⚠️ Much of the events in these chapters are set on Gran Tesoro, inspired by the movie "One Piece Gold". For those who haven't watched it, don't worry, I've treated and modified it appropriately with the sole purpose of writing my story. ^^

P.S. I write so much that I always need to divide into parts, sorry for that XD

Said this, I leave you to read...enjoy!!

⚜️ Keywords ⚜️

Y/n -> your name
E/c -> eyes colour

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Three years later

You took a long breath.

《Come back here, Daigo!》

The crafty smile of the child turned in your direction as he ran throughout the dining room.

《Now!!》

Although he was adorable most of the time, he was a really scamp, especially when he wasn't listening to you. You were taken aback when you saw your son steal the piece of cake from Anana, Big Mom's youngest daughter; well, she was just a child, but you didn't expect her to cry like that! Anyway, the worst part was that you weren't alone there...
A group of the Charlotte family had gathered to have lunch together and although it was just a simple child's play, you heard someone mutter behind your back.

You were more and more tense and embarrassed. Of course, Daigo had become a sunny and playful child and now that he had started walking and talking, he had begun to do his first pranks and your brothers and sister-in-law didn't like that, but you were sure it wasn't his fault.

《...》

《Daigo.》

Suddenly, his father's voice echoed across the room like a thunder in the sky, forcing the child to stop running.

He wasn't frightened at all and looked with his big pink eyes at the giant who was staring at him; when Katakuri told him to go back to his seat, he did. He was the one who made himself respected with so little, you thought with a sigh.

《Someone isn't doing her duty properly...are you really his mother?》  Galette said that after everyone had started eating in silence again; although some time had passed, you two still hadn't buried the hatchet.

However, you couldn't help but throw a response.

《I believe I'm the first to learn, but I do it every day when I'm with my son...》  But then, you turned to her  《And you? Are you going to wait for your mother to get married? At least, you'll have other things to think about instead of me...》

Some laughter rose on the long table; the yellow eyes of the woman looked at you as if an insect was bothering her, but which she couldn't crush. Moreover, she expected Katakuri to scold you, but unfortunately for her he didn't.

In the meantime, you went back to looking at your son and took the saucer with the cake to return it to Anana. Luckily, she had stopped crying.

When lunch was over, you walked out of the room with your son and Katakuri followed you with the eyes. It wasn't his intention to stop you, he knew perfectly well that his younger sister was wrong to talk to you like that.

《Tsk, she's lucky Mama isn't here or she wouldn't get away with it.》  Galette kept to provoke you in your absence, until she noticed Katakuri's gaze at the head of the table and she said no more.

He had to do something. Not only you were his wife but you were also his son's mother and he couldn't accept that you were treated that way.
One thing was certain. Nobody would have to complain once he became emperor and it would have happened soon.

- - -

Daigo was sitting on the giant bed swinging his feet in a playful way. You told him to wait for you there, since you were out for a moment...now that there were two men in your life, the time you had for yourself was very limited.

During the day, you often played with him; although Katakuri wasn't often with you two, he admired his father a lot and maybe it was for that reason he listened to him earlier, without giving him too many problems...however, now that he was alone, he was so bored.

Everything in that room was too big for him so he couldn't do much. He hoped to be as big and strong as his father someday...

Even if everyone said it, Daigo wasn't the same as Katakuri; his hair was no longer crimson except for a few tufts scattered here and there, but otherwise the hair had taken on a golden tint, almost blond, just like yours and the same was for his fair complexion. Moreover, he didn't have fangs out of his mouth like him, but he had started eating sweets, especially doughnuts during Katakuri's afternoon snack, and you scolded him when he ate too much...you didn't want his little mouth to break like your husband did.

《But mommy! Daddy is so cool with those marks! I want them too!》  He said when he saw Katakuri's scars on his face. Katakuri chuckled when he heard that, while you sighed deeply.

Even though he seemed to be giving you a lot to do, Daigo actually loved you very much...so much that, in the last period, he slipped into bed to sleep next to you. And Katakuri was beginning to dislike that, especially when he clung to your body with such impertinence. If he hadn't been his son, he would certainly have crushed him...

《I want marry my sweet mommy one day!》  The child said with a smile; then, he turned to his father making big eyes  《Daddy, can I marry mommy??》

Well, there was no doubt Katakuri had taken that innocent joke badly.

《No.》

Daigo lowered his head in silence, but without stopping to hug you. For your part, you were amused to see your husband jealous even of the son.

But this time, you were going to break a spear in his favor...while Daigo was alone in your bedroom, you went to call the young maid, the one who took care of cleaning the child's room and asked her a little help. The girl smiled genuinely and made herself more than available doing what you said.

You would have spent the rest of the afternoon with your son, as usual...but that night, you would have been alone with your beloved husband...when the time came, you didn't hesitate to let him know immediately.
After you put Daigo to sleep, you went back to your room and there was Katakuri.

《Heh, pleased to see you, my dear.》  You said with a sly smile as you closed the door behind you.

Katakuri raised an eyebrow and with his arms crossed tried to guess what you had in mind. You tried not to worry him too much anyway and with a hurried step you leaned on his leg.

《Daigo is in the next room and is sleeping soundly.》  Katakuri stared at your tempting expression, it was evident your words meant something else.

He leaned gently, face to face with you, but did nothing but look at you. He knew how to raise the tension, you thought.

《So? What are your plans?》  He said in his usual tone under the scarf, naturally amused by the situation.

《Mmm, I had something in mind, but you don't seem interested...》  You said spying elsewhere but to get his attention.  《I think it's better to go to sleep, before it gets too late–》

But suddenly, a tight grip prevented you from moving and you couldn't help but smile maliciously.
Then, the giant grabbed you in midair to find you later lying on the bed.

《Don't take your word back now.》

How long had it been since you had been intimate with him? You were too busy thinking about your son and the same was true for Katakuri with his business out of town...in short, you two were distant from each other and you couldn't wait to feel pampered and loved by him.

《Of course not.》You simply answered by welcoming him on top of you.

Finally, you and Katakuri put your lips together, touching themselves as if it were the first time. You felt so pleasure with his big thin lips against yours and it increased when he opened his mouth to welcome your small but fearless tongue.

Katakuri followed your movements, satisfied and a little surprised to see you take the initiative like this. Of course, he would have done it anyway, since he wouldn't have wanted to miss the chance to feel you so close to him. And his alone.

You unrolled the scarf from his neck to kiss those extremely hard and manly outlines...three years had passed, but he hadn't changed at all.

On the contrary, you had changed. From the stubborn and bold girl you were, you became more diligent about family affairs, but also much more concerned than usual, especially after the arrival of little Daigo; moreover, when Linlin first saw him, he was definitely shocked by her positive reaction...beyond that, he couldn't believe your relationship with Big Mon had improved since then.

He could clearly see a woman in front of him. While he was immersed in those thoughts, he didn't notice he had put his arm around you and rested his head gently on your belly...you didn't say anything and took the opportunity to caress his crimson hair.

《What are you thinking about?》  You asked curiously, it was rare to see him so distracted.

《Nothing, just how beautiful you became.》  Katakuri imagined your face red with embarrassment and indeed it was.

《I-I see.》  You murmured. It was evident there was something and it wasn't because of his compliment.  《I think I've gained some weight...》

But Katakuri raised an eyebrow. He had never heard a woman worry about that and so it sounded really weird to him...anyway, he slid his palm around one of your buttock.

《...I don't feel anything.》  He added to say, as he groped it with the gloved fingers noticing that you were fidgeting.

《Y-you're an idiot, you haven't changed at all instead!》  You scolded him, but without refusing that impudent touch. The truth was, you wanted him to touch you without those annoying pants...

Katakuri seemed to read your thoughts and prepared to weld his grip on your hips. He didn't want to leave you any way out.

《Mpf, do you want more?》  His breath touched your skin and a warm shiver invaded your body.  《Tell me clearly, Y/n. Tell me you want me now.》

His voice was hard and deep, as if he was trying to restrain himself, but you could see from his gaze that he wanted you so badly.

You fell in front of that and a large smirk formed on his face, before removing all control.

《Y-yes, I want you Katakuri... please!》  You wanted your husband so much and were sure you wouldn't be holding back your voice that night, no mattered what...

Until you heard it. You thought you heard wrong, but then you heard Daigo cry again and you couldn't ignore it.

《Mpf, the chick is calling.》  Katakuri giggled to himself as you got out of bed.

《Wait here, I'm going to see...》  You said adjusting your clothes and heading for the door...you had to admit it was a bad time, but you wanted to make sure it wasn't anything serious.

When you turned on the light of his bedroom, you saw the little one sitting on the bed with a scared expression.

《What's up, honey?》  You sat next to him and stroked his back to make him relax.

《I-I had a bad dream...》  Daigo looked up at his mother and instantly calmed down on seeing her; he had never complained about such a thing, but you were glad to know it was just that.

《Do you want to tell it?》  You asked him in a sweet voice; meanwhile, your fingers were in his short, soft hair and you couldn't help but find them adorable.

But he shook his head. You burst out laughing when he told you he had forgotten.

《Hahaha that's better, it means it wasn't anything important to remember.》  You approached his little body to hug him tightly and he did the same...every time he did, he felt so safe.

But all of a sudden, he moved away abruptly and you noticed he was looking behind you...there, Katakuri stood watching you two and rather than being softened from that, he wore a frown on his face.

《Tsk, bad dreams? I ate the Mochi Mochi when I was just five...》  He said reproachfully and with his arms crossed.

However, what he said next left you speechless.

《If you keep raising him like that, he'll never be a man.》

Daigo ignored that, but kept his head down as if he didn't want to meet his father's severe gaze. On the contrary, you couldn't blink after what you heard.

《...he's just a child, Katakuri, and you can't expect him to be like you if YOU don't help him with that.》  You said imitating his voice.

Actually, the only person who was raising him was you, but you liked that. You knew Katakuri was busy with the family business, but you didn't tell him anything until now...you didn't want to hear this from him.

Meantime, Katakuri noticed that his room, besides being colorful, was full of games and books.

《He spends a lot of time in this room and I'll order to clean up all this junk in here...》  He said as he approached you  《He must learn the world is not the way you want it to be, Y/n.》

His giant figure should have impressed you, but you stood staring at him, in total disagreement with him.

《...he doesn't need to see what a child should never see at his age.》  Your tones had hardened, especially after the memories of your childhood came back to you.

Katakuri didn't want to hear about it anymore, also because he didn't intend to argue with you...but his actions contradicted him and abruptly grabbed your arm to get you out of bed.

But in that moment, Daigo wrapped his arms around your waist.

《L-let mommy go!》

His pink eyes sparkled with intensity, as if he were challenging the father and you didn't expect that. However, Katakuri chuckled internally.

《Mpf, that's a good start.》  The little one's expression resembled him even more now and he liked hearing that.

But not you. You were angry to see how Katakuri did that to stimulate your son's personality, just as Big Mom was trying to get him to join her crew...it would have happened, after all.

After that, Katakuri expected you to go back to the room with him, but you decided to stay there; you couldn't ignore what had just happened and how he devalued your role of mother. With a nod of dissent, he left without adding anything else.

With that gesture, it was as if he hinted that you two were beginning to separate. You couldn't help but complain while you sleep.

- - -

The next day, you woke up with a headache. Daigo was still sleeping and you caressed and kissed his uncovered forehead to see he had such a serene face...

You loved them both, but sometimes you didn't understand why Katakuri behaved like the others, as if you were the only one who did something wrong; you wanted to talk to him, but when you met the servants they let you know the Empress wanted to talk to the official family members.
They told you where and you decided to go and check, probably your husband was there too.

Unlike you, Charlotte Linlin was in a perfect mood. A few hours earlier, she had received a very interesting call with a very tempting offer, too much to be turned down...and now that all the ministers had arrived on Whole Cake, she couldn't wait to say it.

《MAMAMAMA, I GOT AN UNEXPECTED CALL FROM MY LUMACOPHONE THIS MORNING...》  She started saying  《OUR FAMILY HAS BEEN INVITED TO GRAN TESORO BY ITS OWN KING!!!》

You were watching and listening from afar and thought that was the first time you saw her excited about anything other than food...you had never heard of that name before, but certainly it had to be someone important to get the giantess's full attention.

《SOME OF YOU WILL HAVE TO LEAVE TO REPRESENT OUR FAMILY AND ALREADY DECIDED WHO, OF COURSE!!》

Eventually, her gaze fell on the older triplets...anyway, Katakuri said nothing, he knew his mother would have chosen him.
But his eyes twitched when he heard the next sentence.

《AND THOSE WHO ARE MARRIED WILL ALSO BRING THEIR OWN WIFE, MAMAMAMA!》  Big Mom finished knowing that was only directed at his favorite son.

Why did she want you to go too? The news left you surprised...and also the answer of the crimson giant.

《Mama, my wife has to look after my son, she doesn't need to come too.》  Suddenly, Katakuri said attracting the attention of others.

《IT'S ALREADY DECIDED, KATAKURI! AND THEN, I WANT TO SPEND MY TIME WITH MY DEAR GRANDSON!!》  She didn't want to know about dealing with her son and so you decided to come out, as you had no intention of leaving your son in the hands of that monster of your mother-in-law...

《Katakuri is right, I have to stay here. Daigo needs me more.》  You didn't know why, but those words weighed on you, as if you were okay with Katakuri leaving.

《NOW, YOUR MISSION IS WORTH MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE! IF YOU CARE TO SEE YOUR SON AGAIN, I EXPECT YOU TO CARRY OUT MY ORDERS AS A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY!! HAVE I BEEN CLEAR, Y/N??》

Her crazy expression made you understand that she wasn't joking at all; if you had refused, Daigo would have gotten in the way and you absolutely didn't want that.

《Yes.》  You nodded without saying anything else. The idea of ​​leaving with Katakuri after the discussion you two had the previous evening didn't make you feel comfortable; anyway, the worst part was that Linlin tried to blackmail you by using your son! That lowness was too much for her too.

《Damn, I understand why everyone wants to kill her, she is unbearable!》  You thought while you still looked at her hateful expression...when could you ever get along with her??

On the contrary, Oven and Daifuku seemed happy to leave; it had been some time since they had left Tottoland so they were more excited than usual ignoring completely the nervous look of the older brother.

《Come on, you can't sulk all the time! It's on the Gran Tesoro we are about to go, after all!》  Daifuku couldn't help himself and kept teasing Katakuri, as they headed for their big ship to prepare for departure.

Reluctantly, you followed them. You were supposed to leave immediately and that was why you couldn't even pack a suitcase with your stuff.
The three giants boarded before you. You couldn't believe you had to go on a long journey just with them and it was quite unnerving...

But suddenly, you heard your son's voice behind you.

《Mommyyy!!》

You turned around and saw he had run all the dock to reach you. You knelt down to hug him.

《Where are you and daddy going??》  Daigo asked ignoring the breathlessness he had  《Please take me with you!!》

His words moved you, yet you shook your head.
《Forgive me Daigo, but I have a job to do with dad and we can't take you with us...I promise we will be back soon.》

You finished by leaving a kiss on his forehead. Anyway, Katakuri was right, the more you looked at him, the more he looked like a little man to your eyes.
You were sure he would get away with it and most likely there would have been Brûlée with him...you knew how much she loved playing with him.

Before leaving him and boarding, another voice caught your attention. It was Pudding.

《Phew, I arrived just in time! Aren't you forgetting something?!》  She announced with reproach and without your understanding.

《W-what are you talking about?》  But then, you saw the backpack on her shoulders  《Don't tell me, you...》

《Of course I'm going with you! I got Mama's consent to leave.》  And she whispered to you  《I'm still looking for a husband, after all, and I believe my chances will increase if I fish in such a place!》

Yes, because in the last three years Pudding hadn't married yet and when you saw her simulate the launch of the fishing hook, you couldn't help but be perplexed...was she really that desperate?

《Hey, get a move on! We're going to leave.》  Oven yelled at both of you and before finally getting on, you greeted your son again, now in the company of the others.

Once on deck, you caught your husband's eye. He still seemed angry about what his mother had told him, but it was useless now, he certainly couldn't bring you down; Pudding noticed the strange tension between you two and asked you for explanations.

《...we talked about Daigo and things got a bit hectic. I was going to clarify with him this morning, but as you can see I didn't get the chance, like always.》  You sighed as you watched the brown-haired girl next to you. You didn't know why, but you felt she would have laughed at you.

《Eeeh that's not good, but now you'll have plenty of time to do that, right? After all, we are literally going over a floating paradise!!》  She said aloud but without being overheard by the brothers.

《Wait a moment, what exactly is this Gran Tesoro?》  You asked in a confused tone. Pudding explained to you that it was the largest ship that had ever existed, so big that a city had been built on top of it, where fun and luxury were the keywords of that amazing place, and the pirate Gild Tesoro was the owner of the ship...

《So, why on earth have we been invited to such a place??》  You said curiously; sure, that place didn't look bad at all but you didn't understand why this guy had contacted Linlin. Either way, you were there doing the dirty work for her now...

《I don't know, but this is certainly your chance to be finally alone with your husband, so try not to screw it up!》  Pudding scolded you as if you were the only one to blame.

Maybe, you had something wrong, but you just wanted the good for your little son and this Katakuri seemed not to have understood it yet, because he was staring at you without restraint...apparently, he intended to keep an eye on you for the rest of the trip until you got home.

It was useless how much his twins tried to keep him calm, there was something he couldn't get out of his head. A picture with a doubtful future appeared before him without knowing what the hell it was.

- - -

It was literally a day of hell. You didn't expect it, as you didn't expect Katakuri would have spoken to you just to give you some small order here and there. Anyway, you pointed it out to him.

《Damn, I've had enough now, it's since we left that you keep staring at me like that, what's happening to you?!》  As you expected, he didn't turn in your direction even when you beat your foot on the wood beneath you.

From his view, the Sweet Commander could see a golden shimmer getting bigger as they got closer; soon, they would be docked on that majestic ship and just thinking about it made him sick.

He narrowed his eyes as he heard your furious voice...right now, he just wanted to throw you on a bed and silence that cheeky little mouth of yours, but he couldn't, not when he smelled trouble coming from that unknown destination.

《Go tell the others we're about to dock.》  He ordered you again and you clenched your right fist.

《First you have to tell me what's wrong with you.》  There, you saw his red eye getting intense and knew he was using the Haki.

《Just do what I say, Y/n. This is not a safe place, anyway.》  His serious voice caught you off guard, as if there really was something to fear once you get there, but it wasn't a good reason to behave that way.

《Right now, I'd rather be there than here.》  You said walking away from your husband.

Katakuri didn't stop you, but he looked at you as you joined his brothers. On the contrary, he wouldn't have wanted to leave so that he could stay next to you and his son, but he had a job to get done as quickly as possible.

《T-that's gold, I can't believe it!》  Meanwhile, Pudding exclaimed in amazement to see the whole ship was made of that precious metal.  《He must be the richest of all pirates! Can't wait to meet him!》

You could see from her face that she was even more interested in Gild Tesoro...whatever his appearance was, you doubted that women would have chosen him for that anyway.

Once through the entrance, your ship stopped inside the big bow. There were tons of ships and you could only imagine how many pirates there were inside.

Suddenly, you saw from your position someone who seemed to be waiting for you, surrounded by a group of men and women and by an air of spectacularity.
You thought it might be him, you had never seen a man as eccentric as that and once you got down, you had the confirmation.

A tall man with green hair, with a bright white and gold suit and a top hat on his head, was standing there in front of you.

《I assume you are the Charlotte family, I'm glad you accepted my invitation.》  He spread his arms as he watched the three giants, definitely taller than him.

《Let me introduce myself. I'm Gild Tesoro, the captain and lord of this ship.》  After that, he made a solemn and elegant bow to his new guests.

《Welcome to the Gran Tesoro☆》

That man gave off an unusually blinding aura, it was no surprise Pudding was so enchanted by him...

《Wow, your ship is really magnificent! Is it true that it is considered an independent nation?》  She asked with excessive curiosity, causing the man to laugh in a contained manner. He had to admit that he wasn't expecting a girl among them...

《I suppose you are the wife of Charlotte Katakuri, I have heard that from the Empress...》  But Pudding waved his hands in front of him.

《Oh no sir, I'm his younger sister! She is the wife, hehe.》  Pudding smiled at that misunderstanding and pointed to the other girl.

Gild turned to you and couldn't believe his eyes; sure, he had been warned by Big Mom that the strongest pirate of her crew would have brought a wife with him, but he would have expected anything but a young girl! And a very beautiful one too...

《Heh, forgive me, but I certainly wasn't expecting young ladies...》  Suddenly, he bent down in front of Pudding and kissed her on the back of the hand. After that, she went completely crazy about him.

He said that as he did the same thing to you too, but also sniffing at your skin for a long time.

《May I know your name?》  He said softly, as if he didn't want anyone else to hear.

You didn't hesitate to answer.
《My name is Y/n. Thanks again for the invitation, Tesoro-san.》

《It's a pleasure of my own.》  Gild added with a long smile before getting to his feet and giving his attention to the men, who did nothing but look annoyed at his too kind and clingy manner.

Katakuri stared at both of you and didn't like your behavior; if it hadn't been a mission, he would certainly have punched that frivolous man in the face.

《It's time to go now, the day is still long and there are many things I want to show you.》  The captain of the giant ship beckoned his guests to follow him, until he told you to get into vehicles, strangely driven by muscular turtles.

That place was truly breathtaking and you couldn't stop looking around; when the city drew near, you were dazzled by the many lights that emanated even though it was still daytime, but you were sure it must have been beautiful at night.
Of course, your gaze couldn't ignore your husband, who was sitting next to you; he hadn't said anything during that ride, but it was evident he was looking at you when you naively showed amazement in front of that almost magical place.

You crossed the first part of the city to reach the rear of the ship, where there was a very high golden tower.
On top of it, the flag flew proudly in the sky, but you believed that no pirate ship could ever possess such riches to share with the whole world...

《Woah, I've never seen anything like this, and you Katakuri?》  You were tired of that silence and you tried to find a way to break it.

《Mpf, you seem to have forgotten everything I said. As you well know, we didn't come here for fun...》  Then, he lifted your chin to look you in the face  《And it's better for you that you no longer talk to that man, understood Y/n?》

His serious and menacing gaze was more than enough that you didn't want to piss him off further; it was obvious he was hating that place and the fact that you were there too, so you didn't really need to reply...

And that was fine with him.

《Very good.》  He was the first to get out of the car and quickly turned towards you to grab you at the waist.

What was going on between you two you couldn't understand it...now, the only thing you were hoping was that he didn't really hate you.