Can Life Get Any Worse?

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Chapter 12: Par-tay!

Music blasted in the room. Chips were eaten. Drinks were drunk. People danced and, well, talked.

"This party is awesome!" Kuina yelled over the party noise.

Nami nodded. "I'm surprised so many people came!"

Kaya and Vivi simply smiled.

"Well what are you doing just standing there? Go and dance!" Kuina yelled as she pushed her two friends towards the dance floor which really was the large space where the desk used to be.

Kaya stepped aside. "But I don't have anyone to dance with!" She said, happy to have a good excuse not to dance.

"Yeah! I don't either!" Vivi said, standing next to Kaya. Nami sighed.

As if on cue, the four boys walked into the party. Sanji wore his usual black pants but wore a loose blue shirt instead of a suit. Usopp had on a pair of baggy brown shorts and a white T-shirt. Zoro had on long and slightly ripped navy shorts and a plain black shirt. Luffy wore his usual rolled up jeans, red vest and straw hat.

Sanji ran over towards the girl faster than anyone could say 'Sanji ran over towards the girls'!

"My, you girls look lovely today!" He said as he gave a slight bow.

Luffy soon followed Sanji, with Zoro and Usopp trailing behind.

"Why thank you Sanji," Vivi said with a smile. She was still a bit weary from getting the boom box.

"Hey come on guys! Let's go dance!" Usopp said with a grin.

"I'd rather not. Besides, we don't have someone to dance with," Zoro reminded his friend, who merely sighed.

Nami and Vivi exchanged looks, remembering their 'matchmaking' plan. Grinning, Nami and Vivi nudged Kaya.

"I'm sure Kaya wants to dance with you Usopp!" Vivi said.

Usopp's face brightened. "Really?" He smiled and looked at Kaya. "So, do you want to dance?"

Kaya thought it over for a moment. Since she didn't want to reject him, she decided to go along with it. "Sure," she said with a smile.

"Great!" Usopp grabbed Kaya's hand and rushed to the dance floor. Nami swore that she saw Kaya's cheeks turn a slight shade of pink.

"Cool! Usopp got a dance partner!" said Luffy, who seemed to be rejoicing for his friend. Zoro rolled his eyes while Sanji sighed.

Just as Vivi and Nami were going to suggest Zoro dance with Kuina, the door burst open. Everyone closed theirs mouths and stopped dancing as they turned their heads towards the door, only to see…

…Mihawk! And so everyone shrugged and continued dancing or whatever they were doing.

Zoro and Sanji watched as Mihawk walked over. He was dressed in dark purple pants and a black vest, wearing no shirt.

"Why, you like beautiful," Mihawk said as he looked over the girls with his hawk like eyes. He grinned when he saw Kuina. "Would you like to dance with me?" He said with his strong French accent.

Kuina blushed slightly. She didn't expect anyone to ask her to dance. Nami and Vivi got slightly nervous. Their matchmaking plan didn't include Mihawk anywhere!

Luffy watched dumbfounded, not really sure what was going on. Sanji hoped that he would still be able to dance with either Vivi or Nami. Zoro, for some unknown reason, didn't like the fact that Mihawk was asking Kuina. Perhaps it was because he hated Mihawk and wanted to be better than him? Perhaps.

Before Kuina could respond, Zoro walked in between them, facing Mihawk. "Yeah right, like she would ever want to dance with you."

"And who says she wants to dance with you?" He asked, his hawk eyes staring in Zoro's black ones.

"I never said she would, but I'm sure she would rather dance with me than you!"

Luffy and Nami wouldn't help but laugh. Seeing two rivals fight over dancing with one girl was pretty funny, since in one way they were fighting to dance with her, and in another way to show who is better. It was funny once you think about it.

Kuina just watched as the boys fought over her. At least, she thought they were fighting over here. And maybe they were! She smiled a bit on the inside. How nice it is to have boys fight over you… especially when it's Zoro… She shook her head vigorously, trying to get those thoughts out of her mind.

Sanji wondered if Zoro's attempts would prevail and he would indeed get to dance with Kuina. That made him angry a bit, considering that no lady would ever want to dance with Zoro. But he would soon find out how wrong he was.

Vivi at first said nothing. Then again, she didn't say much during the argument battle thing. She watched just as Kuina did, and began thinking how well her match making was going! Then again, it wasn't like she planned this to happen at all.

Finally, the two stopped arguing, or so it seemed since they stopped talking and all. Both of them seemed to stay calm. Everyone remained quiet as they slowly turned their heads towards Kuina.

"Hey, Zoro," Kuina said as the green haired boy turned towards her.

"Hm?"

"I beat I can dance better than you can!" A grin grew on her face as she waited for his answer.

"Is that a challenge?" He asked as he went towards the dance floor. Kuina gave a small nod and ran after him. The others couldn't tell if it was her way of asking him to dance, or just a challenge, but they shrugged it off.

Mihawk grunted as he looked around at everyone. "Looks like I'm done here," he said before walking off.

Vivi and Nami exchanged glances. They were halfway through the party and they were dance-partner-less! And they simply couldn't have that.

"So, which one of you ladies will I be honored to dance with today?" asked Sanji as he held out a hand. He looked at Vivi, then Nami, and back to Vivi.

Vivi smiled as he took his hand. "Let's go."

Nami smiled as her friend walked off. "They make a cute couple…" She muttered under her breath.

"Mhmm…" Luffy agreed.

She turned her head towards him, forgetting that he was there. "So…"

"What?" He asked in his clueless way. He looked towards her and gave a grin. Boy, she sure does look good…

"Would you- I mean do you want to-"

"Dance? Sure!" His grin became wider as he grabbed her hand and pulled her towards the dance floor.

Nami smiled. I wonder how well he can dance…

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"Mmmm," Vivi said as she took a glass of juice. "This is really good! Where id you get it Kuina?"

Kuina thought for a moment, trying to remember. "Oh yeah, one of the chefs gave it to me. They said it was special… I don't remember why," she replied with a small smile.

"So, how was your dance with Zoro?" Vivi asked as she poured herself another glass.

"Oh, that? It was…" Kuina stopped for a moment. She recognized Vivi's grin, and as she did, a blush crept her cheeks. "It was fine!"

Before Vivi could continue questioning her friend, someone ran past them.

"WAIT!" Just after the mysterious 17 year old boy ran past the two girls, a few other girls ran after him. Among the crowd was a white shirt.

"That looks like Zoro's shirt!" Kuina pointed out.

"Yeah, and they look drunk!" Vivi said with a laugh.

"But there's no alcohol. Nothing to get drunk on…" She stopped and looked towards the juice. "Hey, let me see that!" She said as she snatched the juice from Vivi's hand. She leaned the cup closer to her face and sniffed it, then handed it back to Vivi. "I knew it! I think that juice had some alcohol in it! No wonder that said it was special…"

Vivi looked down at her juice with a confused expression on her face. "So I was drinking just now?" She quickly set the cup down. "Do you know what that means?"

"That we're under aged?"

"Yes! And if the teachers find out, we're dead!" Vivi cried. Before she could continue on, Kaya came in between the two girls.

"Wasn't that just Zoro?" She questioned, pointing to the running boy with green hair.

"Yeah, that is. And he doesn't have a shirt on…" Vivi grinned mischievously while both of the girls looked at Kuina.

Kuina blushed slightly while she glanced over in Zoro's direction. They were right; his shirt was ripped off by what seemed a mob of fan girls. Zoro was one of the hottest boys in school, and everyone knows that hot boys have mob of fan girls that chase after them every once in a while.

Vivi and Kaya giggled a bit as they watched Kuina stare at Zoro. She quickly snapped out of her staring and glared at the other two girls.

"So, where's Nami anyway?" Kuina asked, hoping to change subject.

"She's still dancing with Luffy. If I didn't know any better, I'd say she was drunk or something!" Kaya laughed. Vivi and Kuina exchanged nervous glances.

"That is a distinct possibility…" Vivi said in a slightly worried tone.

"How?" She asked, once she stopped laughing.

"The juice I got seemed to have some alcohol in it…" Kuina replied with a nervous smile.

"Uh oh."

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Nami smiled widely as did Luffy. Sure he wasn't the best dancer, but he was much better than she expected.

"Boy Nami, you sure look good today!" Luffy said. She smiled at his comment.

"W-why thanks. You don't look half bad yourself," she replied. Wow, that juice sure was a bit strong…

Luffy began to slow down his dancing, and soon came to a stop. "Hey Nami, do you have a fever again? You don't look to well," he noted as he took a step closer to her, making them only inches apart.

Nami now felt a small brush creep her cheeks. She shook her head. "No, no, I'm fine," she said reassuringly.

Luffy frowned slightly. She sure didn't look alright to him. Not only was she acting weird, but it looked like she had fever with those red cheeks. Maybe she still has a fever! Or is she… blushing?

The two stood there during the awkward silence, other than the music playing loudly and people screaming at the top of their lungs. Luffy was trying to figure out whether she had a fever or she was blushing… around him. And Nami was trying to figure out what was making her feel so odd.

Luffy lifted his head up, about to say something. Before he could put together his thoughts and say them out loud, something happened. Some one happened to be dancing dangerously close to Nami. While she was thinking, that person just so happen to fall backwards slightly, causing Nami to fall forward.

Before anyone knew it, Nami had her lips pressed against Luffy's.

They both blinked once, then twice, and again three times. The world seemed to stop for the two, even though everyone else was still carrying on with their lives.

Nami soon pulled back, rather quickly. She felt her heartbeat quicken and her cheeks a deep scarlet. Did I just… kiss him?

Luffy stared at her for a moment. What was that? A kiss? It sure felt good… A small smile appeared on his face.

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Vivi quickly turned her head towards the dance floor. Her match making skills told her something important just happened. Her eyes widened and she let out a gasp as she saw it. Nami kissing Luffy!

Kuina and Kaya saw it as well. The three just stood there for a while, staring.

Vivi grinned slightly. They always made a cute couple…

Kuina continued to stare as they pulled away from each other. Did Nami do that on purpose? Ha! I always knew she liked him…

Kaya managed a chuckle. Looks like Nami finally likes somebody. I mean, it's not like that was an accident.

The three girls exchanged glances with each other as they each smiled.

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Sanji and Usopp had seen the kiss too.

Sanji instantly frowned. "NAMI!"

Usopp turned to see his friend sadden extremely once the kiss was done. "What's wrong?"

"Luffy stole Nami! She deserves someone much better than him!"

"Woah!" Usopp tried to smile as he patted Sanji's shoulder sympathetically. "It's not that. Besides, I'm sure it wasn't… well…"

The blonde boy then ran out of the room in tears, but it's not like anyone saw him. So Usopp pretended not to see anything and looked back at Luffy and smiled once more.

"You go Luffy!"

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Zoro was currently sitting in a chair near the corner of the party. It was the only safe spot from the crazy girls since it was mostly in shadow. But even though it was in shadow, Zoro saw the scene perfectly. Luffy and Nami kissing.

At first, he didn't show any signs of interest but he then grinned. "I never knew Luffy was actually going to kiss a girl. At least in his highschool years…"

He laughed slightly as he got up and walked towards Usopp, who happened to be near the drinks. Zoro made sure that no crazy girl was about as he made his way towards Usopp.

"Yo."

"Hiya Zoro! Did you see that? Luffy and Nami?" Usopp pointed to Luffy and Nami, who were now saying their goodbyes and getting ready to leave soon.

Zoro simply nodded.

"I never Luffy had it in him! Kissing a girl!" Usopp grinned madly. "Just like I taught him!"

"…You taught him to kiss a girl?" Zoro cracked a grin. He knew Usopp was lying, but it just sounded so funny.

"Ye- I mean no! Not in that way at least…" He replied quickly. He shot a glance at Zoro.

He just laughed as Usopp continued his rambling, ignoring what Zoro just said.

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Nami and Luffy gave a nervous smile at each other as they said goodbye and walked off. That was certainly embarrassing for both of them, especially since it was an accident. But secretly, they knew that they wanted to do that.

That felt good, especially since it was Nami. I doubt it would be fun with Zoro, Usopp or Sanji. Even another girl just wouldn't feel right… Luffy thought. He certainly enjoyed what had happened, even though he wasn't completely sure what it was or why Name did it.

Nami smiled inwardly. His lips tasted just like I thought they would. Meaty. Maybe with a hint of some chicken somewhere, but it was still wonderful… I hope Kuina, Kaya and Vivi didn't see though… She then frowned, wondering what would happen if her friends found out, or if they knew. Certainly rumors would spread, and quickly.

So the two walked back to their friends, not expected them to already know. But they soon found out once they got to their friends.

Zoro and Usopp explained to Luffy exactly what happened and what it meant, which made it so much more clear to him.

Nami's friends, on the other hand, asked her questions none stop.

Both of them didn't have it too easy. It wasn't the best way to end the vacation. But from another point of view, it was the best way.

A/N- Chapter 12 up! Hope you guys liked the kiss… hehe. Well I have a week break now. I will be gone from Saturday 1/18 to Saturday 1/25. That means no updating while I'm gone… But I'll try to update OP Alphabet Soup before I leave! Until then, enjoy the break (if you have one) and all of the other stuff!