I am EXTREMELY sorry for being so late in updating! My life has just been so hectic, what with uni and all. This chapter is a little shorter since I decided to cut it in half and not make you guys wait any longer. Again, I am SORRRRRY for making you wait! I hope you enjoy this chapter!

EXCLAIMER: I do not own this series. It belongs to the genius, Oda-sensei. 3

Her upper body was on top of his lifeless one. Her shoulders shook violently with each breath she took. Tears uncontrollably strolled down her cheeks as she clung onto his shirt desperately. Her teeth held her lower lip tightly to the point of almost drawing blood. The idiot. The stupid idiot. Why did he leave the sickroom? Couldn't he tell where he was? The idiot.

It felt like it was only ages ago that she had screamed his name, wanting him to snap out of his hallucination, desperately wanting him to respond to her, to have her name be passed by his lips. The feeling of a dagger going through her heart came to her when she saw his eyes roll back. Fear gripped her. She was afraid that she'd lose him, afraid that the ocean would take him away. And it didn't seem like she was the only one who experienced that fear.

Zoro stood a few feet away from both of them, his arms tightly crossed against his chest. He was standing sideways, allowing Nami to have her privacy. He knew he should be calling Chopper to aid Luffy, but a few moments wouldn't hurt, because never before had Zoro seen Nami cry. Not when she was gravely ill, not when she faced fearful enemies who were obviously much more stronger than she was and especially not when she lost her money. It was why he allowed her a few moments with the captain.

It was a miracle that Luffy hadn't fallen into the ocean as they thought he would. The moment his legs buckled beneath him, Zoro rushed to grab him before he fell and also mentally prepared himself to jump after him if he did in fact fall, but luckily that never happened. Instead, the captain fell forward, making it easier for Zoro to grab him before he smashed into the deck. Not that it would harm him, but still.

The moment he held his captain in his arms, he heard a loud thud, causing him to turn. What he had seen practically shocked him beyond all measures. Nami had fallen to her knees, her arms dangling by her sides, her eyes as wide as an owl's and filled with tears. Only one word passed her lips. Only one word was uttered. And it didn't surprise him that it was the captain's name.

Zoro looked away, not wanting to watch her cry. He knew he had no talent in consoling others, especially women. If only the ero-cook was here, he'd know what to tell her. That thought almost caused him to choke on his own breath, but he held it in. This was no time to be thinking childishly. He set Luffy down onto the grassy deck, close to Nami, and made sure he hadn't inflicted any more damages upon himself. Once reassured, Zoro stood up and was about to leave when he heard Nami silently sob.

"You idiot," she whimpered as she grasped onto his shirt tightly. "You big idiot. You could have drowned."

She was aware he couldn't hear her since he was out cold. Saying that to him, however, comforted her in a way.

"I'll go call Chopper, Nami. You stay here with Luffy." Zoro spoke up, causing her to look up at him with tearful eyes. Rubbing them forcefully, she shook her head and took a deep breath, calming herself down.

"He'll get worse if he stays outside like this. You take him in and I'll call Chopper."

"You sure?"

Nami nodded her reply to the swordsman, knowing that she wouldn't be any good to Luffy if she stayed with him. Besides, it looked like the storm they were discussing earlier was coming sooner than she had thought. A sick captain and a storm do not go well.

Standing up, she brushed her knees and then rubbed her hand under her pinkish nose. "You just carry him into the infirmary. I'll go get Chopper." Nami told him, heading towards the boy's cabinet before he could even discuss with her. It didn't seem like he was going to anyways, as she heard a grunt when she was about to take her fifth step.

She was lucky to have Zoro with her when this all happened, Nami began to think. If he hadn't been there in time to catch Luffy, she didn't know what would've happened. Nami bit her lower lip, trying not to think about the topic so much. Getting Chopper was her mission. And if she couldn't do that, than she was a complete failure. But seeing as she was Nami, the ship's great navigator, she could never be a failure.

That thought gave her a boost of confidence once she reached the door to the boy's cabin. Her eyes stared at the doorknob for one or two moments, before she slowly raised her hand and tightly held onto the knob.

Deep breaths.

Inhale.

Exhale.

Inhale.

Exhale.

Eyes tightly shut; she turned the knob and opened the door as gently as she could. Nami was very thankful that the door wasn't squeaking like it used to on Marry. Gulping, she took a step forward and peeked into the room. Snores echoed the room, assuring her that they were all deep in sleep. She didn't want to wake the whole lot of them up. Not right now. It would be best if they worried about the up coming storm than Luffy.

Her feet dared to take more steps, entering the room. She wished she hadn't. The moment she entered, it felt like a horrible stench slapped her face. The girl gagged, trying to compose herself as best as possible. What did these boys do in their room? What did they have? The room smelled so horrible, it would have probably made Robin cry, which was an unimaginable thing.

She still needed to go deeper into the forest of stench to get Chopper. Thinking about it, Nami felt bad for him. He had to live with monsters. Shutting her eyes and composing herself by straightening up, she covered her hand over her nose and mouth to not allow the smell seep into them, and walked ahead. Nothing was going to stop her!

She knew how the room looked like in the day, but now Nami was wondering how it looked like at night. Some might call her mad, though she had her reasons. These boys were monsters and it was most likely that they loved setting up traps for each other. Not only that, but boys never pick up their clothes. Never. So Nami was expecting to find a sock thrown on the floor or a pair of underwear.

What she did not expect was what her foot had stepped in a few minutes later.

Her eyes widened, horrified. She did not want to look down. No, she did not. It was squishy and gooey, and it felt disgusting. Nami had the urge to scream and run out of the room to the nearest bathroom to wash it, and then come back to smack and yell at the boys for leaving something disgusting on the ground. But she had a mission and it was to retrieve Chopper.

She was going to strangle him.

Twitching, Nami pulled her foot away from the goo and kept on walking. Her foot made a squeaky sound every time she took a step, which made it even more disgusting. Guuhh.

Nami stopped the moment she sensed that she was close to a bed. She hoped it was Chopper's. Alas, it wasn't. It belonged to Usop and Sanji, Sanji being on the bottom while Usop on the top. Usop had one of his legs dangling from the edge of the bed in contrast to Sanji whose whole body looked a little stiff when sleeping. Nami stared at them out of curiosity before moving ahead. It didn't take long before she stopped like a statue at Sanji's murmurs.

"Mmm… Mellllloriiiineeee~"

Sigh.

"Mmnnn… Nammiii-swaaaan, oh how soft your skin is. Mmmmmm more sun-cream? Haaaaaaa~~"

She was going to hit him when he wakes up. After he gives her breakfast, of course.

Sighing once more at the blonde's stupidity, Nami continued, soon finding Chopper's bunk. His bunk was beneath Franky's. The navigator was surprised, truthfully. Assuming Franky was heavy since he was a cyborg, wouldn't the upper bunk collapse on the lower bunk? She shook her head, wondering why she was even thinking that. No matter, she just needed to get Chopper.

Going down on one knee, Nami gently placed her hand onto the reindeer's shoulder and shook it. At first there was no response, so she shook again.

"Mmm… Luffy, leggooo." Chopper murmured, pulling himself away from Nami's touch and curling up into a ball.

"Teh. Honesly," Nami breathed, placing her hand once more on his shoulder and shaking it more roughly this time around.

"Mm… Luffy, don't eat me. I'm no-not meat."

Poor thing. He was still facing the threat of possibly being eaten by their captain. The doctor of the ship was not safe. Not one bit.

However, now was not the time to feel sorry for him. "Oi, Chopper! Get up!" Nami hissed, shaking him for the last time. "Get up or I'm going to ask Sanji to cook you! Get up!"

It somehow worked like magic as Chopper's eyes cracked wide open instantaneously. "Hu? Nami!" Chopper spoke up, before Nami smacked her hand onto his lips, shutting him up. She a finger against her lips and made a 'Shh' sound, making it apparent to him that she did not want to make any noise. Chopper, out of fear, nodded slowly. He didn't dare to take her hand away from his mouth. So, he just laid there, staring at the older girl with wide eyes.

"I need you. It's urgent. Come on," Nami whispered as she took her hand away from his mouth and grabbed onto his arm, pulling him out of the bed. The navigator expected extreme silence from that point on, but she was mistaken. Because the moment Chopper's feet landed on the wooden floor, his hooves made a clunk sound. This caused Nami to glare at the poor reindeer, who couldn't help being born with hooves. Chopper was about to comment about his hooves. Until Usopp jolted up into a sitting position, startling both Nami and Chopper.

"I am CAPTAIN USOPP-SAMA! I am the mighty wa—warrior of the seaaaaa! I have fifty—No, seventy million subordinates! Fear meee… Fea—Fea—"

Thud.

And he was back to sleep.

Nami stared at the sleeping figure, confused. What the hell just happened? Looking down at Chopper for an explanation, the reindeer simply shrugged its shoulders and said, "At least it's better that what Luffy says. His is a little… awkward."

Why wasn't Nami surprised?

"Come on, we don't have time." She said, leading the way to the exit. This time, she luckily avoided the sticky thing.

Once she was outside, Nami's eyes widened in alarm. The storm she thought that looked like they might go through easily didn't seem to be that way anymore. In fact, it looked like a storm that would take them a while to go through, a storm that would probably result in some damages. Then again, this ship was made out of a special tree.

"Nami?"

Nami shook her head, trying her best to forget about the storm at the moment and get Chopper to Luffy as fast as possible. "Come on. I'll explain later," she murmured before heading up towards the stairs with the reindeer behind.

Chopper didn't think he needed to ask why he was being taken upstairs. It was quite obvious. This was about Luffy. Had his fever spiked, he wondered. Did he wake up? Was he feeling well if he did? But if he did wake up, why would Nami be secretive about waking him up? She would just storm into their room and announce it to everyone. Something was up. What that was, however, was still a mystery to him.

Once they reached the second platform, Chopper could see Zoro standing outside of the infirmary like a guard would do. He frowned at this, wondering why Zoro was doing it. It looked as if he was cautious about enemy's coming by and attacking the ship. If that were the case, everyone would be standing by that door. Why was Zoro there?

Nami was standing in front of Chopper, so it was her that opened the door to the infirmary, showing their captain sleeping in his bed. From where Chopper stood, he looked like he did earlier. Once he got closer, though, his opinion on the matter changed. His skin was more flushed, the bags underneath his eyes were much more darker, his breaths shallower than before. It was in that instant did Chopper go into the doctor mode, rushing towards Luffy's bedside.

"What happened?' The doctor asked, looking at both Zoro and Nami. At first they didn't say a word, looking at each other and having odd looks come upon their faces.

Nami hesitated at first, hoping for Zoro to give Chopper his answer. "See… the thing is… Luffy just out of nowhere woke up, stood on the edge of the ship and almost fell. Oh, he also kind of hallucinated."

Silence beckoned upon the room for quite sometime. Chopper broke it by going, "What? WHAT? You just let him go outside? Nami, are you insane? You should have been watching him closely!"

Nami was flabbergasted at Chopper's words, that she quickly pointed her finger at Zoro and said," It's not my fault! Zoro was the one who got me out of the infirmary in the first place!"

"Oi, oi, oi. Don't put the blame on me. I just asked you to check the storm that was coming."

"It's still you'—"

"Wait, wait! What storm?" The reindeer interrupted, his eyes wide with fear.

Nami again hesitated before informing Chopper about the storm Zoro had spotted. "I don't think it's what I expected, though. It looks worse. It seems like we're going to have a field day with this."

"You said it was something we could handle." Zoro remarked, crossing his arms over his chest and leaning against the doorway.

"At first, yes. Now, however, it doesn't seem to look that way."

Chopper frowned in worry, looking down at Luffy and then murmuring, "A storm is not good for Luffy . Not in his state. He's worse than he was yesterday from what I can see. His fever is higher, and he seems to be bruising. A storm would only worsen his condition."

The navigator, who was a little disturbed by the information sighed, placing her fingers on her temple and rubbing it. "It's not like we can control the weather. This is the Grand Line. Everything is unexpected."

"This time, let's just hope nothing unexpected happens to Luffy."

"Don't worry!" Nami grinned, "This navigator might not know about how to cure a patient, but she sure knows how to steer a large ship in a storm! Everything will be just fine."

That did not seem to be the case hours later.

I know it's not that juicy, but I promise you the next chapter will be!

Thank you for reading! :D 3