A/N: And so another summer of classes and fun begins. Oh can't you tell I'm sooo overjoyed ;)
At least there are no big papers and such-
Enough about me- on with the show! Enjoy!
Chapter 12
Trying to not let Sanji's strange change in mood from a few moments ago affect her spirits now, Nami followed the two outside. Nami watched as Luffy and Usopp played with Yukio near the bow of the Going Merry. The baby's happy squeals filled the air as sun began it's decent from sky. Looking up at the burning orb's position Nami figured it was getting later on in the evening.
'One day almost gone.' She sighed as she turned around and looked up at the figure that was calling from the kitchen. His cool voice blended with the sounds of the ocean and the ship. How right they all seemed just now as they sailed free to explore as they pleased.
"FOOD!" Luffy smiled his usual grin. His mad rush towards the kitchen was a reflex action that could be counted on. It was a good thing too, since the baby was in Luffy's arms but seconds before the words escaped the cook's lips. Their great nasally endowed crewmember quickly made a catch that would forever be heralded in one of his trademark lies. Nami could almost hear the story now.
The brave Captain Usopp swooped in right in time to rescue the baby from certain death as he fell over a pit of man eating sharks...no, a pack of wild monsters....still not quite Usopp-istic, maybe evil pirates… Nami really did not know how Usopp's mind worked.
No matter what the story would be, the important thing was that the baby was safe, and apparently, the father had never seen the thankfully avoided slip on the captain's part. The baby never knew what danger he had just been saved from either, this was evident when, after seeing Usopp make a funny face, and the water works beginning once again.
"What did I do?" Usopp looked helplessly over at Nami. The navigator could not help but smile seeing the baby push away the long nose of the crew's liar.
"It's ok. He seems to be a little afraid of your nose." Nami said as she once again received the baby still clad in his blue nightie. "Hey little guy, it's just Uncle Usopp see?" Nami said as she rocked the baby that was grasping desperately at her clothes. With the baby sobbing into her shoulder, Nami gave Usopp a sigh. It was not his fault that his nose scared the baby.
For some reason the current situation reminded her of a story told to her many years before. 'Just like Gen-san,' Nami thought while pools of liquid threatened to over flow in her eyes. Looking over at the shoulder unoccupied by the baby's small head, a bit of her pinwheel and tangerine tattoo caught her eye. 'I was just a baby then…when Bellemere brought us home. I use to cry too.'
"Nami?" Usopp said coming closer to get a better look at her eyes. He could have sworn he saw tears welling up and about to run down her soft cheeks. However, it was very rare to see a strong person like her cry, or that was what he tried to tell himself.
"Ah, it's nothing… I just remembered something. Usopp do you want to go and grab Luffy's pin wheel he has next to his hammock?"
"What? Luffy's pinwheel? But that does that have to do with anything?" The man asked looking puzzled by the abrupt change in Nami's eyes. Instead of tears, like moments ago, Nami's small orbs seemed to sparkle. Usually he had only seen this sparkle when she was with her two loves the double M's - maps and money.
"Just trust me." She smiled finally getting her friend to retrieve the item. In less than a minute, the baby was still not fully calmed down. Sanji had stuck his head out of the kitchen door once, just to check on them. However, instead of coming up to the kitchen Nami just told the three men already there to begin without them for now. Reluctantly the blonde cook nodded and went back to serving the meal.
"I got it!" Usopp said as he returned above deck with the spinning pinwheel in hand.
"Ok, now stand here," Nami said, as she positioned the pinwheel securely into Usopp's hat. "There, it's perfect." She smiled turning the still upset baby so Yukio's back rested against her chest with her arms holding the baby securely. "Look Yukio." She soothed the baby.
Usopp looked at Nami and wondered what she was trying to do. It seemed obvious that the baby was scared of him, and nothing could get him to feel otherwise. However, he was shocked as the baby stopped crying and his attention was drawn to the spinning piece of paper. The baby's eyes light up and soon the baby had forgotten all about the scary long nose.
"See?" Nami replied proudly. "I knew that would do it…"
Handing the baby back to the happy man, Nami pulled the pinwheel out of his hat and gave it to Usopp to hold in his other arm. As the baby batted at the pinwheel, the chubby little hand hit Usopp's nose. Instead of crying again, Yukio looked at the man who held him and smiled.
Before the two reached the kitchen, the baby's attention had moved from the pinwheel to the funny nose on Usopp.
"Look! Look! He likes me!" Usopp smiled happily He was every bit excited as the baby was to have a new friend to tell his stories for.
"That's nice, but can we eat now?" Came Zoro's indignant mutter. From the looks of it, Sanji had held supper until Usopp and Nami had arrived.
"PINWHEEL!" Luffy smiled and rushed up to Usopp. "COOL!" The expression on the captain's face looked as if he had forgotten that the pinwheel was his, and that he had had it for quite some time now. None the less, Luffy and Usopp were all smiles as Sanji cleared this throat.
"Eat up." The cook declared as he uncovered the stew that was in the center of the table. "I'll take him for a bit." Sanji said as he took the pinwheel in one hand and the baby in the other.
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After the meal and long happy conversation afterwards had ended, the sun was quickly descending behind the clouds, just above the horizon. Sanji was still tinkering around in the kitchen as Nami excused herself to go get some air. The day's events had finally caught up with her. Standing next to the railings at the stern of the ship, Nami looked out on the horizon. Yukio, who was clinging to her shirt drooling a bit after a good sized meal, was fighting to keep his little eyes open. The humming combined with the swaying of her hips was adding to the sleepy feeling for the baby. Soon his breathing was beginning to even out; he was finally going to sleep.
Nami was not stupid about the whole situation- having a baby on the ship for a longer period of time was definitely not possible. Especially with his mother still in the equation.
"That woman…" Nami hissed. Her life was forever changed because they had accidentally bumped into that woman. With a sigh, Nami could not help but hear Sanji's words from earlier in the pre dusk silence. He was serious. Sanji wanted to be a father to Yukio. Moreover, he would leave them in order to be a good father.
"Looks like I'll lose both of you." She murmured resting her cheek on the baby's warm head. 'Why does it hurt like this?' She wondered looking away from the child and out into the vast ocean.
Nami had become so use to the blonde cook being on board that she when she looked out on the water, she could no longer remember clearly the life before his arrived on the Going Merry.
'Couldn't or don't want to remember?' A voice asked.
"This is stupid." Nami said shaking her head to clear it.
'Is it? Why does it bother you so much then? Could it be… could it be that you…'
"Stop it!" She raised her voice. "I got along just fine with out him." She added looking back out towards the ocean.
"With out who, Nami-san?" Came a voice from behind her. She now realized his presence close to her. Worked up with her mental conversations, Nami was not even aware of the strong footsteps on the wooden deck.
Startled, Nami turned around quickly and saw the cook looking at her strangely. 'Great now he knows I'm a loony… talking to myself…' She thought trying to think of a way to cover up for his overhearing.
"N… Nothing. No one."
"But it's not nothing… Nami what's wrong?" Sanji asked looking at her straight on.
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A/N: What's going to happen next??? Who knows…
I would like to quickly thank the reviewers before I forget, and I want to thank one of my fav One Piece for updating!
Warning Kate's Unsolicited and Somewhat Random Plug Approaching! You have been warned:
Rachel the Demon's fic has recently been updated! Yeah!!! Go check it out if you haven't! And other GREAT One Piece authors out there
End Plug…
That's it for now- I think I'm going to end this chapter with a quote from my favorite anime
See You Space Cowboy…
(Cowboy Bebop)
At least there are no big papers and such-
Enough about me- on with the show! Enjoy!
Chapter 12
Trying to not let Sanji's strange change in mood from a few moments ago affect her spirits now, Nami followed the two outside. Nami watched as Luffy and Usopp played with Yukio near the bow of the Going Merry. The baby's happy squeals filled the air as sun began it's decent from sky. Looking up at the burning orb's position Nami figured it was getting later on in the evening.
'One day almost gone.' She sighed as she turned around and looked up at the figure that was calling from the kitchen. His cool voice blended with the sounds of the ocean and the ship. How right they all seemed just now as they sailed free to explore as they pleased.
"FOOD!" Luffy smiled his usual grin. His mad rush towards the kitchen was a reflex action that could be counted on. It was a good thing too, since the baby was in Luffy's arms but seconds before the words escaped the cook's lips. Their great nasally endowed crewmember quickly made a catch that would forever be heralded in one of his trademark lies. Nami could almost hear the story now.
The brave Captain Usopp swooped in right in time to rescue the baby from certain death as he fell over a pit of man eating sharks...no, a pack of wild monsters....still not quite Usopp-istic, maybe evil pirates… Nami really did not know how Usopp's mind worked.
No matter what the story would be, the important thing was that the baby was safe, and apparently, the father had never seen the thankfully avoided slip on the captain's part. The baby never knew what danger he had just been saved from either, this was evident when, after seeing Usopp make a funny face, and the water works beginning once again.
"What did I do?" Usopp looked helplessly over at Nami. The navigator could not help but smile seeing the baby push away the long nose of the crew's liar.
"It's ok. He seems to be a little afraid of your nose." Nami said as she once again received the baby still clad in his blue nightie. "Hey little guy, it's just Uncle Usopp see?" Nami said as she rocked the baby that was grasping desperately at her clothes. With the baby sobbing into her shoulder, Nami gave Usopp a sigh. It was not his fault that his nose scared the baby.
For some reason the current situation reminded her of a story told to her many years before. 'Just like Gen-san,' Nami thought while pools of liquid threatened to over flow in her eyes. Looking over at the shoulder unoccupied by the baby's small head, a bit of her pinwheel and tangerine tattoo caught her eye. 'I was just a baby then…when Bellemere brought us home. I use to cry too.'
"Nami?" Usopp said coming closer to get a better look at her eyes. He could have sworn he saw tears welling up and about to run down her soft cheeks. However, it was very rare to see a strong person like her cry, or that was what he tried to tell himself.
"Ah, it's nothing… I just remembered something. Usopp do you want to go and grab Luffy's pin wheel he has next to his hammock?"
"What? Luffy's pinwheel? But that does that have to do with anything?" The man asked looking puzzled by the abrupt change in Nami's eyes. Instead of tears, like moments ago, Nami's small orbs seemed to sparkle. Usually he had only seen this sparkle when she was with her two loves the double M's - maps and money.
"Just trust me." She smiled finally getting her friend to retrieve the item. In less than a minute, the baby was still not fully calmed down. Sanji had stuck his head out of the kitchen door once, just to check on them. However, instead of coming up to the kitchen Nami just told the three men already there to begin without them for now. Reluctantly the blonde cook nodded and went back to serving the meal.
"I got it!" Usopp said as he returned above deck with the spinning pinwheel in hand.
"Ok, now stand here," Nami said, as she positioned the pinwheel securely into Usopp's hat. "There, it's perfect." She smiled turning the still upset baby so Yukio's back rested against her chest with her arms holding the baby securely. "Look Yukio." She soothed the baby.
Usopp looked at Nami and wondered what she was trying to do. It seemed obvious that the baby was scared of him, and nothing could get him to feel otherwise. However, he was shocked as the baby stopped crying and his attention was drawn to the spinning piece of paper. The baby's eyes light up and soon the baby had forgotten all about the scary long nose.
"See?" Nami replied proudly. "I knew that would do it…"
Handing the baby back to the happy man, Nami pulled the pinwheel out of his hat and gave it to Usopp to hold in his other arm. As the baby batted at the pinwheel, the chubby little hand hit Usopp's nose. Instead of crying again, Yukio looked at the man who held him and smiled.
Before the two reached the kitchen, the baby's attention had moved from the pinwheel to the funny nose on Usopp.
"Look! Look! He likes me!" Usopp smiled happily He was every bit excited as the baby was to have a new friend to tell his stories for.
"That's nice, but can we eat now?" Came Zoro's indignant mutter. From the looks of it, Sanji had held supper until Usopp and Nami had arrived.
"PINWHEEL!" Luffy smiled and rushed up to Usopp. "COOL!" The expression on the captain's face looked as if he had forgotten that the pinwheel was his, and that he had had it for quite some time now. None the less, Luffy and Usopp were all smiles as Sanji cleared this throat.
"Eat up." The cook declared as he uncovered the stew that was in the center of the table. "I'll take him for a bit." Sanji said as he took the pinwheel in one hand and the baby in the other.
-
After the meal and long happy conversation afterwards had ended, the sun was quickly descending behind the clouds, just above the horizon. Sanji was still tinkering around in the kitchen as Nami excused herself to go get some air. The day's events had finally caught up with her. Standing next to the railings at the stern of the ship, Nami looked out on the horizon. Yukio, who was clinging to her shirt drooling a bit after a good sized meal, was fighting to keep his little eyes open. The humming combined with the swaying of her hips was adding to the sleepy feeling for the baby. Soon his breathing was beginning to even out; he was finally going to sleep.
Nami was not stupid about the whole situation- having a baby on the ship for a longer period of time was definitely not possible. Especially with his mother still in the equation.
"That woman…" Nami hissed. Her life was forever changed because they had accidentally bumped into that woman. With a sigh, Nami could not help but hear Sanji's words from earlier in the pre dusk silence. He was serious. Sanji wanted to be a father to Yukio. Moreover, he would leave them in order to be a good father.
"Looks like I'll lose both of you." She murmured resting her cheek on the baby's warm head. 'Why does it hurt like this?' She wondered looking away from the child and out into the vast ocean.
Nami had become so use to the blonde cook being on board that she when she looked out on the water, she could no longer remember clearly the life before his arrived on the Going Merry.
'Couldn't or don't want to remember?' A voice asked.
"This is stupid." Nami said shaking her head to clear it.
'Is it? Why does it bother you so much then? Could it be… could it be that you…'
"Stop it!" She raised her voice. "I got along just fine with out him." She added looking back out towards the ocean.
"With out who, Nami-san?" Came a voice from behind her. She now realized his presence close to her. Worked up with her mental conversations, Nami was not even aware of the strong footsteps on the wooden deck.
Startled, Nami turned around quickly and saw the cook looking at her strangely. 'Great now he knows I'm a loony… talking to myself…' She thought trying to think of a way to cover up for his overhearing.
"N… Nothing. No one."
"But it's not nothing… Nami what's wrong?" Sanji asked looking at her straight on.
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A/N: What's going to happen next??? Who knows…
I would like to quickly thank the reviewers before I forget, and I want to thank one of my fav One Piece for updating!
Warning Kate's Unsolicited and Somewhat Random Plug Approaching! You have been warned:
Rachel the Demon's fic has recently been updated! Yeah!!! Go check it out if you haven't! And other GREAT One Piece authors out there
End Plug…
That's it for now- I think I'm going to end this chapter with a quote from my favorite anime
See You Space Cowboy…
(Cowboy Bebop)