Heyyyyy all of you people who are reading this story! I originally wanted this to be a 'one-shot', but I figured it was kind of long enough soooo I'm gonna make it into a 'two-shot'...of the same story of course. I got this idea for this story from listening to a song. 'Maria' By Ricky Martin. Not a big fan of his but I love that song! One random day, I was listening to the song and then I was all like BRAIN BLAST. Hahaha and so I thought, hey, why not make a random story about how Zoro and Nami salsa?! Haha. But anyhoo! I really hope you like this story. If you do, please review it! The more reviews I get, the more motivated I will be to finish it. I already started the second chapter, just haven't gotten around to finish it yet. :P But yeah... ENJOY!
P.S. This story is rated M just to be safe. Just some bad language and possibly a lemon in the next chapter...we'll see.
~~~Harbachuklesss
DISCLAIMER! I own nothing from 'One Piece'. Just this story! :D
Stealing and Dancing
Chapter 1
It was a warm bright sunny day for the Straw Hat Pirates. Everyone was doing their own thing. Luffy, the leader of the Straw Hats was sitting upon the swing on the deck of the Sunny. He was sifting through his memories about his training for the past two years. They had been two long straining years. All of the hard work he put into his training, made him into a hardened being. On the outside, he has become a strong young man, however, on the inside he is still the strong willed boy who still believes, without a doubt, that he was meant to be the King of the Pirates.
He sat on the swing, gently pushing off the ground with his sandaled feet. Listening to everything around him. He smiled brightly at everyone and everything. The calm waves of the ocean, softly hitting the side of the boat, slightly rocking it in a soothing rhythm. Seagulls were flying around the ship with the gentle breeze lifting them into the sky. Luffy relaxed and took this moment to burn this nice image of life into his brain. Nothing could beat this moment in life. Especially with his nakama surrounding him. He was so thankful for finding them all. Honestly, he would have no idea where he would be if he didn't have each and every individual of his crew. Even if some members seem to 'hate' each other, but deep down, they all loved and cared for each other. This thought made the captain smile, but he was abruptly thrown out of his thoughts and back into the real world.
"Zoro! You stupid baka! Get away from my mikan bushes!" Nami growled out to the green haired swordsman. He remained silent through her complaining. He was only focused on trying to get some shut eye, but finding it nearly impossible to even concentrate on anything due to her screeching.
"Baka! Do you hear me? Get up and go sleep somewhere else!" Nami continued to rant to Zoro. Finally, making some movement, he shifted his legs from underneath him to out stretched in front of him. He smirked as he heard her growl out of frustration and sighed heavily. She saw his smirk and decided to teach him a lesson.
"Ow Nami, why the hell did you just kick me? I'm trying to sleep." He said bitterly.
She scoffed angrily. "Sleep? SLEEP? I've been trying to get you to move the hell away from my mikan bushes and you continue to ignore me, which by the way, is just pissing me off even more and therefore, I kicked you to get your attention, which I clearly did. So, GET THE HELL AWAY BEFORE I KICK YOUR ASS BAKA!" Zoro merely grunted as he gingerly eyed her while rubbing the spot where she had kicked him.
Nami's face was flushed with anger with her arms crossed under her breasts in a defiant stance. She clearly was upset with him. The way she looked right now made Zoro anxious in anticipation. He would never tell a soul, but teasing and messing with Nami was one of his favorite things to do, besides fighting and training. It provided him with great amusement and she constantly challenged him in a word of wits. It was even better when he beat her at her own game. She would get angry and embarrassed and stalk off with a certain kind of pip in her step. He loved the way her hips swayed when she walks away with animosity towards him. It's the best feeling in the world when he beats Nami and he gets to see that fantastic ass walk away. Unfortunately, his train of thought lost its course and the annoying screechy voice from the orange haired woman echoed in his head.
"Oi! Nami! Shuddap will ya? I'm just trying to sleep and I don't see the big deal here. I'm not even sitting remotely close to your mikan bushes and I'm not bothering anyone. You're just yelling because you want attention, especially from me." He wiggled his eyebrows in a suggestive way and she just scoffed.
"Please, you even being near me is awful enough. Now, go far away from before I kick you again." She said annoyed. Zoro gave a smug smirk.
"Say it nicely and I'll move. What's the magic word Nami?"
"How about shove it?" Zoro chuckled and yawned. He put his head against the banister of the ship and slightly dozed off. Until he felt another dull pain in the side of his leg.
Luffy, still on the swing, was laughing at the whole ordeal of his two crew mates bickering back and forth.
"Why can't they just get along?" He shook his head.
"Because captain, they both have feelings for each other, but they like to fight their feelings. They are confused as to what they are currently feeling and fighting seems to be the only logical venting system they have." Luffy didn't even turn his head to know it was Robin. The way she spoke made her seem old and too mature to be a pirate. She always has her own opinions and they always had an underlying meaning. It was always 'read in between the lines' with Robin and Luffy never really understood what she was talking about half the time.
"What are you talking about Robin?" Luffy didn't really feel up to trying to solve riddles. He liked it straight forward, without thinking too hard.
"What she means, Luffy, is that Zoro and Nami like each other a lot and they don't know how to tell each other. They can try, but end up fighting. Notice how much they have been fighting a lot lately?" Franky came up behind Robin and put his large hands on her shoulders and slightly rubbed them. Robin tilted her head to look at Franky to give him a small appreciation smile. Luffy took a moment to think it over.
'Well, they have been fighting a lot now that he mentioned it. I never really thought more of it since the little fights has just been over stupid things. Zoro sleeping all the time, his snoring, she talks too much, blah blah blah. So, they really like each other eh?' Luffy smiled brightly at the couple and started to chuckle.
"So guys, you thinking what I'm thinking?" Luffy asked in anticipation.
"Meat?" Franky asked with a slight teasing tone. Luffy's eyes lit up and he shouted for Sanji.
"SANJI! MAKE MEAT FOR ME!" Luffy shouted to their cook. The blonde cook shouted an 'oi' back and Luffy smiled that he was going to get some meat.
"You know Luffy, I was just being sarcastic…" Franky shook his head in disbelief that his captain was so easily manipulated by the power of meat. One day, meat would be his downfall. Robin giggled and Franky just smiled.
"Anyway Luffy, what was your idea before meat took over this conversation?" Franky continued.
"Oh yeah! I think we should get Nami and Zoro together so that they stop arguing. It's starting to give me a headache. At first, it was funny, but now, I just wanna throw them off the ship." He gave them a stoic face. The couple laughed at their captain and nodded their heads in agreement with the young man.
"Oi, I agree with Luffy, but there's a problem with that." Franky said.
"C'mon, I see no problem with this. It can't be any simpler than just making them tell each other that they like each other."
"Luffy, one cannot just force two people to admit their feelings to one another. Those feelings need to be felt and let out in the open for both people." Robin explained. Luffy looked at her confused with his head tilted to the side and his hand on his chin.
'Not another riddle…' Luffy inwardly groaned.
"Franky, can you dumb this down for me?" Luffy asked the older man. Franky laughed at the captain's blunt question.
"Of course my captain. Robin simply means that it wouldn't be right for us to butt into their relationship. They should realize it on their own and should be able to tell each other their feelings with no help from anyone but themselves. It's better for both the people to feel what they want to feel for another person and should be allowed to do whatever they want with those feelings." As Luffy was going to say something, Franky quickly cut him off.
"Meaning, my captain that WE should not get involved in THEIR business." Luffy groaned.
"But I just want to help! There's gotta be someway!" Luffy remained hopeful. He would do anything for his crewmates to be happy. If his nakama is happy, then he's happy. Plus, this could be really fun.
"Luffy, I'm not saying that we shouldn't help them, I'm just saying that if we were to do anything, we should be doing it indirectly, not directly." Robin merely giggled as she saw Luffy's eyes light up and a mischievous smirk play on his lips.
"Oh this is gonna be so much FUN!" Luffy laughed in excitement while Franky and Robin just smiled at the man who acted oh so much like a little boy. But then, Luffy's smile faltered and he looked deep in thought.
"Hey guys, do you have any idea of how to go about this?" Luffy asked. Maybe they would have an idea. Hopefully they did because he sure didn't.
"Nope, none at all." Robin bluntly stated and Franky shook his head with a shrug. They all stood there, deep in thought, well, mostly Luffy. He was thinking so hard that honestly, it was making his head throb.
'Jeez, thinking is so hard! Man, I can't think of anything. Why can't I think of at least ONE idea? Oh right, 'cuz I know nothing about the female species and or relationships. C'mon Luffy, you're smart! Think of one idea. There's gotta be something…'
WHACK.
"What the hell…?" It seemed to be a piece of paper that attacked his face. Slightly crinkled and torn from wetness and rough wind. It was an open invitation for a grand festival for small time king of an island that Luffy had never even heard of.
"Oi, Luffy! What'cha got there?" Franky asked.
"It's a flyer for a 'grand' festival on this island called la-sss isss la-sss dooom…?" Luffy felt like an idiot trying to pronounce the words right.
"Las Islas Dom. It means the Sun Isles. It's a small little island ran by a Spanish king known by, King Raimundo Dom. He is well known for throwing 'huge bashes' for the wealthy and upper-class of his island." Robin explained. Luffy looked surprise and Franky wasn't surprise at all that she would know something like this. 'Fun facts I guess.' Franky chuckled inwardly and let Luffy finish reading.
"The rest of this flyer says basically that it's held a week from today, starts at 8 and it's for showing off all of his 'goodies'. Also it says 'hay gente sucia pobres permitidos' whatever the hell that means."
"It means 'no dirty poor people permitted'." Robin translated.
"This guy's a real asshole." Luffy stated and laughed at his own joke. Robin giggled briefly with Franky nodding in agreement.
"Luffy, Franky. I have an idea if you would like to hear me out." Robin proposed. Both men looked at her with big glossed eyes, waiting with hopeful eagerness. Robin grinned slightly and pitched her idea.
"Hey Nami, may I ask you of something?" Nami turned slightly to see the raven haired woman walking towards her. Nami's mood brightened when she saw Robin. After the fight with Zoro, she was so fed up with his bullcrap. She's not so sure how much she can take anymore. The green haired swordsman was so damn sexy. Of course, she would never admit this to anyone. Nami was so confident in her ability to ignore her feelings and him, but it's very difficult to avoid a person when you live with him on a boat in the middle of the sea. Nami sighed. 'How the hell am I going to survive this? What is this man doing to me? That smug smirk…UGH! So. Sexy. Where does he get off being so good looking? Especially when he works out…being all sweaty and shirtless…' Nami groaned and shook her head.
"What's up Robin?" Nami asked.
"I need to you change our course for a certain island." Nami looked questioningly at Robin.
"What island?"
"It's called Las Islas Dom. The Sun Isles. I think you will enjoy that place very much." Robin smiled at the young navigator.
"Huh? Why's that?"
"Apparently, this great King resides on the Isles and he is having this extravagant party in the honor of himself. He will be showing off all of his riches, gold and belli in front of the whole party to see." Robin stated. Nami's eyes lit up at the words of 'gold and belli'.
"Well, what the hell are we waiting for? Let's go party with the king!" Nami shouted enthusiastically.
"Miss Navigator, I hope you realize that we were not really going to party. We are going to simply go and meet the king and maybe say hello to some of his treasures." Robin said in a slight teasing tone. Nami giggled with glee and excitement.
"Nami, do you know how to dance?" The raven haired woman asked. Nami tilted her head in question.
"I do, but that was kind of random to ask."
"Ah, but you see, it is part of a plan I have devised to steal the gold." Robin smirked.
"Oh really? Ah okay. Mind sharing the plan with me?"
"All in due time miss navigator. For now, I would just like to know if you salsa?"
"Yes and I'm quite good at it, if I do say so myself." Nami trying to shrug off her modesty. Robin simply smiled.
"That will do for now. See you later Nami." But before Nami had a chance to question Robin some more, she had already left Nami alone with her mikan bushes.
'Damn. What was that all about… Salsa? Why would I need to know how to salsa?' Nami thought long and hard, but nothing came to mind. She decided she would figure it out later and continue to water her mikans.
"Yo Zoro!"
The swordsman opened his one good eye and looked for the voice that was calling for him. Unfortunately for the green haired man, it was their captain and he looked too happy. Zoro grunted acknowledging the boy's existence.
"I need to ask you something!" Luffy shouted happily. Zoro shut his eye again and nearly dozed off.
"Can you salsa?" Zoro's eye shot wide open and slowly turned his head to the young captain.
"Why-y would y-you ask t-that?" Zoro asked gingerly. Luffy shrugged and looked at Zoro with a smirk.
'Crap. He definitely knows. That's why he's giving me that look. Is he going to blackmail me? HOW DOES HE KNOW? I make sure no one's around in the crows nest. Damn! I should have been more careful!'
"Luffy, don't tell anyone that I salsa." Zoro stated in a hushed voice. Luffy nearly had to lean in closer to hear what Zoro was saying. "I do it because it's relaxing and it helps with my coordination and quick movements." Luffy just nodded and gave him a 'please don't say anymore or else i'm going to explode with fits of laughter' look. Zoro sighed heavily.
"Alright, what will it take for you to keep quiet Luffy?" Asked the swordsman in a defeated tone.
"Actually, I was hoping that you would know how to salsa. I didn't even think you would know how to dance. That's why I came up here, but since you DO know how to salsa, I need you to help me in my plan to make us richer." Luffy grinned with glee. Zoro had an expression on his face; it was a combination of confusion and embarrassment.
"Uh, how is me knowing how to salsa going to make us richer?" Zoro's eyebrows furrowed in question.
"Weeeelllll, I'm gonna explain that later to the whole crew. So after dinner…wait, what's for dinner tonight? Man, I'm so hungry. I could really go for some meat right now..."
WHACK.
"Ow Zoro! What the hell was that for?" Luffy rubbed his head after the smack Zoro gave him upside the head.
"Focus baka! What are we doing after dinner?" Zoro asked in an annoyed tone.
"Oh yeah! We're having a meeting on the deck to discuss our next move so be there or I'll come and kick your ass. Oh wait, better yet, I'll just have Nami come and yell at you to move your ass." Luffy joked. Zoro gave him a cold glare and waved him off.
"Whatever." Zoro yawned.
"Great! See you later Zoro!" And with that Luffy ran off.
'What the hell was that about? Stupid baka made me spill my own secret. Damn. He's good. And here I thought he was an idiot the whole time. And what exactly does he need me to do with my salsa dancing? Luffy never really cared for money so what does he really want…ah whatever. I'll figure it out later. It's time for some shut eye.' And with that, Zoro had sleep claim his tired body.
"Oi! Everyone! Get 'yer asses on the deck! Me and Robin have something to say!" Luffy shouted for his crewmates. There, in the middle of the deck was a smiling Luffy and a stoic Robin. One by one, all the crewmates came to the deck wondering what their captain was up to. Nami came and sat on the swing with Usopp and Chopper in tow standing near Nami. Franky came up from the bottom of the ship, apparently working on some new inventions for the Sunny. Zoro lazily walked over to the banister of the ship. He slouched down and resumed his sleeping position. Brook and Sanji came out of the kitchen. Brook strutted up to Luffy while a love stricken Sanji floated over to Robin.
"ROBIN-CHAN! My sweet! What does your beautiful angelic voice want to say to us?" Sanji sang to the woman. Robin slightly smirked at the reaction she received from the blue haired cyborg.
"Well Sanji, Luffy and I have devised a plan to; I guess you can say, 'have some fun'."
"Yeah yeah! So today, I got hit in the face with this flyer saying that this asshole king is putting his gold out for his island to see at this party! WE'RE GONNA STEAL HIS GOODS!" Luffy shouted enthusiastically. Everyone looked at one another. Nami had dollar signs as eyes with her hands clasped together in happiness. Usopp, Chopper, and Brook danced and sang about being rich for once. Sanji puffed from his cigarette with a smirk. Franky lowered his sunglasses with a wink and a smirk. Zoro, still having his eyes closed, merely grinned.
"So, here's the game plan. We're gonna be real sneaky about this 'cause it will be more fun that way!" Luffy said. Everyone agreed with eagerness. Robin continued.
"So since this island is of Spanish origins, we can assume the party is Spanish based. Which means that there will be mainly salsa music…" Robin looked towards Nami and an overzealous Luffy glanced towards Zoro. Both seemed confused but managed to keep it together. "…So the game plan is to have our two wonderful crewmates who are simply fantastic at salsa-ing; they are to create a distraction for the crowd while the rest of us sneak off with the riches." Everyone had confusion on their faces. Luffy was excited. Robin smirked. Franky grinned. Nami and Zoro looked at the now fascinating floor and the suddenly beautiful wooden banisters. Everyone else was eager to go with the plan, but…
"Robin-chan, who are these two 'fantastic' dancers that you speak of? If you or Nami-swan are dancing then I'll shall learn how to salsa perfectly to dance with one of you beautiful women!" Sanji sang happily.
"I think not." Everyone looked towards Franky.
"Robin and I will be attending the party to help with our 'dancers'." Robin smiled while Franky danced.
"This is going to be…SUPERRRRR!" Franky yelled. Everyone laughed except Sanji.
"Nami-SWAN! Does this mean you will be dancing? I'LL BE YOUR DANCE PARTNER!" Nami grimaced.
'Who else knows how to salsa? It certainly can't be Sanji, not Brook, not Chopper, neither Usopp; DEFINITELY not Luffy…Franky said he was going with Robin, so that leaves…' Nami gasped and her eyes widened. "No fucking way." Nami bursted out laughing. Zoro's eye opened and his stoic face fell into a sad embarrassed grimace. Luffy's smile somehow got even larger and Robin chuckled.
"I see you figured it out Miss Navigator." Robin pointed out.
"So that means Nami and Zoro will be salsa-ing partners!" Everyone gasped.
"ZORO DANCES?!" Everyone shouted in unison. Zoro stood up with a particularly angry annoyed face.
"Why is that so hard to believe? It helps with my coordination and quick movements!" Everyone just continued to stare then proceeded to burst out laughing. Zoro growled in annoyance and walked away. No one noticed him leave except Nami. Nami watched as all her friends laughed so hard that they all were holding their stomachs and were crying. Nami let out a chuckle, but went to go find Zoro in the crow's nest.
"Hey there." Nami said softly. Zoro ignored her and continued to pretend to sleep.
"C'mon! Don't be like that! None of us expected you to even know how to dance. Can you really blame us?" Zoro opened his eye to glare. She seemed sincere, but he didn't really care at the moment.
'So embarrassing…so much for my tough guy look. Fuck. Nami probably thinks I'm a lame ass.' Zoro dropped his head in his hands and sighed. He could still feel Nami in the room. He felt something on his shoulder and looked up to see Nami smiling at him.
"Don't worry Zoro. Guys who dance are sexy." She sent him a wink and twirled around to leave him. He looked at her. 'Sexy? She thinks guys who dance are…sexy? Does she think…I'm sexy?' Zoro zoned out as he thought hard about something. Nami was going to laugh at the face he was making but decided against it.
"Oh by the way, when we're dancing, I'll make us look good so just follow my lead." She smirked and left before Zoro could retort.
'What the hell is going on and what the hell did I get myself into…' Zoro leaned back against the seat and thought about dancing with Nami. A faint smile appeared on his face.
"Alright guys! Let's move on out! We got shopping to do for tonight! Everyone go get their shit and meet back here around 5!" Luffy commanded his crewmates. Everyone aye-ayed and left to go shopping around the town. The Strawhat Pirates had just recently arrived at Las Islas Dom. The town was already prepared for the later festivities. The decorations were in the style of something out of Mayan or Aztec designs. When they first arrived, they docked at the ports that seemed to be in the poorer section of the town. Which wasn't decorated, since lower class citizens weren't invited to come anyway. The people lived in little huts and seemed to make due with what they got. It overall, seemed like a decent enough place to live. The crew took off towards the market district of the town. Every individual of the crew had a vital job to do and it was paramount to the mission to get everything they needed. The four members that were participating in the party took off to get dresses and tuxedos. As for the rest of the crew, Robin left a detailed list of what supplies they needed in order to pull of this heist. Everyone split up and went to search for their needed items.
Franky had to drag Zoro to the tuxedo shop.
"What the hell is wrong with the clothes I'm wearing now? I think I look dashing." Zoro tried to convince Franky. In all honesty, Zoro hated wearing tuxedos. They were uncomfortable, tight, and made him look ridiculous. Franky just glared and continue to pull him along.
"C'mon Zoro, it's not that bad. If I hafta wear one, and you know how much I love to just wear my speedo and Hawaiian shirt, then you should have no problem at all. And it's only for a couple of hours. It's not like I'm asking you to wear it forever." Zoro glared at him. And he could of also swore that he heard Franky grumble something about 'being whiny'. Zoro sighed heavily and continued to be dragged by the cyborg. They eventually walked into a fancy smancy shop for very pricey tuxedos. 'Good thing we're pirates huh' Zoro thought to himself.
"Good evening gentlemen. How may I assist you today?" A weird bald guy with the freakiest mustache walked up to them and smiled showing off his buck teeth. Zoro stared at the guy and how utterly ridiculous this guy looked. Franky nudged his side which stirred Zoro out of his daze. He crossed his arms which gave off a 'fuck-off' kind of attitude. Franky rolled his eyes.
"Hey, we're looking for a couple of penguin suits. You got any?" Franky asked.
"Well certainly! You came to the right shop! Let's get you measured." The man smiled. Both Franky and Zoro wished he would stop smiling; it was truly grossing them out. After a few minutes of measuring, the gross man handed them their tuxes to try on. Franky knew the underlying meaning of this plan, so he decided to pester Zoro for a bit; for the sake of the plan, and for his amusement.
"So, Zoro, you gonna be dancing with Miss Nami tonight eh?" Franky asked. Zoro just grunted.
"Are you excited? 'Cause I am. It's gonna be…"
"Shuddap Franky. I don't even know why it has to be me. I'm sure someone else could have done it. Probably even better than me." Zoro said a nonchalant way.
"Oi, Zoro, would you have minded if Sanji was dancing with Nami instead?" Franky questioned. This was it. To see if he even gave a crap…
Zoro turned his head to look at Franky. He gave him a cold glare.
"Like hell I'd ever let that dartboard eyebrow freak dance with Nami." Franky raised his eyebrows in surprise. Inner Franky was celebrating a victory. 'Ha ha! I totally knew it. Oh yeah, go Franky, go Franky. God, I am so super. What would I do without me?' It was quiet between the two of them while they changed back into their regular clothes and proceeded to take the tuxes without paying for them. They quietly snuck out of the store and away from the street.
"Alright Franky…" Zoro started but was immediately cut off by Franky.
"THAT WAS SUPPPERRRRR!" yelled Franky while striking his 'super' pose. Zoro just stood there and face palmed himself in utter shame.
"Miss Navigator, do you know what kind of dress you are wearing tonight?" Robin asked. Nami was being oddly quiet and it kind of made her worried.
"Hmm, I was thinking something red…you know? Something fiery and feisty." Nami smirked. Robin chuckled as well as Nami. It was nice to take a break from this so called 'mission'. Nami knew something was up. What kind of pirates steal treasure in stealth? Something wasn't adding up. And also the fact that she had to dance with Zoro, and not just any dance, she would have to salsa with him. Such an intimate dance. She knew she was going to snap tonight. Being so close to him and moving their bodies together. The idea made her excited in anticipation in certain parts of her body. 'Alright, seriously? I'm losing it over ONE guy. Jeez, I need to get a hold of myself. Hmm, maybe I should act on this? What can it hurt? I mean if he doesn't feel the same way, I'll be turned away in absolute embarrassment and shame for as long as I live. Then I can leave the crew and live under a rock. Yeah, that sounds nice.' Nami shook her head and tried to rid of all of the tempting thoughts and focus at the task at hand. Get an unbelievably hot dress to impress Zoro tonight so he will want to fuck her relentlessly. Nami literally wanted to bang her head against a wall. But before she could, Robin pulled her by the arm and they managed to enter a dress store.
"Hola senioritas! How may I help you today?" A tall tanned lady with the dark black hair spoke to the two female pirates. Nami smiled warmly and Robin nodded while disappearing to look for a dress of her own.
"Yeah, I'm looking for a red dress kinda short, kinda long…"
"A dress for salsa-ing, si?" The woman asked. Nami nodded slowly.
"Ah yes, follow me seniorita. I have the perfect dress for you." The woman gestured Nami to follow. Nami followed the lady through a couple of racks. The store was relatively small, but had an abundant amount of dresses. The lady finally found the dress she was searching for and picked it out for Nami to see. The orange haired woman gasped slightly. She fell in love with it immediately. It was exactly what she had in mind. The dress was form fitting, perfectly fitting her slim body. It was knee length but rose to her mid thigh with little flaring ruffles at the end. The dress was a deep red and it was strapless. 'THIS IS SO PREFECT! How the hell did I get so lucky!? Zoro is going to absolutely drool when he sees me…' Nami smiled brightly to the lady, roughly nodding her head.
"YES. YES. I WANT THIS ONE!" Nami said enthusiastically. The lady laughed at her shenanigans. Robin subtly came up behind Nami while holding a dress in her hand.
"Miss Navigator, have you found your dress?" Nami giggled in glee and Robin just assumed that was a yes.
"Well, let's go have you two try on these dresses." The lady gestured for the two women to follow her to the dressing rooms. After the lady left, both women quickly changed into the dresses of their choice. Nami practically tripped out of her changing room to go see what she looks like.
"Oh. My. God. I am so freaking hot." Nami did a 360 spin to see the dress flow to her liking. She couldn't contain her happiness. As she turned around, she saw Robin rocking her dress. Robin was wearing a black flamenco dress that was short on the front so one can see her legs but went back long down her legs. It was ruffled at the hem of her dress. The dress was very form fitting. The sleeves went off the shoulders and a very apparent lift of her bosom. Robin was most definitely rocking that dress.
"What do you think Miss Navigator?" Robin already knew the answer but a little compliment here and there doesn't hurt anybody.
"Robin, you look so sexy! Franky is going to go crazy for you tonight!" Nami said with a wink. Robin chuckled.
"And I am most certain that Mr. Swordsman is going to go crazy for you tonight." Robin smirked as Nami blushed.
"Pssh, please Robin. Like that doofus would notice anything that doesn't involve violence or training."
"Oh, you'd be surprised Miss Navigator. I've seen and heard some things that Mr. Swordsman says about you…" Robin started; she stopped with the alluring hook, hoping that Nami would take the bait. Nami quickly glanced over towards Robin who was smirking.
"Hmm, what kinds of things?"
"Oh, I could tell you, but where would the fun be in that?" Robin chuckled softly.
"C'mon Robin! We're nakama and we can tell each other everything, so out with it woman!" Nami argued, but Robin refused to give in.
"Nah, I think I'll let Mr. Swordsman tell you himself tonight." Robin winked and turned towards the changing rooms to redress in her casual attire. Nami stood there confused. Her heartbeat started to race after thinking about what could possibly happen tonight.
'He's gonna tell me…tonight? TONIGHT!? I'm not ready for this! Ah, crap. Who the hell I am kidding? I'll never be ready for this. I'm such a coward…grrr. I'm so sick of being so scared and afraid of my feelings. That's it. No more scaredy-cat Nami. I'm going to be confident and just tell him how I feel tonight. It's go big or go home tonight. Let's do this shit.' Nami smiled in confidence. She then proceeded to go change out of her dress. Robin watched the woman, fighting her internal self. She seemed to be a mess at first, but as soon as the raven haired woman saw Nami smiled brilliantly; she knew that tonight was the night that everything was going to happen.
'My plan is working perfectly. Everything is falling into place. I wonder how Franky is doing with Zoro? Hopefully he got through to him. Tonight is the night. There is no room for error or else all will fail.'
Eventually everyone returned back to the ship around five-ish. It was game time and Robin needed to make sure that everything was perfect before they started to head out towards the party.
"Mr. Cook, did you get all of the supplies for tonight?" Robin asked the blonde haired man. At the sound of Robin talking, the cook floated over to her and grabbed her hands.
"ROBIN-CHAN! Of course I got all the supplies we needed! I would do anything my lovely Robin!" He kissed the top of her hand and Robin chuckled.
"Alright, that's enough of that." Franky came over and pulled Robin aside. Sanji was angry at first but got over it and proceeded to look for the other female pirate that resided on the Sunny.
"NAMI-SWAN! Where are you? I'll help you change into your dress!" The cook offered, but was then hit upside the head.
"Oi! Moss-head! What the hell did you do that for? I'll kick your ass!" Sanji threatened. Zoro lowered his fist and proceeded to argue with him.
"Dartboard, shut the hell up. I had enough of your sappy love talking. Besides, Nami can do it herself. She's a big girl and sure as hell doesn't need your help." Zoro grounded out. They both began to argue back and forth. Usopp and Chopper tried to calm both sworn enemies, but all of their attempts were in vain.
"Ahem, will both you shut up? You both are giving me a headache!" Everyone turned to look at Nami.
"Whoah…" Zoro breathed out and stared at the beautiful sight in front of him. Nami was wearing her newly bought red salsa dress with black stiletto heels that must have been four inches high. Her hair was pulled into a side ponytail with curls. Pieces of hair that fell out of the ponytail perfectly framed her face and her bangs brushed to the side. A red flower was put behind her ear for an accentuation of her dress and her pale, fair skin. Her long toned legs started to move towards the two boys who were fighting. Both men stopped and stared with no shame. Even Sanji had started to drool. Zoro looked towards the cook and shook his head. 'God, she is so beautiful. Uh, okay. Let's give her a compliment now…WORK YOU STUPID BRAIN!' Zoro tried to form words, but nothing was coming out. Nami stood next to Zoro and leaned towards his ear.
"Cat got your tongue Zoro?' She whispered in an alluring tone. She moved her head back to give him a flirtatious wink and walked away with a little more pip in her step then usual. Zoro shamelessly watched her ass as she walked away. Sanji noticed and smacked him upside the head.
"OI! MARIMO! DON'T STARE AT NAMI-SWAN'S ASS!" Everyone laughed. Zoro grunted and walked away to get dressed for the party. Eventually everyone else left to go get ready for their important roles for later that night. Luffy walked over to Robin and Franky, who were bickering about Sanji's attempts at flirting with Robin.
"Hey guys, I think this plan is working great!" Luffy cheered. Both other persons agreed with their captain.
"I will hafta admit, getting Zoro to actually show that he actually cares, was rather difficult." Franky admitted.
"I would imagine so. Mr. Swordsman isn't one for talking about feelings. However, Nami fell right into my trap and everything is going surprisingly smoothly." Robin said.
"Yeah, that's kinda weird for us, huh? Usually something always goes wrong!" Luffy laughed. Franky smacked him upside the head.
"Baka! Don't jinx us! Now something's gonna happen!" Franky, being superstitious, argued with the captain.
"Now, now boys. Let us just see where the cards will fall. We can only watch from here on out. It's up to them now to do what they were meant to do."
"….and what is that exactly?" Luffy being oblivious as usual. Robin giggled and Franky shook his head.
"This means, Luffy, that they will fall in love and get married and have lots of freaky color haired children!" Franky finished off with a smirk. Robin shook her head with a smile. Luffy 'oh-ed' and laughed.
"Anyway, I am off to go get ready…" Robin started to take off.
"Oi! Robin, lemme help you get changed." Franky winked. Robin chuckled and waved him to follow. Luffy stood there alone and confused.
"Why can't anyone get changed by themselves? It's not that hard…" Luffy shrugged and walked to the kitchen for some meat.
By the time the four Straw Hat pirates arrived at the house of the king, (it was more like a castle if anything), the outside of the place was crawling with people waiting to get inside for the party. Everyone had some kind of rich looking get-up on. All the men were dressed in black tuxedos and the women had different dresses on. The younger women had short cocktail dresses on and the older, more sophisticated, ladies had long elegant dresses on. The four crew mates fit in perfectly with the crowd, and surprisingly enough, no one had recognized them as the infamous band of pirates. Both couples walked on the line to enter the castle of Raimundo Dom. Robin had her arm looped through Franky's arm; they were a real couple so it wasn't awkward for them, however, for Zoro and Nami, it was extremely awkward. In order to get into the party, they had to look believable, like they were a real couple. Nami slowly linked her arm with Zoro's arm. She felt him tense up at first, but relaxed at her touch. She smiled to herself.
'I cannot believe I am going to be doing this tonight. I'm gonna be telling him that I love him tonight. Ah holy crap. I'm gonna be telling him that I love him. I knew this wasn't gonna be easy, but I can do this. Be confident in myself. Hey, maybe I'll luck out and he'll feel the same? Ha-ha oh Nami, you are so freaking HYSTERICAL. With my luck, he'll look at me funny and never talked to me again. Yupp, that sounds about right. Oops. Being pessimistic again. Alright. You got this girl. Show him what you've got.'
They walked in silence, glancing at each other from the corner of their eyes. They didn't want to make the situation that they were both in more awkward so they just stayed silent. Nami could hear her heartbeat as they neared the entrance of the line. Robin and Franky watched from the back of them. They both looked uncomfortable which made them both slightly uneasy.
"Psssst. Robin." Franky whispered to his date.
"Yes Franky?"
"Did I tell you how unbelievably super gorgeous you look tonight?" Franky smirked at Robin's faint blush.
"Hehehe. I can make you blush!" Franky whispered.
"Oh hush up." Robin spoke quietly.
"Look at them! They were a match made in heaven!" Franky joked and Robin chuckled softly.
"They'll be less tense later when they dance. They know how important it is for the plan, ah you know, for stealing the treasure?" Robin joked. Franky snickered in a hushed tone.
"Yes, I know, I know. Hopefully, the guys can steal the gold with no problem…" Franky wished.
"Ha-ha. Oh Franky. You really think they can steal the gold with no one watching? Do you realize that the people who are doing this stealth mission are Luffy, Usopp, Chopper, Brook, and Sanji?" Robin joked.
"So you think they can't do it? Well, I think they can." Franky stated with confidence in his teammates.
"So, are we wagering a bet Mr. Shipwright?" Robin raised an eyebrow.
"You bet your super ass babe." Franky smirked.
"Alright, if the team pulls it off without anyone seeing or getting caught then I'll do your bidding for the next month." Robin offered her terms.
"Hmm…" Franky thought about this long and hard. Robin always knew a way out of a bad situation. The way she worded things ALWAYS had a loop hole. She was too damn smart for him.
"And if the team gets seen by one person or gets caught then you have to do whatever I say for the next month. Do we have a deal?" Robin looked at him with a smile and put her hand out in front of her. Franky looked at her with a sneaking suspicion, but he finally agreed to it.
"You got yourself a deal." He gently shook her hand and then pulled her hand towards his mouth so that he could kiss it. She giggled when she felt his lips contact her skin. Then he proceeded to hold her small hand in his big one.
Finally, they arrived at the front of the line and neither Nami nor Zoro knew how much they could take waiting. Both were anxious for what was about to happen this night.
"Buenas noches, señor y señora. Los nombres, por favor?" (A/N: Good evening sir and madame. Names please?) The man spoke in Spanish.
'Well fuck me. How the hell are we supposed to get in or even know what the hell he's saying?' Zoro thought. Both Nami and Zoro panicked, but tried to keep their cool. Quickly and thankfully for Robin, she piped up.
"Hola, estos dos son Rodrigo Franco y María. Soy Isabella y este es mi marido, Enrique Díez." (A/N: Hello, these two are Rodrigo and Maria Franco. I am Isabella and this is my husband, Enrique Diez.)
"Ah sí, sus nombres están aquí. Por favor, entra." (A/N: Ah yes, your names are right here. Please, come inside.) The man gestured for both couples to go inside the castle. The men nodded and the women smiled and continued on inside.
"Hey Robin, where did you get those names from…?" Nami asked. Both the men smirked.
"Well Miss Navigator, these two guys right here happened to be passing by two men by the names of Rodrigo Franco and Enrique Diez, so they over heard them talking about the party they were going to attend tonight and so Franky and Zoro knocked them out and tied them up somewhere and stole their identities." Robin laughed slightly. Nami rolled her eyes. 'Yupp, that sounds about right.' They wandered through the halls of the castle, trying to find where the King resided.
'This place is so HUGE! And there are so many PEOPLE. How the hell are the guys gonna handle stealing all of the gold without anyone noticing? I hope Robin came up with a really good escape route for the boys…' Both couples walked around from room to room. It was like walking into a totally different atmosphere each and every room. Some rooms, everyone was drinking margaritas and dancing like there was no tomorrow. And in other rooms, people were proper and drinking champagne and talking amongst themselves. The foursome couldn't find where the king was so they each did their own exploring. They followed the sound of the music which seemed to be coming from upstairs. The couples went up the grand white marble staircase and entered through the huge wooden doors.
"Holy crap." Nami felt like her head was going to explode. 'SO MUCH GOLD!' The room basically gave off a gold aura. Nami clasped her hands together in pure happiness. She started to walk off but felt a tug at her hand. She was pulled back slightly.
"Stick with the plan Nami." Zoro whispered huskily in her ear. It was almost enough to make her weak in the knees. Zoro quickly resumed his role as the 'husband' and put his arm around her waist and pulled her tightly against him. He didn't notice Nami's breath hitch slightly. He tugged her along while Robin and Franky were in tow. The music was loud and people seemed to already be drunk. People were dancing, smoking cigars, drinking margaritas. It was generally loud and it was hard to hear or focus on anything.
"Oi, Zoro! Nami! Me and Robin are gonna grab us margaritas! We'll be back a little later." Franky grabbed Robin's hand and led her towards the bar. Zoro and Nami stood there, awkward and confused. Both were wondering, what now?
"So, Nami. Would you wanna dance? Just to warm up for our performance later on?" Zoro asked nonchalantly. She gave him a 'are you serious' face, not really believing that he, Zoro, had just asked her to dance. He sighed and grabbed her hand to pull her along the dance floor. Once they reached a good spot, he turned her to face him and he put his hand on the small of her back while his other grabbing for Nami's hand. She put her hand on his shoulder and grabbed his hand. They started off slow. Avoiding each others gazes. Nami's heartbeat started to race. Maybe she needed a margarita? Yeah that sounded pretty good. She was gonna break off the dance, but Zoro's hand tightened around hers. He leaned down and brushed by her face.
"You look beautiful Nami." He whispered in a husky tone. It sent chills down her spine. She bit her lip nervously. For the first time in Nami's life, she was afraid to admit her feelings to a man. She took a small deep breath to calm herself.
"Thank you Zoro. You don't look so bad yourself." She breathed out. It was hard to focus with him so close. She saw him smirk from the corner of her eye. 'One compliment and it goes right to his head. Go figure.' Nami ended up giggling.
"What's so funny?" Zoro lifted his head to look at her. He raised his eyebrow as he waited for an answer.
"Oh nothing, I was just thinking about how we got into this position. And how Luffy and everyone else are gonna manage to steal all of the Kings gold in front of this huge crowd." She laughed and Zoro chuckled.
"Isn't this nice? Not fighting, ha. It looks like we can be friendly towards each other Zoro." Nami joked and Zoro smirked.
"Well we can be more than friendly if you want Nami…" Zoro started to say until he realized what he was going to say. 'Ah fuck me. Did I just let that slip?' Zoro did an internal face palm. Nami turned her head to look straight at Zoro. 'This is it…'
"Zoro…I have something to say to you and-"
"Señoras y señores! Hijos de puta borracho y bellas damas! Vamos a empezar el baile SALSA descuento! (A/N: Ladies and gentlemen! Drunk bastards and beautiful ladies! Let us begin the SALSA dance off!) Both Zoro and Nami looked towards the announcer and found the so called king Raimundo Dom, sitting in his throne. He was a tall man. He seemed to be in his fifties. He had a thick, long beard that was brown and grey. The king had a thick brown mane with grey intertwined as well. He wore his crown, which was made out of pure gold and had rubies incrusted in it. Raimundo also donned a black tux. He was handsome and everyone could agree that this man looked like he always got what he wanted. Zoro and Nami didn't notice Robin and Franky come up behind them.
"Alright guys, this is your chance to shine! Do your thing and look…SUPPERRR!" Franky shouted, grabbing the attention of a few people who shook their heads.
"What are you talking about Franky?" Zoro asked.
"It's time to salsa Mr. Swordsman. They are going to announce your names and then that's when the plan will go into action. While you guys are distracting everyone, Luffy and the others will initiate the plan. Operation 'Stealing and Dancing' is a go." Robin saluted and walked off with a snickering Franky in tow. Zoro and Nami looked flabbergasted. "What the fuck?" Both said at the same time. They looked at each other and laughed.
"I hope you can keep up Nami." Zoro smirked.
"Ha! By the time I'm done with you. You're gonna be passed out on the floor!" Nami gave a smug smile.
"I'd like to see you try 'Nami- swan'." Nami scoffed and playfully smacked Zoro's arm.
"Don't call me that. It's weird. I don't even like it when Sanji calls me that." Nami shook her head and Zoro grinned, knowing he could use that kind of information against the blonde idiot.
"El siguiente paso, tenemos que el señor y la señora Franco! Vamos a ver un poco de baile de salsa caliente!" (A/N: Next up, we have Mr. and Mrs. Franco! Let's see some hot salsa dancing!) The announcer shook his butt as a joke. Everyone laughed at the man because they were all drunk. Zoro and Nami made their way to the center of the dance floor. There were numerous cat calls coming for the crowd and people cheering.
"You ready for this partner?" Zoro extended his hand out.
"You bet your ass." Nami grabbed his hand and the music began.
Soooooo...TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK! Review please? :) But in all seriousness, thank you for reading this. I really appreciate it and hope that you enjoyed it as much as I did writing it! Also I'd just like to comment and say...sorry for the poor Spanish haha I don't speak any Spanish at all and I used google translate and I wrote the translation next to the Spanish sentence... sorry again if its horrible or doesn't make any sense -_-
OH btw, I wanna see if any one of you guys realize what this story is similar to. I'll give you a hint...the idea of this story was also based off of a video game involving thieves and animals :)
Again, thanks for reading. Review. And i'll try to get the next part up ASAP (if college and work will allow me anytime -_-)
~~~Harbachuklesss