6. Back at the beginning
It was a beautiful morning in Lougetown.
The bell on the door rang as someone entered the small teashop.
"Ah, Nadeshiko-chan!" the round older female owner standing behind the counter said warmly.
"Good morning, aunt Rose." Nadeshiko greeted back with a smile.
"I've just got a new shipping of your favorite tea," Rose said as she stepped out from behind the counter and gave the younger woman a big hug.
"Or did you just come to see me?"
"I did come to see you, but I'd love some tea too."
"I'll go make some for us, and then we can talk for a bit."
The shopkeeper went into the backroom and Nadeshiko sat down on next to the counter. She'd come to this shop every day when she was a little girl. Although Rose wasn't her real aunt, she'd always been a part of the family.
Nadeshiko saw some papers laying on the counter and started to look through them. Rose came out from the backroom carrying two cups of tea.
"Aunt Rose, what are these?"
"Oh, those are new wanted posters." Rose answered and put down the teacups.
"The Marines want me to put them up outside my shop."
Nadeshiko had stopped and was now staring at one poster.
"What are you looking at Nadeshiko-chan?" Rose asked and leaned over to get a look.
"Monkey D Luffy." she read aloud.
"What's so special about that one?"
"That's my son."
"What?" The shopkeeper took a hold of the poster.
"This is little Luffy you've been telling me about?"
"Mm." Nadeshiko nodded.
"30,000 beli, he's just a kid, isn't he!"
"He's 17 now." A smile spread across Nadeshiko's face.
"He looks happy, doesn't he?"
Rose looked at the poster calmly.
"He does look happy."
She put down the poster and took up her teacup.
"At least he's older then you were. Piracy runs in the family, doesn't it?"
Nadeshiko laughed and took a sip of tea.
"You're right. We're all just a big pirate family."
Author's note: That's the end of this story. The last chapter is a short epilog where I could tell a little more about Luffy's mother (and open up a possibility to maybe some day write a continuation to it).
Thank you to everyone that has read this, and extra thank you to everyone that's reviewed. If you hadn't review, I wouldn't have finished this. I hoped you enjoyed reading this.
Bye for now, Kattea.