(Disclaimer: One Piece belongs to Eiichiro Oda, obviously.)

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Reunited

The night air was warm. Merry chatter was heard from different corners of the ship, followed by a booming laughter every now and then. It was almost like an ordinary night on Kid Pirates' ship; except for their guests which happened to be another pirate crew.

It had turned into a routine, if (or as all of them knew, when) they anchored on the same island; the Kid and Heart pirate crews would enjoy (some of them more than the others, obviously) each others company. The reason for that kinda went without saying.

Meanwhile, Eustass Kid was dragging Trafalgar Law towards his private cabin, unaware or probably uncaring of the knowing looks they were receiving.

Kid felt like it had been ages since the last time they had the chance to see each other. There had been obstacles along the way; they were pirates after all. This time it had taken them longer to reach the same island at the same time.

"What are you thinking about, Eustass-ya?" He was brought back to present by the question and realized they had actually reached his cabin and had been standing if front of it for a while now. Law was looking up at him with glassy eyes, courtesy of the booze they had generously consumed earlier, corners of his lips curled in a combination of his usual smirk and rarely-seen smile.

He had always appreciated how good looking Law was, but under the dim light and with the soft smile that reached his eyes he looked truly ethereal. He frowned a bit at the thought. He must have had more to drink than he thought…

Suddenly, Law's hand reached up and touched right between his eyebrows. Kid blinked a few times, trying to understand what was happening.

"Don't frown… I don't like it when you frown…"

It seemed like Law had too much drink too; otherwise he wouldn't be caught dead saying stuff like this. Kid swallowed and relaxed his eyebrows, turning his expression neutral.

"Better…" There it was again, that weirdly disarming smile that Law seemed to reserve only for him. He held his breath and waited for the surgeon to lower his hand but he didn't. Instead, his delicate fingers trailed down slowly as if he was mapping Kid's face; first touching his nose, then his cheek, and finally reaching his mouth. He seemed almost fascinated as he pressed softly against the redhead's lips, his own smile turning satisfied as he suddenly closed his eyes and wrapped both his hands around Kid's neck to tug him down.

The kiss wasn't completely unexpected, but it still managed to knock the breath out of Kid. His own eyes closed, his arm came up and he blindly seeked support from the wall nearby. He moaned and pressed closer against Law, his free hand coming up to caress the brunet's side. After a while, deciding he needed more skin contact, he reached the hem of Law's sweatshirt and sneaked his hand under it, slowly stroking the protruding hipbone there. How had he managed to go on without this for so long?

They broke the kiss for much needed air, still pressed together and breathing harshly against each other's lips.

"Law…" Kid's voice was husky with both arousal and emotion but he didn't care.

"Hmm?"

Kid trailed his lips down Law's neck, nuzzling the soft skin there and whispered against it, "Missed you so damn much… I'm gonna love you all night long, so don't even think about falling asleep on me…"

Law chuckled, which could be taken as another sign of how intoxicated he really was, and buried his hands in his lover's blood red hair and sighed.

"I'm counting on it, Eustass-ya…"