Though he rarely slept the entire straw hat crew had noticed, even the captain to Law's great regret. Rarely sleeping, taking the watch of the prisoner most every night and avoiding the crew at night hadn't helped. When he did manage to sleep it was away from the crew usually in the library when the archaeologist wasn't present or in the men's room while they were busy with other things. He put in quite the effort, not that it helped, no one was ever alone on this god awful ship.

Not shockingly it was Luffy who noticed last. It happened one night when he'd gotten bored, utterly unable to sleep he went wandering. The young captain walked on deck padding towards his favorite spot; he'd decided he wanted to watch the waves. Not wanting to bother his sleeping crew he crept. Only the swordsman and the surgeon would be up, though the former was unlikely to be actually awake.

He was halfway across the grass when he heard it. At first, he couldn't place it, an odd noise almost a moan. But who would be moaning in pain like that on his ship? The captain decided to investigate if someone was it meant they needed help, so Luffy would help it was the captain's responsibility.

Set on his new mission, he didn't notice his first mate looking down from above. The green haired man smirked, it was about damn time. Zoro had seen first; on watch most nights he'd noticed after catching the surgeon asleep on deck the man too tired to remain awake.

Luffy wandered forward going by sounds rather than haki. He followed the sound to where Law should be awake watching Caesar. He tip-toed over, his instincts yelling at him to be quiet. Looking slowly, he located Caesar first; the clown was leaning against the mast out-cold. The prisoner was silent Luffy dismissed him, he not the cause of the noise. Letting his eyes run past the clown they fell on Law.

He blinked a few times in surprise; the typically very attentive man was asleep when he was supposed to be watching Caesar. Luffy wasn't worried about losing the sleeping clown, in the middle of the ocean wearing sea stone shackles he couldn't go anywhere. Not to mention Zoro was on watch, the first mate wouldn't let anything happen. No, what surprised Luffy was Law being asleep while on watch, it seemed out of character for someone so careful. Though now that Luffy thought about it, he couldn't remember the last time he'd seen the man asleep, he'd been on watch for the past two nights.

Luffy shifted closer, quiet as can be he moved to get a better look at the sleeping man. His heart twisted when Law jerked in his sleep, reacting to a dream. Luffy stood over Law peering intently at the sleeping surgeon's face. He went from moaning to suddenly thrashing in his sleep. Luffy caught a few names, Cora and Doflamingo were two. He scrunched his nose in displeasure; his newest friend was having a violent nightmare.

Reacting quickly Luffy leaned forward; he brought a hand down on Law's shoulder to shake him. The man bolted up wide awake in an instant. He looked around wildly for a few seconds. Covered in sweat and breathing heavily, his hand was gripped firmly on his weapon ready to attack. Luffy waited until he calmed down.

"Straw hat-ya," Law muttered when he came back to his senses. Luffy gave him a bright smile.

"Torao! I'm bored!" this was technically true, so Luffy didn't have a problem keeping his face straight for the almost lie.

"It's the middle of the night Straw hat-ya just go to sleep, I have better things to worry about!" hissed Law getting to his feet awkwardly. He was confused not sure when he'd fallen asleep, the dream was still fresh in his mind messing with his senses and mind.

"But Toraoooo,"

"Go bother Zoro-ya," Luffy pouted heavily. He could tell the dream had shaken his new friend. Luffy didn't want to leave he just wanted to cheer Law up and get the nasty dream out of his head. That's what his crew did when he had nightmares about Ace.

"But Zoro's asleep," Law sighed realizing the small captain wasn't going anywhere. He acknowledged the distraction would keep him awake; he couldn't afford to sleep and lose Caesar.

"What do you want to do Straw hat-ya?"

"Play a card game with me," offered the captain. Law rolled his eyes and agreed, activating his powers and spawning a deck in his palm.

"which one?" they spent the rest of the night playing cards and watched Caesar. Luffy didn't win once.

A few nights later Law had found himself forced into the men's quarters. He owned a bed there - compliments of Franky - but rarely used it. This night Robin was on watch and Usopp in charge of Caesar, leaving everyone else to save Nami in the men's room.

The rest of the crew were out in seconds, snoring away they dreamed. Law who hadn't slept in a few days still took a little time to fall asleep, taking a few hours rather than seconds it took the other men in the room. The nightmare's started as he dropped off; flashing images of Doflamingo, torture and other horror's of his past cluttered his brain. He thrashed in his bed, muffled cries of pain echoing through the large room.

Luffy woke up to the noises with a start along with some of the crew. The captain didn't hesitate he pulled himself out of his hammock. Luffy padded over to the hammock Law was thrashing in. The men watched and listened feigning sleep, wondering what the captain would do. Taking a deep breath, Luffy shoved him prepared to leap out of the way if Law accidentally attacked. Law sputtered in his sleep once again eyes wide his power half activated in alarm and a hand ghosting toward his weapon. He looked up at Luffy in surprise. Luffy was a heavy sleeper; Law couldn't imagine why the other captain was awake and was standing over him.

"Torao" Law noted Luffy looked and sounded a bit irritated.

"What?"

"I'm cold."

"What?!" he said agitated and confused. Zoro and Sanji smirked to themselves; they saw what their little captain was planning.

"I'm cold."

"and what the hell am I suppose to do about that?!" Luffy crossed his arms in annoyance.

"Let me sleep with you" Law looked at the kid like he was crazy the rubber idiot had gone insane.

"Absolutely not, sleep with Zoro-ya or something" Luffy glanced toward the swordsman before looking back at Law. Their hushed conversation was heard by most of his crew though thankfully for Luffy, Law was under the impression the men were asleep as they all refused to move or react in any way.

"He's asleep."

"So was I!" Law hissed keeping his volume as low as possible

"Well now you're not, let me sleep with you" Law and Luffy stared each other down for a full minute in dead silence while the crew wondered what would happen. The conversation was going to result in an injured captain and Law leaving, or an ignored captain and Law leaving.

After a full minute of staring and faked snoring compliments of Zoro Luffy started to prepare. He would just climb into to Law's bed himself agreement or not. Suddenly Law spoke he was too tired to argue the point, and he knew Luffy would do whatever the hell he wanted with or without an agreement.

"Just for tonight" came his exasperated answer. A shock went through the crew at the sudden acceptance. Their captain didn't hesitate; he jumped into the hammock pulling the blanket around him with a swift jerk. Then just as quickly he wrapped his rubbery arms around the surgeon's bare chest.

"Oi" Law hissed already regretting his acceptance.

"Goodnight" Law twitched in annoyance as Luffy ignored his protests. The boy used Law's chest as a pillow passing right out, asleep in half a second.

"How the hell?" the surgeon was seriously pissed, it took him hours upon hours to fall asleep and here was Luffy out just like a light. How did people even manage to fall asleep that quickly?

Law sighed and got comfortable. He'd have to wake up early and kick Luffy out if he didn't, he'd never heard the end of it. Law closed his eyes, shifting slightly, positioning his arm over Luffy, so it didn't become numb. He relaxed as best as could be imagined against the small captain.

Later he realized he had passed out in seconds. The exhaustion and nightmares plaguing him falling silent, for the first time in a decade Law was dream free.

Trafalgar Law didn't wake up early, in fact, he didn't wake for hours. The crew members one by one roused themselves and left the room at a tiptoe. Each one had noticed the dreams and pained noises coming from their guest. They realized how amazing it was to see the man out cold without a sound.

The crew ate breakfast without the captain and surgeon; naturally, Sanji saved food for them for when they did wake. They took turns checking on them now and then as they went about their day. The girls couldn't help but peaked in, just to get a glimpse of what Law looked like peaceful. They were impressed.

"Luffy is something special" noted Nami as she left the sleeping two, closing the door quietly.

"That he is" Robin agreed with a soft chuckle.

Luffy woke up first starving and just in time for lunch. However, the sleeping body curled around him prevented him from moving. The captain knew the surgeon needed rest, especially for their upcoming fights. Law decided if Luffy was keeping the dreams away than he'd accept it if only to sleep. So instead of escaping the captain lay there calmly, prioritizing Law's sleep over his stomach, eventually falling back asleep.

Law woke hours later. For once he felt refreshed and well rested. He couldn't for the life of him recall the last time he'd felt that way. He did, however, note the light streaming from the window, the complete lack of crewmates in bed, and Luffy who had also opened his eyes when Law shifted.

"Morning Torao" chirped the other captain. Law released him in mute horror; he was using the man as a body pillow!

He sputtered incoherently having no idea what to say now. Crazed the first thing he could think of was that it wasn't even close to morning by the looks of things.

Luffy pulled away bouncing out of the hammock happy go lucky and wide awake instantly saved Law from coming up with words.

"SANJI!" he cried happily. "FOOOOOOD!" Luffy was up and out of the door in seconds leaving Law to his thoughts. The man was stunned; he'd slept for hours without a single nightmare, and awoke well rested, was that because of Luffy? Law looked at the open door maybe he should experiment? See if it was a fluke, pressure on his body or perhaps the young captain himself.

Law took the watch that night, watching over Caesar clown alongside Zoro who was watching the ship. None of the crew commented on the strange sleeping arrangement.

Law spent the night mulling over the lack of comment and the ease in which he'd slept while he scanned the seas. He decided he'd experiment with a long pillow and a heater instead of a small body and see where that got him.

Two nights later Franky took over Caesar duty, and Law moved to the library using a bench for rest. He lay with a long pillow and attempted to sleep. He recreated the pressure and the heat the small captain had produced, all to see what exactly it took.

After hours of tossing Law finally slept and promptly received one of the worse nightmares to date. Law woke himself up and was out of the library within a second; he paced along the deck panting. Franky and Nami on watch followed his movement, neither speaking a word both figured out the reason for the behavior. Law cursing at the failure switched with Franky on Caesar watch, the cyborg agreed with a shrug and went to bed. Law didn't get sleep that night.

The night after that he decided to try the other method, for science or so he told himself. As the crew went to sleep he stalled, he'd wait, he was in no mood to ask under the watchful eyes of the first mate and crew. An hour passed before he left the kitchen, Brook waved to him from near the bow of the Sunny, Caesar slept beside him. Law swore he saw a knowing smile on the skeletons expressionless skull and nearly backed out.

Pushing on Law opened the door to the men's rooms and scanned around, no one stirred. He clenched a fist, eyes falling on the small captain who was out cold limbs stretched in every direction. Law moved toward him, hand hovering over the man's frame, he hesitated.

"Something wrong Torao?" mumbled Luffy rubbing his eyes, evidently he wasn't as 'out cold' as Law had assumed.

"I-I... uh..." Law dug his fingernails into his other hand, letting the one over Luffy fall back to his side. He grimaced charging forward this was for science! "It's cold" Luffy raised an eyebrow at the surgeon, a bright smile on his face. Law swore he heard someone snicker, but it was too late now.

"riiiiight," drawled Luffy "we should get Franky to make some sort of mystery warming thing for the room" Luffy sat up leaning on his elbows a grin on his face. "but for now, we can sleep together!" Law definitely heard a snicker that time. He found that he didn't care, he'd been relieved the captain had agreed to share his bed.

"Yeah," Law whispered as Luffy opened his blanket for the surgeon. He moved forward, blood rushing to his face he climbed in. Luffy's hammock was smaller, so close that they were pressed together. Law tried to remind himself this was an experiment this was science to see if he could recreate the dreamless night.

He was having trouble with the thought as the captain got comfortable, rubber arms pulled the blanket over Law, the same arm then wrapped itself around both of them. Luffy shifted happily burying his face in Law's chest. The surgeon wrapped both arms around the younger man. He let his face fall into Luffy's hair, without thinking about it Law breathed in filling his nose with the smell.

"Night Torao" whispered Luffy.

"Night" while his tone was stiff his body was anything but. Law was extremely relaxed. The two fell asleep in seconds. Law for the second time had no dreams once again. His experiment was successful; it wasn't the pressure or the heat, it was the man himself that chased away the nightmares.

Now Law just had to figure out what it all meant and how to get the tiny captain to agree to this as a regular thing.