Bothersome

It all started with a simple touch. The innocent brush of fingers. The slightest rub of shoulders. The natural electric heat that lingered between their bodies. Something nearly unnoticeable was quickly turning into something much more exhilarating. It was bothersome to the dark doctor. As much as he tried to escape her presence, his body would disobey his orders. An uncontrollable conversation was being shared between fleshly desires and their bodies spoke volumes. Law couldn't get the orange haired navigator out of his head nor wipe her touch off his skin. When she smiled at him, the world appeared to amplify. The sight, the scent, the taste of everything seemed much more majestic and meaningful. It was like being on some kind of addicting hallucinogenic. If the doctor didn't know better, he would've sworn the woman was drugging him. As much as he longed to place the blame on something so foolish, Law could not deny the feelings he had for the Cat Thief. Nami was rapidly becoming someone so significant to his daily life. He had grown comfortable around her and he didn't like it at all.

The Strawhats were supposed to be disposable. This alliance was temporary and their loyalty to one another could evaporate without a moment's notice. The Surgeon of Death had no problem betraying the Strawhats and would never hesitate in doing such an act. And that would not change. Law could still very well betray Luffy and the others, however he could not betray her. After what they went through in Dressrosa, his respect for her was too great. She was strong, much more stronger than he could ever fathom. It wasn't her brawns and muscle that made her strong, it was her will and spirit. Even after everything she had to endure, Nami still had that flame of determination burning bright. Nothing in this world could crush the strength of that spirit. It was very admirable. Nami was a woman that continued to surprise him. He couldn't forget their last encounter as they disembarked from Dressrosa. No one was shy in celebrating their latest victory. There was food, alcohol, and music booming throughout the Sunny. It was an exciting opportunity for the Strawhats to introduce themselves to the Heart Crew. Law dwelled by the ships ledge, looking down into the dark vast sea. He noticed the presence of someone next to him. It was the Strawhat's navigator and she was holding out a bottle of sake. The dark doctor accepted the bottle and slowly took a swig. Slumping against the railing, Nami looked toward the joyful festivities. Her cheeks were pink and there was a shine to her eyes. It looked as if she had a bit to drink during this grand celebration.

"Everyone seems to be getting along."

Law silently agreed. Everyone was getting along swimmingly. The pirate doctor knew his crew had their reservation when it came to partnering up with other pirate. They were a stubborn group of men out to prove themselves in the New World. There was no doubt they would challenge the idea of a "Pirate Alliance" with the Strawhats. Law was wise to give vivre card to Nami. The Heart Pirate's first impression of a Strawhat would be a beautiful woman running around in a bikini top. How were they going to disagree with that? It opened the doors wide for this union. Now everyone was drinking and cheering with one another. Law took another long swig of sake before he heard the woman spoke again.

"I want thank you, but I also want to apologize."

Law looked at the orange haired woman in confusion. He couldn't even fathom what she was talking about. Waiting for her to continue, he paused on taking another slip of sake.

"I'm sorry I ever doubted you."

The Surgeon of Death could see her cheeks were getting rosier and knew it wasn't due to her alcohol in take.

"I should've trusted you from the start, but I didn't," continued Nami. "You stayed true to your word and my crew is still alive because of it. I want to thank you—"

"There's no need for that, Nami-ya," explained Law, handing back the sake bottle to bashful woman. "We made an agreement, remembered?"

Nami took the bottle from his hand and nodded. She remembered that promise so clearly. It happened in the middle of all the conflict in Dressrosa. By that point, they had no other choice but to lay all their cards on the table. Nami took a sip of the sake and was thankful it was all over now.

"You took care of my crew and I would watch over yours," responded Law, peering at Bepo dancing along with Luffy and Usopp. "Looks like we both fulfill our obligation to one another."

Nami laughed at the sight of those three dancing foolishly. It was a pleasure to see the Heart Crew following along with her Captain's wacky antics.

"I guess you're right," agreed Nami, softly placing her hand on the doctor's shoulder. "But I still regret not wanting this alliance to happen. For once, I'm happy Luffy didn't listen to me. I can't even image what I would do without you."

Law was a bit surprised by her forwardness. And judging by the look on her face, she appeared a little shock too. Perhaps she didn't attend for all that to come out. Nami quickly snapped her hand off his shoulder and passed the sake bottle back to pirate doctor before running back into the party. It left him a little frazzled to watch her leave so sudden. And it still left him frazzle now. Why would she tell him all these things? She shouldn't make herself so vulnerable to someone who could still very much be the enemy.

What if I were use this to my advantage?

Law let out a low huff. Who was trying to fool? He would never want to hurt her. Law would sooner harm himself then to lay a finger on the little Cat Thief. And that appeared to be the problem. When did he start caring about this woman over his own integrity in being a pirate? No matter how many times he played these scenarios in his head, it didn't change anything. He still felt the same and there was little he could do about it.

Law could feel someone entering the room. Of course out of all people, it had to be her. Nami made her way to the pirate slouching on the couch. His arms were sprawl out over the armrest and his hat cast a dark shadow over his face. The navigator knew he was awake, but she couldn't tell if the Heart Captain was in the middle of something or just being lazy in acknowledging her presence. She let out a small grunt to announce herself before him. It earned a head raise from the doctor. As he looked up Nami noticed a cold stare coming from the surgeon. But it was different from he normal dark glares. It was as if all his emotions were locked within his frozen eyes. The stillness of those eyes just intensified the look he was giving her. The orange haired woman was at a lost in reacting to such a sight. Never had she seen this man in this state before.

"I'm sorry, am I disrupting something?" asked Nami, scratching the back of her head nervously.

Disrupting? Ha…that's putting it lightly, woman. Thought Law.

He could tell she was hesitating in whether to leave or not. No matter, the doctor would make that decision for her. With a flick of his wrist, he pulled her onto his lap. Nami was in such a shock she didn't anticipate what would happen next. His arms were pushing her forward into a kiss. The woman lost all her breath as she felt his wet tongue glaze over her the top of her lip, gesturing them to part open. She didn't waver to join in this passionate affair. His warm kiss soothed her aching soul. How she secretly long for this moment, but never did she believe such an act would happen. Law didn't seem like a man that got friendly with anyone, much less romantic. But she wouldn't worry about that now, she had far better things happening at the moment.

Law was acting on pure instinct. He had grown tired of his pointless notions on how he felt about the Straw Hat's navigator. He felt what he felt for her and there was no use debating about it. His body won over such emotions. He needed her touch and he longed for her taste and he would be damned if it didn't act sooner. Law's desire to make love to each and every part of her was untamable. His hands drift down her bare back until they met those unforgivable bikini strings. There was a sudden hesitation whether or not to untie them. He fell deeper into their kiss as his finger entwined itself around the string. There was a deep hum and call out from the distance. Nami was quickly brought back into reality. Breaking from their kiss, she tried to distance herself from the dark doctor. Which was a bit of a challenge since she was now straddling him. Law did not approve of this and continued to pull her back into his embrace. And Nami would've not oppose to this act had she forgotten why she was there in the first place.

"Dinner is ready, they're waiting for us," explained Nami, wiggling her way off him and dropping onto floor. Law grinned at the sight of her flopped all over the ground. It was rather amusing. He shook himself out of his feverous state and nodded in agreement. Knowing their crewmates, they were probably searching every part of this ship to find them, especially Luffy. This was precious food they were holding off on. As Law pulled her up from the floor, they were locking eyes once again. Law could sense her heart rate rising. It took all the restraint within him to keep himself from pulling her in for one last kiss. His lingering pause was her cue to escape.

"Um, I'll see you there then," blurred out Nami as she ran out the door.

The doctor let out a huff as walked his way towards the exit. This woman was sure bothersome. However, he would never find her too bothersome. Because when you have a beautiful woman running around in a bikini top bothering you, how can you disagree with that?


OMG! ROMANCE! BAM! I've been pretty true to holding my "comedy" end of the deal, so I thought I would start committing myself to some true blue r-o-m-a-n-c-e! To the readers waiting oh so patiently for their cup of romance…here you go! Hope you enjoyed it ;3 I'll try to write more romantic one shots in the future…because I do enjoy writing about these two getting all lovey-dovey sometimes =^^=

As you can tell…I'm having my own little visions on how I would like to see the Dressrosa arc to unfold. I do believe there will be some shared moments that will bring Nami and Law closer in this arc! The vivre card was just the start people! I just know it! Now that being said, I do have a fic in the making that I plan to share with you all once we get further into this arc. Depending on how things go, it may or may not be a AU. But yeah, I probably will not share it until later. It's still too early in the arc for me to elaborate on this fic…so I'm going to wait. But it's a fun concept and I am looking forward to sharing it with you guys :3

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