Chapter 4: Out on the Town
Still hungry from sufficient amount of meat, Luffy quietly walked towards his hotel room expecting the others to call him when they decided where to go for dinner. As roughly inserted his key into the door he turned it and heard a click, preparing him to enter and embrace sleep.
But Nami wouldn't let that happen.
Luffy turned his eyes towards the room next to his to see Nami walking out with a new white top, a large red flower on the chest, and jeans that wrapped around her legs tight enough to show her curves but loose enough to leave something to the imagination.
Branded around her neck was the necklace he had given her minutes ago, decorating her slim neck with the image of elegance, adding more allure was her serene yet lustful smile and eyes as she watched her captain slowly turn red in her presence.
"Hey Nami……where are you going?"
She had a look he never saw before in her, she was planning something and had already decided that it would happen.
"We're going to a restaurant Luffy so hurry up and change." She informed as she watched him run to his room, coming out with a black jacket and baggy jeans that covered part of his sandaled feet. His hat was attached to a string that wrapped around his neck.
"Let's go then" she yelped, almost skipping towards him as she grabbed his hand and ran outside with him, guiding him through the busy streets and crowded sidewalks.
"Uwaaaaaaaaaaawaaaaaaaaaaaaawaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!" a voice shrieked.
Usopp quickly ran to his nakama's room only to see Sanji pounding the ground with a clutched fist.
"Sanji, what happened?! I heard a little girl screaming!" Usopp asked, panicked about the sudden unknown danger.
"That was me!" Sanji yelled out, gripping on to a piece of paper.
By the time Sanji decided to light up a cigarette the rest of the crew had entered the room, curious about the noise.
"We heard a little girl screaming! Is everything alright?" Chopper asked, just as panicked as Usopp was.
"That was me screaming!" Sanji declared, clearly angry.
"Of course it was." Zoro said with an evil grin.
"What was that you shitty moss?" Sanji asked, stepping towards the swordsman, his face curled in rage.
"Sorry, what I meant to say was "Of course it was Sanji screaming like a little girl, his long eyebrows compensate for his small pen-"
"Hold up! Why were you screaming?" Usopp asked, his composure restored, now interrupting Zoro's highly potential insult.
Sighing in sorrow, Sanji shoved a piece of paper in front of Usopp, who's nose accidentally drilled right through it but he was still able to make out the words.
"Whoa……..I can't believe this……Nami's really going to do it?" Usopp asked, surprised enough to read the paper twice.
"Yeah…………she already left and Luffy's gone…………" Sanji informed, trying to hold in his tears.
Nami stayed closed to Luffy as the street lanterns created a romantic and warm atmosphere, so inspiring that she decided inch herself a little closer to Luffy until she bumped into him.
"Oh, I'm sorry Luffy!"
"It's okay. So, where are we going to eat?" he asked, instantly snapping Nami out of her trance.
"Oh yeah, it's the Paradise Lotus Buffet-" and she paused, looking in horror.
Luffy noticed the change in tone and asked what was wrong, hoping everything was alright.
"The restaurant is on the other side of the city! We've been walking in the wrong direction!" she said, slapping her forehead.
"We better get going then." Luffy happily said, already turning back and chuckling over the mishap.
"Stupid, stupid, stupid. What kind of navigator gets lost with a map in her hands?!" she yelled, fussing at herself and creating concern in Luffy.
"It's alright Nami. I'm sure the food will still be there." He said.
"I know Luffy, I'm just a little mad that I got distracted so easily."
Ignoring her last comment he bent down on the ground and held his arms back behind him.
"Luffy, what are you doing?" she asked, confused by the strange behavior.
"You sound like you wanna get there real fast so hop on." He said, grinning more as each word came out.
"On your back?"
"Yeah, I'll carry you."
Nami looked around to make sure no one was watching but decided she didn't care, hopping on his back as his arms wrapped around her legs. He dashed through the cities and sharp turns.
Nami was gripping onto him tightly and shutting her eyes tight until she remembered something. She felt calm despite running through a city on someone's back and she wondered why. A few strands of black hair caressed her face and she soon remembered, she was calm because she was with Luffy, she felt safe.
Nami decided to release her grip and stretch her arms out, cheering at the high speed her captain was running, her voice of joy making him grin. She felt safe and great with her captain around until she felt her feet on the ground.
She looked around to realize she was on a dock, a few blocks away from the restaurant but a sudden breeze made her notice how cold she was without someone next to her.
"Where's Luffy?"
She looked around only to see a straw hat floating in the water.
"Oh my God! Luffy!" she shrieked as she dove into the water to save him, dragging him back onto the dock and making sure he was alive.
"Luffy! How the hell do you fall into the ocean?!"
"I…..I….I was running too fast, so I put you down as soft as I could and fell."
"Why didn't you say anything?"
"I knew you would save me." He said, a smile on his face that made a smile appear on hers.
"Wait! Why the hell am I smiling?!" she snapped as she punched his forehead, water dripping off her clothes and his.
"Don't worry, my jacket is still dry. I threw it off before I went in the water. You can wear it inside the restaurant." Luffy said- calm about the entire situation.
Nami smiled at his consideration and took him up on his offer, wrapping herself in his jacket as he dried off by shaking himself like a dog. Her laughter filling the world only those two lived in as the water splashed her.
The two walked over towards the restaurant and Nami decided she had to say it.
"I'm sorry."
Luffy raised a brow, he didn't understand what she meant.
"I shouldn't have hit you. Does it hurt?" she asked, her apologetic tone shown through her frown and slow walk.
Luffy could only grin and wrap his arm around her.
"It's alright! Sanji told me I'm a handful anyway!" he said, laughing as she smiled and giggled along with him.
Luffy stopped walking as his face blushed, he never realized how cute Nami was when she giggled like that or how cute she was in general though he always thought of her as cute, she seemed more cute than ever tonight.
To seem as if all was normal he kept his arm around her and continued walking, realizing how awkward their position was until his eyes and jaw dropped in awe.
"I knew you would like it Luffy." She said, smiling at the gift she gave him.
Luffy read the restaurant sign: "All you can eat buffet!!"
Nico Robin had grabbed the paper off of Usopp's nose and began to read out loud.
"Sorry guys but you can eat without me and Luffy. Don't make a big deal out of it but I'm taking Luffy out on a date and please do not disturb us.
-Nami"
"How cute." Robin happily said, folding the letter up in her hands.
"A date? Those two?" Usopp asked.
Sanji fell to his knees and suddenly looked up into the air, holding his head with his tow hands.
"NNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Shut the hell up!!" Zoro yelled.
Crew Commentary:
Usopp: I can't believe those two are dating. I hope it works out.
Chopper: I wonder where they went.
Sanji: Knowing Luffy, it'll probably be an all-you-can-eat buffet!
Zoro: Holy shit! He'll run that place out of business!
Robin: Wouldn't that be interesting?
Franky: Yes it would…….
Usopp: Holy crap! Franky! You're not in this story! You're not even in our crew.
Franky: That is true.
Usopp: That's all you came here to say?
Franky: No.
Usopp:……………..
Franky:……………..
Usopp:………..well?
Franky: Well what? I already said what I wanted.
Usopp: Get the hell out!
Robin: Come back to read chapter 5.