Phoenix's Light
Chapter 14 What Now?
Marco looked at the sky as he let his chopsticks dangle in his mouth which was something that he never did. His friends looked at him and none knew what to say for this was the first time that Marco was like this. Thatch decided to break the awkward silence.
"So, uh what's up Marco?" he asked and Izou and Vista looked at the blonde who just shrugged.
"Luffy's grandfather is a storm." He said and the guys looked at him shocked. "He came over late last night and is demanding Luffy back."
"So he found her and wants to bring her back home? But what for?" Izou asked and Marco turned to them.
"Luffy is turning eighteen in a week. Apparently she's engaged to some rich guy and stuff but she doesn't want to marry him." Marco said and the three men looked at him. "I have feeling that that might be the reason that Ace ran away with her."
"Wait, your dating an engaged girl?" Thatch asked and Marco knocked him into the water.
"Luffy doesn't like him whoever this Stelly guy is and she wants to stay here." Marco said and the two men who remained on the bridge looked at Marco shocked.
"Marco do you know how match political power Stelly has?" Vista asked and Marco turned to him.
"You do remember that I don't give a crap about politics right?" Marco asked as Thatch climbed back onto the boardwalk.
"True but Stelly is said to hold enough Political Power to run the country." Izou said and Marco looked at the man.
"How the hell did Luffy get engaged to him?" Thatch asked and the man shrugged.
"What was Luffy's full name again?" Vista asked.
"Monkey D. Luffy." Marco said wondering how they couldn't remember that but Ace and Luffy had different surnames.
"T-That's the largest government industry in the country owner's surname." Thatch said and Marco looked at the man wondering how he knew that.
"To think that Luffy was the heir to that." Izou said and Marco shrugged.
"Luffy doesn't really care about it." Marco said and the men sighed knowing that it was true.
"Well you just have to keep Luffy away from her grandfather for a week right?" Thatch said wrapping an arm around Marco. "Just make sure that he doesn't get her."
"One get off because you're getting me wet and two, how?" Marco asked pushing Thatch off of him and looking at the other two men.
"Well just go on like normal." Izou said and Marco looked at the sky again. "As long as Luffy doesn't get caught she's fine."
"Though keeping her out of someone like Garp's reach is going to be hard so we need a backup plan." Vista said and the other two agreed while Marco began to think.
"I know, if you can't keep her safe from them then do something that will prevent them from being able to take her away." Thatch said and Marco looked at him confused.
"Ask her to marry you." Thatch said seriously and Marco froze.
"W-what the hell!" Marco asked taken back by what the man said.
"You like her so it is obvious so why not?" Thatch asked and Marco looked away.
"We've been going out for a month…" Marco argued.
"But you've liked her for over a year." Izou said.
"She also lives with you." Vista said.
"So why not?" Thatch smiled.
"IT'S TOO SUDDEN!" Marco said and the guys laughed before surrounding the younger man.
"Let us give you some advice." Vista said and Marco really didn't want to hear it. "When you have a girl that you want, get her."
"Coming from you that sounds lewd." Marco said and Vista laughed.
"You could always get Luffy pregnant." Thatch suggested and Marco punched him.
"STOP WITH THE LEWD IDEAS!" he yelled at the men who started to laugh.
"Something wrong Marco?" Luffy asked as she watched the man who was eating across from her and Marco looked up at Luffy and smiled.
"No it's fine, I just have to make sure to bring duct tape to work tomorrow." Marco said and Luffy looked at him curiously.
"Thatch say something?" Luffy asked and Marco looked at the girl curious as to how she knew. "Ace did the same thing."
"Oh yeah he did." Marco said with a small chuckle before looking at the girl who swallowed the piece of meat whole. "Oi oi didn't Ace tell you not to do that?"
"It's fine." Luffy said but she slightly choked and Marco sighed as he stood up and patted her on the back.
"See didn't I tell you?" he said with a sigh and Luffy pouted slightly.
Marco chuckled before risking swiping some of the girl's food. Luffy looked at Marco shocked before grabbing his rice bowl and downing it. Marco looked at the girl who began to try and lick the rice off of her face with her tongue but failed to get some of it.
Marco grabbed Luffy's face and carefully licked a piece of rice off of her cheek before helping her clean off the rest with a napkin. He smiled at the blush that remained on the girl's face throughout the whole event and watched as the girl began to twirl who her hair.
"What's wrong?" Marco asked and Luffy looked away.
"Hairs getting long." Luffy said getting off topic and Marco chuckled before finishing the dishes.
"I think you look cute with it like this." The blonde said grabbing a lock of the shoulder length black stuff.
"Hm…" Luffy looked at her feet and Marco smiled before lightly kissing her forehead.
I'M SORRY THAT THIS IS SO SHORT! I got to the last part and couldn't think of anything else so I left it the way it was. I hope that it is good enough... I see a butterfly~