You pace with folded arms as Kid and Law finally catch up. "Law." You glower at him, holding out your hand.

"Thanks for waiting." He replies with a smirk, giving you Sabo's i.d. Taking it back, you look at Sabo's face, feeling a small smile pull on your lips. Law's brow raises before a small frown comes to his lips. "... Let's go." He says before starting past.

The three of you start down the long abandoned streets, looking for the address on the i.d. Eventually you find the apartment building near the edge of the ruined town and enter it, splitting up to go from room to room.

You frown, going through another trunk of dresses and clothes that didn't suit the brothers. "Damn..." You murmur under your breath. It was the same for the next few houses. Then in a small rundown apartment you find an outfit hanging in a closet just like Sabo's. "Guys, I think I found it." You call. They join you, helping search out the clothes.

"Looks like theirs alright." Kid comments.

"Alright lets pack it up and go." Law mutters, starting to put the clothes in a bag. You walk through the apartment, dusting off some pictures and smiling at the brothers before death. You decide to collect a few souvenirs from the apartment along with clothes before starting out with the guys.

Kid pulls them back as voices sound on the streets. "How many more do we gotta collect?" A voice says drawing near.

"As many as we can. You know how Doffy is. Always over the top." Another voice says. You and Law stop at that, exchanging a glance.

"Who's he going to sic them on this time?" The first voice huffs.

"Don't care as long as it ain't us."

You frown at that and a growl comes from Law. Kid lets go of you and him. "You know... No one will know if they die here." Kid murmurs. You look back at him in surprise before you and Law exchange a glance.

"Sometimes you gotta help out karma." You agree darkly.

"Hopefully the pink bastard will follow suit." Law nods taking out the box of rubber gloves he holds it out to you and Kid.

"Such a clean freak..." Kid sighs putting some on as you do the same.

"They've been capturing undead, get the plague if you want. I'm more worried about ___'s wellbeing anyways." Law retorts simply.

"Could just say you love me." You joke. He pauses before stalking out. You and Kid exchange a glance at that before following after him.

It's easy to track down the pair of trappers again. You and the guys split up to surround them. You recognize the familiar sensation that steadied your heart and made your veins tingle as you step in their path. They pause in confusion, watching you warily.

"You shouldn't follow such heinous orders so easily boys." You hum as the other two sneak up behind them. "Either way it results in death." You add just as Law and Kid grab them. The struggle doesn't last long as they're strangled by your comrades and sink to their knees.

"We can dump them down the west disposal shaft before heading to see the brothers." Kid says, picking up one. You nod and to to help Law with the other. The three of you detour to the closest disposal shoot before recollecting the bags and heading up the ladder to the top of the wall, walking on it until you spot the forest.

"It's just in there." You point with a sword before latching it to a pipe and sliding down to the ground below. You wait for them to join you before starting for the forest. There weren't many undead here thankfully, so getting to the house was easy. "Sabo?" You call lightly, slowing your pace.

Soon after your call, Luffy leads his brothers out of the house, grinning at you. Sabo blinks at the bags you carry past into the house. Law and Kid trying to keep close, seeming uneasy about the surroundings. You set the bags on the table and step back. Kid and Law do the same, letting the brothers poke in them curiously.

Ace is the first to freeze for a moment before pulling out an orange hat with odd goggles on it. He looks over it quietly, shoulders slumping slightly. You tilt your head as Luffy pulls on a straw hat, shifting happily. They seemed to become a bit excited as they pulled out certain things.

After a bit Luffy suddenly turns to you, shuffling over and hugging you with a soft hum. You blink and smile softly, patting his back. He pulls away after a bit, going back to the bags. Ace comes over to you at that with a smile, touching his forehead to your temple before showing you a compass happily.

"Is that yours? Its pretty cool." You comment. His smile widens and he hugs you briefly before movin back to go through the things some more. You look to Sabo, seeing that he had stopped to flip through a journal carefully. He seemed to have become solemn suddenly. You frown, shifting a bit and wondering if you should ask him if he was okay. His eyes pause, gliding over to you. He straightens up as he meets your gaze, offering a small smile.

After a bit you tell Law and Kid to head back without you, much to their displeasure. "It'll be dangerous to go back home alone ___." Law tries to convince.

"I'll be fine. I'm sure they'll escort to the wall. I'll be fine after that." You offer a shrug and smile. Kid shifts and Law grits his teeth in frustration, but they leave without another word. You relax a bit more, rubbing your cheek as you watch the doorway quietly. Sabo tilts his head, earning your gaze as he gives a questioning look.

"Don't worry. I'm just staying a bit longer." You breathe. He blinks before smiling and coming over, carefully taking your hand and guiding you to the room you had woke up in. You pause, blinking at it. "Wow... It looks... Livable." You mutter impressed. Had they cleaned this for you? You look at Sabo and he nudges you to go sit on the bed. He seemed to be up to something, but you sit down without asking. Even the bed felt cleaner. You glance up as he returns with some of the journals and books that were collected during the retrieval of their things. He sits beside you, touching his chest before touching the journal on top.

"You wrote in this? You want me to read it?" You guess lightly. He nods, pointing to you then himself. "Read to you?"

He gives another nod and you settle against the wall with a hum, pausing when he shifts closer to you as the other two enter the room. They huddle around you and you start to read aloud. It was mostly about the city they lived in before the outbreak breached the walls. Sabo used to be part of the security in that district along with his brothers, sharing an apartment near their station.

He wrote about day to day odd jobs and occurrences. The people he met and had to arrest. You pause as a certain story comes up.

"The other day I heard of a woman that killed a man for hurting a zombie. I couldn't help but be awed by it. How strange and ironic the story seemed..." You trail off with a frown. Sabo tilts his head and touches your cheek with a knuckle.

"She wasnt just a zombie. She was my best friend... She was just wandering about and this man thought it would be funny to... Mutilate her." You murmur. "She had just died the day before... I didn't care that she was undead... She was still my friend..." You feel that old sting from her loss, like a nail in your heart being pulled on. You phase out for a moment but then you feel the trio trying to comfort you with hugs and blink back.

You meet Sabo's gaze for a moment and he offers a small smile before touching his forehead to your temple and closing his eyes. Your hand drifts over his as you lean into his hug silently, not minding the faint scent of death on him. This was comfortable, too comfortable as your eyes drift shut. Then sleep consumes you.

Your eyes ease open to a candle lit room. Your eyes focus on the steady rising of his coat. Soon your eyes trail to his right arm that held up his journal. You could feel the left one supporting you against him. You blink a few times letting it all sink in before a small blush comes to your cheeks and you carefully peek at his face. His eyes were glued to his old writings, seeming to be studying it closely. Soon he pauses, eyes drifting to you. They widen slightly before he makes an embarrassed face, trying to hide it under the journal.

"Heheh. Sorry I fell asleep. You were just so comfortable." You breathe. He peers at you shyly and you smile in response, not really moving even though he unwrapped his arm from you in his embarrassment. He smiles in return, setting the journal to the side and turning to you more, leaning his head against the pillow as he watches you. "Can I borrow some of your journals? I want to know more about you." You ask lightly. He blinks and smiles with an airy breath, giving a nod.

You thank him before peering around the room. The other two were busy playing with some cards that had been in one of the bags. Outside the room seemed pitch black. "Oh... Guess it's too dark to go home... Can I stay and cuddle with you til morning?" You hum teasingly. His eyes grow huge at that and he covers his face shyly. You giggle at him, hugging him thoughtfully. "I'll take that as a yes."