"Nami~ Are we there yet?" Luffy whined.
It's been 10 days since the crew left the previous island. Luffy, as always, was terribly bored with the monotonous routine of waiting.
"We will be there soon. Wait," Nami distractedly replied as she was lying down, tanning in the warm rays of the sun.
Luffy continued to lie on the ground, staring at Nami. Eventually he exclaimed, "Yosh! I'm going to check on everyone. CHOPPER! WHERE ARE YOU?"
Nami glanced at Luffy running toward Chopper's office and sighed in relief. Thank god he hasn't destroyed anything yet, she thought… until she heard a loud crash.
Luffy was pouting since Chopper kicked him out for breaking his medical supplies when he was creating his new rumble balls. He found Usopp and Franky, working busily to create some awesome weaponry that they refused to show him yet.
Since Robin would be reading books and Brook was sleeping, Luffy stretched his arms to the crow's nest and yelled, "ZORO!" as he launched himself through the air to the crow's nest.
Zoro, who just finished training and taking a shower, flinched in surprise at Luffy's booming voice. Luffy, with his tremendous speed, tackled Zoro who only had a towel around his lower half of the body. Zoro hit his head hard on the floor and stared at the young boy who landed on top of him.
Zoro half-heartedly glared at him and grumbled, "I am definitely going to kill you one day."
Luffy grinned widely and laughed, "ShiShiShi."
Then, Luffy shouted, "Let's play Zoro!"
Bemused, Zoro replied, "HUH? Wait, get off of me first!"
Pouting, Luffy then wrapped his arms around Zoro several times and whined in his stubborn voice, "I won't let you go until you play with me!"
Zoro gulped at Luffy's cute face and voice. Wait, why did I just gulp? DID I JUST THINK CUTE? Zoro's pupils were dilated in shock and couldn't hear what Nami was yelling. When Luffy's face changed into one of concern, a loud kick interrupted them.
Sanji, who was standing outside the door, yelled, "HOW COULD YOU NOT HEAR BEAUTIFUL NAMI-SWAN'S VOICE?! She sees an island! You are useless, marimo."
Then, Sanji halted when he saw Luffy and Zoro on the floor with their arms, mostly Luffy's, hugging each other. Zoro wasn't even dressed! Knowing them, Sanji subconsciously knew it wasn't what it seemed but it hurt. Wait, it hurt?
Luffy, instantly untangling his arms, yelled, "AN ISLAND! YES!"
He zoomed past by Sanji and left Zoro on the floor. Sanji and Zoro both snapped out of it and returned back to normal. Zoro looked out at the sea and tried to rationalize what happened. Maybe I have a concussion. Makes sense. This means I'm too weak. On the other hand, Sanji's mind was filled with that scene in which Zoro and Luffy were hugging. Zoro was not dressed, wet and looked at Luffy differently. It pissed Sanji off for some odd reason. He felt protective of Luffy. Then, he saw Nami-swan and ran toward her, shouting, "NAMI-SWAN~!"
