A nother long day of sunbathing on the deck. The soft ocean sun spread over her skin like a light, warm blanket.
N ami could get used to this.
D ozing off, the last thing she sees is Usopp, bent over a pile of papers and grinning. She'd have to ask him about that later.

L uffy rockets from one end of the Going Merry to another in play, disrupting Nami's sunlight with his blue shadow, even if only for a split second.
I n fourteen seconds, he's massaging a heel-shaped mark on his face.
A wake and slightly annoyed, Nami goes upstairs to allow Sanji to make her a snack. She finds Usopp there instead, taking eggs out of the supplies, his back turned to her.
R emembering the papers, she walks up to him and taps him on the shoulder. He jumps.
S PLAT! "Sorry, Usopp."

T en minutes later, Usopp's hair and clothes are yolk-free, and he's exclaiming that nothing suspicious is going on.
A fter Nami gives him a look, he stops. "What are you planing, Usopp? What was that stack of papers you were looking at?"
K nowing he won't be let off the hook, he explains.
E very year, he says, a certain day comes along that's important to one person... The stack of papers was a calendar.

O verlooking the ship, Nami screams from the crows nest. "HELP! LUFFY'S DROWNING!"
V irtualy out of nowhere, Zoro, Sanji, Chopper and Robin are bursting onto the deck, and the first two are in the water as soon as Nami points.
E veryone's dead serious. Chopper's yelling, Robin's frowning, and Zoro's diving. Sanji shouts, "I don't see him!"
R ather than going in the water, Usopp's standing on deck, and stealing a glance at Nami. The two burst out laughing as Zoro comes up for air.

T huroughly confused, the others watch as Luffy pops up beside Nami, loudly laughing. Sanji and Zoro rampage across the deck.
H appy Birthday, Usopp!" Nami and Luffy yell in unison from the crows nest and Chopper gapes at them, then smiles with Robin.
E leven minutes later Usopp is massaging a foot-shaped mark on face and random bruises. Nami laughs and tells him they knew it was coming.

L uffy is playing frisbee with Chopper and his blue shadow touches Nami, and Usopp manages a small, happy grin. "Thanks."
A fter Usopp finishes loading Sanji and Zoro's pillows with rotten eggs, he crosses off a box on his calendar.
N ami lays in her bed, the blankets covering her are warm and soft and smell like the ocean.
D ozing off, the last thing she thinks of is Usopp, grinning with her at everything. She'd have to remind him to pay her later.

And Liars Take Over The Land. Owari.

Yeah, yeah, It's not April. But you know what? Great Art is not subject to time! So hah. Happy Incredibly Early Birthday to everybody's favorite Marksman/ Pinnocio.