Disclaimer:
I don't own One Piece.
The story on hand, ‚ Three days' is fan-fiction. I wrote it, because I love to write, but I will not use 'Three days' in any commercial way.
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Day1
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It still was cold out there when Nami woke. Nami could feel it in her nose, but that was the only part of her body that was cold. The rest was warmed up by dozens of blankets and by Robin who lay at her side, still sleeping. The navigator smiled when she heard Robin snoring very slightly. Then she turned around, looked into the face of her lover. She wouldn't hurt her, she knew it, she swore… And she would try to fight her impatience. She really would try it.
Suddenly Robin opened her eyes and looked into Nami's face. After a moment she smiled, "So, even when we're together, you're an early bird?"
"Oh, eh… can't do anything about it. You know, bad habits…"
Robin's eyes flashed for a moment, "Yes, I know… whatever. Do you want to eat?"
"Sure," Nami smiled and rose slowly.
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"Hi everyone. Where's Sanji?" the navigator wanted to know after she had entered the ship's mess. Zoro didn't look at her but murmured, "On deck. He's in the crow's nest."
"Hm, it's still cold."
"Yeah, but somebody has to check for reefs."
"Yes, of course… When does he come back?"
"The potato-peeler wanted to take the next three shifts, too."
Nami stared at him, and then she shook her head, "I'll go talk to him."
"Do what you must," Zoro grumbled and turned back to his breakfast. In almost the same moment a voice rose behind Nami and the navigator rolled her eyes, "Yeah, what is it, Chopper?"
"I… can look for him. Perhaps you want to be with Robin."
"Eh, thanks, but it's no problem."
"But…"
Nami roasted him with her eyes, "Let ME do that, Chopper!"
The doctor swallowed and made a few steps back. It wasn't good to argue with Nami when she was in a bad mood. Then she left the room.
Robin sat next to Luffy who was still busy with eating and the archeologist focused on Chopper, "You shouldn't try to treat us differently now. I'm sure Nami don't like it."
"I didn't realize that I treated you differently."
"You did. And… neither Nami nor I like that."
"Yes, but…"
Usopp cleared his throat, "I think what Chopper is trying so say is that the reason why he treats you two differently is because things have changed."
Robin looked at him, "Hm… I see. Do you think that's a problem for the crew?"
"No. Why should it be a problem?" Luffy said from the background. The archeologist looked to her captain who had actually stopped eating for a moment.
"But things have changed," Usopp said and focused him with his eyes.
"There's love in our crew… but for me, nothing has changed. We're still friends."
Usopp lowered his head and whispered, "I know… and I know that it must hurt Nami and Robin to talk about it… but we MUST discuss it: How will we treat them now?"
"Same as always," Zoro grumbled. "Every one of us has still a job to do on this ship and their love doesn't give 'em a right to leave their duties."
Luffy nodded, "In my eyes, everything is the same."
Usopp looked at them skeptically and in the next moment Robin smiled, "Give us time. After a few days, you'll be used to it and then you will see that you don't have any reason to fear this new situation."
Suddenly Chopper looked up to Robin, "I didn't know that romance would force us to discuss such things."
Robin smiled strained, "Humans are quite strange, aren't they?"
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Nami entered the crow's nest and saw him standing staring out at the fog and the sea.
Sanji didn't say a word, drew at his cigarette and kept on staring, ignoring Nami completely.
"Please come in. It's cold here. I can stay here for you."
"You don't know me if you think that I let a woman work in the cold while I'warmt," the cook whispered.
Nami smiled, bent forward and asked, "Have you seen anything? Reefs, iceberg? Anything?"
Sanji didn't answer, dropped the cigarette and treaded it. Then he whispered, "What have I done wrong, Nami?"
"Hm? What do you mean?"
"I've tried to gain your attention all the time. I've tried almost everything and I took great pains so that you would respect me…"
"I respect you!"
He rolled his eyes and kept on talking, "I fought for you, I made the finest dinners for you, I obeyed every of your orders, I even planted your tangerine trees on the ship. And now… Nami, that's not fair!"
She stared to the ground, "Nobody said that the world is fair."
"But…"
"Sanji, I love her! I'm sorry, but that's how it is. I know that it must be hard for you, but Robin and I won't change our feeling just because you want it. Please accept our decision."
Silence.
"You're part of my family and I would hate it if you didn't accept the decision of my heart."
He looked into her eyes, swallowed and nodded slowly, "I… I can try it."
"That's a good start," she smiled. "And now… go inside and let me do the rest of the shift."
Sanji nodded again and left the crow's nest.
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-tbc-