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Chapter Twenty-Eight: Here We Go Again

A/N: Trigger warning: drug abuse

If anyone needs a summary of this chapter because of the trigger please let me know!

"OW OW OW SON OF A BITCH!" Law woke to screaming coming from down the hall where the brothers' bedrooms were. He nearly hit the ground from the sheer shock of the matter. Law untangled himself from the blanket that had somehow wound itself so tightly around him.

"Luffy!?" Law could hear Ace rushing to get to Luffy's room. Law freed himself of his covers and went to go see what was going on. Just as Law got to the hall, Sabo was stumbling out of his room too.

"What's wrong Lu?" Ace flicked on the lights and Luffy was sitting in his bed, clutching his jaw, there were tears in his eyes.

"My jaw hurts!" Luffy whimpered "It started hurting out of nowhere!"

"Did you crack a tooth in your sleep or something?" Sabo asked. Ace sat at the edge of Luffy's bed.

"Let me see," Ace muttered, taking hold of Luffy's jaw. Luffy opened his mouth.

"Oh," Ace muttered and sighed. "Your wisdom teeth are coming in." That's what Law had expected after he saw how Luffy was holding his face.

"Why does it hurt!?" Luffy whimpered, pulling the covers over his head like a hood.

"They're probably crooked," Sabo muttered, "We'll take you to the dentists in the morning, for now, I'll get you some painkillers, sound good?"

Luffy nodded. Law returned to the couch in hopes he'd get a few more hours of sleep before the sun came up.

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Later in the day, Law met with Shachi and Peng to record more for the podcast. It was episode 5. They were only planning on releasing only two a month so after this one was recorded it would be a while before Law was recording for them. Lucky for him, Law got that job at the book shop. He'd be putting away most of his money towards looking for a place with Lami.

That would take some time though. From the looks of it, finding a place was going to take a bit longer than Law had expected. He was hoping to try and make Lami's last month of high school easier but it would take at least a month or two to put away money for a deposit on an apartment.

Still, Law was planning to look at a place with Lami next week. The place wouldn't be available for another month but that ended up working in his favor. Lami was planning on going to college in town so, in the end, that would work out well.

"Earth to Law?" Shachi waved his hand in Law's face. Law frowned and pushed Shachis's hand aside.

"What do you want?" Law muttered.

"Reiju was asking how busy you were going to be with that new job," Shachi huffed.

"Oh," Law muttered. "Not all that busy, it's only 25 hours a week right now."

"Do you have a schedule?" Reiju asked.

"It changes every week," Law said.

She just nodded. "Well, I've got to get going boys, family issues to deal with, and a wayward little brother to track down and all that." Reiju rose from her seat. "Thanks for lunch." She said as she headed out.

"Tomorrow we should be able to finish up recording this episode," Penguin explained. "That work for you?"

"Yeah," Law agreed, still thinking of all the things he had planned for the next day. "What time?"

"Probably around 2," Shachi said. "I've got work and all and I'm not off until 1:30."

"I got a shift until 2:30," Law muttered.