Anniversary

PuddyKatz request! Enjoy everyone!

The crew sat wide eyed and stiff as boards as they watched their captain. Law was standing at the stove cooking. Actually cooking. He was cooking for Neo, but it was still quiet a shocking thing to see for the crew. Law either didn't notice their shocked expressions or didn't care.

"Here ya go, Captain," Penguin said as he walked over with a small vase with two white carnations placed in it. Law gave it a quizzical look. "Trust me. Neo will love it."

Law only nodded then turned back to his cooking. He placed the pancakes and eggs on the tray before pouring a couple glasses of milk. He then picked up the tray and left the galley and his stunned crew behind. A crew mare carefully spoke up. "Neo has been very good for him. But it's still very weird to see him doing stuff like this."

"Uh huh," The crew nodded in agreement.

….

Law, carrying the tray of breakfast for two, made his way back to their bedroom. He opened the door and slipped inside, closing the door behind him. He smiled as his eyes automatically went to Neo. She was still asleep, but he knew she'd wake up soon.

He walked over and sat the tray down on the nightstand. He kicked off his shoes then laid down on his stomach near her. He stroked his fingers over her hair before kissing her awake. Law smiled when she finally opened her eyes and looked at him. "Happy anniversary, love."

"Happy anniversary," Neo said just before Law leaned in and kissed her lips. She hummed against his kiss. "This is a very good way to wake up."

Law chuckled. "Can you believe it's been a whole year since we've been married?"

"It is kinda hard to believe, but it has been a very, very good year," Neo smiled and Law kissed her again. The two chuckled when Neo's stomach growled. "Well, it's your fault for being that yummy smelling food in here."

"I did it for you, love," Law said sitting back up. Neo propped herself up on her pillows.

"It smells so great," Law placed the tray on her lap. She touched the flowers and smiled. "Penguin, right?"

"Yeah," Law rubbed the back of his neck. "You know I'm not good at this kinda stuff."

"Love," Neo grabbed Law's hat and tossed it to the end of the bed. She then ran her fingers through his hair before pulling him to her lips. "You do just fine. I love everything that you do. Every little touch, every look. Only you can make feel so good. Only you can make me feel like you do. You have been, and you are, a very good husband. Remember, you gave me life. You are my life."

"And you are mine," Law smiled. He leaned in and gave her an intense kiss. Their kiss became heated to the point the tray almost fell off Neo's lap. The two pulled apart and laughed. "We should eat this before we spill it all over the bed. There will be plenty of time for that when we're off the sub."

"Are we docking?" Neo asked as Law picked up the fork and cut her off a bite of pancake. He gave it to her then got himself a bite.

"We're already docked," Law replied. Neo gave him a questioning look. He smirked at her. "It's our one year anniversary. Did you think that I didn't plan anything?"

"Honestly…I didn't really think about it," Neo confessed.

"Love," Law reached up and tucked her hair behind her ear. "You deserve to be spoiled."

"Ah, so do you," Neo said, running her hand through his hair again.

"Oh, I'll get what I want from you later," Law gave her a suggestive look, making her blush. He chuckled at her response and gave her a bite of eggs.

….

"Bye bye!" The crew crowed as they waved their captain and sister off.

"Don't have too much fun, Captain!" A crew mate shouted.

Law grumbled while Neo giggled and waved back at the crew. "You guys, behave yourselves while we're gone!"

"We could say the same to you!" Shachi chuckled.

"Those goofballs," Neo huffed. She turned to Law and looked around at the island they were on. She could see the town. That's where the crew was heading now, but she had no clue why there were on the deserted side of the island. "So, what now? What are we doing?"

"You'll see," Law smirked. He put his arm around her shoulders and guided her away from the beach they were standing on.

"Hm," Neo hummed as they walked along.

"What is it, love?" Law asked.

"This island is very dry despite not looking it," Neo reported. "Maybe I should create a rainstorm."

"That's messing with nature," Law said.

"Well, I am an Elemental," Neo smirked at him. "We're supposed to help nature."

Law chuckled and pulled her closer to him. He kissed her temple. "Maybe later."

"Aye Aye, my captain," Neo poked Law in the stomach.

"Don't you dare get smart with me, young lady," Law chuckled again. "Do you want me to punish you?"

"Yes," Neo replied, poking him again. She pulled away from him and snapped out her wings. She flapped them a few times before rising into the air. She then moved behind Law and wrapped her arms and legs around him. He cooked his arms under her legs as she kissed his cheek. "Punish me, Pirate Boy."

"Oh, just wait," Law said as he tickled her under her knees, making her squeal. "You'll get it soon enough."

The two laughed. Neo kissed his cheek again then snuggled into him while he continued to carry her to their mystery destination. Eventually, Law walked them up to a cottage. Neo tilted her head and looked at it. The cottage was made with rocks and had flowers, grass and vines naturally growing on and around it. "It's so beautiful. It looks like those fairy houses that artists do."

"Glad you approve," Law smiled. With Neo still on his back, he pulled out the key to the cottage and went inside.

Neo gasped. The inside was as beautiful as the outside. There was a small kitchen combined with a small table and two chairs. Off in the far corner was a round bed with a draping canopy. Next to it was a door, that Neo assumed was the bathroom. There were so many flowers sticking out of the walls and ceiling.

She then felt something very familiar hanging in the air. "Wait…This is…"

She turned to Law, who had a mischievous smirk on his lips and a spark in his eyes. Neo kneaded her eyebrows. "This was done with magic."

"It was," Law nodded.

"But…How did…," Neo looked around.

"Oh, Kiba might have mentioned something about this place when we were still on Luminous," Law rubbed the back of his neck, looking sheepish.

Neo smiled and rolled her eyes. "You are quiet devious when you want to be. You planned this a year in advance, didn't you? And, let me guess, even before you decided we were getting married."

"Maybe," Law shrugged. He crossed his arms and leaned against the wall as Neo started to inspect the cottage. She opened the fridge and found enough food to last a couple days. She figured Law had a couple crew mates bring it up while they were eating breakfast. This was confirmed when she found a note hidden amongst the food.

"Hm," Neo hummed. "Penguin and Shachi handled the food, right?"

"How did you know?" Law's eyebrows raised. Neo held out the note to him. His cheeks flushed when he read the words.

Don't have too much 'fun' with her, Captain. Remember, she's still naive to the married life despite it being a year. We don't want to be uncles just yet.

-Shachi & Penguin

"I don't think they intended me to see this," Neo chuckled. Law snatched the note from her hand and crumpled it up then shoved it in his pocket. She hummed and traced her index fingers over his still flushing cheeks. "You're really cute when you're flustered."

"That's it. You're getting it now," Law gave her a devious grin before practically tackling her. He swooped her up into his arms, locked their lips together as she wrapped her legs around his waist, and carried her over to the bed. He sat down on the bed and slipped his hands between their bodies. Once he found her buttons, he started to undo them. When they all were undone, she unwrapped her arms from his neck to let him bush the unwanted item to the floor. She lifted his shirt up, temporarily having to break their kiss, then tossed it away from them.

…

Neo hummed a song as she ran her fingers through Law's hair. They were laid out on a blanket, having just finished their picnic meal. Neo was on her back while Law was on his stomach, resting his head on Neo's stomach. He had his arms around her waist. And despite how it looked like an uncomfortable position, both were very comfortable and relaxed. When she stopped fiddling with his hair, he raised his head and pouted. She giggled at his cute pout and returned her hand to his hair.

"Uh oh," Neo suddenly said.

"What is it, love?" Law lifted his head again.

"A storm is about t-" Before she could finish a loud crack of thunder rumbled nearby followed by an intense flash of lightning. "Pop up storm."

"You can just banish it," Law huffed.

"Law," Neo said, using her pout 'I want something' tone. She then gave him an innocent look. "This island really needs the rain."

Law sighed. "Fine. You win."

"Of course I do," Neo chuckled and kissed him when they sat up.

"Let's just get out of here before we get hit by lightning," Law said as he quickly gathered everything up. Just as he got the blanket into the basket, it started pouring down raining. He then took her hand and headed back towards their temporary residence. Before they got anywhere near the cottage, a couple bolts of lightning hit the ground. Neo squeaked in surprise and stepped closer to Law.

"Maybe I should clear the storm away," Neo said.

"There's a cave," Law nodded towards an opening near by. "We can wait it out there."

"Okay," The two quickly ran into the cave. Neo shivered and wrapped her arms around herself. "It got chilly."

"There's some wood here," Law said while setting down the picnic basket. "Someone must have had a campfire here before. We can start a fire and warm you up without you having to use your crystals constantly."

Neo nodded. Law piled up the wood then let her light it. Neo summoned a fire crystal. She lit up the wood. Law walked over to her and put his arms around her. "You're still cold. You better use your crystals and dry your clothes out. I don't want you to get sick."

"I'll dry our clothes out," Neo said, putting her arms around his neck. She summoned her fire and wind crystals, easily drying them out within seconds. "I don't want you to get sick."

"You're the delicate one, love. And it's my job to protect you," Law mumbled as he leaned down and kissed her.

"I love how protective you are. But I'm here to protect you too," Neo mumbled into their kiss. Once their clothes were dry, Neo banished her crystals. Law increased the intensity of their kiss and guided her down to the ground.

"Hurry, kids! Get inside!" A panicked male voice said. The two looked over to the opening to fine one adult and eleven boys had filed into the cave. They were soaking wet and wearing tan uniforms, sashes with patches, and packs on their bags. The boys chatted, not noticing the other two, as the man looked up and saw them in their intimate position. He gave them an apologetic smile with red cheeks. "Oh! I am so sorry. This storm caused us t-"

The color from the man's face drain. His eyes locked onto Law. "Y…You're…Tra…Trafalgar Law."

Neo looked at Law when he raised them into a sitting position. He had an intense look on his face. She knew instantly he had wished he brought his sword with them instead of leaving it back at the sub. "Law…"

Law relaxed at her voice. He stroked her hair, in a possessive way. Like these intruders were going to take her away from him. Neo rubbed her hand on his arm and turned back to the group of boys. She gave them a warm smile. "It's all right. We're not here to cause trouble. He won't hurt you. Right, Law?"

"Yeah, yeah," Law grumbled and turned his eyes from the intruders.

The man, still visibly shake, swallow hard and nodded. The boys, who still didn't even noticed them, continued to chatter happily about the storm raging outside. Well, all but one boy with black hair and deep bluish grey eyes. He was looking very shaken and jumped every time thunder cracked and boomed. Neo gave him a tender smile when he looked at her. She noticed they all were cold. "Why don't you all gather around the fire and dry out? I'm sure your parents won't be happy if you get a cold."

The boys cheered and gathered around the fire. The adult was still unsure as he crept closer to the fire. Soon they were settled in and talking more calmly. The scare boy had sat closest to Neo. When he did, Law tucked Neo closer to him and frowned. "I'm fine, Law. They're just kids."

Law nodded, but didn't loosen his hold on her. Another round of intense thunder crackled above them. The scare boy jumped and grabbed onto Neo. Neo was startled at the sudden touch. Law reached for the boy, intending to rip him away from Neo and throw him across the cave. Neo shot up her hand and wrapped his wrist. "It's okay, love. He just startled me."

"Neo, are you sure?" Law asked, carefully looking her over.

"He's just scared," Neo replied softly. Law relaxed and lowered his hand.

"Tommy has always been a baby when it comes to storms," Another boy with blonde hair said with a chuckle. A round of laughter filled the cave.

"That's enough," Their scout leader said.

"But it's true. And, as Tiger Cub Scouts, we're supposed to tell the truth," A boy with dark brown hair grinned.

"Scaredy Cat! Scaredy Cat!" The boys cheered.

"There's nothing wrong with being scared," Neo then said. Law raised an eyebrow at her speaking out of character. The young boy at her side raised his eyes to her. She smiled sweetly at him and smoothed down his cow lick. Law watched her intently. His heart fluttered at how gentle she was being with this boy. She obviously made a connection with the kid. "We all have our fears. Right, Law?"

Law nodded. The boys then went quiet. All held guilty looks on their faces. One of them stood up and walked over to Tommy. "She's right. We're all afraid of something. I'm afraid of spiders."

"You are?" A boy asked.

"I'm afraid of heights!"

"I have a fear of sharks!"

"I don't like dark places!" One by one the boys shared their fears. Tommy lifted off of Neo and listened intently to the others.

Less than an hour later, the storm had finally passed. The boys started to walk off down the hill. The scout leader lingered back. He looked at Neo and smiled. "Thank you for your help with Tommy. And for sharing the cave…"

He paused and looked at Law. "...And for not killing us."

Law gave the man a sadistic grin. The man shivered. Neo smacked Law on the chest. "Law! Stop that!"

"Fine," Law huffed. He then gave the man a serious look. "Just don't tell anyone that you saw us up here and I won't have to hunt you down and kill you."

The man nodded rapidly before rushing to catch up with his charges. The two remaining turned and headed back to their cottage. "I'm sorry about that."

"About what?" Neo blinked.

"A storm and a group of rowdy kids weren't part of the plan," Law sighed.

"Law, it might not have gone as you planned, but plans often do that. Despite perfection not existing…this was perfect because I was with you," Neo grabbed his arm to stop him from walking. He turned to her. "I loved every bit of it. And I love you."

"And I love you," Law leaned down and kissed her.

…

"Your back!" The crew cheered when Neo and Law warped onto the deck of the sub. A crew mate took the basket from Law and they all headed inside.

"How was it?"

"Did that storm mess anything up?

"We were worried about you!"

"Yeah. We had to almost tie Penguin up to keep from coming up there to check on you two."

"Hey!" Penguin protested. "I wasn't that bad!"

"Yes! You! Were!" The entire crew shouted. Penguin huffed then ignored them.

"It was wonderful," Neo replied as they filed into the rec. room. Law and Neo sat on the couch and she curled into him. "And some unexpected surprises did happened."

"Tell us everything!" Bepo said.

"Well, maybe not everything," Shachi chuckled causing both Neo and Law's cheeks to flush. When Neo started to tell them of their small adventures they had, Law's eyes locked onto her. His mind wondered back to when that boy, Tommy, grabbed onto her. His heart fluttered again. He couldn't get the image of her being a mother out of his head. He rubbed the back of his neck. A child was out of the question. He didn't want to put her through that pain. Besides, they were pirates. Their child would carry the burden of being born from pirates. He wasn't going to do that. He wasn't going to get her pregnant. While he set that plan in stone in his mind, he still couldn't get the image of her and that boy out of his head.

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Author's Notes: Finally! Another one shot! Thanks PuddyKats for the suggestions!