This was it, Nami thought. She had gambled for high stakes and ended up in the pitfall of her own making. Damn it! A hurricane of emotions brewed inside her - fear, regret, and also a great chunk of annoyance. What an embarrassing way to die, killed by random henchman #21, or was it #24? With no hope to escape Nami resigned into her fate and closed her eyes as the dagger approached.
Suddenly, she heard the familiar roar of steel clashing against steel. A sound that made her heart sigh in relief. No doubt, she'd be safe. Luck was still on her side.
"You're hurt?" Zoro asked, a sword clenched between his teeth, but Nami simply waved him off.
He stood there in all his demonic glory, radiating power and promising destruction. Soon a grim smile would decorate his face, and by the end of the battle he'd be covered in red. Nami never felt more at ease. She could predict him like the weather. Zoro was steady as the stars and constant like the rain, contrary to certain rubber boy who was chaos incarnated. He gave her the stability she deep down desperately craved.
"About time," she muttered lighthearted, with the weight lifted and placed on boarder shoulders.
Her eyes lingered on his muscular back, wandering down his body. So what if her pulse got up and her cheeks turned slightly pink? She was only human. And he wasn't wearing a shirt.
A feral growl indicated that Zoro was ready to shed blood, and break a couple of bones while at it - a wild animal indeed. But so was she. Nami rose Clima Tact in hand.
Later they would celebrate their victory, relax in each other's company and laugh together, but right now she could already hear Luffy's shouts, urging them to move forward.
AN:
Crush: "A strong feeling of love, that usually does not last very long." - Oxford Dictionary
As always, if you find any mistakes, something that doesn't make sense, sounds weird, or if you have some questions and plot ideas please let me know! I want to improve my writing and am open for any help I can get ;)
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