Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece but it is a rare anime that has a variety of characters I have come to love. Some in particular have dynamics that make me laugh and crave for more. Yet it is not a romance manga and as such I am left to my own imagination about the possibilities of pairings. So, as a fan and a writer I continue to borrow the characters from Oda and use them for my own ending.

Author's Note: Time seems to fly by so fast. To think it has been over a year since I started this story. Come September it will be 2 years since I started writing on fan fiction and wrote my first ZoNa story 'Snap Shots'. Back then I had just the intention of experimenting and keeping my work a certain standard. Yet down the line as I became more confident, more experienced and developed an eager love for writing I have slowly changed and adapted. I couldn't have come this far though without you guys. The ones who read my stuff, if you like it or not, and take time to comment, review, give constructive feedback and message me. Thank you very much.

*pulls out a sick bucket for you to throw up in*

Now, as promised an update but as this is rated an M and we have only had one love scene so far it is safe to say you guys deserve something more for being loyal. Besides, ZoNa is hot so why not go a little crazy right?

First Impressions

Chapter 21

The straw hat crew and their guests sat in awkward silence during their meal that evening. The news of Zoro and Nami now being an item seemed to cause some individuals to remain lost in thought and others a little depressed. Those that already knew were not too othered by the news but those that just found out were now seeing things that weren't there before. Like the subtle look one gave the other or the invisible fire that burned between them. It took getting used to, that was for sure.

It was the blond chef of the crew that struggled the most. It wasn't that he wasn't happy for the pair, but he couldn't help his torn feelings. He had always doted on Nami and strove to protect her. He aimed to be her knight in shining armour and wished to maintain her innocence at all costs. He would harm any man that so much as looked at her and yet he had been blinded by his own stupid fantasies. How he had missed the feelings that developed between their team mates he didn't know. Part of him admitted he had his suspicions but chose not to think further of it. Besides, Zoro for one often seemed to be romantically inept and uninterested in women. Yet he knew that they always had a rivalry going on and something deeper and hidden fuelled the fire. Thinking back on every little action and interaction now all made perfect sense. He grimaced at the fact he now had to reserve himself for second best.

Luffy munched on his meal and looked amongst his crew as they started to quietly talk between themselves. He watched Nami as she shared an exchange with Robin and both women started to giggle. He then looked at the depressed Sanji and over to their musician whom sat poised with his cup of tea looking at his friends in comfort. His gaze then fell on Zoro. Zoro had been the first person to join his crew. He was his right hand man, the second strongest in the straw hats and had the second highest bounty. He was fierce and ambitious but most of all loyal. He found it hard to believe the news about Zoro having feelings for Nami. He found it difficult to visualise it even after witnessing them kissing. It just seemed too weird. Zoro was always bickering with Nami and she always scolded him and complained about him. He found it hard to see his strong masculine friend being in love but also found him self becoming more and more curious about the whole thing. He too had feelings for someone. Well he liked them and wanted to be by their side. He knew why he liked Vivi but wondered what drew Zoro to Nami. Sure she was pretty and smart and kind, but she could also be violent and oppressive.

He called out to his friend to gain his attention, "Hey Zoro". The green haired man turned to look at his from across the table. "Why do you like Nami?" he asked bluntly. Everyone went silent.

"Don't you think that is a bit personal?" Franky spoke up.

"its fine" Nami interrupted, giving Zoro a mischievous grin, "I am curious to know myself"

"Me too!" Chopper pitched in, "I want to know when you realised you were in love?"

Zoro glanced around at all the people in the room whose attention was now on him and met with the pained and fuming eyes of their cook. He was reluctant at first to speak up because of Sanji's feelings but upon seeing his gaze he realised that the man needed to know himself, for whatever reason, possibly for a peace of mind. He repeated the question in his mind and had to think to himself on where to begin. Sitting back in his seat he looked straight at Nami and gave his answer, "if I am honest I am surprised myself. When we first met I didn't know what to make of her. She had saved Luffy's life but was also the cause for him to be in the situation he was in. She moaned, complained and bossed us around and was scared of most things." He watched Nami's expression change to a scowl and he grinned, "She had a bad mouth, bad attitude, lied through her teeth, manipulated people and was a thief" he continued, "I didn't know if we could trust her".

"Um so far you aren't making this sound too good" Usopp whispered to him from the sidelines, scared of the aura that was coming from their navigator.

Zoro however, enjoyed the reaction he got from her and momentarily broke eye contact to sip at his drink purposely making them wait and winding her up.

"You don't deserve Nami if you speak of her in that way" Sanji snapped.

"But what he says is true" Luffy commented, gaining daggers from the woman and cook and sighs from the rest of the crew. Luffy just grinned broadly and then continued, "but that's why we like her" he stated. His comment caused Sanji to blush a little and Nami's anger dulled down a fraction.

"Well because of the way she acted my attention was always on her" Zoro pitched in. "She proved to be a valuable navigator and was pretty smart yet also helpless" he continued, "I found I wanted to protect her and I enjoyed arguing with her". His comment made Usopp and Chopper blush and beam at him. He was talking so calmly and barely battered an eyelid yet Nami's face was turning as red as her hair at his open honesty. "Although Nami is stronger than she gives herself credit for I realised I wanted to be her strength. As stubborn as she can be I realised it was mostly an act to protect the people she loved…." He paused then shrugged, "as for when I realised my feelings…I can't say I know for certain. I just enjoyed being around her and started to worry when she wasn't there or was in danger. If I had to put a time frame on it I guess I knew not longer after Sanji joined us" he looked at the cook and the man scoffed, drinking away his sorrows. "He made me feel jealousy for the first time in my life. Before I knew it I secretly wanted more."

"Wooooo" Franky practically wolf whistled, slapping Zoro on the back and laughing out loud. "That was quite a speech" he announced.

"So Zoro-san likes them feisty" the samurai pointed out.

"And curvy" Momonsuke added with a grin. His father smacked him around the back of the head. "What was that for?!"

"You are too young to be able to make comments like that" the man chastised.

Nami felt her body temperature rise to her face and knew she must be blushing yet Zoro managed to sit there expressionless for the most part and expressed his feelings clearly for everyone to understand. She didn't know if she should be angry by his honesty or thrilled by his passion.

"So will you guys get married?" Luffy blurted out. Zoro choked on his drink, Sanji broke the cup in his hands, Nami froze like a statue and the others fell silent again as awkwardness filled the room.

"Hohohoo a wedding at sea" Brook commented, "Can I write the music?" he asked.

"Don't you think that is a little sudden?" Franky pitched in, trying to relieve the pressure off their friends and help them out a bit. "They are a new couple, give them some time" the man excused.

"I wonder," Robin pitched in lost in her own thoughts, "I think Zoro would make an interesting father" she commented, looking up at him and winking. The man's face blushed a little for the first time. He had forgotten she had seen him that time in water seven with the babies.

"Robin!" Nami protested, finally finding her voice. The older woman shrugged and sipped at her drink as if it was nothing.

"Babies?" Luffy thought out loud.

"Over my dead body!" Sanji spat, unable to control himself, he couldn't imagine little Zoro's running around everywhere.

"I think that would be great, we would be uncles!" Chopper beamed, lost in the moment.

"I don't know Chopper" Usopp pitched in, clearly concerned, "I mean, can you imagine lots of Nami's running around the place?" his question caused the rest of them to think up various thought bubbles of what future Nami and Zoro children might look like.

Robin's image was that of a woman with green hair wielding swords and wearing an eye patch. Usopp's image was of bossy little girls running around and hanging of his arms and legs as he tried to scrape himself along the floor to safety. Chopper thought up a bunch of heroes in some weird fantasy of his. Franky envisaged Zoro scaring away potential male partners for his daughter. Brook saw a harem. Momonsuke imagined breasts and a younger girlfriend he could protect. Kimonin saw a group of men in ninja clothing and Sanji envisaged a group of small princesses that were cute and adorable, running to him for help. He allowed himself to be caught in a fantasy moment for a short while as he protected the children from their evil father. A cup landed on his head and broke his thoughts.

"Hey!" he protested.

"That's my children you are messing with" Zoro warned, witnessing the blood dripping from the man's nose from a nose bleed.

Luffy gave out a huge laugh and they all looked his way, "that could be so cool" he spoke up.

"What the hell is he thinking of?" Sanji asked.

"God knows" Zoro replied, "and I don't think I want to know"

SLAM. The china on the table vibrated from the sudden noise. The sound of the dining room door slamming closed snapped them all out of their thoughts and they looked at where the sound came from.

"Um where is Nami?" Usopp asked, drawing their attention to the gap opposite.

"Do you think we upset her?" Chopper asked, a little worried they may have gone too far.

"This is your fault!" Sanji snapped at their captain, pulling at his ear which only stretched in response. Luffy shrugged and continued to eat his meal.

"Don't you think you should go after her?" Robin asked the swordsman who had bitten into his drumstick. He looked up at her and then realised everyone was looking at him. Damn it, he thought. She probably just got embarrassed and needed some breathing space. Going to her now he was likely to get his head ripped off but the rest of them didn't seem to be bothered. Now he was the official boyfriend to their navigator it seemed like they had an excuse to not experience her wrath and just send him into the fray all the time instead. He stood up with a grunt and headed towards the door.

"Don't worry Zoro, if you haven't come back in an hour we will build you a coffin" Franky joked, gaining laughs from the others. Zoro gritted his teeth. He realised that being open about his feelings for Nami now made the crew look at him slightly differently. His image as a man was a little tainted and they would take pride in winding him up as much as they could. However, he didn't regret saying what he did and secretly liked the fact they no longer had to hide. Their friends had clearly accepted their relationship and that was reassuring in itself.

He left the room and glanced around the deck to see where she had gone but she was no where in sight. He looked across to where the entrance to the lower decks were and started to walk over believing that she may have gone to her room. As he opened the door his instincts told him that something was amiss and for a moment he looked behind him. As he did he noticed that the ladder to the shore was loose and hanging over board. He walked over to it and looked down to the shore to see a head of orange walking half way across the sandy beach and towards the trees on land.

"Hey Nami!" he called out to her but she purposely ignored him. Placing a hand on the side he jumped over the edge and climbed his way down. "Nami where are you going?" he called out to her again. He knew she could probably hear him and yet she didn't stop or turn around and just kept on going. Damn it, he complained in his mind, she is pissed at something, he realised, a hint of dread filling him. Still it's no reason to ignore me, he rationalised.

…

Nami could hear Zoro calling out to her but couldn't bring herself to stop. If he saw her like this it would be embarrassing. She needed time to think and time to get her head sorted. The last thing she needed was for him to see her flustered or embarrassed and emotional. He would probably just tease her for it and she wasn't willing to let that happen right now. She figured that if she kept going he would either give up or get lost and she would find him later on to apologise and make up for it. But as she entered the trees on the island and heard him call to her again she realised he wasn't doing either and to lose him she would need to gain some speed. Without thinking she started to break into a run.

"What the hell?!" Zoro snapped, growing more and more irritated by her sudden attitude. Running away from him only made him more angry and concerned about what was happening. If she thought she would lose him she was mistaken. Since being with her his senses were more alert to her whereabouts and how she was feeling than they had ever been before. When it came to finding Nami he always would with ease. Unwilling to give up and giving in to his own feelings he sprinted after her. She's fast, he soon realised. He forgot how agile she was and felt a mixture of pride and envy in that moment. "Just stop damn it!" he shouted at her.

"Stop following me!" Nami yelled back as he started to catch up to her. She was growing angry and desperate to lose him.

"Not until you give me a damn good reason why I should!" he yelled back, growing out of breathe and jumping over a fallen tree then ducking to miss a branch that she had pushed back and was swinging his way.

"I just need to be alone!" she snapped. Yet she knew it was pointless. That wasn't a good enough reason. He would want to know why. "I need time to think" she explained. The movement behind her stopped and she wondered if he had given up.

Time to think? Zoro started to worry as he repeated the words in his mind. For him it was an omen and panic started to rise in him mixed with anger at the fact she was not being honest with him and couldn't stand her ground or look him in the eye. He suddenly had enough of chasing her. It was time to pounce.

She paused briefly to catch her breathe and turned to look back at him. Her eyes widened in surprise as he stood there like a shadow. His feet were shoulder width apart and his green scarf was tied around his head. He was staring at the ground and pulled out two of his swords. His facial expression was angry and she could see that his eyes were narrowed and a vein throbbed in his head. His muscles were tense and he looked like he was ready to explode. "Zoro?" she whispered his name and he looked up at her. She gasped and froze in fear as his gaze cut through her. He looked like someone who was hurt and angry.

"Two sword style" he spoke up, his voice deep and serious as he lifted his blades.

"Zoro what are you…?" she started to ask the question but was unable to finish. He turned his blades and the sun glistened on the sharp edges. She immediately felt a rush of air burst past her on both sides and she lifted her arms to her face to protect herself. The blow caused her to stumble and fall on her butt. A few moments of still silence made her lower her arms and she wondered what had happened. She watched with wide eyes and an open mouth as he walked towards her like a dominant lion towards its prey, his eye not wavering from her. The ground started to shake and the trees around them began to fall down one by one blocking the path ahead and surrounding them like a wall. She tried to move back but found she couldn't bring herself to. She was stuck in his trap and all she could do was wait for him to approach her.

Zoro stood over her, his breathing hard and his body tense.

"What the hell was that for?!" she snapped, gaining a bit of her composure and doing what she was good at, using words instead of actions. Zoro however was not one for words when he was in this frame of mind and as she stood up and took a threatening step towards him he stabbed his blades into the collapsed trees behind her. One by one the metal skimmed past her arms, barely touching her and landed either side into the wood. The action forced her to step back as he stepped into her, pinning her where she stood. Nami was silenced immediately.

"So what do you need time to think about?" he asked, his tone was a little dark.

"It's none of your business" she blurted out, stubborn pride kicking in. She refused to give into his intimidation.

He looked down at her and stepped in closer. She could feel the damp moss of the tree behind as her back rested up against it. His gaze was intense, "it is my business when the woman I love runs away from me when I call out to her" he stated, clearly upset. Nami's heart skipped a beat and started to pound hard against her chest, echoing in her ear drums. He was so damn hot and cool in that moment and she cursed him for it. He made her feel vulnerable and guilty and she found herself unable to respond to him. She tried to look away from his gaze to gain some control over her emotions and allow herself the strength to find her words.

"I was embarrassed okay!" She managed to get it out and placed a hand on her chest. It was pounding so hard she felt light headed.

"About what?" he asked, "What I said in there?" she looked up at him and shook her head when she saw his concerned look. He was clearly worried she was having second thoughts.

"No" she replied honestly then paused, "i..t…was more about…what…they said" she finished, stammering slightly and growing a shade brighter at the confession.

Zoro remained silent for a moment as he tried to recall what was said at the dinner table with them all. It slowly dawned on him and he found his anger subsiding a little, "you mean about us getting married and having kids?" he asked. Her reaction told him he had hit the nail on the head as she lowered her gaze and nodded in defeat.

He sighed in relief and placed a hand under her chin to lift her face to look at him. Her skin was hot to touch and clammy but the redness of her cheeks only worked in brightening her hazel eyes and making her more appealing. "Do you not want that kind of future?" he asked.

"I…" she started but was unable to express herself clearly yet he seemed to understand where she was coming from. She wanted it but not now and was scared to ruin what was already in place.

"Nami" he let go of her and leant back a little, "no one is saying we have to do it tomorrow" he reassured her. "We can take it slowly and one step at a time" he promised.

She studied him as he pulled his swords out of the wood and placed them back into the sheaths at his sides. She suddenly realised she wanted to know his thoughts on the matter, "do you want to?" she asked.

He looked up at the sky and the trees around them, "I would be lying if I said I have never thought about it" he admitted, glancing her way with a grin, "though I would like to enjoy you to myself for a while beforehand" he admitted. His remark made her already hot skin even hotter and she found herself beginning to laugh.

"What?" he asked, clearly offended at her sudden out burst.

She shook her head and took in several sharp breathes to compose herself, "sorry, it's nothing, I just feel happy" she admitted, wiping a hint of tears from her eyes.

"Is that so?" he asked. She suddenly became aware of him stepping into her again, pinning her to the trees once more, but this time with his arms. She stopped laughing and looked up at him, her breathing was heavy. They gazed at each other for an intense moment before their eyes lowered to glance at each others lips and then closed as their mouths made contact. It had been too long for both of them and with everything that had happened recently their emotions could no longer be held back. They needed each other and in that moment, lost in the woods with their own make shift wall of trees around them, they gave into their passion.

Nami's hands pressed against his chest as he leant into her and pushed her back. The damp moss cooled down her hot back and his lips gave her parched mouth moisture. His large rough hands worked their way up her sides from her waist and to her neck, pulling her into him tighter. Her own hands glided over his muscles and cupped his chin as his lips parted from hers and attacked her again and again.

His mouth was warm and she craved more of it, kissing him harder and faster. Her hands grabbed at clumps of his hair and she lifted herself up on tip toes to meet him. As she did so his hands moved down her back and cupped her buttocks, grabbing them tightly in his palms and squeezing. She let a moan leave her mouth as she kissed him and he used his strength to pick her up off the ground and allow her to wrap her legs around him.

Once she was secure he moved her hands from her buttocks to her waist line and traced his thumbs under her top. Slowly he pushed his finger tips up and traced the warmth of her skin until he met her bra. His lips parted from hers to allow them both air and he nudged her head to one side with his own before breathing into her ear and kissing down her neck line. Nami gasped and held onto the back of his head. His hands forcefully grabbed her breasts and she arched her back and tightened her legs around his waist. Desperate to get more access to her flesh he retracted his hands and pulled her top over her head, throwing it on the ground.

"Hey that cost me …." She started to complain but he silenced her with a forceful kiss that left her feeling dizzy. With one hand he undid her bra and threw it to where her top lay then bent down to ravish her breasts with his mouth. Nami cried out in pleasure and gasped as his teeth bit down and he sucked hard at her flesh and her nipples. She knew that it would bruise, like the love bite he had given her previously, but she didn't care. In that moment she wanted so much more and was tired of waiting for him.

She untied her legs from around his waist and lowered her feet to the ground, forcing him to step back. She lifted his head up by placing her hands on either side of his face and kissed him on the lips again. While occupying him with her tongue she fumbled to remove his swords from his waist and loosen his trousers. She then pulled his top over his head and traced her hands over his muscles, kissing his chest and giving him a few nips of her own.

His hands pushed her back by her shoulders and she looked up at him, giving him a wide smile. He grinned and grabbed her by the hair, kissing her forcefully again as his free hand undid the fastenings on her jeans. He then took both hands and pulled her trousers and pants down to her ankles in one go before grabbing her buttocks again and lifting her up, pinning her back against the wall of trees. Nami kicked her shoes off and wrapped her legs around him once more as he fumbled with his trousers, pulling them down to give him some room. His actions were clearly desperate and wanting but even so he paused to look at her for permission and she responded by moving her hips and pulling him into her with the power of her legs.

As Zoro's erection entered her now wet core Nami gasped. She had forgotten how good it felt to have him inside of her. She could tell he felt the same way as he practically collapsed on top of her, his head in the crook of her neck and his hands holding onto her in a vice like hug, too scared to let her go. He was trembling and she could feel him pulse within her. The feeling caused more juices to flow inside her, giving him lubrication. As he moved slowly out of her he slowly forced his way back in.

Zoro was beside himself. Nami felt unbelievably good. He was finding it difficult to move without feeling like he would explode with every action. It was taking all of his willpower to not lose control and enjoy the moment with her. She felt hot and clammy to touch, but his hands had never held anything so fragile and important before. He wanted to protect her. He wanted to make her his and he wanted to please her and make her call out his name. His emotional side was blending with his animalistic one and he was no longer sure which would take control.

Nami moved her hips into him and squeezed her thighs to intensify the pleasure she was receiving and he jerked, lifting his head to look at her. She was torturing him and when he saw the mischievous look on her face he knew that she knew what she was doing and was enjoying it. Before he knew it their love making became a competition as to who could climax first.

He moved his hands from her buttocks and concentrated his attention on her. His hands cupped her breasts again and his finger tips found her erect nipples and pinched them lightly. She squirmed with delight and he knew her skin was super sensitive. He moved his hips and pulled out of her to the tip of the edge and proceeded to pinch her nipples hard. As Nami cried out he rammed his throbbing muscle inside of her and absorbed her cry with his mouth. He kept the momentum up at a steady pace, removing himself and pushing back in, over and over again. Nami gasped and her nails dug into his back as her thighs tightened around him. He could tell she was no longer able to test him as she was losing to her own pleasure and concentrating on nothing but that.

He pushed again and grabbed her buttocks, making his entrance as deep as possible. "Say my name" he ordered her as she moaned and gasped, tightening her hold further.

Name grinned, "I never realised you were such a pervert Zoro" she rasped. He paused in his actions and she trembled. She could feel him at the tip of her entrance and tried to move her hips for more but he pinned her back.

"Say my name" he ordered fiercely.

"I just did" she replied, stubborn pride kicking in at the most inconvenient of moments.

He forced himself in her deeply making her cry out and then retracted again, pausing and teasing her.

"Please" she begged and pleaded for him not to stop.

He leant his head next to hers and whispered into her ear, "ask nicely" he demanded.

"Zoro, please" she rasped. He grinned in triumph and inserted himself inside her. His motions picked up pace and within moments her head flew backwards and a cry of pleasure rasped through her core. Zoro remained still and found delight in the feeling of her convulsing and relaxing into him. Her energy seemed to die down and he pulled her arms to wrap around him, embracing her tightly as her body calmed and breathing became more shallow.

"I want more Nami" he whispered in her ear, "I want you to call my name again" he demanded greedily. He supported her weight and lowered her to the ground, reluctant to remove himself from inside her and feeling her juices spread over him, her heat sending shivers through him. The ground was warm and moist and soft. The long grass and plants shaded them and a cool sea breeze managed to reach them and caress their skin.

Nami looked up at him for a moment and felt overwhelmed with the powerful feelings that flowed from him. It was an unspoken message shared between them. A passion and a desire; Love so intense that it was suffocating and addictive and without it they felt empty. They needed each other desperately. As her emotions became over whelming her desire flared up again and she found herself wishing to compete with him once more.

She reached up to embrace him again and kissed him gently on the lips. He moved inside of her and she felt her body tremble. Her thighs were quivering and her skin was on fire. He pulled her arms away from him and pushed them onto the ground, pinning her in place, as he continued to please her. She moved with him, slowly at first and then untied her feet from around his waist, allowing him to spread her wider.

Zoro looked down at the woman beneath him and watched as her face contorted and she bit down on her bottom lip, gasping in pleasure. Her arms were stretched out holding onto whatever she could find as he knelt up and continued to move in and out of her at a slow and steady pace. He brought a hand down to her hard nub and gently pressed his thumb against it as he entered her again, watching her arch to take him in. He groaned, losing control momentarily and having to grit his teeth to not fall into his own desire yet. He needed to punish her for running away from him and hiding her feelings. His thumb rubbed circles and sent tremors through her body. Nami suddenly gasped and sat up, grabbing his ears and pulling him down into a firm kiss as she violently climaxed into him for the second time.

When Nami pulled away from him she glared at him and he wondered why she was so irritated. She pulled away from him, forcing him to leave her and a chill spread over his body at the sudden loss of her warmth. "That's enough" she muttered. He momentarily became fearful she was going to leave him hanging there but then she pushed him back so he lay with his back on the floor then proceeded to pull off his trousers and boots and straddled him. "Now it's your turn" she commented. He grinned manically enjoying her domineering side.

Nami lowered herself onto him and he ravished in the feeling of being in her again. He looked up at her flushed face and bright eyes and watched as her pert breasts bounced with her every movement. She rocked her hips and he bit back the desire to swear. Damn this position gave him some depth. "Now you say my name" she demanded, returning the favour. Zoro laughed momentarily until she moved harder and faster, causing him to squirm and desire more only to then stop suddenly. He growled and she grinned at him, "Well?" she asked.

He couldn't take any more and leant up a little, grabbing her hips and glaring at her when she refused to move. Damn it, he thought, she has me, "Nami" his voice was contorted slightly, "make me yours" he ordered. Nami raised an eyebrow at his demand and smiled. Submissive Zoro was quite the turn on. She continued to move once more, allowing his hands to force her hips down hard on him in a motion he liked. The action made her groan uncontrollably and she enjoyed the feeling of his hands on her.

At hearing her own pleasure being produced Zoro moved his hands to her breasts and then her face, using his strength to hold her up and in place as she moved into him, giving her resistance. She could feel his muscles tense and saw his face grimace as he tried desperately to hold on a little longer for her. "Zoro" she whispered his name again as pleasure waved through her being and sent uncontrollable spasms from her hips. The action caused Zoro to cry out and he finally erupted inside of her.

Nami collapsed on top of him and then rolled to his side. They lay there panting heavily and staring up at the sky for what seemed like an eternity.

"Damn it Nami" Zoro spoke up, breaking the silence, "you drive me crazy" he finished.

She rolled to her side and looked up at him and laughed, "You act as if you are innocent in all this" she retorted.

He rolled to face her and leaned into her. He stroked her cheek with one hand and then kissed her gently on the forehead. "In future don't run away" he pleaded, "talk to me".

"Hmmm" she replied, "I don't know about that" she sat up and looked back at his surprised stare, "if I get to have more of you like this then I might just do the opposite" she teased.

Zoro chuckled and sat up to join her. He positioned himself behind her and began to gently stroke her back, shoulders and neck. She leant into his touch, appreciating the gentle massage that he applied to her now sensitive skin, it was soothing.

"Zoro" she spoke his name softly.

"Yeah?" he replied casually.

"What if I were to fall pregnant?" she asked out of the blue.

"What about it?" he replied with a tone that hinted at no concern what so ever.

"Well…what would that mean for us, for the crew, for our dreams?" she asked. He sighed, he could tell she was over thinking everything.

"Nothing" he replied, stopping his massage and placing his arms around her in a firm embrace. He rested his head on her shoulder and continued, "I would still love you…probably even more so than I do now"

"You don't know that for sure" she retaliated.

"You would be the mother of my child" he replied, "a dream come true." He could feel her relax into him and smiled to himself.

"And the others?" she asked, "The grand line is no place for a baby" she finished her line of thought.

"So we postpone finding the one piece for a while, Luffy wouldn't mind" Zoro shrugged. He thought for a moment, "why all the questions all of a sudden?" his mind went into over drive, "Hey are you…?" he asked. Nami shook her head and he relaxed a little.

"Made you nervous?" she asked with a grin.

He tightened his hold on her, "I told you I want you to myself for a while first"

"And I thought I was the greedy one" she remarked. She brought her hands up to rest on his arms and leant her head onto his chest. She could feel his heart beating against her back and closed her eyes. She felt so relaxed and at ease in that moment and wished he would never let her go.

"Zoro" she whispered, sleep threatening to take over.

"Hmmm?" He mumbled, his own head resting against hers.

"I really do love you" she stated, "so much that it scares me" she finished. He responded by kissing her neck and squeezing her tightly.

"Me too" he whispered.

….

"What the hell is taking them so long?" Sanji complained.

"Maybe Zoro is exploring Nami's panties" Brook pitched in, receiving a kick from the cook the moment he finished his sentence.

"Say Chopper" Usopp spoke to his friend through his binoculars, "when did a huge clearing appear amongst the trees?" he pointed to a section up ahead and the reindeer followed his gaze.

"I don't know" he replied honestly.

In that moment two figures appeared from the shadows and walked onto the beach hand in hand. "Well at least we can be assured of one thing" the sniper commented.

"What's that?" Chopper replied.

Usopp lowered his binoculars, "Nami isn't grouchy anymore".

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A/N: Well, that was more of a passionate and intense moment when compared to the last one. All that pent up emotion and aggression needs to have an outlet. Well please review and comment. The next chapter will be the last one and I might throw in a little time skip/epilogue as part of it.

Thank you for all reading so far.

I have started a new fiction called 'Broken', which is a little darker and more angst but I would love feedback and ideas on how you would like to see that develop. I have some things in mind but I don't know if everyone would like it…I can be mean at times

Anyway, all the best.

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