[ thirteen years / two and a half years old. ]

«Mommy! Daddy!»

The toddler kicked the door open, letting the light flood the room, then just ran straight into your bed, diving against the two of you.

«Ugh. Crap.»

You heard Kid's subtle grunts and managed to hit him in the shin.

«Hi monster.» you drowsily smiled, welcoming the child in your arms.

He was still in that young age when they run around wearing just their diaper and they look super funny.

The thing about this particular baby, though, was that he resembled Kid terribly, and yet he had an undying happy smile on his round face.

It used to creep you out a little, at first.

He smiled and snuggled against your chest before turning to tug at his father's hair.

«Daddy! Wake uuuup!»

Kid groaned, face buried in the pillow.

«Why did we make another one of these?»

«Because "protections are for pussies".» you quoted, earning a scoff from the man.

«Ugh, too much information!»

You raised your eyes to the door at the new voice.

The thirteen-year old twins were leaning to the jabs, different expressions on their similar features. Law looked bored as usual, while Doruya had a disgusted grimace on her face.

«Did you guys unleash your brother on us?» you asked, quirking an eyebrow.

«Maybe just a little.» Doruya said, face changing in her signature cruel smirk. It resembled Kid's a lot, but it had something of your innate irony as well.

Kid finally raised from the blankets, his son happily hanging from his neck.

«I'm disowning you both.» he declared, flashing a burning glare to the twins.

Doruya shrugged.

«Be my guest. The only reason I haven't set sail on my own yet is because you made me promise to wait until I'm 17.»

You chuckled, glancing at Kid.

«Who would have thought? The infamous Eustass Kid is actually an overprotective daddy.»

He moved his amber eyes to you, while he grabbed the toddler with his flesh arm right before he could fall from his shoulder.

«I'm disowning you first, Y/n.»

The child squealed and you couldn't avoid a grin.

«Sure.»

«Relax, old man.» Law sighed, stepping in the room «It was actually Killer-ojisan who asked us to wake you up. This arrived this morning.»

He waved an envelope at you.

«Tts impottant!» the baby laughed.

Kid handed over your son to you and took the letter.

It was black, with strange pink decorations all around.

«What is it?» you asked, settling the child between your arms.

Kid ripped the envelope apart.

«What the f... it's an invitation. To a wedding.»

You blinked.

«A wedding?»

«Dracule Mihawk's wedding.»

«And he invites you?» Law asked, lifting an eyebrow «Are you sure it isn't just for mom?»

«I'm sure!» Kid snapped back, while you took the letter from him.

«Oh, shit! He and Perona are really getting married!»

«For fuck's sake.» the redhead growled, letting himself fall back on the mattress.

«Kid!» you gasped.

«Fuk.» the child happily repeated. Doruya burst in laughter.

«No, Kuzan, unlearn this word!» you uttered.

«Fuk! Fuk!»

«Oh, c'mon! Don't you have a reset button somewhere?» you muttered, turning the kid around, only to elicit more laughter from him.

«Well, not that it isn't fun witnessing your astonishing parenting skills, folks, buuut... what should we reply to that?» Law asked.

«Nothing, you ungrateful little punk.» Kid growled, shielding his eyes with his arm «I'll take Killer, Y/n and some other men and show up there.»

«What? We're not coming?!» Doruya snapped.

«I'm pretty sure it's a trap. So, no.» Kid said.

You frowned.

«Hey, Perona is my friend.»

«Oh, please. Do you really think Hawkeye is gonna welcome us after all the shit that went down with Akagami? They were friends.»

«It was a long time ago... if he wanted revenge, he would have come.»

«If you go, why shouldn't I come?!» Doruya barked.

Her temperament was always awfully similar to her father's.

«Because I'm not throwing my family into a fucking trap!»

«fukfukfuk!»

«Then why mom gets to come?!»

«Hey–»

You couldn't start your sentence, though, because Kid sat to shoot a blazing glare to his daughter.

«She doesn't get to come. She's my fucking sniper.»

Your heart speeded up a bit at his words.

«...quite literally.» Law quietly added.

Doruya pressed her lips together.

«I could be your sniper, for once.»

«Go unlock your Observation, then we'll talk about it.»

«Kid...» you groaned.

«Fuck you! I'll go by myself!» she shouted, swiftly turning around and running away.

The three of you watched her disappearing in silence, until low sobs erupted from your lap.

You looked down at little Kuzan.

The poor baby got scared from all the yelling. He had pressed against your stomach and started crying quietly.

Seriously, how did a creature so innocent come out from me and Kid?

«No, baby, it's okay!» you immediately said, cupping his face with your hands «Don't cry! You know they always yell.»

«Daddy ss mad!» he sobbed, tears rolling down his cheeks.

«Noo, he's not mad!»

You turned to Kid, who was staring at the wall with a twitching eye.

«Okay, daddy is a little mad. But not at you, monster! Isn't it, Kid?»

You dived your nails into his shoulder and he grunted.

«No, monster, I'm not mad at you.» he said.

Kuzan sniffed.

«Leally?»

«Really.»

The toddler wiped his face with his fist.

«There you go.» you smiled, adjusting his hairpin so the red locks wouldn't get in his eyes.

You loved that hairpin. It was a gift from Heat, and it represented Kid's jolly roger.

«Impressive.» Law commented, sending a crooked smirk to his father «I hadn't seen such a compilation of good parenting since I found out you started dating mom by shackling her to a beam.»

You frantically covered Kuzan's ears.

«LAW!»

«Worth it.» the young boy snickered, running out to avoid the flying metal that flew towards him.