Title: The Power of Words
Theme: 84 - Out Cold
Rating: T
Words: 429
Summary: His words didn't just surprise her they knocked her out.
Nami was in her map room; working on one of her countless maps no doubt. Zoro had seen her disappear into the room over an hour ago and ever since he had been debating as to whether he should go in or not. His heart was beating erratically like he had just finished a particularly intense training session and though he was loathe to admit it his palms were the faintest bit damp. He ran his hands through his short hair roughly, just short of pacing outside her room. Finally he took a deep breath and with his hands at his sides he practically marched over to her door, raising one definitely not shaking hand to knock.
"Come in." Nami called out from behind the door.
Zoro nodded to himself and pushed the door open, walking in with his head held high any nervousness securely hidden from his eyes. Nami was bent over her desk a pencil in her hand and her brow furrowed slightly as she studied the parchment in front of her. After a moment she made a few marks then looked up to see who had come in.
"Zoro? What do you want?"
This was it; this was the chance to say what he had to. He took a step closer to the navigator who was watching him curiously. He didn't fault her for looking at him like he had gone crazy. Zoro almost never came into the map room, relationship or not. He knew better than to disturb her when she was working and knew all too well the price of ruining one of her creations so it was best to just avoid the room.
He took another deep breath letting the fresh intake of oxygen course through his lungs and calms his heart some. Nami had stood up from her desk now and was approaching him with a bit of concern. Fists clenched at his sides he finally blurted it out.
"Nami, you love me and I love you so marry me."
Nami's caramel eyes widened in shock at his words; not too surprising they had after all never exchanged I love yous before. She opened her mouth to say something but before she could get a word out her eyes were losing focus and Zoro watched as the colour drained from her face. He barely had time to register what was happening before she was crumpling to the ground and it was reflexes alone that allowed him to catch her falling figure.
Well that wasn't exactly the reaction he had been hoping for.
