A/N: This chapter took me so long to type and I had a hard time thinking what scenes are going next. I don't know what I can say for this chapter but please do enjoy reading!


11:55 pm

Running straight to the women's quarters, panting hard and breathing heavily, she paid no attention to the person shouting her name in concern. Slamming the door hard and went to the corner of the room, she sat with her head on her knees and hands clutching her head in fear. Her heart kept beating faster. 'Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!' The beats getting louder and her pupils went wide in shock. The temperature rose higher than the normal, as if she was reaching the heat at the boiling point. Her face is red and she feared so much of what in the world is happening to her. She felt like dying yet she's still alive. The insides are killing her and she screamed at the pain she's now experiencing. Impatient loud banging sounds could be heard from the door outside but she can't move an inch from her spot. Then she began to cringe, almost slamming into the furniture while she moved furiously around the room.

'What is going on!? Why did this happen!?' The young woman thought, trying to restrain herself from moving too much. 'It all started from talking yet it became stronger when he touched me!'


Flashback

The Straw Hat's navigator had insisted and ordered everyone to buy more supplies thanks to their captain who managed to gobble up the whole fridge's stock in just one day. The chef was furious with the news and wasted no time beating up the "food thief." Nami who often scold the idiot captain of theirs didn't do anything (like punching and yelling), instead she patted her captain's head and reminded him to not do it again. It surprised the whole crew except for the archaeologist and the swordsman. They both knew the reason why the orangehead acted like that. The blonde chef wasn't pleased with the display and he raged in jealousy. He wished to kill the lucky captain but he only cried in depression instead.

After the fuss, she divided the groups depending on the items needed by the members. "Okay! So here are the teams!" Nami announced with her hands on hips and looking like a captain herself. She was wearing a pink bikini with a small white heart in each cup near the top part and a denim flounce with circles on each side reaching near her mid thighs. She wore the white gladiator high heels with pearls designed in the laces.

"Robin! Chopper! You will be buying books and medicines needed," Nami called and Robin giggled while Chopper waved his hooves. "Leave it to us!"

"Usopp! Franky! Brook! Get the materials for the ship and other necessities," Usopp groaned saying about exploring the island, Franky posed a thumbs up and Brook laughed. "Aw! We'll finish them in no time Nee-chan!"

"Sanji-kun! Buy the food you have in your list so we don't get ourselves hungry!" Sanji swooned and twirled. "Hai~! Nami-swan~!"

"Zoro! You'll be guarding the ship!" Nami ordered and the said swordsman stopped in his tracks who is slowly walking away in the group. "We don't want to go looking for you if you get lost!"

"I'M NOT LOST YOU WITCH!" Zoro shouted and Sanji kicked him but he stopped him with the sheathed sword. "DON'T YOU DARE CALL NAMI-SWAN A WITCH, STUPID MARIMO!" The fight began between the two and Nami twitched. She punched both men in their heads. "Do your job idiots!"

Zoro cursed and went to the mast in the lawn deck, "guarding" the ship as he napped. Nami sighed and she called the last person. "Luffy! Don't go anywhere without my-"

"Uh Nami, he already dissappeared." Usopp pointed in the direction where the Straw Hat captain went. Nami grabbed the bridge of her nose, not letting herself burst out in anger when he didn't listen to her in the first place. It annoyed her too much that she wanted to strangle his neck for being childish. Or did she want to be with him? She blushed at the thought and shook her head. "Okay! That's all guys! I will be giving you a share of each Belis." She gave her crew a bag of money and they scattered in town to do their assigned tasks.

Alone in the path, she looked around for the sign of a straw hat. Nami didn't have anything else to do since she had finished her shopping yesterday. She decided to take a stroll around the island to make another map. Taking her bag, she walked in the forest in the nortnern part of the town while taking details of the place and to look for Luffy.

Within the forest, Nami called out the 19-year old boy. "Luffy! Where are you!" She knew that he would be out here exploring and searching for adventure. He always love to explore the whole place in every island they docked in. So she didn't worry that much since he will be fine in his own. But today, she had a strange feeling in her stomach that have the urge to look for him or in short, be with him. Nami wanted to be with Luffy and she kept calling his name. "Luffy!"

Walking further, Nami shouted his name again and this time longer. She called him out a few times and she started to feel tired. Near the center of the forest, she sat on the large old stump and took out the packed lunch made by herself. Its not as delicious as Sanji's, but she can make decent food, enough for her to eat. The reason is she wanted to share and eat the lunch with Luffy. Sadly, he is absent and she sighed to herself looking at the sandwich and to the other five sandwiches. She shouted again, "I have sandwiches here! If you don't come here yet, there's nothing left for you!"

Hearing nothing in reply, she drooped and ate her sandwich alone. Well, not anymore. There came a guy rolling and screaming his heart out. "UWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH-!" Nami jumped in fright and stood up from the left side when the rolling ball was going to hit her. The ball stopped by the stomped and he landed on his face planted in the roots. Mumbling an ouch, he lifted his head and groaned. "LUFFY!? What happened?" Nami asked and crouched next to him and he slowly sat in indian style, dusting his straw hat and wore it.

"I saw this awesome rare beetle and I went near to catch it. I got tripped by the large root and I fell down rolling," Luffy grinned but he frowned after. "Now I have to look for it again." Nami felt sorry for him but she had an idea to cheer him up. "Let's just eat. Lucky for you, I have sandwiches here." His smile widened with his tongue out like a hungry puppy. "Really!? Thanks Nami!"

Before he ate, Nami pinched his cheek and stretching it hard. "Don't leave without my permission okay!?" She scolded and he nodded in agreement. "I-I will! I will!" She snapped it back and he rubbed his cheek in pain but later it was forgotten when she handed him the food. Watching him eat the sandwiches she made, it makes her happier than ever. It seems thay he liked it atleast, not even complaining about the food's taste. Her heart beats faster and she blushed at him while he's enjoying his food. She recently have this feeling before but she felt good since she's with him. She was satisfied that she had another moment with him and ate her own sandwich. They were both sitting on the stump eating sandwiches.

After eating, Luffy rubbed his stomach and laughed in content. "That was good Nami! Did you made them?" Nami choked in her water bottled and looked at him with wide eyes. "How did you know it was me?" Luffy explained while he lied on the grass, still looking at her. "I could recognize Sanji's cooking but the taste is new to me." He smiled widely, "Its not as good as Sanji's but its still delicious!"

Nami no longer knew how red her face was with his compliment. There he go again, didn't he know how it affected her? First he called her cute and then he said her food's delicious? No wonder why she loved her captain so much. Smiling softly, she stood up and he looked at her with his blank eyes. "Why don't we go look for the beetle? You wanted to catch it right?"

Grinning, Luffy stood up as well and pumped his fist in the air. "Yeah!" Then they began their search for the rare beetle. Luffy climbed up the trees to look far and wide and Nami looked below the plants and bushes in case the bug is hiding. They looked deeper in the wide forest and they haven't found a single beetle. "Where the heck is this bug? You said that it looked like a strawberry but I don't see any red-dotted-looking bug in here." Nami said, spreading the bush wide and nothing can be seen. Luffy climbed down from the tree and walked next to Nami. "That's weird, I'm certain that it was in this place." Luffy thought, holding his chin as if he was Sherlock Holmes solving a case. "Maybe it left? I don't think it would stay here that long. Beetles fly around to search food." Nami stated and she wiped a sweat from her forehead. "Let's go look that way," she pointed and she tripped from a rock.

Nami almost fell but Luffy caught her in front with his arms on her back and she landed on his chest. Heat rose to her face, her stomach having butterflies and her heart beats faster. Inhaling the scent of him, her system went crazy and it increased higher and louder. His touch is so warm that she didn't want to let go yet. She didn't even hear his distinct statement of "Are you okay Nami?" and she was clouded with the thought of being near him. She wanted to be closer to him, just a little bit more. Then suddenly she felt dizzy and darkness engulfed her sight. She collapsed on him and he voiced his concern. "NAMI!"

Luffy didn't know what happened but he noticed that his navigator looked red and she feel hot against him. All he knew that she got sick again and this worried him. It happened again and he don't want to lose her again. "Don't worry Nami! I'll save you! Chopper can help you! Just hang in there!" He carried her with his arm below her legs and the other from her back and sprinted faster as he could to go back to Sunny. 'Please! Don't die on me!'

It was evening and it took him hours to get out of the large wide forest. Panting and sweating hard, he never let go of the woman who was unconcious on his arms. Seeing the ship in view he smiled widely in relief and he hugged Nami tightly with his left arm. He stretched out his right arm in the railing and swung his way in the lawn deck. "CHOPPER! HELP NAMI! SHE' SICK!"

His crewmates are all back in the ship and hearing the news shocked them. Chopper immediately reacted as he ran to him and ordered him. "Bring her to the infirmary!" He proceeded inside, carefully laying Nami in the bed and the little doctor took his stethoscope and the things he needed for checking the patient. "Luffy, tell me what happened before she got sick."

"We were searching in the forest for the beetle then suddenly she tripped and I caught her then she collapsed," Luffy explained. "She looked so red, she's hot and she's sweating alot!" He continued with a frown. "I didn't know why but I was panicking and carried her all the way back to Sunny." Chopper nodded in understanding. "I will make her better, I promise that I will cure her sickness." Luffy nodded back with determination. "I'm counting on you, Chopper."

Luffy went outside the infirmary saw all his nakama casting worried glances at one another. Sanji being worried for the woman's health stepped forward with a stern look. "Explain everything, Luffy. EVERYTHING." The raven haired man told them everything and everyone except Sanji understood him. The blonde cook blamed Luffy for being the one who caused her illness but Zoro stopped him from going further. Waiting for the announcement, everyone is worried that one of their nakama is sick. They were supposed to have dinner but they don't have the will to eat. Even Luffy, who is active when it comes to food was sitting on the lion's head, feeling guilty for making Nami sick. He thought about what Sanji said, "Its your fault! You didn't take good care of Nami-san!" His hat shadowed his eyes, sadness etched in his mouth as he found peace in watching the waves. He thought of her smile, laugh and even her greediness for money. 'Nami,' Luffy thought and he closed his eyes while drowning in the thoughts of the orange haired navigator.

Finally, Chopper went outside to tell the news of Nami's sickness. "What happened to Nami? Is she going to be okay?" Usopp started but Chopper had wide shocked eyes. "Nami is..." Everyone except Luffy anticipated for his answer and he swallowed a gulp. "Nami is... Not sick."

"Eh?" They all had the same confused faces and Chopper continued. "She looked sick earlier though! I was surprised that her breathing became normal in a few minutes! Same with her heartbeat and body temperature. She's back to normal already..." They all breathed a sigh of relief they held in earlier. "Atleast she's okay now." Robin said and everyone thought the same. "Well, Nami's suuuper strong! She can handle it little doctor." Franky followed and Chopper danced. "Its not like I'm happy that you're calling me a doctor you idiots~!"

"Now that Nami-san's fine, let's go back to dinner now," Sanji mused and they all went to the kitchen. "Luffy! Its time to eat!" The cook called and Luffy looked behind him and smiled a little. "Yeah, I will come later." He stayed on the Lion's head to relax himself and a weird feeling came to him. Its the first time he felt like that and he began to call it a "Mystery Feeling". Still anxious, he couldn't stop thinking about Nami and it frustrated her that he couldn't help her.

11:45 pm

Nami woke up slowly and she sat up in the bed, looking in her surroundings. She realized that she was in the infirmary. 'What am I doing here?' She thought to herself and saw the little reindeer sitting and writing in the desk. "Chopper?" The reindeer perked up and looked at his patient and walked to her. "Nami! You're awake! I'm glad you're okay!"

She smiled at Chopper for his cuteness. "How are you feeling? Is there pain? Nauseous? Discomfort?" He asked. "I'm perfectly fine Chopper," Nami answered and asked him a question. "What happened? Why am I here?" Chopper rose his brows, "You don't remember? Luffy said that you collapsed and feel sick. He carried you here to Sunny so I could help you." Nami's eyes widened in the fact that Chopper's telling her. "Sanji said it was Luffy's fault that you're sick but everything's okay now."

Nami lifted herself off the bed and Chopper tried to stop her. "I'm okay Chopper. I needed some fresh air."

11:50 pm

She went out the infirmary and to the lawn deck to look for a certain person. When she saw him, she immediately went to the figurehead. "Luffy." The said person is shocked from the way he jumped the moment she called her. He didn't expect her to talk to him now especially in her condition but he looked behind him and he saw. No red face, no sweat and she looked like the normal Nami he knew. "Nami?"

"You don't have to worry now," Nami smiled at him and his eyes widened. "Its not your fault that I got sick. Its my fault that I'm not careful sometimes so you don't have to blame yourself." Luffy didn't answered instead he became quiet. "I'll be fine. See? I don't look sick anymore." Still no answer and she sighed. "Luffy, I want you to know that there may be times where I feel weak and useless. You don't have to be so worried when I feel like that." Looking down in the floor, she didn't notice him standing up. "I don't want to be a burden to you and I wanted to show you that I can handle my-" Nami didn't finished her sentence when Luffy cut her off with a tight hug. She could only gaped at his action, never in her dreams she expected to get hugged like that. Only she does the hugging.

"You are not a burden to me Nami! NEVER!" Luffy said and Nami could feel small tears forming in her eyes. "You are not useless either, not weak! You are a strong person!" He continued and she struggled not to let her tears out. She could feel it again. The beating, heating and tingling inside her. She thought it was normal but... It became stronger. It was almost suffocating, not from the embrace but the feeling inside. It was too much for her to take. He hugged her tighter, "Don't say that again okay?" Luffy wanted to say something but he slowly let go of her.

What he saw shocked him once again. She was flushed, sweating and he could feel the warmth radiating from her. Breathing hard, her face scrunched in pain, he knew this is not good. "Nami, you're sick again." Luffy tried to reach out for her but she only stepped back from him. Nami smiled softly at him. "Its n-nothing Luffy! I'm fine!" She shrugged it off but he took her hand. "But you need to go to Chopper! He can help you!"

Nami doesn't want him to feel responsible for her condition. She doesn't want him to feel bad so she let go of his held and ran through the women's quarter. "Nami!" Luffy called out as he followed her.


Present

11:59 pm

Nami screamed in pain so loud that the whole ship can hear her. Luffy was knocking hard in the door and begging for her to open it. Chopper was also calling to her, crying that he have to help her before it worsen. Everyone is calling her name outside but she didn't paid her attention to them. She felt like she was about to explode and the pink mist surrounded her and her eyes widened when she laid on the glassy bottle in the underside table. 'The bottle,' she thought. 'It's the potion!' The mist engulfed her and she closed her eyes, embracing her own suffering. "I'm sorry everyone, Luffy..."

One... Two... Three...

12:00 am

The clock struck midnight and Robin managed to unlock the doorknob with a hairclip since Nami had the keys. Luffy entered first followed by Chopper and Robin. They saw Nami lying with her front facing them "Nami! What's wrong? Are you okay!?" Luffy asked, his hand on her shoulder and this is the third time he got shock in one day. Not only him, all his friends gape at what they saw.

Nami blinked opening her eyes and looked at Luffy. "Luffy? What are you doing here?"

Luffy stuttered, "N-Nami... You're..."


A/N: Sorry to cut it here guys XD. Its so long (for me I guess) that Luffy have to mention it in the next chapter. If you find the chapter rushed, I want to apologize in advance. Also, feel free to guess what Luffy is trying to say to Nami. I would love to hear your suggestions and thoughts for the fanfic. Thank you for reading!