One Piece:

Christmas Things

The crew had been lost at seas for days. Well, actually, Luffy used her maps as napkins and table cloth and mats. So, with no idea, Nami had to somehow start over and make new maps. Meaning, for the time being, they had no idea where they were headed. The crew was presently located in the dining hall. Nami drawing her maps, Zoro napping, Sanji checking out a cookbook, Chopper studying and Luffy and Usopp flicking a rolled up paper ball back and forth. Sounds exciting, eh?

But as we all know, our favorite King of the Pirates can't handle boredom very well. Really, no body can. So, Usopp and Luffy decided to work together on:

"On the first day of Christmas, my captain gave to me…"

"A treasure known as One Piece!"

"On the second day of Christmas, my captain gave to me…"

"Two reindeer's antlers,"

"HUH?"

"And a treasure known as One Piece!"

"On the third day of Christmas, my captain gave to me…"

"Three swordsman's swords, two reindeer's antlers and a treasure known as One Piece!"

"On the fourth day of Christmas, my captain gave to me…"

"Four yummy courses,"

"Luffy? You just ate ten minutes ago."

"Three swordsman's swords, Two reindeer's antlers and a treasure known as One Piece!"

"On the fifth day of Christmas, my captain gave to me…"

"Five "AIEEEEE's"!"

"…Uh, oka--…"

"Four yummy courses, three swordsman's swords, two reindeer's antlers and a treasure known as One Piece!"

"On the sixth day of Christmas, my captain gave to me…"

"Six cool crewmates,"

"Hum? Someone talking about me?"

"Five "AIEEEEE's", four yummy courses, three swordsman's swords, two reindeer's antlers and a treasure known as One Piece!"

"On the seventh day of Christmas, my captain gave to me…"

"Seven tears from Usopp,"

"Wuh…LUFFY!"

"Six cool crewmates, five "AIEEEEE's", four yummy courses, three swordsman's swords, two reindeer's antlers and a treasure known as One Piece!"

"Grr…On the eighth day of Christmas, my captain gave to me…"

"Eight bags of loot,"

"Ooh! I like this song!"

"Seven tears from Usopp,"

"GRR… 'Hold it in buddy, hold.it.IN!'

"Six cool crewmates, five "AIEEEEE's", four yummy courses, three swordsman's swords, two reindeer's antlers and a treasure known as One Piece!"

"On the ninth day of Christmas, my captain gave to me…"

"Nine head bumps, eight bags of loot, seven tears from Usopp, six cool crewmates, five "AIEEEEE's", four yummy courses, three swordsman's swords, two reindeer's antlers and a treasure known as One Piece!"

"On the tenth day of Christmas, my captain gave to me…"

"Ten cannons shooting, nine head bumps, eight bags of loot, seven tears from Usopp, six cool crewmates, five "AIEEEEE's", four yummy courses, three swordsman's swords, two reindeer's antlers and a treasure known as One Piece!"

"On the eleventh day of Christmas, my captain gave to me…"

"Eleven naps of…napping,"

" SNORT …Wuh—Huh? Someone say nap?"

"Ten cannons shooting, nine head bumps, eight bags of loot, seven tears from Usopp, six cool crewmates, five "AIEEEEE's", four yummy courses, three swordsman's swords, two reindeer's antlers and a treasure known as One Piece!"

"On the twelfth day of Christmas my captain gave to me…"

"Twelve badies losing,"

"Wa-HOO!"

"Eleven naps of napping,"

"I'm all for that!"

"Ten cannons shooting, nine head bumps,"

"I'm about to give you two a head bump if this song doesn't end soon!"

"Eight bags of loot,"

"All for me, of course!"

"Of course, Nami-san!"

"Seven tears from Usopp,"

"I STILL RESENT THAT!"

"Six cool crewmates,"

"No duh!"

"Five "AIEEEEE's"!"

"AHHHHH! My ears!"

"Four yummy courses, three swordsman's swords,"

"WHAT? Don't TOUCH MY SWORDS!"

"Two reindeer's antlers,"

"WAHHHHH! Stay A-WAY!"

"And a treasure known as One Piece!…Aw, wasn't that fun?"

"Not for our ears." Zoro answered.

"Yeah, mine are still ringi--…"

"HEY! You know WHAT?" Luffy interrupted with his usual high pitch.

"OWW! What did I just try to say?" Nami yelled at the overly optimistic captain.

"We should so 'Kris Kringle'!" Luffy announced, ignoring Nami's cry for silence.

The other's just stared.

"…Uh, Luffy, in case you have forgotten: We're PIRATES! P-I-R-A-T-E-S! We do not exchange gifts like some happy…hoppy do-goody idiots!" Zoro contorted.

"…I think it would be fun." Nami piped up.

Once again, the room went silent.

"…You're kidding, right?"

"No, I'm not. I think it would be good to get into the…holiday spirit. Although I have no idea what it is exactly, it sounds like fun. Besides, we've known each other long enough. And aren't friends…a-and family suppose exchange gifts on Christmas?"

Nami was looking at her fellow crew mates with a look that she thought Sanji and Chopper understood, since she opened up to them. But Zoro got the message. She had never gotten a Christmas gift before, let alone celebrate the holiday. He never had either, really. He basically trained his whole life. So really, this was just weird, but fun-sounding to him.

"All RIGHT! Who else?" Luffy asked.

"Whatever Nami does, I support one-hundred percent!" Sanji drooled.

"I-I think it would be nice if we experienced Christmas together." Tony Tony Chopper mumbled.

"Yeah! Why not?" Usopp agreed.

"B-but…but this is so…"

"Be quiet, fish guts! No one cares what you think!" Sanji sneered.

"Aw, zip it, apron." Zoro struck back.

"What did you say, Kapu?"

"I said, shut your damn mouth, curly!"

" gasp How dare you insult my eyebrow when you don't even have a sense of style."

"Oh, I'll show you some style." Zoro growled as he reached for one of his swords.

"OKAY! So, who gets for who?" Luffy chirped.

"Why don't we draw names? That way, it's fair." Nami suggested.

"Good idea!" The other crewmates, not including the two quarreling blunder heads, agreed.

So, Nami wrote down everyone's name on pieces of paper and placed them in a cup. Sanji stopped fighting immediately and sat down beside her, his eyes already in hearts. Once finished, Nami gave the cup to the captain, giving him the honor of dispelling the names. But everyone agreed that Zoro would go last, since he was being such a bum.

Zoro was already bored as he waited in the circle of 'friends'. He needed something to do to pass the time, so he decided he'd pass the time by figuring out who got who's name by reading their facial expressions.

Usopp went first. His hand was fast as he drew out a name, looked at it and sighed with relief. Then, he started looking around the kitchen. This meant he was either getting for Sanji or Luffy.

Next was Chopper. His hand was shaking slightly as he reached into the cup. Zoro thought he would die before Chopper finally drew, but he did in time. His shaky hooves opened the paper and he smiled his happiest smile. It was obvious he was getting for Luffy. Zoro heard Nami giggle at the sight and he turned to look at her. Her face was calm and relaxed and she was smiling at Chopper's happiness, like he was her younger brother or son. But…she looked…peaceful…and, dare he say, beautiful. She looked like a princess with the smile and he couldn't help but smile at the sight. She, however, noticed and turned to look at him. He instantly turned away and blushed.

Third was Nami's turn. She dropped her gentle face and showed no emotion. The name was drawn almost instantly and her poker face was put on. He had no idea who she got, but he didn't think he would be able to find out anyway.

Then it was Sanji. He uncrossed his fingers as he reached into the cup, mumbling some sort of mantra under his breath. But as he read the name, his eyes bulged and his cigarette fell out of his mouth. Obviously, he was not happy. Obviously, he got Zoro. He started to grit his teeth and Zoro knew it was official.

Now, it was Luffy's turn. He pulled his name out and gave everyone his trademark 'cheer'. That was harder to figure out then Nami's.

Finally, it was his turn. Zoro gulped as he took the slip of paper into his rough tight hand. He opened the paper slowly, all most too afraid to look. From what he gathered, it was either Usopp, Nami or…he gulped again…Pot-head (A/N: u halfta define dat thru personal opinion!). But as he finally read the name through one open eye, he calmed down greatly.

Nami.

Never before had he realized what a beautiful name she had. It was a calming melody to his ears and mind.

"So, everyone got one?" Luffy checked.

The crew nodded.

"Good! Now, since tomorrow is Christmas, you all have one day to get gifts!" Luffy informed with his goofy grin.

"WHAT?"

"…What?" Luffy blinked twice.

"That's not enough time!" Usopp exclaimed.

"I don't see the problem." Luffy replied.

"Where exactly can we get our assigned crewmate's gift when we're stuck in the middle of--…"

! BANG !

"…no…where."

"LAND-HO!" Luffy cheered as he ran out of the kitchen with a bounce in his step. Everyone left behind sweat-dropped.

"…Someone…has got to monitor his brain." Nami choked out.

The others just nodded.

OKAY! DIS IS JUST DA 1st chapter! THER WILL B 2 MORE AND DEY WILL B POSTD AS FOLLOWS:
2nd chapter: Fri. Dec. 23
3rd (final) chapter: Sat. Dec. 24
CHECK IT! JA NE!

P.S. This means chapter 7 of "Words From The Heart" will NOT b postd until afta Christmas!
SRY! I just want u all 2 hav an X-MAS gift frum me 2 u, so I thought 'Y not an x-mas ZoNa fic?'