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Chapter 5

Ace flopped down on the couch next to Law and lifted up his shirt. "Does this look like a rash to you?"

Law looked up from his book and studied the reddish patch of skin. "Does it itch?"

"Like you wouldn't believe."

"Yeah, could be a rash." He poked it. "Does it hurt?"

"No, it just itches like hell! Do something about it!"

"I'm not a magician. Did you use something differently, like a lotion or something? Though, if it were a lotion, your stomach wouldn't be the place where the rash would be," Law said with a smirk.

Ace gave him a deadpanned look. "It's not a lotion. It's that stupid narcolepsy medication you hooked me up with. Again. I swear, I'm never letting you put me in a drug trail again."

"I hear there is a new trial running."

"Hook me up."

Law shook his head, smirking. "Already did. Stop taking the other medication and rub some aloe vera on that rash. Now, beat it."

"You know, you're really no fun lately," Ace muttered.

Law looked up from his book and raised an eyebrow. "I'm busy."

"You wanna know what I think?"

"Not really." This time, he didn't even bother looking up.

"You need to get laid."

That got his attention. "Oh really?"

"Yes. Don't you remember what you did to Luffy when he tried to piggyback ride?"

"He always annoys me."

"True, but usually you secretly like it. The wrestling throw was a bit much this time, though." Ace sat back on the couch again. "Let's go out tonight. We'll find someone to your liking."

Law thought for a moment. He had been busy with keeping up with his studies and problems with his insomnia, as usual – though that came in handy with the former. Add to that thoughts of that obnoxious redhead, Kid, mostly of him bend over on an operating table with Law behind him. There was something about him that was irresistible to Law. Perhaps it was the fact that it was so easy to rile him up, making him want to choke the living hell out of Law… Damn, Law turned himself on again.

The only annoying thing about Kid, aside from his hair, was his homophobic attitude. He really had to work on that.

Okay, maybe Ace was right. Going out would be perhaps a good way to unwind, especially if the night ended in a good fuck.

"Fine, I'm game," he sighed eventually. He already regretted it when he saw the tell-tale smirk on Ace's face.

"Great! It's been a while for me too, so hopefully I won't come home either."

"Come home from what?" Luffy poked his head around the corner of the living room.

"Law and I are going out tonight. Will you be okay by yourself?" Ace asked.

"Can't I come?" Luffy pouted.

Law could almost see Ace's resistance crumble. While Luffy's – and Ace's, for that matter – puppy dog look had no effect on Law, Ace couldn't resist his little brother.

"Alright, but only if Nami comes too," Ace tried to sound stern. "I'm not leaving him alone in case we both go home with someone," he explained to Law, ignoring Luffy's cheering.

Ace shot a text to Nami and Zoro, his friends, inviting them over later that night. After that, he sat back on the couch.

Law tried to focus on his reading again, but Ace decided it was necessary to tap his foot on the floor in a most annoying manner. Law shot him a deadly look, but he had noticed those started to lose their effect the more he used them, like Ace became immune or something.

Ace sighed. "I'm just bored. How were your classes today?"

"Fine." A smirk appeared on Law's face. "I got to hold a human heart."

"Did you rip it out of someone's chest?"

"What makes you think that?"

Ace whistled. "Must be your lovely personality." He jumped up, only to sit down again with his legs folded underneath him. "Ask how it's going with me!"

Law rolled his eyes. "How do you like being a firefighter?"

"It's awesome. Yesterday, there was this fire in a house and a little girl was still inside and I got to get her out." Ace beamed with pride. "I think it was in the paper today."

"Did she get any burns?"

Ace rolled his eyes. "Is that the only way you're interested? God, you're so morbid."

Law shrugged. "The human body just intrigues me."

"You mean the human body failing. Do me a favour, don't talk about your hobbies tonight. They're kinda off putting."

That night, Law found himself surrounded by partying and drunk people. Nami and Zoro had come with them and were currently holding a drinking contest, while keeping an eye on Luffy, who was holding an eating contest with himself. In the meantime, Ace was scouting the people in the club. They had come to a gay bar, mostly for Law and a little for Zoro. Ace didn't care what kind of parts his prospective mate had, Nami had Luffy and Luffy was, well, Luffy.

"Oh, I think I see a hot blond over there," Ace commented as he finished his beer.

Law rolled his eyes. "You and your blonds." While Ace certainly wasn't picky, for some reason he usually ended up in bed with a blond from whichever gender.

Ace shrugged with a grin. "Tell me one thing that's better in life than a hot blond with a nice ass."

Law, who had just picked up his beer, smirked around the opening of his bottle when Kid came to mind. Yes, a fiery redhead was certainly better.

Ace gave him a weird look and he seemed inclined to ask something, but it appeared his blond was trying to escape, so Ace set off in pursuit, elbowing his way through the crowd.

Law finished his beer as well and looked around him, but no one caught his eye. He wasn't really one for these kinds of clubs anyway, but Ace had insisted he shouldn't be picky. But looking around this crowd made Law realise he had some kind of standard.

"I'm gonna get some air," he said to Zoro and Nami, and got an uninterested reply. Rolling his eyes, he made his way to the exit. He hadn't taken off his long coat inside, so the cold air was a welcome change.

Law leaned against the wall of the building and closed his eyes. He was starting to drift off, despite the loud music coming from the inside. Way for his insomnia to work.

"Are you looking for trouble?" a gruff voice suddenly said.

Law opened his eyes. Before him a man was standing, broad-shouldered and tall. His hair seemed to be a greyish green and he was smoking two cigars.

"I'm just standing here, officer." Something about the man's attitude screamed he was a cop.

"That's Captain Smoker to you," he grouched.

Law rolled his eyes, but suddenly an idea struck him. It was a bit of a gamble, but if he succeeded, tonight promised to be interesting enough.

With a smirk, he said, "The only thing I'm looking for, Captain, is to get laid."

Law pushed his key in the lock and tried to turn it as silently as possible not to wake anyone. His meeting with the police captain, Smoker, had gone more than satisfactory, but he knew that if Ace was awake, he would pry. And if Luffy was awake… Law shuddered. He should first get some shut-eye before he could handle that.

Sleeping shouldn't be too much of an issue, or at least so Law hoped. His body was finally relaxed and he hadn't slept in a few days. In any case, his bed sounded tempting right now. Yet his legs didn't allow him to go up the stairs, so he settled for flopping down on the couch.

He would probably regret that in the morning, was the last thought that went through his head.

Regretting it he would indeed, as he was woken by a certain someone jumping on top of him.

"Hey Traf, you're back!" Luffy yelled, way too loud for this early in the morning.

When Law checked his phone, however, with Luffy still bouncing on top of him, he saw it wasn't that early. Ace appeared to be up as well, if the smell of smoke from the kitchen was anything to go by.

"Get the hell off me," Law grouched as he threw Luffy on the floor. Unfortunately, the hyperactive boy only saw that as an invitation to wrestle. While being held in a chokehold, Law felt a familiar sting up his ass and suppressed a grin.

Ace came into the room, carrying a bowl of cereal. "Morning," he said with a grin and a suggestive eyebrow waggle. "I didn't hear you come back last night."

"Yeah, you left us all alone!" Luffy said accusingly as he let go of Law and tried to steal Ace's breakfast. "Where did you go?"

"I… met a friend."

"What kind of friend? Is he nice? Or she? I wanna be friends with him," Luffy exclaimed.

Law rolled his eyes and scrambled to his feet. "He's not that good of a friend," he said as he walked to the kitchen to get breakfast.

Of course he should have known better than to think Ace would let it rest. Law was followed into the kitchen by a curious – or rather, nosy – Ace under the pretence that he had to get more cereal.

"You don't have to tell me I was right. But I was. So tell me about this 'friend'," Ace said smirking.

"Nothing to tell. We met, we fucked, that's all."

Ace pouted. "You're no fun. Did you meet him in the club?"

"No, outside." Law sighed and decided to throw his friend a bone. "He's a cop."

"Nice. Did you use handcuffs?"

Law pulled down his sleeves some more to hide the red marks on them. "No."

"Liar. Everyone knows that sleeping with a cop means handcuffs. Come on, details!" Ace demanded.

"There's not much to tell. He's got a nice body and didn't stop until the job was done." A slight smirk appeared on his face. "And he smokes like a chimney. I'm not kidding, two cigars at the time. Guess he wanted to be a credit to his family."

"He's called Chimney?"

"Nah, Smoker."

"Did you tell him smoking is deadly?" Ace inquired.

"I'm a doctor, it's obligatory. I don't have to care, though," Law shrugged.

"Are you gonna see him again?"

"I doubt it." Picking up his breakfast, he called over his shoulder, "He's all yours."

Law was making his way home after picking up Ace's new drugs from the pharmacy when he suddenly heard a loud yell.

"Bepo, are you alright?"

Curious about the cause, Law looked up and saw two figures hovering over a third, who was lying on the ground, seemingly fainted. His medical training kicking in, he pushed the two people crouching out of the way. "Make room. I'm a doctor."

The two obediently moved aside while Law took the fainted person's pulse. As he checked his watch, keeping his finger on the wrist, Law's eyes flicked over to the person on the ground. He seemed to be Law's age, maybe a little younger, with light hair and a pale skin. Perhaps an albino, he thought as he listened to his chest.

"What happened?" he asked the two bystanders.

One of them, wearing a hat that said 'Penguin' it, said, "We were just walking when he suddenly collapsed."

Law hummed and rummaged through his bag. When retrieved what he was looking for, he took the cap from the tube and held it under the albino's nose. The man shuddered and sat up, blinking his eyes.

"That was great! What is that stuff?" the other bystander, a guy with red hair and a green cap.

"It's just smelling salt," Law answered as he put the tube away.

"You always carry that around?"

"Nah, I just picked it up to see if it works on my narcoleptic friend." Law pulled the albino's eyelids further open and shone with his flashlight into them, to check his pupil reflexes. "How are you feeling?"

A loud growling sound gave answer to the question as to why he had fainted.

"You were just hungry?" the two bystanders exclaimed and hit their friend over the head.

"Ow! I'm sorry!"

Law couldn't suppress a smile. "Looks like you'll be alright." He put his things back in his bag.

"Well, thanks for helping," the guy with the 'penguin'-hat said. "I'm Penguin, that's Shachi," he pointed at the redhead, "and that idiot is Bepo."

"I'm Law," he answered as he rose and helped Bepo to his feet. "Go eat something and make sure it's salty."

He was about to leave when Penguin said, "Wait, you wanna come with us?"

"Our treat," Shachi hastily added.

Law stopped in his tracks. Ace wouldn't be back for a while as he was working, which meant a bored Luffy.

"Definitely," Law said.