Disclaimer: Nope not mine.
Caught!
Three days on a lonely, arid island and the Straw Hat crew was more than ready to leave. The treasure hunt had been only mildly successful this time; as far as treasure hauls go, Nami was not impressed. She had spent all three of those days combing the island with Sanji twirling obsessively behind her. Little had been found at all- just some pearls and a beat-up old pocket watch. On the last day, Robin had found a map tucked inside an old record book in the town hall. From this lead they had been able to find one small chest of valuables. It was better than nothing, but it wasn't the sort of treasure that made Nami's heart jump. At least the trip hadn't been a total waste.
Even so, as they pulled away from the island, Nami was leaning listlessly against the Thousand Sunny's railing. There wasn't even any challenging weather today- the ship was practically sailing itself. What a day!
"Are you feeling alright, Ms. Navigator?" Robin asked from the other side of the lawn deck.
"Shi shi shi!" laughed Luffy. "Nami is just pissed off that there wasn't enough treasure on that island!"
Sanji stepped menacingly over Luffy, "Don't say such things about Nami-swan you Shitty Captain!"
For appearances, Zoro added, "He's right, though. All that witch cares about is money." He'd pay for that remark later, but he enjoyed the punishment so it was really a win-win situation for him.
With a giggle- and before Sanji could react to Zoro's comment- Robin added, "Yes. Nami really does love her treasure!
"What an astute observation, Robin-Chawn!" Sanji said fawning over the archaeologist.
"Idiot," Zoro grumbled as he leaned back with his hands behind his head to rest.
"Guys..." Luffy started with confusion in his voice. "What is Nami doing?"
The other three pirates turned to look at Nami and noticed that she was swaying back and forth.
"Oi, oi," Zoro called trying to get her attention.
And then Nami collapsed on the deck. Sanji had rushed to her side and Zoro was instantly on his feet shouting.
"Chopper!" the practical swordsman called.
Both Chopper and Usopp, who had been fishing in the aft of the boat, rushed to the scene. "What's up?" Usopp asked.
With one long authoritative finger, Zoro pointed at Nami and said, "Fix it!"
"Ahh!" Chopper started screaming. "We need a doctor! DOCTOR!"
"THAT'S YOU!" Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp screamed in unison while Luffy laughed.
Thus reminded, Chopper started checking Nami's vitals. There was a tense hushed moment while Chopper checked on the flame-haired Navigator. Just when the silence had gotten unbearable, the reindeer spoke. "Nami's dehydrated. She'll be fine, but we need to get her to the sick bay so I can give hr some fluids. She'll also need to rest today."
With that Zoro scooped the woman up in his arms ignoring Sanji's cries of "Who said you get to carry Nami-san?"
As soon as Nami was lying on a bed in the sick bay, Chopper set up some IV fluids to re-hydrate the navigator. Once Nami was all hooked up, the young doctor set about arranging his medicines so that Nami wouldn't be alone when she woke up. When lunchtime came around, Nami still hadn't gotten up. It was with a grumbling stomach that Chopper told the crew he'd stay with Nami instead of heading to lunch.
The crew left one by one for the dining hall until only Zoro was left in the room with Nami and Chopper. "Oi, Chopper!" Zoro said in his gruff voice. "You've been here all day. I can sit in the room while you go eat with the others."
"Really? Thank you, Zoro!" the trusting doctor said rushing from the room without even a question to Zoro's intentions. It never occurred to him to ask why the lazy swordsman was being so nice.
Zoro smirked and moved to sit next to his lover's sick bed. When he entered the room, Zoro only planned to sit next to her bedside and watch over her, but it was so hard to be in a room with Nami and keep his hands to himself. Well, it was okay to touch if he stayed gentle.
Ever so slightly, Zoro allowed his fingers to brush over the skin of Nami's wrist and continue a path up her arm. Her skin was so smooth and creamy- almost exactly the opposite of his own tanned and scarred skin. The shape of her arm was so delicate and suited for fine artistic crafts like drawing maps while he had the bulky arms of a fighter. And just like her skin, her body was soft and rounded, curving gracefully here and there in perfect arcs that longed to be touched. Zoro's own physique was rigid and hardened, well trained from fighting and pushed to the limits of his endurance to build strength. His eye looked over at Nami's hair and noticed it's radiant shine, bright as the sun itself. Zoro's hair coloring was reminiscent of the still waters of a calm ocean and as deep and as green as the sea. He and Nami couldn't be more different, and yet everything about her seemed to compliment his own existence- even her brilliant navigational skills offset his poor sense of direction.
The touch of his hand on her arm caused the navigator to stir. "Unn... What happened?" Nami asked bleary eyed and attempting to sit up.
Reaching out now, Zoro brushed her hair away from her face. "You collapsed on the deck in front of half the crew. Nearly scared everyone! According to Chopper, you are dehydrated. It's why you've got that thing on your arm." Zoro indicated the IV drip. After a brief moment, he added, "You pushed yourself too hard on that island looking for treasure."
With a catty grin Nami slugged his shoulder weakly. "You're one to talk about pushing yourself too much."
"Yeah, well," Zoro was trying his best to be concerned and stern without fighting the sick woman. "I'm accustoming to it. And I do rest often enough."
All Nami did was sigh. After a few moments, she asked, "How long do I have to stay here?"
"At least the day according to Chopper. He wants to make sure you get enough rest." Zoro was about to say more when Nami cut him off.
"It's so boring here. Maybe you could think of some way to amuse me." Her smile was positively suggestive.
Zoro found himself grinning back. "What did you have in mind?"
In a sexy soft whisper, Nami beckoned, "Come here."
And Zoro was followed the bidding of her body. She couldn't get up off her bed, but he easily allowed her to guide him on top of her. He bent over her carefully so as not to hurt her delicate frame and tried to prop himself up. Sweetly, he kissed her lips softly at first and then with more fervor once she showed herself up to the task. Using one arm for support, he leaned over her and allowed his free hand to slip under her shirt and caress her breast.
"I probably shouldn't get you too excited," the swordsman mused without taking his lips off hers.
"Then you shouldn't have come in the room at all. It excites me just to see you," Nami whispered.
"Mmm. Are you excited right now, then?" he asked moving his hands from her breast down between her legs. "So wet," he breathed allowing himself to moan. "If you weren't so sick I'd be inside of you right now. Maybe next time you won't kill yourself looking for treasure." As he talked her rubbed her sensitive mound.
"And you say I'm the tease!" groaned Nami pushing her hips up into his hand.
With a laugh Zoro explained, "You are the tease!" He moved his over her shirt back to her breast and rubbed his pelvis against hers. "See how much I want you. And I can't have you until you're well. Tease!"
Nami had to hand it to him there; it was a pretty sound logic. But even in shaky health, all she could think about was feeling him insider her. Her mind began to think of a way she could trick him into following his urges. As she thought, he came down and started kissing her again. She had almost devised a plan when the door popped open and Chopper's little hoof steps entered the room.
For one prolonged moment, Nami and Zoro still kissing looked at each other in horror. They were caught! Their secret was out! Now the whole ship would know they'd been sleeping together for months! And then other thoughts started occurring to Nami. Now that the crew would know, would their relationship be as fun? Would Zoro get bored with her? Would he think it was just too much of a hassle if the whole crew knew? How would they get past this?
But that moment lasted for less than a second while Zoro thought about his position on top of Nami. He'd been very careful about not hurting her, so instead of laying flush against her like always, he was crouched over her with one leg on each side of her body. One hand was supporting his weight while the other was fondling one of her luscious breasts. Zoro's mouth was completely covering hers. Shit! How would they get out of this?
Then Zoro pushed himself up roughly and began to push on Nami's chest right between her breasts. After doing this for a bit, he leaned back over to her mouth and acted like he was blowing air out. After this he sat up and pumped on her chest again. He pretended now to finally notice chopper.
"Don't just STAND there!" Zoro shouted angrily. "This idiot went and stopped breathing! And I don't even know what I'm doing!"
As Chopper started screaming for a doctor, Nami coughed and sat up weakly. Her recovery seemed to help settle Chopper into his doctor role, and he came over to look at here. While he looked at her, Zoro slipped off her bed and slunk down into a chair.
Chopper was busy fretting now, "Oh Nami! You're condition is so much worse than I thought! You must have severe exhaustion as well! It's a good thing you acted so quickly, Zoro! I think you saved Nami's life by getting her to breathe again!"
"That so?" Zoro asked leaning back in his chair with his hands behind his head and a smirk on his face. "Well I'd say saving someone's life is probably worth a few hundred thousand belies. I think we can knock about three hundred thousand off my debt now."
"Oh do you?" Nami growled, her eyes looking dangerous. Had she been feeling better, Zoro would have received several bumps on the head. Sex or not, she still planned on getting every last beli of his debt.
Chopper was hopping up and down now. "Oh yes, Nami-san. That was a perfect way for Zoro to repay his debt to you!"
"Yeah," the red head agreed tersely. "How fortunate for me then."
Zoro was still smirking triumphantly- 300,000 was the interest Nami had charged him in Loguetown on money he paid back the same day. He wouldn't be happy to see that go.
It was a tough spot for Nami. If she denied Zoro's payment, she opened their cover up to exposure. With a sigh Nami grumbled, "Fine!"
Happily, Chopper clapped his hands. "I'm glad that's settled. Nami you should try not to get so worked up. I'm going to keep you here for three days since you condition is so serious."
"What? What happened to just one day?" Nami practically screamed.
"That was before you stopped breathing," Chopper explained patiently. "I can't just ignore something like that. You'll have to stay three days so we are certain you're alright."
"Three days?" she asked feebly. Zoro was going to owe her big when she got out of here.
Smirking to himself, Zoro left Chopper and Nami alone in the infirmary. Getting rid of that debt made all the hassle worth it- including the wrath Nami was sure to bring down upon him when she got out. And at least for now, they had adverted a crisis.
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Author's Note: Fun little chapter! I had another chapter written and decided it wasn't yet the time for that one to come up. So I had to write another one for this series... but that means I'm one step ahead here!
I didn't get to write too much this weekend as I'm in the process of sewing a Ms. All Sunday costume as I've been invited to several ""western" themed parties this season. One of them was last minute and I had to get the costume at least mostly finished.
And at the party I tried to channel the Sogeking to play a game where you use rubber bands to shoot cans off the table. And I was only able to shoot my thumb! And hard enough to bruise it! So writing has been slow. I expect it to pick up next week.
As always, thanks for reading and please review!