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Shattered Hopes Chapter 2: The day after

The Straw Hats and Law discuss their new situation at breakfast the next morning while you slept in, having some differing opinions on how to proceed. You wake up and process that you're still in a new place, with no real answers on how you got there.

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💬 11 🔁 10 ❤️ 124 · Post by @downthehole1 · Shattered Hopes Reader ends up on the strawhats ship with no recollection of how she got there

Authors note: Ummmm oh my god thank you SO much for your responses and likes to this little series. I did not expect the first 2 fics i've ever written to get as much attention as they did i am feeling LOVED. I already have a whole plot line and idea that's taken form so I will be continuing this series as long as I can make it work (which I can) If anyone wants to be added to the tag list please comment so I can add you! I really hope you like this chapter, i'll try to be releasing them as soon as I can i want to make sure its good writing for yall tho :p

Warnings:fem reader, luffy x reader, paranoid!Law x reader (he definitely needs a nap), reader thirsts over Luffy for a second, shirtless Luffy (You're welcome), kinda jealous Luffy, pretty much just laying plot, Platonic strawhats!, I wrote Cesar, Kinemon and Momonosuke in the story bc its going to somewhat follow the plot of the show, they're not rlly relevant tho just there, no use of y/n...NEVER any use of y/n

tags: @dear2004

word count: 7k

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The table goes silent in an instant, their eyes all coming to stare at a particular individual, in shock.

“Why would you even say something like that?!”

Nami exclaimed, putting down her fork and glaring at the person across from her. It was breakfast time for the Straw-Hats, and someone was riling her up quite early this morning. You had not stirred when Robin came to check on you, so she let you sleep, deciding that you needed the rest.

“Calm down, I’m just saying” the voice argued back, “it’s just an option. You don’t think it’s odd that she just happened to show up right after we allied and planned to go after Doflamingo? The man questioned, matching her glare.

“I don’t think we should trust her, I’m telling you; you saw how weird her reactions were to my questions, she knows something” he continued.

“Uhh of course she does, she said flat out said she did. I think you’re still mad that she laughed at you last night” Nami smirked and took a sip of her drink.

She was arguing with none other than Trafalgar Law, who scowled in response to her comment.

“Yea and she said I won the fight against Doffy remember?” Luffy piped in, mouth full of pancakes, brows turned downward in slight confusion.

“Besides, she didn’t seem like she had a clue what was going on. I’ve never seen someone that disoriented before” Sanji chimed in. “If she really was some undercover agent working for Doffy, then why couldn’t she even believe she was standing in front of us? He challenged, lighting his cigarette.

“She could obviously just be using that as a ploy to distract us from reaching him or throw us off our guard for some attack they’re planning.” Law rubbed his temples, sounding agitated. “How have you not thought of this already?”

“That’s dumb” Zoro spoke, his first words of the day.

“…what”

“That’s…dumb.” He said slower. “She’s not working for Doflamingo, it doesn’t make sense.”

“How do you know”

“Just do.” He shrugged

“So, you just trust her instantly right off the bat?” Law raised his eyebrows in disbelief, crossing his arms

“Didn’t say that”

“So, what are you saying” Usopp cuts in, knowing by the tone of his voice he’s got a point, and not just talking to talk.

“I’m saying that we’re wasting time talking about the wrong things” Zoro grumbled, starting to get a little agitated. “And we don’t have enough information”

Everyone looked at him expectantly, waiting for him to explain more.

“Like Luffy said, she already knows the outcome of this battle, right? Plus, Nami just said she knows everything about us and what will happen to us for the next few months. That’s a little more alarming than her being a part of Doflamingo’s crew, don’t you think?” he crossed his arms.

Everyone went silent.

“To me, it sounds like Doffy is a part of this “TV show” too, which means this is bigger than him entirely; he’s being watched just like the rest of us.”

oh right.

That.

“What I want to know is how long our lives have somehow been broadcast in another world, for millions of people to see.” Zoro finished as he leaned back in his chair.

No one spoke for a moment. The thought of their lives being viewed for years, with no idea what personal moments had been on display, sent chills through their spines once more. They had so many questions.

Except for Luffy.

Luffy still didn’t care. He just continued eating, starting to take off everyone’s plates when he noticed that they hadn’t been touched for a while.

He had never been too interested in the beginning of confusing mysteries, preferring to step in when the goals become more obvious, like when someone needed a good beating. Too many questions to think about; That’s what Robin is for!

He also wasn’t particularly interested in knowing what you knew about their future; That was part of the adventure for him. Like he told Rayleigh, he refuses to have a boring adventure. What he was currently interested in was the way you looked at him when you two were talking in the hall last night though.

It made him feel…ummmm, he didn’t really know, but it was weird and new, he decided.

He didn’t hate it.

Robin spoke first, breaking the tension that had gathered amongst the rest of the crew

“I might have found something that can help us move in the right direction atleast” she reveals, pulling out an old book with a worn black cover on it. “The title disappeared over the years, but it seems to be in pretty good condition still. I stayed up last night and searched the library for anything useful that could give us clues.”

She flipped open the book to the middle, where a map was drawn. It was Earth, and it had been labeled as such, as well as all the continents. The top of the page read: Ruthie’s hideout

They all crowded around the book as they analyzed the picture. Nami absorbed the details of the map, recognizing the name.

“That’s definitely the planet she said she lived on...” she started. “But who’s Ruthie? And why is it labeled as her hideout?”

“I was wondering the same thing” Robin responded. “The book doesn’t mention her by name again.” “Well what does the rest of the book say?” Law urged on, growing impatient.

“It’s not a formal book so much as a journal kept by someone long ago,” she stated, eyes sparkling with curiosity.

“A few of the pages had some information about Earth, but nothing more than what our new friend had told us already.” “Also, some pages have been ripped out so I can’t say for sure what was on those; the rest were filled with frantically scribbled ideas and passing thoughts” She continued, “This does prove that someone in our world knows about this place though, and we can conclude from the title of the page that someone named Ruthie was hiding out there at some point in time.”

“We also know that the mirror is a portal between our worlds because that’s how ______ arrived, so we can safely assume that this is how Ruthie may have gotten there as well, and whoever wrote this may be the original inventor. They may have even created the show. But I don’t know much more than that, and considering the mirror is broken, I wouldn’t be able to pull anything conclusive off it”

“How mysterious” Franky pondered, scratching his head. “Does it say who wrote the book?”

“Not that I know, none of the pages are signed and if it was on the cover, it likely disappeared with the title over the years.”

“So, we don’t have anything but more questions” Usopp said. “Greeeeeeat.” He slumped back down in his chair, only to realize his entire plate of food had been stolen.

“Unfortunately, you’re correct.” Robin said, not sounding at all disappointed as Usopp whacked Luffy in the background and fought with him over a piece of bacon. Robin liked a good mystery.

“And the one who may know the most about this, might not be in a state to handle such questioning yet.” She finished, ignoring their antics completely as Luffy body slammed Usopp, not missing a beat.

“Well, what if ______ knows a Ruthie? That would sure help a lot” Chopper adds on, also ignoring the fight.

Robin pondered for a moment. “That could be possible, but I fear that asking her such a question could cause her to spiral once again, especially if she does recognize the name” Robin responded thoughtfully, worried about losing any progress you may have made in the night. That’s not a state she can get conclusive answers from after all.

Nami breaks up the boys up in the background, whacking them both on the head.

Luffy recovers fast and stands up, rubbing his head and eating the bacon that Usopp failed to get from him, a smug smirk on his face.

Usopp lay before him, defeated, muttering to himself about how he’s a black hole or something.

“We need to ask her more questions, now” Law stated, noticing Luffy was humming to himself, seemingly not in the same mental realm as everyone else.

“We need to approach the situation delicately; I don’t think we should overwhelm her again” Sanji responded to him

“We don’t have time to be delicate; we need a plan of action”

Getting fed up with his lack of attention, Law turns to Luffy and bites.

“Well? What do you have to say about all this, Straw-hat?”

“About what?”

“Have you not been listening to a word that’s been said this entire time?” he snapped, already exhausted with him.

“Yea yea I heard you guys. You’re all suuuuper loud” he laughed, the carefree sound ringing through the galley.

Surprisingly, Luffy had been listening, only tuning out when they talked about the tv show; Though he had not acted like it. He had tuned in the second Law suggested that they should knock you out and dump you on the next island they see, out of suspicion that you were a double agent or something. Hence, everything that had just unfolded.

He didn’t appreciate it.

“You need to stop freaking out so much.” He eventually continued. “It’s all going to work out fine and besides; it’s going to be fun figuring her stuff out” the prospect of an adventure made his eyes shimmer once more before he shrugged “She’s not even awake right now so we can’t even get answers if we wanted to. She’s gotta get some good sleep remember?? Besides, she’s going to want to eat when she wakes up; and that’s when I’ll have my second breakfast shishishi,” he rubs his hands together, mouthwatering as his appetite rapidly returned “sooo you’ll have to wait for us to be done with that!” he then puts his hands on his hips and nods like that answered everything, because to him, it did.

“Screw the breakfast, we need to know how we’re going to handle her before we get to Greenbit in in 2 days” Law snapped, not at all satisfied with the answer.

“We’re not going to do anything except take care of her and help her figure out how to get back home” Luffy said, now sounding quite bothered at how he had insinuated you were a ‘problem’ that needed to be handled. “She’s not a threat to us; you don’t need to be so worried all the time” he said, instantly switching his demeanor again to smile brightly at Law.

“How could you possibly know that.”

“Just do” he crosses his arms.

“So, you’re just going to take her at face value then, right off the bat?” Law asked.

“Yup” he nods once, zero hesitation.

“Wait…I think…I don’t know what that means actually hrmmm…heeeeey are you trying to trick me or something??” he questioned, eyeing him up and down suspiciously.

“Dear lor-I’m asking how you know you should trust her so quickly” Law groaned, pretty much done with this whole exchange.

“I trusted you that quickly didn’t I”

Silence for a beat. He got him there.

Luffy beamed at him proudly, like he knew he had just won.

He’s a lot smarter than people give him credit for.

“Besides, I like her a lot! She made me laugh, so she’s staying with me!” He said, as if it was obvious. His mind was already made up. And once that happened, no one could change that.

“…you’re too trustworthy…” he muttered, under his breath hoping Luffy couldn’t hear.

“Yea and so what? It’s worked out for me well so far” He snickered before he looked at Law again, serious only for a moment. His eyes had narrowed for a second in slight concern, clearly caught up in his head. “She’s lost and scared. I won’t abandon her, I don’t care.”

Law did not look pleased. He needed Luffy to be focused on defeating Doflamingo, not running around looking for someone who knew about a magic mirror and some mystery girl.

Almost as if Luffy could see the thoughts form on his face, he spoke again, more seriously this time.

“You don’t need worry about Doffy either. Nobody is gonna stop me from kicking his ass.” He smirked and put his fist in his palm, nothing but pure determination behind his eyes had taken over.

Law glared a tiny bit more before accepting his defeat, muttering something about how much of an idiot he was, as he walked out of the galley, realizing his food had been eaten as well.

“Whatever…I’ll be working on the plan for when we arrive at the island. I’ll go over it with you all when the details are finalized” he went off toward the library.

Luffy just chuckled and gave him a thumbs up. “Sounds good buddy!” before directing his attention to Robin.

“Put together a list of questions everyone wants to ask her” he said. “Depending on how she’s feeling later I’ll give them to her” he offered. “That way we can start to figure out some more stuff”

“That sounds like a perfect first step Captain,” Robin smiled at him fondly. “I’ll get started on it right away.”

“Great” he grinned. And that was that. Breakfast had come to a natural conclusion, after they realized they had all become victims of Luffy’s appetite, and went on about their usual business.

In the corner, a very confused Kinemon and Momonosuke sat wondering what the hell they all were just talking about, having been cooped up in their room early on yesterday evening, completely missing your arrival.

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You started to move a couple hours later.

You were out the second your head hit the pillow last night. You didn’t even dream, your brain was too fried from your chaotic day. You stirred as the sound of seagulls gently cawed in the distance, and the smell of the ocean and cedar flooded your senses.

Your eyes fluttered softly. In your sleepy haze you had forgotten what had occurred the day before as you stretched your arms out and yawned, starting to rise. You reach over to your nightstand to grab your phone off the charger and-

hmmm

weird. It’s not there.

You opened your eyes fully to look for it when you noticed your surroundings. You frowned. This was not your room.

Confusion took over for a moment before you remembered.

Right.

You’re not in your own room.

You’re not even in your own world.

You feel weird. A part of you honestly thought you were going to wake up back in your own bed in your own house; your last confirmation that this was all somehow just a bizarre dream. Yet there you were. Very much awake and very much still there. You lay back down in the bed and pulled the blankets over your head, trying to process the questions that flooded your mind, returning once more with vigor.

Before you could let them overwhelm your poor brain, you sit up suddenly and go to the little desk that was against the wall. You found a pad of paper and a quill there, so you sat down and started writing; whatever was running through your head.

You wrote frantically, talking to yourself on the page about what you knew so far, and how you felt about it as you tried to gather your thoughts. This was something you had done to calm yourself down for ages, the act of ‘removing’ the thoughts from your brain into a physical form reassures you, and gives you space for new ones.

You filled up 4 pages, full of messy handwriting and half written words as you struggled to keep up with your racing mind. You put the quill down and stretched your now aching hand.

You felt a million times lighter. You were still very disoriented, of course, but you were starting to accept this was reality. You concluded that this was not a dream, based on the very real sensations of smoking those cigarettes, and your response to touch, as well as hunger and thirst cues; not to mention you reeeeally had to use the bathroom.

You took 3 or 4 slow, deep breaths, further relaxing before you stood up. You looked around the room for a moment, able to see it better in the light.

It was a large room and, in the middle lay the bed, which had a large fluffy red blanket laid across it, with tons of pillows. It was quite cozy, you had felt like you were enveloped in a cloud. On either side of the bed there were 2 portholes. To the right of the bed there was a big chair that almost looked like a throne, with a matching ottoman. On the table between the two, you noticed there lay a snack and a glass of water, presumably left there by Sanji. To the left, there was a dresser with a mirror hanging above, pictures of the straw hats on either side. You realized the first picture had only the East Blue gang, and the second was the most recent version of the crew. Jinbei even had his own smaller picture, hanging just below it, just a picture of him from the paper, a sweet reminder that while he’s not currently travelling with them, he’s still a member of their crew now. There was some other décor that littered the walls, as well as a bookshelf stuffed full of old maps and novels.

It was exactly what you’d expect of a room on a ship to look like. You smiled softly as you made your way to the bathroom. You washed your face while you were in there and stared at yourself in the mirror for a second, after doing a double take. You looked…different. More animated, you noticed. You decided you didn’t like mirrors very much right now, and you threw a towel over it so you wouldn’t be able to look at yourself. You exited the bathroom and covered the other mirror that was hanging above the dresser before opening the drawers.

You found that Robin and Nami had put some clothes in there for you, a few different options so you could choose. You got excited at the idea of playing dress up, so you pulled the clothes out and started to try them on, forgetting your troubles for a moment. Just then someone slipped a note under the door.

You didn’t notice, too busy caught up in the clothes.

You decided on a lacy black bandeau paired with denim overalls, cut off quite above the knee. You found a bandana and some converse type shoes as well, taking the towel off the mirror to look at yourself.

“Hell yea, I ate that uppppp” you thought to yourself, doing a little spin.

You figured that you had mustered enough courage to face everyone once more, trusting that you could behave in a somewhat more normal manner today…hopefully.

“I’m just going to act like this is normal until I believe it” You think to yourself, hoping you’ll mean it soon.

You made your way to the door before you noticed the small scrap of paper on the floor. You picked it up and opened it, a simple note sprawled across:

Hope you’re ok in there! Come to the kitchen when you’re ready for second breakfast shishishi

The handwriting was chicken scratched and there was a smiley face drawn below the message. You instantly knew Luffy had been the one to slide it under your door, since no one else on the crew would be talking about a second breakfast. You chuckled softly, finding it endearing he found a way to check on you without disturbing you. You put the note on your desk as you made your way out of the inside of the ship.

You had kind of remembered the way on your own, trying your best to take note of where you were when Luffy brought you to your room last night. You pretty much nailed it, except for a couple of wrong turns here and there. You had opened one of the doors at the first wrong turn to find Cesar chained up inside, matching his wide-eyed expression when you appeared.

Oh, right you thought. This guy’s here. you rolled your eyes and relaxed, remembering how annoying he was

“W-who are you..I demand you free me at once! Don’t you KNOW who I am?!” Cesar shrieked, his shrill voice sounding like nails on a chalkboard.

Oh screw this guy…

You moved forward like you were going to help him before you stopped short and looked at him dead in the eyes

“SIKEEEEE” you stuck your tongue out at him and laughed in his face before turning to walk out of the room. Cesar erupted in anger:

“OHHHHH????? HOW DARE YOU WHO DO YOU THINK YOU A-

*SLAM*

You cut him off mid-sentence as you slammed the door on him. You laughed to yourself, quite pleased with your comedic timing. You could NOT stand that guy and always wanted to tell him off. That definitely scratched the itch.

You backtracked and after one more wrong turn, you found your way onto the deck of the ship once more, the bright rays of sun reminding you how long you had been sleeping. You made your way inside the galley, after relaying your good mornings to Frank Chopper and Usopp who were walking by. You opened the door to find Sanji had just finished cooking “second” breakfast and was currently holding his palm out against Luffy’s forehead, blocking him from a plate of food. They did not see you when you first came in, too busy bickering.

“Awwwww c’mon you said she’s awake now you sensed her right?? Just lemme eat my first 2 plates to start” Luffy whined at Sanji, who kept dodging the plate from Luffy’s reach as he repeatedly tried to make half-hearted attempts to grab it from him.

He…sensed me? You thought. Ohh that’s right, his haki is heightened for women; he must’ve felt my presence when I woke up. You used your context clues from what you knew about these people, kind of enjoying seeing them fight in real life.

“You just ate 2 hours ago; you can’t wait 5 minutes for a lady to come down the stairs before you’re stuffing your face?? A lady that beautiful deserves to be waited on you dope!” He yelled at Luffy, before pushing him back by the forehead; the only time you’ve ever seen him use his hands to “fight”.

Luffy groans LOUD and sits back down at the table, burying his face in his arms while muttering

“fineeeee I guess you’re right”

He’s quiet for 2.5 seconds before he’s complaining again, a new record.

“soOoOoOoOOoOo hungryyyyyyy…..dyyyiiing”

Good lord he is dramatic you thought. You giggled at him and decided to put him out of his misery

“Am I interrupting something?” You ask, knowing damn well you just made Luffy’s entire life.

His head shoots up, literal stars in his eyes at the sound of your voice, and before you know it, he’s completely perked up and beaming in your direction before he reaches his arm out to grab you and pull you into the spot next to him, all without saying a word. Surprisingly you don’t crash into the seat, he had been quite graceful with his approaches, at least with you.

You recover from the sudden movement and look up at him, hands on his shoulders, steadying yourself. And you’re really looking, as if taking him in for the first time; you hadn’t really been able to process anything the day before, let alone how he looked up close.

Goooooood Lordy Lord

He was beautiful. Breath takingly so. Gorgeous. 10 out of 10 lemme hit it again and AGAIN if you know what I’m saying. And I know you know what I’m saying.

He was sculpted by the careful and soft hands of God herself; God must be a woman to have created a man this perfect, you thought, eyes moving down on their own accord. He had just pulled you right up next to him on the bench after all.

He wasn’t wearing a shirt, and he was a little sweaty. He had just finished helping Franky and Usopp move the cola supply they had gotten off Punk Hazard, and it did not have good airflow down there.

His tanned and toned chest and torso were exposed for you to obsess over, casually of course…you noticed that you could see all the small scars and scratches that weren’t all visible on screen, and he even had some fresh wounds still wrapped from their most recent adventures. Thoughts of you running your hands across his chest, feeling them under your fingers entered your mind and you quickly looked back up into his eyes, trying not to be so obvious.

That didn’t help either. Your breath hitched slightly when your eyes made contact, his wide, bright and curious ones sparkled into your timid (and a little lust filled) ones, already looking at you. Not to mention he still had his arm wrapped around your waist a few times, not yet letting you go.

“He totally just caught you staring” you thought, face flushing with slight embarrassment. Maybe he didn’t, you then hoped. Either way he didn’t acknowledge it; not like you really thought he would anyways

He removes his arm from your waist and tilts his head at you, smiling with the light of a thousand suns, and spoke

“Mornin’! I’ve been waiting for ya!”

eeeek

“Y-you have?” You stutter out, still flustered from the previous encounter

Yea of course!! Now we can finally eat shishishi” he laughs as he looks at Sanji and holds his hands out, an expectant look on his face.

“Oh right. He’s kind of an idiot” you think as your heartbeat slows down a tad. You forgot he wasn’t really the romantic type, getting caught up in your own fantasies.

“I also wanted to make sure you were feeling okay, I wanted to come in and check on you a lot” Luffy looked back at you, eyes analyzing yours, looking for any sign that you’re uncomfortable. He doesn’t find any.

“Nevermind” you immediately 180 as your blush deepens, your brain emitting computer error codes. You nod, almost unnoticeable. He catches it though.

“Y…yea I’m okay” you manage.

Sanji immediately serves up two plates, yours first of course. He’s not gushing like a complete idiot, which helps you relax. He was laying it on thick though.

“Good morning my dearest, I prepared you some simple eggs and bacon for your meal tod- don’t touch that” he slaps Luffy’s hand away from your plate in a flash like he was swatting at a pesky fly before continuing, barely bothered by his antics.

“I hope everything is to your liking, I also apologize if my observation haki spooked you, I wanted your food to be ready as soon as you stepped through the door, a fine lady such as yourself should never have to wait on a meal” he said, his voice filled to the brim with chivalry.

“Thank you, it looks amazing. And I don’t really mind its…actually kind of comforting” you realized as you spoke.

“OHHH ANYTHING FOR YOU ______-CHAN” He was spinning around the room once again, back to his regular old self.

You chuckle once before you start to eat. Luffy had just finished inhaling his first plate by the time you took your first bite.

“More” he grinned at Sanji.

He complied, making plenty extra for the bottomless pit that is Luffy.

“You slept for a really long time, I was worried that you disappeared in the night or something crazy” Luffy said, sounding cheery, but his eyes betrayed him a bit, a flicker of anxiety flashed through them; it had disappeared as quickly as it had shown up. You didn’t notice. “Did ya get my note!?”

“Yes, I did, it was sweet thank you. And I…definitely did not disappear in the night, that’s for sure.” Frowning slightly as you remembered that’s what you had kind of been hoping for. “But I’m feeling a little better today” you say quickly, noticing Luffy is acutely aware of your small frown.

He’s not convinced.

“Hrmmmm are you sure? You seemed pretty freaked out yesterday”

“Oh, I was, and I still am, but I’m definitely more anxious to find out how this is even feasible in the first place”

“feas-a-what now?” Luffy asked, looking lost.

“Possible. How it’s even possible” Sanji edited your word choice for him, sounding a little exasperated.

“Oh!” he thought for a moment. “Well, I know where we can start, if you want!”

“Sure, where?” you asked curiously.

He pulled something out of his pocket, a folded-up piece of paper. He handed it to you and grinned.

“What is this?” You questioned, unfolding it.

“Well, everyone had so many questions at breakfast, so I told Robin to write them down for you!”

“They kind of answer more questions for us though I think” Sanji added “I’m sorry, but we haven’t found anything about how you got here yet besides the mirror” he lied, omitting to tell you about the book from breakfast.

“That’s okay, I figured that I’m the one that has the most information right now” you said, completely understanding.

You took a moment to read over their questions, instantly able to tell who had asked them. They were all written in what you presumed to be Robins handwriting, but she kept the tone of the questions the same. It was a decent list.

“What were you doing before you came through the mirror”

“Had your grandmother ever said anything strange about the mirror”

“What can you tell us about the man who created the show in your world”

All Robin’s questions

“What exactly do you know about us”

Zoro, you presumed. You could feel his eyes from the paper, you figured someone would be skeptical, you still were.

“Do people think robots are super cool in your world”

Definitely Franky, you giggled.

“Did everyone see me run away that one time, out of bravery and tact of course”

Poor Usopp…you really didn’t want to be the one to tell him

“How do I know you’re not a threat”

That one makes you stop in your tracks.

Who wrote this one? You thought. It was skeptical like Zoro’s, but it was personal not group focused. hmmmm

Luffy saw your eyes fixated on the paper in slight anxiety and spoke unusually soft “You don’t have to answer any of them right now, I promise”

You don’t respond and continue reading on.

They all followed the same theme, either regarding how the show and your world worked, or how they were perceived, and the rest were just Robin trying to find any clues as to how this situation was possible. They all seemed like normal questions one would ask in their situation. Except for that one…

“It had to be Law. He was the angsty type for sure” you concluded.” But why? Oh my god I bet I spooked him when I laughed at him yesterday” you realized, chuckling a bit, though concerned. It was a bit off-putting you will say, but to be fair, it was funny to think about from your perspective.

He couldn’t see into your head though.

“Are you okay?” Luffy spoke again, ready to take the paper from you in case you decided you didn’t want it.

“Yea, these questions are all things I can mostly answer no problem, and I know how to do it too” You smiled at him again breaking from your thoughts. “I don’t think Law trusts me very much though” you say with a small frown.

“Oh, Traffys like that with everyone you’ll get used to it” He waves it off. “And don’t worry, I would never knock you out and dump you off at some random island; I know you’re not a double agent or anything!” he laughs brightly.

…you blink once, just staring a little dumbfounded.

I’m sorry…what the FUCK did he just say?

Sanji sighed as he put his forehead in his palm, cigarette between his fingers, just so done.

You chuckled nervously, “Yea I’d hope not…why would you do that?” you asked slowly, anxiety creeping up your neck.

He looks confused before responding “Uhhh I said I wouldn’t do that silly” he patted your shoulder a couple times

“Don’t worry, stupid over here is not being clear at all.” Sanji clarified, speaking up now, “Traffy was acting like a lunatic this morning and suggested some stupid idea, he’s just getting more unnerved the closer we get to Dressrosa, you don’t need to worry about it.”

It clicked suddenly.

That over-paranoid insomniac thought you were some double agent working for Doflamingo??

You thought about it for a second, trying to defend yourself in your mind. It was actually, totally plausible.

“You did just show up out of the blue and claim to know everything about their future, and then basically waved some tantalizing mystery in front of the man who acted on a whim.” You could see how he concluded you were trying to throw them off track, it was a very one-piece thing to happen; remember Kanjuro?

He was totally wrong, of course. But still, in his overtired and anxious brain, you saw how it would make perfect sense.

You frowned for a moment while still thinking, hard. You decided you should just talk to him; you never had any problems with confrontation, and you certainly feel more like yourself today. Plus, you had nothing to hide…except the future of course. You thanked Sanji for the breakfast; you had finished it of course, and you got up to go find Law. You had assumed he’d most likely be in the library, but before you could go far, Luffy stopped you

“Where are ya going?”

“I’m going to sort things out with Law, I want to clear things up” you say, slightly annoyed he’d made you a target in his mind.

“Lemme come with, I’ll make sure he doesn’t try anything funny” Luffy said, rising to join you

“I should be okay Luffy, I promise.” You reassure him, noticing how he had already risen and put his cardigan back on. “I think I know how to gain his trust but if I walk in there with you it won’t have the same effect” You try and put as simply as you can.

He pouted slightly, a little bothered that you didn’t want him to come. He also didn’t like the idea of you being alone with Law for some reason, he had realized.

He still didn’t understand why.

“ooookay fine. But come find me when you’re done, I have something to give you” he relented, though smiling anyways

“Deal” You smile back, heart fluttering just a teeeeeensy bit at the thought of him having something for you.

With that, you leave the galley, already knowing which direction the library was in. Robin and Nami wave to you from their little table they had set up in the grass, commenting on how cute you look in their clothes. You thanked them and waved them off like Chopper would, two actual goddesses complimenting you made you feel like you were in a dream once more.

“Where are you off to? Robin asked, sipping on her tea and thumbing through a book.

The same book she had at breakfast.

You didn’t know it, but that book was going to be of great interest to you, very soon.

“To go talk to Law, I heard his little theory from breakfast this morning” you said matter of factly

“I see” she said. “I see you’re feeling more, stable today?” she asked, choosing her words carefully.

“Yea I’d say so. I wasn’t really acting like myself at all yesterday; sorry about that by the way I swear I’m chill, but it’s starting to feel more real.” You say kind of believing yourself, but not really.

“That’s good to hear” Robin nods her head. She knew you were still freaked and you were putting on somewhat of an act; she had read what you had written about already after all.

She had slipped into your room after you went to eat, to read through your notes to see if she could find any clues. She mayyy have left paper and a quill in there when she set up the bed in hopes of you functioning how she would in times of stress, quite pleased to be correct, yet again.

She is scary as hell. But just to ensure that Law’s theory didn’t have any merit to it, whether it was Doflamingo or some other enemy, she checked your notes, not really expecting to find anything and felt a little bad about not trusting you fully; It’s also not like you were going to write down your evil plan for everyone to see. Her theory was correct, of course. You didn’t know a thing. You were probably more lost than the crew was, having never dealt with strange occurrences such as this before.

This is just another Tuesday for them.

Your anxiety and panic were glaringly obvious in your writing. You couldn’t have faked it that well, too many details provided that proved you truthful. You had written down everything you had done that day the morning before you fell in the mirror, trying to ground yourself. Too many unfamiliar objects named and other unrecognizable words that were sprawled across, you couldn’t have been baiting them; this was real.

“Luffy gave me your list by the way” you say next, pulling it out and looking it over once more.

“Oh good; You don’t have to answer them right now, I just wanted to give you a general idea of what we were wondering.” She said, voice smooth and laced with elegance.

“Oh, it’s okay I’ll have the answers for you guys soon, I promise.” You nodded, thinking of how you were going to explain everything to them.

“I’m just going to need a lotttt of paper, and maybe colored pencils?” you started asking to yourself, looking up in contemplation.

“What are you planning on doing?” Nami asked curiously, intrigued by what you could’ve been making.

“Well, I’ve always been more of a visual learner, and I know Luffy can’t pay attention longer than a 30 second story unless there’s something to look at or do, so I’m going to get creative.” You shrugged, knowing your audience.

Nami and Robin giggled to each other at your response, having pinned their captain perfectly. The exchange between you three seemed almost natural, as if you had always been on board with them.

In a way, you kind of had been.

“I think that’s wonderful idea” Robin continued

“Yea it’ll be nice to see him sit still for once” Nami chided as she chuckled a bit more

“I don’t think ill be able to make miracles like that happen, but it’ll have something for an iPad kid like himself for sure” Now you chuckled, looking at their puzzled expressions, realizing they didn’t know what that was.

“It’s a kid that’s- you know what never mind but trust me it’s funny” you wave the thought away. To explain that one you’d have to explain YouTube and meme culture and all the shit you didn’t have time for.

They take your word for it as you wrap up the conversation, heading once again for the library to settle things with Law.

You started to feel kind of guilty. If you asked someone that knew your future if you made it out okay and they laughed at you, you’d be kind of annoyed too. And scared, probably. You did have some rare insight into how he’s feeling, which made you feel more empathetic towards him, your annoyance waning instantly.

He’s on such high alert all the time because he’s had to be. He’s been betrayed or fooled by one too many people and lost too much because of it; “you know he would prefer to be doing this alone if he could. It’s not surprising he’s weary of you; he’s weary of the entire crew still. Plus, the last time you see him on screen, he was beaten up badly. It does get downhill fast for him from here, you thought starting to lose the humor you had once seen in the situation.

You stopped right before you opened the door, Mind swarming with thoughts, confidence diminishing rapidly.

Should I even talk to him? What if I just make it worse? How do I even start the conversation? You mind had started spiraling once again. How do I make him trust me? Maybe I’ll tell him something that only he would know that Doflamingo wouldn’t, or some info about his crew or something or- no he would totally freak out ugh You put your hands in your face, groaning. okay I should NOT talk to him I cannot do this right now nope nope no-

“Are you going to keep standing there, or are you going to go in the library?” A deep voice asked, sounding over tired and a little agitated.

Oh.

My.

God.

You turned around slowly to make eye contact with none other than the man who was supposed to be on the other side of that door, Trafalgar fucking Law.

Well, shit. you thought. He really needed to stop randomly showing up, it is not good for your heart.

You took a deep breath and closed your eyes before looking at him once more, trying not to seem so nervous.

Guess you were having this conversation now.

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