Again, please consider that english isn't my native language. If you are able to read german, look up the german version of this story: Raue See. Please forgive me my mistakes but feel free to show them to me :)

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Nami had left Paulys apartment soon. Anyway it would've no purpose to continue to stay there, just to think about something that they didn't want to think about. Apart from that, she had to get out of this apartment - and away from Pauly. And he in turn hadn't give the impression to have her close to him at the moment.

Luckily it was still early and as Nami crept along the pool, there was no sight of one of her friends. With a long sigh she sat down at the edge of pool, her legs hanging in the water. Although the sun was not yet high, it was very warm. But that wasn't the reason she needed some it cool water. It was rather the thoughts, these ifs and whens, that were easily made her cheeks blush.

"That can't be true, Nami. Pull yourself together and get a clear head again! ", she muttered to herelf, leaned a little forward and put both her hands on her cheeks. What if Sanji saw her? Or worse, Robin? The black-haired woman would know immediately that something was wrong with Nami. Damn, a blind with a cane could see and probably even Ruffy.
Nami dropped her hands in her lap and looked at her reflection in the blue water, which has been distorted by the small circles she caused with her legs.

"I have to get dressed." she said to herself. Not that it would normally be a problem to her just to walk around in a bikini ... but that way she remembered simply too much of this embarrassing awakening this morning.
With another devoted sigh she rose and turned around just as she remained rooted to the spot. The reason for this was a familiar face, in which she looked.

"R-Robin!", Nami exclaimed in surprise and did almost fall backwards into the pool. Robins smile became a track warmer.
"Excuse me, Nami. I didn't mean to scare you." she said in a calm voice, but her bright blue eyes regarded the redhead carefully.
"Oh all right, it's just ... I was just so sunken in thought, I did not hear you coming." said Nami, who had successfully gained her composure.
"Sanji was looking for you. He's got some fruit drink for you and me because he thought that would be good in case of a hangover." said Robin, as she walked away with Nami from the pool. But her eyes said something else. Asked questions. Were curious. Robin could appreciate Nami well enough to know what went through her mind.
"Oh, that's nice of him, I just have no hangover.", said Nami. Sanji was really the last person she wanted to see now. He would only poke her with unpleasant questions, which she was sure.
"Oh?" Robin broke through her thoughts, "Amazingly, when you consider how much you drank last night!" The black-haired woman chuckled softly behind her hand.
"Oh, please, Robin. That may give Zorro headache, but not me.", Nami said. Even if it was enough to forget what happend in the night..., she added silently to herself.
"It's great to hear." Robin said. A smile graced her face and she gave Nami the kind of amused glance that the navigator was finally standing, looked to the right and left and finally bowed to Robin.

"Ok ... what do you know?" she finally asked hesitantly.
Robin drew her eyebrows and smiled knowingly.
"Oh nothing. In principle, nothing. I just might've seen how you disappeared last night after all the drinking with a certain blond carpenter." she said. Robin didnt sound reproachful rather like she was talking abouth the weather.
Nami could not prevent that her face turned red again but Robin had enough tact to point not to mention it.

"Then you know more than I do!" sighed Nami and gnawed nervously on her lower lip.
Robin knew what Nami really needed. Namely distraction. It was no secret, at least not for the black-haired archaeologist that Nami and Pauly were dansing around each other like two teenagers who didnt admit their affection since their arrival here in Water Seven.

"Come on." Robin finally said, "What do you think? How about a little bit shopping before the boys wake?"

Nami smiled gratefully. "I would like that."