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Law couldn’t even feel more let down and disappointed when he saw that his favorite coffee shop was closed. After being called in five hours early, getting wet by the heavy rain, and having to walk down the stairs instead of using the elevator because it broke down, he just couldn’t feel anything anymore. He walked for a few minutes, thinking of what to do. He had a bit of time before he needed to head to the hospital.

A warm yellow light came into his vision and the smell of a cinnamon vanilla pastry invaded his nostrils. He looked inside and saw a cafe, it had quite a few people inside but it didn’t look like it would take several years for a cup of coffee. He went inside and was immediatly bombarded with the scent of rich coffee beans and chocolate.

“Hi! Welcome to the Going Merry, would you like this towel to dry off?” A tall man with wild curly hair offered him a small fluffy orange towel. Law carefully took it and dried off his hair.

“Thank you,”

“Sure thing! If you’re interested in buying anything, our menu is at the register, or if you would like a table just sit anywhere and we’ll get to you shortly!”

He nodded and slowly walked up to the register. There was a mini laminated booklet with nicely taken photos of all the pastries and drinks. He looked back to check if there was anyone waiting behind him, but no one was there. So, he continued looking through the book carefully. After a few minutes he decided and looked at the cashier, who had been patiently waiting. He smiled gently at him and Law couldn’t help but stare a bit. His wavy black hair and big eyes were very inviting, but Law chose to be wary. 

“You ready?”

Law narrowed his eyes. “For what?”

“To order,”

Law felt the back of his neck go hot and he nodded. “Yeah, yeah. Sorry, um… I’d like the marshmallow and vanilla cookie and a black coffee, can I get a sprinkle of cinnamon on that?”

“Of course! And would you like that cookie warmed up?”

“Yeah,”

“Alright, that’ll be two dollars,”

“...What’s wrong with the cookie that you’re giving it to me for basically nothing?”

“First time Omegas are charged only a dollar for anything they order,”

“If I come back again today will everything still be a dollar?”

“Yep!”

“What time do you guys close?”

“We are open twenty-four hours. One of our regulars works at the hospital down the road, so we keep open in case he needs anything to eat. Which also means if you wanna show me your ID, I could give you a discount for next time,”

“What are you talking about?”

“I see your scrubs poking out of your sweater and your ID is hanging by your waistband,”

Law didn’t say anything and slowly handed him his ID. He looked the man over for a name tag.

Luffy.

“Would you like to make an account? Each purchase earns you points and points can get you freebies.”

Law nodded again and he gave the information Luffy needed. Then he paid and Luffy left the register. He checked his watch and sighed. He spent too much time lollygagging, he needed to go. Luckily Luffy appeared again with his coffee and a small box. “Here you go! Have a nice day!”

Law just received his things and walked away. The rain had let up a bit, so he wasn’t completely wet when he got to the hospital. He made a beeline to the nurse’s station and sat down next to Bepo. 

“Good morning, Law, how are you?”

“Morning, I'm okay.”

“I see you finally tried the Going Merry, their orange crème brûlée is to die for. What did you get?”

“A cookie,” He pulled it out and Bepo gasped. “And my coffee has cinnamon in it,”

“Oh nice! That looks really good. I’m going over there for lunch, you can join me if you want,”

“They sell lunch?”

“They serve all three meals,”

“I thought it was a cafe,”

“Well from like five to ten in the morning it acts as a cafe, but the vibes do change in certain hours of the day…”

“I don’t like eating out.”

“We gotta go on a day you don’t work the night shift, so you can take your time,”

Law shrugged and nibbled a piece off the cookie. It smelled so fucking delicious. The cookie lasted him hours. He kept nibbling off little pieces throughout the day and by the time he got out he had finally finished the cookie. Bepo waited for him so they could leave together, but really it was just Bepo trapping him to go back to the Going Merry. It was nearing midnight, and Law didn't wanna bother, but Bepo seemed excited. They entered and the smell of delicious food filled the air, Law grew nauseous with hunger. 

“Hello! Welcome to the Going Merry, may we seat you two?” 

“Yes, please, and with the dinner menu, please,” Bepo nodded. 

“Alright,” The lady grabbed two menus. She sat them down and took out a small notepad. “You were here this morning, right?” She asked Law, who nodded. “Remember anything you ask for is a dollar. My name is Robin, and I’ll be waiting you guys tonight, I’ll be back in a minute to give you guys some time to look over the menus,”

“You will eat, by the way,”

“Bepo,”

“All you had to eat today was a cookie,”

Law blushed and noticed Luffy from the corner of his eye whip around to look at them. He came right over and smiled. “Hi,”

“Hello,”

Law knew Luffy wanted to comment on what he heard, but he stayed silent. Except, Bepo wasn't on his side. “Luffy can you imagine? Law here only ate the cookie he bought from here for the entire day,”

Luffy’s jaw dropped a little and then it clenched up. Luffy slowly turned to look at Law, and he smelled like a disappointed Alpha. 

And for the first time, Law felt embarrassed of his actions. He wanted to explain, but he couldn’t think of anything to say. 

“Your Alpha lets you eat like that? Why doesn’t he take care of you?”

“He’s single,” Bepo answered. 

Law saw how Luffy’s pupils dilated and he puffed out his chest slightly. “Anything you want is on the house,”

“I have the dollar discount,”

“I’ll hold it for next time, you’re eating tonight.”

Law glared at Bepo. Look what you did, fool. He looked over the menu again and he sighed. Luffy pulled a chair and sat next to him with a smile. “I could help you pick something, are you a vegan or you like to eat meat?”

“I don’t mind anything,”

“I recommend the sweet and sour chicken, they come with black sesame seeds and you have a choice of rice or vegetables chop suey style… if you haven’t eaten at all today, you could ask for both. You should eat, you know, it’s not good to go hungry.”

“I know that, I’m not stupid.”

Bepo gently kicked him under the table.

“So why didn’t you eat? You’re a doctor, you should be a bit more responsible with your health.”

“Mind your business,”

Luffy’s pupils dilated again and a soft rumble sounded from his chest. “Or maybe you could go with the pork ramen, it’ll be lighter on your stomach if you’re feeling a bit yucky. We actually have a nice selection of soups, our cream of chicken is super good,”

“Luffy, are you bothering our customers?” Robin chuckled gently.

“No, I’m making recommendations,” 

“I need their drink orders, Luffy, I got it from here,”

Luffy nodded and then stood up. He gently swiped a lock of hair away from Law’s face. “Go ahead and eat something, okay?”

Law couldn’t even swallow with how his Omega was screaming inside. Luffy left them and continued wiping tables down after he tucked the chair he was sitting on back under its table. Law ordered a water with a lemon wedge… and the sweet and sour chicken with vegetables. Him and Bepo talked while they waited, but Law dreaded life when his food came. It smelled amazing. He just knew he’d be here awhile. He let out a shaky breath and nibbled on a piece of broccoli. He nibbled on the broccoli for ten minutes before he gave up. “Bepo, we’re both tired, I’ll just take this-”

“Nuh uh, I don’t have work tomorrow, and you have one surgery at night. I’ll wait,”

Law rubbed his face and let out a shaky sigh.

“Honestly Law, it really makes me wonder how you eat at home.”

“I eat at home, just at my own pace. We’ve been over this. You even had me checked out, I’m not sick or anything,”

Bepo zipped his mouth with his fingers and said nothing. Law frowned and nibbled at the broccoli again. Bepo got up to go to the restroom, but Law wasn’t alone. Luffy came back around and sat down next to him. “How are you holding up?”

“I’m okay,”

Luffy glanced at his plate. “You’ve barely touched it,”

Law blushed, being caught in a lie. Luffy grabbed the fork and picked up a piece of chicken. He slowly held it up to Law’s lips. Law bit a piece off but Luffy shook his head. “All of it,”

Law took the rest of the chicken off the fork and chewed. Luffy smiled and put the fork down. “I’m Luffy, by the way,”

“I know, your name is on your tag,”

The short Alpha chuckled. “Yeah, I guess you’re right.” When Law was done chewing, Luffy fed him another piece of chicken. Then some vegetables, he had Law take a few sips of his water, and then another piece of chicken. “It’s good, huh?”

Law nodded. 

“But you’re not gonna do anything crazy like… throw this up, right? I noticed you weren’t eating normally.”

“No, I don’t throw up my food,”

Luffy smiled. “Alright, while I’d love to finish feeding you, Sanji’s buzzed me twice already, I gotta go,” He gently rubbed the back of Law’s head. “Finish eating,” Law couldn’t answer, and just looked down at his plate. Bepo finally decided to make his return and was so happy seeing half of the food gone from Law’s plate. Law ate in silence, eating a whole piece of chicken instead of nibbling at it, and then finishing off the vegetables. His belly was warm and his Omega was swooning and honestly, it was making him feel a little sick but he didn’t mind. He finished his water and sat back.

Robin came back to collect their plates, when Law did something that shocked the shit out of him. “Could I have the same thing I ordered again but to go?”

“Of course, I’ll go put that in for you,”

“Do you think it would be possible to add the same sauce on the chicken in a tiny container? Like to dip?”

“Absolutely, anything else?”

“No… I think that’s all, thank you,”

Bepo was ecstatic but he didn’t want to make Law feel awkward, so he didn’t comment.

“Actually, could I get another water with lemon?”

Robin smiled and nodded. 

Bepo fought his demons to keep silent. This was big for Law, and he didn't wanna ruin it. He assumed it had to do with Luffy, he took his time getting back to the table because he saw Luffy feeding Law… and Law not visibly hating it.

Bepo walked Law home afterwards, and told him they’d see each other at work. It was very rare that Law went to bed with a full stomach. He put his food away and took a hot shower, trying to relax. It felt weird, he wasn’t used to this feeling and as he laid down in the covers, he tried to relax. The food in his stomach made him toss around and he sat up. He rubbed his face and ended up pacing his apartment. 

It was fine, it was fine. He just won’t eat breakfast and it’ll even out. He ate a lot tonight so he’s covered… he just needs to relax. If he thinks about it too much, he’ll digest everything faster and he’ll be hungry again. Fuck, he should never have let that damn Alpha feed him. Who the fuck did he think he was and which fucking side was his Omega on? He betrayed himself and now he had to suffer the consequences… Christ. This cannot be happening to him! Why was he so weak to that Luffy? Did he do some wack shit to him beforehand to make his Omega submit? Did he slip something in the air to make him comply? Why the fuck did he even get involved? So fucking what if he wasn’t eating normally, it was his own problem and that was that! He didn’t need to come and help Law eat like a little baby.

He could never go back.

Then it was late afternoon and Law finally crawled out of bed. He washed up and made his way into the kitchen. He opened up the to-go box and found a smaller container and put a few spoonfuls of vegetables and two pieces of chicken. He heated it up and took a teeny nibble of the chicken before sitting down at the table. He sighed and checked the time. He had time to try and finish as much as he could… but he could always save for later. It was good to save for later because you never know when you’ll run out of food…

Maybe he should put some back in the box, he doesn’t need to eat that much, but he already heated it up so he might as well try and finish it.

He spent two hours at the table and felt his life crumble apart as he stared at the empty bowl. If he calculated this correctly he could eat again three more times evenly because there were eight pieces of chicken and he ate two so he can still split this. He was okay… he was fine. 

But what was he going to do when his food was gone? Oh no, would he have to worry about each meal or should he go back to the Going Merry and order for another four meals? If he did this correctly he had two to three days of meals depending on how he spaced them out… and if he only ate once a day then he’d have food for the rest of the week so he didn’t have to worry about anything. He could even prepare a second meal and freeze it for next week and he’d be set for a few days with that as well. 

He got up and washed his bowl and fork before rinsing and getting ready for work. It was a simple surgery so he wouldn’t be home too late. 

“Evening Boss,” Penguin smiled at him.

“Evening… what did you do?”

“What makes you think I did something?”

“You are smiling,”

“Yes,”

“Why are you smiling?”

Penguin smiled even wider. “ Cause I love football, football’s fun, ”

Law groaned and turned away. Penguin cackled. “Every time, man. You fall for it every time and the thing is you should know that it just feels like you’re doing this on purpose because you quote it the same way every time!”

“Where is Shachi that you’re bothering me?”

“Scrubbing in, sir.”

“What do you mean? Scrubbing in on what?”

“Your surgery,”

Law checked his watch and gasped. He quickly walked away and into the scrub station in the OR he’d be performing his surgery. Sure enough Shachi was there, who seemed to also be smiling. “What’s wrong with you,

“You ate last night, that’s cause for some happiness,”

“I eat everyday,”

“You eat like a fucking bird on a good day,”

“Shachi, if I didn’t eat I’d be sick and frail, which I’m not,”

“Yeah cause of some miracle created by whatever higher power watching us because you should not be as… healthy, for lack of better words, as you are with how you are with food. I already told you you’re hot as hell and whenever an Alpha snatches you up, they’re gonna tell you all the time,”

“I don’t have image problems, Shachi. I like how I look,”

“...So what’s your deal? I’ve known you for years and you don’t ever wanna spill,”

“Don’t worry about it,”

“Does Bepo know at least?”

“Yeah, Bepo knows,”

Shachi nodded. “Do you go to therapy for it?”

“It’s not something I like talking about,”

Shachi twisted his mouth a bit in a pitiful expression before sighing. “I worry something will happen to you,”

“It’s been… a little more than a decade, if anything hasn’t happened yet, I’m not worried,”

Shachi didn’t touch the subject for the rest of the night. Law kept silent the entire time he was working and when he was washing his hands again, he found himself thinking about the meal he had earlier. He rubbed his forehead and began to panic. He had everything calculated, and if he ate again today, he’d ruin everything. 

He could go back and order something simple and small for tonight. He checked his watch and nodded slightly. It was still a decent hour… almost eleven but it was okay.

“So where you off to?”

“Gonna go get a coffee and then head home,” Law mumbled. “You and Penguin have anything planned?”

“He wants a fuzzy blanket night, so a fuzzy blanket night is what he’ll get,”

Law gave a small smile and nodded. “I guess I’ll see you tomorrow,”

“Mhm, good night Boss,”

Law quietly left the room and went to get his things from the lounge. It was empty, but he eyed the coffee machine… he could just drink something instead of eating and everything will be okay… but he was feeling rather off.

It was cold outside too. Everything was wrong. He hated being cold and hungry. It was the worst thing he could ever feel. 

“Hi! Welcome to the Going Merry, would you like a table or are you ordering to go?” 

Law checked the tag on the man’s shirt. Usopp.

“A table, please,”

Usopp nodded and grabbed a menu. He handed it to Law when he sat down. “My name is Usopp, I’ll be taking care of you tonight. I’ll give you a few minutes to look through, or do you know what you want? You were here yesterday, right?”

“I was told you serve cream of chicken?”

“We do, anything else you were interested in?”

“No, I think I’ll have just that,”

“Alright, it is free hot chocolate night so if you’re interested in that I’ll send Robin your way,”

“I would like that, thank you,”

When he was alone, he started thinking. If he kept coming here, he’d get used to it, and if he got used to eating here- what if this place went out of business? Or expanded and went somewhere further away? Law looked around, there were always a few tables filled so he doubted it would go out of business but… he couldn't rely on this place to keep feeding him. 

He had to think of something, but what could he do? Everything was going wrong because here he was, eating again today when the plan was to do the exact opposite. 

“Good evening! Hot chocolate?”

Law jumped a little and blushed slightly. He nodded and Robin placed a mug in front of him. She poured him the drink and- holy fuck, it smelled good. Law rubbed his forehead, starting to stress out. 

“Marshmallows?”

Law found himself nodding before he could really think it over. He considered asking for the soup to go so he could re-plan his meals but, how long could that even go frozen? Everything was going wrong. Fuck. 

“Are you okay?”

Law slowly looked up and nodded. “Long surgery,” He lied and lifted his mug. He waited a second for Robin to warn him about the temperature, but when she didn’t he assumed it was because it was fine to drink as soon as she served it.. 

And he was right, oh my- he’s going to get attached to this fucking place and he simply CANNOT.

Law, relax. It’s okay, you’re fine, we’re fine.

But are we though?!

“Torao! You came back!” Law smelled him before he saw him. Luffy sat in front of him with a big smile. “How are you?”

“Tor- my name is Law,”

“But Torao is easier to say!”

“...No, it isn’t,”

Luffy just kept smiling at him and Law felt uneasy. “How was work today?”

“It was fine,”

“What did you do? See lots of patients?”

“No, I had one surgery booked today. I don’t do consultations and surgery on the same day,”

“Why?”

Law shrugged. “I’m good at what I do so I was able to create my own schedule.”

“That’s super cool, you must be very smart.”

 Law’s Omega preened itself and squealed. Law cleared his throat. “Yeah, I guess,”

“But… you have a very pretty face. You must either do a lot of skin care, or you’re a young genius,”

“Uh… I’m twenty-four,”

Luffy went silent with thought, and Law let him be. He was even silent when the food came, until Law took the tiniest spoonful. 

“Sanji always makes sure the food comes out at a temperature to be eaten right away, it won’t burn you if you put more on the spoon,” Law didn’t comment and Luffy leaned forward. “So… you must be like a fresh attending, or a resident,”

“I’m an attending, yes. I did accelerated med school, so that took off a year. I studied so much during my internship and residency years they let me take the exam early… and cardio was always my thing… do you have doctors in your family?”

“Nah, I know what I know because my friend Chopper is a doctor too… Torao, what is that?”

“You said Chopper? Like Tony Tony Chopper?” Law ignored Luffy’s question and simply put the tiny spoonful in his mouth.

“Yes! Him! You know him?”

“He’s a wonderful general surgeon. I like working with him. How do you know him?”

“Chopper was a regular when he was a student in med school, he would study a lot here because there’s quiet spaces, coffee, and snacks. He spent so much time here he’d walk home with some of us when our shifts ended so we all got close… Torao, do you not like it?”

Law faltered a bit. “I do,”

“So why are you eating like that?”

Fuck, Luffy was probably going to make him eat properly and ruin everything again. Then again, Law already decided he was going to finish, just… at his own pace and feel like shit about it later, but now Luffy was going to make him feel like crap a whole lot sooner. 

What was he going to do now?

He ended up not saying anything and when he looked up, he saw Luffy walking towards him with the menu. He didn’t even notice Luffy getting up from the table. Luffy smiled and opened the menu. “Look, if you want something else and something light, there’s a whole bunch of options. We have salads, pasta dishes, or if you want a different type of soup we can get you that too. No hard feelings! What’s important to us is that you eat something you like,”

“Actually, do you think I could be left alone?”

Luffy looked a bit surprised, but quickly got up and walked away. 

And Law suffered so much that he finally decided to never return to this place ever again. He couldn’t make himself eat any faster than he was eating and he ended up being the only one there eating for thirty whole minutes. It was humiliating. Why the fuck was he still so fucking pathetic after all this time? He knew he looked like a mess because he kept running his hands through his hair in desperation and covering his face in shame. 

Okay, that does it. He was never coming back here. 

He paid, feeling embarrassed and awful and left without looking or saying a word to anyone. 

He showered and got under his blanket, also covering his head in embarrassment.

That's why he also gets teased for being single too. Shachi and Penguin would sometimes say that no one’s gonna want him if he keeps eating the way he does, but Law knows they aren’t really trying to be mean, it was just one of their tactics to make him eat more. Law’s Omega would take it to heart but he couldn’t force himself to eat more. He’d get severely anxious if he did. He had to conserve what he had so he would always be able to eat. 

Because if he didn’t have anything to eat he would… 

Just the thought of it made Law want to throw himself off the apartment building. Fuck, why was he so weird about this? He made more than enough to be well fed… but he couldn’t trust it because you never know when the hospital goes out of business or maybe tomorrow he gets fired and they never hire him again so… he just had to space out his meals so they would last. 

Besides the only Alpha that has shown even a tiny bit interest in whatever he was doing was that Luffy. 

But yeah, he seemed a bit weirded out and confused by the way Law eats. Law didn’t have it in him to explain, he didn’t know Luffy at all. Would Luffy even understand? Would Luffy make him eat right anyway? What if Luffy disappeared? Then those meals were out the window too because he… FUCK, he needs to relax.

Law groaned and rubbed his eyes with balled up fists. It didn’t even matter, he was never going back to the Going Merry.

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Two days after all the shame, he woke up in the middle of the night with one thought in his mind. 

Luffy knew we were an Omega!

He always wears scent patches, his scent couldn’t have given it away. He’s also tall, no one assumes he’s one because he doesn’t look like the average Omega. Luffy was shorter than him, took one look at him and assumed Law was an Omega.

Should he be offended?

Or should he be happy that Luffy wasn’t obnoxious about it and seemed eager to be around him?

Fuck and Law told him to go away, oh no. Wait, why is he thinking about Luffy at one in the morning? He doesn’t even know Luffy’s full name, or how old he was, or anything about him! Just that he was an annoying Alpha and got into Law’s business on two separate occasions.  If Law keeps wasting his time thinking about NPC Alphas instead of going back to sleep, he’ll get hungry. FUCK, everything is wrong again and it’s all Luffy’s fault, AGAIN. He hadn’t returned to the Going Merry, but now he was thinking about Luffy. Why the fuck is he thinking about Luffy? 

Law sat up and took something to knock him out. He woke up around noon, groggy. It was Thursday, but the week was going by at a snail’s pace. Probably because he felt every single day with how much he suffered internally, and now he’s thinking about… Luffy. 

No because what the fuck does this mean? There is no reason why he should be thinking about him. 

But when he opened the fridge to get some milk for his tea, he froze. 

Has his fridge always looked this empty?

He had… oh no, he was running out of everything! 

He slowly closed the fridge and tried to swallow. He… oh no. He covered his mouth to not throw up, but he felt super sick. He needed to go to the store. He needed… oh my God. How did he let it get like this? When?! He had to relax… he had to relax. Everything was okay, he just needed to go to the store. 

But he had to call Bepo. Or tell Bepo. This was going to take Law’s entire day.

Law went to get ready to leave. He rushed a bit, the anxiety ate at his stomach and he grew weak with all the stress he was feeling.

Bepo : Do you want me to go with you?

Law made a face. That would be embarrassing and awkward. Absolutely not and don’t ever ask that again. Fuck. He locked his phone and left the apartment. The car ride was very quiet, he had the AC on, but he was sweating. He needed everything… he needed to get everything so the fridge wasn’t empty. He had to finish buying everything today because what if they closed the store down tomorrow? This is the closest one to his place and it had everything and anything he could ever want.

First he needed eggs and milk. He eats eggs for breakfast sometimes, so he got two cartons. He needed milk for his tea… sugar too. Oh no, he didn’t check anything else, he only saw the fridge empty and panicked. So… just to be sure he should buy more honey. He needed to buy more vegetables too, and all of them. Lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, peppers… gosh, and he needs more meats, chicken… 

Law rubbed his face in despair. He needed everything and he didn’t know how to calculate this correctly. What if he buys too little of something… 

He called Bepo and waited.

“Hello,”

“Bepo, I need you to go to my apartment,”

“You left? I’ve been knocking forever, I thought something happened to you,”

“Yes, I left. I… just go into my fridge and take a photo of the freezer.”

After a few moments, Bepo made a noise of confusion. “ Why are you at the store? ”

“Cause the fridge is empty, Bepo.”

“ ...It’s not empty, honey. ”

“Yes it is!”

“... Oh! You know what? I’ll write you a list of what you need,”

Law thought this over for a moment. Bepo might forget something… or maybe he should trust Bepo to do this. He agreed and Bepo hung up. Law walked aimlessly around and ended up in the snacks aisle. He was staring at some chocolate cookies when someone bumped into his cart. 

“Whoops, my bad…” The green haired man stared at him in a weird way as he walked by and Law made a face. After a few moments, the man came back and side-eyed him. 

“You lost something?”

“You’re that guy that spent like… five business days finishing the cream of chicken. You left our chef all heartbroken, was it that bad? I know Luffy offered to give you something else, you aren’t forced to eat it if you hate it,”

Law blushed and felt super angry. “It was fine, I… I liked it, don’t worry about it,”

“So why did you eat it like that?”

“Mind your goddamn business,”

The man raised an eyebrow, but walked off. Law grabbed some cookies and was alone for only two minutes before Luffy came rushing around the corner. “Torao! Hi!” He waved and smiled widely. 

“Hello,”

Luffy rumbled in his chest and Law’s Omega squealed in happiness. He wanted to roll his eyes, but he could only stare back at Luffy. “You buying groceries?”

“Yeah,”

“You haven’t gone back to the Going Merry,”

“Well, I’ve been busy, you know,”

“You should come tomorrow night, Sanji’s making something special and I’ll serve you a little bit so you’re tummy doesn’t get upset,”

Law’s heart fluttered, but then he came back to reality. “How did you know I was an Omega?”

“You’re the prettiest person I’ve ever seen in my life, no Alpha is that gorgeous, and if you weren’t you would have said something when I gave you the discount,”

Law blushed a little and sighed. Bepo was taking an awful long time with that list. 

“So? You wanna come?”

“What time? I have consults tomorrow,”

“Well, I’ll wait for you, what time will you be out?”

“My last consultation is at five, so… like five-thirty?”

“Okay! I’ll wait for you then,”

Law didn’t answer, and Luffy didn’t say anything. When Law started walking away, Luffy followed. Bepo finally texted the list, there were only ten items on the list and Law regretted having Bepo involved. Of course Bepo wouldn’t get it, no one gets it. Law considered going back to the apartment and checking himself, but that would waste even more time. 

“Are you okay?”

Law broke out of his thoughts and glanced at Luffy. 

“I’m fine,”

Luffy didn’t respond, but just kept looking at Law. He actually followed him the entire time Law was in the grocery store. He couldn’t bring himself to tell the Alpha to go away because he noticed that his Omega went silent when it knew Luffy was around. Then, Luffy unloaded his cart to have his items scanned and Law just watched in disbelief, and when Luffy paid for everything, Law felt himself crumble apart inside. Then he took the cart and smiled at Law. “Come, I’ll help you load your car, or did you come in something else?”

“No, I drove,” Law simply walked forward. 

Luffy whistled when they finally got to Law’s car. “Beautiful, it matches your eyes.”

“Not the same color… what was your name again?”

“Monkey D. Luffy,”

Law nodded, trying to play it off. He didn’t know what other way to get his full name, so he pretended to forget. Now he felt a little bad, but Luffy still looked just as happy. Law unlocked the car and Luffy gently put everything away.

“Who’s the green haired guy?” Law asked after a few moments.

“Zoro, why?”

“He was… just questioning why I was eating… well, you know, the cream of chicken like I was,”

“Did he make you feel bad?”

“No, but he assumed I didn’t like it and told me I made the chef sad… like at no point did I say I hated it,”

Luffy nodded. “I’ll talk to him, don’t worry… so you’ll come tomorrow?”

“I’ll see,” He didn’t want to say yes, but for some reason he didn’t wanna say no either. Luffy went to the door when Law unlocked them and opened it for him. Law took a second, two to breathe.

“Why are you doing all of this, why can’t you leave me alone?”

It sounded so much worse outloud. Holy shit, that was NOT how he wanted it to sound. Luffy looked like he was figuring out how to answer, and Law wanted to disappear. 

Luffy smiled, and he looked hurt this time. “I’ll leave you alone after tomorrow, don't worry. I just wanted to share tomorrow with you because I think you're cute,”

Law blushed again and covered his mouth. “Luffy, how old are you?”

“Huh? I’m twenty-five,”

“You don't look twenty-five,”

“I thought you were nineteen,”

“Um, and you still thought I was pretty?”

“Of course, I wasn't being weird or anything by telling you that. It was fact, it is fact, it's like saying a baby is cute, or a little five year old has nice eyes. I’m not being weird, I’m stating a fact. Do you feel creeped out?”

Law shook his head and Luffy gave a small smile. 

Law got inside the car and put his seatbelt on.

“Safe inside?” Luffy gently leaned against the door. Law nodded and Luffy closed the door. He waved and Law saw him rush back into the store.

Law covered his face with his hands and groaned loudly. His Omega was swooning and asking to follow Luffy back into the store. That he needed to go back and he needed to be close to him and he needed- no, he needed to go back home and separate his meals. Fuck, he keeps getting distracted. Luffy is- 

A distraction. Luffy isn't permanent. Luffy literally said he was gonna leave him alone. 

Luffy isn't permanent. Law isn't permanent. Nothing is permanent! Nothing… nothing… nothing… 

A loud tap on his window made him jump out of his skin. Bepo was looking at him and waved. Law turned off the car and then began to wonder when he even got home. When did he even park the car? How? 

“I think I may know the next step of this,” Bepo said when Law opened the door. 

“What,”

“You should lay off the caffeine. Caffeine may be spiking your anxiety up,”

“I don't have anxiety,”

“Yeah, and my hair isn't white, your eyes aren't golden, and the sky isn't blue, open the trunk, and why do you smell like an Alpha,”

“Someone helped me bring my groceries to my car,”

“Oh? Were they cute?”

Law shrugged. “The list was very short,”

“I got you covered, don't worry, and I’ll be putting your things away,”

Law narrowed his eyes. “You're gonna bunch everything together so it looks full, you can't fool me, Bepo.”

“I’m not gonna bunch everything together, don't worry. Go sit over there and tell me about the Alpha who helped you,”

“He followed me around the store actually, and he paid for the groceries,”

“He paid for the groceries??”

Law nodded and fiddled with his fingers a little. “Yeah, and then he made sure I safely got in my car before I drove off,”

“He wasn't doing anything sus, right?”

“No… I know where he works anyway, so it's okay,”

“You know where he works?! Where?”

“What, Bepo relax, it's Luffy,”

Bepo gasped. “Luffy?!”

“What's wrong with Luffy?”

Bepo suddenly smiled and didn't say anything as he organized the fridge. Law tried to peek, but Bepo would always close the door or shoo him away. 

“He say something about your car?” Bepo asked.

“That it matched my eyes. Which is not true, my car is baby yellow,”

Bepo gave him a face. “And what did you say?”

“That it wasn't the same color,”

“You're so fucking slow,”

“Hey!”

“Silence,” Bepo put a finger to his lips. Law sighed and covered his head with his arms after leaning on the counter. “Okay, tada!” Bepo opened the doors wide and presented him with the fridge. 

In Law’s eyes, there were sparkles around it. It was full again, he didn't have to worry about going hungry. Now he could plan meals… now he could eat.

“Please tell me you had breakfast this morning,” Bepo narrowed his eyes at him. Law tapped the counter. “I put milk in my tea,”

“Fuck your milk tea, did you eat ?”

“No…”

Bepo stared Law down. “Why?”

“Because I was going to, but, I got busy,”

“Law, only because you’re one of the best surgeons in the country… I could beat your ass right this second,”

“Being violent with me will not make me eat, Bepo. I don’t eat because I want to be fucking annoying, you know exactly why-”

“I know, I know… I’m sorry, fuck, I just worry about you,”

Law shrugged, feeling down. He rubbed his face with his hands and sighed. He was hungry too, but he didn’t want to touch what he bought today. Law looked at Bepo, who smiled. “Let’s go,”

“Go where?”

“To the Going Merry,”

“Bepo,”

“Pick, we buy or the food in your fridge gets taken out,”

“No! No, I need time to figure out what I’m going to do with it. We’ll go, we’ll go, let me get a different sweater,”

“Why? That one smells like your man,”

“Bepo, don’t ever call him my man ever again,”

“He paid for your groceries! Let the guy take you out,”

“No,”

“Why?”

Law went to his room and slipped off the sweater. He held it in his hands and shook his head. He tossed it on his bed and grabbed another one, one that smelled like him. The walk was quiet, he was a weak man. He let Bepo convince him to go back when he had already decided to never show up there ever again. 

“Hello! Welcome back to the Going Merry!” Robin smiled. “Are you two going to want a table or  are you taking to go?”

“We’re eating at a table and give Law all three menus,”

“Bepo!”

Bepo just continued walking to a table. Law followed in embarrassment.

“Did Zoro say something to you today? Luffy is in the kitchen giving him the scolding of his life,”

Law sighed again. “I literally told Luffy it was fine, he doesn’t listen,”

“Robin, Luffy paid for Law’s groceries today,”

“I heard. Zoro announced it before Luffy came down on him. He was so cute and mad on Law’s behalf,”

Law didn’t look at her, or Bepo, and studied the menus a bit. “So Luffy is here?”

“Yeah, you want me to send him your way?”

“No, no, it’s fine. I’ll have a lemon water, please,”

“And I’ll have peach iced tea,” Bepo smiled. Robin noted that down and left. Law grew a little irritated, maybe a bit too fast actually. He was mad at Bepo for causing him all this distress. Bepo never listens to him. Why the fuck is he also up Law’s ass about shit? See, it’s all Law’s fault for even texting Bepo for help anyway. He needs to be more independent and STOP TELLING HIS FRIENDS SHIT, fuck, why does this happen to him, why can’t he just be stronger? No one ever wants to fucking understand! They’re all just, something will happen to you and blahblahblah as if Law didn’t FUCKING KNOW THAT!

STOP!

He felt a soft hand in his hair and he looked up. Luffy smiled gently at him. “We can’t have you growling in the restaurant, it makes the other customers uncomfortable. Is there anything we can do to make your experience here better?”

Law stayed silent for a moment to think this over. Was he growling? He noticed his water was in front of him, but he couldn’t remember Robin bringing it to him and Bepo was giving him a nervous smile.

Law set his water to the side and looked back at Luffy. “I need a good wine,”

“I can absolutely get that for you, but by any chance are you on any medication?”

“He fucking should be,” Bepo mumbled.

Law bared his teeth at him, but Luffy rubbed Law’s head again… so gently it made Law’s skin prick up. Law looked back up at Luffy. “Why did you ask?”

“Chopper said if someone’s taking like… antidepressants and stuff and you drink alcohol, well it can hit you harder than it should,”

“Oh… no, no, I’m not on any antidepressants and stuff,”

Luffy chuckled. “How many glasses am I bringing?”

“One, Bepo doesn’t fucking need any,” Law muttered.

“I’m here just to pay apparently,”

“Oh fuck you, you forced me to come,”

Bepo gave Law an unimpressed look and huffed. “Luffy, do you have the time by any chance?”

“The time? Yes, it’s two-fourteen, why?”

“Ask Law if he’s eaten,”

“Bepo!” Law slammed his hands on the table. 

“I will not have you pass out somewhere because you’re skipping meals, bitch. You either start being more responsible, or I will be in your face about it,”

“You’re so fucking terrible. This is why I didn’t want to tell you shit about anything. I thought I could tru-”

Luffy silenced him by gently squeezing his shoulders. “Let’s go take a breather outside, yeah? We don’t wanna upset that tummy any more with anger, okay?”

Law immediately got up and went outside. Luffy followed him, but didn’t look at him or try to speak. He gave Law his space and honestly, Law was grateful. He was gonna burst on the next person who spoke to him and Luffy probably saved his friendship just now.

Law took a few, long deep breaths in and slowly turned to Luffy, who was kicking a pebble around. He studied him, and yeah, he was kinda cute. Luffy seemed content with his pebble as he waited patiently for Law to calm down.

“Thank you for the groceries… but um, do you make enough to be buying my groceries and your own?”

“I’m one of the owners of the restaurant. Sanji made me important because I brought him people to make his dream of having a place like this come alive. So uh, yeah, I’m okay.”

“Oh, I see,”

“Are you feeling okay? Were you sick this morning that you skipped breakfast?”

“To be honest, I got up around noon anyway. I had a rough night,”

“Hope the wine helps… or would you like sangria instead?”

“Sangria actually sounds amazing,”

“Perfect! You want a glass or should I bring you the pitcher?”

“The pitcher, and don’t give any to Bepo,”

“Are you guys like, a thing?”

“No, you can continue buying my groceries without having to worry about him,” Law joked. He heard Luffy rumble behind him and looked back. “Besides, we don’t have attracting scents. Plus… your scent is very… heavy. He smelled you on me and all you did was walk near me at the store,”

“Oh, sorry. I have to wear scent patches here in the restaurant, I don’t like to when I’m not here. Did I make you feel uncomfortable?”

“No,”

Luffy nodded and smiled. “So what are you in the mood for? Like to eat?”

“Well, can I still look at the menu?”

“Of course, I just thought you didn’t like to talk about food with your friend, so I thought about asking you here,”

Law’s heart fluttered and Luffy was going in the right direction. To where? Law didn’t know yet, but Luffy was saying all the right things. Luffy opened the door for him and Law just gave him a hard stare. “What do you want?”

“I just want you to smile at least once. You haven’t since I met you,”

Law’s jaw dropped slightly in surprise. “You’re weird,”

Luffy chuckled and shrugged. “And you’re pretty,”

Law’s Omega screamed and now it needed a time out. Please shut the fuck up. 

But he’s so cute!

Fuck no.

Law walked in and Luffy followed closely behind. Law sat down and Robin came over again. “Luffy,” She giggled. “We keep meeting like this,”

“My bad, I won’t take your job,” He wiggled a bit where he was standing. “Torao wants the pitcher of sangria, don’t bring Bepo a glass,”

Robin snickered. “Does Bepo agree,”

“Whatever the boss wants,” Bepo sat back and sighed.

Law scrunched up his nose and rolled his eyes. Robin gently shooed Luffy away. 

“Does Luffy not wait tables?” Bepo asked.

“He does, you just come in on my turn,” She smiled.

“Poor thing, you should let him take this turn I think he likes Law,”

“Shut up, Bepo.”

“One thing I gotta tell you guys that tomorrow is three dollar cocktail night starting at six, and for every two cocktails you get a free appetizer,”

“Oh that sounds nice, we could come here with Shachi and Penguin, and that’ll be four appetizers,”

“Yeah, but eight cocktails,” Law shook his head.

“Pushing twelve, you know Penguin likes to drink,”

“Crazy motherfucker,” Law mumbled.

Bepo smiled and looked at the menu. Law did the same after Robin went for the sangria. Everything looked good and he… hated this. He didn’t want people looking at him while he was eating. He knew it looked weird to everyone and he’d be embarrassed again and then he really won’t ever come back here again. He can’t deal with that much shame.

“I think I’ll have the chicken pasta,” Bepo sat back.

Law didn’t say anything, he just frowned at the menu. This shouldn’t be that hard at all. In that moment he hated everything and everyone that has led him to this point in life.

Law got angry and slammed the menu closed. “I’m not eating and you can’t make me. I’m also walking back home alone.”

Bepo just looked at him for a long moment, then nodded.  Then he sighed. “I’ll actually leave you to it then. Enjoy your sangria, if you need anything, call me,” He got up and left Law at the table. 

Robin came back a few minutes later with his pitcher. “Are we ready to order?”

“Oh uh, Bepo had to leave. Um, I’ll just have this, thank you,” 

Robin nodded. “If you need anything else just wave us down,”

Law nodded and served himself a glass. He spun his phone around a couple times before he looked around. Almost all the tables were filled and here he was taking up another. He should leave, he could go home and prepare his meals. Plan for the rest of the week and next week too.

“Hey, you okay?” 

Law looked over his shoulder and saw Usopp looking at him.

“Yeah, I’m fine,”

“You need anything?”

“No… I’m okay,” He turned back and buried his face in his hands. He was alone in his head for five minutes. He counted. All he could feel was dread and how did the Going Merry even make itself into Law’s life? That's so random, because Law hates going out to eat and he’s here, again, for like… the third time? Was it the third? It didn't even matter. He hates it here.

“Torao, are you okay?”

Why does everyone keep fucking asking him if he’s okay?!

Wait-

Law looked up and saw Luffy sliding into the booth in front of him with a bowl. “Sanji made this for me.”

“Is that ceviche?”

“Yes, want some?” He handed Law a fork. “Eat whatever you want, don't worry about how much you take off,” Law reluctantly stabbed a shrimp and put it in his mouth. Luffy also had a thermos, and he sipped it while watching Law chew. “Where did Bepo go?”

“Bepo left after I told him I wasn't going to eat and that I wanted to walk home alone,”

Luffy sighed. “You gotta eat Torao. If you get sick, you can't practice medicine,”

Law didn't really think about that. If he can't practice medicine, he won't have a job, no money… no food.

Law grew nervous and rubbed his head. “Wow,” He mumbled to himself. He’s in trouble now. He took another shrimp and munched nervously. He’d be a waste of space, a waste of everything really. A failure, and that’s why no one really likes hanging out with him. He’s an aggressive piece of shit asshole.

And all his friends hate him because he doesn’t eat like a normal person.

Luffy handed him a piece of baguette with butter spread inside. Law took a bite, thinking too much to notice. He only came out of his head when his fork hit an empty bowl. Law blinked and the bowl had been pushed in front of him. He snapped up to look at Luffy, who waved at him as he chewed. 

“Did I eat your lunch?”

“No, Sanji made a ton,”

Law was about to apologize, but Luffy stood up. “Want more? Sanji will be glad to see it gone, means people liked it enough for seconds,”

Law shrugged and Luffy left. Law poured himself another glass and drank it fast. This was embarrassing. 

Luffy came back with a tray that had two bowls and a small plate with something else. 

“These are patacones … fried plantains. Look, you put some fish on it like this,” He took a bite and smiled. Law did the same with the smallest shrimp he could find and hated that it tasted so good. Law just repeated the action til his seafood was gone and sat back.

“Are you coming to cocktail night tomorrow?”

“Well, I’m gonna be here anyway, might as well,”

Luffy gasped and Law blushed. “So you’re gonna come after work?”

Law covered his mouth in embarrassment and Luffy was practically bouncing in his seat. Crap, he didn’t even mean to say that, he didn’t mean to say yes in the first place. His Omega betrayed him again.

Seriously you fucker, what side are you even on? Why do you keep doing this?

But, if he really thought about it, seeing how happy Luffy obviously was… he didn’t mind it at all.

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Law stared at the ceiling in despair. This was it, his life was over. Every single consultation he had scheduled today was cancelled. He was gonna get fired and have no job. No money. He’d waste away until… he died.

Law sat up. He hadn't texted Bepo, or anyone else. He didn't know what to do. He refused to cry, but he really wanted to. 

“Torao!”

Law jumped out of his skin and turned to look at Luffy. How and when did he get here?? Holy shit, he was losing it. Wait a minute-

Law opened his eyes and he was back on the couch. In his apartment. 

Was he going insane? Was he finally losing it? Maybe his friends were right, something bad happened to him. It finally happened. He's started hallucinating. 

Law got off the couch and walked to the fridge. Maybe he should find a snack. Maybe… maybe if he ate something he’d relax. He hadn't since five in the morning… and it was almost eleven. It would be okay, right? He’d be okay. 

He took out the celery and prepared it to be cut into little pieces, and got out the peanut butter. 

His life was quiet, but for the first time, it actually bothered him. He felt like something was missing, or that he was forgetting something important. 

Torao!

Shut the FUCK UP-

He grabbed his keys after putting everything away and walked out of his apartment. He knew what his Omega wanted (needed) and he was severely embarrassed. The air was cold, it had been raining all morning.

It was a curse that the Going Merry was only ten minutes away, walking.

“Torao!” 

Law felt like he could breathe again. 

“Luffy,”

“How are you? You want a table or you taking to go?”

Law thought about it… but why was he even here?

“No, I… I don't know why I’m here… my day was screwed over, they cancelled everything today and… I was going a little insane, so I just decided to take a walk.”

“You wanna hang in the lounge?”

“Isn't that for employees?”

“Nah, Nami, Torao’s gonna sit in the lounge for a bit, he’s not feeling too good,”

“Aww, he came to his Alpha for help,” 

Law blushed so bad he turned around and walked off. Luffy didn't try to grab him, instead he quickly walked in front of him. “Don't pay attention to her, she's moody because her girlfriend Vivi refused to kiss her goodbye because Nami washed a blanket that was supposed to be in the nest,”

“Why would she do that?” Law asked.

“Cause she was tipsy and didn't pay attention,”

Law sighed. Then the smell of food got to him and he closed his eyes.

“Torao… did you eat today?”

“I actually did,” 

Luffy narrowed his eyes. “At what time?”

Law sighed. “Like… five in the morning,”

Luffy gently took Law’s hand and pulled him back and let him pass behind the counter. He took him to a room that had a bunch of bean bags, couches, and pillows. It smelled like coffee and caramel.

“Do you have any food allergies?”

“No,” Law answered as he sat down (was kinda pushed) onto a couch. 

“Is there something you don't like eating?”

“I… don't like bread,”

“Oh no! And I gave you baguette!”

“No but… that was good, that was… okay, I didn't mind it, I mean like… sliced bread or hamburger and hotdog buns… I’m not crazy about toast,”

“So like… hold on, I’ll be back!”

Law grabbed a pillow and put it in his lap, sighing. He was alone for a moment before Zoro entered the room with a tall glass. “Hey man, you thirsty?” Law opened his mouth to say ‘no’ but then Zoro interrupted. “Too bad, here,” He handed him the glass. “Strawberry lemonade,”

“Thanks, uh, how much is this?”

“Luffy told me to tell you to mind your business,”

“...Luffy wouldn’t talk to me like that,”

Zoro smiled. “You’re right, he said don’t worry about it,”

Law nodded slightly and took a sip. It tasted really good, but he tried not to finish it before Luffy came back.

He wondered if Bepo was mad at him, or if he didn’t want to be friends with Law anymore. He didn’t even know if he was gonna show up later with Penguin and Shachi. Should he even join them if they do? Would they want him there? Or would they be better off? Probably be better off without him. He’s such a downer. Maybe he should even switch hospitals, so he’s not in their way anymore and he doesn't have to see anyone and no one has to see him…

He felt a hand in his hair and he jumped. He looked up and saw Luffy smiling at him. “I made you this,”

“You?”

“Mhm, Sanji allowed it, it’s an English muffin breakfast sandwich. It was egg, bacon, Colby Jack cheese, tomato, and spinach,”

His Omega was frothing at the fucking mouth.

“Thank you, Luffy,”

“And in here, you can eat at your own pace and no one will be looking at you, not even me, and I’m gonna take a lunch break and sit with you.” 

“Lunch?”

“Mhm,”

“So why did you make me a breakfast sandwich,”

“Cause this is something light, if you want some else, I could make you a Caesar salad that way it won't be so heavy on your tummy but you'll still be eating,”

Law sighed internally. Luffy was doing all the right things AGAIN.

“So… what did you want to show me today?”

Luffy smiled widely and rubbed his hands together. “Sanji is making salchipapa for the crew. It’s sausages, fries, shredded beef, chicken, corn, pork belly, chorizo, fried plantain, a whole ton of melted cheese on top, and sauces like barbecue, ketchup, and mayo.”

“That… sounds like a lot of food,”

“Yeah, but it all goes away before the end of the shift, it is so good- that with a soda- oof, Torao, please,” Luffy fell back onto the couch with his eyes closed. Law covered his mouth with his hand to suppress a laugh and looked away.

Luffy left to get his lunch and came back to eat. They didn't speak, but Law didn't mind. 

“So they cancelled everything? Why?”

“I was supposed to um… see a family of six today, plus two others. For some reason they decided to reschedule their appointments. Or maybe they're firing me,”

“Why would they fire you?”

Law shrugged. “This tastes good, thank you,”

Luffy nodded and stood up again. He walked out of the room and Law was left alone… for five minutes before Luffy came back with a bowl. 

“What's for lunch?”

“My brother made too much pasta last night- he was happy, and so he called me over to take some home,”

Law nodded slightly. “Well that's nice,”

“Yeah, he’s the one who mainly cooks at home. Well, him and my mom. They don't like letting any Alpha cook in that house,”

“Why?”

“Well, for example, my dad sometimes doesn't put any salt or puts too much, he isn't very careful so he lets the food burn sometimes. My mom hates that he doesn't pay attention so she just simply banned him from cooking, and my grandpa Garp… he’s not that careful either. My other brother sets everything on fire, so… but my mom let me learn sometimes because I wouldn't touch anything, I didn't want to make her mad,”

“So you have two brothers?”

“Mhm, they're adopted but my mom says we act so much alike it's as if we came from the same family tree.”

“So a Luffy times three, wow,” 

Luffy chuckled. “Or an Ace, or a Sabo,”

“Ace and Sabo?”

“Mhm, Ace was adopted when I was four and Sabo came a year later. But when we’re all under the same roof it's actually not that crazy,”

“Says you,”

Luffy kept smiling. “I mean, yeah, but my mom hasn't complained, and it's her opinion that matters,”

“What about your dad,”

“Well, him too but, if my mom is happy, so is he… do you have any brothers or sisters?”

“I was also adopted… sometimes it was funny because I look absolutely nothing like him. He’s… a bright blond and has brick colored eyes, and he's pale. Then there's me,”

“ Morenito , golden eyes, black hair,”
[dark-skinned]

“I’m sorry?” Law laughed in surprise and Luffy gasped. He nearly started vibrating in his seat. “You smiled! You did! I got you to smile! I didn't even tell a joke,” 

“You said… what- mo-morenito?”

“You are though,”

Law kept silent and just continued eating. “Are you saying I’m… dark?”

“Well, you're not as light as me, but it's beautiful… you're beautiful,”

Law looked at his sandwich and blushed a bit. 

“I’m surprised you're single,”

“Uh, if you continue to get to know me you'll see how that's actually not surprising at all,”

Luffy chuckled. “I think you just like to crap on yourself, you're wonderful,”

“...You say that cause you don't know me,”

“Well it's okay, I promised to leave you alone anyway,” 

Law had forgotten about that. His Omega started to panic, to tell him to fix this or we’ll both blow the fuck up right no-

“I uh, I was just joking about that. Uh, you aren't actually bothering me. Don't worry,”

Luffy smiled widely. “Really? Are you sure?”

Law nodded and looked back at his sandwich. He had taken four nibbles. This was a disaster. 

Then Luffy slowly passed the bowl to him and took Law’s sandwich. “Try this, see if you like it better,”

“Luffy it's not that I don't like food,” 

“But maybe this sits better, try,”

Law sighed and put a single pasta in his mouth. It was so fucking good, he had to put a second one in his mouth. He was going insane over the taste, it was rich and tangy and had the perfect amount of pepper. Give all the kudos to the chef. Luffy handed him his drink and Law took several sips before going back to the pasta. 

He came out of his head when the fork hit the empty bowl. Luffy was on his phone, and the sandwich was gone too. 

“Did… did you eat the sandwich?”

“Yeah, you took like a baby sized bite anyway, you had practically the whole thing still there,” He clicked his phone off. “How are you feeling?”

“Good,”

“I’m glad,”

Someone burst into the room and huffed. He was a very large blue haired man and Law felt uneasy. 

“What's wrong, Franky?” Luffy asked.

“Nami tried to bet on me not being able to stay away from Robin for five hours. I had an hour left but Robin thought I was ignoring her and she got sad and so she’s out there weeping because I wasn't speaking to her, Nami’s laughing at me for being a pussy, Sanji kicked me out of the kitchen for causing ruckus and Zoro’s fucking head is too green today, I cannot,” 

“Too green? But… his head is green,”

“He’s overstimulating and I will swing at him if he gets in my way,”

“So… you lost the bet and left Robin out there crying?”

“Chopper’s out there consoling her saying it was just a silly bet, so I’m in here to not make shit worse… also who is this stowaway next to you. Is this the famous Trafalgar,”

“You talk about me?” Law asked.

“Ha, talk is an understatement,”

“No, I do not talk about you,” Luffy cleared his throat.

“Wait, pause, I think your nose stretched forward just a little bit,” Franky continued. Then he turned around and opened the fridge and got out a soda. “Luffy doesn't know how to flirt, please be patient with him,”

“I’m not flirting with him,” Luffy started going pink.

“Good, because I think Law would get second-hand embarrassment if you did. I’m even feeling a little embarrassed just by thinking about it,”

“You're a dick,”

“Yeah, and I have balls too. Not like you,”

Another person swung the door open and pointed at Franky. “You, out, now, stop picking on Luffy just cause you're a little bit upset,”

“I’m not picking on him, Sanji,”

“Get out,” Sanji snapped his fingers out of the room. Once Franky was out, Sanji turned to Luffy, rubbing his hair a little. “You okay?”

Luffy nodded and Sanji smiled. Then the two were left alone again. Luffy rubbed his face slowly and Law cracked a smile. “It's lively here,”

“I know. They treat me like the baby because I’m one of the youngest, but that's normal for me. I’m always the baby in everything,”

“But that must have some good sides, no?”

“When I’m home with my family, yes but not here.”

“How did Sanji know you were getting picked on?”

“We share pack bites.”

“Oh,” 

So Luffy has brothers and a pack. Two things Law knows nothing about. He barely had a family and he doesn't want to be that close with his friends because… they’ll know. They’ll feel him and it’ll be a mess for everyone and no one would get anything done and they’ll eventually want to let Law go because no one wants that much noise in their head and he’s practically screaming all the time and that'll be just annoying and irritating for everyone. And if they let Law go, they won't wanna be his friend anymore and then Law will really be alone. He’ll have to switch hospitals so they don't see his pathetic face ever again-

He felt a straw against his lips and Law took a sip. As he drank his lemonade, his mind went quiet. He blinked a few times and slowly looked at Luffy.

Law sat back and Luffy put the glass down. 

“Would you like anything else? Like to munch on?”

“I’m okay… I uh, I should probably get going though,”

“Why?”

Law slightly raised an eyebrow. “Um, cause I can't just stay here? I think I’m gonna go to the hospital and see if there's something for me to do…” He sighed through the embarrassment. “And I’ll just see you at five-thirty,”

Luffy lit up and nodded. “Okay! Sounds like a plan!”

They stood up and walked out together, and while Luffy went to bring the glass to the kitchen, Nami came up to him. “Whoa, you lookin’ mighty red in the face, Trafalgar.”

Between how she was this morning and Franky trying to pick at Luffy-

“What's it to you?”

“I’m just making an observation, are you trying to get some action actin’ all mysterious?”

“Well, I definitely got more action than you this morning,”

Nami smiled and took a step forward, but Luffy had come back at that moment. “Look! I got you this so you can take it to the hospital, though it might be a little cold when you get there,” Luffy handed him a cookie and a coffee. 

“Thank you, Luffy,”

Luffy was beaming at him and Law glanced at Nami, who rolled her eyes and walked away. 

He meant to walk the halls but he ended up camping out in the attendings lounge. Not at all like the one at the Going Merry. It was… kinda boring if he was honest. He didn't have anything to do, there weren't any patients that needed to be checked, no surgeries that had extra spots to scrub in on, nothing.

The door opened, creating a disturbance in Law’s peace. “I know, I told him that too, I sent him all the information but we gotta wait for his response. That Chopper must have a full schedule, so we gotta be patient,” Bepo said to Penguin as they walked in. They all looked at each other and Bepo looked at Law’s cookie.

“Is that your first meal?”

“No, I ate breakfast and lunch today,”

“Oh? What are we celebrating?” 

Law didn't even feel like entertaining that and just looked back at his cookie and sighed.

“You can’t tell me you ate and then sigh at a cookie like they just took your rent money,”

“But I did though.”

“What did you have then?”

“I had a fried egg… and then I had pasta,”

“Liar,” 

“You're a bitch,”

Bepo went silent and Law considered apologizing but then Bepo shrugged and walked to the fridge.

“Bro, Bepo told me about cocktail night at the Going Merry. We going?” Penguin asked. Law shrugged. “You can go if you want, my presence doesn’t stop you,”

“Law, shut the hell up. You know if one doesn't go we all don't go.”

“Doesn't have to be that way, you guys can go if you want,”

“Law’s going,” Bepo said as he pulled sparkling water out of the fridge. Law didn't comment, and Penguin smiled. “We’ll go together,”

“I uh, I actually have something to do beforehand so, I’ll meet you guys there,”

“Cancel it,”

Law sighed. He could, but he doesn't want to make Luffy sad. Not after he was so excited to hear Law would be going back later. “I can't, but I’ll show up, don't worry,”

Bepo gave him a look that told him he clearly didn't believe that, but didn't say anything else. Penguin took Law to the skills lab and after a few minutes of them being alone and in complete silence, Penguin spoke. “You smell like Alpha,” 

Law quickly smelled his shirt and smelled detergent. 

“Bepo most likely didn't notice because it's faint, but the closer I get to you the more I smell it… are you seeing anyone?” 

“No,”

“But this… this smells like an Alpha scented you,”

“I can assure you no one came close to scenting me and hasn't ever in my life,”

Law sat at a table practicing sutures and Penguin watched quietly. He waited until he noticed that Law was in the zone to ask his next question. “Are they cute?”

“A bit yeah, he gave me his lunch,”

“Did he eat?”

Law nodded slightly. “He had made me a breakfast sandwich prior to the exchange. He saw me struggling to eat it so he offered his food to see if it would make things easier for me,”

“Did it?”

Law nodded again.

“I didn't know you were gay,” Penguin propped his arm up and rested his chin on his hand. 

“Yes you did,” 

Penguin chuckled softly. “Yeah, I remember when we were younger and our attending at the time was super hot and you would stutter a lot while you spoke to him,”

“I was fucking twenty years old, let it go already,”

“You were so cute though… who is it?”

“He works at the Going Merry,”

“Oh my God, Luffy? You know, I didn't expect you to fall for someone like him, to be honest.

Law finally gave Penguin all his attention and sighed. “Why do you assume it’s Luffy? And what's wrong with him?”

“Cause you're all dark and nonchalant, Luffy is loud and wild and energetic… and I know it’s Luffy because there's like… Zoro, Sanji, Usopo and Franky are all taken. That leaves Jinbe and Brook,”

“Have never seen those two men in my life,”

“Exactly, so, it has to be Luffy. That’s cute though, opposites attract… but he’s shorter than you,”

“By a lot too, fuck,” Law sighed with a small smile.

“Does the thing you have to do before cocktail hour have to do with him?”

Law blushed and picked up the needle and began suturing again. “Yes,” He said quietly. “I’ll… already be at the Going Merry by the time you get there, I’m gonna have like… an early dinner type of thing with him,”

Penguin smiled. “That's adorable, will there be kisses?”

“Are you insane?”

“I want you to fall in love, Law. It’s on my bucket list,”

“It’s on your bucket list… wow.”

“How many times have you eaten with Luffy that you are confident enough to do this?”

“This’ll be the third time,” 

Penguin didn't stop smiling, but he didn't ask anymore. Law did end up having a consultation, a patient that walked in and he was the doctor available. He helped in the emergency room a bit and his brain was quiet till he saw on a patient's phone it was five-twenty. He sighed as he wrapped up what he was doing and left. He showered, put on a… nice shirt and some jeans. He splashed a tiny bit of cologne, but he was already feeling embarrassed. He didn't have Luffy’s number to cancel on him, but it would be worse if he didn't show up. He grabbed his keys, wallet, his phone and left. 

It was almost six-fifteen when he showed up and he felt super awful. His friends hadn't gotten there yet, so he was only a little relieved. 

“Law, hey, you came!” Robin greeted him at the door. 

“Yeah, I went to the hospital and got a little distracted in the emergency room. Is he here?”

“He’s sad in the lounge,” Robin chuckled. “Come I’ll take you,”  He followed her behind the counter and down the short hall. She opened the door and sighed dramatically. “Luffy, your Omega is here,”

“Oh my God,” Law covered his face in embarrassment, but he saw Luffy jump up from the couch, also in a different outfit.

“Torao!” Luffy smiled widely. Robin subtly pushed Law forward and walked off. He gently grabbed Law’s hands and smiled against them. Law’s heart was fluttering all crazy and couldn't look away. “Were you okay?”

“Yeah, I went to help at the hospital. Time got away from me,”

Luffy (kissed) Law’s knuckles and nuzzled them again before finally stepping back. “I thought you weren't gonna show up,”

“My bad, I had no way to tell you I was running late,”

“Luckily Sanji served me a few minutes ago,”

Luffy took out a styrofoam box from the microwave and pulled out two bowls. “I actually think you should go out and wait for your friends,”

“I rather be here, things are weird with Bepo. I thought you wanted me here,”

“And I do, but you won't know if your friends are here or not if you're in here,”

“They’ll text me. Bepo wanted me to cancel today because he thought I was gonna bail on them,”

“I’m glad you didn't,” He handed Law his bowl. “I gave you a little bit for two reasons. One, so you don't upset your stomach and if you want more you can always get more, and two, so you can eat other things with your friends when they get here.”

“Thank you, Luffy,”

“Would you like to drink soda? Or juice?”

“Water is fine. I’ll be drinking later,”

“Ah yes, I think you should get the Moscow Mule,”

“What alcohol is in that?”

“Vodka,” 

Law didn't say anything and put some food in his mouth. “Oh, this is cheesy,”

“Yeah, is that okay?”

Law nodded and Luffy smiled.

“My mom actually makes this sometimes too when we have a lot of people over.”

“I forgot if you mentioned it before… but do you still live with your parents,”

“No, no, I don't live with them. I moved out the year I turned eighteen,”

“Why?”

“I’m the pack leader or whatever they call it, and we’re ten, so I needed a place of my own to fit them whenever we hang out.”

“That's so sweet,”

“I started working when I was fifteen just to save up for a place of my own. I saved every cent and now I have a house.”

“Oh wow, a house, that's nice actually,”

“Yeah, it has five bedrooms excluding the master bedroom, they like to sleep together in the living room, but they’ve all claimed a bedroom and they have decorated it the way they wanted it and they all have a key to the place,”

“Wouldn't that be… like what if you had someone over and they just came in,”

Luffy shrugged. “They never come over without letting me know, so it would be fine. Did Bepo know you were coming to see me?”

“No, I didn't tell him. I told my other friend, but only because we were alone and he told me I smelled like an Alpha, he said that it was as if you had scented me,”

“But I didn't,”

“I know. I honestly don't know why your scent sticks to me so much,”

“Does it bother you?”

“I don't even notice it, I only know because people let me know, and even then it's like, whatever,”

The door slowly opened and Nami poked her head in. “Sorry to interrupt your date, I have Law’s lemon water,”

Luffy got up to receive it and smiled. “Thank you, Nami,”

Nami gently swiped down on his nose before leaving. 

“...When did you even let her know? Your phone is right there and you didn't pick it up,”

“I told you, we’re pack mates,”

Law just looked at him and waited.

Luffy smiled. “When you're in a pack, your thoughts are shared.”

“Right,”

“And… well, yeah, I asked if anyone could bring me your water, here,”

“Well, thank you,”

Law finished eating and set the bowl down on the coffee table and sat back. Penguin texted him that they were on their way over there and he sighed. 

Penguin: we’ll be there at like seven-ish, you guys kiss yet?

Law: Disrespectfully shut the fuck up, lose my number now

Penguin: ❤️

“What's wrong?”

“Oh, nothing, my friends are on their way,”

Penguin: I gotta tell Bepo you're already over there because he’s mad

Law: What do you mean he’s mad?

Penguin: I think you hurt his feelings or whatever cuz he’s actin mighty irritated 

Law: Oh my fucking God yeah whatever tell him I don't care, his lame ass

Penguin: are we gonna witness the break up of 2025?

Law: Penguin

Penguin: yes roomie?

Law: Shut the fuck up

“You look upset,” Luffy said.

Law clicked his phone off and set it on the table, ignoring the next text from Penguin. “I’m fine.” He glanced at the clock. He watched Luffy eat, and it warmed up something inside him. He was… adorable. Luffy was adorable. And Law was in trouble if he was thinking these things. He was gonna end up attached to this man, and he doesn't want to be attached to…

Yes we do, shut up.

Law could never count on his Omega to be on his side. 

How about you stop fighting with me and make your life easier? What do you have to lose?

This dumb bitch. 

“Did you ever want to get more piercings?”

Law blinked and noticed Luffy’s bowl empty and on the table as well. “No, this is what I wanted,” He flicked his earlobe and shrugged. 

“Zoro has three piercings on his left ear,”

“I noticed, they look cool,”

Luffy modded. “Yeah, he’s awesome. I’ve known him since middle school, and I met Nami in high school and it was the three of us until we met the rest in college.”

“Do you call Zoro morenito too or you just like to poke at me,”

“ Ja, Zoro is… un severo negro ahí,”
[Ha || severely black]

Zoro walked in and looked right at Luffy. “Law’s darker than me,”

“He’s not, actually, I’ve studied the skin tone enough to know and were you camping outside chismoseando?”
[gossiping]

“Sanji doesn't want you fucking in here,”

“Yo que voy a estar cogiendo acá? Lo cojo primero en mi carro,”
[What am I gonna be doing fucking here? I’ll fuck him in my car first]

“Bro, we ain’t stupid nor blind also that's disgusting, you have absolutely no class,”

“Zoro, we've all caught you having sex with Sanji in your car. Remember the first year of college?”

“Oh my God, shut up. Also why are you talking to Law in Spanish, does the man look like he understands a word you're saying?”

“He understood when I called him morenito, he even laughed,” Luffy shrugged.

Zoro looked at Law and then chuckled. “ Mano,” Him and Luffy started laughing with each other and Law picked at his nails a bit.  “Alright, I’m leaving now, use protection,”
[Bro]

Luffy waved him off and it was nice to see that Luffy’s friends also poked at him for this. But Luffy didn't get bitter over it like he did… maybe Law did need to calm down a bit, maybe it wasn’t that deep and his friends didn’t really want to make him feel bad… maybe…

Penguin: come out we’re here

“My friends are here anyway,”

“Alright,” Luffy stood up again. “Want me to walk you out?”

“I probably smell like you anyway, it doesn't matter.”

Luffy chuckled. “Okay, well, I work the cocktail hour, so I’ll switch with whoever waited on your friends to bother you some more,” He winked at him.

“You’re not in uniform,”

“I know, I changed for the occasion,” Luffy slipped off his shirt and Law’s eyes widened a little- Luffy was buff as hell. 

Zoro walked in again and gasped. “Bro, the fuck, why are your clothes off,”

“I told you we had to be quick, Luffy,” Law sighed in mock sadness.

Luffy’s face was just as red as the shirt in his hands and he looked up at Law with shock, then at Zoro, then didn’t say anything at all as he put his uniform shirt on. 

“Nami wants to switch with you cause she sat his friends,” He motioned to Law with lips. “She said it’s her way of apologizing for her bad vibes this morning,”

“Ya voy,” Luffy mumbled. 
[I’m going]

Law quietly turned and walked away. Zoro showed him to the table where his friends were and sat down without a word. Penguin was beaming at him though. “So how’d it go?”

Law rolled his eyes and picked up the menu. “Didn’t ever think my legs could spread so fast for any man, I let him breed me six ways to Sunday.” He said sarcastically, and Luffy tripped over a chair next to him, blushing again. Law tried not to look at him, he hadn’t expected Luffy to hear that and now he was embarrassed. Luffy stood up and tucked the chair in properly. He took out a notepad and smiled, as if nothing had happened. “Hello! Welcome to the Going Merry, you guys here for cocktail night, right?”

“Yep!” Penguin rubbed his hands together. “I’m gonna order my two already and I can choose my appetizer, right?”

“Of course,”

“Perfect, I will have two piña coladas and the melon prosciutto skewers.”

“Alright… Torao?”

“Such a gentleman, he’s taking the order of the Omegas first,”

Law sighed and looked up at Luffy. “I’ll take your recommendation,”

Luffy nodded and smiled a bit wider as he wrote it down. He looked at Bepo, who looked at Shachi. 

“Two Mai Tais, please, and the zucchini fries,” Bepo nodded with Shachi.

“Actually um… I’ll have a Long Island as well, and the spinach cheese dip,” Law said suddenly.

“How are you getting home?” Luffy asked.

“I walk home,”

“I’ll make sure he gets home, don’t worry, Luffy,” Bepo added, and Luffy visibly relaxed.

“I would like a straw,” Law added.

“Babe, this is not the way to go. If you want to rest in peace, we should try therapy first,” Penguin turned to him.

“You know what, bring us also a Tequila Sunrise, a Mimosa, and fried calamari, please,” Shachi smiled.

“This is going to be so good,” Penguin bounced a little in his seat. 

“Alright, I’ll be back with those orders,” Luffy smiled before leaving. Bepo immediately turned to Law.

“Why didn't you tell me you had a date?”

Law looked at Penguin. “Why did you say I had a date ?”

“Why did you tell Penguin and not me?” Bepo continued.

“Cause you weren't very welcoming today. Why would I talk to you, you left me here and all I said was that I didn't want to eat,”

“I care about your health, Law. Fuck, one of these days I’m gonna find you passed out on the floor or something,”

“Wow, sounds mighty exciting,”

Bepo opened his mouth to say something but Shachi put his hand between them. “Shut up both of you. You guys care about each other too much to fight this friendship to its end. No more fighting about what happened yesterday, today is today. Law, let it go, Bepo, stop giving Law a hard time. Court is adjourned,” He sat back and it was silent for a moment before Penguin spoke again.

“You don't actually want to rest in peace, right?”

“No,” Law mumbled. “If I don't feel that way after living with my family, nothing is gonna make me feel that way,”

“You say that now, but… what if, like Bepo dies?”

“I’d feel sad for sure, but I wouldn't kill myself, also, why are you wondering what's it's gonna take me to do such a thing, do you want me to-”

“No! No, no, absolutely not. I love you, I wanna know so I can prevent it from happening,”

“I’m not as mentally unstable as you think, Penguin,”

You're worse, you dumb bitch.

“Okay, okay,” Penguin sat back and stretched his arms out so Shachi could grab his hands. 

“Do you like Luffy?” Bepo asked.

“No,” Law replied.

“You like him enough to come here because he asked you too… and even put cologne on,” Shachi smiled.

“I always put cologne on,”

“Nuh uh, you don't smell like anything other than the shampoo and bodywash combo you use, which, makes me feel super gay when I smell it because it makes me go insane,”

Law looked at Penguin. “Do you not hear this man? Leash him right now,”

“But you do smell really good, Law. I sometimes wanna bury my face in your hair, but you're too tall,”

Law rolled his eyes. “You guys are idiots,”

Luffy came back with a huge tray that had all the drinks. “Alright here we are, the appetizers will be out shortly,” He gave everyone their respective drinks, but handed Law and extra lemon water. “It felt weird giving you food without the drink you always ask for so I put this in, it won't go on your tab, don't worry.”

If Law’s Omega could jump out of his body and jump others-

“Thank you, Luffy,”

Luffy’s eyes were all twinkling as he looked back. “Is everyone all set with their drinks?”

Law’s friends nodded and Luffy walked off.

“Poor dude, he wants to kiss you,” Penguin looked at Law.

“No he does not,” He turned to his drinks and saw both his drinks had a straw in them. He rubbed his hands together slightly and grabbed the Moscow Mule. He took a huge sip and sat back. “That's not that bad at all,”

“May I?” Penguin asked.

Law slid his drink over and Penguin stuck his straw in. 

“Ooo! You're right,”

Law gave a half smile and continued to sip on his drink. He couldn't remember the last time he drank. Probably when he was a teen. A young teen. Probably when he was with Doflamin- Law blinked hard and rubbed his forehead. We don't need to be thinking of that awful man. 

He took a sip of his water and relaxed. He was fine now. He lives on his own now, he makes his own money… prepares his own food.

Law noticed that the straw was starting to pick up air but his friends were in a conversation. He slowly switched to his second drink and took a sip. He covered his mouth because what the fuck, he forgot how strong these were. He got halfway when Luffy came back with the appetizers. He noticed Luffy looking at his glasses and then they met eyes.

Law didn't say a word because honestly, his Omega was being too noisy and he couldn't trust himself. 

“That dip looks amazing,” Bepo noted. Law nodded and grabbed a tortilla chip. It was nice and cheesy, and he cracked a smile.

“How’s everyone doing so far?”

“We’re doing great… Law?” Bepo asked.

Law looked up from his chip and nodded. “Yeah,” 

Luffy walked over to his side of the table and Law refused to look up. Luffy picked up his empty cup and put it on the tray. “Would you like another one?”

“Law, the fuck, you finished it already?” Penguin gasped.

Law blushed and sighed. “Yes, I would,”

“Okay,” Luffy did the lip thing Zoro did earlier to his glass. “Water, cariño ,”
[sweetheart]

“I’m drinking it,”

Luffy nodded. “Does anyone else need glasses cleared away?”

No one said yes, so Luffy left again.

Law didn't really fancy the Long Island. Maybe he did when he was eighteen, but it wasn't that great this time. Or maybe he was just trying to convince himself he wasn't great so he wouldn't order another one, cause this felt deadly.

“Law, I think we should relax,” Penguin tapped his shoulder. Law looked at his empty glass and coughed a little. 

“I just wanted it gone, it uh, wasn't that good,”

Penguin chuckled and Law set the glass to the side. He took another tortilla chip and scooped some dip. Penguin handed him a skewer and Bepo handed him a few zucchini fries. They ate in silence for a few moments before Bepo broke it. “I think Luffy likes you,”

“And the world kept spinning,” Law responded. Penguin flicked his cheek hard and Law smiled. 

“You rude bitch,”

“I’m sorry, but it's true. What am I to do with that information? Congratulate him?”

“Law, let's take a step outside,” Penguin started getting up.

“I mean if you want your ass beat, by all means,” Law carefully rolled up his sleeves before standing up. 

“Wait, wait, both of you, sit down,” Shachi and Bepo also got up to sit them down. 

“No, if Penguin wants to go outside, let's step outside,”

“Law, sit down,” Bepo pushed his shoulders down. Law sat back down and sighed. “Tell Penguin to leave me alone,”

“Leave Law alone,” Bepo said.

Luffy came back with Law’s Moscow Mule. “Are we all good here? We can't have you fighting in the restaurant if that's what you guys were doing,”

“No, no. No one was fighting,” Shachi wiped his mouth. “I do however want to step out of the cocktail menu rules and order another spinach dip. I don't want it to count as the free appetizers when we order more drinks,”

Luffy nodded. “Anything else?”

Law looked up and Luffy met his eyes, waiting. “If you bring me another Moscow Mule, can I have the Caprese bites?”

“You can have anything you want, yes,”

“Okay, then I’ll get my fourth drink and that please,”

Luffy nodded again. “I’ll be back with your order in a bit,” He smiled and left.

Law contemplated his life before starting his drink. “Okay, I’m lying, I care a little bit, but it doesn't matter anyway,”

His friends looked at him in surprise and Bepo was the first one to speak. “Why do you say that?”

“Cause Luffy’s like a bright light and I’ll just ruin it,”

“Maybe we shouldn't talk about Luffy while Law is drinking,” Shachi said quietly.

“I’m fine,” Law sat back. “But it's the truth,” He took a small bite out of the zucchini and put it back on the plate. “I’m done,”

“Nuh-uh, finish it,”

“I can't,”

“Have you been taking the broken chips and eating those instead of the regular chips?”

“Uh… no?”

“Liar,” Bepo grabbed a full chip and handed it to Law and pushed the zucchini closer to him. “Eat this, you're drinking a lot,”

“I don't… I can't,”

“Why?”

Law rubbed his neck and took another nibble. “How about I’ll have my other appetizer instead?”

Luffy appeared again with the tray with a smile.

“Luffy convince Law to take a full bite,”

Luffy put the appetizers down on the table and Law’s drink down. “Do you not like it, mi cielo? ” 
[my darling || direct translation: my heaven]

“No I do… I just feel a little stressed, there's too much on the table,”

“Well you guys are the only table I’m waiting on, would you like for us to step out for some air?”

“No, no, I’m okay, really,” 

“Alright,” Luffy’s hand found its way to the back of Law’s head. “Remember that if you want more of anything on the table just flag me down and I’ll bring it to you… or how about we move you guys to the booth over there? There’s more table space and it won't look so crowded,”

“Is that allowed?”

“Of course it is, I own the place… is everyone else okay with that idea?”

“I would most definitely love to sit at that booth. It’s a semi circle shape, I can sit next to Shachi and Law,” Penguin was already gathering his drinks as he stood up. Luffy put as much as he could on the tray he had and organized it on the other table. There was a lot more space and Law felt himself relax. “Better?”

Law nodded and took a deep breath. Maybe he was a little drunk.

“Do you think maybe I could try that and I’ll give you this,” Bepo slid the Moscow Mule towards him and slid the Mimosa towards Law, who shrugged and took a small sip. “Actually, can I have that?” He pointed to the Tequila Sunrise.

“By all means,” Shachi switched the drinks and Law sat back. 

“Do you need another water?” Luffy asked.

“Yes, he does,” Bepo answered. Law didn't fight it and grabbed a little stick off his plate. He slid off the cheese and chewed.

“Is everyone else good?”

“For now, yes, though I might flag you down in a bit… or when you come back with Law’s water,” Penguin chuckled as he handed Luffy an empty glass. 

Luffy chuckled back and nodded, then turned to leave. 

Everyone seemed to be way more relaxed at the new table and the food was gone a lot quicker. Law had a small plate of everything and he’d nibble on whatever every now and then. He finished his fourth drink and half of his water when he stood up. “I need to piss,”

“You want me to go with you?” Penguin offered.

“I’m fine,” He stayed standing for a long moment and took a deep breath.  “Okay,”

“Law, you good?” Bepo asked. 

“Yeah,” 

Penguin waved for Luffy when Law wasn't looking.

“Everything good over here?” He asked.

“Law needs to know where the bathrooms are,”

Law made a face. “I can find the bathrooms on my own,”

“He also hasn't taken a step since he stood up like five minutes ago,”

“That's not true!” Law burned up in embarrassment.

“Hey, hey, it's okay. Come, cariño, I’ll help you,” He placed his hand on Law’s lower back and he felt his skin prickle up. Luffy pushed him forward gently and Law was forced to finally start walking.

“I can walk on my own,”

“Of course you can!” Luffy agreed.

“I feel like that's sarcasm,”

“Nope,” Luffy smiled and opened the door for him.

“What,”

“The bathroom,”

Law raised an eyebrow. “Why’d you bring me here?”

“Because your friend said you needed to know where the bathrooms were,”

“Ah,” Law nodded slightly. “Yeah,”

Luffy chuckled. “Are you okay?”

“Yes, I’m fine. Do I not seem fine to you?”

“I’m just making sure, Torao,” Luffy gently pushed him forward again. Once Law was in the bathroom, he turned around. “You're not gonna follow me in here too, right?”

“No, if you need someone to be in here with you I’d get one of your friends, or Robin,”

“Why?”

“Because I can't go into the Omegan bathroom, Torao.”

“Oh yes, that's right,” Law sighed and pulled the door closed. He burned a little when he heard Luffy laugh outside and tried to make it to one of the stalls. He tried to be quick with it, he didn't want anyone coming in here for him. He washed his hands a few times and then stepped out. Luffy was still waiting for him, on his phone. 

“You… well, why’d you wait here?”

“I took you from your friends, I have to make sure you return,”

“I can find my way to the table, Luffy,”

“I know, mi cielo. Still, I’m responsible for you until you are sitting down again.”

“You're so nice,” Law went to flick Luffy’s shoulder, but Luffy grabbed his wrist. 

“Cariño, do not tempt me when you are like this,” He turned Law’s hand over and kissed his knuckles. “Let’s go,” He pulled Law forward until the Omega walked ahead and followed closely behind him. Luffy’s rumbling vibrated in Law’s ears. It made him face the Alpha and sigh. “Do you do that to every Omega you walk to the bathroom?”

“Just the ones with golden eyes and beautiful sideburns,”

“I see, are they doctors too?”

“Mhm, and super tall,” Luffy winked and Law’s heart fluttered.

So much that he felt himself sober up a little. He slowly went to touch his sideburns because now he felt self conscious. Were they actually beautiful or was that something Luffy said in the heat of the moment… Was he making fun of him? Why? What had Law done?

Luffy reached up and gently touched the hair with his finger. “It’s soft just like the rest of your hair,” He smiled. “I haven’t met anyone who has them this fluffy, it looks amazing on you,”

Ugh let me sit on it.

“Do you have other tattoos?” Luffy asked as he studied Law’s hands. 

“I guess one day you’ll have to find out,” Law chose that moment to walk away, not looking at Luffy’s wide, surprised eyes. Law sat down at his booth and Penguin gave him a thumbs up, which he returned. 

“I am done with mine, how are you feeling? I’m ordering another,”

Law nodded. “Order two of whatever you want and I’ll have the second one.”

“Cool, I want another two piña coladas, please, and… the seafood platter. Then I’m good to go for the night,”

“What happened to you that you’re not drinking as much as you normally do?”

“I want to have sex when I get home,”

Shachi blushed and huffed loudly. “Baby,”

Penguin shrugged. “I do though,”

“I’m good with that too, the seafood platter looks good,” Law nodded.

“What's this? You liking food?”

“How many times do I have to tell you my thing isn't because I don't like food? I like food, I just… you wouldn't get it,” Law sat back, frowning.

“Please leave Law alone, don't talk about that. Let’s finish the night on a good note,” Bepo gave Penguin a hard look.

“Fine, fine,” Penguin leaned over and kissed Shachi’s cheek.

“And does anyone else need anything or we’re good here?” Luffy asked after he was done scribbling the orders down.

“Well… you know what, charge me for a second seafood platter and yeah, I'll be good to go as well,” Shachi smiled after pulling Penguin close. 

Despite Law nibbling at everything, they finished up rather quickly and were already asking for the bill. Penguin and Shachi left together first, Law and Bepo stayed at the table because Luffy brought Law his last lemon water to bring down the alcohol a bit. 

“I’m sorry for getting so upset with you yesterday,” Bepo said silently.

“It’s okay,”

“No, it isn’t. You’re right, I essentially can’t force you to do anything and I should have respected how you were feeling. I admit I get a little… too much only because again, I want you healthy and I worry about you. You’re my best friend,”

Law frowned a little and rubbed his neck. “Bepo, yes. I get that and it’s okay. I’ve tried convincing myself that what I feel is irrational and dumb. I’ve been trying, but I can’t. I crash and burn, but I’m not starving myself and my body is fine.”

“No, it’s not irrational and dumb. Your fear is valid, but I hate that you have it and I hate the person who gave you that fear.”

Law shrugged. “And there’s nothing we can do about it, I’ve learned to live with it.”

Bepo only continued frowning, and Law finished his water in silence. They stood up together after Luffy came to clear the table.

“Don’t worry, man. He lives ten minutes walking from here, he’ll be home in no time,” Bepo smiled.

Luffy blushed and shrugged. “I’m not worried,”

“Liar,” Bepo chuckled. “Say bye, Law,”

“Bye Law,” Law waved at Luffy, who laughed.

“Bye Torao… when will I see you again?”

“I dunno, it’ll be a surprise,”

Luffy never stopped smiling, and it didn’t do anything good to Law’s heart. “Alright,”

The walk home was silent and Bepo didn’t leave his side until Law was in his room. Law took a shower and crawled into bed, sighing happily when he hit the pillow.

If he was honest with himself, he’d probably go back to the Going Merry in the morning.

He was getting attached.

Chapter Text

Law picked at a piece of lettuce as he listened to his friends chat during their lunch break. He had gone to the Going Merry earlier that day and bought a Caesar salad. Luffy had packed it for him and he put a little bow sticker on the packaging. It was so fucking dumb, but holy shit if Law didn't feel something in his chest when Luffy beamed at him. 

“You know, I think we need to go out again,” Penguin sat back.

“No, we went out last week and it’s no one’s fault that you didn’t take advantage of the situation all because you wanted to get dicked down,”

“Oof, and dicked down I got,” Penguin pressed his hands together and smiled at the ceiling. Then he sighed. “I think it’s nice that you stayed and had lunch with us, Law. Makes me feel like you like us,”

Law pursed his lips and didn’t say anything. 

“Law has a surgery in an hour, that’s why he’s here,” Bepo mumbled.

“You are such a party pooper. Sometimes I like to think Law’s enjoys our company,”

Law munched on a crouton and sighed. He had only seen Luffy once since last week. He was just busy, that’s why he hadn’t gone but then again it’s not like he needs to go… He got around to making his meals and he was going to have dinner at home today. He was a little excited, he had chicken and broccoli waiting for him.

His phone buzzed once, and he picked it up to read the notification.

Donquixote Doflamingo: Law, we’re going to be in town. Rosinante made reservations at the Baratie at 7. I called your hospital and cancelled your day, you have no excuse.

Law was so surprised he dropped his phone. He started shaking inside so much he rushed to the bathroom.

“Law! Are you oka-”

Law threw up his breakfast and the few pieces of lettuce he managed to eat into the toilet. 

“Law, oh my-” Bepo helped Law sit up and removed his coat.

He couldn’t breathe, his chest felt tight. 

But he knew he couldn’t go to the Baratie.

Law shakily stood up and walked out of the room. He shivered and was sweating all over. His heart thumped uncomfortably in his chest and throat. “Ikkaku!” He coughed loudly.

She slowly peaked from behind her computer, but then shot up when she saw Law. “What happened to you?”

“Fix… the,” Law clutched his chest. “The… sche-” Law’s eyes rolled back as he collapsed to the floor. She yelped and rushed over, Bepo and Penguin close behind. 

“Crap, quick, we gotta bring him back to the lounge,” Bepo started lifting him up. “What the, wait,” He sniffed Law’s hair and made a face. “Oh God, I think he dropped,” He quickly walked into an empty room and placed Law in a bed. “Penguin, page Chopper and Kureha, now, but don’t tell them Law dropped,” Bepo started hooking Law up to the heart monitor.

When Penguin only came back with Chopper, he almost exploded.

“Kureha is in surgery, she can’t come,”

Bepo took a sharp inhale and turned to Chopper. “Law dropped,”

Chopper slowly looked Law over and looked back at Bepo. “His heart is beating too fast, you can literally see the thumping through the shirt. We need to make him relax before he has a heart attack… what happened to him, how did he drop?”

“I don’t know, we were eating lunch and… I don’t know.”

“Was he on the phone?”

“...I’m not-”

“Yes, he was reading something. He even dropped the phone… but I think he swiped out of it because I couldn’t find anything,” Penguin spoke up.

Chopper gently started rubbing over Law’s heart. “Is he single?”

“Yeah,”

“Because you do know that nothing we give him is going to work if he in fact dropped, right? Cause this looks like a panic attack to me,”

“What if… uh, we had an Alpha that um… has made Law smile before,”

Chopper furrowed his eyebrows a little. “The head of cardiothoracics is on this bed unconscious and you want to throw jokes?”

“He smells like a dropped Omega, Chopper. So if he’s dropped we need a good scent, right?”

“You said he doesn’t have an Alpha, the next option would be his dam,”

“What if it’s someone who may end up being his Alpha?”

“We’d be better off with a blood relative,”

“What if-”

“Are you dumb? This is Law we’re talking about! Why are you shitting around, go call his mom!” Chopper stomped a little.

“Law doesn't have a mom! He’s adopted!”

Chopper’s angry face didn’t go away, and he didn’t stop massaging Law’s chest. “Where are the people who adopted him?”

“Not available… they’re far away,”

“Then we got to start injecting him,” Chopper pulled out a small packet with a syringe.

“W-Wait, wait! Chopper, can you call Luffy instead of drugging Law?”

“Luffy?” Chopper raised an eyebrow. “Like… like as in, Monkey D. Luffy?”

“Yeah, instead of injecting him with… why do you have morphine on hand?”

“I was supposed to use it in case I needed to start one of my patients on it, but then I was paged here. Go get an IV, I’ll call Luffy,”

Chopper pulled out his phone as he glanced at the time.

“Chopper!”

“Hey, Luffy, how are ya,”

“Great! Robin’s wondering if she should buy strawberries or mango for tonight’s dessert,”

“Oh, strawberries sound nice but Luffy, are you on the clock right now?”

“No, I’m wiping tables down. Why?”

“I need you to come to Hiriluk Memorial, now,”

“Why?”

“I dunno if I should tell you now, I need you here with a clear head. Grab the pass I left in Robin’s cubby, they’ll let you right onto the floor. I’m in the cardio wing,”

“Oh sweet! Maybe I can see Torao,”

“Who?”

“He’s the most beautiful Omega I have ever seen in my life. He's so tall and his hair looks fluffy. You know his eyes are golden?”

“You mean Law?” He blurted out.

Luffy chuckled. “Yes, him, anyways, I’ll be there in a few minutes, bye!”

Chopper looked at Law’s unconscious self and slowly opened his eyes. He did a quick assessment of his pupils and took that as an excuse to confirm that Law’s eyes were in fact golden and he didn’t just blurt that out for no reason.

Bepo and Penguin came back with an IV and the kit to insert it into Law’s veins. “Law’s gonna be angry when he wakes up and sees Luffy, but he won’t be angry at you or Luffy. He’ll be angry at me for embarrassing him because well, there’s a thing between them and we’re trying not to say anything about it because we want Law to do this on his own,”

“Bepo, please speak like a normal person,” Chopper gave an exasperated sigh. “You know what, I’ve had enough. Don’t say anything anymore… his heart isn’t relaxing and he’s getting pale, uh… Penguin, go put the crash cart nearby,”

Chopper thanks his past self to always tell his friends that if he ever needed them at the hospital to try to get there as fast as they can when he saw Luffy outside at the reception desk. Chopper glanced at Law and quickly closed the blinds and left the room. “Luffy,”

He turned around with a smile. “Chopper! Is everything okay?”

“I need you in that room but I need you to not freak out. Bepo said you could help but I don’t know where you stand here so I don’t know how you’ll feel,”

“Bepo?” Chopper saw the gears in Luffy’s head start moving. “Is Torao okay?”

Chopper glanced at Ikkaku, and then scratched the back of his head. “Come but don’t… just come,”

The moment Luffy stepped into the room, he froze. Great sign, Chopper thought.

“What… happened?”

“He dropped,”

“Dropped? H-How? Was he alone? Were you guys being mean to him? Why did he-”

“Luffy come over here and put your hand here,” Chopper put his stethoscope on and Luffy placed his hand on Law’s stomach.

Luffy frowned and leaned over and pushed Law’s hair back and caressed his forehead. He ended up putting his nose in Law’s hair and a whine escaped him. “How can we fix this,” Chopper didn’t answer right away, still listening to Law’s heart. Luffy continued to nose around Law’s hair and he nuzzled Law’s sideburns as well. Law’s chest started vibrating and Chopper jumped. Luffy immediately looked at him with concern. “What happened?”

Chopper glanced at Luffy. “Do whatever you did again please,”

Luffy nuzzled Law’s skin and Chopped finally put the stethoscope away before Law’s chest vibrated again. Chopper looked back at Bepo and Penguin, who were watching with worry. “I need the room,”

They reluctantly left and Chopper looked at Luffy.

“What’s your relationship with Law?”

“I don’t have one. I mean, I talk to him whenever he goes to the Going Merry, and I invited him to the restaurant for a small meal before he spent the night with his friends, and I prepared what he took for lunch today,”

“Do you like him?”

“I do,”

“And how does Law react to you?” Chopper moved Luffy’s hand to Law’s chest as his heart became stable.

“Well, he… well he said I wasn’t bothering him,”

Chopper gave an unimpressed look at Law’s unconscious body. You’re lame, Trafalgar Law.

“Is he going to be okay?”

“Well, yes, but you can’t leave. I’ll tell Sanji I need you here,”

“How am I helping?”

“I think Law’s Omega recognizes you’re near… his heart slowed down a bit,”

“Isn’t that bad? What if it stops beating? He’ll die!”

“No, he was having a panic attack before he dropped. What’s concerning is that he immediately shut down. He shouldn’t… like I only know Law here at work, but I can only assume he’s the same outside, so I know he’s… not like Bepo or Penguin, but, you know, his Omega shouldn’t be this weak,”

“What do you mean not like Bepo?”

“Mm…” Chopper sat down on the swivel chair in the room and scooted back to the bed. “Law’s a quiet character… the thing is I have to report this type of behavior because if Law just so happens to have a panic attack in front of a patient, things will be very bad. Someone who is prone to dropping so easily can’t be practicing medicine until they get better,”

“Don’t take his job away, he needs to work. I think it keeps him busy from bad thoughts,”

“How do you know that?”

“Last week his schedule was cleared and he told me he was feeling a little insane. I’m assuming it’s because he had nothing to do. He studied real hard to be here, don’t ruin it,”

“Okay, but three other people saw him. I’m not the only one who can report him. And we have to report him, it’s the law,”

Law jolted awake and gasped. 

“Torao!”

Law blinked a few times and then focused on Luffy. He slowly sat up and rubbed his eyes. 

“You can move your hand now, I’m able to sit up,”

“Chopper told me to keep my hand here, what happened? Are you okay?”

“How are you here? I know I didn’t leave the hospital,”

“Chopper said you had a panic attack and dropped,”

Law thought about this for a moment before he remembered the text. Doflamingo cancelled his surgery. He took his work away… he was here, he was close-

Law threw up on Luffy’s shirt.

“Ay, ay, ay, Chopper help,” Luffy cupped his hand and caught what he could. Chopper quickly handed him a basin. But just as Law leaned back and wiped his mouth with the napkin Chopper handed him, he started sweating again.

Then his head fell back and he was unconscious again.

Chopper and Luffy looked at each other.

“This is not good. This is why I didn’t specialize in psychology. Our secondary genders impede an accurate prognosis.”

Luffy just tilted Law’s head back onto his chest and he placed a teeny kiss on Law's head.

“Involving more people wouldn’t be ideal either,” Chopper opened the door a little and saw Bepo there. “Do you think we can send Law home?”

“I would have to drive him home. He walks here,”

“Drive him and Luffy to Luffy’s place. I’ll send you the address,”

Bepo nodded. “How are we getting Law downstairs without attracting attention?”

“We can roll him out to elevator four, it’s the only elevator that goes to the parking lot.”

“Chopper! He’s awake again,”

“New plan,” Chopper blurted out. “Law, sweetheart, I need you to walk with me, do not ask any questions, count to a hundred slowly for me, please,” Chopper quickly disconnected the IV and cleaned his arm up.

Law looked tired, but stood up anyway. He stayed looking at Luffy, but Chopper gently pulled him forward. “Count, Law, don’t think about why he’s here.”

“Need my phone,” Law mumbled. “I need… I need to call in,”

“I’ll do it,” Bepo pulled the phone and showed Law. “In a minute, though. Just listen to Chopper,”

Law slowly blinked and got into the elevator. “But why are you here?” Law asked Luffy.

“Bepo said you had a panic attack,”

“A panic attack?” Law repeated and patted himself down. “Bepo, my phone.”

Bepo handed him his phone and Law rubbed his eyes as he unlocked it.

Donquixote Doflamingo: Do not tell my brother I cleared your schedule, just show up. Don’t act like an ungrateful little shit like you have been all your life and be there.

“Oh,” Law whispered and felt like his world was ending. He wanted the elevator to spawn a black hole and suck him up. His fingers shook as he swiped away the notification and rubbed his forehead.

“Are you hot, Torao?”

“What?”

“You’re sweaty,”

What if Doflamingo came personally to take him over there? What if Doflamingo hurt him for disobeying? What if he came to the hospital and ruined everything he worked so hard for? Maybe he should just go… 

Law shakily took a deep breath in. 

Luffy quietly wiped Law’s cheek from the tear that was falling.

The elevator opened to the parking lot and Chopper turned to Bepo. “Now remember, Luffy’s place. Law cannot be alone right now and Luffy is free.” Bepo nodded and Chopper walked back into the elevator. “Luffy if he drops again but doesn’t wake up within an hour, you must call the hospital, got it?”

Luffy nodded and grabbed Law’s hand as they followed Bepo. The car ride was silent, except for when they arrived at Luffy's community and Luffy told Bepo the code to pass through the gates. 

“Why are you leaving?” Law asked.

“We are leaving, mi cielo. Come on,”

“Why?” Law asked as he scooted after Luffy. 

“Doctor's orders,” Bepo said. “Law, I will check in. If you wanna feel like talking about whatever happened, I’ll be available,”  

Law couldn't even respond. He felt too weak. 

Once inside, Luffy sat Law down on the couch. Then he left. Law opened his phone again and looked at the messages. His chest started hurting and he felt like he couldn't breathe.

Luffy gently took Law’s phone. “Cariño, I think this is what's making you feel sick. Here, I got you a toothbrush, it's new. I’m going to put this here, okay?” Luffy placed the phone on the shelf behind the couch. “The bathroom is down that way,”

Law got up. “Do you… nah never mind,”

“No, no, what do you need?”

“To shower, I feel so fucking gross.”

“Mm… come,” Luffy led the way. Law followed him to his bedroom. “My brother left some clothes here, but they're clean.”

Law nodded and waited in the master bathroom. It smelled nice and had nice lighting. Luffy popped in with a towel and a small stack of clothes. “You know something, Franky installed some rainbow lights in here,”

“RGB lights,”

“That, look,” He took out a small controller from the cabinet under the sink and changed the lights to green, then pink, then orange. He put them back to the soft warm glow it had before and then put the controller back. “I barely use it though.”

“It would be better at night,”

“Yeah, you’re right.” Luffy walked forward. “Just pull this forward to turn it on, left for hot, right for cold. You can detach the shower head, you just press this button here and it comes off. There’s different pressure settings, just see which one you like better… and I hope you like coconut because well, I do, so my shampoo and body wash are coconut scented.”

Law simply nodded and Luffy smiled. “Alright, I’ll leave you to it then, take all the time you need.”

When Luffy closed the door, Law looked right back at the shower. The fact that it had no door was… actually pretty sexy. Like if he had someone over and he wanted to join them who could just… walk in. 

Why the fuck did he even think that? 

The first thing Law did was brush his teeth three times. He loathed vomiting. He hates that the body has the ability to do something so incredibly disgusting. Then he remembered what he did and immediately walked out as soon as he finished rinsing his mouth off. “I threw up on you,”

Luffy looked down at his clothes. “You did, but it’s okay. I will shower as well,”

“That’s so gross, I’m sorry,”

“Not the end of the world, cariño,”

“Do you wanna shower first?”

“No, no, don’t worry… I will wait… did you end up finishing your lunch?”

“No… fuck, I don’t even know what happened to it.”

“No worries, we’ll get you another one later, but I need to make a phone call. Don’t worry, go on ahead,” Luffy walked out of his bedroom and closed the door behind him. Law sighed and got undressed. He lazily folded his clothes and bunched them in a corner. He turned the water on and waited for it to get warm. 

He sighed as the water hit his face. Well, it was fun while it lasted. Maybe he should have taken advantage of his life more, now his uncle is texting him again and everything is-

The bathroom was beautiful. It had dark tile for the shower floor and walls, and it was smooth to the touch. The cabinets and shelves were also dark wood. And the toilet was black too. 

And the shampoo and body wash smelled amazing. 

The towel was super fluffy and the clothes were actually a nice fit. He hung the towel and walked out of the room. Luffy had also showered, and was dressed in clean clothes. He was heating something up in a pot and talking on the phone.

“Mmm, are there any other flavors? Ah… okay, no that's fine! Yes, cash, I have a bill of 50, okay! Thank you!” Luffy hung up and Law stood next to him.

He saw how Luffy took a quiet deep breath in, and looked up at him. “How are you feeling?”

“Why’d you breathe like I’m bothering you and you're gathering patience?”

Luffy immediately furrowed his eyebrows. “What? You're not bothering me. You just smell… good and, I was trying not to be weird,” Luffy mumbled and continued stirring the pot.

“What's this?”

“Ajiaco, my mom brought me some last night. I would like it if you had a little bit, just so I know you have something in your tummy,”

“Well… it's soup right?”

“Yes! Essentially it’s chicken and potato soup. It also has corn in it, scallions, and cilantro.”

“Do you happen to have any… painkillers?”

“I do, why, mi cielo? Are you feeling okay?”

“My head hurts like a bitch,”

“Oh okay, I’ll give you something when I serve you.”

“I’m sorry I’m here, I didn't mean to drag you into my mess. I never expected this to happen. This is embarrassing actually. It was Bepo who mentioned you, right? I’m sorry. This is also a major turn off, because now you're gonna think I’m insane,”

Luffy just stared at Law. “Go sit down,”

“But-”

“Please,”

Law sighed and did as he was told. Luffy served him and placed his hand on his head. “We need to discuss some things, eat while I talk,”

“Are you eating too?”

“Mhm, but I like having rice with mine. Would you like avocado?”

“No, thank you,”

Luffy left for a few moments and came back with his food. It was silent between them for a bit, and Law was feeling like complete shit.

“Chopper called while you were in the shower and asked me to keep you here for the night, and to drive you back to the hospital in the morning because… he had to report what happened today. I had asked him not to but he said that by law he needed to because you could be putting yourself at risk and a bunch of other things.”

Law nodded slightly. “No… he did the right thing,” He mumbled.

“He also said something about you needing to talk to someone about how long you’ll be off. He said that it would also be better if you weren't alone, and well, he did tell me to offer myself but I wouldn't want to make you do anything that would make you feel uncomfortable… but he did say it needed to be an Alpha.”

Luffy continued eating and Law frowned. This was all Doflamingo’s fucking fault.

Oh fuck.

The reservations.

Baratie.

Rosinante.

Law looked back to where his phone was. He didn't want to know if Doflamingo texted again. What if he found out where he was and ended up hurting Luffy? Then his friends might get involved and this is getting so so big. 

“Torao,”

Law looked back at Luffy.

“Eat,”

Law took a few spoonfuls before he spoke. “Would you be willing to?”

“Look after you? Of course,”

“Why,”

“Aren't you supposed to be a smart guy,”

Law frowned and just took a spoonful again. 

“I’m sorry, cariño.” Luffy rubbed his eyes. “Seeing you on that bed, pale, sweaty and unconscious… yes, I will take care of you until you're stable enough to be on your own. We need to talk to Chopper so we know how long he suggests you should be here,”

“Are you okay?”

“Yes, yes,” Luffy took a deep breath and finished eating. 

Law didn't like the silence that followed, and he tried thinking of something that he could say that would make the Alpha cheer up. 

“The chicken is good,”

And just like that, he beamed. “Really? I’m glad you think so.”

When Law finished, he felt immensely tired. “I think I need to lay down,”

“Of course, mi cielo. You can go ahead and sleep in the bedroom, I need to fix some things around the house.”

Law nodded and got up. Luffy collected all the dishes and took them to the kitchen. 

Law stopped to look at his phone and then he slowly turned it over.

Donquixote Doflamingo: A fucking reponse would be nice.

Donquixote Doflamingo: The least you could do, you know, but you just NEED to be disrespectful ALL THE TIME.

Donquixote Doflamingo: You know what, don't fucking show up with your piece of shit attitude, you ruin everything.

Nausea built in his throat and he didn't want to throw up what Luffy gave him. He’d feel guilty and want to leave and he knew that he couldn't be alone and none of his friends could look after him.

A deep rumble behind him ripped him out of his head and his skin prickled up. Luffy’s hand slid over Law’s arm and turned the phone so that he could read.

“Is this an ex, Torao? Why is he talking to you like that?”

“No, that's my uncle… he doesn't really like me,”

Luffy hummed before turning Law’s hand over and locking their fingers together to make Law drop the phone where it was placed. Then Luffy pushed him towards the bedroom.

Luffy pulled the covers a bit and then had Law lay down in the middle of the bed. He handed Law a glass of water and the painkiller. Then he tucked Law in after receiving the glass again and smiled. “Don't worry about anything, Torao. I’ll keep you safe,” He gave a big thumbs up and Law almost laughed. 

Luffy had no idea what he was saying, but Law was too tired to argue. He turned over to his side and heard Luffy walk out and quietly close the door.

He had a dreamless nap, and he woke up feeling even worse. He checked the time… it was six-forty. The nerves bunched up in his stomach and he quickly ran to the bathroom. 

Well, there goes lunch.

He felt so gross and awful and now he had to tell Luffy…

He sighed and wiped up his mess, then looked to the sink. There was a small box on the counter that said: In case Torao has more accidents! And it was filled with toothbrushes and honestly, when Law gets better and Luffy wants him to sit on it-

Law flicked himself in the head. Why are we whoring out? We feel like shit, can we please behave what is WRONG WITH YOU?

Once washed up, he felt the teeniest bit better.

He walked out of the room and was met with silence. He heard loud tapping and he followed the sound, and ended up finding a very tall… person? in the kitchen texting fast on their phone. It didn't help that they had long acrylic nails. They were also chewing gum rather loudly too, but Law was too busy trying to figure out who this person was.

Then the phone rang and they put the phone to their ear. “Dónde estás ome… no! ¡Ya no estoy solo acá! Si! El men ya despertó y está acá mirándome y Luffy tampoco está contestando. Que chimbada, ustedes no son capaces de recoger unas cosas o que? O van a traer toda la hijueputa casa- como así que el carro de- ay, pásame Luffy ya mismo Ace,”
[Where are you, man… no! I'm not alone here anymore! Yes! The guy already woke up and is here looking at me, and Luffy isn't answering either. What a pain, you guys can't pick up a few things or what? Or are you going to bring the whole fucking house- what do you mean the car- oh, pass me Luffy right now Ace]

Well, they were also pretty. Their hair was white with bright blue and teal tips. 

“Dude,”

Law heard Luffy’s voice talking fast from the other end and the person looked at Law again.

“Luffy, leave the car there. This man doesn't need to be driving! He doesn't look like he can stand for too long anyway.”

“Are they touching my car?” Law blurted out. The person looked at him and sighed. “Yes, Luffy thinks you might want it close to you because he said it was some type of expensive car so they're waiting on a friend that has a key to it so he could bring it to you,”

Law stopped, his heart fluttered weakly. That was actually pretty comforting. Luffy was thinking of everything.

“Who are you?”

“My name is Yamato,” They put the phone back to their ear. “Amor- ya? Bueno, bueno. Rápido que tengo hambre,”
[Love, all done? Okay, okay. Hurry, I’m hungry]

Amor.

Law knew it was too good to be true. Luffy has someone else and… why did he even bring Law here? What the fuck.

Yamato put the phone down and walked over to Law. They had him sit next to the island. “Sorry, I know you were expecting Luffy, but while you were sleeping Luffy called his brother and asked him to help get some things for you. I heard what happened, it's okay. Luffy's gonna take good care of you,” They opened the fridge. “Here, Luffy bought you some electrolytes, he wants you to start drinking them. They left me here so that you wouldn't be alone in the house,”

“You’re Luffy’s… friend?”

“El cuñado, which is better because no matter how much I get on his nerves he can't get rid of me,”
[Brother in-law]

“What?”

“I’m Ace’s boyfriend,”

Law did a quick scan and side eyed nothing. Boyfriend? 

“Yes, I know. You don't look like a boy, blah blah blah. Chito. I like how I look, because my tits were huge, man. Humongous,”
[Shush]

Law looked back at Yamato.

“I guess Luffy and Ace really are alike in every way,” 

“What do you mean,” Law raised an eyebrow.

“Bro, you have a whole head on Luffy. It’s actually pretty adorable how tiny he is. I think Luffy’s the shortest Alpha I know. He’s cute, ain't he?”

Law didn't respond and just blinked.

“Have you seen Ace yet?”

Law shook his head and Yamato smiled. “Well you’ll see him in a bit,” Yamato picked up his phone again.

“Don't those get in the way?”

Yamato looked at his nails and shook his head. “Surprisingly no, but I only have them because I lost a bet with Nami. That ho, I was ready to lose my money but then she whips this out and is like, you're gonna get extra long nails. I guess it's a good thing I bottom, damn,” 

Law felt his face go hot.

It was quiet for like ten minutes before Law heard the engine of his car. He heard something that sounded like a garage opening up. Then he heard Luffy’s voice clearer and he relaxed. 

“Todavía no entiendo porque hiciste todo esto si el men ni te ha dicho que le gustas,”
[I still don't understand why you did all this if the guy hasn't even told you he likes you]

“El men tiene nombre, y su nombre es Law,”
[The guy has a name, and his name is Law]

“Bueno bueno, Law.”
[Okay, okay]

Luffy entered the kitchen and smiled at Law. “I got presents! Come, I’ll show you,” He walked towards the bedroom, but then he paused. “I will only be gone for five minutes, don't even think about doing anything sus,” 

Yamato giggled and Luffy continued walking.

“Okay, so first,” Luffy put the duffle bag he was holding on the bed. “I packed the entire dresser. I was gonna get a few things but we still need to talk to Chopper. I texted him and he said he wouldn't recommend anytime soon but whatever they tell you tomorrow, he said it was best if you stayed with me until your suspension was up, but if you're better and want to go home, that's totally fine! I just brought everything in the dresser in case you know, you wanted to wear something and I didn't bring it,” He put another bag on the bed. “This is like… I saw some skin care, so I packed it. Your hair brush, you have a hair cream, which I think is so cute, but anyways, your toothbrush, your toothpaste, and the soaps you use in the shower. I didn't know you used conditioner, I don't really have a use for it because my hair isn't Omegan hair, so sorry I didn't offer it, I don't have it, but here is yours,”

“Mm… Ace packed, well, we saw you had some meals prepped so, we packed those and he’s putting them in the freezer now. You didn't have much in there besides those meals so, it's okay. Bepo did say he was gonna clear it out so nothing goes bad… and I wasn't sure if you needed anything on your bed. You didn't even have a nest… but I found something that I felt like you would want it, but I wasn't sure because it didn't smell scented, but it was folded in your room,”

Luffy pulled out his fluffy light yellow blanket and Law’s eyes widened. He even teared up as he pressed it to his face.

“Is this special?” Luffy asked in a quiet voice.

“It's the only thing I decided to keep from… well, my dad,”

“Do you miss him?”

Law nodded. 

“So why don't you talk to him? And then you can tell him your uncle is a bully,”

Law shook his head. “It's too complicated, I’m big now. I don't need to be snitching on my family anymore,”

“Family. Yeah right, that's not family. Family don't treat each other like that. He’s a bitch,”

Law snickered wetly and sniffed. “Yeah, he is,”

“And that's all I packed… and the car. I put it safely in the garage. You can drive it around the neighborhood so the engine doesn't die, but… I couldn't tell if you needed anything else. You don't have any game consoles or anything, and your books are medical books. I did find your Sora comic books,” He pulled them out of the backpack as well. “Tada! But, I dunno, I was unsure if to pack them, cause uh… well, I didn't expect you to like something like this but it's okay! It’s cute to see you interested in something that isn't medicine and work.”

“Thank you, Luffy,”

“We can put this away later. We have a few options. Ace insisted on buying you a burger, but I told him you probably wouldn't eat it because your stomach has been acting up. You kept down the soup, though,”

“No… I threw that up. I’m sorry,”

“Don't worry, cariño.” Luffy smiled. “You’re still welcome to attempt to eat it. I can make you a simple salad. I’ll put lemon on it so it’ll help with the nausea. However if you don't want to eat right now, the crew is still coming later because Chopper felt super bad about reporting you and had to tell someone so he went to Robin and everyone found out. They’re worried about you and they're gonna come over and see if you're okay,”

Law nodded and gently gripped the blanket.

“They're coming with food, so, if you have options if you wanna pick a few things,”

“I kinda don’t wanna eat right now. I could pay Ace back,”

“No, no, don't worry about it. In fact, you don't have to leave the bedroom if you don't want to.”

“I’m gonna change into my own clothes though,” 

Luffy nodded. “Do you want me to help you organize your things?”

“No, I can do it. Go eat, Luffy,”

Luffy didn't look so sure, but he left anyway. Law finally peeled off the scent patch and groaned. He probably smelled like mentally unstable Omega, and that was awful.

He wasn't alone for long, Luffy came back. Law instantly noticed how dark his eyes were, but he decided not to mention it. “Yes?”

“You sure you don't need help?”

“I’m sure,”

Luffy didn't leave, and just kept looking at him as he chewed. He stayed outside the bathroom, which was a good thing because eating in the bathroom is gross. Law quietly organized his things… as he listened to Luffy rumbling. 

“Papita?”
[Fry]

Law turned back and got up to take it. Only Luffy didn't give it to him in his hand, he fed Law the fry instead. Law quickly turned away as he chewed, feeling his face go hot.

“Did your brother leave?”

“No, but it's okay because Yamato is out there with him. Here, Coca-Colita, I didn't touch the straw,” 

Law stood up again to take a sip, and when Luffy’s pupils dilated, he had to ask. “What's wrong?”

“Nothing, did you set something off? It smells amazing in here,”

“Amazing? Uh, no, I didn't,”

“May I?” Luffy extended his hand and Law slowly gave him his hand. He was pulled towards the Alpha, and Luffy gently pressed his nose to his wrist.

Right over the scent gland.

Law felt his skin prickle up again, and it was so obvious. He knew Luffy noticed when he glanced at his arm, but thankfully Luffy kept silent. He gently let go and said nothing else.

But Law’s Omega started to worry. So it wasn't us? If it was us that smelled amazing why didn't he say anything? He probably didn't say anything because shit’s awful as fuck. We are awful as fuck. Now the scent is gonna be bothering him.

“What's wrong, precioso?” Luffy asked as he took a big bite of his burger.

“Is it me? What you were smelling?”

Luffy covered his smile with his burger. “Mhm, but don't worry, I’m not a creep. I don't think with my Alpha,” He fed Law another fry and gave him another sip of soda.

“Luffy, Robin’s asking if Law wants cake,” Ace asked from the door. “She’s also complaining that you're not answering the phone,”

“Do you want cake?” Luffy asked. “Something light like vanilla?”

Law nodded. “Whatever you guys want is fine,”

“He said yes!” Luffy called back. “Tell her I’m busy with Torao!”

“You can leave me here, you know… it's not like I’m going anywhere,”

Luffy furrowed his eyebrows a bit and waved Law off. “So I can third wheel? Nah, I rather watch cute Omegas organize their toiletries,”

Law sighed. “Are you just trying to make me feel better?”

“No, you dropped today. Twice. Me telling you you’re hot isn't gonna make your Omega get better. Dropped Omegas need to be nurtured for a period of time,” Luffy extended a fry Law’s direction and Law took it.

“You think I’m hot?”

“Ay mi cielo,” Luffy groaned and pressed his face to the wall. He stayed there, so Law finished quickly and stood up. “Um, where should I put my clothes?”

“My dresser is also practically empty, I hang my clothes more often than I put them in there. My mom made me buy one,”

“Before I open this you don't have any… Alpha things you need to get before I see them?”

“Like what,”

Law blushed. “Like… sex toys? Or your box of condoms?”

“I don't own a box of condoms, and no I don't have sex toys,”

“You're a virgin?” Law blurted out. Luffy smiled again and went to throw away his trash. He rinsed off his face and washed his hands in the bathroom before coming back.

“No, I’m not a virgin. I’m just… you get to a point where you want to find someone for life. But… I dunno, I don't really make the effort to go on dates and everything,”

“What do you do when you go into rut?”

“Hmm… I’m only gonna answer that because I know you have medical curiosity,” Luffy chuckled. “Um… well I… I have a friend who has her heat around the same time,”

“You heat and rut share?”

“I used to. I’ve actually gone my last three ruts without seeing her, it's hard to,”

“Why?”

“She's not my type. I don't even get hard around her. My Alpha is ready because I’m in rut but… if I were to see her today, sex wouldn't even cross my mind,”

Law was mad now, but he couldn't figure out why. He simply turned away and started putting his clothes in the drawer. He got angrier by the minute because what the FUCK. Luffy has someone over when he’s in RUT? The FUCK?! Of course, of fucking course. Luffy has friends sprouting out of his ass for crying out loud.

“Qué pasó?” Yamato’s voice sounded.
[What happened]

“Creo que se enojó conmigo. O la verdad, no se si yo hice algo pero solo sé que yo estaba hablando y se enojó,” Luffy responded quietly.
[I think he got mad at me. Or actually, I don't know if I did something but I know I was talking and he got mad]

“Qué le dijiste?”
[What did you say to him]

“Pues, él preguntó si era virgen y le dije que no y luego estaba preguntando cosas de celo y le dije que a veces yo comparto ese tiempo con Bonney,"
[Well, he asked if I was a virgin and I told him I wasn't and then he was asking about rut stuff and I told him I sometimes share that time with Bonney]

“Are you stupid,” Yamato said loudly.

“What-”

“Are you dumb? Like, did your mom drop you as a baby. Luffy, learn to shut up,”

“But!”

“Mano, aunque el men no te ha dicho que le gustas es obvio que le interesas! No te has fijado en cómo te mira? Él te mira y los pelitos de él se paran y todo. Y tu, bien estupido, le dices que coges con alguien en el ce-. LUFFY!” Yamato grabbed him and yanked him out of the bedroom.
[Bro, even though the guy hasn't told you he likes you, it's obvious he's interested in you! Haven't you noticed the way he looks at you? He looks at you and his hairs stand up and everything. And you, so very stupid, tell him you're having sex with someone during ru-]

Law huffed and in his anger he finished quickly. Then he went to lay back down because his anger wasn't making his stomach feel any better.

Why are we so angry? Why do we care so much if Luffy has sex with people?

Come clean now!

Shut the fuck up. Please don't talk to me anymore.

Luffy ran into the bedroom, closed the door, and locked it. He was all ruffled up and Law got up. “What happened to you?”

“Yamato tried to beat me up,” Luffy called from the bathroom.

“Are you okay?”

“Mhm,” He washed his face again and fixed his shirt. He walked out and gave Law a thumbs up. “I’m sorry if what I said upset you. It was actually Chopper who told me I shouldn't be going through my ruts alone and if I had taken the time to find someone worth keeping I wouldn't have found you instead,”

“Nice save,”

“No, no, really. I stopped having her over because I don't want to do those things and even though she’s not just anyone… I… she’s- I’m not interested in her like that, you are actually way more attractive than her in all aspects and I haven't even seen you naked yet,”

Law suppressed a smile. “Yet?”

Luffy’s eyes widened and he went as red as his shirt.

“Lots of wishful thinking, huh, Luffy?”

Luffy stumbled over words and his lips quivered as he struggled to say something.

“Do you think about me naked or something?”

Luffy whined and quickly ran away. Law snickered and made the bed. He followed Luffy, who looked at him and continued running away. Ace saw this and snickered as well. 

“Luffy, what's wrong,”

“Quiero a mi mamá!” Luffy called from somewhere in the house.
[I want my mommy]

Law finally got a good look at Ace. If Luffy hadn't told him Ace was adopted, Law wouldn't have suspected. Ace did look similar, he was a few shades darker than Luffy, but he had the same color hair and eyes. His hair was also wavy, but his was almost curly. 

And Ace had a lot of freckles on his face.

“You teasin’ my brother?”

Law smiled. “He made a comment that required a follow up question. Making him shut up is fun,”

“Yeah, it is,” Ace chuckled. “He doesn't like Bonney, though. Don't worry about it. He talks too much about you anyways. It's obvious you're the one he has his eye on,”

“Bonney’s his… rut partner,”

“Yeah, but, they don't even talk. Bonney is like… I dunno. It was convenient for both of them. The last time he saw Bonney was early last year… hey I got you some food, in case you're hungry,”

“I’m good, I don't have much of an appetite. I’ll eat the fries, you can have my burger if you want,”

Ace nodded and handed him the fries. “Amor, ven que Law no quiere comer,”
[Love, come, Law doesn't want to eat]

“Por eso esta tan flaco,”
[That’s why he’s so skinny]

Law ate his fries quietly, and in several small bites. Without Luffy around, he started wondering what time it was or if Doflamingo had texted again or if anyone else texted him. Then he thought about how long his suspension was gonna be. Everything was fucked. He collapsed in front of Bepo, Penguin, and Ikkaku. Then he did it again in front of Luffy and Chopper. This was not good, this was NOT GOOD. He’s gonna lose his job and everything he worked for because he got a little (very) worried and now he has to be here with Luffy! Now he’s Luffy’s problem. FUCK. 

And everything was Doflamingo’s fucking fault.

Or… was it his fault? He couldn't keep it in, he couldn't relax. He couldn't ignore a fucking text message.

Because it wasn't like Doflamingo came to him in person. The Baratie is still thirty almost forty minutes away from the hospital. Luffy’s house was twenty minutes away from the hospital. So he was an hour or so away from Doflamingo.

Did he overreact?

He couldn't have forced himself to drop though. Which is what makes the situation a bit trickier. Even if he thought he overreacted, the truth of it all was that he still dropped. You can force yourself to be sad, or mad or annoyed about something but you can't force yourself to drop.

And he did it twice.

“Mi cielo, are you okay?” Luffy gently grabbed his hands and cleaned up his face with a tissue. “Here sit,” Law couldn’t stop the tears from coming out and Luffy simply held him without saying anything. Law cried into his shoulder and he felt Luffy gently rub his back.

“Do you think people and attention from those people is something he needs right now?” Ace asked.

“Mhm, I do,” Luffy nodded. “If we keep talking to him, he won't be alone to think,”

“I think you might overwhelm him,”

“He literally started crying and he was in silence for like two minutes. I know what I’m doing,”

Then Luffy nosed his way into Law’s hair and placed a kiss there. Law hugged him back, and he felt himself relaxing. Luffy didn't pull away at all, he waited until Law was ready.

Luffy, Ace, and Yamato chatted for what felt like a long time before someone started opening the door. 

Law jumped and gripped onto Luffy, who didn't move except to gently run his fingers through Law’s hair. “It’s okay, it's okay, it's just the crew, don’t worry. No one’s gonna hurt you,” He said quietly. 

Law started to tremble, but he couldn't stop and he couldn't relax because Doflamingo was out there, and close. He wasn't in Dressrosa anymore. Why is he here? Just because Rosinante made reservations? That's weird. There are a lot of restaurants in Dressrosa, and good ones. Why make the trip over?

Law whined and shoved his face in Luffy’s neck.

“Yo, who’s car is parked in the garage?” Nami asked.

“Law’s,” Ace answered.

“Fine ass car, hey Luff,”

“Hi Nami,”

“Sanji released me earlier cause he wanted me to buy the onigiris for Zoro but honestly, his round green head don't deserve nothing. You know what he did today? He ate the last chocolate cookie. He ate it after I said so many times I wanted it. The only reason why I didn't whop his ass was because Robin told me not to.” She sighed. “How’s he doing?”

“He’s okay,” Luffy gently squeezed Law and smiled. “He's still not feeling well,”

“Well, I got tuna onigiris, there's spicy ones and mild ones. He can have some if he wants… but anyways, in conclusion, I hate men,”

“I would have given you the last cookie, Nami,” Yamato smiled.

“I know you would, but you're different,”

“How?” 

Nami pursed her lips. “Cause you're an Omega, Yamato. Male Omegas are always way more sensitive and they care more about other people's feelings. Omegas in general are just way better. Zoro has three faults, he’s a man, an Alpha, and has the fucking audacity,”

Someone else knocked, louder, and Law jumped again.

“Please go yell at whoever knocked like that,” 

Suddenly music started playing out of a speaker somewhere in the house. Nami, Ace, and Yamato looked at each other before they all took off. Nami tried tripping Ace and pushed Yamato away.

“You wanna try an onigiri? We can share it so you don't have to finish it all,”

Law nodded and Luffy finally let him go.

“Luffy, can you check if Bepo texted?”

“Oh, I asked him not to text your phone because every time you look at your phone you seem to have a negative reaction. Here's mine,” Luffy handed him his phone. “My password is 0320,”

Law felt warmth bloom over his chest and just watched Luffy open the container of onigiris. 

Zoro came into the kitchen with Nami’s sunglasses and Ace’s hat. He started dancing and Luffy chuckled at him.

“Si me ven solo y triste, no me hablen
Si me ven solo y triste, soy culpable
La vida es una fiesta que un día termina
Y fuiste tú mi baile inolvidable,” 

He grabbed Luffy and they started salsa dancing in the kitchen.

These guys were so… lively. 

Law unlocked Luffy’s phone and went to the messages app. The toxic part of him instantly went to check where Bonney’s conversation was. 

The last text message between him and Bonney was in September of last year.

Bonney: bro tell ur mom i said happy birthday

Luffy: ok!

Luffy: she said thank you!

And that was it. He quickly swiped it and found Bepo, who for some reason had a conversation with Luffy for a long time. 

Bepo: How’s Law doing?

Luffy: He’s sleeping right now. I gave him some soup earlier and he said he liked the chicken. Do you think you could text this number for him? I won't say much because it's not my business to tell, but there's something on that phone that is causing him a lot of distress.

Bepo: Yeah, you got it, dw. Let me know when he wakes up.

Law smiled a bit.

Luffy: Hi Bepo its me

Bepo: Law! How are you feeling??

Luffy: I’m not that great tbh. I feel sick.

Bepo: 😣 That sucks, I’m so sorry. Luffy is very caring and so so nice, he’ll take care of you, I promise.

Law sighed and put the phone down. He really hoped so. He might feel even worse when he goes in tomorrow to receive his suspension.

Suspension. 

He quickly checked the time. It was seven-thirty. Even though Doflamingo told him not to show up, he knew… he knew Doflamingo was very angry with Law for not even responding.

Would Doflamingo try to find him and hurt him? 

Would he hurt Luffy if he tried defending him?

He would never be able to face Luffy ever again if Doflamingo did something to him. Getting him stuck in this bullshit to the point where Luffy was directly affected… it made him sick.

Law gagged and covered his mouth. Zoro and Luffy instantly turned to him.

“Torao? You okay?” Luffy quickly got an onigiri out. “Here, take a small bite.”

“I bought him ginger ale,” Zoro pointed to the bag he had set on the counter. “And two six packs,”

“He’s not gonna drink alcohol,”

“De malas, Robin’s gonna bring sangria. Specifically the one Law had that one time,”
[Too bad]

“Bring the ginger ale,”

Zoro served him a glass and Law shakily took a sip. He took the tiniest bite, which was basically five grains of rice. He offered some to Luffy, and he only took a small bite.

“What else did you bring?” Luffy asked.

“Usopp wanted rice,”

“Oh? What kind?”

“Plain white rice because he was being annoying today,”

“Mano, más hijueputa no puedes ser,” Ace looked at the bag he had in his hand. “Are you serious? It’s not even warm,”
[Bro, you can't be more of a son of a bitch]

Zoro shrugged and Ace quickly put the box on the counter to check inside. He gasped and smiled. “Dude!”

“What is it?” Luffy asked.

“Kaya wanted sushi rice with the fish but not in rolls so I asked the guys at her favorite restaurant if they could just fill the box with the rice and fish instead.”

“More sushi? Man, you guys need to widen your tastes,” Yamato sighed.

“Don't worry, Sanji and Robin were thinking of different things to bring. They wanna bring a bunch of things por si ese le da por comer,”
[In case he decides to eat]

“Y debería comer, me da un pesar verlo tan flaco,” Yamato mumbled.
[He should eat, it makes me sad seeing him so thin]

“Pues a mi me encanta como es. Y no está tan flaco, mira esos muslos que tiene,” Luffy spoke up.
[Well, I like him the way he is. And he's not that skinny, look at those thighs he has]

“Okay whore,” 

The front door opened and Law decided it was best to face the direction the people would be coming from. For his peace.

Franky walked in with two other men. One was absolutely massive. He was very well built, had curly black hair tied into a bun, and a beard growing from his chin. The other was way thinner and so so tall, who also had curly black hair but styled in an afro.

“Jinbei, Brook, this is Law,” Luffy smiled. Jinbei and Brook waved happily at him.

“Luffy’s Omega,” Franky added.

“Franky!” Luffy blushed.

Jinbei laughed. “I think any Omega would be lucky to be under your care, Luffy. Don't worry about it,”

“You guys started the music without me?” Brook asked.

“Zoro did,” Luffy pointed.

They looked at Zoro, who went back to dancing. He was quietly singing with Yamato, and they both danced together just outside the kitchen.

“There's so much testosterone in this house. I need my girlfriend, and Usopp’s girlfriend, and Robin!” Nami huffed.

“If you're jealous, I could dance with you,” Jinbei offered.

Nami stuck her bottom lip out. “Stop, you're so cute. What do you have there?”

“Franky wants to grill,”

“Oh si!” Luffy rubbed his hands together and smiled.

Law slowly got up. He was in fact feeling a little overwhelmed. “Luffy could I lie down for a bit?”

“Of course, mi cariño,” Luffy picked up the onigiri and the ginger ale. They both went to the bedroom again and Law laid down. He saw Luffy put the onigiri and drink down on the nightstand and sighed. Then he felt tears burn into his eyes. His life was over.

He covered his face and took a shaky breath. 

“Torao?” 

“I hate my life,” He whispered. “I don't want to eat out there with your friends, Luffy. I… please? I’m sorry, I know you probably invited them to make the environment all warm and cozy and it is, but,” He sniffed. “But, I can't look at all the food they keep bringing. I already feel awful that I’m here invading your space. Just thinking about all the food that's out there… I can't. I can't do it, it's too much,”

Luffy nodded and dried Law’s tears. “Don't worry about it. If you want to turn in for the night you can. Here,” Luffy handed him the remote. “You can watch whatever you want,”

“Can you stay with me for a bit,”

“Yes, of course,” Luffy got up to close the door.

Luffy laid down next to him after taking his shoes off and Law picked out a random movie as background noise.

He only didn't pay attention because his chest started going cold, little by little. He tried saying something, but he didn't have the energy to do so. He felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier.

Every alarm was going off in his head but he couldn't do anything about it. He couldn't even respond when he faintly heard Luffy calling his name. That silly little name.

Torao.

Who thinks of that? 

Oh well.

And then Law fell into the darkness once again.