Chapter - 37

"JUST DROP IT!" Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp yelled at the captain. He was trying to drop the last barrel on the ship but he was fearing they wouldn't catch it.

"Luffy just dr-" as soon as those words left his mouth Usopp was hit by a large barrel.

"Oi idiots you said to drop it!" Luffy yelled at his crew.

The rest looked at Usopp who was still twitching under the barrel with a thumbs up.

"It's fine, I guess." Every said in unison besides Usopp who just muttered something about Chopper and medical attention.

As if on cue Chopper emerged from the ship with his medical bag just in case people starting passing out. He ran up to the two women currently still chatting.

"Nami!" The doctor ran up to be scooped up in her arms. "Feeling better?" The doctor said with a hint of pink on his cheeks.

"Much." Nami said placing the reindeer on the ground. "I'm so happy for you two Nami." The young woman hugged the doctor again.

"Oi Robin were leaving!" Franky yelled over his shoulder starting the engine.

Robin hugged Nami one last time before pulling back to look at the young woman. She truly was a beauty like no other, she would make a perfect queen. Rare tears pooled around the older woman's eyes. She couldn't believe how much Nami had grown over the years. Even in the past few months, she was truly proud to call the Cat Burglar her sis.

"Nami take care." Robin said softly pulling her in one last time before leaving for the boat.

Robin gave Luffy a warm smile before turning back to get on the boat.

Chopper finished embracing Nami and turned to Luffy who in turn scooped him up.

It made Nami's heart swell to see Chopper so close to Luffy. Besides their captain, Chopper had earned a close second in her heart. Despite being grown, the reindeer and Luffy shared a lot in common. Especially their childish nature, which she couldn't help but remember fondly. The two of them were always causing trouble and she wouldn't have it anyway. Seeing the two embrace she could picture Luffy holding a child in his arms similar to the way he held Chopper.

A blush came across her face. These new feelings she was experiencing for the first time were thrilling but made her nervous. She obviously knew where babies came from and how they were made. She couldn't help but wonder if that's what Luffy would want. She didn't want to force anything he didn't want onto him especially with everything he had on his plate already. Nami had a good feeling as she remembered his time with Momonosuke. She saw how he matured towards the boy after Dressrosa when he arrived at Zou, and made the alliance to kill Kaido. He shook hands with the kid promising to avenge his parent's murders. She'd never seen the boy so happy even when was perving around. The navigator remembered fondly the joy it brought to her heart seeing the two men join hands. She wanted to nurture the boy when he cried, but Luffy insisted a man needed some times to himself to overcome pain. Nami didn't wholeheartedly agree with his somewhat stern way of handling kids. She knew it was best that way; both of their parenting styles contrasting one another's. The ying to each other's yang.

"See you guys!" Chopper said hurrying off toward the others. Nami and Luffy walked to the deck to wave by to others.

"Have fun kids!" Franky said impatiently pulling the throttle rocketing off toward the Amazon ship with a trail of floating barrels behind them.

"AMAZON WOMEN HERE WE COME, OH YEAH!!!" Everyone but Franky shouted earning hits each from Robin, even Nami threw random items at the group for their idiocy.

The pair watched from the Sunny as the crew departed towards the large ship in the distance. They could tell their crew arrived because they could hear Brook's voice ring out over the microphone.

"There's my crew everybody! Drinks on the Strawhats! Yohoho!" The skeleton strummed his guitar indicating his second act was just beginning.

"LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!" A loud roar coming from every pirate within a half mile could be heard causing Luffy and Nami to cover their ears. The Polar Tang and the Revolutionary ship with The other vessels started moving slowly towards the Amazon ship closing it on both sides. The roads and cheers only got louder as the music got started. Fireworks flew up from the Revolutionary Ship.

"Woah." The two remaining Straw hats said to themselves but both of them heard it. The couple looked at each other with a warm smile.

"So I guess the crew knows now." Nami said breaking the silence.

"Yeah." The captain smiled. "I'm glad."

Luffy could see Nami was still at an arms length. Knowing he could risk it all with this he had to know in his mind for sure. As he learned early in life if you risk nothing you'll gain nothing. He could be putting all they've built up so far at risk, he had to know.

"Nami, I'm not going to marry you." Luffy said with a serious tone, his expression unreadable.

The statement didn't illicit a reaction from the navigator. She thought back to her earliest days adventuring with Luffy and the crew. Nami assumed he just wanted his freedom, just like her. As long as she remained his navigator, she would be by his side. That's all that mattered to her now, she gave her answer.

"You don't have to marry me, Luf-ah" before she could finish he clutched her waist pulling her to him.

"Nami, I want you to marry." The captain said sporting his signature smile.

Nami was fuming. "Then why the hell did you ask me that!" She lightly hit him on the chin.

"Shishi I had to be sure." He said leaning back against the railing pulling her to him.

"Yeah, sure of what?" She asked still not fully over what he put her through or what the point of it was.

"I love you." Luffy simply said claiming her lips once more. Any residing anger Nami had evaporated. She placed her hands around his neck pulling him into her. It was like the two couldn't get close enough. Nami was the first one to pull away but she was still close enough so they were nose to nose.

"I love you too." Nami said pulling him to her once more. She had to admit Luffy was getting better at this. He slowly lifted her up onto his torso so they were now chest to chest. Nami let out a light squeak as he pressed their frames together. With his navigator in tow, the captain headed over to the grass area where they previously were. Luffy sat down as Nami moved their drinks from behind him to the side allowing him to lay down with her never leaving his chest. They were together now as Nami straddled her captain.

Nami slowly lifts the hem of her shirt up only to see Luffy looking away a little shyly. The navigator thought it was cute he played it that way. Now it was her turn to put all the seduction techniques she learned to good use. Nami was a tease through and through, the farthest she went was light touches and hugs. But it was nothing more than superficial business, beri's was only language she spoke. Now here she was with a chance to tease the youngest yonko, her captain, her Luffy.