I thought of this chapter a little while after I came up with the first chapter. But it took me some time to get it just right….I hope you all end up enjoying it!

On a side note, PLEASE DO NOT READ THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE IF YOU HAVE NOT READ OR SEEN THE SPOILERS FOR CHAPTER 598 OF ONE PIECE!

Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece in the slightest…


It was a peculiar situation. Very peculiar in that no one saw it coming….

The Straw Hat Pirates had known Luffy and Nami for years…Nami was always complaining about something Luffy did, yelling at Luffy for some stupid action of his, beating Luffy up and so on and so forth…

So it came as a shock when the happy go lucky captain started dating the hot tempered navigator.

It came out of the blue when Luffy was nineteen and Nami was twenty. It was about three months after the Straw Hats had found the legendary One Piece. It was a pretty calm day…The crew had been hanging out on the deck of the Thousand Sunny…

Next thing anyone knew, Luffy and Nami had come on deck. They were holding hands…and smiling

"Oh…Nami and I are going out now," Luffy had said in a casual tone.

Needless to say, all hell broke loose after that…

Now, here the crew was…a year after that unexpected day…And they still couldn't believe it.

"C'mon, you guys," the now twenty one year old Nami laughed as the crew started questioning her, "Haven't I told you enough times?"

"It still doesn't make any sense!" Usopp said as the others nodded in agreement.

"Yeah! Of all people, why Luffy?" Sanji asked.

Which, as we all know, translated to "Why not me?"

"It just happened," Nami said as she reminisced about that day.


"Hey, Nami," Luffy said out of the blue, "Can I ask you something?"

"Sure, Luffy," Nami said as she came out from under the shade of her tangerine trees.

Nami was puzzled when the straw hat wearing boy grabbed her arm and proceeded to pull her inside. They went through hallway after hallway, finally coming to a stop in the ship's lounge area.

Nami watched as Luffy shut the door behind them. He looked around the room carefully, making sure no one was around. Finally, he turned to Nami with a grin.

"Luffy, what is this about?" Nami asked, her arms crossed in front of her and her foot tapping against the floor impatiently.

"Umm…" Luffy said, scratching the back of his head nervously, "Well…Um…"

Nami's eyes widened slightly. Luffy was at a loss for words…?

"Okay, I'll make it simple," Luffy said, looking at the redhead determinedly, "Nami…Will you go out with me?"

Nami's arms fell limply to either side of her and her jaw dropped. Then…

"HAHAHAHAHA!"

Luffy watched as Nami wrapped her arms around her stomach, laughing hysterically. Nami coughed and gasped. After what seemed like forever, she stood up, the occasional giggle still escaping from her lips.

"Very funny, Luffy," Nami said, "You got me! That was a good one."

Nami let out a few more laughs…But her smile slowly faded as she saw the absolutely serious look on Luffy's face.

"I'm not joking, Nami," he said firmly, "I really, really like you…And I want to date you…"

Nami's mouth opened and closed a few times but no words came out.

Luffy…Monkey D. Luffy…The Straw Hat Pirates' carefree goofball of a captain…was really asking her out?

"Oh my God…" Nami said in barely a whisper, "You're serious…"

Luffy nodded slightly, still waiting for Nami's answer…

They stood silently, staring at each other, for five agonizing minutes…

"Luffy," Nami finally said, "Why me…? What do you like about me?"

Luffy perked up at the question.

"Easy!" he said brightly, "You're like meat to me!"

Nami's face flushed and her eyes became as big as dinner plates.

"I'M LIKE WHAT?" she yelled at the boy.

"I like you because you're like meat!" Luffy continued with that same goofy smile.

Nami was absolutely, positively mortified…Never in all her wildest dreams did she ever imagine that a boy would compare her because she was like meat.

"You know…" Nami said, gritting her teeth and trying to keep her voice level, "That's not exactly the reason I wanted to hear…"

Luffy tilted his head and frowned.

"You're mad?"

"OF COURSE I'M MAD!" Nami yelled angrily at her captain, "What girl wants to be compared to meat? Tell me, Luffy. Just how am I like meat to you?"

"Oh, that's easy!" Luffy said happily.

Nami frowned deeply, resisting the growing urge to strangle Luffy. Instead, she listened to his reasoning. She could always kill him afterwards…

"You're just like meat!" Luffy said, "You smell really good. And I mean, really good. Maybe it's the shampoo you use? Sometimes you're really tough, like when you blackmail us into doing stuff for you and when you beat me up for trying to get one of your tangerines. And other times, you can be nice and tender. Like whenever you fix up my hat because you know how important it is for me. Or when you help a stranger we just met because you know what it's like to feel pain…And…"

Nami noticed that Luffy seemed to be getting fidgety. He was wringing his hands and sweating. He was looking everywhere but at her face.

"And…?" Nami said.

"And," Luffy said, a blush on his face and his eyes glued to the floor, "I…I can't go a day without you…"

Luffy had said that last part quickly but Nami had caught it. She felt her cheeks grow warmer with each passing second.

"And that's how you're like meat!" Luffy concluded, "So, what do you say?"

Another painfully slow five minutes went by, neither saying a word to the other…Finally…

"Okay…" Nami said, a beautiful smile growing on her face, "I will…I will go out with you."


"And that's all that happened, really!" Nami insisted, "I thought you all would have gotten used to this after a year…"

"IT'S STILL WEIRD FOR US!" the others shouted in response.


"Hey, Sanji!"

Sanji, who was setting plates at the table for lunch, turned at this whisper. He saw Luffy peeking in through the door.

"C'mon, Luffy," Sanji groaned, "I already told you lunch isn't ready yet."

"It's not about that!" Luffy replied, "It's about something even more important!"

Sanji nearly dropped the plate in his hand at those words…Luffy thought that there was something more important than food…?

The young captain snuck into the kitchen. He walked up to Sanji and leaned close to him, as though he was going to tell the cook a secret.

"Sanji, you like girls, right?" Luffy said in a low voice.

"Well," Luffy continued after Sanji was done with his whole monologue on women, "You know what they like, right?"

Sanji nodded in response…What was Luffy up to…?


The Straw Hats docked the Thousand Sunny at a small but peaceful island.

A couple hours after lunch, Nami was busy taking care of her precious tangerine trees. She smiled as she watered the plants, which were growing strong and healthy. Nami then noticed a shadow coming from behind her. She turned, only to see Luffy. Her boyfriend had his hands behind his back and was grinning at her.

"Hey, Luffy," Nami greeted, "What's up?"

"Well…" Luffy said, "I have something really important to ask you."

Nami raised an eyebrow at this. Nowadays, she had to be careful when Luffy said those words. His version of "something important" seemed to change each and every day.

"Sanji helped me pick it in the town," Luffy went on, "I mean, I know nothing about that sort of thing…He was mad when I first asked about him to help me out with this but I think he chose something nice. I hope you like it."

"Luffy, what are you talking about?" Nami asked, confused by what the boy just said.

Nami's brown eyes grew as she saw what happened next…

Luffy got down on one knee. He brought his hands out from behind his back. He held a small black box. Luffy flipped it open, revealing a shining silver ring with a gorgeous ruby…Nami's birthstone…

"Nami…" Luffy began with his trademark grin, "Will you marry me?"

Nami dropped the watering can in her hands. She brought her hands to her mouth. Nami slowly kneeled down, not once taking her eyes off of the ring…

"Oh…Luffy…"

Luffy's smile faltered. He was becoming nervous. Why hadn't she said anything? Sanji had told him that she would respond right away when she saw the ring…

To Luffy's shock, tears fell from Nami's eyes. His eyes widened as the girl flung her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly. Luffy slowly put at hand on Nami's orange hair, still waiting.

"Yes!" Nami finally said with glee, "Yes! Yes, yes, yes! I'll marry you!"

Luffy was silent for a few seconds before…

"YEAH!" he yelled at the top of his lungs, "I DID IT! SHE SAID YES!"

The two laughed and laughed with joy…

"Oh, Luffy," Nami said as the captain put the ring on his fiancée, "I can't believe it…And you got my birthstone too."

"Huh?" Luffy said in a confused tone, "What do you mean?"

"The ruby, Luffy," Nami answered, "The birthstone of a person born in July is the ruby."

"Really?" Luffy said in a surprised manner, "Wow! What luck!"

"'Luck'?" Nami repeated, "You mean, you and Sanji didn't purposely pick the ruby because it was my stone?"

"Then why did you?" Nami asked when Luffy shook his head no.

"Because," Luffy said, "It was red! Just like meat!"

Nami stared wordlessly at the boy for a few more seconds before…

"Hahahahaha!" she laughed, "I should have known!"

Luffy laughed too, only to be silenced as Nami pressed her lips against his…


Yay! The second chapter is done! I tried to think of how Luffy would propose to Nami and this is the result I got.

Final warning! SPOILER ALERT FOR ONE PIECE CHAPTER 598!

! It's back! After so many agonizingly long days and weeks, One Piece is back! Of course, the chapter isn't translated yet but still! Cheer and yell, everyone! Scream at the top of your lungs! Celebrate for the amazing manga has finally returned!

Okay, I saw the pictures and wow! I love everyone's new designs!

Luffy: His shirt looks like his old vest but with sleeves. And he wears it unbuttoned (fan girl scream)! He's wearing his blue shorts from what I saw. He's also wearing a gold sash around his waist. A nice touch, I must say! Luffy also has an X shaped scar on his chest, which looks pretty cool.

Zoro: He still has his haramaki and bandanna. He's wearing this dark green shirt that shows his torso. The One Piece logo blocks us from seeing his pants. There is some questions as to whether or not Zoro is missing his left arm. I personally think it looks that way because Luffy's leg is in the way. There's no point in Zoro losing his arm. Another thing, Zoro has a scar over his right eye.

Nami: Of course she's gotten bigger in the chest region. She grew her hair out. I was surprised that her hair has a slight wave to it. But it's really pretty. She's wearing a blue bra and blue pants. But she looks nice.

Usopp: Amazing! He got buff! He has abs now! He also has facial hair and he grew his hair out a bit. I can't really describe his outfit…I don't know how to describe it. But he looks awesome.

Sanji: OH MY GOD! His left eye! His hair is parted from the other side and now we can see his left eye! It's not much of a reveal though…Sanji grew his beard a little more. He's still wearing his suit. But he's still awesome.

Chopper: Still looks the same. He only changed his outfit. His hat is different! But he's still cute looking.

Robin: She changed hair in that she got rid of her bangs. She's wears a partially unzipped blue top and a multi colored skirt wrapped around her waist. She's still cool!

Franky: Bald! Bald! Bald! Bald! I was shocked! And he also seems even bigger than before. He's sporting some new scars. But his outfit hasn't changed really…

Brook: Well, he's a skeleton…Still looks like one. But his style is so different! To put it simply, he has a whole soul brother outfit going on! So funny!

I also read the script! I won't go into it but I like it a lot! I think it's funny and nice and really, really awesome! I hope you all read it as soon as it is out!

Anyways, please keep reading and reviewing!