This is Mr. 0-San Closing...
Try Not to Blow the Man Down
The Final Chappie
Hi! Sorry for the late update. I was having a really bad writer's block. BUT! I AM BACK! WITH THE LAST CHAPTER! :( Thank you all for everything!
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Chapter Six: We Did It
"So...you knew about this too Marimo?"
"Yeah. I did."
Sanji and Zoro were very VERY strangely collaborating to try to figure out what was going on with their Captain. By the end of the discussion, they were just left up to guessing.
"I guess we'll see. We are leaving tomorrow morning anyway."
"Yep." Sanji agreed.
Dinner was eaten and the last light of the sun was about to disappear. Both of the antsy women were waiting eagerly for their Luffy to return. While they waited, Nami fingererd the hat.
"I'll be fine with whoever he chooses, as long as he's happy..." Nami thought. "...though he's going to pick me..."
Hancock on the other hand, was perfectly calm and her own self. Her mind was another story."Please Luffy...pick me...please...pick me..."
Suddenly, a figure emerged, and both the women sprung up.
"Luffy!"
"Hey there!"
The figure turned into a very relieved looking Luffy, head bare-looking without his hat and a huge grin on his face.
"You sure look happy!" Hancock chirped. Luffy nodded with an "Aa!" and stopped in front of them.
The girls waited for him to say something, but he said nothing. They just stood there in a very awkward silence for a minute. Luffy didn't seem to care or even notice. Finally Nami couldn't take it anymore.
"So...did you make your decision?"
Luffy's grin shrunk to a small smile and he nodded happily.
"Uh huh!"
An irk mark appeared over Nami's head.
"Are you going to tell us?"
"Yeah." He answered, his smile still frozen on his face.
"Can...you tell us now?"
"I will."
"When now!?" Nami was starting to become annoyed.
"Now now!" He laughed.
"RIGHT NOW IS NOW NOW!" Nami shouted.
"I know that!"
"SO TELL US NOW NOW!"
"I will will!"
"WELL THEN TELL US! "
"I'm going to!"
"WELL THEN DO IT!"
"Do what!?"
Nami flopped on the ground in defeat while both Luffy and Hancock burst out laughing. After Luffy wiped a tear out of his eye, he sighed contently.
"But yes, I've made a decision guys."
Both Nami and Hancock shot up alertly.
"Who is it!?" They asked in unison. Luffy snorted.
"I'll tell you!"
"COULD YOU BE A BIT QUICKER ABOUT IT!?" Nami yelled. A sweatdrop formed on Hancock's head.
"Alright! Alright! Geez!" Luffy rubbed his neck. "I chose Nami! Happy?! Can you two stop yelling at me?"
The two didn't say anything for a moment. Then Nami's mouth opened wide.
"Woah. Wait. What?"
Leave it to Luffy to blurt something like that out without warning.
The look of utter disappointment on Hancock's face was clearly noticeable, but she had known for a while that she most likely wouldn't be chosen. She was satisfied. Luffy glanced at her with sympathy.
"Will you be Ok?" Luffy asked. Hancock tried to hold in tears, and nodded.
"Yes...I think I've gotten over my Lovesickness..."
"I'm not just talking about that." He interrupted. Hancock looked at him right in the eyes.
"I will be fine." She smiled. "I don't want you to be unhappy."
It seemed to finally sink in for Nami. Luffy had chose her! She chuckled. It was so like him to just blurt out his decision! Luffy grinned and nodded at Hancock.
"Thank you Hancock!"
Hancock smiled at him using her name, then motioned toward Nami. Luffy understood and focused toward the other.
"Soooo...Hi Nami!"
"Idiot! What kind of introduction was that!?" Even though her words seemed irritated, she was beaming.
"I wasn't trying to introhbdhbw!" Luffy defended.
"IntroDUCTION! You moron!"
While Luffy and Nami argued, Hancock could barely even see a difference between them. But it was there, they were just hiding it. She sighed and put her palm to her head. It was perfectly cool.
Hancock still had a crush on Luffy, but it was much more bearable now. Her sickness was gone, and she had gotten what she wanted. She knew that Luffy liked her too, and that was enough.
"You two should head back to your ship. You're leaving first thing tomorrow right?"
Luffy nodded.
"Aa. I'm really glad I got to see you again!"
Hancock smiled happily.
"Me too."
Luffy grinned with a "Hee!" and headed to the Sunny to get some well-deserved rest.
Nami was about to follow, when she saw Hancock. She looked heart-broken. Nami frowned and kneeled next to her.
"I'm sorry Hancock..." She apologized gently. Hancock shook her head.
"Don't be sorry. I'm fine. I'm sure I'll be over it soon."
Nami suddenly gave Hancock a friendly hug, then smiled.
"You just have to think about how hard the decision was for him." She comforted. Hancock nodded her head.
"I'm going to go now." Nami finished, and she headed toward the Sunny, filled with a happiness she hadn't ever felt before.
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"OW! WE'RE READY!"
"Aw! Already Franky?" Luffy was playing with the beetles that Chopper said he couldn't bring on the ship. Usopp had tried to sneak them on, but all he got was a big lump on the head.
"Luffy! If we don't hurry up, we won't be able to set sail because of the wind direction!" Nami called.
"Fine..." He pouted. He pet his precious beetles on the head, and let them go. He was about to rocket on board, when he remembered something.
"Oh! Yeah!" He spun toward Hancock's tent, where Hancock was silently watching. Luffy grinned, then ran over and hugged her. Everyone, including Hancock, was shocked.
"Wha- Luffy?"
He broke the embrace and laughed.
"I said that friends still hug, right?"
Hancock stopped for a moment, then grinned from ear to ear.
"Yeah. Right."
Luffy then rocketed onto the Sunny and waved.
"BYE HANCOCK!"
Hancock giggled.
"Bye Luffy!"
The Sunny slowly made it's way off the island and out of sight. Once the Sunny was gone, Ursula checked Hancock.
"You...you're all better?"
Hancock sat down and looked at her feet, beaming.
"It would be selfish of me to feel jealous when he gave me so much..."
Ursula cocked her head, then put away her medical supplies.
"Well, I guess we should head back."
"Yeah."
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"OI! NAMI! WANNA PLAY CARDS!?"
Nami rolled her eyes.
"No..."
Luffy frowned.
"Then...wanna fish?"
"Why would I want to fish?!"
Luffy scratched his head.
"Um...wanna play superheroes?"
Nami shut her book and looked at Luffy with friendly irritation.
"I'm reading right now, so do you think you could do that stuff with Usopp or somebody?"
"Don't wanna!"
Nami raised her eyebrows.
"Huh?"
Luffy then started making incomprehensible motions with his hands. It looked like he was just flailing around.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Nami yelled.
"I'm telling you something in a secret code!" Luffy defended.
"Can you speak like a normal person?!"
Luffy sighed in frustration. Nami put her book down and sat up, crossing her arms.
"What IS it? You're annoying me!"
"You. Me. Do. Secret. Code. Thing. I'm. Telling. You." He pronounced. Nami facepalmed.
"WHAT IS THE SECRET CODE THI-"
Before Nami could even finish her sentence, Luffy bent down to her level and pressed his lips against hers. Nami's eyes widened in surprise. Oh...THAT'S what he was talking about...She let him for a moment, then pushed him away. Luffy looked at her with disappointment.
"Not on the deck Luffy..." She whispered. "Not until we tell the others..."
"Alright..." He said, regaining his happy attitude. "We do secret code thing later then!"
"Yeah yeah..." She smiled. "Go have fun. Usopp's probably bored without you."
"OK!" He chirped, then ran off to find Usopp. Nami chuckled to himself, before Zoro suddenly appeared beside her. Nami jumped.
"Z-Zoro! Don't scare me like that!" She yelled. Zoro smirked.
"So...mind telling me what's been going on?"
Did he see? Crap he saw, didn't he? She rubbed her neck.
"Uh...what did you see?"
"Something that you probably didn't want me to see yet..."
Nami sighed.
"Well, since you already know...Let's just say on the island he had to choose between the Warlord and I..."
"And he chose you?"
A pinkish color showed up on her cheeks and she coughed.
"Yeah..."
Zoro nodded, then crossed his arms.
"You know...I won't tell anyone if you remove my debt..."
Nami's eyes turned evil.
"YOU LITTLE-"
"Alright...if you won't drop it..." Zoro teased. Nami glared at him, then sighed in defeat.
"Fine...go ahead and tell them...I'm sure you'll enjoy watching Sanji-Kun cry in agony..."
"I sure will..." He laughed. "But if you don't want me to...I can keep a secret."
Nami sat up and shook her head.
"No. Go ahead and tell them. I don't think I can do it myself and Luffy will just blurt it out sometime soon anyway."
Zoro nodded and went off to tell the others. Nami grinned, trying to guess what the crew's reactions would be once they knew.
Aaaaannnnd there we go! Sorry if the ending wasn't satisfactory...But I thought it was so...THAT'S MY DECISION AS A WRITER! Thank you for reading this story, and make sure to keep a look out for other stories by yours truly. SEE YOU LATER! *waves*