Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece.

Author's note: Well, dear Lord Dico, that's for you. And now anyone reading it … is spoilt^^

Laughing Is Good For Your Health

"Naaaamiiii!"

"No!"

"Give it!"

"Never!"

Luffy pouted as he tried to reach the mikan Nami tried to hide behind her back. "You promised!"

Nami frowned and made some steps back, trying to shove the black-haired boy who happened to be her silly-headed captain off her. "I said, you have to be silent and sit still for half an hour, then you get it. What you did was more like, jiggling on your seat and making me twitchy. That was the deal, Luffy."

"But Namiii!" he whined, and a vein popped in her forehead.

"I said, no! Dumbass!"

Really, couldn't there be just a bit of time for herself on this cursed ship? Should she lock herself in the next time she wanted to work on her maps? But then probably he would only burst through the door without even opening it, and Franky's hammering and stuff would keep her from working for the following half hour. Why did he want that mikan so badly anyway? Couldn't he go bugger Sanji for meat like he always did?

"Give it! I deserve it!"

"You don't, that's not – eek!"

Luffy's hand jerked back in surprise. Just then, he had tried to grab the mikan and incidentally brushed the skin of her hip where her shirt ended and her hot pants began, and now she winced back like he had hurt her. "What, did it hurt?"

"No, it tickles. Go away Luffy, or try to sit still this timeaaaaah!"

Despite her advice, he had done it again. It tickled? Well then …

"Luffy, leave thaaaaaat!" Nami squeaked as he took full advantage of her weakness, sneaking his hands under the front of her shirt and tickling her belly. "Luffy! I – ahaha – hate youahahaha! Stooop thahahahahat!"

"Shishishi!" Luffy laughed and did not stop in the least, not when she struggled against his hold and squirmed with laughter.

However, then she discovered that he, too, had that weakness. And soon they were engaged in a loud, hard, and sweaty … tickling contest.

"What the hell are you doing to my Nami-swan?" Sanji shouted when he exited the kitchen to look where all that ruckus came from and what he could do against it to please his two ladies. But when he came running, Nami just managed to roll Luffy on his stomach and straddled the small of his back to hold him in place while her hands were busy with the back of his neck as well as one of his upper arms.

"It's okay, Sanji," she panted, her face all flushed and sweat on her forehead. "I'm winning, you can go back."

Sanji frowned slightly – and then turned to go back into the kitchen to prepare dinner. If it was his lovely lady's wish, he would obey. It was his stupid, owl-eyed captain after all, no need to worry about anything, right?

Meanwhile, Nami's lucky streak had ended. Now it was Luffy straddling her while pinning her down with one hand and tickling her with the other, and Nami changed from squeaking like an oversized mouse to laughing so hard she was no longer able to breathe.

The mikan, which had started it all off, had rolled to the side, forgotten.

Some time later

Nami held her badly aching stomach as she tried to catch her breath again. Luffy was lying on the wooden planks next to her, equally exhausted, and still giggled a bit. When she looked at him his eyes were closed, his face a bright red and his black hair a lovely ruffled mess. They had finally decided to call it a tie, since they both were not able to laugh anymore, let alone raise their arms even a bit to try tickling the other.

"You idiot," Nami sighed and let herself fall down where she sat. "Why did you want that mikan so badly?"

Luffy stopped giggling and turned his head so as to face her. His smile, as he opened his mouth to start talking, suddenly seemed so soft. "Because you love them. So I love them too," he responded, and Nami's breath caught for a second there.

"Idiot," she repeated, but her smile gave her away. "You can have it."

Luffy grinned and reached out to where the fruit was lying. "We both won. So we both get it."

Nami closed her eyes, still smiling.

Her captain was stupid, aggravating, and reckless. He was annoying, he was greedy, and he was an idiot.

But above all, he was the most adorable person she knew.