Summery: Luffy embarks on an adventure he never thought of ever going on and it just may be one of the hardest things he's ever done. On this journey Luffy starts to think and act a bit differently then his normal carefree attitude and to say the least, he was scared this journey, this feeling, this kind of.........love...
Too bad that's only one thing on his list of worries.The crews trust in their captain is about to be tested. How far will this test go? Whats this about Lunar waves? Well we're just gonna have to wait and see!!!
Story takes place before Shabondy & after Thriller bark
Rated T(for language)
characters(letters+spaces) used on this page: 24,468 (Oh my gosh that's alot)
Genre: Romance, Adventure, Drama
Shippings: LuffyxNami and ZoroxRobin
I don't own One Piece I own the this story and plot!!!
I hope you enjoy read and review please the reviews bring me joy and give me my motivation.
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Nami turned to her Captain to get the baskets but froze at the of the look on Luffy's face. To say the least she was surprised not only for how soft and pure the expression was; no she was surprised at ho much she was reacting to it.
Starting to fidget, Nami looked away to the side feeling a blush. *Why is he looking at me like that? I'm only wearing a dress. Dose it look bad? Why dose he have to stare so intensely* Daring to look up to, Nami saw that something that made her blush even harder. Casting her eyes lower to his lips her eyes widened at his smile they weren't in a huge grin like they usually were no they were formed in a small tender and warming smile. That smile was directed strait at her, for her. Taking a closer look she could see Luffy's face was tilted to the side a bit and his cheeks were tinted a light shade of pink.
Looking at his whole face as one picture, Nami felt herself turn into a tomato. So she quickly turned her eyesight towards her sandals.
*I'm starting to like him staring at me like that?Why? Well, he is handsome when I get a better look at hi- WAIT no, cute was WAY better than handsome!!! Why am I acting like this!!! Huh?* Placing her hand on her heart Nami's eyes widen with surprise when she felt how fast it was beating. *Why is my heart beating so fast?* Not liking her strange behavior or a fan of twenty question, Nami dropped her previous thoughts and went to do what they were supposed to be doing.
After gathering up her will, she gently grabbed a basket out of Luffy's outstretched hand and she quickly headed towards her mikan grove and did so while avoiding looking at him the entire time. "C-come on Luffy we have to pick them now or else Sanji will have to take longer making dinner because I know he's going to make these as soon as he can. So if we do it now the sooner we get the tarts and dinner sooner so you'd like that, right Luffy?"
Only after Nami had grabbed the basket from his hand did he break out of his entrancement. Realizing he was staring at his navigator too long and that he was blushing a bit he looked to the side while following her to the grove.
*Why did I look at her like that? Why dose she look so beautiful? WHY IS SHE WEARING A DRESS!!! Wait did I just say she was beautiful? Well she is prettier than most of the girls I've met in my life. WHY AM I THINKING LIKE THIS?!? Wait-WHY AM I THINKING AT ALL!?!!?!?!? Why do I still want to look at her like that?* Luffy thought with the small blush still present as they reached the mikan grove.
Not getting a response from him Nami repeated. "Right Luffy?" Nami said turning to look at him now that her face cooled somewhat and her heart beat calmed.
Breaking out of his thoughts, Luffy looked at her and Luffy's mouth reacted before Luffy could comprehend on what she said. "Y-yeah I guess so." Luffy stuttered feeling her gaze on him.
"Huh, Luffy did you just say 'I guess so' to food? Not to mention it was to getting food quicker!!!" Nami asked surprised as she gaped at Luffy for saying what she never thought she would hear come out of his mouth concerning about food. Placing a hand on his forehead Nami felt his temperature. At the contact sudden contact Luffy jumped back surprised. Nami looked worryingly at Luffy trying to replace the hand on his forehead but was stopped by Luffy frantically waving his hands in front of him desperately trying to reassure her. Nami still not convinced tried once again to feel his temperature.
"Huh!!! Um I meant to say...ah lets do that ? " Luffy question as if trying to convince himself hoping that this would stop her from getting too close. Still looking worried for her Captain Nami let it go as Luffy breathed a sigh of relief. *What was that about? Why was I so concerned about getting too close? Why was it uncomfortable?* Luffy questioned himself finding that he was acting very strange today.Turning towards a tree Nami checked a mikan before picking it and showing it to Luffy.
"Okay Luffy Listen closely you can't just pick any mikans you have to check if there ripe yet." Nami gestured for him to get closer.
Luffy doing so, got closer to the mikan that Nami held near her face. "Why aren't they all the same?" Luffy asked not at all noticing that he was so close to touching her ear and needing to know why they had to check.
Blushing at the close distance Nami pushed the feeling nervousness aside. "Well the ones that are ripe are sweet and soft. While the ones that aren't ripe are hard and sour." Nami explained.
"Oh that makes sense." Luffy said quickly getting it. "So what do we have to check for? It just looks like a mikan, they all do." Luffy asked not getting what they have to look for.
"Well see how this mikan is bright orange and dosn't have green spots?" Nami said before putting her hand under another one on the tree making it to sit in her hand with it still on the tree.
"While this one isn't as bright as this one and it has some green spots on it?" Nami asked as she felt Luffy's chin brush against her shoulder as he nodded looking over her shoulder.
"W-well the one in my hand is a ripe one and the one on the tree isn't ripe. So you can tell the difference by color. " Nami stuttered at the brief contact.
"Also you want to find the ones that hardly any green spots if any at all. Okay?"Nami said turning towards Luffy.
"Yeah I think I got it... but do you always look for that stuff when you pick mikans?" Luffy asked never thinking that there were certain things you had to do to pick mikan. He had always thought Nami's mikan were always sweet and juicy. Luffy backed away a bit from her realizing how close their faces were.
"Yep, I need to pick the best and ripe ones cause I don't want the ones that are ripe to over ripe. OH! and Luffy if you find any with brown spots or mushy area's can you put them in that cardboard box over here." Nami said pulling out a cardboard box from under a tree.
"Those are bad or over ripped if you want to call it that. There might not be alot but if there are put them in the box. Robin and I will turn i into fertilizer later.Okay?" Nami explained before going to pick some mikans.
"Alright." Luffy said getting the simple task before turning to do the same. Things were fine for a while Nami and Luffy were checking mikans until she saw Luffy about a mikan in the corner of her eye.
"Hold on Luffy don't pick that one." Nami said putting the mikan she picked into her basket as she waked towards Luffy.
Luffy didn't pick the mikan but he didn't let go of it either. Inspecting the mikan in more time to see what he did wrong but didn't find anything. The mikan was bright orange, hardly had any green spots, and had no brown or mushy spots. He wasn't going to eat it either now knowing how hard works Nami to pick them. So what did he do wrong?
"Luffy if your thinking you did something wrong just to let no you didn't. You were doing everything I told you to and you weren't trying to eat any the entire time we were working. I just forgot to tell you that if the fruit doesn't feel plump and juicy and feels hollow and dry instead means that it hasn't fully ripened yet. So you can leave the one you were about to pick on the tree." Nami reassured as she pointed at the one sitting in Luffy's hands.
"Wow you could see that it's not plump all the way from there?" Luffy asked in awe and at the mikan picking skills of his navigator.
"Yeah well it helps to be raised on a mikan orchard." Nami said smiling sheepishly. "I'm gonna get us some water okay." Nami said as she headed towards the library.
"Okay!!! Thanks!!!" Luffy thanked before continuing to pick mikans.
A few minutes later Nami came back with a pitcher of lemonade and two cups. "Were in luck, Sanji made some lemonade. I don't think he'll mind if we take this as long as we leave some left." Nami emphasized as she set the glasses on the Usopp working table.(If you look on Thousand Sunny's blue prints a table is near Nami's tangerine grove. It actually says Usopp's branch office and it's only a desk.
Luffy sweat dropped as he realized that the last part was meant for him.
"W-wagota(O-okay I get it), we'll leave some left." Luffy stuttered as he sheepishly looked to the side feeling Nami's strict gaze directed at him.
Smiling triumphantly Nami walked to the grove and handed Luffy a glass of the ice cold beverage.
"Here's yours." Nami said before taking a sip from her glass.
"Thanks." Luffy grinned downing the drink til not a drop was left in a cup. Sighing with content he placing the empty cup down. A soft clink from the shifting ice as the glass was set on the wooden floor. Luffy turned towards Nami to ask for seconds but his the face turned serious at the sight of his navigators face.
After setting her glass down, Nami licked her lips to remove any trace of lemonade. When all of a sudden she felt a hand on her chin . The owner of the hand turned her to face him and Nami was then staring at the face of her Captain.
"Luffy wha-!" Nami asked so startled at her Captains sudden actions that the words got caught in her throat. Nami's widened when she saw her Captain slowly leaning towards her. Now cupping her cheek Luffy's face looked at the lower than her eyes at their detonation. Nami could feel her face getting hotter under his intense gaze.
*W-why is he like this all of a sudden!?!? What's he looking at?!? What's he doing!!!WHY AM I LETTING THIS HAPPEN!!!* Nami thought as she mentally panicked. *His hand is so warm* Nami thought calming down as she absentmindedly leaned into it's warmth. *Oh well I won't know unless I wait and find out* Nami closed her eyes seeing Luffy's face getting closer. *Maybe it whatever it is won't be so bad. It is Luffy after all.* Unknowingly Nami expected for his lips to meet hers but they never came.
Instead she felt the thumb ,on the hand she was leaning on, rub something off her cheek causing Nami to shriek out in pain.
"Nami are you okay!!! What's wrong?" Luffy asked surprised and worried at his navigator's sudden cry of pain.
"I-I thought you woul-!!! Wait NO!!! Ahh~that hurt~!!!Nami whimpered as she accusingly pointed at her captain. "WHAT WERE YOU DOING ANYWAY!!!" Nami screamed as she clutched her cheek.
"Oh uh- you had a some ink on your cheek so I was trying to remove it." Luffy explained holing his thumb up to show her his now black thumb. "Why was it on your cheek any way?" Luffy asked innocently.
"I was making maps earlier so it must've gotten on me some how." Nami explained as the sting on her cheek started to fade.
"Why did you scream just now? I didn't rub it that hard...did I?" Luffy inquired wondering if he was the cause of her pain.
"No, I have a sunburn that's why it hurts." Nami answered grumpily while pouting.
"Huh? What's sun burn?" Luffy asked yet again while wondering if you could eat it.
Nami almost face palmed at that question. "Sunburn is when your skin gets red and hurts when it's under the sun too long. We ran out of sunblock a couple of days ago and I was going to buy some at the next island." She explained with a sigh for the trip to the next island was too long for her liking.
"But your not red." Luffy stated not understanding on how she could have a sun burn if she wasn't red.
"Well no but some people don't turn red and I'm one of them but it doesn't mean it still doesn't hurt." Nami remarked looking at Luffy now in agitation.
"Why didn't you ask Chopper to make you some sunblock then?" Luffy suggested while pondering on why Nami didn't do so earlier.
"I did but the herbs he needed to make it ran out and the sunscreen in there was out too. He told me to try and wear light clothes cause the sunburn is all over my body. That means if I wear what I normally wear it could press against my sunburn and hurt me that's why I'm wearing a dress. He also said I shouldn't be under the sun for too long so it could heal and not get worse. So that's why I was making maps, to stay out of the sun!!!" Nami responded hoping she answered all of his question as she pinched the bridge of her nose.
"So why are you here under the sun?" He questioned oblivious that his treasure loving companion was trying not to lose her temper.
"Cause you ate the mikan tarts so we have to pick more so Sanji can make another batch. I also have to make sure you pick the right ones." Nami growled as a vain pulsed on her forehead showing that she was quickly losing her temper.
Luffy lowered his head , his hat and bangs cover his eyes, understanding the situation. "Nami." Luffy said placing a hand on his hat as he walked closer to Nami.
Nami turned around abruptly losing her control completely. "WHAT!!! What is it this time Luf-" Nami cut herself off as she was grabbed by her arm and pulled by Luffy into the shade.
"Huh? Luffy what are-?" Nami tried to say but was yet again cut off by Luffy placing his hat on her head. Pushing up the straw hat a bit to see her captain only to find that his back was to her as he continued to pick mikans. "Luffy?" Nami asked genuinely confused at his actions.
"Nami you should listen to Chopper. I'll pick the ones in the sun and you should pick the ones in the shade. Better yet you could just go inside and finish your maps. I could take care of things here I've gotten pretty good at this." Luffy said as he placed a bad mikan in the box at his feet.
"No I'll just stay here my basket's almost full any way." Nami said blushing a bit from his concern as she continued to fill her basket in the shade. *I can't stay mad at him for that long*
"Nami..." Luffy paused as he stopped checking a mikan to look at her from over his shoulder.
"Yes Luffy?" Nami replied meeting her gaze with his genuinely genital eyes, only to make her blush even harder as a result .
"I'm sorry." Luffy said blushing from embarrassment.
Too surprised and too far to detect the blush, Nami's eyes widen at Luffy's apology. "What for Luffy?" Nami asked wondering what exactly he was apologizing for.
"For always causing you problems Nami but I really don't mean to though. I'm still sorry Nami." Luffy said hiding his now visible blush with his bangs but still looking at her.
Nami to say was stunned she was not expecting that answer, at all. After getting over the shock Nami's mouth curved up into a smile. Smiling genitally at Luffy, Nami looked to were she expected his eyes to be.
"Luffy you don't need to apologize. I'm used to it heck the whole crew's used to it." Nami said unconsciously making Luffy feel worse. "But even though your like that we all don't mind. Yes cause us headache sometimes but you make things more lively, more energetic, more original,and just more happy. We also don't mind cause it's just who you are and besides we all had flaws but you looked past them. Luffy being with you as your crew, your friends or as your family it makes us happy. It makes me happy Luffy. It makes me happy that we get to chase our dreams, go on adventures, getting treasure and make memories together. Luffy if you weren't you and if you didn't do what you do then you wouldn't be the Luffy we all know and love. Okay?" Nami proclaimed still smiling as she turned back to picking a couple of more mikans.
Luffy ,blushing even harder from Nami's smile, was flabbergasted completely stunned at his navigators speech. Instinctively Luffy approached his navigator from behind and genitally ,so not to hurt her by putting pressure on her sunburn, enveloped Nami's waist with his arms.
Nami froze at the feeling of her captain arms around her waist and his chin on her shoulder. Relaxing in his hold Nami leaned against his chest waiting for an explanation for his sudden hug. At the moment she got relaxed in his hold, Luffy tighten his grip a bit but not enough to hurt her. Burying his head in her neck, Luffy breathed in her soothing scent. Before letting out a shaky breath.
"Thank you Nami." Luffy sighed for he never told it to anyone or even realized it himself but it seemed like he was waiting for someone to say that. So when Nami said it an unknown weight had been lifted off his shoulders and filled him with a sense of relief. The red-heads eyes widened as she felt her Captain slightly tremble behind her. Turning around hugging Luffy's upper torso in an attempt to calm down her captain's trembling. Nami blushed when Luffy reburied his face in her neck and steadily breathed in her calming scent. This went on for a while both enjoying the others warmth but neither admitting it out load as Luffy's trembling slowly decreased.
Finally ,and unwillingly, let go of his navigator. "Thank you Nami I don't know why I did that but somehow I needed it."Luffy smiled fondly as his ears and a bit of his cheek red tinted.
Nami ,missing the warmth, only smiled back. "No problem Luffy. My baskets full what about yours?" Trying to look get a peek at her captain's basket.
"Yeah mines full." Luffy grinned as he lifted up his basket showing her how much was in it.
"Good.I'll take these,the lemonade and the cups to Sanji while you put the box under Usopp's table." Nami said looping booth basket handles onto her arm and setting the empty glasses into a basket after Luffy handed them to her. After handing her the cups Luffy picked up the bad mikan box and both walked toward the table.
Luffy pushed the box under the table as Nami picked up the pitcher. "Later Nami!!!" Luffy exclaimed jumping over the railing to the deck. "See you at dinner Luffy!" Nami replied with a smile as she headed towards the library.
While both walked away they both thought. * She/He smelled nice and she/he was so warm*With smiles on their faces they left in a better mood than before.
Unknown to them they had an audience.
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Yes I am evil and yes they did not kiss they hugged. SORRY!!!.... well not really.
Oh and Danny Nami's gonna end up hitting Luffy sometime in the story, sorry but it's gonna and might happen. I don't control these fingers!!! So sue them not me and Julia I'm gonna post the other story's first chapter later today!!! I'm just tired right now.
Oh and you. YES that's right I'm talking to you buddy! Don't think that I can't see you reading my story and your NOT LEAVING A COMMENT!!! So you might as well comment it makes me happy...but if you don't I WILL find you.........please? Pretty please review!!! I work hard on this so can you at least review for me?
Oh and for those for who do review THANK YOU & and thank you for taking your time to read my sh- great now I'm turning into Sanji when I'm sleepy. Oh well thank you for reading my shitty story!!!
Yep that's right this story is rated T for a reason people and I'm sleepy!!! So I'm probably sleeping when your reading this.
Goodnight!!!
Too bad that's only one thing on his list of worries.The crews trust in their captain is about to be tested. How far will this test go? Whats this about Lunar waves? Well we're just gonna have to wait and see!!!
Story takes place before Shabondy & after Thriller bark
Rated T(for language)
characters(letters+spaces) used on this page: 24,468 (Oh my gosh that's alot)
Genre: Romance, Adventure, Drama
Shippings: LuffyxNami and ZoroxRobin
I don't own One Piece I own the this story and plot!!!
I hope you enjoy read and review please the reviews bring me joy and give me my motivation.
xxxxXxXxXxxxx
Nami turned to her Captain to get the baskets but froze at the of the look on Luffy's face. To say the least she was surprised not only for how soft and pure the expression was; no she was surprised at ho much she was reacting to it.
Starting to fidget, Nami looked away to the side feeling a blush. *Why is he looking at me like that? I'm only wearing a dress. Dose it look bad? Why dose he have to stare so intensely* Daring to look up to, Nami saw that something that made her blush even harder. Casting her eyes lower to his lips her eyes widened at his smile they weren't in a huge grin like they usually were no they were formed in a small tender and warming smile. That smile was directed strait at her, for her. Taking a closer look she could see Luffy's face was tilted to the side a bit and his cheeks were tinted a light shade of pink.
Looking at his whole face as one picture, Nami felt herself turn into a tomato. So she quickly turned her eyesight towards her sandals.
*I'm starting to like him staring at me like that?Why? Well, he is handsome when I get a better look at hi- WAIT no, cute was WAY better than handsome!!! Why am I acting like this!!! Huh?* Placing her hand on her heart Nami's eyes widen with surprise when she felt how fast it was beating. *Why is my heart beating so fast?* Not liking her strange behavior or a fan of twenty question, Nami dropped her previous thoughts and went to do what they were supposed to be doing.
After gathering up her will, she gently grabbed a basket out of Luffy's outstretched hand and she quickly headed towards her mikan grove and did so while avoiding looking at him the entire time. "C-come on Luffy we have to pick them now or else Sanji will have to take longer making dinner because I know he's going to make these as soon as he can. So if we do it now the sooner we get the tarts and dinner sooner so you'd like that, right Luffy?"
Only after Nami had grabbed the basket from his hand did he break out of his entrancement. Realizing he was staring at his navigator too long and that he was blushing a bit he looked to the side while following her to the grove.
*Why did I look at her like that? Why dose she look so beautiful? WHY IS SHE WEARING A DRESS!!! Wait did I just say she was beautiful? Well she is prettier than most of the girls I've met in my life. WHY AM I THINKING LIKE THIS?!? Wait-WHY AM I THINKING AT ALL!?!!?!?!? Why do I still want to look at her like that?* Luffy thought with the small blush still present as they reached the mikan grove.
Not getting a response from him Nami repeated. "Right Luffy?" Nami said turning to look at him now that her face cooled somewhat and her heart beat calmed.
Breaking out of his thoughts, Luffy looked at her and Luffy's mouth reacted before Luffy could comprehend on what she said. "Y-yeah I guess so." Luffy stuttered feeling her gaze on him.
"Huh, Luffy did you just say 'I guess so' to food? Not to mention it was to getting food quicker!!!" Nami asked surprised as she gaped at Luffy for saying what she never thought she would hear come out of his mouth concerning about food. Placing a hand on his forehead Nami felt his temperature. At the contact sudden contact Luffy jumped back surprised. Nami looked worryingly at Luffy trying to replace the hand on his forehead but was stopped by Luffy frantically waving his hands in front of him desperately trying to reassure her. Nami still not convinced tried once again to feel his temperature.
"Huh!!! Um I meant to say...ah lets do that ? " Luffy question as if trying to convince himself hoping that this would stop her from getting too close. Still looking worried for her Captain Nami let it go as Luffy breathed a sigh of relief. *What was that about? Why was I so concerned about getting too close? Why was it uncomfortable?* Luffy questioned himself finding that he was acting very strange today.Turning towards a tree Nami checked a mikan before picking it and showing it to Luffy.
"Okay Luffy Listen closely you can't just pick any mikans you have to check if there ripe yet." Nami gestured for him to get closer.
Luffy doing so, got closer to the mikan that Nami held near her face. "Why aren't they all the same?" Luffy asked not at all noticing that he was so close to touching her ear and needing to know why they had to check.
Blushing at the close distance Nami pushed the feeling nervousness aside. "Well the ones that are ripe are sweet and soft. While the ones that aren't ripe are hard and sour." Nami explained.
"Oh that makes sense." Luffy said quickly getting it. "So what do we have to check for? It just looks like a mikan, they all do." Luffy asked not getting what they have to look for.
"Well see how this mikan is bright orange and dosn't have green spots?" Nami said before putting her hand under another one on the tree making it to sit in her hand with it still on the tree.
"While this one isn't as bright as this one and it has some green spots on it?" Nami asked as she felt Luffy's chin brush against her shoulder as he nodded looking over her shoulder.
"W-well the one in my hand is a ripe one and the one on the tree isn't ripe. So you can tell the difference by color. " Nami stuttered at the brief contact.
"Also you want to find the ones that hardly any green spots if any at all. Okay?"Nami said turning towards Luffy.
"Yeah I think I got it... but do you always look for that stuff when you pick mikans?" Luffy asked never thinking that there were certain things you had to do to pick mikan. He had always thought Nami's mikan were always sweet and juicy. Luffy backed away a bit from her realizing how close their faces were.
"Yep, I need to pick the best and ripe ones cause I don't want the ones that are ripe to over ripe. OH! and Luffy if you find any with brown spots or mushy area's can you put them in that cardboard box over here." Nami said pulling out a cardboard box from under a tree.
"Those are bad or over ripped if you want to call it that. There might not be alot but if there are put them in the box. Robin and I will turn i into fertilizer later.Okay?" Nami explained before going to pick some mikans.
"Alright." Luffy said getting the simple task before turning to do the same. Things were fine for a while Nami and Luffy were checking mikans until she saw Luffy about a mikan in the corner of her eye.
"Hold on Luffy don't pick that one." Nami said putting the mikan she picked into her basket as she waked towards Luffy.
Luffy didn't pick the mikan but he didn't let go of it either. Inspecting the mikan in more time to see what he did wrong but didn't find anything. The mikan was bright orange, hardly had any green spots, and had no brown or mushy spots. He wasn't going to eat it either now knowing how hard works Nami to pick them. So what did he do wrong?
"Luffy if your thinking you did something wrong just to let no you didn't. You were doing everything I told you to and you weren't trying to eat any the entire time we were working. I just forgot to tell you that if the fruit doesn't feel plump and juicy and feels hollow and dry instead means that it hasn't fully ripened yet. So you can leave the one you were about to pick on the tree." Nami reassured as she pointed at the one sitting in Luffy's hands.
"Wow you could see that it's not plump all the way from there?" Luffy asked in awe and at the mikan picking skills of his navigator.
"Yeah well it helps to be raised on a mikan orchard." Nami said smiling sheepishly. "I'm gonna get us some water okay." Nami said as she headed towards the library.
"Okay!!! Thanks!!!" Luffy thanked before continuing to pick mikans.
A few minutes later Nami came back with a pitcher of lemonade and two cups. "Were in luck, Sanji made some lemonade. I don't think he'll mind if we take this as long as we leave some left." Nami emphasized as she set the glasses on the Usopp working table.(If you look on Thousand Sunny's blue prints a table is near Nami's tangerine grove. It actually says Usopp's branch office and it's only a desk.
Luffy sweat dropped as he realized that the last part was meant for him.
"W-wagota(O-okay I get it), we'll leave some left." Luffy stuttered as he sheepishly looked to the side feeling Nami's strict gaze directed at him.
Smiling triumphantly Nami walked to the grove and handed Luffy a glass of the ice cold beverage.
"Here's yours." Nami said before taking a sip from her glass.
"Thanks." Luffy grinned downing the drink til not a drop was left in a cup. Sighing with content he placing the empty cup down. A soft clink from the shifting ice as the glass was set on the wooden floor. Luffy turned towards Nami to ask for seconds but his the face turned serious at the sight of his navigators face.
After setting her glass down, Nami licked her lips to remove any trace of lemonade. When all of a sudden she felt a hand on her chin . The owner of the hand turned her to face him and Nami was then staring at the face of her Captain.
"Luffy wha-!" Nami asked so startled at her Captains sudden actions that the words got caught in her throat. Nami's widened when she saw her Captain slowly leaning towards her. Now cupping her cheek Luffy's face looked at the lower than her eyes at their detonation. Nami could feel her face getting hotter under his intense gaze.
*W-why is he like this all of a sudden!?!? What's he looking at?!? What's he doing!!!WHY AM I LETTING THIS HAPPEN!!!* Nami thought as she mentally panicked. *His hand is so warm* Nami thought calming down as she absentmindedly leaned into it's warmth. *Oh well I won't know unless I wait and find out* Nami closed her eyes seeing Luffy's face getting closer. *Maybe it whatever it is won't be so bad. It is Luffy after all.* Unknowingly Nami expected for his lips to meet hers but they never came.
Instead she felt the thumb ,on the hand she was leaning on, rub something off her cheek causing Nami to shriek out in pain.
"Nami are you okay!!! What's wrong?" Luffy asked surprised and worried at his navigator's sudden cry of pain.
"I-I thought you woul-!!! Wait NO!!! Ahh~that hurt~!!!Nami whimpered as she accusingly pointed at her captain. "WHAT WERE YOU DOING ANYWAY!!!" Nami screamed as she clutched her cheek.
"Oh uh- you had a some ink on your cheek so I was trying to remove it." Luffy explained holing his thumb up to show her his now black thumb. "Why was it on your cheek any way?" Luffy asked innocently.
"I was making maps earlier so it must've gotten on me some how." Nami explained as the sting on her cheek started to fade.
"Why did you scream just now? I didn't rub it that hard...did I?" Luffy inquired wondering if he was the cause of her pain.
"No, I have a sunburn that's why it hurts." Nami answered grumpily while pouting.
"Huh? What's sun burn?" Luffy asked yet again while wondering if you could eat it.
Nami almost face palmed at that question. "Sunburn is when your skin gets red and hurts when it's under the sun too long. We ran out of sunblock a couple of days ago and I was going to buy some at the next island." She explained with a sigh for the trip to the next island was too long for her liking.
"But your not red." Luffy stated not understanding on how she could have a sun burn if she wasn't red.
"Well no but some people don't turn red and I'm one of them but it doesn't mean it still doesn't hurt." Nami remarked looking at Luffy now in agitation.
"Why didn't you ask Chopper to make you some sunblock then?" Luffy suggested while pondering on why Nami didn't do so earlier.
"I did but the herbs he needed to make it ran out and the sunscreen in there was out too. He told me to try and wear light clothes cause the sunburn is all over my body. That means if I wear what I normally wear it could press against my sunburn and hurt me that's why I'm wearing a dress. He also said I shouldn't be under the sun for too long so it could heal and not get worse. So that's why I was making maps, to stay out of the sun!!!" Nami responded hoping she answered all of his question as she pinched the bridge of her nose.
"So why are you here under the sun?" He questioned oblivious that his treasure loving companion was trying not to lose her temper.
"Cause you ate the mikan tarts so we have to pick more so Sanji can make another batch. I also have to make sure you pick the right ones." Nami growled as a vain pulsed on her forehead showing that she was quickly losing her temper.
Luffy lowered his head , his hat and bangs cover his eyes, understanding the situation. "Nami." Luffy said placing a hand on his hat as he walked closer to Nami.
Nami turned around abruptly losing her control completely. "WHAT!!! What is it this time Luf-" Nami cut herself off as she was grabbed by her arm and pulled by Luffy into the shade.
"Huh? Luffy what are-?" Nami tried to say but was yet again cut off by Luffy placing his hat on her head. Pushing up the straw hat a bit to see her captain only to find that his back was to her as he continued to pick mikans. "Luffy?" Nami asked genuinely confused at his actions.
"Nami you should listen to Chopper. I'll pick the ones in the sun and you should pick the ones in the shade. Better yet you could just go inside and finish your maps. I could take care of things here I've gotten pretty good at this." Luffy said as he placed a bad mikan in the box at his feet.
"No I'll just stay here my basket's almost full any way." Nami said blushing a bit from his concern as she continued to fill her basket in the shade. *I can't stay mad at him for that long*
"Nami..." Luffy paused as he stopped checking a mikan to look at her from over his shoulder.
"Yes Luffy?" Nami replied meeting her gaze with his genuinely genital eyes, only to make her blush even harder as a result .
"I'm sorry." Luffy said blushing from embarrassment.
Too surprised and too far to detect the blush, Nami's eyes widen at Luffy's apology. "What for Luffy?" Nami asked wondering what exactly he was apologizing for.
"For always causing you problems Nami but I really don't mean to though. I'm still sorry Nami." Luffy said hiding his now visible blush with his bangs but still looking at her.
Nami to say was stunned she was not expecting that answer, at all. After getting over the shock Nami's mouth curved up into a smile. Smiling genitally at Luffy, Nami looked to were she expected his eyes to be.
"Luffy you don't need to apologize. I'm used to it heck the whole crew's used to it." Nami said unconsciously making Luffy feel worse. "But even though your like that we all don't mind. Yes cause us headache sometimes but you make things more lively, more energetic, more original,and just more happy. We also don't mind cause it's just who you are and besides we all had flaws but you looked past them. Luffy being with you as your crew, your friends or as your family it makes us happy. It makes me happy Luffy. It makes me happy that we get to chase our dreams, go on adventures, getting treasure and make memories together. Luffy if you weren't you and if you didn't do what you do then you wouldn't be the Luffy we all know and love. Okay?" Nami proclaimed still smiling as she turned back to picking a couple of more mikans.
Luffy ,blushing even harder from Nami's smile, was flabbergasted completely stunned at his navigators speech. Instinctively Luffy approached his navigator from behind and genitally ,so not to hurt her by putting pressure on her sunburn, enveloped Nami's waist with his arms.
Nami froze at the feeling of her captain arms around her waist and his chin on her shoulder. Relaxing in his hold Nami leaned against his chest waiting for an explanation for his sudden hug. At the moment she got relaxed in his hold, Luffy tighten his grip a bit but not enough to hurt her. Burying his head in her neck, Luffy breathed in her soothing scent. Before letting out a shaky breath.
"Thank you Nami." Luffy sighed for he never told it to anyone or even realized it himself but it seemed like he was waiting for someone to say that. So when Nami said it an unknown weight had been lifted off his shoulders and filled him with a sense of relief. The red-heads eyes widened as she felt her Captain slightly tremble behind her. Turning around hugging Luffy's upper torso in an attempt to calm down her captain's trembling. Nami blushed when Luffy reburied his face in her neck and steadily breathed in her calming scent. This went on for a while both enjoying the others warmth but neither admitting it out load as Luffy's trembling slowly decreased.
Finally ,and unwillingly, let go of his navigator. "Thank you Nami I don't know why I did that but somehow I needed it."Luffy smiled fondly as his ears and a bit of his cheek red tinted.
Nami ,missing the warmth, only smiled back. "No problem Luffy. My baskets full what about yours?" Trying to look get a peek at her captain's basket.
"Yeah mines full." Luffy grinned as he lifted up his basket showing her how much was in it.
"Good.I'll take these,the lemonade and the cups to Sanji while you put the box under Usopp's table." Nami said looping booth basket handles onto her arm and setting the empty glasses into a basket after Luffy handed them to her. After handing her the cups Luffy picked up the bad mikan box and both walked toward the table.
Luffy pushed the box under the table as Nami picked up the pitcher. "Later Nami!!!" Luffy exclaimed jumping over the railing to the deck. "See you at dinner Luffy!" Nami replied with a smile as she headed towards the library.
While both walked away they both thought. * She/He smelled nice and she/he was so warm*With smiles on their faces they left in a better mood than before.
Unknown to them they had an audience.
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Yes I am evil and yes they did not kiss they hugged. SORRY!!!.... well not really.
Oh and Danny Nami's gonna end up hitting Luffy sometime in the story, sorry but it's gonna and might happen. I don't control these fingers!!! So sue them not me and Julia I'm gonna post the other story's first chapter later today!!! I'm just tired right now.
Oh and you. YES that's right I'm talking to you buddy! Don't think that I can't see you reading my story and your NOT LEAVING A COMMENT!!! So you might as well comment it makes me happy...but if you don't I WILL find you.........please? Pretty please review!!! I work hard on this so can you at least review for me?
Oh and for those for who do review THANK YOU & and thank you for taking your time to read my sh- great now I'm turning into Sanji when I'm sleepy. Oh well thank you for reading my shitty story!!!
Yep that's right this story is rated T for a reason people and I'm sleepy!!! So I'm probably sleeping when your reading this.
Goodnight!!!
