Opavia vl.2

22.

kierra's eyes opened to the sounds of birds tweeting just outside the submarine. she looked around slowly, raising her hands to the many cords and tubes inserted inside her arms. she gritted her teeth, flicking her tail gently as she sat up.

"where am i?" she whispered, grabbing her daggers and bow which sat on a table beside her bed. she looked over at luffy in the process, watching his rigid breathing pattern, exhaling with the help of the machine.

"luffy." she whispered, looking around at the dark, empty room. she pulled the tubes out her arms and nose before standing, bandages wrapping her torso where she had been punched. she flinched at the memory, wincing in pain as the wound seemed to throb, kierra gripping it. she wore an oversized shirt, law's jolly roger over it. her pants were gone although the shirt fell just above her knees. she flicked her tail, relieved to see her armor and bracelets still remained. she stepped outside the room and placed her hand up at the glare of the sun, looking around as her eyes adjusted.

she looked around at the trees surrounding the bay, the heart pirates receiving meals from some of the kuja warriors. a tall woman with golden hair looked up, locking gazes with kierra who stepped back.

"she's awake!" she whispered, the heart pirates turning as kierra raised an arrow, guarding the door.

"where am i?!" she demanded as the men threw their hands up, bepo running up. he leapt into the air, raising his fist to attack kierra as she aimed for his head.

"don't touch her!" law ordered, bepo landing. he turned as law approached kierra slowly, watching her aim an arrow at him.

"stay away from me!" she was fighting back tears as he walked forward slowly, pushing the tip of her arrow down. she stared up at him, biting her lip as her shoulders fell. "where am i?" she whispered.

"at the kuja island." he responded softly. "the war is over."

"did we win?" she whispered, law closing his eyes.

"whitebeard and fire-fist ace are..." he paused as she gritted her teeth, staring up at him with pinned ears. she rocked forward, law extending his arm and catching her as she pressed her forehead against his shoulder. she sobbed, screaming as she clutched his shoulder. she felt the warmth of law's body, reminding her of ace's as he whispered his last words into her ear. she felt his grip loosen and his body collapse into her lap as his crimson blood stained her clothes. she felt his bead fall against the ground, the vibrations reaching her thighs as she sobbed his name.

she leaned back away from law, wiping her face desperately as he turned to the kuja warriors.

"sit." he helped her down, bringing her a bowl of food. she looked up at him unsurely as he gave a crooked smile.

"eat." he hummed. "it's been weeks since you last got a meal, minus those tubes." she spooned through the bowl of soup before sipping it slowly, a steady trail falling from the corner of her lip until she had finished. she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, law turning away from her.

"here." he handed her a newspaper. "you can read over this."

law turned and stepped off the submarine once again, kierra looking over the newspaper. she looked up at a sudden explosion after a few seconds, staring up in horror as luffy was thrown out the top of the submarine. he landed in the grass of the bay, kierra slowly standing.

"ace..." she listened to him whisper, gripping the rails. "ace..." he tilted his head back. "where is ace?!"

kierra approached law as he sat, watching luffy rampage before ultimately disappearing into the forest. she sat down beside him as he hummed, kierra staring forward.

she looked down as he placed the straw hat in her lap, kierra suddenly leaping up.

"what did you do with my pants?!" she cried, pulling the shirt down in embarrassment as law looked up. he picked up the fallen straw hat and hummed.

"they were dirty." he explained simply as she lashed her tail.

"you didn't have shorts or something?! i mean geez!" her eyes suddenly widened. "was it you who took my clothes off?!"

"n-no!" law stammered. "i just did your surgery."

"then who?!" she yelled, the men pointing to bepo. her ears pinned as she marched forward, punching the top of his head.

"you perv!" she snapped.

"i'm sorry!" he bowed down.

"so weak!" the men gawked as kierra sat down, crossing her arms. she set her bow infront of her and wrapped her tail around her neatly. a moment of silence passed as she stared forward, law glancing at her.

"how do you feel?" he hummed.

she cracked a faint smile. "i lost the love of my life. got beat up. separated from my family again." she chuckled, casting a smile. "but...i'm alive right?"

he smirked, humming and looking down. "the love of your life?"

"ace." she whispered.

"really?" law hummed as she gave a nod.

"he was the first person i met after opavia got destroyed...and he accepted me." she whispered. "something i thought no human would ever do...i was just a dumb kid back then, looking for a fight. yet he never gave up on me. he taught me things...taught me that fighting isn't everything." she hummed, chuckling. "which is ironic seeing that he..." she trailed off, laying down in the grass. she stared up at the sky, humming softly as she closed her eyes. "he was a rare gem in this world."