Author's Note: Hehe, so anyways. I was going to wait until it was complete, and until Mihase finished with the two girls, but I guess I will go ahead and post this now. I can understand how a lot of you are having a hard time picturing them as the different genders. So, now at least you have three of them you can see! XD Unfortunately, she said she had a hard time with Usopp, so he's kinda there, but isn't. The one's pictured are Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro. Here's the link: http ( : ) ( / ) ( / ) s245 ( . ) photobucket ( . ) com ( / ) albums ( / ) gg49 ( / ) Confession68 ( / ) ?action ( equals sign ) view & current ( equals sign ) Sketch ( underscore ) 023 ( . ) jpg Just make sure you get rid of all the spaces and brackets! Also the equals sign and underscore need to be replaced with the actual symbols. This website doesn't allow those symbols anymore … Let me know what you guys think of her sketch! X) Anyways, please read, enjoy, and review! XD
Genderly Challenged
Chapter 6: I Laugh At Thee
It had taken Nami thirty minutes before she'd been able to leave her room. Partly from having to wait for it to go down and partly because she had been so embarrassed. She quickly made her way to the bathroom after coming out of her room. She really didn't want to talk or even see any of her crewmates at that moment. Once into the bathroom, she paused in the middle of it before blanching and beginning to strip away her clothes. She really needed to feel clean.
Everyone gathered into the dining room after they'd all gone to check up on Nami. Sanji was in the kitchen, making breakfast for everyone. Robin was already in the dining area, calmly sipping her coffee. She had been alarmed when she'd heard the scream and had even stepped out to see what had happened. However, after listening in, she'd figured it was nothing to worry over and had gone back in to finish her coffee.
"I wonder what the hell was wrong with, Nami …"
Everyone turned to Usopp before Zoro snorted. "She seemed pretty freaked out … and she blocked the door … Can only mean one thing …"
"Eh? Really Zoro?!" Chopper asked, completely amazed Zoro'd figured out what was wrong with Nami.
"Don't you dare say it, kelp head!"
Zoro looked over at Sanji and chuckled. "So then you figured it out too?"
Sanji's lips seemed to thin out before he immediately went back to cooking.
"Figured out what?" Luffy asked as he blinked at the two.
"Come on. Don't tell me you didn't figure it out too? You're a guy, ain't you?"
"Of course I am-Ooh …" Luffy's eyes widened before he leaned back sheepishly with his lips curved downward.
"Eh?" Chopper and Usopp questioned as they tilted their heads to the side.
Franky burst out into laughter as he slammed his large hand onto the table. "Poor navigatin'-nee san!! That musta been some experience!"
"Shut up, you shit for brains! Stop talking about this! Nami-san wouldn't appreciate you laughing at her!"
"But it really is funny." Zoro said as he smirked at Sanji and chuckled low in his throat again.
"It's not funny! Poor Nami-san must have been traumatized to have seen such a vulgar display of what it is to be a man! She should never have to see or experience that! She's a lady! Also, Robin-chan doesn't need to be hearing such vulgar talk!"
"Well, Nami'd have to eventually once she has a man … right?"
Blinking, Sanji seemed to lean back and stare at Zoro wide eyed as if thinking to himself, 'Oh yeah …'
"Idiot …"
"Yohohoho! I'm always bony!"
"Shut up Brook …"
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After her very cold shower, Nami dried herself off, and then quickly changed, really not liking having to see … 'herself'. Putting her clothes back on, or rather Sanji's, which she also found weird still, she finally made her way to the dining room. She hesitated at the door as she heard laughter from inside. Groaning, she really didn't want to hide, because then they might figure it out. However, if they did figure it out, and she went inside, she would feel humiliated. Also, she would rather die than hide out. She can handle being a man, just as much as they could handle being women.
Opening the door, she stepped inside with her chest out and a look of confidence. However, as everyone turned to her, each either had a smirk or a knowing smile on his/her face. She immediately deflated and shied away, but had to harden her face with a huff and sat down at the table.
"It was nothing! Just … freaked me out a little bit!"
Her face reddened when the entire room erupted in laughter. "Shove it you jerks!"
"You bunch of assholes! Don't laugh at Nami-san!"
"Ugh! Men really are disgusting!" She said before getting up and storming out of the room.
Luffy stopped laughing and blinked at the now shut door, as everyone else continued to laugh.
"You shitty assholes! Now look what you've done! Now you all gotta wait on breakfast!"
"Ah!" Luffy exclaimed in complete despair as he watched Sanji stomp off out of the kitchen, "But I'm hungry!"
"Nami-san!"
Nami stopped at the voice, but didn't turn as she stiffened and frowned angrily. Frowning, Sanji quickly made his way down the stairs and trotted over to her. "Nami-san … I'm really sorry about that … I mean … We figured it out pretty much right away … We are guys … Nami-san …"
"They didn't need to laugh at me!"
"You're right … they didn't …"
With a sigh, she drooped forward before closing her eyes with a softer frown. "Thanks for not laughing at me … Sanji-kun …"
"Of course not, Nami-san, I would never laugh at you." He said as he also frowned softly. "If you'd like … I could bring you a plate to your room."
"That … That would be nice … Thank you …" She said in a small voice before walking away, but then stopped. "I guess not all men are disgusting … I'm sorry I said that. I … don't really … feel that way. I mean … I don't want to sound like that stupid woman."
Sanji released a small chuckle. "It's alright, Nami-san. I can understand why you'd feel that way."
She slowly turned and smiled at him before turning back and going to her room. Once she disappeared into her room, Sanji's one eye immediately turned into a heart as he cupped his hands to his face. "Ah! Nami-san's smile is so beautiful, even as a man!" Then his heart popped and he seemed to stay in place blinking. "Did I just say that …?"
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After everyone had eaten, and Sanji had ripped into them for laughing at Nami, they all made their way onto the deck.
"Mmm … We were supposed to do that shopping today, but now Nami's mad again …" Luffy said as he frowned towards her door.
"I still don't wanna do that anyways …" Zoro muttered as he let himself slide down the mast.
"But I don't wanna tear Nami's clothes …"
"Then you go talk to her."
"Nu uh! She's mad!"
"Then don't worry about the clothes …"
"I got mine dirty though … and I don't think Nami'd wanna loan me more …"
"Well, like I said … you go talk to her."
Sighing, Sanji removed the cigarette from his lips and blew out the smoke. "Fine … you dip shits … I'll talk to Nami-san …"
"Some lady …"
"Shut it, you over grown bush!"
"Make me spaghetti and meat balls! You're all talk!"
"At least I have balls, you windblown weeping willow!"
"What the fuck are you even talking about?! You ain't got no balls right now!"
"I don't need to actually have them to know I got bigger ones than you!"
"Like hell! Your balls are so tiny only a rat would envy you!!"
Sighing, Luffy drowned out their argument as he turned to Nami's room again. Then he started off for it. Going up the stairs, he approached Nami's door before raising an arm. He hesitated for only a second before knocking, the two below still going at it, not even having noticed he had left.
"Who is it …?"
"It's … It's me Nami …"
"What do you want?"
He frowned at the sharp edge to her voice. "I-I was wondering if we were still going to go shopping … I … I didn't wanna ruin your clothes …"
Nami sighed and then slowly got off from her bed. She went to the door and threw it open, fixing him with a glare. He frowned nervously and took a step back from her.
"I should let you ruin them just so you'd have to pay for them for laughing at me."
He sighed then and looked downwards. "I'm sorry …"
Nami lost some of her glare and frown. Then she gave a huff and looked to the side. "Fine … we can go …"
Luffy looked up at her before smiling and releasing a chuckle. However, to Nami it sounded more like a giggle. He turned and jumped over the side of the rail.
"Hey you guys! We're going!"
Everyone perked, Zoro and Sanji stopping their fight to look over at him and then at Nami, who was frowning down at them.
"Eh …? You actually asked her …?"
"Aa!" Luffy replied as he grinned at Zoro.
"However …"
Everyone paused to look over at Nami. "I really think we should come up with different names … It's embarrassing enough that we're like this, but then to have people know about it … If they hear our names … they'll know, and I really don't want to be laughed at twice …"
"Change our names …?" Zoro asked as he quirked a brow.
"That's right … So instead of Zoro, we need to give you a more feminine name."
"I am not making my name feminine!"
"Fine, then they can laugh at you!"
Zoro grumbled to himself before crossing his arms and looking away.
"That's what I thought … Now, I figured we could just put our names together. I've come up with a few already. You guys can decide what you like. For Luffy, I've come up with Luna, Lusa, or Lumi."
"Oh! I like Luna! It's like the moon!"
"Alright, that's fine … Now for Sanji, I have Sana or Sami. Sorry, not many choices for you."
"Aah! That's okay, Nami-swan! I will go with Sana! It is both our names together! It's beautiful!"
"Mine has Nami's in it too …"
"Shut it!"
"Ok Zoro … for you I had Zona … but we have too many 'na's now. So, I have Zosa, Zoffy, and Zomi."
"What the hell?! Why do my names gotta have those assholes' names in them too?!"
"Just pick one!"
Zoro continued to mumble, looking very displeased. "I don't care …"
"Fine then you're Zosa."
"I don't want that idiot's name in my name!"
"Fine … then Zoffy …"
"That sounds like a frickin' dog!"
"Oi!"
"Fine … then Zomi!"
"That sounds like some stupid little girl!"
Nami scowled at Zoro. "You're Zosa and that's finale …"
"Gaah!" He screeched as he stood up with a huff. "Whatever! I don't care!"
"Now Usopp … I came up with a few for you …"
Usopp looked extremely nervous as he gulped. "Okay …"
"I have Usosa, Usumi, or Usomi."
He sighed in relief. "Mmm … Usomi's fine …"
"Great! Now all that's left is Robin and me, but that's easy. I thought we would just call you Rob."
Robin smiled at Nami. "That's fine."
"Alright, and I will be known as … hmm … it's either out of Nalu or Nazo …"
"Ooh! If you pick Nalu, we'd be matching Nami! Shishshi!"
"No way are you going to be matching! Ah! But you can't use the shitty swordsman's name either! What about mine, Nami-san?!"
"Eh? Nanji?! That sounds stupid!"
"No it doesn't, you shitty rubberman!"
"It sounds stupid …"
"Shut it, chicken legs!"
"You wanna piece of me, string noodles?!"
Sighing, Nami seemed to droop as they argued back and forth. "I guess Nalu is fine …"
"E-h?! But Nami-san!!"
"Nalu is fine! It's not like its permanent or anything …"
"Woohoo! Me and Nami are matching! That's so cool!"
"Anyways … now that we have that out of the way, let's get going …"
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Only the six of them made their way into town, Franky, Brook and Chopper having remained on the ship. They walked around, looking for the specific shops they needed.
"Here's a men's store … I guess Robin and I could go first …"
"Ee."
Walking in, Nami looked around and spotted some shirts she already liked. After all, she was used to shopping for the guys anyway. Robin also looked around and found some clothes she liked as well. Then Nami went to find a pair of shoes to wear with her clothes. She also bought a pair of sleeping clothes and even a few pairs of comfortable looking underwear. 'Might as well …' She thought to herself with a shrug.
After trying them all on, they took their things and paid for them. Then Nami turned to the guys who mostly, were impatiently waiting.
"Alright, now it you guy's turn."
"Whatever, let's just get this over with …"
Walking out, they all made their way down the road to find a shop for them.
"Ah! Here we go! This is the place Robin and I came to. They have some really great clothes at reasonably good prices!"
"I don't really care what the hell we get …"
With a sigh and a shake of her head, Nami went inside and began to look around.
"Alright guys … You can either look for yourselves, or I can help you find something."
"I'd rather not … thanks … Just do it for me."
"I don't know if I wanna, Na … uh, Nalu!"
"Ah! I don't mind looking myself!"
Nami blinked at Sanji, surprised he actually would rather do it himself. "Well, alright …" She said before turning to Usopp. "What about you Usomi?"
"I … I trust your judgment …"
"Alright, fair enough. Sana … uh … chan, you go ahead and look around while I find clothes for these incompetent idiots."
"Oi!"
"Yes, Nalu-swan! Ah, I love the sound of the chan you added to my name!" Sanji exclaimed as he pranced off to find his own clothes.
"Right, right …"
"These new names are kinda weird …" Usopp whispered to the others.
"Aa …"
"Oi, oi …" Nami whispered as she came up to them. "You can't reply like that either!"
"Eh?"
"It's either un or ee …"
"E-h?!"
"I am not replying like that!"
"Shhh!" Nami hissed at Zoro as she placed a finger to her lips. "It's one or the other!"
Sighing, Zoro seemed to deflated. "Fine … ee it is …"
Nami looked over at Usopp and Luffy, who both stared at her blankly. Luffy's lips curved down in an indecisive frown.
"Well?"
"I guess … un …"
Nami nodded to Usopp before looking over at Luffy. "Un … I guess …"
"Idiots …"
"Shut up!"
Sighing, Nami went back to pick out outfits for them. After choosing a few, she came back over to them.
"Here, I picked out a few nice ones. I need you guys to go try them on."
"Try them on? Why?"
"Well, I need to make sure they actually fit you guys. I kind of guessed your sizes …"
"Mm …" Luffy hummed as he walked up to her and took the clothes from her with a frown. "Alright …"
After taking some clothes, he went to try them on.
"Here, you guys choose whichever you want and then go try them on too."
"Fine …" Zoro muttered as he grabbed whatever she handed to him and headed for the dressing room, Usopp right behind him.
"Ah … Nalu-san?"
"What is it Sana … chan …?"
Sanji grinned happily before walking over with some clothes he found. "What do you think about these?"
Blinking, she walked over and looked over all the clothes he'd chosen, and then her eyes widened. "S-Skirts … Sana-chan?"
"Un! With these great legs, I have to show them off!" He replied with a bit of a chuckle and also having heard the discussion about how to reply.
"Ri-ght … Well, if you really want to wear skirts … that's fine with me … I think you picked out some great clothes Sana-chan … You have good taste."
"Ah, thank you, Nalu-swan!"
"Oi, Nalu! I can't do this right!"
Sighing, Nami drooped to the sound of Luffy's voice before making her way to the women's dressing room.
'We really need to find that lady …'
To Be Continued …
Author's Note: Yes, I know this one was a bit on the slow side, but I can assure you more excitement is coming. It doesn't help that the chapters are smaller in this aspect! XP You gotta expect some slow chapters. So, what'd ja guys think of ma chapter? Oh, right, it was boring … Hahaha! No seriously, I want input … Thanks for reading! Ja! XD