A/N:There might be some grammar issues in this chapter and I'll fix it later. And I'm REALLY sorry for not updating this one sooner but I was having some real problems with it. I think it should be smooth sailing from her on out though.

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Behind Closed Doors

Chapter 2. Stop Being Stupid

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Its been a while since Luffy and Nami had a chance to talk since last time. After they had left Nami's village and had set sail to Loguetown, one crazy thing after another kept happening and now they were going to an Island called Little Garden.

It was late at night again and Nami was currently staring blankly into the dark room while laying in her bed. She then glared daggers over towards their newest "Friend", who's apparently a princess from the country of Arabasta. She sighed in frustration from her inability to go to sleep as she sat up in bed and eyed her door. Stress. She was pretty sure it was stress that kept her from going to sleep and was thinking that maybe a little rum could help with that. Making up her mind, Nami got out of bed and tiptoed out of her room.

Once she was outside, she quietly closed her door before turning around and looking up into the sky for a bit and then the ocean. She would normally be pretty confident in her ability to predict the weather, but the grand line had her second guessing her early predictions. It was just another added stress to everything else that's happened. Running her fingers through her hair and letting out a deep breath, Nami looked towards the dinning room of the Going Merry and started walking towards it. Just as she was about to open the door, it came flying open and hit her square in the face. "Ow!" She hit the floor with a thud as she grasped at her nose.

"Huh?" Luffy looked side to side after he came through the door. "Is someone there?" He looked around with glaring suspicious eyes.

Holding her nose, Nami looked up at him and yelled. "You Damn idiot! You almost broke my nose!"

Luffy eyes went wide when he looked down at his navigator. "Nami?! What are you doing on the floor?"

"You hit me with the door you dumbass! Just shut it and help me up." She raised her hand for him to help her.

Luffy smiled and laughed a little in embarrassment as he helped her up. "Sorry about that Nami. I didn't mea- Ow!" Once their hands touched, she locked her hand around his like a vice and used his rubber arm to pull herself up while at the same time, slamming her fist into his head once she got enough height from his spring like arm.

"Sorry's not good enough! You could have ruined my beautiful face!" Still holding on tightly to his hand, she swung him face first into the door. "How do you like it!"

Luffy bounced off the door and landed on his back. He tilted his head up a bit to look at her. "The door didn't hurt as mush as your fist." He sat up and rubbed the bump on his head from her fist. "How are you able to do that anyway? You don't know Garp do you?!" He asked in a panic.

Nami tilted her head with frustration written all over her face. "Who?"

"Phew!" Luffy breathed out and wiped the sweat from his forehead before shaking his head. "Doesn't matter." He then saw her let out a huff before turning around and storming off into the kitchen. "Hmm?" Luffy tilted his head, wondering what's gotten his Nam... navigator in such an irritated mood. Luffy then stood up and followed in after her.

Opening to cabinets rather roughly, She finally found the rum. She let out a small smile at finding her sleeping medicine before turning around. But as soon as she did, her smile went away when she saw Luffy sitting at the table. Letting out a sigh, Nami went out of the kitchen, into the dining room and was heading for the door until something stopped her.

Seeing her heading out Luffy instinctively stretched his arm towards her wrist and stopped her from leaving. "Nami?" He asked with frown.

Her head dropping with closed eyes, she shook her head. "What Luffy?"

"Why are so mad?"

"Because I cant sleep."

"Why cant you sleep?"

Her hands were staring to form into fists. "Because I'm stressed out." Her voice going a little Louder with anger. He was really starting to get on her last nerve.

"Why are you stressed out?"

That's it. Nami rotated her wrist so she could grab a hold of his hand and then she pulled with all her might. Luffy let out a surprised 'Ah' as he flew to the ground at her feet. Nami then bent down and grabbed him by his vest and pulled him up close to her face. So close that their lips were practically touching each other before she started yelling, but not loud enough for the rest of the crew to hear. "I'm stressed out because of you and your damn stupid ideas!"

"Nami, what are you talking about?" He looked into her eyes.

"A warlord Luffy?! How the hell can you be so stupid to think you can challenge a warlord?!" Her eyes were starting to get red from holding back tears and her chest was rising and falling due to her fast breaths.

Luffy's forward his brows. "Because I can beat him. Why? You don't think I can handle it?"

Staring into his eyes for a few second, she let out a sigh and let him drop to the floor. Nami then went to the table and sat down with her head buried into her arms. "I never said that." She said in a soft whisper.

Luffy sat up and stared at her with a confused expression. He then got up and sat across from her on the other side of the table. Luffy then leaned in a bit and was about to put his hand on her head to sooth her but stopped when his hand was just above her hair. He hovered there for a few seconds before deciding it was a bad idea, so he sat back down. "Then why are you acting like this?" He asked with a saddened face.

Letting out a tired sigh, she looked up at him with a frown of her own. "Because this is all too much for me Luffy. I'm a thief, not a warrior. I don't have monstrous strength and all I have is my staff. How am I supposed to go up against people like a warlord?" Small tears were starting to role down her cheeks. She then put her head back in her arms. "I just want to go home." Her voice a little rasp and barely above a whisper.

Luffy's face took on an expression that was a mix of anger and sadness. "Are you scarred? Is that why your acting like this?" But she didn't answer him. He then looked at her with a soft gaze. "You don't have to be scarred anymore Nami. I said I'll protect you, didn't I?"

She just let out a scoff while keeping her head in her arms. "Sure. You say that but you don't mean it."

Luffy stood up offended. "And what the hell do you mean by that?" Is she calling him a liar?

"Don't play stupid, even though I know that's what your good at." She then raised her head to look at him. "Zoro and Sanji told me what happened in Loguetown, at the execution platform. Tell me, how are you planning to protect me if your dead, huh?"

Luffy looked at her utterly confused. "What are talking about? I got out of there before they cut my head off, so everything's fine."

"That's not the point!" She leaned forward on the table and yelled at him. "You gave up! They told me that all you had to say was 'I'm sorry, but I'm dead!' you selfish ass!" She reached over the table and pushed him hard at the end of her rant. She then sat back down and just scowled at him.

Luffy stood there looking right back at her. "But I really thought I was going to die. They had me locked in something that took away my powers. What was I supposed to do?"

"You could have at least tried." She said with a frown. "Do you really want to die that easily?"

He gave her a soft frown and lightly shook his head. "Of coarse I don't wanna die that easily. But if I die then I die. I'm going to die one day and if I do, at least I die knowing I did for my dream."

"What about m- us? Have you even thought about what would happen if you just let yourself die? You said you wanted to protect me right?" She asked with a quiver in her voice."Then promise me something."

"I can't promise not to die Nami."

She just slightly nodded her head. "Yeah... 'sigh'... I know. But that's not what I'm asking. I'm asking you to promise me that if you ever get in that kind of spot again, where there's no escape from death. I want you to promise me you wont stop fighting to live. Can you do that for me, captain?"

Luffy looked into her big brown eyes and took a minute to think. Finally, he nodded. "Ok. I promise I wont stop fighting to live. No matter what."

Letting out a sigh of relief, Nami ran her fingers through her hair. "Good." She then eyed Luffy for a second before looking back at the dinning room door. "Say, Luffy?" She asked absentmindedly, keeping her gaze at the door.

"Hm?" He asked with a blank look.

"Why are you helping this... other woman?" She then turned back to him. "If you don't mind me asking." Her feet started rubbing together nervously.

Luffy raised a brow. "What are you talking about? Weren't you the one who told me to help her? You know, because you told her she had to pay you for our help."

"Oh. Right." She then reached out for the rum and started to play with it in her hands. "Still. You could have said no. you being the captain and all. So why did you agree to help her?" Uncertainty in her voice.

Luffy shrugged. "Well I guess for one, you asked me to do it." He then grinned. "And plus it gives me the chance to take down a really strong enemy!" His smile disappeared when Nami glared at him. "Sorry."

She just shook her head before looking at him with half lidded eyes. "Is that it?" She asked while resting her chin on the bottle of rum, with her head leaning towards Luffy.

"Well~ I guess another reason is because it gives us a chance at making two new Nakama. And then there's all of those people who are gonna be fighting for no reason. They really need our help."

"So you only want her as a friend?" She asked.

"Why not? She seems like a good person." He said with a shrug of his shoulders.

She let out a small laugh before taking her chin off the bottle of rum and rested her cheek in her right hand, giving him an affectionate smile that she only ever gives him. "You really do like making new friends, don't you Luffy? I mean, you even made friends with a whale."

Luffy smiled at the memory of when they first entered the Grand Line. "He was lonely. And he need a friend to help him so that's what I did."

Nami let out a yawn and stretched as she spoke. "You really are a great guy." She then stood up and started walking to the door. "Good night Luffy."

"Wait." He got her to stop before he reached over the table and grabbed the bottle of rum. "Do you still want this?"

Nami looked at the bottle for a bit before shaking her head. "No, I don't need it anymore. Can you put it away for me?"

"Sure, I guess." But before he could go put it away, Nami walked up to him and wrapped her arms around him in a tight hug. After a short second, Luffy lifted his free hand and lightly rubbed her back.

She rested her heavy head on his shoulder for a little bit before whispering. "Thanks for talking to me. You really did help me get some of those worries off my mind." She then released him and walked over towards the door and opened it. "Sweet dreams, captain." Saying captain with a little bit of affection in her voice.

Luffy gave her a soft smile. "Sweet dreams, Nami." He then started walking to the kitchen.

Nami stepped out side and took in the cool night air. Again, She looked up into the night sky and then the ocean. "Yup. Every things fine. Now." She sighed and looked towards her bedroom door before walking over towards it. After she opened it, she quietly closed it so Vivi wouldn't wake up. Nami then slipped back into her bed and rolled over with a relaxing sigh as she rested her heavy head on the soft pillow. As her eyes started growing to heavy to keep open, Nami took one last look at the sleeping blue haired girl. 'I guess your not as bad as I thought.' Was the last thing that went through her head as she finally found sweet sleep.

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A/N: Sorry if this chapter felt really jumpy but I couldn't really find a way to write all three arcs into one chapter. The reason I did this is because there wasn't really much time for the two of them to talk alone between Loguetown and Whiskey peak. Please leave a review and again, thanks for reading and I hope you liked it.