A/N: I have some personal issues going on right now, and as much as I'd like to update this story regularly and have every chapter super action-packed, I want this part to be amazing. With tragedies occurring in real life, I have difficulty writing something that should be romantic and funny and happy.
I love you all, and I will continue this when I am ready. That may be next week, or it may be the week after.
Why Can't we Have a Normal Wedding?
Dragon could tell that Luffy was having difficulty making his decision, but he needed to leave before anyone saw them together. He would never be able to stay and be a parent to his son. Although Luffy was his own wanted man at that point, the last thing Dragon wanted to do was endanger his son and granddaughter. "Congratulations, Luffy. She's pretty and so is Nami," he smiled as softly as he could.
"Tou-chan," Luffy began. "Let's meet again."
Quite some time had passed since he had the opportunity to pat his son's spiky, black hair, so he did. The moment saddened him. He needed to leave. Although he enjoyed hearing Luffy calling him "tou-chan" for the first time, the sudden familiarity worried him. Taking one more look at his granddaughter, he sighed. He never expected his son to have a kid at such a young age. "I started having sex when I was about your age. Your mom is the only person I ever did it with."
"Yeah, I really like doing it. I really love Nami, too."
Sweat built up on Garp's brow before he looked over his shoulder at more people passing the alley. "Okay, let's go back, Luffy," advised the Marine.
Nodding, Luffy stepped towards the lit main pathway through the village. Looking back, he said, "Oh! Tou-chan, I'm having another kid." However, his father had already left the area. The captain shrugged, for he figured that Dragon would find out later. He needed to leave to his wedding!
Mikan gnawed at Luffy's arms. She liked the rubbery feeling on her sore gums. As she chewed on him, she wondered who all these new people were. That dark man with the quiet voice had put her to sleep. Then, the big man with the loud voice made her giggle. However, her father with the squishy body made her feel comfortable, too. Was the world filled with many different kinds of people? Too much thinking would make her fall asleep, so she tried her best to keep her eyes open so that she could see any interesting thing that might happen.
"Coby," shouted Garp into the baby den den mushi on his wrist. "We captured our target. Gather everyone back to the bathhouse immediately!" He wanted to have the wedding as soon as possible so that few Marines would reach the island in time. He assumed that there were already some around the coast of the island.
Nami was probably already pissed about their lateness.
Garp's eyebrow twitched. Right, she snuck into his bed last night. What was that all about? And was she naked? Decades had passed since he saw a naked woman like that. Steam blew from his nose. Shifting his thoughts, he fondly remembered his late wife. "Oh, Bubble, I wish you could see our family now," thought the Vice Admiral as he ran across town.
Nami laughed at whatever joke that Tashigi had just shared. "Zoro doesn't know how to act around most girls, but I think he especially acts differently around you from what I've heard. Maybe it's because you both like swords."
Boa Hancock excitedly sat up in her seat. "What about Luffy and me? Does he act differently around me?" she smiled as she asked.
Sweat slid down Nami's temple for the tenth time that day. She sighed, "Sure, sure! I guess you could say that, but he's still getting married to me today." Speaking of wedding, all the clocks from the room had left. Judging by the sun, she assumed they were running about an hour late, and she expected that to happen. "Let me just peek out the window just in case other people came."
Koala had pulled aside Robin and Nojiko, but at that point, they had all returned. She needed to tell them that she heard Luffy found Mikan, so most of the guest were heading back to the venue. Everyone could relax.
The female revolutionary had already fallen in love with Nami. She was perfect for Luffy. Although she only knew about him through Sabo's stories, she felt familiar enough to understand his character. "Nami, you look beautiful," she cried as she covered her mouth.
"Thank you, Koala. I hope I don't have to fight anyone today. It'd be a shame to get blood on this kimono," laughed Nami. She approached the window. "Nobody's down there! Are you kidding me? I just see a couple Marines and an old man I don't even know! What the hell is going on?" Storming across the room to the door, she watched as everyone stepped aside. The emotional rollercoaster known as Nami made her way down three flights of stairs.
The rest of the women chased after her.
"Nami," Nojiko shouted, "Uh, calm down, you shouldn't stress yourself out this much."
Her sister replied, "Don't worry, I'll feel a lot better when I murder someone."
Robin chased down her navigator. "You need to be careful when you're going down the stairs."
"Yeah, I'm being super careful," she smiled.
Tashigi didn't know what to say, so she jumped in front of Nami and ran before her so that she didn't fall.
Nami appreciated the gesture.
With a giant blush, Hancock suggested, "Well, maybe Luffy got cold feet because he wants to marry me instead."
"That's not gonna happen!" growled the bride. "I'll kill him before he gets a chance to marry anybody else."
Koala stayed behind for a moment. "Sabo, she's coming down to the courtyard. Alert everybody, okay?"
When Nami reached the large garden of a courtyard, Brook sang some jazzy song on stage per the request of one of the uninvited guests. Sakura petals floated around the area. A bamboo fountain filled with water before hitting the rock below it. How could anyone be as high-strung as the bride? She could not think straight as she ran up to the stage and kicked over the mic. "Where is Luffy?" she yelled. Pregnancy hormones boiled her blood beyond belief.
Brook cowered and hid his face with his boney hands. "You look lovely, Nami," he noted. The musician eyed the outline of her body. Although the kimono bound her breasts, he had a much larger interest in something else. "May I see your panties?" That could also serve as a distraction for his dear captain to come back in time.
Nami waved Brook around the stage until she caught sight of a bright green haired onlooker. His hair color was too electric to be Zoro, and he had a mullet. As she trudged up to him, she noted how tall he was. Making eye contact, she asked, "Who are you?"
"N-Nami-sama," he stuttered, and after a few minutes, he continued, "I'm so happy right now."
Confused, the bride tilted her head. "What?"
"Oh, I'm Bartolomeo! I can't believe I made it to your wedding, Nami-sama. I don't think the rest of the Straw Hat fleet can get here, but I guess I got here on time!"
Looking around, Nami pointed to herself. "How do you know me?" she asked, but then, she remembered some of her crew mates mention the Straw Hat Fleet that Luffy built in Dressrosa. Trying hard to remember Luffy's stories, she recalled him talk about that character with the funny accent. "Oh, right, Bartolomeo," sighed Nami as she looked at his crew that followed him.
"Can we stay? We brought a gift for you, the bride," said the pirate before he pointed to a treasure chest. "We put together as much treasure as we could for you. I know how much you like money."
Nami cheered, "Of course, you can stay! Have a seat." The sight of gold lifted her mood.
However, she needed to get down to business, so the navigator marched to the door that led to the main building over the inn. However, when she opened the sliding door, she collided with a tall, dark man. When she fell back, Trafalgar Law caught Nami by the wrist.
"Nami-ya," muttered Law as he pulled the young woman up to her feet. "Where is Straw Hat-ya? I need to talk to him." No one told him that Luffy and Nami were getting married, but that hardly mattered. He wanted to show his respect to his ally.
Brushing off her dress, Nami smiled, "Oh, Law, you came. We didn't have a chance to invite our friends."
Law scoffed, "Tch." He wouldn't call them friends, but he reserved that term for his crew.
"You two should meet our daughter," bragged Nami. She paused to continue as all the pirates shouted in disbelief. "I'll tell you how it happened." Walking over to the altar, everybody else took a seat to hear her stories.
Bartolomeo cheered with excitement while Law scoffed again - he knew how babies were made.
Koala tensed up as she looked back at the door. Hopefully, the guys would get there soon.
As Luffy ran down the streets of the town, he caught up with the rest of his crew. He knew that he couldn't run too fast since he held Mikan. She slept peacefully in his arms with her thumb in her mouth. "You're the cutest, Mikan!" shouted Luffy. How much longer did they have with each other?
"Luffy," started Usopp as he ran alongside his friend. "Did you pick a best man yet?" He had assumed that Luffy would immediately choose him, so when he saw him think about the question, the sniper's drew back. They were the closest in age, and he thought they were best friends! They had been through a lot together.
However, the situation was a lot less complicated for Luffy. He simply didn't understand the question. "I don't know what that is."
"It's the person that stands closest to you when you get married," explained Sanji. "You have to let me be the best man because they get to be close to the Maid of Honor. I want to be with Robin!" On top of his stated motivations, he may have felt some guilt over acting as an obstacle to Luffy's relationship.
Zoro rivaled Sanji for the sake of competition, or perhaps, he wanted the prime spot next to Luffy because of their coveted bond as the literal first mate and captain. "Luffy, don't fall for this stuff that the shitty cook feeds you. He has to cook anyway because he spent all morning looking for Mikan."
Chopper thought about the situation, and he wasn't sure what the position of best man entailed. The doctor just wanted the entire wedding to work out for Nami and Luffy. For all he knew, Nami would ask him to be on her side. "Whatever you want is fine, Luffy. I want to hold Mikan when we're up there, though."
Franky decided that he did not mind being a spectator as well. He wanted to do whatever the father figure or big brother figure would have done at a wedding, but apparently, that Genzo guy took that role for Nami, and Garp took that role for Luffy. "Just let me know if there's anything you need me to do, and I'll do it."
"Hm," Luffy thought aloud. "What about you, Sabo?"
Finally, Sabo caught up with everyone as they discussed the details. He ran alongside Luffy. "It's fine," he promised. "These guys are your Nakama, so one of them should be your best man. I'm just your brother, and I think this is something that you would ask your friends." Although they were friends as well, he wanted to respect his little brother's decision regardless.
Thinking the situation over, Luffy realized that he couldn't decide on any of his friends, so he shrugged, "Just draw straws. I guess. It doesn't matter to me." Running ahead, he knew for sure that he needed to hurry to Nami.
Nami held up a finger to explain the conditions of the island she lived. "I stayed there for one year, and for every year that passed in there, one day passed out here. My crew hardly even missed us," she said with a smile. However, she kept one eye on the door just in case her lover came barging through it. Sweat coated her forehead once again. What if something happened to Mikan?
More of their friends showed up to the wedding. Parts of the Mink Tribe and their samurai friends managed to reach the venue before Luffy did. Other members of the Straw Hat fleet arrived as well. Half an hour may have passed while they waited for Captain Luffy to arrive.
The senior woman that helped organize the wedding entered the courtyard with a cane. Marching down the aisle, she stopped at the altar to talk to the bride to be. "Unwed mother," she began, "where is your future husband? We will have to charge extra if he's any later."
"I'm not paying for it," Nami smirked as she crossed her arms.
Brook had switched over to a more energetic genre of music. Strumming his electric guitar, he sang a happy and light hearted melody about love.
Although the music calmed her, Nami wanted to punch the next person she saw.
Then, charging through the double doors, Luffy protected his daughters head and ears and jumped down the short flight of stairs to land on the grassy courtyard. "Nami!" he shouted. "I found Mikan!"
"You what?" Nami turned back to the area where she heard her captain's voice - prepared to punch him to the next dimension. Did he say that he found her? Tightening her fist, she stopped in her place when her heart beat loudly enough to break her concentration. Luffy's black and white kimono. Any white part on his outfit had some sort of dirty stain on it, but those details hardly bothered her. Red covered her cheeks as tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.
Nami would love her husband until the end of time.
Not many thoughts ran through Luffy's head once he caught sight of Nami. His eyes nearly jumped from his head. "AMAZING!" he exclaimed in his signature howl. Hearts filled his eyes as he gazed at her sparkly white kimono and wavy hair. He couldn't put those thoughts into words, but he simply knew that he couldn't wait to marry her. Jumping in place, he cheered, "Let's get married!"
A/N: I apologize again for this chapter being so short.