Hello!
Thank you again for your reviews! I really aprecciate them,

I'm really shocked that people thought the story was going to really end with everybody forgeting everything... didn't I tell you guys there was an epilogue to wrap things up? hehee

and here it is


Broken:
Epilogue, ...My Captain

Vignette One:

The morning after the captain woke up from his six day nightmare the navigator rose lazily from her bed, it was still early but she couldn't seem sleep any longer since she had too many disturbing dreams during the night.

Robin was already sitting over the dresser, applying her morning cream to protect her skin from the harsh sun when she heard movement on Nami's bed and looked at her over the mirror, finding the reflection of the other woman there.

"Good Morning Nami-chan" she smiled while keeping at her morning routine "I take that your sleep was troubled?"

Nami groaned at the light entering the room "Yeah… the things we saw inside Luffy 's mind are all jumbled in my mind right now, and I'm starting to forget most of it… but let me tell you something I will remember clearly… Impel Down it's an awful, horrible place".

Robin nodded grimly "I guess one thing is to know such place exist and another is witnessing the horrors yourself"

"Yeah Robin, I don't want to go into detail because I want to forget as much as I can… but… Luffy…" she whispered, lips thinning in an effort to hold her anguish.

A disembodied hand rubbed her back "There there" Robin whispered. "I bet you will forget most of the nightmare with time"

Nami nodded, smiling weakly for her friend, "There's something I hope I won't forget… " she sighed, her eyes getting a lost gaze "…even if he did…" she whispered, her cheeks getting slightly red.

Robin turned around and raised an eyebrow, curious "I noticed you were the last one to come out… right in the nick of time too. I wonder what happened to bring our captain back to life like that"

The archeologist was good at putting puzzles together and the navigator had to wonder for a second if trying to hide the truth would be of any use at all. "Well…. Nothing seemed to work so in the end… I just kissed him…"

Robin smiled, closing her eyes "Ohh waking up the prince with a kiss huh?" she said teasingly. She wasn't surprised at Nami's admission, she knew captain and navigator had especial feelings for each other.

Nami snorted "psshh Luffy a PRINCE? Did you see the way he was eating last night? It was gross, hardly regal I would say"

Robin laughed and then in a serious tone, piercing Nami with her gaze said "Think about it, Nami-chan, every King was a prince before becoming one" and with a playful smile, the archeologist stepped out the room.

They were still docked on the Island so she didn't have to rush to work and navigate the ship, the weather was warm and she just chose a white sun dress with straps, it flowed lightly about her mid tight, but she frowned when she glimpsed at her reflection on the mirror, she looked so girlish! Hardly the sexy outfits she used to wear as of late, but it was hot, and the fabric of this dress was light and comfy so she just decided to wear it.

She came out to deck in a really good mood when she heard commotion coming from the galley

"Luffy you shouldn't be awake running around, you were very sick and you are still not at full strength!" the yells of the doctor fell on deaf ears as a laughing captain came out running and laughing like a mad man all over deck, with a little reindeer doctor chasing after him with a ball of medicine on his hoof.

"At least take your medicine!"

Luffy pulled his tongue out and kept running, jumping towards Nami's balcony outside her room, he hid behind her

"Hey Nami! Tell Chopper I don't need that bitter stuff please!" He still had dark bags under his eyes and he was a little thinner than usual, Nami knew if their doctor said he needed it, then he did.

"Luffy be a man and take your medicine" she scolded. He pouted cutely and she suddenly recalled the image of the seven year old Luffy and in that momment she wanted to hug him so badly right there and then.

"Yeah Luffy, do it or Nami will raise your debt!"

Luffy looked crestfallen "Will you Nami?" he said disappointed. Nami smiled softly and patted his cheek with affection "I won't, but just take the damn thing" and then she pinched his cheek stretching his skin lightly.

Luffy smiled and complied, gulping the medicine in a single take and making a disgusted face afterwards. Nami produced a Mikan from behind her back, she always had some fresh ones in a bowl inside her room, since they perfumed the air with their sweet familiar scent, plus she could grab some at any time.

"Here Luffy, take this, it will take the bitterness away" she pushed the fruit into his palm and walked away with a satisfied smile on her face.

She didn't saw the shocked expression on Luffy's face or his warm smile, without a word, he sat in the railing, peeled the tangerine slowly and ate each slice in a slow thoughtful way. Chopper had witnessed all this and of course thought it weird, but shrugged it off and asked Luffy if he wanted to go fishing or play some cards, but the captain didn't answer, his eyes hidden on the brim of his hat as he ate each slice of fruit. The little doctor knew better than to disturb the captain in such a weird mood and walked away "Don't be out in the sun too much Luffy" he said before he went off.

The day itself was uneventful, with Luffy pretending nothing happened and fooling no one, Sanji asking Usopp and Nami about the things they saw inside the shitty captain's mind since he was curious if there was something to begin with.

"I already told you Sanji, it's all very confusing, like waking up from a long weird dream. I can only remember bit and pieces, but there's something to be said, his mind is not empty at all, it was a very complex world…" And after that Usopp was silent and wouldn't talk about it anymore, not that he remembered much anyway.

The shaman native was released the day before by Zoro's order, they compromised that they would be visiting the village after Luffy was well enough to walk there and decide the next course of action.

By the end of the day the sun was setting beautifully basking the sea with golden colors and giving the Thousand Sunny a warm, golden light, Nami was enjoying the view, leaning over the railing, the sun kissed her long orange hair and she literally glowed like sun, the white dress swaying gently with the breeze giving her a beautiful aura.

Zoro was sitting over the opposite railing of Nami with a bottle of sake on his hand, enjoying a moment of peace after a hard day of training when he noticed his captain approaching.

Luffy sat silently next to him, a knee raised and the other leg stretched lazily, his back resting on the railing, soon enough his eyes fell on the his navigator's back. Zoro gulped a sip of sake and then offered the bottle to the captain, Luffy raised an eyebrow, what was with his crew today, sharing stuff that they wouldn't share normally with him, he shrugged the thought and accepted the offered bottle with a grateful nod, gulping down the sake and smiling with gusto after swallowing a big gulp of it.

Like Nami and Usopp, Zoro didn't remember much about the adventure inside their captain's mind, but he couldn't help feeling a déjà vu when he shared this moment with the man next to him.
He smirked when he saw the captain's eyes fixated on the navigator's back "Will you tell her?" he teased.

Luffy froze, turned to look at his first mate when the déjà vu affected him as well, was silent for several seconds and then, he returned the bottle to Zoro, dusted his pants and got up with a smirk of his own. He adjusted the hat over his head as if to reassure himself and walked directly towards Nami.

Zoro's jaw dropped when he saw the captain approaching the navigator, poking her on the shoulder and the second she turned around, grab her into an embrace and kiss her senseless.

Nami's arms were frozen on her sides for several seconds and Zoro thought that she would push or shovel Luffy away, but he chocked when she actually embraced the rubber boy tightly and returned the kiss with as much passion as the captain.

He smirked -about time- he rose the bottle their way, as if toasting on their behalf and then gulped his sake down, not caring about the fact that the couple was still kissing and some of the crew had noticed, with open mouths and shocked faces.

"Wahh Luffy is eating Nami!" the little reindeer doctor's shriek echoed on deck.

.-

Vignette two

Nami was confused, she was a woman used to be in control of situations and her feelings, she was a pirate for goodness's sake, not some dumb school girl, she was used to manipulate men, she was used to act cool and collected, she certainly wasn't used to be insecure about a situation or her own feelings. So when Luffy kissed her senseless and then left her there on deck with no explanation and nothing but his hat on her pretty head, the poor navigator was left in dark waters with no log pose to point her in the right direction.

"Damn him that stupid…" she muttered while she fingered his hat, while looking at the fading light reflected on the sea. After a while of absent minded gazing at the ocean below, she smiled… what words did she really expect from him? The hat was enough if you spoke Luffy language, besides, he had whispered a faint, -thank you-, after kissing her.

So he had remembered their previous kiss? Maybe… she clutched the railing thinking, wondering what was next, what did all that mean, for her, for them, if it was ever such a thing as them.

She didn't pay attention to the swordsman behind her, currently groaning while trying to explain to his youngest crewmate what a kiss was.

"Ahh, it's a breeding ritual! I read some books about human mating!" Chopper proclaimed in glee, as if identifying a right diagnosis… making poor Zoro groan again and slap his face. Then the little reindeer made a sound of excitement and continued with his nakama's torture "Ohh… so are they going in heat? Well Luffy is a healthy young male and Nami smells very fertile lately so…"

Zoro wanted to die right then and there, he was considering seppuku when he was saved by the laugh of a devil now turned angel woman "Fufufu doctor-san, there are many things regarding human reproduction that medical literature can't cover".

"REALLY?" He asked with hopeful, wide eyes.

Zoro sighed –saved- he glanced gratefully at the dark haired woman as the archeologist took the reindeer's little hand "Yes, If you may allow me to explain I think we will be more comfortable on the aquarium room"

And with that Zoro was left alone with his almost empty bottle of sake, he shook it against the fading sun, lamenting there was so little alcohol left when he noticed the navigator making her next move. He smirked; he knew the woman wouldn't leave things at that.

Nami stomped her way to the nose of the ship, were she knew the object of her affection and rage was sitting on his favorite spot. She approached him determined to get and explanation when she glimpsed over the railing and saw that deep, sad look she had noticed some times before.

Of course, he knew she was there, right behind him,
"Nami… come here"

She stepped carefully over the figurine's sun ray-mane and swallowed when she noticed the curvy dangerous yellow surface of the lion's head. Luffy reached a hand and helped her, and then guided her so she took a seat between his legs, with her back against his chest. He took the hat and placed it over his own head, and not because he wanted the hat back…

Nami noticed this when he reached over and he smelled her hair, his arms around her, wrapping her securely against his body.

"Wanted to tell me something Nami?" he asked quietly after a while, she shuddered when his whisper caressed her ear and smiled, was there something she wanted to say? She thought she did, but was also afraid to ask. What if she asked, -What now?, What are we?- and he just said –nakama- and that was that?

Not that she had a problem with being his nakama, but… was there something else?

"… and I thought I was the stupid one…" Luffy muttered into her hair, Nami gasped, turned around and found his grinning face.

"What was that all about!" she said offended.

"…that you are being stupid, is all" he said grinning again. She clenched her teeth, tempted to punch him but managed to mutter "And why is that?" she forced herself to ask

"Because you are thinking too much" he answered simply, which of course didn't clear anything at all for Nami. He sighed, as if he really was trying to explain something to someone slow minded –there is a first time for anything, right?-

"look Nami… we are nakama, but I get this special feeling when I'm with you… and its better than eating a ton of meat"

Nami smiled because in spite of the simplicity of the words, they were still touching to hear "so it's a Mystery feeling huh?" she asked.

Luffy snorted, as if he was somehow insulted "are you an idiot? Its love… I know that much"

Nami held her breath and gazed directly at his eyes, time seemed to be still, even the sound of the wind and the soft crashing of the waves on the hull of the ship were silenced… Nami nodded and leaned on his chest.

"What now" she whispered.

He started to pet her hair with a softness she thought impossible for a person like Luffy "Now?"
he repeated

"…now you keep being my navigator and I… it's up to you to decide what am I"

Nami smiled… since she spoke Luffy language she understood perfectly what he meant, the way he said my navigator carried so much more meaning than a simple job on the ship.

She smiled, grabbed his neck and pushed his head towards her, before placing a soft kiss on his lips she whispered

"…you… are my captain".

When the sun disappeared the couple was still kissing softly, and the crew wondered as night fell,
why were they lacking a navigator and a captain on the dinner table.

But Zoro, being Zoro and the ever faithful First Mate groaned and ordered everybody to shut the help up,and no he didn't know where the captain and navigator were and no,
they didn't need to find them they would go to dinner soon enough -stupid ero-cook-

And as the moon rose, captain and navigator held each other looking at the moon above
and smiling with the knowledge of a simple fact.

Wherever they went, they would be there together, since the Captain needed his Navigator to get somewhere, and his Navigator didn't know the course without her Captain.

-Owari-


Phew! Finished... (almost, lemon in the next BONUS CHAPTER)

Tell you a secret, the Epilogue was supposed to finish on the first kiss and with Chopper screaming "Luffy's eating Nami"
But then it was too short and I didn't want to dissapoint... so my mind started to work out "what happens next?" after such a kiss... and this, vignette two was born

SEE? Told you It was not going to end with Nami acepting he just forgot about the kiss, that would be lame :P This is a LuNA fic after all

Next Chappter...

Well what happens next? A developing relationship and a Lemon, as promised :)

Please review as I love to hear your comments,
And remember feedback make authors get better too.