I know...I know...That last chapter sucked...But I had just gone from no technology WHATSOEVER to speed-writing a super scene, so I apologize, I won't screw up again! *sweatdrop*
That night Nami lay awake on her bed. Thousands of pesky little questions buzzed through her mind. What did that bear man mean? How was the crew able to adapt to Luffy and her so quickly? Could it have really been that easy?
That last one really bugged her. How could they have been beaten up so badly, only to just knock them all out like nothing? And that bear was tough...She knew he couldn't have been defeated just like that. She sighed and sat up. Amongst all the trouble with the animal men, the situation between her and Luffy flustered her.
"I will never hurt you Nami..."
"DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH MY GIRLFRIEND!'
Nami couldn't understand. She knew that she loved Luffy, and that he loved her back in his little Luffy way, but at times like this Nami realized how WRONG it was. She was DISTURBED by it.
But...Nami groaned in frustration and ran her fingers through her hair.
"This is something that violence and money can't solve..." She muttered to herself.
Finally, she couldn't take sitting and trying to sleep anymore. She tied on her fluffy robe and crawled out of her tent, trying to not wake the other tents up. She grabbed the book that she hadn't picked up for a while, "All you need to learn about Romance." and headed toward the dying embers of the fire.
She jumped a little at the sight of another figure sitting next to it. It had to be Luffy, she sighed. Just when I was trying to relax...
Then Nami noticed his position. He had his fixed-up hat downed over his face so only his mouth was visible, but it was pulled into a frown. He was sitting stiffly, with his arms crossed. He didn't move. She didn't even think that he even noticed she was there.
She sat down and tried to read her book, but she kept getting distracted by his demeanor. Was he thinking? What could an idiot like him think about this time of night? He still hadn't noticed her. She finally gave up on the book and scooted over next to him.
"Hi Nami."
Nami jolted at his sudden remark, but made an evil face.
"You know, you owe me for blurting that "Girlfriend" crap out without permission from me first..."
Luffy uncrossed his arms and looked at Nami with a pouty face.
"Aw, Nami, you KNOW I'm broke!"
Nami laughed and they both looked back at the dying fire. They sat there quietly for a while.
"What are you thinking about Luffy?"
"Huh?" Luffy broke out of his gaze and stared at Nami quizzically.
"What's on your mind?"
Luffy smiled and stretched out his legs in front of him in a relaxed position. He looked wistful.
"Oh, just stuff I guess."
Nami's eyes narrowed in annoyance.
"What stuff?"
"Oh, just stuff. Like meat, or adventures. Stuff like that."
"Oh." Nami was disappointed with his lame response. Then Luffy's eyes saddened a little, though his smile was still plastered on his face.
"But..." He glanced at Nami. "Lately I've just been confused about stuff. Like all the weird mystery feelings; they really bother me for some reason. It makes me feel hot and sweaty and..." His eyes shadowed under his eyes suddenly, losing the happiness that he had just had.
"Ever since Chopper talked to me, (Though I didn't understand a single word he was saying) I've have been suddenly feeling things that involve you getting hurt...and I hate it. I don't want you to ever get hurt!"
Luffy was panicking now. Nami was put off by his behavior, and didn't quite understand why everything was affecting him so hard. Suddenly, she realized what he was feeling. Her eyes widened in shock and horror and she fell over backwards. Luffy stopped and snapped toward her alert.
"Nami?! Did I scare you? Or hurt you? Or poison you?"
"No, I-I'm fine..." This was going too far. This was Luffy they were talking about; he couldn't...
"Nami."
She looked up at him oddly.
'What?"
"Something else happened too, that I'm, you know, thinking about..."
"What?
"Sanji's not talking to me." He said tortly. Nami's eyes widened in surprise and she grabbed Luffy's shoulders, forgetting the recent shock.
"What! He's not!? What happened!?"
Luffy glared at her, uneasily rageful. She made a sound in her throat and let go of his shoulders.
"Ever since dinner, every time I try to talk to him, or do something, he just gives me a dirty look and gets away from me. It's making me really mad, and makes me feel like shit."
Nami sighed.
"He's just jealous, Luffy. You don't understand yet, but he's probably taking all the weird stuff really hard right now. You know how he is."
Luffy didn't seem convinced, but nodded. He stared back into the fire. Nami cocked her head in sympathy. This wasn't like him; he shouldn't be so reserved and stressed like this.
"Oi, do you want to see something cool?" He said suddenly.
Luffy looked at her with the corner of his eyes and lifted his hat up with his index finger. Nami nodded and he smiled.
"Lie down real quick."
Nami raised her eyebrows and laid on her back, while Luffy did they same, putting his hands behind him. He just lay there, silently grinning to himself.
"What is it?" Nami finally asked. Luffy pointed his hand at the star-filled sky.
"That." He opened his hand and turned it toward him, looking at it in fascination.
"The stars?"
"Sometimes I pretend that all the stars are planets, and that one of them is a really awesome planet where everything is made of meat and I'm the king of it." He closed his hand as if trying to grasp the stars. "A place where there are no bastards and dishonor, only fun and music and food. A place where everyone is happy."
Luffy flopped his arm back down to his side and grinned with a "Hee!" Nami just stared at him with an agape mouth. So this is what Luffy thinks about?
"So, a Luffy Planet?"
"Yeah, a Luffy Planet."
"That's what it's called?"
"Luffy Planet."
"It's called Luffy Planet?!"
"Yep."
"Not some sort of cooler sounding name?"
"Are you saying my name isn't cool sounding?"
"No! I mean the planet you idiot!"
"You mean Luffy Planet?"
"Yes!"
"Luffy Planet isn't cool sounding?"
"Not really."
"So...Cool Sounding is a Luffy Planet!?"
"..."
"And I'm a cool planet sounding!"
"..."
"..."
Luffy laughed heartily and Nami's eyes were spirals from the mind-bending Luffy Logic. Once she had recovered she sat up and grabbed her book.
"I'm going to go try to sleep Luffy."
Luffy pouted and propped himself on his elbow.
"Why can't you sleep here? It's funner!"
"I don't think that's a word...And it would be a bit weird don't you think?"
"No...what's so weird about sleeping outside together after having a close conversation with a Nakama that everybody knows are couples?"
Nami gave Luffy a "really?" face and turned toward her tent.
"You really are an idiot aren't you?"
"But yet you still have that "love" thingy for me..."
Nami's cheeks turned pink and she coughed.
"Yeah, because you're Luffy."
"Of course I'm Luffy!"
Nami spun back around and crouched in front of him.
"Look. I do "love" you...though it's really weird for both of us. But let's slow it down a bit, 'kay?"
Luffy nodded and sat up. He waved and stared at the embers again. Nami sighed again and crawled back into her tent, falling asleep.
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The Next Morning
Robin was smiling mischievously in her lawn chair, pretending to read a book. She giggled, looked up, and called out.
"Mr. Cook! I'm craving a bit of poetry today."
Almost instantly, Sanji came barreling out of the of his tent with a parade of hearts following him. He spun toward her seat and bowed, holding out a piece of paper with some lovey-dovey poetry decorated with hearts and flowers. Robin read it and giggled to herself.
"It's quite lovely, Sanji-San..."
Sanji melted at hearing her call him "Sanji-San" and gave out a "ROBIN-CHWAAAAN!" Before spinning back into the tent.
Robin looked around and pulled out a plain white envelope, stuck the poem inside, and closed it.
"Mr. Cook?"
"YES MY BELOVED!?" Shouted Sanji as he barreled once again, with the same hearts parading once again.
Robin put on a serious face and handed the unsuspicious-looking envelope to Sanji.
"Can you give this to Zoro over there? It's a list of weight-training tips. I brewed coffee and I just got comfy."
"NO PROBLEM MY SWEET FLOWER!" Burst Sanji and he spun toward Zoro, who was still sleeping inside his tent. Sanji coughed and handed the envelope to him.
"What are YOU doing here Love Cook?"
"Just delivering an envelope, that's all."
Sanji walked out and barely made it to the outside when a "WHAT THE HELL!?" Came from Zoro. He crawled out and started yelling at Sanji.
"What's wrong you shitty marimo? Pull a muscle?"
"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!"
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?"
"WHY'D YOU GIVE ME A LOVE POEM?!"
Sanji's eyes narrowed.
"I DIDN'T GIVE YOU A FREAKING LOVE POEM YOU DUMBASS!"
"THEN WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS!?"
Sanji grabbed at the paper and read it.
"My dearest love,
Your love is here to stay,
You must be a pirate,
Because you stole my heart away,
Your charming smile,
Opened the door to my heart,
And you are so sweet,
You could be a cherry tart.
Your charming prince,
Sanji."
Sanji turned toward Robin, who was looking at them with a poker face, and a thought bubble of Sanji and Zoro surrounded by flowers again.
"What is WRONG with you woman!?" Shouted Zoro.
"The shitty marimo could never compare to you Robin!"
"WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?!"
"WHAT NOW!?"
"DON'T SAY IT THAT WAY! IT SOUNDS WRONG!"
"THAT'S CAUSE YOU'RE A FAG!"
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A FAG, FAG?!"
"I'M NOT A FAG!"
"You two look cute together..." Said Robin calmly.
"NO WE DON'T!" The two shouted in unison. They looked at each other in embarrassment and Robin giggled.
"What's with all the racket!?" Shouted Nami as she crawled out of her tent. Sanji snapped out of the awkward position and spun toward Nami.
"I wrote you a poem too Nami-Swan!"
"The poem wasn't even that good..." Muttered Zoro angerly.
About an hour later, everyone had woken up and were huddled around the table waiting for breakfast. Soon everyone had dug in, except...
"Oi, Sanji-Kun. Where's Luffy's plate?"
Everyone looked up at Nami's question and glanced at Luffy, who was tilting back in his chair with his eyes hooded and a frown. Sanji didn't even look back.
"I ran out of supplies..." Replied Sanji and he left the table to his tent.
Everyone turned back to Luffy, who had stood up and walked in the direction of the waterfall.
"What happened there?" Said Usopp.
"How could Sanji do such a thing!?" Chopper sniffed.
"What a shithead..." Added Zoro.
Nami gained an angry expression and stood up so suddenly that her cup tipped over.
"So THAT'S what he was talking about!" She muttered, and she stormed off in the same direction as Luffy.
The other strawhats stared at each other, then went back to eating.
"It's none of my business."
"I don't have the brain to comfort Luffy-San..."
"Can't let the food go cold..."
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"Luffy!" Nami shouted in the direction. She ran toward the waterfall and saw him.
"Thank god." She muttered and walked toward him, however, he was bent over something. She stepped closer and saw he was crouched in front of two unconscious boys, about eight, who looked beat up and bloody. She stopped for a moment, then hurried back to get Chopper.
Hopefully this chapter was better. Not a whole lot of action but...meh. I enjoyed reading this a bit more! (Robin ships ZoSan huehuehue ¬､¬ )
So yeah, hopefully this one was better, and not sucky like the last one! BYEZ! PLEASE REVIEW FEEDBACK!