After long hours of traveling and making a few pit stops, the train arrived at its destination. Everyone began to gather their things. Robin folded the blankets and stuffed them in her bag. Nami made sure everything was in place. And the boys were taking their luggage from the storage. Luffy put his backpack on, and pulled the handle on Nami's rolling luggage.
"Got everything?" he asked.
"Ee."
They were the first to leave the train. They waited in the lounging area for the others. Nami placed their carry ons on the bench and sat down. She leaned back and took a deep breath.
"It feels good to be outside again," she smiled.
"Wait till you get to the beach house."
"How are we getting there? Vivi said it's three miles from the train station."
"We're renting three cars... I think."
Nojiko and Ace walked over carrying their bags. Following them were Zoro, Robin, Vivi, and Sanji.
"I need two of you to come with me to get the cars," said Vivi. She set her stuff next to Nami's and began looking for her driver's license.
"I'll go," said Ace.
"Me too," said Zoro.
"Oi, you sure about that? You might get some of us lost," Sanji snorted.
"I agree." Vivi giggled. "Just kidding. You can take one of the cars, just as long as you don't get lost on the way."
"Whatever," said Zoro as they began to leave.
-x-x-
Luffy closed the trunk of the car. He smiled when he actually managed to get everything to fit. With so much luggage, he thought it would've been impossible.
"Ready?" asked Ace from the driver's seat.
"Aa!" Luffy ran to the back seat and got in right next to Nami. Ace began to pull out of the parking space and followed another two. Sanji was driving in the first car and Zoro was behind them. All of them agreed that Zoro would be driving in the middle so Ace can catch him if he ever made a wrong turn. Well, all of them agreed except Zoro. Sanji, Vivi, and Usopp were in the first car. Chopper, Robin and Franky in Zoro's, and the rest in Ace's. Usopp rolled down the windows and screamed with the wind blowing in his face.
"Beach Party!"
The crew from the cars behind them laughed and joined in as well.
"Spring Break!"
"WHOO!"
"SUPEEEER!"
"Shishishi! YAHOOOO!"
-x-x-
The crew reached the beach house in mainly ten minutes. Nami got out and gasped. The beach house was huge! Almost the size of a mansion. It was sandy brown with light blue window frames. There were three balconies on the top floor.
"Like what you see?" Vivi asked with a smile when she walked over to Nami with her stuff in hand. Nami couldn't take her eyes off the beautiful house.
"You're father owns this?"
"Actually, he gave it to the group. So, technically its ours now."
"Really, Vivi?" Luffy asked ecstatically after overhearing.
"Yes, Captain."
"Sweetness."
Everyone got their stuff and headed in the house. They stopped in the living room and set there stuff down.
"How many rooms are there?" asked Nami.
"Well, there are over... seven rooms, I think. So... I guess it should be Nami-san with Luffy-san." Nami blushed. "Ace-san and Nojiko-san. Robin-san and Mr. Bushido. Tony-kun and Sanji-san, and Usopp-san and Franky-san."
"What about you, Vivi-chan?" asked Sanji.
"I get my own room." She grinned.
"We should unpack. The we can head for the beach!" exclaimed Franky.
"Aa!" everyone agreed and started heading for the rooms they were given. Nami followed Luffy as he lead the way to their room. Once they were in, she paused when she noticed there was only one bed. But why did it bother her? She was with Luffy after all. She scratched the thought away then took her phone out and dialed a number.
"Who ya calling?" Luffy asked as he unzipped his suitcase.
"Gen-san."
"Who's he? Someone I should be worried about?"
Nami giggled. "No. He's the chief of our neighborhood. He takes care of me and Nojiko once in a while."
"Soo... I shouldn't worry about him?"
"No- Gen-san!" she walked to the balcony to get more privacy.
Luffy peered over the doorframe and saw Nami facing the ocean. He grabbed his swim trunks and headed for the bathroom. He walked out wearing only his swim trunks and a towel draped over his shoulders. He then noticed Nami had already changed as well, since she was only in her bikini. He whistled and walked closer to her. Nami blushed and hid her face from his view.
"Aww, don't be embarrassed."
"I'm not." He chuckled then gave her a kiss. He pulled her closer wrapping his arms around her waist. She wrapped her arms around his neck then pulled away. Luffy was about to go for another kiss when he noticed something on her arm. He tilted his head a little and saw her tattoo. It was different from the one she last had.
"You got a new tattoo?"
"Yea." She looked at her tattoo. "Since I'm not with Arlong anymore, I had it removed."
"What does it mean?"
"A pinwheel and a mikan."
"Hmm... I like it." He gave her a peck on the lips.
"We should go before the others start worrying."
"But I don't wanna," he murmured as he left a trail of kisses going from her lips to her cheeks to her jaw.
"If we don't go now, someone might come up here."
"Don't care." She pulled his chin up and kissed him deeply. She pulled away and cupped his cheeks so he wouldn't move.
"We'll have plenty of time for that later."
"Promise?"
"Promise." Luffy grinned then started dragging her out the door. They walked down the stairs and saw that everyone was already there, except for Zoro and Chopper. Luffy sat on the couch next to Robin. Nami looked around for a place to sit, but found they were all filled. Luffy saw her expression, and pulled her down so she was sitting on his lap. Nami let out a small squeal at the sudden attack and fell back so she was leaning on him. She blushed when he wrapped his arms around her bare belly and rested his chin on her shoulder.
"You smell like mikans," he murmured.
"Ew, keep the PDA to a minimum," said Usopp with disgust.
"Really? I think they look SUPER adorable," said Franky.
Sanji had his heart shaped into an eye as he stared at the four girls in bikinis. It was definitely a sight to see. What bugged him the most was that three of them had boyfriends and two of them were currently with them.
Nami turned to Robin. "Where's Zoro?"
Robin shrugged. "He was unpacking his stuff then he stopped and darted out the room angrily."
"Heh~?" asked Luffy. "That's strange."
Zoro walked down the stairs with Chopper on his shoulder. Everyone's eyes turned to them. They watched as Chopper squirmed in his grip.
"Zoro! Put me down!"
"No way. I'm taking you to the graveyard and burying you there."
"But, I don't wanna be buried!" he cried. When he was halfway to the door, he chuckled and set him down. Seeing how Chopper was on the verge of tears, he knew he scared him enough.
"Try eating my manjuu again, and I'll make sure to bury you alive. Got that?"
Chopper's bottom lip quivered as he nodded.
"Now..." Zoro picked him up again and ran out the door and towards the beach. Chopper laughed and started pounding on his back telling him to put him down. Zoro smiled at hearing him laugh. He was worried he might've scared him too much back there. Chopper was small and fragile, something he didn't want to break.
Everyone followed them to the beach. Luffy picked Nami up, the same way Zoro did to Chopper and began running for the water. Once they were in, he dropped her in and laughed. He then felt something pull him down underneath. He resurfaced and took a deep breathe. He turned when he heard Nami laughing. He splashed her which resulted to her splashing him back.
After their fun, Nami and Luffy walked back to the shore. They sat down on a large blanket that was laid down before they got in the water. Luffy stretched and laid down bringing Nami with him. He smiled and took a deep breath. Nami snuggled closer to him. They just laid there watching the sky in peace. Well, not really. The only sound came from the waves crashing and their crew laughing and yelling.
After a minute, Zoro walked back to the shore. His shirt was drenched since he didn't have the time to take it off when he had Chopper on his shoulder. He took his shirt off before he could reach the peaceful couple.
Nami looked up at him when she heard footsteps coming their way. She gasped lightly when she saw his huge scar. It ran from his left shoulder to his right hip. Actually, he was covered in scars. She got up and supported her weight with her elbows and got a better look at him. Any visible skin was covered with small scars. She then saw another pair of scars that caught her attention. On both his ankles, ran two matching scars that ran horizontally around his ankle. This and the huge scar on his front really made her curious. She wanted to ask, but decided against it in case something she would say might be offensive.
Zoro noticed her staring at him with curiosity in her eyes. He looked down at himself then back at her.
"What?"
She snapped back to reality. "N-Nothing."
Chopper ran over and smacked Zoro in the head. Zoro screamed in pain as a bump formed on his head.
"Don't throw me in the water again! You know I can't swim! Are you trying to kill me?"
"You still ate my manjuu! It was either bury you or throw you in water!"
"I'd be dead either way! Baka!"
"If you're hungry, there's some snacks in the baskets," said Sanji as he walked up to them. Luffy shot up after hearing him.
"Really?" he crawled towards the baskets by the umbrella and begin digging through it.
"Don't eat it all!" Sanji yelled as he ran over to try and stop him. With success, he managed to stop Luffy when he only finished 1/3 of what was in there. Luffy pouted. He quickly took a chocolate bar then quickly crawled back to Nami's side. He broke half of it and handed one to Nami. She smiled and took the offer.
Chopper sat next to Nami with a pout.
"What's wrong?"
"Zoro's a jerk."
"He could've shared the manjuu with you if you asked."
"But it was out in the open and it was so tempting. I didn't think he'd notice."
Nami smiled. He was so innocent and naive. She broke half of her chocolate and handed it to Chopper. He took it and looked at her with confusion.
"Cheer up, okay? He won't be mad forever," she patted his head then got up and left to get a towel. He looked at the chocolate and thought about what she said. She was right. Zoro was never mad at him. He always had the closest bond with him apart from all the others. He stuffed the whole piece in his mouth then got up and started running towards Zoro.
"Zoro! Gomennasai!" Zoro began running away as Chopper got close to him.
"Alright! Alright! I forgive you! I don't need a hug!"
Nami chuckled as she watched them run around the beach.
The others walked back and gathered around the area. Sanji began fixing up breakfast. The group tossed around a huge beach ball, making sure it never hit the ground. When it got to Chopper, it almost missed him since his arms were too short. Robin was behind him and tossed the ball back to the center.
Sanji and Franky handed at plate filled with food for everyone. Two plates in particular had a little more than the rest and it was handed to Luffy and Ace.
"This is a new dish I came up with. Unfortunately, the old geezer doesn't think it deserves to be in the menu, so be glad you're getting a taste of it.
Luffy took a bite and grinned. "Delicious!"
"Just don't eat it all at once, idiot."
Usopp and Chopper took their first bites and their eyes bursted out of its sockets.
"OISHI!"
Zoro rolled his eyes as he took a bite. Robin chuckled as the two stuffed their faces.
"This is delicious, Sanji-san!"
"Anything for you, Vivi-chwan!"
"You're outdone yourself Sanji," said Nojiko.
"Arigatou, Nojiko-chan!"
"Oi, Swirly-brows! Seconds!" yelled Franky.
"Seconds!" screamed Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper.
"Hai, hai. Just calm down."
- Gomennasai - I'm sorry
- Oishi - Delicious