Operation Fishes
Atlantis released a sigh that shook her body as she stared down the grove that had burnt to the ground. Nothing from the trees in this grove remained, except for seeds that had been planted in their place to encourage more growth to occur.
“We didn't even get to find any coconuts,” She muttered as she turned to Luffy who was whistling while looking to the side on the grove away from her. “Luffy. What did you do?”
Luffy shook his head as he pursued his lips together before shrugging his shoulders, “There may have not been any coconuts here in the first place? If that was true would you be sad?”
Atlantis looked into Luffy's eyes before shaking her head fondly, “I kinda figured there wouldn't be any.”
“Coco,” Luffy called out as he grabbed her around the shoulders to hug her. The force causing them to tip over towards the ground, Atlantis closed her eyes with an acceptance before opening them in shock at the large hand that caught them from their descent.
“I thought I told you two to stay near the town,” Garp gruffed as he leaned them back up before sighing as they turned their pleading gazes onto his figure. “No. We don’t know if they are going to send any more people after Atlantis. You can wait a few more weeks until the engagement papers finish filing.”
“But I like playing… not in the town,” Luffy whined as he leaped around the area pulling on Garp’s pants from behind with a mischievous smile.
Garp reached around slapping him upside the head as he smiled down at Atlantis in understanding, “If your board you might be able to play on the docks.”
“Oh!” Luffy yelled out as he began running towards the docks, “Let's go fishing!”
“Fishing?” Garp commented as he shook his head while leaning down to grab a hold of Atlantis, who dodged his grasp running after Luffy while cheering. Garp looked on their running forms with horror, “No granddaughter of mine should have to fish for food.”
“No! Go away,” Luffy yelled as Garp took off after them, quickly catching up as they started weaving around the roads to avoid his reach. “We wanna go fishing.”
“No!”
“Wait!” Atlantis panted as she came to a complete stop allowing Garp to scoop her up.
“Yes? What’s wrong my lovely granddaugh-.”
“Coco! You got caught!”
“I’m good Luffy!” Atlantis panted out before she turned to stare Garp down with her best puppy dog eyes she could muster up. “Do you know where the coconuts are?”
“Coconuts?” Garp asked as he tilted his head in confusion before a clarity lit up his eyes, “I actually do know a market that sells some.”
“How much are they?!” Luffy yelled out as he came running to stand at Garp’s feet looking up at him in excitement. “How much? How much?”
“They aren’t cheap that’s for sure,” Garp muttered before sighing. “I’ll make you a deal, I’ll pay half the beli amount.”
“Deal!” Luffy shouted out in excitement before stopping, “I don’t have any money though.”
“Then I guess you better get to work!” Garp released a full-body laugh as Atlantis slid down and grabbed Luffy’s hand to pull him towards the docks.
“You sell fish to Gyoru, right?” Atlantis commented over her shoulder waiting for Luffy’s nod of confirmation. “We can start there then. I have another idea that may just work out too.”
Reaching the pier they grabbed two of the fishing poles from a willing fisherman who looked at her in sympathy as they moved to the edge of the dock to cast out their lines. It was only as she heard the sound of the pole snapping in Luffy’s hands did she understand why they turned such stares on her.
“... I thought you knew how to fish?”
“Nope.”
“Okay, then.” Atlantis released a huff as she cast her own line out under Luffy’s amazing eyes. “We don’t have another pole so why don’t you go gather from seashells, vines, and flat rocks. Maybe some mud in a pot or something if you can.”
“Okay!” With a shot, Luffy disappeared from her sight.
Atlantis turned back to the calm waters with a sigh before turning her gaze to the rings on her hand. Since the moment the katana had appeared before she found that she could no longer summon it from the rings. It would take some figuring out but there may be more to these rings than even she realized, especially since it wasn’t simple shapeshifting but perhaps a second form of the weapon.
Atlantis startled as she felt a shadow approach her before calming as Garp seated himself on the pier next to her with his own fishing pole. “I’m sorry.”
Surprised, Atlantis turned searching eyes onto the man who simply pulled back his arm to cast his own line out with a sigh. Confused she shook her head while turning back to her fishing line, “I can’t imagine what for. You haven’t done anything wrong.”
“I knew that someone would come for you,” Garp calmly muttered as the grip on his fishing pole tightened. “I pretended to leave to draw them out, but I thought it was safe. They hadn’t come so I thought the engagement forms had reached the ears of the people who would take advantage of a young child without parents. Apparently, they were just biding their time.”
“Oh.” Atlantis pulled in her reel as she thought over his words before setting the first fish she caught into the net beside her. “You're a good grandma. Better than mine.”
“Aw kid,” Garp sniffled as he too reeled a fish in and placed it into the net. “You gonna make this old man cry.”
Atlantis let out a small laugh before she turned a joking smile onto Garp, “We don't need to worry about the past. Well,” Atlantis hummed in thought as she considered a memory from the first time she arrived on this island. “Maybe we should be worried about how Luffy caught those fish if he doesn't know how to use a fishing pole.”
“...What?”
“Yeah, apparently.” Atlantis nodded as she turned away with Garp’s surprised face that quickly shifted into fond proudness. “That boy.”
“And you just made me engaged to him.”
Atlantis released a resigned sigh as Garp fell into the water from his laughing all the while shaking her head, Monkey D.'s.