Chapter fiVe

Warning:- Issues of Suicide in Discussion later at the end of the chapter, I don't want people to be uncomfortable.

"Why don't you wear contact lenses?" Law asked tracing Luffy's cheeks. "You have such a cute face you know." Luffy couldn't hide his blush behind his glasses today. "I feel secured behind them." Luffy hid his face in Law's chest. The world was blurring mess at the moment and Law's scent was not helping Luffy at all. He was literally clinging to Law."Interesting, I will write down this for my case study okay?"

"What case study are you doing?" Luffy looked up, trying hard to focus on Law's grey eyes. "Oh, one of those psychoanalysis books I write to make extra money." Law sighs. "I thought you were a surgeon Law." "I am! I have a double specialization; I am a genius you see and very money-minded." Law smirked. "You are really smart, huh and I did figure you are bit frugal huh?" Luffy sat up breaking away from the embrace of his new husband. "I don't call it frugal but careful management of money" Law corrected.

"Hello, baby!" ShuShu was already climbing onto the divan and making his space between his dad and his dad's new husband. The white dog loved cuddling and Luffy had waited his whole life to cuddle one to his heart's content. Law let go Luffy's waist as the two engaged in a game of wet kisses and hugs. "Luffy, tea?"

"Law you can make tea?" Luffy tried to find the blurred face of Law.

"How hard can heating a pot of water and slipping a teabag be?" the doctor asked.

"Indeed how hard?" Luffy mused and dropped on the divan to make more space for ShuShu.

"So that's a yes?" Law asked.

"Yes Law, please make me some tea, I don't like coffee to be honest I am more of a milk person and tea is alright" Luffy grinned. For a moment Law just stared at the sunlit face and the deep dark eyes that were trying hard to focus on him. "You are breathtakingly beautiful." Law left a blushing Luffy hiding his face in ShuShu's belly.

The tea was bad; Law had left the tea bags longer than they should've been. Luffy didn't have the heart to break it to Law. He sipped his bitter jasmine tea and reclined on Law's shoulders as ShuShu kept chasing his tail around the room; for a doctor, he really had a well-toned body Luffy noticed.

"So tell me about your Idiot? The gorgeous man who didn't know he was gorgeous" Luffy's eyes were closed but he could feel Law's chest heave and his heart beat faster. "Only if you want to, ShuShu seems to miss him too: he was trying to look for him I felt."

"Oh god" Law ran his fingers in Luffy's soft hair.

"Don't, if it's too hard." Luffy didn't dare to open his eyes to look at Law and gripped his cup harder.

"No, it's okay. I have spoken about him a lot. After going for therapy for so many years it's easier to talk about him. And you are my husband now. You deserve the truth more than anyone since our wedding was not exactly a romantic arrangement." Law giggled.

"I know, I still can't believe we married each other like some feudal lord and lady!" Luffy grinned.

"I loved him more than I should've had. I still love him. Of course, I do." Luffy opened his eyes and nodded.

"I think you don't know anything about me. I sent you a letter about my past few days after Homing had announced the wedding as no one was giving me your phone number and I am still not well acquainted with social media. The letter never reached you because of one of the Donquioxte family member intercepted it" Law laughed.

"Oh?" Luffy was now intrigued.

"I was orphaned when I was 14, my parents were doctors, they were returning late from work and some college kids broke the signal for fun and crashed into my parents. And I had to fend for myself; as my parents were too honest for their profession and forgot to leave me a decent inheritance. Now, I knew to study in school was important but you need money to survive huh, food and daily expenses? Dropping out was not an option." Law asked. "Yes obviously," Luffy replied.

So I did what many homeless kids do, I made a fake id, sold the things from our rented house, moved out a month later. Got me some odd-jobs with higher pay and shady work hours in downtown bars, you know the kind. I was more or less keeping myself safe but I was desperate enough for company, so by the time I was fifteen I was actively making out with older boys in back alleys and crashing in their cars for the night. That's when he found me in one of those compromising situations. I tried to fake my way by saying I was 18, I mean I was taller than boys of my age! It always worked! But he saw right through me. So next moment I was hauled on his back and dragged out of the dark alley with his coat covering me…

LAW's POV

"You know you are underage! You should be careful with people you choose to make out within a shady area! If some pimp spotted you they would sell you for berries!" This extremely tall blonde man was yelling at me. "I know I don't understand your life and have no right to judge you! But there are people who want to help you." Okay, he was literally barking. He was clearly in his early twenties and the type I was attracted too.

"You are hot" I smirked.

"Say what?" his jaws dropped.

"You are hot, will you go on a date with me?" when you are a boy who has been on the streets the mode and methods of communication becomes distorted. I thought I was being earnest but what he saw was a case of abuse, neglect and daddy issues. He pressed the button which hissed like an angry alien bee.

"What do you need Constable?" a bored voice asked.

"Call Robin, this boy needs therapy and some medical tests!" his face was terrorized.

"Hey! Hey! I am clean! I never had intercourse. Maybe some jerking-off behind the alley and some hard-hitting kisses and some blowjobs. But I used condoms for oral stuff always. I am clean." I was clearly desperate to stay away from the police. He pressed the button again his terror changing into pity, "Send in some new clothes. The little boy here is going for a bath."

"I am fifteen and I find you attractive Mr Constable" I eyed him in anger.

"A minor is what you are! Come on let's go for a bath." He gently pulled me by the shoulder and took me to his desk. Where I emptied my pockets on his table: a pepper spray, a knife and a ragged wallet. He pulled the wallet and I hissed.

"Easy there leopard, I am not gonna throw them," he said like the adult he was and opened my wallet; three fake ids for three different jobs, my school pass with my original initials and date of birth, some crumpled cash, the only photograph of my family and a condom nearing its expiration date.

"I swear I haven't had intercourse." I was crying now. The last thing I wanted was to be called a child prostitute.

"Hey! Hey! I trust you. I swear to you it's going to be fine. I am here to help you. Let adults help you okay? Trafalgar D. Water Law?" He pronounced my name at first attempt.

"Look at me Trafalgar, look at me." He gently cupped my face and I looked up.

"I will help you okay? And it's okay to cry." I think cried for hours that evening while he hugged me and patted my head and patiently heard my mumbled words and wiped away my snotty face.

Within a week I was placed in the care of an orphanage that took care of my shelter, food and schooling until I was 18. This gorgeous Adonis came to visit me every week to take me to therapy sessions. Much later I realized he was funding my therapy and my elite school. I was falling in love with him madly and he kept treating me like a child. Just a few months before I turned 18, he took me out to dinner with his huge family.

They were a big family, he had an equally handsome older brother, they asked me what I wanted for birthday and they had spare room in their house for another son. He was playing along. That's when I took charge of the narrative.

"Can I come and stay with you all?" I grinned.

"Of course!" Homing took my hands in his and assured me. "Family is not made by blood is it my boy?" Homing's wife joined in.

"Well. I do want to be your son, to be honest" I murmured.

"Well once you turn 18, we can make you part of the family! I will submit the papers." Doflamingo joined in.

"But…" I was nervous.

"But?" they all chimed together.

"I want to marry your son, Rosinante" and my gorgeous giant who was casually drinking his coke chocked on it and fell on the ground.

"Is that a yes Corazon?" my future mother-in-law was weeping in happiness.

"Oh my god yes-yes-yes! We would love to have you as our stupid Corazon's groom" Homing agreed.

"Well done little brother you found a nice young man" Doflamingo was grinning while Corazon was still on the floor of the restaurant and coughing and looking at me with confused eyes.

"No!" he barked.

"You don't love?" I lamented.

"I do. I mean, it's wrong! You are too young! You are minor! I care for you I really do and I am affectionate of you. But you are too young to marry me! I am seven years older than you! In future, I will go older and you will be hurt!" he was blabbering.

"Oh, he loves you alright Law" my future mother-in-law cut in.

"Mom!" he barked.

"Cora! He is not asking you to marry right away! Go on dates after he turns 18 and exploreeeee" she winked.

"YEAH," the entire family nodded.

"On one condition!" He yelled.

"What?" I asked.

"You have to get the top grades in your high school finals and you have to get a full scholarship for the medical college." He grinned.

"You just barely finished High School Corazon?" Doflamingo was asking Corazon in a hushed voice.

"Well, I always wanted to be a police officer! I just needed High School Diploma for the Police Academy. But Law here is intelligent and I am not letting him waste his brains being my house husband."

"So it's a yes?" I asked.

"Yes. It is" he grinned.

"We were married within the next six months! He was so proud of me! That very year he was promoted to the position of senior constable. It took us a few more months to get the sexual of part of marriage right. He always feared that he would hurt me and I was overeager to do it." Law pulled Luffy's cheeks.

"Wow! You were determined huh?" Luffy asked.

"I was lonely. I craved warmth and human touch. And I thought Corazon would give it all to me. He did his best and I was so happy. So after he was gone, I thought could live alone without that warmth and touch. But I guess I was wrong: I met people after he was gone but I never found the warmth he gave me! Look at me now I am practically drooling over your looks! And until a few months back I was assured I won't give in to lust." Law cupped Luffy's face.

"May I?" Law asked.

"Yes, you may." Luffy closed his eyes and Law planted a soft kiss on Luffy's lips. Law could feel Luffy's face relax under his kiss and Luffy coiled his arms around Law's lean torso and kissed back. No one dared to stretch the boundaries of their newfound intimacy; Law lazily explored the mouth of Luffy who was warming up slowly. Suddenly Law pulled away.

"Luffy!" Law frowned.

"Did I hurt you? I am sorry!" Luffy sat up and rushed to the other end of the divan. "No. WE HAVE YOUR APPOINTMENT!" Law stood up and pulled his new husband out of the cosy nest. "Oh yes."

"Law! Who is this adorable creature with you?" Luffy was not surprised that Law knew the ophthalmologist. "My husband, Monkey D., Luffy, Luffy meet Dr Kureha, my teacher. Luffy broke his glasses last night."

'Hello doctor."'Luffy smiled.

"Such a cute name, Luffy. So, Luffy how many years have you been wearing glasses?" Kureha asked. "Since, the age of 7 I think."

"I am assuming that the cut beneath the left eye is the reason huh?"

"Something like that I don't exactly remember to be honest." Luffy avoided looking at Kureha.

"Okay, let's check those lovely eyes shall we?" Kureha asked Luffy to follow her inside.

"Law, take my phone I am supposed to receive a call from my boss. Please answer it" Luffy dropped his small black device in the doctor's hand.

Fifteen minutes into the waiting, Luffy's phone began vibrating in Law's palms. "Hello, you have reached Monkey D. Luffy's number, how may I help you?"

"You are not Luffy." The reply came back.

"No, I am his husband. How may I help you?" Law asked.

"Trafalgar Law! Finally, I get to speak with you!"

"Hello?" Law was curious.

"Tell Luffy! We are all meeting up at Pub called Polar Tang, he knows the place. Tell him its boss' order. Bye, see you at 7 in the evening."

"Wait… wait… what?" Before Law could talk more the call was done.

"Shit." Law waited for Luffy to return.

"Law, why do you look so pale?" Luffy was standing a few inches away from Law and cupping his face. "When are you getting new glasses?" the taller asked. "Tomorrow." Luffy sighed. "Your boss called," Law informed.

"And?" Luffy was still focusing his eyes.

"He asked us to come to a pub at 7!" Law gave a pained look. "What! Where? Why?" Luffy almost cried."Yes. Polar Tang, I don't know why." Law sighed.

"Holy! Mansherry!" Luffy growled.

"What did I miss?" Law asked.

"They wanted me to throw them a drinking party last month because I never invited them to the wedding." Luffy bit his lips. "Extrovert ain't you?" Law asked. "I am friendly not an extrovert Law." Luffy pressed his forehead on Law's chest.

"There there…" Law patted Luffy's head. "Do we have to dress up for your boss?" Law grinned as Luffy growled more in his embrace. "I don't want toooooo" Luffy cried. "So let's go for a lunch date?" Law asked. "Wow, we are dating now!" Luffy grinned.

Finding Polar Tang was harder than the newlyweds expected, Law was a good driver but not the most observant of his surroundings. Luffy without his glasses was a deer caught in headlights. Luffy kept pointing to anything everything that was a bright blotch of yellow. He had been to Polar Tang a hundred times and was confident that the signboard was yellow. After lots of hassle and hustle, the couple finally found the pub hidden between lanes.

"Luffy!" A tall woman with extremely long dark hair hugged Law's husband. "You must be Law! I am Boa Hancock, Luffy's senior." Boa hugged Law before he could respond and got suffocated by her strength. "Hurt him and I will make your body disappear," Boa whispered in Law's ears. A shiver ran down Law's spine. "Yes, ma'am!" Law replied.

"Lu where are your glasses?" Boa asked as she guided the couple inside.

"I stepped on them." Luffy coiled his arms around Boa's to get a sense of stability. "Did you visit a doctor to get a new pair? Maybe make extra pairs to keep in office too" Boa was genuinely worried about Luffy.

"Yes, Law here took me to his teacher she gave me a test and a new prescription" Luffy sighed.

"Good job Law!" Boa winked.

"Thank you Ms Hancock" Law smiled.

"Guys Luffy and his husband are here!" Boa announced to a roomful of people.

"Hello," they cheered.

An hour into the party, Law had learned everybody's name and almost pinpointed at people who loved Luffy as a friend and who pined for Luffy. Boa was a mixed bag of love and overprotectiveness for Luffy. Smoker Luffy's boss definitely saw Luffy as a younger brother. The green-haired guy called Zoro who also came in and sat beside Law defiantly had a crush on Luffy had also attended their wedding.

"You are realizing it aren't you?" Zoro handed Law a bottle of beer. "Sorry, what?" Law asked. "He is loved." Zoro sighed. "Do you still?" Law turned around. "No, I had a crush on him. I never stood a chance. Frankly half of the office was aiming for him as soon as he became a widower! But his heart was so closed off. No one could make him go to blind dates, or clubbing or just night out. He was so protective of his memory of Ace." Zoro laughed.

"So you gave up on trying winning him?" Law asked. "No, I fell in love with someone else and you saw her at the wedding," Zoro smirked. "Sorry, the memory of the wedding is a blur. I just remember walking in; saying my vows and being moved around from one house to house another." Law gulped down half his bottle.

"She was helping and flirting with your chief chef at the wedding, Sanji. And Sanji, he was smoking and shouting at your staff and flirting with one of your sisters" Zoro chuckled. "How can you love someone who flirts around?" Law almost chocked. "Because they are not doing it out of anger or boredom, it's just their nature." Zoro clinked his bottle with Law's.

"You want chicken wings?" a pink-haired girl called Rebecca dropped a basket of chicken on Law's lap.

"Thanks, Zoro mumbled"

"Tell me something, how many people have hit on Luffy from your department?" Law asked.

"See the group of pink-haired girls? All, five of them have. See that group of geezers they wanted Luffy as their son-in-law. See the group of middle-aged ladies they too tried to hitch him with their kids. Then there are individuals who have been madly devoted to him. But only one had managed to what he assumed was date nights with Luffy, but Luffy was just being a senior who was making him comfortable." Zoro laughed.

"Luffy has no idea right? That he is a charmer?" Law sighed.

"Absolutely nil. Zero. I blame it on Ace." Zoro drowned his third bottle.

"Sorry what? Ace? You mean his husband?" Law was shocked.

"Well, you are his husband now. Ace his dead husband." Zoro gave Law another bottle.

"What did Ace do?" Law asked.

"He was a helicopter husband. I don't mean to bad mouth him. He was a good man, but he had major flaws. They started dating when Lu was 16, so he was with Lu everywhere; movie night with friends, or in a driving school or dropping him to college or Halloween shopping or friends' party. Always a plus one! He made Lu totally dependent on him. Since you can see how airheaded Luffy can be, no one could ever approach him because Ace was always there for Luffy. And Sanji and I, we grew up with Luffy since childhood. We know how shy he was in school." Zoro laughed.

"He is still shy. I know something is hindering us to take a step forward." Law was a tiny bit tipsy now.

"You mean you haven't had sex yet," Zoro asked.

"Well, we both have not have had sex for a long time." Law confined. "Law tell me something. I am not prying okay. Lu is my best friend so I want to help."

"Yes sure."

"Did you have partners before and after your previous husband?" Zoro asked with concern on his face.

"I had a bit of hanky-panky before I met my husband. After he died I had few partners but after that, I just didn't have time to do anything." Law blushed.

"Well. It could… I mean it's good, you know what it feels like to be intimate with other people. Luffy has only had one partner in his entire life. Hence Sabo was angry with Ace." Zoro sighed.

"Sabo was angry with his best friend?" Law was now clearly tipsy. "Yes. He was worried that Luffy was too young to become so deeply involved with Ace. Luffy is sincere, but when you are 16, you are in an impressionable age. Luffy was shattered to the dust after Ace committed suicide. The worst part of it all Luffy saw it coming, he tried and tried but Ace hurt him the most. Do you know why he committed suicide?" Zoro asked.

"I don't know. I am waiting for Luffy to tell me. I think it's his story to tell. I was just worried that I was going to hurt him." Law smiled. "Law, whatever you, have sex don't have sex, don't hurt him. Die when you are old okay?" Zoro patted Law.

"Oi Marimo what are you telling Law, hey Law, I was your chef at the wedding. I am Sanji. And this greenhead is my other best friend and I am his date tonight as his darling lady love ditched him, I am sorry I have to borrow him now." The tall blonde with extremely handsome face winked. "Umm Hey! Where is Luffy? I am a bit tipsy and he is without glasses." Law blurted.

"Oh, dear! Zoro stay with Law. I am bringing Lu back." Sanji sighed.

"Just tell me how hurt Luffy-ya was after Ace passed away?"

"He didn't cry for days. He just sat on the bed and looked at people with hollow eyes. He was a rock. He walked around, spoke with people, organized the funeral; gave his speech, but didn't cry. It was finally Sanji who broke Luffy down after seven or eight days. Sanji has a very caring disposition. It was a mess after that. Luffy walked in a daze for a year. He would patrol the streets, offer himself for night shifts, he stopped visiting his parents, didn't meet his in-laws, hardly spoke with Sanji, Nami or me! He stopped eating! All he did was drink tea and swallow supplements. Imagine Luffy not eating! He loves food. It was terrible year…" Zoro shut up when he saw Luffy approaching.

"Is that you Zoro?"

"Yup Lu, and this your husband who is clearly drunk"

"Law! Zoro, how much did you make him drink?" Luffy's unfocused eyes clearly accusing Zoro.

"Hey! Lu, don't blame me for him. I thought your husband will have resistance" Zoro sighed.

"Okay… up you go to Sanji. Law, on a scale of ten how tipsy are you?" Luffy sat beside the doctor as he pushed Zoro away.

"Lu, we are heading out, Sanji has an early day tomorrow. Let's go for dinner all of us sometime in the next few weeks, Robin and Nami will love it, okay Luffy? Bye Law." Zoro winked and Sanji waved.

"I will think about it." Luffy nodded.

"Bye guys" Law waved back.

"Law? How tipsy?" Luffy asked.

"7?" Law rested his head on Luffy's shoulder.

"Okay!" Luffy pulled Law into a side hug and captured him to his arms. "Does it make you feel better? Being with me?" Luffy asked. "Yes, you are warm. I like your warmth. And your smile I wish we had met in another time when we were happier." Law mumbled.

"Hello, have we meet before?" one of Luffy's older colleagues began the conversation.

"Come on! You know me obviously. It's me Luffy and that's my husband Law."

"No. No. I meant Law. I have seen you before right? Like when you were in your twenties?"

"Yes, 56th Precinct, Green Bit" Law mumbled.

"You are…"

"Yes, I am Corazon's child bride." Luffy looked at Law who was definitely 9 on the drunk scale.

"I am sorry, I didn't mean anything bad! I meant last time I saw you were with Rosinante and you were so young and you were still experimenting with your goatee. Enjoy the party Law, Luffy look after him okay?" The police officer scuttled off.

"Child bride what the hell! Are you okay Law?" Luffy glared at the retreating figure of his colleague.

"Uhuh…" Law's head slid down Luffy's shoulders to his chest to finally his lap. "You paperback of a husband!" Luffy giggled as Law nuzzled his head in his lap to sleep. "This leaves us no choice huh?"

"I am sorry about the bedroom." Sabo was driving Law's expensive car. "I haven't forgiven you." Luffy murmured his eyes focused on the reflection in the rearview, Law deep asleep in the backseat of the car.

"One day you will thank me." Sabo tried to smile.

"Don't! Even. Start Sabo!" Luffy hissed.

"You are my little brother. I will do anything for your well being. Yell all you want, you want to hit me? Hit me." Sabo turned into a block of ice.

"It was not your decision to make! It was our bedroom! It was our memories. You robbed me!" Luffy restrained his voice because of Law.

"It's been years Luffy! It was time to move on. If I have to burn down that cottage to help you sober up. I will! Because dad and I, we had wanted to move you and Law into a new area. But Koala stopped us and mom was against it. I get it you loved him more than anyone in this world. But he made his choice, he left yo..." "I STILL LOVE HIM" Luffy yelled.

"Then get over it, Law likes you. He lost his husband too, but I think he is trying to move on! He lost his husband against much worse circumstances! He deserves happiness too as do you do! You will lose him if you keep pining for Ace. That bastard!" Sabo was clearly enraged.

"I care for Law. He is a wonderful man! He has been very understanding and he is kind. I can't force myself to love him overnight! And I am not pining for Ace! I know he is gone." Luffy bit his lips.

"You are pining and you always have! And if I hadn't forced you to marry Law, you'd have withered away and I would find your skinny corpse in the garden. Your previous spouse is gone. He left you. You are here, you have a chance! Live for Law at least Lu if not for me! I am begging you."

"Why do you hate Ace so much? He was your best friend too?" Luffy was crying now.

"I don't hate him Lu! He could choose us you know. I loved him too. We could've helped. I had known him longer than you did. I knew him since the age of 3! Same kindergarten, same elementary school, same middle school, same high school! I was so happy when you fell in love with him, I was like now I have him in my life forever, we will grow old share beer talk about fishing and my brother will be protected after I died. I was the one who initiated your relationship. If I knew what would happen in future, I would've kept you in my tent all those years ago. I entrusted him with my most precious person; you. And he left you so hurt so alone so dependent! How many times I had thought of asking you to break up with him. I saw the signs too. I tried to help him too. But he didn't choose us. So please I beg you to forgive me for extracting your memories away. Let me do the right thing." Sabo was crying now.

Rest of the drive to Luffy's cottage was silent.

When Sabo tried to pull out Law, Law woke up from his slumber and scampered deep inside the car like a feral cat and started yelling at top of his voice. "I am sorry! I shouldn't be here! You are an extremely handsome man. But I am married to my new husband, so could you call him on my phone! It's saved as Mr Pancakes." Law's wobbly hand dropped the phone.

"Wow. Yes, I will call Mr Pancakes!" Sabo smirked he picked up the phone as pretended to call Luffy. "Mr Pancakes was it sir?" Sabo asked Law. "Yes! Mr Pancakes!" Law nodded. "Hello Mr Pancakes, I am in possession of your drunk husband, sir what's your name?" Sabo was enjoying his little game and Luffy was rolling his eyes in embarrassment. "Law. I am Law!" Law informed.

Luffy lost his patience soon and unlocked the door and hugged Law from behind. "I am here, Law. I am here!"

"Luffy-ya! Thank you! I thought I lost you!" Law hugged Luffy hard. "Luffy, did I tell you that … you are extremely handsome and I would try to take… the … next step when you are ready!" Law grinned

"You guys are..." "Shut up, I have my gun with me!" Luffy glared as he dragged the taller raven head out of the car.

"He likes you!" Sabo smirked.

"I like him too. It's just we have been married for a month or so only! It's too fast." Luffy grumbled Law was clearly not willing to stand.

"You have been married for almost two months! What are you doing Lu? Are you going to therapy? You want me to call Robin?" Sabo again changed to his serious elder brother mode from jolly jock.

"No, I've not. I will begin it as soon as I can" Luffy avoided looking at his brother and steadied Law.

"How many sessions did you miss? Don't try to lie to me."

"11" Luffy slung Law over his shoulder.

"That's three months Luffy!" Sabo hissed.

"Well there was the wedding, the thing before the wedding, thing after the wedding, and then I got occupied."

"Lu are you trying to hide it from Law?"

"No… no… it's just Robin works in the same hospital and…"

"He is a bloody doctor! He will understand and how do you think we came to learn about Law as a potential groom for you! You little moron brother!"

"Law's father-in-law found us?"

"Robin found you both! She told Grandpa and Homing and they did what they do best!"

"My therapist is my match-fixer!" Luffy turned around on his heels like Law was no weight at all!

"Goodnight Sabo, park the car in the garage and dump the keys in the letterbox." "You don't have a letterbox Lu! You never had one! You don't believe in the concept of the letterbox!" Sabo yelled. "Oh yes, we do! We all change brother, Law convinced me." Luffy walked inside his cottage and Shushu jumped on him.

"ShuShu… we will play once I put down Daddy on bed okay?" Luffy was blowing kisses to the white dog.

"Lu! You have a dog?" Sabo followed. "I know finally!" Luffy grinned. "Wow! Wow!" Sabo was grinning back to. "Sabo, you want coffee?" Luffy still slinging Law on his shoulders asked.

"Yes. Please!" the blonde helped himself inside the cottage.

"ShuShu, meet your uncle Sabo" Luffy welcomed and forgave his brother that night. It was also the night when Law became the most important person in his mind for the first time in years, but Luffy had yet to realize it.

Hello Happy New Year! I deliberately did what I did here to Ace and Luffy's love story. You people are so going to cry.

And I mean no disrespect to people who choose to leave this world on their own accord. I just have been watching and reading stuff about people who are left behind, the people they loved but couldn't ask help from.

And remember consent is cool hence Law keeps asking every time he makes a move on Luffy.

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