry. After school studies' she went to college where as I chose to go vocational, two years later we married, we were just eighteen. Never got the chance to date" Zoro laughed.
"Maybe it's better that way for some, sometimes years of courtship end in ashes" Robin sighed. "Like Luffy you never married, right?" Zoro asked. "Nope, I was engaged to Chopper's father, but I never married him, rather he never had the mind to marry, I figured by the time he would decide to marry me Chopper would be at the marriageable age!" Robin sips her alcohol from the wine glass. "Is Viola your friend?" Zoro snakes his hand around Robin's waist. "Yes, we are, she is younger than me by a year or two, her wedding to Kyros-san is in a month, I am the bridesmaid" Robin laughed. "You won't dump me like she dumped Sanji right?" Zoro asks in a serious tone. "No, of course not! I love you Zoro, this last two months have been wonderful" Robin drops her glass on the floor and pulls Zoro's lips to her, she kisses him hard.
Zoro pulls the older woman to his lap, he smooches her back, devouring her lips, fondling her breasts, biting her neck. His mouth licks her pleasurably, his hand traces the inner of her smooth thighs, he glides his fingers dip into her entrance. "You are the most beautiful woman I ever met" Zoro whispers in her ears and Robin murmurs back in pleasure, as the rough finger finds her nerve ending, first with gentle strokes Zoro messages her, Robin gives out small sighs and the wild wind dance on her spine and intoxicate her mind. As Zoro increases his tempo, Robin parts her legs to coil them around Zoro. Zoro rubs her with more assured strokes, the frequency of the stokes increase with the dancing curtains. Robin finds it hard to breathe as wild wind teases her parted lips, as she feels fire burn between her legs, she feels every inch of her body waiting to be touched, waiting to be kissed, waiting to be loved. Zoro plays with the liquid core of Robin, he stokes and stops, he lets her breathe and strikes with finger, he makes her whimper and demand, he makes her need him, he loves her with boldness. With one loud moan Robin attains a pleasure as a white spark breaks on her closed her eyes, she relaxes on the stability wild wind could never tease, she had abstained herself for years, she rains on Zoro's hand and tears on his face as their noses collide in affection.
"Did I hurt you?" Zoro asks as Robin gives out gentle sobs, Robin shakes her head. "It's been years someone made me feel loved, someone made me feel wanted, thank you" Robin hugs Zoro hard. "Will you marry me?" Zoro blurts it out. Robin looks up in amazement. "I mean, I don't have a ring, I will buy one and do a proper proposal, I want us to be together, I can move in with you, you don't have to live in my dojo cum house, I will help with the bookshop, I want to make you Happy and I want to be a good dad for Chopper, I can't be mama like Luffy is, but I will be his protective dad" Zoro blushes to the core of his soul.
"After Viola's wedding? I don't want to steal her show, Dressrosa will be shocked to see it's old damsels stealing young bachelors one after another" Robin kisses Zoro on the mouth. Zoro mentally decides he needs Luffy, Law and of course Sanji's help to pick out the ring.
The time of the carnival bought with its passion, every other household reeked of sex. It didn't surprise when Doflamingo saw Corazon vanished with the fisherwoman, it did surprise him that his son and Luffy did not budge an inch, they were enjoying the theater. Young couples were spread out, some drinking on the local wine, some making out, others dozing off. Doflamingo missed his wife, he prayed to Mansherry and the old god from the ruined temple, he just wanted her back, in his arms and he would never let her go.
As the magic reached its climax Shanks and crew's voice ripped through the midnight, riding the wild wind, their voice entering the stage and dangling with the rolling drums. Happiness was here and Dressrosa was making love to it. As the magician brought down the princes from the castle Makino shut Shanks up by forcing her lips on him, the said red head knew this was that one moment they waited all year, for her to express her love to him. No one in Dressrosa ever found out their love story, no one ever suspected, no one noticed them, yet tonight Luffy smelled it, the smell of grease and root beer, smell of warmth and protection, smell of love and sadness collide, from the corner of his drunk eyes Luffy saw the queen of Shanks' heart, and she was a kind woman, under the cover of night both vanished.
"You know Luffy carnival is the time when we all go carnal" Law laughed like a proper drunkard. "Yet you have been a gentleman sir" Luffy kissed Law on the cheek. "This thing I feel for you, is larger than sex, its special, I am in no hurry, I want to take as much time as we can, because my dear Sir, you will be bound with me forever, our love shall bind the bricks of Dressrosa" Law kisses Luffy's nose.
"The laughmaker says, I do" Luffy grins. From his seat Doflamingo sees the love Luffy has for Law, if he was going to love his only son, Doflamingo was going to learn everything about Monkey D. Luffy and make both of them marry each other, before that he had to pass the law of marriage equality for Law's sake, to do so he needed his partner and she was not here, Doflamingo for first time in his life felt jealous of everyone snuggled to their loved ones.
It was one of those nights when they were not childhood friends, or business partners, or customer and bar owner. It was the only night when under the moonless night, they could steal others love and make it their own. As the small dingy rocked between two ships, Shanks kissed Makino, he lit butterflies on her skin with his unshaved chin, he licked her navel and core, he made love to her with tongue, fingers and his shaft, until the dawn broke, under the cover of the black cloak they worshipped to each other in moans and sighs.
Not was it the night of words, not was it the night of promise, not was it the other nights, tonight was their chance to put their invisible stamp on the forgotten love stories of Dressrosa, tonight they were not memories, but actions of consequences of past, tonight as Shanks exploded the white stream inside Makino, they sealed their place in the memories of Dressrosa and the wild wind carried a love note to the forgotten tales, cheered in love.
Lola's heart shattered when she saw her worst nightmare come to life, Absalom was groping and making out with a woman outside their home. Sanji saw the colour of her face drain as she grabbed Sanji by the hand, she wanted to shout, she didn't as she knew Lamy was asleep.
Absalom sensed his wife's presence, "Lola" he hissed and pushed the woman he was kissing away. "It was… it was a mistake" the tall man with yellow hair rushed towards Lola. "Do not create a scene here, a child is sleeping, I don't need explanation, I saw what I had too, you are drunk, we will talk later" Lola's voice was chocking.
"This was the first time, I swear" the cheating husband sighed. "Please go back, we will talk about it later" Lola had not let Sanji's hand go. "You are not coming home?" Absalom asked. "No, I need to think about us, please go home" Lola almost broke.
"Absalom-san, your wife will be with me, do not worry, I will take good care of her" Sanji glared with a gentle voice. "What do you mean?" Absalom hissed. "A cheating husband doesn't deserve a loyal wife, you know she was trying to look after herself, making efforts to be presentable, so that you would love her back at least once a day, but jerks like you don't deserve love. But you know what she doesn't need the grooming, she has a beautiful heart!" Sanji pulled a stunned Lola with her and walked away while Absalom comprehended the situation, in thirteen years of his marriage he never thought another man would show interest in his fat wife, but here was a DonQuixote who snatched his wife away.
Corazon giggles when this fisherwoman in his arm pushes him into the soft bed. By his own standards, it was a jackpot he hit, Aphelandra was tall, she had long flowing hair, she was in her early forties and had a lovely face. After months of lame attempt at flirting, and coffee dates, Aphelandra had been the one who initiated the Carnival outgoings. Bringing Lamy with them the to carnival every alternate day proved to the tall woman that Corazon was not a sex-starved middle aged man, but a little clumsy fool.
She wouldn't let him flirt with her had Makino not given her a thumbs up and the strawhat wearing chocolate seller opposite the prayer house told her about this clumsy architect turned carpenter frequenting his shop praising about some mysterious lady he was helping build her house. Corazon had the charms, he was well built, tall enough not to look short near her, wore clean clothes and didn't try to show the cultured airs. In short he was humble and she liked him.
As Corazon got his kiss on his almost virginal lips, he broke into an loving smile and Aphelandra couldn't help but ruffle the blonde hair with passion.
When Luffy and Law returned, he found a note attached to his door, Sanji was taking Lamy and Lola to his house, as something happened and Lola was upset, he could not put a crying Lola with Lamy, nor could he leave Lamy alone, so he was caring for both ladies.
"How good is Sanji in bed?" Luffy asked folding the note and opening his door. "Sorry" Law a little more than tipsy, stumbled in. "How good is his sex performance?" Luffy giggled. "He has been sleeping around with women since he was fourteen, must be good" Law holds Luffy by the waist and pulls him into a hug.
"Your family, your Mom, she is not in Dressrosa and what about Sanji's mom?" Luffy asks pulling away from the jacket the doctor was wearing. "When Sanji was little she filed a divorce with my uncle and ran away with a sailor and she drowned in the sea with her lover on her second honeymoon" Law sighed. "That is harsh" Luffy pulls the doctor upstairs.
"Sanji has a thing for older women, he keeps looking for a woman to nuzzle him to sleep, hence he is my mother's devotee" Law laughs as they climb up the stairs. "Law..." Luffy calls out. "Yeshhh" Law reaches the roof. "Your brother right now, might be, is making love to Lola" Luffy pulls Law inside the bed and both flop the bed.
"But she is married" Law muses. "Something must have triggered them, my hunch says its Lola's husband" Luffy pulls away Law's shoes and they both cuddle to sleep.
Sanji closes the door on sleeping Lamy. As soon as he walks towards Lola crying on the couch, she tries to hide her face. "You didn't have to do that, I would have slept at Laughmakers, Luffy-kun wouldn't have minded" Lola weeps. "Come here" Sanji pulls the chubby woman into a hug. "And that thing you said about cheating husbands don't deserve loyal wife, Absalom will make it into a town gossip on how you seduced his ugly wife and spread all wrong rumours" Lola cried.
"Do you mind?" Sanji asked. "Huh?" Lola gave a confused expression. "Will it be so bad? Why not give up your loyalty, people will talk, Dressrosa always talks, my mom ran away with her lover, I don't hold it against her, my father still tries to woo women I don't mind it, my brother loves men, my best friend loves an unmarried single mother, people will talk. You are spending the night here, the whole town will know they will gossip, so why let them gossip about their version of reality which is fiction" Sanji pulled Lola's chin up.
"Let me make a reality for you, a reality better than any dream you had, let me shatter all your trifle dreams with my reality" Sanji brushes his lips against Lola. The curvy woman shivers up, Sanji grabs her by her ample waist and pushes her to fall, Lola in confusion opens her mouth and he slips in his tongue, Lola can taste cigarettes, wine, and chocolates from the carnival. Sanji toys with her tongue, never have Lola had a kiss like that.
Sanji makes her melt with her tongue, soon Lola can feel gentle hands rubbing her nipples while her mouth melts with Sanji's. When her blouse left her she never realized, soon she was breathing with her mouth as Sanji sucked her nipples with care, making her groan in excitement. The touches were foreign, she had never known her body could burn without actual fire.
Sanji kissed down her muffin top belly and undid her skirt and pulled her undergarments away, "Ple….ase, wha…t are you going? I… am…. ugly" Lola asked in aroused, shameful fear as Sanji kissed down her thighs to her vagina lips. "You have never done this? No one is ugly" Sanji asked in astonishment and scolded her thoughts. "Your husband never kissed you down there?" Lola blushed and shook her head.
"Couch is no good" Sanji picks the curvy woman up and takes her to his room, he drops her on bed, his shirt gone, his lean body a sharp contrast to her soft and chubby flesh, ashamed and excited. "Look at me Lola, watch me pleasure you" Sanji commands as she separates her legs and kisses her pleasure bundle, he licks her slow and fast, hard and harsh, he makes her weep both from above and below. Lola experiences her first orgasm.
By the time she experiences her tenth orgasm, it's not Sanji's tongue making her weep or fingers tormenting, but his manhood, rolling and riding, in an out, Sanji was making every hair on her body sensitive to touch. She was not falling in love, but Lola was experiencing a liberty, she was not the only one who had to give pleasure, she deserved to be pleasured. "More…" finally she moans, for first time she choose to be selfish.
"That's my lady, more the merrier my dear" Sanji spanks lightly on the beautiful round arse. Sanji decides to play from the rare. Dawn was far away from the night and the wild wind was in no hurry to take Sanji towards his love story yet, a few diversions were fated for the man before love loved him.
As Luffy woke up to the first rays the of sun, Law curled up beside him. His tattooed hand caged around the shopkeeper, and Luffy giggled to the almost forgotten feeling of warmth that came for love that was not from Lamy. Lamy was he dawn, noon and night, a constant reminder of his existence and contentment, she was all he needed to survive this world yet the heart wandered for a sweet lust. It was three years ago, he was drunk in sweet lust. Deeply, madly and passionately in love. So engrossed in love, he forgot about himself, it was the maddening love novels spoke of, plays preached of and devotees of gods reeked off. Love had killed him once, yet he was willing to die in love again. The wild wind poked open the window and Luffy took the luxury of cuddling Law for another fifteen minutes, Dressrosa was not waking up at five in the morning today.
Finally, when Law returned to deep sleep, Luffy hid him under the thin sheet and walked out of the room, Dressrosa was fragranced with lovechild of the midnight. Luffy swept his roof balcony, watered his roof garden, manured them with tea leaves, and rearranged them. His routine was a ritual, an addiction of another kind, his body was born to be active, or maybe it was his Grandfather's strict upbringing which refused to leave. This reminded him of writing letter to his Grandfather, Father, Brothers and of course Lamy's mother. That also reminded Luffy that he had to coax Lamy to pen her letter as well.
Luffy took a deep breath, he could smell Lamy tucked in protection, Zoro caressing Robin in bliss, Sanji smoking his cigarette at the window, Lola dazed in a sad ecstasy and Doflamingo curled in sadness. Luffy bathed himself in warm water with basil oil and walked out fresh, to find Shanks sitting at the dinning chair and looking at Luffy's roof garden.
"You have life in you, son" Shanks spoke without turning. "You are sad" Luffy goes and sits near the man with flaming hair. "Another year for me to claim love" Shanks smiled. "If you love her so much, why not stay with her?" Luffy inquires. "You saw us?" Shanks chuckles. "I did" Luffy nods. "She and I, we were expecting a child once, she would have been your age, but we lost him or her to an accident, after that we could never regain the innocence of love, since then we have been near but apart. It's our love story of errors" Shanks smile.
"You both are idiots!" Luffy stood up in anger. "Excuse me?" Shanks was laughing. "I am making some tea, you want some?" Luffy asks without answering the question. "I would love some strong black tea, I am not being manly, I just need to kill this headache" Law grumbles as he stands at the door cocooned in the bedsheet. "That's why one should drink in moderation my love" Luffy smirks. "Same for me as well" Shanks still giggles.
"Both of you, come down, but first wash your face!" Luffy commands and walks down. "He lovessss you" Shanks winks at Law. "Yeah so do I" Law blushes but it pains his head. "If you both love each other, why don't you reek of sex?" Shanks asks.
"I need to heal him first" Law mumbles.
"Hurry up will you, I can sense wedding in the air, Dressrosa will have many weddings" Luffy yells from his kitchen.
"Heal?" Shanks asks.
"He is not so perfect you know, he is just too good at hiding his wounds, trust me I am a doctor" Law splatters water on his face and wonders whose wedding did Luffy sense.
Coby gives out a scream, an almost scream, when he finds his face resting between a pair of milky yellow bosoms and silky pink hair wrapped around his neck. Someone was hugging him hard. He tried to recall what happened, he was visiting the carnival with the young heiress from Baltigo, they were food and liquor hoping, then she was tired and wanted to rest, but didn't want to stay the in guest house, so Coby bought her to his home. As he looked up Perona was deep in sleep, her face shined under the first rays of sun like the idol of goddess Mansherry. In that moment of lust, he felt pious love for Perona who opened her big round eyes and kissed him full on the mouth, Brother Coby's days of celibacy were over, the wild wind screamed scandal.
"Good morning Priest" the pink lips smirked.
Doflamingo leaned out of his window, Luffy was stuck to his routine, Shanks was singing some sailor song and his son was helping Luffy open his shop door. Law was really in love, he had to write this to his wife, hoping that this news would make her return. As he looked around, Dressrosa was sleeping peacefully, his sharp eyes caught two odd pairs rush inside Luffy's shop.
One pair was of two extreme pink heads, another was definitely his nephew and Hiluluk's daughter-in-Law. Sanji's hand was on her back, assured and protecting. It didn't take the mayor to deduct what happened in the midnight. Doflamingo didn't mind Sanji having night romances, he understood why married people had affairs too, what he was afraid of was Hiluluk and son tarnishing Lola's name.
He so wished his wife was here, he needed her advice the most, Sanji needed to be saved from the signs of depression he was showing.
Law and Luffy looked at four people standing guilty of carnival spell. Coby was blushing, Perona was happy, Lola would cry any moment and Sanji was just Sanji, brooding. Before Luffy could ask why all of them here, Law spoke up.
"Did you guys use protection?" the doctor asked. Sanji nodded, Lola simply didn't know. Coby looked bewildered and Perona shook her head. "Are you even an adult? Do I know you, girl?" Law asked. "She is Uncle Mihawk's daughter. Uncle Doffy wanted us to marry" Sanji replied. "You little brother, we shall talk later. Perona right? You will come with me, after whatever it is that you have to do with Luffy, we need to kill any chances of her being a mother" Law's head was throbbing.
"Actually, before that" Coby stammered. "Yes?" Luffy asked with a smile. "Please bake us a wedding cake!" Coby bowed.
"What?" Sanj and Law both yelled. "Oh I love this guy, can you believe it, I just stole his virginity this morning?" Perona laughed.
"Didn't I tell you? I smell weddings shishishishi" Luffy laughed and Law nodded.
"Who will officiate the wedding?" Luffy asks. "Anyone who holds a higher position" Coby replied. "His old man" Sanji points his finger at Law. "Will your dad accept this rash decision?" Lola asks Perona. "Dad has raised me with absolute freedom" Perona nods. "A quick wedding of how many people?" Law was calculating. "Brother! A wedding of the priest! Whole Dressrosa is invited!" Sanji winked and Coby just got teary eyed. "Okay boy, don't be afraid, it will be your prayer hall devotees, leave the calculation to me" Sanji loved watching Coby so afraid.
"Lola" Luffy called out the confused woman. "Yes," Lola jumped up. "Get me the finest meat you can, Sanji can you ask your dad to accompany her," Luffy asked. "My old man is making love to some woman in the pubs." Sanji snickered. "He isn't, he is standing in his bedroom and wondering when did he have a granddaughter" Luffy smirked. "He will make Lamy up" Sanji hissed. "You know what, let me go and do the talking and bring Lamy home, and you the bride to be, come with me" Law ordered Perona.
"Shanks, get to the docks and bring me light happy wines for a quick wedding" Luffy clapped his hands. "Who is marrying?" Shanks was rushing down. "Brother Coby please use my den-den phone to call the people you need to invite" Luffy patted the young priest. "Sanji, I need you" Luffy smiled as he dragged the Blonde with him towards the kitchen.
"Tell me" Sanji sighed.
"Help me cook a feast" Luffy smiled. "But…" Sanji who was afraid of coming out about his culinary skills was shocked. "You have never tasted my cooking, I am far inferior to you" Sanji sighed. "Sanji…. A woman needs you today, I need you today, we need you today, I don't have the time to call my friend Zeff and ask for an assistant cook, be my culinary partner" Luffy pulls Sanji inside, and down the spicy rabbit hole the blonde fell.
Doflmaningo was choking on his bitter coffee when Law and Perona walked in to inform about the wedding of the priest. The father of the bride, calmly finished his coffee, placed his cup on the table and walked towards his doll-like daughter. "Dad" Perona whimpers, when Mihawk lost his marbles, he was scary.
"Sssh…" Mihawak pulls her into a hug and kisses her on the forehead. "Your mother will kill me, but what was all our parenting for if you didn't behave on the desire of the heart like we did. Let's go to the best shop in the town and get you a gorgeous wedding dress" Mihawak laughed. "You are not going to oppose? A count's daughter will be Priest's wife and what about your family and social circle?" Doflamingo asked.
"Who the hell cares what society thinks? I want my child to be happy" Mihawak pulls Perona's blushing cheeks. "Moreover I like that Priest boy, he is innocent" Mihawak laughs. "He was a virgin until this morning" Perona whispered to her father. "Excellent choice, let the bells toll and Doflamingo, please officiate the wedding" Mihawak smiles. Law smirks from the corner of the Mayor's office, his father was having a reality check.
Law kissed Luffy's neck from behind, as he saw his lover guide Sanji in preparation. "It tickles" Luffy giggles. "I put Lamy on bed, poor child was awake past her sleeping time" Law informs and Sanji glares at Law, his brother was never so lovey dovey, it was hard to digest. "Perona wants to get a wedding dress, any idea where she could get one?" Law asks his blonde brother. "Viola's on Sunflower Street" Sanji grits his teeth.
"You slept with Lola, why?" Law asks as Luffy sees tension grow on Sanji's fingers. "I had no intention, I have known her since I was fourteen, I saw her as an elder sister" Sanji grumbles. "That's why I am asking Sanji, why sleep with a woman you are not even attracted too," Law asks calmly.
"We saw her husband cheating near her house with a comfort lady, I got angry. I know her for years, she has been devoted to that arsehole for years, and he hurts that woman! Men should care for their wives, fiancé, girlfriends, mothers, sisters, heck any girl No wait, people should look after the person they love for! When I saw her eyes, her whole life was betrayed brother, I didn't like the look of her, so seduced her" Sanji sighed.
"Good, now we know what to counter Hiluluk and his jerk son with" Law laughed. "What do you mean?" Luffy finally asks. "You will see in time" Law laughs.
The Prayer Hall was filled brother Coby's worshipping friends, Robin had lent flowers from her huge garden for decoration, Zoro did the task of arranging the table and chair out in the garden adjacent to Prayer Hall. Shanks had provided the wine, Doflamingo had typed out the quick invitations with his signature, Luffy had prepared a simple feast as brother Coby did not want to use the money from Prayer Hall's collection box.
All the old and prominent couples of Dressrosa were here, previous Mayor Woop Slap, the bickering couple and practically the owner of downtown street shops Fabre and Luigia, Schneider the town's biggest investor, Senor Pink the merchant, Kokoro the drunk but rich Loan Shark, previous King of Dressrosa Riku, Sengoku the head of all the Prayer Halls in Dressrosa were all seated. They all loved innocent Coby.
The rich ladies of Dressrosa too were seated, the one who monitored the flow of money and information. Sharley who owned the Den-Den Radio station was happy to observe the wedding, as it would be her evening news, Monet the town agriculturalist was happy and flaunting her antique neckpiece with her stoic husband Vergo caressing her arms. Makino the owner of pubs was dressed in her best, while Kaya flickered in her elder husband's arms. Viola watched her creation donning the bride and her eyes shifted towards Sanji who was moving in and out helping with the wedding, he had avoided her since the beginning.
Hiluluk and his son Absolom were seated both glaring at Lola, she was playing the bridesmaid as Perona begged and bent her, Viola's dress made her look a curvy mermaid in fuchsia, in plain words, she looked pretty. Chopper and Lamy, the children out of wedlock were the ring bearer and Chimney was the flower girl.
Doflamingo stood at the center in his pink official fur coat, Mihawak walked his daughter clad in a flowing gown and flower crown donned her flowing pink hair. Coby was nervous and in his official clothes of robe, coat and muffler, being an orphan he had no next of kin or close friends, hence he asked Luffy to be his best man. Luffy patted him on the back, the shopkeeper had no suit, he borrowed his coat from Shanks and trousers from Law, Viola did a quick makeshift altering to hide the truth.
"I am afraid" Coby mumbled as Perona walked towards him. "You should be" both Doflamingo and Luffy mumbled back. "It's love you chose" Doflamingo speaks like a doting father. "And the path of love is not so easy" Luffy mumbles like a brother. "You have to work hard, care harder and never stop trusting" Doflamingo adds looking at Luffy. "Most importantly, you should never ever give up on other person when they give into doubt. Love is worth everything" Luffy smiles at Doflamingo and for the first time Doflamingo doesn't see Luffy as a threat warned about in scriptures, but a lonely boat in search of an anchor, and his son was the anchor to that boat.
Sanji deliberately sits near Lola and serves her food. Dofalmingo, Shanks and Mihawak sit on the same table. The bride and groom talk with everyone. Luffy and Law take up the task of serving.
"Luffy-kun" Kaya waves and Luffy walks towards her table. "May I have some of the roasted Lamb, it's been years I tasted something so good" the countess smiles. "Sure" Luffy pours her plate with roasted lamb pieces with thick creamy gravy of vegetables while her husband glares at her from another table.
"Law, you are dating him, right?" Makino whispers winking at the shopkeeper and both Sharley and Monet give him curious look. "Yes" Law nods. "His arse is hot" Sharley comments biting into her stuffed veggies. "He does" Law grins. "Have you had sex" Monet asks. "Not yet" Law wonders why everyone to know that and pours shrimps on Monet's plate. "Why? He looks delicious! This boy he made Vergo buy this beautiful antique neckpiece, and some candles, once we burn the candles, we are making love all night. I assumed you would do the same" Monet and other two were always blunt, a reason he tolerated this trio of affluent ladies.
"Now I know why people buy those candles in bunches" Law laughs.
"Dearest of mine.
Today at dawn we wrapped up the seven-day long Carnival, I had invited Mihawk and his little girl to enjoy the carnival. You must have figured it, I wanted Law to marry Perona. But our son has set his heart on someone and Perona by twist of fate did not fall in love with my second hope Sanji, but had a quick wedding with Brother Coby. The person Law has fallen in love with, has a child and I am not particularly in favour for this relationship, yet last night when I saw Law so happy with his lover, I couldn't help but feel my heart relax. I had a strange relaisation, it doesn't matter who you love, it's better being with someone of your own gender than being lonely. I understand forcing Law to marry a girl would be disastrous to both him and the girl. For first time in my life I felt jealous of the people in love.
Corazon has charmed an adorable fisherwoman's heart, it made me so happy to see him trying to look for love. I don't know how Shanks does it? How can he be so happy, content being alone? I don't! Law looked so alive and happy in love, dearest I wish you were sitting beside me to see our Grumpy son laughing to his core, Dressrosa was blooming in love today. Yet I was alone, sad, jealous, angry and so empty.
For all these years, I had taken you for granted, assumed you would be by my side forever, I had typed your love for me so selfless that I never showed my own devotion to you. I have loved you every breathing moment of my life for last thirty years but I never expressed it. I had never thought my one action would enrage you so much, I had become conceited to think that you won't be able to live without me. Yet here we are, thirty years of marriage later, separated from each other for almost six months for first time. This separation proved me, it is me who is incapable of living without you.
My nights are cold, empty, sad and lonely. Please return to my dearest, without you Dressrosa is a prison of duties for me.
Forever in your love
Yours Doffy.
The mayor closes his envelope and hands it to his son. "What are you both exactly fighting about again?" Law asks as he sees his father get out of his formal attire of the Mayor. "That's your mum's and my personal business" Doflamingo sighs. "Yet I am the postman to both" Law huffs. "Brat, we bought you to this world! So be a little less full of yourself" Doflamingo grumbled.
"How did you like the food?" Law asks as he places the envelope in his medicine box. "Delicious, actually the best food I ever had" Doflamingo smiled. "Sanji helped Luffy cook" Law informs. "Sanji did what? You know how Dressorosa is too male cooks! The only reason your lover is accepted is because he is not of our own. People can turn nasty" Doflamingo sat on his chair.
"Luffy is not afraid of anybody and it's time we stop caring what people think" Law looks at his father. "Do you love him? That Monkey D-boy?" Doflamingo asks. "Yes, I want to raise a family with him, " Law says with pride. "Have you told him? That you love him?" Doflamingo asks.
"He knows it already" Law shrugged.
"Sometimes, you have to spell it out on a hard day, but especially on the happy day, you should express it more. That's the reason why your Mom is angry, I didn't appreciate her on the silent days, look how many unhappy days have I bought upon myself?" Doflamingo smirked. Before the Mayor could explain, he was engulfed in warmth, a warmth which had been suppressed by the doctor for years.
"She will return, she has too, she loves you most in this world. Like she cherishes you, Luffy is my precious one. But you are right I should tell him this" the long legs and blackcoat left. The wild wind glided and knocked, yelped and cajoled every window in Dressrosa, DonQuixote Trafalgar D Water Law was in going to confess his love.
Luffy was sweeping his entrance of the Laughmaker, the sudden wedding had left Dressrosa confused and jittery. Brother Coby had been a hopeful choice of son-in-law for many mothers, for their daughter couldn't have gotten such a decent man, no one expected innocent Coby to knock the apple garden so soon, hence the feast left a bitter after taste to many.
When people praised Luffy's cooking, he made it a point that he mentioned Sanji being his helping partner. Sanji's cooking talents were going waste, Luffy could see it. The way he measured each slice of bread for pudding, the accuracy in the julian cut of his cabbage, the dice cut of the lamb chops! Sanji if trained properly would surpass Luffy's skill by leaps and bounds. Luffy knew his own limitations well, dessert, coffee, tea, snacks, anything sweet was his game, he knew almost all the main course his country had, he could make them like professionals but Luffy knew he lacked the magic in heavier dishes. Main Course was not his spell to caste, but he could see Sanji's hands were the perfect one, caring and experimenting, most importantly he never wasted food. Sanji was rotting in Dressrosa's idea of chivalry.
As Luffy opened the door to bring inside his menu board, the said Blonde stood in front of him. "Sanji?" Luffy smiled. "Let me be your apprentice!" the blonde bowed his head. "What?" Luffy was dumbstruck. "I knew you deliberately made me help you with the wedding feast, I have seen you Luffy, you can cook for hundred people alone when you cooked the simple lunch for Shanks's Coating Business meet! Yet today you asked me to help you because you knew how much I loved cooking, you told everybody that I helped you cook" Sanji was embarrassed.
"No, I… I really needed your help… Tru…st me" Luffy stammered. "Luffy, we all know you are a terrible liar" Sanji smiled. "Let me learn the art of cooking from you," Sanji asked. "Two hours in morning, after you make breakfast for the whole family, after five in the evening when you finish your work with Mr. Mayor" Luffy smiled.
"From when do I start?" Sanji asks. "Tomorrow?" Luffy grins. "Thank you" Sanji bows again. "Stop that!" Luffy hugs the blonde. "And dad has decided to give Lola company for next few days, till then she will stay with us" Sanji informs.
"Sanji…" Luffy speaks softly. "Yes… Lu?" the blonde replies. "Let Lola stay with me, you might complicate her heart further since you don't love her, don't be kind when one is heartbroken. That kindness makes one cripple. Right now let's try to make Lola strong not depend on you" Luffy smiles.
"I understand, I shall drop her to you after the dinner" Sanji pats Luffy's head. "Goodnight Lu" the blonde ponders on the impulsive decisions he has taken in twenty-four hours.
The door was open, and Law walked in. The happy face was staring at the happy coffee cups. "You are late" Luffy looks up, Law feels a shiver run down his spine, Luffy's eyes were liquid and unhappy. "Are you alright?" Law rushes in.
"I may have stirred things up again" Luffy lets mumbles roll on the wild wind. "I never intend too, but I always do. I want to make people happy, but in that process, I may shatter many illusions" Law hugs the boy he loves. "Ssssh…. I know…. I know…" Law engulfs his love in his folds. "Promise me, you won't hate me when things start to happen" Luffy clings to the warmth.
Law pulls Luffy to his lips, he claims the chocolate tasted lips, the taste of nuts, cinnamon, coffee, and happiness, yet the eyes were sad. Law softly makes the taste of Luffy his, he runs his fingers all over Luffy's lean body, the younger yearns to be loved. Law kisses him with all the love he could muster. Law sweeps Luffy up his feet, and takes him towards the floor cushions, he drops Luffy on the soft carpeted floor and flops beside him.
"Law…." Luffy kisses him with the tender touch.
"Monkey D Luffy, today had been an eventful day, I too can perceive things to happen in a domino effect. But, my father has taught me an important lesson today" Law grins.
"What?" Luffy asks curling beside Law.
"One should never forget to express their love" Law giggles. "I know you love me" Luffy twinkles. "Yet I haven't pronounced it out loud" Law kisses Luffy on the nose.
"I love you" Law kisses Luffy's forehead.
"You kissed my forehead" Luffy gives the expression Law had never expected to see. The shopkeeper evaded his eyes, his cheeks were red and his ears pink, Luffy was shy! "Yes I did, I was expecting an I love you too" Law smirked.
"I love you too… I love you… I really do" Luffy closes his eyes as Law plants another kiss on Luffy's forehead. And the shopkeeper kept touching his forehead unconsciously throughout the private dinner, Law made a mental note, Monkey D Luffy believed in actions.
DISCAIILMER- NOPE NOT MY MANGA
sorry for a long wait, honestly two reviews the last chapter made me a sulking baby. Thank you all for following and favourites, but sometimes we really need reviews for motivation, and this story has a special place in my heart. Hope you liked the Lemonade bar, don't kill me for Sanji and Lola thing.
special thanks to Luna and Foxy for listening to my rants while I wrote this chapter, thanks, guys.
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