Koala sighed. She could feel a headache growing. She really could understand why her boyfriend wanted to visit the Moby Dick more often. But he didn't have to start to live there.
Sabo still had duties to fulfil. Duties, which her blonde boyfriend neglected to fight with some commanders and Straw Hat Pirates over the title "Godfather" of Luffy's and Marco's unborn child.
"If it is a girl, I'll be the perfect godfather to treat her like the princess she is."
"Shut it, ero-cook. I doubt the child would like to be treated like that. After all, Luffy and Marco are both more for simple things."
Koala massaged her temple. Now the swordsman and the cook of the Straw Hats were in their typical mood.
"Why don't you wait until Luffy and Marco appoint one of you as the godfather. Maybe no one of you will become a godfather. Maybe the child will grow up with Makino, so it can be safe. Or maybe they asked Dragon-san to hide it. After all, it is the child of two famous pirates", Koala asked. Hoping they would stop now.
"Dragon-san has skills at hiding something are incredible. The government never found our hide-outs as long as he didn't want them to find us", Sabo told the other. But this statement didn't seem to make the others happy.
"When Dragon gets involved, we will never see the little one again. That's not nice and unfair, because you can get involved with the child's life", the fourth division commander of the Whitebeard pirates said and pouted along with some others.
Koala had to suppress a chuckle. It was kinda funny to see a few seasoned pirates pout about the fact that they won't see their niece or nephew. But this led to another discussion.
"What are they arguing about now, yoi?"
Koala turned her head to see Marco and Luffy. The pirate king was wearing a buttoned up shirt which definitely belonged to the blonde first division commander. Slightly hidden behind this loose shirt was a lightly growing belly.
"The usual. The title of the godfather and now they are talking about safe places and that Dragon-san shouldn't get involved", Koala said with a sigh, before she looked curiously at the pair.
Marco had sat down on a chair and Luffy had directly taken the opportunity to sit in the blonde's lap to cuddle.
"Can you feel the baby moving?", Koala asked to change the topic. She wasn't interested in the baby as much as Sabo. But this child would still belong to her family, so she was curious.
"Sometimes in bed when I want to sleep", Luffy said.
"He keeps me awake as long as the baby move. It's definitely going to be like Luffy. Just from the energy, yoi", Marco added amused, if she was right, and gave his lover a kiss on the lips, which formed a slight pout. Koala smiled slightly.
Now the others seemed to notice that the future-parents are with them.
"So did you decide for a godfather?" "Do you know a safe place where we could still visit her or him?" The female revolutionary army member wanted to facepalm. They couldn't keep quiet on this topic for a minute.
But Koala studied the couple curious how they would deal with it. There seemed to be a silent communication before Luffy said: "The baby is staying with Marco and me."
This surprised many.
"Luffy, don't take this wrong. But are you sure? You attract a lot of trouble...", Nami said. The navigator of the Straw Hats looked worried.
Koala also noticed worry in the eyes of Ace and Sabo.
Luffy snuggled more into Marco who had his arms protectively around the pirate king. "I know I attract trouble sometimes... but I also know that there is no safe place. Even if the marine didn't know about Ace and me back then... there were still times when we could have died. Also, I don't want the child to be lonely. Because being alone hurts more than anything. I don't want that for my child... also, I... I want to be part of the child's life, even if I don't know how a parent should be like. I don't want to hide it away and let it grow up with thoughts like Ace had...", the pirate king said.
