Kaya sat in the back of the limo, trying to take up the smallest amount of space possible. She really hated having to use it.
"Miss Kaya, I didn't know you were friends with the people who owned this land," the driver called back at her, two sections of seats between them. Kaya sighed heavily, wishing her parents were a little more modest in their purchases, knowing it was impossible because of who they were.
Nami was under suspension until exams, but had asked Kaya the other day if she might want to study with her sometime. So Kaya had shrugged off any insecurity she had been feeling, and was now making the drive through the back country.
"I didn't know Nami-san's family owned this land either until recently," she replied to the driver.
The car pulled through a newly installed gate, the driver briefly conversing with a secretary through the voice box.
Kaya stared out the window in complete awe; on either side of the winding dirt road were grove after grove of orange trees. Up ahead, she noticed a large building where a couple hired hands were going in and out carrying bags of fertilizer.
I didn't know…Nami-san lived in a place like this…
The car continued down the road another five minutes until it came up to a house. It wasn't nearly as large as Kaya had imagined it would be, but it was clean looking and the landscaping looked like it had just been done recently.
"Thank you, Gerald," she said, closing the door of the car and speaking to him through the window. "If you could pick me up around four that would be good."
"Will do missy," he said with a tip of his hat and driving back the way he came. Kaya gulped, realizing she was now on her own. She mustered up the courage to walk up and ring the door bell.
There was a yell from inside, and the door abruptly opened to reveal a woman in her mid-twentie's. She had a scary looking tattoo on one side of her body and had dyed her hair purple. All color left Kaya's face when she saw the huge knife in her hand as well.
The woman's eyes widened and she replaced the annoyed look on her face with a smile. "You must be Nami's friend. Sorry 'bout the knife. My ex keeps coming around looking for a loan."
Well. That was comforting.
Kaya was practically dragged into the house while the woman chattered on about where Nami could be when there was a slam from a few rooms away. Nami appeared through the doorway and apparently hadn't bothered to take off her sneakers.
"Yo," she said cheerfully, ignoring the purple haired woman's glare and walking over to Kaya. She was covered in dirt and sweat dripped down her neck.
"What the hell did I tell you about coming into the house with dirt and shit all over you," Kaya's captor growled, flaying her hands dramatically. "Get out of my house, brat."
"This is my sister, Nojiko," Nami said dryly, pointing at her. "Technically we're not blood related. That's why she's such a bitch and I'm not."
Nojiko fumed while Nami pulled Kaya out the back door, grabbing two juice boxes from the kitchen counter on her way out.
"Nojiko's parents died in a car accident about seven years ago. She's been taking care of this place ever since," Nami said, handing Kaya a pair of gloves and dragging a sapling over to a hole she'd dug earlier.
"She took me in after mine passed away. Our families were good friends. And I didn't like the idea of living with my grandparents…"
Kaya wasn't really sure how to react to such personal information. Nami didn't seem to be upset over sharing it with her, so she just listened until the red-head decided she didn't want to talk anymore.
"So, what's happening with you lately?" Nami asked, packing dirt around the new tree and looking up at the blonde.
Kaya was hesitant at first, but she enjoyed the fact that she and Nami were conversing so openly with each other. She told her about her family, her important parents, her engagement to Usopp…
Nami stiffened and looked at Kaya carefully. "You have a fiancee?"
Kaya nodded. "Yes. It's very complicated, though. He has a boyfriend." She laughed at the strange look her friend gave her.
"So, what are you guys going to do about it?"
"I suppose we'll have to tell everyone eventually. If Usopp-san has no intention of marrying me, the engagement is useless anyway."
"Mm. I suppose so…"
Nami frowned at the ground, then glanced up at Kaya, who was happily watering the trees.
"Do you have…someone you like, too?" she asked carefully. Kaya blinked and paused in her work, blushing a little.
"Well, uh, no. I don't think so?"
Nami narrowed her eyes suspiciously. "That was an awfully wishy-washy answer."
"Well, I don't have many male friends in the first place…"
"Well then," Nami said, pouting to the side like she could care less, "what about…girls?"
Kaya blinked, then raised her eyes to the sky in thought. She didn't want to admit she had thought about such things before, especially in front of her friend (and admittedly, object of such fantasies), but the theme today had been honesty hadn't it?
"I suppose I've considered it," she said. She glanced shyly at Nami. Her face hadn't really changed.
Nami looked at her for a minute, then smiled and got up from the ground. She held out one of the juice boxes to her friend.
"I've never really had friends over before," she admitted, shrugging. "So I'm just gonna make you do whatever I do on the weekend by myself, okay?" She grinned and winked.
"Do you know how to swim, Kaya-chan?"
"Nami-san," Kaya said witheringly, refusing to step out from behind the bushes, "I can't do this."
"Sure you can. We're both girls. Nobody's around. It's just like taking a bath," Nami said assuredly. She thought for a moment. "Except the water's a bit colder when you first get in."
Kaya tried not to stare at Nami. Her body was practically perfect. Kaya was self conscious to begin with, but swimming naked with her goddess of a friend was where she wanted to draw the line for today. Nami wasn't letting her.
"Just come on," she said, hands on hips and shaking out her hair. "It feels good. And you're all dirty."
"I can take a shower at home…"
"Get out here before I drag you out."
"I really don't think-"
"Just stop thinking, okay?"
Nami tramped through the bush and grabbed Kaya's hand, ignoring her full body blush. She tugged her out to the edge of the dock and turned to face her.
"I know I told you we were going to study, but I don't think that's what you need," Nami said matter-of-factly. "You need to have a little fun, right? You can go back to stressing when you leave me."
"Nami-san, I know you mean well, but I…you're so confident. And smart. And if I don't study I'll fall behind."
"Is that what you think? Then why don't you have some confidence in yourself, huh? You can't even look me in the eye right now…"
Kaya squirmed, trying to think of something to say, then gasped when Nami wrapped her arms around her and squeezed.
"You're like this because so many people make you do things you don't want to. And you're too kind to tell them 'no'."
"Nami-san," Kaya squeaked, trying not to faint. Nami simply moved back a little and tilted her head up so she was looking at her.
"I think you can do whatever you want to do," she declared, searching Kaya's face. "You should be able to do whatever you want to do."
Kaya stared at her, face steaming with embarrassment and, admittedly, slight arousal. Nami smirked, took hold of her hands, and flung her into the water. She laughed from the dock while Kaya whined loudly after coming back up and swimming over.
"It's cold," the blonde said, teeth chattering a little. Nami jumped in after her and waded over with hair in her eyes.
"It gets better in a few minutes, you just have to wait."
Kaya hesitantly picked the hair away from Nami's forehead, sighing with defeat.
"Do you think…I could ever be as bold you, Nami-san?"
"I already told you," she said, searching Kaya's eyes, "I think you can do whatever the hell you want."
Kaya thought for a moment, and then leaned forward to give Nami a shy kiss. Nami hadn't really been expecting it, but accepted it nonetheless.
They pulled apart, and a silence grew between them. Kaya wished the water would swallow her up.
Nami stared at her, knowing what she wanted to do, but not knowing if it would be too much for her. She had already kind of hypocritically forced her into thinking all kinds of crazy things today. But it was all in the right direction, right?
"Hey," Nami said gently, moving closer and tilting her head to fit to Kaya's, "a little bit more is okay, right?"
Kaya tried hard not to moan into the kiss, but she was admittedly a little more sexually frustrated than she was letting on. Nami brought a hand down to her vulva and it immediately became clear to both of them that kissing would not be enough.
"Here," Nami said, grunting and bringing Kaya to sit on the low bank of the pond. She didn't waste time asking what Kaya wanted. She could smell it.
Kaya stared out at the water, shivering with pleasure and rocking into Nami's tongue.
"You're a good girl, Kaya," Nami said gently, the flat of her tongue rubbing the hood of her clit. Unsure fingers couldn't decide if it would be acceptable to grab onto her hair. "You're such a good girl…"
Kaya could feel it; engorged tissue being coaxed into the deepest sense of warmth she'd ever known. And it felt so good. Being with Nami-san…knowing it was Nami-san making her feel this way…
I'm in love with her.
Her mouth fell open in a silent scream, still too conservative to let go completely. Her eyes rolled up and the tiniest of squirts escaped as Nami moved a finger to press the spongy tissue inside.
"What a good girl," Nami moaned, rubbing the small of her back and licking to clean up the remnants of her orgasm. The lowest of moans escaped her lover's mouth.
"Nami…Nami-san…" she said, falling over so her forehead rested against Nami's upturned one. "I love you so much…"
Nami laughed and brought herself out of the water, kissing Kaya's forehead.
"I think I've wanted to hear that for some time now."
Kaya blinked hazily and collapsed with a sigh into Nami's chest. Nami sat there, petting her head until it was nearly time for her to leave.
Wait until Usopp-san hears about this one…