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

Chapter 14 - Try

It was around four in the morning when (Y/N) woke up.

She spent around half an hour attempting to fall back asleep, but soon gave up and decided to find something to do. 

She moved carefully to not wake the sleeping captain and after some maneuvering, that took some effort, she managed to get up without disturbing him. On the nights he actually slept, she did her best to keep it that way. God knows he needed it. 

Carefully, she left to change into some new clothes in her room and threaded quietly through the halls of the submarine. She thought a walk would help her settle her thoughts.
Even though she was used to feeling anxious, it was an odd feeling not to have Akuma pop up at the first chance to voice her opinions. 

She smiled to herself, Law really was a genius. 

Her smile didn't last long when the thoughts of the surgeon appeared and she recollected the events of a few nights ago. Law wasn't very open about his feelings, but she trusted him to full out reject her if he had been disappointed and therefore changed his opinion about her. 

But why did he stop kissing her so suddenly? 

"(Y/N)-chan?" 

She froze before breathing out in relief, it was just Bepo calling from inside the control room. He must be on his shift. 

Walking inside, she wore a gentle smile before the window caught her eye and she looked through the glass in astonishment. 

They were closer to the surface, making it reflect the cascading colors of purple and orange that the sunrise provided, which shone in ways that could put all the treasures in the world to shame. 

"It's so beautiful." she said while walking closer and gently touching the glass. She smiled widely at the fishes that curiously swam past the window, grateful that this was one of the mornings that the sub moved in a slow and peaceful manner that didn't scare them off.

"Are you alright (Y/N)-chan?" 

She jumped when she felt the navigators paw on her shoulder before looking up to see an apologetic expression.

"I'm fine Bepo. Just overwhelmed." she turned her attention back to the ocean. "I never thought I'd ever see something like this." 

It was true. Being locked inside half her life and on the run until now, she's never really taken in the world around her. She never had the chance to. 

A sudden urge to run back to the surgeon and express her gratitude towards him made her giddy and Bepo chuckled. "I understand what you mean. I've been on watch countless mornings and the sight never stops amazing me."

She nodded absentmindedly before hearing a loud rumble and looked to the polar bear while suppressing a giggle. "Hungry?" 

"Yes, sorry! It's actually Shachi and Penguins turn to cook today but they slept in." he bowed his head in shame and (Y/N)'s heart melted.

Cupping his face, making her hands look tiny in comparison, "Don't apologize for being hungry Bepo-chan. I'll make us something." she said before walking towards the door. "Any requests?"

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The crew on the yellow submarine stirred in their sleep from the delicious smell that seeped through the vents and into their rooms. 

Shachi and Penguin sat up so quickly that they almost fell off their beds when they realized which day it was before throwing on their jumpsuits.

After some clumsy attempts, they finally got dressed and ran down the halls - praying that their captain had not realized their error.