Class was boring as always. Biology just wasn't your thing. Law would usually be listening and taking notes very seriously but when you glanced at him you saw him reading a book, completely isolated in his own world. He was paying zero attention and that was surprising. You couldn't see the cover of the book but it looked quite old. Mentally shrugging you started watching the clouds, hoping there would be some rain. It was getting really cold, the last of summer's heat struggling against the harsh cold of the winter. Autumn and Spring were a war between Summer and Winter. Sometimes Summer would win and the weather would be warmer, sometimes Winter would win and the weather would be colder.

This year, Winter was winning hard. It was the first day of October and it was already so damn cold.

"Isn't your birthday in a few days, Law?"

Both of you were taken out of your thoughts and looked at the teacher. His brain was still processing what the teacher said.

"Uh... Yes, it's on the 6th." He stammered.

"Got any plans? With friends or family?" The teacher smiled.

"Everyone I loved is dead" Law deadpanned.

"Oh... I'm sorry for your loss" She said and just then the bell rang.

"I bet they were tired of your dumb ass so they committed mass suicide" Kid snarled as he was walking past Law. Before you could say anything Law stood up and shot Kid a death glare.

"You wanna go, tomato head?" He hissed.

"A fight? I live for those!" Kid laughed and threw a punch. In a split second, Law had him pinned on the ground with his arms all twisted.

"Learn some respect, Ass-tas Kid" He smirked and got up, grabbing his bag, and left.

You were all left dumbfounded. The whole class was quiet and you were just staring at eachother. He had moved SO FAST even your sharp eyes couldn't keep up.

"Fucking bastard dislocated my shoulder and fingers" Kid growled.

"You had it coming to you. Why be a dick to dead people?" Sanji responded.

"He's right. I told you not to mess with him" You added.

"Fuck off" Kid hissed and left the classroom.

~Time skip~

"So why are you here again?" Mihawk glared at you.

"My teacher is away and we have nothing else to do so I thought I could maybe join your class for the day?" You gave him a sheepish smile.

"Fine." He sighed.

You almost jumped in for a hug but controlled yourself because you knew he would cut you into pieces.

"Yo come sit with me!" Zoro waved at you grinning and you joined him, sitting on little cushions on the ground. You enjoyed some small chitchat before class started. He was so good at giving you a sense of peace. Because it was proven to you that with his help, you guys can handle anything. He was a wise dragon after all. A wise dragon with no sense of direction.

Students were slowly coming in and changing, getting ready for the class. Everyone was quietly talking because Mihawk absolutely hated loud talking and commotion. He would kick you out of his class if you were loud.

You saw Law walk in with his long nodachi.

"Is that the sword he uses? Why is it so long?" You asked Zoro.

"Hm? It's the first time he brings his own sword. Last two times he used a trainee katana. Mihawk then told him he can bring his own sword." Zoro answered.

You were both interested in how he's going to handle such a gigantic sword.

"That sword almost as big as my dick" Cavendish spoke with his glittery glow and you had to bite your cheeks in order to keep your laughter quiet.

"Cavendish you dumbass!" You wheezed as you were out of breath from laughing your ass off. He simply shrugged and wandered off.

"Trafalgar" You looked up when Mihawk called his name.

"Yes?"

"That's a pretty big sword you got there. Are you sure you can handle it?"

"I will be just fine" Law assured.

"Let's put it to the test." He snapped his fingers and some students placed down various forms of tameshigiri.

"Try cutting them, I want to see the strength and technique of your cut." Mihawk hummed, observing Law with keen eyes.

"As you wish" Law offered a small smile and drew his nodachi.

"Isn't that a nodachi, or odachi?" You whispered.

"Yeah, After they were banned by the government years ago they cut all of them down to the required size so it's a rare sword. Making it and taking care of it takes lot of effort. Looking at that blade I can tell he took care of it" Zoro whispered as you both watched.

"How many tameshigiri do you think he can cut through in one swipe?" You asked.

"It starts from the thinnest and as it goes on the tameshigiri gets thicker. I'd say he would get stuck in the fifth one" He answered.

Law took in a breath and closed his eyes, feeling a sheer power of his sword. For a moment time was still as he heard the whisper of Kikoku.

"Believe in yourself and trust my blade" It whispered.

Then it happened in a rush. He felt this great power within as he cut through the tameshigiri. His eyes watched with amazement as the blade cut through everything with ease.

one....

two....

five....

eight....

twelve.....

fifteen....

twenty....

He cut through all twenty of them. The twentieth was the thickest of all. it was as thick as a pillar in the ancient Greece.

You all watched in shock and amusement. Everyone was quiet, waiting for Mihawk to say something. But he didn't. He just walked to the sliced tameshigiri and observed the cut.

"A clean cut through it all" He admired. That's when he saw it. The wall, it was sliced through. There was a clean cut through the wall and you could see outside.

"Trafalgar you need to learn to control your power" He chuckled.

Law himself was shocked. He didn't expect this. True he had put all he had in that swing but he didn't expect this.

"I'm sorry" He whispered.

Mihawk examined Kikoku closely and looked at Law.

"Where did you get this sword?" He asked.

"I...stumbled upon it accidentally. I looked for its owner but no one seemed to recognize it so I kept it" Law answered.

"Stay after class. Everyone! Start training!" He ordered and left to sit at his desk and do his thing.

"Well that was something else. I sure as hell underestimated you" Zoro smirked as he walked towards Law.

You were just staring at Law like an idiot. You couldn't get your eyes off of him. He looked so... perfect... so delicious....

You shook your head and rubbed your tongue against your throbbing fangs. You wanted to drain him of every last drop of blood but at the same time couldn't stand seeing him hurt. Why? WHY? You didn't know. But everyone else did.

~Time Skip~

Law had stayed after school to talk with Mihawk. He was nervously waiting for his strict teacher. Worried that he might get kicked from the class.

"Nice work today, Trafalgar." Mihawk stepped into the dojo.

"Thank you sir" Law was so nervous. His voice slightly shaky.

"That sword is a cursed sword, but I assume you're aware of that?" Mihawk began.

Law simply nodded in response.

"Cursed swords are not easy to handle. They do not cooperate wit their owners, and most of the times they get their owners killed." He informed.

"Kikoku has saved me countless times" Law argued.

"Kikoku? It can mean "The wailings of a restless ghost," or "The wail of an Oni"." Mikawk remarked. Law simply nodded in agreement.

"I was going to warn you against using a cursed blade but if it is as you said, then the sword has chosen you. Try to clean up and fix the mess you made today then go home"

Mihawk ordered and left.

Law sighed, resting Kikoku on his shoulder. "Lets go get some plaster and fix the wall" He muttered.

After fixing the wall and cleaning up, he stretched tiredly and grabbed Kikoku, heading out. He spent ours fixing the mess he made while he wanted to do more research. Having things delayed was a major pet peeve so he was quite agitated. And the pouring rain didn't help. He was completely soaked and wishing he wouldn't catch a cold.

"Mihawk knew you," Kikoku whispered "I remember him. And his blade, Yoru."

"Are you saying he isn't human?" Law asked.

"Does he in any way look human. You've grown dumb, master."

Law's cheeks turned a bright pink.

"Shut up, I don't remember anything ok??"

"Trust your gut"

And with that the whisper was gone.

As he was walking to his place, he heard a weak whining and whimpering coming from nearby. He got curious and followed the sound, feeling safe because he had his sword.

And he almost, almost, gasped at what he saw. The fluffiest white dog!! Even though it was soaked under the rain it was still ridiculously fluffy! Its paw was caught between a dumpster and a wall.

"Easy boy, I just want to help" Law mumbled and helped the dog free.

"There" He smiled and left.

Except...

The dog was following him, limping along.

"Don't follow me!" He sighed. But the dog kept on following.

It even tried to follow him into the building but Law was quick to shut the door.

He sighed in relief as hot water washed away the cold from his sore body. Showers always made him feel better. After that he made himself some coffee and grabbed a book and started reading, completely focused on the book and not noticing anything else.

It was when a loud thunder shook the whole place that he was brought back to reality. The rain was now a horrifying thunderstorm. Anything outside would probably die in this rain and the freezing weather.

Oh no!

The dog!!

Surely it had left and found shelter, right?

But Law couldn't rest easy with just the thought. So he went outside and sure enough the poor dog was sitting behind the door, shaking from the cold and waiting for Law. When it saw Law it started wagging its tail in happiness and that just melted Law's heart.

So he took the dog in, gave him a bath and dried him.

He had no name tag and was covered in dirt so obviously he was a stray.

"I guess you can stay with me. But if you mess anything up you're outta here" He spoke.

His new dog needed a name.... "Hmm..." He thought.

"Call him Bepo" Kikoku whispered.

"Bepo?" Law asked.

And the dog barked in response while wagging his fluffy tail.

"I guess he likes it" Law yawned.

Bepo insisted on staying on the bed with Law. So eventually Law just gave up and let the fluffy puppy snuggle his legs as they both drifted into sleep.

And for once, after so many years, he didn't have any nightmares. For once he rested well. For once he didn't feel alone.

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