I accidentally posted chapter 53 as chapter 52 last week so whoops.
Here is the actual chapter 52.
Over the past week there has been multiple invasions of your tribe and the Heart tribe. None of them had been particularly successful on Captain's side of things but they have pushed back your progress in fortifying your base. At one point they blew up a chunk of your walls and got in through there once you figured out how to keep your gate closed.
Another time a group of them dropped in from above, trying to replicate your attack on them a couple of weeks before. The giant snake noticed them and ate two of them whole. The other three tried to wuss out but got torn to bits by the falcons.
You and Law had spent the past week trying to come up with ideas for your next date. But thinking of a creative way to spend time together can be difficult and you ended up just agreeing on a movie date then some food.
Picking a movie had also been quite the task. But eventually Law convinced you that a slasher movie would be a good idea. You haven't had much experience when it comes to horrors so you aren't sure how much it may affect you.
Nami, Robin and Vivi had also been planning something that you had to miss out on because of the timing of the date. You had told Robin why you couldn't go but you know that Nami will probably overreact when she finds out that you are dating Law so your bad procrastination habits got in the way and you came up with some half-assed excuse to do with your family.
You stand outside the cinema with Law after meeting up at the park as usual.
"This was a bad idea." You say as you stare at the movie poster.
"This is a great idea." He replies.
"Law it looks scary."
"It's supposed to look scary."
"What if it's too scary?"
"Then the creators have done their job."
You take a moment to playfully glare at him.
"Thanks for your support." You grumble.
He leans in closer to you and lowers his voice.
"If you start getting scared I'll always be there to hold you."
"I'm going to take you up on that." You reply before briskly walking into the cinema.
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You ended up enjoying the movie despite how scary you found it. The jump scares got a reaction out of you and the general creepy vibe of the killer has left a slight impression on you so you aren't sure how easy sleeping will be tonight. It's hard to find any sympathy for the main characters though as they were all doing dumb teenager things when the killer found them. Your favourite part ended up being cuddling closer to Law as the killer closed in on another victim who would scream out dramatically before falling flat on their face.
You end up going on a little rant at the stupidity of the victims on the short walk to your next destination.
"I mean what kind of person sees a human skull sitting in the creepy dark forest and then doesn't run away?" You complain.
"Dead people." He replies.
"Except that one chick who somehow survived despite being the dumbest of the lot."
"So you didn't like the movie?" Law almost seems disappointed.
"Oh no, the movie was great. It was just that the characters had really bad survivability."
The two of you reach your next destination, a cafe just down the street from the cinema. You sit down and both order drinks then you continue on your little rant about the movie.
As you are chatting to Law about the movie and life and other things some familiar orange hair catches your eye from out the cafe window. You remember your not so good lie earlier and put your head down, hiding your face with your hand.
"What are you doing?" Law asks.
"Nami is out there." You whisper.
"Isn't She your friend?"
"Yes."
"People don't usually hide from their friends."
"Well those people aren't friends with Nami."
Law narrows his eyes at you.
"You haven't told her that we're dating." He crosses his arms and leans back in his seat.
"Maybe." You reply sheepishly.
He checks through the window behind him where Nami, Vivi and Robin have stopped outside the cafe to look around. They haven't noticed you yet but they could easily spot you from where they are.
"Please keep going, please keep going." You pray quietly.
"Why don't we call them in here, have a little chat?" Law smirks down at you, mischief in his eyes.
"Don't you dare."
He turns to face them again.
"Law they'll see you!"
"That's the idea."
Robin sees him first and then looks down to see you. He waves casually at her as she assesses the situation. Her eyes brighten when she figures out what is going on and she tries to hide her smile.
"Law!" You grab his hand back and pin it to the table. You glance back up to see Vivi and Nami still haven't noticed you.
He raises his other hand to try and get their attention and you reach out to try grab it. He dodges out of the way and you end up leaning right over the table to try and pin him down.
You glance out of the window again to see Nami staring right at you. You freeze where you are and quickly smile at her. She glares at you.
"Why are you like this?" You whisper to Law before sitting back down, resigned to your fate.
Her orange hair flows out behind her as she rushes into the cafe, Vivi and Robin following her, and straight towards your table.
"'I'm too busy to see you all' you said 'I'm going to go see my grandparents' you said" she repeats your excuse from earlier. "And here we find you chilling with some guy."
"I'm not just 'some guy'" Law mumbles.
"Well apparently you're more important to (Y/N) than her best friends." Nami snaps.
"To be fair we had this planned before you came up with your plan." He replies, somehow managing to keep his cool with an angry redhead glaring down at him.
"What makes your plans with him more important than hanging out with us?" Nami turns the conversation back to you.
"He's my boyfriend." You murmur.
Nami freezes in surprise. She glances back at Law, who smirks, then back to you.
"So you've had a boyfriend since who knows when and just didn't tell me." She accuses. "Did you tell anyone?"
"Robin knows." You sink into your chair.
"She didn't tell me, I figured it out." Robin chimes in.
Nami takes a deep breath.
"(Y/N)" she begins. "Think of all the talks about boys we need to have and that you have missed out on. Date etiquette, clothing, how much makeup to put on, the dangers of manipulation, speed and don't forget the talk. We need to get you caught up on all of these." She sits down right beside you and pulls out her phone. "We have to do this as soon as possible. I'm not free tomorrow but Friday to next Tuesday is clear..."
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"And that is why I was putting off telling Nami about us." You conclude as you walk home with Law.
Eventually you had both managed to escape thanks to a distraction from Vivi.
"Well now it's done and it never has to be done again." Law replies.
"Just because it's over and done with doesn't mean that I'm letting you off the hook. I still have to do those talks with Nami after all. It's going to be so embarrassing." You feel your face heat up thinking about what she might try to talk about. "So you're in trouble."
"Maybe you're the one that's in trouble with me." Law says.
"What do you mean?" You ask.
"This is the second person who is really close to you that didn't know we are dating."
"Oh." The realisation of what you have done hits you. You had only been thinking about yourself when you had tried to hide your boyfriend from your mum and Nami. You hadn't even thought about how Law would feel about it.
"I'm okay with having a private relationship but there needs to be a good reason. And with your dad all locked up I can't see one." He's not angry with you but he is visibly upset.
The guilt of your unintentional harm to Law consumes you for a moment and you grab his hand.
"I'm sorry. I didn't consider what that would be like for you. I have never dated anyone before and I just didn't think."
He squeezes your hand reassuringly.
"Don't worry too much about it., just try to stay aware of it I'm sure it will be covered in Nami's talk anyway."
You laugh and lean into his side.
"I promise I won't hide you from anyone anymore."