it had been a stressful day for one strawhat navigator. aside from trying to keep the ship from capsizing and keeping the crew alive in the new world, she had to stop her own captain from endangering the crew several times just today.
by the end of the day most of the crew were lying on the lawn deck, breathing heavily. she herself had a hand on the railing, her other clutching her orange hair, brows furrowed. she heard the unmistakable laughter of her captain below.
"shi shi shi shi that was fun! let's do it again!"
it was the one trigger she needed to wrap her digits on her captain's rubbery neck and shake him violently.
"fun?! we were almost killed, you idiot!" she screamed at her still laughing captain. "if you hadn't tried to place that sea king's child inside our aquarium, it wouldn't have chased us! in the middle of a storm!"
the energy drains out of her then, and her arms fall limp to her sides. there was no use screaming at luffy. he's always been like this.
"i'm taking a bath," she announces, glaring at the rest of them. "don't call me unless there's an emergency, got that?" her feet stomp as she walked away from the rest of her crew, climbing up to take a nice, long bath.
the bath seemed to do the trick. the hot water loosened the tense muscles in her shoulders as it washed away the salt water off her skin. a contented sigh escapes her lips. she stays there for awhile, eyes closed, enjoying the momentary peace.
she almost didn't want to leave as she wrapped the bathrobe on her body, a towel securing her long, orange locks. she made her way back to the room she shares with robin, noting that her other crew mates were nowhere to be found, save for their helmsman currently manning the helm. they must've went back to their own stations.
it came as a sweet surprise when nami opened the door to her room to find not her roommate, but a certain blond standing just in front of her vanity. she raises a perfect eyebrow as she walked over to him, stopping just a few inches in front of him. sanji smiled at her, stepping aside to let her sit down.
she does, and he frees her orange tresses from the towel, letting her wet hair fall down her back. digits massage her scalp and she closes her eyes, a smile on her face as she relaxes into his touch.
sanji, on his part, enjoys the relaxed look on her face from the vanity as he continues to pamper his princess the way she deserves after a stressful day. he picks up the brush and gently brushed her wet hair. nami hums. he knows how much she enjoys having her hair brushed.
they stay in silence like that for awhile, until nami decides to break the silence.
"you should consider becoming a hairdresser." she jests, opening her eyes and staring at his reflection, a teasing smile on her face. he chuckles.
"why? am i a better hairdresser than i am a cook?" he asks.
"perhaps."
his smile turns a little cheeky.
"well maybe i should consider becoming one. it'd be a nice excuse to touch a woman's hair. i rarely get the chance to do so." his eyes turn to hearts as he clasps his hands together, feigning imagining touching another woman's hair. nami frowns, crossing her arms and puffing out her cheeks.
so cute, he fondly thinks.
"nevermind. i change my mind. you'd probably end up messing up others' hair with your nosebleed or something. you should stay in the kitchen, preferably away from the eyes of your customers."
he chuckles, picking up the brush once more to continue her soft locks.
"if you say so, nami-san."
she hums her content with his reply and they fall silent once more. sanji continues to watch her soft reactions from the mirror. her carefree look has been seen seldom since they arrived in the new world. it's to be expected since they've been battling yonko after yonko and getting closer to their final destination but sometimes he wishes she wouldn't carry all the burden. he wishes he could help carry her burden.
he gives her long hair one final brush before placing the brush back down, placing a loving kiss on the top of her head. quick as lightning, nami pushes her onto her bed and he lands with a soft thud, arms wrapping around her slender figure almost automatically.
nami's face hovers above his, a big smile on her face. he places one hand behind her head and pushed her down, closing the distance between them and capturing her lips. she immediately melts and he feels a palm pressing against his chest.
it didn't take long for sweet and loving to turn hot and needy. nami looked at him with eyes full of love and want. the same probably reflected in his eyes. her hand slips inside his dress shirt, tracing the lines on his stomach. sanji almost growled.
"i just took a bath, you know," she said.
"you can't blame me for this, nami-san. you pushed me onto your bed."
"you initiated the kiss."
he chuckles, letting her win (as he always does).
"i love you," he tells her instead. instantly her face blooms. it's been some time since they got together and it seems his confessions of love still never fails to fluster her. somehow, she thinks she will never get over this feeling.
"i love you too."
"you think the others wouldn't mind eating dinner a little later than usual?"
his goddess smirks.
"oh i don't think they can complain, even if they wanted to and if they do, then i'll just have to add every complaint to their debts."
sanji laughs before pulling her to him once more. dinner can wait. he has more important things to do.
A/N: for miraculouswrites17 on ao3 as part of the sanami gift exchange. cross-posted here :D
i have no other reason for the title aside from the fact i was listening to kiss me good bye on repeat while i was writing this.
anyway sup my credit card info's been stolen and i'm now in debt but that doesn't stop me from posting this for the sanami gift exchange because we built different. but nevermind that i hope this turned out better than what i had in mind ahah
giftee, i hope you enjoy this piece ;u; i tried my best ;u;
