A.N: Spoilers for recent manga chapters, for about the latest 10 or so. Being up to date with just the anime won't help you with this, so read with your own risk if you haven't read the manga.

Hatch 15: Memories

Corazon glanced down at the frowning boy that was walking beside him, moving in the deep snow with slight difficulty.

"If it's that hard I can carry you" he offered "It can't be helped that your feet are so small."

"I can manage on my own" Law said with a glare "I've managed in tougher places than this."

Corazon didn't doubt that; in fact he knew it was true. Still he felt like something was wrong with the way Law kept glaring at the snow in front of him as he walked. Now that he thought about it Law had been in a bad mood, well, worse than usual, ever since they got on the island.

"The snow's not going to disappear no matter how hard you glare at it" the older man said.

"I know"

"It's not gonna bite either, you know" Corazon continued, earning a glare again "I know that; I'm not stupid."

"Well then, what's the problem?" Corazon asked, stopping "You're glaring at the snow like it ate your sandwiches!"

"I hate bread" Law said flatly. Corazon was taken back for a second before saying: "That's not the point. If sandwiches aren't okay then how about money?"

Law rolled his eyes and kept walking, quickly getting some distance between himself and Corazon who was standing still.

"Hey, don't take off on your own" Corazon called after the boy as he noticed the distance that was forming between them "It's dangerous."

"I can take care of myself" Law called, not even glancing back. Frowning, Corazon ran after him.

"Right..." he said as he caught up "Now what's with all the glaring?"

"...I hate snow" Law finally said, still not looking at him. Corazon blinked in surprise, asking: "Why?"

"It's white" Law said like it explained everything. And to Corazon it did, sort of anyway.

"But isn't that the color of your hometown?" he asked.

"Exactly" Law said "I hate it."

The older man frowned. He could understand what he meant, but Law was talking about his home. Surely every memory from that place couldn't be a bad one. As he voiced these thoughts to Law, the boy said: "I hate it because it also brings back the good memories."

Corazon understood that, at least he thought he did. Good memories can be painful when one knows they'll never be anything but just that, memories.

"Then just start creating more good memories" he said "I'll help you out with it."

"What's the use?" Law asked "I'll be dead soon anyway."

"You're too dark minded for a little kid" Corazon said "As soon as you're cured, you and I are going to make some good memories!"

Law let out an irritated sigh, knowing that only death would get him out of this.

A.N: Kinda running out of ideas here... oh well, 9 more chapters to go. Didn't think this'd be this hard. Next we'll visit Robin's past.