What really happened?
A shot glass was suddenly slammed on the bar counter and Nami stretched her hand out for the umpteenth time to grab the wine bottle but Robin stole it away just in time.
She was careless and had only recently noticed outside of their engrossing conversation that the lady of the hour hadn't stopped with the alcohol intake. Even long after winning that drinking contest with Zoro, she was still able to hold her liquor and Robin was more worried for her than impressed.
"Nami, I think that you need to hold off the alcohol."
"You're absolutely right. I should stop right about now."
"Then why are you reaching for the same bottle I've just taken away?"
Nami's already rosy cheeks darkened and she rubbed at her eyes. Was beginning to slip in and out of consciousness and her thinking felt disorientated.
"Do you do this often?"
"No. I don't. Tonight, I just got a little carried away. I shouldn't have drank so much..."
Nami tried to keep her senses by pulling at her eyelids. She hoped that she wasn't drunk right now. Nojiko said that she tended to say some weird shit during those times and now was not the place nor the time. And the last thing she wanted to do was embarrass herself.
Her eyes widened suddenly then dimmed. Something inside her snapped and her train of reasonable thought blanked out. She had lost it.
"Nami?"
"Hm?"
"How many fingers am I holding up right now?"
"What? I don't know. Three maybe?"
Robin picked up the slur in her voice and returned her single outstretched finger to her palm where she leaned her head.
"You're drunk."
"Drunk?"
"Yup."
"Cool."
Nami swiveled around in her stool glancing around at the room's occupants. This grabbed Robin's attention.
"Looking for someone?" The archaeologist came to realize that Ms. Cartographer had her eyes transfixed on a certain captain.
"Hey... Robin, right?"
"That's right." Robin blinked.
"Who's that guy? He looks so familiar but I can't remember his name."
Questioned person was seated by himself and he had his head thrown back with laughter after listening to one of Brook's jokes.
"He has a kind face." She sucked in her breath when he looked her way and smiled at her. "And so handsome."
"That's Luffy."
"Monkey D. Luffy."
"That's right." Robin was having too much fun with this. "The two of you know each other."
"You're kidding."
"I'm not. How about you go over and say Hi."
Nami nodded and downed her empty shot glass. "I'm gonna do it."
She left her seat to approach him but turned back quickly to ask the archaeologist one more question.
"Do I look okay?"
"Better than okay. You are stunning in that wedding dress you have on."
"Wedding dress? I'm married?"
Robin watched as she parted the jacket Luffy made her wear earlier to have a look at said dress.
"When did I get married?"
"Today."
"What? How?"
"Forget about that. Don't you want to go over and say Hi?"
"I do. But who am I married to?"
Robin came up behind her and pushed her shoulders, forcing her to walk forward.
"Oh my god. I'm not ready yet. What do I say?"
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"Nami?" Luffy caught on to the strange behaviour and as she got closer, he reached out his hand and took hers in his, watched as a silly smile spread across her features and she sat down next to him. Lazy eyes stared back at his confused ones.
"Are you okay?"
"Luffy?"
"Yeah?"
"Robin says that we know each other. Is that true?"
"... Yes. That's true."
She grinned. "Good." Kissed his cheek, draped an arm across his shoulder for an awkward hug, sighed and muttered something about 'sweet dreams.'
Robin sat beside them. "She had a lot to drink. Seems like she has reached her limit."
"Oh."
A snore erupted between them and they both smiled.
"Want a lift home? Nami too, of course."
"Please. Thanks, Robin."
"No problem."
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Bellemere, Nojiko and Genzo were seated in the living room just talking to pass the time. Bellemere had to smack Genzo's hand away from the phone, insisting that Nami was a grown woman and would come home whenever she pleased.
"I wish that she'd just call," Nojiko said.
"Exactly. I'm calling her right now." Genzo reached for the phone but Bellemere had once more slapped his hands away.
Before he could protest, they heard the doorbell ring and they all got up to see who it could be.
"Luffy?" Genzo saw his daughter all bundled up in his son-in-law's arms and stepped forward to take his little girl but as Luffy tried handing her over, there was a small problem. She wouldn't let go of his neck.
Nami's eyes peeled open at the jostling and she had let go and stood tall, all on her own.
"Where am I? Oh. I'm home." Upon seeing that Luffy was there with her, she replaced her arms and smiled up at him. "Hey."
Genzo cleared his throat, "Welcome back home, Nami. It's getting late so-"
"Do you hear something, Luffy?"
"Uh..." Luffy sweat-dropped and saw her dad go sulk in a corner, clearly depressed.
"I thought so."
Robin walked in behind them, and greeted the small gathering. There was no way she was going to miss this.
Nami hiccuped, giggled and drew herself closer.
Nojiko's eyes went wide. "Is she drunk?"
Robin confirmed it.
Sweat rolled down Nojiko's face and she gulped. She had to get her sister out of this situation. To try to save her from an episode of raw embarrassment. She strides slowly over. Just two small steps.
"Hey, Nami-"
"Stay away!"
Nojiko face palmed and Bellemere on the other hand was straight up enjoying the show.
"I'm not sharing; He's mine!"
"...Sorry about that Luffy. Nami's not herself right now."
"It's okay."
"You're honestly okay with that?"
"Yeah." He would be lying if he didn't think that the Nami right now was being too cute for words.
"Hey Luffy," Nami brushed back her bangs and looked at him hopeful. "Kiss me."
He did. Right on her forehead. Exactly where she wanted it. She peeked over her shoulder and stuck her tongue out at her sister. And she turned back in time, not caring for a reaction and smiled up at the object of her desire.
"If I fall, would you catch me?"
"I would."
"Good." Her smile only grew in length as she stroked his cheek with her thumb. "Are you even real?"
Nojiko face palmed again. Bellemere had to leave the room. Her face was red from holding back for too long. Robin joined her.
"My name is Monkey D. Luffy. And today we got married."
"To each other?"
"Yes. Now, I'm your husband and you, my wife. When we met, I promised to take care of you and today I vowed to spend the rest of my life with you."
"Jackpot~" Nami sang out and Nojiko had to leave the room to join the other two women. The background noise was concentrated with muffled laughter.
Luffy tried releasing himself from her but that was a big nope.
"When are you letting go?"
"Never. This is too good to be true so in case this is all a big set up, I'm never letting you go. You might disappear."
"I'll come back to see you again tomorrow. I have to go home."
"Promise me."
"I don't have to promise that. You can trust me."
"Trust you? I can do that."
Her arms fell and Luffy leaned his head against hers and held one of her hands.
"Now, I'm going to trust that you go and get some rest, okay?"
"Okay," she had said but her attention was on his lips and she tried to kiss them.
Luffy freaked out and straightened up. Fortunately for him, she had only made it to his chin.
"What just happened?"
"Nothing. Go to sleep."
Nami turned around and walked, yawning towards the staircase. "I'm only doing this because I trust you... You said tomorrow?"
"Yep."
"Good."