Sorry for late update! There were a lot of reasons why I couldn't update the story "OTL Also I've heard from South Boy that picking up your student for driving lessons is something that only happens in the Netherlands 8'D? I apologize for not doing any research hAHA ah but Law is a special instructor so it's all right weep. I also want to thank Kirameki Nella for pointing out a mistake previous time *^^*
Anyways, time for the story. LET'S GO!
The chilly air from the faded sun entered the cold car. Law turned on the heater while he patiently waited for his student. The same student he didn't understand at all...
Last week Monkey D. Luffy had unexpected kissed the man on the lips, right when he had convinced himself that his feelings towards the teen were one-sided.
But now he wasn't so sure anymore.
And Law was done with his unwanted feelings. Done that he had to live with so many questions involving the boy, but mostly done with himself for wanting to kiss him again and touch him even more than he should. He was usually someone who could control himself, but Luffy changed that. It didn't help that Luffy didn't get angry at him for his perversion either...
Monkey D. Luffy was naive and innocent. Back when he kissed Law, he must have done that out of kindness. That's what Law believed in after thinking and struggling a whole week about it.
Speaking of the devil, Luffy just left the mansion and was already running with excitement towards the car.
"Traffy!" he called cheerfully after opening the car's door and taking the driver's seat.
"Good evening, Luffy-ya," the man greeted as he studied the student's face. There were no signs of embarrassment or nervosity. He was acting like usual, as if he hadn't done anything at all, as if nothing happened at all. It made the lost man just wanting to give up questioning him about previous week, despite really wanting to.
Law kept quiet when Luffy started to talk about his dinner. It wasn't like he didn't like listening to the teen (rather, he liked it very much), but Law was a man who thought a lot and it kept his attention away from the straw hat. The rest of his concentration was focused on the road, as that was his duty as driver instructor and all.
"Hey Traffy~," a whiny voice took Law away from his deep thoughts. "Say something..." he urged. He was calling him for a while now and Law was apparently ignoring him the whole time.
"Focus on the road Luffy-ya," the instructor warned.
"But you're not saying anything... It's boring," the younger male complained with a pout on his face. After all these weeks, one would say that a normal person was surely immune to Luffy's sullen looks by now, but Law wasn't just any normal person; He was a normal person with a crush on the younger boy. How much he wanted to regret his feelings.
The man let out a defeated sigh and gave up the silent treatment. "You were doing a fine job. There was nothing to say," Law explained, even though Luffy wasn't driving that different from usual.
"You're lying!" Luffy shouted back after a moment, causing Law to frown. "I'm not stupid."
The last thing he expected was such a harsh response from the younger, especially when he gave him a compliment. It did make him suspicious and Law needed answers for that. "Luffy-ya... I'm assuming you're hiding something from me," he pointed out.
The teen shrieked and acted like he was caught in a bad deed. "N-not at all," he lied.
It was a good thing that Luffy wasn't a salesman, because his lies would be too obvious.
"I suppose you're not driving bad on purpose?"
Luffy turned his eyes off the road and pretended to have not heard anything.
"Luffy-ya," Law called, but received no other response than a whistle.
Law closed his eyes, thinking what he should say now. He could ask the teen until he heard confirmation, but his lie was so apparent that he didn't even need to ask. Luffy was deliberately not doing his best, without Law having noticed. Why though?
"I don't want to pry into it further, but as your instructor I should ask... Why?"
Luffy did not answer immediately. What he did first was driving the car to a deserted terrain for whatever reason the teen did that, until he was parked and turned off the motor.
"It's not like I'm doing much better than I really am," he started after turning his head towards the taller man and watched him intensely. Law only glanced for a short moment and realized that Luffy's sharp focus had made him somewhat nervous.
"You haven't made progress since the 10th lesson at all," Law interrupted.
"I know, but, but, if I pass the exam, I won't see Traffy anymore right? I don't want that," the younger male explained. He was actually saying something true, even though Law himself didn't want to admit it. The thought of not seeing Luffy weekly hurt. The fact that it bothered Luffy surprised him however, though it was probably because he didn't want to lose a friend.
"I'm surprised that you'd go that far," Law replied.
Luffy took in a deep breath. "Isn't that obvious!? I like Traffy. Of course I'd go that far," he confessed.
"I'm sure you have enough friends left that you like too," Law argued back, now facing the student back. He began to feel annoyed and jealous. Jealous because Luffy's other friends were still able to visit him without a good reason, unlike Law. It would be a bit strange for a driver constructor to visit his student after all. Annoyed because he gave himself hope, hope that maaaybe Luffy did like him.
Added to his surprise, Luffy fought back after Law's reply.
"No! Traffy's the only one I like to like!"
"I assume you mean liking someone in a friendly way."
"I'm not kissing my friends on their mouths!" Luffy shouted and made a disgusted face.
Law's eyes widened and was unable to respond as Luffy's last words kept repeating in his head. There were a few things he had learned. First off, Luffy was aware of the meaning of kisses. He didn't just kiss everyone, not his friends but neither out of sympathy. Of course, it wasn't exactly enough yet. Law wanted a straight and clear answer before would confess, even though the boy's eyes were honest.
"Luffy-ya, do you..." Law stopped for a moment before continuing. He never had to ask before and he was lying if he said that it wasn't an embarrassing thing to ask. "Do you like me romantically?"
He waited for the answer. His heart rate rose and he suddenly felt nervous.
"Huh?" the teen started and started to mumble to himself. "Strange... I thought I was clear about it."
Clear about it...?
"Clear about what?"
Luffy nodded. "Sanji said I had to kiss you back to return the feelings!"
Ah, that explained previous week's events.
"Luffy, do you have any idea what it means?" Law started. "I kissed you because I seriously like you! If you're joking, I'll kill you right at the spot," he threatened.
"Why would I joke? I like you more seriously than you seriously like me!" Luffy argued childishly in return.
"That's not what I mean! I seriously like-like you!" Law shouted as he was being pulled into Luffy's pace without noticing, and returned the same childish behavior.
"Then I seriously like-like-like you!"
"Impossible, because I like-lik-" Law interrupted himself, having realized that he was playing the same game and coughed from embarrassment. "Do you have any idea what you're saying?"
The younger male nodded. "I talked about it with Sanji because I was feeling weird because of you!" Luffy nearly shouted out of anger and almost froze the older male with the comment.
After Law regained his posture, he grabbed the front of his fluffy, dotted hat and pulled it lower, low enough to hide his eyes. However, it didn't conceal his satisfying smirk which was despite the darkness of the night, clear as day. He unlocked his safety belt and turned side ways to face Luffy closer. "Weird?"
Luffy watched his instructor leaning closer towards him as he broke a sweat in the process.
Law placed his thumb on the other's chin, rubbing it while he patiently waited for an inviting reaction. "When did I make you feel weird, Luffy-ya?" he questioned with a darker tone, his smirk having not faded yet.
Dark eyes darted the other way. "Just like now, when you're getting reaaaaal close and do the kiss-thing," he explained honestly. "Or when you rub my leg... It tickles! But there's also this mysterious feeling in my stomach," he explained with a pout.
Law chuckled and massaged Luffy's thigh with his free hand as a way to tease him further. He closed the gap between their lips while he moved his hand all over the teen's upper-leg.
The student himself let out some faint noises and gasps from the touches. His body couldn't move but that wasn't because he was still stuck in his safety-belts.
Just when Law wanted to pull back from the short kiss again, the younger's arms wrapped spontaneously around the him to pull him closer. With that, he returned the kiss; much deeper than before too. Law had not anticipated this and needed to take a moment to register the boy's actions, but quickly rejoined the session. As he teased him further, he managed to take down the boy's guard and took the lead.
They broke up to get some air, but never did they broke the eye-contact. To see Luffy like this... It was a new sight- and probably a rare one as well.
"We should return. Your grandpa might get worried if you're late," Law suggested. His suggestion was more like an excuse to refrain himself for going further however.
Luffy only nodded and started the car again. The ride was quiet, but by no means uncomfortable. Before they knew it, they had already arrived near the Monkey D. mansion.
"I'll see you next week, Luffy-ya."
"Yes, next week!" Luffy responded almost like his old self again. "Ah, but before I go... Now that we're together, we should see each other more often!" he added and grinned like usual.
Law smirked once again as he felt a sense of pride when Luffy said that they're together now.
"Let's make a deal first."
"A deal?"
"I'll go see you if you're the driver for our first date."
Luffy immediately whined. "But that's too long!", he complained.
"But it's a deal right?"
"Since there's no other choice, I accept!", Luffy shouted and bursted with energy. "All right... Here I come, driver exam!"
And with that, Trafalgar Law had managed to motivate the teen once again.
I wrote the last part while coughing every second because of my cold. If you find any mistakes, feel free to point them out 8'D
