Coconut Continuation
Atlantis let out a small hum as she viewed the items Luffy had savaged together while herself and Garp fished at the pier. Luffy had brought all the items he had found into Meat Island, before coming back to her when he got bored.
Atlantis had laughed at the imagine Luffy had imprinted into her brain, the boy was covered head to toe with mud and had twigs sticking out of his hair as he smiled proudly at her. She gifted the boy her fishing pole before running off from the scene to begin searching for other items she could find.
The beach where she typically would go to find seashells was full of holes in the sand and seemed bare. Shaking her head in amazement she watched as the tide began to rise and cover the holes Luffy had dug.
Atlantis had given up searching for anything on her own and made her way back to their secret hideout where she was now looking at the things Luffy had found.
All in all, it was a pretty good haul. There happened to even be a wallet in the stash with a few berries in it.
Sorting the items, Atlantis began to create small crafts with the items. Cute little things that children would typically make. The small crafts didn't take long to make, but because of the quantity Atlantis wanted to make, it took a few hours to finish building things. Once finished Atlantis packed all the items away in a bag Luffy had brought and sat it by the door.
The remaining items that haven’t been used were stored in the cupboards for now while Atlantis swung the bag over her shoulder and made her way to the beach. She stopped briefly once there to wash her hands in the water, but abruptly she stopped to stare at her reflection.
Her hair was white. She hadn't noticed it until now, for some reason it had alluded her senses but now staring at her reflection it was blatantly obvious. Her hair was white, very pretty. Pulling back she pulled her hair out of the ponytail it had been in to bring it in front of her to stare at.
All the while she made her way to Garp and Luffy, but because she wasn’t paying attention she tripped over her broken fishing pole.
“Shishishi,” Luffy laughed as he pointed towards her stunned figure while he himself was dripping with water. Garp next to him simply looked exasperatedly tired.
“Luffy,” Atlantis called out as she sat down to stare at him in bewilderment. “Why are you covered in water?”
“I was fishing,” Luffy commented as he turned around to stare down at the water under the pier.
“I don’t understand how-.” Atlantis rolled her eyes before leaping up as Luffy shot his hands into the water below the pier. With a shout, she watched in horror as Luffy pulled a fish from the water with his bare hands while laughing. “Luffy! What the hell!”
“That’s what I said,” Garp muttered with a sigh, holding a hand to his face before standing up to make his way towards the forest. “Anyways, I have somewhere to be. I’ll be back soon.”
They both watched the man walk away before Atlantis remembered her bag and called out for the man while running after him. Garp stopped as he curiously tilted his head to stare at her as she handed him the bag. “Will you sell these for us? We made them ourselves.”
“Hmm,” Garp commented as he opened the bag before he exclaimed in excitement. “My granddaughter is so talented. I’ll buy them all!”
“Or.” Atlantis waved frantically as the old guy started celebrating. “You could just bring us some coconuts.”
“Deal,” Garp huffed as he reached down to pet the top of Atlantis’ head before he made his way into the forest.
She watched him for a second before turning back to find Luffy once more bent over the side of the pier. “Luffy!”
“Ah, Coco!” Luffy screamed in shock as he fell forward off the dock, but luckily Atlantis was close enough to catch him at the top of the water and bring him back onto the pier.
“How about I just teach you how to use the fishing pole?”
“Okay!”
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A few days had passed since Garp and Atlantis struck their deal and a delivery ship finally arrived. Garp had sent a letter apologizing for not being able to be there but to instruct the deliveries as needed.
Confused they both turned to the marine who simply gestured to the large coconut trees on board the ship, with her jaw dropped in shock she could only stare at the trees. “Garp... is insane.”
“Shishishi. That's gramps for you,” Luffy muttered before turning to the guy. “I will show you where we want them.”
“Where?” Atlantis asked with a confused head tilt, “Shouldn't we let them decide?”
“No. We should put it next to Meat Island.”
“Huh. That's actually a smart idea.” Atlantis muttered as she allowed Luffy to boss around the poor marines that were simply following Garp’s orders.
That night they finally ate Coconut Meat - which Luffy claimed to now be his favorite type of food since it made both of them happy. The coconuts were also a surprising hit with Luffy.
He had stared down at the cracked coconut before turning to stare at Atlantis’ hair. “Coco is the inside of the coconut.”
“... What?”