I don't know what it is about crappy weather that makes me want to write, but I guess I won't question it.

Disclaimer: I don't own OP.

Castaway

"Oh no! My stuff is getting wet!" Nami yelled, sprinting down towards the river. Everyone was running around frantically, trying to pick up the picnic supplies before everything got soaked through with rain.

They had arrived on the new island only that morning, accompanied by blue skies and a hot summer sun. Encouraged by the weather and the chance to see the ladies in swimsuits, Sanji suggested that they all have a picnic beside one of the islands meandering rivers. Everyone enthusiastically agreed, quickly gathering everything they needed and heading off the ship to find a spot. When they had reached a meadow filled with yellow buttercups and a large shady maple tree, they settled down and ate Sanji's delicious lunch. Afterwards they went for a quick swim, enjoying the welcome change from salt water to fresh water.

It wasn't five minutes after Usopp started a game of frisbee that the sky suddenly darkened, black clouds rolled in, and the sky unleashed a torrent of rain upon them. Within seconds they were drenched, just as if they'd stepped out of the river again. The rain was so loud that everyone had to shout, but no one could really hear anything and the whole situation had become a shouting, disorganized chaos. As everyone was grabbing whatever was in reach and running back to the ship with it Nami ran in the opposite direction, headed towards the riverbank where she had left her clothes.

The rain was coming down in huge droplets, and she had to shield her eyes with her arm so she could see where she was going. When she reached the riverbank the water level had risen drastically, and the spot where she had sat just ten minutes before dangling her feet in the water was now submerged under a raging current.

'Where are my clothes?'

It was then that she spotted them, being licked off the bank by the creeping shoreline.

"Ahh! Those shoes are Chanel!" Nami screamed as she ran, wading into the muddy water after them.

It took her about three seconds to realize she had made a huge mistake, but it was already too late for remorse as the vicious current grabbed hold of her and swept her downriver. No matter how much she kicked and paddled she was no match for the raw power of the flow. She was just giving up and letting it take her where it would when there was a flash of red, and someone splashed into the water right besider her, sinking straight to the bottom.

"THAT IDIOT!"

Taking a huge breath she dove under the water. She felt around until she grabbed a fistful of hair and yanked on it until she surfaced, bringing the owner's head with her. They both spluttered and gasped, and Luffy just managed to utter a weak:

"Thanks~"

"What are you thinking coming after me? What help can you possibly hope to offer in a situation like this? You're more of a hindrance you stupid hammer!"

"Sorry~"

Nami sighed in frustration. Something banged into her head hard, and as she cursed and was about to hit it back she realized it was an uprooted tree. Although most of the leaves were underwater, the trunk was still afloat. Nami got an idea.

"Alright, up we go!" She shouted as she threw Luffy's soggy body across the trunk, where he slapped onto it like a wet towel. Throwing her arms across it she used it as a sort of life raft to float along with it, knowing that the small tree wouldn't support both their weights. It was then that Nami grimly noted the rain letting up, and eventually coming to a stop.

"How ya feeling?" She asked a catatonic Luffy.

"Not good..." he groaned as he turned paler.

"Here, lay like this so none of your limbs drag in the water."

Nami helped shift Luffy around until he was laying parallel on the trunk, all of his body parts outside the reach of the roaring water below.

"Ahhh~ thanks Nami. I feel loads better now."

"Good."

"Wait Nami, what about you?" Luffy asked as he noticed her floating in the water beside him.

"I'll be fine, I'm a good swimmer."

"I won't let go, I'LL NEVER LET GO!" Luffy yelled dramatically as he grasped her arms.

"Calm down Luffy! We're only in a river, not the middle of the ocean. The water's pretty warm too, so it's not like I'm going to freeze to death."

"I'm getting deja vu... like I've seen this somewhere before..."

"Somehow I doubt it. Anyway, what made you try to save me?" She asked, genuinely curious.

"A promise." Luffy said. Nami waited for him to embellish, but when he remained silent she asked:

"What promise?"

"A promise to a man with an awesome hat~" Luffy sighed, clearly reminiscing about something.

"You and freakin' hats... ugh I give up. Getting information out of you is like trying to squeeze lemonade from a mikan."

"Can you actually do that?"

"No."

"Awww."

"Well even though it was because of some secret promise, it was nice of you to try and save me." Nami said, smiling up at him.

"I would've tried even without a promise," he replied in all seriousness boring his dark eyes into hers, which were mere inches away. She felt her grip on the tree weaken, but Luffy's arms tightened, keeping her firmly in place.

They were still staring intently in each other's eyes, the distance between them slowly closing when they heard:

"Found 'em!"

Nami jumped in surprise and looked up to see the Sunny looming over them.

"Looks like we drifted out to sea," she said meakly, avoiding Luffy's eyes.

"Yohohohoho, did we interrupt something? I'll turn around and let you continue if Nami-san would kindly show me her-"

"DIE SKELETON FREAK!"

But to her surprise Brooke and the others all turned their backs on them, pretending to fiddle with gadgets or read a book or work out. When she turned around to raise an eyebrow at Luffy he was still gazing at her intently, having not moved an inch since the arrival of the crew.

"Luffy-" she breathed before giving in and kissing him, regardless of the crew who were for the love of God trying to ignore what they knew was going on behind them, (especially poor Sanji).

Who knew being stranded on a piece of wood together could be so romantic?

The End

Nami: "Thank god you didn't have us float away into a sunset!"

Me: "I'm not gonna lie, it briefly crossed my mind~"

Nami: "You're sick."

Me: "Yeah I threw up a little in my mouth, so I scratched that idea...

now to my readers, please review!"