I do not own One Piece but I do own this plot!
Law really couldn't believe what he was seeing. He put a hand to his head. "This isn't real please tell me I'm hallucinating."
"Shihihihi! Law's so weird." Right in front of him were Ace, Sabo, and Luffy. He couldn't understand how the three boys managed to get on his boat and when they did it.
Law glared at the three. "How did you get on my boat? Why are you here? I know I saw you sleeping when I left!"
Ace smirked smugly crossing his arms. "You only thought you saw us but we rigged the blankets, we knew you were planning on leaving and decided as our new friend we'd help you run from whoever's after you."
Luffy nodded his agreement. "Yeah cause being alone hurts a lot more than being hurt! Your our friend so we won't let you be alone!"
Law shook his head. "We're turning around right now! I'm taking you three back home! What would your guardians say when they find out you're not there."
Sabo smirked and Law agreed then that the kid was kind of scary when he smirked like that. "How do you plan on getting us back? You have no navigation skills and the island is long behind us, as I see it Law your stuck with us."
Law sighed sitting down. "You three are really too much, you don't even know me! Why would you leave your home for me? Why do you want to risk your life for me?"
It was Luffy who answered him. "Because Law is a good guy! You saved us multiple times, a bad guy wouldn't have done that and you're our nakama! We don't abandon our nakama."
Ace and Sabo nodded. "It's as he says, it usually takes a lot for us to trust people but what can I say you saved my brothers and I gave you many openings to attack yet you didn't."
Law was surprised Ace had said all of that. Ace looked back at him and Law could still see a small sliver of distrust. The freckled boy trusted him but not fully. The boy was still hiding something.
Ace huffed looking forward. "Besides I still have to repay my debt to you for saving my brothers. I'm the oldest so it should have been my job to save them yet I let Luffy get hurt twice and we almost lost Sabo, if you weren't there I don't know what would have happened."
It pained Ace to say all of that. He knew he wasn't strong enough to protect his brothers but he would change that. He would get stronger so he'd never have to lose one of his precious people.
Sabo slapped Ace on the back of the head. "Idiot who say's you're the oldest? We're the same age you know!"
Ace rolled his eyes. "I'm three months older than you stupid so that makes me the oldest!"
Law sighed pinching the bridge of his nose. "You three can't stay with me! When we stop at the next island I'll be dropping you off, you can stay there hidden and train do whatever but you're not coming with me! It's far too dangerous for three brats!"
The three looked at him seriously. Sabo could see the loneliness and fear in the oldest raven's eyes. He was scared of getting to close to people for whatever reason. "Your our friend now and we won't leave you sorry to say you're stuck with us."
Law grit his teeth in frustration. These kids were getting on his nerves. Just because he saved them twice didn't mean they owed him anything, he wouldn't get close to anyone. Anyone he gets close to dies he wouldn't throw that fate onto these boys as well.
The oldest glared at them. "You don't owe me anything! I saved you because I felt like it no other reason! I don't need your pity! I'm fine with being alone!"
Luffy frowned becoming unusually serious. "Law! No one likes being alone, no one deserves to be alone! Being alone is the worst! Your our friend now! I won't let you be alone even if you say mean things to me! Even if you hit me or kick me I won't stop being your friend!"
The three boys stared at Luffy in shock. Their eyes were wide not believing those words had left the youngest boys mouth.
Law lowered his head hiding his face. He tried to fight the smile slipping onto his face but he couldn't fight the tears. 'Corazon maybe, maybe I could care about someone else just one more time.'
The raven sighed shaking his head. "Whatever do as you wish." Ace, Sabo, and Luffy all grinned stupidly at the older boy.
Ace and Sabo knew that Luffy had broken through Law's doubts and made the doctor to be actually hope for happier times. It was a gift only the youngest possessed. They knew because the rubber boy had used it on them as well. He had been their light and it seemed he was becoming the guiding light for Law as well.
Law looked them over. "If you three want to stay with me you're going to have to get a lot stronger the man who's after me is really strong and his family members are just as strong if we ever get caught you need to have some kind of fighting chance against them."
Ace and Sabo's eyes darkened. They understood that they were getting into something dangerous but for their friends they'd do anything. Luffy shrugged grinning. "If someone tries to take you away from us we'll just kick his ass!"
Law was amazed by the rubber boy's simplicity. He just thought things were so simple and he was always so optimistic.
Sabo decided then to speak up. "By the way if we're all traveling together we're going to need to stop to resupply pretty soon, there's only enough supplies for one person not four."
Law nodded agreeing with the boy. "There should be an island coming up in about a day we should be able to resupply there and get some information before heading for the grand line."
Ace furrowed his brows. "Why are we going to the grand line? Shouldn't we hide out on some no name island for a while?"
Law smirked at the freckled boy. "Are you scared Ace? Don't worry I won't let any big bad pirates mess with you."
Ace bristled at Laws teasing. "I am not scared! I'm not scared of anything! Especially not some no name pirates!"
Sabo snickered at the two ravens as they bantered back and forth. He decided to break up their banter to ask his own question. "So why do you want to go to the grand line?"
Law looked over to the blonde holding Ace back by his forehead. "Well I thought the grand line would be the perfect place for you three to train and get stronger, I know an island where there are no people just wild animals, it'd be the perfect place for you three to train and get stronger."
Luffy cheered liking the idea. If it meant getting stronger he was for the idea instantly. The other two thought along the same line as the younger. If it helped them get stronger than they were all for it.
