Animalic change [AU] [Luffy x Reader x Law] [pt08]

Three days. It had been three days already. The next morning would show the surprise. You had tried not to think about whatever surprise was awaiting you. Last night, you had gone to bed, feeling quite nervous and a bit scared. Whatever was awaiting you, could change everything. It could even destroy everything... and that's what scared you the most. You didn't want to disappear. You didn't want to leave those two men – and you didn't want them to hate you. Whatever happened... it just shouldn't change too much.

Something had changed. You realized it as soon as you woke up – not that you bothered checking it. You were still terribly tired, not moving much. You stayed there, lying on the couch, keeping your eyes closed. Something felt strange, somehow... uncomfortable. You growled lightly, turning around and burying your face in the pillow. You should check it, yeah – but you didn't feel like it.
You didn't even react much as you could hear the door being opened. Luffy hummed as he entered, soon stopping and staring at you, blinking a few times. You couldn't see as he tilted his head in confusion.
“What? Where's Lynn? And who is that...?” You froze because of the questions, blinking a few times as you opened your eyes. What did he mean? You were still here. Nothing had really changed, so what was he mumbling about?
“Something wrong, Luffy-ya?” It was Law's voice which made you freeze once more. Okay. Now you had no other choice. You had to get up. You yawned, slowly sitting up, again realizing that something was wrong. It felt strange. Different.
You threw a look down at your body just to yelp in surprise. Your body. It wasn't the same as before. It was... human? No fur, no claws – hands, legs, pale skin. For a few seconds, you simply stared at yourself and the hairs lying on the couch and floor, not even reacting when Law entered the living room, freezing as soon as he spotted you – a young woman sitting on their couch naked. You weren't the only one to be confused – their lynx was gone and instead, there was a woman in their house.
“Hey, you. What are you doing here and where's Lynn?!” It was Luffy's voice that interrupted the silence, making you turn around slowly, crossing your arms in front of your chest. You felt scared and – what was that feeling called again? – embarrassed. Yes, embarrassed.
“I... I'm-”, you started, coughing because of the weird change and your dry throat. For a moment, you bit your bottom lip, hawking before you looked at them. “Guess that's the surprise Kuleha-san mentioned...”, you muttered shyly, insecure, fidgeting a bit restless.
“Heh? But where's our lynx?!” Luffy pouted, walking over to you. Before he could reach you, Law grabbed his collar.
“Wait, Luffy-ya.” “But Torao...!”
You ducked your head, biting your bottom lip again. “First of all, who are you? And how did you get here?” Law's voice was calm as he grabbed a blanket, handing it to you so you could at least cover your body. You avoided his gaze at first, taking a deep breath.
“I'm (y/n)... and I've been here for quite a while already...”, you murmured hesitantly, crossing your fingers.
“Don't be ridiculous. How should that-”, Law started, soon stopping and narrowing his eyebrows. Lynn was gone and now... there was a woman pretending that she had been there for a while already. Strange coincidence, huh?
“You want to say that you're... Lynn?”, he muttered, still skeptical. Slowly, you raised your head, looking at the raven-haired male with desperation.
“Yes... I knew you wouldn't believe me, Law...”, you quietly stated, standing up cautiously. He flinched slightly, staring at you with wide eyes. That eye color of yours – identical to Lynn's. And you knew his name although Luffy called him Torao. It sounded possible. Again, he narrowed his eyes, letting go of the poor, confused Luffy.
“But how?”
You stayed quiet for a while, shrugging your shoulders. “Magic I guess. She turned me into a lynx the moment I wanted to die a few months ago, making me forget everything like that. But now... now that I remembered my past, she turned me back, saving me from that strange illness.” You grimaced, turning your head away. Depression. You didn't eat, you didn't drink, you didn't sleep. You would have died without a change.
“Of course magic... And now what? What do you except us to do now?” He didn't sound convinced, not the least – you couldn't blame him, though, you wouldn't believe it as well if your were in his position.
“...I don't expect anything. I fear too much, but I won't tell you what to do now. I'd be happy if you could at least let me stay for a few days though... until I know what to do...”, you replied, lowering your head. Law didn't say a thing, he only sighed.
“Wait. That woman is Lynn?!” Luffy's exclamation made you look up in surprise, blinking a few times as a grin appeared on your lips. That... idiot. But a lovely idiot. You nodded with a weak grin. “Yeah.”
“Whoa! Never thought this was possible! Those vets are magicians! Hey, wanna play something?!” For a moment, you stared at him with disbelief, soon starting to chuckle lightly. “Only if you got some clothes for me...”, you hummed, shaking your head. Those two were such a great combination. The naive, optimistic Luffy and the skeptical, realistic Law... how did they end up living together...? A question you should ask them sooner or later.
For now, you should think about your future. With Law's current attitude, you wouldn't be allowed to stay with them – so you had to move on. Damn. How should you live on...? What should you do? You had no passport, no certificates... there was so much you had to do. It would be a difficult task to get all this stuff done.

Not that this bothered you this day. Luffy found some clothes for you, letting you put them on in the bathroom, before he convinced you to play something with him. Mostly hide and seek outside in their garden and inside the house. It helped you getting used to your new body – or should you call it your old body? You weren't entirely sure whether you've looked like that before or if something had changed.
Every few minutes, you wanted to walk on four legs – but you told yourself that you had to walk on two legs. You didn't have to use your hands for moving, but for grabbing stuff. It felt strange yet somehow familiar. No surprise, huh?
One thing didn't change completely, though. The evening. You ate something with them, watching television with them afterwards – just with another position. You wouldn't sit on their lap now, although you would probably miss that sooner or later. It seemed like they would let you stay for the time being. For the next days, it would get exhausting and demotivating, having to take care of so many things. Only time would tell how everything would end.