broken promises
"Hey Nami," Nojiko smiled gently, " Go to sleep. It was hard enough for you by yourself." She points to her little sister's belly. Nami had long since laid her head on the table and answered the tangerine grower's questions more half-heartedly. The tiredness had taken over. With heavy footsteps the pregnant woman was slurping towards the bed. No sooner had she found a comfortable sleeping position there than she had drifted off into the world of dreams.
"So, he broke Genzo's promise after all," whispered the blue-haired woman into the silence. She didn't know that he had broken one more of his promises.
Another day in the new world was nearing the end. The setting sun coloured the surroundings in an orange-red tone. The straw-hat pirate crew celebrated their last victory after the Captain's long recovery. Only one person sat sadly on the railing, staring at the sea alternately with a drink in her hand. In contrast to her friends, Nami was not in the mood for a celebration. She waved the mug in her hand. The liquid formed a small swirl. In contrary, the sea was amazingly calm. The young woman was startled when she suddenly felt an arm on her shoulders. She was gently pressed against a man's chest. "Luffy," she breathed without taking her eyes off her drink. "What's the matter? Why aren't you celebrating?", the young man asked. But he didn't get a reply. Seconds, minutes, even an hour had passed while both persons remained in this position. It was the young navigator who released herself on the cuddling position. "Come on Luffy. I want to talk to you." she spoke monotonously.
The rest of the members of this pirate crew saw only the orange-haired girl taking her best friend into her bedroom. The holy temple, as the ship's cook called this room. In disbelief, the other seven people looked at the closed door of the girls' dormitory. The first person to comment on what had happened was Nico Robin.
"I think I should look for a new sleeping place today," giggled the archaeologist. A pitiful moaning followed these words from the blond man. "Oh, don't worry about shitty cook," laughed Zorro. "I'm sure our captain will kick you out in a minute."
" Right." Franky said happily. "Or he comes out of the room disappointed, thinking sex is something to eat." Only the cannoneer of the small pirate ship was suspiciously quiet. There was something that had plagued his guilty conscience for some time. Usopp had then seen and avoided the nearly kiss between them. Again, and again he had convinced himself that he had only protected his two friends from a huge mistake. Alcohol and physical contact were not a good combination and had already destroyed some friendships. How easy it was to persuade the outsider that there were no deep feelings between the two of them, just for selfish reasons.
Silently the two persons sat on the comfortable bed of the young woman. "What's up?" Luffy broke the awkward silence. Nami looked at him with blurry eyes. "Do our dreams mean nothing to you? Are you that selfish? Is becoming a pirate king all that matters to you now?" the accusations came from her mouth. His eyes widened in shock. "What makes you think that?" he asked. "You're fighting at your limit, Luffy. It's taken you two weeks to recover. I'm afraid you'll never see my map. I've already lost the person I cared most about once. I don't wanna have to go through that again. You understand that Luffy? Can you get that through your rubber head?" "It was the words that burdened Nami's soul for so long.
" To see the whole world and then make your own sea map, right?" grinned her captain with a wide grin. Suddenly the young woman felt her captain's beloved straw hat on her hair. "I told you before, you shouldn't complain like that. After all, you are a companion of the future king of the pirates," he looked into her surprised eyes. "Luffy, just promise me you'll see my map," she whispered. The following action made her forget all her sorrows and worries. She felt his lips on hers. At first, she had been too perplexed to return the gesture. She was just about to close her eyes and enjoy this moment of tenderness, but then she felt him pull away from her. She looked at his grinning face in confusion. "I promised!" he said amusedly and wanted to leave the room now. Her fingers, however, had taken his hand. Her gaze pleaded that he shouldn't leave her all alone now. "All right," he smiled and sat down next to her again. Her fingers were still wrapped together. The Navigator's delicate face searched desperately for the lips of the man next to her. She had to experience that warm feeling again. Hesitantly she touched his warm lips and was then surprised by his passion. He pressed her body onto the soft mattress and used his body to return her declaration of love.
"I didn't even know it worked that way," Robin giggled in surprise. Her words were greeted with baffled looks. "Well, our captain's really getting into it," she explained.