~ Chapter One: An Everlasting Love ~

Light peeked through the spaces of the window which the thick blue curtains failed to cover. The sun gave no mercy to the occupants of the bedroom when it shone right through their eyelids. The alarm clock cooperated with the sun and it gave a loud beeping noise as it says, '7:30'

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP

One of the occupants of the bed, a young female with shoulder-length, ginger-color hair, round face and slim sexy body that her orange-overall pajamas traced, groaned as she moved to the other side of the bed, away from the noise. She cracked an eye open, revealing hazel orb. She was getting annoyed by the alarm clock on the nightstand beside the other end of the bed. She turned around to the other occupant, put a hand on the other occupant's chest and nudged him.

The other occupant, a young male with short, unkempt, jet-black hair, round face and petite yet lean body, gave a grunt in response. He was wearing dark-blue-over all pajamas with moons and stars drawings on them. He groggily opened his eyes, revealing obsidian orbs and making the crescent scar under his left eye move.

"What?" he tiredly asked, facing the female and rubbing an eye like a child

"The alarm, it's getting annoying" she responded with the same tired voice as the male's

Understanding what she meant, he raised a hand, without turning to face the alarm clock behind him, grabbed it and threw it across the room. The poor alarm clock hit the wall beside the curtained window and shattered. It dropped to the marbled floor and scattered its pieces on it.

Upon hearing the noise, the young female's eyes shot open as she jerked to sit up on the bed. She looked at the remains of the alarm clock with exasperation. She glared at the young male as he started sitting up too. He gazed at her with confusion and tilted his head. The female bonk him in the head.

"What the heck, Luffy!" the female shouted at the top of her voice

The male, Luffy, aided his injured head. He frowned at the female

"What?" he asked back

"Why did you do that for! That clock was expensive!" she shouted, hands balling into a fist again and emphasizing 'expensive'

"But Nami, you said it was getting annoying so I shut it up" he reasoned, confusion etching on his features

The female, Nami, trembled in anger for a while. She, then, released her breath in a sighed. She face-palmed and shook her head in disbelief

"What possessed me to date you?" she muttered

Luffy leaned closer to try and hear her murmurs but failed. Then, there was a nagging feeling in the back of his mind like he was forgetting something important

"Hm?" he asked

"I give up" she said with exasperation. She pointed her index finger on the remains of the clock. "And you're cleaning that up"

With that, she untangled herself from the blanket and stood up. Luffy watched her curiously. She stretched her hands while yawning then, walked towards the oak door at the left, entered it and closed it. Running water could be heard after a few seconds

Luffy rubbed both of his eyes to stave off the remaining sleep in his system. He yawned as he stood up and walked towards the oak door across the bed, swaying and almost tripping as he did so. He turned the knob; left it wide opened and went to get the broom.

When he was already returning, the sound of running water stopped. Then, the nagging feeling came back. He frowned, trying to remember what he forgot. His head started aching when he thought too much. Moments later, when he reached the room's door-frame, he finally remembered.

Nami was seated on the bed, holding a rectangular red box that fit in both of her hands. She was smiling brightly at him as she greets;

"Happy Anniversary!"

Luffy dropped the broom as he pounded his fist on his palm in realization. He grinned widely upon remembering.

"So that was what I was forgetting"

Nami's smile disappeared as she groaned. She dropped her gift on the bed and rested her head on her hands, covering her face. Luffy's grin disappeared with hers as he immediately jumped on the bed, sitting beside her. Luffy leaned down to see Nami's expression. Then, he heard a sobbed coming from Nami's lips. He did what every guy in the situation would do; he panicked. And so, a look of worry and concern was plastered on his face, head snapping around to see what can help. Nami removed the hands from her face and turn her head up to Luffy

"You forgot our anniversary!" she cried out

Upon seeing Nami tear-stricken face, Luffy immediately started thinking (though it hurts his head) . He opened and closed his mouth like a fish, thinking of what to say but no sound came through. Nami, seeing his reaction, bawled more and started harmlessly pounding his chest.

"Stupid, idiot, jerk, moron..." the insults continued as the pounding fastened in pace

Luffy held his hands up, as if someone was pointing a gun at him

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry" his chanting continued as did Nami's

Suddenly, an idea popped into his mind. He grabbed Nami's shoulders to cease the pounding. Nami, taken aback by the sudden movement, paused, face still wet with tears. Luffy looked Nami in the eyes and Nami froze at his stare.

"I'm really sorry, Nami. I'm an idiot, I'm a jerk, I'm stupid, I'm a moron and call me what you like. It's my fault. I know I don't deserve you and I know that I'm blessed to even have you in my sight." Nami's face flushed at his statement. "I'm trying my best so I'll make it up to you. I'll take you to dinner at your favorite restaurant. You can order what you want" Luffy practically said in one breath which left him panting after

Nami stayed quiet, blushing, for a few moments. She was frozen with shock since her favorite restaurant was expensive and they rarely go there. She wiped her tears away while Luffy waited for her reaction. She turned her head away to hide her blush.

"F-Fine! But you're paying!" she exclaimed, trying to sound stern

With that she got out of bed and walked towards another door to the right. She opened it, revealing different sets of clothing, shoes and other accessories. She started stripping, ignoring Luffy who looked the other way, cheeks red.

Luffy breathed a sigh of relief.

Well, that went well, the thought crossed his mind

Curiously, he grabbed the box that the other was holding a while ago. It was his lover's gift to him. Thinking this, a big grin made its way through his face. He carefully propped it open, excitement overcoming him. Red came into his sight.

Luffy blinked, wondering what it was. He removed it from the container, feeling its soft and silky texture. It was piece of cloth. He held it with both hands and stretched it. It was shaped like a rubber band

Nami, now dress in a formal light-brown suit over a dark-blue strapped blouse and a matching skirt that reached her knees, came towards Luffy as he held out her gift.

"It's a head band" she answered the unspoken question

Luffy cocked his head towards her, confusion on his face. Nami snatched it from his hands, placed a hand on his chin and tilt his head upwards

"You said your hopelessly messy hair always gets in the way when you work so I bought it" she explained while demonstrating how to use it.

She slipped the head band down through Luffy's head and rested it on his neck. Then, she arranged some of the hair-strands so it was above it. Finally, she slipped it upwards, through his face and dropped it to rest on his upper forehead. Though his hair are sticking up in different place, not even a strand was on his face. Luffy watched her intently as she demonstrated. He rolled his pupils up, attempting to see the head band.

"There" Nami finished, flashing a smile.

Luffy glomped at her which made her temporarily lose balance. She swayed but quickly regained her footing. She quirked an eyebrow at the head the was on her shoulder and put his knuckles on his hips.

"Thanks, Nami. I'll treasure it!"

Nami blushed yet again and she was grateful that Luffy can't see her face. She started prying Luffy 's arms that was around her shoulders

"A-Anyway, you s-should get dress. You'll be late for work" Nami stuttered and hurriedly walked away. Then, she paused at the doorway. "And clean up that mess!" she added while gazing down at the remains of the alarm clock.

Luffy watched her walk away. He grinned as he removed the red head band from his head. He stretched his other hand to grab another object on top of the nightstand. It was an old worn-out straw-hat. He slipped the red head band on the base of the semi-circle of the hat. He gave a tentative tug and it still stayed on. Satisfied, he held it out in the air.

"Perfect!"

~ End of Chapter One ~

Thank you for reading Chapter 1!

Another nonsense story for me! Sorry about the adjectives and stuff. I'm not good at describing things. Please tell me if there are any misspelled words or wrong grammars. Also, sorry about the corny line that Luffy said. I just can't think of a better line *scratches cheek sheepishly*. If you have a suggestion please do tell so I can immediately change it.

I only based this on a movie I watched since I am not that creative but I will create my own version of it. It's such a romantic love story *fangirl squeal*!

Anyway, enough of my rambling. Readers, I have a favor to ask of you. I have a vague outline of the plot so I haven't plan all of it.

Could you guys suggest a job suited for Luffy? No matter how much I rack my brain, nothing came to mind. Nami is working as a reporter (which will be essential to later chapters). Luffy isn't her co-worker so he'll need a different job. I just can't imagine Luffy working unless he enjoys it. He needs a job that doesn't need thinking and only manual labor. Please suggest!

Oh, and I'm not good at writing romance and fluff so please, please suggest scenes. I'm begging you since I'm a hopeless writer. I don't really have confidence in my stories so please tell me if I should just discontinue it.

*starts reciting a poem dramatically*

~My bare feelings, to you I hand

And I don't want you to misunderstand

For it causes war and deepens the hatred

So, I value the thoughts in your head

All I ask is for you to let them bare

Since feelings are the only things we can share

Even if we are miles apart

Your comments are things I take to heart~