Devilish

Settling in

The heart pirates settled around the deck of the ship, standing as they observed their captain talking to a battered woman. Shachi elbowed Bepo in the side, bending over to whisper "Do you think captains got a new kink...?"

"Shut up, of course not!" Bepo blushed, pushing his nakama away from him. "It's the same girl we saw a while ago, he offered to let her ride on the ship back then too....I'm worried for captains wellbeing"

"Everyone" Law spoke to his crew. "This is Leila-ya. She will be staying with us for a short while"

Penguin and Shachi's eyes almost bulged out of their sockets. "C-captain!"

"Don't complain, she's staying and that's that" Law commanded.

"For how long?" Jean Bart asked Leila, not seemingly be bothered by her presence.

"Not long, I'm just hitching a ride for a bit. I'll get off at a port town in a few weeks...." Leila reassured the crew, smiling at them warmly. "I don't plan to freeload either! I'm actually quite good at cleaning so I'll help around the ship as much as I can!"

"You don't need to do that, I'm offering you a place, and I don't expect you to work for it" Law retorted, looking down at her slightly amused.

"You really take me as a person that's going to freeload?" Leila smirked up at him, standing up slowly to prevent her ribs from throbbing.

Leila sat in Law's office, another one of his routine checkups that he pushed upon her. She had been on the ship for roughly a week and helped out as much as she could in her situation. Her ribs still throbbed from time to time but they seemed to be healing well. She had gotten to know everyone on the ship and she didn't dislike anybody - much to her relief. Law lightly ran his hand against her bare ribs, watching her face closely for when she winced.

"They seem to be healing quickly, lucky you" Law smiled. Leila nodded and went to put her top back on but Law stopped her. "Wait, I want to try something"

Leila sighed. Despite Law saying that she wouldn't have to work for her place on the ship he had been using her for medicinal tests and techniques. When she complained the first time he guilted her but saying he opened his ship, his home, to her. She had only been there a few days and Bepo had taken quite a liking to her and Jean seemed to know her thoughts as he could easily calm down the excited crew. It was odd for the heart pirates to have a girl on board but they enjoyed the feminine energy. Law had been busy in his office most of the time, Leila barely saw him other than her check-ups. She had mainly kept to herself and slept a lot due to her injuries. She was feeling a little lonely. Law opened up a bag and took out a small vial of what looked like oil. He rubbed some onto a cloth and turned to her expectantly. "Can you take off your jeans please?"

"Really....?" Leila looked at him stunned but did as she was told, shuffling her jeans off of her thighs as she sat back onto the table. Law moved towards her with professionalism, hooking a finger in her panties to slowly lower the part on her hip, exposing her deep set scar. Leila flinched slightly but let him work on her body, letting her hands rest on his shoulders. Law rubbed the oil against her scar and covered in with gauze, pressing it against her skin.

"What are you doing today then?" Leila asked

"It's rosehip oil. Meant to be good at cell recovery – scar's healing. But I don't believe it will have much effect, I'm planning on using it alongside more technical practices."

"Oh...thank you" Leila said softly, recalling the time she had asked him if he could heal her scars for her. Law looked up at her, her soft golden eyes were recovering their light, she seemed much more relaxed on board the sub which made Law at ease that he had made the right decision. Her scar tingled slightly under the pressure, but Leila thought it was probably psychological.