Chapter 1 - Departing

As they departed the Water 7, everyone is celebrating for the return of their nakamas, Robin and Usopp, and for their new nakamas, Franky and Thousand Sunny.

"Kampai!" Luffy shouted.

"Kampai!" everyone repeated with joy and smiles on their faces.

Everyone was so happy that they've got a new ship and a shipwright. Sanji cooks every fish they've caught and Luffy keeps stealing everyone's foods. Nami and Robin were drinking cocktails while Franky is drinking a barrel of cola. Usopp and Chopper were chasing Luffy to get back their food as for Zoro, who is sleeping after he ate and drank. At last, the party's over and they're all tired. Everyone gets to their quarters. It was a peaceful night.

In the middle of the night, Nami wake up and get up from her bed. 'Got work to do', she said on her mind. She's checking if the ship is still heading to the right direction. She looked at her log pose and eventually, she checks the clouds.

"Um... Seems nothing will be a problem", she whispered. She inhaled the zephyr and exhaled it quietly. 'Time to rest', she said on her mind as she turned to go back to the women's quarter...

"Uh?" a scratchy voice came out of nowhere that breaks the silence of the night. She saw a figure of a man with a straw-hat.

"Luffy? Why are you still awake? Are you hungry? I going to call Sanji to cook something for you", Nami said as she changed her direction towards Luffy. She had passed Luffy and headed for the men's quarters but someone stop her...

"Can't sleep well!" he said as he grabbed her hand to stop her and then grinned as she looked at him.

Moments of silence had passed through them. Luffy then noticed that Nami's shivering as she crossed her arms. Without hesitation, Luffy stretches his arm and wrapped it around on Nami's waist then pulled her to him. Nami blushed a little bit as a response to his action.

"What are you doing?" she said as she looked down so that Luffy won't notice that she was blushing.

"It's cold right?" he said then grinned at her.

"Right", she whispered and smiled as she hugged him tighter because she doesn't want Luffy to let her go. He hugged her tighter knowing that she'll smile more beautiful until Nami's face was pressed against Luffy's chest. He placed his chin on her shoulder as he breathes the scent of Nami. 'Smell like oranges. It's sweet', he said on his mind. 'He's so soft and gentle', she said on her mind. They were like this for about an hour but to them, it seems like it was only a minute that have passed. It seems that they don't wanna let go of each other but someone of the crew step out of the deck...

"Hah..." Usopp gusted as he stretches his arms and then noticed Luffy and Nami.

"Oi, Nami, Luffy!" he shouted but astounded and fainted as he noticed that they're hugging each other.

They run towards him when they noticed that he fainted.

"Are you okay?" Nami said concerned to her nakama.

"Usopp, answer me. Don't die!" Luffy shouted as he beat and punched him.

"Baka! He'll die if you continue to do that!" Nami yelled him as she punched the back head of her captain. "Geez, let me do the work to wake him up".

"Usopp!" she shouted as she stepped real hard the face of Usopp...

"That might hurt Nami", Luffy said as he pity the face of Usopp. After that Usopp started to move. "See", Nami said proudly.

"Ugh...", Usopp finally get up with some bruises on his face and yelled.

"Why did you do that?" Usopp yelled to Nami and Luffy.

"Heh... We have no choice but to do that", Nami said.

"Ugh... my head aches... Ah!" he yelled as he approached Luffy and Nami. "Was I dreaming? I saw you two hugging each other so passionate", he exclaimed.

"Um..." Nami is about to say something but interfered by her captain.

"What's passionate?" Luffy asked so straight-forward.

"Oh... I think I was just dreaming. It's impossible that you two could be doing that. Well then, I'll just go back to the quarters," Usopp said as he waved his hand for goodnight.

Luffy is about to follow him however was stopped as Nami pulled him back.

"Something you need Nami?" Luffy said as he turned to look at her. Nami let go of his hand.

"I just... umm... are you sure that you can sleep now?" she asked him. Luffy grinned and nodded as an answer. "Goodnight Nami", he said to her and his grinned never faded away as he turned and going to the men's quarters.

"Goodnight", she whispered to the air but it seems that Luffy heard it and waved his hand mimicking Usopp. Nami blushed and placed her hand to her chest and felt that it beats so fast.

At the women's quarters...

She was heading back to the women's quarters however she felt that something's different form her. She's now lying on her bed while Robin was reading a book. She keeps staring at the ceiling. She remembered the feeling that she was resting on Luffy's chest and hugging her. Eventually, she feels weird about her stomach but she's not hungry and her chest was aching for so long. Again, she placed her hand on her chest however Robin noticed it and kind of worried about her so she asked her orange-haired nakama.

"Is everything alright, navigator-san?" she asked worriedly.

"Yeah, I'm alright. It's just..." she paused as she realized that what is really happening deep inside her. "I'm going to sleep now", she said as she turned her back to Robin. Robin smiled and closed her book. She's going to sleep and she turned off the lights.

'What is it that I always felt when I'm with Luffy?' she said on her mind as she placed her hand again on her chest. 'I always feel this pain in my chest and weird feeling in my stomach when I'm not with him. It never fades until I'm with-', she stops when she had realized something. 'That's right. It started when we departed the Kokoyashii Village. I think I'm... I'm-'

"Nami!"

Her thoughts were interrupted by that shout. It sounded so familiar to her. Yes, it was Luffy but she wondered why he is calling her. She gets up from her bed and noticed that Robin is already wake up. They both running towards the men's quarters.

At the men's quarters...

"Nami!" Luffy shouted as he wakes up and his sweat was flowing so fast, he breathes heavily as if he wakes up from a nightmare...

-End of Chapter 1-