Chapter 10
A/N: ok- so there might be something wrong with ff.net's author alert system or something- for some reason a few people didn't get an update for this story last chapter… no clue what caused that. But thanks for those who did review- I enjoy them!
Well, it is officially my b-day, so I decided to type another chapter of this story for all of you ^_^
I hope you enjoy it!
That's about all that's going on here right now… Well got to run!
Ja ne
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As the crew continued to sail in search of Niku Island, the usual daily routines continued. As much as was expected for the crew of misfits on the Going Merry, that is. On top of that the baby on board was causing the most unusual ruckus everywhere on the ship.
For the second time that day, Luffy had the baby dangling in his rubber arms swinging in the wind. This time however Luffy had his heart set on sitting in his favorite spot with the baby, and no matter of arguing with Sanji could talk the captain out of it.
"Luffy won't drop him Sanji-kun." Nami told the fidgety and nervous cook as he kept looking away from his precious kitchen and towards the rubber man and Yukio.
As Nami had assured him, when Luffy got tired of playing with the now fussing baby, Sanji got his son back in one piece.
The cook let out a sigh of relief. Every time Luffy swung the baby over the water, his heart wanted to explode. However, everything was fine now. Yukio was safe and hungry… again.
By that afternoon, the crew came upon an island in the distance and decided to make a quick stop for baby supplies. Zoro had insisted that they at least stop for diapers- Sanji had already borrowed one of the swordsman's black handkerchiefs that covered his head, for a make shift diaper. When the green haired man found out, it took Nami telling Luffy to throw them both over the side to cool things off.
As the still grumbling swordsman picked up the anchor and dropped it, Nami gave the small port a once over. Sighing sadly, things did not look too good in the thieving department. Moreover, she would probably be with Sanji and Yukio this time- 'mother' time not work time. She sighed pushing some of her red hair back into two little pig tales down by her neck.
Grabbing his wallet and with baby in hand, Sanji walked down the gangplank and onto the dock where Nami waited. Her smile could always light his days, and the one she greeted him with now was no different. Opening her arms, she took the now slumbering baby and began to sway her hips back and forth to usher the baby back into a peaceful sleep after the transfer. Sanji could not help but look the young woman before him up and down. The sway of her hips, the tight shirt and short short combination, and to top it off, she had her hair up innocently in a hair style he had seen little girls running around in, everything combined made his draw drop and hearts take shape in his eyes.
"NAMI-SAAAAAN!" He fluttered over closer and smiled lovingly up at her from his mush of a body near her feet.
"Shhh. You'll wake him." She hushed Sanji's loud voice, and swatted at him before she looked towards the main street of the port. "We should try and hurry before Luffy gets off the ship and goes on another tangent like last time… we'll never get to the grand line if we keep getting side tracked with Niku this and mysterious that." She sighed.
Sanji pulled himself together and soon the two looked like an ordinary young couple as they walked down the street. Just getting off the ship and away from the close quarters with four men, was a nice break for Nami. She did not mind Sanji's company so much. As long as he was not all flirty mushy with her. That was one of his only down sides, she mused to herself as the small baby slept on her shoulder.
Every so often passers by would stop them and pat the baby's fuzzy head, or just smile at them. Nami had never felt this kind of warmth before from anyone but her close friends and family back home… Sanji was enjoying it too. From the smile on his face and the faint blush that painted his cheeks, when people would complement the young couple and the beautiful child they had made, she knew he was having a good day to.
All Nami could do was smile at the slight out of character-ness of the cook. It was a side that Sanji hardly ever showed. He could be embarrassed easily- that was surprising to her since he would nearly say anything to a pretty face.
As they went from shop to shop, the two picked up the many necessities needed in maintaining a growing baby boy for a few weeks.
Bottles, diapers, formula and more filled the bags that Sanji carried as they continued towards more shops. Nami had always enjoyed the thrills of shopping and haggling with the clerks, but the shopping for someone special made this outing more enjoyable. That and she had yet to spend anything. Sanji had apparently saved a good sum of money in order to spend this much- even with the amount they saved after a good dealing session with the clerks.
"My what a cute family we have here." A saleswoman smiled as they entered a clothing store. "Oh he's just so adorable." the woman continue to fuss as Nami gave Sanji a helpless expression. Sanji took the look from Nami to be utterly adorable in itself, and that she wanted to get the older woman away from poking the baby, who had been easily manageable asleep the entire outing so far.
"Ma'am, we'd like to pick up a couple of sleepers and things right now."
"Oh, of course! We have lots of things in his size, right over this way." She directed them over to a baby section of the store.
While they were sorting through the many designs the woman continued to dote on the baby who was now awake and beginning to get irritated at the woman who kept making weird faces at him.
"You have a beautiful family. Yes, the cutest couple and baby I've seen in a long time." Sanji looked shyly over at Nami, who was taking her turn blushing.
"Ano, thank you…" She quietly responded back at the woman not knowing what else to say.
Both parents were exhausted as they returned to the ship.
"I'm hungry!" Came a cry from Luffy who was waiting patiently on his perch at the front of the ship.
"Ya, took you long enough. Knock up someone else while you were at it?" Zoro joked as he saw the 'couple' climb up the board and onto the ship.
Nami gave him a scowl as she walked by that told him to shut his lips until she was at least out of hearing distance.
Sanji also tried to ignore the comment and followed Nami contently into the kitchen. Together they silently put away the scores of supplies they had brought back with them.
"What would my Nami-san like for supper? Sanji asked after the ship had once again set sail.
"What ever you make will be fine." She shrugged as she picked Yukio up from the baby carrier they had purchased. Turning her back on Sanji, she quickly gave the baby a diaper change and put him into one of the sleepers they had bought.
"So, what do you think?" She asked showing Sanji the little blue garment Yukio was in. On the front, it had pictures of many different fish swimming in an ocean scene.
Sanji smiled, the different fish reminded him of stories that had fascinated him as a child of the mysterious All Blue.
"We'll have to tell him all about you're All Blue before bedtime." Nami said as she held the baby up in the air and smiled at the excited and happy baby. Getting a giggle out of Yukio, Nami brought the baby close and placed a small peck to his cheek.
Sanji again was floored. 'We?' His heart questioned. Had he heard right? The cook and new father had never expected his angel to actually want to be a part of this situation. However, once again Nami surprised him.
"Sanji-kun," Nami began as she sat back at the table watching him transform ordinary vegetables and ingredients into four-star cuisine.
"Yes, my sweet and sour goodness?" He called turning his head only slightly away from his chopping of vegetables for a stew he had decided to make.
"Where is he going to sleep tonight?" She asked as the little tike sat up resting against her chest, with a bright toothless grin. Nami's hands held the tiny hands as she bounced Yukio gently on her knee.
Sanji stopped the swift motions of the large blade he held, and thought for a moment.
"I'll tell you where he's not sleeping." Came Zoro's voice as he entered the kitchen and made his way to get a drink out of his liquor supply.
"And since when do I listen to jackass swordsmen?" Sanji asked pointing the knife in Zoro's direction.
"If you want that brat alive in the morning, I advise you to keep it somewhere so I don't get woken up every ten minutes like last night."
"But he didn't cry at all." Nami said in defense of little Yukio who had decided he wanted to play with the green haired man. Holding out his chubby arms in Zoro's direction, the baby looked up at the angry swordsman not understanding he was the cause of the man's anger.
"Not before you took over Nami-san. I tried almost everything to get him to quiet down." Sanji sighed as he turned around and wiped his knife off with a towel. "You seem to have a knack for this kind of stuff." Sanji smiled at her brightly.
Zoro held back the reflex of puking. He wanted to, but he stopped himself. His revulsion factor was unusually high these days. Especially today watching these two play house. He wasn't attracted to Nami, in fact the swordsman didn't know exactly what his relationship to the thief navigator really was; however he did know that the sudden on set of the motherly Nami reminded him a lot of someone from his past… someone strong, determined yet gentle and kind.
'Coina,' the name echoed in his mind. 'Why did I think of her now?' The swordsman wondered as he tried to shake off the weird mood he had settled in ever since the baby had come aboard.
Coina was the closest thing he had to a mother figure, more a role model than anything. She was his inspiration to train on and become the best… there was just something about Nami that reminded him of her at this moment. Then it hit him- their spirits were similar. They both could deal with any situation thrown at them… blinking Zoro found three pairs of eyes staring at him. After getting a suspicious look from Nami, he quickly took a swig of his booze to off set the awkwardness of that moment.
"Don't you even dare!" Nami started to yell at him. "Don't you even think about saying anything about women only being good for child raising!"
"I wasn't!" Zoro defended himself after recovering from almost choking on his drink. "Women care capable of doing anything … anything they think is important and they want to do." He added.
Nami was surprised. More than surprised- she was silenced. Usually Zoro would take any opportunity to try and piss her off. However today, Nami wondered why he looked at her differently…
"I'm starting supper- go tell everyone one it should be done in about an hour if there aren't any more distractions." Sanji said returning to his chopping.
Nami continued to look at Zoro with a confused face. 'What's come over him?' She wondered as he took long chugs out of his bottle.
Smiling Nami got up and walked over to the swordsman. She waited patiently until he finished his current tip of the bottle.
"What do you want?" He questioned after swallowing his mouthful and taking in a deep breath.
"Do you want to hold him?" Nami asked simply holding the baby the baby out towards him. "I've changed him and he's not going to fuss much."
"I… I…" Zoro stuttered with a terrified look as the baby was pushed gently towards him.
Reflex took over and his arms went to hold the baby as it smiled brightly.
"You're a natural." Nami said patting the baby's back as he settled against Zoro's strong frame.
"Relax, he's not that breakable. I need to go for a second. I'll be right back."
"But… But…" Zoro's mouth gapped open as she quickly exited the kitchen leaving the two men and the baby to themselves.
A/N: ok- so there might be something wrong with ff.net's author alert system or something- for some reason a few people didn't get an update for this story last chapter… no clue what caused that. But thanks for those who did review- I enjoy them!
Well, it is officially my b-day, so I decided to type another chapter of this story for all of you ^_^
I hope you enjoy it!
That's about all that's going on here right now… Well got to run!
Ja ne
-
As the crew continued to sail in search of Niku Island, the usual daily routines continued. As much as was expected for the crew of misfits on the Going Merry, that is. On top of that the baby on board was causing the most unusual ruckus everywhere on the ship.
For the second time that day, Luffy had the baby dangling in his rubber arms swinging in the wind. This time however Luffy had his heart set on sitting in his favorite spot with the baby, and no matter of arguing with Sanji could talk the captain out of it.
"Luffy won't drop him Sanji-kun." Nami told the fidgety and nervous cook as he kept looking away from his precious kitchen and towards the rubber man and Yukio.
As Nami had assured him, when Luffy got tired of playing with the now fussing baby, Sanji got his son back in one piece.
The cook let out a sigh of relief. Every time Luffy swung the baby over the water, his heart wanted to explode. However, everything was fine now. Yukio was safe and hungry… again.
By that afternoon, the crew came upon an island in the distance and decided to make a quick stop for baby supplies. Zoro had insisted that they at least stop for diapers- Sanji had already borrowed one of the swordsman's black handkerchiefs that covered his head, for a make shift diaper. When the green haired man found out, it took Nami telling Luffy to throw them both over the side to cool things off.
As the still grumbling swordsman picked up the anchor and dropped it, Nami gave the small port a once over. Sighing sadly, things did not look too good in the thieving department. Moreover, she would probably be with Sanji and Yukio this time- 'mother' time not work time. She sighed pushing some of her red hair back into two little pig tales down by her neck.
Grabbing his wallet and with baby in hand, Sanji walked down the gangplank and onto the dock where Nami waited. Her smile could always light his days, and the one she greeted him with now was no different. Opening her arms, she took the now slumbering baby and began to sway her hips back and forth to usher the baby back into a peaceful sleep after the transfer. Sanji could not help but look the young woman before him up and down. The sway of her hips, the tight shirt and short short combination, and to top it off, she had her hair up innocently in a hair style he had seen little girls running around in, everything combined made his draw drop and hearts take shape in his eyes.
"NAMI-SAAAAAN!" He fluttered over closer and smiled lovingly up at her from his mush of a body near her feet.
"Shhh. You'll wake him." She hushed Sanji's loud voice, and swatted at him before she looked towards the main street of the port. "We should try and hurry before Luffy gets off the ship and goes on another tangent like last time… we'll never get to the grand line if we keep getting side tracked with Niku this and mysterious that." She sighed.
Sanji pulled himself together and soon the two looked like an ordinary young couple as they walked down the street. Just getting off the ship and away from the close quarters with four men, was a nice break for Nami. She did not mind Sanji's company so much. As long as he was not all flirty mushy with her. That was one of his only down sides, she mused to herself as the small baby slept on her shoulder.
Every so often passers by would stop them and pat the baby's fuzzy head, or just smile at them. Nami had never felt this kind of warmth before from anyone but her close friends and family back home… Sanji was enjoying it too. From the smile on his face and the faint blush that painted his cheeks, when people would complement the young couple and the beautiful child they had made, she knew he was having a good day to.
All Nami could do was smile at the slight out of character-ness of the cook. It was a side that Sanji hardly ever showed. He could be embarrassed easily- that was surprising to her since he would nearly say anything to a pretty face.
As they went from shop to shop, the two picked up the many necessities needed in maintaining a growing baby boy for a few weeks.
Bottles, diapers, formula and more filled the bags that Sanji carried as they continued towards more shops. Nami had always enjoyed the thrills of shopping and haggling with the clerks, but the shopping for someone special made this outing more enjoyable. That and she had yet to spend anything. Sanji had apparently saved a good sum of money in order to spend this much- even with the amount they saved after a good dealing session with the clerks.
"My what a cute family we have here." A saleswoman smiled as they entered a clothing store. "Oh he's just so adorable." the woman continue to fuss as Nami gave Sanji a helpless expression. Sanji took the look from Nami to be utterly adorable in itself, and that she wanted to get the older woman away from poking the baby, who had been easily manageable asleep the entire outing so far.
"Ma'am, we'd like to pick up a couple of sleepers and things right now."
"Oh, of course! We have lots of things in his size, right over this way." She directed them over to a baby section of the store.
While they were sorting through the many designs the woman continued to dote on the baby who was now awake and beginning to get irritated at the woman who kept making weird faces at him.
"You have a beautiful family. Yes, the cutest couple and baby I've seen in a long time." Sanji looked shyly over at Nami, who was taking her turn blushing.
"Ano, thank you…" She quietly responded back at the woman not knowing what else to say.
Both parents were exhausted as they returned to the ship.
"I'm hungry!" Came a cry from Luffy who was waiting patiently on his perch at the front of the ship.
"Ya, took you long enough. Knock up someone else while you were at it?" Zoro joked as he saw the 'couple' climb up the board and onto the ship.
Nami gave him a scowl as she walked by that told him to shut his lips until she was at least out of hearing distance.
Sanji also tried to ignore the comment and followed Nami contently into the kitchen. Together they silently put away the scores of supplies they had brought back with them.
"What would my Nami-san like for supper? Sanji asked after the ship had once again set sail.
"What ever you make will be fine." She shrugged as she picked Yukio up from the baby carrier they had purchased. Turning her back on Sanji, she quickly gave the baby a diaper change and put him into one of the sleepers they had bought.
"So, what do you think?" She asked showing Sanji the little blue garment Yukio was in. On the front, it had pictures of many different fish swimming in an ocean scene.
Sanji smiled, the different fish reminded him of stories that had fascinated him as a child of the mysterious All Blue.
"We'll have to tell him all about you're All Blue before bedtime." Nami said as she held the baby up in the air and smiled at the excited and happy baby. Getting a giggle out of Yukio, Nami brought the baby close and placed a small peck to his cheek.
Sanji again was floored. 'We?' His heart questioned. Had he heard right? The cook and new father had never expected his angel to actually want to be a part of this situation. However, once again Nami surprised him.
"Sanji-kun," Nami began as she sat back at the table watching him transform ordinary vegetables and ingredients into four-star cuisine.
"Yes, my sweet and sour goodness?" He called turning his head only slightly away from his chopping of vegetables for a stew he had decided to make.
"Where is he going to sleep tonight?" She asked as the little tike sat up resting against her chest, with a bright toothless grin. Nami's hands held the tiny hands as she bounced Yukio gently on her knee.
Sanji stopped the swift motions of the large blade he held, and thought for a moment.
"I'll tell you where he's not sleeping." Came Zoro's voice as he entered the kitchen and made his way to get a drink out of his liquor supply.
"And since when do I listen to jackass swordsmen?" Sanji asked pointing the knife in Zoro's direction.
"If you want that brat alive in the morning, I advise you to keep it somewhere so I don't get woken up every ten minutes like last night."
"But he didn't cry at all." Nami said in defense of little Yukio who had decided he wanted to play with the green haired man. Holding out his chubby arms in Zoro's direction, the baby looked up at the angry swordsman not understanding he was the cause of the man's anger.
"Not before you took over Nami-san. I tried almost everything to get him to quiet down." Sanji sighed as he turned around and wiped his knife off with a towel. "You seem to have a knack for this kind of stuff." Sanji smiled at her brightly.
Zoro held back the reflex of puking. He wanted to, but he stopped himself. His revulsion factor was unusually high these days. Especially today watching these two play house. He wasn't attracted to Nami, in fact the swordsman didn't know exactly what his relationship to the thief navigator really was; however he did know that the sudden on set of the motherly Nami reminded him a lot of someone from his past… someone strong, determined yet gentle and kind.
'Coina,' the name echoed in his mind. 'Why did I think of her now?' The swordsman wondered as he tried to shake off the weird mood he had settled in ever since the baby had come aboard.
Coina was the closest thing he had to a mother figure, more a role model than anything. She was his inspiration to train on and become the best… there was just something about Nami that reminded him of her at this moment. Then it hit him- their spirits were similar. They both could deal with any situation thrown at them… blinking Zoro found three pairs of eyes staring at him. After getting a suspicious look from Nami, he quickly took a swig of his booze to off set the awkwardness of that moment.
"Don't you even dare!" Nami started to yell at him. "Don't you even think about saying anything about women only being good for child raising!"
"I wasn't!" Zoro defended himself after recovering from almost choking on his drink. "Women care capable of doing anything … anything they think is important and they want to do." He added.
Nami was surprised. More than surprised- she was silenced. Usually Zoro would take any opportunity to try and piss her off. However today, Nami wondered why he looked at her differently…
"I'm starting supper- go tell everyone one it should be done in about an hour if there aren't any more distractions." Sanji said returning to his chopping.
Nami continued to look at Zoro with a confused face. 'What's come over him?' She wondered as he took long chugs out of his bottle.
Smiling Nami got up and walked over to the swordsman. She waited patiently until he finished his current tip of the bottle.
"What do you want?" He questioned after swallowing his mouthful and taking in a deep breath.
"Do you want to hold him?" Nami asked simply holding the baby the baby out towards him. "I've changed him and he's not going to fuss much."
"I… I…" Zoro stuttered with a terrified look as the baby was pushed gently towards him.
Reflex took over and his arms went to hold the baby as it smiled brightly.
"You're a natural." Nami said patting the baby's back as he settled against Zoro's strong frame.
"Relax, he's not that breakable. I need to go for a second. I'll be right back."
"But… But…" Zoro's mouth gapped open as she quickly exited the kitchen leaving the two men and the baby to themselves.