Phew! Finally I am back to my one-shots! I have been trying to get into my new night shift schedule and it's kicking my butt with working at night and needing sleep, but having three boys in the house during the day! Not an easy feat to do with them! Plus I have been having a hard time writing all my stories and figuring out what I want to do with most of them and how I'll end them! Hopefully I'll sort it out faster!
Well here is the request made by Sevin Seni Yer! I hope I spelt all that right XP Well I hope you enjoy it!
R&R!
"She's waking up!"
"Shh, you don't have to yell,"
"Quick! Someone get the captain!"
Robin groaned as the voices around her grew louder, disturbing her sleep that she was in. She cracked her eyes open, blinded by a bright light that was hanging on the ceiling, making her cover her eyes momentarily. A large white bear was suddenly in her vision, blocking the light from her eyes so she could look at them.
Her body instantly tensed at the unknown person, her natural instinct to run already kicking in. She sat up slowly and crawled back onto the bed, playing it cool as if nothing was bothering her. She looked around the room, seeing unfamiliar faces.
"So you're awake huh?"
Robin diverted her attention to the door and standing there was Trafalgar Law with a smirk on his face as he leaned against the doorway. At least she knew whose possession she was in, but that didn't make her feel any less paranoid.
"We found you nestled in a small cave nearly frozen to death." He told her, making her realize how bundled up she was finally.
She nodded to him in thanks. "Thank you."
Law smirked at her and walked over, waving a hand for the rest of his crew to disperse. They left the room quickly, leaving their captain with his patient. He sat on the side of her bed and crossed his legs, looking at her with analyzing eyes.
"You're Nico Robin," He said, making her stiffen more, but this time it was visible to him and it made him smile at her being so on edge. "You are part of the StrawHat crew correct?"
Robin nodded her head, and then realized that he may know something about Luffy if he was asking. "Is Luffy-san okay?"
"He's fine. Training right now after Marine Ford and all." Law brushed off, wrapping an arm around his sword boredly and continued to watch her. "He was pretty injured, but of course I was able to help him."
"You help captain-san?" Robin asked, a sigh of relief coming from her at the great thought of Luffy being alright. She owed him her life and she'd hate to know that he ended up passing before she could help him at all.
"You're awful worried about him." Law asked curiously, raising an eyebrow and flashing his teeth at her.
"I owe him a lot." She told him with a small smile.
Law dropped his mischievous smirk at the sight of her small smile. It made his heart pound erratically in his chest at the sight of such a warm expression. He placed a hand gently over his chest, furrowing his brows at the weird sensation he was feeling. He clutched his shirt, willing his heart to stop beat so crazily and for him to get a grip on himself.
"Again, I thank you for helping me. But I need to return to where I was." She told him with a polite bow of her head. She was always polite and calm no matter the situation, and it intrigued Law to no end on how she could be that way.
He shook his head, holding up his index finger making her stop at the side of the bed before she left. "I helped you, but now I expect you to return the favor and help me."
Robin raised an eyebrow, surprised at the courageous and possibly stupid thing he just told her. "I did not ask for help. You forced your help on me." She stated to him, finding it impossible that it was actually something she asked of him to do personally.
He shrugged his shoulders, not caring about the details of the bargain at hand. Instead he leaned forward and placed his hand on the other side of her, trapping her between him and wall behind her. "It's not something hard. I need someone to accompany me to a ball."
Robin was now completely lost and utterly confused. A ball? Of all things to ask for a favor he wanted her to go to a ball with him. Sure she had had many men hit on her and ask her out, but this was a first. To be kidnapped, healed, and then asked to a ball.
"Why a ball?" She asked nervously, feeling the heat from his body surround her quickly.
"I have a few people there that I need to speak to." He told her, leaning back slightly. "But the only way to get in is if you have a partner to join you. None of my crew members are women, and only someone as notable as you is worth taking."
Robin's heart pounded inside of her as he flashed her a smile with his canines. She couldn't help the heat that crept along her chest and neck, trying to reach for her face with it's hands. Though he was surely talking about her pirate and thief past, no one had made it sound so much like a compliment before.
"So?" He asked, his fingers thrumming on the sheets next to her in anticipation for her answer.
"I don't have much of a choice now do I?" She asked with a small smile at the corner of her mouth.
"Good. We'll be there in two days. We'll get you a dress on the island and then head to the ball." He told her quickly, standing up from the side of the bed and walking out of the room. "Feel free to come out when you feel better." He closed the door quietly, leaving her in the room alone to think about what she had just agreed to.
"Feeling better?" The white bear asked as she stepped out of her room finally.
He was towering by the door, casting a shadow over Robin as she looked up at him with wide eyes. The end of a sheath hit him lightly on the head making him rub the top of his head and look back.
"Bepo, you're scaring her," Law told him, setting his sword back by his side.
"If I didn't know Bepo I'd be scared to!" Another one of his crew mates laughed.
"Oh," The bear said, dropping his head in apology. "Sorry."
"It's not a problem." Robin told him with a smile, reassuring him she was okay with him there.
"My name's Bepo. That's Sachi and Penguin." Bepo began, looking at the crew mates who were around on the ship and listing off their names.
"It's a great pleasure to meet you. Thank you for taking care of me." She told them with a small bow. She looked around the ship and at its odd shape. It didn't quite look like a normal pirate ship. It had a fish tail at the back, sails on the top, and an oval structure that went over the ship from the deck down. "This is an odd ship."
"It's a submarine." Law told her, sitting on the railing and crossing his legs. "For secret escapes when needed."
Robin looked around and blinked, finding it a great idea. "I've never heard of a pirate ship also being a submarine before."
He shrugged and smiled at her proudly. "I like to be original."
She smiled back at him, giving a small giggle at his pride that was all but wafting off of him. "I can tell. All your tattoo's are unique enough."
"That's not even all of them!" Bepo told her with a smile, happy someone was praising his captain and not fearing him like normal.
Law hit him on the head again with his sheath, making the first mate clamp his mouth shut and feel slightly embarrassed from getting carried away.
"Yeah. Captain was all excited when he saw you. It was like a kid getting a present!" Penguin laughed, dodging the sheath hit and watching as Law snapped his fingers threateningly.
Robin giggled again, never knowing Trafalgar Law, one of the well known Supernova's, was acting like an older brother to all of his crew mates. It set her at ease about being on this ship, and about being around people she didn't know. At least it wasn't going to be completely bad as she thought it might be.
"Robin!" Bepo called out to her. "It's dinner time!"
Robin nodded her head to him, folding her book up and carrying it with her inside the ship so she could eat. They should be arriving at the island any moment now, yet she felt no rush to get off this ship. If anything she kind of hoped to stay a bit longer here with this crew and with Law. Of course it wasn't like Luffy's crew, but she wasn't going to be with them for awhile.
"We'll have to find you a nice dress!" Shachi said with a smile, looking Robin up and down. "Of course, anything would look good on you though."
Robin laughed as Law hit him on the head with his sheath, the normal playfulness between them making it refreshing the whole time she'd been on the ship. Law glanced over at her, inwardly heating up and his heart beating erratically every time she laughed. He looked her up and down too, trying to think of a dress that would suit her well for this ball, but just as Shachi said, everything would look good on her.
Just as they expected the island came into view not long after they finished eating. Since the ball wasn't until that night, they needed to use this time to look for a suit and a dress for the two of them. A suit wouldn't be that hard, but to find an adequate dress for her was something Law was going to be picky on.
"You're husband is over there," The store keeper giggled as Robin walked by her.
She opened her mouth to tell her that he wasn't her husband, but the store keeper walked off before she could, giving her a polite wave. She shook her head with a sigh and walked over towards the door the store keeper pointed out.
"Did you find one yet?" Robin asked, opening the door and freezing at the entrance.
His Jolly Roger was large on his back as it smiled back at her, the cut lines of his back accentuating every corner and line of the tattoo. He turned around at the sound of the door opening and caught sight of her there in the doorway. He walked over and shut the door behind her, giving a sly smile to the store keeper who was watching them intently for anything romantic that was about to happen.
Robin sucked in a breath as she had instinctually put her hands up to stop him when he got close, placing them on his chest. She glanced down and followed the solid lines of his chest tattoo. The giant heart along his chest with the Jolly Roger crest in the middle was magnificent, and it was nice to look at. She didn't know why he kept it secret, he obviously didn't need to hide anything. The moment she thought that she came to reality about how close she was to him and how rock solid his muscles were beneath her hands.
"Peeking in on people now?" Law chuckled, teasing her. He dropped his smirk when he saw the bright blush on her ears and her cheeks, consuming her face with how embarrassed and flustered she was.
"I didn't mean to." She whispered, pushing her back against the door to try and create some space between them. "I thought you were done," She didn't know why she was so flustered. It wasn't the first time she had seen a man shirtless. But for some reason seeing Law shirt and staring so intently at her made her self-conscious. Her heart was nearly beating out of her chest as her stomach heated up and the butterflies flew around inside.
"I'm almost done." He told her, taking a step back and grabbing his shirt. He was trying to hide his own blush from her that was creeping along his face. His cool façade always seemed to drop around her and it was so hard for him to repair it once it fell. "Did you find a dress?"
"Yeah," She said quietly with a nod, turning her back to him so he'd have his own privacy. She heard him grumbling behind her over something, making her turn back to him finally.
She held back a giggle as he tried to tie of the bow tie on his suit, furiously failing with every try. She lay down her dress gently and walked over to him, pulling on his arm so he'd turn to face towards her. She fixed up his tie a bit and pressed it flat, smiling at her work before looking up and frowning. She reached up and took his hat off, finding it ridiculous with the suit and tie. She blinked and looked at him as he tried to fix his hair. Without his hat on he was drop dead gorgeous; this made her heart nearly quit at the sight of him.
"Better?" He asked, looking at her intensely with his grey eyes.
She nodded with a smile, ushering him with her hands to leave the room so she could change. It was quick and rushed as she shut the door immediately behind him, breathing in deep to make her heart calm down and not to explode in her chest. She turned her attention to the dress next, slipping it on smoothly and pressing out the folds that were gathering up in places. She tucked everything in and righted herself until she was appeased with the look. She clipped in a red rose on the side of her head while her hair was down and flowing.
"How's this?" She asked, opening the door and stepping out for Law to see.
The store keeper dropped the things in her hands as she caught sight of Robin, feeling inferior to her looks the moment she saw what she was wearing. A blush overcame Law as he looked over her. Her hair was down and reaching the bottom of her shoulder blades, her blue eyes shining brightly with her long lashes. A faint pink lip gloss was over her lips with the subtle blush putting some color on her cheeks. Her dress was a long black one that was strapless and in a tube top fashion. A large, long slit crept up her leg and to her hip on her left side, showing off the strip of black ribbon there to accentuate her long thin legs. The black heels on her feet were simple, yet at the same time so formal.
"So beautiful!" The store keeper gasped, walking over to Robin and circling around her with shining eyes. "I've never seen someone look so good in one of the dresses here!" She turned to look at the blushing Law who was left speechless. "Doesn't she look gorgeous?!"
Law coughed into his hand, trying to gather his senses once more before he nodded and walked over to her calmly. "It's great on you," He said; but that wasn't even near as great of a compliment as he was actually thinking inside of his head. She looked like a goddess to him right there.
"Are you two going to the ball?" The store keeper asked with a moe smile, looking at the two of them like they were the perfect couple. "You two will be the best couple there!" She squealed, bouncing around in place happily. "Is that all for you two?"
Law nodded, using the diversion as a chance to tear his eyes away from her suddenly. Robin's cheeks were flushed as she tucked some hair behind her ear, feeling both embarrassed and proud that Law was looking at her with such intense eyes.
Just as the store keeper had said, they were the attention of all the couples in there. The moment they walked through the door they could hear the whispers and everyone's attention was on them instantly. She felt uncomfortable with all the eyes on her in the room, but she knew she had to keep her head held up high when she was with Law.
"Over here," He whispered to her, gripping her hand that was around his arm and dragging her over to a nearby group.
"Why Law, it's good to see you again," One of them said with a smile. "Is this your girl?"
Robin smiled to them warmly, smiting him for his demeaning behavior towards the two of them. He was one of those rich people that liked to look down on people like they were nothing compared to him.
"You must be the friends he talked about." Robin stuck out her hand and shook with theirs. The man hadn't looked away from her the moment she walked up and it was making her feeling sick that he was eyeing her up and down.
"Excuse me," Law said, diverting the man's attention from her. "I'd rather you not ogle my partner like she was a piece of cake."
Robin held in a snicker, but the company he had hadn't done so well as they laughed at the crude joke Law made towards the man. The man fumed in his spot, and tried to put on a nice smile so it seemed like it didn't bother him in the least bit.
"I hope you two have a great time," The man said, trying to ignore them and make them feel like they weren't welcome.
"Oh, but my business isn't done yet," Law said, patting Robin's hand gently. Robin seemed to get the message as she walked over to the man's partner, ushering her and the other couple with her away from the two.
Whatever Law had said next to the man seemed to set him on nerve because the man fumbled for his words and waved his hands around while he talked. She talked to the others to keep them distracted from the pirate and whoever the man was, but she could still see how flustered the man was now.
He suddenly stormed off from Law, leaving the pirate there smiling with pride at the conclusion the conversation came to. It must have gone in his favor like he planned because he was instantly holding his hand out for her to come back to his side while the man's partner rushed after him to find out what had happened.
"Everything go like you planned?" She asked him with a raised eyebrow.
He smiled at her and winked. "Of course. Now all we need to do is enjoy ourselves."
Robin giggled and looked at him, giving a slight shake of her head. "You planned this all along didn't you?"
"Not the part about meeting you, but that worked in my favor." He smirked, holding his hand out politely to ask her for a dance.
Robin was pulled into his smile as she placed his hand over his, letting him lead her out onto the dance floor and into his arms. She never expected him to be so well versed in dancing, but he was leading her around the dance floor with twirls and dips. She felt the adrenaline rushing through her, making her smile and laugh along with him as they enjoyed themselves.
Soon all the couples around the room were making a circle around the dance floor, being captured in by the sight of Robin and Law dancing with each other. Robin's dress twirled around her with every spin, letting the slit on her leg show even more as it separated.
The music slowed down, letting them turn into a steady dance and the rest of the couples finally joined in. Robin felt Law pull her against his body, slipping his hand to the small of her back and holding her hand in his other. There was no air between them as she gazed up to him.
Law smiled down to her, seeing the blush on her face at how close they were to one another. He leaned down to her, pressing a soft but deep kiss on her lips. Electricity zapped through them and sent their bodies into a ball of heat as they swayed back and forth. It was as if no one else was around and it was just the two of them in the room. They stayed there for a few moments, reveling in the soft kiss between the two of them and swaying to the music.
"Best couple huh?" Robin asked with a smile, feeling the words of the store keeper surround her and sink into her mind.
He smiled back at her, letting a small chuckle come from him at the irony of the words. They were going to fool everyone that they were a couple, and now they really were.
"So how was the ball?" Bepo asked, finding his captain and Robin on the deck around noon the next day.
Penguin and Shachi looked at the two of them as Robin sat on Law's lap with a strapless swimsuit top that went around her back to hold it together, and the rest of her outfit was like a hooded shawl. They created a skirt around her hips and the hood on her head was what created her top that hardly covered anything on her front.
"It went well," Law told them, raising two fingers in a slight hello to his crew mates.
"Anything else happen there?" Penguin asked, smiling at his captain, hoping he'll tell them what happened between the two of them at the ball.
"What are you talking about?" Robin asked innocently while sitting on Law's lap reading a book.
Law had his arm around her waist under the shawl, putting a bored hand on his chin with the other as if nothing different was going on between the two of them.
"Is she using you for a pillow too?" Bepo asked, looking at his captain with a smile. Law nearly fell over at the thought of his first mate mistaking this as something him and the bear do when he's relaxing.
Penguin and Shachi began to laugh as Robin placed a hand over her mouth, trying to stifle her own laugh for the first mate.
"So how bout it? You going to stay with us a bit longer?" Shachi asked with a smile.
Robin glanced at Law and saw him smirking at her with his own raised eyebrow. She smiled at him reassuringly and warmly. "I think I'll stay for a while until I go back."