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Warning: Vulgar languages, OOC, bad grammar, maybe a little illogical, TRIGGER (depression, anxiety, panic attack, trauma, phobia, abuse etc)

Luffy was cornered. He could not go anywhere else. The Lapahn approached Luffy slowly and its hand moved, going to deal a blow.

Law tried to save Luffy but the distance grew larger as he ran. Law could only watch as the Lapahn lifted its hand. His eyes widened in fear.

No. No. No. Please don't.

"LUFFFFYYYYY!"

He could see blood splashing. The Lapahn's white fur and the snow on the ground slowly turned red. There was blood everywhere, even on his shirt.

"NOOO!"

Law woke up from his sleep, sweat all over his face and tears rolling on his cheeks. His heart was beating really fast and he was trembling. It seemed like he still could not get the event out of his mind.

Shit.

Why is he crying?

"Law, are you okay?" A voice came from the bed opposite to his, and the bedside lamp next to it was switched on. He could see the teen looking at him with a very concerned face. The teen immediately came out from the cover and moved to Law's bed, sitting next to him. He lifted up Law's face slowly, looking into his eyes.

"I- I- am okay. Sorry. I woke you up, didn't I?"

"It's okay. Did you have a nightmare?" Luffy said, as he wiped the tears off Law's face. "I am sorry. It was all my fault."

Law just shook his head in response. Then, Luffy extended his arms, wrapping them around Law before he slowly lay down, pulling Law with him. They lay down, side by side, foreheads touching and Law could feel Luffy's warm breath on his face.

"Law, can you promise me one thing?"

"What?"

"Whatever danger coming, don't face it alone. Don't tell me to run away. I want to be with you. You're pretty reckless too back there, weren't you?"

Then, they were silent.

"Okay." Law replied shortly a moment later. The warmth from Luffy made Law sleepy and his eyes got heavier.

"I am not going to be reckless again so you shouldn't too." Luffy said and Law could feel a kiss planted on his forehead before he fell asleep. "Good night, Law. I love you."

"Good morning, Law!"

A cheerful voice greeted Law as he opened his eyes slowly. It was Luffy, sitting on his own bed, facing Law's bed as though he had been watching Law. It was already morning and their flight would be in the afternoon. He looked at his phone, it was already half past seven in the morning. "Why didn't you wake me up?"

"You look so peaceful in your sleep so I didn't want to bother you. Besides, it's still early, right? Shi shi shi!" Luffy explained.

Law got up from his bed and started getting ready for their flight back to Grand Line City. While he was getting ready, he noticed his scarf from ten years ago lying next to his coat. He took it and looked at it for a while. Even after ten years, the scarf still looked good. Luffy had taken care of it very well. He looked at it a little while more before he walked over to Luffy and wrapped it around Luffy's neck. "It's yours now."

Luffy just stared at him in confusion. "But, this is from your uncle.."

"It's okay." Law replied with a smile.

Then, the teen looked at Law with an excited face. "Thank you, Law!"

And, Law just smiled in return.

Few hours later, they were already in front of Doctor Hiluluk's house because he was going to take them to the airport. When they got into the house, they saw an old woman with long white hair but she was not a typical old woman. She wore trendy outfit and there were a pair of sunglasses on her head.

"This is Doctor Kureha. She came to visit. I told her about you and she was interested in meeting you." Doctor Hiluluk said, introducing the old woman to Law.

"You must be Doctor Trafalgar. I am Doctor Kureha. People call me Doctorine."

"Hello, Doctorine." Law replied with a faint smile.

Luffy who was standing next to Law just looked at the female doctor. "Grandma, I feel like I've seen you somewhere before."

The female doctor stared into Luffy's eyes in response. "Watch your mouth, I am only 141 years old!" Then, she landed a blow on Luffy's head.

"OUCHHHH!" Luffy yelled in pain.

Law looked at Luffy who was on the verge of crying and then at the female doctor in front of him.

What a character.

"You okay?" Law asked Luffy, while examining the bump on his head.

"Yeah, I am okay. My head is pretty hard. Shi shi shi!" Luffy said, to which, the surgeon smiled to, in response.

Law sat down with Doctor Kureha, having conversation as Luffy and Doctor Hiluluk went to the back of the house because Doctor Hiluluk wanted Luffy to give some stuff to Chopper. After a while, Doctor Kureha and Law stopped talking about medical stuff . They just sat in silence until Law noticed that the female doctor was staring at him, making him starting to feel uncomfortable.

"Is there.. Anything wrong?"

"You wanna know the secret of my youth?" Doctor Kureha asked.

Law froze.

No. Not really.

Of course, he did not tell the doctor that.

"Hey, you were here 10 years ago, right? You look like one of the boys who got lost during the sightseeing tour. You changed a lot but I can still recognize you."

Law stared at the doctor in front of him. Then, he decided to pretend that he remembered."Yeah."

"I was with the rescue team ten years ago. They did not trust Hiluluk so I had to go. Tch!" Then, she added, "We had to transfer you out because the hospital was full and we did not have your blood type. That boy over there did not stop crying when he found out you were no longer in town. Hihihi" Doctor Kureha said, as she turned her gaze on Luffy.

Luffy did?

"Anyway, I am glad you grew up to be a fine man." Then, she went on with her question. "Are you happy?"

Law was surprised by the question and he did not know how to respond to that. He used to be depressed but now..

Without realizing, he slowly turned to Luffy, who was looking at Doctor Hiluluk explaining about something. Then, he turned his gaze back to Doctor Kureha. "Yeah, I guess I am happy." He said, with a soft smile on his face.

"This kind of happy, don't forget it! Hihihi"

A moment later, Doctor Hiluluk and Luffy walked over to Law and Doctor Kureha, telling them that it was time to go. It took them around 30 minutes to reach the airport and both the doctors from Drum Island walked with Law and Luffy into the airport.

"Visit again soon! I am going to send you updates on my research!" Doctor Hiluluk said, before they went into the departure hall while Doctor Kureha just smiled and waved. Law and Luffy waved at both of them as they made their way to the departure hall, ready to go on board of the plane, back to their life in Grand Line City.

As soon as they got out of the plane, Luffy's stomach grumbled. They only had light meal in flight just now so it was definitely not enough for Luffy since the teen had monster appetite. "Let's get lunch. I'll take you to a meat place." Law said, as they made their way to the parking lot.

Luffy's eyes sparkled upon hearing the word 'meat'. "Yay, you're the best! I love you!" And, Law just smiled in response.

As soon as they got to the restaurant, Law asked Luffy to get whatever he wants. "Take it as your welcoming party." Luffy, being the way he was, ordered a lot of meat and as usual, Luffy put a large portion of meat in front of Law, asking him to finish it and Law could only let out a long sigh. He really did not know how to explain about his small appetite to Luffy .

After they were finished with lunch, they stayed for a while and chat. Luffy ordered some desserts and Law just sat and listened to Luffy talking about a lot of things. They were ready to go home when suddenly Luffy felt the need to go to the washroom so Law waited for him outside the restaurant. While Law waited for Luffy, a familiar voice greeted Law.

It was Smoker.

Shit.

"I saw that brat just now. I can't believe you're still together." Smoker said, as he stood closer to Law. Smoker's assistant - a young woman wearing a pair of glasses was standing few feet away from him, giving him the privacy he needed.. "I swear you look a lot more handsome nowadays, Law."

Law did not say anything and turned his face to another direction.

"I miss you. Leave that brat, come back to me. I'll break off my engagement."

Law remained silent.

"Come on, Law." Smoker said, as he put his hand on Law's shoulder.

"Hands off." The murderous glare from Law instantly made Smoker took his hand back. "Luffy is not a brat. He is a thousand times better than you and I won't go back to you even if I die." Law flipped him a finger.

"This is what I really like about you, Law. Such an attitude." Smoker whispered as he cupped Law's chin with one hand, ignoring Law's glare.

Law clenched his fists.

Oh, he is so going to break all of Smoker's fingers.

"OOIII!" Suddenly both of them heard a loud voice.

It was Luffy.

"Don't disturb Law!" Luffy shouted, as he got into the space between Law and Smoker, pushing Smoker away from Law.

"Brat, you want to brawl?!" Smoker held up his fist, trying to get back at the teen.

"Bring it on, grandpa!" Luffy held his fists up in response, getting into a fighting stance.

Then, they both stared angrily at each other for quite a long time.

"Luffy, you don't have to waste time on someone like him. Let's go home." Law said, a while later, trying to avoid unnecessary fight.

"But.."

"Let's just go home." Law pulled Luffy into a hug with one hand and kissed Luffy's temple.

Luffy's knees instantly went weak.

And, Smoker's jaw dropped upon seeing the sight. Law never showed him any kind of affection!

"E-E-E-EH.. O-ok.. L-let's g-go home." Luffy obediently followed Law, as the older man guided him to the car by his shoulder and they could hear Smoker went berserk at the back. Luckily his assistant was there to hold him back. As soon as they got into the car, Law realized what he did.

Oh shit.

That was totally not necessary. Why did he do that?

Law banged his head on the steering wheel a few times, punishing himself for being stupid. Then, he noticed that Luffy's face looked like he could fly to the sky in that moment. "Oi, that was just an act, okay?" But, Luffy did not seem like he heard him.

Shit.

An hour later, they were already in one of the parking spots at Luffy's apartment building. Thanks for arranging the trip." Law said, as Luffy took off the seatbelt.

"No. I should thank you. Thanks for deciding to come. Shi shi shi!" Luffy replied, with a wide grin as usual. "Now that I'm back working with you again I'll be sure to bug you a lot! I'll work harder to make you remember the past too! I'll be going now!"

"Yeah, see you around." Law made some waving gestures with his fingers and smiled.

Before Luffy got out of the car, he gave a peck on Law's cheek. "I love you. Later! Shi shi shi!"

Law's eyes widened in shock.

Oh shit.

It was the beginning of July and it had been a week since Law and Luffy returned from Drum Island. Law was on his break when Luffy called, trying to get Law to attend Nami's birthday party.

"Law, you're free this Sunday night, right? Let's go to Nami's birthday party!

"I have something to do." Law lied. He really did not like parties. He would rather just stay home reading and sleeping.

"You mean, read and sleep?"

Shit.

"Of course not. I have to attend a medical talk. I'll be too tired at night."

"On Sunday?"

"Yes."

"Luffy, he is lying!" Suddenly, Shachi shouted from behind, ruining Law's attempt to avoid attending the party. Then, Law could hear Luffy complaining from the other line.

Law slowly turned to face Shachi and Shachi could feel the air turned chilly.

"Do I really have to go?" Law asked, a while later while one of his hands was wrapped around Shachi's neck tightly as the other guy struggled to escape. Oh, he was not going to kill the guy yet. He was just going to teach the nosy guy some lesson.

"She invited you!"

"Why would she invite me? We're not that close."

"You're my friend."

As if that was a valid answer. Unless..

"Did you force her to invite me?" Law asked. He finally let go of Shachi from his death choke and the poor guy was now panting heavily, trying to breathe as much air as he could.

"No. Well, actually, all of my friends like you! They see you as part of the circle now! Shi shi shi!"

"W-wha-?!" Law's jaw dropped upon hearing what Luffy said. That was unexpected. In the end, he agreed to go. "What should I get her?"

"Don't worry about it! I'll take care of it! So, you really will come, won't you?"

"Y.. Y-yes.." Law confirmed, reluctantly.

"Then, it's decided! I love you! See you soon!" Then, Luffy hung up.

"What's that, Law? Are you going on- uff.. Uff" Shachi tried to pry into Law's business, again. But, Law shut Shachi's mouth with his palm before the poor guy could finish his sentence.

Then, Law let out a sigh.

Law did not have many people he could call friends. The only friends in Grand Line City he had before he met Luffy were Shachi, Penguin, Bepo, and Kid. But still, he put limits to the friendship with them. He thought those people were crazy enough to want to hang out with someone like him. Then, he met Luffy and he was slowly dragged into Luffy's circle of friends. Not that he did not like them. He just thought sometimes they were too crazy and energetic. They were nice people though. Of course, the craziest of all was Luffy.

Law just smiled to that thought.

Somehow, he was glad he met Luffy.

That Sunday night, Law went to the party with Luffy. He brought another gift because he did not like to come to people's party empty-handed. Nami lived in an apartment near Luffy's apartment complex and she lived with a blue-haired girl named Vivi. They knocked on Nami's door and a while later the door was open. It was Nami. "Looking good, aren't you both? Come on in!" She gestured for them to follow her.

The party had already started when they arrived and there were a lot of people inside including Luffy's friends - Zoro, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, Robin, Franky, and Brook. Law did not know how exactly Luffy got his lecturers to be part of the circle but the teen surely had amazing people skills. He could even make Law come to parties. There was no mistaking it.

They put the gifts they brought on the table and made their way to join Luffy's friends who were sitting with Nami's sister, Nojiko. The party was actually a belated birthday party as Nojiko could not make it on Nami's birthday. It was a crazy party. They were playing drinking game and it was like everyone was trying to get really drunk. Law got drunk sometimes but drinking game really was not his thing.

After a while, Law slowly made his way to the balcony, trying to find some peace and to recharge his energy. It was quite hard for him to keep up with Luffy's friends. They were just too energetic - the opposite of himself. He looked up to the night sky but it was pitch black. The moon and the stars were hidden. A moment later, he could hear the sound of rain falling. The surrounding got colder and Law was lost in the rhythm of the falling rain and the emanating petrichor.

Rain, huh?

Somehow, it gave him a nostalgic feeling.

Some of Nami's friends came late to the party and Law could hear them wishing Nami happy birthday from inside the apartment.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY NAMI!" The girls said in unison.

"Happy birthday Law! We love you!"

Suddenly, there were voices in his head and a scene flashed before him.

It was raining and he was inside a car with some faceless figures. He could hear a man, a woman, and a little girl chattering and laughing.

He closed his eyes and put his hand on his forehead.

Is this one of his lost memories?

He tried to remember more but he could not. Then, he cupped his face in disappointment. "Urgh.."

Somehow the whole attempt to remember his past was taking its toll on him and some of the memories he really wanted to forget were threatening to resurface.

"Law, are you okay? You look pale. Let's go in. It's raining." Luffy's voice took him back to the reality. Luffy saw him looking unstable at the balcony and he was afraid Law would fall or do something stupid. Luffy grabbed Law's hand, trying to pull Law into the apartment but Law did not move. "Law?"

"Why do you like me?" Law asked, out of the blue without looking at Luffy. He slowly pulled his hand out of Luffy's. "I am a horrible person. I've done horrible things. I am grumpy and sadistic. I am violent. I hurt people when I'm angry."

"You only hurt people who are hurting you." Luffy replied.

"Sometimes, it's just over small things. I-"

"I believe you're like that because of something from the past. Something you're not ready to share with me yet." Luffy interrupted. "I know you've changed and to be honest sometimes I am scared. Shi shi shi! But, I really don't care. I just.. can't stop loving you." Then, he smiled his usual bright smile.

That left Law speechless. A moment later, he spoke again. "But, I-"

"Stop! Don't try to make me give up on you! Once I've decided on something I'll definitely do it! I'll definitely marry you."

"What if.. I don't want to marry you?"

Luffy took Law's hand again, slowly kissing it. "I love you! I'll make you want to marry me! Shi shi shi!"

Law was speechless.

Luffy gave Law one of his bright smiles again and slowly dragged Law inside."Let's go in!"

Once they were inside, they sat next to Robin who still seemed sober. Then, Luffy left Law to get a drink for him. It had been a while since Law saw Robin. Law thought Robin was one of the people Law could really talk to from Luffy's circle of friends as the woman seemed to share the same fascination for morbid things and they both share the same passion for intellectual pursuit.

"That was romantic. He really cares about you, right?" Robin said, referring to what happened at the balcony. Sometimes, Law thought the woman was really scary because she seemed to know and noticed a lot of things. Robin noticed that Law was looking at her with a weird look and explained. "Don't worry. Everyone knows Luffy likes you."

Huh?

"He never told us but we know from the way he cares too much about you. Whenever we hung out, he would always bring you up." Robin explained. Then, she added, "I've never witnessed it myself but I heard he loves you over meat. You should be proud. You're the first person ever to top the chart. I am jealous."

Law looked at the woman in front of him. He really was not sure what to feel with all the information given.

A moment later, Luffy came back with a drink for Law. He took it from Luffy and smiled at the teen, who smiled widely to him in return. Suddenly, he felt scared. He was growing really fond of the teen and he was scared that Luffy will leave once he finds out about his past.