A/N: HOLY GOD IT'S FINALLY DONE. i've been working on this bad boy for over a year now and it's FINALLY FINISHED. i started this right after i finished little dreamers and i just sort of lost interest? every once in awhile i'd pick up writing it again but it was just so frustrating. but holy geez i am done with this it is out of my drafts. sorry if it's hastily wrapped up and there might be plotholes and things and idc i just needed to get it out and be done with it. anyways i hope you enjoy this i put my sweat and tears into this thing so, yeah. on with the story!
Surprise!
A loud crash followed by shrieks of anger is what pulls Nami out of her dream state. She had been awake for some time now and was simply lying in bed, staring at the ceiling. Figuring that the ruckus coming from the dining hall meant that it was time for breakfast, Nami sits up from her sleeping position on the bed. As she sits up, she grips her stomach as a wave of nausea overcomes her. Bile threatening its way up into her throat, she swallows hard in an attempt to keep it down. Returning fire, the bile pushes even more forcefully up her throat, in a more compelling attempt at escape. Nami, accepting defeat, throws her hands up over her mouth and rushes to the bathroom then proceeds to retch into the toilet. Just as Robin walks in, Nami dashes by her in a hurry towards the bathroom as sounds of excretion through the mouth and into the toilet fill her ears. Robin rushes to the bathroom and—without going inside—says worriedly, "Are you alright, Nami-san?"
Nami, after coughing a bit and then spitting into the toilet, says wearily, "I'm fine." She flushes the toilet and then goes to the sink to wash her face. After drying her face with a towel, she looks up at Robin who gives her a worried look.
"You certainly don't look fine," Robin replies as she watches carefully as Nami walks over to her dresser.
"Gee, thanks," Nami retorts sarcastically as she opens a drawer and rummages around for some clothes to wear. Picking out a pair of underwear and looking at it thoughtfully, she then frowns and shoves it back into the drawer and continues searching for another one.
After a long pause much to Nami's discontent, Robin says, "So exactly how far along are you?" she questions knowingly as she folds her arms and sits down slowly on the bed behind her—her eyes never leaving Nami's back.
Nami freezes. Eyes widening in shock, her hands start to tremble as her mind races, thinking of how to reply, next. As she reaches a solution, she relaxes and composes herself. She sighs tiredly and plucks out another pair of underwear and examines it. "I don't know what you're talking about," Nami replies as she closes the underwear drawer and opens another one below it, thrusting her free arm in.
Robin sighs as she stands up and walks towards Nami, "You've had morning sickness for the past two weeks, now. It's obvious what's going on with you," Robin says gently, her arms still folded as her eyes bore into Nami's back.
Nami stops scavenging for a pair of shorts, closes the drawer slowly and then sighs. Of course. She should have known that something like this would never go unseen under Robin's watchful eyes. Turning around, she's hesitant to look her friend square in the eye. After staring at the wall behind her, she slowly makes eye contact with Robin. Worry filling her own amber eyes, Nami asks quietly, "What should I do?"
Robin gives Nami a small smile as she unfolds her arms and places a gentle hand on her back, guiding her to the bed. As they both sit down, Nami puts her head in her hands, morosely. "You're going to have to tell him sometime today, you know. Otherwise, when he comes back for you in a couple of years, he's going to be in for a big surprise."
Nami sighs into her hands and then looks up dejectedly, "I know. But if I tell him today, he would put off this whole mission and want to stay with me. I couldn't possibly do that to him. Or everyone else."
Robin says nothing as Nami ponders over this whole predicament. Ever since Luffy became Pirate King, things had gotten more hectic for the crew. The Marines got wind of a retired Garp staying at Foosha Village, and questioned him about Luffy's whereabouts. Although Garp kept his mouth shut, and as the former Marine Vice Admiral, they couldn't touch him, the Marines decided to dock at Foosha Village and take control of the town, in an attempt to lure Luffy into an all-out battle and defeat him, while capturing him as a result. Garp hastily managed to inform Luffy of this warning him not to come, but of course, without hesitation, Luffy decided to venture to Foosha Village in an attempt to liberate the town from the Marine's clutches. But first, Luffy decided it upon himself that Zoro, Nami, Sanji, and Usopp would return home while he, Brook, Franky, Chopper and Robin voyaged to Foosha Village. He made this decision of course for precaution; in case anyone else got wind of the locations of their hometowns, the towns would be protected if anything happened. Luffy attempted to convince the others to return home, as well—with the exception of Robin and Brook, seeing as they don't have anywhere to return to, sadly—but they protested, arguing that their hometowns were way far away from East Blue, and that it would be more likely that they wouldn't bother with their towns, being that the distance between them was too great. Luffy protested, but backed down easier than expected and concluded that they would be of great help to him if they joined him.
Nami looked down and sighed as she fiddled with the oversized rock on her ring finger. Luffy had asked her to be his "Pirate Queen" once they reached Raftel—and she agreed to it, happily, for now he was the richest man in the world, after all—but she just wasn't in any way ready for this.
'Get a hold of yourself, Nami. You can do this. It was a mistake, yes, but you're going to have to deal with it. This is just another obstacle you have to face. No biggy.'
Standing up with a huff, she put her hands on her hips and looks at Robin. "I'm not going to tell him. I'm absolutely not going to jeopardize this mission. This is my problem, my mistake, and I'm going to deal with it my way, whether you or Luffy like it or not. Besides, we don't know how long you guys are going to take, anyways. You guys might be back before I even start showing," Nami states almost hopefully as she takes out her suitcase and starts stuffing clothes from her drawer into it. Nami doubted this statement, as she knew that it was going to take well over a couple months just to get there, let alone an even longer time to face, defeat, and relieve Foosha Village of the Marines. This also doesn't account for the time it will take to drop off Sanji, Usopp, and Zoro at their hometowns and then to pick them up again and deal with the problems they face, there, if any.
After a long pause, Robin sighed and stood up from the bed, "It's your choice, Navigator-san. I just hope you know the consequences that come with raising a child with no father."
Nami looks down at her nearly filled suitcase and bites her lip as her body quiveres a bit. The sound of the door shutting and Robin's footsteps walking up the stairs ring in Nami's ears. She slams the suitcase shut, deciding that she'll finish packing later, walks into the bathroom and turns on the shower.
By the time she had finished showering, washed up, got dressed, walked downstairs, crossed the lawn deck, and then walked into the dining hall, everyone had already finished eating—save for Luffy and his bottomless pit of a stomach. Even so, everyone was still sitting in their respective places, chatting away, Zoro being the only one absent.
Being as noisy as it usually was in there, nobody noticed Nami enter until Usopp looked up from the new invention he'd been making in order to impress Kaya when he returned to Syrup Village, and shouted, "Oi, Nami! You're finally up!"
Everyone turned their heads and greeted Nami, cheerfully. Luffy, putting a pause on the slab of meat in his hand shouts, "Oiiii, Nami! Over here!" As he uses his free hand to vigorously pat the seat beside him.
"Nami-swaaaaan! Not to worry, I saved a plate for you!" Sanji tornado-swoons, his hands gripping a full plate of delicious looking food as Nami walked toward the seat beside Luffy. Taking the plate from Nami and setting it on the table while pulling out her chair, Nami says, "Thank you, Sanji-kun."
As Nami is in mid-reach for the only piece of meat on her plate, it disappears for a split second and re-appears again with a huge bite taken out of it. Glancing up quickly Nami looks at Luffy who was still grabbing his large portions of meat and inhumanely shoving them into his mouth at rapid speed. Nami's eye twitches. With both hands slammed onto the table as she abruptly stands up from her seat, she yells, "LUFFY! THAT WAS MY ONLY PIECE OF MEAT! NOW IT'S BEEN TAINTED BY YOUR FOUL MOUTH!"
Franky whoops, "That's not the first time you'd be getting a taste of his germs, Nee-chan."
Everyone pauses. Usopp lowers his head into his invention and lets out a snort. Robin smiles and closes her eyes, sipping her drink. Sanji huffs and storms into the kitchen. Chopper stays quiet, a suppressed smile plastered on his face.
"Yohohoho. This is quite the scandalous crew," Brook chuckles. As Nami sends a death stare their way, they decide to keep their mouths shut.
Luffy gulps and pouts apologetically, "Sorry, Nami. I didn't notice it was yours until it was too late. I can give you another piece if you want?"
Nami sighs, "It's okay, Luffy. I'm not that hungry, anyways." Her mood swings were starting to get the best of her.
About to protest, Luffy is interrupted by Zoro's call from the crow's nest, "Oiiiiii! I see a familiar looking island up ahead!"
Nami—virtually yanked out of her anger—gasps and rushes out of her seat, dashing out onto the lawn deck and to Sunny's head. With everyone else following suit, it's plain to see that there is, indeed, an island up ahead. And it's getting closer by the second.
"Cocoyashi," Nami says breathlessly, her smile rivaling Luffy's. She was finally home.
Luffy rushes up behind Nami, putting both hands around her in order to grip the railing. "There it is!" He says almost as breathlessly as Nami. Looking down at her, he grins at the delighted expression on her face and then gives her a little peck on the cheek.
Beaming brightly and putting his right hand on his hat and leaving the other on the railing, Luffy shouts, "Yosh! Everyone prepare to dock!"
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It had been a long day. Nami was reunited with Gen-san and Nojiko at last. After many tears, smiles, and introductions, the town immediately set up a whole shindig for the crew's return. Luffy protested saying that he wanted to get going immediately but Nami managed to convince him to stay. They had been travelling non-stop for 2 weeks now, they needed to rest at least for the night. Not to mention, gather enough supplies for their long voyage.
After partying and story-telling for many hours, Nami strayed off and away from the celebration and wound up at Bellemere's grave. Lost in thought about what was to come, as well as what she was soon to miss, she smiles down at the grave, in hopes that maybe Bellemere would comfort her in some way. She wonders how she would take her current situation. Comfort would probably be the last thing she'd give. Nami smiles at the thought. As an unconscious reminder, Nami's hand slowly drifts to her belly as she stares off into the horizon. It was only the shrill voice of her captain that broke her from her daze.
"Oi, Nami! What're you doin' all the way out 'ere? The food's back that way," a slightly drunk Luffy asks as he points his thumb over his shoulder in the apparent direction of the party. With his body swaying back and forth, his apparent drunkedness is only confirmed by the bottle of wine he's holding in his hand. Usopp or Brook must have tricked him into thinking it was grape juice.
"Oh! Luffy!" Nami utters, her hands on her chest and a surprised expression on her face. "I just—I needed to uh—I—I needed to clear my head." Nami says, feeling extremely flustered all of a sudden. She hadn't been drinking of course but all of the excitement from the party wore her out.
Luffy paused for a moment and scratched his head. Staring at her with his eyes half open, he opens and closes his mouth, then utters his reply, "Ooooooh okay. If tha's all. I'mma go back to the food, now. I'll see ya there," Luffy slurs as he turns and starts to saunter off back in the direction of the party.
Nami, feeling a sense of longing knowing that this would be her last night with him says, "Wait, Luffy!" Pain could be immediately heard in her voice as her voice catches in her throat.
Luffy, who is virtually ripped out of his stupor, whips around and says, "Eh?"
Nami quivers. Struggling to get the words out, she fumbles with her hands a bit, trying to form her thoughts into words. This is a difficult decision for her and it is physically aggravating for her to keep it in. After a long pause, Nami lets out a sigh. She then lets her arms fall to her sides and stands up straight. Confidence wells up inside her as she speaks, "I have to tell you something."
Luffy, who was waiting patiently for her to respond, tilts his head a bit and says, "What is it?"
Nami feels herself lose confidence as she stares hard into his eyes. But she knows she has to tell him the truth. She has to get this out or else she feels she might go mad. She was going to tell him the truth here and now.
"I'm going to miss you."
Maybe not the whole truth.
Nami bites her lip and waits patiently for his reply as she stares at his figure—the expression on his face was impossible to read. She mentally slaps herself for not telling him the real truth. After a minute or so of intense staring, Luffy breaks out in a smile.
"Shishishi! I'm going to miss you, too, Nami!" In an instant, Luffy's arm stretches outwards towards Nami and grabs her, pulling her to him. Unable to say a word in response, Luffy presses his lips against Nami's as he pulls her into a tight embrace. Arms slithering up to wrap around his neck, Nami pulls him closer, taking in the moment, as she doesn't know if she'll ever get this opportunity, again. The kiss is only broken due to the lack of air flow to their lungs.
"You're such an idiot," Nami giggles, still out of breath.
"Shishishi! Yeah, but you love it!" Luffy teases as he goes in for another kiss only to jump away just centimeters from her lips and starts stomping off back to the party.
There is a long pause. Nami stands dumbfounded on the spot, blinking a few times. What just happened? Then realization hits her. "LUFFY GET BACK HERE, I WASN'T FINISHED, YET!" She yells as she storms off to catch up with her grinning husband.
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This was it. Luffy and the rest of the crew were finally leaving. With everyone suffering from a major hangover due to last night's celebrations, it was an even more difficult challenge to say goodbye, properly.
To her dismay, Nami just couldn't bring herself to tell Luffy about her untimely pregnancy. So it's just something she's going to have to live with for the next few years. She frowns at the thought. She justified her actions by thinking that it was best to not jeopardize the mission. Everyone was so worried about the safety of their hometowns, she just couldn't put another thing on their plate to worry about. So this is just the way things have to be for a little while.
Sunny is ready to set sail and everybody has already boarded, except for Robin.
Nami looks quizzically at her female counterpart and asks, "What are you still doing here?"
Robin smiles and looks up at Sunny as-a-matter-of-factly and says, "I convinced Luffy to let me stay. We both thought it was best to not leave you here, unprotected." She eyes Nami knowingly, "Especially in your current state."
Nami frowns but gives in, dejectedly. Once Robin decided on something, it wasn't easy to talk her out of it. And she kind of liked the idea of having her friend around to help.
The sun was blazing down upon Cocoyashi and Sunny was just about ready to set sail.
Luffy shouts out goodbyes to the village, "Bye Old Man! You'd better take care of Nami while I'm gone!" Gen-san's face scrunches up with a twinge of annoyance at hearing that perverse formality, but waves, whole-heartedly and yells back, "You'd better come back for her, got it?!"
The rest of the crew say their tearful goodbyes as well and it looks like they're about ready to head off.
Nami, feeling a rise of panic well up inside her is about to shout something when—
"Nami!" Luffy shouts.
She sees him take off his hat and toss it out across the deep blue water. Nami jumps for it and catches it with ease.
"I'll definitely come back!" Luffy shouts, smiling madly, and starts to turn around.
"Luffy!" Nami yells as she clutches his frayed, precious hat. "You'd better!" She then decides to add, "I love you!"
A wide grin breaks out on his face. "Shishishi! Love you, too!" He waves a final goodbye as Franky enables the coup de burst and then they're gone.
Nami sighs and puts on Luffy's hat and stares out into the horizon.
This was going to be rough.
A/N: sorrynotsorry the story's so lame w/e the next chapter is better i swear 2 u
also i had to put numbers in between the scene changes b/c i used dashes before but i guess this website doesnt like dashes? so ok there u go