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Part III

An experiment in Social Chaos

Mostly Luffy was happy. His life thus far in college was turning out to be pretty good. He had his regular adventures with Zoro, his 'hang-out' time with Law, and now had regular study time with Eustass. He had been surprised at first when Eustass had agreed to help him. While the two now sat together in lecture, Luffy had figured the other was an impatient man. Aside from class and their usual study lunches at the union café they didn't really see each other outside of that. He was okay with the arrangement though. They seemed to be developing an interesting relationship through it. Luffy also knew that Eustass worked at a mechanic's shop outside of class.

Despite all that though, he was becoming increasingly frustrated with himself. He'd easily been able to make friends and learn about them with everybody except Law. He loved the challenge of getting to know he roommate, but his inability to get past his defenses left him floundering and not knowing where to start. He'd even asked his brother and Zoro for advice. Neither had much to offer in that department though. That left him the next option of seeking help from Nami. She had been one of his closest friends and had always been able to offer him insight. He also betted she was a bit more versed in gleaning information through casual conversation. He'd excitedly set up time to have den-den chat* with her. His anticipation had him jostling in his seat during lecture. It was so much that Eustass had nudged him roughly then shot a sharp look at him. Moments later a scribbled 'what's up with you' was written on his notebook. He'd answered in his own messy scrawl that he was expecting a call from his best friend and was excited.

Class couldn't end quickly enough for him. When it was dismissed he nearly jumped from his seat. Eustass chuckled in amusement as he watched the hyperactive boy dart out of the lecture hall. Eustass wondered what was so important about the call. Luffy would probably tell him next lecture. He knew the boy couldn't keep his mouth shut for anything.

Luffy took the steps two at a time as he rushed to get to his room. Law was in class now so he knew he had two hours to try to learn as much as he could from Nami. The excitement rolled off him as he sat down at the desk. He grinned when he opened the den-den chat* program and saw Nami's icon already online. When the vid-screen popped up he couldn't contain his shouted greeting.

"NAMI! It's been too long. I've missed Nami." Luffy leaned forward obscuring the camera for a moment. "How's Nami doing?" He asked while settling back into view.

"I'm fine Luffy." She smiled at him. "Ok enough of that. I know you called me for advice, so spill." She smirked at him.

"Nami I like-like someone. I don't know what to do though!" He whined comically.

Nami stared in awe for a moment not believing until she saw the look of distress. "Oh, you're serious." She sighed. "Alight, tell me how you know."

"Well, I like Law's kisses. I really don't want to kiss anybody else." Luffy pursed his lips in thought. "I don't know how to get Law to talk though." A dejected sigh came out. "Law's nice, but I don't know much about him."

"Wait, you're telling me that you kissed him and don't even know him?" she slammed her hand on the desk at his naiveté.

"Hey! It's not like that!" he defended. "Law's my roommate and he takes time out to spend with me. I just want to know more about him other than all that top junk."

"Luffy, don't worry." She smiled warmly at him. "It sounds like he might already like you. Be patient. You've been known to warm the hardest of hearts."

An hour went by before Luffy knew it. He was surprised when the door was opened and Law strolled in. Turning, he smiled to greet the other but was a little put off by the lack of response. Nami had gone quiet watching the exchange. She swallowed a little nervously as Law shed his shirt completely ignoring Luffy's eyes on him. The boy jumped when the screen dinged showing Nami had typed him a message.

If that's him, he's hot.

Luffy blushed in response and was about to respond when a familiar weight settled on his shoulder. He tensed when he felt the scruff of Law's goatee against his skin. The window was closed in embarrassment. Rarely did Luffy feel the stirring tides in his gut, but now they were in full force and his face was hot from blushing. His only hope now wat that Nami wouldn't say anything to compound the situation. Eyes darted to the left watching his roommate closely. suddenly though his brain switched gears and seemed to kick-start again at the oddity of what was going on. His nervousness was forgotten.

"What is Law doing back early?"

The man in question turned his head slightly so it was resting fully on Luffy's shoulder. "Test day. I finished early so I was free to go."

"Law's smart, I'm sure it was the highest score." Luffy grinned momentarily forgetting that Nami was still able to see.

"So what kind of secrets are telling?" Tattooed fingers came up to toy with his hair. "You went all quiet when I came in.

Luffy's cheeks pinked again bringing his embarrassment back to the forefront. Unlike Nami, he was not good at playing things off so he mentally thanked her when she took control of the situation. She laughed and commented on how she was merely giving Luffy a hard time and he got all flustered. Law seemed to accept the comment at face value and turned away from the visibly tense boy. He sauntered back to his desk picking a tank top up from his chair to put on. While he started on his homework he eavesdropped on the conversation Luffy was having with his friend. It was mostly harmless catching up, but he was still curious.

The girl signalled that she had to go, but right before she loudly declared to Luffy that she was visiting and they were going to go to a club. Law stopped what he was doing and watched for Luffy's response. He floundered around giving some protest and not knowing what to wear and how to dance which she easily countered by saying that was why she was taking him. Law made note to keep tabs on the situation. He wasn't keen on outside influences disrupting his 'experiment'. He glanced down at the work schedule on his desk detailing when he was at the clinic and when he was a TA. Oddly enough he was only put in on the weekend for an AM clinic shift. He smirked realizing that made it easier on him to keep an eye on things.

"Law! Nami's going to visit me!" He shouted while spinning his chair to face his roommate.

"So I gathered from your excited noises." He commented while going back to his homework. "It's only monday. I do wonder how you'll contain yourself." he added a bit suggestively.

"I have Law for Wednesday so that will keep me busy for one day." He answered.

"Oh? Am I just a distraction for you?" He asked while looking up and pinning Luffy with a smirk.

"No, I like spending time with Law." He frowned.

Law's mind was quickly going over scenarios for the weekend when it stopped on something. "I have a good idea for Wednesday so make sure you get all your crap done." He smirked at his own plotting.

Luffy bounced excitedly. "What is it?"

"It takes some time to prepare and I still have to get my work finished too, but if so it's going to take all night." He shrugged. "I'm not going to tell you just so you don't get let down if I can't get it all prepared."

Luffy's phone rang signalling that Zoro was out of class. Law had gotten used to the routine by now. Mondays consisted of Luffy normally getting out of class and doing homework and taking a short nap until at 6pm his best friend would call. He would then promptly rush out for dinner. Law would be left in quiet to finish his work until about 7:30 when Luffy would trudge back in happy and full. Tonight though, he was going to finish the tattoo design and get it all traced out. He was actually anxious to see how it was going to look contrasted on Luffy's skin.

Law cleared space on his desk and unrolled the piece he'd been working on in his off time. The sea kings were more stylized and beautiful than the real thing. Their tails intertwined in the center and their bodies spanned the entire length of the page. He knew that something this large was going to take some time and a few sessions. He was going to enjoy every bit of inking Luffy and seeing how he reacted. The corner of his mouth pulled up as he imagined it.

By the time Luffy had returned from dinner Law had finished the last touches of the design and was working on his lab sheets. He looked up briefly to watch the other boy plop down at his desk and start on his homework. Law could tell though that Luffy was too excitable at the moment to concentrate. He chuckled and shook his head at his roommate's squirming. He could only assume it was because that girl was coming into town. The glimpse he'd caught of her on Luffy's chat window, and the picture on his desk suggested that she was very fashionable. He was indeed curious to see what she could conjure up for Luffy who was always tank tops and torn jeans.

Tuesday left Luffy particularly drained. He'd had a quiz in one of his classes, a meeting with his councilor, and then his job at the community center. While the job had energized him just a bit since working with kids always did, when he'd gotten back to the dorm room he was tired. He frowned when he noticed that it was dark and Law was nowhere to be found. He sighed and flopped on the couch while flicking the little aquarium light on for his fish. Luffy closed his eyes letting another huff out. The mystery of how to talk to Law was bothering him. He wanted to talk to the other, but couldn't really find the words to ask. Wednesday, he was hoping would allow him the chance. Momentarily he thought of forgoing homework and just sleeping, but then he had remembered what Law had said about his plans. A rush of excitement filled him and he jumped up intent on finishing. By the time he was done and he'd gone off to bed, he still hadn't seen a sign of the other and he fell asleep with questions in his mind.

When he awoke for classes in the morning there was still no clue that Law had returned to the room. He was just a little bit discouraged and wondered if something had come up that made Law unable to have their usual hang out. With a little less spark in his step he got ready for his day. His less than stellar mood was noticed by pretty much everyone he came into contact with. While he still grinned and cracked jokes, the same energy wasn't quite there. Eustass even had commented on it when Luffy sat completely still with no fidgeting. He'd even reluctantly offered to get Luffy ice cream after class. That had seemed to brighten him up just a little and Eustass then wondered why he'd even thought to do such a screwed up thing when he'd seen first hand Luffy's voracious appetite.

After a boring lesson, they'd walked across the street to *Franky's Cola Shoppe. Surprisingly enough Luffy only had ordered a double scoop of Orange sherbet and not something massive like what had been expected. His mood had gotten better as he'd bantered with the loud owner and more than once he'd almost flung his dessert at Eustass while motioning around wildly. It was a hilarious sight to behold and despite himself, Eustass was chuckling in enjoyment.

Law was a bit stumped when he had come back and found the room empty. Normally when classes were done Luffy would rush back eager to enjoy their Wednesday 'hang-out'. He frowned wondering where the hyper-active guy was. He was miffed seeing as he had told Luffy specifically that this Wednesday was planned out. Law finally decided that he was going to play a little mind game with Luffy. A smirk crossed his lips as he called the other up.

The laughter stopped when Luffy's phone started going off. A jazzy lilting tune pierced the air and had the boy suddenly diving for his bag to retrieve his phone. Eustass frowned turning his attention away from his rum-raisin single. The excited exclamation caused Eustass to scowl. He couldn't believe that of all places he'd ended up at the same university as Law. Even more annoying was the fact that his naïve classmate seemed to hold him in high regard. He probably could have easily avoided him, but he just had to befriend the one person that was in close quarters with him. He huffed in annoyance. Luffy had seemed to cheer up when he'd taken him out, but now he was positively rident. He didn't understand how a bland and sarcastic individual like Law could cause such a reaction.

"Your ice cream is melting bro." Franky pointed out while watching Luffy motion frantically.

"Che..." Rum-raisin being his favorite, he wasn't one to waste it, so he angrily returned his attention to his wilting scoop.

The sound of Luffy ending the call caused him to dart his eyes back to the other. He was worriedly licking his ice cream trying to finish quickly. Eustass raised an eyebrow at the action wondering what the heck was going through Luffy's head. The owner seemed to be in shock too as he gaped. Only when Luffy squeezed his eyes shut did they stop staring and begin laughing.

"You should know better than to eat it like that!" Franky had exclaimed between guffaws.

Eustass shook his head at the display. "You didn't even taste the damn thing. I spent money on that you know."

"I know I know!" Luffy spouted while flailing his arm. "It's good and I don't want to waste, but I was supposed to be back an hour ago!"

"Why?" Eustass growled.

"I always reserved Wednesday for hanging out with Law. It's the one day he's not busy. We already made plans. I was having so much fun with Kid that I forgot the time." Luffy grinned.

He scowled. "Does it matter if you're a little late?"

"Normally no, but he had told me to make sure I got everything done before hand." The boy shrugged unaware of the dark look he was getting. He finished off the last bite of his cone and jumped over the table to give Eustass a hug. "Thank you for the ice cream! I promise next time I'll spend more time."

Eustass watched as Luffy dashed out. Whatever Luffy was drawn to in Law confused the hell out of him. When he'd found himself at the same secondary academy with Law, at first they'd gotten on okay, but then he started to notice things- quirks that made him distrust the other. He wasn't particularly open about things himself, but Law was secretive way beyond a suspicious degree. Also, the fake-nice smile had kept him on edge. He'd seen a very vicious attack that happened while the look was still in place. Everything about Law was deceptive.

When Luffy got back to the room he was surprised to see Law dressed down. worn jeans and a tank top with the trademark hoodie oddly absent. At first he panicked thinking that Law had changed his mind and didn't want to hang out because he had to wait. The other had merely smirked before urging Luffy to hurry up and change into something comfortable and lightweight. He wasted no time at the request and soon found himself being dragged from the room.

"We're already late, so hopefully they didn't close up waiting." He stated. "I'm normally on time..." He knew full well that nothing would happen, but he wanted to see Luffy feel a little guilty.

"I'm sorry!" Luffy wailed while sliding into Law's car. "Where are we going that you're driving?" He asked quickly switching gears.

"You'll see..."

Afterwhile they pulled into a lot on a rougher looking patch of town. The building itself was kept well the outside painted black, with the same fuchsia logo that decorated Law's bedding on the wall. The glass was perfectly cleaned and tinted. Immediately Luffy wanted to know where they were, but Law didn't answer. Inside the pair was greeted by a man with shaggy red hair. He smirked at Luffy and tilted his head toward the back of the building.

"Is it all set up *Shachi?" Law asked.

"Yeah. Table and tools are all there." He pushed his sunglasses down and winked. "Boys know not to disturb you too."

"Good."

Luffy blinked at the exchange. He turned back to Law as if to ask what was going on. The other merely took his hand and pulled him along. As they entered the back room Luffy's eyes widened in awe. The black walls were lined with photos of intricate tattoos and concepts. For a few moments he just walked around the room looking at them Eventually Law beckoned him over to the chair in the center of the room. He grinned and obliged still not really knowing what was going on.

"Take your shirt off and straddle the chair." Law stated while moving a few tools to the table standing nearby.

"What are we doing tonight Law?" Luffy asked excitedly while pulling his top off.

"Get comfortable. You're going to be like that for a while."

Luffy nodded and sat as he was instructed to. When he leaned forward on the chair, he realized that the head rest folded back like a platform when he put weight on it. A small chortle worked its way out of his mouth and he tucked his discarded shirt under his forearms and slouched comfortably. Shuffling noises perked his curiosity and he tried to turn to see what his roommate was doing. Law's hands pushed him back into position though. A sudden cool sensation up and down his back caused him to shiver. The clipped 'hold still' that came out after kept him riveted in the same spot. More rustling was heard and then he felt paper being pressed against his back. Law's fingers felt good even through the transfer and he started to relax.

"I hope you don't mind a little discomfort." Amusement was evident in Law's voice as he peeled back the sheet.

Luffy shrugged not really knowing what to say to that. A low buzzing filled his ears and it finally set in that Law was going to be tattooing him like he'd asked a while back. He was excited and nervous all at once. He jumped when the tool touched his back. The sensation was like a tickle and burn at the same time and had him fighting not to squirm against it. It hurt enough to make him grit his teeth, but not so much that he wanted it to stop. Over the buzzing Law murmured his approval and told him that that the pain would dull eventually.

Law was actually very much enjoying himself. Each time Luffy twitched and shivered under the gun it gave him a small rush. Also, as he dabbed away small amounts of blood he would admire the lines already marked into the tan skin and feel his ego swell a just a bit. He'd always prided himself on his skills, but seeing it come to life on Luffy gave him a sense of ownership. He noticed that his roommate seemed to have a higher pain threshold as the squirming had dulled to a minimum. Briefly he wondered if he could turn the tattooing into a more heady experience for the other. He'd love to see Luffy come undone in such a manner. The linework was too important this time around though. Maybe for the next session he could experiment.

"Law, my head feels funny." Luffy moaned sleepily after a while.

He looked at the wall clock an noted he'd been working for just over an hour and was surprised Luffy had sat still that long. He shut the tool down and cleaned the area he'd been working on. A small break would probably be good considering Luffy's nature. He'd wanted to get the tat done before Luffy got hungry so that they wouldn't be going back and forth between places. Shachi had stated the room was all ready so he'd figured that had meant the mini-fridge had been stocked. To his delight it was filled with bottled water. He grabbed one for himself and then another for Luffy.

"The water should cool you down. Also stretch out a bit. We have more to do still."

A few hours later Luffy and Law had ended up back at the dorm with carry-out in hand. It was later than the pair would have liked, but Law had been so caught up in his task that he couldn't really seem to care. Luffy had also somewhere along the line began to enjoy the feeling of the tattoo needle and had thus made some interesting noises. Though now he was complaining, the prior experience had intrigued Law. He hadn't really expected Luffy to be so susceptible to that kind of enjoyment. As he watched the boy now, it would have been hard to believe that. Luffy was laying on his stomach shirtless complaining about the dull pain. Law sighed and shook his head while shoving a take out box in front of him.

"Really, why are you complaining now? You didn't seem to mind while I was doing it."

"Well, it hurt at first." Luffy started before popping a dumpling in his mouth and chewing thoughtfully. "But then it tingled and felt like buzzing inside."

Law raised an eyebrow at the description and how simple and true it was to the act. "And that felt good?"

"It was like Law inside my skin." He said while happily eating.

Luffy's response was unexpected, but Law found himself smiling. An odd aura of relaxation washed over him as his watched the other enjoy his meal. For just a moment he let himself feel unguarded. Luffy's blind innocence was at times endearing and annoying. Anyone else would have been making an innuendo with such a statement, but with Luffy it was sincere. For some reason it made Law just slightly hot for the boy.

When Friday had rolled around Luffy had been practically bouncing. Zoro had been at the brunt of the boy's excitement. He was grumpy from being woken up at 7am by his roommate scrambling around for his morning class, followed by Luffy bounding into his room as the other was leaving. Needless to say, he had not gotten the amount of sleep he'd wanted. He sat slumped over grousing at Luffy for being so excitable and noisy. He almost had dozed back off when his eye caught something.

"Luffy!" Zoro jumped up and yanked his shirt up. "What the hell is this?"

"It's cool isn't it?" Luffy grinned while trying to look over his shoulder.

Zoro groaned and put Luffy's shirt down. "I can't believe you actually did it."

Zoro flopped back down on his bed and covered his face. He knew Luffy had been talking about it, but he didn't really think Luffy would, especially not so soon. He supposed that he shouldn't have been surprised. It wasn't the craziest thing he'd seen Luffy do and he knew the other was sure to do even more unpredictable things. He sighed to himself hoping that Luffy would leave for his class soon so that he could get some rest before Nami got in town. He just knew he wouldn't have the chance the rest of the weekend. He'd be dragged shopping and out to be her bodyguard. He grinned. Granted, she would definitely make up for it in others ways that wore him out. He didn't really mind that.

"Zoro! Nami wants to go out this weekend. You're going right?"

"Do I have a choice?" He scoffed.

"Shi-shi-shi. I guess not." Luffy grinned.

"Yea, I have to play good boyfriend." He moaned in complaint.

Luffy laughed. "Sound more upset Zoro. I know Zoro gets playtime for it."

Zoro was left dumbstruck as Luffy jumped up making an exit before anything could get thrown at him in response. He'd known that whenever Nami was in town, that the first day was always reserved for her 'adult time' with Zoro. She hadn't been particularly secret about it and it wasn't like it made any difference to him. As long as both were happy he didn't care. Saturday was going to be a full day. He wasn't looking forward to the shopping bit. Nami would drag him along to stores making him try on millions of clothes. He'd been through the drill when prom and homecoming had come around. He'd been so tired afterwards, but he couldn't deny that she had impeccable taste when it came to fashion. He'd looked pretty damn good.

When he'd made it to Kizaru's lecture Eustass was already seated comfortably in his usual spot, but he was giving Luffy an annoyed look. Seemingly though the boy didn't notice and plopped down next to him. Eustass frowned even more and turned so he was faced slightly away from Luffy. That did catch the other's attention. Luffy wasn't keen on getting ignored especially when he didn't know why. Instantly he'd maneuvered so that he was right in his classmate's personal space unable to be displaced. Finally Eustass growled in submission and rolled his eyes. Luffy then grinned knowing he'd won and that for the time whatever it was had been forgiven.

Eustass had still been bitter about Wednesday and was really wanting to hold a grudge. It wasn't so much Luffy as it was Law that had made me angry. Luffy had even apologized. He was aware he was being childish and immature, but he didn't really care. Somehow though, the stupid boy had gotten under his skin and he couldn't stay angry. He sighed and slouched down in the seat letting his arms rest comfortably on the back rests. Luffy flinched at the very brief touch and Eustass wondered what caused it. He was fully aware that the other didn't sunburn like himself. He tilted his head and nudged Luffy's leg with his knee in question. The other grinned and scribbled on the corner of his notebook 'tattoo'.

"What?!" He mouthed in surprise.

Luffy nodded in response and scribbled that he would show him after class was over. Eustass shook his head not really knowing what to do in response to that. He had his own ink, but he didn't really expect Luffy to be one to like that kind of stuff. It suddenly clicked. He knew that Law had quite a few tattoos. It was almost a certainty that he was the one that had put the other up to it. In fact, he bet that's what had gone on Wednesday when Luffy had rushed out. The sneak must have made an appointment for Luffy and when he'd been late, it had annoyed him. A chuckle worked it's way into his throat. Sometimes he loved pissing Law off. In any case, Law seemed pretty possessive over the boy and that made it even better that Luffy had befriended him. It would be an easy outlet for getting under the other's skin.

Luffy had planned to use the majority of his friday for eating and sleeping to gather energy for the beating he knew saturday would be. When he returned to his room, his first order of business was cleaning and tending to his new ink. Embarrassingly enough, he was flexible enough to wash it, but the stretching made it itch. He ended up asking Law to help him. Thankfully the man was there and hadn't left for his job yet. Law had stood up upon his entrance and was waiting for him next to the couch. Luffy grinned and shed his shirt while flopping down face first.

"You know you still need to be careful." Law commented while applying a liberal amount of aquaphor. "It's only been a few days. It won't fully healed for a few weeks."

"I know, but Law takes good care to make sure nothing bad will happen." Luffy grinned and looked over his shoulder.

"Well tomorrow I won't be. You have to get your friends to take care of that." He shrugged and recapped the tube. "Also, you know not to do swimming or hot tub."

Luffy laughed at that. "Law will never need to worry about that."

"Oh? Why's that?"

* "I never learned to swim properly." He sat up cheerfully. "Shanks tried to teach me, but every time I just kinda sank. He used to tease me and call me an anchor."

A knock at the door roused them from their conversation. Law's brow furrow in confusion. Luffy's friend normally either called or yelled through the door and Law never let anyone come by the room. As he went to open the door he was moderately surprised to see an orange haired woman on the other side. When Luffy peeked around him a loud cheer erupted.

"Nami!" Luffy yelled and pulled her in. "Aren't you supposed to be having adult time with Zoro?"

"Not appropriate Luffy!" She flushed and knocked the top of his head.

Law stood watching the odd display with some awe. Luffy was just laughing loudly as the girl had him in a headlock giving what looked like a painful noogie. Finally after a minute or so she gave Luffy a reprieve. She was a curious person Law decided. Temperamental, but she had to have some number of patience or understanding. He watched her circle Luffy seemingly assessing his appearance.

"You've toned up a bit since the summer." She said finally stopping. "This makes finding you good clothing even easier. Though I'd love to show your back off."

"I'd prefer if you didn't." Law interrupted uncomfortable with the idea. "I haven't finished the tattoo yet."

Nami turned and regarded Law thoughtfully for a moment deciding that he was definitely more handsome than the Den-chat cam had let on. "Alright. I can understand that. And I can only assume that you're the dashing roommate that has Luffy fawning?" She asked teasingly while Luffy tried to shut her up.

Law offered a small smirk at her. She was purposely embarrassing Luffy by revealing his supposedly secret crush. Of course Law had picked up on it a while ago, but having his observations cemented by one of Luffy's best friends made it just a little bit better. He pretended to ignore it.

"I hope you don't mind if I borrow him. It's been a while and I need to get caught up." She stated while throwing an arm around Luffy.

"Indeed. I have to go to work anyway. It would be nice for him to have some entertainment." He countered easily.

"We're going out tomorrow. Join us if you're not busy."

"We'll see." He merely shrugged while grabbing his bag and leaving.

Nami had insisted on taking Luffy shopping after Law had left just so she could spend a lazy morning with Zoro. The entire time she had grilled him about Law. To say the least it had worn him out. He'd been so tired after he shopping spree and dinner that when he'd gotten back he had fallen straight asleep and hadn't woken up until nine thirty. By that point Law had already left for the clinic again. That left Luffy to his own devices until Nami was ready to go out. He sat for a moment staring at the bags in the floor. She had picked out and bought him a whole new wardrobe it seemed. Fashion wasn't really his thing, but he would have felt bad if he didn't use it. Especially with how Nami was about money.

She had claimed she bought him the attire to help with attracting his roommate. He eyed the bags again then finally went to pick them up. Obviously he'd known she purchased the clothing she demanded he try on, but he wanted to know what else she put in there. He started rooting through the bags and pulling everything out. Jeans of course were a must for him and she knew it. Everything was high quality and even he could tell that. She'd essentially bought clothing and accessories for him to last into winter as well. He wouldn't have even thought of that. He grinned as he ran his fingers over the piles. Nami was always thinking ahead. Everything she had bought for him was easily worn together without looking odd. Easy for him since he didn't care. He smiled at the thought.

Eventually he'd put all the clothing away and went about his normal morning. Because he knew Nami and Zoro would be sleeping in, he just resorted to eating leftover pizza for breakfast. He knew he'd burn it off anyway. Saturdays pretty much started out the same for him regardless of what was going on. He'd get up and stuff his face, then he'd do homework, followed by a long run. After that it just depended on if the rec center had a kids event going on. He'd been lucky that this weekend was free. It would have been bad if not. He'd have gotten an earful from Nami.

Luffy suspected that at some point hours before they were going out, Nami would come by and force clothing and hair styling on him. She'd done the same when they'd gone to formals for school. He had to admit, she did a really good job of making him look like he knew fashion, but it was always a long process. She would wear him out before anything even happened. Today though, he had to endure it. She was on a mission to make Law stop in his tracks. She'd explained the whole thing the previous day. And as tiring as he knew it was going to be he was strangely excited.

When about four o'clock had rolled around Nami had come knocking. It was perfect timing. Luffy had just finished his post run shower and was killing time flipping through channels. She wasted no time picking out clothes for him. Luffy smiled. It was almost exactly the same as he remembered. After he'd dressed, she'd set to work taming his hair. He'd known it was near unmanageable. He hadn't gotten the nice silky hair his brother had. His was thick and coarse. Nami'd had many a fight with it before, and somehow always won. He'd actually grown fond of having her styling his hair. The pulling and snags never hurt and somehow she'd made him relax. Begrudgingly he'd also gotten used to the fact that Nami liked putting makeup on him. Said it made his eyes look exotic.

"Nami, do I have to wear this every time we go out?" he complained.

"Not all the time."She put her hands on her hips and stared him down. "Tonight we're trying to get you bedded by your man though. So hold still!" She snapped while grasping his chin.

He flushed in embarrassment. He knew she was only teasing, but it didn't help that he felt so clueless in that department. His first real kiss had been Law's and while he knew he liked the man, he hadn't thought that far out. He'd also felt too embarrassed to ask about the process. He sighed and pouted while Nami finished up. He hoped that whatever happened with Law, that he didn't look like a complete idiot.

"There Luffy. You look good." Nami grinned in that cheshire way making him want to see.

He was actually in awe when he saw himself. She'd picked out fitted red jeans and a black tank topped with a *navy button-down shirt with a white 'x' on both pockets. It was comfortable, but still looked nice. Of course he wore his leather wrist-band watch with it. It was something Ace had gotten him a while back. Nami had also gotten him a *puka shell necklace with a seaking fang dangling from the center. It fit and reminded him of home. He looked down at the belt he was wearing. It was navy and had little silver studs. Instantly he thought it was something Ace would like.

"What do you think?" She grinned again and rested her chin on his shoulder. "Am I good or what?"

"How did you do that?" He pointed to his hair. "I look like a picture!"

He touched it and was surprised it was still pliable and not hard. Parts were divided and spiked up while the longer pieces on the sides hung loose and brushed against his cheeks. His bangs were parted off to the right and the smaller portion on the left was pinned up and spiked. He grinned at his reflection and then took notice of the makeup Nami had put on him. Subtle smudging of kohl around the outer corner of his eyes paired with a more defined line along the lashes. It wasn't too much, just enough to really make his eyes stand out. He blinked and momentarily thought he looked way too mature for himself.

"Okay Luffy, grab your things. we're ready to go."

Law returned to find the room smelling vaguely sweet. He immediately noticed the note taped to Luffy's computer screen. Upon inspection it was to him from the girl.

Hey Mr. Trafalgar,

I know I invited you to come hang out with us, but I forgot to tell you where. We're kind of moving around so if you still want to meet up here's my number. Pop me a message and I'll let you know where we're at. I'm sure Luffy would love for you to be there.

He smirked and put the number in his phone. He didn't mind this little game. He could tell she was trying to coerce some sort of interest. He'd play along. He did find Luffy puzzling and an enjoyable experiment. Also, as confounding as he was, Luffy was a fairly attractive specimen and probably the most interesting person he'd come into contact with. And if she had the plan to present Luffy to him on a gilded dinner plate, who was he to refuse.

Quickly he changed out of his work clothing and into something more fitting, dark pinstriped jeans and a maroon zip-front shirt topped off with a fedora. He figured it would be dressed up enough if they went to nice place, but not too much for a bar or club. By the time he was ready to leave, she had responded to his message and let him know which club they're dragged Luffy to.

When he'd arrived he had not expect to see Luffy in the middle of a mass of bodies dancing away without a care. Nami had noticed him immediately and waved him over. She sat at the small bar at the edge of the dance floor making sure not to lose sight of Luffy. Law eyed the large amount of shot glasses around her and Zoro before giving her a questioning look.

"Not all of those are mine. About half are Luffy's and Zoro's." She replied to the unvoiced question. "Just enough to get Luffy comfortable, but not drunk."

Law watched Luffy again. He was oddly entranced by how liquid his movements looked. Luffy he'd imagined was not clumsy, but not incredibly coordinated either. But with alcohol jetting through his system stamping out any embarrassment, he looked like he belonged in the writhing crowd. For a moment Luffy's eyes opened and he caught them. It was just enough to grab his undivided attention though and soon the boy had joined them again.

"Law came!" He yelled excitedly while grabbing a shot from Nami. "I didn't Law would be able to."

"I don't always work the whole weekend."

"I'm happy!" He downed his shot then slammed it back down. "Law should come dance with me!"

Nami raised an eyebrow and shifted her gaze to the person in question. He tilted his head as if thinking. "I just got off work Luffy. Let me get a drink first." He eyed the boy up and down appreciating Nami's work. "You looked like you were having fun. Go enjoy yourself."

Luffy grinned again and slid back into the middle of the floor. Law watched for another moment then went off to order his own drink. The entire time he kept himself fully aware of Luffy and where he was. He'd noticed a lot of men and women were eyeing him and it made him a bit put off. Luffy was happily oblivous to all the attention and chattering and dancing away with everyone who came into contact with him. Law found himself feeling a bit territorial at it. At some point Luffy had shed his top shirt and left it with Zoro and was dancing with Nami filled with an energy that was unreal for any normal drunk person. Law was enjoying the view until he noticed someone approaching from behind. He stood up and began to saunter over. Nami had noticed the man and had sidled herself between Luffy and him.

"I wasn't going for you lady."

"I know that." She had stopped dancing to address the man. "But as you can see, this one is occupied." She snapped as if daring him.

"Move. I've no intentions on getting ugly, but I will if you get in the way."

"Funny, you already are ugly." She said while crossing her arms under her bust. "Now leave us alone."

He reared back to backhand her but found himself unable to when a tight grip squeezed his wrist. He looked back and found himself eye to eye with a dangerously calm Law. "I believe the young miss said to leave her alone."

"Who're you? Her boyfriend? I wasn't bothering her." He yelled while tugging his arm.

"No I'm not her boyfriend. The dangerous looking man giving you the stare-down from the bar is." He answered matter-of-factly.

"Then get off you punk. I told you I wasn't messing with her." He snapped still trying to free his arm.

Law tightened his grip causing the man to gasp in pain. Nami's eyes widened as she watched the scene unfold. His face had never changed from the pleasant half smile and his voice was still polite. It sent a small chill down her back, but none the less she held her ground. Standing between the unaware Luffy and his would be attacker. She could tell by how his fingers were positioned that he knew the pressure points in the wrist very well. The delicate looking hold was actually pushing the bones together in what she surmised was a very painful and grating way. Then she heard him whisper lowly.

"I know, but you have wrongful intentions toward something that belongs to me." Nami saw a spark of cruel enjoyment flash in Law's eyes before it disappeared and he dropped the man's wrist.

"Law!" Luffy cut the tension by suddenly noticing his roommate on the dance floor. "You going to dance with me now?" He slurred jovially while clutching on to his arm.

Law turned and nodded his consent the assailant now forgotten. Luffy let go of his arm and turned to face him. He wasn't keen on dancing, but he let Luffy just do what he wanted. The other didn't even seem to mind. It was like that until a bass heavy song came through the speakers. He noticed the crowd becoming more provocative around him and reacted accordingly. Luffy was spun around and pulled flush against his body. He didn't want to share and definitely was not okay other bodies throbbing and grinding on Luffy.

Luffy was startled at the sudden movement and sensation of Law's body press closely. His hips were rolling in a subtle way but it was just enough to make Luffy's body move too. He turned his head upwards to look at Law and was met with the same pleasant smile that the man always had. It was disarming so he shrugged and turned back contentedly allowing the movement. It was different than what he was used to. Their bodies were so close he could feel Law's breath on the back of his neck. It caused a tingling feeling in all his nerves and he squirmed a bit.

"Are you displeased?" Law's voice came lowly next to his ear.

He flushed and shook his head. "I've never danced this close before."

"I see. Well we can stop if you want." He murmured noticing the minute twitches under Luffy's skin.

"I like feeling Law move." He slurred again.

"As you wish."

Law let his left arm wrap around Luffy's midsection while his right dropped just enough that his thumb brushed against Luffy's hip. He could feel the bone through the tank's flimsy cotton. Luffy sighed at the sensation and stretched. Law's fingers caressed his hip again, this time more boldly. He could almost feel Luffy hum in approval while he swayed. The boy was completely unaware of what he was saying and doing. And while Law was entertained, he wanted Luffy to be sober.

"I like this hat on Law." Luffy suddenly said. "It looks fancy."

"You're attracting quite the attention yourself." He murmured keeping the same suggestive tone. "You should be careful going out like this. Someone might try to gobble you up."

"Shi shi shi..." Luffy stopped dancing and turned to Law. "No one will eat me up."

Law leaned forward and grazed his lips against Luffy's ear. "Maybe the wolf is closer than you think."

After a moment of just standing closely Luffy tilted his head back. "Will Law kiss me again?"

Law thought about it for a moment. He'd seen and been around drunk Luffy plenty of times. This was new though. Luffy was always an open book of sorts. His emotions were clearly visible on his person. He enjoyed Law's company yes, but had a difficult time expressing it from embarrassment and inexperience. He could always tell though. Seeing Luffy so confidently acting in this manner intrigued him. He wondered if Luffy would so easily act this way if he pushed farther.

He gave Luffy a sweeping glance noticing curious, alcohol-glazed eyes waiting for an answer. He smirked and pulled Luffy off the dance-floor and away from spectators. A corner wall jutted out just enough to shield their bodies. He backed Luffy up against the wall and placed his hands softly on his stomach. As he leaned forward he began rubbing in circles adding a little pressure. His lips barely brushed Luffy's when he suddenly moaned and wobbled a bit. Luffy's hands shot up to cover his mouth and he tried to pull away from Law.

"I'm gonna be sick."

A/N: Thanks for reading guys. Sorry about the wait. I actually suffered some major hard drive crashage while I was trying to update and had to restart everything. I'm sorry if things feel a little out of place. That kind of thing can really throw the groove off. Anyway, more Eustass next chapter and more Law development.

Recently had ink done and pretty much I tried to describe how it felt on me. Kind of like a vibrating paper cut. It didn't really hurt to me, but I have a high tolerance to pain. The sensation was actually kind of relaxing to me at one point. Certain areas did cause pain and discomfort. (close to the bone) But overall I was pretty lax. I didn't get any kind of physical enjoyment, but I was pretty excited in a happy way.

**notes**

Den chat- think of something similar to skype or vidchat

Franky's- Obviously Franky. Thought it'd be funny if he owned a soda shop.

Shachi- Owns the tattoo parlour. He's originally part of the Heart pirates. Also people have known him as Casquette. Hangs around with penguin.

Anchor- Paying tribute to the inability to swim being a devil fruit user and to his little shirt as a kid.

Navy shirt- This is his shirt from strong world promo art.

Puka shells- I don't care what kind of negative (douchebaggery)is associated with them. I love real Puka jewelry and I figured a seaking tooth would be appropriate.

Also, I love hats. Law is a hat kinda guy in my book. The thought of him in a fedora makes me all kinds of happy.
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