"Talking"

Thinking

Garp's POV

Today, I was going to see my only granddaughter, it'll be her 17th birthday in a few days, and I'm taking her to marry a strong marine. I don't wanna have her marry a marine but it's the only way to keep her safe. I've gotten him to look past her bounty, and he won't turn her in. I left out the part where she was the pirate king's daughter.

"Vice-Admiral Garp, we are almost the island," one of the petty officers under my command told me saluting.

"Graha... I can't wait to see Mikael and Law," I said as I was laughing.

We dock at the island and I jump off my battleship.

"Men, stay here," I commanded, walking off to search for my grandkids.

I'll start with the treehouse and go from there. I thought, planning out what to do.

However, when I got to the treehouse it was mostly empty, aside from two folded pieces of paper on the table.

Hey Jiji,
I knew you would be coming for me today. However, I left a few weeks ago, and I'm going to become a pirate like my dad. I'm leaving to join Thatch for right now. So, if you're not mad enough, I'm with the Whitebeard Pirates. Also, I'm Not Marrying A Damn Marine!

Love,

Sea Wolf Mikael

Portgas D Mikael
Gol D Mikael

I was shaking with anger but I picked up the other letter that was left for me.

Old Man,
Law also left, 3 months ago. He is a pirate also. I forgot to tell you I have a wolf with me now too. Law says I have trouble with picking people and things up that are hurt. Also, Law and I met Shanks a few years back after your last visit.

P.S I love you Jiji

I smashed the table to pieces and ran to my ship.

"How fast can we get to Whitebeard?" I asked as I jumped back on the deck.

"It should take at least a week," Bogard told me as I landed on deck. "What happened, Grap, did they leave already?"

"Yes, apparently she knew about me marrying her off and Law is a pirate as we already know," I explained, punching a wall. "However, Mikael has told me where to find her hopefully."

"Ah, so that's why we are going to Whitebeard's ship," Bogard replied.

"Yes, now let's go so I can get my granddaughter back, and then we are going after her idiotic brother!" I screamed, sitting down in my chair and eating a rice cake.

Few Days Later

Mikael's POV

I had woken up earlier than usual today. I slipped out of Thatch's room without waking him and Bones up. I didn't sleep too great last night, the bad feeling I had before leaving home was still there. Also, I couldn't stop thinking about Marco's question about being kissed.

This sucks, I don't think I can stay here. I thought as I walked out on deck.

"I am up way too early," I told myself, getting out the snail Law gave me. "I've not called him since I left, maybe I should let him know where I am."

Puru Puru Puru. "Hello, who is it?" Someone asked as they answered the snail.

"Who are you?" I questioned back not answering their question.

"I'm Uni, new to the Heart Pirates," he answered, yelling. "Now, who are you?"

Before I could answer I heard some commotion going on in the background. It sounded like Shachi and Penguin fighting again.

"Penguin!" I kinda yelled into the snail. "Where is Law?"

"Mikael?" Penguin replied as he and Shachi stopped fighting.

"Yes it's me, now get Law and please give me and him, time to actually talk this time," I said in a commanding tone. "Also, he might be unhappy after our talk, just a heads up."

"Why should he listen to you?" Uni asked as Penguin left.

"Because, Uni-ya," Law said as he walked into the room. "Mikael-ya is the girl that beat up Penguin and she's also my sister."

I heard everyone leave the room after that, but Uni was still mumbling something as he left.

"Law, I'm sorry," I started, feeling his anger through the snail. "I had to leave. We both know Jiji was coming to get me at 17."

"Then why didn't you come with me?" Law asked

"Because, you and I are so different," I explained. "Besides, I wouldn't have met Thatch or Marco pirating with you. Law, I know it sucks but it's how things are."

"How things are!" Law yelled. "Mikael-ya, are you crazy? Your bounty went up already!"

"I. Am. Not. Crazy!" I yelled, forgetting about not wanting to wake anyone else up. "I left because Garp wants to marry me off to a marine so I won't be executed! Also, I called because I wanted to hear you tell me, happy birthday, but I guess that was a little much to ask of you!"

I hung up before Law could say anything.

Ugh, I can't please everyone. I thought, walking to the figurehead of the ship and sitting down.

I looked out at the ocean and started singing a song, Yasopp taught me, the last time Law and I saw the Red-Hair Pirates. However, what I didn't know was that my yelling did wake a curtain Phoenix, and he was leaning against the mast closest to me listening.

I heard someone clapping as I finished the song.

"Ahh...!" I yelled, turning around. "Marco, what the hell? You scared me, I thought I was alone."

"I don't sleep late, but your yelling woke me, yoi," he replied as he sat down beside me. "Who were you yelling at?"

"It was Law, I thought I'd call him, but that turned out to be a bad idea," I explained as I started to tear up. "He didn't know I had left yet, so I thought I would tell him. Plus, I wanted to hear a happy birthday from him."

Marco looked like he was thinking, and I was starting to get sleepy, so I laid my head on his shoulder.

"Happy Birthday Mikael, yoi," Marco said as I let sleep consume me. "Also, I didn't know you could sing."

Marco's POV

I was woken up a little earlier than normal by someone yelling on deck. I knew once I was awake there was no way I was going back to sleep, so I went to see who it was. However, the yelling stopped as I walked out on the main deck, and now someone was singing. I followed the singing to the ship's figurehead and saw Mikael sit down looking out at the ocean while singing. I leaned against the mast and just listened to her voice.

Wow, I didn't know she could sing, yoi. I mused over as I clapped to get Mikael's attention.

"Ahh...!" Mikael yelled, turning around. "Marco, what the hell? You scared me, I thought I was alone."

"I don't sleep late, but your yelling woke me, yoi," I replied as I sat down beside Mikael. "Who were you yelling at?"

"It was Law, I thought I'd call him, but that turned out to be a bad idea," Mikael explained as she started to tear up. "He didn't know I had left yet so I thought I would tell him. Plus, I wanted to hear a happy birthday from him."

She must be missing her brothers. I thought as I felt Mikael lay her head on my shoulder.

"Happy Birthday Mikael, yoi," I said as she fell asleep. "Also, I didn't know you could sing."

I sat there with Mikael and watched the sunrise as she slept. Not an hour later Thatch came running out on the deck looking for Mikael.

"Marco, have you seen... Oh, she's with you," Thatch said as he calmed down.

"She was up here yelling on a transponder snail before the sun was up," I told him, moving Mikael so she was in my lap.

I was rubbing my shoulder when she finally woke up.

"Morning, yoi," I said, smiling at her.

"Morning Marco, also thanks for what you said before I fell asleep," She replied getting up, "and thanks for liking my singing."

"Ugh, no problem," I started as a blush crept up my neck to my cheeks.

"Don't forget you promised to go with me to get my tattoos," Mikael whispered to me as she kissed my cheek and took off running. "Izo told me to be there after breakfast!"

"So, you have fallen for her yet?" Thatch asked, placing his arm around my shoulders.

"I don't know what you're talking about, yoi," I said, getting up. "Besides, don't you have food to cook?"

Few Hours Later

"Marco, you remembered," Mikael said, sounding surprised as I walked into Izo's room.

"Marco never forgets anything," Izo explained before I could say anything. "You need to sit on the chair over there."

Mikael got up and walked over to the chair and sat.

"Mikael, why did you want me here?" I asked leaning against the wall close to her. "Izo and you seem to get along."

"Oh," she exclaimed, shaking a little, "I'm just scared of needles, and I don't trust Thatch with that information. Plus, Izo promised to help explain my bracelet. I was going to ask Thatch, but he's not good with that kinda stuff. Seeing as he can't even ask Izo out."

I could hear Izo giggling as he looked for his supplies.

"If you're scared of needles, why get tattoos, yoi? I questioned as she pulled out a few pieces of paper.

"I've always wanted tattoos, just never had anyone I trusted enough to get them," she explained as Izo walked over to us.

Mikael's POV

While Marco and I were talking Izo came back from his closet with his tattooing equipment.

"So, any idea of what you want?" Izo asked, sitting next to me.

"Ugh, I... Yeah," I answered shaking my head and Handing Izo the papers I took out of my pocket earlier. "Here, these are the ones I want right now. I have one more I wanna get later after me and you know who get together."

"Wow, Mikael did you draw these?" Izo asked as he looked at the papers.

"Yeah, had to do something to keep my mind off the boredom and loneliness," I replied looking down.

"Do you know where you want them?" Izo questioned as he gets the ink he needed out. "Or which one you wanna start with?"

"I wanna start with Pops and go from there," I explained, feeling nervous. "I want it on the back of my right shoulder."

I felt Marco place his hand on my leg to stop it from moving.

"It's not as bad as you think it is, yoi," Marco said as I looked up at him.

I sighed and relaxed as the door opened. Bones walked in carrying what looked like Thatch's chef hat.

"I think, I'll be okay with you here," I told Marco as I blushed and got up to get the hat from Bones. "Good boy, now take it back or I have to pay him $20."

Bones ran out after that and Izo started on my tattoos. After Pops's tattoo, Izo started on my MASL tattoo, and it went on my right forearm.

"Izo, I don't know how to tell him about the bracelet," I whispered to him as he moved closer to look at the tattoo drawings.

"Well, he already knows everything but that, right?" Izo asked as he started on the heart.

"Ugh," I said out loud thinking. "Well, there might be one thing I always forget to tell people. I mean Shanks doesn't even know. Garp, The Fist, is my adoptive grandfather or as we call him, Jiji."

"What?" Marco and Izo both yelled after I said that.

I just look at the ground and blush.

I always forget that part about Garp being part of my family. I thought, yawning and closing my eyes.

"Mikael, that's not something you say and that fall asleep,yoi!" Marco screamed, poking my face.

"Why not?" I questioned, whining as I set back upright. "I'm tired, and I didn't sleep last night because of the dumb question game I played with Marco."

"What kinda question game?" Izo asked, raising an eyebrow.

"It wasn't bad or anything," I explained, looking at the floor. "I thought it would help with telling him about being my true lover."

True lover, yoi? Marco wondered aloud, blushing and smiling.

The Fuck, did I say that out loud? I pondered as my face heated up 10 times worse than it already was.

Izo was too busy laughing at us both to be any help. I placed my left hand on my face trying to hide.

"Oh no you don't, yoi," Marco said pulling my hand away from my face. "Now that I know wanna explain?"

"Uh, for my 13th birthday Shanks gave me a bracelet that glows when the person wearing it meets their true love," I stated not being able to look Marco in the eyes. "It first glowed when we were fighting, and it's kinda why I had an attitude with you. I thought if you knew you would want me to leave with you, but I need to find Ace. However, things changed after I got wind of Jiji coming to marry me off."

After that, no one said anything else, but I could practically feel Marco thinking everything over. It only took three hours for Izo to finish all my tattoos. After my MASL tattoo, I got a blue wolf tattoo on my left upper arm, and a heart like Law's on the back of my left shoulder. I thanked Izo and left after he told me how to keep them clean.

I'm such an idiot. I thought as I walked into Thatch's room and flopped onto his couch, I started to cry as soon as I hit the couch.

I didn't hear the door open, so I didn't know that Marco had followed me.

"I didn't mean to make you cry, yoi," Marco said, placing his hand on my lower back and rubbing it softly.

"I know, but I was scared to tell you," I explained, looking back at him over my shoulder, still crying. "I don't wanna lose you like I did Ace, Sabo, and Luffy. I know Garp is going to show up soon, and I feel like he will make me go with him."

Marco didn't say anything after that, so I turned and buried my face back into the couch. I felt him move his hands up my sides and causing me to blush and get goosebumps. I then felt his warm breath on my neck and had to try not to moan.

"Mikael, I need you to look at me,yoi," he whispered, lightly kissing my neck.

"Mmm... Marco," I moaned as I turned my head but then realized what I did and covered my mouth and sat up quickly. "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to."

Marco smiled and moved closer to me, then pulled me into his lap.

"I thought it was cute," he said leaning closer to me. "Also, I wouldn't have made you forget your brother. I would have helped look for him, and about Garp, I wouldn't let him take you, yoi."

I felt my face heat up more and looked away, but Marco had another idea and gently pulled my face back to him and kissed me. I was hesitant to kiss back at first but gave in after a few seconds. It felt as if our lips melded together perfectly, and as I moved away from him to say something he bit my lip, making me gasp, and deepened the kiss. As the room was starting to get hotter the need to breathe took over and we moved apart to breathe. We sat there for a while and as Marco was going to say something Izo and Thatch barged in.

"Nothing more than kissing," Izo said, pulling me off Marco. "Now, Mikael needs to get ready for her party, bye."

I could hear Thatch laughing as Izo pulled me out of the room. He then took me and we got ready for my party.

No One's POV

The Whitebeard pirates partied till early in the morning. The whole time Marco couldn't keep his eyes off Mikael, as she danced and laughed with everyone. Marco couldn't be happier that she was feeling at home with them, but he could help but feel jealous of everyone she danced with. However, no one knew of the marine hero that was just a few yards away, and that would be there in the morning.