Back at the ship, the six crewmembers met with their supplies – Sanji, Zoro, and Luffy had ended up buying one of every kind of meat in the store. When Luffy saw Nami, he quickly moved to the other side of the ship. She stared at him for a moment before heading to her room. Sanji and Zoro smirked and secretly high-fived each other behind their backs.
After a while, Nami decided to take a break from her maps to talk to Luffy. But as soon as she got close to him, he moved away from her. She got close. He moved away. Close. Away. Close. Away. This continued for a while before she snapped.
"Luffy! Why the hell are you avoiding me!?"
He seemed surprised. "I'm not avoiding you, Nami! I'm just trying to stay away from you!"
"Why?"
"'cuz of what Zoro told me."
"What did he tell you?"
"He said that you were bad for me."
Nami put her head in her hands for a moment. She lifted it up and stalked into the kitchen, taking out her Clima Takt while she walked. For ten full minutes there came the sounds of crashes, curses, and breaking glass from the kitchen. She returned, stowing away her Clima Takt. Smiling sweetly at Luffy, she said "I believe that Zoro was mistaken, Luffy. You don't have to stay away from me."
"Really? Sweet!" He immediately got so close to Nami that their noses almost touched.
"Not that close!" She shoved him away into a pile of boxes. Usopp and Chopper chose that moment to come upon them.
"Oh, Nami, Luffy! Is this a bad time?" said Usopp. Nami turned and glared at him with such force that he took a step back.
"Usopp, I want answers now. I'm sure you know: Why did Zoro tell Luffy to stay away from me? He wouldn't tell me!"
Usopp looked angry. "He did? Then he shall face the wrath of Captain Usopp-sama later!"
"And why is that!?" Nami seemed ready to explode.
"Well, um, well, ah, um, eh, you know… he's obviously playing a bad prank, so, um, that's my area of expertise! Therefore I shall bestow upon him my wrath!"
"You're so cool, Usopp!"
Nami hit him.
"What was that for!?"
"No one's telling me what's going on, and I'm tired of it!" she stormed off to her room, leaving Usopp and Chopper nervous, and Luffy confused.
"I'm confused…" he said, tilting his head. "First Zoro tells me something that's not true, and Nami's angry… and Usopp's being weird…"
Usopp and Chopper snuck away for an emergency meeting.
Zoro and Sanji lay on the floor of the kitchen, rubbing their heads. "Damn, that witch can hit hard…"
"Stop insulting Nami-swan," said Sanji, but his protest seemed rather half-hearted. He sat up and walked in a circle a few times before going to the stove. "I'm going to make dinner…"
"Are you sure you're all right? Maybe I should help you…" Zoro tried to stand up, but instead of going to the stove to help Sanji with dinner, he stumbled out the door.
Aaw, poor Zoro and Sanji XD BTW, Nami hit Sanji as well because Zoro said that Sanji made him tell Luffy that. Or something along those lines.
In related news, I now have a more specific plan for this fanfic :D What? I mean, of course I wasn't just randomly going nowhere before... *looks away*
