Of Reason (or the lack of such)
I could see him there out of the corner of my eye as I worked on my maps. He was hanging from the roof, and he probably thought that I couldn't see him. But it was fine. I wanted to finish my map and log before I acknowledged him.
The pen in my hand scratched against the paper, following the rougher lines I had drawn earlier. I loved drawing islands that didn't already have maps. It made me one step closer to my dream.
"I'm going to sail around the whole world using my navigation skills, and then make a map of the world based on what I saw with my own eyes!"
Even after all this time, my dream hadn't changed. I set my pen down and opened my drawer, taking out a picture of Bellemere. I wished I could show her the map once it was finished. Who knows though. Maybe she was staring over my shoulder as I worked. I lifted my hand to her face and smiled.
"Na~mi," Luffy threw the door open. I hadn't forgotten he'd been watching -okay, maybe I had. But more than anything I had been waiting for him to wait until I "saw" him.
"What do you want?" I asked, glancing at him before putting the photo away.
"To play with you," He grinned as he came towards me.
"Why?"
"Why not?" He countered
"I'm busy."
"You've been busy all day," He pouted, crouching at the end of my desk and peering over the edge at me.
I shrugged, then picked up my pen and began working sighed and got up, coming up behind my chair. I kept working. I saw his hand stretch out in front of me, and smiled a little as his hand gently took the pen away and set it down.
"I don't want to play," I told him, not turning to face him.
"That's fine," He said, wrapping his arms around me. "I just want to be with you."
"Why?"
"Why not?"
"I'm busy."
"You want to be with me too, though, right?"
"I'm never far away from you," I replied.
"I know," He leaned over the back of the chair and pressed his right cheek to my left. "But I like being this close."
"Why?" I loved teasing him.
"Just because," He replied, breaking the unspoken routine.
I chuckled, turning my head to look at him, "Just because?"
"Mm," He nodded, "Just because."
"I see," I turned the chair so that I could face him. "I like being this close too."
"I know," He grinned.
"Oh?" I smiled.
"Because you love me."
I laughed, I couldn't help it. Then I pulled him towards me, kissing his cheek before looking into his dark eyes and smiling warmly, "I do love you."
"I love you too," He said before kissing me, this time on the lips. He leaned his forehead against mine, closing his eyes. "I love you a lot."
I let the moment stretch, and then pushed him away gently. "Now let me work."
He puffed his cheeks up childishly, but pulled away anyway. As I turned back to my desk, he lightly touched my hair. Listening with my ears, I followed his steps to the door. I put my face in my hands and smiled. I lifted my gaze to the window and watched the waves roll across the vast blue surface.
"Just because, huh?" I murmured, before laughing to myself. Then I picked up my pen and got back to working on my maps.
And I couldn't stop smiling.
