Chapter 3
20 minutes later, Sanji and Nami somberly came into the dining room. Zoro noticed the bandage on Nami's wrist as she sat down across from him at the table. His stomach sank. He was barely able to eat after what had happened between the two of them. It wasn't his intention to hurt her. Nami felt his eyes on her and glanced up at him. He quickly averted his own, unable to face her.
Sanji noticed the interaction. "Did you guys eat?" He questioned the rest of the crew, trying to break the tension.
"Waa… Of course!" Luffy exclaimed. The large roundness of his stomach gave that away. "What took you so long anyway?" He asked while picking at his teeth with a toothpick.
Nami became flustered, unsure of how to answer. "Ah… it was nothing," Sanji replied from behind her. He reached over to place a plate of food in front of her. "Nami hurt her wrist," he explained as he stared at Zoro for a moment. "I was just helping her bandage it." Zoro felt the anger directed at him. He looked away again, slightly jealous of the cook for assisting Nami.
"Maybe I should take a look at it," Chopper stated, leaning towards Nami to take her wrist.
Nami pulled her arm away. "No!" Startled by her reaction, the crew turned to look at her. "I… I mean… it's really nothing," she said, half laughing. She didn't want to attract any more attention.
"Don't be silly, Nami," Chopper grabbed her wrist. "I am a doctor." Nami tried to pull away again, but Chopper's hands were too fast as he peeled off the bandage. She turned her head away, unable to see everyone's reaction… especially Zoro's. "Uh… Nami?" Chopper was the first to speak. "There's nothing there."
Nami's eyes opened, "what?" She turned to face her wound. The red marks had disappeared. There was no sign that Zoro had even touched her. Sanji's jaw dropped in surprise.
"Hey, hey, hey," Usopp whispered to the love cook, "there's no injury. So what were you two really doing?" The liar chuckled at his own perverted thoughts.
"Oi, urusei!" Sanji responded, as he kicked Usopp out of his seat.
"Hai, hai," Usopp replied, sitting back in his seat. His grin revealed a few missing teeth. He rubbed the now large bump on his head. "Ouch!"
A small smile spread across Nami's face as she looked at her wrist. He really hadn't hurt her. She heard a sigh come from across the table. Zoro…
The swordsman kept his eyes averted. Thank God! His head was resting in his right hand. Thank God I didn't hurt her. The relief was too great. "I'm done," Zoro said, pushing himself away from the table. "Good dinner, cook." Nami watched his broad back as he left the room.
"Hey bastard! You barely ate anything!" Sanji yelled after him, but he was already gone.
Ch 3 Japanese Notes –Urusei – This is the rough-speak version of "Urusai" which literally means "noisy" or "loud." People will use it as a way of saying "shut-up" or "you're being noisy."
