Rebellious
Law was brooding in the corner of the room. The six sisters looked worried and saddened that he was upset. "Law-sama, can you, please, come over here?" Rei pleaded as they stood across the room from him. They were wary of talking to him because of his mood.
"No. I'm sick and tired of wearing them. I won't take a bath, nor will I change my clothes until I get my original clothes back or some male clothes," he stated as he continued to look at the other wall.
Kaido had dropped him off in the room with them without drugging him this time. Heat came and fed him breakfast before he was taken to the room with the sisters. It was nice not to be drugged again. The good thing was that Law had figured out how to get from Kaido's room to the girls' room. It was a long pathway, but not too far that he wouldn't be able to get there if he ran.
"Kaido-sama wants you to bathe today," Sora said as she stepped closer to him. He growled without looking at her so she stepped back.
"Law-sama, if you don't do what he wants you to do, you'll just get hurt in the long-run," Akira informed him. She was the more logical and smarter one of them.
"I don't rightfully care if he does or not. If he continues to attack innocent people like he's been doing, I will just hurt my own self." Law wasn't joking, either. It was to the point that he would rather get hurt if it kept the people of Wano from getting hurt.
They started to murmur with each other. Law wasn't happy because Kaido treated him like he was a girl or woman. It was as if the man didn't even see him as another male. Not to mention, he was being held prisoner there. That just pissed him off even more.
After a minute, they left him alone. Law turned to them for a moment. "If he says anything to you, I will take the blame," he announced. They seemed shocked but he just went back to staring at the wall. He knew that he had a few hours before Kaido came back to get him. That was something he was figuring out.
About two hours later, Umeko came to stand a few feet away from him. He turned to see that she was fidgeting a little as she stood there. He raised an eyebrow. She wasn't saying anything. It was as if she didn't want to or wasn't supposed to say what she wanted to say to him.
"I... I know where... I know where your original clothes are," she said as she wrung her hands.
"Where are they?"
Law wanted to know. He wanted his original clothes. They were special to him. There was no way in hell he was going to allow them to damage, get rid of, nor destroy them. His crewmate made them. Law was sentimental with his crew.
The girl went over to a wall before tapping it. A small compartment opened up and his clothes were sitting inside. He was shocked that they had been just right there this whole time. That was sneaky of them. Law wanted to be mad but couldn't be. He had no reason to be mad at them.
Getting up, he walked over and picked them up. They were still intact and were clean. He could smell that they had been washed. "We weren't supposed to do that, sis," Yoko said in a small, skittish voice.
"Well, he deserves them back. They're his clothes and I don't want him to be angry with us anymore," Umeko countered. She sounded upset with her sister's comment. She turned back to him. "Will you allow us to bathe you now?"
Law took a deep breath before turning to her. "Seeing that I have one of the things I want back, I guess I'll allow you to do that." All six sisters brightened up. They seemed so happy that he agreed to allow them to do so.
As soon as he had agreed, the girls swarmed him. Yoshiko unlocked the cuffs on his hands while the rest helped him undress. Once he was naked, they put the cuffs back on. Then, all of them undressed as well.
All seven of them walked to the other room before the girls guided him into the water. Law hissed at the pain that exploded in his wrists. Yoko looked worried along with the others. "What's wrong? Are you hurt?"
Moving his hands under the water, he flinched at the pain. Akira walked up to him before grabbing his hands. To some people, it would look like a mother checking on her child. The strange thing about it was that she was a good bit taller than him. Even taller than Kid.
With his hands in hers, she lifted them from the water. The air burned his open wounds. "Sora, remove the cuffs for a moment." Her sister did so without question. They all gasped at seeing his wrists. "I knew it."
On his wrists, there were long cuts, missing skin, and red skin there. The main reason they were there was because of the cuffs. Since he had been wearing them, they had started to damage his body. Since they were sea stone, they were heavier than normal ones and kept scraping against the skin on his wrists.
"What're we going to do? He's bleeding and Kaido-sama will be angry if he finds out." Sora was frantic now. Law knew that they were in charge of him and if anything happened to him, they would be responsible. That was just how it was for him.
"We'll tell him the truth. It's not our fault. It's the cuffs that he's making Law-sama wear," Akira answered. "For now, we can only clean and bandage them." Law agreed that it was the best solution for the time being. "We'll do that after our bath." The other five of her sisters nodded before helping him bathe. They allowed him to keep the cuffs off for now because they didn't want his hands to get worse.
After their bath, Akira, Rei, and Yoko bandaged up his wrists while the other three went to figure out when lunch was going to be served. Kaido had gotten him near dinner the last time he had been there. He guessed that it was going to be then this time too.
"Heat-sama said that it will be another ten minutes before lunch is ready," Yoshiko said as she came to sit down beside him. Her two other sisters sat beside her.
"That's okay. I'm not hungry right now, anyway," he said before flinching at the pain from moving his right wrist.
"You're going to have to be very careful with them for a few days," Akira said as the others went to put the medical supplies up. They had secret compartments in the walls. He guessed that they were put in there by others that had lived there before them.
"I already know. I'm a doctor." They looked astonished to hear that. "I'm the Captain of my crew while also being the doctor."
"That's a lot of responsibility for just one man," Sora said.
"I know. But I'm able to do both. Not very hard for me." He shrugged. "I guess that I just got used to it over the years."
"How long have you been a Pirate?" Rei asked. Her eyes were shining brightly with interest.
"I've been a Pirate ever since I was around eighteen. I was given a ship by a friend of mine before setting sail." He forced the smile to stay off his face at the memory of Wolf. "Ever since then, I've been sailing the Grandline."
"Your life sounds so adventurous," Umeko said as she swooned. Her expression told him that she was imagining sailing the seas.
"My life's not always been great," Law informed them. "I had a few issues before then, but I got over them. I wouldn't change anything, though." It was true. He wouldn't change anything that happened to him in the past. Law wouldn't be the man he was if he didn't have those things done to him.
"But you still get to travel," Umeko replied. "We haven't left this castle for five years. Before that, we were in Okobore Town. It's much better here than there." Law understood what she was meaning. When he was there, it had been miserable. No wonder there were so many people that thanked Luffy, Zoro, and the others.
They continued to talk until Heat came with lunch. He smiled at him and commented on his clothes. Law told him that he was able to get them back. Heat seemed happy to see him back to normal. He even told Law that it had been strange to see him dressed like a girl. Law told him that it had been disturbing and uncomfortable for him.
After lunch, Heat took their trays before leaving the room again. Law went back to staring at the wall. He was tired but didn't want the others to know that. It would've probably upset them, but he was starting to doze off.
"Law-sama, are you okay?" Rei asked.
He didn't answer and just leaned against the wall. His feet were crossed along with his arms. They had to replace the cuffs in case Kaido came to get him early. His head was down and his hat was covering his eyes. "Rei, leave him alone. He's tired. Just let him rest," Akira said.
With that, he was left alone and fell asleep. He had started to dream after that. It wasn't peaceful, but it wasn't bad, either.
...
"Torao, what're you doing?" Luffy asked as he walked up to him. Law had papers, books, and pens strewn about the table in Nami's map room. He had asked her to borrow the room for a little while to do something. She had allowed him to do so. So, that's where he was. And where Luffy had found him and disturbed him.
"Go away, Straw Hat-ya. I'm busy," he replied as he started to draw again. He was making something for Nami. It was her birthday the next day. Law was making a map for her from his memory. He hoped she would be happy to see it.
"What're you busy doing?"
Sighing deeply, Law turned to glare at his 'friend'. "I'm working on something important." He shoved Luffy's head away so he wouldn't see what he was up to. "Get out or I'll throw you out."
"Come on. Please? Just tell me what you're doing." Luffy sounded like he was begging him. "You've been in here for hours. I want to play."
"Go find one of your other crew members. I'm busy. If you don't leave, I'll get Nami-ya to come and get you. She said you're not allowed in here while I'm in here."
"You're being really mean. Why're you so upset?"
"Because you're bothering me. I'm working on something really important. I don't need you to bother me. You'll figure out what it is tomorrow." Luffy, begrudgingly, agreed to leave him alone. Law was thankful for the quietness that followed. After a few more hours, Law guessed that it was nighttime. Someone else walked into the room. That aggravated him. "What is it now? I'm still working."
"I thought you'd like some dinner." The voice made him regret saying anything mean.
"Sorry. I thought you were Straw Hat-ya again," he said as he turned to Sanji. The man didn't look bothered by his earlier comments at all. Law guessed that he had expected him to say something like that to him.
"It's alright. I understand." He walked over and set the tray down next to him. "What've you been working on? You've been in here almost all day."
"I'm working on a map," he answered him. Sanji looked confused. "It's Nami-ya's birthday tomorrow, right?"
"Yeah. I almost forgot."
"Well, I thought I would make a map of a certain island for her." He turned back and returned to drawing it. "It's an island that I know by heart and thought she would actually like. I'm not a navigator, but I studied the island and even lived there."
"That's great. I think she'll really like it."
"I do hope so. It's taking me a while to remember the whole layout and even the names of the towns there because it's been a long time." Law wrote the name of one of the towns down. "It's in... or was in the North Blue."
"You're from there, right?" Law nodded. "I am too."
"That's interesting." He wrote another down. "I guess that we have something in common." Sanji laughed before going to leave.
"Anyway, if you need anything else, don't hesitate to let me know." Law agreed before eating and continuing on with his task. Nami loved maps. He knew that she would appreciate him for creating one he knew for her.
The next day, Law woke up at the desk. He had fallen asleep after he finished the map. Law had been exhausted from remembering and working on it. Looking down, he smiled at seeing that it was finished and looked exactly like how he remembered it to be.
Picking it up, he rolled the map up before finding some twine to wrap around it. He put it in his pocket before grabbing the tray of dirty dishes. Law walked out to find the sun was still trying to rise over the horizon. Nobody was up yet.
Going to the kitchen, he washed the dishes before sitting down at the table. Pulling the map out, he tried to think of a good way to give it to her. Of course, he could just say that it was her birthday present from him. But that was a little too overdone for him. He had done it for his crew so many times.
Law sighed as he laid it on the table. Laying his head down next to it, he raked his mind for something to say to her about it. They were friends, but he had never done anything like this for Luffy's crew. Her birthday came first, though.
After a bit, a hand was placed on his shoulder. Looking up, he saw Robin standing there. "How long have you been awake, Torao-kun?" she asked.
"For a while now." He looked back at the map before putting it back in his pocket. "Did you just wake up?"
"Yes. The rest of us should be getting up soon." Law nodded as he looked out the window. The sun was still rising. That was good. "What did you put away when I came in here?"
Looking over to her, Law saw that she was smiling brightly. "It's a present for Nami-ya. It's her birthday today."
"Oh yeah. Luffy couldn't stop talking about it yesterday." Law nodded. "He wanted you to come and help him with something. He wouldn't tell us what it was, but he said that it was between him and you." Law raised an eyebrow. "You should ask him about it."
"I will. I have no idea what he's talking about."
A bit later, Luffy came flying into the room. Nami still wasn't up yet, but everyone else was. "Torao, I need you to come with me." Nodding, Law stood up.
"What's this about?" he asked as he followed Luffy into the main part of the ship.
"I want your help with making something." He sighed. "It's for Nami's birthday. I thought I could do it on my own, but I can't."
"I see."
In Usopp's factory room, he found a small object on the table. "Ta-da! Do you think she'll like it?"
Going over to the object, Law picked it up. He was surprised at how detailed it was. The present Luffy had for Nami was a small, golden figurine. It was of a woman that Law didn't know.
"Who is she?" Law asked. He knew it was a woman.
"It's Nami's mom," Luffy answered. "I got a picture of her from Nami's sister a while back." Law nodded. "I need help with one more thing."
"What would that be?" Luffy handed him a picture.
"I need help with fixing this part of her hair," Luffy said, pointing to the part of her hair that was shaved off.
"Fine. I'll help you." Luffy, excitedly, cheered as Law made a small Room around the figurine. Luffy handed him a small knife. He cut off what needed to be cut before making the Room disappear. "There. It's fixed now."
"Thank you so much!" Luffy shouted as he hugged him. Law, hesitantly, put his arms around him. It was just to make him feel better. He wasn't a touchy-feely kind of person.
"You're welcome." Some shouts from the kitchen alerted Law about Nami being awake. "Come on. She's up."
Luffy nodded as he grabbed up the figurine. They found Nami in the room. She was smiling brightly as the others handed her presents. They were decorated with paper and some were in boxes with paper and bows on them. Law knew that his wasn't wrapped up like theirs, but neither was Luffy's.
"Nami, here's your present from me," Luffy said as he handed her the golden object. She cried at seeing what it was.
"This is great, Luffy. I really appreciate it." Luffy grinned as he stood, proudly, in front of her.
Law stepped up to the woman. "I have a present as well." He pulled the map from his pocket. "Here. I made this for you."
She took it from him with a confused expression. "What is it?"
"Open it. This is what I was working on yesterday."
Nami pulled the twine before opening it up. She gasped. "L-Law, you... you made this?" He nodded. "What island is this? How did you create this?"
"It's the island I was born on. I drew it from memory. You said you wanted to make a map of the world, right?" Nami nodded, looking ready to cry again. "This island can be a part of it."
"This is fantastic. I really like it." She wrapped her arms around him. "Thank you so much. I love it." Law smiled as he patted her back awkwardly. After that, they partied and ate for her birthday. Sanji made a cake and they drank. It was fun and Law enjoyed it even though he tried to act like he didn't.
...
"Why the hell is he in his original clothes?!" The shout awoke him. He opened his eyes to find Kaido yelling at the girls. Law sat up before rubbing at his eyes.
"W-Well..." Akira started. He knew that they were worried about what would happen to them for allowing him to have his clothes back.
"I wanted them back," Law said as he stood up. Kaido turned his murderous glare to him. He willed his body not to flinch at the heat it gave off.
The man stopped talking before he roared. Law knew that he was pissed off because he punched the wall. He forced himself to keep from moving or showing that it had scared him. Without saying anything else to him, Kaido quickly grabbed him up before walking out.
Getting angry back at him, Law started to struggle in his arms. "Put me down! I'm not a toy to just throw around!" He beat on the man's shoulder and back with his fists. The chain clanked at the movements he made.
When they got back to the room, he was tossed onto the bed. He grunted at the force before he was grabbed around the neck. "Why can't you just do what I say?!" Kaido screamed at him. "I'm trying to be nice! Just do what I say!"
"I'm a man! I won't wear women's clothes!" Law countered in the same tone and volume. "I'll stay in the cell! I'll bathe with the girls! But I won't dress like them! This is why I hate you!"
The man went completely silent before he released him. Law got up and scooted away from him. He had figured out that Kaido didn't want to hurt him. The Yonko tried his hardest from attacking or harming him. He could use that to his advantage.
Kaido turned around before picking up a bottle to drink. Law had, also, figured out that he had people to continuously supply him with alcohol. It was aggravating that they wouldn't just cut him off. But they wanted to keep their lives. Law didn't blame them for that. He didn't want to die anytime soon, either.
He watched him drink about four bottles and five buckets before he turned to him. Law sighed to himself at seeing the tears and wanted to hit him. It was just the usual. He guessed that he had upset the man because he stared right at him as he drank.
"You really do hate me," he sobbed. Law wanted to tell him off but kept himself from doing so. It was going to be a long night now. He knew that the man was going to do something. What? He didn't know.
After a while, Kaido had crawled up next to him and fell asleep. Law had tried to get away but was, inevitably, stopped. The guy had grabbed him and made him lay down next to him. He was not happy, nor did he want anything to do with Kaido. The Yonko was just a big child at times. That was something he thought he would never associate with him.
Now, he only had to wait for a good moment to get away. With Kaido sleeping, it would be easy. But with him cuddling Law, that was going to be a little harder. He sighed heavily. His life just kept getting worse and worse, didn't it?
Do you guys and gals like this chapter? Please, let me know if you did. I've been juggling a lot of things lately. My mom has bladder cancer, I have work, the tension in the house is heavy, and I have college. But, I really hope it will get better. You guys and gals help me with getting away for a bit. Have a fantastical day and I love you all. Tatty-bye!