Saviors and Back Home

Law watched in shock and surprise as Doflamingo was tackled into the water. His arm was released, and he was dropped back into the water with a girlish yelp. Getting himself back up, he found Luffy standing in the water. He was about shoulders deep in it because Law was up to his chest normally.

"Luffy! Are you okay?!" Sabo asked as the rest of them showed up. They were on the other side of the waterfall. Doflamingo was sitting near the shore now.

"I'm fine," he replied with anger.

All four turned to Law and Baby 5. "Law, are you okay?" Ace asked. Zoro had his swords at the ready in case he needed to use them against Doflamingo.

"Y-Yeah. We're fine." He stayed in the water because Doflamingo was staring at them. "I can't get out. I don't feel... comfortable ...with him being there," he told Luffy. The kid nodded before rushing over to Doflamingo.

"Get up," he demanded. Doflamingo just looked up at him. "I said 'Get up'." Law guessed that he was glaring at him as the guy stood up. "Sabo, let's get him away from here. Law wants to get dressed but won't do it with this guy here."

"Got it. I'm coming."

Sabo and Luffy rushed the guy out of the clearing. Law was able to coax Baby 5 out of the water long enough to get dressed. She was very wary of Zoro and Ace as she dressed. They were giving her the same looks she was to them.

"Law, who's she?" Zoro asked as he came closer to him. Law was finishing putting the dress back on. He was fixing the neck part.

"She's a woman I want to bring back with us," Law answered. Baby 5 was sitting on a log a few feet away from them. "I think it will help her get better."

"What's wrong with her? I don't see anything," Ace asked.

"She was abused and tormented by Doflamingo. I've been protecting her since I wa brought here." The two nodded as they continued to stare at her. "She's got a few... problems. I think it would be better if we brought her back with us."

"Can you explain her problems?"

"On our way back, I'll tell all of you. Right now, we need to go get the other two. She's going to stay right beside me. I won't allow him to harm her in any way again." With their plan in action, the four of them went to find where Sabo and Luffy led Doflamingo.

After a few minutes, they found the three. Luffy and Sabo looked pissed off while Doflamingo sat on the ground. A big grin was plastered on his face. Law dreaded knowing what was going on between the three of them.

"You didn't!" Luffy and Sabo shouted in unison.

"What's going on here?" he asked.

Luffy and Sabo came running up to him. They looked distraught. It confused him. "Law, tell us it isn't true," Luffy begged. He looked ready to cry. It worried him greatly.

"Is it true?" Sabo asked. His expression was very similar to Luffy's.

"What are you both talking about?"

Doflamingo started to laugh. "Yes. Tell them what I told you."

Law glared at him. "If he said something, no. It isn't true. Whatever he told you is a lie." He walked closer to the guy. Baby 5 was still hanging off his arm. "You need to leave them alone. Keep your disgusting mouth shut and stop spewing lies."

"How do you know it's a lie? Tell me. What did I lie about?"

"Law, he said you... and he..."

That made him laugh loudly. "Law, what's so funny?"

"That's a straight-up lie," Law answered as he calmed down. "I can tell you right now that it's a lie. You want to know why?" They all nodded. "Doflamingo, what tattoo's on my back? Or, more importantly, what do I look like naked?"

The man's grin turned to a deep frown. Silence gathered between them. It was Law's turn to smirk. Gotcha. He can't tell them shit now. Because he hasn't seen me butt ass naked because I haven't changed in front of him.

"Go ahead. You told them we had sex, right? Then tell them what I look like." Doflamingo still sat there, wordlessly. "I thought so. For your information, my family crest is on my back. I have a few scars from an illness I got when I was little, and I'm well built for my age." The boys and Baby 5 looked shocked at his response. He turned around. "Come on. Let's leave this waste of a human being here to figure out how he's going to take his parent's wrath." They all nodded in agreement before following after him. Just before they left, Law turned to address Doflamingo one last time. "And since we will never meet each other again, I'll let you onto a little secret my whole family's been keeping from everyone for my whole life." Doflamingo looked up at him. "I'm a boy. I've always been Trafalgar Law, Prince of Flevance."

Before the other could respond to that, Law made sure they were out of the area in case he tried to attack them. I would've loved to stick around just to see how he took that. Law started to smile. I wonder if he would've gotten pissed off knowing that I kept that a secret from how for so long.

On their way back, Baby 5 stayed attached to him like a lifeline. It didn't bother him, but he saw the looks that the three brothers were giving her. It was like they were jealous or something similar to it. They're expressions almost made him want to tease them. But, he didn't.

"What?" he asked after a bit. They were in the carriage. Law was thankful for them getting one and coming to get him.

"So, this is the woman we're taking back?" Sabo asked as he gestured to her. Baby 5 was hanging off his arm like a kid with her favourite toy.

"Yes. I will explain why later. I already told Ace-ya and Zoro-ya."

"What's her name again?" Zoro asked. He looked confused as to why they had an extra person joining them.

"Baby 5." He turned to her. She was fast asleep on his shoulder. That didn't bother him. "She's got some... problems ...that need to be worked on."

"You told Zoro and me about that. Can you explain it now?"

"She can't say no when you ask her to do something." There was silence for a moment after he said that.

"Do you mean she can't refuse anything you ask of her?"

"That's exactly what I'm saying. She can't say no if you ask her to do something for you. I find that as a real, big problem with her. I hope she'll be able to grow out of it the longer she says with us." I really do. She needs to get out of that habit. It's only going to cause her massive problems in the future.

"That's kinda sad," Luffy said. "Is she going to be okay?"

Law sighed deeply. "I really do hope so." He remembered the scar on her chest. It wasn't easy to see normally. No wonder he couldn't tell she had one until they bathed together.

"Do you think that guy's going to come after you again?" Ace asked.

"I don't know. Dad said he was going to do something about him." He looked to the side. "I told him the truth. We'll see if anyone believes him."

"Law." He looked over to Zoro. "Why did you tell him the truth about your gender? Wouldn't that make it even worse on you? I mean, he's more attracted to males." That made the other three stare at him with shock and disgust. Their faces were pale as well.

"It could. But I'm not worried about that. It's not a big deal to me." Law leaned back on the seat, careful not to wake up the sleeping woman. "I mean, if he goes off and tells others, they probably won't believe him. He's already lost his trust in his own family. They specifically told him to stay away from me. Where do I end up just a few days after they said that?"

"Point taken. Now, he'll be monitored on where he goes." That made Law and Zoro share a smirk. They knew what that meant.

"Thirty and has to have Mommy and Daddy following him around." That made all of them burst into laughter. It was true. The guy was four years his senior. Now, he was going to be treated younger than Law. Even his sister. Hell, even younger than Luffy, for that matter.

They talked about more things as they continued to travel for the time being. When night came, they slept. The carriage was big enough for all of them to lay on the floor and sleep. Law chose to sleep on the seat while Baby 5 slept on the other. The three boys slept close to him on the floor.

The next morning, they arrived back home. When he exited the carriage, his mother came rushing up to him to bring him in for a tight hug. "My baby! You're home! Safe and sound! Are you hurt anywhere? Did he put his hands on you?"

He wanted to laugh at her protectiveness and concern for him. It was to the point that she was crying. "No, Mom. I'm perfectly fine. He didn't do anything to me." Law didn't mention the parts that Doflamingo tried to kiss him, groped him, and tried to touch him while he was bathing with Baby 5.

"Law, whose this woman with you?" his father asked as he came to stand next to his mother.

"Her name's Baby 5. I saved her from Doflamingo." He motioned for her to come forward. "She was a servant of Doflamingo's. I chose to bring her back since she was being treated poorly by him."

His mother's face lit up with excitement like a Christmas tree. "My. She's a very beautiful woman." She stood in front of her. "I'm Law's mother. Welcome to our home. You may stay here for as long as you want." Law knew what she was about to say. "You can stick with me. I'll help you get used to living here."

Baby 5 looked to Law. He nodded. "Th-Thank you." A smile came to her face. "I'll do anything you need me to."

With those words, his mother escorted her inside. His father came closer to him. "Law, tell me the truth. Did he do anything to you?"

He looked back at the others. "Sabo-ya. Ace-ya. Straw Hat-ya. Zoro-ya. Go wait in my room. We'll go play in the waterfall when I come to get you all."

They all nodded before rushing off to his room. "You don't want to say anything in front of them?" He shook his head. "Then, come on. We'll go to the study." Law, wordlessly, followed his father to the study. When they got there, he collapsed onto a chair. His father sat on the sofa across from him. "Tell me, what happened with Doflamingo?"

"The first night I spent there, he tried to force himself on me." His father looked ready to explode in rage. He didn't say anything and allowed Law to continue on. "I was able to get him off me before he found out anything or did anything." He looked away as he stared at the ceiling.

"You lied to your mother, then."

"I just didn't want her to freak out even more than she already had when I was kidnapped." Law went quiet for a moment. "The day before yesterday, he tried to do it again." Law cringed at the memory. "He tried to force me to kiss him and tried to get me to by putting his hand up my dress."

"What the hell, Law?!"

"Hey, I wasn't doing anything. I tried to keep close to Baby 5. He didn't try things when she was around. He only tried stuff when he was able to get me alone." He turned back to his father. "I wasn't teasing him nor was I trying to get reactions out of him." Law sighed. "After he tried to touch me the second time, I went and packed a bag before I got Baby 5. We left the house and I took her to a waterfall. We stayed there for the night."

"I see." His father knew all about him spending the night in the wilderness. He did it all the time with the three brothers.

"Yesterday, we went for a dip in the waterfall." His father's jaw dropped. "Don't worry. Baby 5 already knows the truth about me. She didn't say a word to Doflamingo about it." I did. "While we were in the water, Doflamingo found us. A few minutes later, Zoro-ya and the boys saved us." Law took a deep breath. "I...I told him the truth."

"LAW!"

"It's not like anyone will trust what he says!" Law countered. "I mean, he promised to stay away from me! Right?! And only a few days later, he kidnaps me! Nobody will believe him!"

"Still! He'll try everything he can to get you back! Especially now that he knows you're a male!"

Law jumped to his feet. "I think it's about high time that I stop running from him! I'll keep pretending to be a female for everyone else! But I want to rub it in his face that I've kept a secret from him all my life and now he doesn't have a chance to do anything about it!"

His father's expression changed to calmness. "I understand. But it wasn't the brightest thing to do, though. We'll have to keep an extra eye on you." He ran a hand through his hair. "This might be easier because you're friends are always here."

"That reminds me, I have to ask Mom about something."

"What about?"

"I...don't feel like answering that right now." He looked away from him. "I'm going to get Mom's opinion since Lammy's not here anymore."

"Alright. You can go talk to her. Lord knows where she went with Baby 5."

"Thanks. I'll see you later. Plus, I have to go back to them." Law smiled. "Baby 5's a little like Straw Hat-ya." His father raised an eyebrow. "She's airheaded and kinda slow at understanding things."

"Ah. I see. Well, your mother will have an interesting time with her."

"Okay." He walked out, now searching for where his mother dragged Baby 5 off to. "Probably Nojiko's. She'll want to get her some new clothes to wear while here." That started his trek to the tailor's room. "I hope she'll be able to help me understand my feelings for them."

Ta-da! I really hope you all like it. Sorry if it's not what you hoped it would be. Please, bear with me. It will get interesting in the next chapter. I promise. Anyway, I hope you all had a great Christmas/Holidays. Let me know what you think of this chapter and how your holiday was. Have a fantastic day and I love you all. I can't wait to hear how you all have been. Tatty-bye!