The morning came and today's day is completely dedicate to Mai as it is her birthday. So there will be no training session today and also a very nice surprise…or not?!

Rose and also Garp has wake up early to prepare various things for the party. Today Mai will turn five and it is something that all of them wants to enjoy and remember about it. After some hours the door suddenly opens and someone enters the house with a pack of presents to cover up his face.

"Dragon/Son?!" Both Rose and Garp said.

"Of course it's me, I wouldn't miss my daughter's birthday for anything." Dragon said to them smiling as he look at Rose.

"I hope that you didn't cause any havoc on your way here father." Dragon say to Garp with a frown as Garp pout.

"When I did such a thing you insolent brat?" Garp ask him as he prepare his 'Fist of Love'.

"…."

"What is the meaning of this silence?" Garp asks growling as the two of them start to laugh.

"I'm sure Garp that you already know the answer, also I'm pretty sure that you don't want to wake up the children…" Rose say to him with a mischievous smile as Garp start to pale clearly remembering yesterday events.

After some more hours Mai start to wake up to find her brother to smile at her and brush her hair.

"Happy birthday Mai.! This is for you…I hope you like it." Luffy say to her with a smile and a little blush as he gives her present.

Mai unwrap her present to reveal a violet necklace in the shape of a tear who opens, as she open it she find inside a photo of the two of them to laughing on the one side and at the other side a photo of the whole family. At the back is written 'Più della mia stessa vitta'

Mai look at her brother with her jaw wide open as she launch herself on him saying thank you again and again.

"I love it niisan.!" Mai say to him as Luffy nod his head and smile at her.

"Good, now let's ready and go downstairs." Luffy say to her as she nod her head while Luffy help her to put on her new necklace.

After some minutes they are dressed and start to head downstairs to find their mother and Garp, as always Luffy has Mai piggyback but it doesn't bother him.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAI!" Rose, Garp and Dragon say to her as they run and hug her making her to blush.

"When did you came papa?" Mai ask her father happily.

"I came today morning my little princess, are you happy to see me?" Dragon say to her as she rise her fists to the air.

"Of course papa I'm happy to see you! Will you stay more this time?" Mai say ask him as he raise her in the air.

"Sorry my princess, but I came only for your birthday…Tomorrow I must return back." Dragon say to her as she pout.

"Tskkk…typical!" Luffy murmured annoyed, something that didn't go unnoticed by Rose and Garp as they frown.

"Come on Luffy, will you not welcome me back?" Dragon say to him with a silly smile.

"Yeah…yeah. Welcome back dad." Luffy say to him with an annoyed gaze.

"Oh come Luffy…Don't be like this. One day will be also a marine and then you will understand me!" Dragon say to him smiling as Luffy's and Garp's eyes widen while Rose start to laugh at that.

"Marines are lame and also they must follow rules. I DON"T LIKE TO FOLLOW ANYONE'S RULES.!" Luffy say to him yelling the last part.

"DRAGON…DON"T TRY TO MAKE MY PRECIOUS GRANCHILDS IDIOT MARINES!" Garp yell to his son furious.

"Marines aren't idiot father…" Dragon say to him pouting.

"Yes they are…" Garp say to him.

"No they aren't" Dagon protest again.

"Yes"

"No"

"GRRRRRRR"…."GRRRRRRR" Both of them start growling to each other face.

"I don't want to hear the word idiot coming from any of you two. To hear you two say that is the epitome of irony." Luffy state to the two of them making the two grown up men to pout and Rose to laugh uncontrollably as the two men look at her.

"What? He have a point you know." Rose say to them after a minute as they start to sweat drop.

"Can we go to an amusement park?" Mai ask out of the blue.

"Yes Mai, we can.!" Rose and Luffy say to her simultaneously.

"YEAHHHHH.!" Mai shout from joy making everyone to smile.

They leave the house and start heading to the amusement park, at the whole route while Mai was interest to hear about the new adventures of her father Luffy remain silent and skeptical and Garp noticed that. After thirty with forty minutes they reach the park and Dragon buy five tickets to enter the park.

"Niisan will bother you if I take the first ride with papa?" Mai ask Luffy shyly making Luffy smile at her.

"No Mai, it's your birthday so you can do whatever you want. After all you have me all the time so try to spent as time as you want with dad now that is here." Luffy say to her as he pat her oh the head making her giggle and nod her head happily.

"Papa come on, let's go to the Ferris wheel" Mai say to him as she drag her father who laugh like idiot.

"Luffy don't you want to go too?" Rose ask him as she kneel in front of him smiling.

"Nah, it's Mai's day. I want her to have to fun!" Luffy say to his mother smile at Rose brush his hair smiling at him.

"I know Luffy, but it's not bad to have fun also." Rose say to him always smiling.

"I'm good Ma, really. Its enough for me to have Mai a wonderful day!" Luffy say to her smiling as Rose look at him worried and then look back at Garp remembering the previous day discussion and Garp nod at her also worried.

"It was funnn.!" Mai shouts as she run and hug her brother making poor Luffy one more again embarrassment.

Luffy just smile at her and pat her on the head.

"I'm happy that you like it!" Luffy say to her smiling as Mai nod her head laughing.

"So, where do you want to go next?" Luffy ask her smiling.

"I want niisan to choose." Mai say giggling as Luffy nod his head and look around to see his options.

"Well we can go to the roller coaster and then to the photograph booth to take some pictures all of us together." Luffy say to her as Mai jump up and down excited making all of them to laugh, Mai to slightly pout and Luffy to sweat drop.

They entered the roller coaster and Dragon with Garp start to pray to whatever deity they know to make it alive and whole from here while Rose giggle amusement at the two grown up men antics and Luffy actually for one start to have fun, Mai from the other hand as ever start to laugh not caring a bit as she truly having a very fun day.

After some turns that seems like centuries and while the two men turn pale more and more they finally finish their round and both of them looked like they are on a brink to have actually a heart attack.

"Oh come on, it was actually fun! Don't be such a wimps." Rose say to her smiling as the two men look at her with widen eyes.

"I almost die up there/I almost die up there!" Both of them shout at her simultaneously with shark teeth making everyone to sweat drop and after a minute to roll on the floor from the laughs.

"Are you serious…? The only thing that you find to agree both of you is how scary is the roller coaster?" Luffy ask them as he sweat drops making the two men to look each other in realization and laugh.

"As I said…such a wimps." Rose said again giggling making the two men pout and Luffy to shake his head annoyed.

"Can we go please to take some pictures?" Luffy said as Rose nod her head smiling and start to drag the 'two grown up men' from the ears.

All of them enter the photo booth and they start to take various pose, after they finish and take the pictures Mai with Rose and Dragon continue to another activity while Luffy decide to stay with Garp and rest on a bench eating cotton candy.

None of them speak to another, Luffy just look at his family and how happy his little sister are and Garp just observed his grandson.

"Will you continue to look at me more or you'll finally ask me what you want to ask from when we leaved the house?" Luffy ask him as he continue to look Mai having fun.

"You're a cheeky brat, aren't you?" Garp said laughing.

"Of course I am." Luffy say to him with a smirk.

"What bothers you Luffy?" Garp ask him as Luffy turn and look the old man in the eyes and then he look back at his family.

"I have a bad feeling…but I can't really place it." Luffy say to him as Garp wait for him to continue.

"I don't believe at coincidence!" Luffy say to him as Garp widen his eyes.

"You don't possibly believe…" Garp murmured as Luffy turn and look at him with serious gaze.

"No.! But also I don't believe that they allow dad to come here just for Mai's birthday…" Luffy say to him as Garp start to turn pale.

(At the same time on a faraway place)

Pure pure pure pure…pure pure pure pure

"I'm listening." A man voice said.

"Did you took care of it?" another man asked.

"Yes."

"I don't want any surprises, also I don't want him to suspect anything. He's too valuable…"

"I understand."

"Who you'll send?"

"The four!"

"Good!" The second man said and hangs up.

(With Luffy and Garp)

"What do you believe?" Garp asks Luffy with serious tone and gaze.

"Whatever happen will happen soon, but not before dad leave to return back…I don't know how, when or where. But it'll happen very soon, I'm almost sure of it." Luffy say to him with fire in his eyes as Garp nod his head.

"I see, what do you need from me?" Garp say to him.

"Tomorrow that we'll go for practice I'll convince mom to take her real sword with her from now on. But, I can't afford to leave Mai unprotected. So whatever happens I'll stick with her from now on…That leaves you to cover her back. If I'm right they will not take any chances and they will not attack head on!" Luffy say to him and he nod his head, but before he can speak Mai with Rose and Dragon return back as they have finish their activities.

"I had pretty fun niisan, but I'm hungry!" Mai say to him smiling as she hugs her brother.

"I'm happy for you Mai. If you're hungry then let's go eat something ne?!" Luffy say to her patting on her head as she giggles and nod her head.

"Ok then let's go home guys, you have your presents to open also Mai." Rose say to her daughter as all of them nod their heads.

And so they start to heading towards the house after a funny day full of laughs and good time, but the day has not complete yet. They reach the home and all of them help to prepare the table, the dinner was quite noisy as from what it seems neither Garp nor Dragon have any table manners. But today is Mai birthday and so no one will complain about that. After some hours they finish the food and Rose bring the birthday cake as Dragon light up the birthday candles.

Happy birthday Mai

Happy birthday Mai

Happy birthday dear Mai

Happy birthday Mai.

"Happy birthday my little princess/Happy birthday Mai/Happy birthday little sis" All of them said to the little girl as Mai blow off the candles and everyone hugs her.

"Thank you Ma/Papa/Gramps. But above all else thank you Luffy niisan that you love me." Mai said to all of them making the poor Luffy to blush again and murmur as all of them start to laugh.

"It's time to open your presents Mai." Luffy say to her to rescue whatever dignity can he save as Mai nod her head and launch herself towards the presents.

She start to unwrap one to one.

The first was a beautiful violet dress from her father and a pair of earrings. The second was a beautiful red katana who is one of the twelve supreme grade swords and a necklace with a red rose from her mother. Finally the third gift was two books and a ring, one of the books has all the devil fruits while the second has the art of the swordsmanship. The ring is the same as Luffy but its red while Luffy's is light blue.

After they cut the cake and eat it Amaya start to feeling sleepy so Dragon decide to put her on the bed to sleep and kiss his daughter as when she woke up she'll not find him here.

"Goodnight my princess, I'll see you soon!" Dragon say to her as he kiss Mai on the forehead.

It was a quite tiring day and soon enough all of them decide to call it off and go for sleep, Luffy goodnight everyone but before he go to his room he turn back to look at Garp who nod his head.

Tomorrow admiral Monkey. D. Dragon must return back to the H.Q and the things will return to normal as always…Or not?

A/N: That's it guys. I hope to like the new chapter!

Yes I decide except that Dragon be an admiral that he'll be also a little idiot like Garp's character on the series.

Più della mia stessa vitta = The phrase is written at Italian and it means More than my life.

I really, really don't want to kill Rose cause she a very nice, gentle and funny character as she like to tease Garp and Dragon but….Shitty Marines and World Government!

That's it guys. Until next time Have Fun and Take Care!