~2004~
'Why am I doing this? I honestly don't know. This is just insane, no sane person would ever attempt this then again; I'm not sane.'
As Law covered the box with the left over dirt he had dug up from the ground, he began to realize just how crazy all this really was.
He laughed to himself. "What am I doing?"
"Indeed, what are you doing?" A small voice says to him from behind but, once he turns around to face the demon it wasn't anything at all like he expected,
It took the form of a small boy, much shorter than Law, with a mop of raven colored hair and obsidian eyes to match but for a spilt second there he could have sworn, the demons eyes flashed a crimson red.
He was wearing a fitted solid black suit and a dark red dress shirt with what was strange to Law; the demon was wearing sandals and had a straw hat hanging from his neck.
But, he didn't ask why the demon chose those clothes nor did he really want to know if that was his real body or just some vessel.
Gathering his composure from the shock that this ritual actually worked, Law spoke trying to make his voice sound confident but, his body had different plans. "I-I uh," his body slowly started to drift in the opposite direction trying to get away from the demon.
The boy started toward him not bothering to mention that he knew Law was trying to run away. "Save it, I'm just as surprised as you are… I've never made a deal with a child before so this should be fun."
His eyes widened as he thought to himself. 'Did he really just call me a child?'
"Me? A child? Have you taken a look at yourself?" Law retorted, knowing he probably shouldn't anger a demon.
The demon laughed. "Aha~ I guess you're right about that, but you see despite my appearance I'm hundreds of years old but, I'm not here to talk about me, now am I? I'm here to talk about you." He pauses for a moment as if he's waiting for Law's answer but, continues on when he notices he won't be getting one from the frightened teen. "What does a kid like you want anyways? Money? Fame? Talent? Love? Or maybe even revenge against daddy?"
He stares at Law with piercing red eyes only a few inches from his own and for a minute Law forgot why he even summoned up the thing. "I want… I want happiness."
The demons eyes widen at the request but then go soft before he bursts out laughing. "And exactly how am I supposed to give you that?"
Law stared dumbfounded at the laughing devil not really knowing how to answer.
"Kid, to be happy; you need to get rid of what's making you unhappy so, what is it that makes you unhappy? But, before you answer remember I'm the one who makes the rules."
"I don't know… I just want to be able to smile again, that's really it." Law's eyes avert to the ground on instinct even though all he wants is to look the demon in the eyes.
His eyes burn holes through Law's chest when he thinks he will begin laughing again but, he doesn't. "Well okay. I guess I can do that."
"What?" Law's voice betrays him and he can hear how desperate he sounds. "You'd really do that?"
The demon turns and glares daggers at him. "Don't be so excited. Even if you're wish is the dumbest one I've ever heard, you seem like an interesting kid."
"Thanks?" Not knowing if he should be offended or not or even why he was taking that kind of shit from a demon of all things.
The boy turned and smiled a frighteningly bright white grin. "Plus, I don't feel like going back to hell right after I got out."
"That's refreshing." Law stated sarcastically without meaning too.
"Oh well~" He drags out the 'L' as if he's enjoying this encounter. "Let's get down to business; you want happiness am I right?"
Law hesitated before answering. "Um- yeah."
"I can give you ten complete years of happiness."
"And what happens after that?"
The demons eyes sharpened with hunger as the mere thought of consuming this boy's soul excited him more than he wanted it too. "You die."
"I-I die?" Law's voice began to shake, was he really going to accept a deal where he knew he would die in the end just to be happy?
He cocked his head to the side. "Yes, are you ready to accept this offer and these consequences for this thing you call happiness? Are you willing to die for this wish?"
Law's voice was caught in his throat but, he wasn't sure why. It's not like he was scared or nervous, he wanted this; he needed it. After all the horrific things that have happened to him the past ten years, he believed he deserved to know happiness even if he had to die for it.
Law took a deep breath before finally answering the demon. "Yes, I agree to your terms."
The demons eyes lit up like a Christmas tree only the only color was red. "Alright! Then let's seal this deal." Without a sharp object a cut suddenly speared on the inside of the demons palm. "Give me your hand."
Hesitantly, Law offered his hand to the devil taking in the fact that if he went through with this, he was going to die. As soon as their skin touched a deep cut ran down Law's palm the same way it did on the boy's but, surprisingly, it didn't hurt at all.
The two shook hands, mixing their blood with each other; binding them together.
Law's fate was sealed by a quick flash of blinding light and it was over. Everything seemed to be normal around him; the wind began to pick up around him when he realized the demon was still standing in front of him. This one small boy held his fate in the palm of his hands, it was amazing to Law how that worked and he would be even more amazed if the demon was actually able to grant him his wish.
The demon gave Law a sly smile. "Now that is out of the way. What's your name?"
"Law, Trafalgar Law."
"Interesting." The demon stated in a mono tone voice, as he looked Law up and down as if he was checking for something.
"Um- what's yours?"
The demons attention was snapped upwards, as he smiled, proud of his name. "Luffy, Monkey D. Luffy."
Law let out an involuntary laugh. "Monkey D. Luffy? What kind of name is that? Did you make it up or something?"
The boy's eyes grew red with anger as he pushed the teenager up against the nearest building, which was a rundown bar with only a few customers. "Don't you dare make fun of my name again."
Their faces were only a few inches from each other, Law could feel the heat of Luffy's breath hitting his face. He was at a complete loss as to why this demon was so angry about laughing at his name, it's not like it was his real name. What kind of demon has that weird of a name?
He had to attempt whatever this Luffy character was, he did pike Law's interest and curiosity. Maybe he would be able to find out more about demons and how they work during his time with Monkey D. Luffy.
Time could only tell, and he didn't have much of it.
Judging how sensitive this demon was, it was going to be a long 10 years.
(A/N: I have been really obsessed with demons lately, and this story was inspired by a supernatural episode that I watched and a yaoi manga where the seme was a demon (Konya Mo Nemurenai) I recommend it, it's really good. Okay, but yeah this is a new story that I came up with a few days ago and im in love with it so I hope you like it too. xx)