(Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece. This is also my first fanfiction... and I haven't read any existing One Piece fanfic., so I apologize if it sounds like any other ones. Please be nice! LuffyxNami 4eva!)
"Sanjiii I'm hungryyyyyy."
Luffy routinely liked to bother his chef when he had nothing better to do.
"Sorry Luffy, SOMEONE ate our emergency stash. You're going to have to wait until we land" Sanji glared at the usual offenders.
Luffy remembered the other night, when he snuck into the kitchen with Chopper, Usopp, and Brook. Brook sliced through the lock to the fridge, and they indulged themselves with a midnight snack.
Luffy grumbled, and rolled across the grass lawn. He stared up at the clear blue sky before he noticed the ripe orange trees on the ship. Nami never let anyone eat them because they were too "precious", but he wondered if he could somehow persuade her.
"Oi Nami!" Luffy barged into the women's room to find an upset Nami sitting in an armchair. "O...Oi..."
Nami blinked away her tears and looked at her captain. "Sorry Luffy, I guess I'm just feeling...home sick." Nami was holding an old picture of her with Nojiko and Bellmere.
Luffy felt compassionate as he had often missed the town he grew up in, but he also began to feel an unbearable sadness at the thought of his lost brother, Ace. Nami noticed Luffy's changing demeanor and wanted to ask him what was wrong, but Luffy left without another word.
Nami sensed something was askew. She went to the aquarium room, which was void of fish, and found Luffy staring into the blank tank.
"Luffy, are you alright?"
"...Nami..."
Luffy was visibly upset and Nami embraced him. His warm tears fell on her shoulder. Seeing her fearless captain's vulnerability stirred something inside of her. She always thought of Luffy as an immature brat, but seeing this sensitive side of his made her views change. A man's tears should never be taken lightly. She combed her fingers through his hair and gently rubbed his back. She had never really hugged Luffy before and she flustered as she felt his lean yet muscular build through his t-shirt.
Luffy looked up into Nami's eyes and noticed her blush. Something told him that their relationship would never be the same.
Luffy partially grinned. "Thanks Nami..."
"Oiiiii Luffy! I see an island!" Usopp's timely interruption allowed Luffy to walk out of the room and onto Sunny's bow. He saw an industrial area teeming with robots and skyscrapers.
Luffy, Chopper, and Usopp's eyes shined once they saw a 10 foot robot running across the shore. Luffy's love of adventure had extinguished all of the negativity from his heart.