One Piece: The Child of the Storm

Chapter 7: What is inside a Mother Heart?

With the storm passed it was clear skies and calm waters for the Thousand Sunny and the Straw Hats. But there was a storm still raging within one of straw hats. Robin tried her best to not show much emotion towards any of her crew mate. She pulls out one of her books and walked outside to relaxes, even though it was only yesterday Robin's heart was still pounding. 'What's wrong with me, my heart won't slow its pace. Maybe I'll have Choper do a check up on me.' Robin said to herself. On deck no one was out making it a perfect time for her to read quietly. Sitting under the tree Robin could feel her heart starting to calm down when all of a sudden she saw a second shadow. As she watched the shadow becoming bigger she looked to see what was falling. The person forming the shadow landed firmly on deck with a young four year old girl on his back, the both of them had the straw hats smile and they both laughed at each other. Robin could feel her heart moving faster again and a strange warmth form on her cheeks.

"Luffy?" Robin called out unconsciously. "Ah? Robin! Good morning." Luffy said growing his smile wider. "Momma." Merry called out jumping off Luffy and running to Robin. "Momma, Papa took me high in the sky." Merry look so happy, Robin could see the 'Luffy' in her. Robin set her book down and patted her on her head "Really sounds like fun." "Papa should take Momma up in the sky too." Merry asked Luffy. Robin thought about it but in doing so her face grow even redder and hotter. Looking up she saw Luffy hiding his face with his hat and was quite. Robin didn't know what he was doing. It was probably the first time the ship has been so quite. The Luffy walked up and began to stutter "I-I-I… w-w-wouldn't m-mind… i-if…" Robin couldn't figure out what Luffy was trying to tell her.

"~ ROBIN-CHAW! ~ I brought you a nice cool glass of juice." Sanji came from the kitchen caring a glass for Robin. Sanji handed Robin her drink. "T-Thank you Sanji-san?" taking a sip Robin look at Luffy seeing what he'll do next. "Sanji I'm hungry." Luffy grabbed Sanji and pulled him back to the kitchen. "Oi L-Luffy what's going on? Alright I'll cook you something already let me go! Hey!"

Robin was dumfounded, she didn't know what to think watching Luffy drag someone else; he's usually the one being dragged around. "Aw Sanji, just what was he thinking? Just when it was getting go." Robin turned her head to find Nami watching from the stairs. "Oh Nami?" Nami walked over to Robin and gave her a Cheshire cat smile. "Hey Merry me and Momma-Robin are going to have a talk, why don't you go see if Frankie or Usopp need any help?" Merry nods and walked off to find Frankie and Usopp. Robin looked at Nami waiting to hear what she wanted to talk about. "Now then Robin. Mind telling me what that was all about?" Nami ask knowing what just happened. "What do you mean Nami?" Robin asked not knowing what Nami was trying to get at? "That little moment with you and our stupid captain." Nami said trying to get Robin to remember. Then Robins face had a light red on her face as she remembered Luffy acting weirdly shy and cute. "You really do like that idiot!? I mean I knew for a long time but it's hard to believe it took you guy this long to relies it. "What do you mean? I like everyone here you all are my friends… family…"

"No I mean that you're in love with Luffy romantically, I knew about it ever scents Enies Lobby. I mean sure I didn't know right away. But as we traveled I could see that you were in love with Luffy, or at least had a crush on him. I have to tell you, sure took you long enough to realize that." Robin looked deep in her and released it at that moment her feeling for Luffy. "I didn't know…" Robin said to herself. "That's right and now that you know you have to confess to him. Other wise he will never really understand." Nami look at Robin with a big Cheshire cat smile. Robin didn't know what she should do but to agree with Nami.