A few days had passed since the Straw Hats had gotten some information out of Luffy about where he grew up. Nothing really interesting happened while they sailed through the Grand Line to the Calm Belt. While they made their way through the Calm Belt they encountered some giant sea kings but the monster trio were more than strong enough to deal with them should they attack. But their sheer scale in relation to the Sunny was frightening. It made Franky nervous that his baby would be destroyed by one of these giant sea kings. There were plenty of them swimming around but they never got too close. And they never attacked. For the life of the crew they couldn't figure out why they weren't in any danger. The Sea Kings noticed them sailing through their home and the Straw Hats couldn't help but see them. But for some reason they just both went about their days like nothing happened.
"I can't believe these giant sea kings haven't even bothered attacking us." Usopp said
"I can't believe that came out of your mouth Usopp." Nami said
"I know right. But seriously do they not see us as a threat and more as a waste of energy?"
"I have no idea, but just be glad that they are just leaving us alone." Nami said
The Straw Hats continued to sail and eventually made their way into the East Blue.
"Do you guys remember when we were sailing toward Reverse Mountain the first time?" Nami asked
"Of course, we ended up in the Calm Belt. That was a terrible day." Usopp said
"Really, you accidentally sailed into the Calm Belt?" Franky asked
"Yeah, we did. I don't remember were we getting chased by the Marines?" Usopp asked
"No you idiot, we were sailing through a storm. While we were in the kitchen talking about how we were going to have to go up Reverse Mountain the storm changed our course."
"I remember that." Luffy said "The Merry ended up on the nose of A black and white Sea King. I don't even think the damn thing noticed us."
"That sounds horrible." Chopper said
"It wasn't so bad except the Sea King sneezed, we were launched into the air and Usopp was almost eaten by another Sea King."
Usopp shuddered at the thought. "Thanks for reminding me. That wasn't something I wanted to remember."
The Straw Hats sailed on for the next few weeks. They stopped at several islands along the way to restock on supplies. Occasionally Nami would shop for new clothes. But instead most of her time would go to working on her world map. Sometimes she would go off by herself and spend hours taking notes and measurements of the islands they visited. Sometimes she would take Luffy with her. Sometimes it was just for him to carry her things, but it was more to have someone keep her company while she worked. It was strange when they were alone. Luffy was different while he was with Nami when she was working. He wasn't as hyper active as he would be on the ship. He would sit on the ground against a tree with his hat covering his eyes and relax. Often he would just sleep.
"I am almost done taking notes Luffy." Nami said
"Take your time, it's nice sometimes just taking it slow. I mean this is an all new adventure for us." Luffy said grinning.
Nami was surprised to hear Luffy think like that. 'When he's on the ship he is always doing something. He is actually good company when we are alone.' Nami thought
Luffy had fallen asleep while Nami was thinking to herself. Nami walked off to finish her work. 'I will let him sleep.' She thought. An hour later Nami had finished all that she would need to make a map of the island. She walked back to where Luffy was still napping and sat down in his lap. Almost instinctively Luffy moved his arms and wrapped them around her stomach. It didn't take long for Nami to drift off to sleep after having walked all over the island. An hour or so later Luffy's stomach woke him up. He noticed how Nami was sitting. She had been resting her head in the crook of his neck. Luffy stayed as still as he could but Nami soon woke up.
"You have a nice nap?" He asked
"Yeah I did. But now my neck is a little sore." She said while trying to stretch out the kink. After a loud crack Nami stood up. She stretched and Luffy got up immediately after and did the same. It was then that she noticed the bulge in his shorts.
"Well would you look at that." She said
"What?" Luffy said looking down at his shorts. "Oh that." He said
"You must have had a nice dream." Nami said getting a naughty look in her eyes and a devious smile across her face.
"Of course I did, but having you fall asleep in my lap didn't hurt." Luffy said
Nami got down on her knees and unbuttoned his shorts. In one swift motion pulled down Luffy's shorts and boxers. She grabbed his penis and put started to stroke it. After several strokes it was hard enough to put it in her mouth. After bobbing her head forward and back a few times Luffy was completely erect. She took his cock out of her mouth, stood up and turned around. She put her hands up against a tree and shook her plump ass in Luffy's face. Even being the idiot he is he understood. He reached in front of Nami and unbuttoned her jeans. Copying her, he pulled everything down in one quick motion. Once again copying Nami he got down and started licking her vagina. At one point he even put his tongue inside her. "Oooh" Nami said surprised.
After Luffy had gotten Nami wet he stood back up, took his penis in his hand and started rubbing the head against her lips. Luffy found her hole and inserted himself. He put his hands on her hips and started thrusting. He went slow for a little while but suddenly started going faster. Luffy didn't go all the way down to the base every time but when he did there was a clap as Nami's ass and Luffy's thighs collided. He kept thrusting in and out of Nami's pussy. When he did go down to the base he could feel a small hole further inside Nami he would have to try and remember to ask later. While trying to think he lost his rhythm but quickly got back into it. He kept going in and out at varying speeds until he felt Nami's walls tighten. At this point he went even faster until they both felt their release coming. Soon Luffy released everything inside Nami. Feeling the hot semen inside her mixed with Luffy still going brought her over the edge. As she felt her orgasm she screamed out his name. Being out in the woods she didn't even bother trying to hide her moans.
They both just stood there for a minute to catch their breath. Luffy ready to go again he began thrusting into Nami. This time as he was thrusting away he untied the string behind Nami's neck and pulled down her shirt until it was around her stomach. He stood there leaning forward a little with one hand on her hip as he used his other arm and played with her breasts. Squeezing her nipples. They kept going in that position until they both came two more times. After that they called it quits at least for now. They cleaned themselves up and got dressed.
"Nami I have a question for you."
"Sure what is it?"
"What was that other hole I felt while I was inside you?"
"You felt… another hole." Nami was bright red and she involuntarily placed her hand on her stomach. She paused a minute before answering.
"That is something we need to have a serious discussion about. That part of me is something that would change our lives."
"What do you mean?"
"Beyond that hole is where a baby grows before it's born."
"Oh, having a baby would be quite a change and a lot of responsibility."
"Don't worry for now. I've been taking the medicine chopper has made for me. I don't plan on having children for at least a few years."
"I don't think it would be so bad, but I think we have plenty more to see before having a family." Luffy said
"We still have four Blues to see and so many islands in both the Grand Line and New World. But I am glad you aren't opposed to it sometime down the road."
"How could I not be, but you have to tell me when you are ready." Luffy said
"Well, that is enough about that for now. Would you mind carrying me back to the ship?" Nami asked. Luffy turned around and gestured for her to climb on his back.
"We have a long walk through the woods."
With Nami and all of her gear in tow the couple headed back for the Sunny. Nami fell asleep on their walk home. After stopping a few times to adjust the sleeping girl on his back the pair made it back to the Sunny.
"Oh, my my what do we have here. Nami-san was so tired she fell asleep? You two were gone for quite some time. I take it you took care of some other business while you were alone." Robin said
"You might say…" Luffy was interrupted. "Ouch" Luffy said "What was that for Nami?"
"Felt like it." She said
"How long have you been awake?" Luffy asked
"Not… long." She said in between yawns
Nami got down off of Luffy's back, kissed him on the cheek and climbed up the ladder to the deck. Luffy followed her up the ladder and into the girls room. He set down her stuff on the bed. He went to walk out of the room but Nami stopped him. "I'm going to take a bath you want to come?"
Luffy nodded. Nami grabbed a clean pair of clothes for Luffy. Since they told the crew they had become a couple Nami began keeping a change of clothes for Luffy in her closet for such an occasion. Well the couple went into the bath and some time later walked out. By time they walked out of the bath Sanji had finished preparing a late lunch.
Everyone was in the kitchen enjoying their lunch when Franky asked a question.
"So how long until we get to Luffy's island?"
"We should be there tomorrow." Nami said
"I can't wait to see where Luffy-san grew up." Brook said
"It's a really quiet place but it should be fun to cause some commotion."
"What do you mean?" Nami asked
"It was always a quiet place I think. I didn't spend that much time in the village when I was little. I can only imagine what they will have to say when they see us sail up."
"Well, I'm sure when they see you they will be excited. They might at least recognize us from our wanted posters and the articles in the paper." Usopp said
"I think you might be right even if some of our wanted posters don't even show our faces. You know when I left to start my journey the whole town gathered to see me off."
"Really, the whole town was there?" Chopper asked
"Well, maybe not the whole town but a lot of people did see me set sail."
"It will be interesting getting to meet the people who knew you as a child." Robin said
"Yeah, I can't wait to see everybody it's been less than four and a half years but it feels like so much longer than that."
"Well, a lot has happened in that short amount of time." Nami said
"Shishishi." Luffy laughed followed by his trademark smile.
The Straw Hats finished eating lunch and soon went back to their daily routines. The rest of the day was rather uneventful. Nami spent most of her time working on her maps while the rest of the crew screwed around.
The next day the Straw Hats were sailing when off in the horizon Zoro spotted an island.
"I see an island." He said from the crow's nest.
Luffy ran to the figure head of the ship and off in the distance he could just barely see the island he and his brothers called home. Sabo didn't live there as long Ace and Luffy but it was still home. Even if Sabo didn't particularly care for where he was born it was still the island where the three of them became brothers. He stood on the Sunny's head for a while. If it wasn't for the giant straw hat on the sail he would have tried to mess with the villagers. But he was known as Straw Hat Luffy and he had had the hat for a decade or so before he left the island. Two hours later the Straw Hats sailed into port. It was the same port Shanks had settled in for the year he called this sleepy little island home.
Franky dropped the paw anchors and Usopp dropped the rope ladder for those who would actually use it. Well Luffy didn't use the ladder and just jumped over the railing. He landed on the dock and started to look around. One by one the rest of the crew made their way down the ladder. The other members of the former monster trio jumped the railing and landed on the dock. With Franky bringing up the rear all of the Straw Hats were off the ship. They went to catch up with Luffy who was confused.
'Where is everyone?' Luffy thought to himself. "It's the middle of the morning."
"You could use your Haki to find everyone." Nami said
"Yeah, I could but that's no fun." Luffy said. Then he paused to think for a moment and said "You know, I think I know where they could be."
Luffy started walking further into town. He stopped in front of Partys Bar.
"Why did you stop here?" Sanji asked
"I was just thinking. I used to spend so much time here when I was little. This is where I met Shanks and ate my devil fruit."
"Seriously" Franky said "So this is where everything started." He continued.
"Who would have thought you would meet a Yonko, here of all places." Sanji said
Luffy ignoring all of the comments walked up to the doors and went inside. He was greeted with a few of the towns people inside. Makino was behind the counter with her back to the door. It was like nothing had changed in four years. The crew went to sit at a table while Luffy went and sat at the bar.
"You know, I can finally pay off my tab with the treasure I told you I would find." Luffy said
Hearing those words coming from a familiar voice Makino stopped to put down the glass that she was drying. She turned around to see a slightly more mature looking Luffy sitting at the bar. She saw the big X shaped scar on his chest. She didn't know exactly how he got the scar but she figured it had to have happened around the time of Ace's death. She had been so sad back then about what happened to Ace. Even after three plus years the pain of losing a little brother hadn't gone away completely and it still hurt knowing she would never see him again. But now she was happy to see the other young man whom she helped raise. He had matured so much in such a short time. She finally spoke up.
"Luffy, I am so glad you came back." Makino said
"Of course, I had to come back and visit."
"I am so happy to see you after so long. You know the whole village followed all of your adventures in the paper."
"Really, I'm glad to hear you guys were following what we were doing. I haven't even read the articles myself but the fact that you guys followed us all that time makes me happy. But you know what, I'm surprised we didn't get the same reaction Shanks got when he visited this island all those years ago."
"It's still early kind of early and you didn't make any noise sailing into port. I am sure the people will react soon enough. It's not very often we see pirate ships around here anymore."
"Even after grandpa retired from the Marines?"
"Not many people are crazy enough to even try picking a fight with him or do anything that might wreck this island."
Makino walked around from behind the bar and over to stand next to Luffy. "Can you introduce me to your friends Luffy?" Makino asked
"Of course." Luffy said as he got off the bar stool and walked back over to the table his friends were sitting at with Makino right behind him. "Makino these are my friends. Jinbe isn't isn't with us right now he is working on somethings back in the New World. The talking skeleton is Brook he is the musician on our ship. The robot is Franky our shipwright. Robin is our archeologist and historian. Chopper is the doctor on our ship. Sanji is our chef, Usopp our sharpshooter. This is Zoro the greatest swordsman in the world and this is Nami our navigator and my girlfriend."
"Guys this is Makino. She took care of me when I was little."
"It's very nice to finally meet you all. I hope Luffy hasn't caused you too much trouble." Makino said. After that she paused to think for a minute. She was going through what Luffy finished saying. And then it hit her.
"Luffy, you have a girlfriend?" Makino asked
"Yeah." Luffy said walking over to and sitting next to Nami.
Makino stood there for a few moments. She still couldn't believe what Luffy had said.
"Our little Luffy really is all grown up." Makino said. Some of the crew chuckled at the comment. They must have thought it was cute.
A moment later a few villagers walked into the bar. Almost immediately followed by a few more villagers who must have spent the night drinking the night before as they looked a little unsteady. One of the villagers turned to look at the people who were sitting at a table near the corner. The villager got a good look at the young man wearing the old straw hat.
"What is Luffy doing he…"
"Luffy." Another patron said
"LUFFY" All of the patrons who were in the bar already were finally awake enough to notice that the King of the Pirates was just sitting in their bar. They all got up and ran outside. They started yelling various things. The villagers went door to door down the main street yelling the same two things over and over.
"LUFFY IS HOME!"
"THE KING OF THE PIRATES HAS COME HOME!"
Soon enough the sleepy little village was lively. Not long after that the bar was packed and their were people crowding around the front door and looking in the windows. By now the crew had moved from the table to the counter of the bar where Nami and Zoro were already drinking. The more average size members were sitting on the stools while Franky was sitting in a custom chair he built for himself.
There was so much commotion as the people who lived farther away and out of the audible range of the villagers who were yelling earlier made their way to the bar to see what was going on. Luffy was just sitting there enjoying a drink. Soon enough people were asking to hear about Luffy's travels. Luffy obliged and began telling stories up to about the time he got to Usopp's home island. After that Usopp took over as Luffy was leaving out too many important details. Of course Luffy would interject from time to time but Usopp did most of the talking. This was one of those times.
"Hey, does anyone remember Shanks's crew?" He asked. Most just shrugged. Not many people actually interacted that much with Shanks and his crew. But there were also a few who did remember seeing the crew so many years ago. But how could you not remember such a famous Grand Line Pirate coming to an island in the East Blue.
"Well, our sniper Usopp, he's Yasopps son."
The number of people who actually got involved with the pirates was limited to begin with. They were never really on a first name basis with any of them.
"Really, don't you guys remember Shanks and his crew? Yasopp is the sniper of the Red haired pirates." There was an audible "Oh" that traveled around the room.
Usopp was disappointed to hear the reaction but continued with the story. Before he could say another word Makino spoke up.
"You know what? I think this will surprise you more than these stories amazing as they are. Their was one thing that surprised me the most when he introduced me to the crew." Makino said.
"What is that Makino-san?" one villager asked.
"Luffy has a girlfriend." The whole damn room went silent. Jaws hit the floor. None of the villagers knew what to say. There are two beautiful women on Luffy's crew. One of the villagers spoke up.
"Makino-san, you couldn't mean one of these lovely ladies. There is no way in hell Luffy has a chance with either of them. I can only imagine who would fall in love with Luffy."
Nami had gotten up and walked over to the man who was talking about her. There was a terrifying red glow in her eyes. Everyone had once again gone silent. Everyone except for the man who had just opened his big mouth. He stopped talking and gulped. He could feel the anger radiating off of the red head. In the end Nami hit him and left a large red bump on the man's head and a hole in the floor. From the reaction of the busty red head all of the villagers determined who the girlfriend is. They all now knew not to talk badly about her or they would end up just like their neighbor.
One of the villagers who wasn't as terrified did ask a question. "Luffy, why didn't you say anything to him."
"I have no response, I love my girlfriend." Luffy said gulping and fumbling to reach for his drink.
The rest of the villagers didn't need a real response. They could deduce on their own what would have happened to Luffy. He would have likely joined the man on the ground. Nami took a moment to cool down and relax.
"Sorry about the floor Makino-san" Nami said. "Earlier it sounded like my boyfriend here owes you some money for eating for free for what I could only assume was many years. 'Nami grabbed Luffy's cheek and stretched it.' We will pay for the damages and I will makes sure you get the money this idiot owes you with interest."
"Nami is willingly giving away money?" Usopp said "What did you do with the real Nami?" He asked as her red eyes had returned. Usopp shut the hell up before he joined the man on the floor. After Nami slammed back one drink, she grabbed the bottle and poured herself another to calm down.
They spent the next several hours talking, eating and drinking. The villagers were glad to see Luffy and all but after a certain point they had had enough of the stories. Usopp had only made it to the first time they made it to the Sabaody Archipelago. He told them of how they were beaten and were separated. Everyone had heard how the young rookie appeared with around 200 inmates from Impel Down. They had heard about Luffy's parentage and about the deaths of Ace and Whitebeard. But they didn't hear anything more about Luffy until a few weeks after Marineford. That was when Luffy was in the paper once again standing in silent prayer with a message for his friends. After that they didn't hear anything about the crew for two years. The first new piece of news they heard was that they had reunited at the Sabaody Archipelago and they were headed for the New World.
The villagers had spent a majority of the day just relaxing and enjoying getting to know the crew a little. Long after the sun had gone down most of the villagers called it a night. The pirates stayed and partied with some of the villagers. As the night drew on many of the villagers fell asleep. Eventually the rest called it a night and went home. The straw hats went back to the ship. Eventually the only ones who were left at the bar were Luffy and Makino.
"Thank you for everything Makino. And I am sorry for the mess. Just leave it for later. If you ask Sanji to help you clean I am sure he won't hesitate." Luffy said cracking a smile and laughing.
"I think I will take you up on that." Makino said "It's been great getting to see you again. Do you have any plans for the morning?"
"I think I am gonna go for a walk and visit Dadan."
"As much as she may try to hide it I think that she will be happy to see you."
"You might be right Makino. By the way where has the Mayor been I haven't seen him today?"
"Oh, he is looking after my son."
"Oh, he is looking after your son" Luffy said that but then he thought about the words that fell out of his mouth. "Makino, when did you have a baby?"
"Almost two years ago now."
"Wow. Congrats Makino."
"Thank you Luffy I appreciate it. But there is one thing that I've got to know."
"What is it Makino?"
"Was Ace happy before he died?"
Luffy didn't say anything. The brim of his hat covered his eyes but that didn't prevent Makino from seeing the tears fall from his eyes. "I think he was happy. Not that he was dying but happy that he found people who loved him and cared for him. You know we found the island where Ace and old man Whitebeard were buried. It's a real nice island. I just wish that we were able to go there under different circumstances."
"I'm sorry to bring up the past Luffy." Makino said "I had to know."
"It's alright, I would be surprised if you didn't ask."
"Thank you for telling me. See you in the morning."
"See you in the morning" Luffy said
Luffy got up and walked out of the bar and walked back to the Sunny. Makino closed up, went to the Mayors house to get her son and went home for the night. When he got back to the Sunny he saw that the crew was still partying. Several hours later the crew called it a night and they managed to get back to their rooms.
Mid morning the next day the crew stumbled out of bed and one by one they made their way outside. Sanji was first followed by Usopp, Franky, Chopper and Brook.
"Where the hell are the Luffy and the Marimo?"
"Don't know did they ever go to bed?" Usopp asked
It was then that Nami and Luffy made their way out on to the deck coming from the aquarium room. Zoro and Robin walked out of the girls room.
"Not you too Robin-chan?" Sanji asked.
"It's true Sanji-san. Zoro and I have been together for some time now."
Sanji was devastated. Both Nami-swan and Robin-chawn are in relationships.
"Don't look so upset Sanji-san. I don't know what you did but you managed to make an impression on Viola back during your time with her on Dressrosa."
"Oh, Viola-chan." Sanji said going into full love cook mode
"That is brilliant." Zoro said
"What are you going to do today Luffy" Nami asked.
"I am going to go visit the people who looked after me when I was little."
"I thought that was Makino-san" Robin said
"Well, Makino did look after me while I lived in the village. Then sometime after Shanks left, Grandpa took me to live in the forest with some mountain bandits. I didn't stay there too long before Ace and I moved out. We lived together with Sabo in a treehouse we built from junk from we found in Gray Terminal." Luffy said matter of factly.
The Straw Hats were speechless. Their mouths were down on the floor. It was a little while before they could form complete thoughts.
"Wow, just wow. You said it would be more interesting. I guess you were right." Sanji said
"Garp made you live with mountain bandits?" Nami asked "How old were you?"
"I was seven."
"Why would he let his grandson live with mountain bandits?"
"He wanted to make me a strong Marine."
Hearing that everyone's mouths just dropped open wide again.
"What made him think that would be a good idea?"
Luffy just shrugged his shoulders.
"Well that crazy old man aside. I've been thinking Franky." Nami said
"Oh boy this can't be good." Usopp said
"What's up Nami?" Franky asked
"I was thinking. Now that Luffy and I as well as Robin and Zoro are in relationships would it be too much trouble to divided the girls room in two?"
Hearing the idea of splitting the girls room in half he knew they were serious about their relationships. Meanwhile Franky was thinking about a few things for a moment before he opened his big mouth. "Yeah, that's no problem at all. I have been meaning to do some work around the Sunny anyway."
"Need some help Franky?" Usopp asked
Franky nodded, he opened the hatch to the soldier dock system in the lawn deck and went down below deck. Usopp followed him and they started to talk and figure out what they were going to need. The rest of the crew went about their business.
"We have some business to take care of." Nami said to Luffy. They went down below deck and walked down the hallway to the store room. Once inside Nami walked over to the safe, opened it, grabbed 10,000,000 beri and put inside a small case. The pair proceeded to go upstairs onto the deck and walk back to the bar. When they got there they saw Sanji clean up after the crazy night.
"You headed here first Sanji-kun?" Nami asked
"Of course, I could let Makino-san clean up our mess."
Makino walked into the bar from the back room and noticed Nami and Luffy.
"Good morning Makino-san" Nami said
"Morning Makino." Luffy said
"Good morning Nami, Luffy" Makino replied as they walked over to the bar. Nami and Luffy proceeded to sit at the bar.
"So yesterday this idiot said something about owing you money from over a decade ago?" Nami asked
"Well, yes. Luffy did say that yesterday. When he was little he said when he had treasure he would pay me back all the money he owed. But I nev…" Makino stopped as Nami put a case on the counter.
"Open it" she said.
Makino opened the case and was shocked to see what was inside. There were 20 banded stacks of beri. Each stack was made of 50 bills. Each bill was 10,000 beri. She was speechless as she reached over and picked up a stack of money. She held one end in her hand and ran her thumb over the other. She put it down on the counter and looked up at Nami and Luffy.
"Tha…nk…you" she stuttered as she struggled to get the words out. "How much is…?"
"10 million." Nami said
Hearing that Makino stumbled back and passed out. But before she could fall over and hurt herself Sanji caught her. He laid her down on the floor. A few minutes later she got up. Nami, Luffy and Sanji were standing around her making sure she was ok.
"I could've sworn you said 10 million."
"I did say that."
"I can't accept this." Makino said
"Of course you can." Luffy said. "I always keep my promises."
"I don't know what to say."
"You don't have to say anything. You can do whatever you want with the money. Spend it, save it. It's yours to do with as you please." Nami said
Makino walked around the bar and over to Luffy and Nami. She wrapped her arms around them and gave them a big hug. While they were hugging Makino started crying. Nami patted her back as the tears of joy fell down her face. They stayed like that for a little while and eventually Makino let go.
"Thank you both so very much."
"Anything for family" Luffy said. "Speaking of, I still have to go visit Dadan." He said as he walked to the door before he turned around. "Nami do you want to come with me?"
"I'd better not. I will stay here with Makino-san and Sanji. I think I would hurt the bandits you lived with all those years ago."
"Yeah, yeah, I think you would." Luffy said as he walked out the door.
Some time later after he had effortlessly made his way through the jungle he found "house" he lived in for a few months. He knocked on the door and no one answered so he let himself in. It was dark inside but he could sense people all around him. The bandits not knowing who had just walked in began attacking. However the intruder evaded every attack that they could throw at him.
"You guys will never be able to hit me.
The bandits kept trying but they failed spectacularly.
"Seriously, I can do this all day. But Dogra, Magra turn on the damn lights."
Hearing those names the bandits stopped. Someone turned on the lights and soon enough everyone realized who it was they were up against.
"Luffy" they yelled.
Magra walked over to Luffy and gave him a big hug.
"It's so good to see you again." Magra said
"It's been so long kid." Dogra said
"It's only been a few years."
With that Luffy, Dogra, Magra and the bandits sat down and began talking. Soon enough they were listening to Luffys stories and laughing. It was if no time had passed. Luffy may not have liked the mountain bandits a few years ago. But they really weren't so bad. From outside a certain large orange haired woman could hear laughing from inside her home. She wasn't sure what their was to laugh about but just hearing it outside it must have been good. The large woman walked up to the door and opened it. What she saw when she opened the door surprised her. She saw a red cardigan but what stood out to her was the straw hat on the young mans head. The young man turned around and looked at her with a big smile on his face.
"It's been a while Dadan."
"You little shit."
"Hey, what did I do?"
"Make us worry."
"I guess Makino was right. You try to hide it but you do care."
Dadan was dumbfounded by this because it really was true. After Ace was killed in Marineford Dadan unknowingly to Luffy was truly worried about him and his mental state. He had looked up to Ace for so long and for him to not be here anymore. She knew he would be in pain. She could only hope that he would have the strength to overcome something so terrible. Not hearing anything about the Straw Hats for two years worried her. But when she saw the newspaper talking about their return and the smile on Luffy's face she knew everything was at the very least ok.
"I don't know what would give you that idea." Dadan said looking the other way.
"Come sit down Boss, Luffy was telling us about some of his adventures." Dogra said
"Fine" Dadan said as she walked over to her seat between Dogra and Magra and sat down.
"So where were we?" Dogra asked
"So my crew had just been swallowed by a whale. When I finally made my way inside I found a bunch of tunnels…" Luffy paused their looks were ones of bullshit there is no way that's true. "I swear it really is true. There are even massive doors in his side that lead to the outside." Luffy continued talking for a while. He would talk about one thing then go to something completely different and miss important details. But their was enough for them to get an idea of what Luffy was talking about. Eventually Luffy stopped talking all together. "Sorry guys there is one other thing I have to do while I am here." Luffy got up and walked out the door. The bandits were left to talk amongst themselves.
"Do you believe that? An island in the sky?" One bandit said
"How about an island of giants?" A second said
"What about a ship where a Shichibukai and a Doctor brought the dead back to life." A third said
"True or not the Grand Line sounds like a wondrous place. It doesn't sound nearly as bad as all of the other rumors we've heard about it." A fourth said
"Don't go getting any grand ideas. The sea is no place for mountain bandits." Dadan said
While this was going on Luffy made his way to the tree house the three brothers built as children. Back in town the other four Straw Hats made their way to back to the bar. Soon after followed by villagers who wanted to hear more grand tales of the the Straw Hats. Meanwhile Franky and Usopp were working hard on the renovations to the Sunny.
Back with Luffy. "It's doesn't look too bad after a few years." Luffy sat down on the ground and looked up at what they had built and remembered all the fun times they had.
Luffy sat there until around 7pm as the forest was getting dark and the sun setting. But then he remembered a place that would be great to watch this sunset. But before he went their he had to make one stop. So with a combination of Gear Second and Soru he disappeared down the mountain and in no time at all he appeared outside the bar. Everyone was having a grand time drinking away. Franky and Usopp were at the bar. Apparently they had been there for a little while. Luffy walked in and everyone stopped what they were doing.
"Hey don't stop partying I came back down to grab someone." Luffy said as he walked over toward Nami. "There is something I want to show you." He said
"Yeah, ok." She said as she got up out of her seat and the pair walked to the door.
Once they were outside Luffy picked her up like a princess and disappeared. Some of the villagers saw the whole thing happen. At first they were cheering for Luffy but the next second they were left staring at where he had just been. They had no idea what the hell just happened one thing they were certain of was that Nami wasn't going to be happy.
Not long after Luffy disappeared he suddenly appeared at a cliff over-looking the ocean.
When Luffy put Nami down she put him down, down right into the ground.
"What was that for Nami?"
"That was for showing up and just taking off. My body can't take the same abuse yours seems to take whenever you do that."
"Sorry about that. I just wanted to show you this." He said still rubbing the large bump on his head.
"It's the sunset. We see it all the time on the ship."
"It's not just the sunset. It's more so this place." Luffy said as he sat down
"What do you mean?"
"This cliff is where Ace, Sabo and I decided we would become pirates and see the world. And in the forest back there is a stump where Ace poured cups of sake for us. We vowed that no matter where we are or what happens to us we will always be brothers." Luffy said with a few tears running down his cheeks.
Nami sat down next to him and placed her head on his shoulder. "So you didn't bring me up here just because there was a nice view of the sunset."
"Nope, this place is very special to me. It holds a lot of memories that my brothers and I formed here. Those memories will always have a special place in my heart but now I want to make some new memories with someone who is just as important to me but in a different way."
"Are you sure, this place holds so much of your past."
"But that is exactly why I wanted to bring you here. It's been over a decade since that happened. Ace and I grew up believing Sabo had died after what happened to him. Eventually Ace set out on his own to find his way in the world and I was left alone again. But I had to stay strong for my brothers whether they were alive or dead. Who would have figured Sabo survived and Ace would've been the one to die. I don't know if Ace ever found out if Sabo was alive or not. I would assume he never did find out. If he did that would've likely been the first thing he told me when I saw him for the first time in three years in Alabasta."
"What happened to Sabo?" Nami asked. She figured she would get as much info out of him as she could. As long as she knew him he never really talked about his past or cared about anyone else's for that matter.
"When we were little a Tenryuubito came to visit the king. Sabo had set sail to run away from home and get as far away from his parents as he could. I guess as Sabo was trying to leave the island the damn Tenryuubito decided for whatever reason they wouldn't allow another ship to be in its presence. So the bastard blew up Sabo's boat."
Nami couldn't say anything. She had her hand over her mouth she was so surprised but more so disgusted. They had seen how awful the Tennryubito were back on Sabaody.
When she finally did move her hand she started talking "That's horrible." She said "To blow up a boat for no good reason and to kill a child on a whim."
"Do you get why I punched that stupid bastard back on Sabaody?"
"I thought it was because he shot Hachi."
"Well that's part of it. But I just couldn't not do anything when the person who hurt my friend was right in front of me. When Sabo was hurt their was nothing I could do. I wasn't going to let the person who shot Hachi get away even if it was a Tenryuubito."
They didn't say anything after that. They just sat there next to each other and watched the sun go down go down below the horizon. Once the sun had finally set the pair stood up.
"You ready to go back down the mountain?"
"Yes, but lets just walk down."
"But that will take so long."
"Fine. Just don't go too fast." Luffy picked her up like a princess one more time and disappeared. Down the mountain they went. He didn't go nearly as fast as he did going up the mountain. He stopped at the bandits hideout and set Nami down.
"One thing before we go back."
"Is this where you lived when you were little?"
"Yeah, for a couple of months I think."
"That stupid old man."
"What about a stupid old man?" Hearing that Nami froze
"Grandpa, what are you doing here?" Luffy said as Garp grabbed him and put him in a headlock.
"What do you mean, I was in the area and wanted to see some old friends. Imagine my surprise when I see your ship docked in the harbor."
"You better not have touched Sunny." Luffy said
"Oh, relax. I'm not interested in catching pirates as much anymore. Especially my grandson even if you did become King of the pirates. And like I told you I was in the area. I was at a base not far from here whipping some new recruits into shape." Garp said letting Luffy out of his grasp.
"You mean like you did for Coby and Helmetto." Luffy said sure of himself
"Close enough, but yeah just like them. But who do we have here? I was so preoccupied with you I almost forgot there was someone else here and if i'm not mistaken it's Nami the cat burglar."
Nami stood there. He was still as imposing as ever.
"Come on say something. I already told you I'm not interested in catching you. Nor do I care what you are doing here."
"We were watching the sunset."
"Well that's sort of romantic."
A couple of moments passed before things fell into place. "Wait a minute? Your not…he's not. You two aren't in a relationship are you?"
Nothing came out of the mouths of Nami or Luffy. They just looked at each other then back to Garp. They could have just been honest and told the truth but the words weren't coming out of either of their mouths.
"You are aren't you." Garp said before he picked Nami up and gave her a bear hug. "Welcome to the family." He said. This confused both of them. After a few moments Garp put Nami down. "It's an impressive feat. This idiot has such a thick skull. For you to get anything even remotely romantic to sink into his head is commendable. I didn't think he had a romantic bone in his body. Well aside from one..sort of."
"Grandpa." Luffy yelled
Nami just blushed.
"Well that answers my next question. But that aside, what were you doing here?"
"I just wanted to say bye to Dadan and the guys."
"Well, I will leave you to it." Garp said before walking away.
"I didn't expect to see him here." Nami said
"Neither did I. I had no idea he was in the East Blue. I thought he would be on the Grand Line or in the New World."
"Well he's here. Let's just hope we don't have a repeat of Water Seven."
"What happened again?"
Nami hit him over the head. "Do you really not remember? We made it back from Enies Lobby. He just shows up one day, tells us your dads name and leaves. He said he would leave us alone. But he ended up chasing us until we managed to escape."
"Oh yeah, that was fun. It was the first time we used the Coup de Burst." Luffy said as he walked into the bandits hideout.
From outside Nami could hear "Luffy's back"
Inside the hideout. "I just wanted to see you guys before we leave in the morning."
"One more story." The bandits pleaded acting like children.
Luffy thought for a few moments but nothing came to mind. That was when Nami walked in. The room went from crazy with the bandits pestering Luffy to dead silent in a matter of seconds. Dadan had never seen this happen before. Then she saw the cause of the silence. Nami walked over to Luffy, sat down next to him and kissed him on the cheek. The bandits were all so jealous.
"Luffy you could tell them about Fishman Island."
"Oh, that's a great idea Nami. Can't believe I forgot about that."
"Don't get any ideas boys." Dadan said. "I overheard your conversation with Garp."
"Oh, great." Luffy said
"Go ahead with the story. Try anything sleazy and I will beat whoever tries to a pulp. Or the Pirate King here might put you out of your misery for touching his girl."
"Personally I would be more worried about what Nami might do to them. She already put a guys head through the floor in Makino's bar."
Hearing that all of the bandits went strangely calm. So Luffy started talking and Nami would interject from time to time to correct him. Dadan was listening to the story but at the same time she was looking around the room. Her men had never been this well behaved and they probably never would again. By the end of the story the bandits could see Nami's expression had changed. She was furious that they had to give away so much money to a Yonko who Luffy picked a fight with. But she couldn't be too upset. She had been put in charge of the gold and jewels that they found on Raftel and that more than made up for the money they lost that day.
"That good for now? The next time we come by I am sure we will have even more stories to tell. Right Nami."
"Yeah, we should. We have to travel the entire East Blue and the other three Blues. We only traveled one of seven routes in the Grand Line and one of a few in the New World."
Luffy and Nami got up and headed for the door. "Until next time. Don't get in too much trouble with Gramps." When they were out the door Luffy picked Nami up and they disappeared into the night. A few minutes later they were back at the bar. It sounded pretty rowdy from outside so they went inside to see what was going on. The pair were shocked to see Garp drinking and having a grand time.
"Oi, the King and Queen are back. Come have a drink." Garp said
Nami couldn't pass up the opportunity. So she went over and started drinking. Luffy followed her to the bar and had a few drinks of his own. Makino had disappeared for a while to look after her son. While she was gone she left Sanji in charge. Sanji was more than happy to work in the kitchen where he prepared dishes of spectacular food. Nami had gotten behind the bar and started pouring drinks. Once her son had been put to bed for the night Makino came back to see how her business had faired. The party ended early that night. The bar had been completely cleaned out of food and liquor.
"What happened here?" Makino asked
"Sorry Makino-san. Nami-san, the Marimo and Garp had a drinking contest. They drank the other contestants under the table." Looking around Makino could see there were contestants passed out all over place. Makino walked into the kitchen and it was spotless.
"You cleaned the kitchen?"
"Of course. I can't leave someone else's kitchen a mess."
"Thank you Sanji."
"Your very welcome Makino-san. Can I help with anything else?" Sanji asked.
"No, thank you. I can handle the rest tomorrow."
"Alright, goodnight Makino-san." Sanji said as he walked to the door.
"Goodnight"
Sanji made his way back to the ship. The rest of the crew was there. Brook, Usopp, Chopper and Franky had already gone to their room for the night. Before Luffy and Zoro went to the guys room for the night the shared a short kiss with their respective partner. Anything more and their may have been clothes all over the deck. They said their goodnights and the guys went to their room for what would likely be one of the last times before they moved in with their respective lady. When Sanji made it back he went to the Sunny he was surprised to see Zoro and Luffy in their bunks. He just shrugged it off and went to bed promptly falling asleep.
In the girls room Nami and Robin were getting ready for bed.
"Isn't this weird." Nami said
"I still can't believe it honestly."
"I know, right. We have shared a room for years… and now…things are changing."
"Yes, yes they are. Who would have thought we would have fallen for who we did. I never expected to fall for Zoro."
"And I never expected to fall for Luffy. But I did and it has been great."
"Nami-san I have a question for you. I hope this isn't too personal."
"What is it Robin?"
"How has Luffy's qualities affected your sex life… your love making?"
Nami blushed.
"Sorry, too personal?"
"A little bit but I don't mind. Honestly we haven't done too much with his powers yet. They should make things interesting to say the least." Nami said with a twisted horny look on her face but soon went back to normal. "Ok, you got something out of me. Now it's my turn."
"Alright, what do you want to know."
"How does the sleepy swordsman you know?"
"Are you asking if Zoro is good in bed?"
"Well, kind of. I mean he is always sleeping on deck."
"Let's just say all of the naps he takes during the day are put to good use at night. We are both night owls after all."
"Oh…wow. I can only imagine."
"Do you remember the day about two and a half months ago I was up in the library all day."
"Don't tell me."
"That's correct. I don't think I could have made my way out of that room. I know it's a little late but I'm sorry. I think we used your desk more than a few times over these past few months."
"Robin…" Nami said surprised. "Just kidding. I'm not sure how many times we've had sex on that table."
"Alright, one rule." Robin said
"What's that?"
"We don't talk about the where but we can talk about the actual deed."
"Sounds fair to me."
By now the girls had finished getting ready and were settling into bed.
"Goodnight" They each said before they fell asleep.
The next morning as the crew made their way outside. They could finally get a good look at the work Franky and Usopp completed the day before. Of course thanks to Franky's skills as a shipwright it looked as if there hadn't been any changes made at all. Everything looked like it had been there from the day it was built.
"This looks amazing you guys." Nami said
"We had to make it look original." Franky said "Moving the stairs over was tricky and I won't bore you with the details but it looks SUPER." He said striking his pose
An hour later the Straw Hats were preparing the ship to set sail.
"Alright guys, it's time to head out." Luffy said
As they were getting ready to leave a crowd of people had gathered and were standing on the pier and the land next to it.
"Taking off already?" Garp asked
"Of course." Luffy said standing on the figurehead
"Don't be a stranger. Come back any time." Makino said
"Don't come back! You're a disgrace to this village." Woop Slap said through half a grin. With that the Straw Hats used the chicken voyage to back out of the port. Once they were far enough back Franky turned the wheel hard to starboard, lowered the sails and theStraw Hats sailed away. While they were sailing away Luffy had made his way to the back of the ship behind the kitchen. He was waving to the villagers who had watched him grow up. He would likely not see them again for quite a few years. Eventually the Sunny was out of sight. The people who had gathered went their separate ways to do their own thing and go about their business. Only a few stayed behind.
"You know, now that I think back it hasn't been that lively here since Shanks and his crew showed up here more than a decade ago." One villager said
"Yeah, and it won't be that lively again for some time." Another said
"Are you sure you didn't want to spend more time with Luffy?" Makino asked Woop Slap.
"No, I saw enough of him. He certainly looks happy. He also fulfilled his dream after all. We may not see Luffy every day like when he was little but I am certain we will be seeing his face for years to come in the paper doing one thing or another."
"You almost seem happy to see him."
"Don't be ridiculous Garp. That aside, how can you stand there knowing what your grandson has accomplished?"
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not happy with Luffy's choice to become a pirate. But I am happy to see him smiling and having fun. Aside from the stunts his crew pulls they are some of the more harmless pirates out there. They are nothing like some of the candidates to take the places of the previous generation of Yonko."
"Are you taking about Captain Kid?"
"Yes I am. He has been working to gather as much territory as he can. But he has so much competition from other pirates."
"You know, it has only been a little bit more than two months since the news of a second pirate king traveled around the world. I am surprised Luffy would leave the New World just as things were changing."
"I think that's exactly why they left when they did. If they didn't they would have likely been caught up in all of the battles for territory that have been taking place. They might have seen this as their only opportunity to visit home before things spiral out of control. But whenever they do go back they are sure to have some competition waiting for them. If Kid, Law, Drake and some of the other big names knew what was good for them they would take advantage of their absence."
"But isn't that exactly why Luffy wanted to be the Pirate King?"
"You might be right. Roger was able to go wherever and do whatever he wanted. It is likely the same for Luffy. He doesn't particularly care about having territories. Well aside from Fishman Island. They did use Whitebeards flag until he died, then they turned to Big Mom for protection. Now Luffy's symbol is all over the island. You know, now that I think about it Jinbe wasn't with them was he?"
"Why do think he wasn't with them?"
"Honestly, your guess is as good as mine. But it must be pretty important if he didn't come with the rest of his crew to the East Blue."