You || [Trafalgar Law x OC reader]

二十三 haunted

*warning - some dark heavy topics mentioned and slight smut*

You were 12.

You had found yourself pushing the door open to Kazuki's room.

In your half asleep state you had found yourself stumbling in, to find your brother.

Only to be met with the empty room.

It felt like some kind of bad dream, like you would walk in there and he would be sleeping in his bed.

Safe and sound.

Alive.

That sick feeling formed in your stomach as you turned to head toward your parents room.

The soft sound of your footsteps going down the long dark hallway.

When you got closer you could hear voices.

Arguing.

You stepped closer to the door that was cracked open and listened.

Your mothers voice sounded...

Broken.

She was yelling, yet her voice was trembling and she was choking up,

"I've accepted what you do. And- and I can accept that you're unfaithful to me-"

"But I cannot let you bring these- these whores into our house! Your children- child is here!"

You heard Shougas voice.

It was monotone.

He sounded almost dead.

Like he had no emotion.

"I would never put Shiina in danger."

He continued,

"They aren't a danger. They are brainless slaves who are probably so drugged up they don't even know-"

Your mother cut him off. Screaming in a broken voice,

"You're sick Shouga! Sick! Keep your work out of this house!"

You heard the noise of someone struggling, fighting against someone else.

"I'm your wife! The woman you married! We lost our child, the one that was actually ours, and didn't seem to care!"

She was screaming, wailing at the top of her lungs.

You could hear her thrashing around, fighting him as she continued yelling,

"Did you kill Kazuki?! Did you lay your hands on our boy?! My sweet little boy?! You did, didn't you..."

Her voice trailed off and there was silence.

Instinct kicked in an you quickly pushed open the door and walked into the room,

"Mom?"

You stopped in your tracks when you saw her laying on the ground.

Big black inky marks and symbols across her skin.

That was the first time you saw his devil fruit power.

Then came his soft voice,

"Shiina baby, your mother needed to rest, and I was helping her do that."