Hey guys, long time no see. My exams are over so I'm back and hopefully I'll be able to get back to the same kind of updating schedule I had before my break.

Zoro scowled at Nami as she took a seat at the table furthest away from their usual one. It was Monday lunchtime, but Nami had been sulking all day long. "Jeez, how childish…"

Ever since what had happened on Friday night, Nami had avoided the others. She was clearly hurt that no one seemed to believe her, unable to see that from their point of view her version of events was more than a little sketchy. Nonetheless, Nami had completely ignored all calls/texts from her friends at the weekend, and had completely blanked them so far during lessons as well.

Usopp sighed. "I feel kind of bad for her though. Sitting alone."

"You shouldn't. Love cook will probably go join her."

Franky nodded to the left, where Sanji and Hancock were sitting, absorbed in each other as they always were when together. "I don't think he will."

Zoro picked up a meatball from his plate. "Reckon he'd notice if I throw this at him?"

"Zoro…" Robin warned. Zoro sighed, his girlfriend's disapproving look enough to stop him.

Chopper watched Nami, who had her head turned away from their table. "I bet Luffy could cheer her up. Where is he anyway?"

Robin sighed. "Mr Smoker gave him and Trafalgar a detention. You see, Luffy was picking his nose and asked to share Trafalgar's text book. Trafalgar said he wouldn't let him unless he washed his hands, and that sparked an argument between the two which Mr Smoker ended."

Usopp chuckled. "Man, your English class sounds way more fun that ours…"

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"Jeez, that was all your fault Traffy!"

Law sighed. His and Luffy's half an hour detention was finally over, and the two boys were walking towards the cafeteria, Luffy's stomach growling loudly, as it had been for the past thirty minutes. "I've told you before. If you're going to have such a… disgusting habit, at least wash your hands before touching other people's stuff."

Luffy was about to retort, when Law stopped, noticing someone a familiar figure walking in the opposite direction. It was Violet. Law scowled at the ground as she walked past him and Luffy, the latter not understanding what happened. "Traffy?"

Law waited until Violet was out of sight before turning to Luffy. "She's the one who was talking to Vergo."

"Oh, it's her? She's Rebecca and Barto's teacher. They say she's really nice."

"She's not," Law snarled. "Not if she's friends with him. I'm gonna go follow her."

Luffy blinked. "Why?"

"I dunno, instinct I guess. She seems kind of nervous, doesn't she?"

Luffy shrugged. "If you say so. Yosh, let's go!"

Law frowned, knowing stealth wasn't exactly Luffy's strong point. "You want to come with me?"

"Yeah, of course! I want to help you Traffy!"

Law sighed, already able to see this going badly wrong. "Alright… just try to keep quiet."

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Violet paused. She was being followed.

A quick scan of the area around her showed the corridor was empty, it being lunchtime. But still, Violet couldn't shake the uneasy feeling she had. She was sure she was being watched. Violet turned around and began heading back the way she came, deciding visiting the SMILE factory today may be a bad move.

Law, who was hiding around the corner with Luffy, hearing this, grabbed Luffy's hand and yanked him backwards, ducking into the closest classroom. From inside, the two boys watched as Violet walked past the classroom door, luckily not noticing them in the room.

"Damn…" Law muttered. "She heard us. Although… if she's walking back now, it makes me wonder where she was going in the first place."

"Shall we go look?" Luffy asked. Law shrugged.

"May as well. Although I have no idea what we're looking for exactly."

With that the two exited the classroom and began heading off in the direction that Violet had originally been going in. Luffy looked at all the classroom doors. "Maybe she wanted to go into one of these Traffy."

"Maybe… But how can we determine which one it is without searching each one? Damn…. If only she hadn't heard us…"

Suddenly, the two heard the sound of someone running. They turned around to see Usopp sprinting towards them. Law frowned. "That's…"

"Luffy!" Usopp panted, finally reaching the two. "I've been looking everywhere for you!"

Luffy blinked. "Why?"

"Your locker! It's been broken into!"

"Wh… what?"

"Yeah, come on, I'll show you!"

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Law watched as Luffy rummaged through his locker. "So… is anything missing?"

Luffy stepped back from his locker and frowned. "No."

"Are you sure?" Usopp asked, finding it hard to believe that someone went through the trouble of breaking into Luffy's locker, only to then not take anything. Luffy, however, nodded.

"Yeah. My books are the only stuff I keep in here, and I don't think any of them are missing…"

Law eyed the open locker. "It would be weird for someone to go through the trouble of breaking into a locker to steal a text book, and I doubt anyone would have any interest in Straw Hat Ya's notes of all people…"

Usopp nodded. "That's for sure. I'm not sure there's anyone desperate enough to want to steal Luffy's work… So why'd they break into his locker?"

Law looked over Luffy. "They must have been wanting something Straw Hat ya has. Any idea what that could be?"

Luffy gasped and dug into his locker, searching frantically for something. Law and Usopp exchanged a shocked glance. "Straw Hat ya? What is it?"

Usopp tried to peer over Luffy's shoulder. "Yeah, what are you looking for?"

Suddenly, Luffy laughed and produced a box of donuts from his locker. "Phew. They didn't take this."

Usopp glared at him. "Why the hell would they have?!"

Law rolled his eyes. "A box of donuts wasn't quite what I was thinking of. Something valuable maybe?"

"More valuable than donuts? Like meat? I don't keep any of that in my locker though…"

Law sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. "No, forget food. Something worth a lot of money perhaps?"

Luffy frowned. "I don't think I have anything like that…"

Usopp shook his head. "I can't think of anything either. Man, things are getting real weird around here…"

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Robin watched as Violet wrote on the board, her back to the class. It was hard to believe that their seemingly kind Chemistry teacher was actually helping some terrible people to do horrible things. Violet always seemed so genuine, like she really wanted to help her students. Robin couldn't help but think of Mr 2, a genuinely good person who'd gotten mixed up with people who were the exact opposite. Was it possible her Chemistry teacher was the same? Maybe….

Violet turned around and smiled brightly at the class. "Now, would someone like to balance the equation?"

Robin looked around the class lazily, wanting to see if there were any volunteers. However her eyes ended up resting on Law, whose gaze was absolutely fixed on Violet. And Robin could see the sheer anger in his eyes. It really did make Robin inwardly shiver. The Law sitting there was truly unrecognisable to the one she had fallen for about a year or so ago. It was difficult to explain, but it felt like a spark, a little glint in his eyes, was missing. One of the things Robin had liked so much about Law was how cool and in control he always seemed. He didn't look that way at all now, and he hadn't in a while.

Robin inwardly scolded herself for thinking like that. The poor guy had been through so much after all. Losing Monet… She couldn't imagine how she'd feel if she lost Zoro, or any of her friends. It was incredible given all that had happened in the past year or so that everyone was still safe.

The dark haired teen was interrupted from her thoughts by someone nudging her. She turned to the side to see Nami giving her an expecting look. She had been ignoring Robin, still in a mood, but it looked like her curiosity had gotten the better of her. "What's up?" she whispered. "Why are you staring at Law? And why does he looks so pissed?"

Robin bit her lip, not really wanting to say everything out loud. She opened her ring binder, taking the first worksheet out and turning the paper onto the back. She paused for a moment before quickly writing on the paper, 'Vergo = bad guy. Violet working with Vergo. Violet = bad guy." She glanced up at Violet, who was now writing something else on the board, before passing the note to Nami. The orange haired girl frowned as she read it. She scribbled down something before passing it back to Robin, who made sure Violet was still preoccupied before looking down at the note.

'?'

Robin sighed. She wrote down "I'll tell you the whole story after class" and passed it back to Nami, her serious expression telling the orange haired girl not to ask any more questions. Suddenly Law, who had been silent all lesson, put his hand up. Violet gulped slightly, something which Robin didn't miss, before smiling weakly at Law.

"Yes Trafalgar?"

"Miss, do you know anything about Candy?"

Violet did. She knew it was something which Joker's man, Caesar Clown, had been making. She knew everything about its composition, how to manufacture it, hell she even could make it herself in the SMILE factory if she wanted too. The teacher shook her head. "No, sorry."

Law scowled at her, knowing for a fact she was lying. "It's a very dangerous drug. What do you think about Chemists who make things like that Miss?"

"I… uh…"

"They're pretty terrible people, huh?"

Just then, the bell rung and the students began getting their stuff together. Violet, however, just stood their motionless feeling unable to breathe. There was no doubt about it. Law knew about her. She had been found out.

Violet didn't move as the students one by one departed the classroom, Law the last, Violet not missing the 'I know who you are' look he gave her as he walked out. The teacher gritted her teeth. There was nothing to be done, Law had to be gotten rid of. And if Vergo wasn't going to do it, she would.

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Law blinked, surprised to see Robin waiting by his locker. What was more surprising was the determined look she had on her face.

"Trafalgar."

Law opened his locker and began packing his bag, his door blocking Robin from view. "Yeah?"

To his surprise, Robin swung the door back. "Look at me when I'm talking to you," she said firmly.

Law blinked, stunned by Robin's out-of-character firmness. Nonetheless, he complied, turning so he was facing her. "What is it?"

"What were you doing earlier? If you ask questions like that, she'll know you know about her."

"So?"

Robin frowned at him. "Trafalgar, you know these people are dangerous. I'm worried about you. This isn't like you, why are you acting this way?"

Law turned back to his locker, seeing Robin's determination seemingly waning. "Acting what way?" He asked bluntly.

Robin narrowed her eyes. He knew full well what she meant. "Trafalgar…"

Law shut the locker door, slinging his back over his shoulder. "This is my fight Robin. What I choose to do is of no concern to you…"

With that, the dark haired male walked past the female and was about to walk away when Robin grabbed his hand. "How can you say that…?"

Robin turned around, her eyes appealing to Law, who just stared blankly back at her. Suddenly, his expression softened, and he reached up to touch Robin's cheek with his left hand. Robin froze, his touch sending shockwaves through her body. Law leaned in towards her face, Robin able to feel his breath on hers. She pulled away, Law's lips millimetres away from making contact with her own. "Trafalgar…"

Law stared wide eyed at her, as if only just realising what he was doing. He turned his head to the side, feeling the heat rising up his cheeks. Robin frowned and opened her mouth to say something, but no words came out. Law sighed before turning around. "See you around…" He muttered awkwardly, before quickly walking away.

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Bellamy looked up at the sky and scowled. He was currently sitting on the steps outside the school's main entrance, half watching cars leaving. It was the end of school now, not that that mattered really. He had skipped all of his lessons today after all. School really was a waste of time to him. Although that wasn't what was annoying him currently.

Breaking into Luffy's locker at lunch time had been a waste of time. Bellamy had been looking for a means to get Luffy's attention. He wanted to steal something that would leave Luffy with no option but to go after him. Sure, he could try provoking him, but it wouldn't be possible for him to actually kill Luffy within the school. Someone would intervene before things reached that stage. If he was going to kill Monkey D Luffy, he needed to do it in private away from the school. He needed some kind of bait to make this happen. Unfortunately, in terms of material possessions, all Luffy had in his locker at least was food and his crappy notes.

There was the girl of course, Nami. She had said herself after all, that if something happened to her, Luffy would 'kick his ass'. But it was difficult to get her alone in a vulnerable position, and even if he did what was he supposed to do. Kidnap her? How could he, in a school packed full of people?

"Excuse me… uh… Bellamy, is it?"

Bellamy turned around to see an ugly boy with long blonde hair walking towards him. "Who're you?"

He smiled sleazily, making even Bellamy cringe. "The name's Absalom. And I couldn't help but hear about an incident involving you and a guy named Coby last week."

"Who?"

"Oh, a short guy. Pink hair and glasses. Bit of a wimp…"

Bellamy winced slightly, the memory of Bartolomeo kicking his ass coming back. "Oh yeah…"

Absalom grinned and leaned down next to where Bellamy was sitting and rested his hand on his shoulder. "And I also couldn't help but notice you were up to no good this lunch time…"

Bellamy's expression hardened. "Is that so?"

Absalom laughed. "No need to get so serious! You're not the only one who has a bone to pick with that meddling Straw Hat!

Bellamy raised an eyebrow. "Oh really?"

"Yeah. And I just happen to know a way to get to him…"

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"Grandpa! I'm home!"

Garp ducked his head into the corridor from the living room, hearing the sound of at least two other people with Luffy. Zoro he recognised, but the pink haired boy he didn't. Coby, realising this, held out his hand. "You must be Luffy's grandfather. He's told me a lot about you. I'm Coby, an old friend of Luffy's."

Garp lazily took his hand, not really caring that much. "Yeah, nice to meet you kid…"

Luffy looked at the kitchen and grinned. "Yosh! Let's go get some food and then go kick Moriah's ass!"

Coby's eyes widened. "Wait, you wanna go do this today?"

Zoro yawned. "No time like the present…"

"W.. Wait you guys, I don't even know where to find him at this moment. We need to figure out a strategy.."

"Who's Moriah?" Garp interrupted.

Coby was about to reply but Zoro beat him to it. "Some jerk."

Luffy grinned, bringing his fist and palm together. "We're gonna kick his ass for Coby!"

Garp frowned and looked Coby up and down. "Why's that? Can't he handle it?"

Coby's blinked. "M… me? Well, I'm not really all that tough sir…."

"Nonsense," Garp barked. "You're what… maybe a couple years younger than Luffy? When he was your age he could beat up people twice his age and size. Hell, he could probably have done it when he was 12! If you wanna teach this guy a lesson, you're just gonna have to toughen up instead of leaving it to other people. That's how a man deals with his problems."

Zoro exchanged a confused glance with Luffy. "What, you want us to teach Coby how to fight?"

Garp grinned, jerking a thumb towards himself. "Not just you two. I'll help too! What with my working hours, I have too much free time anyway! I need something to fill the time!"

Coby stared in awe at Garp. "Wow… you'd do that for me?"

Luffy grinned. "Of course! You're our friend Coby!"

Zoro smirked. "Besides… this sounds like a lot of fun. Maybe you could get your friend to join us too."

Coby laughed nervously. "I doubt Helmeppo will be interested in this kind of thing…"

Garp cracked his knuckles. "Sorry, but that's not an option. If he's not interested, I'll make him interested…"

Luffy and Zoro laughed, whilst Coby gulped, wondering just how smoothly 'training' was going to go.

What do you guys think of the scene with Law and Robin? I really like writing interactions between those two, I hope you enjoyed reading it.

Thanks for reading and please leave a review if you can.