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"You're studying even on your days off? Nerd!" Nami shook her head at her brother when he opened the door with a thick book in his hands.

"These are not days off, I'm under inspection." Law replied, taking his glasses off and letting Nami in the house. "And yes, I'm a nerd."

"Show me your cat!"

"Straight to the point, I see." The doctor first looked around his feet to see if Monolith was following him like she usually did, when Law didn't find his kitten near him, he went to his bedroom and found Her Majesty rolling over and over on Law's bed. "It's ok for now but I find one hair on my sheets, you're banned from here." Law talked to the cat while he took the feline to his sister.

"Awwwh! She's so cute!" Nami cooed once the animal was in her hands. "Precious baby! So sweet!"

"She's ok with everyone except Luffy, it's funny how personally he took it." Law chuckled when he saw Monolith enjoying being in Nami's hands, occasionally licking her orange hair when the woman rubbed her cheek on the cat's fur.

"An animal doesn't like Luffy? That's a big deal!"

"Tea or juice?" Law offered.

"Juice." Nami answered, allowing the kitten to burrow her way on the woman's shoulder and in her hair, playing with the loose strands. "How long has Luffy being around her though?"

"Every day for a week now, for a few hours because he said we shouldn't introduce Dogfather to Monolith just yet."

"And she still hates him?"

"Hisses and scratches him." Law handed the glass of juice to his sister and sat down on the other sofa with his tea.

"Can't believe that at all, no animal has ever not liked Luffy." Nami drank from her glass and almost spilled the juice when Monolith suddenly jumped from her shoulder and into Law's lap.

"No idea why she's like that with him, there's really no threatening vibe or anything like that either." Then something clicked. "But Luffy did laugh when he first saw her, could be that."

"I don't believe it, must be something else."

"Must be my effect, I was all hisses and scratches with Luffy first too."

"You're acknowledging that?" Nami laughed.

"I'm not an idiot, or blind, I know how hostile I used to be." Law shrugged and leaned his head into the kitten resting on his shoulder.

"Did you already tell Rosi-san? Has he seen the cat?"

"Yes, and called her Mini-Law too. Nojiko is editing my hat on Monolith's pictures, then she sends me pictures of Cora-san crying when he sees those."

"Too quiet here without Luffy though." Nami changed the subject, baiting Law into saying something mushy.

"Sometimes it's quiet with him here, and that's what gets me more."

"Yeah you keep thinking what kind of shit he is up to. Luffy's like a cat too, in that way."

"He is." Law agreed. "So, what're your plans for today?"

"Vivi's coming to stay for a while, have to stock up on some things for that."

"Like lube, condoms and batteries for vibrators and dildos?" Law grinned.

"No! Ew! Why the hell do you know so much?!"

"Because I'm a doctor."

"You can't keep using that as an excuse for everything, you haven't even been a legal doctor for that long anyway!"

"People come in the ER with very... weird cases, so no, it's not an excuse, and ER staff has a bad habit of swapping stories, so I get to hear a lot of things too."

Nami shuddered. "Did your grandfather say anything about your investigation? Any news about that?"

"Not yet. I am so bored though, I miss blood and viscera."

Nami stayed for an hour more before she was called by Franky with news about her bike. Luffy arrived a few minutes after Nami had left, and with the young man was Godfather.

"Torao! I'm bringing Godfather in!" Luffy announced at the door and Law quickly grabbed Monolith so she wouldn't get overwhelmed at the sudden presence.

"Are you sure he won't attack her?" The doctor asked, feeling protective of his kitten. Compared to Monolith, Godfather was like a giant and Law didn't want the small cat to get overrun by the dog.

"Yapp, but keep holding her and let them sniff each other first." Luffy said, his own hands around Godfather's neck so he could grab the dog if he attacked Monolith.

"Well, here goes nothing."

The two animals sniffed each other, then Godfather looked back at Luffy.

"She hasn't hissed yet, so I guess it's safe to put her down?" Law also looked at Luffy, his expressions much the same as Godfather's, causing the younger to laugh.

"Yeah, put her down but stay at the ready for anything."

"Ok."

Both Luffy and Law watched as Monolith first took small steps towards Godfather, enough to be able to sniff him again, the dog doing the same, then the kitten rolled on her back and extended her paws towards Godfather, in a playful manner, accepting of her friend. Godfather let out a happy bark and wagged his tail before sitting down near Monolith, letting her play on and around him.

"They're gonna be best buddies!" Luffy said, excited, then deflated. "This means she only hates me though."

"She'll come around, don't worry." Law patted his boyfriend's back and they both shifted to the couch, talking but keeping a keen eye on their support animals as well.

Luffy groaned and pushed Law on his back, laid chest down on the older, snuggling. "I don't like it when animals don't like me."

"Does that happen often?" Law rubbed the younger's back to comfort him, it seemed like Luffy was taking the rejection especially hard.

"No."

"Do you really need a cat's approval to feel validated?"

"I feel like I'm a bad person when Monolith hisses at me, cats only do that to bad people."

"Where the fuck did you hear that?" Law laughed despite the seriousness of the situation.

"Shut uppppp." Luffy hid his face.

"Cats usually prefer calm and quiet people, and you have more dog energy than actual dogs, it could be the reason why Monolith doesn't want anything to do with you."

"So if I be calm and quiet, you think Monolith will like me?"

"You be calm and quiet? Pigs would fly sooner."

"Torao you're mean."

"And you are irritated, hungry?" Law noticed.

"Yeah, but I have to take a bath first, a dog sneezed on me today."

"You're telling me this now?!" The older felt a wave of cringe go through all this cells at the realization that he had dog snot on him now too.

"Forgot, nishishi." Luffy laughed and ran to the bathroom before Law could exact his revenge.

"Get back here you 'nishishi'!" Law followed his boyfriend and found him staring at the shower with a pout.

"Nah, I'm not taking a bath."

"You're not getting in my bed without being clean."

"But its too much work and I'm hungry." Luffy pouted.

"I'll order food, then I'll help you with the bath."

"Ok!"

Law wondered if the way Luffy agreed so easily was because the younger had it planned. Regardless, the doctor did follow through with his offer and ordered food and prepared a bath for them both, Godfather keeping a watchful eye when Law was shampooing Luffy's hair, Monolith was peeking from the edge of the bathroom door, her own trauma probably fresh in her mind.

"Did you get any updates from the hospital?" Luffy asked, his eyes closed, enjoying his boyfriend's fingers in his hair.

"No, and I don't like the silence either." Law said. "It feels like I'm being successfully framed."

Luffy furrowed his brows at the word 'framed.' "I have an idea."

"Did you get an idea because I'm massaging your head and blood is finally circulating to your brain? Should I stop? Are the thoughts too much?" Law joked.

"It's a great idea! You'll have to talk to the weird old director doctor guy though."

"I can do that."

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The ER in the Goa General Hospital was relatively quiet that day, the staff was checking and re-checking every patient they had, the weird guy that was hired a few months ago was still up in everyone's business. It was at such a time that everyone missed the zero-bullshit presence and policy of Doctor Trafalgar.

"Doctor Trafalgar would have put that guy in his place long ago if he was here." One ER doctor, Den, mumbled to another, scowling in disgust at the few-months-old new guy, Gastino.

"He's always touching up the female staff and patients." Simone replied.

"What an asshole- ah! Someone's coming." Den looked at the opening ER doors and saw a green-haired man carrying another young man.

"Isn't he the one we had to push a code purple for?"

"Missing child or child abduction? Is he a criminal? Cradle-robber?" One of the new nurses asked, confused.

"Lost child." Den shook his head, stifling his laughter at the recollection of how they had to push the code because the guy kept getting lost and more lost in the hospital.

"He's Doctor Trafalgar's friend, let's go." Simone pulled the two with her.

Zoro saw three of the ER staff rushing towards him, taking Luffy away from him to check on the boy. "Call Law!" Zoro pushed and followed the nurses where they were taking Luffy.

The staff all looked at each other after examining the young Monkey D. on the gurney. They had all seen blood and guts, and what they were seeing now, looked... "Uh..." The nurse hesitated.

"That quack Trafalgar is on suspension." Gastino interrupted, walking like his nuts were in a bind. "Shurororo, serves him right-"

"Don't screw with me! Call Law or I'll cut you in three pieces!" Zoro grabbed the doctor's collar, he didn't have time for the weirdo's bullshit, Luffy's guts were hanging out of him and he needed to be treated.

Den and the women looked at each other and wondered what they should do in such a situation, but they didn't have to think about it for too long because the hospital's director, Qar arrived in the ER, and with him was Law.

"...Zoro-ya?" Law tilted his head in confusion upon seeing the green-haired man, scrutinized him with his eyes to see where the man was injured.

"Not me!" Zoro realized quickly and pointed to the bed where Luffy was.

"Fuck! What did he do now?!"

"Trafalgar you're on suspension-" Gastino started.

"Get your ugly face away from me." Law punched the offending face and rushed to his boyfriend.

"Director..." Simone asked the old man with her eyes, whether it was OK for Law, who was certainly on suspension, to be touching a patient.

"Luffy won't sue him." Zoro chuckled, all the worry leaving him at seeing Law put his gloves on.

"It's ok, assist doctor Trafalgar as he requires." Qar said and left.

"I swear I take my eyes off him for a few hours!" Law cursed and examined the injuries, he was well aware of the stares of concern and incredulity he was receiving from all the staff, but he ignored it.

"You got him right?" Zoro asked.

"Yes, I got him- you guys are lucky I was called in for a report- what would you have done if I hadn't been here?"

"Hauled him till I found you maybe."

Law looked at Zoro like he really didn't have a brain in his cranial cavity but shook it off and pushing the moss away to have maximum working space. "Den, get him to an OR, now, I will gather my team."

"Yessir!"

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The talks of doctor Trafalgar being allowed to break protocol for a patient didn't take long to circulate in the entire hospital, in fact, when Law was leaving the OR only two hours after wheeling Luffy in there, he recognized his name in the hushed whispers going around the entire hospital. After he filled Luffy's paperwork, Law went to the ICU room where he told the staff to take Luffy to.

"He's going to be out of it for at least two days, I've written a post-op plan on this sheet, do not deviate from it." Law told the nurse and Den, showing them the patient board that had the plan at the top. "No visitors, his condition is still very fragile, the stitches could open if he's moved even a little bit."

"Are you going to be here to oversee the rest of the recovery and plan?" Den asked.

"No, I'm going home after filing my report. He's your problem now." Law shrugged and left the room.

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Gastino, actually called Caesar Clown, listened in to everything Law was telling the staff in Luffy's ICU room. The scientist-doctor quickly hid behind the wall when he saw Law exiting the ICU.

Making sure he was alone in the locker rooms, Caesar Clown used his special phone to make a report to the man in-charge personally. The call was answered on the third ring, as it always did.

"How is the plan coming along? Did they fire Law?" The man on the other end of the call asked.

"Not yet, but I am going to deal the blow that will get that entitled prick fired for sure, shurorororo." Caesar laughed remembered that Law literally gave him all the ways Luffy could die and only Law would be to blame.

"Fu fu fu, I'm looking forward to it."

The scientist put the phone back in his locker and went to the ICU ward. Rubbing his hands together, Caesar waited till the entire staff had left, then entered the pitch-black room, his eyes accustomed to dark hospital rooms long ago.

"All I need to do is jostle you a little and put this serum in your IV, your body gasses will rip your stitches on its own, shurorororo, I'm a genius!" Caesar said in barely above a whisper and first took out the syringe that had the serum, quickly injected it in the IV hanging on the stand, then put his hands on Luffy's chest and shook his side to side. "Job done-"

"Hey! What's the big deal?! I was trying to sleep!" Luffy grabbed the arms that were shaking him a few seconds ago.

Caesar was surprised, he had not expected Luffy to be awake, and by the sounds of it, conscious and aware. While he was thinking of ways to quickly murder the boy to silence him, the scientist received another shock.

"You were supposed to keep an eye on who comes and goes, not fall asleep!" Law scolded his boyfriend and turned the lights on in the ICU room.

"Trafalgar?!" Caesar Clown felt like his eyes would pop out.

"But we got him! No harm done!" Luffy grinned, keeping his hold on the scientist who was trying to free himself and run before something worse than getting caught by Trafalgar Law happened.

"Oh we got him alright." Law smirked and opened the room door to allow Smoker and his officers to apprehend the offender. "Here's the tape."

"I'll let you know when things progress." Smoker said taking the mini-recording device from Law. The officer patted the surgeon's shoulder and left with Caesar Clown in chains.

"Can we leave now? Sanji said he'd make me some of the good meat if we're able to catch that guy." Luffy said already taking off the numerous things taped on him.

"Really cannot believe your plan worked." Law shook his head and sat down on the bed, helping his boyfriend out of the hospital gown and into his own clothes. "First you planned, and then it worked. Maybe I'm going insane for real."

"I told you Torao, I use my head when it comes to you, you're special to me like that, nishishi."

"Thank you." Law stopped what he was doing and bent forward to kiss his sweet Monkey D. Luffy, without whom, he'd have killed himself.

"When you said Monkey D. Luffy had agreed to help you because he helps everyone, I think you forgot to mention a very important thing, that he loves you." Qar appeared out of nowhere and made smooching noises.

"Act your age!" Law yelled and distanced himself from the younger, embarrassed that he got caught with PDA in his workplace.

"When can Torao join back, old man?" Luffy hopped off the bed and fixed his shorts.

"Even with that clown apprehended, it's going to take some time to prove that he was the one botching everything, so until then, Trafalgar, you're still on suspension." The director said with a sad shake of his head.

"That's not fair!"

"I'll catch up on my sleep then, maybe I can sleep now knowing that I really didn't make mistakes." Law sighed and put the extra belongings in a bag, ready to make his leave but stopped when he remembered something. "Please don't tell anyone about us." The surgeon pointed to himself and Luffy.

"My lips are stitched." Qar grinned and slapped Law's back so the boys would leave.

"Well, that chapter's closed." Law rolled his joints, walking back home. "I'm going to sleep for days now."

"We gotta go to the Sunny! I told you Sanji's making food!" Luffy pulled at Law's arm.

"That's not until later in the day, let me sleep a little first."

"Fine."

A few moments passed in silence, then Law chuckled. "You're a shitty liar, but your acting skills are really great."

"Only for you Torao."

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