A Chandlure Trainez Novelette

The Sniper and the Captain

The First Kiss

The sun was just setting when the Polar Tang arrived at the starboard of the Thousand Sunny, coming out from under the water like a majestic whale. Waves crashed over the sides of the ship causing Nami, Robin, and Zoro to become soaked in water from where they lay about the deck, taking in the very last wisps of warm sunlight. They could vaguely hear Sanji and Usopp cursing loudly from behind the mens' cabin door.

"Damn it, Law!" Nami growled as she flung her wet and ruined magazine to the side. She stood, crossing her arms over her generous chest and glared at the surgeon. "Next time you decide to surface, maybe check to see if there isn't another ship directly next to where you are!"

Law gave her a cool look before turning his gaze to where Luffy was hanging off the figurehead at the front of the ship."Luffy-ya," he called. Luffy raised his head and looked at Law. "I need to speak with your sniper."

Luffy huffed upon realizing that he wasn't there for him and shrugged his shoulders, going back to his original position."So go find him."

Nami snorted, her hands rapidly drying her hair with a towel Robin had handed her. She flipped her hair back and hung the towel on her shoulders as she looked at him with mild amusement, resting her hands on her hips. "why do you want Usopp?" She emphasized want, her smirk growing at the shocked look that quickly flashed across his face. He schooled his features and opened his mouth to give her a response when Usopp walked out of the boys' cabin. He was shirtless, pushing the water that had gone into the room out of the door and back onto the deck with a broom, patiently moving it towards the railings so that it could fall back into the ocean below. Sanji came out behind him, pulling on a button-down shirt with an unlit cigarette between his lips.

The sniper hummed to himself, seemingly occupied with his task and not noticing their visitor. "Usopp!" He stopped mid push, his eyes briefly landing on Law before focusing on Nami. It did not go unnoticed by the surgeon how the sniper's hands tightened over the broom's handle.

"Law wishes to talk to you," Nami said, her eyes shining with mirth.
Glumly, the sniper eyed his friend before he moved his gaze to the Heart Pirates captain. "We have to get the water out of the mens' cabin and other rooms on this floor. Can't let the saltwater settle into the floors. Franky would have a fit." Sanji showed up at his side with a couple of mops, throwing one at Zoro who caught it deftly and headed towards the Aquarium with Sanji.

"I can do it, Usopp." Robin offered, plucking the broom from the Sniper's hand. He glared at her but didn't argue. He merely pointed towards the stairs closest to Law. "We can talk in my factory. I need to make sure it wasn't flooded due to your surprise visit."

Law nodded and followed him downstairs. "Keep the door open!" Robin called over her shoulder while she began to pull a few other brooms and some mops from a nearby cupboard to hand over to Chopper, Nami, and Brooke.

"Yes, Mom," Usopp snarked. He kicked open the factory door, holding it to allow Law in before slamming it shut. He walked over to his desk, collecting all of the blueprints scattered about, put them in the bucket beside his desk and sat in the spot they occupied. He nodded his head towards the metal chair beside the desk, indicating for Law to sit.

"What's up?" Law dragged his eyes up Usopp's body, slowly roving over the sniper's long legs, to his hips, stopping for a moment to admire his stomach, abs, his firm chest, and dusky nipples. He finally made eye contact with the sniper and felt the heat rise on his cheeks. How undignified, I don't blush!

"How are you?" He asked, clearing his throat, ignoring his invitation to sit.

Usopp looked to the side, where his makeshift chemistry lab stood as he shrugged. "I'm well, been working on this experiment that mom had been working on when she was alive. Dragon had Luffy's brother give me her research."

"Your mother worked for the Revolutionary Army?"

"Mmhm," Usopp said absently, "I grew up on base for a while before she became sick. She was his lead scientist."

Law walked over to the collection of Bunsen burners, beakers and test tubes, hands in his pockets. He glanced at the whiteboards covering the wall to the right. A language he never saw before was scribbled across, with Japanese lettering under it- a translation of some sort, but the words written in Japanese don't quite make sense themselves.

Usopp walked up beside him, eyeing the board. "The translation isn't quite right. I think it's supposed to be translated into Italian- my mother's native language. I'll need a dictionary and a grammar book with me to translate it correctly. I can speak and read it well enough, but I've forgotten how to write much of it. The grammar and such, but knowing my mother, that'll screw up the entire translation and it'll end with me blowing up the entire ship."

"I don't recognize the language it's written in," Law admitted.

The sniper grinned, "you wouldn't. It is entirely made up."

Law nodded, "interesting. I see where you get your intellect from."

Usopp blushed deeply at the compliment, "no, she was lightyears ahead of me. I'll never be on her level."

Law met his eyes, the burning intensity causing Usopp to take a step back, "I don't believe that at all."

Usopp turned away briskly and ran a hand through his hair, scanning the various test tubes. "What did you come here for, Law?"

Law reached over to touch his shoulder, causing the sniper to tense, "you. I want to talk about what happened on New Years Eve."

Usopp shook his head and sighed, "We just kissed, it meant nothing."

Law gave a snort, "it was more than a kiss, God-ya."

New Years Eve: 11:56 PM

Usopp sighed heavily and leaned back against the tallest of Nami's Mikan trees as he sipped the drink in his hand. He tilted his head up to look at the crescent moon above his head. This year he was the odd man out, having no one to kiss once the clock strikes midnight. It wasn't normally that way, he and Nami would usually be sharing a kiss, but Luffy complained this year about being left out and thus, the youngest of the crew- minus Chopper- drew straws to see who would kiss whom and he was the one that drew the one with no partner.

Sanji ended up with Zoro and Nami got Luffy. She had shot him an apologetic look over Luffy's shoulder, but Usopp merely smiled and shrugged it off. It hadn't been her fault, and he told her that it wasn't a big deal. He had enough luck to keep him without the kiss.

The truth was though, he had wanted to kiss someone at midnight. It helped him feel like he was going into the new year with just a little bit of extra luck- and that was nothing to scoff at on a crew like his. Granted, he would eventually get a kiss. They all trade small friendly kisses after the one at midnight, but the first one mattered most, and he was not going to be anyone's first kiss.
"Alone, God-ya?"

Usopp dragged his eyes from the moon to Law, who was standing in front of him. "Law, when did you get here?"

"My crew insisted that they wanted to visit you guys for the New Year."

"We are the best," Usopp said with a grin.

"Why aren't you joining the festivities?"

Usopp shrugged and took a long drink from his mug, "don't feel much like celebrating tonight." He looked behind him, watching his crewmates as they fluttered around the deck with Law's crew. "Just feeling a bit lonely, I guess. I don't even have anyone to kiss tonight," he muttered the last part to himself, so softly that he was shocked to hear what Law had to say next.

"I'll kiss you, God-ya." Usopp pushed himself off the tree and looked up into Law's eyes, shellshocked. Vaguely, he could hear the New Years countdown begin.

"Ten…"

"Excuse me!?" the sniper squeaked.

"Nine…"

"At midnight, I'll kiss you."

"Eight…"

"Ha.. ha, come off it. You can't kiss me." Usopp said, not sounding too sure of himself. His eyes flittered around, looking for an escape.

"Seven…"

"Six…"

"Why is that?"

"Five…"

"Four…"

"Three…"

"Two…"

"You can't want to kiss me," Usopp said finally. "I'm weak and a coward. I'm not attractive. I am literally on a rival crew…"

"One…"

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!" Cheers erupted from the deck of the Sunny, drowning out whatever else Usopp had said.

Law stepped forward, and closed the distance between them, leaning in to press his lips to Usopp's. He paused, pressing on only after he felt the sniper's small gasp, then tilted his head to gain better access to Usopp's mouth before parting his lips. His tongue pushed into Usopp's mouth, gently coaxing Usopp's until their tongues were softly sliding over each other's lips to taste and tease. The kiss quickly deepened, their breaths drawn in raggedly through their noses as they refused to break the kiss.

Usopp's hands moved without his permission, pressing against Law's stomach before moving to rest on Law's hips, fingers closing tightly over the denim. Law's hands drew up Usopp's sides, then shifted, sliding up and over Usopp's chest, moving higher and higher until they were cupping the sniper's face. His thumbs ran along the line of Usopp's jaw, his moan tickling Law's lips as the man swallowed the sound.

Law wrapped an arm tightly around Usopp's waist and pulled his body hard against him, their cocks meeting and sending a jolt of need through each of them. Usopp moaned loudly with pleasure, and Law's hands slipped into his long curly hair, holding the sniper's head tightly in place as he plundered his mouth fiercely.

Usopp had not realized they moved until he felt his back hit the trunk of the tree- too caught up in the incredible things Law was doing to his mouth. But then, the Heart Pirate captain started grinding his groin against him, and Usopp shuddered and gasped into his mouth- it was complete and utter bliss. Usopp rolled his own hips in response and Law finally pulled back. Usopp allowed his head to fall and rest against the surgeon's collarbone as he panted heavily.

"You are neither weak nor a coward, God-ya." Law ran his lips against Usopp's neck, "and you are certainly not unattractive." He sucked on the sniper's ear lightly, pressing his hips against Usopp's to accentuate his point.

Law gathered Usopp's hands in one of his own and pressed them against the tree above the sniper's head. He nipped and sucked against the junction of the sniper's neck, his hand dropping to Usopp's hip and rubbing circles against the bone causing him to melt against the surgeon. "As for being on rival crews, we are currently in an alliance. If I kiss someone on an allied crew, well," Law looked at Usopp with dark and dangerous eyes, "I'd love for someone to complain."

"I guess it is just a New Years kiss," Usopp mumbled before he let out a moan as Law's fingers slid under his shirt and scratched up his stomach. "Nobody says that-"

"Usopp, where are you!?" Nami called, from just outside her mikan grove.

His eyes widened and jerked out of Law's grasp, he took a deep breath to steady his breathing. "I have to go," he leaned down and picked up his glass from the floor. "Thank you…" He closed his eyes and leaned up, gently pressing his lips against Law's cheek. "Happy New Year, Law."

Law watched as the younger male made his way out of the mikan grove and into Nami's crushing hug. Usopp pushed her off and laughed as she lightly pressed her lips to his, followed by quick pecks from Luffy, Zoro, and Penguin- though that hardly surprised the Captain. Penguin tended to go with the flow, and he and Usopp have formed a close friendship in recent years.

"Happy New Year, God-ya."

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Usopp shook the memory from his mind, "even if that is true, what-"

"I wish to start a beneficial sexual relationship with you." it wasn't the bluntness of Law's answer that made Usopp pause.

"... excuse me?"

"I wish for us to have sex on a semi-regular basis." the surgeon said slowly.

"I know what a beneficial sexual relationship is!" Usopp squealed, throwing his hands in the air. "I am not entering a sexual relationship with you!"

Law leaned against the whiteboard, eyebrow cocked and arms crossed over his chest, "why not?"

"Why would I want to have regular sex with you!?" Law raised an eyebrow, causing the sniper to huff in exasperation. "Okay, I know why I would want to, why would you?"

Law studied the sniper, his eyes following the curves of Usopp's body, committing every part he could to memory. "You fascinate me."

Usopp let out a scoffing laugh, "great, like a bug."

"Truth be told, normally I wouldn't give you a second look, however-"

"Thanks, Jerk."

"However, you've shown that you have great will power, you are extremely intelligent and inventive- you are someone who can keep up with me. He paused for a moment, "you aren't bad to look at either. Your features are perhaps unconventional, but you are quite gorgeous. It would not be a hardship for me in the least. Besides, submarines get cold and lonely at times."

Law began to walk towards him, causing the sniper to step back. The surgeon kept walking forward until Usopp's ass was pressed against the edge of his desk. Law rested his hands on either side of the table at his hips, leaning close to whisper in Usopp's ear. "Give it a try."

Firmly, Usopp pressed his hands against Law's chest, getting the man to take several steps away from him, and looked at him sternly as he dropped his hands to his side. "I'll do it- it won't exactly be a hardship for me either, but only under a few conditions."

"I'm listening."

"We go at my pace."

"Absolutely."

"My crew doesn't find out about it."

Law chuckled softly, "embarrassed about sleeping with me?"

"Yes," came Usopp's snarky reply before he quickly added, "Nami is already incorrigible, and the rest of the crew is… the crew. I'll never get a moment's peace if they find out."

"Is that all of your demands?"

"For now," Usopp nodded.

"Good," Law grabbed Usopp's arm and pulled him flush against him. "Then let's get started."

To be continued