Ok. This is it. The last chapter of December Fairytale.
Thank you all for reading, reviewing and all the follows I got!

This story got a lot longer than planned, and I finished it a hell lot later than I wanted to.
All the people who still read the last few chapters are my heroes.

This chapter sets a little after chapter 42, as I really want it to be some kind of epilogue.

Disclaimer: Oda owns One Piece. And as much as I like to mess around with his characters, I think its best if this remains as it is. Oda has brought OP where it is today, and that's just how it's supposed to be.

Enjoy!

The day Whitebeard finally managed to convince the hospital staff to let him go fell together with Kid's first day back in school. And to top it all, it was a Friday. A big private party was bound to be held at the Moby Dick the very same evening and Marco had already prepared the invitation list. Kid, who had looked over the blond's shoulder when he wrote it, had a rough idea what he had to expect of the evening. And he would do everything to keep the guest list from his boyfriend. He wouldn't miss Law's face when he found out for the world.

But before all that, Kid and Law had to face another day of boring school. People had calmed down after the initial excitement about the fact that someone in their school was gay! No one in their class paid them any special attention. Kid hardly dared to believe it. In his old school, things had been a lot different. But after the second lesson, even the redhead had gotten used to the fact that really no one cared.

No one minded them leaning a little closer together than absolutely necessary during teamwork. No one treated them any different than they would any other couple. This did include the standard comments of get a room, boys! though. And even Vivi managed a small smile when Law leaned against Kid's good shoulder during break time.

Of course Helmeppo, the idiot, had to try and come back with a stupid comment over lunchtime. Mentioning to Kid that Law was a cheep slut was not a particularly clever idea though. The redhead's temper was by for more violent than Law's (especially after he'd been chained to a bed for what felt like eternity). Blondie ended in the nursery with a broken nose and a huge bruise on his cheek.

When questioned, not a single of the witnessing students had seen a thing, and Kid walked away from the whole affair unharmed. "Looks like he's been getting on everybody's nerves…" Law just nodded. He had wanted to punch the idiot for the longest time, and watching Kid landing a solid fist on the others nose had been very satisfying. "I think I'll need to thank you for that one later." He purred and Kid smirked. "You better do. My hand still hurts… That over-sized nose must be made of steel." "You were probably not the first to break it then."

Hours later, Law tried to convince Kid that they really had to get going now. Something he had tried for the last fifty minutes, but what could he say? The redhead's counterarguments were pretty good. "Kid… If you get me one more hickey I'll have to declare tonight's party a masquerade!" His boyfriend just smirked. "And I'll have to go as a mummy!" Now the bastard even had the nerve to laugh at him.

Law tried to get up from the bed but was once more held back by the other male. "Kid, I swear, I…" His sentence was never finished as the redhead had locked his lips on Law's once more. The dark-haired male melted into the kiss and willingly gave up any thoughts of leaving once more.

Another thirty minutes later the two young men finally left Kid's flat. Law grumbling and fuming was pulling a scarf closer around his neck. His boyfriend looked like the cat that got the cream. A dark grey button down hid the mark Law had left on his collarbone and the other hickey were… well… A little further southwards.

The sign at the Moby Dick's front door clearly stated close but the bouncer who stood leaned against it quickly motioned them to get in. The club was relatively empty still, it was a private party after all. Law's yaw dropped when he saw his mother standing beside Whitebeard and chatting with Marco. Kid snickered and motioned over to Rayleigh and Shaki who had taken on the task of getting the redhead's brother Carl drunk.

"Kid… Who exactly did they put on that invitation list?" "My whole family, Anie excluded. She's with Grandma. Your mum and Shaki plus Rayleigh." "They invited our families?!" Law seriously considered turning on the heel and leave. Then they heard a low laugh from behind them.

Smoker just came back inside, smelling strongly like cigarettes. Whitebeard did not allow any kind of smoking inside the club and so Smoker was regularly slipping outside to satisfy his nicotine addiction. "I think Whitebeard likes your mother. Which means she's now part of the family." Law groaned. The family included the whole staff of the Moby Dick. And that meant a few really peculiar people.

His mother seemed to be fine though. She was laughing at something Marco had said, turning her glass in her hands. Law couldn't hide a smile. "It's good she gets to meet some new people, I guess." Kid nodded and dragged his boyfriend over to the bar. Marco and the rest of the staff had the night off and Whitebeard had declared the place to be under self-service the duration of the party.

Law had just taken his double Whiskey from Kid's hand as the door to the Moby Dick opened once more. In came the bigger part of their class and a few people Law knew to be regular customers in the bar. He raised an eyebrow as he saw Vivi walking over to the bar. She just smiled and leaned over the counter to Kid. "Get me a Martini, would you Mister Barkeeper?" Kid just grinned and reached for bottle and glass.

Moments later everyone had adopted the idea that Kid was doing the bar tonight and the poor man barley got a chance to take a breath. Marco watched the scene for a while and then came to the redhead's rescue. "Quite a though job, isn't it." Kid just nodded and poured a Vodka Lemon for one of the staff.

Law's mother joined them soon after Marco had started serving drinks and Law hesitantly leaned over to her. He loved his mother to bits, but she was still his mother, for crying out loud. "It's good to see you two together again. And I guess I have to alter my opinion of this place. It's lovely." Law smiled a little. His mother laughed and turned over to Shaki to spare him from further embarrassment.

Kid wrapped his arms around Law and placed his chin on his boyfriend's shoulder. "No need to be embarrassed… She's a wonderful woman and compared to what my family pull off, there is absolutely no need to feel ashamed." Law turned his head to watch Kid's brothers (the two that were still sober) dancing in the most embarrassing way he had ever seen. Katherine leaned against a table to steady herself, tears running down her face while she tried to contain her laughing fit.

He smirked. "You know I'll never let you forget this, don't you?" Kid's laugh sounded a tiny bit pained. "Guess so. But if that means you'll remind me of it for the rest of my life, I'll take it any time."

Law smiled and placed a kiss on his boyfriend's cheek. "I love you." "And I love you."

Cheesy, cliché ending. Yes. And I regret nothing!

Hope you all liked this final chapter.

I originally planned to take a BIG break from writing for a while. Mainly because RL is demanding a lot of my time and energy and will probably keep me busy until end of December this year.
I do have another Kid/Law idea going around in my head though, and if I find time, I'll write it down. So if you're still interested in Kid/Law, keep your eyes open. There's most likely going to be more from my side.

Once more, huge thanks to all the people who have followed, read and reviewed this story. It means a lot to me to read reviews. I don't mind if their short or long, 'quality' or not. Seeing that people read my stories and take the short moment to give me feedback is just amazing.

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