Aisuru's POV

I smiled as Ki and I returned to the group. I looked at them and fought a frown.

"Where are Sanji and Zoro?" I asked.

"Zoro needed to pee and Sanji went out for a smoke. They'll be back in a second." Nami said. I smiled. I looked around, searching for some one specific.

"Did you lose something, Aisuru?" Kaya asked. I sighed softly.

"Oh... It's nothing." I said.

"Aisuru, you suck at lying." Ki said.

"Thanks, Ki..." I said. She wrapped her arm around me.

"Come on, what's bugging you?" She asked. I sighed softly.

"It's just... I thought I saw Luffy when I was getting off stage." I said. My friends gave me bewildered looks.

"Wait, is Luffy even back yet?" Usopp asked.

"I didn't see him. If he was back, wouldn't he have immediately found us and made the most noise for you?" Nami said. I sighed, feeling a little disappointed. I had really hoped that Luffy would have been back for my special show.

"Hey, Aisuru. You did a good job up there. I can see why everyone still calls you Show Stopper." Zoro said, returning from the bathroom. I smiled at him.

"Thanks, Zoro." I said. He stared at me.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"She thought she saw Luffy." Ki said.

"Oh, is he back?" Sanji asked. I sighed.

"No. I was just seeing things. But still, I'm glad you came to see my first Dance show." I said. They all grinned.

"Of course! Plus, I recorded the whole thing so Luffy can see it when he comes back!" Usopp said.

Makino suddenly ran over in a panic.

"Aisuru, sweetie, I think I left your father's gift in your dressing room. Can you go get it for me, please?" She asked. I nodded.

"Yeah, I got it, Mom." I said. I had started calling Makino "Mom" to help Kai learn to say "Mama" and "Dada" in the right places and it seemed like it made her happy, and I didn't mind.

I went back to my dressing room after saying bye to my friends. I opened the door to my dressing room and stepped inside.

"Where did she-" I stopped as I looked up. My heart stopped when I saw who was waiting for me. He smiled nervously at me.

"Hi, Ai-chan." He said. I felt tears fill my eyes.

"Luffy!" I cried and jumped in his arms. He caught me and I slammed my lips on his in a kiss I had been craving for two years. He immediately returned my kiss, holding me tight against him. Air soon forced us apart, much to our displeasure.

"Hello again." He whispered to me.

"I missed you so much." I cried, running my fingers through his hair. He smiled and kissed me again.

"I missed you, too. Don't cry. I love it when you smile." He said. I smiled brightly at him as he wiped my tears away gently.

"Cute." He whispered. I giggled and felt shy again and buried my face in his neck. He laughed his unique laugh that I had missed.

"Did you see the show?" I asked. He smiled and nodded.

"I did. I loved every second." He said. I smiled happily and felt my tears rising again. He frowned.

"What's wrong, Ai-chan? Did you get hurt? Why are you crying?" He asked. I hugged him again.

"I just missed you so much. Having you back like this feels like a dream." I cried. He held me tight.

"If this is a dream, I don't wanna wake up. I don't wanna be away from you that long ever again." He whispered in my ear. I turned my head and captured his lips in another sweet kiss. He rubbed my back softly.

There was a knock at the door. I ignored it, not wanting to lose any time with Luffy. I wanted to keep him all to myself for a little bit longer, and it seemed he felt the same, because he continued to kiss me as if he hadn't even heard the knock. His tongue brushed my lip and I opened my mouth to let him in, inviting him to explore his old territory.

I heard the door open and I fought back a sigh of disappointment and refused to part from Luffy. I heard a throat being cleared, forcing us to part, to my great disappointment. I turned and smiled sheepishly.

"Hi, Daddy." I said.

"Hi, Shanks!" Luffy said, still holding me tight against his body, as if he hated the idea of not having as much of me touching him as possible. Dad sighed and shook his head.

"Kids, I know you're old enough to be doing bedroom activities, but can you at least keep it in the bedroom? And please use protection. I don't think either of you are ready to be parents yet." Dad lectured. I felt my face burst in to blush as Luffy turned his head to the side in confusion.

"What?" He asked. Dad chuckled at us.

"Dad!" I whined and hid my face in my hands in sheer embarrassment. Dad laughed.

"Aiiiiiii!" I looked up and saw Kai dart past my father's legs.

"Wha- Kai? How did you get back here?" Dad asked as my two year old brother ran to my legs and hugged them, giggling like the entire world was the funniest thing. Luffy let go of me so I could pick up my brother.

"Hi, buddy!" I cooed at him. Kai looked at Luffy with a wide-eyed bewildered look on his face.

"Oh, wow, is that your little brother, Ai-chan?" Luffy asked. I grinned and nodded.

"Kai-Kai, this is Luffy. He's my boyfriend." I cooed to Kai.

"Luuu!" He squealed, reaching out and giving Luffy a wave. Luffy grinned at him.

"Hi, Kai!" He said, tickling my brother. Kai let out a squeal of laughter and hugged me. I giggled.

"He likes you." I said. Luffy grinned happily.

"Dada! Lu!" Kai squealed. Dad grinned at the three of us.

"Yup, that's Luffy." Dad said. Kai laughed and reached out for Luffy with both arms.

"Looks like he wants you to hold him, Luffy." Dad said.

"Is that okay?" Luffy asked. Kai squeaked.

"Lu! Up!" He said with a giggled. Luffy took Kai out of my arms and Kai started giggling and patting Luffy's cheeks and tugging on his hair. Luffy laughed and hugged Kai. I smiled at the cute sight.

"I'm so glad you're back, Luffy." I said. He grinned at me.

"I am, too." He said.

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RTSN: Well, that took a hot minute, didn't it?

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Y'all are giving me the mom-look, aren't you?

Sorry it took me so long to get this chapter out. I started a new job (again) and then depression hit me like a brick in the face.

I'm doing better now and I intend to put chapters out more consistently.

Thanks for sticking around, everyone and have a great morning/day/night! See you kn the next chapter!