Once Nana and the two engineers had left, Lexi stood and made her way over to the couch where she immediately plopped down and sprawled out with a groan. Deciding that sitting in the kitchen chair the whole time waiting for them to get home would be unnecessarily uncomfortable, Law followed her into the living room and took up the comfy loveseat next to the couch.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3GXOVyWhd
"Whhhhhyyyyy…" Lexi moaned loudly, holding onto her head against her painful headache. She sneezed again, causing her to groan out loud once more. Law glanced at her in amusement, chuckling under his breath. The act made him break into a fit of coughing once more.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡKv3Sj91EfA
"I hate being sick…" She pouted, grabbing the blanket Nana had draped over her shoulders and covering herself with it. She hid away from the pirate, hoping he would leave her alone and let her hurt in peace. If she was lucky maybe she'd fall asleep and the three would be back in no time. But, of course, he had a habit of not doing things as she wanted him to.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1MMsdPKNl
"Lexi-ya, there has to be something to keep ourselves occupied while they are gone." Law pried, not liking the thought of having nothing to do over an extended period of time. He hated doing nothing. It was a complete waste of his time.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MpJKeEjaV
"Hell if I know…" She mumbled. He frowned.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVrzNKIPpY
"I refuse to sit here and," Coughs racked through his body, "do nothing for hours." He said, watching as she reappeared from beneath the blanket with a scowl.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXZcKspAdd
"Who am I, your nanny?" She accused.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfZlYKzD3K
"Essentially." He grinned, hoping to get a rise out of her. He expected her to try to hit him but she only narrowed her eyes. Mutely, she disappeared beneath the blanket once more, much to his chagrin. It was at these times that she seemed to know just how to frustrate him the most, and it was, well, frustrating how easily she seemed to do it all. Frowning once more, he crossed his arms. "Alright, I suppose I am sorry…" He mumbled.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAF0atLTia
Her head popped up over the edge. "You, apologizing? That's something I didn't expect." She laughed.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡRI8RUSkjsx
"Hmph." He grumbled, looking away.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoNwKLhkol
"Fine, you convinced me. Alright, grab a coloring book or something. They're in the cabinet beneath the tv." She pointed to the tv stand and he raised an eyebrow.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XVJY6dJZv
"A coloring book? For children?"copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQe2I8V2so
"Yup. Or you could figure out how the dvd player works, which will probably take hours by the way, or you can come up with something else. There's not much to do around here honestly." Lexi concluded, massaging her temple with her thumbs in an effort to ward off her headache. Peaking beneath her lidded eyes, Lexi saw the pirate captain frowning in displeasure. Obviously he wasn't liking his available options for entertainment.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZNmwx8NRx
She could see the frustration in his eyes and imagine his thought process. Him? A feared pirate captain of the seas? Coloring in a child's coloring book with crayons? The nerve of Lexi for even mentioning it…copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Wv4FtaTd9
"I suppose the children's book will have to do." He grumbled angrily. Smirking a little, since she hadn't expected him to agree in the first place, Lexi got up from the couch and opened the cupboard. Grabbing the half-empty coloring pages book and the big box of crayons, she placed them both on the coffee table where they could reach. Law got up and sat down on the floor beside her as she opened the book.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡp70D9IM4Ke
"Pick a picture then." She flipped through several pages, some of which had meaningless scribbles across the entirety of the picture in various colors. Seeing his confused and slightly amused glances, she chuckled. "I babysit some of the closer neighbors sometimes so I let them color. Keeps them from getting into trouble."copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡskdfHKNQxF
Law nodded, slightly surprised that she was able to read his mind so easily. Perhaps he wasn't hiding his emotions as well as he'd thought. That would have to change. Shaking his head, he pointed to a cat wearing a pirate hat, looking through a periscope as it sailed on a small ship.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGBTKhnVaA
"Of course." Lexi chuckled, and Law glared in return.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zH6dROZWz
"What?" She ripped out the page for him to use, placing it in front of him with the box of crayons.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡepUsFCcssJ
"Of course you'd pick the pirate, is what I'm saying." She laughed, rifling through a few more pages before ripping one out of her own. It was a butterfly landing on a flower. They both had faces.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RqIKb087a
"Captain?" Came a quiet voice from atop the stairs. Looking up, the two sick ones saw Bepo descending the steps with a yawn. "How long did I sleep?"copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcKriXi7Xe
"A while, Bepo. You looked exhausted." The pirate replied with a smirk. The bear almost never slept in, too concerned with Law's sleep habits to worry about getting enough sleep himself. It was good for the first mate to catch up on his rest.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbECEjeQLH
"Oh, I see. What are you doing?" He asked, spotting the book and box of colored sticks on the table. Lexi smiled and held up one.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡATy0CjcCrj
"We're coloring. Do you wanna join?" Cocking his head, he approached the table. Lowering his head to sniff the thing in her hand, he recoiled his nose at the weird smell.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbvxCOvUWt
"No thanks." He said, straightening up. Then, noticing that something wasn't right, he glanced around. "Where are Penguin and Shachi?"copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9EENgi7u9S
"They went with Nana to get us medicine. They should only be a couple hours." Lexi looked back to her picture and began coloring the flower petals blue.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJMLKo4W1w
"Oh ok." The bear decided that he'd look for some food and wandered into the kitchen, leaving the two to their coloring.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOHLmkASew
"I bet I could make mine look better than yours." Lexi claimed, and Law raised an eyebrow. Hesitantly, he reached for a crayon and stared at his page.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡlob0crjjWs
He, Trafalgar Law, Supernova and member of the Worst Generation, was about to color in a children's book. If word got out his reputation would be completely obliterated in an instant.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8cYTXnYUp
Lexi was concentrating on shading the stem of the flower in with green, making the edges much darker in contrast to the middle. Obviously she hadn't noticed his inner turmoil at the thought of such a juvenile pastime. Glancing back at his own page, he started marking the boat with brown, trying not to think too much about what exactly he was doing.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaecWBxwtL
'At least it's something to do…' He thought with a sigh.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PaePnG8HC
"Keep an eye out for a store called Walmart." Nana said, squinting at the road in front of her. The sun shined rather brightly and made it difficult to see. The light bounced off of the shining cars and straight into her eyes, blinding her and causing spots in the back of her lids.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTLNSFKgEE
"What's it called again?" Penguin asked, searching the left side of the street critically.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9OUmKvThZ
"Walmart!" She responded louder so they could hear. "It should be up here somewhere."copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlOQzDdfMU
"Hmm…" There was a big building with a big lit up sign on the front. "Walgreens…is that it? Walgreens?" Shachi pointed to the right where a building with a strange blue bucket with stars on the sign stood. Nana swung her gaze over, but shook her head with a sigh.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnODaHjVYX
"No, we're looking for a massive building that says Walmart on it. Can't miss it." She reassured, slowing to a stop at the red light. The two in the back shared a glance before shrugging. They weren't sure exactly what this 'Walmart' looked like but they'd keep looking.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡAE6pysa4mr
Besides, tagging along on this adventure would allow them to see more of Lexi's world. There was still so much to learn and experience, and just by riding in the truck they saw new and exciting things.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41MSRmw5Ci
"Nana, what're those?" Shachi asked, pointing to the lights in front of them. Nana looked back and followed the line of where he was looking.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡZuFO8QvsMt
"Those are the traffic lights, young man. They direct traffic. When they turn red, you stop. Green is go." The older woman shook her head in amazement. "Hell, you Greeks don't seem to have a lot of first world country technology, do ya?"copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡpm7wLGZVLl
"Uh…yeah." Penguin agreed as he glanced to the side, remembering that the Captain had insisted they keep up the charade for Nana's sake.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPm9Hewej8
"What about those?" Penguin indicated the strange looking orange things along the road.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjDc7M3CfP
"Those are traffic cones. They tell you where you can and can't go." The light turned green and Nana stepped on the gas a little harder than needed. They jerked forwards after the car in front of them accelerated first.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EbebXUaTF
"There are so many confusing things here." Shachi held his head in his hand from the overwhelming things around the truck. "So many new things."copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgvSqd7Wrq
"You'll get used to it, don't worry." Nana reassured with a chuckled, evening out her speed as they continued.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XJJaRwduL
"There it is!" Penguin finally exclaimed, jabbing his finger at the window pane. There, a huge building with the name 'Walmart' across the top in white letter sat wedged at the edge of the road and the intersection. "It's on the right."copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AqeOBcJM5
"Hold onto your seats boys!" Nana called, veering suddenly into the right lane and turning on her blinker in one go.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡpimUaM7iJy
"AH!" They screamed. The force of the move sent both men sharply to the left, causing Shachi to go headfirst into the window and Penguin to lose his breath.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPwszGk6UO
A car behind them honked as Nana cut them off, and she turned right onto the new road before blinkering left. "Whew, almost missed the turn. Good thing you spotted that, young man!"copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWojbdVnWH
"Yeah, good thing…" Penguin muttered, adjusting his hat as Shachi held onto his head in pain. He'd smacked the glass pretty hard and there was sure to be a bruise when all was said and done.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmZPgaCosm
Nana cruised them through the sea of cars until she found a parking spot further from the building. "We're here!" She called, taking out the keys and opening the door. The two pirates followed a little less enthusiastically. As much as they were excited to see what other things a store could hold, they weren't sure they would survive the trip.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbbtELaYR4
"See? I'm the better colorer." Lexi determined, glancing between both pictures with a smirk.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJ1b3dpYBm
"Any self-appointed judge would say that." Law pointed out, crossing his arms. In all honesty he thought he'd done a decent job illustrating the page. It was accurate and within the lines. "We need a neutral party to decide without bias."copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4IFUZQwoi
"Fine, grumpy. Bepo! Will you come here?" She called before the Captain got the chance to retort her less-than-appealing nickname for him. Law frowned, eyes flitting to the kitchen as the bear emerged with have a leftover chicken leg in his mouth.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlu4P9Q08H
"What is it?" He asked. Lexi grabbed both pages and held them up.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Vr67ukwtV
"Which one do you think is better?"copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡT90BOUBErZ
Bepo glanced between the pages. The pirate cat was accurate, with real colors and there weren't any strokes outside of the lines. Even the water was colored in different shades of blue. Then, the other one showed a multicolored butterfly landing on a blue flower. There were a couple tiny flowers added in around the big one, and a dainty little sun drawn in the upper left side.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡXklspaBfaJ
Mutely, he pointed to the butterfly.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfEomMTGim
"Ha! Told you." Lexi bragged, placing them back on the table with a smirk. Law glared at the offending cat, disappointed it hadn't been deemed the better drawing. He was supposed to be the best at all he did. This was unacceptable.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcvBOkwpZX
"I challenge you to a rematch then." The pirate said, reaching for the coloring book once more. It seemed Lexi was more than willing to comply if the smirk was anything to go by.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWiKpHU0X5
"Fine, but be prepared to have your ass handed to you a second time." She taunted. He smirked. She was certainly a competitive person, an aspect he was thoroughly enjoying. Much as he didn't care to admit it.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUkpjGbdnu
"I'll look down this aisle, you two look down that one." She pointed to the one on the left for them, holding up a piece of paper. This is what the medicine is called, it should be in a small blue bottle." She explained, giving them both a pat on the shoulder before sending them on their way. A moment later she disappeared behind the shelf.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYG5Auq6Up
"Uhh…" They said, walking down the aisle and looking at all the various bottles and boxes of medicine surrounding them. There was an old man staring at a box of something green and paid them no mind. Other than that, they were alone.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jmm4L4YM1
"There are so many different kinds." Shachi whispered, picking up a box with a blue label. Is this one it?" He showed it to his friend who frowned.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xWoWf58st
"Hmm…it's called…viagra." Penguin checked the paper, comparing the names. "Nope, not that one." They put it back where it belonged, walking further down the line and inspecting the multiple medications.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2sk82Py9J
"This is gonna take forever…" Shachi moaned, and the two of them sighed deeply. They hadn't thought there'd be so much of a variety of everything. Some of the names were too complicated for them to pronounce.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡYd3kA75F6S
"I wish Captain were here. He'd know which one. Maybe." Shachi concluded, glancing at something so foreign sounding he was convinced that his world didn't have anything like it.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡHapDzmTFum
Up and down the aisle they went, searching for whatever the correct medicine was. The old man had left and in his place was a young woman looking over two different bottles to compare the price or ingredients. She gave the two a strange look at their confused whispers but promptly returned to her own business.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88pAsxDh6M
"Advil?" Shachi asked, and Penguin shook his head after double checking. They found several medicines with blue labels and it wasn't until one almost at the end of the aisle that they found the right one.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1404pAcvgi
"Here it is!" Penguin exclaimed, holding up the correct bottle. "We must have passed it ten times or something." High-fiving each other in victory, they went around the side to find the older woman.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXtMB38uID
"Nana, we found-" They stopped, glancing around in confusion. The white-haired woman was nowhere to be seen. A woman with her young daughter stood nearby and gripped her child tighter as the two men froze and stared into the distance creepily. The two in question didn't notice, too distracted by the lack of Lexi's relative to care about what was going on.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRLgseO5vV
"Umm…where is she?" Shachi asked, turning his head several directions trying to find her.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡSx0SBptOUJ
"No idea." Penguin answered, arms going slack as he realized. "We lost Lexi-chan's grandmother." With a sigh, Shachi nodded.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hHA3iDcMm
"Yup."copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEeBUHPINl
"I don't know about you but I'm getting kind of bored with this." Lexi admitted, finished the last touches on a new drawing. This one displayed a playground set with a giraffe and a lion swinging on the swings. A monkey was sliding down the colored-red slide.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFTEyv32jY
Law nodded, eagerly putting away the blue crayon he was using to color in the sky to a picture of a house. Much as coloring had passed the time, he wasn't enthused on continuing it for too much longer.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqfs1jLFwx
"Hmm…" She muttered, putting away the book and box of crayons. Rifling through the cupboard some more, she closed it with a shake of her head. "Not much else to do down here."copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mcgX6XNPK
"What about something on your laptop?" Law suggested, remembering how entertaining the device had been before. He'd found out so much just from an hour or two of searching. At this, she brightened up.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tq28Yxb0R
"Oh, good idea. I've got just the thing." Her expression turned to one of mischief as she quickly went upstairs to retrieve her laptop. Law took the opportunity to stretch his back. Sitting on the floor with a hunched back wasn't doing him any favors, and his spine realigned itself with several painful pops. The ache lasted for awhile afterwards.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MipfjJ0Yf
A few minutes later, she descended the stairs holding several pillows under her arms. He frowned, not quite sure what she was up to. Smiling brightly, and sneezing promptly, she tossed the pillows onto the ground.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0BKhyQemG
"We're going to build a fort." She explained, turning once again. Curious, Law followed her into her room where she began stripping the bed of the blankets.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwapyio6to
"A fort?" He questioned.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDbg3qzMqy
"Yup. What, you've never built a blanket fort before?"copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YyDJPbz4y
He shook his head and she chucked some balled-up blankets at him, which he caught just in time to prevent them from hitting him in the face. With a laugh she grabbed a few of her own.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡg34qtDIRKc
"That's tragic. Guess I'll have to show you how." She sang in amusement, trudging out of the room with her arms full of bedding. With both confusion and curiosity mounting, he followed her back downstairs.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIQqYTRyGh
They tossed the remaining materials onto the floor, then Lexi grabbed the biggest blanket they had and handed him a corner. "Grab on and pull."copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HgEkZuwzy
Doing as he was instructed, they stretched out the blanket and draped it over the couch, dragging the loveseat beside it to cover the third side. Once that was done, they tucked the edges under the couch cushions so it would hold.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QC9g5NYWx
Standing back a little, Lexi inspected their work so far. "Hmm…we'll need something to weigh down the part that'll be on top of the coffee table." Glancing around, she found a basket of folded clothes that Nana had forgotten to put away.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcg1DeUuNA
"Ok, drag the table over there and put the blanket on top." She ordered. Law was starting to get an idea for what she was trying to do, and did as he was told. After the blanket was pulled tight, she placed the basket on top to hold it down. Luckily it was heavy enough to not budge.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTi2yD23aC
The whole thing created a small little crawlspace beneath the blanket, just enough room for two people if they were laying down. But it was much more open than Law had imagined it to be.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfsepIjcHf
"Are we done?" Law asked, and Lexi laughed, grabbing another blanket.copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡKSr0U4fPz2
"Nowhere near!"copyright protection165ＰＥＮＡＮＡqlVIoumqxw
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