RATING: T

WARNING: Adult situations below- alcohol consumption and sexual innuendos:P

They all raised a shot glass up and cheered as the bride and groom drank down their toast in one gulp. The rest of the guests coughed as the Japanese whiskey burned their throats and brought tears to their eyes. It wasn't Zoro and Nami's wedding if someone wasn't crying from alcohol poisoning. The bass blasted as the crowd continued to dance in the cramped and very hot bar.

The wedding itself was very last minute, but the planning was a story all on its own. Nami and Zoro got engaged about 5 years ago, and they were excited as any young couple would be. However, life had other plans. Zoro has a shot at gold and joined the American Olympic team for Judo while Nami received a prestigious fellowship and joined a global humanitarian endeavor. Naturally, the wedding was put on hold.

With time and space, Nami and Zoro struggled alone and found a new way to be together when they could not possibly be physically close. When they did get the chance, they made the most of it. Sometime in the middle of the 5 years, they had seen each other and Nami got pregnant.

Two small dots on the screen and they were both nervous but excited. Unplanned like anything else in their lives. But at 6 weeks, there was no heartbeat. Separated still, half out of need and a half due to other plans getting in the way, they poured what little they had left of themselves into their passions.

Zoro won Gold. Nami practically helped saved the world one child at a time. And they mourned. First individually, then together. It was a private sadness until they felt it was important to let their families know.

Life went on, even though it was different. They were different. Nami and Zoro quickly learned that a relationship could not just be about love. Love changed because people change. The man Nami flirted with at 18, was not the same man who was almost the father of her children nor the same man she crashed into as they finally embraced their loss together. Nor was she the same woman. But they knew that. It was why they had this makeshift wedding. Not out of ceremony or social pressure, but because they looked at one another and realized...the future was theirs.

In between the grown-up things of the world and on the eve of Nami's 29th birthday, they threw an impromptu wedding.

Koushirou officiated in a traditional wafuku kimono. Bellé-mere walked Nami down the makeshift aisle.

Zoro wanted to wear a kimono too, but opted for a white dress jacket, a white vest underneath, and deep Navy dress pants and shirt. A loose tie and a bright yellow sunflower tucked in the jacket pocket. His only adornments were his signature gold earrings.

Nami always dreamed of a lace flowing get up, but Zoro was positively pleased with the skin-tight white silk dress that hit the floor but was essentially two pieces of cloth held up by the thinnest spaghetti straps and connected with a crisscross pattern at her bare sides. Strings of gold pearls hung from her hips and shoulders and were loosely braided into her wavy orange locks. Sunflowers held tightly in a small and simple bouquet, she beamed at him as if she put the sun in the sky. She opted for no veil and Zoro nearly choked when he saw her walking towards him like the goddess she was.

The ceremony was small and intimate, close friends and immediate family huddled together as Koushirou jokingly put a ruler between them while he spoke, keeping their bodies at bay if only for a few more minutes. Always prim and proper, he informed them about the duties of husbands and wives.

Their voices were simple but sincere. He promised to never stop protecting her and she promised he would never be bored. Zoro and Nami stood before each other in a total commitment to one another, their gold bands a physical symbol of those promises. No matter what life threw at them, they were going to be a team.

A cheer resounded as Koushirou allowed them to kiss. Nojiko held Nami's bouquet as Zoro dipped his legally named wife down dramatically for their kiss. Luffy bellowed behind Zoro, too excited for his own good.

The reception followed in the same space, and even if it was slightly packed and the basement of a bar, Sanji's food spoke for itself. Between the drinks and the dancing, the guests filled themselves to the brim with delicious handmade entrees and desserts.

Brook and his full band managed to squeeze in and played wild music all night. Even the young like the ring bearer and follower girl danced to the melody.

The newlyweds cut the cake and smashed pieces into each other's faces. Nami whispered something into Zoro's ear and Usopp captured the blatant reddening of his face. Vivi caught the bouquet and everyone looked to a grinning Luffy while she floundered.

The party went on and Zoro sipped on his drink slowly as he watched Nami dance, losing herself amongst her friends and family.

"Officially married then, huh, Zoro bro?" Franky's gruff voice sounded unnaturally soft. Zoro turned briefly to see the flower girl sleeping on his massive shoulder.

Zoro smirked and sipped. "Yeah. All these years later...and I still can't believe she said yes."

Robin came to Franky's side, checking on their daughter as she slept. She slipped the tiny woven basket out of her small but firm grip. She had long lost all the flower petals when she flipped the entire basket over at Zoro's feet instead of tossing it down the aisle like she was supposed to. It was quite an adorable scene.

"But she did...and look at you guys now," Robin said warmly.

"Can't believe she even wanted to date you, honestly." The blonde chef said with a teasing smirk. "Guess you really are just all luck."

Zoro tossed him a scowl but went back to watching his wife dance. "If you had asked me 10 years ago...what would make me happy...I would have said booze and getting to take home gold. Maybe my friends," he quirked a brow at the scowling blonde but they both chuckled soon after.

"Now...what makes me happy...is that she's happy. It sounds stupid but...if she's smiling, the world just seems...okay to me. I know that sounds stupid...but she was my friend and I wanted to help her. She was my girlfriend and I wanted to protect her. As my fiancée, I always thought that if she left, I would do whatever I could make sure she was happy. Even if it was without me. I didn't think I deserved her...and sometimes I still I don't."

He looked at his drink. "But now all I want is to be a reason for her happiness...and I'm going to do my very best...until my luck runs out. So. Yeah. I guess I'm pretty lucky. That witch is mine."

He looked up to see Franky bawling as Robin took their kid before he got snot and tears all over her. Sanji's was unusually quiet, dabbing his own eyes under his yellow bangs.

"What?" Zoro mused, "Did I say something weird?"

Usopp came forward and motioned for them to gather together for a picture. It felt natural even if half of them were wiping away tears. Usopp looked at the screen and smiled, transported years back when marriage was not something Zoro would have even considered. The grin Zoro held now looked like he couldn't contain the joy he felt. Usopp glanced back up as he scrolled through his camera.

"Oh. Zoro. When you guys were cutting the cake, Nami said something to you and you..." he chuckled, "you turned so red...and then looked at her kinda..." He scratched his goatee.

"Like you were gonna eat her alive," Robin added with a sly smirk.

Zoro took a sip of his drink and drank in her dancing body. Anyone with eyes could see what Nami said, but it was the fact that she said it that brought him to such an elated high. She was still a tease, even after all these years.

"She said..." He responded in a low tone, "she wasn't wearing anything under her dress."

Sanji nearly fainted as Usopp blanched. Franky and Robin being older and a bit more accustomed to Zoro and Nami's very open sexual nature blinked with lips parted but held their tongues.

Zoro put his glass down as he rolled up his sleeves, his jacket, vest, and tie long gone which left him in a slightly damp dark shirt from all the heat. "If you'll excuse me, I have to tell my wife a secret, too."

The friends watched as Zoro made his way across the dance floor, trying not to think of the things the man could possibly whisper that would make someone like Nami blush. And yet...

He pressed behind her and in moments it was Nami who looked flustered and shocked, and Usopp captured the moment. At least it would make a good photo album, Usopp thought.

A/N: So, when I thought of a wedding, I wanted to imagine it was very low key. Yes, if they had all the time and money...maybe they'd do it big - but coming after an AU where a proposal was that elaborate- I wanted to appreciate the little things and show off that it didn't matter.

Also, because I am an angst queen, I thought to add the struggles to get pregnant and their busy lives would have made waiting so long to make it official make sense. Idk about you - but I can only imagine that a miscarriage may carry some negative emotions into married life. So. I had them wait. Hope that made sense. And don't worry...they are still happy!

I recently watched Ali Wong's comedy specials on Netflix and I thought she brought to light a lot of things that are overlooked and can be comedic. Like her trouble getting pregnant. Her post-pregnancy. Dating. And marriage. And just general honest life. She was funny and real, and I wanted to do the same with this story.

BUT NEXT UP IS MY ACTUAL FAV CHAPTER. THE KIDS. Ugh. Domestic AUs give me lyfe.

Fun Facts:

#1 - FroBin is Canon as far as I'm concerned. I kinda pulled from The Fighter a bit...so you know I have some good things stored for that.

#2 - I, too, hope to have my wedding album with these two images. I will try to not wear ANYTHING under my dress. I mean. I waited so long. Why make us struggle right at the finish - am I right? Lol #thevirginchronicles #titleofmysextape #brooklyn99

#3 - Zoro's outfit is basically from One Piece Film Gold and Nami's is her Zou outfit but white. I'd like to think that Nami would be a flashy, modern bride and Zoro would just want to be comfy:)

#4 - Had Japanese whiskey a few days ago...and why sip when you can swallow? #themeofmylife #thevirginchronicles #facts