Within Touch Yet Out Of Bounds.
Chapter ninth - Ninth Nail in the Coffin
The youngest twin begun to clean the room promptly; dirty magazines hidden from view, old packets of food disposed, unwashed shirt instantly being thrown in the hamper, a quick wash over the stained coffee table and a deep-clean vacuum. The apartment had never been so clean. And why was the younger ginger cleaning up? Well, as you know, he'd invited the very pampered Trafalgar Law and Justice to his, Kid's and Killer's home. Moreover, he didn't want them to get a rotten image on them by having a dirty magazine laid across the floor with soda poured across it...
Killer, walking out his room in quite a hurry, instantly stopping when he saw the younger man scurrying around his apartment. He had a small backpack hanging on his arm. Probably he was staying out tonight. "What are you doing?"
Alex jumped up, a women's pink thong in his hand. He screwed his face up and passed them to Killer - he took a guess that they were Killer's girlfriends. "Having some mates round and want to have the place tidy."
Shoving the underwear in his backpack, Killer snorted, "Mates." Killer laughed, "Whatever you say, just don't destroy the place while i'm out."
"Your not staying tonight?" Alex asked, hoping the answer was no. Because of the backpack Killer was holding, his girlfriend must of taking his sorry ass back. Which was good. With a raised brow, Killer shook his head and took out his phone and read a text from his girlfriend. Alex stood still and watched his friend expecting an answer - which he never received.
"Have we got any food in the fridge?"
Alex sighed, knowing too well what that meant, "Tell her to buy her own food."
Killer shrugged, "Can't do that-"
"You can sleep with her sister but you can't tell her to get off her ass and get to the shop? Fucking hell Killer." Alex raged randomly. But, you see, Killer's girlfriend loved food and always bled the place dry of it. They barely made money for meals and she was making it worse.
Killer frowned, "Don't talk about her like that or I'll kick your ass."
"I'd like to see that." Alex stated smugly.
Killer sensed the threat and dropped his bag and pounced on Alex. The stronger man falling to ground as the blonde sat on his back. "KILLER!?"
"Say sorry!" Killer dragged Alex's hair back and the man groaned in pain, "Or I'll rip your ginger hair out."
A rigid open of a door and Kid walked in after his shift at the gym and looked down to the two idiots on the ground, "Are you fighting over the remote?" The redhead questioned as the ginger shrugged under Killer's grip.
"No, this bastard insulted my girl." Killer answered with a pout.
Kid raised a naked brow, "Your still with her after she tried your naked ass to the bed? Wow."
Killer growled and stood up, "Shut up you two. You don't know how it feels to be in love." Snatching his bag, he put it on his back. Alex and Kid laughed loudly at the fact Killer had said 'love'. Killer grew embarrassed and took a bag of crisps and stormed out the apartment "Have fun with your 'mates' dickheads. While I'mm getting laid you'll be alone with your hand."
After the loud slam of the front door, Kid looked to his brother for answers. Alex didn't have mates? He had friends but no one who he'd bring home with him. "Whose coming over?"
Alex shuffled away from his brother and mumbled, "Law and Justice."
"EXCUSE ME?" Kid yelled. The last time Law stepped foot in here he had a little fit, why the hell would Alex invite him? It wasn't because Alex fancied him...was it? "You don't like him-do you?" Kid was shocked at how angry he sounded.
Alex thought for a moment only to piss his brother off more, "Nah, Law's fit but my type have more...energy. Don't get me wrong, I bet he's amazing in the bedroom. I swear that butt is-"
"Alex." Kid growled between sentences.
"I wouldn't mind having a go-"
"Alex!"
"I bet he's a good kisser..."
"Alex!"
"But I wouldn't know. You would know though, wouldn't ya Kid?"
Just as a sneaky smirk slid on Alex' face the door rang...
Justice and Law arrived home separately so Justice didn't get to ask her brother in the limo beforehand. However, she was shocked to arrive home to a full house. Normally, either one of her fathers were at work or Law had already gone out drinking. All three were sat in the living room. Law flickering though the channels bored. Crocodile looking at some paperwork and Doflamingo answering a email on his phone. All doted different corners of the room.
She placed her bag down on the arm chair, she expected at least a 'hello' but that was like asking for rain in a drought. Sitting down next to her brother, he exchanged a look before flickering his attention back to the television. Justice sighed and Law's lip twitched slightly. She again sighed louder and once again Law lip twitched. "Justice? Is something bothering you?"
Whispering, she answered, "We've been asked to a movie night at Alex and Kid's house. I kindly accepted on our behalf."
Law smirked slyly and whispered back, "I'm sensing you like this boy."
"No!" Justice denied loudly, but her parents paid her no mind. She returned to a whisper, "I merely am attempting to get us some actual friends because if you haven't realized, we haven't go any."
"What a stupid excuse. Nevertheless, because you are my sister I'll go with you. However, I will not be the one to ask those two for permission." Law pointed out although inside he felt like a child when the first got candy. A movie night, how strange. He'd never had one before. Movie's bored him and he'd only watched a few. He'd not really like movies about straight couples because he wasn't straight. And, well, you rarely get any good gay romcoms movies. Horror was his favorite. Especially when it was about ripping a human apart.
Justice looked to Crocodile working, then to Doflamingo. Immanently, she picked to ask Crocodile. Whilst he appeared to be more scary and angry, Doflamingo barely ever heard her out. He always made the excuse that she wasn't trustworthy.
Standing up, she went over to her father (Crocodile) and gave him a small smile. "Papi? Can I talk to you?" The man peeled his eyes from his paper work and looked up to his smiling daughter. He pulled a face that stated 'How much is it going to cost me?' "Yes Justice." He said softly yet strict. She was his little girl and he had no reason to treat her like he treats his co-workers. Or the Bird.
The girl bit her lip, "A friend asked me if we, me and law, would like to sleep round theirs tonight...I've never really been to a sleepover and I'd have Law there to protect me-"
"No." Grunted Doflamingo, his eyes still glued to his phone.
"But Papa-" Justice pleaded.
Crocodile frowned, "She was asking me." He growled to the Bird and put on a small smile when talking to his child, "Whose your friend?"
"His names Eustass Alex-Child and he's in my music. His brother Kid is in Law's physics. He's the one who came round yesterday-" Justice said happily to Crocodile and the man listened closely to his daughter. Doflamingo, however, remained quiet as he took note of those two names. Kid was the one that Law had put a move on but rejected him.
Crocodile eyebrow crooked, "Two men?" He asked cautiously.
"They're not that type of people Papi. And you know I'm strong, you did train me after all." She said smugly.
Law as well stood up and went over to Crocodile and politely spoke to the man, "I wouldn't let anything happen to her father."
Crocodile grunted and took in the options. Maybe it was good to get the kids out the house for a day, he sure as hell wanted some rest. He just wished Doflamingo would go with them. Actually, no. That would cause more harm than good. Thinking about Doflamingo, Crocodile was still pissed off because of that comment Doflamingo had said yesterday. Maybe this was his chance to get revenge.
With hopeful eyes, his son and daughter looked at their father. "Fine. But remember you have school tomorrow." Crocodile said with a smirk.
"Yes father." Law nodded.
"Thank you Papi~" Justice grinned and she dragged her brother out the room with her. Leaving an awful silence behind.
"You did that to spite me." Doflamingo hissed and place down his phone, "Just because I said poor people had diseases. You know I didn't mean you."
Crocodile frowned, "And who else could you mean? I used to be poor thus that is hinting towards to me. I'm sorry I wasn't some spoilt rich boy like you." And again, Crocodile stormed out the room in a rage not even bothering with his lover.
Law and Justice stood at the door; Justice was smiling as she held her designer bag meanwhile Law was frowning as he held his equally expensive bag. They were welcomed into the house where they placed down their things on the couch. "Are we early?" Justice asked.
Alex nodded, "Kind of, I haven't got the snacks yet."
"Oh." Justice said sad.
A short silence filled the air.
"I'll go get them." Offered Law, "I forgot my toothbrush so I'll go buy one." He covered up.
Alex thanked him and went to get his wallet before Kid stopped him. He looked at his brother confused. "I'll go with him. I'm sure someone looking like him will get himself into trouble."
Law screwed his face up, "I can handle myself perfectly fine."
"I don't doubt that. But one turn down the wrong alley and you might as well be dead." Kid said bluntly, "Plus, You probably don't know where store is."
Law sighed. He had a point. He wasn't used to this neighborhood and mostly came down here when he wanted a quick fuck. Most of the time he was drunk. "Okay. But your carrying the bags."
"I'm fine with that." Kid said with a grin and Law smirked. The two exited the apartment leaving the younger siblings confused. As the door closed, Justice and Alex both gave each other a look that said 'What the Hell?'
The store was a typical local shop. It had the basics; drink, food, reading material and condoms. Yep. As soon as you walked in a shelf of condoms, lube and sex toys was what your eyes were welcomed by. Law smirked and nearly suggested Kid getting some until he remembered that he wasn't here with a lover but with a friend. Asking a friend to buy condoms to have hot sex may seem a bit weird.
There was a few people in the shop, Kid was too close to Law as he dragged him to the snacks. Strangely Law felt protected. Law never heard of the brands but Kid commented on how they tasted decent enough. So taking some packets of crisps and a bottle of coke, Law piled them on the redhead. He made a comment which he wished he kept in his mouth, "It's like we're married."
However, Kid laughed, "I'm the husband that has to hold everything."
Law didn't expect Kid to play along. He smiled warmly at the fact he did and picked up some chocolate bars, "With my weak woman arms, I doubt I can hold all off that." He put them on the pile of food growing on Kid's strong arms. Law just wished to touch the ripping muscles.
Some of the other customers were staring now but Law and Kid couldn't help but laugh. "You should get yourself to the gym then."
"Hmmm, would you train me?" Law asked seriously.
Kid nodded, "That is my job after all."
"But on your papers I read you wanted to be a mechanic. I'm sure they're millions of mechanic jobs out there. Why work at a gym when you want to be something else?" Law picked up some sweets.
Kid lips returned to a frown, "You'd think that but the mechanic jobs around here don't pay a lot. The gym at least pays enough so I can eat and still have a roof over my head."
Law hummed, "Must be rough."
"You have no idea."
"Rory?" A voice said behind Law. The raven-haired man turned around and met with a muscled black haired man. "Jesus Rory, you still look as hot as you did the other week." Law's face paled as he went speechless as the familiar man came closer towards him. The reek of booze on his breath.
"Rory?" Questioned Kid as the man swung a arm around Law and clenched his butt cheek.
"Get off me you brute." Cried Law as he attempted to push the man back. With all his strength he couldn't get this idiot off him.
"What? Come on Rory don't become fussy now. You didn't mind the other week when you were sucking-"
Kid cracked and dropped the food upon the floor. In a second, he pushed the bastard back and pulled Law into his chest protectively, "What the fuck do you think your doing?"
The shopkeeper looked over and the man laughed, "You're bit of a whore Rory? Not told your boyfriend about our little time in the alley."
"Hey, you three, pack it in or get out." The shopkeeper yelled.
The man staggered, "Ha. Whatever. Your not worth the fuss. You fucking slut." Stumbling out the shop, the man left without a single look back.
Law removed himself off Kid and went to pick up the food on the ground - his back to Kid.
Kid sighed loudly thinking it was his fault, "I'm sorry Law. I shouldn't of snapped. It was your business."
"I-it's o-okay." Law said jittery.
Kid raised a naked brow, "Are you okay? Did he hurt you?"
"I'm fine." Law stood up with the items in his hands and went to pay. Kid stood next to him looking over the calm man, only knowing that inside something was hurting. When the plain white shopping bag was handed out to Kid, the redhead grabbed it and they begun to walk back to the apartment. Only dreaming of what was swimming inside Law's head.
A/n - Rory? Did you really expect Law to reveal his true name to his many night stands...I wonder how this contradicts with Kid...Oooops, revealing to much. This story is a puzzle and slowly the pieces will come together.
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