Hello everyone, here is the next one shot, this time from Roses in the Waves

This is not in the main story timeline, but a side story, and is in the Marco/Ann one

This was a request

Hope you enjoy

Read and relax

Ann felt worried as she sat in her room, not sure what to do. Or, she knew what she should do, but could she do it? What if she was right, what then? As she sat in her own thoughts, she didn't notice her door opening and Marco coming inside, hand moving to her shoulder, which startled her. "Ann, is anything wrong, yoi?" Ann gave an unsure look, not sure what to do. Marco deserved to know. "I've… been sick lately, and my period is gone, I didn't get it this month.." Marco looked worried at that. "Maybe we should have Bay check you, yoi. It's never good to be sick." True, but she had an idea. She turned towards Marco, a hand moving to his as she gave a breath. "Marco, I think I'm pregnant."

Marco blinked, before he frowned. "Are you sure? We've been careful, yoi." Ann shook her head. "I'm not sure, I just… this was how I felt with Luffy. I mean, feeling sick and throwing up suddenly. I'm not sure. But even though we have been careful, it can happen, I read it." Marco nodded. "Have you seen Bay?" Ann shook her head. "No, I don't dare. I'm scared that it's true. It's not that I don't want a baby with you, I just don't want another baby." Marco nodded. "No no, I get it. Listen, let's head to Bay, yoi. We need to be sure." Ann nodded, she should, she needed to know. But she hoped she was just sick, even though she's never been before, but there's a first time for everything, right?

They then headed to Bay, asking to speak with her in pravet, so others couldn't overhear. When they were, Bay put her hands on her hips. "So, what is it?" Ann swallowed, before she looked at Marco, who sighed. "Ann thinks she's pregnant, yoi." Bay nodded. "And what makes her think that?" Ann took a breath. "I didn't get my period this month, and I've been sick, throwing up." Bay nodded. "A legit concern. Want a test?" Ann nodded, she did. Bay then went to grab something, Marco moving a hand to her back for comfort as she hoped she was just sick. After a minute, Bay came back in and handed her a strip. "Pee on this. If it turns purple after a minute, you're pregnant." Ann nodded, she could do that. She then asked to borrow the bathroom here, and went and did it, before she went out, holding the strip away from her face, waiting a long minute, before she closed her eyes with a breath and looked at it, opening her eyes, feeling all her oxygen leave her when the stick was purple. She was pregnant.

Marco gave a worried look. "And?" Ann shook her head, showing the test to him and Bay, the latter sighing. "You're pregnant." Ann nodded, looking at Marco, who had a hand on his face. "Marco?" Marco gave a sigh. "You're pregnant, yoi." Ann nodded, hoping that Marco wouldn't leave her now. Marco looked at her. "What will you do?" Ann didn't know, or she kind of did. "I mean, I can't just kill it. It's not its fault." Marco nodded, giving her a comforting look. "You want to keep it, yoi?" Ann nodded. "I think so. I might not want another baby, but I can't kill it. It's not its fault, I will still love it." Marco nodded and moved to hug her, Ann slowly hugging back. "What do you think of it, Marco?" Marco nodded. "I've always wanted a kid of my own, but I never knew it would happen, yoi." Ann nodded, that was good. Bay then cleared her throat. "You're pregnant, and a pirate. I know you've been that before, so you know how this is. We need to be prepared and tell everyone." Ann nodded, before she gave a small sound. "I don't want to tell anyone just yet. I think I need a few days to think." Both Marco and Bay nodded, the latter speaking. "I get that. You two need to talk about this." They did, and she would do that.

They then left the infirmary and headed to Marco's room, and Ann wasn't sure what to do, so she just said what was on her mind, Marco doing the same it seemed like. They did agree on most, and both wanted to keep it. But still, she was pregnant. They needed to speak a lot about this.

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Marco stood in his room, his mind full of thoughts. Ann was pregnant with his child. Which was a lot. It had been two days since they were at the infirmary. As he was in his thoughts, Ann came in, looking a bit green. "Ann, how are you, yoi?" Ann sighed, moving to sit on his bed. "Just threw up." Marco nodded, sitting down beside her. "Maybe Bay has something to help, yoi." Ann shook her head. "No, she doesn't, not right now. She will pick some up next time we dock." That was good, Ann should get something. She then looked at him. "Also, Thatch caught me throwing up. I panicked and said I ate something bad." Marco blinked, before something settled in his stomach. "No no, you didn't say that, I hope, yoi." Ann blinked. "I did… Why? Is it bad?" Marco stood up. "Yes, he will think something of the food is bad and probably throw everything away, yoi." He then looked at Ann. "We need to tell him." Ann gave a nod. "Okay…" He knew Ann didn't want to tell yet, but they couldt afford to lose all the food either.

They then headed to the kitchen, where Thatch had asked everyone to check the food, and they dragged him to the side against his will. "What!?" Almost yelled Thatch. "We have bad food!" Marco shook his head. "No no, we don't, yoi." Thatch blinked, motining to Ann. "But Ann said so." Ann gave an apologetic look. "I'm sorry, I panicked. I didn't want to tell the truth." Thatch nodded. "Okay… What is the truth?" Marco took a breath. "You can't tell anyone, can you do that? Not even Izou, not yet." Thatch nodded. "Okay. I can do that." Marco hoped he could. Marco then motioned towards Ann. "Ann is pregnant, yoi." Thatch blinked. "W-what? You're pregnant!" Marco moved his hands. "Not so loud, no one knows yet. Just us and Bay, yoi." Thatch nodded. "Okay, okay. Are you sure?" Both nodded. "We are, we took a test. It was positive, yoi." Said Marco, and Thatch nodded. "Wow. We're going to get a niece or nephew!" Marco smiled, glad Thatch was glad on their behalf. "When are you going to tell!" Ann hummed with that. "Maybe in a day or three." Thatch nodded. Okay, okay. I can only keep it a secret for so long." That was good.

They then left, hearing Thatch still asking everyone to check the food, so no one got suspicious. When two more days had passed, he and Ann moved towards Pops room, the man there as it was bad weather out. When they got there, Izou was there, so they waited until he left, before Pops looked at them. "Marco, Ann, what brings you by?" Marco took a breath. "We have some news, yoi." Pops nodded, and Marco motioned towards Ann. "Ann is pregnant." Pops blinked. "She is?" Marco nodded. "We're sure. We took a test, yoi. At the infirmary with Bay. Ann is pregnant." Pops nodded. "What will you do?" Marco nodded. "We're going to keep it, yoi. We've spoken about this." Pops nodded as he smiled. "Then, let me congratulate the two of you. A child can be a blessing." Ann nodded. "I know. Luffy is such a blessing, and I hope this one will be too." Pops nodded. "I am sure it will be. Luffy will probably be excited to find out he will become a big brother." Luffy would be, even though he wouldn't understand it all. He was just 2 and a half years old.

They then were at Pops for a bit more, before they left. When they had their usual meeting two days later, Marco stood up when it was nearing finish. "Before everyone leaves, yoi. Some news. Ann is pregnant. And yes, we are sure, yoi." Everyone, aside from Pops and Thatch, who was smiling, blinked. "Really?" Asked Izou, and Marco nodded. It was silent for a bit more, before everyone cheered for him and Ann, and Marco knew this news would have reached everyone within an hour. They then wrapped up the meeting, before they parted, and the next hour was filled with some questions if it was true, and many hugging Ann and congratulating her. He was glad everyone was happy on their behalf.

The next few weeks went by fine. Ann had gotten medication to handle her nausea, which worked wonders. And after 4 weeks had passed, Ann asked to speak with him, so they headed to his room, where Ann moved her hands to his. "Marco, I was just with Bay. We're having a girl." Marco blinked. "We… we are, yoi? How do you know?" Ann smiled. "Bay came and got me, telling she wanted to try something out, to see if we could see the gender, and we could. We're having a girl. A little girl." Marco smiled, moving to kiss Ann. "I'm so happy for us. What do you think about the fact it's a girl, yoi?" Ann nodded. "I am happy. But I am a bit stumped when it comes to names. I mean, was it a boy, I would have named him Sabo. But it's a girl." Marco nodded. "We can go with Sabine, that's close, yoi." Ann hummed, before she shook her head. "No, it doesn't sit right." Marco nodded, he got it. "We have time to think of a name, yoi." Ann nodded. "We do. Shall we tell everyone the good news?" Marco nodded and they went and told everyone the good news, which had everyone happy. And they partied throughout the night to celebrate the good news.

The next months went by fine, Ann's stomach was starting to grow, and she was taking it easy, seeing how Luffy's birth had happened and they didn't want a repeat, which he agreed on.

When Ann was nearing her ninth month, they just waited for the birth to happen. When it had been a week over 9 months, an enemy crew attacked them, and they started a battle, and it was going okay. They were a large crew too. But, as they were battling, he blinked when he saw Ann out on deck. They had a deal, that when they were attacked, she would stay safe inside the boat. As he fought his way over to her, and as he got closer, he was sure Ann looked to be in pain. Maybe someone had attacked her? "Ann! Why are you out, yoi!" He yelled when he was close enough, and Ann gave a panicked look to him. "My water broke! I'm in labor!" That had Marco's heart speed up. Ann was in labor? Now? He fended off a guy that came towards him, before he made his way over to Ann, who had slid down to her knees. "Ann!" Ann shook her head a bit, obviously in pain.

As he was next to Ann, another enemy came close, and Marco kicked him off the ship and into the sea, worried for Ann. Ann groaned. "Why must they attack now?!" Marco had to agree, why now. Ann groaned more, hand on her belly, and Marco felt floored, he didn't know what to do. Or he did, he needed to get Ann to the infirmary, now. As he was about to lift Ann, Ann groaned in pain, a small scream coming from her lips, probably a contraction. As he was about to lift her, another enemy came, which had him focus on him, so Ann wouldn't get hurt. "Go away!" Yelled Ann from her position on the deck, and Marco wished it was that simple. Ann then groaned in pain again, him sure a contraction was coming on again, when Ann opened her mouth. "GO AWAY!" Yelled Ann in a scream. But what happened, had him shocked. He felt himself pushed down to the ground by an immense force, a Haki force, which emanated from Ann. Ann knew Haki. He didn't know that, and it took a lot to make him stumble and fall down. What was perfect, was how the entire enemy crew fell down unconscious from it, just a few standing, which were easily handled. Of course, most of them also fell down, just the commanders standing, and even a few of them, like Haruta, had issues.

As they dealt with the enemy, quite easily now, Marco lifted Ann and headed to the infirmary, Ann groaning in pain, screaming a few times as a contraction hit. They were really close. This baby is coming now.

When he got to the infirmary, most were knocked out there too, but Bay was still standing, checking her nurses, but looked at him when he entered. And before he could speak, Ann groaned in pain, before she screamed at a contraction, and it seemed Bay got what was happening. "The birth started now?!" Marco nodded, placing Ann down in a bed. "Yes, yoi. She also knocked everyone out." The doctor blinked. "That was her?" Marco nodded, and Bay did as well. "The labor probably helped it a bit, it can enforce the strength of the Haki." That made sense. He was about to speak, when Ann did. "Do something!" Bay nodded, grabbing a few things, before she dragged the curtain around the bed, injecting a few things into Ann, which seemed to help a bit. She was still screaming in pain when a contraction hit, but it seemed to be less painful.

It lasted for about half an hour, Ann screaming every minute, before a small crying sound could be heard, a baby's crying, and Bay held the baby up, before drying her off, Ann panting in the bed as she did, before the baby was handed to her, which had Ann smiling. "Oh my God, she is beautiful." The baby was, she had a handful of blond hair and green eyes. Marco couldn't help but move a hand towards the baby's head. caressing it. She was perfect. It was his child. "She is just perfect, yoi." Ann nodded, moving to kiss the little thing on her head, while Bay did what she needed to do.

When she was done a bit later, she clicked her tongue. "I need to weigh her and check her." Ann nodded and handed the baby to Bay, who checked her. And while she did, Marco moved a hand to Ann's head. "She's perfect, yoi. And you did amazing." Ann nodded. "This was easier than last time. But now I feel tired." That was understandable, and Marco moved to kiss Ann. "Rest, you need it." Ann nodded and closed her eyes, seeming to fall asleep quickly, which was good. She needed the rest.

When Bay came back with the baby a bit later, Marco took her in his arms, and Bay looked at him. "Name?" Marco hummed. It wasn't fully decided, but he had a feeling it was. "Zinnia, yoi." Bay nodded. "The flower?" Marco nodded. "Sabo liked that flower. And it is a beautiful name, yoi." It was in his mind. Bay nodded. "Good good." Marco then looked at his daughter, hand caressing her cheek, just so glad to have a child of his own.

They were alone for a while, before people came to the infirmary, having heard Ann went into labor, and as most stood and asked Bay questions, Marco walked past the curtain and into view. "Meet Zinnia, yoi." Everyone blinked, before they melted as they saw the cute baby. "Aww!" Said Thatch. "She's beautiful!" She was, everyone agreed on that.

He chatted with everyone, especially when Pops came, before he heard a voice behind him. "Marco?" Marco gave a goodbye to everyone, before he headed back to Ann, who was awake, giving a smile when she saw Zinnia. "Hi, my little one." Marco chuckled, handing the baby to Ann. "I said her name was Zinnia to the others, yoi." Ann nodded, smiling at her daughter. "That's fine. Oh, Luffy needs to meet her!" He did, and Marco would make sure that happened. Luffy had been excited when he heard he was getting a sister, wanting a younger sibling. He knew many siblings could be jealous of younger siblings, but he had a feeling Luffy wouldn't be that. Luffy would be a good brother, he was sure of it.

Things would be fine.

And that's the one shot, hope you enjoyed

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