Awakening

He lazed in the bed, still tired.

Eventually, he would have to awaken entirely to order food for breakfast, but his hunger wasn't yet very bothersome. Nami rolled over to kiss his cheek, and he tilted his head to catch her lips.

Smiling, she returned it languidly, giggling when he slipped his arms around her. "Luffy," she said against his lips, "I have to get up."

He considered protesting, but instead he just flopped back into the bed, stroking her back until she rose out of bed with a groan. Grinning devilishly, he watched her slink across the room in her nightgown, and she pulled out a towel to wash her face. Luffy rolled onto his side, snickering to himself as she then got dressed.

She frowned, looking at him, "What's so funny?"

"We should come to inns a lot more."

"Oh," she said. "Why's that?"

"So I can watch you get dressed." Her nose pinched slightly, confusion developing on her face.

"I don't get it," she said.

Luffy pouted, "What's not to get?"

"Don't guys usually like seeing girls undress?"

Smiling, he rolled onto his back again, putting his hands behind his head, "Oh, I like that too, but I like this more."

"But why?"

His smile grew wider, and he said, "If I'm watching you get dressed, that means we're staying together, right?"

Her cheeks bloomed pink, but she went to kneel beside the bed then, fully clothed in her skirt, shirt, and smile. Nami said, "Right."

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THE END

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