Sex, Tangerines and Chocolate
AN: Hi!...Good, everything is falling into place quite nicely! And people are giving me nice reviews! Wahoo!...And yes, Vulpix-san! I did do all that research just for you! Hee hee! Don't worry, Zoro/Nami action up ahead. And I agree the Luffy's dancing is kawaii beyond all reason! ... Is it true? Are my chapters really that short?...Maybe they are. I'm sorry guys! It's just that for me, they were quite an accomplishment, considering I have the attention span of a retarded fruit fly.
Disclaimer: Just to point out...I also do the "Dance of the lampshade" once in awhile...although I do it by myself...in my room...alone...I do not own One piece.
Chapter Five: Just try and stop me! Zoro's white lie.
He was tired. Dog tired. The past nights events had worn him out, physically to some extent but mostly mentally. Why was it so hard? To keep one little secret. He hadn't been seeing Nami long. It had all happened so fast, or as she liked to put it, trying to tease him, "A night of unbridled passion and pent up frustration finally being released". Her and her stupid girly fantasies. But that was beside the point. Last night, while she had gotten happily drunk off her ass, she had almost let something slip. Why didn't she cover it up? She could of said something like this:
"A-ano...I mean I saw them when I was bandaging him once! Ne? Zoro-kun?"
Alright he had added that "kun" part and he had personified her "cute" voice , but still it would have worked! And besides, she didn't call him Zoro-kun. She always added a "chan" at the end. When they were alone of course. Dammit! He had to stop thinking about her. They needed to lie low for a couple days. I would be hard for him, he already missed their mid-night "visits", but for her, well he was sure she would be fine. After all, she had that stupid chocolate. Yeah. It would work. It had to work, since Sanji already suspected something. Their little talk last night was still fresh in his mind.
Flashback
"Tell me"
"Tell you what?" He was nervous, afraid that the unsteadiness in his voice alone would give everything away.
"The truth, Zoro."
"There is no truth!" Come on Zoro! A simple a white lie! You were good at these!
"What truth are YOU talking about?" Sanji could hear the uncertainty in his words. Roronoa Zoro, for once in his life, hadn't the faintest idea of what to do. He had nowhere to run to. This time HE was the prey.
"There's no truth in the matter Sanji! If you're implying what I think you're implying!" The swordsman man shifted to lean against the balcony. He hated this. He knew Sanji could see right through him. That was what he hated about the guy. He was to damn observant.
Zoro continued before the cook could speak again. "You know, you really are a jerk! An observant jerk! Waking me up in the middle of the night when I could be doing something much more important than talking to you!"
"Like sleeping."
Zoro looked up from his now descending position on the stairs.
"Jack ass." He mumbled under his breath.
Sanji couldn't help but chuckle. So he was wrong was he? He didn't know what to do. Maybe he would ask for some help from Chopper to solve his mystery. How had he overlooked this! Maybe he was too careless.
"So," he said to himself pouting "If Zoro isn't the one helping Luffy to steal my meat, the who, who?"
End of flashback
So it was decided she and him were officially on hiatus for the time being. Now all he had to do was tell her...Shit.
Nami POV:
"Owwwwwwww..." She inwardly screamed. This was one of the worst hangovers she had ever had! But at least she could still remember last night...vaguely. Drinks, games, getting wonderfully drunk. All pretty standard stuff. All she needed was a glass of water and something to eat and she would be fine. She could after all, beat any of the male straw hats at any drinking game.
"Ohayo Nami-swan!" The chef's loud voice wasn't exactly the first thing she wanted to hear after drinking herself silly.
"O-ohayo." She managed to mumble.
"What's wrong my goddess? My nymph, my angel of the night?" His voice became increasingly louder, if that was possible.
"Nothing Sanji, j-just pretty hung over...I'm gonna go take a nap...k?" She just needed to be left alone.
"Hai Nami-swan! ...But don't you want some of the delicious eggs I cooked up for breakfast?"
"Noooooooooo thaaaaaanks!" She said while trotting out of the kitchen, heading for her room and some much needed sleep.
"Yo"
She yelped, surprised. Zoro had positioned himself in a sitting position in the middle of her bed.
"H-how did you get in here?" She really didn't need this right now.
"You left it unlocked."
"Oh...yeah.." She really needed some sleep.
They were quiet for a couple more seconds.
"So what do ya want?" She knew it sounded kind of harsh, but it was right to the point.
"We need to talk..." She nodded. Zoro wasn't usually this forward, especially with something concerning the two of them. She knew he loved her. He had told her so. Many times. But this was unexpected.
"...About us...me...and...you"
He wasn't making much sense. He was probably nervous. About something. But what? She could usually read his emotions like a book. This time it was different. She could tell.
"A-about us?"
"Yeah...us."
"What about us?" He was delaying something. Turning their conversation into a word game. Was he scared?
"I-I don't think that we...I think...listen I've never been good with words..." She knew that that much was definitely true. She waited for him to continue.
"...Sanji suspects something..."
"What?" How!
"Well last night...and the past nights we haven't exactly been 'careful'."
He was right. They had become sloppy. Sloppy at hiding their secret. Their BIG secret.
"So...what do you think we should do?" She had no idea
"That's why I came here...I...I think we should stop seeing each other...temporarily."
She was shocked. Zoro looked at her. Looking for some sort of emotion or response from her. It finally came.
"W-what do you mean stop seeing one another? Are you just going to leave me!" She was in tears now.
'Shit!' He knew this would happen. It was inevitable. But what he was doing was for the best. For both of them. He stood. Unsure of what to with himself. And her. He had never been good with women. But a crying one? Well that was out of his league.
Nami's tears fell into the palms of her hands as she gave him a hurt look.
"Don't worry...it's only temporary...just until things cool down with Sanji." Was that alright? Would that make her stop crying?
She paused. Her shoulders dropped.
"That's what she said..."
"What?"
"Th-that's what she said too...Bellemere...she told me not to worry..."
He didn't know what to say. Such a sensitive topic had never risen between the both of them. He wanted her to forget and take that comment back. It hurt him too. That story that he had to listen to. That terrible story. It wasn't a story...it was a nightmare. He took another step forward, grabbing her limp shoulders a pushing her body to his.
"I'm not strong enough..."
He jerked. Gripping her shoulders tighter.
"What?"
"I-I...I'm not strong enough...I'm not strong enough to lose someone as close to me as Bellemere was!...I'm not strong enough...ok?"
She sobbed into his shirt, arms wrapping around his waist, holding him in a tight hug. What could he do?...Ask her?
"What should I do?...To make you forget?...Tell me."
She said nothing, moving her hand to stroke his cheek. He understood. Her eyes said it all. His hand grasped hers, as he pulled her into a chaste kiss, moving toward the bed. That kiss. So wanting, needing. This was all he could do to help her. Hold her, and kiss her. He could taste her tears in the kiss, racked with emotion. But at the same time, so sweet. They fell, still in each other's arms. Strong arms tugged at the back of her shirt, pulling it over her head. He began to kiss and nip at her neck, while his hands wandered to the hem of her skirt, the top of her calf, inside of her thigh. He was everywhere. So fast. His hands were everywhere. All she could do was surrender. To him. Her Zoro. It always started like this, and ended the same. Both wanting to forget and make things right.
"Just for tonight..." She whispered into his ear, hands making their way to the small of his back.
He removed his mouth from her collarbone and looked into her eyes. They could tell so much with just a look, a sweet glance. Her hands made their way to his shoulders, pulling him to her.
She didn't want to let go. He helped her forget. Always forget. Sad memories and thoughts sank away back into the depths of her mind. With his kiss, with his touch, with his love...she could forget...and live.
AN: Hi guys! You like? You like?...Ahem. I told you I would up the Zoro/Nami action, ne?... If some of you are disappointed that I didn't make this chapter into a lemon...please review and tell me, ne?... I might add to it and put a lemon in there if you so desire ... Anyway...don't worry...later chapters WILL have them. Although I think it might take me some time, since I believe in only writing "tasteful" scenes of that "genre" per say ... Ano...thanks you guys for sticking with me this long! It took me some time to up the antsy!...It's just that I think that a story with more body to it and not just straight romance in like the first chapter is just way more believable!
Editors note:...Nothing to say...Am sleeping...with one eye open...and typing...at same time...SNOOOOOOOOOORRE!
