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CHAPTER 5: Donquixote
"Did you see Ace, Makino-san?" The large old man asked the small woman washing the dishes.
"Yes."
"How's he? Can I see him?"
Makino didn't look up. "He's alive. And no, you can't visit, Garp-san. You know that."
They were in her kitchen, Garp installed on a chair at the wooden table. Garp may be a crazy old man, he still noticed the sad tone in Makino-san's voice. And even being a famous admiral in the Navy, he hoped nothing had happened to his dear Ace. His dear Ace who probably went to the hospital after criminal activities.
"How's Luffy, then?" At least his darling granddaughter was awake. She would've been devastated if Ace was dead, so Garp hoped the man wouldn't die. He would kill Ace if Ace died, because it would make his darling Luffy break down.
"She's coming out this afternoon. Her friends will be there, I think. And the head surgeon is a friend of hers too, apparently."
Head surgeon? Her friend? He didn't know anything about a head surgeon being part of the Straw Hats. Of course, he didn't like the idea of Luffy being a criminal, but he at least trusted her friends to take care of her. Not a head surgeon he'd never met. "Who's the head surgeon? He better not have done anything to my little Luffy!" Garp declared angrily and punched the table making a hole. Nobody touched his baby granddaughter.
"You might want to go home, Garp-san. I don't want you to destroy my kitchen," Makino commented mildly. "And the head surgeon is a nice person. He didn't do anything to Luffy. I hope you brought something, by the way. Shanks is coming."
As if on cue, a scarred redhead entered the kitchen with his usual wide grin. He looked very young, though he was in his thirties. "Oh, old man! I wasn't expecting you to be here! Looking for news about Luffy?" He smirked.
"Shanks! I didn't hear you arrive! How did the fight go?" Makino and Shanks owned a popular bar, the Party Bar, and fights regularly broke out there. Shanks usually watched, and stopped them if it got too violent. The fights only interested him when it was funny or when a newbie picked a fight.
"The usual. Kidd against Bonney. Not too interesting if you don't count the time Buggy somehow got between them and got smashed. That was funny. Hey, where're you going, old geezer?"
Garp stood up, taking a bottle of sake out of his bag, which Shanks immediately opened. "Going back to headquarters. Got a problem with that, Red Hair?" Shanks scowled at the mention of his nickname. "Makino-san, tell Luffy from me that she better give news soon, or else —"
Makino gave him one of her trademark amused smiles and waved him out. "Yes, Garp-san. Bye!" The old man huffed amusedly.
"Kids, these days…" he muttered with a smile. Shanks made a face. "I heard you, old geezer. Get out."
It was dark, so dark.
People everywhere. Soldiers? What were they doing?
His family needed help.
A gun? A nearby child was shot. He was dead. Why? Why was this happening? Why had they done that?
Lamy was hiding. Good.
What was that? Two dead bodies on the floor.
His parents? No, that couldn't be.His parents. Dead. Shot, for no reason.Why? They hadn't done anything wrong!
The children. They were being rescued. They were safe, they... A body? Sister? The children?
Why?!
Explosions, gunshots, screams. The noise was horrible. It made his head hurt.
It felt like torture.
There was a big fire. The hospital was burning! Lamy was in here!
No! No, no, no, no! No, NO!
A laugh, a mirthless sadistic chuckle.
Him! Why did he do that? Why? He destroyed his life! He killed those he loved! Why?
The glasses flashed in the light of the fire. A large devilish smile.
"You couldn't save them. I killed them all, and you couldn't save a single one of them!"
The hateful laugh rang out. It continued, he had a headache, someone was calling his name, was that Lamy? Was she alive? Oh, he wished this so much! Why did they die? They were so innocent! Why was he alive, when they were all dead?
Screams. The ones he loved were screaming in pain. They were dying. He was screaming too, he was bleeding, he was being tortured, someone just kill him, make the pain stop, what a headache, he was —
"Law! Wake up, for God's sake!"
Law bolted upright, covered in sweat, the sheets twisted around him. He was breathing heavily and his head throbbed. Cora-san was staring furiously at him.
"You were screaming! The nightmares usually aren't that bad!"
"Shut up, Cora-san. I have a headache. What time is it?"
"About five thirty," the older man replied with a scowl, his carefree manner gone when concern for his son took over. When he got serious, he looked like he meant business. Which he usually did.
"Good. I'm going to work."
"You need to rest, Law. The girl didn't ask you to visit at six in the morning, did she?"
"It's not for the girl, idiot. It's work. I have other patients. And I have papers to fill anyway. Shut up." Law stood up and grabbed his hat, not sleepy at all, his mind already running at top speed now that he was up. This nightmare happened a lot, but he felt so much pain this time. And there was a silhouette next to him, a petite silhouette that had never appeared but felt familiar, looked familiar...
Cora-san had his dumb smile back in his face. "Ah~, Law, don't be so mean~" he sang. "Don't you want coffee before you go?"
Law grabbed his favourite yellow hoodie, not even looking at his adoptive father. "I'll grab one at Hearts. This is my room, go away."
Cora-san obeyed, after tearfully asking him why he was being so cruel, didn't he love him? and receiving a well aimed pillow to his head. Law just collapsed on his bed afterwards, his knees to his chest.
"Why did you do this to me? To us? What do you really want?"
Please answer me!
Donquixote Rosinante stood outside Law's room, lighting a cigarette. He thought about his mission, to bring down that particular man whose name he had. Law was the person dearest to him, and it hurt to see him suffer. The boy was still traumatized by something that happened 15 years ago. Corazón — yes, his name was Corazón, not Donquixote, he wasn't part of this family anymore — knew he couldn't do anything about it, being a simple idiotic spy, but that just made it harder. His only hope was the girl Law kept visiting.
Never, since he was adopted, had Law shown any interest in girls and love — and emotions in general. Corazón was sure that that girl was very special, for making the seemingly cold and heartless surgeon Trafalgar Law willingly visit her everyday and even worry about her. Never in a million years would Law admit it, but he obviously had feelings for the exceptional teenager.
Of course, that young Mugiwara-ya was already famously incredible.
Straw Hat Luffy, huh? Corazón smiled.
You've found yourself a strong woman, Law.
[hllo Straw Hats yay ]
Nami: [WHO RENAMED THE CONVERSATION AGAIN]
Luffy: [nami i misss u whn do ypu vsit]
Nami: [LUFFY]
[Improve your spelling first]
[AND STOP RENAMING THE CONVERSATION]
Luffy: [tht was usop]
Usopp: [ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME]
Sanji: [How dare you be rude to Luffy-chan! Where are you?]
Usopp: [In heaven]
[Sayonara, my friends. It was a good life]
[Usopp left the conversation.]
Luffy: [snjiiiii dont killl usop pls]
Sanji: [As you wish, princess ]
Zoro: [you just shut up]
[idiot cook]
Sanji: [I'm killing you next]
Luffy: [you said u woudlnt killl usop]
[pls dont kil zro too]
Sanji: [Ah~, my Luffy-chan's writing style is so unique ]
Nami: [Just say it's terrible]
Sanji: [Would my darlings like to come for lunch?]
[I'm sorry, lovely ladies, I have to go]
[Please visit ]
[Sanji left the conversation.]
[Robin joined the conversation.]
Zoro: [Robin joined. Something bad is coming]
Robin: [Luffy, is Torao-kun visiting you today?]
Luffy: [yeh]
[he promised]
Zoro: [Yup. Something bad]
Nami: [Thank God Sanji left]
[Why are you even friends with that creep?]
Luffy: [hes not a crep]
[i woudlnt espetk u too undrstan]
Zoro: [?]
Robin: [He's not a creep. I wouldn't expect you to understand]
Zoro: [ah]
[I don't think messaging is the best idea with Luffy]
Nami: [I know right?]
Luffy: [trao is cmin]
[bhye]
[Luffy left the conversation.]
Zoro: [...]
Robin: [Torao is coming, bye]
[I hope Luffy doesn't die a gruesome death with Torao-kun]
[She didn't write that last part btw]
[Robin left the conversation]
Nami: [Don't forget the 100000 beri]
Zoro: [wait WHAT]
[Since when do I have to give you 100000 beri?]
Nami: [Since now]
[Nami left the conversation]
Zoro: [what a witch]
[Zoro left the conversation]
Luffy was curled up on her bed when she heard her new friend's soft voice. A nice voice, she thought. She liked the way he spoke softly, trying to hide his emotions. It didn't work on her.
"I'm here, Mugiwara-ya."
She sat up with a smile as Torao entered. She'd noticed the way he stared at her when she smiled so she always smiled at him when he came, to see his beautiful stormy eyes.
"You wanted to talk?"
Luffy nodded and patted the bed next to her, inviting him. Torao scowled. He shouldn't do that, it lined his sharp tanned face. "C'mere, Torao. Don't make that face, it's not pretty. You should smile more."
Torao seemed embarrassed. He sat on the chair beside the bed. Although Luffy liked his mysterious aura, he needed to be more open to people.
"First," Luffy said brightly, "you wanna join the Supernovas? I'm sure they'll like you. I can add you to the conversation since I have your number."
He frowned even more. "The Supernovas? Is that what you wanted to talk about?"
"No, but I want you to join. You'd have new friends."
"I don't care." He shrugged. He obviously cared, but Luffy let him be.
"Great! I already added you," she said, ignoring her friend's scowl. "But what I wanted to talk to you about is him." Torao's hands clenched. "You seem to hate him too. Did he do anything? You don't have to tell me."
He wasn't looking at her. "That man killed my family," he muttered.
"I thought you had a father."
"I was adopted."
"Ah." Luffy paused. "So, we both hate him, right? I'm suggesting a counter attack." That got his attention.
"Don't you know he's protected by the most powerful man in the underworld?"
"I don't care. We can deal with that guy afterwards."
"Are you insane?"
"Yup! Shishishishi." Luffy giggled at Torao's dismay. Her friends always told her she was reckless, borderline insane. And Torao's face was so funny when he didn't know what to think. "Hey, can I know who your father is?" His dumbfounded expression immediately returned to a frown.
"Why?"
"Because you said he knew us, so he must be working with criminals. Or, at least a bit. So, who is he?"
"He's a spy for the government," Torao sighed. A spy? She trusted Torao, but his father? "His target is a particular criminal group. It's not the Straw Hats." Good. He looked up, visibly struggling with the words. Luffy stayed silent. "He could be a great help in your plan, whatever it is. He's working to bring down the Donquixote Family."
Torao looked at her, obvious pain in his voice. "And the leader is his brother."
WOOHOOOO
Yup.
Ended.
Really, most of this chapter was the Straw Hats convo. The end tho, I just had to drop that bombshell for Luffy.
And yeah, the mysterious man is Cora-san's brother, the leader of the Donquixote Family Law, Luffy and Cora-san want to bring down. Wonder who it is?...
Thank you again to those who reviewed!
Kadek8785: I'm glad too. Be careful what you say, he might come for you. I can't guarantee your safety if he does. But yes, I agree, it would be good if he died. Ouch — please apologise.
Ok that's all for this chapter. Hope you're ok with the fact that there's too much online conversation.
And honestly I'm still improvising in this story.
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