It was another beautiful day. Nami thought it was fitting that their last day spent on this island would mirror their first. The crew had restocked early and had been ready to go yesterday, but as the navigator, Nami exercised her decision to keep them here for a little longer. She hopped down the ladder and leaned against the ship. She had the map in one hand and her purse in the other. There was something in town she wanted to get before they left.

As her heels clicked against the now familiar dirt road, she smiled. It had taken a lot to get used this town. Soon after she had received the enchanted map, she'd learned that the residents couldn't give adequate directions to save their lives. Eventually, though, she had figured out the twisting and changing paths on her own and became relatively savvy at navigating them. Her thoughts came to a stop as she neared the shop she had been looking for.

She had found it during one of her solitary expeditions, one of her many attempts to figure out how the island worked. It was the closest thing the town had to a gift shop for tourists. That being said it was still unusual. A bell chimed as she opened the door and the shopkeeper looked up from his newspaper. Ornaments hung decoratively from the ceiling and little trinkets and souvenirs lined the shelves. She gave him a smile and he gave a quiet nod before returning to his pages.

"Anything in particular you're lookin' for?" The man said, still reading.

She nodded and pointed to a postcard on display at the counter.

"I want that picture."

He gave her an odd look but removed the card from its place on the counter. He scanned the price tag and handed it to her.

"200 beli."

"100."

He rolled his eyes, annoyed but not enough to argue. Since it was just a card he accepted the compromise without a fight (to Nami's slight disappointment) and rang her up. She shook her head when he asked if she wanted an envelope and gave her yet another strange look at her refusal. She thanked him and left, the little bell ringing at her departure.

On her way back to the Sunny, she paid closer attention to the scenery of the island. It was the last time they'd be here after all, she wanted to commit as much of it to memory as she could. It was such a strange place. When the pathways changed, it seemed as if the season did too. Islands like that in the Grandline weren't unheard of. Luffy had spent two years training on one, but she got the feeling this was different though. Something about the weather changes felt manmade, artificial.

After a while, Nami realized she was frowning. There wasn't a reason in the world she should be sad to leave this town, no reason she should want to stay in a place she couldn't even chart. She looked around her at the very roads that had initially caused her so much trouble. Somewhere where even she could get lost wasn't a place she would ever want to stay. All that was true, still, she felt just a tiny sliver of sadness when she thought about how soon they would be setting sail.

Part of her also knew why she was upset, though she was reluctant to admit it. Now that they would be departing there was no reason for her to go with Zoro into town, or rather there was no excuse. Sure he'd undoubtedly get lost again but he'd be able to find his way back, just like he'd done for over two years. But, thinking about it, she would really really miss the company. She shook her head, trying to snap out of her brooding. If she needed company Robin would always be there to talk to and Sanji drank as well….

Nami let out a heavy sigh. That wasn't the point, she could invite the entire crew along drinking and it wouldn't be the same. She wanted to be around someone she could tease, someone who could handle their alcohol just as well as she could. Plus, she liked the way his face got all red when she made him angry, it made her laugh and that would make him even madder. Once they reached a new island he'd probably want nothing to do with her, and it was understandable considering how hard she tried to aggravate him. She gripped the postcard tightly between her fingers.

Her grasp faltered when she felt something cold fall on her shoulder. She looked up and saw that it was snowing.

"Shit."

Nami smoothed out the map and found that, sure enough its directions had already changed. Her thoughts must have slowed her down. She stuffed the card back into her pocket and scanned over the map one final time to get her bearings. She let out a heavy sigh and started to backtrack.

By the time Nami reached the ship it was almost dark. The first person to notice her return was Usopp. He yelled and waved at her to climb onboard. She hurried up the rungs and he ran to meet her, pulling her up by the hand.

"What took you so long? you missed dinner by the way."

She shrugged and adjusted her purse against her shoulder, "I stopped by a shop."

he crossed his shoulders and nodded, "Well, whatever. I'll tell Luffy you're back so we can finally leave."

He started to move but she pulled him back by the shoulder.

"Wait! ….do you know where Zoro is?"

Usopp gave her a questioning look, "Uh, where he usually is I guess." he pointed to the crows nest.

"Right, thanks."

He made another confused face but left without asking questions. Once he was out of sight she took a deep breath and headed towards the crows nest. In less than five minutes she was at the small opening that lead to the room. She paused when she heard the sound of weights being dropped onto the floor, considering whether or not it was a good idea to interrupt his work out. Nami almost fell off the ladder when she heard him call her name.

"Nami, if you want something hurry up and say it."

He could sense her the moment she climbed up the hatch, it was as if her very presence disrupted the room. Zoro waited for her to come bursting in, asking for some unbelievable task. He became suspicious when he heard her stop. Zoro tried to ignore it and continued his warm up but his focus was already ruined.

"Nami, if you want something hurry up and say it."

He watched as she pushed herself up out of the hatch. He grabbed a towel off the bar and sat down. She walked over to him and leaned against the wall, deciding that she was more comfortable standing. He looked up at her, the cloth resting limply over his head. She looked away and dug into her pocket, taking out a picture

"I….uh….got this for you." She handed him a postcard.

Zoro stared at it, puzzled. In his hand was a cartoon drawing of a tiger sleeping on the ground and a small cat pawing at it relentlessly. He squinted at it, trying to decipher what it could mean. He quickly gave up and looked at Nami for an answer.

"What's this supposed to be?" he asked bluntly.

Nami sighed and sat down next to him, "You know, um, it's us!" She pointed to the card with a nervous smile, "It's you and me, you're the tiger and I'm the….cat…."

Her eyes widened as if she was just realizing how stupid that sounded. He narrowed his eyes, wary of the idea that she would ever get him something without ulterior motives. She caught his gaze for a moment before averting her eyes.

"Actually nevermind it doesn't look like us at all, haha!"

She wrung her hands together and let out a fake laugh.

"It was a dumb thing to give you, I'll take it back."

She reached out to grab the postcard but he turned away before she could touch it.

"No. I like it, I'll keep it."

She stared at him shocked and he mirrored her expression. He should just let her have the card. He didn't even like it, why did he say that? He needed to give it back.

"Thanks, it's cute."

'Cute?'

"Cute?." Her embarrassment over the gift momentarily disappeared, "Did you just call something cute?"

He got up, flustered, and hung up his towel. He picked up a weight and without looking at her said, "Thanks for the card, was that it?"

She smiled a little and got up as well.

"Yeah," Nami started her descent back to the deck, "I'm glad you you think it's cute." she said in a mocking tone, almost making him drop his dumbbell.

Zoro continued to stare at the wall, lifting the weight up and down until he was sure she was gone. He put the piece of equipment carefully on the ground and took out the card. It was such a stupid gift, probably something she just found on the ground, and he doubted she had spent any real money on it. It was stupid but he couldn't help the but feel a little happy when he looked at it. He could taste sweat as a grin spread across his face and felt a rush rise up from his stomach to his chest.

"Hah!"

He couldn't help the giddy laughter that spilled from him while he looked at the card. It was cute.

It was late when she woke up the next day. Past lunch. Nami just couldn't bring herself to leave the bed, her body felt heavy and her mind felt clouded. It had been a week since they had left the magic island and according to her calculations they would be reaching their new destination today. And she would have to drink. Alone.

She ran a brush through her hair but ended up just making it look frizzy. Giving up on her appearance, she pushed through her door and to the head of the ship. She'd been asleep so long it was a miracle they hadn't capsized.

Luffy was sitting on the Sunny's massive head when she approached him.

"Nami!," he shouted with a grin, "You look terrible did you just wake up? Man…."

She glared at him with bags under her eyes, tempted to push him off into the water.

"Have we stayed on course?" She asked, ignoring his comment.

Luffys' smiled widened, "Yep! And I can see the island." He gestured excitedly to the land mass in front of them

Nami frowned, she had slept way too long. They had almost arrived and would be able to drop anchor in a matter of minutes. She rubbed the dark circles around her eyes and left her captain to his…..whatever he was doing. She went inside the aquarium bar and sat down.

With her head flat on the table, she didn't notice Usopp until she felt him sit down next to her.

"What?" she mumbled into her arms.

He shrugged, "I wanna sit here, is that a problem?"

"Yeah, go away."

He puffed up his cheeks but didn't say anything. She burrowed her face further into her arms trying to will him away with her mind.

" ….Are you ok?"

Her head snapped up from the table, "Please leave."

The abruptness in her voice momentarily shocked him. Resigned to leave her alone, he got up from the booth. Before he left he put a hand on her shoulder. She felt bad for snapping at him but was too exhausted to apologize. Nami felt her eyelids droop, it seemed like all she wanted to do was sleep the day away. She let her eyes close, succumbing to the heavy feeling in her head.

She didn't wake up until she heard the heavy sound of boots walking across the deck. 'Zoro's going out, it must be close to sunset', she thought, still hazy from sleep. 'Must be relieved to go alone.' Her head fell to the table again, as she drifted back into slumber.

"Hey."

Her rest was interrupted when someone roughly flicked the side of her ear.

"Do you want to die?" She glared, expecting to see Usopp but softened when she realized who had woken her up. "Zoro?...what do you want."

"Aren't you coming?"

He tried to sound irritable but couldn't stop the slight blush that crept across his face. Nami stared blankly at him for a moment before breaking into a grin. Responding immediately, afraid that he might rescind his invitation

"I'll get my purse."

"Excuse me, do any of you know where miss Nami is?" Brook looked around the group, "I was hoping she would-"

"She's not here, Brook. She went out drinking with Zoro." Robin cut him off.

Sanji chewed on his cigarette, "This sucks. They've been there every night! Every time we stop at a new island, Captain forehead steals my beautiful Nami and takes advantage of her good nature."

"Sanji….I really don't think that's-" Usopp tried to reason.

"Ooh, Nami….Can't you see that he's only using you to pay for sake?"

"Sanji, I…..well, actually…."

The cook threw himself on the ground and started pounding his fist into the dirt. The rest of the crew ignored his antics, numb to them after two years. Robin stretched out on her pool chair, content to let things progress as they normally did, it was just a few nights at the bar after all.

Im so sorry this took so long to update :(( I'm not sure how happy I am with how the chapter came out. ngl the postcard was inspired by one of the first pieces of zonami fanart I saw by the most talented cherseykisses found on tumblr dot com. I cant figure out how to post a link cus im an idiot :/ but its there and its hella cute. Thanks for the reviews and see you next time!