Warning: Rated STRONG T. (Please let me know if I need to up the rating). Rated for: Sexual themes, language and Nami with a murderous intent. If you are under the age of 16 I would not read this. (But I can't really say much or that would make me a hypocrite haha)

A/N: I am debating on uping the rating and adding more at the end of this chapter. I have messaged a few of you and you guys seem like you want me to but ... AWH conflictions. We'll see. I may go back and change it... (I don't want to give too much away...) With that being said. Let me present~

Comforting Arms

Chapter Five

"100 Belli says they have already kissed," Usopp was saying. She had been absorbed in her article from the newspaper and had just been about to round the corner when she heard him. She scowled. She didn't need to know what he was placing a bet on. It was on her… and Luffy. She was tempted to go charge into the kitchen and beat the living shit out of him when Robin's cool laughter stopped her.

"I doubt it Long Nose-kun," she giggled. Robin had in her own way diffused the situation. Just playing off his bet as a stupid joke. It was just a stupid joke. They couldn't actually be placing bets could they? It had been well over a month since she started consistently staying in Luffy's room at night and nothing of the sort had happened. Life had pretty much gone back to normal. The dark circles under her eyes had vanished and her slim figure didn't' look as sickly, she even had her fiery temper back.

"If that shitty captain even thinks about putting his lips anywhere near Nami then I'll-"

"What if Nami kisses him?" Chopper said interrupting the cook. Immediately Sanji was whimpering defeated and Robin's chuckle grew a little louder.

Just how many people were in there gossiping about this? She tried to refrain from growling but the newspaper wound up suffering. It crumbled loudly in her hands. Not wanting the conversation to continue without making it extremely awkward she barged into the kitchen.

"If Nami kisses him Luffy would –" Usopp stopped dead paling midsentence as he realized just who walked into the room.

"If I kiss Luffy what would he do?" she challenged making sure to sit down next to the sniper and give him a long hard look. He swallowed. Robin was struggling to hide her smile behind her cup of coffee.

"NO NAMI!" Chopper squealed. "Don't kill him!"

"Who said I was going to do that?" she snapped.

"Scary!" Chopper squealed hiding behind Zoro's leg as he entered the room.

"What did you do to Chopper, witch?"

She felt a vein throb in her head.

"Don't call our wonderful goddess Nami a witch you shitty moss head."

"Wanna go love cook?"

"Sanji-kun I would like some lunch please," she said smoothly interrupting them. She and Robin were the only two on the crew that had the power to defuse Sanji (even if it was only for a minute because he would swoon over them and then Zoro would tease him again).

"Yohohoho~ I see that Nami's appetite has returned. Mine is still large but I can't seem to put on any weight," chuckled Brook slamming the door open wide to make a theatrical entrance. "But when you're all bones-"

"We get it you skeleton freak," Franky said bustling into the room after him and pushing him aside. "Don't throw the door open like that," he growled as an afterthought.

"Where the hell is Luffy?" she growled mostly under her breath. "He never misses a meal let alone be late for one."

"I think I saw him napping under the tree," commented Brook as he sat down on her other side.

Oh great, she thought dryly, stuck between the old pervert and the new one. With most of the crew assembled mayhem resumed as all the conversations began to clash. However, even with her entrance and presence no one seemed to care that it was mostly about her and Luffy. Usopp even started trying to bring up the bet again.

Pissed but not really wanting to take it out on anyone she silently grabbed her lunch and headed outside. She ignored the few calls that came after her and silently shut the door behind her.

She walked down on the deck and forgetting what Brook said about Luffy sleeping under the tree she nearly tripped over him. Who the hell slept on the ground when they had a perfectly good bed they could curl up into?

"Nami?" Luffy groggily called out to her as she avoided landing on him. The most she did was cause a loud thump next to him as she had to practically vault over him to miss him. She smiled feeling somewhat guilty.

"You're missing lunch," she told him. He shot up like a rocket after that, gone before she could even blink. She smiled. Now she would have the whole deck to herself.

She pulled out her favorite lawn chair, stretched out comfortably in the sun and munched happily on her sandwich. About halfway through eating she felt a strong wave of guilt slam into her. Luffy never sleeps through a meal, or is late to one. She couldn't help but feel a little guilty at this.

After the first few nights Luffy had stopped holding her while they slept. He had restrained himself with a flushed face and rolled over so quickly it left her feeling oddly cold. After a while she grew used to it. On occasion she would wake up clinging to his chest, or his arm would be protectively draped over her, but he would always profusely apologize and either get out of bed to start the day or change the subject somehow. And today was the third time it had happened in a week. She was starting to wonder if Luffy was taking sharing their bed negatively. Maybe she should try and sleep in her own bed again. Maybe she had over stayed her welcome.

The rest of the day seemed to drag on and by the time the sun fell she was dreading going to her room. Normally she would get into pajamas and freshen up for bed in her own room and then head to Luffy's afterwards. Today she was resolved to stay in her own room. After about an hour or so there was a light knock on her door.

"Nami?" Luffy questioned on the other side of the door. Her heart hammered loudly in her chest as she hesitated before her door. Why was she suddenly so nervous? Before she could ponder too much over her thoughts she opened the door. Her smile faulting ever so slightly at Luffy's hurt expression.

"Luffy," she said evenly. She blocked the entrance to her room with her body but that didn't stop her captain from letting himself in. He gently pushed past her and surveyed her room.

"Aren't you ready for bed yet?" he asked.

"Yes," she said in what she hoped was an even tone, but to her ears it sounded cold.

"What's the holdup then?" he asked giving her a confused look.

"I'm staying here tonight."

He blinked. He blinked again. He scratched his head tilting his hat back a ways.

"Huh?"

"You haven't been getting as much sleep. I think I should try sleeping by myself again," she told him.

"No," he said easily, smiling at her.

"Luffy-"

"Why don't we try sleeping in your bed tonight?" he interrupted.

Before she could protest he had one of his freakish rubbery arms stretched out to grab her and dragged her to her bed. Just like that he had them both tucked into bed and his arm reached over and turned the light off submerging them in darkness.

"Luffy?" she whispered. His arms were still tightly wrapped around her, his face was buried in her neck, and his warm breath danced across the skin there. She shivered, not sure why it felt like everywhere their skin touched she seemed to be burning.

He hummed in response. The vibration of his chest against hers made her blush. What the hell was wrong with her?

"Are you okay?" she asked slowly. She wasn't sure why he had so suddenly rushed her off to bed. Normally Luffy liked to stay up and chat, but that wasn't her point. She was trying to spend the night alone and he had refused. She hadn't missed the look in his eye before he had shut off the light. It was almost like panic. He tilted his head up so that his mouth rested against her ear.

"Ya I'm fine," he whispered.

What the hell was he doing to her? His voice wasn't husky but the sensation of him whispering in her ear gave her Goosebumps. She quickly jerked her head back away from him, which wasn't very far but it worked in helping calm her... slightly. Besides that reaction the rest of her body was actually pushing itself closer to Luffy, as if it had a mind of its own. It didn't help that she hadn't changed into her pajamas yet and the only thing that separated his bare chest and her was her skimpy swimsuit top.

Nami was not a virgin. She wasn't pure and innocent but the way Luffy was… Luffy was her asexual captain. He was too innocent to know what he was doing to her. Usopp's stupid bet came back to the forefront of her mind. She wondered what Luffy would do if she kissed him. Would he care?

Luffy sucked in a deep breath startling her from her thoughts.

"Dammit Nami," he hissed.

"What?" she questioned confused and feeling defensive.

"Stop squirming," he said before lightly biting her neck.

She froze. Two things happened almost instantly. She felt a wave of heat roll down and hit her stomach as desire welled up in her, and she felt something that made her question if her captain really was asexual.

"Sorry," he whispered, he rested his chin on top of her neck where he had bitten her but it didn't stop the area from burning. She felt like she was burning, and she was scarred to admit she wanted more.

She might not be a virgin but she had never enjoyed sex. She had used it a few times to get what she wanted or take advantage of a situation but this sensation… this yearning, was all very new. Her heart pounded loudly as she swallowed.

"What was that?" she asked. She felt genuinely curious but Luffy cringed as if she had hissed and she was about to hit him.

"I'm sorry," he said again, panic starting to well up in his voice. "Sorry, sorry, sorry. Don't charge me," he half pleaded. "Or hit me," he added as an afterthought. He still wasn't making any sense and the wave of desire that hit her wasn't exactly letting her see (or hear) things clearly.

"Why?" she asked. This time she lightly pushed her hips into his, testing him. Oh yes, he was definitely aroused. Luffy whimpered at the contact. He slammed his face into the pillow half muffling his words.

"I've been trying to control it. I should be able to control it. You just threw me off earlier. I panicked when you said you didn't want to sleep with me anymore."

That explained why he had suddenly stopped cuddling her. She almost wanted to laugh.

"It's normal Luffy."

His face was still buried in her pillow, but he squeezed her slightly closer to his chest.

"You seem fine," she heard him mumble. She couldn't help herself, she laughed. Her eyes had adjusted to the darkness so when Luffy lifted his head to glare at her she didn't miss the blush that had darkened his cheeks. She couldn't help herself she leaned in and placed a chaste kiss to his lips.

They both froze, eyes wide staring at each other in disbelief. Luffy was the first to react. Slowly, he closed his eyes and deepened the kiss. He lightly nipped her bottom lip followed by his tongue going over it in a quick unsure dart. She shivered, and a small gasp escaped her. Just as suddenly as Nami had kissed him and he started to deepen it he pulled back. His eyes were glazed over with lust in the feeble light the moon provided, making him look even more primal and wild than ever.

She grabbed his hand and lowered it between her legs. A moan escaped her as his fingers lightly brushed her through her pants.

"Feels wet," he said. She grinned mischievously at him and he returned it. He timidly bit her neck lightly again. Seemed like he was a biter. She liked it.

"You're not the only one affected," she assured him before turning his head in her hands to kiss him. His fingers started trailing up her pants and rested low on her hips, his fingers tracing slow small circular patterns on her skin.

Needless to say but neither of them received much sleep that night.