Doflamingo was not in the least bit surprised that Law had taken the opportunity to launch an attack. The older pirate had all but been expecting it. Maybe even sooner than the dark haired Heart Pirate had chosen to do now. Like back on the island. Doflamingo leaned to one side as a slash from Law's borrowed katana went by his head. Doflamingo grinned. At least this was more of a response he expected than Law sitting on the damn ground and refusing to go anywhere. That had been unexpected, and had Doflamingo been in a better mood, he would have laughed at Law's actions rather than become angered by them. Which was why it had been so satisfying to launch the damn brat into the air and watch as he hit the deck of his ship heavily, from the sound of it.

The older pirate again side stepped an attack, and with a bored look, gave Law's room a once over. The thin sphere was quite a lot bigger than Doflamingo would have expected from someone as exhausted as Law was. Perhaps he had been keeping some energy in reserve to launch said attack he was currently doing now. Doflamingo turned and brought forth some string between himself and Law to bring the other's blade to a halt. Doflamingo held his ground, and grinned more widely at the serious expression on Law's face. "Fufufufu. I'm wondering, Law, but what are you trying to accomplish right now?"

Law's eyes narrowed, but the dark haired pirate merely strained against the string as if to cut through it to get to the taller man before him.

Doflamingo sniggered at the sight. It appeared as though as if Law were not in the mood to talk. That was perfectly fine with Doflamingo. He wasn't exactly in the mood either to talk with the aggravating little prick. Doflamingo could do that after he'd gotten him back under control. Little bastard certainly seemed a lot more confident now that it was only the two of them.

Doflamingo hated that this was taking longer than he thought, so he slashed his free hand through the air at Law with a five color string attack, just to get Law to back off. It was really inconvenient for him to be so close, and Doflamingo didn't want this to last all day and into the night. Doflamingo watched Law swap positions with a nearby barrel on the deck, reorienting himself to get another attack in. Doflamingo was not going to let him do so. "Bullet String." Doflamingo laughed at the sight of Law scrambling to one side to avoid the strike, and watched as the disruption caused Law to lose his concentration and drop his room. The older pirate lurched forward to take advantage of it, but Law, having noticed his error, quickly gasped out 'room' again, and appeared to have some trouble getting it to appear, but appear it did. Doflamingo stopped short as Law vanished from his view, but based on how small the room was from the previous one…

Doflamingo twisted to the right and caught Law's arm as the dark haired pirate tried to stab him from behind. Doflamingo's grin was nearly painful by now as he squeezed the arm trapped within his grasp. The startled yelp from Law was rather pleasing, as was the fact that he'd dropped the blade, where it hit the deck of the ship with a dull clank. Doflamingo straightened and brought Law up to eye level, and pointedly ignored the other's attempt to kick him. "Are you done?"

"Room."

Doflamingo leaned his head again to the side, before he grabbed Law by the back of his jacket and tossed him across the deck, and into some crates that were at the far end of the ship. The room abruptly vanished, and Law remained crumpled in the broken crates, obviously stunned by the attack and unable to move.

Doflamingo languidly crossed the deck, figuring that Law had lost his breath again from the sudden meeting with the empty crates. The older pirate kicked aside some of the broken bits of the crate to get to Law, where he crouched down next to him. And reached out with one hand to grip Law by his hair and twist it to one side so that they could see one another. And with the way Doflamingo held him down, Law wouldn't be able to lift his head.

Doflamingo leaned over, his voice low and dangerous as he hissed near Law's face. "You have tried my patience more than you believe. Repeatedly, at that. And after I so graciously allowed your crew to leave, and for you to briefly treat…Penguin." Doflamingo knew he shouldn't have allowed it, but Law had been so unruly at the time he figured a little leeway wouldn't hurt. Obviously it had been the wrong move, as it seemed to have made Law bolder to test the older blond haired man's patience. Doflamingo let his hand rest more heavily to prevent Law from moving too much. "You don't want me to go back on my word, do you?" Doflamingo let that sink in before he let go of Law and rose.

Law remained crumpled in the broken bits of the crate, but made no attempt to rise. Doflamingo ventured a guess that it was because he was still struggling to regain his breath from the short fight, and the use of his Devil Fruit power that likely didn't help the task.

Doflamingo flexed his hand briefly in thought, before his grin became nasty. Doflamingo lashed out with a hand, using a single string to strike Law across the back with vicious precision. Not missing a beat, Doflamingo let several strings fall down and pin Law to the deck, which drew out a choked cry of surprise from the Heart Pirate. Doflamingo ignored whatever discomfort Law might be in as he turned away. "Do not forget that I am quick to change my mind. I will be back later."

Without a backwards glance, Doflamingo continued on to the cabin to discuss his plans for the day with others in his family. He would deal with Law later when he was finished. A little pain and humiliation should be enough to at least get Law to be more receptive. Doflamingo wasn't sure why he was putting up with Law in the first place, but for what he had in mind, he needed Law to be with him. Whether Doflamingo let him be a part of his crew again, or as an unwilling tag along would be up to Law and his actions, as well as how he decided he wanted things to be, when presented with a choice.

-x

Law grit his teeth against the pain. He was more concerned about Doflamingo slashing him across the back than the string that currently tethered him to the deck of the ship. They were in no way fatal wounds, but rather wounds meant to cause pain for an extended period of time, and to cause even more agony if Law happened to move in the wrong way that tugged at the strings. Law's thoughts were firmly fixed on the injury across his back right now, however. Most likely over the tattoo that he had painstakingly fixed all those years ago.

Trapped.

The thought entered Law's mind.

He was trapped, and if he did anything to oppose Doflamingo, the man would be quick to change his mind about leaving Law's crew alone. Law's new injuries ached from where the stings pierced his flesh, and Law knew that Doflamingo was going to leave him there for some time, so that he would be unable to prevent any scarring.

Law closed his eyes as he let his head rest on the deck heavily. He sincerely hoped that Penguin would live. He had been forced to hurt his crewmate grievously, and Doflamingo had not given him nearly enough time to give Penguin proper aid. Law had only had time to stop the blood flow, and had hastily give his other crewmates instructions on how to treat their wounds and save Penguin, if there was enough time left. Law could only hope that Penguin didn't stop breathing in the meantime before he could be given proper aid on the ship.

Law saw no way out of the predicament he found himself in unless Doflamingo was dealt with in some way. Most unfortunately, it appeared as though Law was not going to be able to do that on his own. Doflamingo had seen to that, and the pain and new mark across his back was a clear reminder of what would happen should Law dare to try and stand against Doflamingo.

-x-

Two weeks later…

-x-

There was concern among the Heart Pirate crew due to the fact that Penguin had not yet gained consciousness. As such, there was a continuous debate about what to about their shipmate's condition, and what they should do in the meantime.

Bepo was in the infirmary that day with Penguin. The white bear was unhappy with the events that had occurred two weeks previously. Not to mention that he and the rest of the crew were worried about their captain, as well as the crewmate they did have with them.

Penguin.

The sound of the oxygen machine was impossibly loud to Bepo, but he nonetheless kept a watchful eye over Penguin, and the medical equipment that he was hooked up to. There had been several close calls, where Penguin had nearly stopped breathing, or his stitches had not taken. But still Penguin held out, and his wounds were well on the mend. The only thing that would put Penguin completely out of danger would be for him to wake up.

Bepo perked up when he heard Penguin move minutely. "Penguin?" Bepo got up off the chair he'd been on to check his crewmate over, before he was met with a tired gaze. Bepo beamed at him, "You're awake!" Bepo wasn't sure what to do, and he certainly didn't know whether or not Penguin still needed the oxygen mask. Bepo turned and crossed over to the door, and poked his head out, "He's awake!" Bepo stepped back to allow several people, Shachi included, into the infirmary.

Shachi was visibly relieved, "We were worried that you were never going to wake up."

Penguin blinked up at his friend, his eyes slowly gaining some life to them as he woke further. Penguin lay still as he eyed his crewmate, before he looked away.

Shachi waved two of the crew nearest to Penguin in an indication that they should check Penguin's vitals, as well as the state of his wounds. Shachi crouched near the head of the bed and spoke quietly, "We tried to help the captain. Doflamingo just happened to think on step ahead of us all. We're alive, so we can try again later." Shachi offered a small smile. "Since you were unconscious for two weeks, we all decided to meet with Straw Hat Luffy's crew to discuss things. We invited them to come here. Straw Hat and two of his crew were…"

There was a sudden ruckus of raised voices outside of the infirmary, and Shachi's expression became a bit harried, "Luffy is as energetic as he always seems to be." Shachi fell silent as more voices joined the others outside the infirmary.

"Huh? What's this room?"

"Luffy! Don't go wandering around someone else's ship!"

"They did invite us."

"Don't encourage him, Zoro."

Shachi crossed over to the door and opened it, and hastily back stepped as Luffy bounded into the small room.

Luffy spotted Bepo, "Hey! It's the bear!"

Nami entered the small room and swatted Luffy across the back of his head. "Pay attention to what you're doing!"

Zoro settled against the doorframe, his eye settled on Penguin. His expression darkened. "Looks like you ran into Doflamingo." Behind the serious look there was a hint of a smile at the thought of a powerful enemy still around to contend with.

Shachi sat down on a chair next to Penguin's bed, missing the look. "We did, two weeks ago. Doflamingo kept his word to Law, however. He didn't attack us."

Bepo sounded down when he spoke up. "He made the captain do it, I heard."

"What a coward." Nami commented of Doflamingo. "Does that mean that you had to fight your captain?" The orange haired navigator looked surprised when the crew that was gathered fell silent.

"...No, we didn't have to. Doflamingo did something that held us all in place. Then he forced the captain to hurt us." One of the Heart Prates outside the infirmary ventured to say after a brief moment's hesitation.

Luffy had crossed the room to take a peek at Penguin, who stared back at him calmly. Luffy frowned, his head tilting to the side in confusion as he tried to place the injured Heart Pirate. "Who's he?"

"Penguin." Shachi provided, a little baffled by the Straw Hat captain. Wasn't the reason he came here to decided what to do about Doflamingo? Not discuss Penguin's condition.

Luffy's confusion vanished as comprehension dawned. "Oh! That guy that had the hat that said Penguin. He was fighting with you and the bear against the marines." Luffy turned to Shachi with a confused frown. "How come he's more beaten up than the rest of you?"

"Because he was the one who directly confronted Doflamingo. Twice." Shachi exchanged glances with Penguin. "Doflamingo wanted him dead, but Law managed to get him to stop by agreeing to go with him without a fight. And that was after Doflamingo had made Law stab Penguin. The captain didn't have much time to treat Penguin before Doflamingo told him they were going to leave. If he hadn't gone then…Doflamingo threatened to just kill the rest of us, regardless of what he stated before."

Luffy looked down at Penguin silently for a moment, his expression unreadable, before he turned and left the room without a word.

Shachi figured that something was up when Zoro and Nami quietly followed after their captain after trading looks. The red haired Heart Pirate followed after them as he left a few people behind to look after Penguin. Shachi moved more quickly when he heard Luffy declare loudly above deck.

"I'm gonna kick Mingo's ass!"

-x

Law had lost count of the time that Doflamingo left him tethered with the string in the broken crate two weeks previously, but knew that it was hours, and not days, as it had seemed. Law had since been released from the string, but had been confined to a cabin, though he had not been shackled with sea stone. Law figured it was more because Doflamingo felt there was no need out in the open sea. Law had taken to lying on the single bed in the room to think about possible ways out of this that wouldn't harm his crew, but he had not come up with anything thus far.

With a sigh about being unable to sleep, Law sat up and stretched, before he reached over his shoulder and traced the new scar that went across his back. It had been a shallow cut that Doflamingo had made, but it had been deep enough to scar. It went diagonally across the Jolly Roger tattooed on his back. Law dropped his hand back to his side before he rose and stooped to retrieve his jacket that he had tossed carelessly there for no other reason than to let off some pent up energy that he couldn't level against Doflamingo. Law held still as the door to his cabin opened. And speaking of Doflamingo…

"Already up, are you? It's barely dawn." Footsteps approached as Doflamingo laughed. "Fufufu. Couldn't sleep?"

Law didn't turn around as he finished retrieving his shirt as Doflamingo's shadow fell over him. But still Law did nothing, and said nothing. He did twitch slightly as one of Doflamingo's forefingers traced the scar across his back, before the hand fell away and Doflamingo spoke up again.

"I think it looks better this way."

Law saw the shadow retreat as Doflamingo added.

"We are stopping by an island for supplies. And you are coming along. You've been cooped up in here for too long."

Law heard the door shut, and felt more sullen than before. He supposed that he hadn't been explicitly confined to the cabin, but had chosen to do so because he did not wish to interact with anyone whom he considered an enemy. At the very least, Doflamingo had had someone bring him food, not seeming offended in the least at Law's anti-social behavior.

Law let out a sigh as he pulled on the jacket before he ran his hand over his clothed back over the scar that was beneath. He couldn't help but think that Doflamingo had some larger plan in mind, and here he was ignorant of it. Perhaps some fresh air on an island would help clear his mind.

The thought vanished as soon as he and most of Doflamingo's crew landed on the island and were confronted by one of the locals.

"Welcome to Fiesta Island, where every day is a party!" The man with the flashy outfit ran an expert eye over the lot of pirates before him, before he gave a little nod, as if confirming something. "Pirates huh? Well, we don't mind your type here. Just don't cause any trouble while you're here. We already got some nasty buggers on the other side of the island tryin' to ruin our fun." The brightly colored fellow shuffled off, and there was a brief silence.

Law's eyes were assailed by brightly colored things from people to animals to buildings, and he turned to give Doflamingo a look of deepest loathing. "I hate you."

Doflamingo grinned cheerfully in return, his pink feathered jacket and general attire blending him in with the locals, though he was still feet above everyone in height. "Lighten up, Law. We're just here for supplies."

Law's expression made it clear that he thought otherwise.

Doflamingo gave Law a hearty slap between the shoulder blades. "Come on, I want to get this done. I don't want some bold idiot from this island tipping off the marines."

Law regained his footing, but couldn't do much to escape the bright offense that was the island's theme. Maybe he could steal Doflamingo's ship and ditch the son of a bitch. He seemed to enjoy the sight of the eccentricities of the island, but maybe that was just because it had made Law irked.

The supply gathering did not take as long as Law expected, though the relief of escaping the noisy place was not to be. Because Doflamingo had decided he wanted a drink, and the fact that the rest of his crew agreed made Law grit his teeth as he was hustled along to the biggest in in the city that had a large tavern connected to it.

Law was going to murder Doflamingo in his sleep.

-x

Kidd was currently in a situation that, while he knew what he wanted to do, he couldn't get away with it without getting backlash from said actions he desperately wanted to take.

"Let the guy live, Kidd." Killer deadpanned from nearby, as he considered the brightly colored noodles in his bowl.

Kidd was in the process of throttling a friendly son of a bitch that wouldn't stop asking Kidd and his crew to try some new drinks. The red haired captain let out an aggravated sigh and let the fool go, who quickly put as much distance between himself and Kidd as was possible. Kidd grumbled something under his breath as he drank a beer of some kind, its bright color giving Kidd only momentary pause as he gulped it down. "You ruin all my fun. Killer."

"Murder is only fun if there aren't witnesses."

Kidd narrowed his eyes at Killer, but was unable to tell if the other man was joking. So, Kidd just drank more of his beer. Eyeing the cheerful people around him suspiciously, Kidd voiced a thought to Killer. "Why the fuck did we come here again?"

"We needed supplies? And sooner rather than later. This was the closest island."

Kidd set the empty mug down and waved the nearest waitress over for another. He was going to need to be slightly smashed in order to survive the brightly attired and happy people all around him.

Just as Kidd got partway through his next beer, he choked some of it down because something had caught his eyes. "No fucking way." The red head breathed, eyes fixed on something across the room. Trafalgar fucking Law was there on the island, in this very building, and the dark haired pirate's expression looked like it could kill someone. Kidd wasn't surprised. This kind of island didn't seem like one the other man would enjoy. Kidd grinned into his mug as he took another drink. How convenient. Kidd in need of a distraction from the offense that was the island he was on.

Kidd didn't need Killer to kick him lightly beneath the table to be reminded that Law happened to be seated next to Doflamingo, and surrounded by what Kidd presumed to be the rest of Doflamingo's crew. All that Kid saw was that Law appeared to be absolutely miserable, even if the dark haired Heart Pirate attempted to hide it behind a mask of indifference, or an insincere little smile.

Killer appeared to have picked up his captains thoughts. "Don't, Kidd. We need to keep focused. We're supposed to meet with Hawkins and Apoo in a few days."

"Don't tell me what to do." Kidd muttered crossly in return, "That guy, Doflamingo, doesn't know, so wouldn't it be amusing to him that someone was interested in Trafalgar?"

Killer gave off the impression of giving his captain a cross look. "Or is it that you just want to have sex with him again?

"How soon can we be ready to sail?"

Killer shook his head as if in disbelief, "Don't get yourself killed, Kidd. Doflamingo obviously wants Law with him. He isn't going to let him out of his sight for a booty call."

"No harm in trying right?" Kidd asked with a grin at the words 'booty call', as he settled back against the table and began to stare at Law and began to think about all he could do to the other man. Kidd had to wonder if Law didn't already know he was there, and was merely ignoring him for some reason or another. It was probably a dangerous situation, but Kidd found that he did not particularly care.

Kidd felt like he had when he had first laid eyes on Law after two years, and that included Kidd hating the sight of the dark haired man without that confident smirk.

It was wrong.

Besides, Kidd hated to be ignored, so he would just have to remedy that.

-x

Doflamingo chuckled suddenly as his elbow nudged Law lightly. "It seems like you've caught someone's attention."

Law didn't bother to look up from the table. All he could do was think about his scarred back, and the ache his body was in from the injuries of the puncture wounds earlier during his 'punishment.' "I highly doubt it." Law winced as he felt string jerk his head up so that he was forced to look at what Doflamingo said, and the Heart Pirate felt his stomach drop as he realized that it was Kidd that was staring at him. And the manner in which he was staring at him, like Kidd wanted to jump Law then and there and fuck him in front of everyone present.

Law hated that the thought turned him on. The sex part, not the audience. He hadn't given much thought to sex these past two weeks. Law saw a chance to escape, as he was sure that Kidd would be more than happy to whisk him away, for some reason, but it was a risk that Law couldn't take. Law was fairly certain that Kidd's crewmate, Killer, would well…kill him, if Law went through with it. Law eyed Kidd and his obvious desire to de-clothe him.

But then again…

"Why don't you go have some fun? Perhaps you will be less hostile if you get laid." Doflamingo chuckled as he amended the statement at the seething glare from Law. "Or you could get into a fight and get some of that aggression out."

Law started to drink, and only spoke once he finished the glass of wine. "Getting laid or starting a fight will only temporarily get rid of that 'aggression' as you put it."

Doflamingo observed Law start in on his second drink, before he plucked the glass from Law's grasp, and cuffed his nearest shoulder lightly, "Go on. Get a room for the night. We'll leave in the morning. I am losing the will to drink with that attitude of yours."

Law reluctantly rose from where he was seated, before he headed along the side wall of the tavern. After speaking briefly to the innkeeper on the opposite side of the tavern, Law paused in the doorway of the exit of the tavern to the inn and glanced over his shoulder at Kidd, who was watching his every move. Law lifted the key into view with a hint of a smirk, before he jerked his head toward the stairs in the other room. After noting that Kidd had risen out of his seat, Law turned away and headed for the stairs.

-x

"Be careful." Killer warned as he watched his captain rise.

"I know. Just have the crew ready to bolt and get outta here." Kidd muttered back as he headed after Law. Kidd made sure to avoid eye contact with Doflamingo as he passed by his table, though the red head heard a faint rumble of laughter from the larger man. Kidd held back one of his own. Wouldn't Doflamingo be surprised if Law didn't show up later tonight or tomorrow?

It took Kidd a few moments to reach the top of the stairs, before he was taken by surprised as his right arm was seized and he was thrown off balance as he was tugged into a room, and the door slammed shut.

"What do you think you are doing?" Law whispered in a harsh voice. "You are lucky that Doflamingo suspects nothing unusual."

Kidd shook his arm free and crossed them grumpily as he scoffed back in return. "Do you mean that you didn't think that I wasn't going to get you back for drugging me back on that island? And then leaving me with one of your injured crewmates while you went off with a psycho like Doflamingo?"

A worried line creased Law's brow. The thought of Penguin made him concerned.

"Want to know what your crewmates said when I dumped the guy off with them?"

Law didn't appear to want to know, but his shoulders slumped. "What did they say?"

Kidd moved in on Law as he backed the Heart Pirate toward the bed in the room until the back of his knees bumped the bed. Kidd's grin remained in place at the sight of Law's uncertain expression. Kidd leaned in close as he wrapped his right arm around Law's waist, and leaned his head forward to breathe against his neck. "They said that I should kidnap you if they couldn't help you, and meet up with them and Straw Hat's crew. Maybe they would even come here."

Law lifted a hand to brace it against Kidd's chest. "No. I am not going to put my crew in any more danger. Or Straw Hat-ya and his crew." Law's hand faltered as Kidd held him closer, his breath tickling the skin of his neck.

"And what about me?"

"If you don't stay away, you will get hurt." Law squirmed in surprise as Kidd's metal hand snuck up beneath his jacket. "And Doflamingo will crush you if you try and 'kidnap' me."

Kidd ignored the threat of the older pirate, and instead began the process of using his right hand to start to inch Law's jacket up. "Unlike you, I would put up a fight and make the son of a bitch work for it. Besides, I told you that I wasn't finished with you and if Doflamingo takes you, I won't be able to do that, right?"

"You're an idiot." Law responded immediately, though he allowed the removal of his jacket and stopped resisting briefly enough to allow for a kiss. Then, Law pressed both his hands up against Kidd's chest.

Kidd let Law go easily enough, though he didn't move to let Law away from the bed.

Law obviously noticed this, and he crossed his arms to mirror the red head's previous position, and glared at Kidd haughtily. "And just how are you going to deal with me?"

Kidd grinned cheerfully. "Between the sheets all night long, if you can keep up."

Law obviously hadn't expected that, or at least, not that bluntly said, and flushed faintly. "I suppose I was to take you staring at me earlier as your intention to fuck me senseless?"

Kidd considered that. "I dunno. But that sounds good to me." Kidd gave Law's shoulder a hefty shove, and Law toppled backward with a gasp.

Law landed on the bed on his side, and shoved himself up with both hands to twist slightly to glare at Kidd. "Must you shove? I am tired enough as it is with Doflamingo pushing me around." Law caught Kidd staring at him, and the dark haired pirate huffed impatiently. "What?"

"Your back." Kidd said simply.

Law averted his gaze before he smiled humorously. "Doflamingo did it. He seemed to be amused to mess with the tattoo there again."

Kidd sat down on the bed, and inched closer. "Didn't you fix it the last time it happened?"

"The last time there was less of a line to fix." Law said, as he leaned away.

Kidd closed the distance and flopped over Law's lap on his back, and grinned up at the exasperated Law. "You're a doctor, aren't you? Can't you just use your powers and cut that part off and mess with it?"

Law reached down and flicked Kidd on the nose. "That would mean I would have to cut it myself, and my stamina isn't good enough right now to do such a thing. My room might drop before I was done with it."

Kidd smirked at that. "I guess I'll see just how much stamina you have left."

Law flicked Kidd's forehead this time, only for the red headed pirate to catch his hand and hold it tightly.

"I was thinking if you're tired enough you'll crash and I can lug your unconscious boy to my ship before Doflamingo notices." Kidd commented with a wolfish grin.

Law cracked a smile at that. "I very much doubt he wouldn't notice." Law frowned a little at Kid's pleased expression. "And what is that for?"

"You smiled." Kidd said, absurdly pleased about it.

"And why the hell would you care if I smile or not?"

Kidd gave a little shrug. "I like it better when you have that fucking confident smirk, like you killed a man and don't give a shit that you did."

Law cracked another smile at that. "You're an idiot." The Heart Pirate grunted as Kid rolled to one side and tugged him along, so that Law was lying on top of the red haired captain. Though Law wasn't able to question Kidd further as the other captain had decided it was high time for another kiss.

Kidd grinned into the kiss before he leaned back and ran his hands along Law's bare sides. "That's better. You shouldn't frown so damn much. You should be a sarcastic asshole all the time. Don't fucking brood. It's annoying."

"Hm." Law poked Kidd's nose, just to piss him off. "I think I have more than enough reasons to 'brood' but I guess I can't do that right now."

"No you can't." Kidd said, and proceeded to roll them over so that he was the one that pinned Law to the bed. "Not when I'm gonna play with you." Kidd liked the confident smile that crossed Law's lips just then, and decided that that was far better than the frown that had been there before.

"We'll see about that." And without any more prompting, Law gripped Kidd by his hair and leaned up so that they could engage in a more frantic kiss than before.

Perhaps getting out some pent up energy would be a good thing after all.

-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x

A/N: Apparently the KiddxLaw stuff was sooner than I thought. I'm gonna have fun with the next chapter.