~ The evening before

She pulled on a shawl over her bikini top before leaving the warmth of her apartment. The evening breeze was soft and gentle; sending the pieces of orange hair Nami hadn't managed to get into a hair band flowing out behind her. The beach was only a five minute walk from her flat. The beach was beautiful, especially at sunset. Nami and her friends loved to go to the beach at sundown and hang out. It was on the beach that Nami and her friends played games like spin the bottle and truth or dare. Nami removed her sandals before running over to her friends who sat in the sand.

"You finally made it Nami-San!" Robin chuckled as she leaned over to hug her best friend.

"Sorry to keep you guys waiting," she said smoothing the orange strands away from her face.

"Not at all Nami-Swan, we've already started," Sanji answered.

"And since you just joined it's your go. Truth or dare Nami-San?" Franky asked.

"Dare," Nami answered.

"Alright Orange!" Usopp yelled pumping his fist in the air.

Zoro smirked as he lent back onto a large rock. Baka Nami, he thought. That group could be ruthless with dares when the time came.

"Green don't look so happy. The dare involves you."

"What?!" the moss-head barked straightening up.

"That's right," Franky answered.

"But why?!" he argued.

Franky tutted, smirking as he began to speak.

"You should know by now those who don't do at least a dare each game get punished," the others laughed all except Nami.

She was desperately holding back the grimace from her face. Nami knew that Zoro didn't like her not that she much liked him either.

"Fine what's our dare?" Zoro sighed.

Franky glanced at Usopp before looking back at the two doing the dare. Nami could see that Usopp was grinning unbearably.

"You two have to spent the night at Zoro's house and both sleep in the same bed," he smirked.

"You are beyond evil, Franky," she huffed.

"Is that okay with you?" she asked turning to Zoro.

Zoro nodded. He knew that Nami didn't like him too much so thought this opportunity to change her opinion on him. Afterall, he couldn't stand that the girl he loved hated him so.

"I'm bored," Chopper moaned.

"We can play strip horse instead," Sanji suggested.

"With what basket baka?!" Chopper asked.

Sanji scowled, "Play it with football instead."

The group shrugged and stood up.

"Wait this isn't fair!" Nami protested. "I'm practically naked as it is."

Zoro's eyes scanned over Nami's exposed skin. Unfortunately, Nami caught him eyeing her and pushed him so he fell back into the sand.

"Baka!" she mumbled as he dusted himself off.

"You're the one who decided to come out the house like that," Robin commented.

Nami glared at her. Franky pulled off his jumper and handed it to the orange haired girl.

"Here, you happy now?" Nami smiled as she pulled the jumper over her head.

"So what are the teams?"

"Chopper, Nami and I versus the rest of you," Robin said and the others simply shrugged at the suggestion.

"We start with the ball since we have less players," Nami said snatching the ball out of Zoro's hands.

Usopp pointed out where the goals we going to be and then the game began. It was a heated match in which plenty of pieces of clothing came off. By the end of the game the latter team were completely naked and Robin, Nami and Chopper down to their underwear.

"Good game," everyone agreed as they shook hands.

"Okay since we're not cruel enough to make you walk home naked we all get to pick one piece of clothing to put on," Chopper said as he reached for his jeans.

Everyone pretty much did the same except for Nami who put on her shawl and stayed in her underwear. The others looked at her in confusion.

"I only have to walk up the beach since I have to stay at Zoro's so I'm fine to go just like this," the boys smirked and Robin chuckled.

"See you guys tomorrow," Nami said as her and Zoro broke away from the group to go back to his place.

"So.." Zoro began as they crossed the road that led to his block of flats.

"So?" Nami replied.

"What are we going to do hen we get in?" he asked.

"I don't know. I guess have dinner and watch a movie," she answered pulling the shawl tighter around her but the evening air still nipped at her skin.

"So like a date?" Zoro said hopefully.

Nami's head snapped towards him.

"No," she answered bluntly. "It's just how I relax."

Zoro huffed as he kicked a stone across the pavement. His eyes betrayed him and he found his eyes lingering on the curves of his new room mate's body. Nami could feel his intense stare on her.

"Zoro?" she said her voice tight.

Zoro's eyes shot back up to Nami's face.

"Uh?!"

"Can you stop looking at me like that?" she asked.

The green haired man looked away as red flooded onto his face.

"You cold?" he asked still not daring to look her in the eye.

"A bit," admitted Nami.

"Once we're there I'll turn on the heating," he said.

"Thank you."

The block of flats Zoro lived in were huge. And grand and expensive. The front of the building was made entirely of glass. The orange haired woman had been to Zoro's apartment before with the others back when he'd first bought it.

"You remember what number right?" Zoro asked as Nami stepped into the elevator.

Nami nodded and the marimo reached in to press the button that would close the doors.

"Race you!" he shouted running to the stairs.

Nami frantically pressed the button to Zoro's floor as the elevator rushed upwards. There was no way she'd lose to that baka.

Zoro sprinted up the flights of stairs. His apartment was at the top of the building so there was a good chance that he'd reach his limit before he reached the top.