I don't like you! by BloodyMarryMe

Okie, guys, just to say; I'm sorry if this chapter isn't very good, I'm sick and I had trouble concentrating normally so I've been dragging this chapter all day. I'm totally slow today. :/ So I'm sorry if it's less interesting than the rest (I did try my best though).

Well that said, let's get started.

Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece nor any of its characters but I do own the OC Suzune Miyako.

This is a story and is rated Teen for blood and language (well blood mostly).

CHAPTER 22

"Ouch" Miyako whined as she sat up in pitch black darkness after hitting the ground rather hard. Luckily, the fall wasn't very high so the damage was minimal, but Miyako definitively knew a couple of things would hurt in the morning.

She looked around, but could see absolutely nothing, so she tried hard adjusting her eyes to the darkness. Once again, trying to evolve her eyesight into that cat-like vision, alas, without any success.

"Law?" She called, a bit worried since her captain wasn't saying anything, but she did hear sounds of rustling fabric near her.

"I'm here." He mumbled in a dark voice, and just by that she could see, or rather, hear he was even more pissed off than before. She wondered what his face looked like right now. Probably the same cold look he always wore, but with such deadliness behind it that you'd get chills from him just looking at you. "What were you thinking?" A sharp hiss in the form of a question came out through his gritted teeth.

"Um…well, while we were falling, something in the lines of; 'I'm going to die, I'm going to die…,'" Miyako admitted.

"You know what I mean," he countered, that sharp hiss still present as if he was trying to control his anger as best as he could. At that moment, Miyako realized; Law wasn't just angry at that blonde guy, he was angry at her as well. And he was right; she knew exactly why, but hoped he'd let it slide.

When the pirate realized she wasn't about to reply, he continued, barely holding himself in control to keep his voice low and even. He was never a type who yelled, but he could feel anger bubbling inside him, coming up from the pit of his stomach and threatening to spill out any second. "I told you not to run off on your own like this anymore…this morning!"

Now that she thought about it; yes, there had been some threats involved this morning when she hid from the staff. But truthfully, she completely forgot about it as she went into the back garden. At that moment, all she thought about was that she had to hurry and find Shiori. She nervously shifted her weight and looked at the ground like a small child being scolded. Yep, she definitively messed up this time and she knew when she was in the wrong. "S-Sorry…," she muttered guiltily.

Law sighed deeply and pinched the bridge of his nose in an attempt to calm down. "What if I didn't come? You would've died, Miyako." He clenched his teeth and closed his mouth shut as he realized there was way too much worry in his voice when he said that than he would've liked to admit.

The girl didn't know what to say so she just stayed quiet, still staring at the floor. Though she did flinch a little when the word 'died' came into their conversation. He was right; she probably would've died. She owed him his life. "Thank you…for saving me," she said in a soft voice.

Law just sighed again, finishing the conversation. There was no use crying over spilled milk now. *I just wish she would listen to me more,* he couldn't help but think, though instead of that sentence, another came out of his mouth. "Let's just find a way out." He muttered and tried to see around him, only to realize there was no use. This just agitated him further.

"Where are we?" Miyako asked, desperate to change the subject. She also tried looking around, but all was in vain since the darkness stayed as impenetrable as before.

"I'm not sure, but obviously even more underground than we were before." Law's voice came somewhere from her left.

"What is a place like this even doing underneath the mansion?" Her voice sounded a bit frustrated from the illogicality of it all.

"When we were searching for Lady Shiori, I did some research. It seems in a faraway past these grounds were used by some occult groups. This is probably where they performed their rituals in secrecy. However in the end the townsfolk found them out and executed all the cult members," Law explained.

"S-So…you think this place is cursed or something?" The girl asked skeptically, but even so, stayed a bit worried. She wasn't superstitious, but the thought of summoning ghost and demons and sacrificing young virgins, which all probably happened down here, still brought chills down her spine.

"I wouldn't know about that." There was obvious amusement in Law's voice at her questions and Miyako felt a bit embarrassed that she even asked such a thing... not to mention, with such an uncertain tone. She just knew he was smirking and she was glad she couldn't see it in the dark at least, just as she was glad he couldn't see her appearing blush. "However, it seems like a perfect place to keep someone hidden down here." He continued and Miyako realized what he meant by that.

"So you think Shiori is here somewhere." It was more of a statement than a question.

"Possibly. But this place seems big, who knows how many halls and rooms there are down here…some maybe even full of traps." Law continued in a calm voice that one wouldn't expect when saying such a statement. But then again, it's was Law, the Surgeon of Death, we're talking about after all. The thought made Miyako sweat-drop unconsciously.

"So how do we find her?" She asked as she walked a bit away, trying to find a wall. She didn't even know if there was an exit here or if this was a stone cage they have been left to die in.

"Well we won't find anything if we don't get a move on so we might as well try and find an exit. Besides….I have unfinished business with a certain blonde." His last statement sounded cold and dark as it was said through gritted teeth, with a voice that promised nothing good. "For the time being, we should make sure we stay together in the dark and don't get separated. Take my hand." He said it so simply as if it was the most common thing in the world. Well Miyako didn't think so.

"W-what?" She stuttered a bit uncertain, hoping she heard it wrong.

Law sighed, losing his patience. He didn't like to repeat himself and waste time with such trivial matters. Even though Miyako's embarrassment could amuse him by no end, he had no time for it right now. "Find me and take my hand. It's the only way." His voice made sure he left no room for argument.

And the girl knew that tone very well. It was the 'Don't piss me off and just do what I told you' tone. A tone Law always used when he was losing his patience. It was fascinating, but it seemed that throughout their journey Miyako learnt all the different expressions and tones her captain used and knew the meaning of each one very well. That wasn't always great since some were downright scary and Miyako felt sorry she ever had to see or hear them. With a sigh, she reached with both her hands in the darkness and started walking towards where his voice had come from. It didn't take long before her palms rested on something soft, but firm at the same time, probably his hoody and the muscular chest underneath it. That thought made her pull her hands away quickly. "S-Sorry." She mumbled, even gladder the darkness hid her crimson blush.

A sigh traveled from Law's mouth and she could feel the hot breath on her skin, realizing they were much closer than she thought. That made her tad uncomfortable, but before she could say or do anything, something warm slipped into her hand and held it firmly. A bit startled, she realized it was Law's own hand that found hers.

"Let's go." He simply stated and they started walking around the room, holding their other hands on the wall.

"How is your arm?" Law suddenly broke the silence after a while.

"I'm not sure. Still hurts. I don't even know if the bleeding stopped." She mumbled a bit frustrated that she couldn't treat it properly since she couldn't even see the cut right now.

At that moment, a click was heard and a loud sound of moving stone against stone. Miyako realized Law must've found some kind of switch because a slight light started appearing and a pathway opened for them, leading out of the room and into a long stone hallway. But luckily it had candlesticks with lit candles attached to the hallway walls so it gave them some light. The samurai sighed in relief, but then stiffened when she realized they were still holding hands.

She cleared her throat slightly as to get his attention since Law was studying their surroundings at the moment, not really paying attention or giving thought to his hand holding hers tightly. It was a warm and firm grip, but not in a painful kind of way. It was almost a…safe feeling, Miyako realized. It felt embarrassing, but not bad. She caught herself thinking that, but then shook her head wildly to get rid of those thoughts from her mind. *What the hell am I thinking at a time like this?!* She screamed in her head.

However, Law noticed the little sound she made and looked back at her,then noticed what she felt uncomfortable about as he looked down at their hands. His face was completely calm and unreadable though, as if he wasn't the slightest bit phased by it. He did however let go of her hand. Instead, his gaze fell on her bleeding shoulder and as expected it was a much deeper wound than he previously thought. The blood trickled down her shoulder and down her arm, all the way to her fingers before dripping on the cold stone floor. Law's eyes narrowed a little. "We need to do something about that," he warned while looking at the wound and Miyako followed his gaze, grimacing at the sight herself.

However she didn't expect him to do that next. He crouched down in front of her and took the rim of her dress in his hands, before ripping it.

The poor girl almost jumped backwards. "What do you think you're doing, you perverted captain?" She squeaked in a very unMiyako-like tone.

Law just rose an eyebrow at her outburst as he stood up, holding the black piece of fabric in his hands. "I need something to clean and bandage the wound." He simply stated in a matter-of-fact kind of tone which, plus his calm attitude, just ticked Miyako off more.

"Besides, it was hard to move in that dress and we're probably not done fighting yet," he added and she had to admit he was right…even if she didn't want to.

She looked down at her ruined dress (not that she really cared much for the dress anyway) as it now ended somewhere around her knees. Well at least he didn't make it too short. *Let's just hope he won't need any more pieces of cloth,* the samurai thought darkly. And when she was at it, she decided there was one more important thing she needed to get rid of in order to move freely. With much relief the girl kicked of her shoes and couldn't restrain a grin when the uncomfortable footwear came off. Law rose an eyebrow at her questioningly, but she just shrugged. Meanwhile her captain cleaned her wound and arm with the silken cloth, then took another one to bandage the wound tightly so it would stop bleeding. It wouldn't be good if the girl loses too much blood.

~...~

It felt as if they were walking for hours through the maze of underground stone corridors and there was nothing that indicated they were any nearer to the exit. At least there were no traps. Law marked the beginning of every new hallway as they made a turn so they could make sure they weren't going in circles. Miyako was tired and her feet were aching, but at least she was smart enough to take of her high-heels or she wouldn't have been able to even walk by now. However, she gritted her teeth and moved on in silence, not wanting to complain. No good would come from it anyway. Complaining or not, they'd still be in the same mess.

"Is there no end to this?" Ok, so maybe she'll complain just a little bit.

Law, never a man of many words, just shrugged and continued walking ahead. At least he looked like he knew where they were going…but not even the Heavens knew that right now.

And then suddenly the captain stopped, making Miyako almost bump into him. She looked at him with protest ready to ask him about his sudden stop when she saw his slightly widened eyes, a clear indicator that something was wrong…very wrong.

"What?" She asked almost timidly and followed his gaze to the hallway wall and then her eyes widened as well. "Oh no…" She saw the big slashed X on the wall that Law used to mark the hallways they had already passed. So now they were going in circles. "Well that's just great," Miyako mumbled in an annoyed voice, already thinking of what to do next as she leaned with her hand on the wall.

"Kya!" She yelped as the stone wall opened and she fell through on the floor. "Today is just not my day," she mumbled and then noticed a hand in front of her. She noticed Law was standing next to her, offering his hand to help her up. And of course there was an amused smirk on his face. "Not a word." She warned with narrowed eyes, but took his hand and he easily pulled her up as if she didn't weigh a pound.

"You know how I feel about orders Miss Miyako…" He warned as he glanced at her, but the girl just rolled her eyes. "Besides, I'd say today is exactly your day." He added with the grin since the girl accidentally found a new route for them.

As they looked around, they noticed they were in another corridor, but this one appeared to be much older than the previous ones. It was darker and colder in there though a slight source of light was still present. The girl gazed at the walls and saw different insignia; drawings and words in unknown languages. She remembered what Law had told her about the occult rituals and a slight chill ran down her spine once again. Unconsciously, she got a bit closer to Law as they walked. The pirate captain noticed and glanced at her, but kept silent as he wore his usual calm expression.

Suddenly Law stopped her with a hand and she looked at him in confusion. A loud "click" sound echoed through the narrow corridor. The pirate grabbed her hand. "Run!" Without any warning, he ran and started pulling her with him.

"Wha-?" She didn't have time to ask what was wrong as she was dragged through the corridor. In this kind of situations she believed in; 'Do now, ask later.' So she started running as well, not wanting Law to drag her all the way. From the corner of her eyes she saw what the problem was. Small holes appeared in the walls on both sides of the corridor and small arrows stared shooting out of them. Poisonous no doubt. *So much for no traps.* The couple sped up more as the holes appeared right behind them throughout the walls and were quickly catching up to them. Then it was Miyako's turn to sense that something was amiss. Right as they ran away from the deadly arrows, Miyako grabbed Law's hoodie tightly to stop him from running further. In that instant, a razor sharp guillotine-like metal came falling down right in front of them. When that one activated, so did the rest at every 2 meters of distance, as the same guillotines started going up and falling down again.

The captain glanced back at the girl. "Are you ready?" He didn't even realize he was still holding her hand once again.

Miyako sighed and nodded, already prepared for the worst.

It took them at least 20 minutes of running, stopping, then running again so they could finally come to the other side. There were a few close calls, but when they finally finished and came through, barred doors quickly closed the pathway from which they came from. The pair looked behind them at the deadly mass of weapons and traps that they managed to cross.

"It seems they're leading us somewhere," Law commented.

"Well at least we know we're going in the right direction. There has to be something there if it's guarded this well," she added.

As they walked out of the corridor and deeper into the room, Miyako felt more and more uneasy. Mostly because of her surroundings. There were different kinds of devices and items around her, it all looked old and abandoned, but still made an uneasy feeling in her gut when she realized what they were. It was a torture chamber. As she walked, she saw a coffin of iron, large enough to fit a human in there. It was set vertically and had spikes on the doors of the coffin. Miyako could still see some dried up blood on them. She turned her head, looking at another one that appeared like a chain with bindings for hands, feet and the head. Next to it was a small metal platter where various torture devices lay.

"I don't like this one bit," she whispered to Law. She didn't know why she was whispering at the moment, as if she had a feeling someone would hear them and come.

"Miss Miyako, stay by my side," was all Law said. He had a serious expression and still that somewhat dark look hidden under his hat. Miyako blushed slightly at his command, but nodded obediently. She got herself into enough trouble already, so for a change she would listen to her captain.

Then both of them stopped suddenly when a low growl was heard somewhere on the other side of the room, hidden in the shadows. Besides the low light, the numerous devices made it harder for her to see. "Please tell me that was you," she whispered, but by Law's expression and focused glare into the distance, she got a clear answer to her question. He was trying to see the thing that made that noise as well. And meanwhile, another growl was heard, this time much louder.

Suddenly something moved ahead and a person walked out of the shadows. Or at least Miyako thought it was a person. He was about three meters tall with a huge, toned and muscular body. His unnaturally greyish skin was filled with scars. Miyako couldn't see his face since he wore a skull-looking mask hiding his face. In one hand he had a pretty large axe, smeared with some unfortunate's blood who crossed the giant man's path. In the other hand, he had a big club with rusted nails and different kinds of metals stabbed into the wooden weapon, surely to make more damage when it hit. The person made another one of his menacing growls and Miyako started wondering was this really a human being or some other creature, perhaps a failed experiment left by the Cult that resided here. Even though that would be impossible, unless the creature was a couple hundred years old.

The samurai saw Law unsheathe his nodachi, and she did the same with her katana, preparing for battle. At that moment, the creature (by now Miyako really doubted there was any humanity left in it, even if it were a person a long time ago.) roared at the top of its lungs and rushed towards them, destroying everything on its way.

The creature smashed both of its weapons in the ground where Law and Miyako had been just seconds ago, but the couple was already in the air as they jumped sideways and dodged the bones-shattering attack.

Miyako swung her sword sending a haki attack through the wind and towards the creature. It roared loudly from the pain as the attack slashed at its right arm. However, this just seemed to make the creature angrier as it fell into a rage frenzy. It swung with both weapons, one aimed at Miyako and the other at Law. The girl managed to dodge it by leaning backwards, as the club passed right above her nose. Law had made his sphere and moved his two fingers with a simple "Shambles." Suddenly the creature's weapon smashed into a torture device which was now where Law had been standing, while he was now on the ground behind the creature. He swung his nodachi and meanwhile Miyako rushed at the creature as well, to use one of the techniques her master thought her.

It was a technique where she would use her speed to cut the opponents weak points; both sides of the torso, both crevices between the neck and the shoulder, both sides of the target's legs, the top of the head and finally the chest, all in one fluid rush, before passing the opponent and ending up behind him.

She moved with lightning speed, cutting at the creature's weak spots from the head down, finishing by cutting its chest and appearing behind him. The blood splattered on the floor and walls, but before the creature even had time to fall down, its head was cut off by Law, who still had his blue sphere present. Law released his devil powers and both the body and the head fell down with a loud "thud." The mask fell from the creature's head to reveal such a deformed face that Miyako couldn't tell was it really a human or not.

The samurai sheathed her katana and Law did the same with his sword. She turned around towards him and smirked, seeing he had the same amused smirk on his lips as well.

"Well Miss Miyako, I'll admit one thing; We make quite a good team while fighting."

Miyako started walking towards him. "Well perhaps we should start fighting our enemies more, instead of each other." She had a small innocent smile on her lips and her hands behind her back, nose high in the air. However, just as she passed him, she added, "Naaah, just kidding." She turned around slightly and winked with her tongue out a little, an honest playful expression gracing her features.

The captain chuckled, barely audible, and shook his head as if he couldn't believe the woman in front of him. Miyako just turned her back to him again and walked on.

They didn't get far however, only to the next room which was much bigger than the previous one and luckily with no creepy items...well, maybe one. At the far end of the room, there was what seemed to be an altar, and on it was a coffin. A real coffin this time. The girl walked towards it, but carefully, in case there were more surprises in here.

"This just keeps getting weirder and weirder," she commented as she looked at the walls which had the same unusual insignia on them.

Law didn't comment, but he was right behind her, also with eyes open for any more traps.

Suddenly, a loud thud was heard, coming from the coffin. Then another. And another. Miyako's eyes widened as she rushed towards the coffin, realizing there was someone in there. When she was near it, she slowed down and instinctively put a hand on the hilt of her katana. As she drew closer, the girl put a hand on the coffin's lid and then pushed it off. It was much heavier than one would think and she ended up using both hands to do so. The lid finally moved and fell on the ground with a loud crash.

Miyako's eyes widened in surprise and for a second she thought she was looking at some sort of mirror. But then she realized; it wasn't her reflection…It was Shiori.

The girl's hands were bound and she was gagged. She stared up at Miyako in pure horror with wide shocked golden eyes as tears kept flowing from them and staining her pale face. Her bluish dark hair was falling on her face as her bangs kept going in her eyes, sticking to the skin from sweat and tears. Miyako noticed there was a veil on the girl's head and looking down at her she could see the girl was wearing a white wedding dress that looked dirty and ripped in some places. The girl's eyes looked pleading now, but Miyako didn't know was she asking to help her or not to hurt her.

"Lady Shiori." Law mumbled, who also came to the coffin, and with one swift motion he took the cloth from the girl's mouth out and then started working on her fastened hands.

"Who…who are you?" The girl, Shiori, asked in a scared and soft tone. Her eyes never left Miyako as she was surely surprised that she was staring at her lookalike.

Miyako smiled at the girl. "We're here to set you free."

"I heard voices so I though…I started banging on the coffin for someone to hear. B-but…why do you…look.." The girl obviously had trouble talking from the shock.

"Yeah..I don't know that myself." The samurai girl smiled sheepishly and scratched the back of her head, realizing what Shiori wanted to ask. "I was surprised myself when I saw your picture." The Wano girl shook her head in wonder, before helping the girl up and out of the coffin. "But anyway, we don't have time for this. We'll explain later, right now we need to get you out of here," she said hurriedly, not wanting to waste any more time.

"It seems that won't be that easy," the captain noted as he stared at the shadows.

Miyako's eyes narrowed as she also sensed the presence, not even having to turn around. She already knew who it was.

The doors where they had entered the room closed with sea-stone bars. Then a loud slow clap came from the shadows as the blonde walked out. He had a grin on his face and was still clapping. However, instead of his waiter suit from before, he was dressed in a black suit with a long black leather coat to match. Miyako could see a big sword sheathed on his back.

A soft gasp came from Shiori, whose eyes looked like that of a frightened deer ready to be caught by a hunter. "Kuro-san." She whispered and Miyako thought it strange to use 'san' out of respect towards this man. But then again, Shiori was probably thought to use respectful manner towards everyone since she mingled with the noble crowd.

The pirate captain also glanced at Shiori when she called the blond's name, obviously interested as to how she knew it. But he didn't say anything. Instead, he gazed back at the blonde, now known as Kuro, and gave him a deadly glare.

"Bravo…bravo! You managed to find the lost girl! Too bad you won't be leaving here with her." Kuro grinned, showing more of his snake-like features.

Both pirates took a step forward, protecting Shiori who still seemed dazed and out of it.

"Kuro-san! Please stop all of this already!" The Lady yelled desperately and there were all kinds of mixed emotions in her voice that brought the attention of everyone present.

The blonde narrowed his eyes at the girl and gritted his teeth. "I told you that's not my name. My name is Jonny! Kuro is just something I used while playing my role, which will finally be over!" He hissed.

"Miss Shiori, what is your connection to this man," the captain asked, now even more interested in the whole story.

"He…He is my husband," the girl answered shyly and both Miyako and Law couldn't help but widen their eyes in shock at that statement.

Aaah, finally! I have been working on this chapter little by little all day because I just couldn't think properly, so I apologize if it wasn't very good. :/ I'm just so slow today due to the high temperature. At first I wasn't sure if I'd even finish it on time (but it's 11.45pm so I have 15 minutes to spare!) XD

Anyways, I'm not sure if I'll have to time to upload tomorrow cause I have a lot to do but we'll see. This month is very busy for me so it's hard to fit in writing as well, but I'm doing my best. :)

So I hope it was at least a little bit interesting to read this chapter and yay, they finally found Shiori! :D (At first I thought I'd make her die before they find her but I decided to save her after all.) In the next chapter comes the whole explanation of what is going on.