It's been a couple years since I've updated this story, but there's a few reasons why:

To be honest, school takes up a lot of my time. I'm a senior this year and I have to raise my GPA for medical school. A very time-consuming task is at hand. Secondly, I lost inspiration for a while. I joined back in 2006 and over the last decade, the number of stories circling have been almost none. There would be authors that I LOVED who simply fell off the face of the earth without a trace. I know this may sound a bit selfish to my fans, but I wasn't getting any reviews for the amount of work that I put into my writing. I look at reviews as positive feedback and constructive criticism, a tool to better myself as a writer. That was mind set up until just last year. I realized that this is all about creativity and nothing else.

Therefore now, I've put my big girl panties on and I'm going to try the best I can to update a bit more, but no promises. Thanks to everyone for sticking with me and not losing faith! This is for you guys!


The following morning Nami was thankful to be enjoying a nice breakfast. She was attempting to forget about the incident yesterday afternoon that resulted in her bandaged arm. Chopper decided to check her arm while she was eating, just to make sure things were healing properly and there was no further infection.

"Looks like it's healing up nicely. Just try not to get your bandages wet. How are you feeling otherwise?" Chopper made sure that her dressings were secure so that it would last the entire day.

"I'm fine, thank you for checking my cut." Nami smiled before seeing Robin walk into the kitchen.

"Would you like to sit and enjoy the morning breeze with me?" Robin raised a brow, while straightening out her purple maxi dress.

Nami knew what her raised brow meant and grabbed her smoothie. "Chopper, you can have the rest of my breakfast. I know pineapple is your favorite."

"Thanks!" The little reindeer took the plate of pineapple and began to slowly eat.

Nami and Robin both took their seats in the beach chairs that were right off the water. "What exactly happened yesterday with you and kenshi-san? You seemed a bit….disturbed."

"It was just Kuina being jealous of Zoro spending time with me and not her. So while we're underwater she knocks me into a huge coral reef, and that explains my arm."

"Just keep a close eye on her. It would seem her story from the other night doesn't add up." Robin looked out at the clearwater, ebbing and flowing peacefully.

Nami was a bit shocked by her counterparts last few words. Could she know something I don't?

"I promise, Nami, just keep watching and things will fall into place." Robin gave her a brief smile.

"What do you have planned for the day?" Nami's curiosity was peaked. She hadn't honestly thought of anything to do since yesterday's debacle, so a relaxing day was just what she needed.

"Franky and I were going to spend the day together, then catch up with the others at the beach. Surely kenshi-san must have told you since Kuina planned the outing." Robin could feel Nami's eye roll from right next to her.

"No one did, except you. I figured Kuina was behind this too, but it's alright. I'll just go explore the art museum and the rest of the town. You and Franky go have a blast." Nami gave Robin a gentle nudge, trying to lighten the crappy mood between herself and her best friend.

"I'll meet up with you here before we get ready to go to the beach? Does that sound okay with you?"

"Sounds like a plan." Nami got up and decided a nice shower would be nice before her new adventure across town.


Zoro let his mind distract him as he and the rest of the crew were walking to the beach. It was great to be able to catch up with his childhood friend, but his mind couldn't help but think of a tangerine haired beauty that was Nami. In a way, he made it part of his trip to get quality time in with the navigator. Their relationship had always been a unique one amongst the crew. In the beginning, he had been very uneasy since she was such a wild card. He was never sure if she was with the crew for her own personal gain or if her loyalty lied with Luffy, but he was soon to find out that she was multifaceted. She had so many layers to her that it was insane, but underneath it all she had a pure soul. Considering all that she had been through, she had a very strong soul as well.

She'd give any man a run for their money, that's for sure…, wait a damn…why the hell do I care? Ah son of a bitch! He rubbed the side of his temple, trying to get his life together.

On his side, Kuina noticed that he was wrapped in his thoughts. Ever since they all agreed to head to the beach, she was pretty sure that his mind was thinking about her again. She couldn't help but snarl a bit at the thought of it. What was so great about their navigator that had Zoro acting like he wanted a piece of meat?

Honestly…., she's a girl, not prime rib. Goodness. Deciding she would be brave, Kuina gently grabbed Zoro's calloused hand within hers.

Naturally the swordsman snatched his hand back from hers. What the hell was she doing? Was there a bug or something?

Was she just…, nah, she wouldn't do something like that. Now I'm really losing it.

He quickly recovered by continuing his walk behind the rest of the crew, while Kuina silently pouted. She expected for him to be taken aback, but not to the point he visibly flinched at her advances.

Regardless, he's mine anyway…

"Yay! We're finally here! I can finally focus on getting some meat!" Luffy threw down his oversized umbrella, towel, bucket, and shovel in the hopes of finding what he loved most.

"Chopper and I are going to start making a sand castle, Luffy!" Usopp finally stopped struggling to shove their seven-foot umbrella into the sand, hoping he wouldn't collapse from the intense heat.

"Awwww, I wanna build one too. We can see who can make the biggest!" Luffy didn't know if he wanted meat more, or to get started on his sandcastle.

"Yeah, that'll be so cool!" Chopper's eyes glowed as if he were getting cotton candy.

"I'm gonna continue to walk and look around, I'll catch up with you guys before it gets too late." Sanji bid the group goodbye for the next few hours. He knew Robin and Franky agreed to explore somethings, so the last thing he wanted to do was be within proximity of that shitty marimo head. He felt kind of bad for Kuina, but she was the only one to put up with him.

At least he's not irritating to someone in the world. The longer the cook kept walking, he noticed all the unique food trucks and specialty food shops all along the strip. There was huge farmers market that stretched quite a great deal, he could see giant corndogs being sold, shaved ice, and more upscale and classy things. For Sanji, this was like a dream.

It was then his eyes gazed on the true epitome of beauty. She had light, caramel skin with golden undertones. She was curvy in all the right places, with her white dress hugging her body. On the exposed parts of her body, he could see a full sleeve tattoo, and a wide assortment of flowers on her left thigh, that looked as it didn't end. There were also some that came up her foot, and some more on the small of her back. Deep ebony locks were in loose waves down to her large rear. Her hazel colored eyes had long lashes, well-groomed eyebrows, and her lips had the perfect shade of brown color as she gave the corndog vendor a vibrant smile.

When Sanji looked at her, the feeling he had was different from anything he's ever felt when he looked at a woman. He felt as if the wind had been knocked out of him, weightless, even. He didn't freak out and go nuts as he had with Nami or Robin. This feeling was far beyond anything he felt before.

She's the most beautiful creature I've ever seen. He nearly fell over in shock.

"Oh my gosh! He stole my purse!"

Sanji was suddenly knocked back to reality when he saw a masked crook running down the strip with a small crossbody handbag that belonged to a random woman near one of the food trucks. He saw how the beautiful mystery goddess turned around and gave the thief an intense stare. Before he could be noble and chase the thief down, he suddenly collapsed to the ground. The beauty grabbed the purse off the ground, he could hear the sound of her heels clicking against the stable concrete as she walked past him. She smelled of the fresh tropical fruit of the island and vanilla.

"Oh, thank you so much! You're such a kind, girl! Bless you heart!" The woman gushed with praise, taking her purse back.

"It was no trouble at all. I can't stand when a crook thinks he can take advantage of other people. Just be careful when you're out here by yourself." The young woman gave her a warm smile

"Hey, wait….oh my God! You're Quinn! That huge superstar! Can I have an autograph, please? For my daughter?"

"Of course." She scribbled a bit on a piece of paper that was pulled from the former's purse.

"Such a lovely young girl. Thank you! I'm so grateful." The older woman bid her goodbye and carried on.

As soon as he could recognize her walking away with her corndog in hand, Sanji's feet naturally decided to follow her, not knowing how or why he felt the need to follow her. So many questions were running through his mind, like how she knew Haki, but all he wanted was to hear her voice one more time. Unfortunately, she had disappeared just when a swarm of Marines arrived to the scene.

"Ah, shit, damn marines." Sanji cursed under his breath, getting ready to break into a sprint when he saw a familiar mass of hair.

"It's okay, Sanji. They're not here for you." Evelyn had grabbed the cook's shoulder to calm him down. They both watched as the marines ran right past them.

Sanji nearly knocked the shit out of the other woman. As beautiful as she was, she was going to get him caught. "What the hell do you mean? They're marines! They'll -"

"Not on Cytherean land they won't. Under normal circumstances, yes, they are authorized to apprehend pirates at any time, but on our land, unless you're causing a disturbance and they have probable cause, they cannot arrest you or collect your bounty." She explained, watching his shoulders relax.

"Well, that's a relief. So…you know who that girl was?" Sanji asked, nodding in the direction just north of where they were standing.

"What girl? I didn't see anyone." Evelyn looked around the crowd to see what he was speaking of.

Man, I wish I could have caught up to her. I can't even remember her name…., son a of a bitch. She was the most beautiful woman on this island…. and I more than likely won't spot her again.


Seeing all the sacred paintings, sculptures, and other pieces of art was very interesting over the course of two hours, but Nami needed something to keep her interested. She had just left the museum not too long ago, and was looking for something else to do while she waited for the day to go by. She had still been extremely annoyed that Kuina purposely didn't invite her to hang out with the rest of her crew and that she hadn't spent anymore alone time with the swordsman.

It's bad enough she cock-blocked me, but now she purposely didn't invite me to the beach….how petty can you be? She let out a sigh she hadn't realized she was holding in.

As she continued walking, she saw a stand that involved knocking down some pins with a lightweight rubber ball. There were a few people were playing at and some of the kids were cheering on their other friends.

"Step right up people! Anyone who can manage to knock the pins down gets 5 free tickets and all access passes to the next Quinn concert coming to the island!" The guy was shouting as more people flocked to his stand.

"Quinn? Who is Quinn?" Nami mumbled, completely confused.

"Have you been living under a rock, lady? She's like the biggest star to hit the new world." A middle-aged man responded, trying to get closer to the stand.

Getting a closer look, Nami saw that the game didn't look as if it was complex. Surely, she wouldn't have anything to lose by giving it a try.

"Hey pretty lady with the long hair! Wanna take your chances at it? I know girls your age really like this type of music."

Nami nearly cringed at the guys crooked smile, but quickly realized she had nothing better to do with her time. "Sure, why not? I'll give it a shot."

Seeing how the other children were failing at knocking all the pins down, it reminded Nami of how annoyed and irritated she was with the whole Kuina and Zoro situation, just like the children were irritated with not knocking the pins down. Granted, she knew Zoro was probably completely oblivious to how his childhood friend was still acting like a child, but that's what infuriated Nami even more so. She knew she could only keep her mouth shut so long, but was conflicted because it would affect the dynamic of the crew, and it just wasn't fair to them.

Stupid. Fucking. Bitch. Kuina! She channeled all irritation and rage into the small little ball and before she knew it, not only were the pins knocked down, but there was an evident hole in the back of the wooden stand.

"Oh, shit! Well, I guess there goes my stand. A deal's a deal, here's your 5 tickets and 5 all access passes." The guy begrudgingly handed her a small envelope.

"Thanks." Nami took them and walked away to look around more. After observing more during her constitutional, she noticed a very feminine looking tattoo shop not too far from where the beach was. Since she left Cocoyashi Village, she had thought about getting another tattoo when she could find the time.

Seems like this is going to be the best part of my day. As she walked in, the front of the shop was full of artwork along the walls, and it was decorated with a lot of lace and ribbon. The white chairs in the lounge looked very cozy and comfortable, with a large, white couch sitting right in the middle. Right away, Nami could hear the buzzing of the needles and felt relaxed.

"Kalosórisma! I'm Priyanka. Can I help you with something?"

Nami noticed a very petite female walking from the back of the shop. She had long aqua hair and tanned skin decorate with an assortment of tattoos across her body, and piercings to match it. "Yeah, I wanted to get a tattoo, if you weren't too busy."

"Oh, sure! Was there something you had in mind?" Priyanka had grabbed a pen and sketchpad, as she invited Nami to take a seat.

"I wanted to get an anchor. It's sentimental to me." Nami knew it was pretty cliché, but

Priyanka just continued to stare at Nami, before speaking again. "This is going to seem very…unusual, but there's something about your energy that has me inspired. Do you mind if I freehand on you? It's okay if you don't because I don't have a level of trust with someone I just met."

Nami stalled for a moment, but realized that she made a vow to herself that she was going to do what she wanted to on this trip and have fun doing it. She shouldn't be letting Kuina or anything else get under her skin, no matter how much feeling she had harbored for the swordsman. This was about her, no one else.

"You know what? Why not? What did you have in mind?" Nami smiled, watching as the other female across from her began sketching to her hearts content. The navigator couldn't wait to see what she came up with.


Some hours later, Robin noticed that the sun was setting, but there had been no signs of Nami anywhere. She knew that they both agreed to meet up with the rest of the crew later, but she couldn't help but worry. While she waited, she decided to read underneath the oversized beach umbrella while Luffy and the others played in the water.

I hope she's okay. I know that this situation with kenshi-san and Kuina has her troubled. I just hope she hasn't wandered too far off from us.

"Oi, Robin! You look bothered. What's going on?" Franky sat beside her snapping her out of her thoughts.

She looked up at her fellow crewmate, still tapping her chin. "It's Nami. It's getting late and she still isn't here. I hope she's okay."

"I'm pretty sure she'll be fine. She's pretty super with Clima Tact of hers. Anyone would be dumb to step a toe out of line with her." Franky knew that the archaeologist had been concerned about Nami towards the end of their adventure for the day. She had mentioned something about the navigator feeling left out.

"I suppose you're right. I just know she's been feeling a little unlike herself lately." Robin sighed, trying her best to calm herself.

"Robin! Franky!" Robin could hear Nami calling them as she walked towards their spot on the beach. She was wearing a cream-colored sundress, with a lot of her back exposed, being held up by crossing spaghetti straps. Her hair was in the same beachy waves, except she had half her hair up in a top knot.

"Nami! I was starting to get worried!" Robin smiled as the navigator set her bag down on their laid-out beach towel.

"I'm fine. I just kind of had a me day." Nami straightened out her dress, so she wasn't giving anyone a show.

"I see you come with new artwork. It's gorgeous." Robin complimented, noticing Nami adorned with a new body tattoo. It was a mixture of the sunflowers, geraniums, and cliff roses that only grew in Cytherea. It stretched from just underneath her breast all the way down her thigh. At the very bottom of the masterpiece, the flowers intricately incorporated with an anchor.

"Thanks! That's mostly why it took me so long to meet up with you guys. How was your excursion for the day?" Nami asked, hearing Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper playing in the background.

"It was actually very pleasant. We got to eat some authentic cheese and wine that's crafted only on the island, and we looked at around at some interesting historical sites." Robin gushed, recalling her times looking at the history of the island.

"That sounds delicious. Wish I could have been there." Nami was more interested in booze, but an occasional glass of cabernet or pinot gris was a good time in her book.

"Like you need an excuse to get drunk." She could see the deliciously muscular build of the first mate behind her drying his moss green hair off.

"Yeah, as if you're one to talk. You're the reigning king of booze." Nami stuck her tongue out at him in a childish manner. She got up and decided to walk down the shore of the beach, taking in the last bit of sun she could.

"So…you've been gone all day." The swordsman let his one eye glance at the new work of art adorning her lovely body.

"I didn't think you'd notice seeing as how you were having so much fun with your best friend." Nami was loving how the breeze from the waves were keeping her locks out of her face. Everything felt so serene and peaceful, and the beyond muscular swordsman keeping her company made it all the more amazing.

"You're jealous of Kuina." He smirks, knowing that he'll strike a nerve.

Nami's entire face frowned with complete and utter disgust. "Oh, please! I have nothing to be jealous of and she's nowhere close to being in league with me."

Oh, trust me I know. The swordsman couldn't help but quickly lick his lips at the sight of her body in her dress. It was hugging all the right places and showing all the right things.

"I can't even believe you have the audacity to even remotely think I'm jealous." She continued, rolling her eyes at the sight of that trollish cock-blocker.

"You know, you're really cute when you're mad….," He let out another deep chuckle, as she continued fuming.

She realizes what he just said and immediately blushes. "Are you trying to be an ass right now?"

"Even when I'm being nice to you, you're still so suspicious." He couldn't help but continue chuckling at her.

"Well, like I said, I thought you'd be all up Kuina's ass by now." She flipped her hair, not noticing that his eye narrowed with irritation.

"To be honest with you, I spent most of my time with Luffy and the others." He responded, noticing that they were approaching the others.

"Oi, Nami! How come we haven't seen you all day? You missed us making sandcastles and swimming." Luffy popped his head out of the sand, noticing that their navigator finally made it.

"I'm sorry, Luffy, I wasn't made aware of the outing today." Nami looked Kuina dead in her eyes, daring her to give an excuse about excluding her all day from her friends.

Just before Kuina could say anything, Robin and Franky appeared with all their belongings packed and ready to go. "I hope we're not interrupting, but Nami, I forgot to tell you. Evelyn and Damara want to spend some quality time with us girls this evening. It would probably be best if we get going."

Nami raised an eyebrow, but Robin gave her a look indicating she'll explain things later. "That sounds great. I guess it would be best to head back to the resort."


Once everyone had arrived at the suite, Nami couldn't seem to figure out where her hairbrush had gone. She had finished her ritual of letting her body marinate in her body butter, but couldn't figure out where her belonging was. She was wearing a black, lacy bra and panty set while she was throwing pillow off the couch and trying to look in the cushions, not realizing that the Straw Hat men were sitting in the living room playing cards while Sanji cooked dinner.

The men knew better than to look at her while she was half naked, or else she'd charge them a few hundred bellies a piece. Zoro, however was taking his chances. He could now see the full extent of her new tattoo. The mixture of flowers that stretched from just under her breast to her thigh, along with the racy lingerie made him crazy with lust.

Man, if I didn't have to worry about that shitty cook and the rest of these bastards, she wouldn't be able to walk the next day, or the day after. Son of a bitch, I'm doing it again!

"Wow, Nami, your tattoo looks awesome." Usopp said, keeping his playing cards above his eyes.

"Thanks, Usopp! But honestly, have you guys seen my hairbrush?" Nami asked, still looking through the couch cushions and all around the furniture.

"I haven't." Luffy chirped, figuring out his next move.

Sanji normally would have answered the question, but he was thinking about the Nubian beauty that he had seen early on his walk along the strip. Just her sheer inner beauty and how selfless she was with that older lady from early, it made his heart beat differently, in the sense that it was stronger and powerful.

"Oi, shit cook! She asked a question. Get your head out your ass." Zoro's shout snapped him right out of his pleasant thoughts.

"Oh, there it is! Of course, it's right where you're sitting." Nami pulled out the handle to her brush right from behind Zoro's spot on the couch. She took it and clocked him in the head with it.

Meaning to hit her arm gently, the swordsman didn't realize she had already turned around to walk back to her room. His large hand came directly into contact as a slap to her perfectly round rear. The other men sucked in a breath, expect their navigator to go ballistic. Even Zoro thought the same thing before she nonchalantly brushed it off and went about her routine.

As she returned to the room that she shared with Robin, she began running the bristles through her head, feeling relief since her scalp was a bit itchy.

"It looked like he enjoyed that love tap a little too much." Robin just exited the bathroom, toweling drying her hair.

"How could have possibly known that showering?" Nami looked a little dumbfounded. Shouldn't she have been worrying about her hygiene?

"I sprouted an eye to be nosy, as silly as that sounds." She giggled, hanging the wet towel to dry.

"I just can't believe that happened. Totally unexpected." Nami started putting on her black mesh dress. With the exception of the bottom and the bra, everything was made of stretchy mesh material.

"I just find it amusing how the sexual tension between the two of you is ridiculous at this point. And is it me, or is your choice of dress a little….sexual?" The archaeologist raised a brow after settling for a royal blue, sleeveless bodycon dress.

"Have you seen my wardrobe?" Nami gave her a look that made she and the older woman laugh.

"Okay, I will admit that you've toned it down a bit, except for the bikini tops." Robin slipped her feet gently into a nude pair of heels.

Nami tied her lace choker behind her neck after putting in her earrings. "In all seriousness, I do have a question for you."

"And that would be?" Robin asked, tousling her wavy dark hair.

"I'm not exactly sure, but I feel like Kuina purposely didn't invite me to the beach today. Is it just me being paranoid?" Nami sighed, applying a light coat of gloss.

Robin sprayed herself with a bit of perfume on her neck and wrists. "Maybe it was just coincidental. I wouldn't take it personally."

I guess I'll just try to put it aside and focus on having fun tonight. Nami gave herself one last look in the mirror before grabbing her black clutch that had her Clima Tact in it.

"Well, gentleman, we'll be back late." Robin slipped the room key into her bra as they exited the suite.

"Don't wait up for us either." Nami chirped, shutting the door behind them.

After a couple of seconds passed by, all the Straw Hat men turned and stared at their cook. Since Sanji could feel the stares on him, he stopped setting the table.

"What the hell are you bastards looking at?" Sanji asked, wondering why the hell he had so many pairs of eyes on him.

"Is something wrong with you?" Usopp asked, not understanding how Sanji didn't catch onto what they all had.

"I'm fine, why the fuck wouldn't I be?" The cook gave him a confused and disturbed look. What the hell were they implying?

"You uhhhh…..you didn't get all googly over Nami and Robin like usual." Luffy observed, hoping that Sanji would catch on eventually.

"Yeah, that's usually your thing." Chopper chimed in, taking a sip of his juice.

"Okay, so what? I'm tired…., I don't always have to bid them goodbye every time they go somewhere." Sanji really didn't understand what the damn big deal is. They're grown ass woman going out to enjoy themselves.

"Dude, is it a girl?" Luffy smiled finally realizing what had their resident cook so hung up and not flirtatious.

Zoro and the rest of the men, including Sanji, all simultaneously looked at their usually dimwitted captain. The fact that Luffy figured out what was wrong with Sanji and he was correct was amazing yet disturbing to all of them. Afterward, they all turned their heads to observe Sanji's reaction.

Sanji couldn't help but sigh. He knew that he was going to get his ass ripped open. "So the fuck what if it's got to do with a girl or not?"

The room got quiet again before Luffy, Zoro, and Franky burst into simultaneous laughter. Usopp and Chopper were holding in their laughs to be polite to Sanji. Luffy nearly peed himself, Zoro kept slapping his knee, and Franky was holding his metal stomach while he was on the ground.

"Are you fucking serious? A girl? You can't keep your attention on one girl even if you tried. You've got to be joking." Zoro wiped the tears still leaking from his eyes.

So that Sanji wouldn't set the suite on fire, he stormed out to the patio ignoring the laughter of the rest of the men. He couldn't get that girl out of his head ever since he saw her earlier in the day. She was beyond gorgeous; no words could describe her beauty. Then there was the fact that she knew Conqueror's Haki, and only one in a million-people mastered that technique.

I wonder if she's a pirate….or maybe she's a marine. She didn't seem like she was either, but there might be more than meets the eye.

Taking a sigh, he decided to pull out another cigarette, letting the nicotine soothe his thoughts.


"So how are you and Zoro? Are you two like a thing or something?"

Damara's question caused Nami to choke on her drink. She should have expected them to ask her eventually, but it was still surprising, "I wish we were, but I'm still on the market."

"For a guy who's always watching over you, you would think he'd ask you out by now." Evelyn took a sip of her martini, sharing her observation of the Straw Hat swordsman.

"I don't know, he seems to be enjoying his time with Kuina more than me anyway." Nami pouted, taking a long drink of her fruity margarita.

"I wouldn't worry about her. She's a bitch anyway." Damara rolled her eyes, flipping her hair over her shoulder.

"How do you two know about her? Has she done something to you?" Robin was curious. Maybe this could be a clue into who Kuina really is.

Evelyn poured herself another glass of margarita. "Kuina has been on the island for a good year and a half now, and she's been trying to sneak in the resort to steal things and sell the stolen property to pirates. She told us this story about how she used to be owned and still owned and on the run….or something weird like that."

"That's what she told us the other day in our suite." Nami mentioned looking at Robin from the side.

"That doesn't make any sense to me because the only auction house would be on the Sabaody Archipelago and Mariejois isn't anywhere near Cytherea." Damara added, eating one of the bread sticks with olive oil.

If she was in slavery until she was fifteen…..that would make her twenty four years old, Nami recalled the conversation that they all had a couple days ago, remembering the tear jerking story.

"Hey, Cytherea! We got a special guest in the building tonight! Y'all make some noise for a hometown favorite, Quinn!" The DJ shouted, letting the rest of the club go wild.

"Oh my God, yes! I'm such a huge Quinn fan!" Damara felt extremely fan girlish at the moment.

"I won tickets and all access passes to her concert today. You guys could come with us if you'd like." Nami realized that the name sounded familiar.

"You're so amazing right now! Thank you!" Evelyn gave Nami a huge hug, feeling eternally grateful.

"What's up, Cytherea? Y'all ready!?" Nami and Robin noticed that the superstar had light caramel skin and she looked perfect. Her long blonde wig was in perfect curls, her lashes and makeup were meticulously done, and her tight rose gold silk two piece outfit hugged all her voluptuous curves.

"Is it me or is she….insanely perfect?" Nami asked, still staring at her.

"No, she's really that perfect. She's like a doll and every Cytherean woman wants her body." Evelyn pointed out, hearing the beat drop for the star's hit single.

Hmmmmm, wonder if Sanji's run into her yet. He would definitely die from a nosebleed. Nami just shook her head at the thought and got up to dance with the other girls.


Zoro was still awake, not being able to sleep after all the other men headed to bed. He couldn't get his mind off Nami. It was bad enough she left dressed beyond sexually, but then she went to a club too? He wasn't sure if he was mad that he didn't go with so that he could feel her grind on him, or if she was grinding on another guy outside hi knowledge?

I swear if she brings a dude to our room, I'm killing him on sight and enjoy chopping off his balls slowly. He nearly snarled at the thought of someone touching her, let alone fucking her.

"I will admit that was a lot of fun." He could hear Nami's voice once the door opened. Good she didn't sound drunk.

"Oh, kenshi-san. We didn't know that you'd be up this early in the morning." Robin cut the light on, walking into the kitchen for some water.

"That outfit…don't you think that's a bit provocative?" He turned his attention to Nami, raising a brow.

"You act like we've never met. This is toned down for me." Nami took her heels off, letting her feet relax against the cold carpet.

He chuckled, taking a swig of his sake. "I'm surprised that dumb ass ero cook hasn't tried to take out someone in your honor yet."

"Right? He seems so distracted, ever since this morning." Nami giggled, lying her legs on the length of the couch.

"Oh, you should have been here when Luffy pointed out that it had to do with a girl, he was so embarrassed." Zoro kept in his laughter so that he wouldn't be in tears all over again.

"I'll take it as long as he isn't flirting with me." Nami couldn't help but giggle. Poor Sanji being singled out by all the guys.

We can both agree on that. Sick and tired of that stupid ero cook hitting on my woman….ah shit! She's not my damn woman! Fuck!

"I find it weird that Luffy even has sense of observation to know when anyone, even Sanji hung up on love." Nami went on, shaking her head.

"How do you know about love, or that love cook is in love?" He raised a brow skeptically. The only expertise the love cook had was to flirt with anything with breasts and a vagina.

She picked up her heels off the floor and set them beside her. "Sanji would have been going nuts over the number of women on the island by now, and he hasn't. And love is just…., when you can't stop thinking about someone or wanting to be with them all the time. It's like…you give your all to that one person, you protect them no matter the cost, and you just want them."

So you're admitting that you're in love with Zoro?

Nami stopped for a moment when the sudden realization hit her. Everything she just said described everything she felt for Zoro. She was jealous of Kuina. She was coming onto the man she'd grown to love since she was eighteen years old. When she went into training over the last two years, she wanted to grow stronger not just for the crew, but for him as well. She wanted to be able to fight to protect him like he fought to protect her. She always wanted to be around him and just be his.

Oh my God…., I'm in love with Zoro.

"Nami?" His rich baritone woke her up out her thoughts.

"Sorry…I just blanked out for a second. But everything I just said….I guess, that's how you know you love someone. I'll see you in the morning." Nami gripped her heals tightly before heading off to bed. She left the swordsman to ponder her words carefully.


So, this was a bit of a long one, but I figured it was fine since I hadn't upload in such a long time. Thank you for all your patience and understanding! I hope you guys all have a fantastic summer!

Cherries