A/N: CaptainCommanderLucy, I know. Law might seem a lot OOC in the last chapter because he let someone he didn't know into his house. But I don't think he'd actually care if someone did go in. Or maybe I misunderstood your review… Anyway, thank you for your review. I'll try to keep Law's character in check. Also, the words in italics are the reader's thoughts. I'm sorry for not posting sooner. I don't really have much of an excuse just the basic 'I don't have the time to'. I hope this doesn't suck. I DO NOT OWN PIECE.
"Wake up."
"I'm a big girl, mommy."
"Pancakes."
"Captain's boxers."
You snorted. Captain's boxers? Your half-asleep mind went at a meter per hour.
"Stop dreaming, Shachi-ya."
Shachi. Now there's a familiar name. You turned to your side and felt the cushion underneath you disappear. You let out a groan as you hit the floor. You blinked sleepily and yawned.
"Wake up. Lady-ya here got off the couch already."
Lady-ya? You craned your head upwards towards the voice that just spoke. Your eyes locked onto a muscular tanned body. Your mouth fell open and you started blushing, unable to form a single word. His toned abs looked so beautiful in the morning light that filtered from the… Wait, a minute. What am I thinking!?
Law looked down at you, "What are you doing, Lady-ya? Close your mouth, flies might go in."
You closed your mouth and bit your lip. So hot. That flies part was slightly embarrassing though.
Just then a distant scream sounded and reverberated in the room. Law looked to the glass wall by the kitchen. In the opposite building, a girl stood by one of the open windows with a camera in hand. She was obviously taking pictures. The girl then squealed happily and ran off.
"Well, today's her lucky day," Law mused to himself then turned to the sleeping children on the couch. "Shachi-ya, Penguin-ya. Don't make me repeat myself."
They made no response other than to drool on the couch.
"Move, Lady-ya." You crawled off to the side and watched as Law threw the kids into their room. "Get a fucking bath and change already!"
Fifteen minutes. You stared at him. He stared at you.
"So are you going to leave or not?"
"M-m-me?" you pointed to yourself for confirmation just in case.
"Yes, you," he sighed as the door opened and Shachi walked into the room whilst dragging a sleeping Penguin by the leg. "You can't stay here forever you know."
"But…" you trailed off while Shachi sat by the table and kicked Penguin in the head causing the latter to open his eyes before closing them again. Well he did have a bad dream last night.
"Just make sure to be gone before I come back. It's not like my apartment is a charity institute." Law grabbed Penguin by the collar and dumped his butt on a chair.
And I just started to think that he was a nice guy especially since he told me that I didn't have to pay for the food last night. "I'm not a hobo," you hung your head as Shachi grabbed the food that was prepared on the table and began eating while Penguin crashed face first into his food.
"I never said you were." Law rested an elbow on the table and leaned his head against his hand. "I'm just saying you have to leave soon." He turned to look at Shachi and Penguin. "Oi, wake up. Let's go. You're almost late for school."
Penguin immediately woke up and sniffed as the rice fell from his face. "Wh-What?"
"Get your bags," he called as he stood up and walked to the door. "It's 7:42. You'll be late."
"But I haven't eaten yet!" Penguin whined and banged his fists on the table.
"That's because you slept on it!" Shachi laughed in between mouthfuls.
"Get your bags now!" Law ordered.
"Aye, aye, Captain."
They really do call him Captain, so cute~ You then mentally slapped yourself at that thought. Do not get attached, you have to do something, remember? But they're so cute~ Enough of this, woman! As you had your internal debate, the two children ran back to their room and walked out after a few seconds. Law stood by the door as he watched them bicker in the hallway.
Just as he turned to leave he spoke, "Oi, eat that and leave soon."
Your gaze lowered to the table where you still sat. There was a plate of bacon with a couple of onigiri, you had thought that it was Law's so you hadn't touched it at all. "Thanks and, uh-"
He raised a hand in the air as he left. "It happens."
"He doesn't even know my name, does he?" you mumbled to yourself after a while.
You locked the door to Law's apartment, exited the room and closed it. You looked at your phone, looking over your contact's list. How am I ever gonna find that guy? You groaned and walked towards the stair well and descended. Soon, you were out of the apartment building. Maybe I should ask around first.
"Miaow!" a cat jumped out from the alley behind you.
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" you screamed and jumped.
Turning around, you saw the cat scamper towards the other side of the street. You then looked back to the alley to see if anyone else was there. Seeing as there was no one, you returned to the task at hand.
"I wonder what scared it," you thought aimlessly.
You walked towards a coffee shop that was directly outside of the apartment building you were in. There were a few people around but none of them looked familiar to you, so you immediately went to the counter. A young girl was watching over the shop, she had a clipboard at hand and a cheerful smile.
"Good morning!"
"Good morning," you greeted back.
"Is there anything you'd like? We have lattes, they're the best~"
"No, thank you," you politely refused. "Actually, I came here to ask something."
"Information?" she asked thoughtfully. "About what?"
"A person," you placed your hands on the counter.
"Sorry, but I don't think I can help you with that," she explained. "Although people from the circus might know something. They're the best~"
"Circus?"
"Hei," she smiled as she wrote something on her clipboard and handed you the paper. "I know someone who stays there! His name's A-chen. He's the best~"
Hmm… She keeps on saying the same-
"Hei, aren't you going to take it?" she looked sad, thinking you didn't want her help.
"Ah," you accepted the piece of paper she gave you. "Thank you."
This is a joke, right? Or maybe I read it wrong…
You scrutinized the piece of paper the girl had given you before you left. She had drawn a childish looking map on it. And it indicated some sort of plaza which was directly above some sort of X mark which you thought was supposed to be the coffee shop. Either that or the latte you drunk earlier was playing with your brain. Regardless, you decided to follow the directions.
The sounds hit you before you even saw the plaza. Cheerful, lively, fun music echoed across the area. Crowds were present despite the scorching afternoon sun overhead. And pitched in the corner were dozens of huge tents. It surely didn't look like a circus and that one corner looked more like... a bunch of tents. If anything at all, it looked and sounded like a musical park where people usually took walks and stuff like that.
As you entered the plaza, a lot of street vendors came to sell you things. You just told them no and they left you alone except for some rather persistent ones. So you hid behind a flower pot and waited them out before heading to the tents.
"And what do you think you're doing here!?"
"Aka hana…" (That means red nose in Japanese, for the forgetful people.)
"WHHAAAT!?"
"B-b-banana! I meant banana!"
"You think my nose looks like a red banana!?"
"No! No!" you shook your head and then added in a quiet voice. "It actually looks like a red tomato…"
Apparently, the person you were talking to heard your last comment. "WHY YOU LITTLE-!"
"Buggy!" a woman in really skimpy clothing which consisted of a bra, pants and a cape, walked into the scene. "Don't talk to clients like that!"
"But Alvida-san!"
"Silence," the woman snapped her fingers, turned to you and continued in a smooth voice. "What're you here for? The circus isn't starting until night time. Or do you want to join us?"
"I'm looking for someone. I heard that you might have some information."
"You heard right," she put a knuckle to her chin. "Who're you looking for?"
You told her his name.
"No, I don't know him. But I'll tell you if any of my boys do know," she sighed as she walked back into the tent she came from. "Come back for the show later, won't you, darling? I might know something by then."
"Ah, sure."
"It's almost nighttime," you thought as you passed by a bookstore. "I still haven't found a place to stay. Maybe that Law-guy will let me-"
"I KNEW IT!" someone yelled from behind you.
"WHAT THE FUDGECAKES!" you screamed and ran.
"OI! WAIT A MINUTE!" the person behind you yelled, as he chased after you.
"AS IF I'LL WAIT!" you retorted.
"I JUST WANNA ASK YOU SOMETHING!" he caught up with you and grabbed you by the arm.
"JUST KILL ME NOW! I GOT A LOW THRESHOLD FOR PAIN!" you began sobbing but then you realized what he said. "Wait, what?"
"Are you Law's new girlfriend?"
"EH!?"
A/N: Gomenasai. I totally suck at writing. This chapter is a failure. Oh, well. I need a lot of practice to make nice stories. And I hope that you're not confused by all the line breaks. And I hope the first part of the story didn't confuse you. I actually have a few ideas for this story but I just find it hard to write out. I might actually want to rewrite it. So, I hate to ask you this but please tell me what you think of this chapter, say if it's good or bad in the reviews. Even just one of your opinions will be enough. There are also a bunch of other stories I'd like reviews on. So if you have time please check out 'Brothers' and 'Wonders of the Seven Seas: Light of the Lost City'. Even just one review makes my day~ Please Fave, Follow and Review!