The Heart's Pain

Title: The Heart's Pain
Rating: T
Fandom: One Piece
Summary: Law had succumbed to the disease. Corazon had failed and became cold and dark. The Donquixote Pirates gain another member: Doflamingo's biological son whom he decides to name after Law. But this boy seems a bit odd for a boy his age. [Serious Version of Donquixote Law]
Warning(s): Character Death; Evil Voices; Suicidal Thoughts; Attempted Suicide

Doflamingo had returned to the ship as everyone gathered for dinner. They stared at their captain, eyeing the boy in his arms with confused expressions. "Umm…Doffy, who's the kid?" Diamante asked.

"This is my biological son, Donquixote Law," Doflamingo introduced. "Jora, can you make some milk with formula powder?"

"Sure thing Young Master," Jora nodded, standing up and heading to the kitchen.

The boy's name immediately caught Corazon's attention. "Why did you name him that?" His tone was flat but had a slight hint of irritation and anger.

"I didn't," Doflamingo claimed. "I got his birth certificate from the hospital on the way here. Seems like Dei Nikko named him Dei Law. Of course his surname will change to Donquixote now that I know he's my son,"

"Change his name," Corazon ordered.

"Fufufu, why would I do that?" Doflamingo queried.

"Law isn't that boy's name," Corazon said. "It's his name," 'It's Trafalgar D. Water Law's name…'

"More than one person can have the same first name," Baby 5 said.

'They're right,' Corazon thought. 'But I still don't like that kid,'

Jora came back a few minutes later, holding the baby bottle. She took Law from Doflamingo's arms and tried to feed him, but Law refused. "Sweetie, you need to drink your milk,"

"Let me try," Doflamingo suggested. "I'm his father after all," Doflamingo took Law and held the nipple of the baby bottle to the infant, but like with Jora the baby refused to drink. "You're gonna go hungry if you don't drink,"

Law didn't want Jora. He didn't want Doflamingo either. He made a grabbing motion towards Corazon who was still starving himself. His appearance was still really messy and his smeared makeup would scare most kids. However, Law wanted him. Law only wanted Corazon, not Doflamingo or Jora. "Oh ah!"

"Corazon, if you're not gonna eat your food why don't you help feed Law?" Doflamingo said, holding his son out to the klutz.

Corazon just sat there as lifeless as a corpse. 'I don't want anything to do with that brat. Law can't really be his birth name. Doflamingo's trying to replace Law! No one can replace him!'

"Oh ah!"

Corazon's eye twitched slightly in annoyance. 'It's like he's trying to say Cora—' He shook his head. 'No. He's just making random baby sounds,'

"Corazon, don't make me use my strings," Doflamingo warned. He didn't want his son to go hungry tonight but the boy wanted Corazon to feed him.

With a quiet sigh, Corazon grabbed his nephew and the bottle. Law happily drank his milk, finishing quickly and letting out a small burp. Before Corazon could hand him back to Doflamingo, Law reached for the mashed potatoes on the clown's plate. He grabbed a fistful and threw it at Corazon, giggling loudly. Corazon sat there, gaping like a fish. Law threw more mashed potatoes, trying to land them into Corazon's mouth.

It took a few seconds for Corazon to finally comprehend what had just happened. He ended up swallowing the mashed potatoes before shoving Law into Doflamingo's arms, glaring at the father. "Hey," Doflamingo defended. "At least you finally ate something," Corazon wiped the mashed potatoes from his face and headed back to his room. "Good job Law," Doflamingo wiped his son's hands with a napkin.

XXX

'Why?' Corazon stared at his reflection. 'Why did I live and you died?'

He, a clumsy clown, survived. Law, a boy who had already suffered the deaths of not just his family, but his entire town, had died.

Life was unfair.

'You should've died!'

'I know…'

'You promised Law that he would be cured!'

'I tried my best—'

'Law died! You lied to him!'

'I'm sorry—'

'Sorry won't bring back the dead!'

'…'

'Kill yourself! It's only fair that since Law died, you should die too!'

Corazon punched his reflection, shattering the mirror. Glass shards scattered into the bathroom sink and the floor. Some pieces were tinted with red, a few smaller shards embedded into Corazon's knuckles. But Corazon didn't feel that pain; his whole body was numb. He picked up a large piece and held his other wrist out.

"Corazon what's wrong!?" Doflamingo forced the bedroom door open, still holding Law.

'END IT!'

Corazon brought the glass shard down and made a deep gash in his wrist. He didn't stop there, he made a few more as Doflamingo placed Law down on Corazon's bed so the baby wouldn't come into contact with glass. He dropped the piece and fell backwards. Before he lost conscious, he caught sight of his nephew's scared expression.

"OH AH!"

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Corazon's POV

It was cold. Darkness and emptiness was around me. I was floating in a void. "Is this death?" I closed my eyes.

"Rocinante,"

My eyes immediately snapped back open. "Mother!? Father!?"

"Rocinante,"

I tried to move my body in the direction of that voice. However, I couldn't pinpoint the exact direction. It sounded like an echo in a cave. The voice came from everywhere.

"Rocinante,"

"Mother! Father! I'm here! Where are you!?" I called, hoping for a response.

"It's not your time yet,"

"Not my time yet?" I questioned. "What do you mean? I should die! Law's dead because of me! I don't deserve to live!"

"Law isn't gone,"

My eyes widened even more. "But we buried Law! He can't still be alive!"

"Law isn't gone,"

Those three words echoed in my ears.

And that's the end of Chapter 3! I don't know where that last part came from. I just started typing the chapter and this came out.
Daichi: Poor Corazon…
Kai: *Sobs loudly*
Daichi: Corazon better not die!
Skai: He won't! He needs to be alive or else the story ends here!
Daichi: WHY IS THIS SO ANGSTY!? I'M GOING BACK TO THE HAPPY AND FUNNY VERSION!