Makino finished wiping down the last table in the corner of the tiny bar, releasing a breath of quiet achievement that she'd finished her first task of the morning.

Whilst the open sign had been hung up outside for the past hour, there had yet to be a single customer come through the door. She didn't mind the hectic ways her business could get, with drunken pirates or even bandits, in fact she preferred it to the slow days.

Her favourite customers in all her years of owning the bar were definitely Captain Shanks, his crew and the little pocket full of energy that made up Luffy's being.

Plopping herself down on the stool that was usually occupied by said ball of energy Makino let out a sigh, she couldn't believe that it had been over ten years since Luffy had consumed the devil's fruit.

Remembering the expression of surprise and anger combined with a genuine fear for the girl that Shanks had, Makino couldn't help but giggle. He had been so angry at the little girl but when he tried to grab her he completely missed with Luffy managing to work her way behind the bar before anyone had time to realise what had happened.

Whilst Makino had admittedly been a little frightened by the whole situation at the time, the reactions of both Luffy and Shanks were quiet comical upon reflection.

However today there were no street racers or red headed captains, just Makino.

Pushing herself off the bench she made her way around the small bar area wiping down glasses that already gleamed with cleanliness, a fruitless attempt to distract herself.

Truth was Luffy had left. She hadn't even stuck around for a birthday celebration.

Makino had been there to see her off as had the Mayor and Dadan. Just as they'd done for Ace, but it felt different this time, almost as if she was sending off her own daughter.

Luffy's antics had become routine for Makino and she knew it was the same for the other villagers. If it was silent when Ace had left then the town could only be described as dead.

The children still played, and everyone was still about doing their daily chores, but it wasn't the same, it was like the life of the town had left with Luffy, and in a sense Makino thought, it had.

Luffy had touched the hearts of everyone, even the mayor, who thought that all Luffy did was cause trouble, he too cared and had been affected by Luffy's magic.

The twinkling of the doorbell pulled Makino out of her musings to focus on the figure who's frame filled almost the entire door way.

The colour drained slightly from her face as she switched on a smile that hopefully looked somewhat sincere.

"Garp, what a surprise! We didn't know you were in the area!"

"Bwawawa! You didn't expect me to miss my only granddaughters seventeenth birthday did you?"

Makino sweat dropped as she looked over the obliviously cheerful Vice Admiral now seated in front of her.

"Ah, Garp? Luffy's birthday was last week, on the 5th it's the 12th today."

"EEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Makino took a step closer to the back of the bar as the Marine toppled backwards off his stool.

Scrambling to regain his composure Garp jumped off the floor back into his seat acting as if it hadn't happened at all.

"Ah yes well we might have been slightly delayed by the possibly long short cut detours that took us..."

Makino stood silent as she blinked rapidly at Garp. "You mean you forgot and when Sengoku reminded you on the 5th that it was Luffy's birthday you rushed out here?"

Colour rose in his cheeks at being caught out by the young bartender. Rubbing the back of his head Garp opened his mouth to speak when he was interrupted by the chiming door bell.

"Makinooooo! It's too quiet I want Luffy to come ba-"

The Mayor halted as he realised who the other patron in the bar was. Eyes the size of dinner plates the mayor comically back peddled through the door waving his hands in front of his face.

"I was never here-this was just a figment of your imagination-imagination..."

Slamming the door behind him the mayor ran full paced, which wasn't very fast in reality, back to his office, locked the door and hid under the table, not planning to move until word reached him that Garp had sailed off.

Back at the bar the two remaining individuals blinked slightly dazed at the events that had just occurred.

"Is he feeling okay?"

Garp finally blurted out.

Makino still not quiet recovered from the hell that almost broke loose, nodded her head absently,

"I think he's fine maybe just a spot of over exposure to the sun."

Garp raised an eyebrow at the offered explanation but brushed it off with a shrug of his shoulders.

"Well I best get-"

For the second time that day Garp was cut off by the damn doorbell.

"Makino, we're out of the good stuff."

"What Dadan means is that whilst trying to drown our sorrows we seem to have run outta things to drown in"

"Shut ya face Dogra, no one wants your transfusions!"

"Ah boss, I think you mean translations?"

"Magra!"

"Eeep! Sorry Boss!"

This time is was Makino's turn to panic as Garp took in the appearance of his granddaughters care takers.

Swaying slightly Dadan manage to successfully land her backside on the stool next to Garp as the others chose seats a little further away.

"So Garp, how you doing?"

Dadan looked at Garp before moving her gaze to Makino. Confused by her panicked expression Dadan sobered up rapidly as she returned her eyes to the fuming marine beside her.

"Ah Garp...ah hi"

"Dadaaaan!"

Throwing herself onto the floor Dadan bowed before Garp.

"I'm sorry it's not my fault I tried to stop her from leaving but...but she should never have been my responsibility and I don't know what you expected me to do with her I mean she was insane and ate like a monster and it's not like I could control the pirate obsessed child..."

Dadan's voice trailed off as the Vice Admiral Garp's fists shook with rage.

"THAT DAMN BRAT SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A MARINE!"

*Mangra is the bandit that kind of looks like a chicken

Also do not fear Luffy shall return in the next chapter...maybe