To those who enjoy my story, I'm sorry for the late update and making you wait one more week. Writer's block.

I'm now giving you an extra long to compensate. Well, as long as I could make it without being even more late than I already am. I managed about 4k and a half. Was hoping for 5k, but I'm not a magician all right.

By the way, Vivi is hella rich really.

Disclaimer: do I still need to mention that I don't own One Piece?

Enjoy~

CHAPTER 15: The Supernovas

Luffy fumbled with her phone and raised it, pushing her hair away from her eyes.

"You're going to drop that thing, Mugiwara-ya," Law shouted over the wind. He slowed the bike down so it wasn't too strong and they could hear each other. He had gotten the hang of it fast enough, considering it had been years since he had last mounted a bike. "You shouldn't do that a such high speed, it's not safe. Wait for a traffic light."

The girl giggled, holding on to his torso. The Polar Tang was really amazing, it was comfortable, wasn't loud and didn't emit those smelly black clouds like other bikes did. "I want to capture the exciting moments. What's the point, if I wait until we stop?"

"It's dangerous."

"I don't care," Luffy giggled again. "I did stuff much more dangerous than that in my life."

"Fine. You better not drop Kikoku, though. She can't be replaced." She nodded, patting her back where the nodachi was strapped. She was too long compared to Luffy, but the sword would only get in the way if Law kept her. "We're entering the highway. I'm going to accelerate, put your phone away."

She didn't answer, just held him more tightly. The Polar Tang started to speed up. Its acceleration was incredible. The wind whipped her short raven hair across her face and she laughed in extasy. Luffy pressed herself harder on her friend's back and carefully raised her phone again. She heard him groan when she rested her head on his shoulder.

"C'mon, smile!"

"Mugiwara-ya! We're riding a motorbike on a highway! Stop it!"

"Just ignore me. Smile!" Law tried to concentrate on the road in front of him. Luffy finally tucked the phone away in her shirt with another giggle. She leaned into his back, encircling his torso with her arms. He tensed a second, she could feel his nervousness even when he relaxed. Luffy breathed in the surgeon's hair. He smelled of rain and mint, with a hint of honey. She buried her face in his neck. "You smell good, Torao," she muttered, not seeing her friend's flaming face as she said it.

Alabasta wasn't a castle, or a mansion, but it was very large and spectacular for a house, as the Nefertari family was incredibly important, and very rich too. It was surrounded by a wall to keep their privacy, as the house was very open. The Straw Hats often organized their parties in Alabasta, which meant they came for each of their birthdays, on special holidays, or for no actual reason. The house was mostly a shining white, with light green and red decorations and golden roofs, and had lots of greeneries.

It had five stories. Level one was a grand hall with decorative columns. In the center of the hall was a beautiful fountain and palm trees were lined up on the sides, coupled with a few exotic plants. The fountain was white marble with three basins, water raining down the intricate carved designs into a larger circular basin bordered with golden patterns. The ceiling was open to the second level, which was simply a pathway running around the room, connected to a similar terrace outside. The tall, open doorways of the hall which led to the garden were rarely closed to give a more natural feel to it, which was why a wall surrounded the house.

Around the house itself was a garden with a pathway running across it. The long swimming pool was at the back. It was almost made for the Straw Hats, who were a childish, competitive group; there were diving boards at different heights, length markers along the pool and even a few slides. One end dropped at a depth of four meters, while the other end went up to one meter deep. Tables were installed next to it, where snacks and drinks would eventually be placed for guests to enjoy while swimming. The rest of the garden was mostly taken by tropical plants and exotic flowers, the pathway letting people wander in the midst of it.

The third level was taken by the gigantic kitchen and the equally vast dining room. The Straw Hats often visited, and the cooks were always ready with a whole lot of food for them. The room was as beautiful and natural as the hall; there were large open windows that let sunlight and wind in, potted palm trees in the corners. In the center was a long bar counter, with the bartender usually being Makino or a cook whenever it was in use. Two long tables and many chairs were installed on each side of it, and more lined against the walls to anticipate a party. Potted jasmine flowers were placed on the table and emitted a sweet scent across the room. A few instruments were always ready to be played by any musician present.

On level four were rooms, a lot of rooms. Parties with the Straw Hats often lasted several days, and guests were always welcome to choose to spend the night in Alabasta. The rooms were moderately wide, soundproof, some had an attached bathroom and some were connected rooms. A few were personalized by the Straw Hats who enjoyed staying.

Level five was a lush rooftop garden where the Nefertari family grew all kinds of plants, and even their own food. Part of the garden was made to feel like a tropical forest, with vividly colored flowers, bright green trees with enormous leaves, ferns, bushes, and a stone pathway went through it. There was another, smaller pool for girls, with loungers, umbrellas and water massages. An indoor hot bath was right next to it, mostly used by girls as well, since guests preferred the long pool to relaxing ones.

Everything about Alabasta was fun, comfort and luxury, always accompanied by nature. The Nefertari often joked that Alabasta was made this way specially for the Straw Hats. Maybe it really was.

Law gaped around him as he passed the gates. Alabasta really was more than impressive. Guests were already starting to crowd aroung the hall and garden and he could hear loud voices and laughter at the back of the house. He rested Kikoku on his shoulder, feeling an unusual nervosity. He didn't enjoy crowds and noisy people — Luffy-ya was an exception. He glanced at the girl, who had a wide smile on her pretty face. She looked way too good in her new outfit. She grinned up at him.

"C'mon! I'll introduce you to my friends! And the Supernovas. I'm sure you'll fit right in with them." She grabbed his hand and pulled him towards the hall. The Polar Tang was left outside of the wall, along with dozens of other bikes and cars. A blue-haired girl waved at them from above as they entered the house. "That's Vivi. She's our friend."

Vivi jumped over the fence that secured the pathway, surprising Law. "Dinner will be ready in a few hours. You can go to the pool in the meantime." She smiled at him. "You're Luffy-san's new boyfriend, right? Nice to meet you. The Straw Hats complained a lot about you, but you seem a good person. Handsome, too." His cheeks reddened and he scowled, about to reply, but the woman disappeared before he could.

"Shishishi. Everyone thinks we're a couple." Luffy-ya giggled, though her face was slightly flushed, Law noticed. He rolled his eyes.

"Obviously. You're always holding my hand." Not that he didn't enjoy it, of course. But it was embarrassing when everyone thought he was her boyfriend, which he wasn't — though, some part of him did wish he was. Luffy-ya blushed and didn't comment on it.

She led him through the hall to a lift at the end. "The Supernovas should be in the dining room. We always meet at the bar before going to the pool when Sanji kicks us out for being too loud."

"Care to tell me who the Supernovas are?"

"We're a group of underground criminals. The youngest and strongest. Quite famous too, among other criminals, dealers and stuff." She smirked. "Just because we're criminals and rivals doesn't mean we can't be friends." Law frowned.

"I'm not a criminal. Why would I join them?"

"You're strong. And something tells me you're not really one to follow the rules." She answered simply. "Don't call us criminals, though. 'Pirates', more like."

"There's a difference?"

"We're not simple 'criminals'. It's not a very nice name, is it? 'Pirate' speaks of freedom and ambition, and a dream we follow; a criminal is just an idiot who runs around breaking the law for his own profit. Mmmh, there they are." Luffy-ya pointed at a group of seemingly rowdy men crowded on one side of the bar. There was a woman too, he noticed. One of the guys — a loud weirdo in a Chinese-style tunic who was fiddling with a guitar — noticed them as they approached.

"Apapapapa! (What a strange laugh, Law thought) If it isn't Straw Hat! Hey, Straw Hat! Looks like you ain't dead, huh?"

"Tch. You're too loud," said a blond one, who was shuffling a deck of cards.

"Shaddap!"

The pink-haired woman glanced at them without stopping eating. "Hey, Straw Hat. Good to see you again I guess. Where's Hunter? You usually come with him. Did he get lost?"

"Don't talk with your mouth full. Disgusting woman." An older-looking man glared at her. He looked like a mafia boss.

A red-haired man next to him chugged down a drink and rolled his eyes. "Shut up, old man. Go away if you don't like it. This place ain't meant for oldies like you. Let's kick him out."

A masked blonde sitting next to the rude guy turned to Law. He was eating spaghetti and smearing tomato sauce all over his blue and white helmet. "Oh. There's a new dude. Who's he?" The red-haired looked at them, suddenly interested. He studied Law up and down and made a low purring sound in his throat.

"What a nice guy you got here, Straw Hat. Mind introducing us to him?"

"Yeah. Guys, that's Torao. Torao, they're the Supernovas. The red guy is Jaggy—"

"That is not my name, Straw Hat."

The masked man sighed. "Lemme do the introductions. You'll get all the names wrong." He grabbed himself a beer and stuck a straw in the glass. "We mostly call ourselves using our epithets. Don't ask why, it's a habit. That's Eustass Kid here, his epithet is 'Captain', but we call usually him Eustass because nobody wants to call him our captain. Shut up, Kid, you know it's the truth. The fussy old man is Capone 'Gang' Bege. Blonde guy is the 'Magician' Basil Hawkins, the weirdo is 'Roar of the Sea' Scratchmen Apoo. That's the 'Glutton' Jewelry Bonney. She can eat even more that Straw Hat, if you can believe it. The big grandpa who just came out of the lifts is the 'Mad Monk' Urouge, and it seems X-Drake the 'Red Flag' isn't here again. I really have no idea what he does that always keeps him so busy."

"I swear, we should just kick him out of the Supernovas already," Eustass-ya grumbled.

The other ignored the interruption. "That's 'Straw Hat' Luffy, as you know, and her best friend 'Pirate Hunter' Zoro is part of our group too. And I'm 'Massacre Soldier', but everyone just calls me Killer, so you just do that too. Don't mind Kid, he's a brainless brute to everyone. So, what about you?"

"I'm, uh, Trafalgar Law?"

Luffy-ya smiled. "He's the Surgeon of Death."

"Mmmh, Trafalgar Law. What a nice name." Eustass-ya leaned against the bar with a smirk. "Ironic, too, to be called Law when you're friends with pirates. Surgeon of Death? You're the dude Straw Hat added to our group chat? You never answered any of the texts."

Law scowled at him. "I have no interest in chatting with people I've never met. Especially an immature idiot like you."

"Hoh?" Eustass-ya raised his eyebrows. "I like this kind of attitude. I'm sure you could be stronger than most of us here. Come, sit down." He patted the seat next to him. Luffy-ya glared at her friend and grabbed Law's hand, which confused him.

"Stop that, Jaggy. He's mine. You're not getting him."

"Ah, but at least I tried, didn't I? He's a nice guy."

Law sighed and sat next to Eustass-ya, to the latter's surprise and delight. Luffy-ya pouted adorably and he gestured at the next seat. The red-haired man smiled at him with darkly painted lips. He leaned in, him spiky, fiery red hair falling over the square-shaped goggles he wore on his forehead. Law wondered where the large scars that ran through his golden-brown eye came from. They looked painful. The furry red coat Eustass-ya wore shifted, and Law noticed several other scars on the man's muscled torso and a prosthetic left arm.

"Want a drink? Or a snack? You can ask for food in the kitchen, too. We're going down to the pool later, I'd like to race with you." Law narrowed his eyes at the tone the other was using, then widened in realization.

"Are you flirting with me?" Law asked incredulously. "I'm very sorry, but I'm not gay." Apoo-ya and Mad Monk-ya laughed loudly, while Bonney-ya giggled in her food. Killer-ya snorted.

"Not even five minutes and he's already dumped," said Bonney. The woman swallowed her food. "Poor baby." The red-haired man growled at her.

"Apapapapa! He's obviously with Straw Hat! You'll get crippled if you try to get him! Apapapapa! Maybe you should stop flirting with every hot guy you meet!"

"I bet they're already madly in love. You never had any chance, Kid." Law could feel the smirk under Killer's mask.

"Killer is right." Hawkins-ya said in his quiet voice. He was sitting on the long table behind them, flipping Tarot cards. They all turned to him, interested. "Chance that Eustass will soon get a man to like him: 2%."

"OI!" The Supernovas all started laughing their heads off, Eustass-ya screaming at them to shut up before he murdered them all. The way they interacted, how they teased and fought each other, shouting, insulting and threatening, wouldn't let outsiders think they were best friends, but rather like a ragtag bunch of thugs fighting over random things. It somewhat reminded Law of his own annoying friends, and Cora-san. He smiled to himself, deciding he enjoyed this group of "pirates".

Hawkins-ya kept his bored expression as he reshuffled his cards, waiting for the laughter to calm down. He was a serious-looking man, with waist-length wavy golden hair, a pale face, red eyes and weird black triangles tattooed on his eyebrows, very different from the rest of the Supernovas, who were a loud, rowdy bunch. "I said soon. Chances may increase in a few years." He flipped a few cards. "Chance that Surgeon of Death is actually in love with Straw Hat…" That caught Law's full attention. The blonde man's eyes narrowed slightly as he read his card.

"Wh—"

"93%."

There was a pause. Everyone turned to the two reddening people. Law was blushing furiously, his eyes wide and his mouth open, trying to find something to say. 93% was a very big chance. Way too big. Hawkins-ya practically confirmed in front of everyone something Law had been denying ever since he had met the girl. Luffy-ya seemed to be thinking the same, as she was looking at him with a mortified look on her crimson face.

"His predictions and calculations are always right," Killer-ya explained.

"Chance that the feeling is mutual…" He gazed at his cards and his usually stoic features twitched. "Maybe I shouldn't say anything. It would be quite cruel to our two lovebirds here." He kept his tone neutral, leaving them to wonder what he had really seen.

"That's a shame." Mad Monk-ya laughed and asked for a beer. He was obviously way older than all of the Supernovas, except maybe Capone-ya, which made Law wonder why these two were in the group. The man stroked his scruffy, jet black beard that seemed to compensate the close-cut hair. He was much larger than the other men and looked like he spent his days working out at the gym. His grin seemed to never disappear, which was quite creepy. He nodded towards Luffy-ya. "I think someone is calling you."

And he was right. Someone came spinning towards them, singing "Luffy-chwan~" all the way. Law groaned inwardly once he realized who it was. The man stopped, trays carefully balanced on his arms.

"Oh, Sanji!" Luffy-ya called out.

"Luffy-chwann~ I didn't know you had already arrived!"

"Where's Nami?"

"She's currently changing into her swimsuit." His eyes popped into hearts at the thought. "Would you come down to the pool too? Snack have been installed!"

"Ok."

The cook then noticed the Supernovas. Eustass-ya and Monk-ya had somehow gotten into a fight for the barstools in just under five seconds, Hawkins-ya was still reading his Tarot cards while cracking open a fortune cookie he had somehow swiped from Black Leg-ya's tray so fast nobody saw the gesture. Killer was struggling with a meatball that somehow got stuck in one of the holes in his helmet (How? There were no meatballs in his dish!), and Apoo-ya was getting scolded by Bone-ya (who had somehow appeared in the dining room while nobody was looking) about correct guitar playing.

"Oi. You dudes go to the hall. We're going to make dinner. Shoo." Black Leg-ya turned to Law. "You. You better not try to take advantage of the party to do something to Luffy-chan." He glared at the surgeon's hand, linked with Luffy-ya's.

"I swear, you make me feel more dangerous than this bunch of pirates here." Law sighed.

"Tch. Come on, Supernovas. Out you go. Brook, go and play downstairs. Nobody cares about the correct way you should pinch strings."

"I do! This idiot is going to break that beautiful guitar with his brutish hands!" Bone-ya shouted out, offended.

"I'm a DJ, not a guitarist!"

"What are you doing with a guitar in your hands, then?"

"You two can fight downstairs!" Black Leg-ya kicked both of them out, literally, through the open window. He was very strong, and agile, Law noted, to use kicks powerful enough to throw people, without dropping the trays resting on his arms. Eustass-ya barked out a laugh.

"Fine, we're going. Come on, guys."

"Don't you dare act like my captain." Bonney-ya growled with a piece of pizza in her mouth. Eustass-ya slithered up beside Law and Luffy-ya, who were already heading towards the lifts. Law glanced at him. He tapped Kikoku against his shoulder.

"Boss me around and I'll chop your head off."

He smiled flirtingly. "You just try."

Luffy pushed Law towards the pool. "Enjoy yourself. I'll be back." He was standing on the edge of the long pool, talking to Zoro about swords and stuff and the young woman startled him by giving him a soft but powerful shove.

The sky was darkening and lights were being set. The pool was illuminated by bright blue lights. The guests were enjoying themselves, playing, fighting or simply relaxing. Most of them were pirates, although Smoker, Coby and Garp, who were Government agents familiar with the Straw Hats, did come. Kuzan, a retired agent, was invited too. Kid was in the pool, fighting against Urouge again and splashing water everywhere. Law lost his balance, arms flailing as he tried not to fall in. He had taken off his shirt — to Kid's delight — but still had his jeans on. Others, like Usopp, didn't care about clothing, but he did, he didn't want to get wet yet. Zoro just stood there next to Luffy, a beer mug in his hand, watching him struggle.

"Oops," she giggled.

"Wh—" Law shouted out and fell into the cold water. He resurfaced quickly, though. That part of the pool was about three meters deep but it didn't bother him as he knew how to swim. "The hell did you do that for?" He screamed. "Are you trying to kill me?"

"I didn't mean to." She gave him her most adorable smile, making him splutter and sink below the surface in an attempt to hide his flaming face. Looking beneath him, he saw Kikoku sinking too, where she fell when he did. He dived to retrieve her, swearing to get Luffy back for this. She was gone when he came back up, and he sent Zoro a questioning look.

"She said she had to take care of something. She'll be back. Go left." Law frowned, confused by the last thing the green-haired man said. It became clear when something slammed into him and he sank again, air knocked out of his lungs. He quickly turned around to see Kid's pale body against him and Urouge looking at them smugly. Law felt Kid's strong arm trying to sneakily wrap itself around him, and, as a good doctor, quickly found a man's most sensitive and vulnerable part of the body and sent a hard kick into it, as hard as he could underwater. Kid's eyes popped out and he exhaled bubbles, immediately letting go. Law smirked at him and swam up for air. Zoro was sitting on the edge of the pool, waiting for him.

"What happened?" He asked as the surgeon lifted his dripping body out of the pool and sat too, groaning at the feeling of the cold evening air on his wet skin. He left his legs dangling in the water while he checked Kikoku for any kind of damage from the water.

"Taught him not to mess with the Surgeon of Death." The red-haired man surfaced and slumped against the edge of the pool, gasping for breath and holding his sensitive area. Zoro sniggered, earning himself a furious look from Kid's watering eyes. Urouge swam up to them, laughing loudly at the scene he'd just witnessed.

"So, he's targeting you now? He can't help trying to get the attention of any good-looking man he meets. Don't blame him. His parents threw him out once they found out he was gay, and he's been looking for love ever since, to prove to them gender doesn't matter. It just doesn't seem like it because of his terrible personality."

"I can hear you!" Kid wheezed out. Bonney came up to them, holding a plate with a pizza on it. She sat next to Zoro.

"I saw it too. You've got talent, Surgeon of Death. I'm sure Straw Hat knew that, she wouldn't have invited you otherwise."

"Ha! She's just in love with him!" Urouge grinned. The woman giggled.

"Opposites attract, I guess."

"You say that because you have a crush on Killer!"

"What? Shut you big fat mouth! And don't say it so loudly! It ain't true!" It was obvious to everyone that this was true, though, from the way she was blushing. Law smirked and was about to reply when something collided with him yet again, sending him splashing face first into the pool before he could even react. He choked on water and quickly swam back up to the surface, planning to kill whoever sent him flying. All these people hitting him from behind and trying to drown him were seriously pissing him off.

"Can't you people stop doing that?" He screamed at the startled group by the edge of the pool, who was gaping at him with dumbfounded looks.

"Oh, wow…" Urouge grinned at him. "That was quite a spectacular way to dive."

"The Surgeon of Death can fly?" Bonney asked incredulously.

Zoro frowned. "No, stupid. Didn't you see something smashed into him?"

"You look pretty like that, Surgeon of Death." Kid commented mildly. He wriggled down so his body was facing the pool, one arm on the edge to support him. He winced, still recovering from the surgeon's attack. "I like it."

Law gave him a disbelieving look that said 'You're deranged.' He was about to go back to them when someone grabbed his shoulders from behind and pulled slightly down. He heard a gasp, and…

"Whoa! I thought I was gonna die!" Law's cheeks darkened upon hearing that particular voice. Arms went around his neck and gripped tightly. "Lucky you were here! Shishishi!"

"Mugiwara-ya! Mugiwara-ya — hey, you're strangling me." She lowered her arms, still holding firmly. "Mugiwara-ya, let me go, I can't support two people right now. I wanna rest a bit."

"I can't swim." Law facepalmed (mentally, of course). Sighing, he made his way back to the four people waiting for them. Kid and Bonney had started bickering about something, it seemed the Supernovas couldn't spend five minutes together without starting a fight.

"You're a bastard, Eustass!" Bonney shouted furiously at him. "Give it back! I'm hungry! You'll drop it!"

Kid held her plate in one hand above the water, and the woman was trying to reach for it without falling in, but his arms were longer than hers. "Not my fault your arm's too short."

"Torao," Luffy whispered in his ear, "I want to try something. Can you go and grab the pizza?"

"I thought you couldn't swim?"

"Help me afterwards."

Law groaned but nodded. Kid was distracted and wasn't looking their way. She slid down his back, sending shivers down his spine. Once underwater, Luffy grabbed his arm to avoid sinking while she located her target. She smiled and pulled back up. "Get ready." He nodded again. She sank back down after taking a deep breath and pushed against Law's leg. She saw him move to grab the plate, and a startled Kid turning to look at him. She quickly spun around, trying to move like she could on the surface. She told herself it was the same as when she leaped into the air and had no ground to stand on. The water slowed her down but, Luffy thought with a devilish smirk, speed was not needed here. And she sent a powerful kick between the man's legs.

All Law saw as he took the pizza from Kid was a slight ripple and a moving shadow underwater in front of him, and suddenly he emitted a loud, comical squeak and crumbled, his surprised and pained face disappearing beneath the surface. Luffy shot back up, gasping and flailed around shouting for Law to save her. He rolled his eyes, and before he knew what he was doing, he pulled her against him and hugged her. She responded by wrapping her arms around his shoulders and her legs around his hips, making him blush. Luffy giggled against his ear, enjoying the feeling of his arms around her body.

"Are you sure you can't swim?"

She pressed her mouth against his neck and smiled, feeling the warmth of his wet skin. "Yup."

Why am I being so mean to Kid? XD

But yeah, he's gay, and he likes Law. It's not a KidLaw tho, so nothing will happen between them except the occasional kick in that sensitive area of his.

So, a bit of fun with the Supernovas and some Lawlu during this party, hope you enjoyed this chapter.

See ya!

Next chapter:

Conflict