A/N: It's my birthday today so here's the last chapter!
Warnings: characters are OOC.
Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece.
Chapter 3: The mystery girl.
#TMG#
Hancock has been expecting a lot of things. From a large and mighty palace to an impenetrable fortress or even a thick and dangerous jungle island, but not this. Surely her beloved Luffy couldn't have thought there's something to see in this boring backwater village?
For it is where the Straw Hats docked at. A quaint little village in East Blue. The place is being run by windmills and from what Hancock could see, most people who reside here are simple farmers and fishermen. It wasn't what she imagined when her darling had asked her to have an adventure with him. This is such a peaceful place, what could thrill seeking Luffy want here?
When Hancock glanced at said pirate, she saw him just standing on the port with a wistful look on his usually cheerful face. His straw hat is again shadowing his beautiful eyes so she couldn't see the emotions lurking there but Hancock could tell that he is remembering a memory and she at least respect him enough not to ask. The Pirate King's crew is piled up neatly behind him, acting as his silent support and waiting for their captain to make the first move. Even the worm of a cook is paying her no mind.
A moment passed and then... Luffy lifted his head and a face splitting grin is across his handsome face. "Let's go shishishishi!"
"Aye captain!" The whole crew chorus.
Similar adoring soft looks can be seen on his crew but not Hancock. The Pirate Empress is blushing heavily and had directed her gaze on the ground near Luffy's feet. Her beloved's smile is too blinding, she might feint! But she quickly got over her fit when she saw that they were moving along and Luffy is already leading the way to the village.
Hancock ran to catch up to her darling but a worthless man tries to intercept her. "Hancock-swan let me esco-"
The lowlife didn't finish his sentence because she swiftly kicks him on his unmentionables. "I have no time for an insignificant fool like you. Get out of my way!"
The green haired swordsman turned to smirk at her. "Nice one."
"Well, he's been harassing her since she came aboard so I don't feel sorry for him at all." The navigator commented drily.
"You guys are super cruel!" The cyborg said while making a pose.
"Y-You don't have to w-worry about me, I-I-I won't get in your way so just please don't hurt me?" The long nose kid squeaked trying to hide behind the swordsman.
"Aaaah, Sanji are you alright? Someone get a doctor!" The reindeer screamed in panic.
"But you're our doctor Chopper." Jinbei reminded him gently.
That seemed to calm the reindeer and he started to treat the heavily nose bleeding man.
"Yohohoho, I felt a chill ran down my spine at that kick." The walking, talking skeleton chirped.
"Look, I think captain is about to enter a bar." Their archeologist said, pointing at Luffy.
Hancock quickens her pace once more when she saw this. "Wait for me Luffy~" She left the Straw Hats in the dust.
"Uhh yeah, I still can't believe it. Can you?" Nami said, blinking after Hancock.
"I think they're cute." Robin commented with a giggle.
"Luffy you lucky bastard." Usopp hissed under his breath.
"Careful or she might pound your face in the dirt." Zoro told usopp while walking the other way.
Usopp's shriek of terror was drowned out by Sanji's exclamation of. "At least he knows where he's going, unlike you Shitty swordsman!"
"Who asked you Nosebleed!"
"Don't move yet Sanji, you'll make it worse!"
Jinbei just sighed at his crewmates' antics while Brook laughed.
#TMG#
Hancock followed Luffy into a decent looking bar called the Partys Bar. They arrived at dawn so she was not surprised by the lack of people outside.
Her beloved burst through the doors and went straight to the bar top. Makinooooo I'm hungry!" He bellowed at the top of his lungs.
Hancock was about to look around when she heard it. 'Makino huh?' Who is she and what is she to my Luffy? Haki leaked out of her in waves; her attention is now focused on the approaching figure.
It was a woman wearing a simple white blouse, a yellow shirt, a light blue skirt and her black hair is tacked under her green bandana. She was average of height but Hancock acknowledges that the woman will be considered pretty in this part of the sea.
The woman opened her mouth to greet them but she froze when she saw Luffy. Her eyes watered instantly and the harlot threw herself at her darling who caught her with ease. She wrapped her thin arms around him and sobbed on his chest. Luffy just stayed there, hugging the vile woman and his smile dimmed a bit.
Hancock meanwhile is seething at the background. If this clingy woman doesn't get her hands off of her beloved right now, she's dead!
The woman as if sensing Hancock's ill intent, yet disregarding it recovered and cupped Luffy's cheek tenderly. "Welcome back Pirate King!"
"I'm back Makino, shishishi!" Luffy beamed down at her.
The woman Makino smiled fondly and took noticed of her other guest. A beautiful tall woman with luminous skin and long silky black hair is standing a bit away from Luffy. She has luxurious lashes that frame her captivating blue eyes and she also has red velvety lips but it is set in a thin line. She looks like she swallowed something unpleasant but trying not to show it. Her expression is alternating between glaring at her and blushing sweetly at Luffy.
So Makino nudged Luffy. "Why don't you introduce me to your friend Luffy?"
Luffy's head did a 180 and then, he stretches his arm, bringing her at their side. The lady blushed some more if that were possible.
"Makino, this is Hancock. I brought her like I promised." Luffy told her with a proud smile.
Makino gasped and stepped back. She focused a considering stare on the beautiful woman and put her hand on her mouth. Then, a warm smile slowly made its way to her kind face. She offered her hand and said. "Hello, it's nice to meet you Hancock. I'm so glad that Luffy finally brought a girl over."
"Makinoooooo." Luffy wined.
Makino giggled. "I'm just so happy for you Luffy. You listened after all huh?"
"Yeah, you said it was important and Shanks would want to know." He answered with a pout.
"Of course he would. His little Anchor has finally grown up after all."
"Yeah, I'm not a kid anymore!" He exclaimed.
"Umm, Luffy? Uhh... Who is she?" Hancock asked meekly beside him, looking at his neck. He is taller than her now and she at least improved her behavior towards him even a little.
Luffy laughs a carefree laugh. "She's Makino, the mystery girl I wanted you to meet! She took care of me when I was a kid, she's nice! I know she'll like you."
This information lights up the Pirate Empress' gorgeous face. "Oh, it is very nice to meet you Ms. Makino." She greeted the other woman and grasps her hand lightly.
"Likewise. Why don't the both of you sit while I serve something?" Makino offered as she gestured to the barstools.
As soon as she disappeared, Hancock gave the bar a once over. Straw Hats and Red Hair pirate posters filled the place but she saw that Portgas D. Ace and the revolutionary's Sabo's poster are here as well.
Luffy is looking around as well and he seemed truly happy to be back. Seeing his wanted posters gave him a source of accomplishment or Hancock guest that was the odd gleam in her beloved's eyes are.
"S-So Luffy, did you bring me here to see your mother? I mean she may look young but it runs with the family. I'm so honored and I don't know wh-" Hancock started to babble but Luffy cut her off.
"Makino's not my mom, I think its Dadan. Or that's what she said anyway."
"Who?"
"Dadan. The mountain bandit gramps left me with. She's funny!"
"Now, now Luffy, you should indeed take her to Dadan. I'm sure she would love to meet Hancock." Makino said her hands full of food and drinks.
"Hmmm, maybe." He was soon distracted when Makino placed a large quantity of meat in front of him.
While Luffy's eating, the barmaid turned her attention to the other woman in the bar. She's probably the most beautiful woman that Makino has ever seen but she also knows that Luffy does not care about looks. There must be something about her or Luffy wouldn't bother to bring her here.
"Is there something wrong?" Hancock asks when she notices Makino looking at her.
The barkeep just smiled a kind smile at her. "I'm just remembering the promise that Luffy and I made before he left. Do you want to hear the story?"
Hancock not wanting to pass up the chance for a tail about her beloved nodded regally. "I would love to."
#flashback#
Luffy and Makino are in the Partys Bar, it was the day of Luffy's departure from Dawn Island and Makino is feeding him before he sets out. She was at the counter while Luffy is in his usual seat.
"Look at you Luffy, you're finally grown up now and you'll follow your dream at last." Makino said, happy yet sad at the same time. Luffy made her life here interesting and he's surely going to be missed.
"Uh-huh. And when I find a treasure, I'll come back and give it to you Makino! It's payment for my treasure tab." Luffy said with a determine face.
She couldn't help but to let-out a small laugh, the kid is too cute for his own good. She heard him say that many times before and it still has the same effect on her. He's happiness is more than enough payment for Makino but Luffy would still insist and she never had the heart to say no to the kid.
"Eh? Why are you laughing Makino? Don't you believe me?" He asked her looking deeply offended.
She managed to present a straight face and then answered. "I'll always believe in you Luffy. But how about this, don't bring me an ordinary treasure. Got it?"
"Huh?" He tilted his head confusedly.
She stifled a giggle at this. "I want you to bring me the woman you're going to treasure for the rest of your life. Let me meet her someday so I can tell her to take good care of you and that she should love you, support you and treat you right."
"Oh, it's about that talk again?" He looked a bit annoyed at where their conversation is going.
"Yes Luffy, this is important you know. Shanks would want to meet her as well. But you'll only be able to pay me if you introduce her to me first. Okay?"
"Do I have to? What if I meet her and I didn't know she was it?"
"Oh, you'll know. If she can make you feel warm inside, if she makes your heart pound like it's coming out of your chest and can wait for you if you ask her to. When you feel a special connection with her and she always think about your wellbeing. But I wouldn't worry about it too much, it's you Luffy! You always know about people and you have good judgment, just trust in that." Makino looked him in the eyes and held out her pinky finger. "Is it a promise Pirate King?"
Luffy blinked but after thinking over it for a moment, he decided to rap his rubbery finger on hers. "Promise Makino."
#end of flashback#
When Makino finished her story, she looked up to see Hancock hyperventilating and Luffy had stopped eating with a slight color on his cheeks.
"Oh my, have I said too much?" She covered her face to hide her smile.
"Makino, you made Hancock weird again." Luffy commented.
When the barkeep turned her attention to the woman once more, she saw that Hancock opened and closed her mouth but nothing came out. She's blushing heavily and she couldn't look Luffy in the eye.
"See, she's strong and nice but she becomes like this all of a sudden. And she keeps asking me to marry her! How can I do that if she can't even talk to me? It's weird." Luffy told her, looking truly puzzled.
Hancock squeaked when she heard the word marriage came out of her Luffy's mouth. And Makino saw the problem here. The poor girl is too shy and too in love to produce a coherent sentence and Luffy's right, it can't go on like this.
"Do you like her Luffy? Is she really the woman whom you'll treasure for the rest of your life?" She asked the young Pirate King seriously.
The Pirate Empress lifted her face enough to see that Luffy is looking at her directly. "I wouldn't bring her to you if she wasn't. She's nice and strong and I just know its Hancock. Okay?" Luffy said with an uncharacteristic seriousness to him. "Everything you said back then, she's all that."
Hancock gathered all of her courage and said. "I Like you too Luffy. I'll try not to stutter so much when you are around and I will train rigorously to look you in the eyes!"
"Shishishishi, that would be awesome Hancock! I'll wait for you like you did for me, okay?"
She nodded and the two of them smiled in each other's eyes. Makino's feeling incredibly blessed to have witnessed this very, very special moment between the couple. But it was all broken when they heard several thumps of multiple bodies painfully hitting the Floor.
Just then, they heard a commotion outside and finally, the doors burst opened for the second time that morning. A tall large figure stalked inside and set eyes on Luffy. The man has long curly orange hair and an overweight physic. Luffy turned from Hancock and the two proceeded to commence a stare off with each other and then. "You haven't change Dadan!" Luffy exclaimed.
"Shut-up you brat! You didn't change a bit either."
Hancock's eyes widen. I thought Dadan was a woman? She swiveled her gaze to Makino who's wiping happy tears in her eyes.
"Hey Dadan, look! I brought home a daughter. Didn't you say that you'd like one?" Luffy stated eagerly.
What, another monster baby? Dadan looked around but she only saw corpses littering the Floor. One is already all bones and the other one is still bleeding profusely. The others just died with their eyes and mouth wide open. Poor suckers.
"What nonsense are you saying brat?" She snapped at Luffy. How she missed doing that. But, she'd rather bite off her tongue than admit it to anyone.
"Luffy finally brought home a girl to be his wife Dadan." She heard the familiar voice of Makino say excitedly and a little too proudly in her opinion.
'Luffy... And wife...'
'Luffy x wife = ... ... ...'
EHHHH?
"Aha, ha, ha... Ha. Ha. Hahaha. C'mon Makino, its Luffy we're talking about here." She said, a little hysteria licking out of her voice.
Hancock stood to greet the man/woman. The Pirate Empress smiled her most pleasant smile and said. "Greetings mother, I am pleased to meet you.
"Guys, why are you sleeping on Makino's Floor? Don't tell me you're tired already. We haven't explored yet!"
"Oh, they're just surprised by your news captain. Congratulations by the way." Nico Robin told the straw hatted boy with a mother like smile on her face.
"Thanks, I guess..."
"I'm happy for you Luffy!" Makino said in the background.
Dadan, burst into not tears. "Damn it! As if I care if you find a girl you love. You not so little brat!"
"Shishishishi!"
#TMG#
A/N: Thank you for reading this little story of mine! I just want this idea to leave my head and this is the result. Review if you have the time.