Hope you guys like chapter two!
Pairings: LuffyxNami UsoppxKaya
Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece. And I never will.
SPOILERS ABOUT LUFFY'S FAMILY
Luffy sleepily opened his eyes and stated,"Damn…hungry…"
Getting off his back he jumped down and landed on the floor of the Men's Quarters making his way to the door. While heading towards the kitchen he passed Nami and Robin's room and heard people talking inside.
"-worrying you? Why have you lost weight?"
'Hmm, sounds like Robin. I think I'll listen; I wanna know why Nami lost weight too. I wonder what's troubling her.'
"Well, it's been bothering me for a while now…" her voice trailed off, then she started again hesitantly, "w-wh-WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO US IN THE FUTURE?! "
Luffy's eyes widened as he continued to listen, feeling something weighing down his heart.
'She's…crying…'
Luffy walked away, feeling a bit numb, when the topic changed; ending up back in bed with no food.
**Current Time**
The time now was 4:30 AM and all of our favorite pirates were sleeping- except one- to be more precise, it was the captain. Luffy couldn't stop tossing and turning in his hammock. His brain kept filling up with various thoughts that made him unable to fall asleep.
'I can't believe that I didn't keep my promise with the windmill guy…Nami was crying! I was supposed to keep her smiling but it's my safety along with the others she's worried about! It must be because I'm not strong enough! Damn it!! What kind of captain am I?! I just let her lose weight with all her worrying instead of reassuring her; instead of finding out the reason I kept on shoving food in my mouth and never brought it up again! Damn…I'm the worst…I gotta protect her better.'
Realizing it must be late now Luffy decided he should seriously get to sleep or the others will be suspicious in the morning.
'I'll never let you cry again….Nami…'
He turned on to his left side and closed his eyes, slowly falling into dreamland.
**Breakfast Time**
"OI LUFFY! GET YOUR ASS INTO THE DAMN KITCHEN IF YOU WANT ANY FOOD!!"
His eyes slowly opened only to be stung by rays of sunlight. Sitting up in his hammock, he looked around and noticed none of the guys were there. Then the most heavenly and delicious aromas filled his nostrils making his stomach grumble loudly.
"Ah… I'M HUNGRY! FOOD!!"
Within seconds Luffy had made it into the kitchen after slamming open the door, scaring his crewmates as they jumped slightly. In the blink of an eye he stole Usopp's raspberry cream cheese muffin along with Zoro's banana-cinnamon waffles and Chopper's French toast.
Usopp and Chopper's mouth's stayed in an 'O' shape, the type you have when you're about to take a bite out of food.
"Lu-ffy~!" They both whined, looking at him with small pouts of sadness.
"Geez, first you don't wake up and then you barge in like maniac and swallow my breakfast." Zoro said, leaning back in his chair with his arms folded.
"Shishishi, well I'm here now and that happens every day!" Luffy responded, laughing as he stretched over and sat in his chair.
"I kind of liked having a normal breakfast that can't be compared to survival of the fittest on a battlefield." Franky sighed and got ready to shield his food.
Everyone continued their eating that had halted at the sudden appearance of the captain. While gorging on all the food around him, Luffy unconsciously looked over at Nami. She was smiling and having a conversation with Robin. Looking at her being happy compared to last night made him unknowingly smile between the four pieces of omelet in his mouth.
'Good, it's not a fake one.'
"Would anyone care to hear a piece I have recently composed?" Brook asked with crumbs stuck to his face.
Approvals like "Sure." "Yeah!" "That would be super!!" "Let's hear it." and others were heard around the room.
"Then I shall begin." Brook stated, picking up his violin that rested on the floor, he rose and moved to the center of the room; positioning himself at a resting position.
Clattering sounds of silverware on plates ceased, even Luffy stopped eating and listened as it began.
What did it sound like? There are barely enough words to express it. The piece started out melodically; slow and calm, having the reminiscence of sunrise on a spring day. When through the gentle light you can see beautiful golden mist rising and twirling all around and hear a few birds chirping in the distance. Then, just like how things start to move about and awaken, the tempo increased steadily. Its dynamics were spaced out perfectly as Brook went from a high pitch, to a low, from there to a medium and repeated this three times, resembling the day progressing. At one point, this part sounded like a cheerful montage. As he continued it started to sound sad. Slowly he moved the bow across the strings creating an almost painful and distressing string of notes that would truly touch your heart. When the song was starting to sound a bit plain with notes of the same area of pitch, the rhythm again steadily sped up and the composition ended with a high, low, and a quick high to low note variation.
Across the dining table were faces of pure astonishment; with some eyes bulging, others twinkling with awe, and a few tears running down the cheeks of people that were sensitive.
"That was beautiful, Brook-san." Robin commented with a little smile on her lips.
"Yeah! That was so SUPER~!!" Franky stated, wiping of his tears.
The others nodded in agreement.
"Oh, my ears are turning red in embarrassment, even though I don't have any! YOHOHOHO!!"
Luffy stared at Brook for a bit and then asked, "What did you name it?"
Brook stayed quiet for a second and then replied, "A Pirate's Life at Sea."
"Ah." Luffy stated. Then a grin came on his face, "I know why!"
"Huh? I don't get it. What's the reason for the name, Luffy?" Usopp asked a bit confused.
Nami replied for him, "You sail out to sea on your ship; your pirate flag waving in the wind, symbolizing new life and sunrise. The day's move on and you find nakama that join you. All together, you guys have lots of fun. You encounter in a few fights with marines, but make it through after beating them. Some horrible situation like almost losing one of your crew happens, but they live or die. Life moves on and then before your own death you go out with a 'DON'! The sun goes down. That's a pirate's life."
"Exactly." Brook and Luffy stated in unison.
"Wah~!! Nami –swan is so smart!~" Sanji twirled around her, hearts in his eyes.
"How did you write this, Brook?" Zoro asked.
"Well, I read through Nami-san's log of all the things that happened to you guys and remembered my crew and Gold Roger's legacy. There are many things that can inspire a person."
"Oh! Oh! Brook! Play 'Bink's Sake'!" Chopper requested eagerly, leaning over the table.
Breakfast ended happily while listening to the song and now it was midday. Luffy, Usopp and Chopper were fishing and Nami and Robin were sunbathing. But there was a problem.
"Oi Luffy! Can't you fish somewhere else?! You guys are blocking the sun!" Nami shouted angrily.
The three looked over and Luffy responded whining, "I wanna fish here!"
'I gotta protect you…'
"Sorry Nami, its captain's orders." Chopper added; an apologetic look on his face.
"Hmph!" Nami looked away, irritated. Luffy noticed this and said,
"Actually, I'm bored with fishing; you guys can go on the other side." Then he leaned over to them with a hand over his mouth and whispered, "If we stay any longer she's gonna pound us…"
Nami looked at him skeptically as Chopper and Usopp walked over to the other side. While heading towards the figurehead Luffy looked back at Nami. Their eyes met and Luffy got a confused look on his face, making Nami have one too. He examined her for a second, her hair was up in a ponytail, today's newspaper in her hands, and she was wearing a green bikini. Quickly he turned away, hair and shadow covering his eyes, leaving Nami with an even more confused look on her face.
Now sitting on Thousand Sunny's head Luffy clenched onto his shirt in a tight fist, "Is Nami really the one making me sick? Should I not talk to her? No, that's impossible; we're on the same ship."
"OW~! I won again!!" shouted Franky in victory. He, Brook, Usopp, and Chopper were playing with a deck of cards on the grassy deck of the port side.
"Aw, how do you keep winning?" Chopper asked sadly, looking down onto his own cards.
"I feel super lucky this week!" Franky replied.
"AH! You must've cheated!" Usopp said as he accusingly pointed a finger at Franky.
"Actually Usopp-san is the one that cheated. I saw it with my own eyes, even though I don't have any! YOHOHOHO!!"
Robin got off her chair and stood up saying, "I'm going to go put on some warmer clothes Navigator-san. It's getting colder, isn't it?"
Nami looked up and answered, "Yeah, I noticed the temperature dropping. We're approaching a winter island."
When Robin had walked away Luffy came over.
"Can I sit here?" He asked looking down at the seat, trying to avoid eye contact.
"Umm….sure…?" Nami replied weirdly.
'Luffy usually does everything he wants without asking, wonder what's wrong with him.'
"So how long is it till we reach the next island?" Luffy asked fidgeting with his straw hat, still attempting to avoid eye contact.
"I'm guessing in about a day… LOOK AT ME WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU!" Nami shouted after noticing she was talking to the back of his head.
"Eh? Oh, sorry Nami." Luffy looked back at her, putting on a plain face.
"Why are you acting all weird?"
'I can't tell her she's might be making me sick! I gotta change the subject.'
"Hey Nami, have you ever sat on the figurehead?"
"No, why?" Nami replied a bit scared.
'Crap, I know where this is going!'
"Then come on!" Luffy grabbed her hand and stretched the other one towards the giant lion head.
Nami let out an involuntary "EEP!" when she got pulled along.
"Luffy…you IDIOT!" She yelled before thumping him on the head with her fist.
"Ow!" Luffy said while rubbing the back of his head. Then they both sat down on top of the Thousand Sunny's figurehead.
Nami spotted a bump growing where she hit him.
"How come when Zoro or Sanji hit you, your skin doesn't bruise or swell?"
"Hmm, I really don't know. But the only people that affect me are you and grandpa. He calls it the 'Fist of Love' or something like that and says that only love can get through to a person, even if you hearts rubber. That stupid fist of his was really painful to grow up with and his way of making me into a strong man was to throw me into a jungle or something. He's about the only person I'm scared of in the Marines. The guy's crazy! Shishishi, the future Pirate King being afraid of his own grandpa!"
Little did Luffy know that he had lost Nami's attention a few seconds ago, or maybe caught it?
'Love…?'
"Nami…Nami? Hello~ anybody there?" Luffy asked waving his hand in front her face.
"Ah! Your face is all red and sweaty. Do you have a fever?"
Nami responded with a "Huh? No, I don-"
But before she could finish he intervened, "Don't tell me you got bit by another bug?! CRAP! Let me see your stomach!"
Luffy leaned uncomfortably close to her. At the same time Sanji came out of the kitchen saying, "Nami-swan would you like a refreshing dri-"
"No Luffy!!" Nami said, pushing him away.
Luffy lifted his head up to look at Nami with an 'Oh, okay' expression but a black blur came by and he was kicked into the ocean.
Nami's eyes widened and she screamed, "LUFFY!!"
"Ah, Nami-swan wait a second! I'll get-" But it was too late and she had jumped after him into the sea.
Both were now submerged underwater
Zoro who had been sleeping woke up when he heard the splash and the rest of the gang who were playing cards came over.
"I heard a splash, what's going on? Where's Luffy and Robin?" Zoro asked Sanji worriedly.
Chopper answered, "Robin went inside but I don't know about Luffy."
"What the hell's going on dart-brow?!"
Sanji didn't respond, instead he walked over to the railing.
'Nami-san…'
A minute later the sound of hacking could be heard as the two came up the ship's side. Nami supported Luffy with her arm and guided him to sit down.
"Are…you…okay…?" she asked between breaths.
Coughing up a bit more water he replied,"…Yeah I'm fine."
"You shitty bastard!! What the hell were you doing to Nami-swan?!"
Hearing this, Nami got up with her hair shadowing over her eyes and her hands and teeth clenched tightly together. She hastily walked up to him and just stood there for a moment, her body shaking slightly. Then she slowly lifted her head up, revealing her eyes full of unfathomable rage. In a split second her arm was raised and then she forcefully brought her palm to his face,
SLAP!
Sanji was dumbfounded. His eyes were wide and his mouth hung slightly in shock. One of his hands was progressing towards his throbbing cheek.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?! WHY'D YOU KICK HIM OFF THE SHIP?! "
"I thought he was….t-taking advantage of you…"
Nami's eyes grew even angrier, and then she simply blew up.
"YOU REALLY THINK LUFFY WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT?! IS THAT HOW WELL YOU KNOW YOUR OWN CAPTAIN?! HE'S A FUCKING DEVIL FRUIT USER!! WHAT YOU DID JUST NOW COULD'VE KILLED HIM!! YOU ALMOST KILLED THE MAN WHO SAVED OUR ASSES HUNDREDS OF TIMES!! !"
She stopped her screaming for a second, her head lowered and then tried to start again.
"W-what if he died?"
Her voice was cracking. Nami felt a lump form in her throat and her eyes were burning. That's right; if she hadn't reached him in time she could've lost him forever. She felt a hand on her shoulder, immediately turning around to see who it was. Luffy was no longer resting against the railing; instead he was the one behind her.
"Nami…no more." He spoke tenderly, noticing tears forming at the edges of her eyes.
Then grabbed her into a small and gentle hug; stroking her head lightly until she stopped trembling from the now escaping droplets. After comforting her he walked up to Sanji.
Sanji realized what a horrible the thing he had done.
'Damn, I'm so ashamed! How could I have thought he was doing that? Luffy isn't that type of person. My assumption that he was mistreating Nami-san almost got him killed! '
"I'm sorry, Luffy." Sanji said, almost whispering.
After saying this he got on his hands and knees; his forehead touching the deck, "PLEASE FORGIVE ME, CAPTAIN!"
Saying that this scene was 'shocking' was an understatement. The whole crew watched on completely stunned by the cook's actions.
Even when sixty suspenseful seconds had gone by, Sanji was still reluctant on raising his head; patiently waiting for Luffy's answer.
"Sanji, get up." Luffy stated demandingly.
Once the incredibly rueful blond rose to his feet, Luffy leaned over and silently whispered something in his ear. The captain kept his tone very low so it was only audible to the two of them.
"I'm gonna forgive you Sanji, I don't believe in holding grudges." Sanji mentally let out a sigh of relief, however Luffy hadn't finished yet.
"But if you ever make Nami sad again, I'll kick your ass." Luffy informed him sharply, his voice dripping with killer intent.
The cook swallowed dryly. The line he had just heard made his knees buckle and perspiration run down the back of his neck. Sanji's eyes widened in fear because he knew the other was dead serious. It was already in his knowledge that his captain had fought and won against some of the strongest in the world, there was no way he could win against the man's willingness to live.
Chopper came running towards the little crowd, "Nami! Luffy! Here are some towels." The young doctor proceeded to dry them off in his human form.
"I think you should get some thicker clothes on, Nami. It's starting to get really cold!" Usopp exclaimed, rubbing his arms for warmth.
"A…ah, I should." Nami got up with the towel wrapped around her and headed towards the Women's Quarters.
She walked in and saw Robin now fully clothed and reading a book on one of the arm chairs.
Robin looked up at Nami with worry as she made it towards the closet, picking out some dry clothes. The older women had heard screaming right before coming outside and chose to see what happened outside the room with her powers. Robin decided not to bring it up unless Nami herself wanted to talk. Nami sat down on her bed with her arms wrapped around her knees, resting her body against the headboard. Tilting her head up and closing her eyes, she remembering the scene that played on the deck a couple of minutes ago.
'The atmosphere will be awkward during dinner.'
All of a sudden she remembered that there was only a semi-wet towel and soaking bikini covering her, also her hair was dripping seawater on the bed. The clothes that had been picked earlier were resting on her lap. She got up off her bed and gathered a few things and went in the direction of the bathroom. Locking the door, she undressed and turned on the water. When it was warm enough she stepped in, her muscles immediately relaxing. Sinking under the water, her thoughts began to flow.
'So we're almost near the next winter island, I bet Chopper will be happy. He almost died of heatstroke on that summer one last time. I should buy some new clothes, maybe some for the guys and Robin. Nah, that'll waste my money. We have to stock up on supplies, the food's almost gone. Well actually there's enough food to last a normal crew another two weeks, but ours is far from normal. Wonder how Sanji cooks all that food and washes the mound of dishes daily.'
The thought of Sanji led onto another train of thought.
'Should I apologize to him? I think I should but there was a reason I slapped him.'
Her lungs pained from the lack of oxygen so she brought her head out of the water and breathed in the humid air in large gasps. Then she proceeded to wash her hair, lathering it up with cleansing products. A worried look appeared her face as she thought of how to apologize. She wasn't really experienced in this field. Rinsing the foam out of her locks, she reached for the bar of soap and rubbed it against her skin; creating bubbles in the process.
'Maybe I should buy him a present? Or should I just say 'I'm sorry' and end the whole thing?'
While having a debate in her head, she washed off the coat of suds and grabbed the towel. She put on a deep wine red colored long sleeve top and a pair of white capris as soon as she had dried off. Leaving the bathroom, she went to her and Robin's room to fix her damp hair. The raven haired women looked up from her book and smiled as she walked in and headed for the dresser.
While brushing her hair she asked, "Has…Sanji asked to come for dinner yet?"
"He will do so any second now."
"NAMI-SWAN, ROBIN-CHWUAN PLEASE COME AND GET YOUR DINNER, MY SWEETS!! THE REST OF YOU SHITHEADS CAN COME TOO!"
"Well, seems like I don't have to wait!" Nami said giggling.
She gave her now two ponytails a last tug and went out the door, but immediately came back in.
"COLD!!" she yelled, running over to the closet and grabbing herself and Robin a sweater.
Robin on the other hand was still placing a bookmark to indicate where she was leaving off. Walking towards Nami, she politely took and put on the sweater, following right behind her as they left the room. By the time they walked in the kitchen, it was already bursting with energy. Luffy was, of course, robbing his fellow crewmate's food. Nami noticed that the cook wasn't yelling at him as much as he normally would.
'He probably still feels guilty.'
Before the hungry pirates had walked in at hearing his call for dinner, the chef was extremely tense.
He was pacing back and forth with a panicked expression, 'What if he actually still holds it against me? I don't want that! Or what if he wants me out of the crew because he can't trust me anymore?'
Then Luffy blasted in, almost blowing the door of its hinges as usual.
"SANJI!!FOOD!!" the hyper-active teen yelled, jumping into a seat.
Sanji couldn't help but smile. He was now reassured that his captain had truly forgiven him.
After another hectic dinner was over everyone except Nami and Sanji had left to do other things, of course Sanji normally stayed in the kitchen anyways to wash the dishes. From the corner of his eye, he noticed his beloved Nami-san zoning out with an unsure look on her face.
"Nami-san, is there something wrong?"
His voice shocked her out of the trance and she responded with a "Huh?"
"I asked if there is anything wrong." Sanji repeated.
"…Not really but I want to-"
"Forgive me for being rude, Nami-san, but if this is an apology I do not want to hear it."
Rising from her chair, she made her way next to him.
"You'll have to hear this free line or make me spend my money on a present for you, which you'll have to repay me back for with 300% interest." Nami stated blankly. Then quickly added on the next line before Sanji could speak again, "I'm really sorry for what I did!"
"Like I said, my goddess, I am not worthy of an apology from you and I deserved it." Sanji responded with a smile.
"If that's how you really feel then I'll see ya later." Nami left the kitchen with a grin on her face. One because a weight was lifted off her and two, she didn't have to spend any money!
Out on the deck, she checked to see if they were heading in the right direction. Indeed, they were. Free of any more worries, Nami went to her and Robin's room for a nice long sleep.
I'm extremely sorry for the late update! This took longer to write than the last chapter because I now realize, writing fanfiction takes A LOT of reference. Again, please forgive me for the delay. Please feel free to point out mistakes and ways I can improve in your reviews!