Nami's Plunder: Beginning of Act two.
Chapter Seven. Time after Time.
Chapter Summary:Same Sh*t Different day.
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The Young Maiden.
"Nami~ please stay with me~ Please! It's cold~" her betrothed Luffy whined at her.
The orangette of twenty looked down on him and scoffed, and then berated him. They had been through this too many times before.
"Turn off your Damn Air Conditioning if you're cold!" Nami yelled at him. It was night time and Nami had fulfilled her hour behind requisite. And now the orangette was longing to get home after another day of frivolous...shenanigans.
"Nami~ Your sister can come here~ why do you have to go home!" Luffy asked her. And honestly Nami hated how stupid he sounded some times. And she was supposed to be this goofball wife someday.
She sighed and turned to the door, as Nami started to walk she heard the bed squeak as Luffy rose to his feet.
Nami sighed and prepared for the attack. She knew what was coming, despite her best efforts at trying to gain footing upon him.
A smile came on her face as Luffy promptly grabbed her and picked her up. Nami was accustomed to his antics by now. And to say Luffy was a little overprotective of her was an understatement.Though Nami hit him and harshly corrected him with all mistakes he made, Luffy really seemed to like her company and time after time when other staff came to his defense. Luffy quickly corrected them and told them he deserved the hits and punishment. Which to Nami was weird but she let it happen after all, if they were going to be husband and wife it'd make sense for Luffy to take his wife's side in everything. But It been a week and a half since she had started working here...and since she learned that she'd be his wife...well nothing was set in stone.
"You do this every day Luffy, my sister just wants me home." Nami told him, as Luffy soon plopped her down on the bed.
Luffy ignored her and crawled over, she winced as his heavy frame came over her. For maybe a fraction of a second before resuming his spot next to her. Soon enough, Nami could see his stupid grinning face staring at her. And Nami wanted nothing more to hit him.
"You're lucky I don't punch you." Nami said, as she turned to lay the other way. So she wouldn't have to face him.
Her betrothed spoke up, and feigned fear with his puppy dog routine she usually didn't tolerate. But Nami had to admit he was a little cute at the moment. So the orangette decided she'd indulge him for just the moment. Little did Nami know if she knew where this would lead she wouldn't have indulged him at all. Nami grunted as she felt his hands wrap around her stomach and Luffy leaned into the crook of her neck. Nami winced as she felt his chin start to nuzzle into her neck. Soon enough he spoke up in that same puppy dog voice she hated.
"But why Nami~ I'm just cold. You're gonna be my wife one day, your sister can't keep wanting you to come home then."
The orangette was baffled at the gall of her betrothed. She really wanted to clock him over the head for saying something so cheeky and stupid,but when she tried to move to do so Luffy held her in place and prevented any repercussions.
"Nggh, just because you have me stuck right now doesn't mean I won't eventually hit you."
"that's fine Nami." Luffy said as he snicker into her neck. "Shishishi, at least you're still here."
"Idiot" Nami muttered to herself, as a small smile grew on her face.
The two of them layed like that for quite a while, Nami didn't close her eyes because she had promised her older sister Nojiko that she'd be home today. Luffy had gotten so attached to Nami in the short amount of time that he practically had her living here.
Which to Nami was just fine, being his maid barely constituted as work, sure she cleaned up after him but Nami figured out a few days into working for him, rather working for his father that she was here for…well…Nami blushed at the implications of it. Two reasons really, the long con was...Nami eventually would be his wife. And well there was that. And Nami tried not to dwell on it. But if she had a ring slapped on her finger tomorrow and she was married to this gullible...stupid...idiotic...Kind…Nice...Silly..Handsome...person she wouldn't mind it…
The second reason and in her opinion the...more obscure reason in her opinion was...company...and well much to the embarrassment of Nami, you could say all kinds of things about the implications of that. After all...she was a woman, and Nami was no slouch in the looks department, Dragon had a rather long discussion with her about said implications. He probably didn't have this talk with the harlot maid before her, but no doubt the reason why Nami herself had gotten the talk probably had something to do with the idea that Nami would be Luffy's wife. After all...Luffy needed children...
Nami's face slowly lit up with heat as she imagined her and Luffy's eventual babies. She wanted to ignore the boiling heat in her face and did her best to do so.
The orangette finally decided to leave, now that her future husband was snoring, she slowly undid the blankets and then slowly undid his arms. Trying her hardest to ignore the possibility of him stirring awake, because odds are, Nami would end up right back where she started. It took a while to navigate so Luffy wouldn't stir awake and prevent her from leaving, but she managed at the snail's pace. As after finally much struggle the orangette got to her feet and pumped her fist up in the air in triumph.
"Yes!" Nami celebrated as she pumped her fist in the air. Albeit very quietly, as she did not want to wake him back up.
Nami then turned her attention to the snoring doofus she called her betrothed. Her heart panged with sadness as Luffy suddenly shivered and twitched with coldness. Nami felt bad for leaving him...but quickly dismissed that and turned to leave. But stopped in her place as she heard the chattering of his teeth.
"Chzzhchzz" the sound of his teeth clattering against one another made Nami's ears hurt and her contempt only grew as she looked back to her husband to be with comedic anger.
'Ugh, don't you go playing on my soft heart you idiot! I told you not to leave your air conditioning on at Full Blast! This is your fault!' The orangette comedically berated her idiot betrothed with scorn.
Feeling sorry for the idiot, Nami kneeled down and grabbed the pillow she had just used a moment or two earlier. She fluffed it up and slowly, at a snail's pace. Put it between his arms, almost on instinct. Her betrothed clamped down on it like a vice. Which nearly gave the orangette a heart attack
"ahh!" Nami shouted. And jumped back just a bit. But Luffy only slight stirred, much to Nami's relief
"Jeez you're an idiot Luffy…" Nami muttered to herself, before leaning forward and finally grabbing the edge of his blankets and covering him with them. Slowly letting them get pulled over his shoulders to cover him completely.
Nami pulled back and admired her handy work. While that pillow was not herself, it'd make a better substitute than nothing. Nami mused as she smiled at the now more relaxed and warm version of her future husband.
'There, you're warm now...be happy I even did that.' Nami thought to herself before she turned back around. She took a step or two forward before she completely stopped in place. Nami wanted to go for the door but something stopped her. It was her heart, much to Nojiko's disbelief Nami did have one, and it panged with affection and the need for something the orangette had denied herself her entire life up until just a week and a half ago
And Nami found herself wanting to clock herself over the head for the sappiness that it was going to make her endure. She sighed at what it boiled down to. Nami at the end of the day was still a woman.
Nami shook her head and slowly turned back around and rolled her eyes before muttering to herself "Oda I hate myself sometimes…"
The orangette trailed off and slowly took a step forward, and then slowly started leaning towards her sleeping betrothed. Why she was doing it, she didn't want to admit. But regardless, She allowed herself to close her eyes for but a moment or two as she slowly pressed her lips against his soft right cheek. Nami stayed there for maybe four to five seconds before finally pulling back just an inch away from his soft cheek
'"I'll be back in the morning...O-Okay Luffy?" Nami said in a soft voice as she pulled back and smiled at the sleeping man. Before finally turning back and walking towards the door and finally leaving.
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Nami sighed as she fumbled with her keys to her house. Well, it was her mother's. Now she shared it with her sister after her momma passed. And the two had been living here since. It was a nice house, modeled after a modern home in Japan. With a vast pond in the back and everything. Nami liked it, she assumed Nojiko did too. How their mother acquired it she never told us, but Nami assumed her mother had her ways.
'Ugh, stupid dark. I told Nojiko to leave the damn porch light on...she needs to leave a light on... otherwise someone might come in and rob us' Nami thought as she took her keys and continued to fumble with them.
Before she could continue, Nami heard a faint clicking of a light switch inside of the house and on came the porch light. And slowly the door unlocked and slowly pulled back open.
"Oh hey little sister" the voice of her sister emitted from inside the door. Nojiko was rubbing her left eye. She finally stopped before flashing her a devious smile. "How was your husband tonight? Do I have any nieces or nephews on the way?" Nojiko said with a boot of laughter as she brought Nami into a quick hug.
Nami rolled her eyes at her cheeky sister's comment, as the sisters shared a hug after not seeing each other for about two days. Nami was here the other morning, but sparingly as they hadn't even caught a glimpse of one another. Anyways, Nojiko had teased her to no end after Nami had spilled the beans about her betrothal to Luffy. Much to Nami's dismay.
Nami pulled back but was still in a hug with her blue haired sibling. Nami frowned and playfully scoffed at her sister before going to speak. "He's my betrothed Nojiko, Not my husband. And I assure you sister, the last thing he's thinking about is putting babies inside me."
Her sister chuckled before slapping her back. "Well forgive me for not believing you. But in an outfit like that little sister I find it hard to believe you. Have you seen a mirror lately?"
Nami's blush of embarrassment started as she looked to her feet. She shook her head as she studied the maid outfit that clung to her body. It did show everything off...and it looked absolutely cute on her. But it was skin tight and flaunted too much sometimes. But contrary to popular belief, just because Nami wore this outfit, didn't mean she became the town tart.
So she looked back and just chuckled at her sister again. Deciding to embrace that role for just a second.
"Well could you blame him in this outfit?" Nami said with a smirk as she retracted herself and practically strutted to the couch to rest. But not before finishing. "Maybe sometime in the future, But not today or tomorrow or the next day." Nami said in her teasing tone as she left her flabbergasted sister to stumble and trip on her next cheeky response.
And Nami chuckled aloud as her sister stared back at her, still remaining at the door.
"Shut that door, you'll let flies in"
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"So how was hubby today?" Her cheeky sister teased again, as she rested her back on the brown loveseat next to the couch.
Nami lifted her forearm from her face, that was covering her eyes and turned her attention towards her blue haired sibling. She had a smile on, and still had that beautiful haircut her mother used to wear.
Nami mused as she chuckled again.
"Today was fine, didn't have to break any nails cleaning up after him. And he was actually kind of...romantic"
"Oh?" Nojiko asked with curiosity present in her speech before continuing. "how so?"
"Well for one, he didn't steal from my dinner plate today. So that was good"
"That's it?"
"what were you expecting?"
"Well when you first came back after being gone for like five days you came back with tales of marriage and babies. Now it's like he's a totally different person to you."
Nami chuckled at the staring bluenette.'Boy…who does Nojiko think Luffy is? Prince Charming?' Nami cackled hard at that thought. Causing her older sister to frown.
"What's so funny?" Nojiko pressed her for some answers. Slight bitterness in her voice.
"It's nothing honestly" Nami said with a sigh, and that was truthfully.
"You can tell me"
Nami frowned and then sighed.
"Luffy's...not what you think he is. He's not romantic in the slightest. He's not trying to swoon me with his wealth. Luffy's not trying to show off. He's just being himself...and that's what I like about him. He's silly...nice...kind…funny...he's just himself. That's what it boils down to, and that's why I sorta... kinda...like him...He's not some rich snarky punk. Luffy's just himself." Nami said with a sigh, as if admitting her feelings was supposed to be some grand spectical, and all that came with admitting she sorta liked her betrothed was just less of a burden and they were supposed to be fiance's.
"So…" Nojiko said with a slight exaggeration of a trail off. "When's the wedding?" She then chuckled at her.
Nami smiled and turned her attention back up at the ceiling. "Well me and Luffy are betrothed to one another not engaged. And I know that doesn't make sense so let me explain it. It's kinda like a trial period. When you're betrothed to someone, It kinda means you're to marry someone one day. That's obvious. But he's not my fiance yet. Because a betrothal usually happens to young kids when their young and can't get married yet. So...I couldn't even tell you when this farce of a wedding will happen. Even if it happens. Because there's always the chance my snarky ass boss will hate me and cancel our betrothal."
Nami finished with a sigh. She liked Luffy. He was fun to be around even if this marriage didn't get it's feet off the ground. She didn't want their new found friendship to be ruined. Because even though how vain it sounded. Nami could see a lot of profit coming her way from being having a rich cuddle buddy. She could charge him cuddle time and how long she cuddled with him. And make money off him that way.
Nami could also charge him taxes and fees. The orangette could pamper herself to all of the luxuries of being rich without even marrying him. But...she wanted the power not just being a step below a high class courtesan. That's why Nami...on the low of course...wanted this betrothal to move forward. That and Luffy wasn't that bad of a person if she was being honest.
"Why is that" her sister asked finally, after a huge uncomfortable silence swept over the room and stayed there for longer than the younger sibling would have liked
Nami sighed before she spoke up, she usually wasn't mean. But this called for it. As Nami was furious that a girl could even do this to somebody they practically raised.
With a malice filled tone Nami explained why somebody could ruin for her chance at potential happiness and wealth. A higher chance of the latter because...well the orangette would rather do all her crying in a Bugatti than her beat up station wagon.
"Because of the harlot of a maid before me"
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A/N:I love building that conversation up, But you can't see it just yet!
Regardless, this chapter felt like filler, but it's not...because...show don't tell…
Here's a small hint...Nami's acting different around Luffy. I wonder why?
That cheek kiss was so sappy. But I loved writing it. Anyways Nami's acting a little greedy XD but can you blame her? She's tired of being broke.
I might change my writing style up to accommodate more thoughts into it. Like this 'I wonder if I should change it up or not' in my opinion it gives the character more life. but feels like handholding if it's over used
Thank you for anyone who left a review or followed! it motivates me to write! As Always, if you have any comments or concerns don't forget to leave a review or shoot me a PM.
Until Next Time -MapleJordanVienteDos
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