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Trafalgar Law x reader

💌 Try not to panic: Chapter 4 💌

Summary: You were used to the absolute chaos that came with being a Straw Hat but nothing could have prepared you for the battle at Sabaody Archipelago. Not when Bartholomew Kuma could yeet you anywhere at his will. Your blood ran cold as you watched your crew disappear one by one. Frantically searching for any trace left behind to indicate where they’ve gone you didn’t see the paw coming down on you. Waking up in the Heart pirates care was the last place you’d expect to be.

Tropes: Canon compliant, mutual pinning, Crew swap (reader is a straw hat & power user)

💌 Word count: 4,408 💌 <= Previous Chapter | Next Chapter =>

Everything was going fine, until it wasn’t but that was the calling card of the straw hats. You’ve missed this chaotic energy so much you couldn't help but smile. At dinner that night everyone was recounting what happened on their adventures. Although you felt like you had the most normal adventure out of everyone you pretty much just swapped crews for the time being. You left out most of the details but Sanji and Nami refused to believe you were telling them everything given that the day everyone showed up you were still parading around in Torao-guy’s hoodie. That was the moment you realized that you had called him Law the entire time you were there mostly because his name is a fucken mouthful and you were so used to dropping formality with your crew. At the same time it didn't seem to annoy the surgeon since he never bothered to correct you but you'd never know unless you asked.

The weather was giving you all a rough start in the New world but you all did the best you could. It wasn’t until you got a distress signal that you were only half paying attention to and ended up at an island engulfed in flames that you were really concerned for the next part of the journey. You all drew straws for who got to go explore the island. Luck was on your side allowing you to stay on the boat or so you thought. Someone gassed the ship and you were too late to do anything you fell unconscious with the rest of your crew. You woke up in this weird facility with a talking head and you started having this weird sense of deja vu but you didn’t say anything. There was only one person you know who can sever a head and have the person still be alive. You swallowed hard, not like this. You needed to get the hell out of here.

This was Punk Hazard.

You were conflicted, yes you wanted to save the children but you knew you’d eventually run into Law and that would complicate things for him but they were insistent on saving the kids. You were too but your head or maybe it was your heart that was preoccupied. You were running behind everyone watching their six when you heard screaming from the front and everyone turned around. Nami, Sanji, Chopper and Franky were all acting weird, almost like they switched bodies or something. Then it hit you, they ran into Law.

You’re so fucked.

You acted like nothing happened when everyone reconvened. Law came offering an alliance. You stared at him in surprise wondering if this had alway been part of the plan or if it was pure coincidence. Most of the crew were against it but Luffy insisted “He saved my life of course we can trust him! You trust Torao right (Y/N)?”

You nodded not trusting your voice at the moment you didn’t say how long you stayed with the heart pirates for. They don’t know about most of your two year gap since half of it you either made up on the spot or just didn’t say at all. “With my life.” you said very firmly taking Luffy’s side. He seemed happy with the justification. Law’s expression however didn't change; it was as neutral as ever.

“An alliance is fine but there’s a chance that he could betray us.” Robin added making sure Luffy knew what he would be getting into. Nami still wasn’t convinced “How do you know he’s not going to betray us!”

Luffy turned to Law “You’re not going to betray us right?”

“No.”

“See it’s fine! Even if he is not a good guy, I trust in the strength of my nakama to handle anything thrown our way.” These words seemed to put everyone more at ease about your captain's choice. Although you can understand everyone's concerns. Luffy trusts people way too easily.

You could feel Law burning a hole in the back of your head as you tended to the children almost ignoring him. You would rather let the others explain what is going on and how your captain is about “Alliances” and the like. You mostly avoided conversing with him because you were unsure of where you stood with each other. How casual is too casual.

As Law left with Chopper you sighed. Why did everything have to be so complicated? You frowned as Nami tried to question you about Torao. “He saved my life too, he didn’t have to but he did.” Nami still looked at you suspiciously but she couldn’t argue because you were right he genuinely didn’t have to save you or Luffy. She mostly wondered why he did but you were also in the same boat. Though if you had to guess he probably saved you specifically because he couldn't say no to Bepo. That made the most sense in your mind.

Of course shit hit the fan rather quickly and you were surprised everyone managed to work together to close the doors of the facility to keep the gas out. Law directed everyone to find a door with “R building 66” that it was the only way out. He also added that you would have two hours at most before something would happen rendering the rest of the facility unsafe. You had a bad feeling about how he worded that bit. He was going to do something reckless and you could feel it. Everyone was about to split up again but you said fuck it following after Law and Robin who went the same direction. You’re confident they don’t need your help at the moment and with how much panic was going on in the room you’re sure you can take certain liberties even if they did.

“Burrow”

You dove into the floor to follow behind Law without him knowing. He went to go fight Vergo, of course he did. It took all of your control to wait for the right moment to jump in and take Law’s heart back. It was hard to watch him scream in pain groveling on the floor but you had to be patient and you would die if you made things worse. Once Smoker came in it made finding an opening a little bit easier. You phazed back out of the floor ducking down out of sight before whispering “Camo” blending in with the rest of the room. Vergo was squeezing Law’s heart when Smoker attacked from behind and you jumped in and snatched it dropping your cover only to get the fuck outta dodge “Burrow!” Now you could rest easy and focus on helping everyone get out. You just hoped Law wouldn’t scold you for getting in the way. He shouldn't but you were being reckless.

By the time you all made it back to the Sunny and everything was said and done you were exhausted. You went to go take a bath with Robin and Momonosuke after all that running around you felt gross. When you were disrobing you felt something in your pocket. You forgot you took Law’s heart. You’d have to give that back at some point but you were already naked so you guess he could wait a little while longer. Against your better judgment you pressed your lips to it and set it down next to you while you sunk into the bath.

—

While Luffy and Franky were giving Law a tour of the ship he froze for a split second when he felt a strange sensation against his heart. Neither of the two noticed they were too enthralled with showing off every room. When they showed him to the guest room Franky went to check on the others saying that the two captains should get some rest before dinner was ready. Leaving Law alone with Luffy he might as well ask “Do you know where (Y/N)-ya went she has my,” he stopped himself before saying heart. He didn’t want the other to misunderstand what he was saying as Luffy often misunderstood things. “Something of mine I should probably get back.” Luffy quirked an eyebrow before the lightbulb went off “Oh you mean your hoodie? I think she said she was going to take a bath but good luck trying to get that back. She really likes wearing it.” that’s not what he meant but Law wasn’t going to correct him. It wasn’t worth the effort but he smiled regardless. It was reassuring that after all this time you still seemed to cherish his hoodie.

—

By the time you got out of the bath Law was waiting outside for you. You smirked “In my defense I didn’t have a good time to give it back.” Law only offered his hand out avoiding eye contact. You hesitated for a minute because you could feel how fast his heart was beating in your hand. You marveled at it. It was weird. Honestly you couldn’t tell if it was endearing or gross. You were jaded to a lot of things, blood and gore never crawled under your skin but this was different. This was Law’s still beating heart and you were holding it without a second thought. Final verdict as much as it was oddly satisfying knowing you had this effect on him it was still weird that this is just a thing that you could do. He must have noticed you connecting the dots because he took it from you patting your head, probably his way of saying thank you. You smiled and watched him walk away. You understood you really did but there was so much left unsaid sometimes you wished it could have been simple.

At Dinner you unconsciously choose the seat next to Law which was fine no one was questioning it. You haven't given them a reason too, there was no need for you to overthink your actions or to panic for that matter. You were both comfortable sitting next to each other but Luffy remembered his conversation from earlier and the man had no filter. “Oh Torao, did you ever get your hoodie back?” The man in question almost choked on his water. You smirked, deciding to make a joke “I already gave you back your heart. If you want your hoodie back you’re gonna have to pry it out of my cold dead hands because that shit is comfy.”

Luffy cocked his head to the side “You had Torao’s heart?” Robin grinned as she wiped her mouth with a napkin “So that’s what you were kissing in the bath.” she said it very matter of factly as everyone nearly fell out of their chair a chorus of “EHHH!” filling your ears.

Law’s mouth fell open “You what!” You failed your arms about trying to explain yourself. You cursed under your breath, you thought no one was paying attention to you when you did that.

“I was not kissing it! I just didn’t want to leave it on the floor but I also didn’t want it to fall in the bath! Vergo already squoze the shit out of it earlier. I didn't want to make it worse.” Luffy clearly wasn’t following “Wait does that mean (Y/N) is dating Torao?” Law’s face blushed red as he raised his voice “Really that’s what you got out of this?!” Zoro, who hadn’t said anything to this point casually sipped his drink asking “Well are you?”

You and Law exchanged glances before both speaking at the same time.

"No?"

"No!"

You both grimaced at each other questioning your choices in punctuation.

"No!?"

"No?!"

You furrowed your eyebrows "The question was for me why did you answer!"

"Why did you say no!"

"YOU SAID NO TOO DUMBASS!"

Ussop laughed hesitantly "Ah, it's complicated then." You rolled your eyes and Law gritted his teeth "Let’s get this straight we are not dating!"

You wanted to say yet, you had the strong urge to but then you would start the argument over again. This is why you hated having so many things left unsaid. You didn’t know if you wanted to laugh, cry or disappear. It seems most of your crew understood your situation but it still appeared as if your Captain was confused. "Shishishi, is it too early to give Torao my blessing? If he married (Y/N) then he would have to join my crew!" Nami punched his shoulder "Stop trying to add people you just met into the crew."

Law facepalmed himself "Is it always like this?" Sanji walked up from behind putting another tray of food down on the table "Pretty much. And Luffy you have it backwards it's the other way around! If they got married (Y/N) would join his crew." Luffy made an exasperated sound "What really! I take it back. I don't give Torao my blessing."

"As if I even asked you for it in the first place!" Law was irritated, why did it seem like everyone was so interested in his love life. He gets this enough from his own crew. You only laughed at his frustration. You knew your nakama would go overboard with the smallest information. He glared at you, giving you a "This is all your fault" look. You couldn’t hold back your giggling as you mouthed a "sorry" to him as you smiled.

The conversation eventually changed and you excused yourself to go help Sanji clean up in the kitchen. Law continued to glare at you every now and then but you knew how he was. So what if he was embarrassed, he’d get over it soon enough. They had a mission to accomplish.

Sanji waited for everyone to leave before asking you "Would you actually join his crew if he married you?"

You were caught off guard "I think you're skipping a ton of steps in this hypothetical."

Sanji took a long drag of his cigarette "I can tell you like him that's why you were on edge at Punk Hazard right?"

"Am I that easy to read?" You frowned as he chuckled "Please you think you can hide your crush from a fellow hopeless romantic." He had a good point, you hummed "I'm loyal to Luffy so I wouldn't want it to come to that and I know Law, he wouldn't force me to leave the straw hats if I didn't want to." Sanji motioned for you to continue "But I don't know what I would do and I think that's why Law refuses to accept his feelings for me. We both know the other has things they want to accomplish and we don't want to get in the way of that." You sighed it was a big weight off your shoulders to finally say it out loud "Which is why we've never talked about it and I don’t think we ever will."

"That’s rough." You laughed at him "Tell me about it" You both want what's best for the other even if it means you don't end up together despite your feelings towards the other. Why were you both so logical?

As you were finishing up you started hearing a commotion from outside only to find out that Luffy, Law and Chopper went to rescue Caesar from…, actually no one was quite sure what kidnapped him. It was some sort of animal. The most you could do was hope for the best and wait for their return.

You tried to get some sleep and you think you were for an hour or two but you were restless. Knowing that this was Law’s last stand and he had actively asked for help. You were proud of him for that but you didn’t want to let him down. You had faith in everyone else but were you really strong enough to provide any assistance? You decided to take a walk to clear your mind. You noticed that Law was sitting on the bench by the stairs, they must have just got back. Your worries faded away the closer you approached Law.

"Hey, you should get some rest." He looked up at you while you sat next to him "Especially after the night you had or else Doffy's gonna kick your ass tomorrow."

"I was resting." He frowned, closing his eyes once more.

You sighed stubborn as always "I mean like sleeping in an actual bed kind of rest." You pulled on his arm "Come on, I'll even join you." You smiled at him as he adjusted his hat pulling the brim down. You made your way to his guest room in silence as you laid down looking at the ceiling.

"(Y/N)-ya I may die tomorrow." He trailed off as you chimed in "I know but I promised Bepo and the guys that I wouldn’t let that happen."

"You don't understand," He gritted his teeth "What he's capable of he-"

"Law I know you," you shifted your position to be on top of him, hands on either side of his face "You wouldn't have made an alliance with us if you didn’t think we had a chance. You don't take those kinds of risks." You smiled at him "Have a little faith okay?" You know you said those words for Law but you needed to hear them too.

He pulled you down tucking his head into your neck turning to lay on his side "Why are you always so annoying." You wrapped your arms around him and smirked "It's one of my many talents." You're sure Law can feel it too, how safe and comfortable it is being this close in each other's arms. You both fell asleep like that.

The next morning you swapped yourself with a pillow hoping Nami or Robin didn't notice your absence but with the way they were grinning at you? “Believe what you want but don’t say anything to the guys.” They both laughed at you but you knew they were just teasing to tease. There was no evidence anything happened because nothing like that happened. You stepped out to join the rest of the group who were crowding around the newspaper.

"Doflamingo resigned from the Warlords."

—

As soon as you landed at Dressrosa Law reviewed the plan and divided everyone up into teams. That's when you noticed something odd. It was strangely quiet. You confirmed your suspension by looking behind you.

“Uh, Law,...they already left.” Everyone turned around “Those idiots!”

“Do you think they heard the plan?” Nami looked at Chopper and shook her head “Not a chance.” She brought her hand to her face. Honestly you should have seen it coming.

“Yohohohoho, Sanji would have stayed if he did.” Brooke added. This wasn’t fair you were the one who was supposed to go with them into town but now you were taking his place protecting the sunny. Law gave you a face that read “It’s probably for the best.” and you scoffed at him but you made no move to follow after him. You wanted to tell him “Don’t die” again but you didn’t.

—

Your hands were full at the moment but you could hear the Den Den Mushi ringing. Luckily Chopper managed to answer it while you were preoccupied with Giolla and her stupid art fruit. Law needed you to swing by to pick up Caesar saying it was a trap and the trade has been compromised. That's not good.

You made it there as fast as you could but Doffy was faster. Stupid string fruit. You were about to brace for impact when Sanji flew in out of nowhere pushing you out of the way. You tried to help Sanji but the Marines were also on your ass too. This was going as well as you thought it would but maybe you should stop being so pessimistic. When you had a moment after talking it over with Luffy, Law ordered you all to go to Zou saying he'd buy you the time to escape while you guys got away with Caesar and Momonosuke. As Nami told everyone to get ready for a coup de burst, you looked wary about leaving Law behind. It didn’t sit well with you and at the last second you apologized to your crew but Nami and Sanji nodded knowing what you were going to do.

“Mimic”

—

When you finally caught up to them Law was struggling on the bridge. Doflamingo could have finished him off at any point, luckily the man liked to monologue. That bought you some time. Right when Doffy was about to shoot Law again you dropped down in front of him deflecting the bullets.

“Not on my watch.”

Doflamingo smiled at the intrusion and Law yelled at you “You idiot! What part of leave did you not understand!” you growled back “What part of don’t die do you not understand.” Doffy only smiled wider as he made you his new target. “Oh how sweet, you made a friend.” You cursed under your breath trying to evade his assault to the best of your abilities.

You shouted “Hysteria!” and started your magical girl transformation. Your hair turned white and your eyes turned red. You took a similar form to when a mink goes into sulong. You went toe to toe for a bit, mostly deflecting attacks. Doflamingo liked to play with his food. You knew you couldn't win the fight but that wasn't your goal. You were trying to stall as much as possible. He was strong but that only made you stronger as you could feel Law's panic sending you energy. Although you were running out of time you could only hold hysteria for so long. You grabbed Law shouting “Burrow!” the two of you phased into the ground before popping back up further along the bridge running as fast as you could. Luckily in hysteria you were much stronger you couldn’t imagine trying to carry Law normally with him being taller than you and all.

“What are you doing?!”

“I’m buying you time! The longer Doffy is occupied with us the better right?” You felt something wrapped around your leg causing you to trip throwing Law in the process “Shit, Mimic!” you used Buggy’s power to free your leg “Burrow!” you phased back into the floor before Doflamingo could touch you. How long could you keep this up.

—

Moments later you could only fight for so long before you and Law were yeeted at the foot of the colosseum. You tried to cushion the fall but it didn’t matter too much because Doffy shot him three more times anyway before taking him while you were still trying to catch your breath. You punched the ground as he got away “Goddamnit!” Zoro helped you up. You switched gears once again as Luffy joined the group and you headed for the palace.

—

You wanted to say something you really did but you were all devil fruit users so what difference did it make. In the end you shouldn’t have let Luffy have the key to unlock Law but Viola gave it to him and you weren’t about to fight your captain for it. What you weren’t expecting was to loose the damn thing when you needed it most. Law was having a very bad day today. The good news was that Viola can find the key with her powers, the bad news was you had to find it and once again reconvene with them at a later time.

You, Rebecca, Robin and Bartolomeo were on your way to meet up to pass the key off, for the second time. Once you got Law out of the restraints you stayed at the flower field. Your job was done, all that was left was to offer whatever support you could from here.

—

You didn’t really have a good view of the action from where you were but eventually Luffy threw Law back down to the flower field. You were relieved he was alive. Losing the arm was a non-factor; he had performed the same surgery to Penguin when he was thirteen. Leo had helped by stitch his arm in place and you had asked Princess Mansherry if there was anything you could do to help him heal faster. Law protested but you didn’t care you had made a dandelion from your lifeforce and gave it to him. If the only thing you could do was sit and watch, then this was the least you could do. Especially since he wasn’t going to stay put anyway. You knew him too well. Sure enough you looked back to where Law was supposed to be laying and he was already gone.

—

It was coming down to the wire you were trying to help stall for Luffy but then Rebecca got hit with a parasite string. Currently you were trying to prevent her from slicing Viola. In the nick of time Luffy was swapped with Viola and you landed in Law’s lap on the roof next to the action. You slump back into Law’s chest practically deflating at the touch staring at the surgeon who wasn't paying you no mind. All his focus was trained on Luffy at the moment. Hopefully there would be no more close calls.

The moment Luffy finished Doffy off, Law shambled him up to the rooftop next to Rebecca. It was over. You turned around to hug Law being careful of his arm. He took the opportunity to kiss your cheek and you pulled away flustered holding your hand where he kissed you. You didn't think he'd ever initiate anything. Especially not with others around but you guess they were all focused on Luffy so he didn't care. You were still looking at him in shock when Law ruffled your hair grinning at you. Your face was beet red but Law liked the view.

After everyone was properly tended to Kryos let you all use his old house to rest for the night. Law ended up using your lap as a pillow and before you could protest he was already out like a light and you didn't have the heart to move him. That's when Sabo walked in you decided to stay up a bit longer anyway. When he left you grabbed Ussop's pillow that fell on the floor and put it next to Law.

You whispered a "Mimic" and cuddled into his side as sleep overtook you.

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