Toshiro lay flat on his back, drifting away to sleep after getting a good fill of his mother's milk. He was trying his hardest to stay awake to play a little while longer with Luffy and his new friend with the pretty hair.

Smiles played on Luffy's and Nami's lips as they watched him reach his tiny fist up to rub his eyes in hopes to stay awake but to no avail, the drowsiness was taking over.

Nami stood, leaning over the crib with her hand resting on her chin. On the other hand, Luffy sat on his knees with his head resting in his folded arms prodded up on the crib's rail. He had taken off his jacket and suffocating tie and like Nami, had also discarded his shoes.

Makino was in the kitchen checking on the 'damage' that Luffy had done to her stock. Luckily, he didn't eat much to her relief.

Luffy stood up and over to whispered over to Nami that he was going to take a bathroom break. He ensured that he was quiet as a mouse while leaving, any sudden loud noises would surely startle the little one and Luffy knew that if that were to happen, they'll be hell to pay.


Upon leaving the restroom after relieving himself, he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket and found that Zoro was trying to call him.

"Yo, Zoro," Luffy answered cheerfully.

"Where are you? Garp's long gone but don't expect him to let you off the hook. The next time you meet, he said that he's going to give you a good pounding."

Luffy inadvertently gulped.

"Anyway, where are you? The guys wanna meet Na-"

Sanji grabbed the phone out of Zoro's grasp, much to the swordsman's annoyance.

"Oi, Luffy! How long do you plan on keeping the goddess from us (from me)?!"

Zoro's hand came to rest firmly on the cook's shoulder.

"Hand over my phone, swirly-cook."

"Huh!? I dare you to say that again, Marimo!"

The phone dropped to the floor and Luffy could hear the usual sound of shoes clashing against swords and couldn't help but laugh. Sanji and Zoro always amused him with their meaningless fighting.

Robin being closeby to the two reached down, retrieved the forgotten phone from the floor of the courtroom and obtained the much needed location from the captain. She like everyone else was eager to meet Nami. It was nice to have a female to hang out with besides the boys.

Robin transferred the news to the crew and they all left the empty room to enter the parking lot. Usopp was assigned to drive Franky and Zoro while Sanji, Chopper and Brook were left to Robin.

Sanji noticed Zoro walking in the complete opposite direction, face palmed and grabbed him by the back of his shirt collar and headed over to meet up with the others. He didn't know why it always seemed like he was always left to babysit the directionally challenged marimo.


When they arrived to the familiar alcohol scented bar with its homey feel, they greeted Makino at the counter who was busy preparing for her most welcomed and favoured customers. She was found conversing with the lady of the hour who sat with her feet dangling at a bar stool. She got up to meet them.

As they all piled in, Luffy appeared before them.

"Hey guys!"

"Out of the way, shitty captain!" Sanji pushed Luffy to the side and hastened forward to meet the mellorine. He had waited all day for this moment. He bowed and took Nami's hand causing her to blink at his formality.

"Dearest, Nami-swan. Your prince has arrived."

"Prince of Dumb-Ass Kingdom," Zoro scoffed.

"Huuuh!?" he turned with burning eyes to look at the green-haired swordsman,"Wanna fight?!"

"Bring it!"

Nami cringed as she watched the two fight so violently before her.

"Don't mind them," Franky said stepping forward and striking his famous pose, "The name's Franky. I am a superrr shipwright and inventor. Anything you need fixed or made, I'm your man!"

Brook introduced himself next after the shipwright. He was an alarmingly skinny old man with towering height, sporting a magnificent afro.

"It's a pleasure to be in your presence, Nami-san. I'm Brook; a musician," he bowed, "One quick question, though. May I please see your panties?"

Nami gave him a dirty look.

Sanji came over and kicked the perverted old man in his shin saying that he shouldn't ask a lady that; even though he wouldn't mind seeing panties himself. He was a gentleman, not a pervert.

Zoro seated himself at the bar counter and Makino served him two jugs of his favourite beer. He grinned before dousing one down his anticipating throat. He had to hand it to Luffy. A bar was not a bad place to hide away. He was a man who loved his alcohol.

Usopp and Chopper said hi to her quickly and playfully grabbed Luffy to secure a spot at the back of the bar so they could probably start farming fool.

"It's nice to meet you all." Nami greeted. They were a weird, unique bunch; however, she thought that she might as well get along with them since they were friends of Luffy's and all.

Just then, Robin pushed forward from standing behind the group and and Nami watched her approach and strangely hooked arms with her before 'dragging' her over to the bar table where the two could be seated and have a chat. She ordered a pair of martinis for them both before turning to strike up the conversation.

"Hello, Nami. My name is Nico-"

"Nico Robin, right?"

"Yes... It seems like you've heard of me."

"Of course. You're a world famous archeologist. I admire your work. Let's just say that I am a huge fan of yours." Nami smiled at the raven haired beauty. She was excited to meet an idol of hers.

"I'm also a fan of yours."

"Huh?" asked Nami.

"Nami, daughter of the Mikan Grove Foundation; known locally by map enthusiasts for your intricate works in cartography."

Nami blushed at the praise and grinned cheekily as she rubbed the back of her head.

"Come on. I'm not that great," she mused.

"I've been closely following your work. My all-time favourite map is the one you drew of the Lesser Antilles."

"... I didn't place first in that though."

"True but you could just tell how much dedication and skill you put into making it. I would've been quick to give you first place if I were a judge. Your work is truly remarkable."

"Thanks. That really encouraged me."

Robin smiled at her an took a sip of her drink. Nami did the same and Robin's eyes flashed on the ring that graced her finger.

"May I?"

Nami glanced back over to her and saw her eyeing her ring.

"Oh, sure." She held her hand out and Robin inspected it with carefully trained eyes of an archaeologist.

"Luffy has good taste. This ring, though simple, is stunning."

"I agree- wait. Did Luffy pick out this ring by himself?" She gave the older woman a disbelieving look.

"Yes... and no. The captain actually sought my advice on what sort of ring he should get for you. He mentioned that you wanted something affordable so I gave him a few pointers such as different types of cost-friendly stones, size and quality. But most importantly, I told him to choose something that he thought would suit you best."

Nami's cheeks tinged pink.

"Captain?"

Robin smiled again at her new lady companion. She was really good company.

"Oh- it's just a pet name we use to call Luffy. In fact, all of us here are part-time workers of Monkey D. Corp. Each of us play a particular role in our little group. We were actually personally selected by Luffy-san to be a part of his team. We may be his employees but we share close bonds of friendship... He has a way of seeing the best in people.

Robin stared back amused at Nami. Her mouth was in an 'o' shape, clearly surprised at the newfound information.

"You know..." Robin started, moving closer to the young woman to whisper in her ear. As the silent words were being exchanged, Nami's eyes trailed over to where Luffy was and found that he was talking and joking around with his friends.

When Robin retracted, Nami furrowed her eyebrows at her and she gave the young cartographer a playful wink.

Around the same time, Franky was observing the two ladies chat away with his fingers holding his strong chin.

"I don't know, Luffy-bro... Nami-sis seems like the elegant lady type."

"Who? Nami?" he burst out laughing rather loudly which unfortunately didn't go unheard by the two ladies; most specifically his wife.

"Nami's no lady. She snores and sh-"

Suddenly, he felt a solid fist punch him at the side of the face sending him to the floor. The crew fell silent and was astonished to see Nami, standing over him with irritation written all over her face.

Luffy sprang back up on his feet and leaned into Nami's face looking as upset as she.

"Oi, Nami! What was that for?"

"Don't tell them that!" she argued back, leaning forward causing him to back up just a bit. She was embarrassed that Luffy had caught her snoring- a trait of hers that she was not the least proud of.

"Why not? I think that it's cute."

His words threw her off guard and she could only gape at her significant other. He stared back at her with knitted eyebrows and a small frown. She could tell that he was being entirely honest.

The crew looked back and forth at the exchange before them and soon exploded into laughter. They couldn't help themselves. Nami turned and rose a shaking fist in annoyance wondering which one of the bunch would have liked a good pounding first for daring to laugh at her.

Usopp walked over to her and threw and arm across her shoulders with a wide grinning face.

"Cheers," he shouted, raising his drink in the air.

"Cheers!" the others chimed back.

Nami glanced at each of their happy faces and found that she was warming up to the sprightly group. It was odd but she felt like she belonged.

And just like that, the crew instantly fell in love with Nami.

Luffy cheered along with the everyone else even though he had no idea what the cheering was about. He stopped to look around and noticed that one of his crew members missing.

"Hey," he began,"Where's Sanji?"

"He said something about going to the grocery store to buy some ingredients," answered Chopper who was busy chowing delightfully on a huge lollipop gifted to him by Makino.

"Really?!" Luffy asked. His mouth salivated as he thought about the savory taste of Sanji's cooking.

Usopp looked over to a corner of the bar and got an idea. He ran over to the bar counter and requested some darts from the barlady before returning to the group.

"Hey, guys. Which one of you could try to beat me at a game of darts?"

"As if!" Franky retorted.

"You're on your own, Usopp." Zoro said turning back to the counter to finish his third helping of beer.

Everyone knew that Usopp always was on point with his marksman skills. That long-nose never missed a mark. All he ever wanted to do like any other day was show off.

"Come on!" Usopp whined.

"We'll play!" Luffy, Chopper and Brook sang as they all took up individual darts to begin the game. Usopp knew all too well that neither of them stood a chance against his mad skills but he was glad for the little competition.

Nami made way back over to Robin and upon sitting back down, she reached for her unfinished martini. She paused after hearing Robin chuckling at her.

"What?"

"Cheers."

Nami smiled wryly at her and clinked her glass with the infamous woman before drinking down the rest of her drink in one go. The alcohol burned her throat the way she liked it and she thought that she would not mind having a few more drinks.


The front door was flung open causing the bell to ring out at its force. In came the blond chef carrying a few grocery bags with precious ingredients. He waltzed over to the ladies and bowed before them.

"My beautiful mellorines. I, chef Sanji, will now prepare a delicacy for your palates."

Makino clapped her hands in delight. She had always loved it when Sanji cooked up a little something for her when he visited. Not only were his dishes to die for but they were always spot on. After all, it wasn't everyday you get the opportunity to eat gourmet from a five-star chef.

Nami then remembered that she was hungry. She had forgotten all about that after being completely absorbed with Toshiro.

"Are they always like this?" she asked Robin. The sounds of kitchen tools could be heard as the chef prepared his area for the preparation of his dish.

"Pretty much but it doesn't take long to get used to."

In less than no time, two plates were presented in front of them them on the counter, Makino could be seen already taking a bite out of her meal. On each plate were probably the most carefully prepared ham, cheese and vegetable sandwiches that Nami had ever seen. The taste was just as good. She gave her regards to the chef which made Sanji swoon.

Luffy ran up to the counter wiping his uncontrollable drools with the cuff of his shirt. The sandwiches smelled heavenly and Luffy definitely wanted a piece of the action.

"Sanji, where's our share?"

"I only serve the ladies," Sanji said while preparing to light a cigarette.

"Hey, no fair!" the captain whined.

"Here, you can have a piece of mine, Luffy." Nami decided that she wouldn't mind sharing a piece of her share since she wasn't that hungry to begin with. She could not blame him, the sandwich was delicious.

"Really, Nami? Thanks!" He reached out to take the piece held out to him but stopped himself.

"No. That's okay."

"You sure? Well okay- your loss." said Nami as she turned back to her dish.

Robin and Sanji were in awed silence. Sanji then looked down behind the bar and presented a platter of sandwiches which made Luffy's eyes lit up.

"This is for you and the rest of the shit-heads," the cook said handing the platter over to Luffy.

The captain excited to receive them was just about to turn around when Sanji grabbed his face with a firm hand squishing his cheeks and mouth causing them to purse out. The blond looked deadly at is captain.

"Make sure that you share them with everyone. Is that clear?"

Luffy nodded quickly with sweat settling on his forehead. When Sanji released him, he obediently ran over back to the others to share like the good captain he was.

Nami sweat dropped at the unusual display that had just taken place.

Robin giggled, "Well that was different. You seem to have a good effect on Luffy, Nami."

"Huh? How so?" Nami questioned.

"I'm surprised myself. He's never been one to give up on offered food- no matter what... Now," Sanji began. He clasped his hands together, with a heart in his visible eye," Can I get you ladies anything else?"


Outside the sun was setting and the skies scourged with orange hue. Stores were on the verge of closing and persons were on the way home for supper. The evening continued on at Party's Bar including a few rounds of Poker which Nami triumphed through winning some cash in the process. She even won at a drinking contest to the drunkard of a swordsman. The rest of the day went unknowingly by but one thing was for sure: Nami blended right in.

Robin paid close attention to the two newly weds in particular. The short and sweet stares and smiles shared between the two didn't go unnoticed by her watchful eyes.

Luffy truly didn't have bad taste at all.

To be continued...


Author's Note

Thanks for reading! I personally think this chapter took forever to be posted even though I finished writing it about 2 hours ago. The last sets of paragraphs and getting the characters just right have once again proved difficult. I'm just glad that it's out. Fun fact: 7's my favourite number! I keep asking myself: How do I make a chapter worth reading? And I procrastinate with made up scenes in my head that will possibly of course move this story steadily but surely forward.

Keep being awesome guys :). Chapter 8's on her way.

-Awsme Grl