"Thought you said you were at peace with it," A voice comments as you take another swig of sake. You look over and frown. "Mitch, how do you always find me?" You huff, slightly buzzed. "Hundred beri says I was here first," He shoots back, taking a seat next to you. Your denden mushi starts to ring for the third time that day. You glance over at it. "Aren't you going to answer that?" Mitch asks.
"Nope," You say bluntly. You had left the ship without telling anyone a few days ago. The pain was getting worse, telling you you were almost out of time. "But I don't really have the heart to destroy it," You add. Mitch frowns, and takes up the denden mushi before crushing it. "Come on, lets get you healed up... There's a good hospital on this island," He says, standing up.
"Wha- No I've told you I'm at peace with it," You scoff, before drinking the rest of your sake. "Like hell you are! You're drinking now because because you're not at peace with it!" He snaps, grabbing your arm and dragging you out the door. "Dammit Mitch, it's pointless!" You argue, hooking onto the door frame. "No it's not! You've just given up hope! And I'm... Not giving up!' He growls, yanking you out. You curse as he drags you toward the hospital.
"Alright already!" You growl, tearing your arm from his grasp. "But you'll see, they'll freak out and shut down the hospital because they think it's contagious," You sigh as you fall in step with him. "Or there might actually be one that won't freak out," He points out. "That optimism is only going to get ya hurt," You tell him. "Can I ask you a question?" He asks. You scowl at him, "Sure why not? You've basically kidnapped me already," You snort. "Why are you bothered by it all of a sudden? Last time I saw you, you had given up all together... What changed?" He asks. "I... There's someone I want to spend some more time with," You tell him quietly. The hospital comes into view and catch sight of a familiar shape running out.
"Law," You recognize. Hearing his name he looks up with tears in his eyes. "___!" He gasps, running over and crashing into your chest as you knelt down. "What are you doing here Law?" You ask him hugging him. "Corazon," He sniffs, making you tense. 'He's here,' You think in slight alarm. "___, that boy..." Mitch begins. "Yeah... Him too," You murmur. Law pulls back, "Too?" He echoes. You meet his gaze solemnly before looking up as a shape leaves the hospital. Corasan pauses, when he sees you.
"What are you two up to? Last time I checked, the crew was docked near Hamwell," You ask when the blonde reaches you. "Corasan is trying to find a doctor to heal me," Law tells you. You blink and look up at Corasan. "That's perfect! Then I leave her in your care, just don't let her start drinking, another bottle and it's very possible she'll burn down a building," Mitch says, starting to walk away.
"Dammit Mitch! Don't act like you're going to do something and then push me toward someone else!" You snap he ignores your rant. "All see you when you're all healed up," He says, leaving with a wave. "So you are sick," Law gasps. With a sigh you turn back to the boy. "So this place was a no go huh? Where do you plan to head now?" You ask Corasan, patting Law's head. He shifts, seeming unsure.
"Are you here with the crew?" Law asks. "Oh, you two don't know? I kinda left without telling anyone..." You admit, rubbing your neck. He blinks in confusion, "Why would you do that?" He questions. "Don't worry about that, lets find another hospital to take you to," You tell him, getting to your feet. You look over at Corasan who shifts. "Unless, you don't want me to go with you," You add sheepishly.
Law hugs your leg, "Please! Come with us!" He says, looking up at you. You look over at Corasan, "Please Cora~" You chime. He nods with a slight smile. "Yes!" You hiss, picking up Law and giving him a hug. "So, to the next island?" You ask Corasan. He nods and leads the way to the pier.

You let out a laugh while Law scowls, trying to get rid of the melted marshmallow on his cheek. You had decided to anchor at an island and toast some marshmallows. "This isn't funny!" He growls, smearing part of it on your cheek. "It is because you're adorable," You chuckle, poking his nose. He lets out a growl and goes to throw a melted marshmallow at you. You swiftly dodge it, and hear a splat. You look over to see it had hit Corasan in the nose. "Oooh, Law you better run!" You laugh. The boy runs away at that.
"Hehe, here let me help you with that," You chuckle, removing the marshmallow. He was pouting a bit as you washed it off. "Aw, don't make that face! At least he wasn't aiming for you," You murmur with a slight smile. He meets your gaze and smirks a bit. "Alright Law, come on out," You call, getting up. No response, you exchange a look with Corasan before going to find Law. You find the boy laying in a clearing, shaking in pain. You kneel beside him and pick him up. You carry him back to camp. Corasan jumps up, "Is he okay?" He asks.
"He's just going through an episode, he'll be fine when the pain passes," You assure, going to the creek and sitting in the cool water, submerging Law in it. "What're you doing?" Corasan inquires, kneeling on the shore. "Cold water helps to numb the pain," You murmur. "You seem to know a lot about the illness," He comments. You pause, wondering how you should respond when it hits you. You turn your head to him warily. "Did... Did we just have a conversation?" You ask warily.
He presses his lips together in response. "Maybe it's getting to my head..." You mutter, rubbing your temple. Law shifts in your arms, making you look back down at him. He opens his eyes and blinks up at you. "Hey Law, you feeling better?" You whisper with a smile. He nods, and sits up. "This feels nice," he comments. "Yeah, I know," You say, standing up. "Come on, lets get you into some dry clothes," You add, leading him and Corasan back to the ship.
Once back to the ship, you swiftly change clothes and go to the door to head out. You stop, hearing Law talking to Corasan. "Why won't you talk to her? Don't you trust ___?" He asks. There's a quiet reply which makes you lift your eyebrow. "What? Don't tell me you're shy around her," Law says. No response. You decide to go out anyway. "Well... I feel better now," You tell them. Law hops off the stool he was on. "Well, I'm going to sleep now," He says suddenly. He starts for the hammock. "Not so fast," You huff, intercepting him.
"What?" He asks as you kneel in front off of him. You take off his cap and kiss his forehead. "Sleep well Law," You murmur, putting the hat back on his head as he blushes. "G-goodnight ___," He says before shuffling to the hammock and getting in. You chuckle and cover him up before going back out, "Such a cute kid," You comment, looking back at the sleeping boy. "We should get some sleep too," You add to Corasan.
He nods in agreement and you follow him into your room. You close the door behind you and lean against it with a slight frown. Corasan pauses and looks back at you. 'What's wrong?' He writes in his notepad. You look into his eyes, "It's... Take my ship, find Law a doctor," You tell him, opening the door to walk out again. He grabs your arm, making you look back at him. 'Where are you going?' He scribbles. You shift, "There's a reason I went off alone Cora... I..." You trail off. "I have to go," You murmur, pulling free from his grasp. You get to the deck and collapse as pain surges throughout your body, and you black out.