(A/N) : Yo Guys! SA here. I'll be the one writing this chapter. Hope you guys like it!
And since we're new, I'd appreciate it if you guys would critique our work. But no flames please (even though this Is our first fanfic )!
Disclaimer: One Piece doesn't belong to us. Will it ever? But the plot of this story does!
Chapter I: A less-than-perfect morning.
" Oi Nami, wake up! I wanna show you somethin' !"
I mumbled something and turned on my side, trying to snuggle even more into my warm pillow, which unfortunately wasn't possible. Wrapped in a mound of warm and cozy blankets, I sighed. Pure Bliss.
This must have been one of the best dreams I've ever had. Surrounded by gold, as far as I could see! Ah, if only this was true. Still, no harm in pretending. Laughing, I shut my eyes and threw some coins into the air to celebrate.
Wait. My eyes flew open and I cradled some of the gold protectively close to my chest. All of this treasure was mine. Real or not real, I'll be damned if I let Anyone have it! So what was that black blur doing in the distance?
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Meanwhile, the intruder was having a tough time trying to wake Nami up.
"Namiiiii !" He whined, "You're gonna miss all the fun!"
Shaking her a bit roughly, he grumbled, "WAKE UP Already, Nami! Are all you women this hard to wake up?!"
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A thief. Seriously. A thief is trying to steal from Me, The Best Cat Burglar on the grand line?! Growling, I began running towards him. I'll break his bones for even daring to think he could pull it off!
Slowly, I started gaining on him. The stupid fool hadn't even noticed me yet. Good. Makes everything a whole lot sweeter.
I was in range now. I pulled my arm back, readying for the punch, and smirked. Poor guy would be brought back to reality any second no-
cold.
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Very cold.
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Ice cold.
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Drowning in cold.
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Sputtering, I bolted upwards from my bed and hit something pointy. God, why does everything have to go wrong?
I yawned and rubbed the sleep from my eyes. Glancing at the person sprawled on the floor, I groaned internally.
Of course. It had to be him. Can't he just let me rest in peace for once?!
"What did you do that for, Luffy ?! And I was having such a good dream too!" I complained, while shivering, and wrapped a blanket around myself.
Luffy, slowly got up from the floor and while rubbing his sore behind, growled,
"You are sooo hard to wake up Nami! Because there was no other way left, I poured a bucket of water on you."
I scowled. This rubber-brained idiot! He'll definitely be the death of me!
"Do you know how stressful this past week has been for me, Luffy?! Between the marines ambushing us at the last island and the weather being worse than usual during the past few days, I haven't even been able to draw maps properly! And you and Usopp have done nothing to make it easier with your stupid antics!"
Luffy suddenly looked a lot more guilty than before. He wouldn't meet my eyes and shuffled his feet.
He sadly mumbled, "I'm sorry Nami. I won't do it again."
I blinked. What is it with this guy and his sudden mood changes?!
Sighing, I murmured, "it's okay Luffy", and smiled when he brightened up.
He should always smile. A sad Luffy is so... not Luffy! Everyone smiles when he smiles! But that doesn't mean he gets to do as he pleases!
"But, if you don't keep your word Luffy, I won't be as forgiving!"
Hopefully, he got the memo.
Luffy grinned and bounced forward, loosely wrapping his arm around me.
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Wait. What?! What is this idiot doing now?
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Slowly, he whispered in my ear, " You worry too much Nami! You're also allowed to take it easy whenever you want !"
And I watched as he laughed lightly and bounded out of her room.
The only thing I could think being Why the hell am I Blushing ?!
After a sinfully wonderful bath which had helped in clearing some tension, I found myself lying on my bed looking towards the ceiling.
"You worry too much Nami! You're also allowed to take it easy whenever you want!"
AGAIN?! Why can't I just stop thinking about that?! It's just a simple hug! Nothing more , nothing else! Probably never will be, cause this is Luffy I'm talking about. The stupid meat-loving idiot who wouldn't even know about feelings beyond friendship. Why the fuck am I disappointed because of that?! AARRGHHH!
I seriously needed something to distract myself right now from these stupid thoughts of mine that will lead to nothing! DO YOU UNDERSTAND, ME?!
Groaning, I sat up and opened my bedside drawer, pulling out my notebook, a key and a pen, muttering to myself, "Time to increase that stupid swordman's debt. How much is it now?"
...FIVE-HUNDRED THOUSAND BELIS ?! IS HE MAD?! He better plan on returning some of this, or he can say goodbye to all the booze onboard!
After adding interest to everyone else's debts, I sighed and put my notebook away.
Sanji's drinks sound really welcoming right now. I'll just check the safe to make sure it's okay.
Fumbling with the keys, I finally opened the safe. But I certainly didn't expect the door to swing open to reveal it to be absolutely empty.
To be continued...
And that's all for this chapter.
Next chapter will be written by RK.
See you all next week!
~ SA