Chapter 3 is here.

Sorry for the late post but I was at a Family gathering ;)

Anyway, enjoy.

Fresh Air

When Law returns to the emergency room, Sally is fast asleep. He sighs and takes the towel from her head. After a short glance at her face he quickly looks away and turns to his notes. It was certainly the first time that he had a female patient. But he feels responsible for her health. Like for every other patient. Her subtle breathing was very calming. Law looks over his shoulder. She was quietly lying in the bed. She moved her head slightly and a streak of hair falls on her face. He walks over to the bed and carefully brushes it to the side. Her skin was soft. It suprises him. For someone with such a high bounty shouldn't really care or have the time to take care of the looks at her face. He notices the 'D.' tattoo underneath her right eye. It made him wonder. Did she have the. D. as well? He sits on the bed and gently strokes her hair. It was also very soft. Her movement alerted him but she just smiles in her sleep. Law also smiles to himself. What the hell was he doing? A doctor should only treat his patients, nothing else. Shaking his head to make those thoughts disappear he returns to his desk. A few minutes pass and Sally wakes up. She yawns and sits up rubbing her eyes and staring into the empty space. Law looks over his shoulder and smiles at the daydreaming woman. As she stands up Law turns around.

"You shouldn't get up yet."

"Oh, I'm fine."

She takes a step forward but suddenly her legs give way and she falls back. Law catches her with his arm around her hip and she grabs his hoodie to hold on to.

"I told you." he sighs.

"Yeah. Thanks."

He helps her stand but she is still shaking. She really was fragile. Law puts his hand on hers which was still tightly holding onto his hoodie. Gently pulling on it didn't work.

"You can let go now." he said as gently as possible.

"Oh, yeah."

She relaxes her fingers and Law takes her hand off his hoodie. Her hand is still shaking.

"Are you okay?" he looks at her.

"I'm just...in shock."

Her eyes say it all. Sally holds onto his hand and looks up at him.

"I need some fresh air."

Outside the sun is shining brightly. Sally is standing by the railing and watches the waves hit the walls of the submarine. She closes her eyes, a smile on her face and the wind blowing through her hair. Bepo is sleeping on the floor and Law is leaned against the snoring ball of fur. It was a pleasant moment. The sound of the water, the wind and the seagulls flying above. True freedom. Sally takes a few deep breaths and then begins to sing.

"The waves they dance,

the wind it blows,

the fish they swim,

the sun it glows.

The sea is far,

endless it goes.

The sails are cast,

the current flows.

The treasure is hidden,

somewhere out there.

One Piece is real,

but only where.

The great compass of the sea.

The Grand Line shows the way.

Around the world it goes.

Until the goals are reached.

To the New World."

Law listens and smiles. He had heard it before. Somewhere. He looks up at the blue sky and takes a big breath. The freedom he had right now. It should never end.

"Do you believe in destiny?" Sally voice brought him back to reality.

Law looks at her. She turns to look at him and smiles.

"I do."

Destiny. Fate. He still had the feeling that those things have brought her on this ship. He hopes that soon he will know why because at the moment she was just...a patient. Sally looks back out at sea. A seagull calls and Sally shivers. The seagull lands next her on the railing and it seemed as if a shiver is going through her body. The young Captain watches her budge over to the left as the bird walks towards her. More and more did the bird 'chase' Sally along the railing. Law holds his hand over his mouth to hide his smile. The seagull calls out again and flies away. Sally is frozen and shivering. Law bursts out laughing. She blushes and turns to him.

"You're scared of birds?" his laughing face makes her blush even more.

"Yeah, so what?" pouting.

"Nothing." wiping a tear away.

He continues to giggle. Sally, still pouting, looks at the man. It somehow dawned her that this man didn't laugh that often. And if she was honest to herself, he looked cute when he laughed. It was from the heart, not forced. She smiles at herself. She was lucky that she landed here and not on some marine ship. Hours later, Sally is walking around the submarine. Bepo spots her.

"Miss Sally, what are you doing? You need to go and lie down." the bear seems nervous.

"Well, a woman has to do her business right? Can you tell me where the bathroom is?"

"Oh, right. But you'll have to wait. The Captain is having a shower right now." now he was a little embarrassed.

"I see. Can you at least show me where the bathroom is? I'll wait until he is finished."

"Sure."

Bepo walks her to the bathroom door. It only had the standard toilet symbol on it. Oh great, she had to share the bathroom with nine other men. Well, it was something she was already used to. Just as they reached the door it opens and Law steps into the corridor with nothing more than trousers at his waist, yawning. He bumps into Sally. He looks down at the young woman holding her nose.

"Ouch"

"Huh? What are you doing here? You're suppose to rest."

"I'm human too. I need to use the bathroom." she looks up with a serious face.

"Oh, yeah."

Of course. He felt a bit stupid. How could he forget. Sally looks at his chest. He wasn't as muscular as she thought he was. But he was well build, tall with tanned skin. What really caught her attention though was the large tattoo on his chest. Furthermore, he had heart like tattoos on both of his shoulder, arm and hands.

"You have a lot of tattoos."

Law felt his face heat up. It made him somewhat nervous the way she looked at him. He grinds his teeth and gently pushes her past him.

"Just go." annoyed.

Without a word, Sally steps into the tiny bathroom. She pauses and pockes her head back at the two heart pirates.

"Is there a chance you have spare clothes for a woman?" she grins in shame.

Law and Bepo look at each other. The Captain scratches his head a sighs. He whispers something to the bear and Bepo leaves. Minutes later he comes back with a large hoodie. Sally looks sceptical but it was obvious who's it was.

"This is the captain's. Don't break it." a small whisper.

"Sure. Thanks." a giggle.

Sally smiles at him. She disappears into the bathroom and closes the door behind her. The hoodie was definitely too big for her. But then she didn't need trousers. Nine men and one woman. Minus the bear of course. Yeah she could handel that until the baby was born. She smiles and starts to change. Outside in the corridor, Law and Bepo look at each other.

"What a strange woman. She reminds me of that Strawhat Captain." Bepo crosses his arms.

"Why?"

"She's not scared. And she kinda smells the same." he tilts his head a little to the side.

"Why do you keep attention to peoples smells?" the young Captain smiled at Bepo.

Bepo drops his head.

"Sorry,...but you seem to get along with her really well, Captain. I've never seen you be that friendly to a woman. I always thought you were a fail with the ladies."

"Seriously?" sweat drops appear on the back of his head.

Did his first-hand man see him like that? Did everyone see him like that? He just wasn't interested in women. Why would he? He had other things to worry about.

"And why did you save her? We could have easily escaped the marines. Why did you?"

Law is silent. Good question. Was it really fate? Or did the look she gave him just got him into doing it? Whatever the reason, it was too late to regret it. But he didn't. Strangely. At least not yet. He turns and walks off.

"Who knows." was all he could say.

"I guess there is a first time for everything." the bear scratches his head and shrugs.

Behind the corner the dark shadow of Shachi peeks out and grins.

Her name? Still not reveales .

But soon you will all know.

I hope you like this chapter as much as the last one. :)

Please review and see you all next Sunday.