A/N: Sorry it took a while to update again! But I should be able to update a little faster now because I just ended one of my fics! Thanks to all who reviewed and on with the story!
CHAPTER 11
Luffy smiled faintly, "Yeah…Bye…" He slammed his head on the table and sighed miserably against its surface. This was going to be impossible. His plan wasn't exactly going as planned.
He didn't even know where to start with how hard this was going to be, it was confusing to his as to why he was so jumpy and worked up. On top of that, she was too damn smart. If he wasn't careful, she could have already figured it out. And shit, he had homework to do too. It was gonna be a long evening.
"What's up?" Zolo questioned as he watched Luffy storm into their dorm room furiously.
"This is too hard!" Luffy sat down on his bed and folded his arms. Obviously, he was not happy with himself… Or any of this craziness for that matter.
"Did she say no?" Zolo questioned as he leaned back against the wall, eyeing his friend.
"No, she didn't even let me finish my sentence." Luffy crossed his arms and huffed furiously.
"Tough luck." Zolo rolled his eyes and walked towards the door, "I have to go for a while." Zolo started, looking over his shoulder and back at Luffy before he left, "I won't be back till late."
"I don't care…" Luffy groaned and fell back in his bed. Zolo sighed and left, slamming the door behind him. He had his own problems to deal with at the moment, and they included pumbling Sanji to a pulp.
Luffy rested his hands behind his head, staring up at the ceiling and deeply lost in thought. He was so deep in his thoughts he didn't realize that the hours were flying by like minutes. He still couldn't get his mind of her, it was like she owned and controlled him. It frustrated Luffy that he didn't know a thing about her, but still felt like he'd known her all his life.
He tossed over in his bed and began gazing out of the window. He watched as people passed by, walking down the sidewalks and sitting by the fountain in couples. The sight sickened him; get pleased him all at the same time. Luffy wasn't exactly the romantic type.
He turned over again, facing the door that stood between him and the hallway. He sighed, sitting up slowly and hunched over as he continued to stare. Maybe, just maybe if he thought about it hard enough Nami would fly through the door and admit her feeling for him, if she had any.
But as he stared, it got darker and darker outside until the stars were perfectly visible outside in the faded sky. It was obvious to him now that she wasn't coming.
"Damn…" Luffy groaned as he stood up and stretched, yawning loudly enough to wake up the people in the room next to him.
He took a deep breath and walked out of the dorm door, and turned to face Nami's door, which was actually wide open. He leaned over the side and peaked inside to see Vivi sitting comfortably on the edge of her bed reading the same book she'd been reading for a while now.
Luffy tried to stay hidden. But Vivi was too quick. She shifted her gaze from the book and onto him, "She's not here." She explained, and then continued reading.
Luffy nodded, saddened a bit and left up the stars and into a big empty room with a few couches and a T.V. It was pretty much Luffy's favorite spot to be when stuck in the building, but he seemed uninterested at the moment and proceeded up the stairs again and through the door that led to the roof.
But when he opened the door and turned a corner, there she was again. He should've remembered, she liked to stargaze at night too.
As he stared, Nami felt someone watching her, so she looked over her shoulder to see Luffy casually approaching her, and taking a seat next to her on the cold floor.
"What's up?" Luffy asked as he looked up at the sky and Nami stared blankly for a moment.
"Well I-"Nami stopped herself for a moment before she said anything stupid, and also looked up at the glittering sky, "I just… Have a lot on my mind."
"Like what?" Luffy questioned, shifting his gaze from star to star, counting as he went.
"Stuff." Nami answered simply, refusing to tell his a thing. As if he'd really care.
"I see…" Luffy closed his eyes and breathed in the sweet midnight air, "I do too."
Nami let her legs hang over the edge of the building, "What are you thinking about?"
Luffy opened his eyes again slowly and opened him mouth to say it, but the words wouldn't come. He was going to tell her, he wanted to tell her that he was thinking about her, but just couldn't do it. So he lied, "School, I guess."
"Oh…" Nami lifted her legs to her chest and hugged them in an effort to warm herself in the cold breeze.
"Hey Nami…" Luffy started, inching himself a little closer to her, hoping she might not notice.
"Yeah?" Nami asked, not even bothering to look at him. Her gaze was already fixed on the biggest star in the sky.
"Do you ever… Count stars?" He swallowed.
"Heh… Heh heh…" Nami laughed for a moment before a smile spread on her lips. She didn't need to show him she was smiling, she was sure he was watching, "Yeah, I do."
Luffy smiled weakly back, "really…?"
"One star for every emotion, one star for every event," Nami paused, "One star for every special person."
"Um…" Luffy thought for a moment, "remember earlier this evening?"
"At the coffee shop?"
"Yeah." Luffy sighed deeply, "I tried to tell you something, but you took off."
"Sorry about that." Nami laughed at herself, "I was in a hurry."
"Oh."
"What did you want to ask me?" Nami questioned. Normally, she wouldn't care. Past was past, right? But she couldn't help feeling curious.
"I…" Luffy didn't know how to tell her. He stalled as long as he could but when Nami's gaze moved from the sky and to him there was no stopping his actions. His hand reached out for the side of her face, and rested on her cheek. Although taken back a bit, Nami let him continue.
His face inched towards hers as she stared into his eyes blankly.
"Well?" Nami asked, stopping his actions and totally freezing him as his lips were just hovering over hers.
"I…" Luffy started again, not realizing that their foreheads were touching, "I like…" He wasn't realizing how close his their lips were, "I…" He wasn't realizing his fingers were slowly tilting her head, "I like you." He finally admitted before his lips met hers, and surprising as it was, she didn't pull back.
In fact, she sighed gratefully against his mouth and nearly fell into him, causing his other arm to wrap around her so she wouldn't bring him down with her.
The kiss only lasted moments, but seemed to last like a lifetime. And much to Nami's dismay, he pulled away before she was finished.
"I like you." He repeated.
Nami laughed faintly, "Yeah, me too."
TO BE CONTINUED!
A/N: Yay! Fluffiness! I hope you liked the chapter! Review if you want to!
