Chapter 1

It was a beautiful day that was filled with laughter. A pirate ship that was boarded at a dock, were filled with smiles. They played, drank and joked around. Everyone was happy. All but a stressed out captain, who was trying to retrieve a baby from his crew.

"Come on, guys! You have to hold her with care! She's just a baby." He screamed out at them. They did not listen and continued to pass the baby around to each other. Some even threw her instead of the gentle passes like the captain hoped. The child didn't mind at all. She was happily giggling away, enjoying herself. It wasn't until the captain finally caught the child that she stopped giggling. She pouted instead since her fun was ruined. The whole crew groaned in disappointment.

"Awww, Captain. We were only having fun."

"Yeah, we like Monkey. Why do we have to give her up anyway?"

The Captain sighed. He didn't want to give up the child either but a pirate's life was too dangerous for her. She could get hurt or because of who they were, she could die. So the only option was to give her to kind people and who else but their loving Makino. She was perfect. Which is what brings them here, to Windmill Village. "You know why." He told them. "Now say goodbye to her. She's leaving."

The crew, who were before filled with smiles, was now filled with tears. They tried to say goodbye, like their captain ordered, but they couldn't utter words. All that could be made out was, "Goodbye Monkey! We will miss you!"

So the Captain of the ship left with the little bundle of joy. He walked through the village with his black coat blowing behind him. The baby was safely tucked in the crook of his right arm. He would hold her with both because it was safer but sadly, he had lost his left arm to the belly of a sea king.

He stopped in front of a bar. Though the bar was normally closed at this time, he knew that the owner was home. So he knocked on the door and waited for an answer. As he waited, the baby reached up and grabbed his shirt. He looked down at her to find her asleep. Her thumb was in her mouth as if she was dreaming of eating. He chuckled. The kid, though she was small, ate a lot for her age.

The door then opened, grabbing his attention. There was a young woman who answered. Her face was fair and motherly. Her hair was a dark green. She was skinny but just the right size for her age.

She looked up at the captain with a smile that would make any man's heart skip a beat. But the captain stayed calmed. He smiled right back. "Hello Makino, can I come in?" he asked.

"Shanks? What are you doing here? You should be in New world." She responded instead of a friendly return of hello. She was rather shocked to see him here. The last time she saw him, he had left to be a pirate when he had just became an adult. She heard that he had joined Gold Rodger's crew and that after he died; he created a crew of his own and was currently residing in New World as one of the four emperors.

Shanks, the captain, chuckled. "May I come in?" he asked again.

Her eyes went wide. She felt stupid, asking questions with him on the porch. It was just rude. "Yes, please. Sorry for my rudeness. That should have been the first thing to ask." She held the door open for him, cursing at herself the whole time.

Shanks entered the bar and took a good look around. Though he had been gone for roughly ten or fifteen years, nothing had changed. "Don't worry about it Makino. I've actually came to ask for a favor."

"A favor?" she questioned. She was closing the door behind him but she paused at his words. In all her years of knowing the man, she never heard him ask for a favor before.

Shanks ignored her questioning tone and sat down at one of the bar stools. He then finally revealed the baby who slept peacefully against his chest. Makino was speechless. All she could do was shut the door and sit down next to him.

She was silent for a long time before she finally asked, "Is he yours?"

"The baby is a 'she' and no. She's not mine. I found her at sea. She was abandoned by her mother. I wasn't sure what to do. I couldn't just leave her and she's too kind and unique to just pass her off with some random family." Shanks answered, explaining the whole thing.

Makino sat up, giving out a sigh of relief. "So you came here, hoping that I would take care of her."

Shanks smiled wide, "You will!? Oh thank you so much, Maki-"he was interrupted by a fist to the face.

"I didn't say I would or not yet! You jerk! Don't assume things!" She screamed at him in anger. He was always doing this. Pushing things to the side and expect her to clean up his mess. But this was different. This was a child and though she would hate to admit it, Shanks was right.

Shanks pouted. "You won't? But just look at this baby. She's so cute!" he then lifted up the child so that Makino could see her properly. And though she was indeed cute, she was asleep. So that meant she had a nose bubble and drool down her face. It really was a sight to behold. Makino couldn't help laugh.

Shanks smiled and put the child back in the crook of his arm. "So what do you say? Will you take care of her?"

Makino thought long and hard about it though she knew her answer already. She just wanted the captain to squirm a little, which he was. She could tell from the sweat drops he was producing.

"Okay, I will." She finally answered.

Shanks stood with a cheer which woke up the baby but she didn't mind since she was use to the loud noises that the crew had made. He then proceeded to dance around the bar with the little baby which, mind you, was really hard having only one arm. But he soon stopped thinking it to be too dangerous for the child.

Makino laughed with happiness. It had been forever since she was this happy. Only Shanks could really do that and he had been gone for all these years. Who knows, maybe this new child of hers would be like him. "But only if you name her, Shanks."

"Huh?" Shanks looked at her stupidly.

Makino smiled. "Only if you name her." She repeated.

Shanks looked at the baby and she looked back with big brown innocent eyes. She then smiled wide with a giggle and raised her hands for a hug. Shanks knew he would miss her very much. "Monkey D Luffy."

"Huh?" This time Makino stared at him stupidly.

"Monkey D Luffy. That's what I'll name her."

Makino sighed and gave herself a face palm. Maybe she shouldn't have told him to pick a name. She could've come up with a better, cuter name. But she did ask and now she was stuck with it.

"Here"

Makino looked up to see that Shanks was handing her Luffy. It wasn't until then that she noticed that Luffy had a scar under her left eye. She was going to ask how that happened when she felt Shanks bestow her with yet another gift, his straw hat.

"When she is older, give this to her would you. Tell her to take good care of it." He whispered.