1 Piece AU Luffy Charlotte
By: FunahoMisaki
(AN: I own nothing and read last chapter)
When Amande awoke the first thing she noticed was her warm little sister curled up in her side, the second thing was that there was a small warm weight atop her chest. Her hand lashed out and grabbed her sword by the hilt but she paused when she looked to see who it was on her, her other hand freezing from where it was about to push the intruder away.
There was a small, much smaller than her own at least, tattered straw hat on an even smaller head and there were messy black curls peeking out from under the hat. Amande relaxed as she recalled yesterday and realized that Luffy must have moved on top of her and cuddled her like that sometime during the night, although she was surprised that he had managed to do so without waking her. She was a very light sleeper after years of being a pirate and helping with her baby siblings.
"Ace…nii…" Luffy murmured in his sleep, moving slightly, and Amande released her sword as she settled her hand on his back.
"Shh. It's alright little one. I'm here." Amande uttered softly as she rubbed his back slightly and she felt how he relaxed a little more and gave a happy sigh at that.
"Ma…" His next words cut off with a happy sigh and a small purr like noise but Amande froze for a moment as she stared down at him wide eyed. Ma? As in short for Mama? Was he sleepily calling her Ma? She…she had never had anyone call her ma before.
She was the oldest unmarried Big Mom daughter and with the way things were going…she wasn't likely ever going to be married. Which meant that she wouldn't have children of her own either. She hadn't really thought about it often or much…but sometimes she did wish for a little one of her own to love and care for. A little one who she could raise and love and train to be strong while also being there to sing them to sleep or read them a story or patch them up if they were clumsy and fell down.
Sure she got to do some of those things with her brothers and sisters but…a little one of her own…it would be different.
"You can call me Ma if you want little one." Amande murmured quietly as she moved the hat a bit and then leaned her neck down so that she could kiss the boys curly hair, it was fluffy and soft.
"Amande-nee-chan." Brulee quietly called from the mirror above Amande's bed, it being there for emergencies. Whether those emergencies were attacking pirates, Mama's Hunger pains, or her sister and possibly another sibling needing emergency cuddles didn't matter to Amande. They were all to the same degree of severity to her.
"Everything okay Brulee?" Amande asked, feeling her cheeks heat up a bit at her sister possibly having caught her moment of softness with Luffy, glancing up at her little sister.
"Yeah the paper came out with the story of Garp. And Mama's…having breakfast made for everyone. She's…being a bit weird." Brulee said figuring she'd better warn her sister about that just in case Amande thought that their mother was somehow replaced by an imposter.
"Weird how?" Amande asked wondering if the two children would be in danger. The arm she had put back over Pudding tensed and the hand on Luffy's back gripped his shirt tightly. She was ready to protect the children if need be.
"She's…something Luffy-kun said yesterday really upset her somehow. She's…promising to be nicer and a better mother to all of us now and- and so far she seems to be keeping that promise. She's…I don't know how to put it nee-san but she's acting like she did when I was little before I got my scar." Brulee said making Amande's eyes widen. Mama was going back to that time then? Going back to when Amande remembered her mother being happy and proud of her children and her smiles weren't so full of malice? Were…was her mother really going to go back to acting like how Amande remembered her being when she was a little girl herself?
"Thanks for the heads up. I'll get these two up and ready for the day and see you at breakfast." Amande said and she slowly began to sit up, although she kept Luffy held close with one hand. Both Pudding and Luffy grumbled sleepily and moved around a bit at her moving.
"I'll be right back with some more clothes for Luffy-kun. I had time to make him another outfit or two while on baby duty last night." Brulee said and she ducked back into her mirror before re-emerging a few minutes later with a red shirt with their brother Katakuri's symbols stitched on it in black, along with a dress for Pudding that was in Amande's usual colors. Much to the older sisters amusement and embarrassment.
"Thank you Brulee. Make sure you and Broye get a nap today." Amande said making her sister pout slightly but nod, she was tired after pulling an all nightery with her twin.
"We will after breakfast. Broye wants to meet Luffy-kun." Brulee promised before she ducked back into the mirror as Amande gently began to shake Pudding awake.
"Pudding-chan. Time to wake up little one, it's breakfast time." Amande said making Pudding yawn and rub her eyes, all three of them, with the back of one hand sleepily. Amande smiled softly at her baby sister, although she felt a brief pang of hurt and sadness when her sister quickly closed her third eye as if to hide it.
"It's time to get dressed and ready to eat, little tri-clops. Don't worry, remember your sister here doesn't care about your third eye." Amande was quick but gentle to reassure her sister who relaxed slightly when she realized that it was just Amande in the room along with a sleeping Luffy. Amande-nee was the one who usually reacted the worst when she came across people bullying her little siblings, well her and Hachee-nee who broke kneecaps whenever someone messed with her brothers and sisters. And Effilee-nee who wasn't afraid to drop kick anyone or shoot them in the worst cases.
"Now go get dressed in the bathroom while I try and wake up Luffy-kun." Amande said handing her little sister the dress Brulee had left for her and Pudding beamed.
"I get to dress like Amande-nee-chan today!" Pudding was far too happy to be dressing up like her big sister as she took the dress and ran to her sisters in-suite bathroom.
"Luffy-kun it's time to wake up. Time to eat." Amande said and immediately the boy was awake.
"Food!" Before Amande could even attempt to stop him, Luffy was jumping out of the window. Amande damn near had a heart attack as she rushed to the window only to look relieved when she saw the boy take a deep breath and inflate like a balloon.
"That's right. He's rubber." Amande reminded herself with a heavy sigh as she placed a hand over her heart. That boy was going to be the death of her if he kept doing things like that.
"Wait…shit!" Amande quickly raced to the mirror and shouted for her sister.
"Amande-nee wha-"
"Luffy-kun ran off! It looks like he's heading to the woods! Get some help and grab him before he gets into a fight or falls into a lake or something!" Amande cut her sister off with the orders making Brulee gape for half a second before she cursed as well and raced away from the mirror.
"Where'd Luffy go?" Pudding asked blinking up at her big sister when she left the bathroom wearing a small copy of Amande's dress and sash…and Amande knew why Brulee was so close by because Pudding had a hat like Amande's own on her head.
"He ran off already Pudding-chan. Brulee and a few others are going to go make sure he doesn't get hurt." Amande said sighing while Pudding pouted at her friend running off.
"He forgot to take me!" Pudding pouted making Amande minutely grateful that the kid did forget to grab Pudding. Just cause he could survive that fall doesn't mean Pudding could. After all Pudding didn't have a devil fruit ability, especially not one suited for surviving twenty story falls without a scratch or bruise.
"Don't worry we'll see him at breakfast. Come on Pudding-chan. Let's go get something to eat and see the rest of our siblings." Amande said sighing as she changed clothes, slipping out of her sleepwear and into her normal clothes without shame or being bothered by the homies in her room. What were they going to do? Tell Mama that Amande changed clothes? Tch. Not like it would matter.
"Food!" Pudding said brightly and wide eyed and Amande snorted slightly as she put her sword at her waist and her hat on her head.
God it looked like her sister was either taking after Mama's appetite, which would be fair since a lot of their siblings did, or Luffy was rubbing off on the girl.
"Yeah. Food." Amande agreed as she lit a cigarette and then offered her sister her hand.
Hopefully Brulee and a few others would catch Luffy before he could get hurt and bring him back before too long.