||The Devil's Grin|| [One Piece - Trafalgar Law x Reader]

Chapter 12 - Answers.

"Five years." Law muttered into her hair and she felt herself tear up. 

"I'm sorry." she whispered.

"You made me search for five goddamn years, (Y/N)." 

The lump forming in her throat made her unable to answer, but she did return his hug.

God, she hadn't realized how much she had missed him until he was in front of her.
His voice that tickled her skin as he spoke, his smell that calmed her racing heart and his eyes. Pulling back a bit, she stared into them until the tears made it impossible.

While wiping them away, with such tenderness that had his crew dropped their jaws in shock, he took in the changes of the woman he had spent years finding.

Her hair had gotten a bit longer and she had obtained some more scars along the way. 

But he didn't care. It was (Y/N), his (Y/N).

Pulling her into his arms again, he held her tightly while brushing his lips against her ear.
"I'm never letting you go again." he whispered before picking her up and carrying her back to the submarine while the crew reluctantly followed.

She didn't make a move of protest. Any willpower had completely washed away and she could only hold onto him while her face was hidden in his neck, trying to block out the hostile stares.

After a while, she felt him stop before hearing him mutter something and felt her stomach churn a bit at the sudden movement.

She peered up to see they were inside a room. From the looks of it, it seemed to be Laws room.

He walked over to the bed and sat them both down, shifting her to sit in his lap sideways while her grip on him didn't ease up. So they stayed like that for a while, only breaking apart momentarily when Bepo had knocked to ask what the orders were.

He felt her tense up when he told his navigator that they were leaving, finally getting back to reality and quickly sat up to look at him. 

They only stared in silence, his eyes daring her to try and leave him again while reading her doubtful expression.

"Law, they hate me. I-I don't blame them." A finger to her lips stopped her.

"Then they'll have to accept it until they see what I see."

Feeling her face heat up she lifted his hoodie before crawling inside, thankful that he had a shirt underneath, and curled up to hide her embarrassment.

He couldn't stop the chuckle that bubbled in his chest while rubbing her back to comfort her.
She had just cocooned herself inside his hoodie and it was hands down the most adorable thing he had ever witnessed.

(Y/N) started to snicker from the way his chest heaved, causing her to bounce, and when he saw the lump in front of him tremble from her giggling, his amusement increased and on it went until they both broke out into a laughing fit.

After a few minutes, he was lying on his back panting with her on top of him, still inside his hoodie, as they began to catch their breath. 

He bent down a bit to place a tender kiss to the lump he believed was her head before running his fingers up and down her back. "I love you." he breathed, happiness still lingering in his voice.

Watching the lump shuffle for a bit, he smirked when she poked her head out. Luckily the hem of his hoodie was rather wide so the tight fit wouldn't choke them. 

He cupped her cheek and ran his thumb gently across the skin, with nothing but admiration in his eyes.

"I love you too, Law." she said before nuzzling against his palm. "But I'm scared."