Chapter 14
A/N: well this week seemed like it never wanted to end! Seriously I haven't been this sleep deprived for a while- but I'll take a nap right after I finish typing this Or may be watch more anime… which is more important? Watching my newest addiction (Samurai Champoo- Oh how I luv the BONES group in Japan! Anything they touch is GOLD! They only have one flaw- they do have a tendency to kill off my boys…) or sleep… the choices… oh the choices…
Thanks for the reviews and such- I really enjoy them. So without further mumblings and randomness- Chapter 14!
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"You found that baka cook?" Zoro's angry voice bellowed allowing his voice to echo even below deck. His fast paced footsteps allowed him to cross the ship in mere seconds. Usopp, who had quickly slammed Nami's door shut after seeing the two in bed, was mumbling something to himself. "Where is he then? When I get my hands on him… he'll think twice about making me wait for breakfast."
"Who?" the long nosed pirate asked looking innocently at the scowling man before him.
"Who else?" The angry man asked again after seeing his lying crewmate act overly suspicious.
"That idiot, I want breakfast. So where is he?"
"He's… he's…" For once, the expert liar had nothing in mind that could answer Zoro's question.
"In bed with Nami." Came blurting out quickly before Usopp could find something else to say. His eyes went wide and he slapped his hand over his mouth before anything more about the current… situation could come out.
"That's almost believable…" The green haired man scoffed readjusting his swords on his belt. Usopp did not miss this action. "But I'm not in the mood to joke around. I want my breakfast."
Seeing the intensity of the other man's face, Usopp gulped. At the moment, he had no clue what to do. He could not even explain why he wanted to keep Zoro out of Nami's room. Maybe it was some brotherly instinct he had, call it what you will, Usopp did not move.
"Um… I think he's occupied at the moment."
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Back down inside Nami's room the occupants did not know what to do. Both Nami and Sanji blushed at the possible thought Luffy could be entertaining at present, if any at all.
"Sanji what are you doing in Nami's room?" Luffy questioned looking blankly at the two pairs of eyes staring back up at him.
"I…um… that is…" Sanji started out as he gently shifted and sat up. Nami also tired to deal with the situation calmly. Her usual solution with a knuckle to Luffy's head would not do anyone any good now. However, the feeling of actually being 'caught' did send a thrill down her spine.
Pulling her nightshirt down to cover her somewhat exposed legs, Nami sighed. Their morning, which had seemed to be quite enjoyable and had a leisurely start, was disturbed. For that reason she unexpended became almost resentful of the others. There they were about to lose a crewmember, a friend, a family member and all they could think about was food.
Anger began to grow inside of Nami. Aside from the current and continuous interruption in the room, (aka Luffy) Sanji was the second closest person to her. To Luffy, she would be forever grateful for helping her in her hour of need. However, Sanji had somehow managed to bit by bit crumble her walls and fortifications around her heart.
Sure, Zoro and Usopp were like brothers to her, but she would have been able to deal with their loss in time. Sanji however had been her constant- the one source of secret happiness. When he would pamper her, or just brighten her day with his compliments, Nami was most grateful.
"Hey what's going on down there?" Zoro's voice called from above deck. The three occupants of Nami's room turned their attention over to the creak of the opening hatch that lead into Nami's room.
None of them could see the two on the other side, who where struggling with one another. However, with the frantic, partially opening and then slamming closed, and open, then close… they could guess that their crewmates were fighting with each other.
Above deck, Usopp and Zoro were doing exactly what the others were thinking. The green haired swordsman wanted the door open, and the longed nosed one pushed it closed repeatedly as to keep the moment private.
Before either man knew what was going on, a force from below sent the door flying open. Luffy's head popped out with his usual blank expression. Of course, he did not know that he was the cause of the two men being thrown.
"Opps…" He smiled widely as he saw Usopp lying motionless on deck after being thrown. Exiting the room, Luffy went over to poke his friend. "Hey? What are you doing on the floor?"
Not to long after Luffy had left Nami's room, Sanji stood up and slowly made his way to the stairs as well. After attempting to straighten his shirt and general appearance, Sanji turned back towards Nami and flashed her his usual smile. There was an apologetic glint to his smile this time, but before too long Nami sat on the bed, alone in the room. The muffled cries of the baby next to her brought her crashing back into reality.
Zoro had recovered from Luffy's unexpected burst from behind the door. That shock was easy to recuperate from, he had been on the receiving end of Luffy's punches before now. He had only to dust himself off and stand up. The next shock however was not something that he could prepare for, nor could he easily react to it. The blonde cook had exited the entrance to Nami's room with a smile on his face, not too long after the captain. His usually perfectly starched shirt was wrinkled and his appearance said more than any words could ever attempt. Added to Zoro's suspicion was the vacancy of Sanji's bunk at night. The circumstances all came to the front of Zoro's mind. Images of the blonde and red head ran through his brain causing a shiver to run up his back, as well as an uneasy feeling at the bottom of his stomach.
Sure Nami was a woman and the cook was definitely a man- the baby on board clearly testified to that- but the did not have to do 'that' while he was onboard. Completely silenced the swordsman continued to wrack his brain with similar thoughts. He had seen something like this happening- he had noticed it was only a matter of time before something happened the moment the cook joined their crew. Therefore, the time came when they did 'do' something another shutter went up his back just thinking of the results of certain activities.
'Please don't let it come to that.' Zoro prayed to every deity he could recall. There would be no living with either of them now, he thought.
After pondering the current situation, Zoro decided to put all those thoughts in the deepest recess of his mind- he needed to forget he ever saw or thought anything. Turing around Zoro quickly made his way to the back of the ship. Extra reps of training should do the trick.
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The day, as weird and strange as it started turned out to be normal. Well, as normal as they could expect it too be. Breakfast was promptly made; everyone sat down and began eating like normal. The only difference in the crew was the extra silence from Usopp and Zoro.
Nami had brought little Yukio up from her room, and fed him the bottle Sanji had prepared. Neither Nami nor Sanji missed the looks they were receiving from the two crewmembers. Luffy, as normal just kept plowing through his portions of food. Sanji shrugged the looks off and continued with his breakfast as much as possible. However, he did feel somewhat uncomfortable with the puzzling looks. He thought it was somewhat unnerving and yet funny at the same time. Zoro's eyes would go from the cook, to Nami and back to him.
Glancing over at Nami, Sanji found her a lot more interesting that trying to figure out the swordsman. The two really had begun to look like mother and child. He knew Nami was always holding back the 'soft' side of herself for some time. Marveling in being allowed to see her look happy pleased him more than he could tell. If it were not for her, Sanji would have probably have started to scream at the green haired man across the table from him. The silence and the looks could get very annoying.
The day pressed on as any day would. The sun rose in the sky and the swordsman was being as silent as ever. Usopp and Luffy had seemed to forget the awkwardness that appeared earlier and were back to the normal goofing around on deck with Yukio sitting in Nami's lap. The four were laughing at something. It must have been the pinwheel Usopp help, because the baby seemed captivated by it.
As dusk approached, Nami had Yukio already in bed below deck. With a kiss to the sleeping baby's forehead, Nami decided to get some fresh air before retiring for the night as well. Leaving the slumbering baby in dreamland, Nami returned above deck.
To her surprise, she was not the only one out admiring the view of the sunset. There at the back of the ship, where she stood only yesterday was the very blonde chef she was having problems with lately. Not bad problems mind you, but problems none the less.
"A penny for your thoughts." She spoke up breaking the curly eye browed man's blank staring off into nothingness.
"I was just thinking…" He replied not looking at her.
"Thinking about?" She asked as she closed the distance between them. Stopping at about an arms length away, she waited for him to continue.
"About how we never finished that talk yesterday."
"Sanji… stop." Nami said putting her hand his arm. "I understand… I understand everything."
"Do you?" He questioned. "This is a very difficult situation for me. I want to be here… with you." He stopped and acted against his better judgment. He turned and cupped her face in the palm of his hand. "Know that it will be harder on me to be away from your side." He continued in a whisper looking into her eyes. Nami nodded a little as his thumb traced her cheek. "But I will come back."
"Sanji… don't make promises we can't keep…" She smiled simply looking away from him. Sighing she closed her eyes and let the crisp air move past her face.
"You don't want me to come back then?" He asked searching out her eyes. Slowly she opened her eyes and was silenced by him looking straight at her. His eyes were searching for something… anything. Nami felt as if he was looking directly into her with those piercing eyes. "Nami… Nami I can't do that. Don't you understand that… I love you." Before she could react to that statement, Sanji threw his control to the wind. No more being the gentleman, no more stopping what his heart had told him to do the moment he saw her… His lips pressed to hers lightly at first. The feeling of them surprised her, and her mouth opened in a small gasp. Sanji took the opportunity and deepened the kiss. He was wiling to risk the beatings he would receive from her later- but now… now she was all that mattered to him. His Nami.
A/N: well this week seemed like it never wanted to end! Seriously I haven't been this sleep deprived for a while- but I'll take a nap right after I finish typing this Or may be watch more anime… which is more important? Watching my newest addiction (Samurai Champoo- Oh how I luv the BONES group in Japan! Anything they touch is GOLD! They only have one flaw- they do have a tendency to kill off my boys…) or sleep… the choices… oh the choices…
Thanks for the reviews and such- I really enjoy them. So without further mumblings and randomness- Chapter 14!
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"You found that baka cook?" Zoro's angry voice bellowed allowing his voice to echo even below deck. His fast paced footsteps allowed him to cross the ship in mere seconds. Usopp, who had quickly slammed Nami's door shut after seeing the two in bed, was mumbling something to himself. "Where is he then? When I get my hands on him… he'll think twice about making me wait for breakfast."
"Who?" the long nosed pirate asked looking innocently at the scowling man before him.
"Who else?" The angry man asked again after seeing his lying crewmate act overly suspicious.
"That idiot, I want breakfast. So where is he?"
"He's… he's…" For once, the expert liar had nothing in mind that could answer Zoro's question.
"In bed with Nami." Came blurting out quickly before Usopp could find something else to say. His eyes went wide and he slapped his hand over his mouth before anything more about the current… situation could come out.
"That's almost believable…" The green haired man scoffed readjusting his swords on his belt. Usopp did not miss this action. "But I'm not in the mood to joke around. I want my breakfast."
Seeing the intensity of the other man's face, Usopp gulped. At the moment, he had no clue what to do. He could not even explain why he wanted to keep Zoro out of Nami's room. Maybe it was some brotherly instinct he had, call it what you will, Usopp did not move.
"Um… I think he's occupied at the moment."
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Back down inside Nami's room the occupants did not know what to do. Both Nami and Sanji blushed at the possible thought Luffy could be entertaining at present, if any at all.
"Sanji what are you doing in Nami's room?" Luffy questioned looking blankly at the two pairs of eyes staring back up at him.
"I…um… that is…" Sanji started out as he gently shifted and sat up. Nami also tired to deal with the situation calmly. Her usual solution with a knuckle to Luffy's head would not do anyone any good now. However, the feeling of actually being 'caught' did send a thrill down her spine.
Pulling her nightshirt down to cover her somewhat exposed legs, Nami sighed. Their morning, which had seemed to be quite enjoyable and had a leisurely start, was disturbed. For that reason she unexpended became almost resentful of the others. There they were about to lose a crewmember, a friend, a family member and all they could think about was food.
Anger began to grow inside of Nami. Aside from the current and continuous interruption in the room, (aka Luffy) Sanji was the second closest person to her. To Luffy, she would be forever grateful for helping her in her hour of need. However, Sanji had somehow managed to bit by bit crumble her walls and fortifications around her heart.
Sure, Zoro and Usopp were like brothers to her, but she would have been able to deal with their loss in time. Sanji however had been her constant- the one source of secret happiness. When he would pamper her, or just brighten her day with his compliments, Nami was most grateful.
"Hey what's going on down there?" Zoro's voice called from above deck. The three occupants of Nami's room turned their attention over to the creak of the opening hatch that lead into Nami's room.
None of them could see the two on the other side, who where struggling with one another. However, with the frantic, partially opening and then slamming closed, and open, then close… they could guess that their crewmates were fighting with each other.
Above deck, Usopp and Zoro were doing exactly what the others were thinking. The green haired swordsman wanted the door open, and the longed nosed one pushed it closed repeatedly as to keep the moment private.
Before either man knew what was going on, a force from below sent the door flying open. Luffy's head popped out with his usual blank expression. Of course, he did not know that he was the cause of the two men being thrown.
"Opps…" He smiled widely as he saw Usopp lying motionless on deck after being thrown. Exiting the room, Luffy went over to poke his friend. "Hey? What are you doing on the floor?"
Not to long after Luffy had left Nami's room, Sanji stood up and slowly made his way to the stairs as well. After attempting to straighten his shirt and general appearance, Sanji turned back towards Nami and flashed her his usual smile. There was an apologetic glint to his smile this time, but before too long Nami sat on the bed, alone in the room. The muffled cries of the baby next to her brought her crashing back into reality.
Zoro had recovered from Luffy's unexpected burst from behind the door. That shock was easy to recuperate from, he had been on the receiving end of Luffy's punches before now. He had only to dust himself off and stand up. The next shock however was not something that he could prepare for, nor could he easily react to it. The blonde cook had exited the entrance to Nami's room with a smile on his face, not too long after the captain. His usually perfectly starched shirt was wrinkled and his appearance said more than any words could ever attempt. Added to Zoro's suspicion was the vacancy of Sanji's bunk at night. The circumstances all came to the front of Zoro's mind. Images of the blonde and red head ran through his brain causing a shiver to run up his back, as well as an uneasy feeling at the bottom of his stomach.
Sure Nami was a woman and the cook was definitely a man- the baby on board clearly testified to that- but the did not have to do 'that' while he was onboard. Completely silenced the swordsman continued to wrack his brain with similar thoughts. He had seen something like this happening- he had noticed it was only a matter of time before something happened the moment the cook joined their crew. Therefore, the time came when they did 'do' something another shutter went up his back just thinking of the results of certain activities.
'Please don't let it come to that.' Zoro prayed to every deity he could recall. There would be no living with either of them now, he thought.
After pondering the current situation, Zoro decided to put all those thoughts in the deepest recess of his mind- he needed to forget he ever saw or thought anything. Turing around Zoro quickly made his way to the back of the ship. Extra reps of training should do the trick.
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The day, as weird and strange as it started turned out to be normal. Well, as normal as they could expect it too be. Breakfast was promptly made; everyone sat down and began eating like normal. The only difference in the crew was the extra silence from Usopp and Zoro.
Nami had brought little Yukio up from her room, and fed him the bottle Sanji had prepared. Neither Nami nor Sanji missed the looks they were receiving from the two crewmembers. Luffy, as normal just kept plowing through his portions of food. Sanji shrugged the looks off and continued with his breakfast as much as possible. However, he did feel somewhat uncomfortable with the puzzling looks. He thought it was somewhat unnerving and yet funny at the same time. Zoro's eyes would go from the cook, to Nami and back to him.
Glancing over at Nami, Sanji found her a lot more interesting that trying to figure out the swordsman. The two really had begun to look like mother and child. He knew Nami was always holding back the 'soft' side of herself for some time. Marveling in being allowed to see her look happy pleased him more than he could tell. If it were not for her, Sanji would have probably have started to scream at the green haired man across the table from him. The silence and the looks could get very annoying.
The day pressed on as any day would. The sun rose in the sky and the swordsman was being as silent as ever. Usopp and Luffy had seemed to forget the awkwardness that appeared earlier and were back to the normal goofing around on deck with Yukio sitting in Nami's lap. The four were laughing at something. It must have been the pinwheel Usopp help, because the baby seemed captivated by it.
As dusk approached, Nami had Yukio already in bed below deck. With a kiss to the sleeping baby's forehead, Nami decided to get some fresh air before retiring for the night as well. Leaving the slumbering baby in dreamland, Nami returned above deck.
To her surprise, she was not the only one out admiring the view of the sunset. There at the back of the ship, where she stood only yesterday was the very blonde chef she was having problems with lately. Not bad problems mind you, but problems none the less.
"A penny for your thoughts." She spoke up breaking the curly eye browed man's blank staring off into nothingness.
"I was just thinking…" He replied not looking at her.
"Thinking about?" She asked as she closed the distance between them. Stopping at about an arms length away, she waited for him to continue.
"About how we never finished that talk yesterday."
"Sanji… stop." Nami said putting her hand his arm. "I understand… I understand everything."
"Do you?" He questioned. "This is a very difficult situation for me. I want to be here… with you." He stopped and acted against his better judgment. He turned and cupped her face in the palm of his hand. "Know that it will be harder on me to be away from your side." He continued in a whisper looking into her eyes. Nami nodded a little as his thumb traced her cheek. "But I will come back."
"Sanji… don't make promises we can't keep…" She smiled simply looking away from him. Sighing she closed her eyes and let the crisp air move past her face.
"You don't want me to come back then?" He asked searching out her eyes. Slowly she opened her eyes and was silenced by him looking straight at her. His eyes were searching for something… anything. Nami felt as if he was looking directly into her with those piercing eyes. "Nami… Nami I can't do that. Don't you understand that… I love you." Before she could react to that statement, Sanji threw his control to the wind. No more being the gentleman, no more stopping what his heart had told him to do the moment he saw her… His lips pressed to hers lightly at first. The feeling of them surprised her, and her mouth opened in a small gasp. Sanji took the opportunity and deepened the kiss. He was wiling to risk the beatings he would receive from her later- but now… now she was all that mattered to him. His Nami.