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Nami was always the first one up followed closely by Sanji, who woke up early to prepare breakfast for everyone. The smell of cooking food then woke up the rest of the crew and so Nami found herself starting another day at sea with these crazy people who she called friends.

She watched disgusted at her shipmates eating habits. You would think that she would get used to seeing them eating like pigs but no. Suddenly losing her appetite Nami pushed her plate away from her where the food almost instantly disappeared to the eating utensils and stomachs of the guys. Deciding to play it safe she quickly counted to make sure she still had all her fingers. Yep still had all ten of them.

Looking over them Nami decided that with out a doubt Sanji had the best table manners out of the four. He at least chewed and swallowed what was in his mouth before shoveling more in. He also seemed to take notice that there was a lady in his presence and excused himself if he let out a belch. That was more than the other three would do. It looked as if they, for lack of better words, inhaled their food as if it were going to be taken from them. Nami made a mental note to count the dishware least they accidentally swallowed it.

If Sanji had the best table manners then Luffy had the worst. The other two were bad but no one could even compare to the captain. At least they stopped to breath every so often. They also took the time to drink. Luffy on the other hand didn't seem to pause even for breath. When he drank he wasted no time in shoveling more food in his mouth. It really was a miracle that he hadn't choked yet.

Now that Nami thought about it she was probably the only one who knew the Heimlich maneuver. Sanji might know from working in a restaurant for so long but she doubted it somehow. She couldn't picture any of the guys taking the time to do it properly. The mental picture she got was them either panicking or punching the choking person in the gut in a futile attempt to dislodge whatever was in their throat. She really did know some weird people.

The sound of chewing and swallowing was starting to bug Nami. Sure there was the occasional slurping sound when someone took a drink but that wasn't exactly what she wanted to hear first thing in the morning. So she did a very brave thing. She attempted a conversation during a meal. "You know if you took the time to chew and swallow the food would still be there."

The four men abruptly stopped eating to stare at Nami in disbelief. Well Sanji more in adoration but you get the idea. The other three looked at her dumbstruck. They couldn't have looked more shock that if she said that they were hopelessly lost and had been for days. Which would have been exceedingly bad considering Nami was the only one with any sense of direction and if she were lost then they had virtually no hope of survival.

Looking around the table Nami started feeling a little uncomfortable with all the stares she was getting. Sanji seemed a little ashamed about his manners but that was overridden by his adoration towards the navigator. Luffy and Usopp had on an equally stupid expression. Finally there was Zoro who looked angry and insulted. Narrowing his eyes he looked at her and he pointed the fork in his hand in her direction before opening his mouth to make some biting remark, "Listen yo-"

"Hic!"

Zoro's angry expression changed to one of complete confusion. The fork that he was unconsciously threatening her with drooped. Taking a moment to collect his wits he decided that being angry was more important at the time being. "Just because you're a woman doesn't mean that yo-"

"Hic!"

"Damn it!" Zoro thought. He couldn't get his point, whatever it may be, across if he was constantly being interrupted. Stabbing his fork into the table he whirled around. "Who's making that annoying sound?"

Sanji and Usopp merely pointed at their captain who looked surprised. Zoro didn't even have time to yell at him before Luffy started convulsing in his seat. "Hic! Hic! Hic!"

The cook and sharp shooter scooted their seats away from their captain. For they knew it was contagious and they surely didn't want whatever Luffy had caught. Zoro had an expression on his face that clearly expressed that he thought straw hat had finally lost it. Nami of the other hand wasn't surprised at all. In fact she was quite amused at the whole situation and expressed it through her laughter.

"This isn't a laughing matter Nami! We have to find a doctor for Luffy right away!" Usopp started to panic, as the only person with any common or directional sense seemed so unconcerned with the health of a friend.

"Wha-hic! What's wro-hic-hic-?" Luffy attempted to find out what was wrong with him but the little bubbles that seemed to swell in his chest kept bursting at all the wrong moment. Particularly when he was trying to speak.

Finally Nami managed to stop her laughing. Seeing the expecting faces of her crewmates she explained what was happening in the lamest terms. "He's got the hiccups."

The blank looks she received caused Nami to believe that they didn't know what she was talking about or they hadn't heard her. But the latter was almost impossible. Everyone got the hiccups at least once. "I said he's got the hiccups."

Once again she found herself staring into the blank faces of the four men she lived with. The only noise penetrating the silence was Luffy's hiccups. Zoro snapped first and asked whatever one was dying to know. "What the hell are hiccups?"