NOVEL NEXT Chapter 8: Back to Water 7
Robin took a deep breath as she looked at Luffy. Her chance had presented itself. Luffy thought they were married. Wedding bells went through her head as she looked at him. His smile unwavering. "No…that doesn't mean we're married." The words hurt. She wanted to scream yes. That they would be together forever. That she would always be with him.
"Awww. But I wanted to be married!" He cried, annoyed. Shanks had told him how he wanted a wife. That it was too dangerous, or that she would tie him down. But he still wish he could find someone strong enough to be with him. So he wouldn't constantly be scared for her. Luffy remembered back.
"Yo! Shanks! Why are you laughing?!" Luffy yelled in annoyance at Red Haired Shanks. He laughed and tried not to spit out his sake. Shanks was telling Luffy how he was an eligible bachelor who couldn't be tied down. He had put up a strong front for Luffy at times. Luffy asked if he was married, since he had been tied up before.
"Oh Luffy! That's priceless!" Shanks said, holding his side. He stopped and look at Luffy, staring back angrily at him. "I'm saying I haven't been lucky enough to find a nice woman." He said, looking at Makino, wanting to avoid her wrath. The woman could be terrifying if she thought someone would hurt Luffy. Bad advice counted.
"Oh…Well I'm going to be better than you, Shanks! I'm going to marry someone awesome!" Luffy declared. He didn't like girls that much. He liked meat, adventures, and fun. But if this wife chick could help he'd like that.
Shanks gritted his teeth as his crew mocked him. "Haha! I bet he gets married before you Shanks!" He heard, looking back to see who he heard another laugh.
"Shishishi! I bet she'll be the prettiest woman ever!" Luffy yelled confidently.
Makino smiled at him. A woman to keep him happy would be amazing for Luffy…when he was older.
Robin looked at Luffy with shock. He wanted to get married? He was so adamant about becoming the Pirate King. The most powerful man in the world. Would he put it on hold? A heavy feeling bore down. He wouldn't put it on hold… It would be a part of it. She smiled lightly. Why did she think he would slow down for a second?
The rest of the crew had had enough. They barged in, leaving an angry cook to practice his kicks. Legs catching on fire as he yelled in anger. Nami was smart enough to close the door to deter the yells.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING YOU IDIOT?!" Nami and Usopp yelled as they hit Luffy on the head. Leaving whelps as he ran in circles to avoid it. "You can't just get…"
Robin interjected with her hands. Getting up and walking to them instead of growing more. This message needed to be delivered more…personally. She covered their mouths and turned them around. She had a sweet smile, but her eyes told a different story. She stared them both down with immense amounts of fury. They were about to tell Luffy he couldn't marry her. That was a big mistake.
The pressure on them both was different. It wasn't like Luffy's life crushing presence. It was pure anger from a woman who could kill them both with a strong enough thought. They were approaching dangerous territory. Threatening her future with Luffy.
Franky was not feeling Super! First his new captain made three crewmates faint with his existence. That was terrifying, sure, but he could deal with it. Now he was talking about marrying this Demon of a woman. His opinion didn't come from her past, but from the present. She was about to break apart those two for getting angry at Luffy. Which was something he noticed happened a lot.
Zoro was more shocked by Luffy's response than Robin's. She was good at killing, so threatening to kill would be something else she was good at. But Luffy, he wanted to marry her. He thought Luffy would only ever be serious about being Pirate King, and his friends. He watched Luffy recovering from the whelps, face puffed and bruised as he looked over at his, well, fiancé. He was getting a love look as he stared past his swelled cheeks and at Robin. He was serious alright. He only looked at meat the same way. Zoro walked out of the room when he compared Luffy eating meat to marrying Robin. He didn't want anyone to see the embarrassment on his face.
Chopper was off by himself, watching the room and making sure Sanji didn't hurt himself. He wouldn't speak to him so Chopper let him vent his anger. He didn't really know what this marriage thing was, or why everyone was upset. He just wanted everyone to be happy again. He knew that Luffy and Robin loved each other though. Maybe that meant they loved each other a lot? Like, Luffy sharing food a lot. He thought he had about got it…Luffy better treat Robin right. She was the nicest to Chopper after all. As Nami and Usopp ran out of the room Chopper laughed and thought to himself. 'Luffy will, he's the best after all.'
Luffy and Robin asked for some privacy. Real privacy. Franky left and stopped everyone from getting near the door. Too scared of the true "Power Couple" to be close enough to hear.
"Luffy…You don't have to marry me because of the kiss." Robin finally said after sitting in silence. She had gotten so worked up at his comment and now she could finally think. Luffy may have wanted to be married. But that didn't mean he wanted to get married. They had no real ability to. No priest or church to do a ceremony. They didn't even know where the next island was.
"Shishishi! I know that!" 'He knew that?' "But I want to get married!" He said. Holding Robin's hands. They were soft to the touch, despite how much they scared Nami and Usopp. A lone thought crept up, he knew she would have a bad feeling. "I want to marry you, Robin."
The crew had gathered around after whelps healed, fears dissipated, anger cooled, and embarrassment died. Luffy and Robin had an announcement.
"We're going back to Water 7!" He yelled to his crew. "Robin and I are getting married!"