''What the hell?'' he spits, bitter with disappointment as Luffy leaves him high and dry again. Deep down he knows that he shouldn't do this, that he doesn't have the right to be angry without having any promise said between them, but he feels the way Luffy acted was quite the lead on in itself without any spoken word.
He's too gone with anger fueled by suppressed sexual frustration to care about the hurt look on Luffy's face. The dragon is taken aback, leans away from Law, he clearly doesn't have the slightest clue what he's done wrong. Of course he doesn't, Law thinks, beyond irritated.
What does he know? He doesn't know shit about anything, yet acts so confident all the damn time. It pisses him off too. ''You don't have to kiss me, I don't give a fuck if you don't, just don't fucking mess with my head! ''
''Kiss you?'' the dragon blinks, perplexed. He obviously had no intention to do so, Law thinks, actually feeling the sting of being so bluntly rejected.
He doesn't say anything to that, but his expression might have changed, because Luffy next to him squirms, shifts to look into his gray eyes but he doesn't want that. Doesn't want to give away anything. He's rebuilding his protecting walls that Luffy has managed to break down once.
Still, what comes out of the dragon's mouth next has Law's head snapped into his direction.
''What's a kiss?'' Luffy asks, tilting his head in genuine confusion.
Now it's Law's turn to be flabbergasted yet again. It's really becoming a routine. ''What?''
''What's a kiss? You're mad because I didn't do that to you. I can't do it if you don't tell me what it is!''
Law blinks, not expecting this answer at all. He isn't even angry anymore, how could he be when Luffy honestly had no idea how misleading his actions were, the knight feels humiliated instead. He just made a fool out of himself again, and he can't blame it on Luffy either.
But he's glad too, at least a little bit. It wasn't a rejection, after all.
''Nevermind, I shouldn't have snapped at you'' he apologizes and tries to change the subject at the same time. He doesn't particularly want to look Luffy in the eye, he isn't even sure if he could. He's lucky if his face isn't all red by now, but that may be just a futile wish.
'' Torao, tell me! I don't want you to be angry with me!''
''I'm not angry, okay? I just assumed you knew it, I mean, it's very basic for us humans, and I didn't consider the differences between our cultures. Just leave the matter at it, okay?''
Suddenly he has Luffy in a very close proximity, with only a few inches distance between them. Law's eyes trails down to Luffy's mouth automatically, his longing gaze lingering on the honey coated lips. Luffy shifts a bit, breaking Law's nice view of his mouth so that the taller male is forced to waken from his stupor.
He directs his gaze back to Luffy's eyes before he could do something stupid. ''What are you doing?''
Luffy's eyes shine with determination, and Law knows that he doesn't really stand a chance against that, really. He doesn't think of himself as a weak-willed man, no, he's pretty damn stubborn himself, it's just that Luffy's easily the most pigheaded creature he's ever had the pleasure to meet. '' I'm trying to kiss you!''
Law snorts, amusement leaking through his sour mood. '' You don't even know what's a kiss let alone how to do it''
Luffy's puffed cheeks tells Law that his favorite dragon indeed forgot to think it over, not that it comes as a surprise. What comes as a surprise is his next question that's seemingly aimed to change topic. ''Why do humans kiss?''
Law blinks, his brows puckering as he thinks about it. Explaining it might be more complicated than one would expect, not to mention at least mildly awkward. It could still be worse, had Luffy for example asked about sex. Now that's something Law would under no circumstances be willing to talk about, but he sees no harm in kissing.
'' Well, people kiss for a whole lot of reasons, and every kiss has a different meaning... a kiss on the hand means respect, on the forehead it means caring, on the cheek it can be a friendly gesture, on the lips, be it simple or deep, indicates romantic feelings… basically, the only common thing is that you like the person you're kissing.'' he says, brows furrowed in concentration to make sure he doesn't end up telling Luffy something that will backfire later on.
Sure, he's dying to taste Luffy's lips and snog the living day out of him, but only after he's made sure they're on the same page. Being the lovesick fool he's turned into is bad enough, he does not need disappointment befalling on him in addition. A broken heart makes things a little bit of difficult when two travel together.
He fails to notice how the dragon's eyes lit up.
There's something slick against his lips, the sensation tingling and his daydreaming comes to an immediate end as he realizes that Luffy's licking his lips. His tongue breaches Law's mouth, and just when the knight thinks that he's going to get kissed properly, the boy pulls back.
He's sitting dumbfounded for a moment, his brain reeling to process the expressed boldness before his hands shoot forward to pull Luffy back, smashing their lips together. Law's tongue darts forward, slipping through the seam of Luffy's mouth, the small, squeak-like sound the dragon lets out sending a wave of lust right into the tattooed man's groin.
Their first kiss more of snogging, really, there's nothing chaste or tentative, it's borderline making-out at the very first go. Luffy gets the hang of kissing quickly, his tongue catching up to Law's, some work here and there will definitely make him an excellent kisser, or so Law thinks as their tongues brushes against each other's.
Only the few stray coherent thought prevents Law from pushing Luffy down on the bench and having his way with him, that they're still out in the street when they can be seen at any given moment being one of them.
He breaks the kiss, but can't stop himself from stealing one or two, maybe three smaller kisses, and much to his delight, each one of them is returned, albeit clumsily, but the intention is what matters to him. He looks straight into Luffy's face, who seems dazed.
''What was that for?'' Law asks, praying to the god he thought he's stopped believing in that Luffy at least understood the meaning of this all.
''You said people kiss when they like each other. And I like you, Torao'' he replies easily, like he was talking about the weather and not confessing, and that confuses Law a bit. But the dragon's lips are curled up too, so Law really hopes that he himself isn't the only one that feels this ridiculous giddiness and an urge to hug random people on the street.
Maybe there's a glimmer of hope for his feelings to be requited, although there are cultural differences and what ifs to be taken into account. He'll deal with them later, he decides, and will take this moment to be happy about the big revelation.
''Well, I'm not indifferent to you either..'' Law says, and Luffy looks at him with blank eyes for a few moments before what Law's said occurs to him. Instantly, he dives into the knight's chest, squirming until he's sitting on his lap. The dragon nuzzles his cheek against the taller man's, giving out an inhumanly, high-pitched purr-like sound, and hearing that, the only thing that comes to Law's mind is fucking adorable, even more so when Luffy seems to remember something.
His movements halt and he leans back before he reaches out to cup Law's face, his fingertips buried in Law's sideburns, and he kisses Law briefly, lovingly. Then they just look deep into each other's eyes like the cheesy fuckers they are, when the knight's common sense comes back knocking on his brain.
He sighs, his hand coming up to rest on top of Luffy's, taking it into his own, pulling the appendage down and helps him to his feet.
'' We should head back'' the knight says, his fingers curling around boy's thin wrist. It's less intimate than holding hands, but it still allows connection while not being frowned upon. After all, they might just be trying not to lose each other, in the currently non-existent crowd, rather than being an all lovey-dovey new gay couple, he thinks while biting his lower lip to stop the grin that wants to spread across his face.
There's still the recent memory burned into his mind, memories of lips against lips, of hot breath on his mouth, of throaty sounds engulfed by each other's mouth, there's the distant taste of Luffy, the faint moist feeling on his lips, and there are Luffy's plumped, used lips that tell about what they've done. A smile finds its way to his face regardless of his efforts.
Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece
A/N: This is exactly what it seems, lazy asshole author updating a chapter half of the usual length after being a few months late. But look! *points at chapter* They kissed! *runs while reader is distracted*
I know I promised more action, but I kinda had a writer's block because I couldn't decide which route should I take, and I haven't decided it either, but I had half of the chapter written and didn't want to make you wait even more soo.. here.
under . that . sun : They kissed. Probably not the way you expected, but hell yeah they did kiss! A nice wish indeed. I'd too be jealous if someone had seen a dragon and I did not :D Which language is your 'second foreign language', if I may call it that ( that's what we call it in my native tongue but I have no idea about English)?
Pauile MickeyJ: We'll see about that lemon :D I still don't have too much confidence in my lemons OTL
Son of Whitebeard: glad you do! :D
Poyochin: Yay for dragons and yay for reviews! I hope I can live up to your expectations.