After the kiss the two went their separate ways to think about the events that had just occurred Law went to find Bepo so he could lean on the bear and Lacey went to analyse some plant samples. It wasn't long before this became normal. The two had started a relationship and the crew had realised it slowly but never said anything there was no reason to. It was safer to keep this information on the ship and that was the only place they appeared closer than regular crew mates. Both Law and Lacey had become very close over the years they spent together it didn't take long for Laws room to become their room. Two years the two have been together Lacey still doesn't know everything about her mysterious captain and sometimes he scared her but she would never tell him that.
"I don't like this!" Lacey stated as she hugged Bepo. Bepo didn't reply he knew that there was no point in replying none of them liked this. None of them were told the whole story or an explanation why and as much as it annoyed all of them they had to trust their captain. He could understand Lacey's frustration she and the captain were the closest it must hurt her that he didn't even explain things to her. The crew were on an island called Zo waiting to hear from the captain. Lacey couldn't do much but pace around the island not being able to concentrate on the flowers around her. 'We haven't been apart since we meet' was all Lacey could think about while staring blankly at the plant life in front of her. 'Something doesn't feel right' Lacey though to herself as her hand reached to grip her chest feeling her heart pounding. She didn't usually have feelings like this but she couldn't help but fear for her captain and the man she loved. 'I, I love him' She thought smiling to herself they had never said those words to each other and Lacey desperately wanted to say those words to her captain so all she could do was hope he was safe and could live through anything he is being faced with.
Time appeared to slow down whilst on Zo Lacey hated waiting almost as much as she hated worrying about Law. Standing in their room she picked up his t-shirt which was lying on a chair. She smiled as she hugged the t-shirt close to her before removing her own shirt and replacing it with his and she crawled in to the bed they shared making a pillow wall to put her arm and leg over so it would feel like she wasn't alone. She hated sleeping alone this was the first time since Law had kissed her that they had slept apart.
'I need to get my heart back.' Law said to himself as he walked the corridors of Ceasers lab. He knew he had to get his heart back while Vergo had it and that he was vulnerable but not just him his crew were also. Law knew they would all do what they could to get his heart back even put themselves on the line for him, Lacey would do anything even give her life for him he knew this and knew he had to get it back he didn't want any harm to come to his crew, especially Lacey. Teaming up with the Straw Hat Pirates was definitely not part of his plan but it could work to his advantage he had seen Luffy fight once before and was surprised by how loyal he was this was proved to Law again when Luffy didn't question him when he said he wouldn't betray him. Although he thought the boy was a little too trusting he was glad that Luffy was on his side. The straw hats were certainly different and Law struggled with their carefree nature he would have not been able to deal with it if it wasn't for the past two years with Lacey whom was carefree and silly in Law's opinion. Seeing the straw hat boy made him think of Lacey and how she would be acting in this situation she would definitely think the straw hats small raccoon doctor was cute and be fascinated by Franky the cyborg. He missed her greatly he was surprised he missed her so much it didn't take him long after leaving to miss her. He missed little things such as feeling her arm on his chest in the morning her soft skin next to him. Her smile, the way she kissed him in the morning and before going to bed. Her silly dancing when she gets excited, the way she pulls on his arm to get his attention, the way she giggles at things she finds funny, the way she traces his tattoo's with her fingers, the way she looks at him. Law found himself beginning to miss her more he thought it would hardly affect him that she was gone but it affected him more than he ever thought possible he found it nearly impossible to sleep without the purple haired girl curled up next to him.