Summary: Luffy and Nami are separated from the ship in the middle of an ice storm. Can Luffy and Nami survive on a supposed uninhabited island before it's too late? Read to find out!

o.o~0.0~O.O Ch. 10 - Carefree O.O~0.0~o.o

Day Four...
How can it be that they spent four days here already?
What in the world happened?
Where was their crew?
Why were they still here?
Just...what the hell?

These were the questions she kept asking herself as she watched Luffy create a snow angel in the middle of what's supposed to be a field. Instead, it looked more like a snow-covered meadow. Well, she supposed it could be either or...what the hell? Why would she care? Since when did she stop being so serious? They were in a dire situation! They were going to possibly be stuck here for forever if they weren't found! Well, she supposed they could make a raft...but if her theory is correct, the raft wouldn't last throughout the ice and snow storms that surround the island in various places.

Then her thoughts took a quick turn. This place was a good vacation compared to what they had been going through. Maybe they could come back here sometime? Maybe they could build a cabin of sorts...Luffy could help her! After all, he had helped make that giant raft/wagon for that dragon back then. Who's to say they wouldn't be able to build a house of sorts? She supposed it was possible. Coming back here would be a nice place to go if they ever wanted to just escape from the world. Any ordinary navigator would turn tail and run from the ice and snow storms out on the ocean, but she was no ordinary navigator. She could easily get them to land with no problem at all.

Nami sighed. Back to Day Four. What were they going to do today? Let's see...Day One was the day they discovered that steep hill and the iced over lake. Day Two...what happened Day Two? That's not right...Day One had to have been when she and Luffy had to wait for their clothes to dry. Day Two had to have been when they discovered the hill and the lake. Her face scrunched up in concentration. Day Three was the hot springs and today...Day Four. Yeah, that had to have been it. What's wrong with her? She was losing track of days!

Suddenly, a pile of snow fell on her head from above her. "Ooof!" She exclaimed, falling forward and into the snow. That was a giant chunk of snow...she broke the surface of the snow pile that landed on her only to come face to face with...laughter. Luffy's boisterous laughter was so loud, she wouldn't doubt that he'd cause an avalanche somewhere nearby. "What's so funny?" Nami asked, picking up a chunk of snow and hurling it at him. It hit it's target, straight in his face, causing him to lose his balance and fall backward.

He sat up, snow falling from his face and onto his clothes. "Hey, that's cheating!" Luffy exclaimed, picking up some snow.

That is how the Great Snow War began. "Take this!" Nami exclaimed, smacking him in the back of the head as he was trying to put together a huge snowball. "And this!" Nami exclaimed when he turned around, he was hit in the face again. Nami screamed in laughter at Luffy's expression. He started chasing her while throwing snowballs at her at high speed. She squealed in fits of laughter, trying to dodge it and managing to swerve around them...barely. And then...she was hit and she went face-first into the snow. Luffy began roaring with laughter again before he realized she wasn't moving.

"Nami?" He asked. "I didn't hit you that hard did I?" With trembling hands, he came closer to her and flipped her over. Her eyes were closed, but she was breathing. "Nami! Wake up, Nami! Come on, I didn't hit you that hard! I swear! I didn't mean to! I-"

Thunk.

Luffy stared with wide eyes as Nami erupted in laughter once again. "Scared you, didn't I?" She said with a smile. A wide smile spread across Luffy's snow-covered face. Nami noticed his nose was turning a little red, she vaguely wondered if her own nose was doing the same. Luffy helped her sit up and the two decided to catch their breaths for a few moments. "So," Nami said, "who won the war?" She grinned.

"Shishishishi," Luffy chuckled, "it was a tie!"

"Oh, please, I so had that last hit," Nami said with a roll of her eyes.

"But you cheated!" Luffy exclaimed.

"That's what you said at the beginning of the fight!" Nami said. Then, they both began laughing. Nami wiped a tear from her eye she was laughing so hard. When she calmed, she decided it was somewhere near lunch time. She turned her face to Luffy, but they were suddenly REALLY close. How many times this week have they ended up like this? Luffy's smile suddenly disappeared, and he stared in her eyes.

"Nami," Luffy said suddenly, causing her to blink, "you think we'll come back here again someday?"

"Maybe," Nami said, "I was actually thinking about that myself. I like this place. If we can get Franky to build a large cabin, the entire crew could enjoy this getaway place. To be honest, I think this is the best vacation we've had so far. The last vacation we had didn't go over too well..." Nami said, remembering how an angry mob had chased them out of the town they had stopped to "take a vacation". Obviously, it had something to do with Luffy.

"I like it here," Luffy said, a small smile gracing his lips. The snow was starting to fall. "At first, I wanted to get back to the crew because I was scared that they'd get hurt in the storm, but I ended up being more worried for you when your lips were blue and your fingers, too. Then, we started having all this fun!" His smile turned into a grin. "I wonder what other mysteries are here on the island!"

Nami smiled. "Ne, Luffy," Nami said, looking up at the sky. Snowflakes were gently falling onto her face and sticking to her eyelashes. "I enjoyed our time together. It's been a long time since I've been so carefree. Well, I'm still worried about the crew and being stuck here for forever, but I still feel like I can just relax here." Nami leaned back on her hands, despite them being frozen from the snow. Luffy noticed this, however, and crawled over to her and let her lean back against his chest while he kept them upright. Nami smiled in contentment. "I've found myself thinking this a couple of times in the past week...would it really be so bad if we were stuck here for a little while?"

Luffy frowned. "No," he said, "it wouldn't be bad, but it wouldn't be good either. We'd make everyone worry."

"Now that I think about it," Nami said, "this is a pretty good place to put a large cabin. Either that, or make make several cabins so we can all have our own little place. What do you think, Luffy?"

"Everyone would like that," Luffy said, placing his chin on her shoulder. He closed his eyes, and before he knew it, he was asleep. Nami forgot that he usually took a nap in the middle of the day on Sunny. He hadn't taken a nap in...several days now. What with all the excitement and the almost drowning and the adventures and everything, he hadn't had the time to. Nami looked at her shoulder. He snoring softly. Nami reached up and moved a few of his damp bangs out of his face. Truthfully, this was the worst place to take a nap, but she guessed it was okay for a little bit. Nami bit her lip. She reached to her sides and grabbed hold of his wrists and wrapped them around her tummy. With them leaning on each other like this, they could stay perfectly upright. She closed her eyes and before she knew it, she was asleep.

I was actually going to add a bit of a kissing scene in this chapter, but I like the sweetness of it. It's not my best work, but I like it. It's nice, right? Not much, but it's nice.

I am actually in class right now. I didn't feel like listening to the teacher so I figured I'd just type up a chapter. Might as well do something productive if I'm not going to pay attention, right?

So what did you think? Review, please!