Kid sits up with a yawn and looks down at you. He smiles a bit, quietly petting your cheek. Ace was asleep over your back and Luffy hugged one of your legs, cuddling it happily. Waking up to the feeling of someone's hand on your face, you crack an eye open, finding the redhead sitting up next to you. When you try to move, you feel the weight on your back and leg and sigh lightly. "I knew I'd end up with more than just one of you here." You hum. "Who is where?" You ask Kid, trying to find out who all had climbed into bed with you without just flipping them all off of you.

"Ace." He points at your back, "'uffy." He points to your leg. "'Iller cooking 'acon..." He sniffs the air and licks his lips. You blink at that, lifting yourself from the bed and turning slightly so that Luffy rolled off your back onto the bed, the movement not seeming to disturb his sleep, before sitting up.

"Cooking bacon?" You question, eyebrows furrowed. "Can he even reach the stove?" Kid shrugs before easing off the bed.

"Let go 'ook!" He breathes going out quickly. Luffy and Ace just yawn and cuddle up to each other instead, snoring softly. You get up from the bed, looking at Ace and Luffy, before stretcher and heading into the kitchen, surprised to find a rather tall man with long blonde hair in your kitchen.

"Ummm...Killer?" He looks back and smiles slightly.

"Good morning," He greets. Kid gaps at him.

"No 'air!" He bursts. "I'm surprised too Kid. I didn't use my powers nearly as much as you." He murmurs, focusing on the food.

"Powers..." You murmur quietly, raising an eyebrow at Killer, wondering if you had ever seen him using any sort of power. "Um good morning. Making breakfast?" You ask, walking into the kitchen to stand next to him.

"Yes. And I do have them." He smirks, suddenly on your otherside. "I'm very quick. Here's your plate, and Kid already has his.

"Ayoo! Iz 'oob!" Kid hums from his seat at the table, already eating. Your eyes widen, staring at the blond man.

"I uh...that's interesting." You say, taking you plate slightly stunned before going to the table. You take a bite of the food, smiling. "This is really good. Thank you."

"No problem, I'm glad to finally be able to do something for you." He murmurs, finger hooking a strand of your hair.

"'Oob!" Luffy cheers, charging in now wide awake. Ace shuffles in and grins the moment he sees you.

"Mooonin! Moonin ___!" He greets happily, hugging your leg. "I wuv oo ___! Moonin!" You smile down at Ace, patting his head.

"Morning hun. Love you too." You hum, looking between him and Luffy. "Did you two sleep well?"

"Yaa! Ee 'eep wi' oo!" Luffy cheers. Ace just cuddles your leg happily.

"'Uv oo, 'uv oooo~" He gushes adorably.

"Alright you two, get to your seats and eat." Killer chuckles, setting down their plates. Grabbing your fork again, you finish off what's on your plate, all the while looking at Killer curiously.

"So, are any of you gunna turn out not good looking? Cause it's a little weird to find someone that looked a fraction of my age yesterday incredibly attractive."

"Probably not. This is the main way we deceive people." Killer tells you. "Would you be more willing to sale your soul to a gremlin, or a fox?" You sigh, shaking your head.

"I guess you do have a point." You chuckle a little, picking up your plate and standing from your spot. "Though, foxes are sort of cute and cuddly."

"... Actually, soldier demon's are different, instead of looks, they're made destroyers." Killer looks to Kid, who pauses and looks away. Frowning, you pat Kid on the head.

"Well, I'm sure you will be just as good looking as everyone else." You hum, leaning down to kiss his forehead. "You're such a cutie now that you will be amazing when you grow up." Kid blinks up at you and smiles widely at you.

"Wow... I think this is the first time I've seen him smile...." Killer comments.

"Kid 'uv ___! Kid 'uv ___!" Ace sings teasingly. Kid blushes heavily and glares at the freckled demon.

"Up!" He snaps. You chuckle, ruffling his hair. "Cute." Standing, you take your plate to the sink. "I'm happy if I can make you guys happy. It's a win win."

"Here, let me help you with that, you should get ready to head to the daycare." Killer steps beside you, tail brushing the back of your leg.

"That you Killer. You're such a sweetheart." You smile, kissing his cheek. "And such a big help." You hum going to the bedroom to change. Killer smiles softly at that, pink dusting his cheeks.

"No problem..." He mutters. Kid blinks after you before looking himself over, looking at his hands with a small frown. You get dressed quickly, coming back to the dining room.

"I wonder if you guys have stuff to change into?" You mumble, looking over the three small demons.

"I got them all something before I started on breakfast." Killer points at the bags that sat on the couch. "I can get Ace and Luffy dressed for you."

"Thank you Killer." You say, giving him a warm smile. "I will get Kid changed and then I think we can go. Where are you going to go today? Do you have things you will need to do?"

"I don't know, I'll help you out today, the full moon is coming up so they might get unruly with their powers." He informs you.

"Oh. That should be..." You look over at Ace and Kid. "Fun. I'm sure it will be a ton of fun." You say, going and picking up Kid. "Let's get you changed so we can head out." Kid smiles at you adorably, rubbing your cheek.

"We pway ooday?" He asks you. "Oogever?"

"If that's what you'd like." You smile, setting him down on the couch and rifling through the bag. "I'll be here for as long as I can be." Kid hums, patting the couch in thought. "Wha' pway?" He tilts his head as he watches you.

"I'm not sure. I bet we will find something though." You smile, grabbing clothes for him and helping him change quickly. "There you go." He smiles and holds his arms up to you.

"Otay! Ee go outside?" He questions, tail wagging.

"Sure. We can play outside today. As long as it's nice out." You say, picking him up. "You three ready to go too?" You ask, turning to Killer.

"'Eady!" Ace chimes waving his arms. "'Ets goo!" Luffy cheers happily.

"Alright. Let's get going then." You hum, leading the way over to the nursery. Ace was singing the way over.

"___~ Iz sho pwetty!~ ___~ Iz sho underful!" He sings happily. You chuckle, Giving Ace a small smile.

"Aren't you a sweetie." You say, pushing the door to the nursery open so everyone could walk in.

"Ee back!" Ace cheers charging in and to the playroom.

"'Ait fo' me!!" Luffy giggles chasing him. Kid hums, mushing your face in content.

"I'll go see if there's a fire extinguisher in here, just in case. " Killer decides. You set Kid down, smiling after Luffy and Ace.

"That would probably be a good thing to have." You nod. Killer nods and starts to search for one while Kid looks around quietly, not really sure what to do at the moment. You pat Kids head. "How about we see if the others want to go play outside for a while?" You ask, peering down at him.

"Otay! Ca' I ge' metals?" He squeaks, looking up at you with a smile.

"If you can find some I am sure it's fine." You tell him. He smiles more before going through the cabinets.

"I 'et stonger' an' 'et 'igger... t'en I 'ug oo!" He says half to himself

"So cute." You smile, looking over to Ace and Luffy. "Hey guys, you two want to go play outside. The weather was nice on our way over here."

"Outside!!" Luffy charges and tries to stop but smacks into the door. Kid snickers at him, loading silverware a pot before dragging it over. Ace dashes out of the play room completely naked with a grin.

"Yay! Out'ide!"

"Oh my...." You mumble to yourself, going over to help Luffy out the door before turning to look around the main room. "I wonder what he did with his clothes?"

"Fioo ___! Fioo!" Ace chimes proudly, waving his arms cheerfully.

"... I think he burnt them off..." Killer comments, returning with a fire extinguisher.

"Well then...I guess we will have a naked Ace running around for a while..." You hum, following the others outside.

"You can go get him dressed, next time he lights up I'll put him out." Killer offers lightly.

"That would probably be a better idea." You laugh going over to grab Ace. "Come on buddy. You need clothes if you want to play outside."

"Otay!" Ace chimes happily, petting your cheek affectionately when he can reach it, nuzzling your other cheek cheerfully. "Wuv oo!"

"Love you too sweetie." You smile picking up the small boy and taking him back home to find more clothing for him.

"Weally?" He grins, touching his cheeks.

"Of course. I love all of you." You tell him, setting him down on the couch and going through the bag Killer had brought. Finding a small dragon onesie you pull it out with a smile. "No burning this one off okay?"

"Mmm..." He hums innocently, "'iss? No fioo fo' 'iss?" He hums with a small smile, tapping on his lips. You chuckle, leaning over to give him a kiss.

"There." You hum holding a finger up to your lips. "But you can't tell everyone else. They'll get mad." He grins with a blush, covering his face with a giggle.

"Deal!" He snickers.

"Alright. Let's get back over there." You say, picking him up and putting him on your shoulders, heading back to the nursery He hugs your head.

"___~ Iz sho' bootiful~ I wuv 'er sho 'uch!!~" He sings messing with your cheeks. "I will 'arry ___!~"

"Oh really?" You grin, looking up at the freckled boy. "Marry me? That's quite the commitment."

"Yesh! I wuv oo!" He giggles, grinning back. "Ace's bride!" He cuddles you affectionately. You laugh.

"You are such a sweetheart Ace." The two of you arrive at at the nursery, spotting the others playing outside. You reach up, taking Ace and setting him on the ground. "Let's go see what they are up to."

"Rah!" Kid chimes happily, making his silverware man chase after Luffy who hobbles away giggling while Killer sets up a large umbrella and chairs for you to sit in the shade. You smile watching them for a few seconds before going to sit under the umbrella Killer had put up.

"Have any trouble?"

"Nope, Kid likes me too." Killer sticks out his tongue playfully. "Nice onesie choice by the way, very suiting." He nods to Ace, sitting beside you to watch the toddler's play.

"I thought so. It's fitting." You hum, looking up at the umbrella. "This is nice too. Thank you."

"Didn't want you to get a sunburn." He shrugs, "Then I won't be able to hug you." He smiles slightly.

"Well aren't you sweet?" You laugh, shifting your gaze to watch the small demons play. "So, do you like being grown up now? Or did you find it better to be small?"

"I feel the same." He looks at his hands. "It is nice to be able to help you more though." He tilts his head with a thoughtful smile. "Which did you like better?" You shrug looking at him.

"I can't pick. You're still you, so I like you just as much now as I did when you were small."

"My thoughts exactly..." He smiles. Kid trips, chasing the other two and goes down face first. "Uh oh.." He frowns worriedly as Kid pushes himself, blood on his lips, eyes tearing up as he starts to shake. You frown, standing to walk over to Kid and kneeling in front of him. You use the bottom hem of your shirt to wipe the blood from his lip.

"You okay?" He starts to sniffle, getting up and hugging you shakily, hiding his face. Killer relaxes slightly since he had expected the regular tantrum from the redhead. You rub his back comfortingly, kissing the top of his head. "Wanna go clean your face off a little more and then we can come back and play again?" He nods quietly, still sniffling.

"I'll keep an eye on these two for you then." Killer speaks up.

"Thanks Killer." You say, picking Kid up and taking him to the kitchen, setting him on the counter next to the sink and grabbing a damp rag from beside the sink. "Alright let's see what we got here." You wipe the remaining blood from his lip and some that had smeared onto his cheek, looking over him for any other injuries. "Anything else hurt?" He shakes his head, busted lip sticking out in a tearful pout. You look him over again, wiping away the tear stains from his cheeks. "Alright then." You hum, leaning forward to kiss just under his busted lip. "To make it feel better." His face explodes into red and he nearly falls back in absolute surprise, starting to sputter incoherently. You watch him for a few second before laughing lightly. "Surprise you? I'm sorry." You smile. "Ready to go back outside?" He nods, hiding his face in a shy and embarrassed manner.

"O-Otay ___..." You pick him up, taking him back outside and setting him on the ground.

"Alright, go play." You smile, patting him on the back. He nods stiffly, going ahead with a blush. Killer chuckles lightly, watching him join the other two.

"He really does like you." He comments in amusement.

"I'm glad." You say, watching the redhead run around. "Hearing about him before had me a little on edge. I guess because he likes me, he is happy and doesn't cause trouble. All of you deserve someone that makes you happy. If I can be that person for at least one of you I'm happy." Killer smiles and pulls you down onto his lap, hugging your waist.

"Good, its really nice to have a nondemon around..." He rests his temple against your shoulder. You blush lightly.

"Is it? I thought having a human around would be annoying."

"No... Just different, you're a lot kinder, while others are brutal. It's nice to be able to relax."

"Kind. Good thing you didn't meet me before my run in with death." You laugh dryly. "I was...different."

"I think we still would've liked you." He hums thoughtfully.

"'Ere go!" Kid holds up a metal flower to you, blushing lightly. "'Ere go ___!" You smile, leaning down slightly to take the flower from Kid.

"It's very pretty. Did you make this?" You ask, looking over the metal flower appreciatively. He nods with a light blush.

"Fo' you..." He murmurs looking to the side.

"Wow, you did great Kid, I didn't even know you could do that..." Killer mutters

"I like it very much. You did a great job. Thank you." You hum, kissing the top of his head before ruffling his hair. Kid grins sheepishly at that before he and Killer pause.

"Ah, there you all are." Mihawk hums, coming out of the nursery building. You stand, frowning slightly.

"Hello. It's not like you to show up midway through the day. Is something wrong?" You ask, your mind going to Zoro who had gone with the man the previous night.

"I'm just here for him." He points to Kid. Kid holds onto your leg at that, looking at the other warily.

"Him? Why?" You furrow your eyebrows looking down at the redhead. "He isn't fully grown yet. And I've always said they are more than welcome to stay with me."

"The others can afford to stay. However, it's clear that this was a poor decision on his part." He leans down to get the toddler.

"N-No! ___!" Kid holds onto your leg tighter. You back up, moving Kid behind you with a frown.

"You still haven't answered me. Why are you taking him?" You ask again, anger lacing your tone.

"He's a soldier. He's not to have weaknesses of any kind." Mihawk meets your gaze sharply. "That also includes emotional weaknesses, which means soft spots for others, like you. Now, hand him over." He breathes, straightening up. You frown deeply, looking down at Kid and laying a hand on his head.

"I...no he shouldn't have to go. He should get to pick where he wants to be. Where he is happy..." You shift your gaze to Killer, begging for help. Killer gets up, swiftly tackling you out of the way as Mihawk's black tail lashes out, slashing the ground where you had been. Kid stiffens, eyes widening in shock.

"Do not stand in my way human." Mihawk glare coldly, taking a step toward you but Kid runs up to him, pushing his legs.

"No! I go! I go!" You suck in a deep breath, glaring at the dark haired man, still slightly in shock that he had tried to attack you. You didn't know what to say, you were livid. Looking down at Kid a few feet away from you, you frown, giving a sigh of slight defeat, your eyes watering slightly.

"Okay." Mihawk picks up Kid at that, turning to leave. Kid looks at you sadly, tears leaving his eyes as he waves goodbye.

"Ba-bye ___... I 'iss oo..." He sniffles before Mihawk disappears with him. You stand in shock for a few seconds, a few stray tears escaping your eyes. You shake your head, wiping them from your face and plastering on a fake smile. You didn't want to make the others feel awkward with your crying, so for now you'd hide it.

"Okay guys...uh...you want some lunch?" Ace and Luffy look up at you, lips quivering before hugging your legs and crying.

"'Awky 'ean!" Luffy cries.

"'Id!!!" Ace bawls. Killer hugs you from behind, face hiding behind your shoulder and shaking slightly. You frown, the tears coming back to your eyes.

"I'm sure it was for the best..." You murmur, running your fingers through Ace and Luffy's hair comfortingly. They sniff and raise their arms to you, wanting up, tears glistening in their eyes. You lean down picking them both up and kissing their foreheads.

"Come on. Let's get inside." You say, turning to look at Killer. "Thank you...for pushing me out of the way."

"We would all be more upset if you got hurt in the process." He offers a sad smile, touching your back. "Thank you for trying." Sighing, you nod a little.

"I just wish I could have done more." You say quietly, looking at where Mihawk and Kid had disappeared. You shake your head again. "Okay. Inside. Lunch time."

"'Unch time!" Luffy chimes while Ace hugs your neck, nuzzling your cheek affectionately.

"Yeah, what should we make?" Killer hums.

"Something different." You say, going inside and trying to come up with something that you thought everyone would like. "You guys ever had ramen?" They shake their heads and Killer smiles.

"I'll take them to the play room so you can make it." He hums.

"Thank you. I feel like I've been saying that a lot." You say, setting Ace and Luffy down. "You guys have fun. I'll be down in a few minutes with lunch." They nod and head down, Killer kisses your cheek softly before following them. You go to the kitchen, sadness starting to come back as you grab what you needed from the cabinets. You get enough down for the four of you, leaning against the counter as you wait for the water to boil. Heaving a sigh, you during our hand into a fist. It had been your fault he had to be taken. Not that you knew he wasn't supposed to be fond of anyone. But you had tried your damnedest to make him happy and comfortable and in the end it led to him being taken away and sad.

"Hey, you alright?" Law asks, tilting his head. He had just stepped through the portal to visit but, he was expecting you to be alone and sad. You jump a little looking up and wiping away a stray tear. "Oh yeah I'm fine!" You say, turning back to the pot.

"How was work? Everything go okay?" Law frowns heavily, coming over and turning you to him, cupping your face.

"What happened ___?" He breathes softly. You shrug slightly.

"Mihawk came and took Kid. Said he couldn't have weaknesses or something like that. Kid didn't want to go..." You frown, leaning your head against Law's shoulder. "I just wasn't expecting it..." He hugs you warmly, rubbing your back.

"It's okay... Thanks to you, Kid was happy for a bit. And that happiness is going to stick with him now. He won't feel sad when he thinks of you. Only happy, because I know you made him feel important." Sighing, you lift your head a little.

"I hope you're right..." You mumble, turning back to the pot so it wouldn't boil over. "Do you want some? I can add more for you?"

"No... I just came here to see your beautiful smile to help motivate me to finish work faster." He pouts slightly. You chuckle, stirring everything together.

"I'm sorry I'm so down then." You hum, glancing over at him. "I don't know that I can muster a real smile at the moment." Law shrugs and hugs you warmly.

"That's okay.. Maybe tonight then, since I'll be able to stay." He kisses your cheek. "I know you're going to miss him. But soldiers break rules all the time, so I'm sure he'll visit once he's bigger."

"You don't have to work tonight? That's good that they gave you a day off." You say, turning the burner off and pulling the pot from the stove. "It will be nice to have you around for a little while tonight." Law smiles at that. "I'm glad you think so... I'm gonna cuddle the sad out of you." You smile slightly.

"Oh is that right?" You hum, grabbing bowls for everyone. "We will have to see about that."

"You will." He rumbles looking down the stairs. "Food!" He calls down. You fill up bowls, waiting for everyone to come upstairs.

"You sure you can't stay for lunch?" You ask Law, tilting your head slightly. "I'm sure there is enough here for you to eat too." Law hums, peering at you.

"Well... I can't reject you." He smiles softly.

"Law!!" Ace and Luffy cheer, running up to the demon and hugging him, tails wagging

"Ah, the last two, all smiles." Law ruffles their hair.

"They are happy to see you." You say, carrying two bowls over to a table before going back to get more. "Go on you two, foods on the table." Ace and Luffy giggle, dashing over to the table and climbing into the chairs.

"Hey Law." Killer greets when he comes up. Law looks him over with a hum.

"Seems we'll be in the same line of work." He comments.

"Oh fun." Killer sighs.

"It's easy." Law shrugs.

"Easy? Is it really?" You ask, grabbing two more bowls and holding them out to Law and Killer.

"Yeah. We're great liars." Law shrugs, "Just not with you, feels wrong."

"I can second that." Killer nods.

"Well, that's nice to know." You say, going to sit at the table with your own bowl. "Hope you guys like it." They sit on either side of you, eating steadily.

"I like this..." Law hums thoughtfully.

"Very good." Killer agrees.

"Yum! Yum!" Luffy and Ace cheer .

"Good." You smile. Eating what was in your bowl before stacking yours, Luffy, and Ace's together to take to the kitchen. "Thank you for staying Law."

"I missed you." He shrugs slightly, "I'm glad I got to see your smile." He gets up, "See you tonight."

"Alright. Have a good rest of the day." You hum, taking the bowls into the kitchen. He kisses your cheek before leaving. Killer gets up to help you with the dishes.

"Are you okay?"

"I think I will be okay." You say, frowning slightly staring at a bowl you were drying. "I'll miss Kid though..." He helps you, tail wrapping around your leg.

"Me too... He has it rough, and I want to be around my best friend, and see him smile around you..." He murmurs sadly.

"I guess it's like Law said though...he was happy while he was here. And even if he can't be around me, I'm sure he can still be around you." You finish drying the last bowl, leaning against the counter. "You'll just have to keep me updated on how he is when you do see him."

"I will, dont worry." He kisses your cheek, "I know he'll smile when I update on you... Hell, maybe he'll come see you right afterwards. I know I would."

"Who knows." You smile a little. "Okay, lets see what we can find for these two to do."

"... Movie?" Killer asks you carefully. "They'll like it, and be asleep by the time it's over."

"That sounds good. Wonder if they will sit still long enough to watch it and fall asleep." You say, going back to the main room. "So, you guys wanna watch a movie?"

Luffy blinks and tilts his head, "'Ovie?" He asks.

"Yea!" Ace squeaks happily. "Wha' dat?" He tilts his head adorably.

"Um, better to just show you." You say, going over to a shelf full of movies and picking one at random. "We are gunna sit down and watch...whatever this is."

Oh... Otay! Ee 'uddle oo?" Ace smiles up at you brightly.

"Yeah!!" Luffy cheers, waving his arms.

"Sure we can." You smile, sitting down on the couch. You pick up Ace, sitting him on one side of you, before picking up Luffy to sit in your lap. "And you can sit here." You say to Killer patting the spot on the other side of you. Killer smiles and does so, putting an arm around you as they all look to the screen, waiting curiously. You snuggle in between the three of them, watching the movie, which happened to be some animated thing you had never heard of. You lean against Killer slightly, wrapping one arm around Luffy, and the other around Ace. Luffy, and Ace enjoyed it, giggling off and on as the they watch. Luffy suddenly freezes, shaking slightly as a red mist wraps around him, growing until it disperses, a brunette man sits in your lap now, completely naked, but he doesn't mind, stretching with a smile and cuddling you blissfully. You squeak a little, trying to maneuver out from underneath the naked man. "Um. Luffy. Can you get up? Sooo we could get you some clothes..." He blinks at you and grins.

"Okay!" He gets up and stretches. "I didn't expect that to happen already." He sighs. Ace was pouting heavily at that, looking down solemnly. You cover you eyes, shaking your head.

"I didn't either to be honest." You shoo him away with your other hand. "There are bound to be clothes somewhere that you can wear.

"Come on. I'll show you." Killer chuckles, leading the other out. Ace sighs heavily beside you, flopping over your lap. You run your fingers through the boy's hair, smiling down at him.

"It will be okay. I'm sure it won't be much longer until you're grown up too."

"I 'ig brover..." He grumbles. "'Ow 'Uffy say ee iz..."

"No. I don't think he would do that." You chuckle. "I'm sure you will always be considered his big brother." He hums and gets up, crawling onto your lap and hugging you happily, cuddling you more.

"Aww mine now! ___ my bwide!" You laugh, patting him on the back.

"Still wanna marry me huh? Cute."

"Uh huh! I wuv oo!" He grins up at you, freckled cheeks dusting with pink. "I go'in mawwy oo!" You lean forward kissing his forehead.

"Love you too sweetie." He giggles and hugs you tighter.

"What dis?" He tugs his hood on and points at it. "Wha am I?"

"Oh. It's a dragon. Depending on what color they are, decides what kind of magical breath they have. Like if they are green it's acid, and if they are white it's ice. But red ones are supposed to be the best, cause they breathe fire." You say, giving him a smile. He grins more.

"I 'ragon! Woarrrrr!" He makes claws with his hands, looking so adorable. You giggle, holding your hand to your chest.

"Oh a dragon! How scary!"

"Oh no! 'On't be 'cared! I won' hurt oo!" Ace gasps, hugging you. "I won' hurt oo baby!"

"So you're gunna be the big bad dragon that protects the princess hmm?"

"Uh huh! I won' wet anyone hurt my ___!" He says, looking up at you seriously. "I bea' up 'Awky fo' 'aking ___ sad!" You smile at him softly, putting a hand on his cheek.

"You don't have to do that. I'll be okay. Don't put yourself in unnecessary danger for my sake." He pouts at you.

"But I wuv you..."

"Sometimes keeping yourself safe protects those you love more than putting yourself in harms way to defend them." You say, brushing hair from his face. He blinks and nods.

"Oh... oo 'til wuv me?"

"Of course." You say with a small smile. He hums and Luffy and Killer return.

"Hey! Thats my spot!" Luffy pouts. You chuckle, patting the spot next to you where Ace had been.

"I don't know how comfortable it would be to have a fully grown person sitting on my lap. How about you sit next to me?" He huffs, sitting next you with a sigh.

"Ah man... I can't hang out with you anymore..."

"Sure you can. You'll have time off here and there and you can come visit me. Just like Law does." Luffy just flops into your side.

"That's not enough..." He grumbles.

"I'm sure you'll be fine." You say with a small smile. "You can come see me during breaks and everything too. You'll see me so much, you'll get sick of me."

"That's impossible!" He gasps hugging you. "You're the nicest being ever!" You laugh, ruffling his hair.

"I'm glad you think so."

"What now?" Luffy asks.

"Shanks should be here soon to lead us," Killer informs him. You frown a little.

"I will miss you two. It going to be so quiet without you guys."

"You'll have Ace, and Law will return soon." He rubs your back while Luffy hugs your waist with a pout

"That's true." You smile slightly, looking at Ace. "I'm sure you will keep me busy."

"Yea!!" Ace cheers adorably. Luffy snickered, patting his head.

"I'll leave her with you Ace." He rumbles.

"Careful, I feel he'll be very sneaky with us not here." Killer comments.

"I think I'll be fine." You say, smiling over at Killer. "Pretty sure I can handle him."

"I trust you then." He smirks, patting your back. Ace yawns and sits back against you.

"Good." You hum, settling back into the couch to watch the rest of the movie. Soon, Ace is asleep and a hand comes over your eyes, lips pressing against yours softly.

"Shanks!" Luffy cheers quietly. You huff lightly, shooing the hand from your face.

"Good afternoon. How are you Shanks?" He pouts at you.

"I'm sorry, I heard about earlier and spoke with Mihawk, he's sorry for attacking you. He's just having a bad day." You frown, looking down a little.

"...it's fine. I guess I understand his reasoning behind taking Kid. And I was in the way." Shanks frowns, touching your cheek.

"Mihawk went about it wrong though, I'm in charge of soldiers, not him." Shrugging, you give him a soft smile.

"It's okay. Sure I'll miss him, but it's for his safety and wellbeing that he was taken right? And I'm more worried about that than not being able to see him." Shanks smiles a bit.

"It's also for your protection too ___," He points out.

"That's the least of my worries." You shrug. "Right now my priority is keeping these guys out of trouble."

"We're demons. Trouble is in the blood." He hums. "Anyway, I'll be taking Luffy and Killer now. You're welcome to stay home tomorrow with Ace if you want."

"I think that would be nice." You hum, picking Ace up slowly so you wouldn't wake him. "If that's the case, is it okay to head there now?"

"Go ahead, see you later, and if you want anything at all, you know how to contact me." He rumbles as the other two peck your cheeks. Nodding you make your way to the door.

"Of course I will. You three have a good night." They smile after you before disappearing. Ace yawns and cuddles up to you more.

"Alright. Let's see what we can find to do at home." You mumble to yourself, making your way home. Once inside, you sit down on the couch with Ace, flipping through the channels to find something to watch. Law peers out of your relax room and smirks.

"Psst." You blink, looking over at him and raising an eyebrow.

"Hello. When did you get here?"

"Not long ago... Wanna join me in the hot tub?" He smiles lightly. Glancing down at Ace, you chew on your bottom lip before standing and laying him down on the couch.

"Hot tub sounds pretty great right about now."

"I thought so, I got you some swimming clothes, I wasn't sure what you would like so... I might have gotten a lot..." He admits.

"That's fine." You smile, going over to him. "Let's see what you picked. I'm curious to see what you found." He smiles and points to your bed.

"I'll be in the hot tub." He adds, brushing past. You go into your room, rifling through the bathing suits on your bed. You pick one up, deciding that it was your favorite, and take it to your bathroom to change. After you finish changing, you go the the hot tub, climbing in with a sigh.

"This was very much needed." Law settles in beside you with a hum.

"It is cozy..." He agrees lightly, with a soft smile. "Sure is quiet now.. Did you forget someone?"

"Did I?" You hum in thought. "Ace just fell asleep, so I left him to take a nap on the couch. Killer and Luffy went with Shanks a little while ago." You blink. "Oh right, Luffy is grown now too. You had left already when that happened." Law looks at you in surprise.

"No fair, how did he manage to do that so fast? He's the youngest."

"I have no idea. Ace was pretty upset about it." You say, sinking into the water some more. "Maybe he is stronger than all of us think." Law shrugs.

"Sure. And hamsters are the world's greatest dancers." He hums slightly sarcastic. You nudge him in the side with a small smile.

"You never know. How else do you explain it?"

"... Got me there." He hums, easing you into his side, resting his cheek against your temple. "This is really nice."

"It is." You smile lightly. "It's so quiet. I feel like it has been ages since it's been this quiet. It's only been a few days though..."

"A few days... Wow... felt longer... but that's my whole life so far." He breathes thoughtfully.

"It's so strange for me to think of it like that." You say, looking over him. "Seeing as you look like your in your twenties now and just a few days ago you didn't look any more than 3 or 4."

"I guess it does seem odd to a human. You grow so slow..." He hugs your waist, kissing your cheek softly.

"It's pretty normal. You know, we grown for so many years. Then we live. Then after so long we die." You hum, looking up at the ceiling. "It's normal to me anyways. Do you guys ever die?"

"We can. But it's often by angels or other demons." He informs you lightly.

"That's...a bit of a relief? I think. It makes me happy to know that you guys will be around for forever." You say, leaning into him.

"... I want you to be too." He breathes softly, looking down with a slight frown. You chuckle, pulling your hands from the water to look at them.

"It would be nice to live forever. I'd get to stay with all of you."

"... I wonder..." Law looks at you quietly, deep in thought. "No... You've already sold your soul..." You sigh, dropping your hand back into the water.

"That's true. But had I not done that, I wouldn't have been here in the first place. So I will enjoy the time that I do have with all of you." Law frowns, cupping your cheek and making you look at him.

"I'll treasure every moment." He breathes and pecks your lips. You smile slightly, leaning your head on his shoulder.

"I'm sure I have a lot of time left to spend with all of you." He holds you close, head leaning on yours as his tail wraps around you. You stretch slightly, standing.

"I should make something for dinner for you and Ace. Anything you would like?"

"... You." He murmurs, looking to the side with a light blush. You blink at him, blushing darkly. Most of the times he had flirted with you, it had been in more of a joking manner, but he seemed a little more serious this time.

"I uh....don't think I'm on the menu."

"... We could order pizza, I'll just shift our location," He says, looking back at you

"Pizza does sound good." You say, nodding and climbing out of the hot tub. You grab a towel and wrapping it around yourself. "What do you mean by shifting our location?"

"We're not really accessible for a delivery. This is an outskirt of hell after all." He rumbles, getting up and out.

"That's true...so what do we do exactly?" You ask, tilting your head. He hums, taking your hand and leading you out to the main door, closing it and locking it.

"Now, touch the door, and think of where you'd like to move, and I'll do the rest.

"Um...okay." You look at the door, deep in thought, before extending your hand to touch it, thinking about your old apartment building in the middle of downtown. His hand comes over yours, pressing firmly as his eyes go black and a cool black ribbon of power starts to wrap around your hands, buzzing lightly. You blink at the ribbon, slightly in awe at whatever it may be, and little confused. "What now?" You ask, looking up at Law. He pulls away when it disperses.

"Take a look." He smirks You furrow your eyebrows in confusion, opening the door. You stand in slight shock when you see the familiar hallway that had once led to the small ratty apartment you had lived in.

"That is....so cool."

"Welcome home, kinda... ready to call for pizza?" He hums

"Oh yeah! There is a great delivery place around here. That's why I thought this place up." You say with a smile. "Umm...phone?"

"You can use mine. I'll get you one too." Law hands you his. You unlock the phone, staring at the screen in slight confusion when you see your own face, fast asleep as the background.

"When did you take this?" You ask, raising an eyebrow and turning the phone so he could see it. He blinks a few times and blushes.

"I-I get breaks at night too...." He looks away.

"I see." You chuckle, turning the phone back around to look at the picture again. "At least it's not a horrible picture...."

"... Please call and give me my phone." He breathes, somewhat nervous for some reason. You smirk a little.

"Why the rush? Have other stuff on here you don't want me to see?" You ask, starting to flip through the phone's different files. Law blushes more.

"___...." He whines slightly. You start walking off, flipping through the phone's gallery, finding more pictures of yourself sleeping along with some of you and Law cuddled up together, and a few of him kissing your cheek.

"I must be a heavy sleeper..." You chuckle. Law hides his face in his hands in embarrassment.

"I did not foresee this..." He mutters. You just laugh to yourself, clicking out of the gallery and dialing the number for the pizza place. After ordering enough to feed the three of you, you hand Law's phone back to him with a small smile.

"You know you could just ask for a picture of me. I don't mind." He peeks at you, tail starting to wag.

"Yes please."

"Well then come here." You say, grabbing his wrist and pulling him next to you. "You take one with both of us. That has to be a much better background than me sleeping." He smiles, pulling you into his chest, eyes baring into you gently, affectionately.

"This okay?"

"This is fine." You hum, grabbing the phone from his hand to hold it up so you could take a picture of the two of you. Law cuddles you happily at that, enjoying the closeness. You snap the picture, looking at it happily before showing it to Law. "See. Much better than me sleeping." You say as you flip through the settings, making it the new background to his phone. He nods quietly, looking at the new background with a smile. You hand him his phone again, going over to sit on the couch where Ace was still asleep. "So what do we do while we wait for food?"

"I.... don't know... Well..." He looks at your back, eyes trailing up and down you before looking away. "I don't know..." You hum in thought, tilting your head back to look at him.

"Wanna watch a movie with me?"

"Movie sounds great." He hums, going to your room. "He'll wake if it's in there." You nod in agreement, standing and following him to your room and sitting on the bed.

"Have any ideas on what to watch?"

"Do you need to ask?" He smiles at you. Sitting beside you, peering at you quietly.

"Something scary?" You ask with a small smile. "I know you liked scary when you were small." He nods.

"You can cuddle me if you get scared." He winks, moving closer.

"Oh I'm sure." You smile, flipping through movies until you find something scary before laying back on the bed. "This one okay?"

"Yeah." He answers, sitting against the headboard to watch. You lean your head his chest, wrapping an arm around him. Law blinks in surprise before smiling and putting his arms around you. The two of you watch the movie for a little while, you enjoying it for the most part. The bell rings, signalling that the pizza had arrived, making you jump a little before sitting up to go to the door. Law follows after you, pulling out his wallet to pay, Ace sits up on the couch with a sleepy whine. You turn when you hear Ace, letting Law go to the door while you went to sit next to the freckled toddler.

"Have a nice nap?" He hums sleepily and peers around. "Ee home?" He murmurs, looking at you.

"Yeah. Shanks came by to get Killer and Luffy and told me that we could go home. He also said we could hang out here tomorrow." You tell him. "We ordered pizza too. I think that's what is at the door."

"And now in the kitchen." Law comments loudly, peering in.

"'Izza?" Ace tilts his head at that.

"Yeah. I think you'll like it." You say, setting him on the floor and leading him to the kitchen. Grabbing a few plates, you set them on the counter, putting a few slices of pizza on each of them. "At least I hope you do. I love pizza." Ace watches you curiously while Law grabs a slice and starts to eat with a content hum. You take plates to the table, setting them down and lifting Ace onto a chair.

"Try it." You say sitting down next to him before taking a bite from a slice off your plate. Ace tries and lights up eating happily, catching part of it on fire.

"Mmmmmm"

"I guess that means you like it." You smile, watching him easy happily. "Good." Ace starts to babble adorably, although every other word or so was 'fioo'. Law ignores him, watching you instead. You finish the first slice of pizza and grab another. Taking a bite, you look up at Law. "Something on my face?" You question, grabbing a napkin. He blinks.

"Sorry, I forget to look away sometimes." He hums. You smile slightly.

"Is that right?" You say, looking back to your pizza.

"Yeah... You're pretty..." He looks down with a light blush. Ace frowns at him in vague annoyance. You blush lightly.

"Well uh...thanks for thinking so. You're so sweet to me."

"Eh, you rubbed off on me..." He breathes, before stiffening as fire licks up from his lap. "Don't catch me on fire!!" He bursts, trying to pat it out. You giggle, turning to Ace and trying to frown at him, but you weren't really sure you were able to pull it off.

"Ace you shouldn't catch people on fire. It's not very nice."

"Ee try to 'teal my bwide!" Ace defends, folding his arms and puffing his cheeks.

"Oh no you don't, she's gonna be mine, you little fire starter." Law argues.

"Nu-uh! I mawwy ___!" Ace shoots back.

"Not if I marry her first!" You shift your gaze between the two of them, eyes wide.

"Uh...guys. Shouldn't I have a say in this too?" They both freeze and look at you as if they had forgotten you were there for a moment. Law blushes and coughs out a 'sorry' before getting up and disappearing into the hot tub room. Ace giggles lightly at you.

"Uh-huh! And oo 'ill pick Ace!" He chimes. You chuckle lightly ruffling his hair.

"Who knows who I'd pick. I don't think I would feel right making any of you commit to someone who will only be around for a short period of time." You say, picking up both of your plates and taking them to the kitchen. "While you guys will be around forever. I won't. And I wouldn't want to leave any of you like that."

"So? I 'ill love ___ fo'ever!" Ace declares.

"I know you say that. Forever is a long time though." You say, giving him a small smile once you make it back to the table. You lift him from his chair setting him on the floor. "But if you think so, then I'll believe it." Ace looks up at you, frowning heavily like he wanted to say something more.

"One 'ay..." He grumbles. You chuckle, going back to the couch and sitting down. You pull your legs to your chest, resting your chin on your knees. "So, what would you like to do until bedtime. I don't think there is much in here..." You say looking around the living room.

"I no kno'..." Ace shrugs, "What do oo want do?" He squeaks coming over You tap your chin, looking over at the door. Your eyes light up briefly causing you to stand and walk over to the door, opening it to find that you were indeed still in your old apartment building.

"You guys wanna see some of my hometown?" You ask, hoping you were loud enough for Law to hear.

"Yes." They say together, both coming over to you and watching you curiously

"Awesome. Let me go change." You say, running into your room and throwing on something comfortable before going back to the door and picking up Ace. "Its sorta small, but downtown is really pretty once it gets dark out." You say, grabbing Law's hand, pulling him out the door and down the hallways to the door leading outside. They look around curious and quiet, enjoying themselves already,

"Okay so this" You gesture widely around you. "Is pretty much where I grew up. I mean I moved a little more into town once I got out of school, but basically I've been here for forever." You say pulling Law along again. "That over there is our movie theater. It was built around 100 years ago and there are tons of stories that it's haunted." Law and Ace peer at the theater before looking at you with straight faces.

"It is." They say together in an ominous way.

"That's....slightly terrifying." You hum, before pulling them along again. "This is one of the Pawn Shops I frequented. Jasper normally gave the best deals."

"Friend of yours? Want to go visit them?" Law tilts his head curiously at you. Ace gushes at the shiny things in the window.

"Friend....I guess that's a word for it. We could. He is probably wondering why I haven't been by in a couple days." You say, starting towards the shop. Law hums, watching you curiously before peering around with a hum. It was interesting to see your hometown, it was nice. You push the door to the shop open with a smile, spotting a grey haired man behind the counter. "Jasper! How are you?" He looks up from rearranging something in the cabinet to give you a wave, staring in slight shock when he sees the two behind you.

"Evening. I've been well enough. And you? Haven't seen you in days." Law offers a polite nod while Ace hugs you, hiding his face in a shy manner.

"I've been..." You look between Ace and Law, trying to figure out the right words. "Otherwise preoccupied." You hum, rubbing Ace's back. "This is Ace and that's Law." Jasper looks between them again giving them a small nod.

"So does that mean you aren't..." He trails off.

"No. Not anymore. I think those days are over for me." Law smiles, putting an arm around you at that.

"Yeah, we keep her pretty busy."

"That's good to hear." Jasper says with a small smile. "Though I'll miss my best supplier." You chuckle.

"I'm sure you will find someone to fill my spot Jas." You lean over giving him a kiss on the cheek. "See you again soon."

"I better. You need to keep in touch."

"Will do." You say giving him a wave over your shoulder before leading Law out. "There isn't much else to show around here really..."

"Then... Let's get you a new phone.'' He offers with a small smile.

"That would probably be a good idea." You say looking around. "So is it just a regular cell phone?"

"You can get whatever you want. I've bought a lot of souls, and payment for those is... more than you're used to carrying." Law winks. "I can be your sugar daddy." He jokes lightly. You chuckle.

"If you say so." You pull him into a small store grabbing a phone that you felt would work before handing it to him. "This should be fine for me."

"Alright, you want to get anything else for home?" He asks, looking at the phone.

"I can't think of anything. Shanks did a good job of making sure I would have everything I needed."

"Nothing you've wanted to have? Come on ___, I want to spoil you." He complains with a pout. You think for a few second with a small frown.

"I really can't think of anything...I've got more than I could ever even dream of back home. home." Law pouts heavily now and Ace yawns again, getting bored.

"Wha now?" The freckled demon asks you.The three of you window shop for a while through downtown before heading back home.

"So I guess you need to put us back where we were?" You ask Law with a small yawn.

"It doesn't matter, the others will teleport inside anyway." He hums peering at the sleeping Ace in your arms.

"Okay." You hum, going to lay Ace on one of the needs in their room before going back to yours. "I think I'm going to go to bed." You say, grabbing clothes to change into from your dresser.

"Alright, I'll join you in a bit." He says with a smile, grabbing some clothes to change into as well. You go into the bathroom, changing quickly before going and climbing into bed. You yawn again, getting comfortable.

"It's been a long day." You mutter to yourself. He comes in after changing, crawling in with you.

"It has... And now, you're all mine." He lays beside you, pulling you into his chest and kissing your cheek. You smile lightly.

"Mhmm...Hopefully tomorrow is better." You say, curling up against him.

"I hope so too." He nuzzled your neck softly with a hum. "Goodnight beautiful."

"Goodnight Law." You hum, drifting off to sleep.