Another one! Let's see how badly Luffy screws up the whole "Romance" thing! XD
"Oi! Luffy! Get up quick!"
Luffy didn't have to be told twice. He jumped to his feet and was about to run out to the now bright deck when someone grabbed him by the collar.
"What are you doing?!"
Luffy turned around and was surprised to see Nami there.
"What? Aren't there marines or bad guys?"
Nami let go of his shirt and facepalmed.
"No, you idiot! I was just telling you to get up quick so nobody sees you in here!"
A question mark popped out of his head.
"Eh? Why's that bad?"
"Nevermind, nothing...Sanji's cooking breakfa-"
Before Nami finished her sentence Luffy was already out of the room. Nami chuckled.
"That idiot's back to his old self."
THREE HOURS LATER
"Luffy! Any threes?"
"Go fish! Usopp! Any threes?"
"I JUST ASKED THAT YOU FOOL!"
Usopp was fighting over Luffy's cards while Chopper giggled and put down all his cards.
"Do I win? Is that how you play?"
Luffy and Usopp stared at Chopper for a moment, then started chasing him around the Sunny, Chopper screaming hysterically. This went on for a while until Nami walked out on the deck. Luffy stopped mid-step and looked at her...cheeks starting to redden.
"Awww crap! That weird feeling isn't gone yet!" He thought to himself before rubbing his now-sweaty hands on his shirt. Why was he so sweaty? Nami said it was fine though... Luffy sighed and sat down cross-legged on the deck, fascinated by a beetle.
Nami had seen Luffy. She almost laughed. He could be really cute if he wanted to! She smiled and sat down on a chair, reading her newest book, All You Need to Learn About Romance. She thought that maybe if she knew how Luffy was feeling, she might be able to help him get over his "weird feeling" or whatever. Nami laughed again and started reading.
The night came again, and once again...Nami could not be alone. This time, Luffy expected her to come, and was already out when she appeared in the door.
"Hi Nami!" He said as he sprawled on Nami's floor stupidly. Nami sat on the bed again, chuckling at his stupidness.
"So! Are you sad again?"
Nami smiled and blushed a little, hiding it, and replying,
"Not anymore, still, I like when you're here."
Luffy grinned wide, then sat up straight holding his feet.
"I'm glad that you're feeling better!" He frowned. "I don't like it when you're sad..."
Nami blushed softly and hid her face in her hands. Luffy cocked his head.
"Nami? Are you having the weird thingy too?"
Nami peeked at Luffy from underneeth her hands. He was sitting there, feet touching each other , with a cute, pouty expression on his face. Normally she would have thought he looked kiddish, but now...it seemed cute. She smiled into her hands.
"What's wrong?"
Nami shook her head and rubbed her neck, still feeling hot around the cheeks.
"I-I guess I have the "Weird thingy" too!"
Luffy stared up at her for a moment, then stood up and walked to the bed. He plopped down next to Nami and put his arm around her. Nami's eyes widened in surprise.
"L-Luffy?"
"GAH!" Luffy pulled his arm away. "Sorry! Was that not the right thing to do? Did I hurt you? I'M CONFUSED!"
Nami almost had to laugh as Luffy was looking this way and that, unsure if he made her sad or scared for some reason. She scooted closer to him and put her arm around him this time. This made Luffy stop mid-panic and just stare at the ground oddly. They sat there for a minute, before Nami rested her head on his shoulder. Luffy noticed the weird feeling was even more pronounced than before.
"Luffy?"
"Huh? What? Am I doing something?"
Nami laughed.
"No! You're doing perfectly fine!"
Luffy sighed.
"Ok...I don't want you to feel weird like me..."
Nami frowned a little.
"Luffy...I hate to ask you this...but..." She scooted closer. "Can you maybe...tell me some stories from your childhood?"
Luffy froze. He grew quiet, leaving the question unanswered.
"Luffy?"
Luffy swallowed nervously.
"Why?"
Nami realized he had just made him solemn and mournful for his brother, but she had a plan.
"Just because...It would make me feel less sad."
Luffy sat there, still sitting awkwardly with Nami's head on his shoulder.
"Ok...If it makes you feel better.." Luffy thought about some memories, but one seemed to jump out at him right away.
"Um...Once when I was nine and Ace was twelve, we decided to go hunting for these weird animals called "Snipes."
"Snipes?" Nami asked compassionately.
"Aa...Oji-san told us about them, so we headed out to look for 'em. But we looked and looked everywhere, and we couldn't find anything."
"Maybe they were scared of you guys?"
"I dunno...They were somewhere in a mystery-place that even Ace couldn't find...So we headed back to Dadan's. On our way back, a HUGE bird-thingy stopped in front of us!" Luffy was becoming exited now.
"A bird-thingy?"
"Yeah! It was as big as that big ol' tiger that we beat the crap out of! But this bird didn't attack us. Ace and I walked up to it and jumped on it's back!" He started laughing. "Shishishi! It started trying to buck us off, but we were too strong!"
Nami was laughing along with him. "Of course you were!"
"Finally we got bored and headed back, but when we told Oji-san that we found the Snipe, he sure was surprised!"
After Luffy finished his story, he grew silent. Nami lifted her head and saw that Luffy was...crying.
Oi...Luffy?"
Luffy pinched the bridge of his nose, as if he was trying to stop crying due to looking weak, but he couldn't stop. Nami stared at him in sympathy, then hugged him, holding his head to her shoulder. They stayed that way for awhile, then Luffy broke off, trying to act like he wasn't just crying.
"You guys were close, weren't you?"
Luffy nodded sharply. Nami hated seeing him like this; It didn't seem right to her.
"Luffy...Would...would you like a midnight snack? Would that cheer you up?"
He nodded again. Nami smiled and slowly sneaked to the kitchen and back, bringing a plate full of leftovers. She set them on his lap, and put her arm around him again. Luffy nibbled on his snack contently, slowly regaining his normal attitude. Once he was done he looked at Nami weirdly.
"What are you doing?"
Nami giggled very unlike her and took her arm off.
"Nothing..."
Nami seemed to understand finally why she was feeling so odd around Luffy. She liked him. After reading the beginning to that book, she wasn't embarrassed by it anymore. The only problem was...she looked up at Luffy, picking his nose...she sighed. He was still a complete idiot. That would never change.
"I'm getting sleepy Nami..."
Luffy was rubbing his eyes and yawning.
"No problem. Get some sleep Captain."
Luffy planted face-first on the floor, already fast asleep. Nami sweatdropped. She was about to crawl into bed when she looked back at him. God...that looked uncomfortable... Nami sighed, took off a pillow from her bed, and pulled herself off the bed. She tip-toed toward him and rolled him over on his back. Nami stopped to look at him. He still had a huge grin on his face that seemed to be growing bigger with each snore. She chuckled and carefully set the pillow under his head, then tucked him as best she could with a spare blanket on a floor. Satisfied, she crawled back on the bed and fell asleep to the steady sound of his breathing.
SOME TIME LATER (In which I mean "The next Day")
"EVERYONE! I SEE AN ISLAND!"
Usopp and Luffy stopped playing tic-tac-toe and sprinted up to the railing.
"WOAH!" They both shouted in unison.
Luffy was sparkling in awe and the others were gazing at the magical sight before them.
It was a HUGE island, so big they could barely see it all. Large animals of all different species flew around with fluffy blue wings, perching on the tall sparkling waterfall in the exact middle of the land. There were few trees, so they could make out a small village next to the waterfall. It was such a wonderful looking place that even Zoro smiled a bit. Franky was sobbing comically by the sight of it.
"Oi..oi...Why are you crying?"
"I-I'M NOT CRYING! *blows nose* IDIOT!"
"I CAN SEE YOU YA KNOW!"
Luffy put his hands on his hips in a superhero-esque way and pointed his finger in the sky.
"YOSH! LET'S GO TO THE MYSTERY-ISLAND!"
"AYE!" Everyone shouted. Nami smiled at Luffy from the top of the mast. He looked up and grinned back, waving.
"What do we do now Miss Navigator?!" Shouted Robin and Franky from the bow. Nami turned toward the island.
"Sail straight ahead! We're on course!
So, with high spirits, the Sunny sailed toward the seemingly harmless island...
…..When a large cannonball came flying into the the mast.
NOOOOO! *bangs head against table* CLIFFHANGERS! I'M SORRY!
Anyway, I'm sorry if you guys didn't like this chapter...Feel free to post reviews on maybe something you want in here or whatever, I want you guys to keep reading! *sparkles* :)
NEXT CHAPTER COMING SOON!