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Chapter Fifty Three

I giggled as Law cursed and glared at me, "Oh don't give me that. How the hell are you winning?"

"Chess is easy," I grinned at his annoyance, "Plus, it's easy to beat you when you're distracted,"

Over the course of the last three hours, we had played chess game after chess game. Law had beaten me most of the time, but now I was winning. It was actually very easy once he got distracted. The added benefit was that with each win gained, he grew frustrated in more than one way. It seemed that he had finally reached the end of his patience as his eyes grew dark and he threw the chess board aside before coming over the table. I let out a small yelp as I was pinned underneath him. He glared down at me with eyes a deep stormy grey. I couldn't stop the shudder that went through me at the sight of it even if it was directed at me. He leaned down and his lips brushed my ear as he asked, "How can I not be distracted when you're wearing nothing more than a bikini underneath that jacket of yours?"

I shivered at the heat in his voice and the feeling of his breath against the skin of my ear. I felt pride swell in my chest at his words even as I reached up to brush my fingers against his cheek. Immediately, he leaned into my touch. I sighed softly as he calmed down prompting him to look at me in confusion. I spoke softly, "Law I think it's time I tell you more about my clan."

"Why?" He asked while pressing closer to me, "I think there's something else we could be doing,"

"No Law," He stiffened though I ignored it as I glared at him, "We need to talk about it now,"

He looked at me in surprise and moved off of me. I sat up as he asked, "Why now?"

"Because you need to know what to expect," I answered with a sigh, "You do not know all that you need to and we still have some things we must do in order for us to officially be mates,"

He looked at me in confusion, "What do you mean by 'officially'? Didn't we get married?"

"Yes, but our bond is not yet complete," The confusion increased causing me to sigh, "In order for it to be complete, we must preform a ritual. The ritual will complete the bond,"

"Kaileara-ya you're not making sense," He said causing me to groan.

"I know, but I'm not the best to explain this stuff," I stood up and walked to the window of the small house we were staying at for our honeymoon, "Hell I didn't even know half of this stuff until a week ago,"

"When your old teacher came to speak with you?" He asked causing me to nod and we were silent for a little before he said, "Tell me what you need to tell me,"

I dimly noted that the moon was nearly full as I began to speak, "The marks that each clan member bears is special in more ways than one. Not only does it show that we have bonded with our partner, it shows that we have accepted the curse of our clan."

"Curse?" I closed my eyes at the confusion in his voice, "I know that you've said that your marks are a cursed blessing, but-"

"They are a cursed blessing," My eyes opened and I looked down at the marks on my hands, "The blessing is that they show us when we find our mates, but the curse is that forever are we changed. We can never return to the way we once were,"

"Kai?" A meloncoly smile grew across my face as I turned to him.

"The moment we bond with our wolves, we are forever changed," Bitter sweetness filled me, "We become in essence wolves in human form. The reason we mimic the injuries of our partners is because they are us. They are what could have been us had we been born varg rather than man,"

"Yukina..." He trailed off as I nodded.

"She is me and I am her," He looked stunned, "One of the reasons our mates gain their own partners once we bond is for our wolves to have their mates,"

"But Winter is a leopard. How does that work?" I shrug lightly.

"Only the fates and the spirits know," I turned towards the window again, "We have more blessings such as the enhanced healing factor, the higher durability, the higher stamina, enhanced senses, and the like. We also have more curses such as needing to eat more, easily losing ourselves to our emotions, and the like,"

"I see, but what do the marks have to do with the bond?" He asked causing me to sigh.

"Other than showing that we've met our soul mate, they allow us to connect with our mate in ways that most wouldn't think possible," I heard him stand up, "They allow us to feel each others emotions, hear each others thoughts should we wish it, understand each other no matter the language we speak, and share energy should the situation demand it," I bit my lip as I paused over the next part, "It also makes it easier for us to calm each other...It allows you to calm me no matter how angry or feral I become,"

"I feel that you left something out," His voice was behind me now and I felt the warmth of his body against mine, "What are you leaving out?"

I took a deep breath, "When we bond, you will gain a marking somewhere on your body. The marking will match mine in some way. Once in place, you will for all intents and purposes be an Ashferd only without the blood of the wolf in your veins."

I waited with baited breath for him to speak only for him to wrap his arms around me. He hugged me close and buried his face in my hair. I leaned against him as relief crashed through me. He spoke softly, "When will we do the ritual?"

"When the moon reaches it's fullest," I answered as I turned in his arms, "I'm surprised you don't have any questions,"

"I only have one, but I figured you would tell me eventually," He shrugged lightly while I absorb the heat he was putting off.

"What's your question?" I asked softly.

"Does being a wolf in human form make you want to be touched?" He asked causing me to frown before shrugging.

"Wolves are very pack centered beings and crave touch," I answered as I yawned lightly, "It's why I act the way I do. Why I'm always so willing to brawl with my brothers or any of my Nakama,"

He chuckled lowly and leaned down to brush his lips against mine. I groan softly when he pulled away. He looked at me in amusement, "I guess that's why you always want to cuddle."

I offered him a sleepy grin, "And fuck."

A day later

I looked through the various chests that I had in my pocket space before finding the chest my old teacher had given me when we talked. I pulled it out and set it in my lap lightly as I let my pocket space recede. My fingers brushed across the dark brown wood and the burnished copper that created the classic treasure chest-like look of the thing. My eyes ran over the various seals both ancient and new before focusing on the wolf made of burnished silver that decorated the center of the chest. A shiver went through me at the knowledge of just how old this chest and the items inside were. The knowledge of what was to come swirled in my mind and clouded my thoughts to the point that I didn't notice Law entering the room until he placed a hand on my shoulder. I jumped lightly and looked at him as he asked, "What is that Kai?"

I looked at the box as I said, "Master Valkyrie gave this to me when we talked. It has everything we need for the ritual tonight."

He held out his hand for it and I gave it to him. He looked over it curiously before asking, "Just how old is this thing? It feels like it's been around for centuries."

I took the box back and brushed my fingers over the wolf, "The reason it feels like that is because it has been around for a very long time. Master Valkyrie said that it's estimated that the ritual and box were created a hundred years after the first wolf bonded with the first Ashferd."

"It is sanitary to use anything inside of it?" He asked causing me to snort.

"The seals on the box and on the items inside make it so nothing could cause the users harm meaning that we don't have to worry," I offered him a nervous look, "Are you ready for tonight?"

"Yes," He sat down next to me, "Are you?"

"Yes," I answer without hesitation.

A few hours later

I took a deep breath as I moved around the clearing making it perfect. The moon was slowly reaching it's zenith meaning it was almost time to start. Law entered the clearing with Kiyo, Yukina, and Winter following him. I gestured to the stone alter I had set up and we moved to it. I began to take things outside of the box. A few bottles of potions that were carefully measured then poured into a heavily sealed bowl. A piece of white and black cloth was laid straight across the alter. A dagger was set directly over the bowl that sat in the center of the alter. I glanced up at the moon and took a deep breath, "It's time."

Law nodded as Kiyo jumped onto the alter. A low glow filled the area as she began to speak, "Kaileara Lunar D. Ashferd you stand before the spirits of the clan both old and new in order to complete the bond with your mate. Do you know what that means? What will happen should you complete the bond?"

"Yes," She nodded before looking at Law.

"Law Water D. Trafalgar you stand before the spirits of the Ashferd clan both old and new in order to complete the bond with your mate. Do you know what that means? What will happen should you complete the bond?" Kiyo looked at the pirate captain carefully.

"Yes," She nodded before continuing to speak.

"Then take the cloth and tie it around your right arms," She instructed and we did so, "Kaileara take the knife and speak the ancient words,"

I took the knife and carefully took Law right hand in mine, "Lord Romulus, wild wolf of the northern sea, and blood of the first wolf I call upon you now. Lady Kiya, Beastal angel, first partner, and founder of the clan I call upon you now. Come to us this night and bless the bond between I, Kaileara Lunar D. Ashferd, and my mate, Law Water D. Trafalgar. Answer my call and bless our bond," I moved Law's hand over the bowl and carefully cut his palm, "Blood of the mate given freely for the bond," The blood dripped into the bowl before the cut sealed, "Blood of the bonded wolf," I cut my own palm and allowed my blood to drip into the bowl, "Freely given for the bond."

I took my hand away from the bowl as the cut sealed itself and set the knife on the table. Kiyo spoke, "Law speak the words."

"I, Law Water D. Trafalgar, do understand what it means to be bound to my wolf," He looked at me as he spoke, "I understand that I am to protect her as well as I can, I am to accept what she brings to the table, I am to provide for her as she does for me, I am to be there when she needs me, I am to do all this as her mate. I accept her as my mate and accept the bond,"

"Kaileara," She turned to me.

"I, Kaileara Lunar D. Ashferd, do understand what it means to be bound to my mate," Tundra rose and spoke with me, "I Understand that he is mine to protect, I accept what he brings to the table, I will provide for him as he does for me, I will be there when he needs me, I am to do all this as his mate. I accept him as my mate and accept the bond,"

She nodded before picking the bowl up with her tails and handing it to me, "Drink half of this before giving the other half to him."

I nodded and drank the first half. It tasted like a mixture of things. Blood of course, but also of winter snow, apples, whiskey, and Law's seed. The last part made me blush slightly as I handed him the bowl. Law drank the other half with a small grimace. Once he drained the bowl, he handed it back to Kiyo. She took the bowl just as warmth spread through me. The faint echo of a sweet summer song echoed in my ears. My eyes slowly closed as a heady feeling filled my mind. I felt something happen as my marks seemed to hum. Images filtered through my mind. They were of me and Law kissing, our times together back home, every time we had sex, Law holding a child in his arms with a smile on his face, Me holding another child as Law taught a child that looked like him something, us laying together, us fighting together, and so many others. I realized that this was glance at what could be. My fingers went to my stomach as I opened the my eyes. I looked at Law as heat seared through me. A deep pang of want filled me and without a thought, I walked forward and pressed my lips to his in an aggressive way that seemed to surprise him. When I pulled away, he stared at me with heavy eyes as he asked, "Kai what's going-"

I didn't let him finish as I kissed him again. My fingers moved across his chest before moving downward as I left his lips to kiss along his jaw. When my fingers brushed across him, he suddenly understood what was going on. Our clothing was quickly ditched soon after.

A few days later

I took his hand with a smile as I dragged him through the trees, "C'mon we're almost there!"

"Kaileara-ya," He was smiling in a slightly exasperated way, "Where are we going exactly?"

"Somewhere!" I chirp causing his smile to fade as he gave me a deadpan look.

"You're acting like Strawhat-ya," He pointed out causing me to shrug with a happy grin.

"Oh well!" I practically sang then noticed where we were, "We're here!"

He blinked at the sight before us as I pulled us fully from the trees. It was five seconds before he asked, "How the hell is this place here?"

"Didn't you check to see if the island had no native magical populations?" I asked causing him to shake his head, "Well here we are!"

"What is this place?" He asked while eyeing the area nervously, "It looks like-"

"Sabaody?" I supply causing him to nod, "The people here are having their bubble festival,"

"Leara-ya?" He asked while eyeing the place, "We won-"

"Please Law?" I cut him off while giving him puppy dog eyes, "It'll be fun I promise!"

He frowned as he looked at me. He finally relented after a while and we went into the rather large festival.

A week later

Law's arm was around my waist as we stood on the bow of one of the large trade ships. He laid his head on mine and asked, "Are you sure this is a good idea?"

"Yup and it'll be fun since you'll get to see more of the mundane world as well as the magical," Was my reply.

"The others will be expecting us back in a week," He pointed out as the ship moved through the water.

"So?" I turned to look at him with a raised eyebrow, "If they need us, they will mirror call us. Easy as pie,"

"You informed Strawhat-ya of us going didn't you?" He deadpanned causing me to smirk at him, "And you say I'm prepared,"

I merely smiled in return before moving to go speak with one of the men working on the desk. He shook his head and went off somewhere.

A month later

"KAI!" Luffy shouted as the ship we had been sailing on began to unload.

"Hi Pup!" I waved at the rubber man currently speeding towards us.

Law's grip on my waist suddenly tightened as Luffy sped towards us before the feeling of vertigo hit me. I groaned softly at the over protectiveness he showed before detaching myself from him. I made my way over to Luffy as he looked around with a frown on his face. I wrapped my arms around his neck causing him to freeze before hugging me. He was surprisingly gentle, but I ignored it as I cuddled close to my brother. It felt nice to see him again. He spoke as he let me go, "I'm glad your back Kai."

"Same Pup," I ruffled his hair playfully, "Wanna head to the castle? I have a lot I wanna tell you,"

He nodded with a grin and we took off towards the castle. Law was conveniently forgotten as I let Luffy drag me along to the castle.

End of chapter