A/N: The last chapter was pretty popular! I'm bummed because the One Piece manga is on hiatus. Thank you, guests, for reviewing my chapters. I wish I could reply to you, so I will!

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Luffy's Reaction

Nami somehow knew Luffy would try to retrieve her, but she didn't expect that she would have to save his life. Already, she could tell that he would land a few meters in front of her, so she picked up the speed on her waver to rush through the currents. Rushing against the raging winds, she evaded the currents that would have pushed her back. If anything happened to him, she wouldn't be able to forgive herself. The storm roared in the direction she drove in, but she could only hear Luffy scream out to her. With a swift cut to the right, she managed to land directly under the approaching rubber man.

Rushing against the raging winds, she evaded the currents that would have pushed her back. If anything happened to Luffy, she wouldn't be able to forgive herself. The storm roared in the direction she drove in, but she could only hear Luffy scream out to her. With a swift cut to the right, she managed to land directly under the approaching rubber man.

As he rapidly dropped towards the waver, he announced his Gomu Gomu no Fuusen to delay his fall. Once he deflated and neared Nami, she knew to grab onto his ankle. "Nami," he said - despite the air that filled his body. Thank Ganfall that he could catch her. His voice shook when he laughed and wrapped his hands around her body. They submerged in the water for a moment, so Luffy felt weakened. If he didn't see her in time, he could have lost her forever. Rubbing his face into her neck, he sighed, "I'm sorry." He should have listened to her more than he did.

"I should be sorry," she thought to herself. Part of her was happy, but what could she say now? Beneath his hands, their future child developed - probably. She had to tell him so that he could decide whether he wanted to turn back around. Softly, she cried, expecting them to part soon.

"I'm pregnant," Nami whispered. Her period was supposed to happen a few weeks ago, and she often lost track of it. Initially, she didn't think much of it, but after reading the books and taking the test. Denial kept her from admitting it until now.

Luffy heard her despite the wild waves. Immediately, his eyes lit up. "Really?" he shouted and started shaking her, "Wow! That means we're going to have a baby soon, right? I can't wait!" What kind of adventures would they all have together? Just as long as their son didn't eat all the meat before he did, they would get along fine. He'd probably have a black hair just like every person in their family. Oh, and he will definitely be a pirate.

Nami cautiously chuckled, "I thought you didn't want a baby because of our dreams."

"Oh yeah," he remembered, "We'll probably have to give him to Grandpa." His heart ached at the thought of leaving his son. Back on Drum Island, when Nami was sick, he couldn't fight and hold her at the same time. Dandan would take care of him. Luffy held on to Nami tighter. Maybe that's why she wanted to leave so that their son didn't have to be without either of them. He couldn't lose both of them, but he also couldn't give up becoming a pirate king. There had to be a way for them to stay together.

How did Luffy have the more practical viewpoint on this matter? She failed to contemplate the adversities of growing up on a pirate ship. She couldn't protect them either. "I understand now. I thought you didn't like kids," she admitted.

Luffy did not particularly enjoy most children. Everyone expected him to share with kids and treat them differently. However, having a child posed a different scenario. Their son would be like him, and he'd be a pirate one day. They could become stronger together. On the bright side, he realized he had more drive to become Pirate King. The woman he loved most would become part of his family, too.

"I think it's different because I love you," he realized, "When is it dropping him off?"

Nami's face developed a blush. Her heart beat quickened, but his words confused him. She had to remember that she could tell him anything. "Why do you think I'm having a boy? And what do you mean 'it dropping him off'?" she questioned. Finally, she could relax her shoulders and take a deep breath. This person was the man she fell in love with.

"The pelican. Pelicans deliver babies. Duh," he explained. While Luffy knew Nami had knowledge on most aspects of life, he assumed she didn't know how babies were born. "Girls come from heaven like you did," he said matter of factly.

Her blush failed to fade as she forgot what she originally wanted to say. While Luffy didn't mean it as a cheesy line, he flattered her.

"You've got it all wrong. Who taught you that? Girls and other babies come from the vagina," sighed Nami.

Luffy's eyebrows raised as he looked over her shoulder at her crotch. The same place he put his penis before? No way. He'd have to see it before he believed it, but for now, he'd humor her. "Okay, okay," muttered the captain, "But when will it happen?"

"Nine months from now."

"What?" he couldn't believe it, "I have to wait that long before I meet him?"

Nami nodded.

Then, Luffy remembered something. "Does that mean that we can have sex as much as we want for nine months?"

"Yup," confirmed his coquettish lover, "I can't get pregnant while I'm already pregnant."

The Straw Hat cheered, "Wow! That's awesome. Let's go back and tell everybody."

They both wanted to go back to the ship. Their friends were waiting and presumably chased them, so Nami turned around. However, as she drove towards the horizon where the Thousand Sunny sailed, she was pulled back by the increasingly powerful currents. Looking back, she saw the waterspout. The weather created the impossible waves she tried to overcome.

At this distance, Luffy wouldn't be able to grab onto the ship, so inevitably, they'd be sucked back into the cyclone and drown. "Luffy, I can't move," she panicked.

Luffy looked around and saw the waterspout that pulled them back. "What are we supposed to do?" he gulped.

"Don't let go! If we get pulled back, then you'll fall," she shouted back at him. The massive waterspout formed behind them and spanned hundreds of kilometers and made no sound aside from the waves around it. The swirling water spun from the sea to the sky. Although the log pose didn't sense this island, this must be the waterspout island that she heard from the legends. There was said to be an island deep inside the weather formation, but not many people made it out alive.

The captain held onto Nami tightly. He couldn't protect her or their future child if things went south. That's why their child would have to go with his grandfather. They'd only have to wait a few years, and then Luffy would come back to pick them up. He hadn't felt this helpless since the Saobody Park fiasco. Nami was scared, too. The only thing he could do was believe in her. "You know about weather stuff," Luffy reminded her, "I wouldn't marry someone who couldn't make it out of a water tornado." His grin was weak, but his hope was sincere.

Somehow, his confidence spread to her. She remembered he left without giving him back his straw hat. The warmth of his arms calmed ever further. Riding along the currents, she went towards the cyclone and held her breath. "We're going to get back to the others, Luffy!" Nami assured him.

He nodded back at her as they charged into the cyclone.

Luffy woke up. His eyes opened wide, and he realized how bright his surroundings were. Once he gained consciousness, he patted around the moist green ground to search for Nami. Oh yeah, the water tornado swallowed them.

The captain's heart dropped when he found the waver adjacent to him.

"Nami!" gasped Luffy as he sat up. With every second that passed, his heart raced faster. Luckily, he found her promptly and checked to see if she was alive. Her disheveled orange hair stood out, but aside from that, her clothes remained unharmed. If there was a baby inside her, he should probably be careful, so he put her on his shoulder more softly than he usually did.

Bright white clouds covered the plains past the coast. "Are we dead?" asked Luffy as he looked around. The fact that he could touch the green trees around him meant that they probably weren't dead, but there was still the possibility in his mind. He hoped they weren't because that meant he let his future wife who carried his future child die, too. He frowned. Plus, he wanted to get back to the Thousand Sunny.

She was probably hungry as he was, but after walking through the thick for several minutes, he didn't see any animals or bugs. Nami liked fruit anyway, and since Luffy was hungry enough, he would eat the vegetation around as well. After he lightly set her down near a tree, he reached for some oranges in the bushes across the way. Upon closer inspection, he realized the oranges were mikans. What a coincidence! If she smelled these, she'd immediately wake up. After he had gathered a good amount of fruit, he returned to his lover.

He dropped all the fruits he held in his hand around her and picked one up to feed to her. After he had peeled it with his teeth, he took a bite. "Nami, do you want some? They're really sweet!" Luffy alerted her. They were ten times tastier than the stuff on land. They were bigger, too. Grabbing onto Nami's left boob, he meant to compare the sizes, but that woke her up.

"What are you doing?" she growled.

Sweat slid down Luffy's brow. He defended himself, "I was just checking to see if these mikans were bigger than your boobs!" he pleaded. They still weren't as big as her breasts.

Nami touched her head. "I want some," she requested.

Haphazardly, he peeled off a slice and pushed a piece into her mouth. While she coughed, Luffy still thought her sleepy face looked cute. He faintly blushed and grinned.

The piece he gave her tasted sweet despite the remnants of bitter white skin. She grabbed rest of the fruit from his hands. Filling her mouth, she looked around at their surroundings. Did they land another sky island? From the looks of the clouds around them, they had landed on a sky island. The waterspout must have sent them up as she suspected. White clouds covered the plains for as far as she could see.

Suddenly, he wrapped his arms around her to hug her. "I'm glad I could find you. I thought you weren't up here with me. And I didn't know if you'd wake up," he sobbed her. Tears began to build in his eyes. "And - and, I thought you would leave me forever." What could he do for her to stay with him?

"I'm not going anywhere, Luffy. I promise. When our child is born, I'll stay with you. I can't stay in one place either," she told him, "Your grandpa will take care of them, right?"

Luffy nodded. Nami's statement didn't quite settle with him. If only he could stay with their son, then he wouldn't feel conflicted. Pulling away from her, he scanned her from head to toe. "Where is he right now if he's actually going to come out of you?" he questioned her.

Nami sighed, "They're in my uterus right now."

"'Ute' - what?" asked Luffy. Now, he certainly thought that Nami lied, "I thought you said he's in your vagina." Maybe she forgot what her original lie was.

She took his hand and placed it several centimeters above her crotch. "Right here," she softly smiled, "I said that they will come out of my vagina."

Chopper's books educated her within the short amount of time that she read through them. Otherwise, before that week she hardly knew more about childbirth than Luffy. While she always knew that pelicans didn't deliver babies, she recently learned that she couldn't drink under any circumstance. Of course, she would never admit that she just learned that fact.

Luffy's eyes widened as he lowered his face to look more closely. Well, if she knew where her uterus was, then maybe she knew how they made babies. Nine months, huh? That was way too long to wait. "Oi," he spoke to her womb, "I'm Monkey D. Luffy. I'm going to be the pirate king and marry Nami."

"They can't hear you," she alerted him. Nami saw him take a breath a deep breath like he was going to yell. She stopped him by covering his mouth with her hand. "It's no use. They won't be able to hear you for another few months. Right now, they're just a couple hundred cells."

His face lit up. "He's going to grow. How can he grow if he doesn't eat?" he asked, confused. Biting his lip, he sat up and crossed his arm.

This conversation could go on forever. Nami sighed again. "They'll eat what I'm eating," she told him, "I'll read some books to you later when we get back to the ship." While she brought some books with her, she would rather figure out how to get back to the ship first.

"I see," he confirmed, "You're hungry right now?" When she nodded back at him, he got to his feet, "Okay! I'm going to go get some food for you and my son."

Again, he assumed they'd have a son. Regardless, she thought of Luffy's resolve as compassionate. She knew that he'd become a great father one day, and so she found solace in musing over their future together.

Nami rested against a tree. Even though she took a nap not too long ago, she began to doze off to sleep again. Although they landed in unfamiliar territory, she felt safe on the island. Luffy probably didn't travel too far.

"Who are you?" shouted a kid with freckles and shaggy, dark purple hair. He held a fishing pole and a net as if he were about to go fishing. "What are you doing on Suichu Island?" His breathing labored like he'd been running. The small wings sprouting from his back contrasted with his reddish tanned skin. For some reason, he also wore the hide of a boar.

Wiping her eyes, Nami looked at the kid. His stature gave him the appearance of a ten-year-old, but his defined jaw and thick eyebrows made him look older than ten. "What? Suichu Island?" she asked.

He nodded. "This is my foraging territory. You're going to have to find your own fishing spot. I want you to leave, Outsider! Right now," commanded the boy. Flipping his fishing pole, he revealed the large stone shard on the end of it. Although he quivered, he swore to himself that he wouldn't hesitate to kill her.

When Nami got to her feet, she walked over to the boy and smiled. Leaning down, the sharp end of the pole threatened her from inches away. "You're kind of cute. What's your name?" asked Nami in a coy fashion.

The boy blushed and tightly shut his eyes so he couldn't see her glorious bosom. "Wolfgang - I mean why do you want to know?" he asked.

"I'm Nami."

Wolfgang stumbled backward and fell to the ground. "Okay." He sat up and sat in with his legs folded. Pensively, he hummed, "Hm, I know you're not from here, but the way this island works is that-."

Suddenly, Luffy leaped from the thick of the forest carrying a myriad of fruits that he found while foraging. "Meat! Come back here!" he chased what he thought was a pig through the forest. Landing roughly on the grass, dozens of fruits dropped behind him. Luckily, none landed on Nami. Looking around, he saw that he astonished both his girlfriend and someone wearing a boar's hide. He dropped the rest of the fruit to tighten his fist. "Kid," growled Luffy, "You killed that hog that I saw, didn't you?"

Wolfgang couldn't speak. In fact, he was still frozen on the ground.

Nami slapped Luffy several times. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" she yelled, "You nearly scared Wolfgang to death. On top of that, you almost killed your pregnant girlfriend!"

As he collected the fruits, he grumbled, "I wouldn't have dropped any on you." His face had bumps and bruises all over.

When Nami helped Wolfgang up to his feet, he looked at her. "You're pregnant?" he asked. Suddenly, he regretted behaving rudely towards her. Maybe he should invite them further into the city before he gave them the news. After a few deep breaths, the young boy could let his guard down. The man, Luffy, must have been insanely weak if he got beat up by that girl. "Come with me," said the boy in a solemn tone.

"Oi," Luffy shouted, "Can you tell us how to get back down to Earth?"

Nami could read his frown as a bad sign. She knew that not all sky islands had the ability to transport people down to earth at their leisure. Maybe she'd be able to figure out a way to do so as soon as possible. So, for the time being, she agreed, "Okay. We'll come with you."

"Oi!" protested the captain, but his words fell on deaf ears. So he followed even though he didn't want to go with them.

The shop they went to sat on the outskirts of the sleepy town. Everyone trodded through the streets like their shoes were weighted. Perhaps, they just moved slowly because of how hot the atmosphere felt. Also, Luffy didn't see any meat. Hopefully, this shop would have something of the sort. Luffy was famished. His stomach roared continuously.

Once they arrived, Luffy read the sign, "Fish? Fish!" he cheered and dashed inside.

Wolfgang lingered behind to open the door for Nami. "Yeah, my grandpa had a fish shop, so my mom and I inherited it," explained Wolfgang, "You guys can have some if you want."

Luffy turned to him "Really?" he asked. The pirate dropped all the fruits he held in his hands and darted over to a display case that held fish inside. H bit into the first fish he saw.

"I can cook it first," volunteered the boy, sweat dripped down the side of his face, "My mom is upstairs, and she's a better chef than I am."

Within the shop were the typical counter and cash register. On the walls were shelves of fish on ice. Nami examined the pictures around the room. She gasped when she saw a woman that looked similar to Bellemere. At least her hair and her eyes were reminiscent of Nami's mother. The woman's skin was a few shades darker. Also, she had wings. Turning around, she saw the same woman. "Ah, hello!" the navigator greeted the woman. Her palms grew sweaty as her knees shook.

The woman smiled, "Hey there. I'm Piano."

Hopefully, Nami wouldn't call her Bellemere at any point. "I'm Nami," she said.

Luffy looked over at his lover, "Hey, Nami, why are you looking at that lady like that?" asked Luffy. His mouth was full of fish. Only Nami could understand him.

"Hey kid," Piano said to Luffy, "Do you want my to fry that fish before you take another bite?"

Again, he responded with food in his mouth, "Nah, it's fine."

Regardless, Piano started cooking something for everyone. She went into the back room with a few fish. Nami followed her although she hated the smell of fish these days. Her nose had been especially sensitive because of the pregnancy. Still, she wanted to learn more about this woman, but when she tried to help, she was only calm enough to start small talk about herself. She didn't want to mention that she'd been a pirate, but she still talked about her crew.

After Piano had finished the meals, Nami helped laid everything out on the table. The two boys were already eating their plates.

"So how far along are you?" asked Piano when she took a seat.

Nami shrugged, "I just found out a few hours ago so that I won't have the baby for a while."

"He's going to be my son!" declared Luffy.

Piano laughed, "Yeah, I figured that."

Why did he have to be so awkward? Nami nervously laughed, "But I know a doctor, so I'll just ask him more questions tomorrow."

Piano frowned, "Wolfgang probably brought you here so I could tell you what happens on this island." She lit up a cigarette.

Nami looked around the table. Suichu Island has a quirk? Every island has a quirk.

She continued, "You'll have to stay here for a year."

Luffy interjected, "We can't do that."

Whenever visitors came to the island, they had to explain how everything worked on Suichu island. "As of now, one year here is one day out in the real world," described Piano, "In 364 days, you'll be able to return to the mainland. Your friends will remember you. They'll all be the same age, but you will be a year older. You'll have your child here. There's no way around it. You're welcome to stay here as long as you help out around here," she offered. This situation didn't happen very often. People from land would rarely come there to trade.

Both Nami and Luffy needed a chance to process this unexpected news. That would mean their Nakama wouldn't be able to see the birth of their child. They'd be away from them for a long time. Of course, Luffy was the first to say something. "We can just jump like we did with the other sky islands." His mouth tightly frowned as he bit his lip. Looking to Nami, he hoped she'd have a way to circumvent this rule. However, she looked just as forlorn as he felt.

Piano continued, "This island is different. The waterspout elevated the island into the sky. After this year is over, there will be 24 hours where the time outside is the same here. That's when you'll be able to go back. For now, the time barrier prevents you from leaving."

That would also mean they couldn't continue their adventure. The air suddenly felt thick to Luffy. He never wanted to be stuck. He thought he would just be gone for a few minutes to take Nami back to the Thousand Sunny. Everyone would probably assume they died. His chest knotted up as he grabbed the edge of the table. Almost certainly, he knew that Nami would be disappointed in him - disappointed that he couldn't properly rescue their newfound family. Already, he had failed his future son.

Nami felt the same level of anguish. She blamed herself for getting them both into this situation. If she hadn't have been volatile, then they'd be back at the Sunny like nothing happened. Luffy would have made the mature decision of allowing their child to live in a safe environment, but the navigator wouldn't allow him to explain his reasoning. She looked at him and could immediately sense the discontent in his glossy eyes. Reaching out, she grabbed his hand, and they finally made eye contact. His widened eyes must have meant he was scared. What if no one was there when they returned?

In the bathroom of the fish shop, Nami looked in the mirror. She had just gotten out of the shower when Luffy walked inside the door. He had finished getting his new fishing gear for tomorrow. For the next year, he'd take on the role of an apprentice fisherman to Wolfgang. They exchanged a look again, but both of them silently decided that they would try to make the best of a bad situation. They wanted to be strong for each other.

"Boy," he yawned as he stretched, "I'm going to catch a lot of fish. I can't wait for tomorrow."

Nami looked at him and smiled, "You usually catch a lot of fish. I never thought we'd ever get actual jobs. It's kind of weird."

They masked their deeper qualms with the situation. Luffy laughed, "I'm okay with fishing, but I wouldn't want to do what you do. I'd be miserable." Of course, he wanted to continue being a pirate.

Piano hired Nami as a clerk for the fish shop. She too would have rather continued being a pirate. For part of the day, she went to a local store to purchase a test. "Are you ready?" she asked Luffy as he closed the door. While she trusted Chopper's concoction, she wanted to confirm whether or not she would have a child soon. On top of that, these tests could supposedly tell when the baby would be born. This time, she decided to let Luffy be part of the moment.

For part of the day, she went to a local store to purchase a test. "Close the door. Are you ready?" she asked Luffy as he closed the door. While she trusted Chopper's concoction, she wanted to confirm whether or not she would have a child soon. On top of that, these tests could supposedly tell when the baby would be born. This time, she decided to let Luffy be part of the moment.

"I'm ready, but we already know he's going to be here in 9 months? I don't get why we have to do this," he complained.

Her eyebrow twitched. "Because," she growled, "I already told you that we want to know exactly how soon they'll get here. Plus, I want to make sure."

This solution was different, but it still involved peeing. The color code went in the order of the rainbow. Clear meant she was 0 months pregnant. Red meant she was 1 month pregnant. The colors ranged in order all the way up to indigo. Once she finished, the test results would come back immediately. She peed into the cup as Luffy stood in the corner watching her. Honestly, the feeling of having her lover watching her urinate was unnerving, but she managed to finish anyway.

"I can't look!" she exclaimed. This was too unnerving. She had hoped that she wasn't pregnant so she didn't have to abandon their child with Garp.

"What does orange mean?" he asked. Again, he saw the results before she did.

"Orange? That's 2 months!" Nami blurted, "Our kid will be born in 7 months." They'd been having sex for a while, so the conception must have happened when they had sex standing up.

Luffy picked her up. "That's shorter than 9 months!" he cheered, "We'll get to meet him soon!" The captain thought 7 months would still kill him, but it was the best news he'd heard all day.

"Why do you think we'll have a boy?" she questioned him again.

"My grandpa says that my family only has boys. He had a son; I guess my dad had me; so I'll have a son, too. I'll call him Meat," declared Luffy.

Nami glared at him as he held her up in the air. She barked, "There's still a 50/50 chance. And we're not naming our kid Meat." Perhaps he had a point. They've seen families that had many children, but all of them were the same gender. "We'll think about names tomorrow. You have to get up early tomorrow."

"Let's have sex first," he suggested as he brought her to the bedroom across the hall. Although she was still naked and screaming, he didn't care. Placing her on the bed, he took his clothes off. She pulled his arm down towards her and gave him a kiss. "Does that mean you want it?" he asked to confirm, and when she nodded, he happily plunged his face into her bosom.

A/N: The spin-off story that I wrote is actually when they conceived the kid. So go check out Date Night if you want. Nami may have the baby next chapter!

I'm writing a story called Nami's Father, but I'll try to post the next chapter of this first.

A poll is up on my page about what kind of other pairings you'd like to see in my stories. So far, a Luffy love triangle is winning which is surprising. I don't know how I'd incorporate that into the story. BoaLuffyNami? I'll add that to the poll. lol