Disclaimer: One Piece (and its characters) belongs to Eiichiro Oda-sensei.
Reminder: I have no beta-reader. Any grammatical and spelling errors are solely mine.
Warning: OOC possible. One shot scribble.
Rating: T
Note: This crossed my mind while eating lunch earlier. And I'm surprised I was able to finish writing it the outline on my phone while munching.
Summary: "You better kiss the boo-boo away Zoro."
Points of No Return
7 : One-Upped
Nami brought down the newspaper she was reading on her lap, lips jutting out in a pinkish, exasperated pout.
A snore thundered from across the other side of deck and she sharply flicked her gaze at the source.
The idiot swordsman was snoozing for the umpteenth time against the Sunny's railing.
Another snore came from him and Nami felt a nerve twitching on her forehead from irritation.
That's the third fucking time and she can only take so much.
Standing up from her deck chair she marched towards the slumbering man.
She pondered on whether she would punch him awake or just screech at his ear—she knows how much he hates that.
With one hand fisted, she stood in front of her still dead-to-the-world nakama.
Nami took a deep breath, mustering the strength to hit him with enough force to knock his non-existent brains out.
Or miraculously correct his busted inner compass.
Then she paused.
Because Zoro immediately stopped snoring the moment she near him.
Nami blinked. Earlier he was sleeping with mouth wide open, snoring like a pig…
And now…
Now he seemed to settle back more comfortably, the features of his face softening as his head dipped on one side. His eye was still closed… his breathing even.
He was still asleep.
Did he… felt her presence or something like that?
Haki? She thought, glancing at her hand. If that's the case then it's futile to whack him awake.
Nami studied him for a moment. He looked like he was still deep in his sleep.
She crouched down beside him and cheekily poked his cheek.
When she did not receive any reaction, she repeated it again.
She watched his brows furrowed as he stirred to wakefulness.
Nami grinned. One more poke and she's absolutely sure he will be shouting bloody murder at her for disturbing him.
Well… as long as she annoys him then she'd call it even. He did irritate her earlier with all his uncouth snoring.
Her finger pressed into his cheek again.
Zoro turned his head towards her direction, one eye still close with a deep frown on his face...
And surprisingly clamped his mouth around her finger, sinking his teeth lightly on the soft flesh of her digit.
Nami shrieked. And Zoro's eye flew wide open. They stared at each other in shock before Nami tugged her finger...
... or tried to.
Good grief! Zoro just bit her finger with the same teeth that he uses to hold one of his swords!
Panicking, she tried to wiggle it to see if he hadn't severed it. Her face heat up when the tip of her finger grazed his warm, wet tongue.
Good heavens. What is that burning sensation racing across her arm to her face?
"Damn it Zoro! Let go!"
Zoro was too flustered to react. He honestly thought it was Usopp or Luffy, out to disturb his sleep again just like they always liked to do.
But Nami?
His eye looked down on the finger in his mouth. His face turning to ten different shades of red.
"Ouch! Zoro let go!" Nami cried out again and that snapped him out of his stupor.
He immediately released her finger, scooting back as far as the Sunny's railing would let him.
"I-I-I thought you were Luffy! Or Usopp!" He blurted out.
Nami glared at him. "Why would you think that?!" She snarled and looked at her finger, now slightly coated with his saliva. "Eeeww. Gross Zoro!" She looked pained and about to cry.
"Are you alright?" Zoro reluctantly scooted closer. "Did I... bit you hard?" He didn't know why in the seven seas that supposedly innocent question made his face heat up more.
Nami stared at him, cradling her abused finger in one hand, her face turning as red as Zoro's.
"Of course not you idiot. You nearly bit off my finger!"
"Lemme see!"
"No!" Nami quickly stood up and ran towards the toilet under the stairs, slamming the door shut.
Inside Nami turned the tap on and placed her finger under the running water. Kami knows what Zoro puts in his dumb mouth. She closed the faucet and studied her finger. His teeth marks still remained embedded on her skin.
A vague image of him leaving them in other more delectable parts of her body suddenly crossed her mind.
Fuck. She cursed and opened the faucet again, letting the water pour down on her finger as she rubbed it hard. What was that?! Damn Zoro! This is his fault!
There was a knock on the door.
"Nami?"
"WHAT?!"
"Do... do you want me to call Chopper?"
She stilled. Well that would just cause more drama wouldn't it? Chopper would reprimand Zoro, then Sanji will find out. The two will exchange blows. Then Luffy will find out and he'll probably chastise Zoro for hurting her.
It doesn't really need to blow out of proportion.
Especially since it was an accident.
Though accident or not… she will make Zoro pay for this.
"Nami? Hey, sorry alright?" Zoro said through the door. She can imagine him frustratingly scratching the back of his head.
She opened the door. And he visibly flinched.
"It really hurt Zoro," she mock-pouted and Zoro, as much as he wanted to point out that it was really her fault, bit his tongue. "Weren't you supposed to know who's lurking beside you or something?"
"You are the only one on the deck with me. I don't need to be that guarded… unless you are planning to stick a knife on me or something!"
"Well you still should've known it was me! That's what hakis are for!"
Zoro growled an expletive under his breath.
He flicked a glance at her hand and sighed, muttering another apology.
Nami puffed her cheeks. Zoro was looking guilty enough to make them even.
But she wouldn't be Nami if she didn't try to one up him. Or squeeze favors. Or make him cringe and feel uncomfortable.
That's when she'd call it quits.
Then Zoro mistakenly and ignorantly put a nail in his coffin by saying, "Let me make it up to you alright?"
Nami instantly smiled, lifting the finger he had bitten so he can see the mark he left. She saw him grimaced and her smile turn evil.
"You better kiss the boo-boo away Zoro."
"…WHAT?!"
"It really hurts."
Zoro glowered at her. "No."
She pursed her lips. "Alright call Chopper. Let's let Luffy and Sanji-kun and the others find out what you did."
"Temee…"
Nami shrugged. "Or we can forget borrowing money the next time you are broke and wants a barrel of whatever concoction you currently fancy."
"You evil witch!"
She grinned impishly and wiggled her finger, feigning a hurt look. "Ouch!"
Zoro look livid and she smiled in triumph.
Nothing beats getting his boxers in a twist.
He grabbed her hand and a laugh escaped her. She didn't mean that of course. She had teased him enough.
"Zoro I was just kid—"
And her words got stuck in her throat when he brought her finger to his lips...
… and kissed it.
"—ding..." The last syllable of her sentence came out in a sharp exhale of breath as she stared at him with eyes wide.
They held each other's gazes. Zoro still has his lips pressed on her finger while Nami was gaping at him.
Electricity raced up from the tip of her fingers, up to her arms, leaving goosebumps in their wake.
DAMN. IT.
"Aaw! Really now?"
Franky's voice boomed from somewhere above and Zoro and Nami stiffened. The shipwright was making his way down the stairs from the Sunny's helm with their newest member in tow.
"Sorry to intrude." Jinbe bowed down, a faint blush appearing on his cheek as he followed the cyborg.
Nami and Zoro remained where they are… motionless.
"Nah. Never mind that," Franky said with a dismissive wave of his hand as they crossed the lawn deck, probably on their way to the galley. "You'll get used to the weirdness in this ship soon enough."
– The End –
R and R please.
