I really had nothing to do today so I present you with chapter two. I hope this makes up for the shortness of the first one.
I DONT OWN ONE PIECE
rated M for swearing and later chapters...
He had been pissed since he had heard the word 'Doflamingo' and the fact that it was monday morning wasn't helping anything. Yes. He had been pleased with waking up to find an attractive red head in his kitchen, but learning he was one of the bastard's minions completely changed his perspective of him. Not to mention that he was going to be keeping tabs on him. "Caretaker." Pfft. Yeah right. More like a constant stalker. Great. He had been waiting with great anticipation for Doflamingo to finally be gone and now he had just been replaced. Granted it was quiet a nice replacement, but law was having none of it. He hoped to god that he would be gone by the time he got back with that stunt he pulled. And Law was not in any way a cutie. Thou, he couldn't help remembering the feeling of those strong hands on his hips possesively pulling him closer... No. He couldn't afford to think like that. Realistically, Doflamingo had probably expected Law to attempt to get rid of his new caretaker and probably had chosen Mister Eustass for the very fact that he wouldn't be scared away easily. Lets face it. The man did not exactly look like a caretaker.
The sight he came home to was not one he was expecting. His house was clean -spotless. He had wanted to run outside to make sure it was even his house, but a sweaty, shirtless Kid coming down the stairs with a tool belt on and dirt on his face got rid of all doubts.
"You... You actually... Cleaned?"
"And fixed your radiator, two heaters, and some plumbing." Kid said with a cocky grin as he made his way to the kitchen.
"Why the hell would you do that?" He didn't care if he sounded rude. In fact he would be happy to be as rude as possible if it would make this man leave.
"To be honest I got bored, and I'm the caretaker remember? What was I supposed to do?"
"Leave, obviously. I'm sure you'll be much more entertained in your own home."
"Ah, I doubt that now that you're here." Kid said smirking as he poured himself some water. He chugged it down closing his eyes and all Law could do was stare. The man was built like a god. He shook his head and put his keys on the counter. "And I won't be leaving any time soon so you better get used to it."
"So you will be living in my house? You know that could be dangerous. What if I'm some sort of psycopath?" Law said with his usual smirk as Kid made his way over to where he was.
"Worrying about me, cutie?" The comment in itself was infuriating, but the cocky grin that came with it almost made it charming.
"No way in hell!" Law practically growled at the red head.
"Well. That was a different reaction from this morning... Don't like being called cute?" Eustass grinned at the death glare he got and ruffled law's soft, thick hair. "That's too bad because, frankly, you're adourable." He was having trouble fighting off the strong blush that was lurking just below the surface, and the rough hand that was going through his hair wasn't helping anything.
"I am not adourable, and you will be leaving right now."
"Your blush is the cutest fucking thing I've ever seen, and sorry, but I won't be leaving any time soon for your own safety and for the curiousity of Doflamingo." Law raised an eyebrow in his best 'are you fucking serious' face and held the front door open for Eustass.
"Get the fuck out of my house, Mister Eustass. I don't appreciate having a stranger under the same roof as me, and I most definetely don't trust you with my safety. Having a constant babysiter -or caretaker or whatever the fuck you want to call it- is not at all in my best interests, nor do I need one. The fact that you work for Doflamingo just pisses me off, and it's practically ruined my day so sorry if I don't give a damn about his fucking curiousity... and I. Am. Not. Blushing."
"You're sexy when you're angry, yaknow?" Law rolled his eyes. "I'm not a stranger. We met this morning, and actually you do need me because people are gonna see you as an easy target now that-" He was cut short when the stove went off. "Ah! Ovens ready!" Kid grinned and went to the kitchen leaving Law standing at the door.
"... Oven?" Law dead panned.
"Of course. I'm making dinner after all." Kid seemed absoulutely estatic about cooking and so Law decided it would be best to continue this argument later. He curled up on the couch bringing his knees to his chest and began reading the book he'd left on the coffee table. It was one of the old medical tomes he had found present in the house when he got here. Almost everything in it was outdated, but that made it all the more interesting to Law. He was one paragraph in when he noticed the fireplace. To Law it was never really a fireplace. It was just a place. Fuck. He hadn't even known it still worked properly, but there was no way he could deny what he saw with his own eyes. A warm, cosy fire licked at the black logs surounded by red coals and ash. He had never thought Mister Eustass would actually be handy. He claimed to have fixed things around the house, but at the time Law considered it a nusiance. This could actually work out.
Trafalgar scrunched up his face at his own thought. What was he thinking? He tried to ignore it and went back to reading his book. He lost himself to time, and soon he completely forgot Eustass was there despite the distant sounds of him messing around in the kitchen. Law jumped when he felt fingers running through his hair and nearly dropped his book. He heard laughter and aimed a death glare at the red-headed source of it. "It's just me Trafalgar, geez. I'm done supper by the way." The bastard kept chuckling as he spoke, apparently very amused by the reaction he got.
"Well, just you isn't exactly comforting." Law mumbled as he followed Kid to the table. "What did you fucking make anyway?" Law was still pissed at himself for letting his guard down, but he had decided to direct that anger to the red-head.
"My specialty." Kid said grinning ear to ear.
"Can you even cook?" Law said as rude as possible.
"No. Not really." Kid said honestly. Law's eyes widdened. He was obviously telling the truth so what exactly was he doing in the kitchen? Eustass pulled out a chair for him and Law stopped dead finally seeing the dish.
"K-kraft dinner? You... You made kraft dinner?" He said quietly.
"Yeah. You got a problem with it?" Kid said with a smirk. The man seemed almost proud that he lacked cooking skills. Trafalgar couldn't stop the smile from spreading on his face nor the small chuckle that came out when he finally sat down and let Eustass push him in. By the time Eustass sat down he had a stupid grin on his face to match the red-heads. He hadn't had kraft dinner in a long time and he certainly had never had it made for him. Trafalgar was an inch away from eating his first bite when he froze. Eustass made this. He certainly didn't trust the man. He raised an eyebrow at Eustass who was waiting for Law's reaction on his 'specialty'. "What did you do to it?" Law asked incredulously.
"Seriously?" Kid seemed almost a bit offended.
"You'll find I'm quiet serious."
"Look." Kid took the fork law had been holding and ate the pasta that Law had been about to eat moments ago. "See, It's perfectly safe." Law was ready to dig in now with his food deemed edible, but Eustass still had his fork along with a wide smirk.
"Could you give me my silverware back now, Eustass?"
"No." Kid stabbed more of Law's KD and brought it up in front of his lips. The bastard wanted to feed him. He couldn't handle anything even remotely endeering, and he could feel his cheeks grow warmer with every second that Kid looked at him expectantly. He refused to appear cute, but he realised there was no way he was getting his silverware back before Kid wanted to give it back, and so he ignored the fact that that very fork had been used by someone else and opened his mouth. To Law the kraft dinner was pretty much perfect, and he smiled a little around the fork. He had to at least tease Kid; he was still pretty pissed about the whole ordeal, and so he closed his eyed and moaned deeply around the fork. When he opened them he saw Eustass, of course, with a dropped jaw and Law could swear he was going to start drooling -not because of the food. Eustass shook his head a little and soon his shock was replaced with a smirk. "That good, huh?"
"It's alright, I guess." Law shrugged contridicting his previous reaction. Eustass raised an eyebrow in question and rested his chin on his free hand.
"Really? Just alright?" Kid said sarcastically as he brought more food up to Law's lips. He knew Eustass wasn't going to let up, but then again neither was Law. He didn't know exactly what he was doing, but any reaction from his new caretaker was amusing. He ran his tongue on the underside of the fork tasting the cheese with the faintest of moans, but he knew that Eustass had heard it if the fork shaking slightly was anything to go by. He put the whole bite in his mouth and raised a hand to hold onto the fork brushing fingers with Kid and slowly pulling the pasta off. He locked eyes with Eustass who still had an eyebrow raised and seductively licked his lips. Law heard the red-head's breath hitch. Mission accomplished. There was no way in hell Kid saw that as cute.
"Yeah. Like I said, it's alright." Law went back to an indifferent expression and finally took the fork from Kid. This was turning out to be very entertaining.
"Well" Kid resumed eating his own food with a cocky smirk. "I think it's fucking fantastic."
"Of course you do." Law deadpanned and began eating his food. They ate in silence and soon Law could see that Eustass was almost done, unlike himself who was still basically getting started. There was no way he could finish it. His appetite was small as it was, and he had breakfast for the first time in years that day. He looked over and saw Eustass still shoveling down his kraft dinner like he hadn't eaten in days, the brute.
"So." Eustass said between mouthfulls. "Ya still want me gone?"
"Most definetely. Why?"
"Just checking." This man was getting on his nerves -but he supposed the fact that the man still didn't have a shirt on made up for it.
"What? Were you under the impression the kraft dinner would change my mind?"
"Well. It is pretty good."
"You- you bribed me with kraft dinner?" Seriously. Is that actually it?
"Yes. Hows it workin out so far?" Kid put on a cocky grin.
"It's not." Law had completely stopped eating. He wasn't sure what to do now. There was still more than half left.
"Looks like it. You've barely put a dent in it." Kid made a strange gesture to his plate as he crumpled up a napkin. Kid was now completely done, not a noodle left. He didn't know why he was suddenly embarrassed about his eating habits, but he could feel a blush creeping up on his cheeks.
"I do not normally eat much."
"I can see that. Are you honestly done?"
"Yes. And I would like you to leave now Mister Eustass." He fixed him with a cold glare hoping he would finally fucking get it.
"It's just Eustass, cutie." That goddamn grin was still in place, and Law was really losing his patience.
"Oh my fucking..." Law stood up with the intention of bring his plate to the sink, but Eustass caught his hand.
"Hey, if you're not going to eat that I might as well finish it off for ya. Not good to waste food." Law sighed loudly closing his eyes hoping this man would get the hint. The hand that stopped his did not let up.
"Fine. After this you leave." Law sat dejectedly back down and hoped he wasn't physically pouting.
"No promises~" Law realised he was going to have to actually push this man out the door -which clearly wasn't going to happen anytime soon as he was twice his size- or be the worst house mate possible. He smirked to himself. That was completely in his range of abilities, and even if it didn't make the man leave it would certainly be fun.
