One Piece: Happy Holidays
One Piece © Oda
Blizzard © Me
Summary- It's the Christmas Season! Luffy is excited to spend the holidays with his crew, but when he finds out that Nami never got the present she wanted for Christmas when she was a little girl, then he decides to go out and search for it. However, when a terrible snowstorm hits, it'll take a Christmas miracle to get Luffy back to the Sunny safely!
Ch. 1- Christmas on the Sunny
It was a lightly snowy evening in the New World. Not only that, but it was Christmas Eve. The wait for Christmas was only hours away.
On Mistletoe Island, the Thousand Sunny, home of the Straw Hat Pirates, had docked here. The pirate ship was decorated with colorful lights, such as blue, white, yellow, green, magenta, and red. A blanket of snow had covered the deck, where a huge evergreen tree, wrapped in shiny tinsel and cords of lights with colorful glass bulbs dangling from its branches stood with wrapped up boxes and objects laying underneath it.
It was also where Monkey D. Luffy, "White Wolf" Blizzard, "Sniper King" Usopp, and Tony-Tony Chopper had chosen to have their snowball fight.
"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Missed me, Usopp!"
"Oh, yeah, Luffy? Well, just wait! This next one's coming for your head! OOF! Chopper!"
"Ha-ha!"
In the galley, "Black Leg" Sanji was busy making everyone's Christmas, as well as a gingerbread house for decoration. He was also making a cake later, since today was also Chopper's birthday.
Roronoa Zoro was also there, taking a nap on the lounge. He and Sanji decided to put off their rivalry for the sake of the holiday.
"Cyborg" Franky was down below deck, decorating the rest of the ship.
"Humming" Brook was sitting at the stairs that led to the helm, strumming his guitar and singing carols to himself.
"Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells~
Yo-ho-ho-ho-ho~!"
Nico Robin in the library, reading her favorite Christmas story, "A Christmas Carol".
It was clear that all the Straw Hats had gotten into the Christmas spirit.
Well, almost everyone.
"Cat Burglar" Nami was busy putting the tarp over her tangerine grove so the cold wouldn't hurt the fruits that it bore. She looked down at the "Youngest Trio" and Blizzard having their little snowball fight and Brook singing his songs.
For some reason, it made her feel rather bitter inside.
"Hey, Nami!" Luffy called to his navigator. "Come on down here! We need a referee for our snowball fight!"
"Yeah!" Usopp agreed.
"C'mon, Nami!" Chopper chimed in.
WOOF! Blizzard barked.
Nami narrowed her eyes at them before she headed over to the women's quarters, much to the boys' confusion.
"Nami?" Luffy called.
"Leave her alone, Luffy," Usopp said. "She obviously doesn't wanna do it."
"Yeah," Chopper agreed.
Blizzard nodded in agreement.
Luffy, on the other hand, didn't think that was the case, for once. Something was troubling Nami, and he knew.
"C'mon," said Usopp. "Let's get back to our snowball fight!"
"Yeah!" Chopper agreed.
"You guys keep going," said Luffy.
"Huh?" Usopp, Chopper, and Blizzard muttered.
Before they could even ask why, their captain had stretched his arms up, jumped up to the upper deck, and entered the women's quarters.
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Nami sat on her bed, hugging her legs against her chest.
"Nami?"
The navigator looked up to see her captain approach her, eyes inquisitive and concerned.
"Something wrong?" Luffy asked.
"N-no, Luffy," Nami said with a fake smile. "I'm fine."
Luffy narrowed his eyes at her and crossed his arms.
Nami heaved a sigh. She knew that Luffy didn't like being lied to, especially when it was her who told the lies.
"Okay, I'm not fine," said Nami.
"You've been acting like this all month," said Luffy as he sat down next to Nami and draped an arm around her shoulders. "What's the matter?"
Nami looked up at Luffy, putting a hand on his.
"Luffy," she said. "You're so sweet to me."
Luffy smiled at Nami, as if to say, "Well, you know me."
"Well," Nami began, "the reason why I've been acting so moody is because…I'm just not in the Christmas spirit. I never was…even before I was a part of Arlong's crew."
Luffy felt his anger rising a little. Even the mere mention of Arlong's name was enough to make him angry.
He would never forgive that bastard for what he did to his beloved navigator.
"How come?" Luffy asked.
"Because…" Nami answered, "…I never got the Christmas present I've always wanted when I was a little girl."
Luffy gasped, as if he had just heard the worst news possible.
"You never got what you wanted?" he asked.
Nami shook her head.
"Every year, I asked for a little kitty doll that I've always wanted," Nami said, "but I never got it. It was either because I didn't have enough money back then, someone forgot…or probably because Santa thought I was too naughty to deserve it. That's when I figured…I might as well not ask for anything."
Luffy stared at Nami, sadly.
Nami reached into the drawer of her nightstand and pulled out a slip of paper and handed it over to Luffy. The picture was revealed to be a drawing of a cat-like doll with a purple dress and a floral design.
"Is this the kitty doll you wanted?" Luffy asked.
"Uh-huh," Nami said.
Luffy looked at the picture, then back at Nami. It was then that he felt a sense of purpose.
He smiled his signature smile.
"Okay!" he said.
"What?" Nami asked.
"I'll be right back!" Luffy declared, simply before he ran out the women's quarters and headed down to the men's quarters.
"Luffy?" Usopp called.
"What's going on?" Chopper asked.
Blizzard tilted his head in confusion.
Luffy didn't answer.
Once he was inside the men's quarters, he looked inside the lockers, searching through the dirty laundry until he found what he was searching for: a box full of money.
He had been saving for whenever he felt like buying some meat, but for Nami and the spirit of Christmas, he'd be willing to spend it on something special, just for her.
Once he had the money, he got up, grabbed his scarf, wrapped it up around his neck, ran out the door, and disembarked from the ship.
"W-wait! Luffy!" Usopp called. "Where are you going?"
"I'm on a secret mission!" Luffy answered.
"All by yourself?" Chopper asked. "Don't you want Blizzard or any of us to come with you? And shouldn't you be wearing more than just a scarf? That sweater's too thin, Luffy!"
Blizzard nodded.
"No thanks!" Luffy called. "I'll be okay!"
With that, Luffy turned and ran out towards the town with his mind set on getting Nami her special gift.
After all, everyone should be happy on Christmas, right?
That's right! A One Piece Christmas fic!
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