Both Jinbe and Zoro rushed you without delay, and in turn you followed up the previous roundhouse with a flying kick.

At this point, you've come to accept that the greenie has gotten well adjusted to both your move set and your strength, and as such he was able to back off with ease, however, Jinbe..

"Ack!" Your foot nearly hit him square in the chest, the only cushion between the initial impact being the two arms he was able to raise just in time in defense, although that really didn't prove to do much with your power.

The older man fell back on his ass, and in light of your small time victory, you began to dance on the spot as Zoro helped him up again.

"No matter how many times I'm subjected to it, I always seem to get caught off guard by your power (Y/n)" Jinbe palmed the areas on his arms that have already begun bruising, each one a mistake learned.

"Uoshh gek- oeeezeee!" Zoro snorted at the obvious taunting as you changed your random shuffling into the macarena.

"I think she's making fun of us Jinbe.." the older man laughed along, taking no offense to your antics, "she's improved astronomically, (Y/n) has every right to be excited"

Which was true, considering you weren't getting your arms chopped off during every other spat anymore, much to Chopper's relief.

The teenager glanced at the time before rolling his shoulders with a sigh, "the idiot cook and Killer are probably almost done with dinner, we should get going"

After Law and Killer made it known that their stay would be extended until the issue with Big Mom was solved, you and the rest of your gang worked together to make sure the base could accommodate the new numbers.

That included turning the lounging area into a makeshift mess hall.

With a short agreement on all sides, the three of you made a trip to the impromptu mess hall, where Killer greeted you with a smile in his eyes.

"Good spar?" You growled endearingly, even though it meant slobbering a bit in the process.

'We having supper?'

Killer rumbled at the chicken and fish doodles, finding them amusing in their messy glory, "almost ready.. and there'll be dessert as well I hear"

You visibly brightened at the thought of dessert, and some of the nearby guys laughed at the sight.

In no time at all, everybody gathered around to chow down, conversation floated through the air as the food was passed around and a few times stolen from plates, people eased into laughter just as well as their tears from days past.

It was a bittersweet, yet welcome new pace, you were done with moping about, done with feeling less than useful, and you were done with pulling the punches.

"Oh yeah! Guys! I got something important to say!" Luffy stood up from where he was hogging a pile of dishes and addressed the room, causing the crowd to grow still.

The raven glanced to Jinbe, who seemed to have been in on the loop, and slumped into a lighthearted grin when the man nodded back.

"A little while ago, me and some of the guys had a chat with old man Whitebeard about the situation!" Some people in the room began to shift, and mummers were passed around.

"Anyway, he said that he'd handle Big Mom for a while but there's another problem we gotta deal with ourselves"

Law leaned forwards, very much invested in the topic of conversation, "and what would that be?"

This time it was Robin who spoke up, "according to Whitebeard, they didn't even know we were in an alliance with the Heart's before the attack, much less with Kidd"

Killer began to stir uncomfortably in his seat, "the hell does that mean?"

Jinbe frowned, almost regretful, and you began to groan uneasily at the sight, which earned you a hug from both Usopp and Chopper in an attempt at comfort, "it would seem that someone put Big Mom up to attack us"

The lounge went frigid at the insinuation, and all that could be heard were your near hysteric yowls, muffled only by Usopp's chest as he rocked you back in forth with an angry swear.

Killer growled, "and who the fuck would that be?"

Luffy sat back down with a snarl, growing riled up himself with all of the bad energy in the air, "we don't know, that's up to us to figure out"

You poked your face out from where it was buried in Usopp's grip and cooed wearily, only to be shushed by Zoro as he threw a hand out and ruffled your head, "easy, don't work yourself up"

Pouting at the lack of attention, you squirmed out of the teenager's grip and began to doodle in your notebook, groaning loudly to bring attention to your sketch.

Some people began to speak to themselves in worry, recognizing the insignia and growing nervous.

"You think Mingo did this, (Y/n)?" Luffy gave you a serious look, to which you nodded swiftly before writing some more.

'When I got shot back at Big Mom's, they were talking about me as if they were already expecting me, and the only guy who knows about me outside this room is him'

Jinbe hummed in agreement, leaning back looking troubled, "she has a point.. aside from both Law and Kidd, no one else has made contact with her in that time"

Some people groaned, while others, namely Luffy, cheered in near ecstatics, "finally! We can go kick his ass!"

Some others in the gang cheered along as Law looked ready to drop, "wait- wait!"

It wasn't long before the entire building was flooding with chaos, as people argued and debated over the next course of action.

Of course, you had no patience or care for such matters, as you could already feel your mind trailing elsewhere, so you promptly left the room to relax in your own bed.

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Not even ten minutes after collapsing onto the mattress, your door was slammed open, and Law took the initiative to storm inside, grumbling and visibly unhappy with whatever they all compromised on.

"Unbelievable! It's like they're all wanting to die!" The doctor proceeded to pace back and forth, and if you didn't know any better, you'd also say frothing at the mouth.

He continued the pattern a few dozen more times before throwing himself onto your mattress, sitting hunched over the edge with gritted teeth, "we're not even certain if he's behind it all! We're already in a sorry state, we don't need to charge into more danger without a good reason!"

Law then turned to you with a leer, "you understand what I'm saying don't you?"

Sitting up with a groan, you blindly made a grab for your notebook and began on a completely new page.

'Are you asking me this, assuming I know what the hell is going on?'

Law paused at the remark, seemingly taking that moment to finally calm down and actually think, "oh.. right"

With a deep sigh, the man flopped onto his back, glaring into the ceiling as if it held the answers from him.

There was a long drag of silence before he opened his arms and made a low grunt, a subtle request you didn't mind heeding.

With a drawn out purr, you unceremoniously flopped onto his stomach, causing the raven to wheeze from the sudden weight and shuffled around to accommodate your body.

"They're discussing means of attack now" well that escalated quickly.

You rumbled at the news.

"They're all hell bent on fighting Doflamingo no matter what I say to them" the raven began to idly slip his hands under your shirt and rub circles into your back, albeit irritably.

"Jinbe even suggested getting Whitebeard in on it! Can you imagine the mess this'll cause?!"

You mewed into his ear, causing Law to pause for a moment before hesitantly pressing his lips against your temple.

"That's right (Y/n), you're such a good listener.. unlike those crackpots"

Praise was always welcome, and the almost revering tone in his voice only brought you to a zoned out state of bliss, free to let your mind go blank without worry and drift off into a haze as he continued to bemoan and dot around snappy comments here and there.

The Heart leader most likely knew you were anywhere but there at the moment, but didn't let it dissuade him, in fact, little were you aware of the bold hand skimming down to meet where your lower back met the hem of your pants before curling up and tracing a line back to the deepest crook in your back.

Eventually, Law's complaints came to a close, and a lovely, bubbled silence was made as you were content to just lay there, sickeningly domestic for the apocalypse.

If you were subconsciously off put by the thought, your body didn't show it, as you only grew more and more lax, truly a miraculous turnaround from the first days spent after the Big Mom venture.

"You're lucky you're cute, you're getting slobber on my clothes.."

Any other time, you'd probably be embarrassed by the comment, maybe even enough to make a hasty retreat from the room, but this was Law, the guy you spent days on end with in an operation room with nothing but a scalpel between you, the guy who embroidered a uniform for you.

There was no need to feel hesitant with Law, he's never given you reason to ever restrict yourself around him before.

Groaning off his complaints, you showed how much you cared by stuffing a sleeve in your mouth and chewing on it, gaining a rumble from the pit of his gut, "you shouldn't chew on clothes (Y/n).. I got much better things for that.."

Oh.. finally opening your eyes again, you peered up just in time to see him smirk in delight.

The raven cupped a hand to your cheek, brushing away a few strays of slobber before slowly looking askance, thoughts trailing back to the oh so annoyingly serious reality surrounding you.

"I won't let that bastard touch you.. I.. I've seen what he's done to some zombies, I know.." against your will, the image of those zombie girls came to mind, and you had to bury yourself into his hand to hide from the dread the ghastly picture brought.

"I'll protect you (Y/n), his days have always been numbered.. but I guess it's finally time.." without another word, Law gently disentangled himself from your reach and took his time upon departure, busy with sweetened reassurances with his back turned to the exit.

By the time the door closed behind him, you already felt your mind fogging over before falling prey to sleep's sweet call.

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The lobby was still in an uproar when Law returned, though with the dramatic way he slammed the doors open, it was easily causing many heads to swing his way, plenty more confounded with his disheveled appearance.

"Strawhat" Luffy sat up at being called out.

"If we're doing this, I'm getting the finishing blow"

The building blew up in a deafening roar, echoing in every room except one bedchamber, with a dozing ghoul completely unawares of the approaching danger.

Danger's grin was cruel as it set eyes upon her.

And it's intentions even worse.