I think I've wrote a one-shot like this with a similar name based around a different subject…but this idea was just too good to pass up and I hope you all enjoy reading it.


Intelligence

"Luffy…is that you?" Nami asked, her eyes widening as her captain stepped into the kitchen.

She had never had to ask that question before in truth.

After all, Luffy hadn't really changed over the two years they had been apart, unlike Franky or Usopp. He had looked practically the same when he returned, apart from the x-shaped scar on his chest. Luffy had even arrived back in Saboady with his trademark red-shirt and blue shorts with the white fluffy edges at the bottom of it.

However, now, Luffy looked shockingly different from how he usually appeared. Her boyfriend was dressed up in a tuxedo. He was wearing a bright red shirt with a dark tie and a black blazer. His raven hair was even combed to the side of his head and the straw-hat he so often wore on his head was now left to hang behind his back. As he approached, Nami noticed he was fiddling with his tie, but the instant, Luffy spotted her, he stopped and bowed to her.

"Hey Nami…I mean, greetings Nami! How are you feeling on this…er…?" Luffy paused for a moment and then glanced at his hand "phe-nom-enal? Yes, phenomenal day!" Nami really didn't know how to respond.

This was all so strange.

Why was Luffy wearing a suit?

Why was his hair nicely combed back instead of being the usual messy locks she loved so much?

AND HAD LUFFY JUST USED A WORD WITH MORE THAN THREE SYLLABLES?

"…Good I guess…" she replied cautiously "Luffy…are you okay?"
"Of course, I'm…" once again, Luffy looked down at his hand "pos-it-ive-ly spec-tac-ular…yeah, positively spectacular!" Luffy repeated with a wide grin "I'm just going off to the library!"

"THE LIBRARY?" Nami asked in a shocked tone, almost falling to the floor in surprise at the word.

"Yeah…I mean, affirmative!" Luffy replied with a smile "I was thinking of going to study some mathematics and some jellometry"
"You mean geometry?"

"That's what I said" Luffy replied with a confident smile. Nami's eyes widened even more as Luffy took her hand in his and then gently kissed it before turning away "I shall now take my leave my fair maiden. Farewell until next time" With that, Luffy left the kitchen, ignoring the plate of food that had been Nami's late breakfast. Nami glanced at the plate and then to Luffy as he shut the door to the kitchen behind him.

"Okay…something weird is going on…" Nami muttered under her breath.


"What's wrong with Luffy?" the loud and shrill voice of the navigator awoke Zoro from his glorious dream the instant she let out the cry. The swordsman growled as he opened his right eye to glare at the orange haired woman.

"Can't this wait till later witch?" Zoro complained "I was just finishing off my duel with Mihawk… Robin's still waiting for me to succeed in that dark velvet dress with the finest bottle of sake in her hands…" Nami's eyebrow arched at Zoro's statement and the green haired man sighed loudly "you know what Robin's like when she gets a new novel. She's going to be busy for the next two days or so with that book you leant her, so I might as well buy some time until she's done…"

"I see" Nami commented with a devious smile, before shaking her head and getting back to the matter at hand "but seriously, something's wrong with Luffy. He's been acting REALLY strange recently. He's been calling me 'fair maiden' and just now, he's told me that he's going to go to the library" Zoro laughed loudly at Nami's explanation and pounded the wooden deck with his fist.

"So he really decided to follow Love-cook's advice?" Zoro asked through his laughter.

"Sanji's advice?" Nami mumbled "okay then, tell me. What did Sanji tell Luffy to do exactly?" Zoro smirked/

"And if I don't want to tell you?" he asked.
"I'll raise your debt…" Nami simply replied. Zoro stayed silent for a moment and then sighed.
"Well, it's not just what Sanji told him to do…rather it's what he told Luffy NOT to do…"


"Are you ever going to stop being so uncivilised Luffy?" Sanji bellowed, glaring at the young boy that sat at the dining table, picking his nose.

"What do you mean Sanji?" Luffy asked, flicking the booger he had found in his nostrils into the sea. Sanji quickly proceeded to kick Luffy over the head for his rude nature.

"YOU IDIOT! THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN!" Sanji yelled "Look at how unsophisticated you're being around Robin chwan!"

"Unsufistimicated?" Luffy asked, the word alien to his tongue.

"I don't find the Luffy a bother Sanji" Robin stated quite calmly, turning another page of her book, whilst she sprouted a hand to pat the hat on Luffy's head..

"What does unsalathisticated mean though Robin?" Luffy asked, turning to the raven haired woman, who smiled at Luffy's confused expression.

"Unsophisticated Luffy" Robin explained from her seat "it means when someone lacks refinement and knowledge"

"You don't have class Luffy" Sanji stated simply "and ladies like men with a lot of class"

"They do?" Luffy asked. Zoro's gaze quickly turned to his captain and he could tell that though he was looking at Sanji, Nami was in his eyes…

"Of course" Sanji replied with a grin "ladies love cultured men…MEN LIKE ME! Smart, suit wearing and romantic…"
"Incredibly modest…" Zoro continued "perverted beyond all belief…"

"WHAT WAS THAT MOSS-HEAD?" Sanji shouted, before he and Zoro started fighting again, leaving Luffy to his thoughts.

"…Intelligent, huh?"


Robin wasn't a person who was easily surprised, yet she found that Luffy always knew how to do so.

"What are you doing Luffy?" she asked, spotting the neatly dressed captain struggling to read a book at the other end of the room.

"I'm being intellecteral!" Luffy responded, still staring confused at the book.

"Intellectual?" Robin suggested. Luffy nodded.

"Yep…I mean affirmative" Robin giggled as Luffy corrected himself and slowly moved closer to him.

"What's wrong?" she asked with a smile.

"I can't read this…" Luffy replied, furrowing his brow "I think the words are too hard…" Robin reached forward and grabbed the book from Luffy's hands and then proceeded to turn it so that it was now facing the right way up. Luffy's eyes widened as he saw his mistake.

"Oh…I knew that…"
"This wouldn't happen to be because of what Sanji said this morning, would it?" Robin questioned with a knowing smirk. Luffy at first shook his head but then, when Robin continued to stare at him, he sighed.

"…Well…Sanji said that girls like smart guys…so I'm trying to be all smart so Nami will like me more…" Luffy explained.

"Sanji didn't mean it like that Luffy" Robin tried to explain but Luffy now looked more confused than ever.

"So…girls don't like smart guys?"
"Some do"

"Do you and Nami?" even thought he used her name second, Robin knew just what knowledge Luffy was really after.

"…well…" Robin began, only for the door to the library to swing open as Nami walked in.

"Luffy? We need to…oh, hi Robin" Nami greeted, a little unsure of what to say next.

"Don't worry, I was just leaving" Robin quickly replied, standing up and walking towards the door Nami had just rushed out of. As she passed Nami, she gave her a small nod of encouragement, before leaving. When Robin left, Nami closed the door and walked steadily over towards the captain.

"Nami…what are you…I mean, may I inquire as to the matter that…"

"Knock it off Luffy" Nami demanded, sitting down on the table Luffy was 'reading' at "I know what you're trying to do…" Luffy gaped at Nami's accusation. Slowly, Nami leaned forwards until she was looking Luffy straight in the eyes. Luffy's confidence wavered when she did this and the straw-hat captain looked away from his navigator's eyes.

"...I…I don't know what you mean Nami…and by that I mean I don't com-pre-hend…" Luffy suddenly tried to correct himself, only for Nami to interrupt him.

"Luffy, listen to me…" she said quite sternly, taking Luffy's hands in her own "…I'll admit that I call you an idiot sometimes. You're not the smartest guy in the world, you're not the most mature of people and I doubt that you even know how to spell the word 'scholar' let alone be one"

"What's a scholar Nami?" Luffy asked, tilting his head to the side in confusion.
"Exactly" Nami replied with a smile "but get this straight Luffy. You're an idiot…but you're MY idiot. I love you and I wouldn't trade you for anything in the world. I love you just the way you are, got that?" Luffy was quiet, as if he was letting all this information sink in. Then, he gave a wide smile; one of the widest Nami had ever seen him do.

"Yeah…I love you too Nami" he replied.
"I know you idiot, now kiss me!" Nami commanded with a smile of her own.
"Way ahead of you" and with that Luffy leaned forwards and, without hesitation, closed the gap between their lips. It was just an innocent peck but it was exactly what Luffy needed to put all of his fears to rest. Soon after, Luffy pulled away from the kiss, though he pulled Nami off the table and into a hug.

"…So you're sure you love me the way I am?" Luffy questioned.

"Of course" Nami replied.
"…then can I take off this tie? I feel like it's choking me to death! How does Sanji wear these things day in and day out!" Nami burst into laughter as Luffy began to battle with the tie around his neck.

"And Nami…"
"Hm…"
"I love you just the way you are too…" Nami couldn't help but laugh again at the declaration of undying affection and she smiled at him.

"I know Luffy. I always know that…"


ZoRo omake ending

Zoro was rudely awakened as a book was dropped on the floor right in front of him. He jumped up and grabbed Wadō from his belt but his grip loosened when he realised that Robin was standing in front of him.

"You want to go into town and get a bite to eat?" she offered. Zoro was stunned but never the less, nodded his head slowly in agreement. Robin smiled, looping Zoro's arm around her as they started walking along to find some food.

"What about your book?" Zoro asked in surprise.

"It was actually quite a dull read" Robin explained with a yawn, resting her head on Zoro's shoulder "the murderer was obvious from the start and it didn't help that the main character was vapidly uninteresting…and besides…" Slowly, she leaned upwards and planted a kiss on Zoro's cheek "I'm too intelligent to pass up the offer of spending a day with you..."

"So you chose to spend a day with me then instead of finishing the book?" Zoro asked again, a crooked grin growing on his lips.
"What can I say?" Robin said with a shrug of her shoulders "I'm a girl with the taste for only the finest…"


Until then, I'm Shadowonthewall6 and I hope you enjoyed this one-shot.

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