My Kind of Doctor (Law X Reader)

Tea Time

Caesar took some convincing to let you borrow one of his smaller ships and a few men to sail it but Law was able to after reminding him how much extra work he'd done to help him with his projects. Law wasn't an overly sentimental guy, but he spent a bit of time that morning stuck to you, not ready for you to leave for your temporary trip. This would be the first time you'd be separated from him since you met and it honestly made you almost not want to go. But you reminded yourself it was only for a short period of time and you'd be back soon, right after talking Leo into join you.

You didn't take much with you on the ship, just the crew, some clothes, rations of course, and a short range transponder snail. Caesar and the crew knew nothing about the snail and you planned on keeping it that way. It'd connect only with the one Law had and it was strictly so you could let him know you arrived in case he'd gone through with his plan while you were gone. You'd made him promise not to do that unless he absolutely had to and he swore up and down he planned on waiting for you.

You left that morning with his promise to wait and if he couldn't do that, he promised to be waiting for you to come back until he did anything else. The small ship bucked along the turbulent waves until the island was out of sight and you already missed Law but you'd make this two weeks trip shorter if possible. It was all a matter of convincing the crew that it was in their best interests to pick up the ship's oars and get their asses in gear. You looked at the eternal pose around your wrist and watched the needle shake slightly as it pointed straight ahead. You were finally going to see your forgotten brother and that had you both nervous and excited.

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The crew tolerated you as you were connected to Law, the one person that gave them the ability to walk again, but that was about it. But that was enough to help you convince them to pick up the ship's speed. It also helped that the sea was calm the entire journey. None of the crazy new world weather made a guest appearance on your trip and you made it to Anderais a couple days early.

The island was stuck in a perpetual fall, with it's strange short, gnarly trees covered in an array of colors. The leaves covered the ground in a thin layer and when you stepped onto land, they crunched satisfyingly underfoot. Law had given you a sum of money in case you found something you wanted while away and in turn, you gave it to the crew. As far as you were concerned, they didn't really deserve it. They fought you tooth and nail on every decision you'd made on board the ship but it'd work as a great incentive for them to keep up their pace. And to you, that made it money well spent.

The trees lined the docks on the relatively peaceful island. Everything seemed calm, and almost quite now that you thought about it. You'd turned the men loose after telling them explicitly to behave themselves and so far it seemed like they were listening, but there should have been more signs of life around.

You frowned and followed a dirt path to where you assumed the town should have been. As you walked, you noticed the trees weren't just misshapen, they were also weeping some sticky looking fluid. You stopped by a tree and reached forward to touch the substance.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you."

You jumped and cursed yourself mentally for not noticing another presence nearby. There was an old, dark skinned man standing nearby. He was hunched over a cane that wobbled as his hands shook but he smiled at you good naturedly.

"Why not?" You asked.

"It'll make you sick, deathly so."

"How do you know that? Someone else touch this stuff?" You settled for getting a closer look without touching it.

"Unfortunately." He sighed. "Many people did."

You raised an eyebrow at him. "They all got sick?"