Category: Romantic Fluff

Characters: Luffy, Nami, and Sabo

Requested By: YonaWon (Ao3)

Nami's head was tilted slightly to the side as she gazed down at the sleeping Luffy, whose head was currently propped in her lap. It was quite amazing how peacefully he could sleep after such a harrowing battle, and though she had witnessed it many times, Nami could still not help but be surprised. Though he was wrapped head-to-toe in thick, white bandages, concealing deep wounds as well as countless scratches, he was breathing deeply and loudly, a bit of drool dripping from his open mouth. Once the battle is done, he doesn't have a care in the world. Nami smiled gently and reached down to softly run her fingers through his hair; although they had cleaned his body, Luffy's hair was still matted with dried blood and sweat, clumping thickly together until Nami's slim fingers teased the strands apart. He fought hard.

He fought hard for her. She could still hear his voice ringing in the brilliant blue sky, ensuring that he would protect her from the villainous Doflamingo. He had succeeded in that, after an intense struggle on all their parts. Now they were currently hiding in a safe house. They were waiting for their battered companions to recover before heading onward to Zou to rejoin the rest of their crew. As she continued to rhythmically stroke his messy hair, her smile softened. Thank you, Luffy.

Nami glanced up as the door to the small structure opened, and Sabo walked in, pulling off his top hat to expose his fluffy, wavy blonde hair. A ring of greetings went around the room as the renegade strolled across the wooden floorboards with a cheerful smile.

"Did you bring any booze?" Zoro yawned, cracking his one usable eye open to smirk at him.

"Sorry. No alcohol," Sabo chuckled, and the bitter swordsman grumbled under his breath before rolling over and drifting back off to sleep to continue nursing his wounds. The scarred but happy man looked to his sleeping younger brother, then raised his eyebrows when he realized his head was cradled into Nami's thighs while the navigator continuously stroked his hair. "Does he do this all the time?" he sputtered and pointed at the unconscious captain.

"Yeah, he always sleeps for a long time after he fights," Nami answered simply.

"N-no, I meant like that!" Nami then realized that he was referring to the way that he was sleeping. Nami supposed that it might be alarming to find such an immensely powerful man like Luffy passed out in the lap of a woman. Now that she thought about it, it was a pretty compromising position for herself, too. A faint haze of rosy pink blossomed upon her cheeks, but she could not bring herself to move him. He looked so peaceful, lying there pillowed by her lap. It doesn't mean anything. I just want him to be comfortable, she thought stubbornly.

"He needed a pillow," she mumbled. Sabo looked highly uncomfortable with the situation but squatted down beside the sleeping captain anyway, looking him over with an approving grin.

"Do you want us to wake him up?" Robin offered.

"No… I just wanted to see how he was doing." Sabo tilted his head to the side slightly, his eyes continuing to search him over. "He's grown strong… He really could do it- be King of the Pirates."

"Of course he will! We're gonna make sure of it!" Sanji snapped at him, making Sabo grin.

"I'm glad Luffy has such good friends," he beamed and then looked at Nami with a knowing smile, "and such a good girlfriend, too!" Nami's face immediately blazed fiery red, and her fingers halted in the middle of Luffy's hair. She glared at him with puffed-out cheeks.

"He's not my boyfriend!" Why does he keep saying that? She thought wildly as her blush painted her face from her ears to her neck.

"I dunno, Nami. You two look pretty friendly to me," Zoro sneered at her, his eye twinkling with amusement. Nami's blush spread down to her trembling fingers still wound in Luffy's matted, thick hair.

"Shut up and go back to sleep, Zoro!" She hissed and snapped her head around to face him.

"Yeah, Zoro!" Sanji barked at the swordsman. "You love me, right, Nami, dear?" He then swooned dramatically, clasping his hands together and gazing at the navigator as hearts practically danced in his eyes.

"I'm not in love with anybody!" she insisted. Is no one listening to me?! Nami's entire body was red now, burning like a flame. I'm so embarrassed! All she wanted to do was care for her captain. Why did everybody have to make fun of her for it? She looked down at him, sleeping so peacefully, as she bit down on her lip. She didn't feel anything like that for her captain… right?

"All right, all right, if you say so!" Sabo chuckled, smirking widely as Nami continued to pout. They stopped teasing her, at least. Suddenly, Luffy mumbled loudly in his sleep, causing them all to glance at the captain.

"Nami…" he murmured, his face screwing up slightly as he whispered her name. Nami felt her heart somersault in her chest, and she curled her fingers into his hair by reflex. Is he dreaming about me? Something about that fact sent her heart fluttering like a fledgling bird, and she felt happy about it. Though she didn't realize it, a soft smile was forming on her lips, and she leaned down slightly over him. "Nami… I won't let him have you…" Ah. He's dreaming about Doflamingo. He had been so angry at the Warlord's bold claims on her, his intent to make her his in more ways than one. "Just trust me, okay?" Nami had, and he had delivered. "I won't let you go… You're mine…" he mumbled, his expression turning more desperate. I'm… his? Nami's mind couldn't wrap around the utterance, but her heart could, as it began to beat furiously within her ribcage. Before she could even think of reacting, Luffy's eyes snapped open to stare directly up at her, bright and lucid. Nami froze as her eyes locked with his, leaving her helpless to his next action.

He raised his bandaged hand to slide it to the back of her head, gliding his fingers into her waves of tangerine hair- not unlike her fingers, still entwined with his matted locks; then, with a slight jerk, he pulled Nami's face down to his so that he could press his mouth to hers. It was not just a simple, short kiss, either; he moved his mouth against hers, drawing her lips into the current for several seconds and bringing her eyes closed. Nami's heart beat like a drum alongside the singing of her soul as a feeling she had never known burst inside of her. Nami wasn't sure if she should call it happiness, affection, or even something as profound as love; nevertheless, she savored it. After about ten seconds, Luffy pulled back slightly, their lips still barely brushing. Nami's eyelashes fluttered open to see Luffy smiling gently up at her, his eyelids already drifting closed as sleep began to claim him once more. "You're mine, understand?" he murmured again, her lips tingling with the sensation of his own drifting over hers.

"Yes, Luffy." The answer came out of her effortlessly, naturally, like she had known that all along. His smile widened at that, and then his head flopped back. His eyes shut as he fell once more back into deep sleep. As his hand slid through the strands of her hair, falling back to the floor, she caught it without thinking. I understand. The bandages felt rough against the soft skin of her palm; beneath those bandages were wounds that he had earned fighting for her. It was then that Nami really realized what that meant.

It took a few seconds for the euphoria to wear off, and when it did, she comprehended that she had kissed Luffy in front of everyone. Her head snapped up, and she covered her mouth with her hand, and all hell broke loose.

"Wake him back up! I'm gonna kick his ass! How dare he kiss Nami!" Sanji fumed, jumping up to point angrily at the snoozing captain while he stomped his foot thunderously against the wooden floor. He then released a strangled gasp and grabbed his side, where a stitch had busted to spill bright red blood across his bandages. He flopped down next to Zoro, who was cackling.

"Damn! I never would've expected that in a million years! What a show!" he howled and slapped his leg, until his laugh abruptly switched to pained groans as he ended up in the same situation as their cook.

"Stop moving around like that, dammit, now I have to fix your bandages!" Law growled. He could care less about the kiss, thankfully. Robin was just smirking, like she had expected something like that to happen sooner or later.

"I knew it! Nami is Luffy's girlfriend!" Sabo beamed with delight. Nami buried her red face into her hands, and though she was thoroughly embarrassed, she could not help but smile.

Luffy… I guess I do feel something for you, after all. Her heart was still like a cloud, floating in the air on a wind of budding love. Nami wasn't sure what was going to happen now, or if Luffy would even remember they had kissed when he awoke- but to Nami, that didn't matter. She knew now.

I'll trust in these feelings, too- yours and mine. I know they'll lead to something beautiful on the horizon…

"You gonna give him a goodnight kiss every time now, Nami?"

"Shaddup, kelp-head, or I'll stomp you into a pancake! Nami, dear, you didn't really enjoy that kiss, did you?"

"Nami, take good care of Luffy, okay? 3"

If she could survive the incessant teasing, of course.