A few hours had passed since the Straw Hats sailed away from Dawn Island. They were relaxing on the grass deck for the time being. They were sailing along enjoying the calm waters of the East Blue. For Nami this was no problem to navigate considering how crazy the New World was.
"It was nice getting to meet people who knew you as a child Luffy-san." Brook said
"I'm glad you guys got to meet Makino."
"It was nice getting to hear stories about your childhood Luffy." Nami said "Even as a little boy you were causing trouble."
"That sounds right."
"Luffy's past aside whose island are we heading to next?"
"I think we should to your home island Zoro."
"That's fine with me. I don't have many people I want to see back in Shimotsuki Village."
"Well it sounds like we have a plan. Set a course for Zoro's home island."
"Robin, you and I have something we need to discuss."
"What would that be Nami?"
"We have to decide who gets which room."
"You know, there shouldn't be much to even discuss. The rooms are going to pretty much be the same size." Franky said
"Even if that's true, we will still need to decide how we split up the stuff we shared until we can buy new furniture."
"I agree, and we get to design our rooms to better fit our own personal tastes. I don't think the boys will care about the changes that we make."
Nami and Robin looked to Luffy and Zoro. Zoro was already drinking and Luffy was playing cards with Usopp and Chopper.
"Yeah they won't care." Nami said
"Don't make it too girly." Luffy said Zoro nodded agreeing in between sips of sake
"Oh, so you were listening." Nami said getting frustrated at her boyfriend/ lover. But Nami took a deep breath and thought to herself. Luffy would certainly not be patient enough to pick out furniture. He was no problem when he would tag along with her and go explore an island to take measurements for a map. He would have likely gone exploring anyway but it's nice to have company. But she would still rarely take him shopping. That was still something for the girls to do for some time away from the guys.
"Fine, you won't have to go shopping for furniture."
"You know Usopp and I can build you furniture."
"Thank you Franky. I am sure Robin would agree with me that we would appreciate it. But I kind of want to pick out standard furniture…" Nami stopped talking all together. "So what do you need to build two sets of bedroom furniture?"
"You two work with Usopp on the designs and I will come up with a list based off of those designs."
"Work with Usopp on what?" Usopp asked clearly having not been paying even a little bit of attention.
"You're going to work with the girls to create the furniture for their rooms."
"Oh great, thanks for including me in this little project of yours."
Several painful hours later Usopp was done working with Nami and Robin. They sailed on for a few hours before they found an island with a large forest and plenty of stores to buy supplies. An hour later with Chopper and Zoro's help Franky had enough lumber to make enough furniture for the ladies rooms. Franky sent Usopp and Luffy to town with a list of things to buy. Franky and the guys made it back to the Sunny with the lumber. Around the same time Usopp and Luffy made it back with the hardware and other supplies. They got to work and spent four hours adding sound proofing, a new wall and building all of the furniture. They had finished up most of the work and were able to take a break for dinner. Once they were done eating they went back and finished up the final touches. Another half hour later Franky and Usopp were all done.
"The furniture is all done." Franky said
"That was slow by your standards Franky." Nami said
"Yeah, that's true but I wanted to make sure everything was perfect. I didn't want you to hit me."
Nami clenched her fist as her face contorted in anger. Instead of going to hit him anyway she took a deep breath and relaxed.
"I'm going to ignore that for now. I am more interested to see what you two came up with."
"Alright then, Robin and Zoro's room first."
They walked up the staircase on the right side and took a right, which for all intents and purposes was the original entrance to the girl's room. Robin was the first to walk into the room. She was speechless when she saw all of the beautiful hand carved woodwork. She walked around the smaller room and was amazed. Franky, Usopp and Nami left Robin to look around the room while they went to see Nami and Luffy's room.
When Nami opened her door she had a similar response to Robin. 'Spending all of those hours with Usopp was worth it.' She thought as she looked around. When Franky saw the expression on her face it was then that he knew she was happy. It was all Franky needed to see before he motioned for Usopp to follow him out of the room.
"You know you guys should go look around your new rooms." Franky said walking down the stairs.
"As long as Nami is happy that is all that matters right now."
"Same for me." Zoro said
"You guys have grown so much in such a short amount of time. But at the same time in the years that I've known you I am startled by how little you have changed in some aspects and how much you have changed in others."
"I was bound to change and grow up a little eventually. I completed the goal I had when I set out to sea. I didn't necessarily have to find a new one. But I did. Instead of working towards a title I found someone I wanted to get better for. I accomplished my original goal in under five years. This certainly isn't something that will take just a few years to accomplish. Getting better for myself and the person I care about is something that will take a lifetime to complete. I am sure there will be plenty of other journeys that branch off from this one." Luffy said "I can only guess but I think Zoro might possibly feel the same."
Nami and Robin had walked out of their respective rooms to hear Luffy say that.
"You know for you, that is one of the most romantic things I have ever heard you say."
"Really, you know I only say what's on my mind so…"
Nami walked over to him and kissed him for a moment before they separated.
"You should stop before you ruin it." Nami said "We have a wonderful new room we are going to be sharing from now on. I am sure you can think of some things we can do in there." Nami said with a mischievous smirk.
"You didn't happen to…?" Brook asked
"Add sound proofing in all the walls, ceilings and floors of their rooms?" Franky interrupted. "That's right. Of course we did. Nami gave us quite the budget to make the necessary improvements to the rooms. But even with a sizable budget we still had to cut down so many trees to make the furniture. We had to fill all the walls with the soundproofing and it's expensive. Especially considering the amount we put in those walls."
"I will take your word for it Franky-san." Brook said
"Yeah, I don't want to have to be woken up in the middle of the night by all of the moaning." Usopp said
"What are you talking about?" Nami asked
"I can't think of a time we haven't been able to hear you going at it."
"Are you talking about them mating?" Chopper asked innocently enough
"Chopper, don't talk about it like that!" Usopp said
"What else do you want me to call it. Isn't that what they are doing?"
"Yes…I guess…but I don't want you to call it anything. I am just going to try and forget all of that happened. I suggest you do the same. I can't wait to get a good nights sleep on a consistent basis. That stuff better be worth it."
"Was…it….were…we?"
"YES." Brook, Franky, Usopp, Chopper and Sanji all yelled
"It was really bad when you did it in the girls room." Usopp said "None of you are innocent. And that's the last I want to talk about it."
"I didn't think we were that loud." Luffy said
"Shut the hell up you bastard." Sanji said "I'm happy that Nami-san and Robin-chan are happy but to know that you two…no all four of you have been doing that. I'm just speechless. I just want to lock those bad memories away forever."
"Good idea. Lock those memories away and shut the hell up. I don't want to discuss this anymore." Usopp said
That was the end of that conversation. The other five guys went to do their own thing. Sanji went to the kitchen. Chopper went to the library to go read. Brook went to go play his violin on top of the deck above the kitchen . Franky and Usopp disappeared below deck to go and work on projects in their workshops. Nami, Luffy, Robin and Zoro were left out on the grass deck after the other five members of the crew went in.
"I wonder why no one ever said anything about us being too loud?" Nami asked
"Would you want your friend telling you that you were making too much noise while you were having sex?" Robin asked
"I guess not."
"No, I certainly wouldn't mention it the next day."
"Yeah, it might not be a fun subject to bring up."
"It should be interesting to see just how soundproof our new rooms are. Would you like to test that out Nami?"
"Woo, I was waiting for you to say something."
"Why would you wait for me to ask? If you want it just tell me. I am always willing to go a few rounds." Luffy said
That made Nami blush. Just thinking about what Luffy would do to her in their "new" room. It was really getting her wet. Nami grabbed Luffy's hand and was about to drag him to the bedroom when the Den-Den Mushi started ringing.
"Sorry, I really need to answer that." Luffy said before he ran into the kitchen.
"Is anyone else confused?" Nami asked. But she was more confused as to what would be more important than their sexual activities. "Is there something going on that we can't know about?"
"I don't think that is the case Nami-san." Robin said
"Then what the hell is going on?"
"Why don't you just ask. I am sure he would tell you. I mean Jinbe has been gone for quite some time now. I bet he is involved in whatever is going on." Zoro said
"Spending time with Robin has really been paying off." Nami said giggling
"Oi, that's not funny."
"No, it is funny. You are right. Jinbe did up and vanish one day after he talked to Luffy."
"I know what Jinbe has been up to." Robin said
"What!" Nami and Zoro said.
"Why didn't you say anything?" Nami asked
"Nobody ever asked. I figured you all knew why Jinbe left."
"No, I had no idea." Nami said
"So are you going to tell us?" Zoro asked
"Wait for Luffy to tell you. He can't hide it anymore."
"Come on…please tell us…" Nami said
As that conversation was going on outside Luffy answered the Den-Den Mushi.
"Hello this is Monkey D. Luffy Pirate King." He said after he picked up the receiver.
"Luffy-kun you really have to stop answering like that."
"Why? It's just so much fun."
"If you say so." Jinbe said a little annoyed at his captains antics
"How is it going there?"
"It's absolute madness but at the same time it's seems so organized. Robin, Zoro, Usopp and Franky told me about these guys. They told me about how they wanted you to become the boss of the Straw Hat Fleet and you refused. I was a little surprised but then they told me why and it made sense. Hearing what you said to them about staying free and doing as they pleased. It made sense. Even thought you wanted to be the pirate king you never wanted to rule over anyone. All you wanted was to be free. They understood that but made you their boss anyway. When I found out the names of some of the leaders of these crews I was dumbfounded. Some of them were completely different in the past. You have quite the impact on people. After only spending a day with you fighting against the Donquixote Family they changed so drastically."
"You know me Jinbe. I've always wanted to be able to do what I what when I want. Now I have that opportunity, why not make the best of it."
"You have been that way for as long as I've known you. Back to business. The reason I am calling is to let you know that we have found an island that we can use. It should fit all of our needs rather well."
"Did it hit the few that were very important?"
"Yes it did."
"That's great. Anything else I need to know?"
"Not really, we have a majority of it covered here. It's going to take some time but everything is coming along at a steady pace."
"Glad to hear."
"You know, I'm curious about something. Now that I think about it what happened to you?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, neither the Luffy I met in Impel Down nor the Luffy I saw on Fishman Island would've had the patience for something like this."
"Oh, I completely agree. But times change and so do we."
"You have been spending too much time with Nami & Robin. They have crammed so much into that thick skull of yours. It really is incredible."
"Shishishi, yeah they really have."
"Alright, I will contact you guys in the next couple of weeks with an update."
"Thank you Jinbe. I really do appreciate it."
"Don't mention it. Talk to you soon." The line went dead as Jinbe hung up the receiver of the Den Den Mushi that was quite literally on the other side of the planet. Luffy hung up his receiver and walked out the door.
Nami, Zoro and Robin were sitting on the grass deck talking as Luffy made his way down the stairs. He walked over to them and sat down next Nami.
"So Luffy, would you tell us what you are being so secretive about?" Nami asked almost demanding to know.
"Alright, I guess I can tell you. But first I want everyone to come out here."
"USOPP, FRANKY, BROOK, SANJI, CHOPPER." Nami yelled. "GET OUT HERE."
It wasn't long before the commotion caused by the other five members of the crew was heard as they came running through the ship after they heard the Pirate Queen yell. Zoro thought witch was still more accurate but she was Luffy's pirate queen. She could still be as threatening as ever, maybe even more so now.
"What's up Nami?" Franky asked
"Just sit down guys. Luffy has something he wants to tell us about."
"I swear to god if you cheated on Nami-san I am going to kill you. Pirate King or not."
"Relax Sanji, I would never do anything to hurt Nami. NOW, sit down and I will tell you what I have been working on." Sanji did as he was told. Zoro couldn't help but laugh at the cook.
"Before you start Luffy. We do know one thing. We know that Jinbe is involved." Usopp said
"Well that makes sense. He left Raftel a few days before us." Franky said
"It was supposed to be a surprise do you still want me to tell you."
"YES" They all yelled.
"Alright, fine with me. So while we were on Raftel we got a call from Bartolomeo, Hajrudin, Cabbage and the others. They told us that they found a large uninhabited island. They told us about the island and gave us a general idea of where it was. So we told them to hang there for a while. Jinbe, Robin and I were the only ones on the ship at the time. You guys were off enjoying the island. So we worked to come up with a list of things we would need to set up a base of operations. Jinbe volunteered to go and check out the island. So around the time we were making our way up into the East Blue through the Calm Belt we get a call from Jinbe. He said that he met up with the others and they had already begun working."
The other Straw Hats aside from Robin were interested to say the very least.
"So what you're saying is that by the time we get back to the New World we are going to have a stronghold similar to what Kidd has?" Sanji asked
"Yeah, something like that. Jinbe is working on the specifics."
"I'm not so sure." Nami said
"Well I forgot to mention the best part."
"What is that?" Nami asked
"Not very far from the island the guys are working on now is another island. It's smaller but would be specifically for the ten of us."
"You mean we would have our own private island?" Nami asked getting excited "Ok, I'm on board."
"I didn't know there was another island close by. But thinking about it, it would be nice to have an island all to ourselves." Robin added
"If they leave the island as it is now and let me do with it what I want we will have a five star resort on the island."
"I'm on board." Usopp added. "Oh, I have so many ideas."
"According to Jinbe it's going to be rough for a little while but once we take care of basic necessities it will suit our needs. Apparently there are white sand beaches all over the island. It is also just a day's sail away from one of nicer islands in the New World with plenty of shopping and things to do."
"I'm sold." Nami said
"What do you guys think?"
"It isn't a bad thing to have our own sanctuary." Sanji said. But he was thinking things. 'Imagine all the ladies I can impress if I tell them I have my own island.' They all knew the face he was making meant that he was thinking perverted things.
"As long as it's quite and I have plenty of space to train." Zoro added
"I can grow even more herbs for more medicine."
"I can grow as many pop greens as I want. I will even have room to experiment."
"As long as I have some place to play music I am fine." Brook added.
"So, does that mean you guys like the idea?"
"Sounds like everyone has already come up with some sort of plan for what they want to do with their own part of the island." Robin said
"Okay, now that that is settled everyone can go about their business."
The guys got up and went to do their own thing. Luffy and Zoro had started to head to their respective rooms. But they were stopped in their tracks.
"Where do you two think you're going?" Nami asked
"To my room." Zoro said
"No, no your not. Not smelling like that you're not."
"I have to agree with Nami-san on this. It's nice having you two clean. I know you never really used to and probably still don't care about your stench but we do. If this is going to be permanent you two are going to have to follow some ground rules." Robin said
"If you two want to sleep in the same room as us let alone have sex with us you two are going to have to start bathing regularly." Nami said
"And regularly using our definition not yours. The days are gone when you would go without bathing for long days at a time." Robin said
"You are going to have to start bathing every night before bed." Nami said that with a look that said she had been waiting to test the new bed in their 'new' room. "Now, go take a bath and I will be in our room." Nami said
"Zoro. I'll be waiting." Robin said. She winked at the green haired swordsman.
Both Nami and Robin walked away from the guys. As they did Luffy and Zoro made certain to watch them as they made their exit. The way their hips were swaying with each step they took was seductive to say the very least.
Luffy and Zoro not wanting to waste anymore time took off for the bathroom. In no time at all they were clean and both heading back to their respective rooms. Once on the grass deck they split ways and headed up the staircase that would take them to where their respective ladies were waiting for them. Luffy took the left and Zoro went up the right. Before they opened the doors they shot each other a glance that said best of luck. They both nodded and around the same time opened and shut the doors. What the guys didn't know was that the ladies took what little time they figured they had to get ready and put on whatever clothes or lack their of they thought would turn on their partner the fastest.
Zoro walked into his room he saw Robin lying on their bed. She had nothing on. The sight of a naked Robin was enough to get Zoro excited. He removed his swords, taking the extra second to put them in the corner of the room. He took off his clothes and left them lying on the floor. Robin walked over to him and grabbed him. She took his penis and started pumping it up and down. While Robin was doing that Zoro had put two fingers inside her and started exploring a little bit. Zoro took the time to make sure that Robin was ready.
"You're already wet."
"Of course. I figured we can skip the foreplay and get to the good part. Now go lie down."
Zoro went to lay down on the bed and started stroking himself. Robin walked over to the bed and climbed on top of Zoro. She straddled him, grabbed his penis and put it inside of her.
"That feels incredible." Zoro said.
"Oh, just you wait." Robin said before she started gyrating her hips. Zoro had his hands on her thighs while she moved forward and back rhythmically. Zoro couldn't take his eyes off of her. Her luscious breasts were too enticing as they moved with Robin. He moved his left hand from her thigh and placed his palm in the center of her breast so that it would cover her nipple. Every so often he would tease her nipple. He moved his right hand her further south to her clit. All he could do was tease the sensitive little button as Robin continued her pace. Robin could feel her climax building. Finally the combination of Robin gyrating her hips and a near constant tingling sensation from her clit finally brought her over the edge. She came releasing her fluids all over Zoro's penis.
"Not letting me finish, huh." Zoro said as Robin got up off of him.
Zoro got off of the bed and allowed Robin to take his place. Robin got on her back allowed Zoro to take charge. He stood on the floor and pulled Robin closer to him. Her right leg was being held up by Zoro while her left was wrapped around the back of his right leg. He turned her so that her left side was on the bed. With Robin in the position she was in and her breasts being as heavy as they are slightly fell to one side. Her left boob was being squished slightly under the weight of the right. Zoro took his still erect penis in his hand and started to tease Robin's folds with the head.
"Aren't you going to put it in?" She asked almost pleading.
"Not just yet." He said before he continued to tease her. A few more moments of this was all Zoro could take before he couldn't hold back any longer and plunged himself between her moist folds. All the while her hips were hovering in the air even with his waist. As strong as Zoro was he could hold her for hours. He probably had during a prior session and he would have to again tonight. Their libido's seemed as high as ever.
Zoro slowly pulled out only to plunge right back in. After a few repetitions he was up to his regular pace. He kept his relaxed pace for quiet some time before he sped it up. Without succumbing to orgasm Zoro stopped his thrusting. He pulled out of Robin and in a quick motion rotated her so she had her plump round ass in the air.
"A little warning next time." Robin said
"I thought you like it rough." Zoro said with a cockeyed grin on his face.
Robin didn't say anything. Instead she lifted herself off the mattress and held that position. Zoro stuck his finger in and quickly pulled back out. A moment later Robin had his entire length inside of her. He grabbed her hips and started thrusting. The sound of skin on skin echoed throughout the room. It was music to there ears and no one else in the crew knew it was going on. They may have felt the floor shake from both couples going at it but they couldn't hear any sex noises. No screams or the skin on skin contact.
Zoro continued to thrust into Robin. He stopped to pull out and rubbed his penis on her folds only for him to put himself back inside. He sped up and started thrusting as hard and as fast as he could. Zoro felt her walls tighten around him as he was thrusting. The increased friction on Zoro's member caused him to orgasm. He released his load inside Robin. That wasn't the end of their night. They went on for quite some time until they were worn out. They eventually called it a night and Robin fell asleep cuddled up to next to Zoro with her head on his chest.
At the same time Zoro walked into his room Luffy walked into his room. He could see Nami lying on the sheets. She had sheer black lingerie on. You could see everything. At this point it might have been better to just be naked. Her nipples were clearly visible and already poking at the thin fabric. Her pussy was clearly visible beneath her equally sheer panties. Like Robin Nami had used her time to get herself ready.
Moments earlier she had moved her panties aside and she was playing with herself. She was rubbing her clit while she was plunging her fingers in and our of her vagina.
Luffy stripped off all of his clothes aside from his straw hat and left them on the floor. He placed his straw hat on a hook on the wall and walked over to Nami. Luffy didn't stand a chance when he walked into the bedroom. The sight of Nami in her sexy panties and already pretty much naked got him excited.
"Help me with these." She said as she lifted her hips up off the bed. Luffy placed his hands on her hips and pulled the strings holding her panties together Nami. No longer being held in place her panties fell off revealing her vagina. Luffy pulled them from under Nami and tossed them aside. By now she had already taken her bra off and she as well tossed it across the room.
"Lie down on the bed." Nami said
Luffy nodded instead of asking any questions. With Luffy on the bed, Nami climbed on top of him. Expect she was facing the opposite way. Luffy's penis was half erect so just to make sure he was ready for the main event Nami started sucking on his penis. However Nami paused for a second when she felt Luffy lightly pinch her clit and start licking her mound and her lips. In place of his penis he would use his fingers on her already moist vagina.
"What are you doing?" She asked
"Have to make sure you're ready for what I have in store for tonight." He said
Nami didn't say anything she just went back to sucking Luffy off. She would switch between her hand and her mouth but to mix it up a little she would lick or suck on Luffy's kintama. After more stimulation both Luffy and Nami came. Nami rolled off of Luffy and he sat up on the bed. Nami climbed into his lap and positioned herself with her feet on the bed so she could take charge. Luffy's legs were hanging off the side of the bed while he was leaning back and using his arms to support himself and Nami.
"This is different." Luffy said before he showed her his infectious smile.
Nami lifted herself up just a little so she could guide Luffy inside. It took a couple of tries but she was successful. She started bouncing up and down under her own power. She had wrapped her arms around Luffy's neck. Being that close she had her chest pressed against Luffy's.
"Your breasts feel great against my chest Nami."
Nami stopped her bouncing. She pouted like when she was waiting for her treasure after she sent Luffy, Zoro and Sanji to get get it back for her on Fishman Island.
"My breasts feel good, what about my pussy?" Nami asked still pouting.
"It always feels amazing I thought that goes without saying Nami. I would have came if you didn't stop when you did."
"Well then. How about I finish you off. I've been thinking about what you said earlier." Nami said before she started bouncing on Luffy's penis. Bouncing up and down on Luffy got Nami horny again. She wanted to know what Luffy had thought up for her. She started going faster than she had been. The increased speed felt good on Luffy but he fidgeted as his arm felt a little numb. He only moved a little bit but something happened. The change in his position brought Nami over the edge. She came and released on Luffy. The warm liquid around Luffy's penis plus the feeling of him rubbing against Nami's vagina brought him to orgasm. Nami's feet and legs gave out and she sat down on Luffy's waist with her legs stretched out onto the bed.
"I didn't expect that." Nami said
"I hope you like what's next." Luffy said.
After doing all the work Nami stayed in place for a little while until she was able to get up off of Luffy. When she was able to get up she laid down on the bed. Luffy got up off the bed and pulled Nami close to him. He grabbed his penis and brought the head to her lips. He teased her entrance by just putting the head into her only to pull back out. He repeated that a few times going a little bit further each time. However he never went more than a quarter of the way in.
"Luffy, stop teasing me."
"You're going to wish I would tease you."
His first thrust was slow by comparison. He started picking up speed. Soon enough he was going full throttle. One second he was inside the next he was out. While thrusting he got into a rhythm. He was had been holding onto Nami's hips. But he moved his left hand and put it low down between her legs and started using his thumb to tease her clit. Nami's vagina got tighter as Luffy continued teasing and thrusting into her. The increased pressure on Luffy caused him to orgasm. The warm semen that flowed into Nami brought her over the edge and to orgasm. They stop for a moment only for Luffy to continue thrusting into Nami. Luffy could stare at his queen all day. Her face, her beautiful orange locks, but what really got him in this situation were her curves and her supple breasts.
He would never get sick of watching them move as he would thrust in and out. The pair continued to have sex and orgasm until they could just barely move. They had tried multiple positions and finally had to call it a night. They were sweaty and tired and the room probably smelled but they didn't care. It was their sanctuary, it was where they could be with each other and no one could tell them otherwise. Finally the pair had covered up and managed to drift off to sleep. But before Luffy fell asleep he was thinking. He was glad he didn't use gear second. He could have brought Nami to a new level of pleasure and an orgasm she would never forget. But he would run the risk of hurting her. If he did that it would mean no sex. But more importantly he wouldn't be able to forgive himself for hurting the woman he loves.
The next morning
Nami woke up first and she still had her hand on his chest. Luffy and Nami had fallen asleep next to each other. Luffy had his hand resting comfortably on her hip holding her tight. Nami tried to move but she was only pulled back towards Luffy.
'I'm not going to be moving until Luffy wakes up.' She was thought. Then again she didn't really want to get up just yet. So she snuggled up next to Luffy and closed her eyes.
In the room next-door Zoro woke up first. He had one hand under his head, elbow sticking out to the side relaxing while Robin was sleeping with her head resting on his chest.
'I can get used to this. It's not so bad having to shower every night if she is who I get to spend the night with.' Zoro thought
Robin stirred from her sleep and slowly lifted her head off of Zoro's chest. "Good morning." She said with a smile. "Our first time together in our room."
"It's nice not having to worry about someone walking in on us." Zoro said
"I agree. Just being able to stay in bed for as long as we like is wonderful." Robin said
"Just waking up next to you makes me happy."
Robin was speechless but was able to pull some words together. "I don't think I've ever heard you say that."
"That may be true but just because I don't say it doesn't mean I'm not thinking it."
"Both of us don't always say what we're thinking."
"Well, that's true. I'm sure that is something I can work on."
"Don't worry, don't try to change yourself for me. We may not say it with words but we certainly do say it with actions." Robin said before she went to kiss Zoro on the lips. "If you would excuse me I think I am going to take a bath before breakfast."
Zoro let go of Robin and she got out of bed. She was completely naked, as if that was a surprise after their activities last night. She walked around the bed, close to the Zoro's side. As she walked by him she was swinging her hips seductively like the night prior. As she passed by he squeezed her ass cheek.
"Oh Zoro, you're so naughty." Robin said turning her head to look back at him.
"Yeah, I am. But you like it? Don't you?"
"You know I do." Robin said with a sultry smirk on her face.
Robin went to put on her clothes from the night before. She grabbed a fresh pair of clothes and went to the bath house.
Around the middle of Robin and Zoro's conversation Luffy was waking up. Luffy used his free left hand to squeeze Nami's nipple. Nami wiggled in her sleep and lazily opened her eyes.
"Lu…ffy, don't…do that." Nami said as she slowly woke up.
"Sorry about that Nami." Luffy said "it's fun."
"How would you like it if I grabbed your dick every morning?"
"I don't know. How hard are you grabbing it?"
"Luffy!"
"Alright, I won't squeeze your nipple. At least I didn't go for something lower."
"Luffy, are you still that horny?"
"Not really, but it's hard not to be. I get to spend so much time with you and getting to see you naked every day."
"What do you mean?"
"Did I say something I shouldn't have?"
"What do you see me as?"
"What do I see you as? I see you as my queen, someone who I want to be better for. I see you as my equal and in many things my better half. I mean it nice that I get to hang out with you. I've learned so much just spending time with you while you work on your maps. Plus getting to see parts of you that you haven't shown to anybody else is a bonus."
"I'm sorry Luffy."
"What are you sorry for?"
"For a second there I thought you only saw me as a means for sex."
"Are you stupid?"
"What the hell do you mean?" Nami asked getting agitated
"What do I mean? Only seeing you for your body is horrible. For the longest time I saw you as the smartest person on the crew. In fact I still do. It's only thanks to you that we made it this far. In fact I know that if it weren't for you we would have likely hit the Red Line, attempting to sail into the Grand Line. I always knew there was something different about you. I could never quite figure it out. It wasn't until much later that I actually saw you in a way that other people see you. Your beauty in my mind has always come second to the way you carry yourself and your skills as a navigator. The sex is a wonderful bonus."
"Wow…just wow. I'm sorry Luffy."
"What for?" Luffy asked confused
"I'm not really sure what I was thinking." Nami said "The way you were talking about how you get horny around me, it just made me think."
"Ok…now I'm confused."
"Don't be. I was over thinking things."
"Ok, if you say so."
"I do say so. But the way you see me is part of the reason I fell for you."
"I call it like I see it, you know I'm a terrible liar." Luffy said
"You really are." Nami said
"You know there is one thing that's true about our relationship." Luffy said
"Oh yeah, what is that?"
"I am yours and you are mine. Nothing is going to change that."
"Damn it. You always say stuff like that. It makes it hard for me to not fall for you all over again."
Luffy was about to say something but Nami put a finger over his lips to keep him quiet.
"Don't say anything else. If you do I might just jump you. So, I'm going to take my finger off of your lips, you are going to let go of me and I am going to go soak in the bath."
Luffy nodded and let go of Nami. She moved her finger from his mouth, got dressed in her clothes from last night and went to the bath. She knocked on the door. "Anyone in there?"
"Yes, but come in." Robin said
Nami was relieved to hear Robin's voice. She walked in, got undressed and walked into the bath. When she walked in she saw that Robin was already relaxing in the tub.
"Morning Nami-san." Robin said. "Have a nice night?"
"I did. It was nice sleeping in our own bed after having some fun." Nami said as she sat down to wash up. "How was your night?"
"It was very enjoyable. I must agree, that it was nice being able to sleep in my own bed."
"It was weird wasn't it?"
"You mean us no longer sharing a room?"
"Yeah, that's it exactly. We've shared a room since you joined the crew."
"That is true. But we have someone else to keep us company at night now."
"It's just going to take some time to get used to our new living arrangements."
"Yes, also it's not like we haven't spent nights with the guys already."
After that the talking in the bathroom came to a stop and a comfortable silence fell on the room. Soon Nami got into the tub with Robin. The two ladies just relaxed and sat back in the bath.
Robin was the first out followed not long after by Nami. By the time Nami got around to putting on a clean change of clothes Robin was already outside. After the bath Nami was refreshed. She walked out of the door to the ladder, down into the library, out that door and down the ladder into the kitchen where much of the crew was sitting waiting for breakfast.
"Did you guys like your rooms?" Franky asked
"Loved ours. You two put so much work into it. I can't thank you enough." Nami said
"Wow, thanks Nami. That means a lot."
"All the details looked great Usopp."
"Glad you like it."
"I must agree with Nami-san. Everything looked beautiful."
"It was all worth it, wasn't it Usopp?"
"Yeah, as long as they are happy."
"Ladies and bastards, breakfast is served." Sanji said before he brought out enough food to keep Luffy full to at least lunch. The rest of breakfast was uneventful. Random conversations between crew members. All in all it was a rather tame breafast for the Straw Hats.
After breakfast the Straw Hats went to relax. Nami went to check the course and made any adjustments necessary. They had sailed through the night. This was the East Blue after all. They all had enough experience handling storms in the New World to be able to handle anything this ocean could dish out. A few hours passed and finally the Straw Hats made it to Shimotsuki Village, which as far as the Straw Hats knew was Zoro's home. They docked the ship away from a populated area. This area may be the place Zoro called home for around a decade but they were still pirates.
"What do you want us to do Zoro?" Nami asked.
"You can do whatever you guys want. I only have two stops to make then we can keep going."
"I'm curious to see where you grew up Zoro so I am going to come with you." Robin said
"Fine with me, let's go." Zoro said before he walked over to the railing and jumped over. Robin followed down the ladder and soon they disappeared into the woods.
"It's good that Robin-chan went with him. The marimo is still as direction impaired as ever. He would spend so much time just aimlessly wandering around."
"That may be true but Robin doesn't exactly know this island." Franky said
"He's still better off with Robin than he would be on his own." Usopp said
Some aimless wandering later the pair made their way to the Isshin Dojo.
"Are you ready?" Robin asked
"Of course, it's just weird to be back here after so long."
"Nostalgic?"
"Yeah, it doesn't look like the place has changed."
"Nothing wrong with having some things stay the same. Our lives are crazy as it is, constantly moving from place to place. Sometimes it's good to have a few constants in your life."
Zoro looked at her and nodded. He walked up to the main door and pushed it open. As he made his way inside he saw children practicing and kids taking a break between lessons. The children who were practicing had a piece of tape on their left eyes. They all had a sword in each hand and one in their mouths. They all were trying to learn a style of swordsmanship unigue to a certain very powerful swordsman who got his start in this very dojo. It wasn't long before both students and teachers took notice of the black haired beauty and the green haired swordsman how has three swords on his right hip. Robin could see that everyone had a strange mix of emotions on their faces. It looked like they were scared, excited and confused all rolled into one. Finally one student walked up to Zoro and said what was on the mind of all of the people in the dojo.
"You're Roronoa Zoro aren't you?"
"Yeah." Zoro said
With that simple response everyone went nuts. Instead of panicking the students ran up to him and started barraging him with questions. He didn't even know where to start. He could barely hear himself think.
"Quiet." Zoro said and all of the people stopped talking. "That's better. It sounds like you all have question. We're going to sit over there." Zoro said pointing to the tree. "You can ask me anything you want once we are over there."
Zoro and Robin walked over to the tree and sat down. All of the students followed the couple and sat a few feet away from them.
"Now, one at a time." Zoro said
"Why did you become a pirate?" One student asked
"Wow, I didn't expect that right away." Zoro said. He took a deep breath and tilted his head back before he started to talk. "I became a pirate after Luffy helped me out of a tight situation. I had already been given the nickname of pirate hunter Zoro. It was something that came with what I was doing for money as I traveled around."
Only Robin knew that at least part of the story was false. She would have to ask about how Zoro met Luffy later. She could tell he was hiding something. However she knew he did turn in pirates for money but it wasn't because he was traveling. He was more than likely very lost. Even years later he still had no sense of direction.
"How did you get that scar across your chest?" Another student asked
"I got this in the East Blue years ago when I fought Hawkeye Mihawk for the first time." Zoro said before he paused to look at all the stunned faces.
"He was here, sailing these waters? Why?"
"Boredom. He destroyed some pirates fleet and chased them out of the Grand Line. He followed them here and cut their galleon into three large pieces."
"He cut apart a galleon?" A third student asked
"I was impressed when I saw it, but I know plenty of powerful swordsman in the New World who can do that rather easily."
"The expression on their faces really does say it all doesn't it Zoro?" Robin asked
"You're right. I think I had a similar expression on my face when I saw it happen."
"So, you challenged Mihawk. What happened?" One of the few sensei's asked.
"I was beyond outclassed and lost. He stopped my attack with a small knife. He stabbed me right here." Zoro said as he pointed to his chest. "The East Blue is the weakest of the four blues. He said that even though I made a name for myself here I was nothing but a big fish in a small pond. He told me that if I wanted to become strong I would have to find my true self. He told me I would have to learn about this world and what it had to offer."
"A big fish in a small pond." One student said
"That's right. Just remember that there is always someone stronger than you out there somewhere. Never be content with your skills. You must always push yourself to be stronger and faster than anyone you might run into."
"That is excellent advice. Zoro." Koshiro said
"It's been quite a while sensei."
"It has." Koshiro said as he looked at Zoro. But then he turned his attention to his students. "Your break time is over. Go back to your training. That is if someday you wish to challenge the greatest swordsman in the world."
All of the students stood up and turned to Koshiro. "Yes Sensei." They all said before they bowed to their master. Then all of Koshiro's pupils turned to face Zoro. They bowed before the greatest student and swordsman to ever come out of this dojo. After that they proceeded to go back to their training.
"Now Zoro, if you and your guest would follow me I will make us some tea and we can talk."
Zoro and Robin followed Koshiro into one of the many buildings on the property. The pair sat down while Koshiro went to make tea.
"So, what do you think?"
"It's nice, sort of what I expected from a dojo. I can imagine a young Zoro running around this place training harder than anyone else."
"Yeah, I certainly did do that. No one around here could beat me, so I got into strength training at a relatively young age."
"That's not surprising considering the weights I've seen you train with."
Zoro was about to respond but Koshiro walked in with a pot of tea and three cups.
"I'm impressed Zoro. I've been following your journey over the past several years. You made quite the name for yourself." Koshiro said as he poured tea and handed the first cup to Robin.
"Here you are Robin-san"
"Thank you"
The second cap he handed to Zoro and the third for himself.
"Thank you."
"You're both welcome. You know I'm actually surprised to see you with Nico Robin."
"Why is that?"
"I thought I stressed to limit your distractions."
"Robin has never been a distraction. She pushed me to keep moving forward. She is one of many people who have helped me get to where I am now."
"As long as you remember your training it's none of my business what you do."
"That's true."
"I was happy to hear about your victory over Hawk Eye Mihawk. I was genuinely surprised to hear that he lived."
"I couldn't kill him. Spending years by Luffy's side has taught me a lot. I've watched him turn many old enemies into friends."
"So after a duel over the title for Worlds Strongest Swordsman you just walked away?"
"Yes and no." Zoro said "I left him with a wound similar to this one." Zoro said as he pointed to the long since healed scar on his chest. "You taught me that when you fight with someone you learn more about them from their movements than their words. Well that was certainly true for this duel. We both have a great deal of respect for each other. It wouldn't be as much fun in the New World if I didn't have a rival to fight against from time to time."
Koshiro didn't say anything. He just sipped on his tea. "I cannot fault you for leaving a strong swordsman such as Mihawk alive. It is not my place to question your decisions. However you have a large target painted on your back."
"We've always had a large target painted on our backs. That's what we get for following Luffy." Robin said
"That is true. Being a part of the Pirate Kings crew does mean that even more enemies will be coming after you."
"Let them come. I look forward to the challenge. I will be sure to protect the title I have worked so hard to achieve. Kuina and I promised each other that one day one of us would become the greatest swordsman in the world. I made a name for myself. If I didn't become the best my name wouldn't reach the heavens."
"I trust Wado Ichimonji played a part in your rise to the top?"
"It did. I lost many swords along the way. Some to powerful opponents, others from my own carelessness. But the Wado has never left my side."
"What is next for you?"
"We are going back to the crew. We still have so much of the world to see."
"The world is an awfully big place."
"Yes, I can't protect my title from here."
"The four blues are a wonderful place to call home. But for us, it's just not exciting enough. Once you've experienced the New World nothing else can compare. You start to miss the impossible changes in the weather." Robin said
"I wish you the best Zoro and to you as well Nico Robin." Koshiro got up, bowed and left the room without saying another word.
"I didn't expect that." Robin said
"Robin, there is one more place I need to go. Do you mind if I go there alone?"
"Of course, talking to an old childhood friend who has passed on is rather personal."
"Thank you."
Both Zoro and Robin got up and walked in different directions. Robin went back to the Sunny and Zoro headed for Kuina's grave.
Back at the Sunny
"How did it go Robin?" Nami asked
"I think it went ok. Zoro's sensei was very set in his old traditions."
Nami nodded. "So he didn't talk to you. He talked through you?"
"That's a good way to describe it." Robin said "He has lived a certain way for so long, it would be quite the shock to change the way he has done things for decades."
"What did Zoro say?"
"He didn't say anything. He was caught in the middle. On one hand is me. His crew mate, lover and girlfriend. On the other is the man who taught Zoro how to become a proper swordsman. I could tell that he was annoyed at the way his sensei was talking. But I can take care of myself."
Around the same time Robin made it back to the Sunny, Zoro found Kuina's grave. He sat down in front of her grave. He put his hands together, closed his eyes and prayed for a few moments. After he was done paying his respects he opened his eyes and started talking.
"I did it. I fulfilled the promise we made to each other all those years ago. I beat Hawk Eye Mihawk and became the greatest swordsman in the world." Zoro paused for a minute. "I was able to do it a lot faster than I had ever imagined possible. I made lifelong friends along the way. Luffy, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, Robin, Franky, Brook and Jinbe. Luffy saved me from death and for that I am grateful. He gave me a place to call home and gave me a way to challenge myself. I guess I owe Luffy a thank you for that."
"He was always getting us into trouble against more and more powerful adversaries. I pushed myself to even greater heights than I ever thought possible. I learned techniques we could have never imagined were possible coming from this tiny little village. The world is an amazing place filled with so many incredible countries. Some that would sound impossible if I wasn't there to see them for myself. An island in the sky, An island at the bottom of the sea and a country on the back of a thousand year old giant elephant."
"The people we met along the way were interesting. We met giants, dwarves, people with long arms, people with long legs, people from the sky, fishmen, mermaids, people with long necks, and minkmen. We made it to the end of the New World to an island called Raftel. Over the years there was one constant. That was the sword your father let me have after you died. I lost a handful of swords but yours was the one that was always at my side. I wish you could have been there with us to be able to see all that this world has to offer." Zoro stopped talking to look at the stone pillar.
After a little time just sitting there Zoro got up. "I'm going to get going." Zoro said "I have a girlfriend, a crew and a title to protect after all. We still have so many countries to see. Someday I will be back to tell you more about what I have seen. You know, I sat here and talked to this stone memorial. I wonder if you can even hear me?"
Zoro asked himself as he turned to walk away.
Hovering above the memorial was a young girl with blue hair. She had been sitting there listening to Zoro tell her about some of the things he witnessed. She looked happy. Was she happy to see what kind of adult the boy who couldn't beat her in their 2,001 matches turned out to be? Was it because she knew he was happy? Or was it for something else entirely? Regardless of the reason the girl felt relieved that he came back but sad that he would be leaving again. As much as she wanted him to stay she knew she couldn't make him stay here. She knew he had moved on with his life. He had people who rely on him. He found someone to love him. So before he was gone again for who knows how long she tried to yell out to him.
'…o', 'Z…o', '…r…' on the fourth try she managed to get most of his name. 'Zor…'
Hearing something Zoro turned around. It was on the fifth try that he heard his name. 'Zoro' the name seemingly came from no where. But he turned to look around to see if one of the members of the crew had been calling him from a distance and he wasn't paying attention. No one was there. But something was odd about the for a lack of better word, the voice. It sounded familiar, but it was a voice he hadn't heard in well over a decade. It took a few seconds to process.
"Kuina" He said, "Are you there?"
'Yes, I'm here.' She said. As she said that her from became visible. It took a few moments for Zoro to process what he was seeing. She was sitting cross legged floating above the memorial.
"Ok, I must be going crazy. There is no way that you are there."
'Oh, but I am. Well, sort of I guess.'
"Maybe I should quit drinking, I think I'm hallucinating. Or does this call for more alcohol?"
'Would you shut up you idiot. I can't stay here long.'
"Alright. I'm listening."
'I just wanted to congratulate you on becoming the best swordsman in the world. I wish I could have been there to watch you beat Mihawk. It must have been an incredible fight.'
"Everyone tells me it was incredible to watch." Zoro said shrugging it off.
'I guess I can only take their word for it. Now listen to me. You better hold onto that title for as long as possible. You understand?'
"Understoood." Zoro said with crooked smile.
'Good. Zoro, I have to be going soon. It was great to see you again and getting to see the man you grew up to be. Take care yourself and that lady of yours. I don't want to see you here for a long, long time!'
"Of course. Robin would kill me if I died."
'Thank you for fulfilling our dream and taking care of Wado Ichimonjo. Can I see it one last time?'
Zoro didn't say anything he just drew the sword from his hip held it out for her to look at.
'It shines as brilliantly as ever. You really do take good care of it, don't you?'
"Yeah, I've made sure it stays looking impeccable." Zoro said before he put the blade away.
'Good. Now, get out of here. No reason for you to stay here in this depressing place. You have a whole world to explore. Go out and experience it with your friends and your special lady. Also, forget about my father, remember his teachings in swordsmanship. But forget his mannerisms. You and he are very different people.'
Zoro nodded as he wiped a tear from his good eye.
'Goodbye Zoro.' Kuina said as she started to fade away.
"Goodbye Kuina." Zoro said as she faded into nothingness.
'I love you.' Was the last thing Zoro heard before he started to walk away.
"God Dammit." Zoro said as he walked away from the dojo and towards the Thousand Sunny.
Not too long later Zoro made it to the Sunny. Everyone was minding their own business when the swordsman climbed up the rope ladder to the deck. The first one to walk towards him was Robin, but she could tell by the look in his eye that he didn't want to be disturbed for a little while. Zoro walked towards the kitchen and grabbed a couple of bottles of rum before he headed up to the crows nest. Once up stairs Zoro came over the loud speaker.
"Ready to go when you guys are." He said and hung up.
Everyone had long since made it back to Sunny. So they readied the ship to set sail. In a half hour or so they were out on the open ocean again.
"Well, that was an uneventful trip." Usopp said
"I agree. But it was nice not having to deal with the locals." Franky said
"To whose home island are we heading to next?" Brook asked
"We know the Baratie will be our second to last stop before we head back to the Grand Line." Robin said "Who wants to go home next?"
"We are closer to the Gecko Islands and Syrup Village than we are to the Conomi Islands and Cocoyashi Village." Nami said
"Then I guess we are going to Syrup Village next. However before we go there I want to go to Shells town."
"Isn't that where you met Zoro?" Nami asked
"It is." Luffy said
"Why did you want to go there?" Usopp asked
"Just want to drop in and see an old friend."
Revan3363: Hope that answers your question as to what Jinbe has been up to.
Midnightscar17: Sorry for the wait. Hopefully I can get chapter 5 out by next week.
Czar Joesph: Glad you enjoyed it. Did you like this one? The sexy time scene took me the longest to write.
Lightningblad49: It should be fun writing about what all of those places might be like post time skip. Do you follow the manga? If you don't Oda is doing another around the world reaction cover page series.