I do not own One Piece
A strange new feeling
Center of attention
When they got down to the lobby, the whole crew stared at them in awe, even Robin was surprised. Most of the other people in the lobby were also staring at the two. They weren't holding hands or anything so that they didn't make anyone suspicious. None of the crew had ever seen Luffy dressed like that; Robin felt a blush of her own creep up looking at him. Nami was beautiful and all the guys were drooling at her, even Zoro. Luffy and Nami looked at each other and laughed.
"Luffy…" Ussop started, but didn't know what to say, he was utterly baffled.
"That's for sure." stated Zoro.
"Oh…Nami-swaannnnn, you are so beautiful." Sanji yelled out, swirling around her.
"Arigato." She said while glaring at him. Luffy noticed her glare and chuckled.
"What's so funny?" She asked calmly.
"Oh…nothing." He said, still chuckling.
"So Nami-swan, could I have the pleasure of escorting you to the ball?" Sanji asked as he held out a hand for her.
Nami glared at him again, "No thanks…I'm already going with someone." She said as she smiled.
"Who…Ill kill the bastard!!" Sanji yelled out in anger.
Nami didn't respond but simply grabbed Luffy's hand and started walking to the door.
"LUFFY YOU BASTARD, ILL KILL….."
"SANJI," yelled Nami, "give it a rest." Luffy grinned at her as they continued walking. The whole crew was surprised, but wasn't really bothered by it at all; they actually seemed to make a great couple. Robin was giggling; she knew that they liked each other the whole time, ever since the last week on the ship. Sanji was staring at the ground in furry, and sadness.
"You guys coming?" asked Nami as Luffy opened the door for her and they walked out.
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They arrived at the building the ball was to take place and walked in, showing the tickets to the guards. They looked around and saw all the balloons, the lights and music, and how spacious it was.
"This place is awesome." Luffy said in excitement. Choppers eyes were twinkling at everything, he didn't come with a date, but would show off his rad dance moves to the crowds. Only Nami and Luffy came with someone, and that someone was each other.
Once the ball started, it wasn't classical dance music, it was more hip. Chopper seized the opportunity and ran to the middle of the room and started dancing it up. He was break dancing and everyone's eyes were on him in awe. When the music stopped, everyone started clapping and cheering. Chopper stood up and started swaying to and fro in delight.
A girl came up to Luffy, "Hey there, why don't you come with me, we can have a great time." she said in a seductive voice as she showed off a bit of cleavage. Nami noticed that a bunch of guys were staring at her with drool down their chins, including Sanji, of course. Then she turned to Luffy nervously, but he was looking at her with an almost expressionless face.
"Gomen…I already have a date." He said as he smiled at her and looked down at Nami.
"Well, alright, but if you want, you can just come and find me." She said as she walked away. She didn't even seem mad at all, it must have been how calm and nice Luffy was.
"Luffy, how the hell could you let a woman like that get away?" asked Sanji in disbelief.
"Um…mostly because I'm here with Nami, if you hadn't forgot, and because I didn't like the way she asked." He said simply. Nami smiled up at him. Then all of a sudden a few guys walked up to Nami.
"Hey there pretty lady, would you care for a dance?" he asked with a smug grin.
"No." she said just glaring at the men, "Can you see I'm with someone?"
"That little kid, please…you want a real man." he said as he chuckled.
"Hes ten times the man you could ever be." she seethed at him. The guy scoffed and grabbed Nami's hand and pulled her towards the group of men.
"Don't touch her." Seethed Luffy as he stepped forward, then he saw Nami's crooked grin and smiled.
"Okay, fine." He said as he crossed his arms. The whole crew stared at him in disbelief.
"What the hell are you doing?" asked Sanji.
"Why don't you help her?" asked a very confused Ussop.
"Because she doesn't want me too…." He said with a grin. They all looked at him confused but quickly turned their attention to Nami.
She had slid her hand from his grasp and beat the shit out of all of them. She then walked back to Luffy with a smile. He put up a hand and Nami gave him a high five.
"Nice work." He said with a grin.
"Arigato." Then they watched some people dance to the current song.
The next song was a slower one and people started walking to the dance floor with their partners. Sanji started walking over to Robin when he saw Zoro hold out a hand for her, she smiled and took it, both walking to the dance floor. He stood there in anger as he saw them walk away; it only got worse when he saw Luffy take Nami to the floor also. Franky had two girls that he found in the building that he was dancing with; a pretty girl had walked up to Ussop and nervously asked to dance. Ussop accepted, but could only feel guilty, he liked Kaya, but it was only a dance. Sanji felt his rage build up as he started screaming and running for Luffy.
Luffy and Nami turned to him in time to see him grabbed by security and thrown out of the building. Nami smiled, she couldn't stand Sanji, the only thing good about him was his cooking. She was glad he wouldn't interfere with her time with Luffy for the night. Luffy looked into Nami's eyes and saw that she was staring back at him. He was holding her waist, her arms around his neck; she rested her cheek on Luffy's chest.
"Why didn't you even consider going with that girl, I mean, she was pretty, and you didn't even seem to care."
"I don't know her, and she just wasn't attractive to me, and I like you, so what type of person would I be if I wanted to go with her?" he asked, slightly serious.
"One like Sanji." She said as they both started laughing. "I never knew you could dance." She said teasingly.
Luffy chuckled, "Grandpa made me learn when I was a kid…" he told her.
"Oh…" she giggled. He put his chin on her head and they continued dancing, they danced to every song, fast or slow and they were having a blast. The last song came up and it was, of course, a slow song. Luffy pulled her to him and wrapped his arms around her waist, hers going around his neck. They stared at each other's eyes for most of the song as they danced to it. Eventually their foreheads were touching and she felt her heart rate pick up.
She was so nervous but she wanted it to never end, she closed her eyes slowly. Then she got what she wanted, he gently placed his lips over hers. The warm feeling of her lips sent a tingle down his spine; he sucked on her upper lip for a bit before slowly entering her mouth with his tongue. He played with hers as she entered his mouth and played around. He gently sucked her tongue as he moved back to a regular kiss and went to her bottom lip. He sucked on it for a minute before slowly pulling away, bringing her lip with him, just like that time on the pond.
They slowly opened their eyes to meet each other's gaze, then they noticed that almost everyone in the room was staring at them. She stared up at him with a look of dread, until she saw his expression, it was calm and uncaring.
"Luffy, you realize everyone is staring at us right?" she whispered.
"Of course they are." He said as he smiled at her. Her eyes widened at his response, 'What does he mean?' she asked herself. Then he let go of her waist, which made her let go of his neck, he grabbed her hand and started walking to the refreshment table. At that moment, the whole building erupted in a cheer. She looked around in surprise then looked up at Luffy, who had a grin on his face. She was confused even more now.
He drank a few glasses of water, "You don't want any wine or anything?" he asked.
"No…no wine, I'll have some water though." She said happily as he handed her a glass of water.
"What did you mean by 'Of course they are.'?" She asked him.
"Well, they were dancing to the song just the same as us, then when it stopped they noticed a beautiful girl like you, kissing someone in the middle of the room, so of course they would stare." He replied happily. She blushed and hugged him tightly; he hugged her back as they headed for the exit. On their way, a few couples and singles had stopped them, complimenting on how good of a couple they make. Luffy only smiled and continued walking. Once they got outside, they headed back to the hotel, still holding hands.
After a few minutes, they were at the long pathway with the trees and benches. Luffy stopped and turned to Nami. Nami turned to him in confusion.
"I want to give you something Nami." he said as he looked her in the eyes. She wasn't sure if it was a gift or a kiss, or something else. He then squatted down and lifted up her foot, taking off her heals and reaching into his pocket. He held it so that Nami couldn't see what it was, then he slipped it up her foot and onto her ankle. He then put her heals back on and stood up. Nami looked at it, it was an ankle bracelet with beautifully carved stones, they seemed to be very expensive, and there was something else, it was a metallic piece that looked like a mikan. Nami gasped and covered her mouth.
"Luffy…." She said as she wrapped her arms around him and hugged him, almost causing him to faint from lack of oxygen. "Arigato Luffy, I love it." she whispered into his ear. "Is that what you bought the other morning?" she asked.
"Aa…" he responded as he took her hand and walked to the hotel. 'Thank you Luffy….you have no idea what this means to me…' she said in her head.
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Luffy had carried her up, their special way, and brought her into the room, placed her on the bed and used the bathroom. She was smiling while she waited for him to come out so she could use the bathroom too. She was still happy about him giving her the bracelet; she couldn't stop thinking about him.
Luffy walked out of the bathroom and headed to the bed, Nami walked passed him with a smile as she entered the bathroom. He took his shirt off and took his place on the bed. Nami came out with no pants on; Luffy obviously blushed as he usually did. She got under the covers also and looked up at the ceiling. She started to turn over to look at Luffy but was shocked when he started kissing her. She began to feel the tingle again, and she was thrilled.
Luffy had one hand on the back of her head, and the other on her side, Nami had both arms wrapped around his neck. It was another gentle kiss; however, it did get a little more passionate than usual. Luffy was using a lot more tongue than the other times, sticking it deeper into her mouth than before. It was still gentle, and caring, but so much more lustful. He was rubbing up her back and side; she tingled all over and never wanted it to stop. She was in a state of euphoria. After a good ten minutes or so, Luffy slowly pulled away and lay his head down next to hers with his eyes closed.
Nami couldn't breathe; her heart was still pounding uncontrollably, she felt so good right now. Just being near Luffy made her feel like she would go insane from the feelings it brought her. Once she caught her breath, she closed her eyes, and put her forehead against Luffy's and brought her body up against his.
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Luffy woke up to see Nami sitting on the bed, it looked like she had just gotten out of the shower, so he got up and headed to the bathroom to do the same. He didn't say anything to her, and didn't look at her face. Nami felt herself droop as she began to feel saddened and empty. A few minutes later Luffy walked out with a towel around his waist and picked up some of his cloths. He dropped his towel and got dressed. Nami had turned away, but she felt herself blush, just knowing that he was nacked behind her.
"So…we ready for breakfast?" he asked happily.
"Un…" she said in a sad tone as she looked down at the floor.
Luffy walked up to her side and sat down next to her. "What's wrong?" he asked with a grin. Nami noticed and smiled.
"Nothing." she said teasingly and began to get up. Luffy grabbed her waist and pulled her on top of him as he lay down. Then he started to tickle her mercilessly.
"L…Luffy….." she giggled out as she was trying to squirm out of his grasp. Luffy let her go and sat up, she was looking at him with a smile as she got up and walked to the door. He stood up and walked over to her, his face only about a foot or so away from hers. She felt that strange feeling again as he picked her up their special way and walked out the door, she had wrapped her arms around his neck and was still staring at him.
"You know, it's not polite to stare." he said sarcastically as he leaned in and gave her a little kiss. She blushed and turned her head. When he got to the lobby he set her down and they walked to the table that the rest of the crew was sitting at. Nami took her seat as he did the same. Everyone was looking at them.
"Nani??" Luffy asked.
"Yea, what is it?" added Nami.
"Oh…ah…nothing." said Ussop as he turned his head. Luffy and Nami looked at each other in confusion. Sanji was sitting at the table, looking like he was about to explode.
"I heard from marimo over there that you kissed Nami-san…Luffy…" he seethed between his teeth as he glared at him. Luffy looked over at him with an expressionless face, he was about to say something.
Nami butted in, "Yea…so what if he did?" she was now looking at Sanji with a death glare.
"YOU'LL PAY YOU BASTARD!!" he yelled out, getting the attention of the whole room, as he lunged for Luffy. Nami was getting furious at the cook, as was the rest of the crew.
"Sanji…enough…" yelled Nami. Sanji turned to her in confusion.
"Nami?"
"What do you think you are doing?" she asked angrily.
"I was gonna teach him a lesson for vioulating you." He said as he turned back to Luffy with a glare.
"When did he vioulate me?" she asked getting angrier.
Sanji looked at her in confusion, "When he kissed you."
"Yes…he kissed me, what about it?" she asked.
"Nami…how can you not care that he stole something from you?" he asked as he looked at her again.
"He didn't steal anything from me." She seethed.
"He stole your first kiss." He said getting angry at Luffy again.
"That wasn't my first kiss, so give it a rest…and even if it was, you don't have any right to say anything about it." She said as she calmed down and looked over at Luffy who still had a blank expression on his face.
"What….who stole your first kiss…I'll kill them."
"No one stole my first kiss…..he gave it to me." She said as she smiled at Luffy who in turn smiled at her.
Sanji noticed who she was looking at, "You just said he…" he was cut off.
"I did say that." She glared at him.
"Nami…I don't understand."
"Then don't involve yourself." She said angrily.
"But Nami…I can't sit around and let him violate you." Luffy noticed Nami trembling in anger now.
"Nami….lets go for a walk." He said calmly as he got up and walked over to Nami. Everyone looked at him, then once the two had left, they all glared at Sanji.
"What the hell is your problem?" asked Zoro.
"Yea…I don't get you." added Ussop. Chopper and Franky only glared at him, Robin was frowning at him.
"What…he stole Nami from me, you don't expect me to just…."
"Shut up about that…she was never your's and never will be." seethed Zoro.
They all argued for a while until some of them left, and then the others did the same.
Nami and Luffy had talked for a while. She told him of how mad she was at him for getting so upset that he had kissed her. Luffy tried to calm her down as best he could.
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A few hours had passed and it was time for lunch. The crew met up again at the restaurant and began to eat. Sanji noticed Luffy look over at Nami.
"Luffy…stop looking at Nami." he seethed.
Luffy looked at him confused. Nami took a deep breath. "What the hell is your problem?" she asked calmly.
"What are you talking about Nami-san?" he responded in confusion.
"Why is it such a big deal that Luffy looks at me, who cares. And don't even think about saying because he's violating me or something, because he's not, I don't get why you're like that. You expect me to like you when you fondle over every pretty girl you see. I have news for you, I don't want you calling me your Nami anymore, and I don't want you to ever say anything to Luffy about what he does to me ever again." She said, starting to get angry.
"Nami?" he asked confused, "I thought we loved each other, and why do you keep protecting that idiot?"
"Sanji, I could never love you, and he's not an idiot, he's my boyfriend." She said as she turned to him and smiled. He looked over at her with a grin and continued eating. Most of the crew were surprised, but didn't really react much to it, they had kind of assumed with the way they had been acting lately. Sanji was speechless.
"So you have no right to get angry at him." she seethed.
"Nami….why…how could you like him more than me?" he asked, getting depressed.
"Why….WHY…." she was getting angry. "Well for one thing he's not a complete pervert, two…his personality is infinitely better than yours, three…he's the nicest person I've ever met, four…he's really caring and understanding of how people feel, he helps anyone who deserves it, and if you hadn't forgotten…that includes you… I can't seem to remember you bringing me food when I was in bed for a week, you didn't help me to the bathroom, you didn't sleep by my side every night just in case I needed something." she was out of breath. Everyone was looking at her wide eyed.
"Shall I continue….he makes me feel happy, I feel good just knowing he's around, he comforts me when I need it, he has complete trust in all of us, even you….he is completely loyal…if you say you love me so much, then why do you go chasing after every girl you see. That really pretty girl at the ball that asked him to dance, Luffy didn't think twice about it, he turned her down, and he was nice about it, you would have probably started melting and ran away with her…he would give his life for any one of us…he's an amazing person…I'm not attracted to anyone like I am to him." She said as she caught her breath. Luffy was looking down at his lap so that no one could see his eyes; Nami noticed that he was blushing and she smiled.
'Luffy…' everyone was thinking, they had no idea how nice he had been to her when she was sick, they were all proud that he was there captain. Sanji let out a huff as he stood up and walked out of the room.
"What the hell." seethed Zoro, "That guy is an ass…"
"Aa…" agreed Ussop.
"Are you sure you feel that way about him navigator-san, or is it just because of how nice he was?" asked Robin with a grin. Nami furrowed her brows at her, she knew the answer, she was just being a pain.
"I liked him long before that." She said as she smiled at him again, his head still down.
"Well, I don't think any of us have a problem with this at all, were all happy for you, but Sanji…he's just…." Ussop stopped at that.
"Un…I don't understand why he doesn't get it. "
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After another few hours it was time for dinner. Everyone again took their seats and began to eat.
Sanji was sitting at the table, glaring at Luffy again. However, he refrained from saying anything. Nami had asked Robin to go for a walk. She agreed and started heading for the door with the navigator. Luffy looked at her in confusion, but headed up to the room.
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"What is it navigator-san?" asked Robin as they were walking down the street.
"I wanted to buy something, but didn't want to go with Luffy or by myself." She replied, seeming to be embarrassed.
"Oh…" replied Robin with a giggle, she assumed she knew what it was.
"Just in case…."
"Un…are you sure?"
"Un…" she said as she grew a big smile. "He makes me so happy, and I feel so alive when I'm with him, I have so much fun when I'm with him. I really like him, a lot more than I probably should." She chuckled.
"Well, if he really makes you feel that way, than I have no objections." She said with a smile. Nami was still smiling thinking about Luffy, Robin noticed and she couldn't help but feel happy for her, she could tell that Nami was serious, she really liked Luffy.
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About a half an hour later, Luffy heard the door open, he was in bed, but he didn't turn around. She walked in the bathroom and came out a few minutes later. She made her way to the bed and got under the covers. She thought he was asleep; she was just looking at him, smiling. He turned to her and just stared back at her and he started to smile also. Nami had been a bit surprised when she saw him turn.
"Where have you been?" he asked teasingly.
"Out with Robin." She replied a bit nervous.
"Oh…" he said with a smirk.
"Un…that's it."
"Okay….I believe you." smiling wildly.
Nami just stared at him, "I'm sorry for losing my temper at breakfast and lunch…I'm just sick of him thinking that I'm his, and that I can't see anyone else but him, it's just so…." She clenched her teeth. "Aggravating…" she was disgusted by Sanji, he was a pervert through and through. She didn't have any feelings for him other than the fact that he was nakama. She wasn't attracted to him at all, he could be standing in front of her completely nude and she wouldn't blush or get nervous at all, she would be mad. But with Luffy, she gets nervous just seeing him, her heart pounds to no end when he gets close to her, it could be said that….she loved him.
"Nami…don't worry about him, he'll eventually get used to it and not mind." he said with a smile. They just looked at each other for a few minutes.
"Luffy?"
"What is it?" he asked in concern.
"Well, I just wanted to say that…well…I…I…" she swallowed hard. "Ah…never mind." She said as she scooted closer to him and placed her lips gently on his. He wrapped his arms around her and started to kiss her back. She felt all of the sensations she usually felt and loved every second of it. They continued for a few minutes until she pulled away and looked into his eyes. He laid back and looked at the ceiling, Nami laid herself on him so that her head was under his chin and most of her torso was on his, he put an arm around her stomach and they both fell asleep.
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