One

Dark. It was the first thing that came to his mind. He couldn't see anything at all.

Who was he anyway?

Trafalgar Law, his mind answered. Right. His name was Law.

Law groaned. Where was he? It felt like he was on something moving and that something was tracking along a rough road. (He could feel light bumps each minute.)

Then suddenly, there was a sudden halt in movement. It resulted to him skidding(he was seated all along, he hadn't realized it). Now to think of it, his limbs were bound. He hit the floor- Wood, he thought -with a thud and all of a sudden, light hit his face, making him wince and close his eyes.

''... There are only children in it!'' Law heard. He slowly opened his eyes and blinked rapidly, til he got used of the light. ''What do we do, Levi?''

Law's eyes finally could see clearly. He saw then saw two men, one of which was a tall blond, the other, a raven-haired midget (Now, now, where did that come from?).

''Well, what do you think we should do?'' grumbled the midget.

''Kids?'' a new voice came and joined. It belonged to a woman whose hair was reddish-brown. She gasped as soon as she saw Law. ''So... So cute!''

''We have mistaken the supply cart for this,'' Levi scrunched his nose up. Law looked at the midget intently. ''Slave-''

''SLAVE?!'' exclaimed the woman. ''Were they planned to be sold as slaves?! I can't accept that.''

Levi narrowed his eyes. ''What do you mean by that, Isabel?''

''We're adopting them, right?'' Isabel's eyes puppy eyed. ''Please, please, please, please, Levi-bro!''

''No,'' Levi said.

''But, but!'' Isabel tried to convince him. ''Farlan!'' she turned to the blond. ''Do something!''

Farlan scratched the back of his head. ''Me? Geez,'' he took a deep breath and turned to Levi. He smiled. ''Let's do it! Let's take them in.'' Levi raised a brow. ''Til we find their families, the very least.''

''If they have one, that is,'' Levi scoffed.

Law frowned himself. Does he have a family?

''Is that a yes, Levi?''

''Would you take a no?''

''I can but Isabel can't.''

''Well, no.''

'' Levi-broooo! '' Isabel whined.

''I got it, I got it!'' Levi said, annoyed. ''We'll take them in!''

Isabel let out a victory grin and let out a yelp of happiness. ''Yes!'' she exclaimed. Levi just shook his head, disapprovingly. Farlan just shrugged.

And now, since the debate's gone off, the three's attention were now on the cart. Law stared at them impassively.

''... I don't like that look on your face,'' Levi narrowed his eyes.

Farlan chuckled. ''Maybe it's because his eyes resembles yours?''

''Now to think of it... They do!'' gasped Isabel.

''It's not,'' Levi said. ''They're not.''

''Sorry to distrupt you but, can you cut these restraints off me?''' Law finally asked.

Farlan had his pocket knife out and chuckled. ''Of course, of course,'' he said as he reached and cut off the ropes off the boy's limbs. ''What's your name?''

''Law,'' Law replied. ''Who are you guys?'' he asked in return.

''The name's Farlan,'' Farlan said as he helped the boy up and out of the cart.

''I'm Isabel!'' exclaimed the reddish brown haired lady.

''Levi,'' Levi grunted.

Then, they heard a moan.

''Uh-oh, the other kid's waking up,'' Farlan said as he got on the cart and grabbed the said kid out of it.

Law felt he had never seen that kid yet he felt that had. Something was familiar about him.

Eyelids fluttered open revealing obsidian eyes. Those eyes were painfully familiar.

''Hmmmmmmmm?'' hummed the boy.

''Heya there!'' Farlan greeted.

''Yo!'' greeted the half asleep kid. ''Who are you, mister?''

''The name's Farlan, kid.''

''Okay,'' the boy slept again. Farlan sweat dropped. Okay?

''Come on,'' Levi grunted. ''The police are coming.''

''Police?'' Law repeated in confusion.

''Yes, brat, the police and,'' Levi said. ''Farlan, you and Isabel are in charge of them since you insisted to return them to their families...''

Isabel grinned and mock saluted. Farlan smiled and shrugged. And so, they ran.

''Phew!'' Farlan exclaimed. He placed the unnamed kid on the sofa. ''We're finally back!'' Isabel giggled.

''Was he too heavy for you?'' she asked.

Farlan frowned. ''It's the contrary... He's so light! Are they feeding him properly?''

''Well, we wouldn't be able to feed him properly for sure,'' Levi said. ''We have barely anything to eat unless we steal.''

''...'' Silence surrounded the room.

''Well, no use dwelling on shits, all we need is action,'' Levi said.

''Excuse me,'' Law started. ''But where are we?''

''We're in our hideout slash house,'' Isabel chirped, trying to cheer up.

Law shook his head. ''I know. But, where is this place?'' he asked. ''It's dark here and all I could see back out there's rocks.''

''Oh great,'' Levi said. ''So you came from the surface.''

''Surface?'' Law repeated.

''Yes,'' Farlan said. ''You see, Law, this place is known as the Underground City.''

''Underground? You mean below the ground?'' Law said. Farlan nodded. ''Why would there be an underground city?''

Unable to answer (not that he had no answer), Farlan dodged the question and asked, ''How old are you, Law?''

Law frowned. ''I'm ten... I think.''

''You think?'' Levi repeated.

''I'm not too sure,'' Law admitted. ''I don't remember anything. I only know my name.''

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''We totally picked up an amnesiac kid,'' Levi said. ''I don't think they'll be leaving this house soon.'' he frowned.

''Law, what are those on your hands?'' Isabel asked as she finally got a clear look at the boy. ''Wha- what the hell is this?!''

D.E.A.T.H

It was spelled neatly just below his knuckles. Isabel looked at the other one.

D.E.A.T.H

It was a mirror of his other hand.

''Strip your shirt off, brat,'' Levi ordered.

''Don't order me around,'' Law said, frowning.

This kid sure frowns a lot. He's gonna be a Levi Jr. at this rate... Farlan thought.

''Strip it,'' Levi said, unfazed by Law. The boy scowled.

''Fine,'' the shorter Levi relented. He took off his shirt, along the way, his joints seemed to pop and crack a bit. ''Happy? You didn't strike me as a pedophile, Levi-ya.''

Levi ignored the comment. He stared at Law's body, there were tattooes on his chest, back arms. ''What the heck were you doing, scribbling on your body like that?''

''I don't know. I don't remember.'' But Law certainly felt they weren't scribbles but something deeper.

''Nngg...''

They turned to the now awake boy who was stretching his arms. The boy blinked his eyes. They turned to their direction.

''Oh!'' the boy was now wide awake. '' Furland !'' cheerful, too cheerful to boot.

''It's Farlan,'' Farlan corrected.

''That's what I said,'' the boy said. He looked at the people aside from Farlan. He tilted his head. He couldn't recognize any of them. Well aside from the boy beside Farlan. Er, not really recognition but familiarity. That boy with rings under his yellow eyes was familiar.

Intently, he stared Law, ''Who are you?'' he asked.

''... Law,'' Law answered.

''I'm Luffy! Nice to meet ya,'' Luffy grinned.

... This is... Isabel the Second.? Farlan thought.

Luffy glanced between Isabel and Levi with tilted head.

''So...'' Isabel glomped at him. ''Adorable~ I'm Isabel. Nice to meet you Luffy!''

''... Levi.''

''Okay! Isabel and...'' Luffy trailed off. ''Left Eye!'' he let out a toothy grin.

Farlan snickered. Isabel giggled. Law widened his eyes a bit. Levi twitched.

''It's Levi.''

''Left eye.''

''Levi.''

''Lef-''

''Levi,'' Levi growled. ''It's Le-vi.'' Farlan and Isabel burst out in laughter. It wasn't everyday you can get a chance to see Levi arguing with a kid.

Done with the first chapter. I decided to stick with short chapters. Sorry.