The view had always been great from the bridge, and Luffy would always stop and take his time to enjoy it whenever he got near the bridge. He especially liked how it looked in winter, hauntingly beautiful. He remembered being completely mesmerized by the view when he just started living there, a city thousands miles away from his hometown.
It was a decision made very quick, and it surprised everyone close to him.
Three weeks after the break up, he received a call from an organization based abroad, offering him a position with them. It felt very surreal, a perfect chance he needed very much. He immediately agreed, one week notice. Ace was sad but he knew how much Luffy wanted it so he let Luffy go on a condition - Luffy would have to come back to visit him every year. Even better, Ace had nothing to worry about since Sabo lived not far away from Luffy's new place. Luffy would always be in good hands.
It was indeed perfect.
His friends threw him parties, celebrating for him and, he genuinely appreciated them. But, it was sad not having that one person around, to be honest. That one person he had always wanted to have that kind of celebration with.
Oh well...
He lost his phone the week before, and Ace spent almost an hour nagging before they finally went out to make a report. Ace told Luffy to retain the old number but Luffy decided to get a new one instead. It was a lot of works but he thought, maybe it would help him to move on.
It did.
Robin helped told Law that Luffy collected all his stuff but she got no reply from Law, at all.
It was okay, though. Luffy learned not to expect anything anymore. No blame, no hate for Law either. Law deserved to live the way he wanted.
He left without telling Law. Not like it was necessary.
Ah, all those memories...
Luffy swore he almost cried. He was doing fine but it still hurt whenever he thought about it.
Was a year not enough?
That day, fate decided to be funny, maybe. Because, when he instinctively turned to look his right, there stood a familiar face, familiar figure.
Their eyes immediately locked.
He felt like his heart almost stopped beating.
At first, he thought he was dreaming, he nearly pinched himself.
W-what should he do? Run away? Face it?
He did not even realize his lips were curving into a smile.
Wait, now that he looked at it, Law seemed to be in a mess. Why would he be outside, in the cold winter with just a layer of clothing?
Luffy can see how Law was starting to be panicked, something he had never seen before. The moment Law turned to run away, Luffy instinctively grabbed hold of his arm.
"T-" he almost called.
Traffy. That one name he loved calling Law with. But, he remembered well that Law was not really fond of it.
How long had it been again? Did he not decide to stop being immature?
"Law," he called softly. "It's me, Luffy."
It was winter but, the moment Law turned to look his way, it felt like thousands of flowers were blooming around him. Colorful, fragrant.
One year was not long enough it seemed.