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A strange new feeling

Unexplained reasoning


Luffy woke up again looking around, he then noticed where his hand was, and he blushed from how close it was to certain parts of her body. 'Had she held my hand there?' He asked himself. Then he shrugged and slowly removed his hand heading for the door. He noticed it was still a bit dark out; he woke up extra early today. He sighed as he walked down to the grassy deck to lie down.

xxxxxx

"Oi, Luffy..." his eyes shot open from a light kick to his head.

"Oi, what was that for." He grumbled.

"Time for breakfast…" said Sanji.

"Oh, okay, I need to go pee first…."

"Sure, just make sure you wash your hands." He laughed as he headed for the kitchen.

Luffy made his way to the bathroom like he had said. 'Must have fallen asleep…' he thought. Then when he was done, he went to check on Nami. To his surprise, she was awake.

"Oh, Nami...you're awake."

"Ugh….yea, what time is it?" she said, she had obviously just woken up from the way she was talking.

"Breakfast...do you think you can come eat at the table today?" he asked with a grin.

"No, probably not…but could you bring me some food again?" she asked with a smile.

"Yea sure." He said as he walked out, grin still on his face.

Luffy sat down at the table and waited a second; everyone stared at him, wondering if he was in a sad mood again. Then they watched him gain a huge grin as he started to swipe food from everywhere.

"Thank god…we thought you were in another mood today…" said Ussop.

Luffy just kept eating, Ussop began to tell a story to Chopper and the little reindeer listened in awe. Robin was smiling noticing that everything really was back to normal, except for Nami. Sanji was having an argument with Zoro, and Franky was watching them laughing his head off.

After breakfast, Luffy was the last to leave, besides Sanji who was cleaning dishes. Luffy tried to sneakily make up a plate for Nami so that Sanji wouldn't notice. Sanji would probably make a huge deal out of it. He hurried out the door grinning in his success and headed off to the infirmary.

"Oi, Luffy?" Ussop questioned. "What's that plate for?"

Luffy chuckled nervously then replied, "Oh, it's for Nami, she needs food to you know."

"Oh, okay, wanna play ball after?" Ussop asked with a huge grin.

"Aa, sound like fun." He replied continuing to the infirmary. Listening to Ussop tell Chopper about him defeating hundreds of enemies with a single ball, or some bullshit story like that, he chuckled.

Luffy opened the door and smiled at Nami as she smiled back at him. He plopped down in his seat.

"Thanks Luffy."

"Ah...no problem...can't let my navigator starve." He chuckled as she blushed, but he didn't notice.

"Think you can do it on your own?" he asked.

"Ugh…I guess." She said sounding a little disappointed.

"Oh…you want me to feed you like a baby?" he said in a sarcastic tone as he began to chuckle again.

Nami furrowed her brows and pursed her lips at him. "No…shut up." She said as she took the plate and began to slowly eat. She noticed that Luffy was leaning on the back of his chair looking up at the ceiling with a grin on his face. Nami blushed then finished up the meal and juice. Handing the plate and cup to him, he set it to the side of the counter.

He stood up and began to head for the door. "Think you'll want lunch or dinner?"

"Um…could you bring me dinner?"

"Aa…no problem." He smiled and closed the door.

Nami sighed and laid back down, she realized that she hadn't taken a shower in days. She sighed again as she closed her eyes.

xxxxxx

"Nami..." a voice whispered.

"Nami…." Same whisper with a tap on the shoulder.

She woke up and looked around. "Oh, Luffy."

"I brought you some dinner like you asked."

"Arigato." She said as she wiped her eyes and smiled, taking the plate from him. He sat down in his chair and closed his eyes with a sigh. After a few minutes she handed him the plate and he placed it on the counter. 'I wonder where all the dishes go; I don't remember ever taking them…oh it must be Chopper.'

"Ugh…Luffy?" she asked nervously.

"Hmmm?"

"I need to use the bathroom again."

"Okay." He got up and picked her up the same way as the other day. Once they got to the bathroom he set her down inside.

"I'll be a little longer because I need a shower; could you get me some cloths?"

"Yup." He said as he walked off.

He quietly entered the woman's quarters trying not to wake Robin; however she was already awake, turned the other way. He walked over to the dresser and grabbed some comfy cloths and walked back out quietly. Robin smirked because she knew who it was.

He got back to the bathhouse hearing the shower still going; he entered and placed her clothes on the sink counter and left. Nami shut off the shower and dried herself off clumsily. '….that was the hardest shower ever…' she said in her mind. Then she saw the cloths and smiled, she noticed that he had gotten her more comfy cloths and was glad.

The door quietly opened. "Luffy…" she said quietly leaning against the doorway for support. Luffy made his way over to Nami and picked her up, she turned her head down and blushed. Luffy grinned as he headed back to the infirmary. He placed her down gently and sat back in the chair.

"Arigato, Luffy."

He smiled but didn't say anything.

"Luffy?"

"Hmmm?" he didn't turn to her, his eyes closed.

"Um…why have you been helping me out so much?" she asked.

"What do you mean?" he asked a bit confused.

"Well, you've been bringing me food and drinks, helping me to the bathroom, talking to me. The others only come in to check on me once in a while, but you're here the most."

"Is that a bad thing?" By now he was looking at her.

"No, no…not at all." She replied hastily. "It's just…why are you doing all this."

Luffy sighed and looked up at the ceiling, leaning against the back of the chair again.

"Well….I guess it's partly because I care about you and don't want to see you like you were back on Drum Island." He paused. "I just couldn't stand seeing you like that, I kept thinking to myself…'What if I lose her.', I couldn't deal with that."

Nami was staring at him now. "Luffy…" she whispered.

"I just want to do anything I can to help you."

"Luffy…thank you for everything." She was tearing up as she reached over to hug him. He gasped a bit and blushed, but he put his arms around her and patted her back. After a while he pulled away and looked down at the floor.

"Luffy?"

He looked up at her but didn't say anything.

"What's the other part?"

"Hmmm?" he furrowed his brows in confusion.

"You said all that stuff was only part of the reason….what's the other part?" She asked as she smiled.

"Ugh…I never said that, you must be imagining things." He said nervously as he looked away. Nami only giggled as she lay down watching him.

"Nami?" he asked quietly.

"Yes?"

"When you threw up the other day, you looked up at me like you saw a ghost then you ran away…what was that all about?" he asked curiously.

"Umm…it's just…I was embarrassed that you saw me throw up is all." She said, he could tell she was nervous. He chuckled and lay back in his chair.

She was tired and assumed he was too. And low and behold, his arms fell down limp, he was definitely asleep. She smiled and pulled one of his hands to her as she closed her eyes, smile still in place.

xxxxxx

Morning came and Nami woke up, surprisingly, Luffy was still there. She noticed that she was still holding Luffy's hand to her and she blushed as she placed it on his lap.

She poked his stomach a few times and whispered to him, "Luffy...Luffy….."

He opened his eyes and blinked a few times; he turned and saw Nami smiling at him.

"Oh…good morning Nami." He smiled.

"Good morning…and just what do you think you're doing, go get my food…" she comanded in a teasing way.

He only smiled and stood up, "You sure you don't want to come?"

"Un…and besides, I like having my own servant." She grinned.

Luffy pursed his lips at her and whined, "Nami…"

Nami giggled, "I'm just joking Luffy, but I don't feel strong enough yet."

"Alright, I'll be back in a while."

Luffy arrived in the dining room just as Sanji was serving the food. He stood in the doorway and just stared at the food. Everyone looked at him, then he vanished, they turned to a familiar noise and saw Luffy stuffing his face.

"Oi, Luffy, leave some for me..." exclaimed Zoro.

"What about me?" yelled Ussop.

Luffy just continued until he was full and leaned back in approval of the nice morning meal.

"That was good Sanji."

"Arigato." He said with a small smile on his face.

"Indeed it was Cook-kun." Said Robin.

Sanji fondled over her with his love eyes. "Oh, anything for a goddess as beautiful as thee, anything thou wish of me shall be yours." Robin giggled as she got up to leave.

xxxxxx

Robin entered the infirmary and saw Nami sitting there.

"Lu…Oh, Robin, I wasn't expecting you." She smiled.

"Un…Luffy will be here soon." She said with a smile. Nami blushed a bit and turned her head as she smiled.

"Oh, I see you've changed your cloths." She said as she grinned.

"Uh…yea, Luffy got them for me when I was in the shower." She said nervously.

"Aa…I was awake when he came in."

"Oh…"

There was a bit of silence until Robin finally got up and walked to the door.

"I hope you feel well enough to join me in the sun again soon…and by the way…he is cute." She closed the door giggling.

'What…why would she…' she began to blush, and laid back down.

She heard the door open and saw Luffy walk in with a smile; she was still blushing from what Robin had said.

"Oh, do you have a fever?" he asked with a big grin, she knew he was just joking with her and she smiled.

"No..." she said with her head tilted down. Luffy handed her the plate and cup as he sat down.

"So…we should be arriving tomorrow night, right?"

"Yup, if you guys have been heading in the right direction." She said teasingly as she poked his shoulder a few times. He started to chuckle.

"Think you'll be able to walk around at all?"

"I don't know, the way I've been getting better, I might, but who knows." She replied with a sigh.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"Oh…n…nothing."

"Uhuh…"

"Nani…I'm fine."

"If you say so." He said as he grinned, looking up at the ceiling.

She pursued her lips at him, 'Why does he always grin like that...' but then she smiled at him.

"Well, do you want lunch today or just dinner again?"

"I think I'll stick with dinner." She said with a smile.

"Alrighty, see you then..." he left with a grin.

She sighed as she lay back down. "Oh, Luffy…" she smiled to herself.

xxxxxx

She woke up when she heard Sanji call for dinner. She sighed, she was hungry. 'Should've asked Luffy for Lunch…'

She tried to get up to go to the bathroom but when she attempted to lift herself up, her legs gave out and she fell back on the bed. 'This stinks…'

After a while, Luffy finally came in with her dinner. She ate it pretty quickly and handed the plate to Luffy.

"Arigato."

Luffy only nodded before he let out a sigh. Then he looked out of the corner of his eye to see Nami staring at him. He closed his eyes and grinned.

"Can I help you?" he asked in a sarcastic manner.

Nami blushed but asked, "Um... could you…" She began but was picked up.

"Yea…no problem." She only blushed further and looked into Luffy's eyes.

She gently leaned her head against Luffy's chest as she wrapped her arms around his neck. She thought about how it felt good being close to Luffy, or just to know he's there for her. Then she felt movement.

"Arigato Luffy…"

"Nami…you don't need to thank me, I like helping you." She smiled but didn't move her head.

When they arrived, he placed her down inside and walked out, closing the door behind him.

After a minute or two she called for him and he picked her up with a smile. Luffy blushed slightly, but it wasn't really noticeable, he was staring into her eyes as he walked back. This only made her face turn dark red.

"Oh no..." he exclaimed.

"What is it?" She asked concerned.

He grinned and looked into her eyes. "You don't look to good, your face is all red." He smiled at her.

She blushed even more and hit him on the chest. "Luffy…" He grinned again.

He placed her on her bed, which she liked, she thought she might ask Chopper to move his infirmary somewhere else, and have Franky make space so she could have this room. But maybe it wasn't just the bed and the room, maybe it was a certain someone.

"Luffy…Why have you been sleeping here since I got sick?" she asked with a blush.

Luffy leaned against the chair and closed his eyes. "Well, at first I had just come in to check on you and fell asleep in the chair…" she frowned at his reply. "Then, after that, I just wanted to make sure you were okay and if you needed something during the night you could just wake me up." She smiled, "and I guess it's also because, just being near you seems to settle my mind for some reason." He said, she opened her eyes and stared at him for a while, he had a smile on his face and his eyes were closed.

She lay down and closed her eyes, thinking about stuff. She opened them and Luffy was sleeping already, this time with his bare feet up on the bed. She smiled and maneuvered her legs so that they were out of the covers, she placed one foot over his and the other on its side. 'His feet are so warm…' she thought as she blushed and a tingling sensation went up her spine. She smiled and closed her eyes.

xxxxxx

Luffy woke up and felt something on his foot. It was Nami's feet, he blushed. 'Does she keep doing these things??' he thought, but then he moved his feet and put her legs back under the covers. He walked out just in time to hear Sanji call for Breakfast. He got to the dining room and sat down, beginning to eat.

There were a few interesting conversations, but none worth mentioning. Everyone left including Sanji who had gone to the men's quarters to take a nap; apparently he hadn't slept well that night. 'Oh well...' thought Luffy. He got Nami's plate and headed for the infirmary.

xxxxxx

"Nami...you think you can walk today?" he said with a smile.

"Don't push it bub…" she said with pursed lips.

"Okay, okay…just making sure." He grinned.

"Well, were docking tonight, so at least I'll get a stationary bed."

"Aa, hopefully you'll get better quicker."

"Let's hope." She said a bit disappointed.

"Something wrong."

"Oh...ah…no."

He looked at her suspiciously bit didn't respond.

"Anyways, Robins making us clean the ship…so I gotta go."

She giggled, "Okay, wake me up when we dock, and could you make me a plate again?"

"Yea, sure."

Then he turned around and left the room.

xxxxxx

After hours of complaining and arguing, the crew had finished cleaning.

"Were all done Robin." stated Luffy in a pout.

"Well that's good; I think it's time for lunch then." She smiled.

"Wahoo…LUNCH!!" replied Luffy.

After lunch, Luffy had gone fishing with the guys again and then took a nap, when he woke up the island just popped into vision.

"I see the island." yelled Zoro from the crow's nest.

"Great, let's get ready to dock." said Luffy with and excited smile.

After the ship was docked they had dinner, Chopper and Ussop had left to check for a hotel or inn or something, and if they found one, they were to rent rooms.

Luffy had brought Nami her dinner. "Do you want me to get any of your things before we head into town? Oh, and it's a winter island so ill get your coat."

"Un…could you get me a few changes of cloths and ask Robin to get me my stuff, she'll know what I mean." She smiled.

"Okay, I'll be back in a few."

He left to get her things ready and told Robin about Nami's stuff and she got that too and put it in the suitcase.

Luffy had gone back to get Nami. He helped her get her coat on as she blushed but didn't look at Luffy. "Um…maybe you should get on my back, I don't think Sanji would like it if I held you like before…" he said.

"Un…that's probably true." She chuckled.

Luffy then carried her to the deck. No one seemed to care that Nami was riding his back. Everyone greeted her and said they were glad she looked so much better. Then they turned back to Ussop and Chopper making their way back.

"Did you find somewhere?" asked Robin.

"Aa, it's a nice hotel and it didn't even cost that much."

"Where there enough rooms?" asked Zoro.

"Well ah….not really…" replied Chopper.

"What do you mean?" asked Franky.

"There were only four available rooms…"

"ONLY FOUR!!" yelled Sanji. "I'll take a room with Nami-swannn!!" he said in his love state.

Nami furrowed her brows at him in disgust. "I don't think so..." said Ussop. Then everyone looked at him in confusion.

"What's that??" asked Sanji who was angry now.

"Well we needed to fill out papers with the names of the people staying in the rooms."

"And?" asked Zoro.

"Well we couldn't decide, so we just wrote people's names down on separate pieces of small paper and chose at random…"

"WHAT!!" replied Sanji.

Nami was getting nervous; she didn't want to share a room. "Well it's too late now, either we stick with the pairings we have, or we pay to re-rent the rooms."

"GHAA!!" exclaimed Sanji.

"The pairings are, me and Chopper, Zoro and Franky," they just shrugged not really caring, "Luffy and Nami, and Robin and Sanji."

Sanji began to light up as he started to prance around Robin in his love state. Nami blushed, 'Actually, I guess this isn't so bad…Luffy and I have been sleeping in the same room for almost a week now…' then she smiled.

Luffy walked up behind Robin and whispered, "Sorry Robin, tough break." She only giggled and so did Nami.

"I'll keep him in line captain-kun, don't worry."

"Oi, Luffy, If you do anything to hurt Nami-san, I'll kick your ass." exclaimed Sanji.

Nami giggled as she poked Luffy's head and he grinned at her. "Yea, don't worry about it." He said calmly.

"So are the pairings alright, or are we paying?" asked Ussop.

"I could care less." exclaimed Zoro.

"Me neither, I'm fine with it." added Franky.

"As am I." said Robin.

"Me too Robin-chwannn." said Sanji, still twirling.

"I guess we are too." said Nami as she looked at Luffy's head and she blushed.

"Well then, let get going." said Luffy.

Then they all headed for the hotel, when they arrived they were astonished. It was huge, and made of some sort of stone that seemed to give of an aura that made them all feel great.

"Oi, why didn't you two tell us how great this place is?" asked Luffy.

"Yea." said Nami.

"I don't know." explained a not really caring Ussop.

They headed inside and looked around before heading to the front desk to sign in. Then they said their good nights and went to their rooms.

Each pair's room was at least one floor above the other. "Excuse me, what floor is room 472?" Nami asked the lady at the front desk.

"Oh, why that is on the top floor." She said nicely.

"Top?" asked Nami.

"Un… floor number twelve." She replied. There closest crew members were on the seventh floor, so there were four floors separating them.

"Ghaaa…that's a long ways to walk." Nami complained.

"Eh…don't worry about it." said Luffy. Then she smiled at him and he headed up.


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