Three years had pass and Luffy became during his stay somewhat like the prince of Amazon Lily as everybody on the island respect him and love him.
Of course he continue to work at Makino's bar and also to train Aphelandra and the rest of the girl's, at the same time he continue his training with Hancock and during the time Sonia and Mary start to train Mai. He also learn more about his mother's and his father's character as Makino was more than happy to tell him everything she know about them, but despite the fact that Luffy was more than sure now that his father was innocent and simply a fool he never manager to forgive him for the events that lead to his mother's death although he allow him to visit them from time to time for Mai's sake.
Today is a special day for the whole island, as its Luffy's birthday…and this is a special event because Luffy had absolutely denied all previous attempts all those years to celebrate his birthday saying that he's busy with his work or he has to train to become stronger. But today Mai, Makino, Hancock and the whole Kuja's decide to make him a surprise party as they know now how Luffy works.
So Makino told him yesterday that he doesn't need him in the morning and it's better to come the noon for his shift so he decide to continue his sleep as it was a rare thing. But someone knew better…
As Luffy was sleeping peacefully he suddenly feels someone to poke him on his cheek make him to stir, growl and finally to change side making the little devil to pout.
"Good morninggg Niisannn!" Mai shout happily making the poor boy to drop from his bed with his face on the floor and Mai to giggle as Luffy start to murmur various curses.
"Good morning my sweet-innocent Mai…Now, can you tell me WHY DID YOU WAKE ME UP?!" Luffy said/asked with shark teeth as Mai now continue to laugh while Nea enter the room and start to sweat drop.
"Oh, come on Luffy-niisan I was bored and I want to go to explore…" Mai said pouting as Luffy start to shake his head from his little sister's antics.
"Ok…ok, just give me some time to dress and after we finish our breakfast we can go to explore." Luffy say to her as Mai threw her hands in the air from joy.
Luffy put his favorite icy blue shirt, pants and his white vest while Mai her favorite blood-red dress that Hancock has gave it to her on her birthday last year, both of them with the accompany of Nea exited the room and start heading towards the garden to have breakfast.
They good morning everyone and they sit to take their breakfast with Gloriosa, Hancock, Mary and Sonia while Salome decide to make Nea's life a little more difficult as Mai does usually with Luffy making everybody to laugh except from Luffy and Nea who sweat drop as both of them know the feeling of torture.
The breakfast continued peacefully, well a little too peacefully for Luffy's taste as he start to look from Mai to Hancock and from Gloriosa to Mary with narrowing eyes but in the end he shrug it and continue his breakfast, after they finish the five of them leave as Luffy said to Hancock that he have the afternoon shift and that Mai want to go for explore so, Luffy, Mai, Hancock, Mary, Sonia with Salome and Nea start to walk through the town who they found Aphelandra, Marguerite and the other girls and start heading to the jungle.
As always Mai decide to run ahead of them making Luffy to enter panic mode and curse his luck and the rest of them to giggle, Mai had a few close calls but Luffy and Nea was there just in time to push away all the dangers from the little girl.
As they continue to explore for a few more hours Luffy start to truly believe that something strange is happening with his friends attitude and he's utterly sure that he'll hate that something whatever it is. Hancock, Aphelandra and Marguerite start to notice Luffy's mood so they told him to have a little spar, something that Mai find it entertaining.
They split in two teams: Luffy, Mai, Hancock, Marguerite and Ran versus Mary, Sonia, Aphelandra, Sweet Pea and Kikyo.
Aphelandra with Sweet Pea and Kikyo decide to after Luffy, Marguerite and Ran while Hancock and Mai aim to take down Sonia and Mary. The moment that Luffy's and Hancock's gaze meet both of them vanish and the spar officially begin.
Various slashes start to appear from nowhere making Aphelandra to move away and dodge, at the same time Sweet Pea and Kikyo start to launch themselves toward Marguerite and Ran making a small craters. On the other hand Hancock and Mai start to advance towards Sonia and Mary but something that surprise all of them was how elegant Mai moving through the battlefield and also the speed she's using to reach her opponents and to avoid hits and obstacles.
The spar continued for some hour until Sonia find Mai with a little more power that she wanted originally making all of them to look at Luffy with fear and Mai with worry, but none of them expect to see Luffy smirk and Mai to stand up as a violet aura start to emit for her making all of them except from Luffy to look at the little girl with widen eyes.
Before anyone can react or say anything Mai disappear into thin air and reappear behind Sonia ready to strike a powerful blow but at the last minute Sonia dodge and the blow ended on the ground making a huge crater making everyone to gasp and at the same time Luffy to smile and walk towards his little sister making her to calm and the aura to disappear.
"Whoa, easy there little sis!" Luffy said smiling to her as Mai turn and look at her brother titling her head at the side with questioning eyes and making everybody else to sweat drop.
"This was unfair.! We said to spar but this was a complete slaughter…" Aphelandra start to protest as Marguerite and Ran stick out her tongues making everybody to laugh.
All of them start to heading back to the town as it's almost noon and in a few hours Luffy start his shift at Makino's.
(A few hours later)
Luffy just step out from his shower and start to dress for his work, he exited the room and start heading to Makino's bar with Nea at his side. He waited to find Mai sleeping but he just remember that he actually don't know what is Mai doing while he's at the work so he shrugged and continue to walk.
As he reach the bar he see that the door is close and Makino isn't here so he open the bar with his own key's thinking that Makino will probably still sleeping or something came up.
As he's ready to turn on the lights…
"HAPPY BIRTDAY LUFFYYYYYY!" Various voices shout as the light turn on making Luffy to gasp and look around with widen eyes.
In front of them was the whole Kuja warriors, his friends, his little sister, Hancock, Makino, Gloriosa and his gramps.
"What the…When did you prepare all that and when did you come here gramps?" Luffy ask them frozen from the surprise as all of them walk towards him to hug him and wish him for his birthday.
Makino start to bring a huge cake as Hancock with Mai start to light up the candles on the cake and everyone start to sing to him.
Κοίτα ψηλά στον ουρανό,
ένα αστέρι μακρινό
Και κάνε τώρα μια ευχή
Και θα βγει αληθινή!
Χρόνια πολλά,
σου εύχομαι να τα εκατοστίσεις,
Εσύ που την ζωή μου τώρα γεμίζεις
σου εύχομαι αγάπη μου.
Χρόνια Πολλά.!
As they finish the song Luffy was holding with all his powers to not let the tears flow freely but he was shaking heavy so Mai, Hancock and Garp rush towards him to hug him and after some minutes they succeed to calm the boy and he finally blow the candles out as all of them cheer him and Makino start to cut the cake and at the same time the others start to bring the presents for Luffy.
Most of the Kuja's bring him clothes, treasures, swords but the most surprising gift was from Garp who he's holding two wooden boxes in each hand.
"Luffy, Mai I want both of you to have this." Garp said as both Luffy and Mai open the boxes and gasp as they reveal two devil fruits.
As all of them walk towards the kids to see what causes this reaction all of them look at the boxes with widen eyes and gulp. Inside of the one box is an orange-light blue fruit while at the other box is a pale lilac-icy blue fruit.
"How…How is this possible?" Hancock asked nobody in particular.
"If I remember right from the book… then the two of them are a hybrid devil fruits, the first is the Mera mera no mi and the Gura gura no mi and the second the Ito ito no mi and the Hie hie no mi." Luffy said as all of them began pale from the powerful devil fruits.
"Luffy are you sure that you want to eat it? The devil fruits give to the users amazing powers but when someone eat them he/she cannot swim ever again!" Hancock said to Luffy as he smirks.
"Well I don't know for Mai yet, but this don't apply to me. Remember what I told you before..?" Luffy say to her as Hancock put a finger to her chin as she start to remember.
(Flashback: Two years before)
Luffy was training with Hancock and she was very amazed from Luffy's skills, despite the small period of time Luffy was able to almost match her skills and to repel most of her attacks.
After the training has ended the two of them start to walk side by side but Luffy was able to see clearly that something bothers Hancock.
"Hancock, I don't mind to ask me if you want." Luffy said to her as Hancock look at him with widen eyes.
"Lu…Nah it's okay Luffy." Hancock said blushing as Luffy start to frown.
He stops and put a hand on her shoulder making Hancock to gasp and turn around.
"Hancock we're friends, aren't we? So tell me what is bothering you!" Luffy ask/said with gentle voice and gaze making Hancock to enter love mode once again.
"Yes we are Luffy…Yes we are.!" Hancock said with a bright smile as Luffy nod his head also smiling.
"Luffy, I don't complain or something but how are you so strong? I mean…I know that your mom train you…but how are you able to hone your skills and almost match mines so soon?" Hancock ask him as Luffy smirk.
"Well Hancock, the truth is that I'm not alone…"Luffy said making Hancock to look at him with questioning eyes.
Luffy sigh and look Hancock in the eyes making her to gulp and almost flinch from the intensity of his gaze.
"Look, when my mom die all her powers, techniques and knowledge that she had acquire all those years…transferred to me as also her very own spirit when I touch her. Long story short we became one very powerful entity!" Luffy explain to her making Hancock to look at him with widen eyes.
(End of Flashback)
Hancock look at Luffy and smile making Luffy to smirk and as he wants to prove a point the moment he touch the fruit…the fruit start slowly to disappear and at the same time Luffy's aura start to explode but this time was several time more stronger than before making everyone to sweat drop and gasp while Mai start to look at her big brother with start in the eyes.
"So Mai, will you join me?" Luffy ask as Mai look from the box to her brother and back, after a minute or so Mai touch her fruit and the result was the same as Luffy's. The moment she touch the fruit it start to slowly disappear while her own aura start to explode more powerful than ever before.
The party continued for hours and hours until Mai was finally tired and start to sleep making Luffy to take her and to return back to the castle to put her on the bed to sleep.
All of them start to wondering what the future will bring to those two who it seems that their born for big things.!
A/N: That's it guys, this chapter is officially over!
I hope to like the new chapter.
Luffy is now 11 years old, Mai is 7 years old, Hancock 17 years old.
The happy birthday song is at greek language and also is a song that my wife and I write for my daughter's birthday.
As you vote I gave Luffy the Flame-flame fruit and the Quake -quake fruit while I gave Mai the String-string fruit and the Ice-ice fruit.
Well, that's all guys.
Until next time,
Have fun and Take Care.!