Lawsan

As Christmas was just around the corner children were writing there Christmas letters to the jolly old man Santa. But one was always early. At the beginning of December there was always one that was early. Loulee wrote on the sheet of pink paper. Her crayon dragged across the page asking for something you cannot wrap up in a box. Not something you can just buy with money, or make. She looked up to her father who was cutting out gingerbread men. He had that small fake smile on his face, Loulee knew what she really wanted for Christmas. She folded the paper and slipped it into an envelope. She sealed it and wrote Santa's name across the envelope.

"Okay dad!" Loulee called.

Sanji smiled and turned to her, "You have your letter to Santa?"

She nodded, Sanji took the letter writing back there address before putting two stamps in the corner. She smiled as Sanji handed it back to her.

"Go put it in the mailbox." Sanji winked.

She nodded jumping off the chair from the kitchen and pulled on her coat. Sanji watched as she put on her shoes and left going out to the mailbox. Where the mailman stood putting the mail in. Loulee scrambled up to the man and climbed up on the rock she handed him the letter. The man smiled taking the letter.

"Early again miss Loulee." He said.

She nodded, "Can you deliver this to Santa for me?"

He chuckled, "Right away."

She smiled as he nodded and continued on with his day. He smiled patting the letter in his pocket as Loulee went inside. Sanji just put in the tray of cookies for later. Loulee pushed the box of ordainments into the living room. Sanji turned to her as she smiled to there naked tree, she turned to her father and grinned.

"Come on dad, you said we could decorate the tree." Loulee said.

Sanji chuckled wiping off his hands, "I did say that didn't I?"

That letter was sent all over the world, to a small island in the north. Heart island. Where there was a famous writer lived there. He's written a few books, and now would be one of the many writers to answer children's letters to Santa. Law sighed pulling his messenger bag onto his side. On heart island, it was rarely cold. Funny, a island in the north, not getting cold. Law didn't mind though. He liked it warm anyway. Law walked down to his office which he shared with Baby 5 and Monet.

"Look at you, you got your first Christmas letter." Baby 5 chimed.

Law snatched the letter from her hand, "Don't you two have some, tea to be drinking or something?"

"Since Law is here, we can go have our lunch break." Monet said.

And there went the two. Law sighed relaxing in his chair, he pulled out his phone and made a phone call. He pressed his phone to his cheek and shoulder opening his desk. Law pulled out his letter opener sticking it in the flap of the letter and ripping it open.

"Law!"

He gave a small smile, "Corazon."

Law pulled out the letter and set it down as Corazon was going on and on about Law coming to visit him for Christmas.

"Corazon, I will see what I can do." Law sighed.

"You can't blame me, I haven't seen you in two years. I want to see my son." Corazon whined.

Law chuckled, "Yes I know."

"Oh Law, I finished reading your second book. I really like it. And I heard your one of the writers for santa's letters."

Law hummed, "I just got an early letter."

"What do they want for Christmas?"

"I haven't read it yet because I called you first."

"Oh. Well, you will call me again later won't you?"

"Yes yes."

"Okay, good. I love you."

Law blushed, he scoffed back an 'I love you too' before hanging up. He picked up the letter, he sighed kicking back waiting to read about some toy a child wanted. Or something for themselves. But. This wasn't.

"Dear Santa,

This Christmas, I want to ask for something you cannot build. Or make in your toy shop. What I want for Christmas is for my dad to be happy again. Since my mom left us seven years ago. He hasn't been the same. I know your the man of miracles and I want you to help. Well if you could, it would mean the world to me. I'll even leave an extra cookie out for you."

Law chuckled at that.

"I hope there is something you can do.

With love, Loulee Black."

Law smiled softly pulling out a blank sheet of paper, he started to write on the sheet inking the blank page. His words sunk deep into the page hoping to give the girl some hope and help her with her wish. Law then folded the two paged response and stuck it into the envelope and wrote Santa in the corner and Loulee's name on the blank envelope. Law got up sealing it and stamping the corner. Before he went outside to Mail the letter. He noticed the island that it was being sent to and smirked before sticking it into the box.

"Dad!" Loulee cried.

Sanji perked up to Loulee running into the house with a letter. She climbed up onto the kitchen table holding her letter from Santa. Sanji smiled as she ripped open the letter and frowned. She couldn't read it, it was in cursive. She pursed her lips looking up at her father who took a seat before Loulee.

"Well? What does it say?" Sanji asked.

"Oh, um. I can't read it." Loulee said.

"Oh? Do you want me to read it?"

"But you gotta promise you won't be mad."

Sanji furrowed at that, "What did you do?"

"I asked Santa if he could help cheer you up. I know you haven't been the same since..."

"Your mom left. It's okay to talk about it Loulee I don't mind."

Loulee handed him the letter, Sanji took note it was two pages long. He sighed and began to read the letter out loud.

"Dearest Loulee,

I've written this letter at least three times. I know being Santa I should have all the magic in the world to fix things. But. This is one of the things I cannot fix. I read your letter expecting you to write something for yourself. But you have surprised me with your kind heart to help your father. Now, I know it must be difficult to have lost your mother and only being raised by your father. But. I'll let you in on a little secret."

Sanji flipped to the next page.

"I knew someone who lost both of his parents. And was raised by his father all alone. And they made it out just fine. Here's my advice to you, just keep him happy, give him all the hugs you can, and keep on smiling. Then, you will make his day everyday, keep your head up Loulee. Someday you will give this advice onto another, like I am giving to you. Have a Merry Christmas, I'll see you soon.

Love Santa." 

Loulee smiled as Sanji had a small smile to the letter.

"Dad, can we go build the snowman now?" Loulee asked.

Sanji nodded as they dressed in there winter clothes and went out into the front yard. Sanji and Loulee had fun building half of there snowman before a war of a snowball fight broke out. Until Loulee started to get cold. Sanji took her inside helping her change into her pajama's and they cuddled by the fire with cups of coco. Sanji wrapped a blanket around them. Loulee looked up to her dad holding her coco.

"Do you feel better now, after what Santa said?" Loulee asked.

Sanji chucked, "Much, all thanks to you."

He set down his coco before embracing her, she smile and patted his head.

"I love you dad."

"I love you to sweetheart, but. You have to go to bed now because someone has school tomorrow."

"Awe what? That's dumb."

Sanji chuckled as they finished there coco and went upstairs where Sanji told a Christmas story. Having Loulee fall asleep halfway through. He chuckled shutting the book and leaving. He went into the living room putting the book on the bookshelf. In the corner of his eye, he noticed the letter. Sanji looked up to the stairs before back to the letter. He pulled out a sheet of paper and smiled.

"Dear Santa,

Or whoever wrote that letter to my daughter..."

Law yawned opening the door to the office earning Monet and Baby 5's attention. They scrambled as Baby 5 hid a letter behind her back. They exchanged a look before looking to Law. They smiled sweetly.

"Good morning Law." They said.

Law squinted hanging up his coat, "What did you do?"

"Who's Loulee's father?" Monet asked.

Law cocked a brow, then remembered the letter he wrote to the little girl.

"That's none of your business."

He approached them snatching the letter back from Baby 5, they read it at least three times. Law sat at his desk, and glanced up to the two girls with smiles across there faces.

"It's a love letter, I think he likes you Law." Monet teased.

"Will you two go bug off." Law growled.

They giggled as Law pulled out his phone and called Corazon like he did everyday. Around the same time.

"Law!" Corazon chimed.

"Hi Corazon." Law said.

"Hey Corazon! Law has a boyfriend on your island!" Baby 5 called.

Law groaned as Corazon gasped. He pushed them out of the office and shut the door locking them out. He was tuning out Corazon asking about this mystery man. Corazon smiled holding his tea at his favorite cafe stumbled upon. Literally, he tripped falling into the cafe. It was small and sat next to a restaurant. Sanji delivered the muffin, Corazon held over the receiver.

"Guess what!" Cora smiled.

"What is it this time Cora?" Sanji chuckled.

"My son has a boyfriend." He grinned.

"I do not!" Law barked.

He was about to drink his tea when Sanji put his hand on his lowering the mug, "It's still hot, wait two more minutes. You don't want to relive last weeks incident do you?" Corazon smiled as Sanji went off to behind the counter.

"I forgot to tell you Doffy bought you a ticket to come out here for Christmas." Corazon said.

Law groaned resting back against his chair, a hand over his face. Corazon frowned, as he sighed.

"Fine, fine, I'll make it down there. But stop asking him to do things for you."

"No no, he insisted. Oh and then we can meet your boyfriend." Corazon smiled.

"I don't have one!"

"Then why did Baby 5 say you did?"

"It was a letter I wrote back to one of the kids, and her father read it and I guess he wrote back to me. I haven't gotten a chance to read it cause I called you."

"Then, I will leave you to it. I'll see you in a week. I love you."

Law grumbled an 'I love you too' back before hanging up. He sighed picking up the letter and getting comfortable in his chair.

'Dear Santa,

Or whoever wrote that letter to my daughter. I wanted to thank you for helping, it sure did brighten our spirits and. It was sweet. Your kindness and your advice will not be ignored. I don't know if it's the wine talking, or my heart. But I will take your words to heart, I hope you know. It meant allot to me that you took the time to write back to my daughter. But, I don't know what else to say. I guess. Merry Christmas.

With tender care, Loulee's Father.'

Law smiled, pulling out another sheet of paper, and that's how it went for that week. Law and Sanji wrote letters back in forth to each other. Without giving a name, or what they look like. They were friends and looked forward to getting letters from one another. Law hopped he would run into this man while he was visiting his island.

He dressed warm, holding himself close. He wore his spotted hat and black hat sat on his head and wore his black and orange coat with a black turtle neck. Along with black jeans and boots. Law sighed getting on the ship to take him to Sunny island. Which by this time of the year wasn't sunny at all. It was cold, and snow was everywhere. Law was supposed to meet Corazon at this cafe, "All Blue." He claimed he would like it. But. Law begged to differ. He sighed climbing into his cabin and resting for the rest of the time. It was going to take half the day to get there. So. Law arrived early that next morning. He pulled on his backpack, and headed up on deck where the boat had docked and people were getting off. He pulled on his hat and walked up to a large map of the island.

"Is there something I can help you with?" A woman asked.

Law turned to her, "Yes, I am looking for a cafe, 'All Blue?'"

She smiled, "Go straight ahead, make a sharp right and its across the street."

He nodded a thank you before he started his way. He shuddered to the change of the temperature. Law breathed on his hands before rubbing them together. He looked around seeing some small changes to the town before he stood at a light. The light just turned so he couldn't cross the street.

"Daddy!"

He turned to a little girl dashing through people.

"Loulee!" Sanji called.

Law perked up as he watched the girl dash almost into the street. He grabbed the back of her coat and pulled her onto the sidewalk just before a car sped by. Sanji stood on the other side of the street holding a bag of groceries. She looked up to Law who furrowed to her. Once the light changed Sanji crossed the street setting down his bags and embraced Loulee. He looked up to Law who looked puzzled.

"Thank you." Sanji sighed.

Law snapped out of it, "Is that your daughter?"

Sanji nodded collecting his bags, "Yes, I'm her father Sanji."

He was taken back, Sanji. Was better then he hoped he would be. His heart skipped a beat and stuffed his hands in his pocket.

"Is there anyway I can repay you?" Sanji asked.

"Can you help me find a cafe? All-"

"All blue? That's my cafe, come with me."

He smiled as Law avoided eye contact. Loulee noticed his hands has tattoo's on them as he rubbed the back of his neck.

"What's your name?" Loulee asked.

"Law." He said.

"Why do your knuckles say Death?"

"Loulee." Sanji said, "Be Polite."

"Oh, thank you Mr. Law for saving my life."

"Sure kid."

Once they got to the cafe, Corazon stood outside and embraced Law. Picking him up off the ground and spinning him around. Loulee laughed as Sanji unlocked the door to the cafe. Law was set down as they all headed inside. They took a seat at Cora's normal spot in the back. Sanji smiled handing them menu's before starting up the machines. Law stuck up his menu by his face.

"Corazon." He whispered.

"Why are you covering your face like that?" Corazon asked.

"Shush! I need to tell you something. And you need to be quite about it."

Cora rested on his hands, "What is it?"

Law turned to Sanji handing Loulee a plate with a cupcake on it. He turned back to Corazon who had a large grin on his face.

"You like him." Corazon whispered.

Law furrowed, "Shush!"

"You didn't deny it."

He blushed slightly, "I've been writing to him, his daughter was the one I answered the letter to."

Corazon smiled softly, "And? You nervous to ask him out on a date?"

Law's face broke out in a deep bush, "I-I"

"Are you ready for your order?" Sanji asked.

Law slammed the menu down on the table, "Oh uh yes."

Sanji chuckled a laugh as Law sighed, Corazon ordered for both of them. While Law stared down at the table with a hint of a blush on his cheeks.

"Oh, and Sanji." Corazon said.

Law glanced up to him with a warning glare, "Corazon..."

"My son likes you."

Loulee perked up as Sanji clutched the menu's closer.

"Oh, I. I'm waiting for someone actually." Sanji said.

"Oh? Who?'

Sanji shrugged, "Just, someone I've been keeping in touch with. I don't know their name, but. Sorry."

"No dad!" Loulee called.

Loulee tugged on his arm, "He saved my life, you owe him at least a date."

"Then who will watch you?" Sanji asked.

"I can, I'm good with kids. I raised Law by myself." Corazon said.

Loulee gasped, "Just like what Santa said!"

Sanji sighed, "Alright then, how about we have a date? I ate least owe you dinner."

Law smirked, "Alright, I will see you then."

"Meet me at the Baraite next door at eight, if anyone gives you trouble tell them I sent you."

Law nodded before he went off to make the dishes, Loulee stood next to Law looking up at him. She smiled to him earning his attention.

"You going to come to our Karaoke night tomorrow?" Loulee asked.

Law glanced to Corazon who smiled and nodded. He and Loulee hit it off well, while Law was admiring Sanji. How quick his hands went to one thing to another in a flash. He rested on his palm getting lost in his own thoughts his dark eyes following the blonde.

As eight o'clock that night hit, Law was dressed in a button up with some silver hearts. He borrowed from Cora. His blue jeans and a black coat. His hat forgotten at Corazon and Doflamingo's house. Law stood outside the restaurant, he was planning on telling Sanji he was the man who had written his daughter back. The man who fell in love with his strong words and the many pages he spent to write back. He took a breath before opening the door. It seemed empty, some of the lights were off and one table set and a burning candle in the middle of the table. The kitchen door opened as Sanji stepped out.

"Oh, Good. I just finished." Sanji smiled.

Law shrugged off his coat and hung it up before he sat at the table. Sanji came back serving the dinner and wine before seating himself.

"Thank you for saving my daughter. I'm truly great full." Sanji said.

"Sure, I am glad to be of help." Law said.

He noticed Sanji was sort of down stabbing his pasta and eating it slowly.

"Is everything alright?" Law asked.

"It's fine, I just. Today I didn't get a letter." Sanji sighed.

Law sighed, "Look Sanji-"

"Sorry, I won't talk about it. I'm with you, what do you do?"

"I'm an author, I've written two books already. I used to be a doctor, but the hospital I worked in caught fire and we all lost our jobs. I tried to go back, but. It wasn't the same, there was new rules and I had to work my way back up to the top. So I just wrote about it."

"Oh, how fun. Are you working on anything now?"

Law smirked, "Why yes, I am."

Sanji smiled, "Can I know? Or?"

Law rested on the palm of his hand, "That costs a second date."

He got Sanji to snort a laugh. And this how it went. Sanji forgotten about the letter and earned rare chuckles out of Law. He started to fall in love with him all over again, Law fell for the writing. But. In person Sanji was just. Everything.
Sanji locked up as Law zipped up his coat and shuttered. Sanji pulled off his scarf and wrapped it around his neck. Law looked down to the blonde wrapping it around his neck. His eyes flicking to his slightly tinted purple lips. Then glanced up to the endless sea blue eye.

"Can I walk you home?" Law asked.

Sanji smiled linking his arm with Law's, "I'd like that."

Law smiled as they started the way home, the snow started to fall earning Law to look up to the sky. They enjoyed there company until they got halfway home.

"I can tell your not from here." Sanji said.

"I'm from the North, it. Doesn't snow there." Law said turning back to Sanji.

"I was born there, but I ran away onto a ship. And ended up here, to be adopted by my dad then. Grew up and started a family."

"What happened to your wife?"

Sanji clutched onto Law's coat, "Seven years ago. Loulee and I came home from work. My wife was home, along with. One of her friends at work, she cheated on me many times. I found out when we filed for divorce and she was pregnant with his child. Loulee was willingly placed in my custody and. Her mother never batted an eye to us again."

Law frowned before he embraced Sanji, he rested his chin on Sanji's. Sanji inhailed his scent of husky cologne and a hint of cigarette smoke. His arms snaked around Law's hips and held him.

"It's okay now." Law sighed.

Sanji clutched onto him, burying into his neck. Law stroked his head resting his cheek on his temple. Sanji pulled back and looked at him. His hands reaching up and cupping his cheeks, he got on his toes and kissed him softly. Law was surprised for a moment before he melted into the kiss and kissed back. Sanji smiled with a hint of blush on his cheeks pulling back and looked up to Law.

"Sorry." Sanji said.

"What's to be sorry about, I liked it, and I can see you liked it." Law hummed, "But, one kiss isn't going to cut it. Since I saved your daughter and all."

Sanji smirked and crossed his arms, "Oh and what will? I already cook you dinner, and kiss you."

"Give me two more, and then we can be even."

Sanji chuckled wrapping his arms around Law's neck and kissed him once more. Laws arms wrapped around his hips pulling him closer. The soft tender kiss soon grew into tongue and biting of lip. Little did they know they had an audience.

"Ewe, there kissing." Loulee whispered.

They pulled back with a silver string of saliva clung to there lips. Loulee and Corazon were hiding behind the fence looking like they just finished a snowball fight. Corazon had one of those smiles on his face. Not a happy one. But an 'Oh I see where your going' Kind of smile. Law frowned to him.

"Well, as fun as we had, it's time for a little missy to go to bed." Sanji said.

"No way! I want to pay with Cora and Law some more."

"Sorry sweetheart, you gotta do what your dad says." Law said.

She stuck her tongue out at him before her eyes lit up.

"Your still coming tomorrow right?" Loulee asked.

"I wouldn't miss it for the world." Law hummed.

She smiled as Sanji gave a quick kiss to his cheek and went inside.

"So, if your already sticking your tongue down his throat after the first date. You guys gonna go to second base tomorrow?" Corazon asked.

Law punched him in the arm.

It was this time, for sure. He was going to tell him. Law was going to tell Sanji he was the mystery writer. He sat in the cafe watching some people sing and preform Christmas songs. It was Christmas Eve. And Law figured he should be here to support Sanji. He also brought Cora, because he didn't trust him being alone. And that's how Corazon moved out here with Doflamingo. Law watched Sanji sing to his heart content. He did have a nice voice. Sanji tried to get Law to get him up there. But it wasn't gonna work. He wasn't going to do it. But after five drinks and feeling buzzed. Law went up and sang 'Doctor Heart Stealer' wasn't a Christmas song. But Sanji allowed it. But. He never confessed he was the writer. So Christmas morning Law went to the cafe and opened the door. Sanji perked up and smiled, but to his surprise Law handed him a letter. Sanji took it and opened it. He chuckled looking up at Law.

"I already knew." Sanji said leaning over the counter.

"How?" Law asked.

"You didn't think I could put two and two together. I just wanted to see how you would tell me."

Law smirked as Sanji cupped his cheeks and kissed him. He kissed back before he pulled back. Sanji furrowed as Law pulled out a manuscript to a book. He handed it to him.

"I figured you would want to be the first to read it." Law said.

Sanji smiled and nodded before Law went off to entertain Loulee. As Sanji got through halfway through the book. He smiled and turned to Law reading Loulee a Christmas book. He looked up to Sanji before back to the book.

"You wrote about us." Sanji muttered.