Over the course of their journey to the end of the New World the Straw Hats met so many people on the islands they visited and made friends and allies along the way. They met Trafalgar Law on Punk Hazard. The Straw Hat Grand Fleet was formed following the aftermath of the events on Dressrosa. Jinbe even kept his promise and joined the crew while the Straw Hats were on their way to Wano Kuni. Many more people allied themselves with the Straw Hats. However no one else aside from Jinbe joined the main crew on the Sunny.
On their way to Raftel they faced many people who were looking to take the title of Pirate King. But most notable of all the people looking to become king were the Yonkos. The fights against the Yonkos were by far Luffys greatest challenge he ever faced. Beating them he set himself apart from the greatest pirates of this era. Eventually they did finally make it to the end of the New World and the mysterious island Raftel.
Out of the five Straw Hats who set out from the East Blue, four of them have completed their dreams. They found the One Piece and Luffy became King of the Pirates. Zoro fought Mihawk and beat him, making him the strongest swordsman in the world. Usopp became a brave warrior of the sea. Sanji found the legendary All-Blue that he had been searching for.
Aside from Robin, Nami along with the friends they made in the Grand Line are still trying to make their dreams come true. Nami is still working on her world map. Franky built his dream ship and sailed it to the end of the New World. They still have yet to sail in the four blues but that will happen soon enough. Chopper is still working to find cures for all diseases in the world. He has made great progress with some of the vegetation from islands in the New World specifically the wandering island Zo. The Fishmen made some progress in the Reverie this past year. Jinbe only hopped that with the rise of the new revolutionary run government would the Fishmen finally have their day in the sun. Even thought the Straw Hats made it to the end of the New World they had yet to go back to the beginning of the Grand Line where Brook would see Laboon again after 50 plus years.
Many of the dreams held by the crew did or would change the world in some way or another. Luffy and Robins have had the biggest impacts on the world. Zoro's might inspire a new generation of swordsman. Nami's would make traveling and navigation easier, that is if she would actually make it public. Knowing Nami she would charge people for it. Chopper's dream would someday make the whole world better. As a doctor he has a responsibility to share his findings with the world. His conscience would never allow him to keep his findings private.
Luffy fought for his dream against the biggest names in pirating. But Luffy's fight was contained within the New World. Robin figured out how the Poneglyphs fit together and the world found out what happened during the void century. With the help of Dragon and the Revolutionaries the world or more so countries with corrupt monarchies would be weeded out and replaced with a different ruler or a new system entirely. To say the world has been flipped upside down might be an understatement. Across the world the various countries had actually seen very little conflict from the people within the islands themselves. But the new government had the old monarchies afraid. Monarchies like the Nefertari in Alabasta or the Riku's on Dressrosa had nothing to fear. Kingdoms like Goa who put the nobles above everyone else were on the short list to go.
The transitions of old systems to something new could rock the whole world potentially for decades to come. The Tenryuubito and the Gorosei had been hit the worst. They lost the power to do whatever they damn well pleased. All of the slaves of the Tenryuubito had been set free. It was a move that would've made Fisher Tiger proud. Even if he hadn't gone to Mariejois with the intention of freeing all of those slaves all of those years ago. He put his life on the line to do so and changed a lot of lives. All of those people who were set free would someday be able to come to terms with what happened to them and move on like Hancock and Koala.
The Marines organization as a whole would have been split following the world learning about what happened centuries ago. That would have been the case if the Revolutionaries led by Dragon and Sabo didn't rally the troops to take down the Gorosei and usurp the so-called god like rights the Tenryuubito had grown accustomed to over the centuries. Even Marines like Sakazuki who believed in a different type of justice took part. He had had enough of the Gorosei and joined the cause begrudgingly enough, if only to kill the World Nobles. He took joy in incinerating Tenryuubito who had been a thorn in his side and a pain in the ass for years.
In short the old government had been overthrown and the Revolutionaries took control of the wealth of the Tenryuubito. Not for their own gain but to ensure that bounties could still be paid out. Their still are a lot of dangerous pirates more so in the New World and in the Grand Line than in the four blues. Marines like Fujitora, Coby, Helmeppo & Smoker also former Marines like Garp, Sengoku and Kuzan who did their job solely to protect the innocent people from pirates who would do them harm were offered positions to help maintain the peace during the transition. Admirals, Vice Admirals, Rear Admirals and ranked officers were offered positions in the New Marines if they were willing to follow a new group of leaders and primarily protect the people of the world from pirates.
Instead of instilling the ranks of the Revolutionaries they used the system that everyone was more or less familiar with. The Revolutionary higher ups were given an equivalent position that would fit in the system. There would be much that would have to be done to get everyone on board for this to succeed. Now the only real secrets that the former Revolutionaries had were, well everything. No longer could they operate in the shadows like they used to. There would have to be some sort of announcement that would tell the people of the world that things were going to change and for the better.
Three weeks ago when the Straw Hats made it to Raftel, Robin went to work almost immediately reading, translating and piecing together the mystery of the void century. Once complete Robin got out the large white den den mushi and used it to send the information she uncovered to Dragon and the Revolutionaries. Even though Robin was a member for two years she had shown no interest in getting involved in the fight to come. Even if she had been interested the Straw Hats were on the other side of the World. It would have taken way too long to get back to the beginning of the New World. The Revolutionaries had been preparing and were ready to mobilize their troops at a moments notice.
The Straw Hats spent those three weeks on Raftel exploring the island and just relaxing. They earned some time away from the rest of the world. They gathered some supplies for the next leg of their journey whatever that was going to be. However they had no idea where they were going to go next. The one thing they did know was that they were going to have one hell of an adventure. At the end of their impromptu vacation they set sail for a yet unknown destination.
They sailed to an island that was just a few days away. They docked in the harbor of the island while they went to get the supplies they couldn't get on Raftel. There were three newspapers that had been printed in a short amount of time. One of the front-page articles was about Luffy becoming the new King of the Pirates. The second was about the fall of the World Government and what they had hidden for more than 800 years. The third was about the rise of the Revolutionaries. A few hours later they set sail. The following couple of days were quiet. They just drifted out on the sea with no particular destination in mind. Ever since they left the island a few days ago Luffy would spend hours at a time sitting on the figurehead of the Sunny staring out into the horizon. Today was no different.
"Luffy" Nami said trying to get the attention of her captain. It wasn't working. He was in his own little world while he was sitting on the figurehead of the Sunny. The rest of the crew were doing their own thing. "Luffy" Nami said again. This time Luffy finally snapped out of his trance, got up and walked over to Nami.
"What's up Nami?" Luffy asked
"Where are we going next?" Nami asked. Luffy put his hand on his chin and thought about that for a little while. While he was thinking, Nami had her arms crossed under her chest while she was tapping her foot waiting for any response.
After a few minutes the young King finally thought of something good.
"I started thinking about this while I was watching the sunset yesterday."
"Yeah, what was it?" Nami asked irritated.
"Well, I think it's about time we take Brook to see an old friend. Don't you?"
"You know, I think that's a good idea." Nami said cracking a smile, suddenly she wasn't in such a bad mood.
"BROOK" Luffy yelled getting the attention of the skeleton on the tree swing having a cup of tea before dinner. Brook got up from his seat and made his way to the front of the ship where Luffy and Nami were waiting.
"Yes Luffy-san." Brook said
"I was talking with Nami and we think it's time we take you to fulfill a promise to a friend from more than fifty years ago."
"You mean…" Brook was caught off guard. He was speechless.
"Yeah, our next destination is the beginning of the Grand Line."
Over the course of the year or so since they got back together Luffy had matured a little bit. He was even acting a little more like a captain and less like a hyperactive child. Don't get me wrong we would still play with Chopper and Usopp and he was still crazy. He just toned it down a little bit. He has been preoccupied over the past month or so. Almost everyday around the same time he would go to the figurehead of the Sunny and spend hours up there. He would just watch the waves that were made as the water would break against the side of the ship. Sometimes he would even stay up there long enough to watch the sun go down. Very rarely would anyone bother him. When he was up there it was an unspoken rule to leave him be. He would come down when he was done thinking or got hungry.
Once in a while he would act like a captain and call the crew to the kitchen or library for a meeting. He would start the meeting but would get bored relatively quickly and Nami would take over. He still didn't do the daily entries in the log. Really he was more or less the same old Luffy they had known for years. Just more mature in some aspects. He was about to call for everyone to gather in the library for a meeting. But Sanji walked out of the kitchen and called for everyone to come eat dinner.
"We will tell everyone after dinner." Luffy said excited for whatever Sanji had made for them to eat. He ran to the kitchen with his tongue hanging out of his mouth just like a dog.
"Let's go join them before Luffy eats everything." Nami said. Brook wasn't paying attention so she did all she could to get his attention. "Brook… anyone home?" She said waving her hand in front of the tall skeletons face.
"Sorry, Nami-san. I was thinking about the first time I met Laboon. He was so small back then."
"He will be glad to see you." Nami said smiling.
Nami and Brook headed for the kitchen. The rest of the crew was sitting at the table. Sanji was preventing anyone from eating, specifically Luffy. They always ate when everyone was in the kitchen. But Sanji made it clear no one would eat until both of the ladies were in the kitchen.
The door opened, Nami and Brook walked in and sat down at the table. With all of the crew sitting at the table they began their meal. Luffy began devouring all the food he could get his hands on. He was still a terrible clepto, he still stole from everyone to varying degrees. Over the years the crew had gotten better at preventing Luffy from taking so much of their food. During dinner the Straw Hats were talking to whoever was beside them and across from them about what they had done during the day and any random thoughts that popped into their head. Conversations shifted to how they were still surprised by the commotion they caused by simply landing on an island. They figured it was something they would have to get used to. Eventually all the food was gone and everyone sat in their seats very satisfied with their full bellies.
Sanji got up and went to work cleaning the dishes so they could be put away until breakfast the next morning. No one got up to leave after dinner had ended. They could tell that Luffy had something on his mind. They still couldn't tell if they should be excited or worried. But soon enough they would find out he had decided on their next destination.
"I've decided where we are going next" Luffy said
"Well, don't keep us waiting." Usopp said
"We are going back to the beginning of the Grand Line!" Luffy said excited
The four pirates from the East Blue all had smiles on their faces. Well Zoro's was more of a knowing smirk than anything else. They knew that there was a deeper meaning to the beginning of the Grand Line. Robin, Franky and Chopper on the other hand were left in the dark, as they weren't there at the beginning.
"Alright, I will bite Luffy. What's at the beginning of the Grand Line?"
"Don't you remember Franky? Back on Thriller Bark Brook told you a story about a nakama who they had to leave behind there."
"Oh yeah. How could I forget the whale. What was his name again?"
"Laboon" Usopp said excited
"I know you talked about this but I don't remember everything." Chopper said
"Well, when we entered the Grand Line via Reverse Mountain the first thing we encountered was an island whale named Laboon who was blocking the enterance to the Grand Line." Nami said "We also met an old man named Crocus who told us a story about a group of pirates he met fifty years ago. He told us all about the young whale from the West Blue who followed a group of pirates to the Grand Line."
"That was your former crew, wasn't it Brook?" Robin asked
"Yes, that's right Robin-san. That was my crew. We had to leave Laboon behind. He was only a baby when we entered the Grand Line. We didn't know what we were going to come across once we began sailing. However before we set sail to explore the Grand Line we did spend time with him. Our ship had been damaged before we made it over Reverse Mountain. We wouldn't have made it very far without stopping to fix our ship. We spent two months repairing our ship and getting to know Crocus-san. When it was finally time to leave we made sure Laboon understood that we would be back in a few years' time. But we never made it back. I am the lone surviving crew member of the Rumbar Pirates. It is my duty to tell Crocus-san and Laboon what happened to their friends."
"It has been a little while, but how could I forget something like that." Franky said wiping tears away from his eyes. It was a sad story but soon enough it would reach its conclusion.
"So that's the plan, we are going back to the beginning." Luffy said
"Great plan, but how are we going to get there?" Zoro asked
Nami pulled out the same map that they had used the first time they went down Reverse Mountain. "We are around here somewhere." Nami said pointing to a spot on the map not very far from the island they had stopped on no more than a few days ago.
"So are we going to sail back the way we came?" Chopper asked
"That would take too long." Nami said. "Franky, can the Sunny sail through the Calm Belt?"
"Of course she can. I installed a new engine under the ship, should something like this come up."
"So what are we going to do? Just sail through the Calm Belt and into either the North or West Blue then back up and over Reverse Mountain?" Usopp asked, a little of his cowardly side came out when he said that. But then again who wouldn't be scared sailing through the calm belt. It's just a nest of giant sea kings.
"That's the plan Usopp." Luffy said
"So which way do you want to go captain?" Nami asked
"We end up having to go up and over either way so let's go north!" Luffy said
"To the North Blue it is." Nami said
Nami and Franky went to the helm at the front of the ship. Franky turned the wheel hard to starboard. After sailing for two days they made it to the calm belt. At a certain point the wind died down and the Sunny came to a complete stop. Luffy, Usopp, Zoro and Chopper furled the sails. Franky flipped a lever on the steering column and the new engine emerged from the bottom of the ship. Soon they were sailing through the Calm Belt with no problems.
After a few days of sailing they made it across the calm belt and into the North Blue. After a few more days of sailing they made it back to Reverse Mountain. Having gone up the mountain once they knew what to expect this time. They were able to get a better approach and were able to sail up the current that had long ago been carved into the mountain. The Straw Hats made it up the mountain with little problem. On their way up everyone was talking.
"It's been over thirty years since I went over this mountain and made my home in Water Seven."
"I know how you feel Franky-san. It's been a long time for me as well. Its around fifty four years for me since I left my home in the West Blue."
"Eight or so years for me." Robin said
"Four years for the five of us." Nami said.
"I've never gone over Reverse Mountain." Chopper said
Everyone's expressions changed drastically after hearing that. You could see it on their faces. The normal expressions on their faces were replaced with ones that were terribly devious. They all had experienced this once before and now Chopper was going to experience it.
"Why do you all look like that? Should I go inside?" Chopper asked, concerned for his safety at this point.
"It's too late to do anything now Chopper." Nami said "Hold on to someone."
Instead of grabbing onto someone for safety he turned into his Heavy Point form. As he did that they made it to the peak of the mountain. They were launched into the air and soon fell back down. They landed relatively safely on the current flowing down the mountain.
"What did you think Chopper?" Nami asked
"It was scary but kind of fun. Let's not do that again for a while." Chopper said
The pirates all agreed. It was more fun than scary the second time but they would avoid Reverse Mountain unless they absolutely had to use it. Soon they were making their way down the mountain. They were surprised to see the open ocean in front of them. They made their way off of the current, sailed to the port side and docked close to the cliff.
"Where do you think they are?" Usopp asked
"They really could be anywhere." Nami said a little disappointed that they made the trip from Raftel all the way here just to be met with an empty ocean in front of them.
"So what do we do now Captain?" Zoro asked, redirecting everyone's attention to the usually loud and boisterous captain.
"We will wait for them for a few days I am sure they will be back." Luffy said cracking his trademark smile and laughing. This turned everyone's mood around considerably. However it didn't work so well this time for one skeleton.
"Don't worry Brook. If Crocus saw the newspaper then he must have figured that we would show up sooner or later." There was always something about Luffy, no matter how upset you were you would only have to spend a little time with him and everything would be alright.
The next day Nami and Robin were enjoying the nice weather and were talking about various things. They had Usopp pull out their lounge chairs and umbrellas. Sanji had brought out fruity drinks for the ladies to enjoy. Robin was reading one of her many books from the library. The rest of the Straw Hats were relaxing in the sun when they heard something. The five Straw Hats from the East Blue recognized the noise. All of the Straw Hats stopped what they were doing and ran to the back of the ship to see what was going on.
Out of the water came an enormous, dark blue whale. It was recognized almost immediately as Laboon by the five Straw Hats from the East Blue. They first met him more than four years ago when they first entered the Grand Line. He was just as big as when they left. Getting a second look at him he was close in size to the island whales they met before they entered the New World.
This was the first time Robin, Franky and Chopper had actually seen Laboon. The first time they were told about Laboon was after they went back to the Sunny to wake Zoro, Sanji and Luffy up after their shadows were stolen while they were on Thriller Bark. The four Straw Hats present at the time from the East Blue told them about their encounter with him and the promise they made to come back to the Twin Cape after they sailed around the world.
Right now Brook was the happiest he had been in quite a while. But at the same time he was overwhelmed that he was finally able to keep his promise from so long ago. Brook was glad to see an old friend had grown so big and strong. But then he noticed all the scars on his head. None of them looked like they were recent. But there were so many.
"You never told me he had so many scars." Brook said
"What would you have said had we told you about them?" Nami asked
"Nothing I guess, there is nothing I can do about them. They look real old." Brook said
"He had them when we first made our way down Reverse Mountain." Luffy said
"Who painted the Straw Hat mark on his head?"
"That was Luffy!" Nami said
Then Laboon's side opened up and out came a small island. Sitting in the chair like the day the Straw Hats met him was Crocus. When he saw the Straw Hats flag flowing in the breeze he was surprised that they would show up so soon. He made his way over to the Sunny. A few minutes later Crocus made his way up the rope ladder, over the railing and was now standing on the grass deck of the Sunny.
"Nice to see you kids again." Crocus said
"It's been a while, how have you been Crocus?" Nami asked
"I can't complain. I have been following your adventures for some time. I had a feeling you would make it to Raftel."
"Not many people know the name of the last island at the end of the New World." Nami said
"Yes, that's true. I told you I was a doctor on a pirate ship close to thirty years ago now."
"I don't think you told us how long ago it was, but you mentioned you used be a doctor on a pirate ship." Usopp said
"Well, what I neglected to mention was that I was on Roger's crew."
Luffy's eyes lit up he was excited to find out they already knew another member of Roger's former crew. "Speaking of Roger's crew, we ran into Rayleigh on Sabaody." Luffy said
"So that's where he ended up."
"Yeah, he coats boats now." Nami said
"I can't imagine Rayleigh doing that."
"We also ran into another old friend while we were traveling the Grand Line." Luffy said. Brook made his way down from the back of the ship.
"It's been a while Crocus-san."
"Well… you look different Brook."
"Yes, I guess I have some explaining to do. Why don't we go talk." Brook said
"Do you want us to wait out here Brook?" Luffy asked
"I don't mind if you join us, how about you Crocus-san?"
"I don't mind either; I'm sure you already know most of the story."
The nine Straw Hats along with Crocus went into the kitchen and they began talking. Brook started telling Crocus what happened to them. He told Crocus how Yorki and a portion of the crew had gotten really sick. There was no cure for the illness back then. They had to stop off on an island to avoid getting the rest of the crew sick. There they said goodbye to the portion of their crew who had contracted the illness. That was the ship that tried to leave the Grand Line by sailing through the Calm Belt. They bought another boat on that island and continued on. Then Brook told Crocus how they were attacked. The attacking crew used poison coated weapons and broke the rudder. The Rumbar Pirates were left drifting in the Florian Triangle. A portion of the crew died during the raid. Before the rest of the crew could die they played Bink's Sake one last time. They used a tone dial to record it so one day Brook could bring it back here. Brook told Crocus how after spending a year flying around the Florian triangle as a soul thanks to his devil fruit he found the ship then spent the next fifty years drifting around. He told the story about how he lost his shadow to Gecko Moria. How he met the Straw Hats and how they got his shadow back for him. After that he knew the rest. All of their big accomplishment and failures had been in the paper. Well they were altered versions of the stories. But there was enough information to let him know that the Straw Hats were involved somehow.
"That is quite a story Brook. So I guess the information I got all those years ago was only half accurate."
"That would be correct. I am so glad I was able to make it back here and tell you all of this. I told you that the last thing the Rumbar Pirates did before we died was play our favorite song one last time. I want to play it for Laboon. I am sure he will be happy to hear it."
"I'm sure he would like that very much."
Crocus got up and went out on to the deck. Laboon was relaxing in the sun near the ship. Crocus walked to the side facing the ocean and got Laboon's attention.
Back inside the kitchen Brook was still talking with the crew.
"Can we use the speaker in the crow's nest to amplify the tone dial?" Brook asked
"Of course we can, that's no problem at all." Franky said
"If you wouldn't mind Usopp-san" Brook asked handing the tone dial to Usopp.
"Of course." was all Usopp said before he got up out of his seat and went up to the crow's nest to get everything set up.
Brook walked out of the kitchen of the Sunny. He walked down the stairs and across the deck. He stood in-front of this massive blue creature. Laboon was no longer the little calf they left behind all that time ago.
"Laboon, it's me Brook. Do you remember me? I'm sorry it took me so long to get back here." Brook said "All those years ago Crocus-san said that we abandoned the Grand Line. That wasn't true. We were attacked, and we all died but that is no excuse. But thanks to the devil fruit I ate, I was given a second chance at life. Everyone onboard the ship knew I would be their only option to tell you what happened. We went out with smiles on our faces, playing our favorite song one last time so one day I could come back here and play it for you."
Brook looked up to the crow's nest and Usopp clicked the top of the tone dial. Soon the speakers were playing Bink's sake. They let it play once for Laboon to hear that his friends were going out as they lived, happy to be playing music. They played the song one last time for their nakama who was waiting for a crew who would never return. Even though they knew they were dying and would not get to see their friend again the Rumbar Pirates put everything they had left into putting on one last performance. They took comfort in the fact that one day the song the crew and captain loved would make its way back to the beginning of the Grand Line.
Finally came the part Brook was dreading. It went from a fun song with the remaining members of the crew singing so joyfully to something that truly grew more depressing. The tempo went from upbeat and fun to something so slow. It made Brook brake down into tears. In the background he could hear his friends die one more time. To finish it off he heard his own death. Then to hear nothing until it just stopped recording.
Hearing this song on the tone dial was one of the most difficult things Brook has had to do. It made him think back to three years ago back on Thriller Bark, when he finally buried his friends and crew. He got the chance to lay them to rest on the giant floating island that had originated in the West Blue, the ocean they started their journey in. It was the place where they met and befriended a little blue whale who would follow them to the Grand Line. Brook hadn't noticed it but Laboon was crying as well.
In the meantime Luffy made his way up to the Crow's nest and started singing. It wasn't good by any means but it was the thought that counts. Brook had been so happy to see Laboon and sad all at the same time. But when he heard the captain who had given him a second chance sing he started to feel a little better. Soon everyone on board was singing along. A little less than half way through the song Brook started singing along. He was still sad, but glad to have met the Straw Hats when he did. If he didn't he would likely have still been in the Florian Triangle drifting aimlessly on a beat up old ship.
Once again the song came to an end but they sang it one more time with Brook playing his violin. This version was a lot more cheerful and was all around more fast paced. While the crew was singing Sanji got Luffy's attention. Luffy came back down and continued singing while he went to the kitchen followed not long after by Usopp. Sanji came back out with ten tankards of alcohol, one for everyone on board. Sanji passed out the drinks once they finished singing. Luffy held his tankard out in-front of himself and started talking.
"A toast to the Rumbar Pirates who lost their lives. They died fighting to keep a promise they made to a friend. May they all be resting peacefully back on Thriller Bark."
"KANPAI"
"KANPAI" Everyone yelled
"Thank you Luffy-san."
Luffy didn't say anything he just laughed and smiled his big goofy smile.
After that Brook went and talked to Laboon. He told him about all of the adventures he had been on with the Rumbar Pirates. He told him about all of the years he spent alone on their ship in the Florian Triangle. He told him how the Straw Hats found him and how they got his shadow back for him. He told him about how they were separated on the Sabaody Archipelago. Brook told Laboon of his years as a famous musician and how he played concerts all over the Grand Line. Brook talked about how they got back together and went to Fishman Island. There adventure on Punk Hazard. How they were separated for a time while half the crew was on Dressrosa. How they encountered a pirate ship of one of the Yonko's soon after leaving. How they managed to get away and head to Zo. There they waited for the rest of the crew. Once they met up with the rest of the crew and the Heart pirates they traveled on to Wano Kuni. He talked about their fights with the Yonko's and all of the friends and allies they made along the way. Finally how they made it to the end of the New World and how they got back here.
At the same time Crocus and the rest of the Straw Hats were talking about all of the same things. They told him of their travels and all of the people they met along the way. They had plenty of stories to share with the old man. During one of the stories Sanji had to get up to go make dinner. More time passed and Sanji called everyone in for dinner. Brook made his way back over to the ship. The stories continued through dinner. An hour or so after dinner ended Crocus made his way back to his home where he could get a peaceful night's sleep.
Eventually most of the crew called it a night. Even thought they were more or less safe, Robin took the night watch like it was any other night on any other part of the ocean. Nami was leaning against the railing closest to the kitchen. She was thinking back to earlier today while they were relaxing just waiting for something to do.
EARLIER THIS MORNING
"Nami-san don't you think it's time you tell Luffy how you feel about him?" Robin said being as straight forward as she always was. Nami did a spit take after she heard Robin talk about her feelings for Luffy. It wasn't hard to see that her cheeks were bright red. She was embarrassed but was it because of how direct Robin was, who the topic of discussion was, or was it because she was actually being confronted with talking about something very personal. It was probably some combination of all three.
"What makes you think I like him. Even if I did like him what makes you think he would even understand what I was trying to tell him." Nami said.
"I think Luffy is smarter than we give him credit for. He just might not know how to express feelings like this. Be ready to answer any questions he might have, remember it is Luffy we are talking about. Nothing he says is meant to be hurtful. He is just rather blunt about how he feels and what he is thinking. Just be patient."
"You're right." Nami said. "I will tell him. I just have to be patient with him." Nami was about to get up when she heard something familiar. "I guess I will have to hold off on telling him."
BACK TO THE PRESENT
Instead of going to bed or sitting on the Sunny's head Luffy was lying on the grass deck with his hat covering his eyes. He was relaxing and enjoying the cool night breeze. He heard someone walk down the stairs and over to him. The footsteps stopped and he sat up. Luffy readjusted his hat and saw Nami standing there.
"Luffy, can I talk to you for a minute?" Nami asked
"Of course Nami what do you want to talk about?" Luffy asked
"Something important, just not out here."
"Alright, where do you want to talk?"
"Follow me."
Luffy stood up and followed Nami up the stairs toward the girl's room. Nami stopped in front of her room and opened the door. She walked inside but Luffy didn't follow. She walked back out and stood in the doorway.
"What's the matter?" Nami asked.
"Is it alright for me to go in there?" Luffy asked
"Of course, I'm inviting you in."
"If Sanji finds out he will kill me."
"Don't worry about Sanji." Nami said as she grabbed his hand and pulled him into her room. Once they were both inside she locked the door behind her. Nami walked over to her bed and sat at the end. Luffy picked up a chair from the other side of the room and set it down in front of her.
"What did you want to talk about Nami?" Luffy asked
"When we started our journey you were always there for us when we needed you. You worked hard to accomplish your dream and a few of us are still working hard to make ours a reality. Our dreams have always been as important to you as they were to us. But now that you're the Pirate King, have you given it any thought as to what we are going to do now?"
"You guys did so much to help make my dream come true. It wouldn't be fair if I didn't help you guys in seeing yours become a reality. I am going to help you all complete your dreams no matter how long it takes. I promised I would and I will stand by my word. But, I did have some ideas on how I wanted to live my life once I became the King of the Pirates. You know I still haven't gotten use to saying that I am the Pirate King. But I know that if it wasn't for you we would've never found Raftel and we wouldn't be back here right now."
Nami blushed a little. Luffy had always recognized her skills as a navigator, but she was looking for more than a compliment on how talented she was. She wanted Luffy to notice her in a more…mature way. She wanted him to see that she was more than just a nakama. More than just a friend to have around.
She wasn't exactly sure what it was about Luffy that made him so attractive to her. It might've been the same thing that drew her to him in the East Blue. He was so different from all of the other pirates she had stolen from over the years. Back then he was always so care free. Now he has an air of maturity he didn't have four years ago. And of course he is still carefree now but it's not his default. What hasn't changed is that he is still so kind, he's always willing to put his own life on the line to help others as long as they don't give up on whatever is precious to them.
"To be honest I have been thinking about what is next for us." Luffy said
"The ten of us?" Nami asked
"No, I mean just you and me." Luffy said
Nami nearly passed out. 'Could this really be happening? Does he think we can have a life together that is more than just platonic?' Nami thought to herself.
"I told myself that I had to become the freest man on the sea before I could tell you how I felt. Now that I've done that, I can pursue other things. When we first started out I never thought about the consequences of my actions. I used to act crazy all the time and I was only focused on my dream. If I had told you back then I wouldn't have given you the attention you deserved and that wouldn't have been fair to you. It has been really difficult not telling you. When I first saw you after our two years apart I wanted to run over to you, give you a big hug and tell you how I felt. I wanted to tell you how beautiful you were. It got even harder while we were sailing around the New World. It was hard for me not to stare at you all the time. Especially since you spent so much of our time at sea in bikinis." Luffy said
Nami was surprised that Luffy really had thought this through. She figured she would have to explain her feelings for him. But instead she sat there just listening to him talk. Luffy made it very easy and very difficult for Nami to open up. That wasn't something she had expected.
Nami tried to speak but her words were coming out incoherently. But after taking a few seconds to pause, take a few deep breaths and cool off she was able to get her thoughts out into the open.
"How long have you had feelings for me?" Nami asked.
"To be honest it was really early on." Luffy said. "Not very long after I first met you, I think. By the time we had saved your home from Arlong and you decided to continue traveling with us was when I knew there was something about you I liked. I couldn't explain it, sometimes I felt really strange around you. Sometimes my heart would skip a beat when I saw you."
"That's more than four years ago" Nami said. Luffy just nodded his head. She couldn't believe that Luffy had feelings for her for so long.
"I had these feelings but to be honest I didn't really understand them. That was until I talked with Rayleigh. Now that I thing about it I don't think he enjoyed having that conversation with me." Luffy said rubbing the back of his neck.
Nami kind of freaked out at that response. "You talked about me with Rayleigh?"
"Well, of course I did. I mean I talked about everybody with him. But now that I think about it I did talk about you quite a bit more than anyone else. I think he understood what I was feeling and gave me some good advice. I mean it took a while to actually…" Nami stopped him mid-sentence. She grabbed his shirt all pulled him close and she finally kissed him. She had heard enough to know that Luffy's feelings were genuine. Their first kiss was sloppy but considering neither of them had done this before it was ok. Not long after they stopped to catch their breathe. She got up off of her bed and sat in Luffy's lap. Now they were only a few inches apart.
After all this time Nami felt like an enormous weight had been lifted off of her shoulders. She still had a lot to say and to ask, but she would have plenty of time to talk with Luffy. She was nervous but was more excited to have sex with Luffy. 'I can't hesitate I am ready for it to happen, I've wanted this for some time now.' Nami thought.
After they caught their breathe Nami wrapped her arms around the back of his neck and went back to kissing him. Now with the two of them so close together Nami's breast were up against Luffy's chest. Luffy copied her but instead he put his arms around her waist. As they were kissing Nami began to lick Luffy's lips asking for him to open his mouth for her to explore. He opened his mouth and let Nami feel around inside. Luffy copied Nami and soon their tongues were battling for dominance. Nami eventually let Luffy explore her mouth.
They stopped kissing and Nami got up off of Luffy and laid down on her bed, she motioned for Luffy to follow her. So he got up off of the chair and put his hands and knees on either side of her. They were both still out of breath and they were panting very heavily. They could see that the other had a glazed look of lust in their eyes.
Luffy started kissing her neck, and was slowly making his way down to her collar. He kept kissing and slowly made his way down her body. He kissed her chest and made his way down between her breasts to her flat stomach. She wasn't sure where Luffy had learned this, and she didn't care. When Luffy suddenly stopped kissing her she was less than pleased.
He took his Straw hat off and placed it on the side table next to the bed. He also took off his red cardigan and tossed it on the floor. Luffy got back on top of Nami and continued kissing her body. Nami wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer so he wouldn't get away. They continued kissing but soon enough Luffy froze. He was enjoying this but he wasn't sure what to do next. So Nami let go of his neck and moved her hands towards her jeans. She unbuttoned them and had Luffy help her wiggle out of them. She also arched her back a little so she could get at the string tied across her back. Once that was done she pulled the string behind her head and tossed the top across the room. With her jeans and bikini top gone all she had on were very sexy panties.
Luffy couldn't help but stare at the beautiful girl before him. His mind began to click and almost out of instinct he grabbed her left breast in his hand and started playing with it. He moved it around, every so often he would get a moan from Nami. He put his mouth over the other and began to flick her pink nipple with his tongue. "Luffy" she moaned out. So as to not wake up everyone on board Luffy took his mouth off of her breast and started kissing her again.
He stopped playing with her breast and he started lightly flicking her nipple back and forth and he would occasionally squeeze it. She continued moaning but it had been muffled drastically. Luffy stopped kissing her and moved down between her legs. He could see that a dark spot had appeared on her panties. So he decided it would be a good idea to move her panties aside and start feeling down their directly.
With the sexy panties parted to one side he started moving his fingers up and down her vagina. He took two fingers and spread her pink folds apart. He found a little nub near the top and was surprised when he put a little pressure on the nub Nami would moan. He continued feeling around and was shocked when he found a spot where he was able to put a finger inside. He put one finger inside and started moving it in and out. He would go fast for a little bit then he would go slow. He put a second finger in and continued alternating that motion. While fingering Nami he would use his free hand to squeeze the little nub with two of his fingers. He must have been doing something right as Nami moaned, arched her back and curled her toes. He felt Nami's walls tighten around his fingers as she orgasmed and the fluid ran out of her and down his hand. Luffy took his fingers out and licked them clean. Having seen this Nami was bright red. She couldn't believe Luffy just tasted her. "You taste great Nami." Luffy said. Nami just blushed even harder. She must have been as red as his shirt. Nami decided that now it was time for her to make Luffy scream a little.
"That felt great Luffy. Now I want to make you feel good."
Luffy just nodded, unsure of what was next. The pair got up off of the bed. Standing there Nami unbuttoned his shorts. As his shorts dropped to the floor she was surprised to see that Luffy was not wearing any boxers and that his not so little friend was already half erect. Nami playfully pushed Luffy down so he was sitting down on the bed. Nami got on her knees and grabbed Luffy's penis and started stroking it. Her hand moved up and down the shaft. It didn't take long before it was at full attention. She lazily started off licking the head of his penis. Luffy was surprised when she put some of his penis in her mouth. She started bobbing her head up and down taking more and more into her mouth with each pass. While she was sucking on him her long orange locks would get in the way. She was surprised when Luffy tucked her hair behind her ear. When she started she was slow and clumsy. But after several repetitions she started building up a rhythm. As Nami continued Luffy could feel something building inside of him. It was a feeling that was foreign to him. It didn't take too many more repetitions of Nami bobbing her head up and down on his penis before Luffy felt it.
"Nami" he yelled her name. Soon she felt Luffy explode in her mouth. She swallowed as much as she could but some spilled out of her mouth and onto her breasts. For a first attempt it was sloppy but Luffy wouldn't be able to tell the difference as it got the desired result. By the end she only managed to get a little more than half of his length in her mouth.
"Are you ready for what's next?" Nami asked. Luffy just nodded.
Nami stood up, slid her panties off of her wide hips and down her legs until they just fell to the floor. She stepped over them, laid down on the bed and got comfortable. She motioned for Luffy to follow her back onto the bed. Luffy did as she instructed. He couldn't help but to stop and stare at her for a moment. Everything about her intrigued him. Her long orange hair, her large round breast, her hourglass figure, her well trimmed orange pubic hair. He hesitated for a moment thinking about how Rayleigh told him to be gentle with a lady her first time.
"Are you ready?" Luffy asked
Nami just nodded and bit down on a side of her lip in anticipation. She spread her legs and took one hand to separate her pink mound. Luffy took his penis in his hand started feeling around for the entrance to Nami's vagina. After a little maneuvering he found the hole and slowly began to insert himself. He stopped when he felt something against the tip of his penis.
"Don't worry Luffy. Push through, it will only hurt for a little bit." Nami said.
Luffy just nodded and started pushing. After one good push he was through. Nami felt a jolt of pain run up her spine as her hymen was ripped open. They stayed there connected, motionless for a little while until Nami spoke up again.
"Go ahead, the pain is gone."
Luffy slowly started pushing his penis into Nami, only for him to pull back out. He pushed himself in and pulled back out just a bit faster this time. He repeated that motion but didn't keep that pace very long. "Faster" Nami said. So Luffy did as he was told and started going faster. In and out, in and out. He repeated that motion getting faster and faster with each consecutive thrust. He hadn't noticed but he had also been thrusting harder than before. Luffy had been so focused on getting it right he hadn't been looking at Nami. He looked at her face and the expression she was making showed that she was really enjoying it.
He looked up and down her body but stopped at her breasts. He watched her breasts jiggle forward and back as he was thrusting in and out. It was kind of hypnotic. He saw how Nami was grabbing onto the sheets of her bed. Over the time it took Luffy to look up and down her glistening, sweat covered body he felt a familiar pressure building. As he was thrusting in and out Luffy felt Nami's walls tighten around him. He understood what this meant. He knew she would climax soon. The constriction on his penis didn't help him any. In fact with the increased pressure around him, Luffy figured that he would be reaching his climax soon as well. They continued until neither one could hold out any longer. They finished at the same time. As Nami came she could feel Luffy's hot semen as it was released inside her. They wanted to keep going but they were both tired. Luffy went to pull out but Nami wrapped her legs around his waist.
"Let's stay like this for a little while." Nami said with a twisted, horny look on her face. Luffy had a feeling they weren't done just yet. So with Luffy still inside her he laid down on his back to allow Nami to take charge. But once he was lying down on the bed he fell asleep with a smile on his face. 'He's so happy, I can't wake him up now.' She thought. 'When he wakes up in the morning we are going to have some more fun.' Instead of riding him right now she decided to find some blankets and cover herself and her new lover up for the night. She layed down next to Luffy, she rested her head on a pillow and put her right arm across Luffy's chest. She wasn't expecting Luffy to move in his sleep but he did, he moved his right arm and set his hand on her right hip. Nami blushed a little at the gesture. Soon enough the red head was asleep as well. She too fell asleep with a smile on her face. She was the happiest she had been in quite some time.