Love revealed

The waves crashed into the Thousand Sunny as the Straw Hat Pirates sailed from Water 7. Robin couldn't help from feeling as though the weight of the world was off her shoulders. She looked to her cr-…friends. The weight was put on them. Distributed among the most trusted group she had ever known. It was not an even spread however. The one who bore the most weight was…

"Yo! Robin!" Luffy yelled as he jumped from the group. He was anxious to talk with her more. The heartfelt talk they had barely scratched the surface to what needed to be said. She had been willing to throw her life away for them. To give it all up so they could continue their adventures.

"Why were you so stupid?" He asked her bluntly. Shocking the crew and enraging their pervert cook. He stared in rage and ran to kick Luffy's head off.

"HOW DARE YOU INSULT ROBIN-CHWAN?!" He yelled, being stopped midair by a combination of arms. Robin grabbed his ankles while Luffy held out his arm, letting the cook slam his chest into his palm.

Robin quickly apologized to the cook, saying she didn't want any interruption for this conversation. Luffy didn't say a word. He was too focused on his question.

"What makes me stupid, Captain-san?" She asked, voice a little shaky. They…he had gone through so much to get her back. Now he was insulting the one truly selfless act she had ever done. Discounting it as stupid.

"Why would you give yourself up for us? The Government was going to fight us anyway!" He yelled, shocking Robin. They would have eventually become enemies with the World Government anyway. Luffy's spirit was too powerful to every back down from the inevitable fights with them. But CP9 were a great threat as well. They would have fought them anyway

Luffy grabbed her shoulders and stared in her eyes. She felt her heart flutter. She watched him fight Crocodile and Enel. A Warlord and a God had fallen from Luffy's power. Now Enie's Lobby along with CP9 was under his belt. She could see in his eyes something different now. They welled with tears as his grip tightened, not enough to hurt her, barely. "Luffy..?" She asked, scared. Everyone was stunned silent. Luffy had gotten Robin back. Why would he fight her through this now. And why would he burst into tears like this?

"What if we lost you?" He yelled at her. Rage and Despair filled him. The fight with Aokiji tore at his very soul. He couldn't protect her. Then she did this?! "Robin what would I do if I lost you?!" He yelled. One thought was present in the minds of everyone but Luffy.

'Did he say "I"?!'

Zoro, who usually remained stoic through Luffy's one on one public speeches was stunned. This was more than her being a crew member to him. It didn't take a genius to notice the change. But was it that serious?

Nami's jaw dropped. Luffy wanted her for himself? Luffy had fought to save her from that monster Arlong, but he stated she was his friend. That they were going to save her. That THEY couldn't leave without her. Nami couldn't help but feel a twinge in her chest. What made Robin so special to him?

Usopp couldn't breathe. Luffy was nuts but this was insane! Sanji's going to kill him just for choice of wording! He didn't want his captain to die like that after he just came back.

Sanji stared in anger from the ground after biting his cigarette in half. He was running at Luffy full speed when he was stopped on both fronts. His chest felt like it caved in as he hit Luffy's solid hand. NOW THIS?! The idiot captain was making a move on HIS ROBIN-CHWAN!

Chopper didn't really know what was going on…He just reacted like his friends. He may have been hanging out with them, but humans were still a mystery to him.

Franky hadn't known them all for too long, but wasn't certain of one thing. Luffy here hadn't made a move on any woman in his life. While that wasn't exactly what Luffy did, it's the closest he had ever come. He was a pretty selfish person at times, but Franky knew this was serious business for Luffy.

Robin was frozen solid. Luffy was staring into her soul. It felt like he was judging every action she had ever made. That anything that ever endangered her before they even met was making him angrier. She felt the pressure from his stare engulf her. She parted her mouth to speak, holding back what felt like thick foam. "Luffy…" She said, struggling to speak. The crew was stumbling back. Even Zoro as he gripped the railing. She looked back into his eyes, fighting the pressure. She acted out of instinct. Grabbing his shoulders and kissing him deeply. The pressure on them all ceased.

A new pressure crushed Sanji's chest however. As much as he wanted to KICK THAT DUMB ASS CAPTAIN'S HEAD IN! He took a deep breath. Looking with pure rage. Even the lovestruck Sanji saw that Robin kissed him. Which hurt all the worse.

Luffy could no longer feel anger towards Robin. He was feeling something…new. He didn't know what to do as her lips pressed to his. She wasn't exactly experienced. She had actually never kissed anyone…but she knew more than Luffy from just watching and reading. He instinctively wrapped her tightly in his arms. Letting her handle most of the actual action.

The kiss stopped slowly. Robin, who was overwhelmed with emotion, buried her head in the shoulder of her cute captain. He was staring in the distance as his rubber brain worked triple time. "I'm sorry, Luffy." She said, causing Luffy to look at her. "About scaring you back at the city…" She said with a little smirk. Not about to apologize for her first kiss.

Chopper, Nami, and Usopp had all passed out moments after they felt the pressure. It wasn't directed at them, but the power behind it coupled with their…lack of strength, made them pass out. The rest had to stare in shock. They just witnessed the smartest person on the ship make the dumbest move with the dumbest person.

Luffy only smiled now. He liked the kiss thing with Robin. It eased his mind. He had picked her up something called "Pride Bell" style and carried her to the kitchen. He would've defended from Sanji's attacks, but Robin wouldn't dare let him get close enough.

The new couple talked intently. Luffy had plenty of questions. What exactly did they just do? Could they do it again? Did this mean they were married?

The questions pissed off a certain blonde chef, who was held back by Zoro and Franky. They were spying on the two, not attacking them.

Robin giggled at his questions. They were so cute. He was able to take his mind off of food while in the kitchen over her. An impressive feat to say the least. She laid against his chest with a smile. Eager to answer. "That Luffy was a kiss. It's how two people…" Robin thought for a moment. She needed to stress how important this was. Else he may start kissing other crew members due to seemingly similar feelings. "It was to show how much we…" To Robin's shock, Luffy helped her out with this.

"Oh! That's what it was? Don't people who love each other do that?" Luffy asked with a confused look. He didn't make it sound like it was a wrong thing, which settled Robin.

"A kiss is what you do with…who you love most." She said. Realizing her words. They were heavy with truth. Her cold world hard a warm spot. Her friends. But in the center was a roaring fire, threatening to "kick the ass" of all the cold in her heart. That was Luffy. She looked at him, waiting for his response on her explanation.

Luffy was overjoyed. He stretched his head down and kissed her again. Not on the lips, but a sweet kiss on the forehead. "I'm so glad you feel that way too!"

Those words were the most powerful she had heard in years. That lasted for a few precious seconds.

"I love you more than anyone." Luffy said, staring down at her. He couldn't question himself. Thinking of his friends, his Grandpa, Sabo, Ace… Luffy grasped that his love for Robin was different. Unique. He'd die for his friends or his family. He'd live for Robin.

Robin couldn't take it. Tears of joy spilled down her cheeks as she rolled and buried her face in Luffy's chest. He may have just agreed to feel the same as her, but this. He said the words. He had known her for such a short amount of time yet… She was the most important. She couldn't do anything like that again. She couldn't be away from for a moment anymore.

Chopper, Nami, and Usopp had regained consciousness and spied with the others. They could hardly believe their ears, but Sanji dropping to the ground looking dead was a sign that what they were hearing was true.

"Robin-chwan…loves….shitty….captain." Sanji said, trying to comprehend his own words. They felt like five ton hammers hitting him in the face.

The rest of them weren't much better off. Away from the door as they all looked at each other. "WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?!" Nami and Usopp yelled in unison. Chopper didn't get that upset. He loved many things after all.

The rest tried their best to cover what went down. The pressure that knocked them out. The kiss, which got some shocks until they remembered the statements. They heard yelling from an excited Luffy.

"Wait I have more questions. Please stop being cry happy for a minute." Luffy said, holding the weeping Robin tighter. He knew she wasn't sad, but she couldn't answer his other questions when she cried. She looked up at him, wiping her eyes dry.

"So, can we kiss agai-" Luffy asked, cut off by an eager Robin. He was pushed back and kissed by the all too excited lover. Luffy wanted to make it better for Robin, so he replicated what she did to him. Though after a minute he wanted to try something else. Sliding his rubber tongue into her mouth, wrestling with it. He didn't need anything to make this interesting, but a wrestling match with tongues? That was pretty cool.

Robin was caught by surprise. Luffy had no experience with kisses outside of a few times he saw it done between people. How did he know to do that? Robin soon stopped thinking as she started to wrestle him with her tongue. She didn't know how to feel. His rubber tongue gave him an advantage. Able to push, constrict, wrap, over power her tongue. She finally gave in as Luffy violated her mouth.

Sanji was outside. Violently kicking everything that wouldn't get Nami to kill him. He didn't have to energy to be lovey anymore. He wanted to destroy that captain, but even if he were out here he couldn't. Not only would Luffy kill him, since he nearly knocked him out with just anger, but it wasn't his fault. Of course he'd kick the crap out of him the moment he saw him, but more out of principle. If Luffy made Robin happy, he could restrain himself. This was his thought as he kicked empty barrel to nothing but shards.

The kiss was over, leaving them both breathless. Robin was holding herself back. She didn't want to break from this kiss. But she slowly realized what question was left.

"So are we married now?" He asked, innocently. Not grasping the concept.

Robin was shocked as she felt her body shut down in a key area. Her voice. She was about to tell him no, that's not what it meant. But she couldn't bring herself to say it. Picturing Luffy in a suit, standing next to her in a wedding dress. She started to cry. If she said no, he might blow it off. After all, he was going to be the Pirate King. He might not be able to stop and get married if he thought it was unnecessary. It was her overly cautious side in play. "Well Luffy…"