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Call Me
Chapter Seven
Law was sitting in the library a few days later, dutifully doing the home work for his independant study class, when he felt himself being picked up the collar of his sweatshirt. His yelp was silenced by a pale hand, and his vision was full of the face of Eustass Kidd, irritated, and with fire dancing in his eyes.
He glared at the teacher, actually wishing that Monet or anyone from his stalker club would come bounding around the corner. He still couldn't get the image of Kidd and Bonney out of his head.
"Now, Trafalgar," Eustass growled, sending shivers up Law's spine in want, "You have been avoiding me the past few days. Care to explain? And also explain the reason you showed up at my house!"
The raven looked away from Kidd, keeping his face impassive as he replied, "I don't know what you are talking about-"
"BULLSHIT!" the teacher interpted, only to be venomously shushed by the librarian. "Bullshit," he repeated quietly. " I know that you know EXACTLY what I'm talking about!" He shoved Law against one of the stacks behind them. "Now answer the damn question!"
Trafalgar was looking Kidd full in the face now. "Why do you even care?" he asked instead, studying the red head's reaction.
Kidd looked taken aback, as if asking himself the same question, then replied with out hesitation, "Because, for some unknown reason, I am worried about you. Also," he added, "It's damn creepy when someone I don't know that well shows up at my God damn house-"
He was cut off when his phone vibrated in his pocket. He let the buzzing continue as he stared at Law, and his expressionless face.
Law didn't speak a word, processing the first part of Kidd's sentence. I am worried about you... Impossible. No one was just 'worried' about him.
"God damn it!" Trafalgar suddenly growled, scowling, as he twisted out of the red heads grip, switching their postions. The surprise on Eustass-ya's face was almost enought to make him grunt a laugh, but he was far from amused.
"Would you make your damn mind? First you tell me to grow some balls, and to be man, and now, here you are 'worrying' about me like I am a fucking kid?! Maybe you should've acted like this when I actually needed it!"
His voice was quiet, but the raven might as well have been yelling. Kidd looked at him in confusion as Traf shoved himself away from the older man.
"What the hell are you going on about? You keep saying that, but before I started teaching here, I had never fucking met you before in my life!"
Trafalgar rolled his eyes, and started to back away to grab his stuff, planning on making a quick escape. "I wouldn't expect you to remember, after all, it was probably nothing to you. I was just another shitty kid getting the snot beat out of him for being the 12 year old high schooler."
Law saw the confusion that was still in Kidd's eyes fade, and was replaced with recognition.
"Oh my gosh, you were THAT kid? The twerp that was a nerd? God, I remember now! " disbelief was in his voice even as he looked at Law like a bug under a microscope.
The raven teen scoffed, and turned to grabb his bag, only to be stopped by a iron grip around his wrist.
"Let go!" he snarled, struggling, and twisting like an animal. His composure was starting to crumble. He needed to get away from here, from Eustass. But it was no use.
"No," Kidd said, with his hold never faltering.
Law saw only one thing to do. He stepped toward Kidd, twisting his body, and stood almost face to face with the teacher. Kidd and him were close enough to be breathing the same air, and Trafalgar noticed that Kidd didn't seem particuarly disturbed by this, he seemed to coming in slightly closer in fact. But none the less, he sharply snapped his head back and forward again, effectivly head butting Eustass quite hard.
"FUCK!" the red head exclaimed in pain, and released Law's wrist to clutch at his forehead. Law was frowning in slight pain, but saw his chance at escape, and took it. He dashed out of the library, and down two flights of stairs, and out into to cool fall air.
He sighed, and shook his head, beginning to walk down the street. He had a slight limp to his right leg, courtesy of Doflamingo. The bastard had sent Vergo to dole out some punishment in frustration from Kidd's visit. Law was on edge even more now then ever before. And the less contact he had with Kidd, the better. Plus he was still pissed from the incident from the other day. It was stupid of him to worry about such a prick.
He looked up after a while, and found his feet had taken him to the park, to the exact spot Bonney and Kidd had sat the day he had recorded them. He groaned, remembering that he still had to find a way to get the tape to her with out Kidd knowing. The bastard was pretty perceptive when he wanted to be.
Law flopped down on the grass , and started to take out his math homework, but he grabbed his song note book instead, and flipped it open.
Her read what he had gotten down so far:
When I wake up I'm afraid, somebody else
might take my place
When I wake up I'm afraid, somebody else
might take my place
Make that money, fake that bunny, ache my
tummy
On the fence, all the time!
Paint young honey, face so sunny, ain't that
funny?
All my friends always lie to me!
I know they're thinking:
You're too mean, I don't like you, fuck you
anyway
You make me wanna scream at the top of my
lungs
It hurts, but I won't fight you
You suck anyway
You make me wanna die, right when I
And that's all. Law groaned in frustraion as he stared murderously at the page. He writes several things, then scribbles them out just as quickly, not liking them. Nothing is appealing to him for this song. Since the one he sang in class, he had written some more songs, but none that he felt were worthy of going on the new album he was planning on releasing.
He looked down at the pad of paper in his hands, unsure that he wanted to do. The words were right on the tip of his tongue. A growl of anger ripped through his throat, and he threw the pad on the ground,and threw himself backwards, landing with his back on the grass.
"God..." he moaned, rubbing his face.
'Do I have to sell my soul to keep this dream alive?' he asked himself. He could always be himself when he wrote, it was the only time he wasn't afraid to even breath the wrong way and risk pissing someone off.
Law felt himself start to doze in the sun like a cat, his thoughst fluid, and smooth, calm even. He let the words of his song flow effortously through his daydream, hoping something would come to him.
He sat up suddenly, wide awake, the words coming to him in a frenzy. He scrambled for the pen that was lost in the grass, and the paper he had chucked away from him. Then he wrote down the words as they flowed through his head.
"Yes, yes!" he chanted, and laughed shortly in surprise.
The raven wrote the words down like a demon was on his heals, and then sprung up, and raced back toward the school, calling Penguin to tell him to get the others and meet him in the sound booth. He was inspired like crazy.
KLKLKLKLKLKLKLKL
Kidd was still pissed at Law for that God damn head butt. He was rubbing his head in slight pain when a group of boys barreled past him.
"Shit!" he almost yelped, leaping back and out the way of the stampeding boys to avoid being trampled.
"Yo, Shachi! Where the hell's the fire?!" he called when he recognized on of the boys.
"Band practice! Sorry for running, Mr. Kidd!" the teen responded over his shoulder.
"Come ON, Shachi! Law will kill us if we keep him waiting!" one the other teens said, yelling down the empty hallway. Shachi responded to that with a look over his shoulder at Kidd, then dashing off after the others, even faster then before.
'Law?' Eustass questioned, then let a feral grin spread across his face. Law was going to get some well deserved pay back. His forehead throbbed just thinking about it.
He made his way toward to the sound booth, and had some things in mind to say to Trafalgar when he saw him, but those thoughts and nasty words flew out of his mind when he opened the door and was greeted by the sound of a soft guitar opening, and Law's voice. Shachi was absorbed with his task of recording, and such, so he didn't even notice Kidd's intrusion.
When I wake up I'm afraid, somebody else
might take my place
When I wake up I'm afraid, somebody else
might take my place
His voice was soft at first, then grew louder as he continued, being joined by the drums.
Paid that money, fake that dummy, ache my
tummy
On the fence, all the time!
Paid junk honey, face so sunny, ain't that
funny?
All my friends always lie to me!
I know they're thinking:
You're too mean, I don't like you, fuck you
anyway
You make me wanna scream at the top of my
lungs
It hurts, but I won't fight you
You suck anyway
You make me wanna die, right when I
Kidd was shocked. What the hell was this? Law's face was open, and unguarded, like it was every time Kidd had seen him sing so far, and the teen's voice flowed with emotion as he continued. But it was like he was taking down all the mental walls that blocked his emtions, letting Kidd see into his mind and heart with out fear.
When I wake up I'm afraid, somebody else
might take my place
When I wake up I'm afraid, somebody else
might take my place
When I wake up I'm afraid, somebody else
might take my place
When I wake up I'm afraid, somebody else
might end up being me
Eustass couldn't stop his heart from aching. Listening to Law sound so dejected and hurt was like... well, it was like kicking a kitten or a puppy! He was captivated by the emotion in Trafalgar's voice while he sang, and as much as he hated to admit it, he could listen to Trafalgar's voice everyday for the rest of his life and never grow tired of it.
The red gently closed the door behind himself and stood in front of the door, just listening to the short guitar and bass solos as the raven in the booth bobbed his head to the beat of the soft sounds, oblivious to anything but the music around him.
Keep on dreamin, don't stop giving, fight
those demons
Sell your soul, not your whole self
If they see you when you're sleeping, make
them leave it
And I can't even see if it's all there anymore
so
You're too mean, I don't like you, fuck you
anyway
You make me wanna scream at the top of my
lungs
It hurts, but I won't fight you
You suck anyway
You make me wanna die, right when I
The teacher couldn't help but wonder. Did Law actually feel like everyone hated him? That he was nothing? 'Cause that sure as hell what this song sounded like. He could feel the energy roll off of Law raw, and unfiltered. It was so full of anxiety, and paranoia, Kidd was surprised he wasn't choking in it.
He watched the teen clutch at the head phones over his ears, and he lifted up his chin as he belted out the rest of the chorus.
When I wake up I'm afraid, somebody else
might take my place
When I wake up I'm afraid, somebody else
might take my place
When I wake up I'm afraid, somebody else
might take my place
When I wake up I'm afraid, somebody else
might end up being me
Being me can only mean
Feeling scared to breath
If you leave me then I'll be afraid of
everything
That makes me anxious,gives me patience,
calms me down
Let's me face this, let me sleep, and when I
wake up (When I wake up, when I wake up)
Let me breathe
Kidd could hear the pleading in Law's voice as sang the last few lines of the verse. The pain Trafalgar was letting his voice hold was so tangable. It amazed Kidd what a great singer Law was for someone so young, but he was also so full of hurt and pain, anger even.
Eustass was like that himself, once, not so long ago. Luckily thing's changed for the better, and he could live with no regrets, but he was convinced that Law need someone, too. He was still reeling over the fact that the scrawny assed, and twerpy kid from over six years ago was the Law he saw sitting before him now, grown up and full of sex appeal.
He realized as Law was singing, that this song was about being afraid of himself, and that he wasn't good enough for anybody, so he had to live with the fact that he could replaced by any one, any time. He listened again as the chorus was repeated, and stored the forming theory in his mind for another time.
When I wake up I'm afraid, somebody else
might take my place
When I wake up I'm afraid, somebody else
might take my place
When I wake up I'm afraid, somebody else
might take my place
When I wake up I'm afraid, somebody else
might end up being me ( being me, being me)
When the teens words ended, the continuation of the guitar, and bass lasted a few more moments, earily echoing, and then faded as well.
Kidd stood where he was until the movement of Law and his band got him moving back out the door. He had seen into Law's soul, and Kidd wasn't sure that if the teen knew, he would like that he had seen it.
Eustass quietly shut the door behind him, and hurried out side to his bike. He was straddling it when the side door to the parking lot flew open, and out stomped an angry caramel skinned teen.
"EUSTASS-YA!" he was yelling as Kidd started up his bike, and tried to rip out of the parking lot.
But, alas, his luck was with someone else, like it usually was. Trafalgar was blocking his only exit out.
"What? the teacher rolled his eyes, asking irritated.
"What the hell do you think you are doing? Sneaking into a recording session?" the teen was fuming, his eyes cold.
"You think I was in there to steal your shitty music? Think again, you self absorbed prick!"
Kidd was so damn sick of this guy. He and the teen had a staring contest, hot amber against steely gray, hot against cold.
Finally Law's stance relaxed, and he walked up to Eustass, who was still straddling his bike. He then swung a leg over the seat, and settled himself behind the stunned teacher.
"The fuck?!" he exclaimed, twisting around to face the teen.
Trafalgar leaned close to him, " It's the least you could do," he purred in the red head's ear, his warm breath minty against his pale skin. "After all, you cornered me in the library, and you broke the rules by going into the sound booth whilst I was recording an uncopy writted song..."
Kidd refused to show any emotion while he replied, "You never answered my questions, Trafalgar," he weakly argued.
Law gave Kidd a smirk, and entwined around his long arms around Kidd's narrow waist.
"Maybe I'll reconsider if you take me back to my place. After that you leave my business alone. No more home visits."
Kidd narrowed his eyes at Law, gauging if he was telling the truth, and trying to distract his mind from the fact that Trafalgar's hands were creeping closer and closer to the waist band of his jeans.
"Fine," he grunted, and opened the throttle.
They shot forward, and he took directions from Law that were so intimately whispered in his ear, by the time they got there Kidd was red as his hair.
The red head kick standed his bike, and leaned casually against it. "Now, spill." he ordered.
Law tsked him. "Now, now. Let's not be hasty," The teen shouldered his back pack, and lead the way up the two flights of stairs to get to his place.
Kidd was actually surprised that Law didn't live with his brother, or at least in a better place. The guy was certainly wealthy enough to afford the best apartment realtors had to offer, but instead he lived in this place? The older man followed the teen and paused inside the doorway. He didn't want to go into the apartment. A teacher and a student had their limits after all. Being alone with a teen outside of an academic setting was certainly one such limit.
He leaned into the door frame, watching a huge white beast tackle Trafalgar to the ground, happy barks sounding through the tiny rooms. He was eventually noticed, and the dog-at least that's what Kidd assumed it was-came over to him, sniffing.
He tolerated it, and looked at Law expectantly, not forgetting the reason he was here.
Law dropped his bags on the kicthenette table, and sat cross legged on the bed. He gestured Kidd in, and the teacher realized that Law was just as stubborn as he was, so someone had to give a little. With a sigh of resignation, he came in and cautiosly shut the door behind them. If he need to make a quick escape, then being the closest he could to the door wouldn't hurt.
Law watched with calculating eyes; like a cat who'd caught the carnary.
Kidd crossed his broad arms. "Well?"
Law rolled his eyes Iin exasperation. "I thought it pretty obvious," he said like he was talking to a child. "You went to see Doflamingo, yes?"
Eustass nodded slowly. What was the kid's point? "So?"
"Trafalgar stood, and was suddenly in Kidd's face again. "Well, Mr. Eusatass-ya, isn't it obvious then?" He purred, but his eyes were just as cold as they were earlier.
"Stop speaking so damn cryptically, Trafalgar! Just fucking say want you-"
Kidd's angry tangent was cut off by Law's hand right on his junk, and his warm, soft lips sucking on his neck.
"W-what?" Was all he could say, his brain short circuiting trying to process what the fuck was happening.
The raven teen hummed, and his warm breath tickling the wet skin on his pale neck. Eustass' s hands went up to Law's shirt, and clenched the fabric in his fists.
He heard Law hum again, and licked his tongue over the older man's caradid pulse sensually. Kidd forced down the shiver be shoving Trafalgar away.
"What the fuck, you sicko?!" He screeched, putting a hand to his neck to wipe off the spit and tingly feeling Law left behind.
Law actually looked a little confused for a moment before another plastic grin slid across his face. "I get it. Playing hard to get, are we?"
Kidd could feel himself blushing in embarressment and anger. He fisted his hands by his sides, wanting to knock out TTrafalgar's fucking teeth out.
"No! Damn it, Law, what the fuck are you trying to do? I said I wanted you to answer my questions! Not be molested!"
Law went back to his bed. "No one worries about me," he said coldly, his voice colder then the 9th ring of hell.
"And why the hell not?!"
'Because!" Law stode again and was yelling at him now, "I'm useless, I'm a nobody, and every one I've ever loved or cared about is-" his voice hitched, and he collasped on the floor, his face in his hands.
Eustass watched helplessly as the teen clutched his hair, and seemed to curlin on himself. He cautiously stepped towards Law. He thought about the song he had heard earlier, he thought about the raw pain in the teens voice.
He crouched down, his anger forgotten. He carefully took Law into his arms, held him close to chest. It was no different than comforting a young child really,he assured himself, but traitorous memories of Law's hot mouth on his neck were at the forefront of his mind as Law burried his face into his arms, making himself as small as possible.
Eustass couldn't believe what he was seeing: a defeated and actually semi emotional Law. Kidd could tell that plastic smile and gruff attitude was his way of coping with his problems. 'Just like I used to...'
His arms tightened around the slightly trembling teen, and whispered so low, he was sure that not even Law heard, "I'm so sorry."
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Song is 'Afraid' by The Neighbourhood