Can Life Get Any Worse?

Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece…. Unfortunately

A/N- Just a little note. I have been realizing that there isn't so much LuffyNami yet, but there will be more later on. Like maybe in a few chapters… so be patient! Enjoy for now!

Chapter 3: Just One More Day

The bell rang to begin first period. Everyone was oddly quiet. Especially Kaya and Kuina. Usopp, well he could never be quiet.

"Ahh! I was just kidding Zoro! I never meant it that way!" yelled Usopp as he hid behind Luffy as they walked. "When I said black bandanas look ugly, I meant on me!" He gave a nervous smile as Zoro continued to glare.

"Oh, look at the time!" Usopp looked at the so called 'watch' on his wrist, even though it was only his wrist band. "Time to go feed my…err… fish!" And with that, he ran again towards the other side of the hall.

"But Usopp!" Luffy called after his friend. "You don't have a fish… do you?" He looked over at his friends, as if for an answer.

"And even if he did, he couldn't bring it to school without me deep frying it first!" Sanji grinned as he stuck a lollypop in his mouth.

Zoro grumbled as he continued walking. Anyone could tell that he was not in fact a morning person.

As they walked towards their classes, Sanji noticed Nami and her friends approaching just as any morning.

"Aw, look! They there are!" Sanji's eyes once again became large hearts as he got a punch in the head by Zoro.

"Look, blonde boy, will yah shut up for once?" Zoro sighed. "They're just girls." When Zoro looked up, he noticed Kuina blushing slightly as they walked into the math classroom with Sanji following behind. Zoro just shrugged it off.

Vivi and Kaya smiled at Nami. "Well, bye Nami! I can't wait until tomorrow morning!" Vivi grinned as she began to walk.

"Yea, tomorrow is when we go on the trip!" Nami said as she returned there smile.

Luffy, surprisingly, said nothing as he and Nami walked towards Science. Nami was thankful, since she was trying to be a bit nicer to Luffy. But sometimes it was hard to do.

They continued to walk until they were both sitting in the class, Mr. Bloom talking but something boring. As usual.

Nami sighed as she began to wander off in thought. School could be so boring at times, but at least tomorrow morning was the plain ride to the Caribbean.

She then turned towards Luffy, who actually seemed to be taking notes. Nami rubbed her eyes, just to make sure she wasn't seeing things. Did her speech really get to him yesterday?

Flashback

Luffy and Nami were still at the café, and it was around 6 o'clock. They decided that they studied enough for one day.

"Look, Luffy. I know that we're supposed to be study buddies for math and science, but that doesn't mean we are friends. Ok?" Nami stared at Luffy intently until he gave a large nod.

"Yup! But hey, if it helps," Luffy got up from his seat. "I can start taking notes!" A large grin was on his face now.

"Hm?" Nami looked at Luffy for a second. That was something she never expected him to say that.

"Yea, I will. So, let's go home! Want me to walk you?" Luffy looked at Nami as he awaited an answer.

"Wha?" Nami seemed to be lost for words. Was it even logically possibly that the guy she hated, and just about did the worst things possible to him, was still being nice to her? And after being hit by her at least 3 times in less than an hour?

"Nami?" Luffy asked.

"N-no…" Nami stammered. "I don't need to be walked home by an idiot who probably doesn't even know where his own house is!" With that, Nami grabbed her stuff and raced out of the café, hoping that Luffy didn't see the small blush on her cheeks.

End Flashback

Nami shook her head. Nah…

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Kuina once again raced up to Nami in the hallway. "Hey Nami!" Kuina stopped once she was walking next to her friend.

"Half a day down, half more to go!" Nami said as she smiled.

"Yea. Hey, do you know where-" Kuina was cut short by Kaya.

"Hey guys!" Kaya and Vivi jumped next to their friends, each smiling.

"So soon… I can't wait!" Vivi said with excitement. Her friends nodded in agreement.

The four girls continued walking and talking, except for Kaya who was oddly quiet.

"Hey Kaya…" Nami looked over towards her friend. "You're really quiet today? Is something wrong?"

Kaya just shook her head, hoping that her friends wouldn't figure out what happened last night.

"Come on guys, didn't she tell you?" Vivi looked at her two other friends as Kaya blushed slightly.

Nami and Kuina just shook their heads.

"Well my brother, Karu, just happened to call Usopp's brothers last night. And Usopp's three little brothers just happened to tell Karu what happened last night when Kaya went to Usopp's house…" Vivi grinned mischievously.

Nami and Kuina looked at Kaya, astonished looks on their faces. Kaya just blushed more deeply.

"So, you like him?" Kuina asked as she stared at her friend.

"Whoa, really?" Nami stared in disbelief at her friend whose face was now beat red.

"What do you see in him? I mean, I only see a bunch of stories and absolutely no food! Does that guy even eat! Oh and you can't forget that huge nose of his!" Kuina said.

"Usopp is a nice boy, ok?" Kaya shouted out as her friends immediately stopped talking.

"Ok, ok. Chill, will you?" Vivi smiled at Kaya who seemed to be calming down.

"I'm sorry. But well…" Kaya didn't know what to say next. "Well I'm not that only one who has a crush on someone!"

Vivi grinned and stared at Kuina who was now blushing herself.

"Oh yeah. She still likes Zoro, right?" Nami smiled along with Kaya.

"Look, just because we are study buddies doesn't mean anything!" Kuina looked at her friends angrily.

"Yea, and just because you punched me when I held up a picture of him in front of your face also means nothing, right?" Everyone turned towards Vivi and she nodded.

Kuina grumbled as Vivi continued.

"Yea, last night, I showed her a picture of Zoro from last year's yearbook and she punched me! And it still hurts…" Vivi rubbed the back of her head where she had been hit.

"Yea, and I'll hurt you again if you don't shut up!" Kuina threatened.

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Usopp took a seat next to Sanji at lunch. It was the normal day, Luffy trying to steal meat from everyone while Sanji and Zoro were arguing about what not.

But Usopp, instead of telling his tall tales, was quiet. He was lost in thought for most of the time.

"Hey Usopp, are you going to eat that?" Luffy pointed to the lone piece of an untouched tiny hamburger lying on Usopp's tray. He shocked everyone when he shook his head.

Luffy didn't seem to notice. His smile widened. "Thanks!" He said as he gobbled up the meat in less than 2.5 seconds.

"Hey, Usopp, what's the deal? You're really quiet today. And I have to listen to this cucumber-head while Luffy eats his meat!" Sanji said while Zoro held his fist in the air.

"What did you say blonde boy?" Zoro grumbled as he and Sanji shot back insults at each other.

"Cucumber head!"

"Blonde boy!"

"Moss-haired freak!"

"Cooking weirdo!"

"Stubborn idiot!"

"PERVERT!" Zoro shouted as Sanji stared at him.

"Look, just because I highly like girls and I act like a gentleman towards them, unlike someone…" Sanji looked over towards Zoro, laughing as he just concentrated on his meal.

"Yea, they got a point!" said Luffy. "You are being very quiet today…" Sanji and Zoro nodded in agreement.

"Oh, it's nothing! I just have a rare medical condition where if I talk too much in one day, I'm gonna be bedridden for a week!" Usopp smiled.

"LIAR!" All three shouted in unison.

Usopp sighed. There was no point trying to lie. "Last night was just… very different. I invited Kaya over and-"

"Wha!" Sanji exclaimed. "She actually went to your house! Wow… that's weird…"

"Yeah," agreed Usopp. "Wait a minute, what's that supposed to mean!" shouted Usopp. Sanji just smiled innocently.

And soon, Zoro, Usopp, and Sanji were fighting about what not while Luffy was happily enjoying not only his meat, but his friends' lunches of meat also.

"LUFFY!" The three yelled once they realized what Luffy had done.

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"Back home, sis!" yelled Nami as she set her stuff down on the floor.

"Hey, Nami! So, want me to help you pack?" asked Nojiko as she walked into Nami's room.

Nami considered. "Sure, thanks! Well I already packed most of my stuff." Nami pointed to her large pink bag ¾ of the way filled with clothing.

"Hmm…" Nojiko stared at the bag for a moment. "It's only a two week trip. Do you really think you need that much clothing?"

"Hmm… no, I guess not…" Nami stared at her bag for a while. "I need more clothing!" Nami smiled as she jumped towards her closet.

Nojiko sighed. "Think about taking some magazines or something. You never know, you may get a bad roommate and you may just want to tune them out while reading…"

Nami glanced at her sister and gave a shrug of her shoulders. "Hmm, I guess so. You do have a point. Well I should call my friends, so see yah sis!" Nami smiled to her sister as she walked into the small kitchen, picking up the phone.

"Hello?" Vivi said through the phone line.

"Yea, Vivi. It's me, Nami."

"Oh, hi Nami!"

"Look, Vivi. We got important business. Bring your stuff for the trip here, and come here now!" With that, Nami hung up the phone.

Vivi as well hung up the phone and stared into space bewildered. She wondered what Nami meant. But she still grabbed her small black duffle bag and raced downstairs.

"Bye Karu! Tell mom I'll be home by dinner!" yelled Vivi as she slammed the door behind her.

Vivi ran as fast as she could, but with a big bag on her shoulders, it was kind of hard. As she ran, she noticed someone familiar walk past her. It was Sanji.

"Vivi! You look absolutely beautiful today!" Sanji said as he stopped with his eyes replaced by hearts.

Vivi gave a smile. "Oh, hi Sanji! Why thank you, but I really-"

"Oh, let me carry that for you," said Sanji as he took the bag off of her shoulders and put it on his own.

Vivi sighed and continued walking, deciding that she would let Sanji carry her bag for her. She was surprised that he wasn't acting like he usually acted, presenting countless gifts, for Nami mostly, but he seemed to act differently towards Vivi than to the other three.

Could he…? Nah… he couldn't. He likes Nami… right? Vivi shook her head as she soon reached Nami's little street.

"Thank you Sanji. Well here's Nami's house, so I'll take the bag." Vivi said as Sanji placed the bag in her hands.

"I'll you see around Vivi," Sanji said, his lollipop sticking out from his mouth. And then he just walked off, and Vivi ran inside to Nami's house.

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"Nami? She's in her room," Nojiko said as she pointed to the door of the room.

Vivi smiled. "Thanks."

She walked into the room, where Nami was sitting, deciding on what clothing to pack.

"Oh, hey Vivi! Glad you came. Ok, don't tell me you haven't noticed Kuina and Kaya acting strangely." Nami glanced up to her friend.

Vivi nodded. "Yea, I did! It was really… different," She said as she sat down with her friend.

"Mhmm, and with the trip tomorrow, I have a fun idea!" Nami leaned closer to Vivi, whispering to her now.

"Let's just have some fun, being a matchmaker maybe?" Nami whispered as Vivi laughed and nodded.

The two continued talking, each growing more excited for tomorrow. But a thought that didn't cross their minds was that since Kuina and Kaya seem to have some crushes, won't Nami and Vivi eventually have them too? The only question is, how soon?

A/N

There! The 3rd chap! Wow, I'm updating faster than I thought. Well, looks like Vivi and Nami are having some ideas, but they don't realize it's gonna affect them just as much as Kaya and Kuina. I will start writing the 4th chapter soon, but I won't update as quickly during the weekdays…darn homework… Well I hope you enjoyed! AND REVIEW!