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I could've posted it earlier since I finished it two days ago, but I wanted to reread it and check for details. If you were waiting for this chapter, I hope you don't mind I'm still on time. I really wish I got more reviews though... But thanks to those who favourited and followed me.

I just have one question for you: Do you want Sabo to appear? If yes, how? If he is in a coma, or he has amnesia, he disappeared... I'm thinking he could be alive but Luffy thinks he died in that same place she was kept (not telling you what it is)... Tell me if you agree or you have other ideas.

I accept requests if they don't interfere with my plot. Ok, not the plot since it doesn't really exist yet, but I have ideas for the characters (and you're really going to hate at least one *evil laugh*)

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CHAPTER 6: Trust me like I trust you

Law was walking home with a girl. For the first time, he was walking home with an actual girl, a woman. His life had been weird since she had barged in with her brother; getting attracted to a comatose girl (he wasn't in love, he wasn't) and forming an alliance with a criminal group didn't usually happen to him. Now he, heartless and antisocial Trafalgar Law, was bringing a woman with him because she asked to see his father.

This was getting really weird. But it didn't bother him.

*Flashback*

"He could be a great help in your plan, whatever it is. He's working to bring down the Donquixote Family. And the leader is his brother."

Luffy frowned a bit, quite confused. "What? You mean Mingo?"

"Yes. My father is working against his only brother, Doflamingo."

She was staring at him as the information wove its way through her brain. When she finally understood what Torao had said, her eyes widened and her mouth opened comically.

"Your dad is trying to bring down his own brother? Why would he do that? Wait, wait, wait, wait." She frowned, trying to make sense of it all. Torao waited patiently until she processed it. Finally, her eyes popped out. "Ehhhhhhh?! Your dad is Mingo's brother?! So you... he... Mingo's your uncle?" Her jaw fell to the floor — well, the bed, since she was sitting on it. "But-but-but... WHAT?!"

"I was adopted, but yes. He's my uncle."

She didn't say anything, too surprised by the news. Her hands were clenching and unclenching, as if she was unsure to be furious or cool about it. Of course it was difficult for her. Her friend's father is the brother of the man he hates the most, but people aren't responsible for their siblings' actions, are they? She shouldn't be angry at him, he hadn't done anything bad like his brother did, at least she hoped. And that man was working against Mingo, but brothers were important people, weren't they? Surely he loved his family? She had to meet this person face to face, she would instinctively know to trust him or not.

She had to know. Trusting Torao wasn't enough, his father had to be trusted too.

Torao awkwardly broke the silence. "You can check out of the hospital now." Luffy ignored him.

"Torao." She looked at him with a blank look. "I want to see him. I have to meet your dad."

*End of flashback*

Two hours ago, when Mugiwara-ya (finally) left the Hearts Hospital, she insisted they stop at Nami-ya's to get new clothes and take a bath, because it was much closer to the hospital. Law lived close to it too, so it was just more practical. Really, though, he hadn't expected to stay that long. It was incredible how much time girls could take for a single bath — Mugiwara-ya must've taken at least an hour.

She came out fresh and clean, wearing a red cardigan over a white shirt, blue shorts, a yellow sash and sandals. Law had to admit it showed her curves and made her even more beautiful. Mugiwara-ya's beloved straw hat hung around her neck, letting her short raven hair flow around her small sharp face, and her large chocolate eyes shone with happiness and energy. Her smile was so bright it was blinding.

"Yosh!" she exclaimed. "I'm ready! Time for lunch!"

Nami-ya (the witch!) smirked. "Go to the Baratie, I'm sure Sanji-kun wants to see you. Torao will pay for you."

"Yay! Thanks Torao! Even though Sanji will probably make it free for me." Before Law could protest, he was being led out of the house by an overexcited girl, followed by the woman who was smiling devilishly.

"Hope you have money on you, Surgeon of Death. I don't think Sanji-kun will be very nice to you."

The Baratie was a rich restaurant that opened in the East Blue, and Black Leg-ya was apparently the son of the owner, Chef Zeff, and the second chef of the restaurant. Black Leg-ya turned out as nice as Nami-ya predicted he would be — which is to say, not at all. He was annoyingly double-faced, swooning with hearts in his eyes when he looked at Mugiwara-ya and murderous once he turned to Law. Mugiwara-ya told him to be nice, and it just made him twirl even more with hearts coming out of him, saying she was too kind. She just ignored him and ordered too much food for just one person, most of it being meat. Law ordered a plate of onigiri — he wasn't hungry, he didn't even want to come. He watched as Black Leg-ya twirled away, singing something about angels and the ordeals of love.

"Hey, hey, Torao, Makino organised a meeting at the Party Bar in two days to celebrate my return, and it's probably going to become a party. Wanna come? All my friends will be there and the Supernovas too! You can meet them!"

Law stared at her eager face. "A party? You just recovered, Mugiwara-ya. You should be resting, not partying."

"But I don't want to rest. Resting isn't fun. And it's in two days." God, her pout was just too cute. Law struggled to keep the blush away.

"It's not supposed to be fun, it's supposed to help you heal. You'll need time, and a party would just ruin everything."

"I'm healed already."

"You still need rest. Doctor's orders."

"Please~" She looked at him with a pleading look in her big chocolate eyes, and he couldn't resist. His face heated up even more when she leaned in across their table. "Please, pretty please?"

He pushed her away and tried to calm his flaming cheeks. "All right, all right! You can go."

"Yay! Thanks, Torao! And you're coming too!"

"Coming where, Luffy-chan? You didn't invite him, did you?" Black Leg-ya was back with an incredible amount of food and and murderous glare.

Mugiwara-ya totally ignored him when seeing the plates of meat. "Ah! Food!" She placed everything on the table, taking up most of the space, and began to eat at breakneck speed. Halfway through her feast, she finally noticed the staring contest happening in front of her. "What's happening?"

"I don't want him to come. I don't trust him."

"I didn't ask to come. She just decided it."

"I still don't trust you, Surgeon of Death."

"Shut up, Sanji," Mugiwara-ya muttered, her mouth full. She swallowed and glared at her friend, who stared at her with a shocked expression. "You guys are getting annoying about it. I said I trusted him. If you trust me, trust that he's a good person. You wouldn't understand, so shut up. And I get to decide who comes, so I say he comes. Hey, Torao, are these your onigiris? You don't want them?"

Black Leg-ya sighed about his Luffy-chan's beauty when she was angry, and he didn't care about being ignored as long as he could love her.

"Ok, I'm done! Let meet your dad, Torao!"

Done? So much food, so fast? And she was still so petite? Law decided not to think about it as he payed for the onigiris he didn't eat.

"You will be paying for her, Surgeon," Black Leg-ya snarled.

"Sanji~ You said it was free~"

"Of course, Luffy-chan, but he has to pay!"

"He only ordered onigiri and I ate them. Leave him alone."

"Yes, Luffy-chwan~ I am your eternal servant of love~"

Mugiwara-ya was already dragging Law out of the Baratie. It was nice of her to avoid him paying the meal, since such a feast in an expensive restaurant was more than his wallet could afford, but wasn't this called dine-and-dash?

Back to the present

They had arrived. Mugiwara-ya began to continuously ring the bell before Law could stop her and use the key.

The door opened and a mildly annoyed Cora-san appeared. "Could you please stop ringing before it breaks?"

"Hello, ossan, you look funny! Are you Torao's dad? You're very tall!"

Cora-san seemed slightly surprised at the innocent comments on his appearance but smiled when he noticed Law standing behind the overexcited girl. He carefully studied her and nodded, inviting them inside, closing the door after them. "Hello, Straw Hat Luffy."

"Hey, you know me?"

"Of course I do, although to be honest, I thought Straw Hat was a man before Law came home talking about a certain Mugiwara-ya." He gave Law an annoyingly knowing smile and went to the kitchen. "Come on, sit down. I'll make coffee. So, what did you want to see me for?"

Mugiwara-ya's smile vanished, a slight scowl taking place. "Are you really Mingo's brother?" she asked bluntly. Mugiwara-ya's emotions were hard to read. It wasn't clear if she was upset or not.

Cora-san froze and slightly turned his head. "And what if I am?"

She bit her lip, still hesitating between hating him and not caring. "I wanted to know if I can really trust you, even if you were related to him. If you're still loyal to your brother or not."

"I don't consider him my brother. I'm not a Donquixote anymore."

"Good." The smile returned. "I actually don't care that much if you are, you're not responsible for his actions, but I wanted to make sure you really are his enemy. And you can't tell anyone my true identity."

Law's father came back and sat on the sofa, lighting his cigarette. His carefree manner was gone; this was the spy, the government agent posing as a criminal. Cora-san exhaled smoke, almost sighing, and asked "What do you want, Straw Hat?"

"Your help. Torao told me you were working to bring down Mingo. That's what I want too. What I saw there..." Mugiwara-ya shuddered. "I hate that it's happening right now and I can't do anything about it."

Cora-san looked at her sharply with his light brown eyes, and smiled. "Oh, he told you, did he? Well, you're right. I am Doffy's brother, and I am working against him. But I can't help you." He raised a finger to silence her when she opened her mouth. "I won't let a young woman like you risk her life doing my job. This is my fight against my own brother. You have to give it up and leave me with it."

Law sighed, knowing Mugiwara-ya could be stubborn. "Cora-san..."

"I refuse." Her glare was stabbing through the older man. His eye twitched slightly under her penetrating stare. "It might be your job, but it's my fight too. I saw the dark side of Dressrosa. I was there, I was part of it. Do you think I could live with myself if I didn't at least try to help? I will not give it up and leave you to deal with it by yourself. If you won't help me, fine, I'll do it alone. Torao said we could work together, though, and that I could trust you. I kind of hoped you would trust me, too, since I'd be useful to you in this mission or whatever it is." She sighed. "If you won't help, I'll go. I have to rest." Law was surprised by the last comment. Isn't resting too boring?, he thought. Mugiwara-ya stood up and placed her hat on her head. Cora-san kept silent and watched her go until she was at the door.

"Straw Hat," he called. She stopped. Law saw the man's fond smile. "You're a good person. I'm glad Law met you." Mugiwara-ya turned her head and gave a small grin.

"Me too, ossan. Me too." She took a step out and paused again, this time with a much larger smile. "I'll rest, but don't forget the party, Torao. I'll make you regret it if you do. Shishishi."

She was gone before Law could react with more than a light blush.

[Luffy started a conversation.]

Luffy: [hey]

[toraooooo]

[u ther?]

Law: [What?]

Luffy: [yay]

[coool]

[the party in 2 day]

[DONT FORGT]

[or i will come kill u myslf]

[Luffy renamed herself to Mugiwara-ya]

Law: [Mugiwara-ya that's not funny]

Mugiwara-ya: [but i like it]

[i added u to suprnova chat]

[bye]

[see u]

Law: [Is it a formal party?]

Mugiwara-ya: [no]

Law: [Address?]

Mugiwara-ya: [grand line]

[don't wrry ill take u]

[i hav a car]

[Mugiwara-ya renamed Law to Torao]

Torao: [Stop that]

[How did you even change my name?]

[You hacking into my phone?]

Mugiwara-ya: [its a secrt]

[ok ihave to prepare]

[byebye]

[Mugiwara-ya left the conversation]

[Torao left the conversation]

Luffy was confused from the events of the day. Why did she like Torao so much? Why was she defending him from her best friends? They'd just met. She trusted Torao, but she usually wasn't mean to Sanji.

Well, Torao did save you, she told herself. It was him that brought you out of the darkness. Not Sanji, not the others. Him. His voice.

But that wasn't a reason to tell her friends to shut up and go away. And she did invite a near stranger to a party with her friends. Why did she even do that?

All this thinking was giving her a headache. She should let it go and think about the clothes to wear for the Welcome Back party. Wait, since when did she care about her clothes?

She wanted to see a smile on Torao's face. She liked the way his cheeks became red when she approached him. He was pink when she left his house.

Luffy was so confused. She'd never thought about others that way before.

Luffy was so confused, but she was so happy.

There was a party, and he was going to come.

She smiled.

Trafalgar Law. What a beautiful name.

Good luck figuring it out, Luffy.

And wow, Law and Luffy had lunch together. Yay. That party was originally this evening but I changed, since it wouldn't go well (becuase I actually thought about the future of this story!). And it's very important to the plot, I guess.

Ace might finally appear in the next chapter but honestly I have no idea, I haven't started it yet. Hopefully he does appear, even if he won't wake up yet, because it's been a few chapters already and he only appear in the prologue and in Luffy's dream/coma so yeah.

Again, if you have any suggestions or requests, tell me! Don't hesitate. You could get me out of writer's block one day. Your ideas could be included if they don't interfere with the vague/almost nonexistent plot I have in mind and my little ideas for the characters. Yes, I do have ideas even if I'm improvising.

Kadek8785: Wow, you're so brave! You know the Straw Hats would freak out if you told them that. I hope you're not too disappointed by Luffy's reaction, I tried to make it feel anime-style but writing it down isn't as easy as picturing it. Well, try to picture it as One Piece as possible and you'll have it.

wow: Well, I'm glad you like the story. I said I would update once a week, please be patient.

See you next chapter!

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The Angel's Cry