Alright, I promise this chapter will be PURELY romance. However, don't expect "Cutesy" stuff. Like I said, some things will come into play that I've been dancing around for a while...
SPOILERS ASIDE! I hope you enjoy...I hope it doesn't suck...And I hope other stuff too!
NOTE: This fic will not contain ANY "M rated" content. The farthest that I will go will be that *koff koff * be SLIGHTLY hinted at happening. (MAYBE! Don't expect it. And if so, not anytime soon.) So any romance scenes that seem fishy, just know that it's clean! :)
"LUFFY! HOLD UP!" Nami ran after Luffy flummoxed. All she knew was that it was dangerous for Luffy to drink coffee. He may become too energetic and crazy for his body! Once she caught up to him, she tackled him to the ground, causing them both to tumble over each other.
"I said WAIT you idiot!"
Luffy opened his eyes and saw Nami on top of him, pinning him down so he couldn't escape. Nami noticed his eyes flash for a minute, then he yelled.
"GET OFF OF ME!"
Nami was startled by his sudden shout and fell off of him. Luffy sat up and started pounding his head with his palm violently. Nami stared at him for a moment then she grabbed his arm.
"What's WRONG with you tonight Luffy!?"
Luffy yanked his arm away and ran his fingers through his hair. He was panting heavily, and had an alert look in his eyes. Nami inched her hand closer to his shoulder.
"Don't." He said sharply. Nami withdrawed her hand and just watched Luffy slowly calm himself down. Once his panting slowed she tried again.
"What happened?"
"Weird...feeling..." Was all he said.
"Look. We can get Chopper to help if you are more specific! What are you talking about!?"
Luffy didn't answer. He looked back up at Nami and his eyes flashed again. Then he started chanting "No!" over and over and started hitting his head again. Then he stopped and looked at the ground thoughtfully. Nami then understood.
"Luffy..." She began. "What did Chopper tell you?"
Luffy kept panting, then answered.
"He went on a long rant about his horns..."
Nami groaned at his stupidity and sighed.
"He wasn't talking about his horns, you idiot."
"Huh?" Luffy cocked his head. "He definitely said something about horns!"
"Luffy, the feeling you're feeling...It's called being 'Horny.'"
A question mark popped out of his head and he cocked his head the other way.
"I'm growing horns?"
"NO!" She rolled her eyes. "Nevermind...But just know that, I know what's going on."
He sighed in relief and lowered his eyes.
"I don't get it. My body is saying to hurt you...I have to literally fight myself so that I won't! Why? I DON'T WANT TO HURT YOU!"
The last part he was mostly saying to himself. Nami was saddened at seeing him opposed to his own body this much.
"Nami! You KNOW that I don't want to hurt you! Right?" He began panting again.
"Of course! Calm down please! Luffy?" Nami noticed that Luffy got up and started toward a water bucket full of sea water. He stuck his head in.
"Luffy!?" She ran over and yanked his head out. The sea water splashed everywhere, and Nami was impressed that no one had woken up yet.
"Luffy." She coaxed. "Calm down. Calm yourself. Alright?"
He nodded, still sputtering out water. Nami let him go and he kneeled on the ground, catching his breath. She had never seen him this way before.
"Nami..."
"What?"
"Get away from me, please." He begged. Nami shook her head.
"No. I'm staying. I'll go wake up Chopper."
"Please."
Nami froze and looked at him. He looked so tired and worn, like he had just fought a powerful enemy.
"Luffy-"
"I-I can't..."
She watched alertly as he stood up and started walking toward her.
"Luffy...Look. Calm yourself. I'll get Chopper; he'll know how to calm you do-"
"Chopper can't fix it...I don't know..." He stopped in front of her, still panting. "I know that you're the one who causes it..."
"Then leave then!" She began to feel uncomfortable. "L-look! If you don't leave I'm going to beat the crap out of you!"
"I can't..." He repeated. He reached his arm out a gripped her shoulder. Nami looked at him confused and a bit frightened at the same time.
"Let go please." She said. Luffy looked at her with a sympathetic expression.
"My body won't move..."
"Try!" She snapped.
"I am!" He snapped back weakly. Then he let go of her shoulder and hugged her suddenly. Nami was surprised at the gesture, and didn't hug back.
"O-oi...Let go of me!" His head peeked up.
"If I let go you will beat me up."
"You think!?" She snapped comically. Nami calmed and just then realized how warm his grip felt. She swallowed, then she hugged him back hesitantly, which made Luffy smile. His panting slowed and he returned to his normal color.
"This feels good..." He said softly. Nami smiled a little bit, happy that her captain had finally calmed down. They stayed that way for a long while before Nami let go.
"Alright. Are you finally satisfied?"
Luffy stepped closer to her and inched his head closer to hers. She could feel his heavy breaths on her cheeks.
"Luffy?"
"I'm sorry Nami..." He said. "I-I just don't think I can fight anymore..."
She stared in expressionless shock into his eyes as he leaned in. She kept her mouth closed. He stopped and looked at her, displeased with himself. He looked away, regaining his head.
"I'm sorry...I'll go now..."
She still just looked at him. Then, unexpectedly, she went for the kiss, stopping Luffy in his tracks.
If it makes him feel better, I don't care...She thought. She felt Luffy's cheeks grow hotter and she smiled a bit. That idiot, why does he have to be so hesitant about this? After a moment she let go and grinned. Luffy's eyes darted back and forth.
"Did I hurt you?" He asked uncertainty.
"Not at all." Nami replied.
He breathed out in relief. They stared at each other for a while, before Luffy sniffed.
"You smell like stew..."
"You HAD to ruin the moment, didn't you..." Nami said with unnormal calmness.
"You do." He said.
"Well I did cook it after all..."
He grinned and laughed.
"Of course you did!" Luffy seemed back to normal, Nami was a bit put off by this. Did the kiss chase it away? It seemed that was what happened. She laughed along with him in relief. Then Luffy said something out of the blue.
"Can I sit on you again?"
Nami looked at him oddly.
"You mean like when you were hurt?"
"Yeah! That thingymadiggy!"
She chuckled to herself and sat down cross-legged on the grass. Luffy whooped in happiness and plopped down on her lap happily. Nami's ears grew pinkish when he gently lay his head on her shoulder. She looked away.
"Oi! Stop moving!"
Nami narrowed her eyes and barked back.
"I'm only human you idiot!"
Luffy looked at Nami from her shoulder with a pouty expression. Then he laughed with a "Shishishi!" and lay his head back down. Nami smiled warmly and looked down. She started thinking about what happened earlier.
"I'm sorry Nami, I don't think I can fight anymore.."
She winced at the thought. She couldn't imagine Luffy like that, not at all. It scared her just thinking about it. Then she noticed something out of the ordinary. His ever un-buttoned top was buttoned...
"Luffy?"
"Aa?"
"Why is your shirt buttoned? Don't you normally leave it open?"
"It's nothing..."
Nami looked back down to his top, and inched her hand toward his chest hesitantly. She began to unbutton it like usual, then widened her eyes.
"They still haven't healed?!"
Luffy chest was still heavily bandaged from his first fight with the animal men. Luffy didn't say anything.
"I should've known that no one could have an operation and be fully recover after a couple days!"
She stared at the bandages with a sad expression. Those wounds WERE bad...
Suddenly, Luffy lifted his head so it was facing her. He had a slightly angry expression.
"Look Nami. You worry too much. I'm fine, 'kay? Don't worry about me."
She paused for a moment, then smirked.
"Maybe I wouldn't if you weren't such a mindless idiot."
He grinned and lay his head down once again, grabbing Nami's hand and placing it on his bandaged chest. They stayed like that for a long while, just enjoying each other company in the night. Nami noticed that it had started to lightly rain.
"Odd." She thought. "I didn't feel any rain coming..."
It started to pour quickly, and the two looked at each other oddly. Then, Nami looked up, and her eyes widened in fear and shock.
A flash of lightning passed, and there standing, about five yards away, was Sanji.
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Sanji was returning back to the camp after a day of thinking. Finally, he had decided that he could deal with it. I mean, it's not like that idiot of a captain knew anything about the fine art of wooing a lady after all! However, when he returned, he saw a sight that made him freeze in his tracks.
The sight of his Captain and his Nami cuddling up close together... His hand holding hers on his chest...
"Sanji!? You're back!" Nami exclaimed. Luffy looked up lazily and saw Sanji.
"Ah. Sanji, where have you been?" He said calmly. Sanji didn't answer and turned his body toward them, body shaking in anger.
"What. Are. You. Doing. To. My. Nami-San?" He said with a deep hatred in his voice that surprised Nami more than it scared her. What was with him? Usually when he was angry he would catch on fire and yell in an almost comical way. But this Sanji...
Luffy let go of Nami's hand and stood up, clenching his fist and shaking with anger also. Nami didn't understand why Luffy was so angry until he spoke.
"YOUR Nami-San?" He repeated. He clenched his fist tighter. He looked up at the cook with a horrific fury in his eyes.
"DID YOU JUST SAY YOUR NAMI, SANJI!?" He shouted. Sanji flinched a bit at his shout, then pulled out a cigarette. Luffy gritted his teeth.
"After all of the slaves we have encountered, the Celestial Dragon I punched for treating beings like shit. After ARLONG called her an OBJECT!" He paused to gather his thoughts and to calm a bit.
"You think that it's alright to claim Nami as yours?!"
Sanji puffed his cigarette and looked at Luffy with equal fury.
"Are you saying that I think of Nami-San as an object?" He asked with dangerous calmness.
"I'M SAYING THAT YOU'RE A SELFISH ASS WHO DOESN'T ALLOW ANYONE ELSE TO LOVE WOMEN!" He screamed with conviction.
Nami put her hand over her mouth in horror. Seeing them fight like this...over her...
"Listen, Captain." He spat. "I may be a hopeless romantic for lovely ladies..." He took out his cigarette. "But I am not a selfish ass."
Luffy's eyes shadowed under his hat.
"When I told you that I met Hancock when we were separated, the first thing you did was complain about how lucky I was. When we met Yowahoshi, same deal. Even with women you've never met, you won't let anyone else allowed near them..." He smirked with bitter sarcasm. "Because you're so special, right? Sanji? No one could ever compare to your love poems, or your sweet metaphors. Right?"
Sanji placed his cigarette back in and grabbed Luffy by the collar.
"Says you!?" He yelled in his face. "Who's the one who always saves the day?! Who's the one that always gets praised?! Is it me? No. It's you. So I guess my question is...WHY ARE YOU SO SPECIAL?! HUH? LUFFY? WHY IS IT THAT YOU GET ALL THE CREDIT FOR EVERYTHING?!"
"Let go of me right now." Luffy said with deathly silence. Nami heard faint sniffling in the background and saw the others, including Arlen and Arsen, watching with wide alert eyes from the flaps of their tents. The sniffling was coming from Chopper.
Sanji let go violently and adjusted his tie.
"You're calling me selfish for loving women, I'm calling you a arrogant con-artist. We work our shitty asses off for you, and yet everyone only notices YOU when we reach a new island. Better yet, everyone thinks that you are so modest and so caring to your Nakama." Sanji puffed his cigarette one last time, then turned around and dropped it onto the grass.
"Like hell I'm going to follow a captain like that."
Luffy eyes pulsed in guilt, but he hid it and muttered.
"Like hell I'm going to have an ungrateful bastard who only thinks about himself on my crew."
Everyone watched in horror as Sanji stuck his hands in his pockets, and started walking away, stepping on the newly burned cigarette.
"Looks like you're going to have to find a new cook." Was the last thing he said before he disappeared into the mist of the rain.
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"SANJI!" Chopper screamed as he started running toward the direction. Franky stopped him and he struggled, turning into his heavy point. He was sobbing as he ran to where Luffy and a crying Nami was and he heard Zoro.
"Stop." Was all he said. Chopper froze and turned back to his Mini-point, and started crying his eyes out. Brook was strangely silent, along with Zoro, while Robin and Franky looked at each other with pained eyes. Usopp wiped his eyes, then shouted at Luffy.
"OI! Are you just going to let him leave!? After those grueling two years!? Luffy?!"
"Shut up dammit." He choked, trying to mask his pain with strength. Then he walked toward the half-fixed Sunny and rocketed in without a word. Usopp winced, then remembered when he left the crew; how awful and lonely it was. He tightened his fist and ran towards the direction where Sanji left.
Arsen and Arlen watched this whole episode in confusion.
"Was that the cook-guy they were talking about-isen?" asked Arsen.
"I don't know." Arlen retorted. "But they don't seem very happy now, do they?"
"Aye."
Holy crap! Even I didn't expect that when I started writing! I guess that there was more drama than romance here, but still... IT PAINED ME TO WRITE THIS GUYS! *pets self on shoulder*
So, yet again, please review with your thoughts, if you hate the idea of Mr. Curly-Brow leaving. (Sanji's actually one of my favorite characters!) Or if you want to see more romance (Yeah yeah, it'll happen) Or if it shocked you that Luffy is getting them feelings (winky wink)
Also, side note: The chapters will start to get much longer so that I can cut down on the number of chapters so it doesn't look like a f-ing novel. ENJOY! :)