Traveling With Them Again

Law sighed deeply as he looked off the side of the railing. He was on the deck fo the Sunny. It looked identical to when he was last aboard it. A few days before, Vegapunk told him that he didn't have to stay in the lab anymore. His week was up but they hadn't been about to locate his devil fruit yet. The scientist told him that one of his crewmates would bring it to him when they found it. Law had agreed earlier that day before Luffy asked if he wanted to travel with them. He happily agreed because they were traveling to go back to Luffy's stash.

"Why are we going back to your stash again?" he asked Luffy. The man was standing right next to him. Law figured that it was to make sure he was okay.

"Because I want you to pick some things out that you like," he explained. Law nodded. That was a good point. I mean, they were still friends. Now, they would be together forever because they wouldn't be able to die.

"I guess that's a good enough reason."

"Franky fixed up the ship."

"Huh? It looks exactly the same. What do you mean?" Law was confused as he looked at him.

"He added a few new rooms to it." Luffy grinned widely. "One of them is a room for you. Franky made a room especially for you." Law raised an eyebrow. "It's so you can stay on the Sunny for however long you want to."

"Oh. I see." He looked back out to the sea. It was a beautiful sight. Funny. Now, I can swim. I don't have to worry about drowning if I fall into it. He chuckled softly. I wouldn't die either way. I can't die.

"Do you find something funny?" Robin asked as she walked up to them. He turned his attention to her. They got along well when he was on their ship for a bit. Mostly because they had a similar way of thinking and a morbid sense of humor.

"I was just thinking that if I fall into the water, I would be able to swim right now," he began to explain. "I won't drown." A louder chuckle escaped him. "If I fall in with my devil fruit, I wouldn't die anyway."

"Oh?"

"I can't die. If I fall into the water, I'll just float to the bottom without worrying about drowning." Robin chuckled a little.

"Torao, that's not funny."

"Actually, Luffy, it's a little funny." The archeologist pointed to her Captain. "You're the same. If you fall into the ocean, you won't be able to get out, but you won't die either." Law almost laughed outright at the picture of Luffy flailing about in the water.

"That's why I find it funny," he stated. "Nothing can kill us." He turned back to the ocean. "Even if we get chopped into pieces, we will be able to put ourselves back together. Nothing will happen to us."

"Torao-kun, do you mean that you can fix yourself up after you get hurt?"

"I mean that if Straw Hat-ya and I were to be sliced up, we'll be able to put ourselves back together like when I chopped people up with my devil fruit. It's like they're amputating us, and we have no problem getting back to normal."

"That's amazing," Robin said. He saw her eyes light up with fascinating. "Can you tell me more about what happens with this surgery in place?"

"Sure." He looked over to Luffy. "I'll use him and myself as an example. Does anyone know where my nodachi is?"

"Yes. Zoro was in charge of it. He should still have it around somewhere," Luffy replied with excitement.

Law thanked him before going to find the said man. He was chilling out in the men's bedroom. Law asked him for Kikoku back. The man gladly gave her back to him. "What's with that attitude?" he asked him.

"What do you mean?"

"You seem to be relieved to give her back to me. Why is that?"

"She's been a handful. Your nodachi wouldn't stop shaking ever since you died." He scratched the back of his head as he sat on one of the beds. "She stopped when you came back."

"That's expected." Law put her over his shoulder like he always did. "Thank you for taking care of her."

"No problem. Just...try to keep her happy. I don't like her being like that." Law chuckled.

"Don't worry. I'm going to stay with her from now on." He went to leave the room. "Oh. If you want to see something interesting, meet us on the deck. I want to show everyone something. Get the others to join us as well."

Zoro agreed before following him out. Law met Robin and Luffy on the deck near the head of the ship. They seemed to be waiting for him to return. Robin and Luffy were talking to each other. Law found it heartwarming that they were acting the same exact way that they had the last time he saw them.

"Alright. I'm going to show the whole crew what I want to show you, Nico-ya. It will help you all understand our position from now on," Law announced as he walked up.

"Really? Are you going to demonstrate with Luffy?"

"Yes. We will be demonstrating on each other." Luffy looked confused. "Don't worry. We can't hurt each other. We'll just be fine." The guy still didn't look convinced but said nothing more about it.

When the whole crew was gathered on the deck, Nami stepped forward. "Law, is there a reason you want us to meet here?"

"Yes. I'm going to show you how the surgery works on the both of us." They all nodded. "Straw Hat-ya," the other Captain looked at him, "I want you to face me and stand as still as you can be."

"Alright." Luffy turned his body to him. "What are you going to do?"

"Just face me." He pulled Kikoku from her sheath. "Don't flinch or I might do more damage than I originally planned."

"Damage? Law, what are you fixing to do?" Usopp sounded nervous. Just like he remembered him to be.

Without saying another word, Law rushed at Luffy and stabbed the nodachi right through Luffy's heart. The entire crew gasped as they saw it sticking out of Luffy's back. Luffy didn't say anything as his eyes widened. Law stood up straight.

"Straw Hat-ya, can you feel it?"

"I can feel the sword in my body?"

"Alright. Do you feel any pain? Is it hurting you?"

"No. I don't feel any pain. Should I be?"

"No. You aren't. The surgery doesn't allow you to get hurt or even feel the pain of something that's supposed to kill you. He withdrew the weapon from his chest. "As you can see, there is no blood nor is his heart sticking out on it."

The rest of the crew seemed to be speechless. Nami, Sanji, Usopp, Chopper, Franky, and Brook's jaws were dropped. It was like they couldn't believe what they just witnessed. Robin and Zoro just looked shocked.

"As I was telling you earlier, Nico-ya," he sliced off Luffy's arm, "it does not harm the person." Grabbing up the appendage off the deck, Law reattached it to Luffy's body. "As you can see, it goes back on the same as when I used my nodachi in the Room."

"So, does it work on you as well?" Robin asked. She seemed the most interested in what was happening. The other's had expressions of horror at her question.

"Yes." He walked up to Luffy before holding out Kikoku to him. "Here, I want you to stab me through the head."

Luffy just looked down at it. "No. I'm not going to stab you," he said with an emotionless voice. It was like he couldn't believe that Law asked him to do such a thing.

"You won't hurt me. I'm just showing you how it works."

"No! I'm not going to do it!"

Huffing, Law turned to Zoro. "Zoro-ya, can you do it instead?"

"No. He won't do it either."

"Straw Hat-ya, you are being unreasonable. I'm not going to get hurt."

"I don't want anyone to attack you!" Luffy shouted at him.

Law was getting angry now. "He's not going to hurt me!" he yelled back. "Zoro-ya, run at me at full speed! Stab me through the head!"

Zoro stood up before looking between them. "Don't you dare do it!" Luffy screamed at him.

"Don't listen to him! I want you to use your full strength! Stab me now!"

Before Luffy could say anything else, Zoro unsheathed Enma then rushed at Law and did as he asked. Luffy gasped as it went straight through the front of his skull. The whole deck was silent as Zoro backed up from him. Law could feel the pressure of having the weapon in his head, but no pain. It just made his head feel heavy.

"ZORO! I TOLD YOU NOT TO DO IT!" Luffy shrieked at his first mate.

"I told him to do it," Law said calmly. He grabbed the handle of the sword before pulling it out of his head. "See? No problem." He handed the weapon back to Zoro. "I'm perfectly fine. I'm not hurt, and the wound is already healing." Law turned to Luffy. "I'm trying to show you that you don't have to worry about me dying again."

Luffy raised a fist before punching him in the chest. It sent Law skirting to the other side of the deck. "You don't have to do it in such a careless manner!"

"Luffy, you shouldn't get angry at him. He was only trying to make you feel better about when he gets into fights with others," Nami informed him, trying to reason with her Captain.

"I didn't mean to upset you," he said as he came a little closer to him. "I just wanted to make sure you understood the position we are in when it comes to life or death situations. They aren't life or death for us. We just won't die."

"What about broken bones?" Chopper piped up.

"Simple. They can break. We can just put them back together and wait a few minutes. Depending on the severity of the wound, it will take a certain time to heal. As you can see," he pointed to his head, "my head is already healed. It only took it a minute to do so. Straw Hat-ya's arm was fixed almost instantly."

"This is an amazing thing to figure out. I never knew something like this could even exist." Brook looked amazed as he walked up to them. "It's sort of like how my devil fruit works." They all looked at him. "My devil fruit allows me to come back to life after I die. The only problem is that it doesn't preserve my body. It will decay over time." Law nodded. "Except, if I die now, I will die permanently."

"I see. That is a very good comparison," Robin said. It was a really good example. Law found that the skeleton wasn't as dumb as he looked and pretended to be. He was pretty smart and knowledgeable about his own devil fruit.

Luffy was still fuming as he stared at Law. "Don't you ever do that again," he ground out at Law.

"What's got you so angry? I was just..." He didn't get to finish his sentence. Luffy ran up to him and punched him again. This time, it set Law over the edge of the ship.

"LUFFY!" he heard all of the others scream. He heard the sound of the wind around him before he hit the water.

After a minute or so, he swam to the surface. The ship was stopped right next to him. He spat out some water before looking up. He laughed as he swam around for a minute. Law wasn't angry. He understood that he probably crossed a line with Luffy. That's why he wasn't angry.

"Law! Are you okay?!" Sanji almost shooting off the railing as he appeared over it. "Luffy! Don't you know how dangerous that was?! What if he lost a part of himself and couldn't get it back?! You still don't think things through!"

"I'm fine," Law called to him. "I'm not hurt." He chuckled a little. "I'm actually having a great time. I can swim again."

"You could've gotten hurt," the cook countered.

"But I'm not. Don't get angry with him. I'm fine. He didn't hurt me, nor did he get me hurt." Law swam to the side of the ship. "Can someone throw something down for me to get back up again?"

"Luffy! Come help him out!"

An arm came down to land next to him. Law grabbed onto it before he was pulled back up. Since he had landed in the water, he was soaking wet. He wanted to laugh again. The reason for that was because the water wasn't making him weak. He was able to do stuff that he used to when he was a kid. Unconcealed chuckles came from him as he stood there.

"Did he go crazy?" Usopp asked. "This isn't the Law we know."

"I'm fine," he replied. "I just... miss swimming." Law looked to the sea. "I haven't been able to swim since I was thirteen. That was the age I got my devil fruit."

"That's pretty young."
"I got mine at seven," Luffy announced. Law guessed that he wasn't angry at him anymore.

"What? Seven?" Zoro asked.

"Yeah. I accidentally ate it."

"I was force-fed mine," Law said. They all looked at him with wide eyes. "I told him I wasn't ready to be a devil fruit eater, but he didn't listen to me. He mostly did it to save my life. I'm grateful for him doing that." He shrugged. "I don't hate him for it. I'm happy he gave me another chance at life."

"That's really sad but happy at the same time," Chopper announced. "You were force-fed your own devil fruit to save your life."

"Yeah. It was nice. I was able to cure myself and survive." He sighed. "But it was also the death of me. I used it to give Straw Hat-ya eternal life."

Luffy beamed at that. "And you had the same thing done to you." Law nodded. "Now, we can live together forever."

"Well, where else am I supposed to live?"

That made the other laugh before hugging him. "We're going to be together forever!"

Nami, Robin, Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp gave him strange looks. He had never seen them before. Law raised an eyebrow at him as he hugged Luffy back. "Law, we would like to speak to you in private at some point," Sanji voiced.

"Alright. Does it have something to do with the way you are looking at me?" They shared a look between each other before nodding at him. "That's fine. Whenever you guys are ready."

With that, Law spent more time with Luffy. The kid was still hyperactive even though it's been ten years. Law guessed that the man never lost his childishness. I don't think he will ever grow out of it. He's too innocent to lose it.

After a bit, Law was sitting against the mast while Luffy had his head in his lap. He was passed out while Law played with his hair. It soothed him and helped him get used to staying with them once again. Nami knew what direction they were going in. Mostly because they had been there before.

"Law?" He looked up to find Usopp near him. "Can we speak to you now?"

Looking down at Luffy, he sighed before moving without waking him up. He stood up before following the man into the kitchen. Nami, Zoro, Sanji, and Robin were already in the room. He wondered why the others weren't there.

"What's this about?" he asked as he took a seat at the table.

"We have something to tell you about Luffy," Robin said as she sipped on some tea.

"Is it good or bad?"

All five shared a look between each other. Law guessed that they were trying to figure that out themselves. "Depends on how you look at it," Nami answered.

"That doesn't help me. What is it?"

Sanji blew out some smoke before answering him. "Luffy is in love with you."

Silence followed after that. Law sat there, not doing anything. In reality, he was trying to process what they just said to him. What? When? For how long? This isn't something I was expecting for them to tell me.

"Since when?"

"About a few months before you died," Zoro answered. "He just didn't tell you. He told us, though."

"Do the others know?"

"We aren't quite sure. We haven't asked them about it," Robin answered. He nodded.

"When were you guys going to tell me about it?"

"We're telling you now, aren't we?"

"I meant if I wasn't going to die, when were you guys going to tell me?"

They lowered their heads. "We were going to tell you after the fight with Kaido. That's why it devastated Luffy as much as it had," Zoro said. 'That was why he freaked out and killed him. That's also why he wanted you to live forever with him."

"I was actually wondering about that. He could've gotten any of you to stay with him. Hell, he could've chosen his own brother." He looked to the side. "Now, I realize why he wanted it to be me."

"Will you accept him?" He noticed that all of them were staring at him with expectant looks on their faces.

"I...I don't know. Give me some time to think about it." They agreed to let him think it over. Law got up and left the kitchen. He found Luffy still sleeping soundly in the same spot he left him in. Sighing, he lifted Luffy's head up before sitting back down.

He put Luffy's head back in his lap. The guy snuggled closer to him as if he was trying to get as close to him as possible. It made him smile as he started playing with his hair again. He loves me, huh? As much as I want to deny it and tell them they're wrong, I can see it now. Law remembered the times the other would sit almost too close to him, how they would argue like a couple, how every time he wanted to shower, Luffy wanted to join him, and how he stuck as close as possible to him just so he didn't lose sight of him. Yeah. He loves me. He breathed in before letting it out. Now, I have to think about my feelings for him. I mean, I like him, but to what extent?

Are you guys liking the story? Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I'm going as fast as I can. Let me know what you think of this chapter. Have a grand day and I love you all. Tatty-bye!