Quit it, Luffy!

'Man, my head hurts. What happened? Wait, where am I?'

"I think she's waking up!"

"REALLY?"

"Nami-swan!"

"NAMI!"

Forehead aching, Nami slowly opened her eyes, adjusting to the light. She was on the Sunny. In the sick bay, to be exact. A further inspection showed the red-head that all eight of her nakama were crowded in the room, smiling and laughing happily as they looked down at her.

"Where'd the Marines go?" she asked, voice a tad scratchy from not being used for what seemed to be a while.

Suddenly, a cold atmosphere drenched the room, frowns replacing the gleeful grins they once wore.

"W-well…" began Chopper, fumbling to find the right words. Nami was worried by his stuttering, and turned her head to face Zoro. He would always go straight to the point.

"They threw something at you which paralysed both your legs. Luffy grabbed you and we got away before any Marine ships came." he stated. Although his face had an uninterested expression, the tone in his voice carried slight worry.

"How long have I been out?" she asked Usopp, who looked surprised.

"Huh? Wait, so you're fine with your legs be-"

"How long have I been out?" she repeated, malice humming through her voice.

"U-uh, um, three days." he answered, timidly.

The eight pirates exchanged looks of confusion and worry for the orange-haired girl. Why was she taking this so well?

"Oh, great, I'm behind on my maps now…" she muttered, frowning largely as she whipped the bed covers off of her. She attempted to stand up, only to crash down to the floor immediately.

"NAMI!" cried Chopper, running over to where the navigator lay. Franky picked her up gently and placed her back in bed.

"Why can't I walk?" she asked, making everyone turn pale.

"I SAID THAT BOTH YOUR LEGS WERE PARAYLSED, YOU BAKA!" shouted Zoro, exasperation clearly evident in his voice at her disregarding something that was clearly an important factor.

"Oh, I thought you were joking…" she mumbled, frowning more as she crossed her arms and huffed.

"WHY WOULD HE JOKE ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT?" cried Franky and Brook, sweat dropping at the girl's response.

Nami merely shrugged. Silence engulfed the room for what seemed like a few minutes until Chopper finally spoke.

"Look, Nami. The object that rolled between your feet while we were battling the Marines was a small electric sphere that causes paralysation to parts of the body when touched. Since it hit your feet, your legs had been affected too." the reindeer explained.

"So, is this… permanent?" she asked, a little scared of what his answer might be.

"Thankfully, I was able to treat you in time, so no. I would say it will be a good seven days before you can walk again, though."

A whole week without being able to move… What would she do exactly for this period of time? What could she do? She was paralysed. Paralysed!

"…Navigator-san?" called Robin, taking Nami out of her thoughts as she looked at the dark-haired woman.

"Sorry." she answered, smiling slightly.

"I think we should let you get some rest for now. We will come and visit you later on." ordered Chopper, shooing everyone out the doorway, leaving Nami alone in the silence.

'A whole week…'

xxx

The eight remaining strawhats sat around the dining room table, each staying silent as they stared at each other.

"Yosh." exclaimed Luffy, making everyone else jump at the unexpected comment.

"What?" asked Usopp, staring at the rubber man with confusion creasing his brow.

"I'll look after her." he grinned, placing his strawhat, which was dangling from his neck by a clean white string, back on top of his dark hair.

"Huh?" piped Franky and Zoro, equally confused as Usopp.

"I'm gonna look after Nami until she can walk again!" he laughed, standing from his chair and making his way over to the sick bay.

Sharing puzzled looks, (save for Sanji, who looked positively livid), the six strawhats shrugged and let it be for now. As long as he didn't make her worse, there was nothing to worry about.

xxx

Luffy quietly crept into the sick bay, eyes laying upon Nami's sleeping form. Standing by the bed, Luffy watched the steady rise and fall of the navigator's chest, before promptly poking her cheek in an attempt to wake her.

"Oi, Nami!" whispered Luffy, smiling widely as the orange-haired girl groaned slightly while stirring from her rest.

"What?" she asked, hoarsely.

"I'm gonna take care of you until you're better!" he grinned, bending down to look at her face. "Is there anything you need?"

"Sleep." she stated dangerously, glaring at the boy who was invading her personal space.

"Shishishi, okay Nami. See ya tomorrow! Just call if you need me~!" laughed Luffy, walking back out and making his way to the boy's cabin.

Nami smiled. It was sweet that Luffy was doing this for her. As long as he wasn't exasperatingly annoying, his company would be quite nice for the following days. It then occurred to her that she and Luffy had not had much alone time for a while. If they did hang out, it would be with Usopp or Robin.

Don't get her wrong, Luffy could be the most irrational, annoying, loud, childish person on the planet most of the time some times, but Nami truly enjoyed spending time with him. He seemed to have this effect on people where just having him near made everything better. Of course, all of this would not be repeated out loud to anyone, any time soon.

Sighing, Nami stretched and fell instantly back to sleep, but this time, in a far greater mood than before.