A/N: Hey you O/P freaks! Sorry I've taken so long but I've been to locke dup on my 'Now and Never' But I really miss Zoro and Nami. This might a bit long, but I couldn't possibly part it.

Thanks for your reviews, I really really love getting them!

Pairings: NamixZoro

Author: Elnora

Disclaimer: Me do not own se One Piece, se One Pece belongs to se sensei-Oda and not me…

Remember thinking and 'speaking'

Rainy Garden

Part III

'Not a chance in hell you asshole!' Nami cried pushing away Sanji's hand.

'Nami-love!' Sanji cried.

'All that food I've made specially for you! Nami-san, why can't I feed you?' He cried out loud, before he realised how obscure that sounded.

Nami now started to struggle with getting the wrapping off.

'You have to leave those on!' Chopper protested.

'Oh, I'm fine!' She said angrily. She couldn't get it off anyway and nobody wanted to help her. She sighed helplessly feeling embarrassed and very defeated. She looked at her crewmates to see them all on the edge of crying of laughter.

'Bah I hate you!' She cried causing the balloon to explode and accept the incoming laughter.

'That's enough!' She cried again shortly after, but with no success. She couldn't help smiling. Their navigator would always be the type that never got into embarresing situations. But she had to accept the fact that someday it would come.

To make them stop Nami placed the plate in her hands making sure they wouldn't slip and moved it to her mouth. She struggled with the plate for a second ignoring the breath-holding crew. She steadied the plate and slowly letting the soup enter her mouth. She placed the plate back on the table very satisfied with her now completed task.

'Great food Sanji-kun!' She smiled slyly at the heartbroken cook.

That evening the mood was high. Bottles of Rum and empty mugs was lying everywhere. Every one of them was getting pretty drunk and very full after eating a big amount of the fish.

'Zoro! You are not a puschy when it comes to drinking! You are NOT going to schleep already!' Usopp yelled and hit the half sleeping swordsman in his belly.

'No no no not my schtomac! I'm gonna throw up!' Zoro grinned. 'Cheersh my lorved onesch!' He screamed into Nami's ear pulling Usopp to keep his balance. Nami yawned in displease and pushed the very drunk Zoro away. He wondered how he was able to get by everyday, before he met Ruffy.

He put the mug to meet the others and then lead it carefully to his mouth. The others laughed at him.

'Don't you think you've had enough?' Vivi grinned at him. She was never that drunk.

'Zoro'schnever too drunk!' Ruffy sang putting his arm around Zoro to drink as well.

'We really need some music on this schip!' Nami complained. She felt a bit dizzy though she always would make the others think she was never drunk.

Sanji put his arm around her and pulled her close.

'I'll get you the prettiest creature who playsch tha violin most beautyful of playing beautiful of violin Nami my love!' Sanji said almost whining getting dreamy eyes.

Zoro felt very sober suddenly staring at the arm around Nami's back, but when he saw Usopp was looking at him, after he'd been staring at them for a while, he quickly said something funny to Ruffy. Why would he think like that?

…Sanji's skilled hands on Nami's waist?

Naa

Doesn't touch at all.

'Then we'll sit in the moonlight at night when it's dark' the cook continued.

'Of course it's night and dark when there's a moonlight you dumbass!' Nami screamed in laughter removing his arm. The other's laughed.

'New supplies!' Chopper squeaked. The others turned to look at the little crature rolling towards them, barrels everywhere. Nami looked pleased at Chopper. He was so cute in that little size, with his funny faces. This was great! She nearly never thought about Bellemere and Arloong Park anymore. She thought back on her childhood with Nojiko and Bellemere and their quests in the woods and the orange tangerines.

'CHEERSCH NAMI!' Zoro yelled punching his mug into Nami's who's owner got a shock. 'Zoro really got a way with startling you Nami!' Ruffy laughed.

Nami smiled at him still thoughtfull.

Few minutes passed by and Nami noticed Zoro's turn to sit thoughtful for some moments. She smiled lightly at him.

'Why so thoughtful?' The cook asked. They had caught everyone's attention.

'what? I'm drunk! I'm sensitive! You're so busy knowing what I'm thinking you stupid cook, that's what turns me on about you.' Zoro joked. Sanji turned red.

Nami laughed giving Zoro an elbow.

Zoro looked down at Nami who was studying some leather piece on the ground.

Nami felt his gaze. It has been upon her a lot today. She shrugged by thought and came to think about her new creation of the day.

'HEY! Who wants to taste my excellent grog I've made today?' Nami burst out interrupting Usopps' new adventure.

'ME!' Ruffy yelled. Nami jumped up to go get the green grog she had been making today. She came back with a barrel swaying a bit. They all rose to look at it.

'EUW! What's that?' Usopp said laughing.

'That's grog! Real grog I think. A real pirateschy drink!' She said proudly.

'It is? Then let me have schome!' Ruffy yelled while trying to steady himself, though he had a barrel to hold on to.

'That's not real grog!' Zoro said sniffing it.

'Of course it is!' Nami said through clenched teeth.

'A real pirate drink? Don't make me laugh!' Zoro said laughing fakely.

'Shut up Zoro! I put a lot of effort into it so why can't you just appreciate it? I bet you couldn't do it better yourself!' Nami said, doing her best to hide that she actually was a bit hurt.

'Oh schtop it you two.' Ruffy said. 'It taschtes great Naaami!' Nami smiled and laughed with the others but could feel Zoro's glance at her. Now he made her uncomfortable. Had she done anything? She wanted to scream at him and get it over with if there was something wrong. He gave her so many mixed feelings inside.

'Nami this is actually quite good.' Usopp said looking at her with his infamous glare(whatever that is).

'Thanks! Here Viv. Try some.' Nami handed Vivi a mug. She bravely tasted it.

'Yeah… it's… it's all fine! Tastes a little bit like the squirrels I ate as a chilld in Alabasta.' She said thoughtfully. They all turned to stare at Zoro.

'So are you gonna try it you stubborn hairball?' Sanji growled at him. Zoro looked at the mug and then emptied the whole mug.

'mmh yeah… grog! Like you said.' He pointed out and raised an eyebrow at Nami a smile playing at his lips.

'You're such an idiot Zoro.' She sighed and smiled, punching him on his arm kinda hard. He laughed.

As the early morning came closer the crew began to go to bed. Ruffy put an arm around Nami's shoulder away from the others.

'I know Zoro really thinks you're great! You two have a lot in common, you just have some communication things. You're both very stubborn and needs a lot of space.' He said thoughtfully.

Nami laughed heartily.

'Have barely even ever heard you speak in such a way before young captain! Tell me, since when have you become such a fair and wise observer?' She said and raised her eyebrows.

Ruffy stared at the ocean for some seconds looking as though he was chewing on her words.

'Didn't get that.' He said and turned on his heels. Name smiled and took a breath after this night.

She leaned herself on the reeling staring at the waves when she thought about what Ruffy had really said. She couldn't prevent the tears from spilling into her eyes. God she really loved that swordsman. The big and honest tears where quickly whipped away before anyone would notice. She leaned forwards and looked down into the deep ocean.

'Crap' She whispered.

How she wished she could just push him back at the wall and kiss him passionately.

But he would just push her away. And afterwards, he wouldn't even be angry or anything for sure. He would just laugh and say 'Silly babygirl' or something ad incredibely annoying as that.

'Crap'

'Why do you keep repeating 'crap' to yourself?' A voice spoke to her back not one single sound on question in his tone of asking. She jumped a bit.

'I thought about you.' She said trying hard not to show any turbulence in her voice.

'ah… I see.' He said mischievously.

She felt that damn gaze at her back again.

'Haven't you a morning training you've got to be fresh to?' She shot at him.

'I do. But I think you underestimate my powers.' He said getting closer to her back. She cold feel the cold breath and the stinky grog breath-smell.

'O-Oh… your powers you say?' She said and turned half to the man standing behind her.

'… Stupid woman.' He growled silently. Her head bent down.

'Go to bed Zoro…' She said with a very shaky voice and turned very quickly to leave, but after one step his strong arms grabbed her and swung her back to hold her from going. His nose was an inch away from hers. She breathed out slowly. Tears filled her eyes.

'I'm sorry Nami.' He whispered. She looked down quickly. Why did he have to keep her right now, when she couldn't hold back the tears?

'You're such an…' She was about to say something that could lift up the whole situation a bit but nothing came to her mind. Zoro's hands had moved frong her wrists to her back, without her noticing them at all, before they moved very slowly up her back. They stopped already at her waist where he clutched her a bit.

She felt too damn small besides him. Now the time had been standing still for too long.

'I'm sorry Zoro… But I don't feel the same way.' She said a little above a whisper.

'What?'