I was too tired when I woke up, I was also in my room. A question mark appeared in my mind 'when did I come here?' memories of Luffy carrying me home followed. 'Yeah that happened.' I thought my fingers tracing my chin remembering the scene pretty well, it was quite a scary situation.
Slowly, regretting the cold, I touched the freezing wooden floors with the tips of my foot, trying to stand up from the bed in the winter was torture. "Did it rain?" I wondered walking over to the window, "wow it's snowing" I gleamed at the pretty sight of white snowflakes falling gracefully to the ground. I couldn't hold back the chuckle that escaped as I saw the renowned group of pirates playing in the snow, eyeing only one certain pirate with a smile.
Heat rose up to my face when Luffy looked up to my window waving. 'whoa, what was that?' I thought clasping my cheeks as I turned away, 'Am I blushing?' I thought in amazement. I headed for the mirror eyeing myself wearily I raised an eyebrow 'What the hell?' I wondered before I decided it was a better idea to ignore this feeling...of happiness.
I went over and grabbed a good woolen pull over and a heavy coat, quickly I changed in said clothes. I went straight for the kitchen "Damn I'm hungry" I whined clutching my stomach. As if on cue it made a gurgling sound when I reached the fridge 'hang in there little buddy' I patted it as if it was a dog giving 'it' a pitiful look. Searching through the fridge I grabbed a few things like strawberry yogurt and biscuits and started my own meal of snacks and breakfast mashed up together, yup I was definitely hungry.
I thought back to the words of that girl earlier ''crush us' she said, ha?' I wondered with a frown caressing my face, well she was definitely an intimidating character. "I need to call Jordan" I thought out loud "who's that?" I didn't notice Nami standing beside me "whoa Nami" I stared at her in shock before I sighed, "don't scare me like that." I eyed her with a slight pout "I did say morning you know." she gave me a confused look working on her bread and peanut butter "really? you did?" I asked blinking "morning" I grinned she smiled.
"Say who is Jordan~?" she sang in a mocking tone "he your boyfriend?" she asked curious and I started laughing "oh god no, just no way" I kept on laughing "Jordan is kind of like my uncle he kind of runs a business and stuff, I work for him and stuff like that." I explained sipping on my water as she nodded in understanding.
"So... you don't have one?" she asked and I looked at her with utter confusion "a what?" I asked oblivious she rolled her eyes "A boyfriend." she said I pondered over what she said, and a moment later I replied with "No, not really. I never had a boyfriend, I had a fiancé though. He is Jordan's 'foster' son" I rolled her eyes at the word foster. Nami was amazed "A fiancé ha?" she mumbled to herself biting on the bread.
I searched for Jordan's phone number unaware of Nami's stare "I'm gonna go make a call" I smiled taking the cup of coffee I made with me leaving Nami looking a little bewildered.
"Hello?" {Yes} "Jordan?" {YES!} he shouted his loud cold voice hurting my ears "sheesh it's me! Relina! I just wanted to know when should I send you that painting?" I asked a little angered myself. {oh Relina! dear me, sorry about that, all I get are calls lately, they have been giving me headache. Anyways, anytime you're free ,but don't you dare bring me half assed work} he threatened and I smiled slightly leaning on the door frame looking out at Luffy -and the others- as they threw snowballs at each other.
Sipping on my coffee I replied "like hell I would old man just tell me the time and place" I could hear him chuckling slightly {That's my girl, even though you still have that aggressive side of you,} he sighed {then Sunday good?} "yeah sure" I agreed
"hey, Jordan?" I asked {yes?} he replied. I wanted to ask so many questions like Are you okay? or Is there any way I can help? I really didn't want to burden him with my worries but I was so worried nevertheless in the end all I mastered to say was "Just don't push yourself, love you, bye" I hollered closing the line.
I sighed shivering slightly at the cold as I put on my shoes walking toward the loud bunch making an Ice man I laughed at the figure in front of me, "you call that a snowman?" I asked Luffy laughing even more at how messed up he looked himself, he was seemingly working alone while Ussop and Franky worked together on a master piece. I laughed a little more when I accidentally looked at what Luffy made again, three huge balls of ice where melting together on top of each other, on the very top was what I assumed was the nose and the two eyes were intertwining while one of the hands came out of the stomach.
"Stop laughing!" Luffy said offended "oh my god AHAHAHAH, imagine if that thing can move" I clutched my stomach falling to the icy ground, trying to stop but failing , Luffy gave a full force pout and narrowed his eyes at me "fine at least help me." he said as if challenging me to do something better than his 'masterpiece'.
'oh dear if snowmen had zombies, this thing would be the king' I wiped the tears that formed in my eyes. "who are the judges?" I asked standing up straight, he pointed at the living room's windows. I squinted my eyes trying to see closer I stared closely, practically everyone that wasn't participating was a judge "WHA~? so many" I exclaimed but the look on Luffy's face that said 'SEE YOU GET NERVOUS! SO DON'T JUDGE ME' just made me want to prove him wrong.
"you know what, let's win this" I exclaimed feeling all fired up, and as if on cue me and Luffy glanced at the enemy work with dangerously lit eyes, chuckling evilly we noticed that they had a hard time making the snow man stick together. "yush" I fisted my palms staring at the work of hell and the snow demon in front of me "Luffy, there is this box in my room with lot's of colored sprays, can you bring it to me?" I asked and he nodded eagerly "give me a sec" he ran to the door.
I sighed thinking of what to do with that "first put it all together on a flat surface" I thought smothering the snowflakes back to the floor and throwing away the stuff Luffy used 'although the hat could be of use' I thought smiling as I remembered the last time I made a snowman 'I was still in the orphanage wasn't I?' soon enough the smile on my face fell and instead of a happy face I had a frown and dead looking eyes "the orphanage..." I mumbled making the second ball of the snowman.
A sigh escaped my lips as I started looking for a big stick long enough to hold the huge snow creature in its place. By the time Luffy was back I was almost done only the last touches left. "wanna do the rest?" I asked smiling offering him the hat, He dropped the box suddenly causing me panic "ah? you don't like it?" I panicked looking from the snowman to Luffy and from Luffy to the snowman.
He stared at me his already wide eyes even wider 'those eyes... so pretty' I thought staring back losing my train of thoughts. He smiled and then grinned before he hugged me tackling me down to the snow "That's so cool Relina" he laughed sitting up and holding my shoulders, and aside from the fact my heart was jumping in my chest doing an ancient Indian dance of its own, I mastered to ask "you you like it?" didn't mean to stutter though "of course let's put the hat together" he grabbed me pulling me to a stand with him 'O-O-okay he's holding my hand' I started in my head 'what am I a star struck teenager?' I scolded myself but who was I kidding I was definitely star struck, by those eyes, that determination, that grin, that smile 'oh calm down hearty this definitely isn't good for you' I assured myself
