I Now Pronounce You
Atlantis awoke in the hours of the morning to the sound of a rooster crowing with the rise of the sun. She felt suffocated, yet extremely warm under the covers. The feeling of warmth was nice, but with the rooster calling out she felt the need to get out of bed.
She attempted to rise from the sheets only to feel the pressure of arms surrounding her preventing her from the simple action. Turning her head to the side she came nose to nose the Monkey D. Luffy, the ultimate cuddler.
Shaking her head fondly she put a little more effort in removing the arms before shuddering at the thought of escaping his arms after he would consume his devil fruit. Putting those thoughts in the back of her mind she stood and began making her way into the bar where Makino was already up and cleaning down the bar.
“Good morning,” Makino turned around in surprise before smiling as she nodded her head along.
“Good morning, Atlantis. Oh, I brought some of my old clothes that might fit you.”
Atlantis turned to the gestured pile and picked them up before nodding her head and moving towards the bathroom. The outfit consisted of a pair of black shorts and a white long sleeve button up. It was a little big on her but using her belt she was able to cinch the shorts at the waist.
Leaving the bathroom she found Makino now in the process of making food and Luffy sitting at the bar quietly, but once she entered the room he immediately shot up in glee, “Coco!”
Excitedly he patted the seat next to him as Atlantis made her way to the seat before attempting to help her up by tugging her arms while she was climbing up. By the time she was in the seat, Makino was setting plates down in front of them with one of her own to eat.
As they were eating, Atlantis noticed some strange sounds coming from outside. Taking one last bite she pushed the plate towards Luffy who stuffed his face full to follow after her as she made her way towards the closed window of the bar.
“Ah! Atlantis wait a minute,” Makino called out to the two, once their attention was on her she placed the plates in the sink before drying her hands and making her way towards them. “You can't go outside yet.”
“Why?” Luffy asked as he tilted his head from his spot behind Atlantis who narrowed her eyes at Makino.
“It's a surprise!” She sheepishly brought her hands up in an open palm motion while locking the window back up. “We need to wait for Garp.”
“Wait for who?” Garp commented as he opened the door behind them causing the two girls to jump in shock at the sudden appearance, meanwhile Luffy started laughing as he pointed out a spot of brown paint on Garp’s pants.
“Gramps! You got poop on you!”
“I do not!” Garp screamed as he brought his fist down onto Luffy's head. Garp huffed as he turned away from the pouting Luffy who was rolling on the floor now to open the door for the girls to walk out of.
Immediately Atlantis’ attention was drawn to the new building on the other side of Party Bar, it was a little ways away and seemed to be a house, but it most certainly was not here yesterday.
Garp proudly walked them straight to the door before opening it and gesturing for the girls to enter first. Walking in Atlantis found a large open area with a living room and a connected kitchen. Walking forward she could see an open doorway leading to a laundry area that was screened in. The back of the wall had two doors and a ladder. Looking in the doors she found a large bedroom and a large fully equipped bathroom.
Shaking her head, she then made her way to the ladder and climbed up to find a cozy area of cushions that looked out a window and two doors on opposite sides. Looking in each she found fully stocked bedrooms, one purple and one yellow that seemed fit for a kid, for her and Luffy.
Climbing down the stairs she spotted Luffy standing by the door looking around disinterested as he scuffed his foot against the floor, tracing circles into the hardwood floor. Noticing Atlantis climbing down he brightened up and made his way to the bottom of the ladder to wait for her.
“Finished?”
“Yeah-” Atlantis was barely able to finish before Luffy grabbed a hold of her and attempted to haul her out the building entirely.
She grabbed onto the doorway to stop him from pulling her entirely to yell out her thanks to Garp before Luffy couldn't wait any longer and continued to pull her behind him. “Luffy wait! I need shoes.”
Atlantis crashed straight into the back of Luffy as he turned to stare at her bare feet before frowning, he let go of her hand and ran into Party Bar. After a minute he came running back out with a pair of his shoes that he dropped in front of her with a grin, “Shoes.”
Grinning Atlantis shoved her feet into the shoes before grabbing Luffy’s hand as they both set off. Laughing she pushed her hair from her face as she turned her gaze around the village, “Where are we going?”
“To get married!” Luffy cheered as he stopped short in front of Mayor Woop Slap who stared at them startled while Luffy cheered. “Mayor! Make us married!”
“I. Uh ok.” He nodded his head before smiling at them. “Done.” He spoke with a laugh as he made a note in his notepad.
“Mayor!” Makino called out as she rushed towards them. “You can't be serious!”
“Well, I figure it's for the best anyway. This way we have more control about Atlantis being here. She is a legal resident now.”
“But marriage at their age?!”
“They can always annul it when they grow up.” The man spoke with a shrug as he turned away and started making his way towards his office.
“Yay!” Luffy cheered as he raised their hands in the air while Atlantis placed a hand on her forehead. She just married Monkey D. Luffy, who is currently only four years old. “Come on let's go play!”
“Okay,” Atlantis could just annul it later. Yeah, she didn't have to worry about it anyway, it's not like anyone will ever know even if they stay married. Also being the granddaughter of Monkey D. Garp may prove useful.