A/N: So I was supposed to update every week since its summer vacation but I didn't done it the last two weeks because:

First week: writer's block

Second week: Holy Week

So I guess this some sort of an apology in updating two chapters at once…

Though I think I'm just satisfying my own ego (-_-)

Anyways I'm still expecting to have a review in each chapter thank you! (I think it sounded like a demand….just to make sure I'm not demanding though it will really make me happy to have a review in each chapter ^_^)

Now back to the story!

Warnings: Short chapter, OOCness

Title: Daddy is the New Title

Author: gdesertsand

Parings: still not yet decided

Disclaimer: I do not own any anime, manga or songs! But I do love Sabo and Law!

Chapter 7: Accepted to be a Daddy

Eustass Kidd was having test of wits with all the documents on his table. Seriously if he knew that this will be his job maybe he should just dump it to the next guy and changed his name and identity so that there will be no reason for him to be the heir. Sadly he didn't know so now he was suffering. How can you blame him?! He thought he will have the chance to act like a king!

Wait, that was an exaggeration of things.

But why does he need to read all this shit again? Why can't Killer do this?

Because he was the boss, right…. Great.

A knock on the door interrupted his thoughts in burning all the papers in front of him. Finally! Something that could get his eyes off those stupid things! Voicing to whomever it was on the other side to come in the door creaked open. Another thing, why was it so silent in this building? Anyone who was not familiar in here may think that it his haunted.

"Yo," Killer's greeting to his friend. He knew that Kidd really hates sitting in long hours with nothing to do but to read and sign his paperworks, "Want to have a break?"

"Why are you asking me? I'm the boss in here I can took a break anytime, right? But I can't because a certain blond was forcing me to read all this shit." Kidd growled with annoyance. Who is the boss in here, him or Killer? What's this uneven authority of ranks?

"If I will not do that, then those what you call 'shit' will be accumulating dust by now." The blond retorted back as he closed the door and walked near the table where Eustass is.

"Damn right."

"Anyway, I'm here to send my report to you."

"What! Are you sure you don't hate me to the core?" Kidd asked as the thought of another folder being added to the mountain he had entered his mind.

"Don't worry I still have an inkling of sympathy to you so I decided for an oral report." Then he pulled up one of the chairs that was for guests and sat in front of the redhead, "It's about Trafalgar Law."

Any insults that Kidd was forming in his mind were forgotten and he abandoned the folder he was holding when Killer said that he was submitting his report. Every ounce of attention was given to his blond friend.

When Killer saw that Kidd was ready to listen he took a deep breath, "I met Trafalgar's psychiatrist."

Well that was not the kind of start that Kidd was expecting. Maybe along the lines of, 'He was abused when he was a child' or something. On the second thought that kind of start should be expected since a psychiatrist was needed to deal with traumas. So all he did as a response was to raise an eyebrow.

"She told me that Trafalgar was rescued by the government."

"I've been thinking something like that since Smoker was said to be his adopted father." Kidd commented as he tried to remember some facts about his doctor friend.

"You better ready yourself when you here the next lines." Killer advised with somber tone, "He was raised as a murderer and torturer. She said that if he will not do what was commanded then Trafalgar will be imprisoned in a room full of corpses."

Kidd turned pale at what he heard. Like he said he was expecting a story of child abused but… being raised as a murderer? That's sick! So all the flashbacks, the moments where Trafalgar seemed to be disgusted by his own existence, the things he was muttering when he was having episodes… all of it was because of that?

"You need to take a walk." Killer said as he saw the shocked state of his friend. The blond was no stranger at these stories but when you hear that someone very closed to you experienced it were like you saw death in front of you.

Without saying anything Kidd stood up and walked away. He didn't notice that he was out of the building already or that he was waltzing in a rainy weather. All he could think was the words he heard from Killer. It was a miracle that Trafalgar could smile now and joke around. If he was in his position he might have already been a total psychopath. Someone who would kill anyone in a whim.

His absent minded walking only stopped when he saw something lying on the cement ground being soaked by water from the sky. It was some kind of a rectangular object. Upon closer inspection he realized that it was a phone. He did not know what urge him to pick it up but he was glad that he did. At the back he saw the familiar creepy smiley sticker.

Trafalgar's phone…

To make sure that his theory was correct he opened it and the screen showed a chibified polar bear in a children's show which Trafalgar really likes. For all his twenty-one year old life he could not think of an explanation about why his surgeon friend liked that particular a character. In a children's show nonetheless!

Wait this is not the time to think about it.

Kidd looked around, if Trafalgar's phone was here then there is a possibility that the guy was somewhere around. That was the time that he noticed the warning sign that was toppled down on the ground. Maybe by the winds…hey this place was prone to landslides…

As he remembered this Kidd ran to that direction with a bad hunch on his gut. He did not like at all at the hints he was receiving right now. His boots were making splashing noises as he ran and ran until he saw a kid digging on the mountain soil. A landslide, and someone was buried under it.

When he got closer he saw that the one who was buried was Trafalgar himself!

"What the hell happened in here?" was all he could say as he kneel down next to the boy to see the damage that had been done already.

"Ish that yush Eustashh-yah?" he heard Trafalgar's question.

Good, at least he was still conscious.

"Yeah, it's me." He answered as he finally made a decision on how to lift his friend from the ground. He then motioned the boy to step back.

When the boy was nowhere where he could be a disturbance Kidd then walked in front of Trafalgar whose face was already implanted on the ground. Was he still awake?

"I'm going to pull you out okay?" he asked again to help his friend to stay awake.

"Thash okay…"

Hearing the consent he took hold of Trafalgar's waist and with relative eased he pulled him out of the mound.

Regaining his balance he saw that Trafalgar was already dusting his pants. For someone who had just been half buried he sure bounce back faster than anyone could imagine. Kidd wanted to shout at him. About how could he be so careless and acting like an idiot enough to be a victim of landslide.

"How did you know I'm here?" the question he received that was when he remembered the phone.

"I found your phone lying on the ground in front of the sign 'Do not Enter'." To prove his point he dangled out the said device, "You're the only person I know who has a creepy smiley sticker at the back of their phone and a chibified polar bear as wallpaper."

"Shut up," Trafalgar grumbled as he snatched his phone from Eustass, ""His name is Bepo not 'chibified polar bear'."

"Whatever," Kidd rolled his eyes to the child's direction then back to his friend. He could already guessed what happened. The kid ran away and Trafalgar chased after him. Wait wasn't that Shanks' kid? "I want an explanation but I think I could guess what happened in here so I'll just give you two a ride to your houses."

"That would be great." Trafalgar replied in a mock attitude.

Not in the mood to deal with his friend's antics he pulled out his phone from his jacket and called Killer to bring his car to where they are. It didn't take that long for the blond to pick them up. Kidd was about to take a seat on the front when Killer get out from the driver's seat and tossed the key to him. Without words of explanation the blond just wave goodbye and walked away.

That guy….

"What's wrong with Killer-ya?" Trafalgar asked after guiding the child inside the car and fastening the seatbelt

"Nothing." The redhead answered and started the engine.

Trafalgar just shrugged his shoulders and took a seat beside the kid.

^_^ I really can't stop myself to be happy about Sabo! ^_^

"Neh, Sabo…" Luffy whined for the umpteenth time. It was hours already since Ace had gone outside and Sabo was still locking himself in his room, "Come out already…" he pleaded. Their home was so silent he could not take it anymore.

Why his brothers were acting so stubborn sometimes? Seriously, wasn't he supposed to be the one who has a thickhead?

Luffy's musings stopped when he heard the 'tap tap' sound on the wooden floor. He turned his eyes towards the direction of the noise and saw Ace drenched from top to toe. So the additional sound came from the droplets of water. They stared at each other for a moment and soon reached an understanding. Luffy stood up and walked downstairs.

Leaving his brothers to make a solution to their problem.

When Ace was sure that his little brother was gone he went to the earlier position of Luffy where he found him. Letting his head to rest on the door he stared up at the ceiling. On the other side Sabo was having the very exact posed that you could say they were almost in perfect symmetry. He knew that it was Ace on the other side now and not Luffy anymore.

"Neh, Sabo…" Ace started the conversation but he let the silence first to follow that. He felt that the blond didn't move, waiting for whatever he was supposed to say, "…I'm sorry…" he finally muttered.

Sabo's eyes widened at what he heard. Ace never apologized, of all his time he had been with him the freckled boy never say his apology verbally. When Ace knew he had done something wrong he will fix it, no words involved. Now, hearing him saying those words that Sabo thought was out of his brother's vocabulary then some deep reflection happened while he was running outside.

Outside Ace pulled his head down to his knees curling into a ball before continuing, "I'm sorry for accusing you that you were trying to forget Shanks. I was so upset that I didn't consider your and Luffy's feelings. I'm sorry for not listening to you first and threw insults at you. I'm sorry that I let my pride rule my judgment…" by now tears slowly trailed down his cheeks, "…I'm really sorry…so please…don't hate me!" he was trying to muffle his cry so that Luffy will not hear it but he knew he could not conceal it from Sabo because the blond has sharp ears, "I can't bear it if you or Luffy will hate me…" he shut his eyes waiting for his brother to say something.

At first he didn't received anything, fearing that Sabo was weighing the options between hating and loving he curled himself further. But not five second passed the door suddenly opened that he yelped in surprised and fall down on the floor. Having his head hit the ground not so gently he winced in pain. When he opened his eyes he saw that Sabo was staring back at him.

"Sa…bo?" he called out but then he didn't have the chance to speak further as the blond kneeled on the floor above his head and hit him with a fist, "Ouch! What was that for!?" Ace screamed as he sat down and faces the blond, who was yet to show the emotions in his eyes, but then Sabo engulfed him in a hug,

"Idiot," Sabo finally spoke, "Why would I hate you? I will never hate you. No matter what kind of idiot you turned out to be you're still my brother." He gently caressed the untamed raven haired of his brother, "If you start to lose your path then I will drag you back to the correct road."

Ace was shocked but then he returned the hug and let his tears continue to flow down on Sabo's shirt, "You know I'm not the one with direction problems. It's Luffy." He complained but there is no real frustration in his tone.

Sabo only chuckled as he soothed his brother that everything will be alright.

Outside the house Law was staring at the only light on the second floor that it was as if he can see what was happening inside. Kidd, however, was staring at the rearview mirror to analyzed his friend through the reflection.

When the doctor was getting unnerved at the attention that the redhead was giving to him he turned his head with exasperation written on his face, "What is it?"

"What do you mean?" Kidd tried to play dumb but of course he knew that it would not work. Still it was fun to get on Trafalgar's nerves sometimes.

"You know very well what I mean. You've been staring at me for the whole time ever since you pulled me out of the landslide."

"You're just imagining it." Kidd replied smoothly as he started the engine and drove to North Blue to dropped Trafalgar.

The journey was silent and Law didn't pressed on the matter anymore as he sensed the unusual atmosphere that enveloped his friend/enemy. He will listen when Eustass was ready to tell it to him. Upon reaching his house he jumped out of the car and bid the redhead goodbye.

His first priority was to take a bath and that he did after entering his house. Letting the lukewarm water to wash away the dirt on his body, he grabbed his lemon scented soap and started scrubbing. When he was sure that there was no more mud or soap attached on him he turned off the shower and covered the lower half of his body with a white fluffy towel and went upstairs to put some clothes on. Putting on a plain black shirt and sweatpants he decided that it was done and time to make dinner for himself.

That was the next tasked… but it was delayed as he saw that someone barged in his house without asking permission. Again.

In the kitchen he found Smoker in exactly where he saw him a week ago. Great, what they will be talking now?

"What?" Law asked in his defense as he leaned on the wall facing Smoker.

"You know very well why I'm here, brat." Smoker replied as he lighted his tobacco, "And I still not approved to your decision."

"And I tell you that you can't make me changed it." He growled at his adopted father.

"Law, there is so much risk in what you are going to do."

"I know that." He narrowed his eyes, if he will have to fight the government itself then he will do it as long as he will have the custody to those three.

"No you don't! You're risking your life and career! You know that we just faked your background so you can move in the society with ease and to reach your dream to be a surgeon! If it goes out to public that you're mentally unstable by staying with children and having an episode then you will be locked up in the hospital!" Smoker scolded his 'son'. Why he can't grasp it? If everything went awry then the years of protection will turn to nothing.

"I know!" Law shouted to earn some attention, "I know…" he mumbled weakly as he stared at Smoker with guilt on his eyes, "But I need to do this…please, let me do it…"

Smoker was taken aback by the sudden conviction of Law. Why was he doing this? What made him to think that it was his job to take care of the kids? That is when he finally realized the glint on his 'son's' eyes. Somehow Law saw something, probably a part of himself from the past, to the children that he take it to himself that it was his duty to preserve it and not to let it go in the path where he had gone through.

He sighed…it was such a trouble.

"Fine," he uttered though a bit reluctant, "Do what you want."

^_^ Nya! ^_^

Getting along was really the best! The trio was back on the living room resuming their interrupted tasked in finishing their assignment after it was done Sabo heated their dinner while Ace and Luffy set the table and started eating on the dining area. The subjects of their talks were nonsense but it still made them laugh in the end. That is until Ace approached a touchy topic.

"Hey," Ace smiled gently towards his two brothers that Luffy and Sabo can't help but to shiver at the sight of it still they wait to hear for whatever he has to say, "Do you really want to have Trafalgar Law as our new 'Daddy'?"

Hearing the question Luffy didn't process the question in his head as he jumped up and down on his seat as he answered, "Yes! Traffy was really cool!"

"Really?" Ace asked still having his smile…weird.

"Yeah!"

"Okay."

Sabo was horrified at what was happening. Was this really the Ace that he knew or something happened and his brother was replaced by someone who was a total opposite of the hot headed freckled boy? Immediately the blond didn't waste any time as he put his palm on Ace's forehead to check his temperature.

"Are you okay, Ace? Are you dizzy? Is there something that is hurting you?" Sabo proceeded in examining Ace to the point of lifting his shirt up to see if he had some bruises or anything along those lines. Luffy, on the other hand, just stared at them with blank eyes trying to make sense to his older brother's actions.

"Come on Sabo, I'm fine." He reassured the other as he put on his shirt again. If he didn't stop the blond then his shorts might be pull down also, "I was just saying that I agree in having Trafalgar Law as our new 'Daddy'."

If Sabo was shocked before now he was feeling like he was hit by a tsunami as Ace's said those words with the most innocent smile he ever saw.

Was this a dream, reality or nightmare?

Having an overload of processing Sabo fainted on the spot.

"Sabo!" both Ace and Luffy shouted at the same time.

A/N: Hmmm… I think this is my shortest chapter.

Anyways update might be slow 'cause I have so many things to do in life (Why can't I be just like Law so I can chop those stupid chemicals out of the way!) yeah, any form of Chemistry is my weekness…

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