1 Piece SOUL SONGs

By: FunahoMisaki

(A/N: I own nothing and read last chapter)

"Well if it isn't the Pirate King himself! What brings you to my island without your queen?" Big Mom asked not looking up from the snacks she was eating as Luffy entered the throne room with his 'Kings Coat' hanging off of his shoulders. It had been a year since Amande and Luffy had married, and he had become the pirate king just three months after the wedding.

"Oh Ama is here too. She just stopped to talk with Twig for a few minutes." Luffy said cheerfully as he looked at his mother in law who nodded slightly at that, smirking at his nickname for her eighth daughter Brulee.

Poor Brulee had looked so furious and embarrassed when Oven had called her a branch once and she had yelled that it was 'Twig damnitt!' in front of half the family. She had then tried to hurriedly correct herself but the damage had been done and she refused to talk to most of them for a month because of their teasing.

"So what brings you both to my islands? Going on a world tour after claiming the crown?" Big Mom asked making Luffy laugh a bit and shake his head.

"Well yes we're doing that too cause Nami still wants to map the entire world…but we stopped here first for a reason." Luffy said with a grin on his face.

"Oh?" Big Mom asked her curiosity piqued as she looked at the small King who grinned widely up at her.

"Yeah. I wanted to tell you the news the minute we learned of it but Ama said you'd prefer if we showed up in person to tell you or well showed you at this point." Luffy said looking a bit sheepish at the end and making Big Mom look curious before Luffy's head snapped to the door and he quickly dashed over.

"Are you alright?" Luffy's voice was gentle and worried and protective as he spoke to his mate, helping her through the door and quickly taking the bag she had been carrying from her.

"Luffy I'm fine. I can carry the bag no problem." Amande said although she sounded fondly exasperated with Luffy's antics.

"Nope. Nothing heavy and nothing stressful." Luffy said cheerfully as he helped her walk closer towards her mothers throne while Big Mom was gaping at her daughter who was waddling more than walking at the moment and her hat was missing.

"Hi Mama. Guess what?" Amande asked smiling brightly up at her mother as they made it to the foot of her throne, her mother staring down at her daughter in shock.

"You've got more grandchildren on the way." Amande finished before her mother could get over her shock to say something, one Amande's hand rubbing over her swollen stomach while the other supported her back.

"Grandchildren?" Big Mom asked finally as she stared at her daughter who smiled wider and nodded.

"From what we can tell…there's at least two of them, maybe even three." Amande said softly and making Big Mom's shocked face turn into a wide beaming grin.

"This is wonderful news! When are you due?" Big Mom asked making Amande give a small shrug of her shoulders.

"Not for another month but according to Chopper and Robin and even Law, it's not uncommon for a woman to go into labor early when there's more than one baby involved." Amande said earning a nod from her mother.

"Yes every time I was having twins or more I ended up having them early. You two are staying here until those children are out in this world. You're too close to your due date for you to be on the seas." Big Mom said sternly and making Luffy laugh.

"Told you she'd want us to stay here." Luffy said with a grin towards his wife and mate who gave a small giggle as well.

"I never doubted that for a minute." Amande said smiling at her husband.

"Do you want to feel them kick mama? They're both very active." Amande said smiling back up at her mother who nodded her head and reached one finger down to gently place it on Amande's swollen stomach.

"Mamamama! They've got quite the kick. They're going to be as strong as both of their parents." Big Mom said with a laugh as she felt the flurry of kicks against her finger, they barely felt like mosquito bites thanks to her Iron Skin but that was still more than what she felt when most of her unborn grandchildren kicked her for the first time.

"Sister Amande!" Anana said beaming brightly as she rushed into the room, several other siblings close behind.

"Woah easy there half pint. Don't jump on her like that." Luffy said catching Anana when she tried to jump on Amande from behind, causing the pink haired girl to pout and try to stab him.

"You can't jump on me right now Anana. But I'm glad to see you to." Amande said smiling as she slowly turned around to face her siblings, making most of them jaw drop at the sight of her expanded midsection.

"You got fat." Anglais said wide eyed and making Luffy sigh when Amande's eyes filled with tears, much to her siblings horror.

"Ama don't listen to him. You know he doesn't mean it." Luffy quickly lengthened his legs and pulled his wife into his arms as he pressed kisses to her face.

"But I am fa-"

"No you're not fat. You're pregnant. There's a huge difference there. You've got at least two little babies inside of your belly and they're going to be here soon. That's why your belly's so big and you know it. It doesn't mean you're fat." Luffy quickly tried to sooth his wife as he rubbed her stomach pointedly to remind of why her waist size had gone up.

"But now I'm hideous and-"

"Like hell you are! You're the most beautiful woman in the world." Luffy said sharply at his wife trying to cry that part out, making her look at him sharply in surprise.

"These babies don't make you hideous. Far from it. You've never looked more beautiful before. We created these little ones inside of you together and they're going to be beautiful and smart and all around perfect just like their mommy. You look absolutely radiant with our children in your belly. Please…don't ever think you're anything less than perfect." Luffy said softly and making the tears stop as Amande blushed a bit and buried her head into his shoulder.

"Okay." Amande said after a moment, making Luffy grin at her.

"And Luffy?" Amande asked after she pulled away from her husband a bit, making him look at her.

"You might want to get me to the infirmary and go find Chopper." Amande's face was a bit paler now and the front of her dress became soaked, causing her siblings to back up a step or two. The males looked horrified and the women just winced in sympathy.

"I told you that you were too close to your due date to go back out onto the seas." Big Mom said while Luffy looked panicked as he quickly scooped Amande up into his arms bridal style.

"Come on! We can use the mirrors to get to the infirmary faster!" Brulee said sticking her hand through one of the mirrors nearby to open the gateway.

"Thanks Twig!" Luffy said rushing in immediately and causing Brulee to scowl but not say anything when her older sister let out a whimper of pain.

"Chopper! Robin! It's time!" Luffy shouted as soon as Brulee let them out at the infirmary, causing the two to jump and quickly go about getting Amande to a bed and set up for the children.

Six hours later and all of the Charlottes were outside of the infirmary listening to their sister scream, each one either wincing with each scream or looking sympathetic. The females looked sympathetic to the pain their sister was going through, the males looked sympathetic and horrified at the threats she was screaming at her husband. Finally though the screams stopped, causing all of them to look at the door alarmed as Chopper and Robin came out with relieved smiles on their faces.

"Mother and children are all okay." Robin said making a few of them let out relieved breaths at that.

"Big Mom, Amande wants you to come see the three little ones first." Chopper said making the grinning elderly woman duck into the room eagerly.

"Mama." Amande said tiredly as she smiled up at her mother, two bundled up pink blankets in her arms while Luffy was by her side holding a little blue blanket.

"How are you doing sweetheart?" Big Mom asked making sure to keep her voice soft and low to keep from making the children cry.

"Sweaty and exhausted, but I'm very happy mama. Come meet your grandchildren." Amande said making Big Mom step a little closer and then sit on the floor to be within easier reach of her grandchildren and exhausted daughter.

"The boy is the youngest one, his name is Ace." Luffy said stepping closer to show a small boy with a tuft of dark fuzz on his head and Amande's blue-green eyes, he didn't have a snake neck although he did seem to have Amande's fangs.

"These two are Linlin and Caramel, if you don't mind." Amande said motioning with her head towards the two babies in her arms, one who had a tuft of dark blue fuzz on her head and the other who had a light shade of blue fuzz. Both of them were snake-necks and had adorable little fangs.

"I'd be honored. Which one is which?" Big Mom asked blinking back tears. None of her children had ever named their kids after her before, or after the woman she called mother.

"This little one has Luffy's eyes…she's Caramel the oldest." Amande said nuzzling the darker haired girl in her left arm before turning and nuzzling the middle child.

"And this little one is Linlin." Amande finished the introduction as she smiled down at her babies.

"Hello there little ones. I'm your grandmother." Big Mom said quietly as she gently reached a finger out and barely touched their heads. She didn't want to risk hurting them by using too much force by accident or because she wasn't able to control her monstrous strength.

"Three on the first go? Not bad sister." Compote said as the other siblings slowly started to trickle in along with Luffy's crew.

"Hey there little princesses, little prince. It's a pleasure to finally meet you all." Sanji said smiling at Ace first and then at the two little girls in Amande's arms, both of them began crying almost immediately.

"Ero-cook you scared the kids!" Zoro snarled as he yanked the blond chef away from the babies who Amande and Luffy were hurriedly trying to sooth.

"They're probably just hungry! If they saw your ugly mug they'd really be scared Marimo!" Sanji snarled back at the swordsman who immediately had his swords in hand and mouth.

"Wait you idiots don't!" Chopper began to stop the two but Sanji's leg was already on fire as he leapt at the Marimo.

WHAM!

WHAM!

The babies began giving a giggling gurgling sound as Luffy laughed loudly when Nami slammed her fists into Zoro and Sanji's heads, knocking them both out in one blow.

"Idiots. Fighting like that around newborn babies and someone who's clearly exhausted." Nami said scowling and not seeing the looks of shock and disbelief she was getting from the Big Mom pirates.

"Everyone out. You can meet the babies tomorrow. Amande needs her rest." Big Mom began shooing her children out the door earning a few protests from them but they left quickly.

"I told you they'd be perfect and beautiful just like you." Luffy whispered as he kissed Amande's forehead, quickly settling his now dozing children into the basinet that Robin had thoughtfully brought to them.

"I almost can't wait for the next few to join us." Amande said leaning into the pillows as Luffy slid into bed with her, letting her rest against his chest which was her favorite spot to sleep.

"Next few?" Luffy questioned curiously.

"I'm a Charlotte dear. Do you really think I'd stop at just three? They're enough for now but in a few years…" Amande trailed off making Luffy smile at her and laugh quietly.

"We'll have as many as you want and we'll love them all." Luffy agreed before he kissed her head again and held her so that she couldn't move around too much.

"Now rest. You've more than earned it." Luffy said making Amande give a tired smile and begin to close her eyes.

"I love you my king." Amande said earning another kiss from her husband.

"I love you my queen and you too my little prince and princesses."