"You wrote a contract?" Eustass Kid questions, reading over the single page you handed to him and Law.

You had really sat down and chewed on the entire idea once you had gotten home, and had started to list out notes to make sure you were keeping everything in order. That had shifted into drafting something like a contract, not that it was meant to be legally binding in any way. You had titled it "Terms of Endearment" because you're a nerd and it amused you, but now that the two of them were reading it with bemused smirks on their faces you wanted to take the pages back and just disappear.

You were all having coffee and donuts at a café down the street from the Gym. Having this conversation at the Gym felt wildly uncomfortable so you had all opted for the small café.

You were also acutely aware of how good the two of them looked right now. They weren't wearing anything special, jeans and t-shirts both of them, but maybe it was because everything was out in the open about your feelings, but it just wasn't fair. It was hard to focus on them before now, and it was certainly worse now.

Worse? Better? Right now it was really hard to say.

"It's... yeah." You admit your face going red. "I got worked up last night thinking about everything and this helped me calm down, and -."

"No, it's fine Mouse." He interrupts, his face twisting as he fights to stifle a laugh. "It's very you."

You make a displeased noise, and Kid covers his mouth with his hand.

"You want Eustass-ya and I to spend time together... without you?" Law questions. Unlike Kid he had been reading over it for the last couple minutes.

"Eh?!" Kid turns his attention back to the paper and starts reading, you can see his golden-brown eyes moving back and forth.

"Yeah, I mean, you guys don't have to get along 100%, but I'd like you to be able to get along with each other without me around. I don't want to worry I'll be coming back to a fight or something every time I leave you on your own." You explain. "Not that that's really ever been a problem, but-."

"I get it. You're worried the change in dynamic from friends to lovers would make things worse." Law interrupts with a sigh. His expression says he wants to argue but can't. "The logic's sound."

"This is all Honor System based." Kid says after reading the whole thing.

"Yeah, I'm not trying to get lawyers or blood oaths involved." You're grinning as you look between the two of them. "Besides, I trust you two. If not then, well, I mean, I probably wouldn't have been willing to try this."

Kid makes a face as he looks over it again.

"What's wrong?"

"There's nothing in here to protect you." He says, setting the paper down and tapping it. "What if we get to the end of this trial and you decide you don't like either of us? I mean, if you pick one or the other, then the other just bounces – finds a different gym, keeps their distance on campus, that sort of thing."

"I... huh? I mean... we would just... go back to being friends, right?" You had been so sure about that, but seeing Kid and Law's faces was making you feel weird.

"(Y/N)-ya..." Law hesitated, but you could understand the look on his face.

"Sorry Mouse, but we did this because... I mean, shit. It sounds like a punk-ass thing to say, but I'd need some time if you picked that emo-fuck." Kid's expression was caught between embarrassment and frustration.

"He's not wrong." Law admits.

"Oh. Oh... ah hahaha, aahh – heck." You put your hands over your face. "I'm... I'm sorry I didn't realize."

"It's alright, we were trying to not pressure you." Law explains.

"... The way you two keep talking, it's like you've been talking about this between yourselves before now." You say, peeking from between your fingers enough to see them both flinch.

"It was... a few weeks ago." Law starts explaining. "We both knew how the other felt about you long before then (Y/N)-ya, but-."

"Long before then?" You repeat. You're not mad, but you were starting to wonder how long you had been oblivious about these two. You're starting to feel a little horrified that you never noticed before now.

"... I'm not gonna recount sappy shit like that in front of him." Kid grumbles. "But yeah, long before."

Law clears his throat and pulls the conversation back. "A few weeks ago, we heard someone talking about Sweetest Day. We made, well, a Gentleman's Bet. We'd ask at the same time, the same way, and take whatever happened."

"I said you wouldn't be able to choose," Kid interjects with a grin. "You're too nice, Mouse."

"That's when we agreed to offer the compromise." Law finishes dryly. "The counteroffer," he says tapping the paper, "wasn't exactly expected, but I can't say I'm completely surprised."

You're quiet for a moment before you sigh. "So, everything's going to change just before winter break no matter what."

"Everything was going to change once you graduated," Kid says, and when you catch his gaze you can feel the heat rising in your face. "We weren't exactly oblivious, Mouse."

"It's another reason why we were willing to take the risk." Law adds.

"I wasn't... I mean, I meant to... um."

"Meant to say nothing and just let that ship sail, eh? Gonna move back to whatever part of the Metro you came from and let it go?" Kid's voice was mostly teasing, but there was a twinge of irritation. "That's letting things change for shitty reasons, Mouse."

"For what it's worth," Law offers. "You weren't overt, but it wasn't impossible to notice either, and the two of us are around you more than most."

Kid grunts. "You didn't smile at Killer the same way, and your voice wouldn't hit the same pitch, unless it was him." He explains, jerking his thumb toward Law.

"Oh gods don't start telling me my tells." You say, putting your head down onto the table and covering the back of your head as you face goes red. "It's too late for me to stop and I don't need to hear it."

Kid chuckles. "Alright, but there is one more thing we need to talk about, Mouse."

"Somewhere other than here, though." Law says, standing up. "It's not a conversation that needs to be overheard."

"You comfortable having us over?" Kid asks as you and he get up as well.

"I mean, yeah?" You did just admit you trusted them, and they were more likely to behave with the other around to keep them in check.

"Let's head over there then," Law says, "I'll drive."

"Do you even have a car? Your whole crew's a buncha eco-freaks." Kid asks as you all file out of the café. "I just can't imagine you rocking anything with more leg-room than a Prius."

"You make it sound like you haven't customized that beast of yours to be practically zero emissions." Law retorts easily, clicking a button and flashing the lights on a black Audi with gold rims.

"That's not a Prius," you grin at Eustass as he snorts. "Is that an RS7?"

"It's the limited edition," Kid grumbles before Law could answer.

You made Kid sit up front with Law and gave directions to your apartment from the café. It was a short enough drive, and nothing happened in the car. You took them up to the fourth, and top, floor of the complex and brought them into your space.

It was a simple enough design. A small hall with a coat closet and space for shoes that opened into a kitchen on the right and a living room space beyond that. Your bedroom was to the left, just after a door to a half-bath that was meant for guest usage. The full bathroom was beyond that, with a better entrance from your room. It was almost completely square, and easy enough to maintain. Ideal for one person with enough extra space for a couple guests.

The living room had just enough space for a sectional couch and a TV, with a couple stools that were under the breakfast counter that separated the living room and kitchen.

You made coffee and tea for drinks for everyone and Kid and Law settled into either side of the sectional. Setting drinks down, you pulled a stool over to the coffee table and sat on it, facing the two of them.

"So, what's the clandestine topic you have to share that can't be said in a café?"

"How much do you know about the Metro's underground?" Law asks calmly.

You almost choke on your tea.

"I mean, I grew up close to the center of the city." You admit, regaining your composure easily. "I'm sure I know more than most. Like, I know the Warlords by name, and I know they're meant to keep the Emperors in check. I know the outer sections have, um, Kings – people who establish themselves in those areas and make a bid for either a Warlord position or Emperor position.

"And all that is because everyone believes the legendary One Piece is somewhere in the center of the Metro." You take a sip of your tea as you finish.

"Wow, Mouse." Kid looks genuinely surprised. "Here I thought you were just a little house mouse."

"Do you know who the King of East Blue is?" Law sets his tea down as he asks. If he was surprised by what you knew you hadn't caught his expression.

You nod. "I would like to hope so."

"Friends of yours?" Kid questions and you nod again. He laughs, and it's full of amusement. "Fuck Mouse, we were walking around on our tiptoes and here you're practically in the same boat."

"Eh?"

"Eustass-ya is the King of South Blue, and I'm the King of North Blue." Law explains. "Half of why I'm finishing my degree here, and why Eustass is here, is so we can watch over East Blue for Luffy while his crew's traveling."

"So... you're all friends?"

Law shrugs. "It's more like an alliance."

"It turns out what we're all after is just different enough there's no reason for us not to help one another." Kid explains.

"I... huh." You sit on the stool and mull over what you were hearing.

"We wanted you to know what you were potentially getting into, if this goes forward." Law says. "It's not the kind of information that should said lightly, but it would be -."

"It'd be fucked up if you fell for us without knowing we're basically criminals, Mouse." Kid interrupts.

"Yeah... I..." You make a weird noise of frustration. "Hang on."

You get up and go into your bedroom, pulling a picture down that has you, Luffy, and Shanks. You're barely even ten in the photo and Luffy's a couple years younger, and Shanks wasn't pushing forty. You go back out into the living room, looking down at the picture, before sighing and handing it over.

"I'm... not allowed to speak on the details, but I think that says enough."

You might not have seen any surprise on Law's face before, but you certainly saw it now. He handed the photo over to Kid who nearly dropped it.

"Well, I guess it's a good thing he's not part of our plans." Law admits, shaking his head lightly. "Of all the possibilities to expect, this was not one of them."

Kid laughs, setting the picture down on the coffee table. "We're all a bunch of idiots. No wonder you were always so vague about your family, Mouse. Fuck, we were all worried about running the others off by bein' honest." He leans back, putting his arms out along the back of the couch. "This all sounds like the best outcome we coulda hoped for."

"I mean, yeah, but... ah, I hope I don't come across as rude for saying this, but I'm not officially associated with, um-."

"Neither of us are here 'cause we're trying for anything like that." Kid says with a crooked smile, waving his hand idly. "I mean, we didn't know about any of this until just now."

"And we're not like the Charlottes," Law added. "We're not going exploit you."

"Oh, no, I didn't, I just -."

"It's fine, Mouse. We get it." Kid pats the couch. "We got all the details covered, come sit down."

"I am sitting." You insist, motioning to your stool.

"You're not sitting. You're perched like you're a sneeze away from locking yourself in your room." Kid says, giving you a sarcastic look. "Your paper thing said you wanted the three of us to hang out from time to time, and not just one or the other of us, so," he pats the couch again. "I'm not going to eat you. I mean, not unless you ask me to."

"You've sat between us before," Law points out.

"Yes, before uh..." You wave your hand idly, but get up with a bit of a sigh, walking past Law's legs to sit in the turn of the sectional. "It was easier when I didn't know that anyone knew."

Kid slides a little closer, turning at the last minute and bringing his leg up so there was a buffer between the two of you. He's still tall enough to close the distance, but he stays back for the most part.

"If anything makes you uncomfortable, just use a color system, Mouse." He offers with a sure grin. "Green means you're good, yellow means you're not sure and things need to slow down, and red means you need things to stop."

"That sounds like safe words for BDSM," you muse, glancing over and seeing Law's moved closer as well, his position mirroring Kid's.

"It's a straightforward way to communicate that's easy to remember in the heat of the moment." Law explains, the look in his eyes making your face go red. You can't hold onto the golden gaze and look away, opting instead to look at your knees and feet. "What color are you at now?"

You can feel Law and Kid leaning closer. You can feel your heart thundering in your chest, and you're certainly you're lit up like a Christmas tree right now, but you're not uncomfortable. Embarrassed, sure, and certainly not in a mind to initiate anything yourself, but you don't feel unsafe.

"G-green."

"You're beet-red and you're saying green?" Kid muses. He doesn't sound argumentative, just curious.

You nod.

"Can you explain it to me, (Y/N)-ya?"

"I... I'm not afraid, and, um, even though I'm – I'm," you stumble over the word and just wave your hand around your obviously red face. "It's... not... uncomfortable. I'm not worried or... anything."

"So, if we go a little further," Kid's voice is heavy in your ear and you can feel the tickle of his breath against your skin.

His fingers slip over your yours lightly, and Law's do the same with your other hand. You can't believe these two coordinated this, but you can imagine they're both caught up in the moment in similar ways. Kid's hand is hot, almost feverishly so, and Law's hand is cool by comparison, almost cold. Neither were uncomfortable, but you were reminded of red vs blue, fire vs ice, night and day.

Definably different, but oddly similar at the same time.

"If you just turn your head a little," Kid prompts.

You shake your head. "I... I don't want to choose, I'm sorry."

"Then me first," Law's voice is practically a command. "I don't want that punk's lipstick all over the place," he grumbles, a thin cool finger pressed against your chin, turning you gently toward him.

You can hear Eustass click his tongue, but he doesn't argue. Law's lips find yours, soft and dry and warm, with a kiss that's restrained. You can almost feel the need and want that lingers behind it, it's practically chaste, if not for the emotions behind it. You could feel your heart flutter, and the little zip of electricity that skip through your chest made your breath come out just a little heavy.

You smiled softly at Law before you turned toward Eustass.

"Don't start being competitive already," You say, seeing the wolfish grin on Kid's face.

"Yeah, yeah, c'mere, Mouse." His words are grinning more than his mouth as his lips push against yours. The hot kiss carried the scent and feel of lipstick, but the same restrained emotions swirled behind it. Given his usual default level of fire and passion you felt like he was restraining himself even more, to avoid making you think he was being competitive.

The flutter and zing of your heart was different from what Law did to you, but it was still deeply pleasant and, admittedly, addicting.

If these first kisses were any indication, you were going to face a terribly difficult choice come winter break.

A/N - Okay, so I SWEAR when I started this I was like "Let's do a nice easy slice of life type deal, just focus on the romance, no Shenanigans."

And look.

That's... that's not how this is gonna go.

BUT THERE WILL STILL BE GOBS of Emotion and Romance and such.

Just.

Also Shenanigans.

The Shenanigans were not planned, but they're here now. (With 20 chapters of story planned out AND I AM JUST NOT CAPABLE OF SHORT STORIES OMG.)

(okay, but also that kissing bit at the end was just arglebargle Heckin' Adorably Hot ♥ \lol/ halp I have made myself have an embarrassment from my own writing. )

Law's car is this Audi, but with gold rims. <3