Operation Code Red! The String of Fate! (Trafalgar Law Fanfiction)

Chapter 21: To Risk One's Life

"Tra-guy-kun!" Suddenly a voice interrupts him mid-operation. 

"Nico-ya...." Law recognized the long raven haired woman as she and Cavendish and Rebecca rushed over to him. 

"Oh my goodness! You're arm!" Robin gasped when she saw Law's severed arm. "Luffy told us you and Shanna-chan needed help when he saw us. It's okay now. Leave it to us," Robin put her hands on Law's shoulders, allowing the man to lean back and relax himself against her. A small mouse sized creature jumped onto Shanna's body. A golden ball shaped light started forming in the creature's hands, and she dropped the light onto Shanna.

The light slowly seeped through Shanna's body. "What is she doing?!" Law demanded.

"Don't worry big human! This is Princess Mansherry of the Tontatta Kingdom! I am Leo! Princess Mansherry will heal the pretty red haired big human!" another tiny little person jumped from Robin's shoulder. Law felt Shanna's pulse from her wrist, and sighed in relief when he felt her pulse get stronger and stabilized. "You are heavily injured too! We must connect the severed arm immediately before it's too late!"

"Anyways, we need to get you guys out of here!" said Cavendish as he picked Law up from the ground.

"No!" Law said, grabbing Cavendish by the front of his shirt. "I dragged him into this conflict.....I gotta see through it with my own eyes... Leave me! Take Shanna......away from here...."

"Trafalgar...." Cavendish wasn't fond of the Worst Generation, and Law's first impression on him didn't really make Cavendish particularly like this man, but he can't help but start feeling a strong respect build up in his chest. This is a feeling that only men will understand.

"Nico Robin, you take the girl and go. I'll stay with him," Cavendish said. He placed Law on the ground, and sat to his side.

Robin had no choice but to listen to the will of the Heart Pirate Captain. She and Rebecca grabbed Shanna and left the area, leaving Law to see through the fall of Doflamingo. Leo and Mansherry also stayed to help reattach Law's right arm. 

Shanna..... Law prayed for her safety. 

...

The steady beeping sound was calming and soothing, a proof of Shanna's life. The young girl breathed deeply and steadily into the oxygen mask, fogging it and clearing it over and over again. A large tan hand with tattoos of the word Death spelled out on the knuckles gently held her weak, calloused hands. Maybe it was because of the dim lighting in the room, or because of her still frail condition, the girl's complexion was unusually pale.

The sound of her heartbeat sung a lullaby for Law as he laid his head beside her hand. A piece of gauze was taped onto his left cheekbone. His chest expanded and shrunk in a rhythm harmonizing with her heartbeat. Feeling her warmth in his hands put a soft smile on his lips as he rested beside her. 

The door to the room open and closed multiple times with different people checking in on the captain and vice captain. Nobody had the heart to wake the captain up for dinner, for they knew how much he needed that rest after the hours of surgery, and how worried he is. 

Shachi walked into the room and took Law's beanie, which laid on the edge of the bed, and hung it on one of the hooks on the wall. He gently placed a thin blanket over Law's body before leaving the two of them alone. Shanna-chan, if only you were awake to see Captain like this. You would be overjoyed. A smile gracing his lips, Shachi walked back to the kitchen to join the rest of the crew for dinner.

Back in the room, Law was peacefully sleeping next to Shanna, until he heard a soft call. "...Law...." His eyes fluttered open, and the blanket slipped from his shoulder as he sat up. "...Law...." 

"Yes Shanna?" He stood up immediately, leaning his face over hers to catch what she has to say. However, he found her eyes still closed. "Dreaming...." he realized. His face relaxed into a gentle and helpless smile. There was a warm spreading inside him, knowing that even in her dreams, his name is the one she calls the most.

Her brows furrowed slightly, and her expression became painful. "....run.....Law...." 

"I'm okay Shanna. I'm okay," Law whispered, placing his forehead over hers. His eyes were attracted to her red lashes as they trembled with each time her brows twitched. "We're all okay. So be at ease. Just sleep Shanna. You did great." His soft whispers seemed to have made it to her dreams, for her brows slowly began to relax, and her lashes too became still and steady. Law smiled lovingly and brushed her bangs out of the way. He gently placed his lips over her forehead. Thank you.

A/N PLEASE READ!: Hello lovelies! Thanks so much again for reading! This time I'm here to discuss something with you guys! So I've been having a little bit trouble with the structure of this story from here on out. I don't want to just stick to the main story plot and have you guys re-read basically everything in the manga all over again, that's not what I'm here to do. So I want to basically skip the majority of the Zou arc, and focus on Shanna and Law's relationship development on their way to Wano. But I feel bad as a writer to just skip it, so I kind of want to stick a mini flashback arc in between as a transition. And I was wondering what you guys would be more interested in: some pre-timeskip events with the Heart Pirates, Shanna's adventures with Shanks, Shanks and Bridgette's younger days (and how they fell in love), or Law's days without Shanna. Please let me know in the comments! Thank you so much! <3