One piece AU- Rat on the street
It's cold. It's dark. It's lonely.
A little boy, about ten years old sits with his knee's drawn up and arms wrapped around them. The concrete road beneath him is not soft or comforting, and his eyes drift over the people passing by the mouth of the alley, where the light reaches inside trying to touch his face.
Suddenly, the light catches onto two gold hoops. They are small earrings on a woman's ear, that's what the boy see's when he looks up, along with a bright dazzling smile of teeth looking down on him.
The boy has a coin jar in front of him, on the small yellow cloth he sits on, torn and ripped. It has a paper attached to the front " HELP" large letters scream and beg.
She sits down on the map after the boy looks up with a small smile, answering her when she asks if she may give him some company.
The black hair on his head shakes lightly while he talks, his head moving slightly while he talks in an animated manner to the woman.
Smiles are given on both ends, large and showing teeth, sincere.
Laughter is shared, first mostly from the surprised guest, until the bot joins in, they laugh till they are in tears.
Long ago had the woman asked as she sat down," what is your name? I'm Calla."
"I'm Law, Trafalgar Law, Miss." A polite smile is given before the woman scoffs and mocks his wording, causing him to stutter nervously before laughing as well.
Time passes like hours. It is only minutes.
The boy knows he has only hours left before sundown. At sundown, the man who runs the town will send goons looking for him; they will gather the 'Pay' Law has to give for living in the alley. If the money isn't given in full, law doesn't get to see the sun tomorrow. His jar is but half full. The woman is the first to stop by all day.
Its been five minutes, the woman enjoys the boys company. He enjoys hers even more. She reaches out a hand that he follows with critical eyes, and drops several coins into the jar with a smile, before parting.
Law looks up, a large genuine smile.
The woman leaves the alley completely, and his smile disappears.
He looks back down slowly towards his closed hand, opening it to reveal two golden hoops, a pair from each ear. The woman has no clue.
He closes his eyes and tightens his fist.
" ….I'm sorry."
IDK IDK IDK IDK IDK I WANTED TO MAKE A STORY ABOUT IF LAW HAD LIVED ON THE STREETS AND LIKE HE WAS RAISED TO BE POLITE AND KIND SO HIS PEOPLE SKILLS WERE GREAT BUT HE DOESNT WANT TO STEAL AND TRICK OTHERS SO HE JUST SITS PATIENTLY BY HIS LITTLE JAR AND THEN ONE DAY HE HAS NO CHOICE SO THE WOMAN COMES ALONG AND HE JUST SORTA HAS TO STEAL THE EARRINGS CUZ THE JAR MONEY FROM THE DAY BEFORE ISNT ENOUGH BUT GUESS WHAT THATS ALSO THE DAY HE DECIDES ENOUGH IS FUCKING ENOUGH AND JUST RUNS FROM THE CITY AND RUNS ALL NIGHT AND THE NEXT DAY AND LOSES DOFLAMINGOS GOONS AN FINALLY IS FREE AND THATS HOW HE GOT THOSE EARRINGS BC THEY MEANT SO MUCH TO HIM THEY MEANT FREEDOM THEY SYMBOLIZED THE DAY HE DECIDED THAT LAST ACT WAS TOO FAR AN THATS WHY HE WEARS THEM NOW AND WILL NEVER TAKE THEM OFF HE PROMISED THAT LADY IN HIS HEART TO NEVER BECOME THAT PERSON AGAIN HE WILL LIVE FREE