Author's Note: I totally spazzed!! TT I am soooo sorry advisory177! You see, the joke with Zoro last chapter, about mentioning about Luffy's gear third only working with his bones, and no pun intended, was actually from him! I came up with that joke because of his review, and I told him I would give him credit for it! I totally spazzed out and forgot! So, I apologize advisory177 and give you proper credit for the joke! –Bows- Thanks, advisory177! XD Well, here is chapter 11, enjoy! XD

Genderly Challenged

Chapter 11: Dost Thou See Red?

The next day, Nami found herself back in the observation room. After she had pulled her pen from the wall, she tried again to sketch a map. The day before, after she had given Zoro his haramaki back, he had given her an odd look that she wasn't sure she had seen on him before. He had slipped it over his head and then looked down to admire it before grinning.

"It fits!"

"Of course it fits!" She yelled indignantly. "Who do you think sewed it?!"

Zoro lost his grin as he looked over at her, and then down at her hands. He blinked when he noticed all the bandages on her fingers. Nami quickly inhaled her breath before hiding her hands behind her back. A slight blush blossomed on her cheeks as she shifted her eyes away from his.

"It's … not as bad as it looks …"

He blinked again before looking back up to her face. She still had her gaze shifted away from his. He stared at her a long while before slowly looking down at his haramaki.

"Thanks …" He muttered before walking off to the men's quarters to retrieve his swords.

Nami turned to blink after him in some surprise. He had actually thanked her. Then she tilted her head, noticing he had pulled his hair up into a pony tail. "Hmm …"

She played with her pen between her fingers as she stared down at her map with her head tilted. Then she looked up and leaned down on her elbows, laying her arms down across her map with a sigh. 'This whole thing is really weird …' She thought to herself as she slowly lay her head down on her arms. She hadn't been surprised when she woke up with another stiff that morning, trying to figure out how and why that happens. Then she furrowed her brows. 'I wonder if Robin has the same problem …?' She thought before standing up to go find her.

Lounging out on the deck was where she found Robin as she made her way down the stairs. Walking up to her friend, she then sat down in the chair next to her as Robin continued to read her book.

"What can you do for you, Nami-chan?"

"Do you wake up with a hard on in the morning, Robin?" Nami asked without hesitation as she looked over to Robin.

Robin shifted her gaze to above her book before turning to Nami. "No, I do not."

"That's not fair … How come?"

Robin smiled and released a humored breath. "I'm twenty eight years old. I am far past puberty. Also … I'm older so, I guess I don't think about it as much …"

"Puberty … " Nami repeated in thought before leaning back in her chair and staring off ahead of her. "Well, that certainly explains it …" Then she pursed her lips at Robin. "I don't think about it …"

Robin only smiled as she looked back down at her book.

Blinking, Nami shifted her eyes ahead again. "So … when they were guys, you think …?"

"I'm certain that they did …"

Nami felt herself blush as she bit down on her bottom lip. "I see …"

"I'm sure it's also because you are not used to it, and can't control it."

"I guess that's true … It's weird …"

"I would imagine it is …"

With a sigh, Nami lifted her hands and brought them down onto the arm chair quickly and roughly. "Well … I guess I will get back to my maps …" She said as she also stood.

"Lunch time!"

Blinking, she turned to look up at Sanji, who was leaning over the rail with a hand cupped to his mouth. Nami narrowed her eyes at his breasts that almost fell out from his shirt. 'His breasts are bigger than mine … Bastard …' She thought with a sigh before heading up to the dining room.

Luffy came running from around back with Usopp and Chopper close behind him, his hand holding down his hat as he ran, at the call for lunch. Nami shifted her eyes to Luffy before blushing at his breasts that seemed to bounce gaily as he ran. 'At least his aren't …' She thought to herself as she shifted her eyes away from him.

Everyone filed into the dining room and sat at the table. Sanji began to serve up the dishes with a bright smile. With a soft sigh, Nami began to fill her plate, feeling a little more hungry than usual as she kept filling it past her normal amount. Blinking, Sanji's eyes widened slightly as he watched her. Luffy also blinked as he watched her. Taking a big forkful, Nami stuffed it into a mouth.

"Haam!" She exclaimed before freezing with the fork still in her mouth. Blinking, she pulled the fork and out and began to chew. "What? I'm hungry …" She said with a full mouth.

Everyone continued to stare at her awhile before shrugging it off and digging into their own food. Even though Robin and Nami were now guys, Luffy still didn't try stealing their food, and instead kept stealing the guys' food. After the meal, everyone kind of gaped at how much Nami had eaten. It was double what she normally ate.

"Ah! That was good!"

Luffy blinked at Nami, still chewing on food, but slowly. His massive cheeks moved slowly as he chewed. She looked up at them again and then pursed her lips with narrowed eyes.

"What?! I said I was hungry!"

"Mm …"

Nami pursed her lips at Luffy, who was still chewing slowly. Suddenly, someone moved and even got up from their seat from the corner of their eyes. Usopp stood and began to walk out.

"Ah, you done, Usopp?"

Usopp turned to grin at Luffy. "Aa, gonna use the bathroom! I've been needing to go since we started playing, but I just kinda held it off."

"Shishi, okay!"

Sighing, Nami leaned back in her chair feeling satisfied. For once, she actually didn't care about how much she'd eaten or worried about her figure.

"You ate all the food …"

Nami's eyes narrowed again as she shifted them to Luffy. "I was hungry … You already eat all the food! Besides, you're a girl now! You shouldn't need to eat too much!"

"I'm still hungry, and now there's not a lot left!"

"You're an idiot!"

"What does that gotta do with anything?!"

"It has everything to do with it! … And you didn't even deny it!!"

" … I'm not an idiot!!"

"Slow …"

Luffy pursed his lips as he glared at everyone around the table. "I'm not slow either!"

"Agh!" Nami cried as she stood up from her chair, and then turned her back on him, as well as everyone else. "You're an idiot …"

"Yeah! … Well … At least I'm not turned on by the opposite gender!"

Nami sucked in her breath quickly as her eyes widened. Everyone else's eyes widened at Luffy's extremely bold … but stupid comment. Standing where she was for a long while, she finally slowly turned around to face him, her expression a very angry glare. Luffy's eyes widened in slight fear, but refused to back down from his comment as he forced them down into a glare of his own, his cheeks puffed out. After all, she wouldn't hit a girl … right?

Baring her teeth slightly, Nami quickly stormed over to him, pulled him out of his chair by the front of his shirt, and even pulled her arm back to hit him. He cried out in fear as he blocked his face and closed his eyes. However, nothing happened. Everyone else just watched with wide eyes. Slowly opening his eyes, Luffy blinked before slowly looking up at her. She wore a frown, but it had softened as she stared down at him. Her breath was coming deep, but slow and then she lowered her arm.

Swallowing, Luffy continued to stare up into her face, feeling his heart pounding. Then, she suddenly released him, letting him fall roughly into his chair with a slight yelp. He blinked up at her in disarray in his chair before releasing a chuckle. Her eyes narrowed to his chuckle.

"You see?! You can't do anything!"

Zoro also chuckled. That had been a seriously low blow Luffy had dealt, and yet, she still couldn't do anything to him. Nami then shifted her glare to Zoro. "I had definitely expected you to hit him that time … I'm surprised you didn't …"

There was another chuckle behind her, she turned her head and shifted her eyes to behind her, but not enough to see him. Sanji lit a cigarette in his mouth and then removed it to blow out the first smoke.

"Nami-san is just not that kinda guy. Right Nami-san?"

Nami's eyes narrowed further at his tone of voice. "I'm not a guy …"

"Oh, but you are …"

Nami quickly looked over at Zoro with a deeper frown. "You can't even hit us anymore. You're also attracted to them, even though they're female." He said with a smirk as he leaned forward onto the table.

There was another very low chuckle to her right. She quickly turned her deep frown to Luffy and felt her blood freeze as well as her body going cold. She stiffened, trying hard not to let her reaction show. He was staring at her with his chin in his palm, his eyes lidded and lips in a small … smile …

"Poor Nami …"

She then swallowed hard as he leaned back into his chair with his arms resting on the armrests and crossed his legs. "She's having the worst time, isn't she?"

There was another chuckle behind her, but she was afraid to look towards him. Her eyes were glued to Luffy's.

"She is indeed …"

However, she gasped and jumped when she felt a presence close to her. Robin's brow quirked at the three's behavior and at Nami's reaction. The three seemed to enjoy ganging up on the poor defenseless navigator, and it seemed in part mostly because of all the times she had beaten them for their antics. Pay back's a bitch … or so they say …

Sanji harbored the exact same 'smile' as both Luffy and even Zoro, and it made her nervous. She backed away from Sanji in a bit of a panic.

"S-Stop it!" She cried as she looked at both Zoro and Luffy, who had the exact same expression.

Then she looked over at the others for help, but they only seemed to be observing with interest. She released a quick breath, not believing what the crew was doing to her as she shifted her eyes back to Sanji, who was still approaching her. Luffy got up from his chair, wanting to get a better look. She shifted her eyes to his and then back to Sanji's.

"What can you do, Nami?" Zoro asked as he also stood with an evil chuckle, him and Luffy rounded to table towards her.

Sweat beaded down her face, her eyes massive.

"Didn't you say you'd find ways?" Luffy asked as he and Zoro stopped just behind Sanji, who only continued to advance.

"I …I …!" She exclaimed, but had no answer.

Walking backwards away from Sanji, she found herself stumbling on something and falling back onto the floor. "Th-This isn't fair!"

"Fair?" Luffy asked as his brows rose up high.

Sanji chuckled as he looked down at Nami with a smirk. Then he removed the cigarette from his lips to blow out the smoke. "Maybe … maybe not … but it is fun to see you like this … Nami-san … I have to admit."

Her expression changed into a bit of a frown. "F-Fun?!"

"Aa … it is fun …" Luffy replied with a chuckle as he peeked down at her from around Sanji.

She shifted her frown over to him and huffed slightly. "It's not fun! And I am most definitely not attracted to the opposite sex! That's ridiculous!"

"Oh? Then you might want to explain that to your 'junk' …" Zoro said with a chuckle as he leaned against the table to look down at her.

"That isn't funny!!"

"It's plenty funny!" Luffy exclaimed with a low laugh.

She shifted a glare to him next before looking up at Sanji nervously, who had begun to advance on her again. She began to crawl away from him backwards, feeling nervous again. "Are you sure, Nami-san?"

"Yes, I'm sure!" She exclaimed, and could have slapped herself from how her voice took on a high pitched, panicked tone.

His lips slowly curved up further as he slowly lowered himself to the ground and began to crawl towards her slowly. "Are you sure, you're sure?"

Her eyes widened further as her face paled and inhaled and exhaled very quickly. "Wha-Wha-What are you doing?!"

"Hoo!" Luffy and Zoro exclaimed with raised brows before grinning and chuckling.

Nami quickly dug her heels into the wooden floor as she scrambled away from Sanji in a huge panic. "Don't do that!"

"But you said you're not attracted to us, Nami-san …"

"I-I'm not!" She cried before slamming into the wall, and realizing she had nowhere else to go.

She pressed her back against it as Sanji only seemed to get closer. Robin made a slight noise in her throat as she perked suddenly, watching the entire scene, and Nami more closely.

Sanji crawled over her and came close to her face before narrowing his eyes. Nami felt her face flush a bit, but then offered him a deep frown. "I'm not!"

Suddenly, Sanji's face broke into a grin and he bolted to his feet. He then released a giggle and placed a knuckle to his lips. "Ah! Nami-san is so adorable when she blushes!" He exclaimed, but then suddenly released a squeal as his eyes widened. "Did I just giggle and place a knuckle to my lips?!" He exclaimed before his eyes widened further. "Did I just squeal?!"

Everyone blinked as they looked at him, waiting for what was to come after. He suddenly cupped his hands to his face with a bright smile. "Ah! The delicacies of women are purely delightful!!"

"You're a fuckin' idiot …"

Sanji whirled around to scowl at Zoro. "Ladies shouldn't speak with such shitty words!"

"What about you, noodle?!"

Sanji only narrowed his eyes at Zoro with slightly pursed lips. "Shouldn't you go mow your lawn … or something …?"

With a smirk, Zoro suddenly propped his leg onto the table, jarring it. "I don't need to shave my legs, like some people …"

Sanji gave his own smirk then. "I wasn't referring to your legs …"

Nami sighed in relief, glad that they turned their attention on each other, rather than on her. Robin smiled with a chuckle as she got up to help Nami to her feet.

"Thanks Robin …" Nami mumbled.

"My bush is neatly trimmed … thank you …"

"No problem, Nami-chan …" Robin said as she smiled gently.

"Bush … What bush?" Luffy asked as he tilted his head.

"This isn't fair … Why do they always have to pick on me?!"

"You actually trim it?!"

"Mm, perhaps they are just getting back at you for never allowing them to get away with anything?"

"Of course not! It's just naturally that way!" Zorro yelled, the three just arguing in the background as Nami and Robin talked. Then he pursed his lips slightly at Sanji. "At least it's not a wild, tangle of dried up and dead looking grass!"

"Getting back at me?! I do that because they're annoying!!"

"I'm blond, asshole!"

Robin only shrugged. "The way they seem to do it, they enjoy being able to get away with stuff without you being able to tell them anything."

"I thought ladies shouldn't use that language?! And didn't you just call a lady an asshole? Do you normally do that?!"

Nami sighed and began to rub her temples. "Well … if they think they are getting back at me now … then just wait until we get turned back to normal …" She seethed to herself, trying hard to drown out the noise behind her.

Sanji ground his teeth as he scowled at Zoro before smirking. "But you're not a lady … Alright … then how about something more feminine … bitch!"

"Why me …?" Nami asked as she drooped.

"Bitch?! How is that better?! … And did you just call me a bitch, you slut?!"

"Slut?!"

Nami released a sigh. "Maybe I should let you take care of them for me …"

"Did you just call me a slut, you whore?!"

"If the shoe fits! You were just crawling across the floor just no-Ow!! You … You bitch!!" Zoro yelled at his hair being pulled by Sanji. He then lunged for Sanji, grabbing at his hair, who squealed in protest.

Nami's eye twitched, but really didn't want to draw their attention to her again. Robin chuckled. "I'm afraid I wouldn't know what to do either, Nami-chan.

Both Zoro and Sanji screamed and squealed as they fell onto the table, pulling and pushing at each other's hair and clothes.

"Yohohohoho! This is excellent!"

Nami winced, not wanting to look as she rubbed her temples harder. "This is a nightmare …"

"Woo! Best damn fight the two ever had!!" Franky exclaimed as he leaned back from the table.

Robin only laughed as she looked over at the two, as both exposed quite a bit of flesh from the other, their hair now a tangled mess. "It is indeed!" She exclaimed, but seemed more amused than anything.

Luffy burst into laughter as he watched the two. "This is awesome! You guys are so funny-Ow!"

"How can I make them stop …?" Nami asked as she groaned, having realized they just brought Luffy into the fray.

"Dude … did you just … pull my hair?!"

Both Sanji and Zoro had paused momentarily to each pull Luffy's hair and glare at him. Robin just continued to watch the three with an amused grin. "I couldn't tell you, Nami-chan."

"Oh it's on now, bitches!!"

More screams and squeals could be heard as Luffy joined the 'cat fight'. Nami let her head fall into her hand with a slap. "This is ridiculous …"

"It would seem they are becoming more and more like a female than they think …"

"Hmm?" Nami hummed without removing her face from her hand.

"Vindictive … vengeful …"

Nami let herself smile to that. "Well … they are going to find I am a very vindictive and vengeful female when I get turned back …" She seethed before turning to them. "Alright, that's it!!" She yelled in a booming voice before stomping over to them.

She grabbed a shirt from behind, pulling the clawing female from out of the tangled mess of limbs, finding that it just so happened to be Luffy, before grabbing for another one, who was also still grabbing and clawing, and then set a foot on Zoro's stomach who was still lying on the table. She yelled up Luffy and Sanji by their shirts as they dangled from the ground.

"This is ridiculous, you guys!! Knock it off!!"

"Oi! Why did you stop them?! They were about to start ripping off clothes!! Yohohohoho!"

"Shut up, Brook!" All four yelled at him.

However, the skeleton did not take offense and just continued to laugh. "Yohohoho!!"

Everyone was cut short when a shrill scream rang out into the air. Gasping, Nami quickly turned towards the closed door to the outside. Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji managed to get out from Nami's grasp and rushed out on deck, not quite sure where the scream had come from.

"W-Was that Usopp?!" Luffy exclaimed with a worried frown.

"It kinda sounded like him!" Sanji replied as they all looked around.

"He was in the bathroom, right?!" Zoro replied as everyone turned towards the bathhouse.

At that, the three rushed towards the bathroom. The burst into the observation room and ran towards the bathroom door.

"Oi, Usopp, you okay?!" Luffy yelled through the door.

Nami and Robin, came in after the boys, both looking worried. They could hear panicked and loud breathing coming from inside.

"Usopp?!" Luffy cried as he pounded on the door. "Oi, Usopp!!"

Nami frowned as she approached the bathroom door, her frown turning thoughtful. "Usopp? Are you okay?"

The panicked breath was coming out louder, in almost a bit of cries.

"It's … It's … I'm bleeding!!"

To Be Continued …

Author's Note: Hahahaha! XD Yeah, I know you all know what this means! XD I know no bounds! RAWR!! XD Hahaha! Next chapter should definitely prove interesting! XP Pooooor Usopp! XD Haha, let me know what you guys thought, ne?! XD Oh, also, heather helped me out a bit with the scene between Nami and Robin at the beginning, as well as my husband. So thanks heather! X) Anyways, review! Ja ne!