Title: Makino the Matchmaker
Author: kawaiichiisaikitsune (pirate-kiari)
Rating: K+
Pairings: LuffyxNami
Summary: He hadn't been back to visit for years. Maybe it was about time he did. Everyone else could use a vacation anyhow. So what if the desired island was out of the Grand Line...

The idea came suddenly one morning and stuck. Hoping to make it a very quick/short chapter fic. Possible spoilers for those who have not finished the Water 7 arc. And for those waiting on my other One Piece fanfiction Patience; sorry! Think of this as a side story. -.-"

Disclaimer- I don't own One Piece or any of the characters.

. . : Makino the Matchmaker : . .

-Prologue-

"WHAT!?" Nami cried loudly, knocking over her captain with just the sheer volume of her voice and gaining everyone else's attention in the process. Luffy scrambled back onto his feet with a deflated look.

"I just thought it could be a good idea," he pouted.

"Do you even remember how we got here on the Grand Line in the first place?" she demanded, poking his forehead. When he nodded she continued, "And you want us to just up and leave it so that we can have some vacation?! No way in hell! We can have a vacation somewhere here on the Grand Line if you think it's so needed. Besides, the log-post is not going to help us get to this far off island you want to go to. We'll get lost! Do you hear me?!"

Usopp, Franky, and Chopper frowned at each other upon hearing their captain and navigator's argument. "What do you think about it, leaving the Grand Line for a few days' vacation?" one asked the others.

"I don't know how you guys got here in the first place, but Thousand Sunny can certainly do whatever it was for you again. It's the best ship in the whole pirate world!"

"That's a... valid argument..." the sharp-shooter hesitated, turning to Chopper in the process, "What do you think?"

The reindeer looked back at the two still arguing. "I don't know, but it doesn't sound too bad. Luffy knows what's good for the crew, right?"

Franky and Usopp glanced at each other, but didn't say a word to the little one. Instead, Sanji spoke up to them from Nico Robin's side, "It doesn't matter either way. We could only give them our opinions, but that probably won't suade either of them anyways. So it's up to those two what our route is going to be."

"The vacation certainly sounds amusing though," Robin added with a chuckle. The cook wiggled happily, hearts dancing in his eyes and his cigarette giving off puffs of heart-shaped smoke.

"Robin-chan is beautiful amused!"

Eventually the arguing ceased and the two seemed to come to some sort of an agreement. The crew was called in for a quick meeting upon it. All were eager to hear what their next destination plans were to be this time.

Luffy started the meeting by pounding his hand against the table surrounded by couches, as though he were a judge in a court, to gain everyone's attention on him. Once that was accomplished, Nami began the explanation of their course's next stop.

"As you may have heard," she aimed a glare at the scarred boy who grinned it away, "Luffy, our captain, wants to leave the Grand Line to visit an island. Tell me that that isn't just a stupid idea in the first place." The crew remained silent. She frowned at them. "After much consideration, I've succumb to his idea. However, I've brought it upon a greater level. We're all going to take a vacation from each other!"

-TBC-

Prologue completed! Short, I know, but what do you think of my idea?

Flames are ignored, constructive criticism is highly appreciated, and praise is great for the ego.