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A/N: We are now in 2014…SCARY! What did you all achieve this past year? I don't think I achieved much…except that, I bought my first home, held a tarantula (which was a huge deal as I am scared of spiders) and I turned 30! Those were the biggest highlights of the past year for me.

My new year's resolution..? Well, to be honest I have given up on making them as I never follow them through…though I do hope to write more fan fiction, perhaps dab at some other manga's so maybe I will make that my resolution…though for the time being ZoNa will remain my main focus.

Thank you for your feedback, etc! It is nice to see us ZoNa fans on the same wavelength with some of the ideas you have shared. Some of which may be revealed in this chapter ;)

If you need a recap on who is who to prevent confusion please read the Author's Note at the beginning of Chapter 2!

Body Swap

Chapter 3

The straw hats remained still and silent for a period of time as they stared at the bathroom door expectantly. Shouts and noises of crashing objects could be heard from the bathroom, causing some of the crew to wince and others to smile.

A deep shout from the swordsman's voice shouted "GET OUT!"

"I AM NOT LEAVING!" Zoro shouted back, stretching Nami's voice to the limits. He was clearly adamant that he wanted to protect his dignity.

"Swordsman-san is lucky" Brook said, gaining nods of a couple of his companions.

"I wouldn't want to be in his shoes right now" Usopp spoke up.

"Nami-sis doesn't sound like she will go easy on him" Franky agreed with his friend. Zoro was either crazy or stupid for going in there. Off course, a real man had to maintain his dignity, but Nami was not someone who you wanted to upset…and with her now being in the swordsman's body, there was more power behind her punches.

"GET AWAY FROM ME!" Nami screamed, in a masculine voice.

"What the hell is that moron trying to do to my Nami?!" Sanji spat, being pulled back by Chopper and Usopp to prevent him entering the bathroom as well.

"WHAT SO YOU CAN TOUCH YOUR BODY BUT I CAN'T TOUCH MINE?!" Zoro screeched back. In any other circumstance such a conversation could be easily misinterpreted.

"I wish I could have been in Nami's body" Mononsuke whined, receiving a hit on the head from his father.

"I don't want to hear that from a child!" Kinemon shouted, although secretly wished the same.

"I don't get it, why would anyone want to be in Nami's body?" Luffy asked with a shrug. "She hasn't got anything interesting"

The captain of the straw hats soon had to deal with a series of kicks from the tiny doctors body as Sanji became furious with him, "Don't call Nami small!" he shouted, accidentally turning into Chopper's horn point and having to seek the doctor's help to get him back to his usual form.

"It must be difficult for them" Franky thought out loud, "I mean, a man changing to a man is one thing…nothing you ain't seen before right, but a woman swapping with a man? That has to be weird" he finished.

"I think it could be quite interesting" Robin mused.

"It is heavenly" Sanji said with a dreamy tone, leaning his head to one side as he recalled being in Nami's body. Hearts started protruding from him.

Off course these two would find a way to use it to their advantage, Franky thought, slightly distracting himself by the image of Robin's body in the bathroom.

"GET AWAY FROM ME!" Nami demanded, sounding a little more like she was struggling with a force.

"DAMN IT NAMI! YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS!" Zoro spat back.

The straw hats attention was drawn back to the bathroom. "Um should we go in and help?" Usopp asked with a bead of sweat pouring from his face.

"No, I think our presence will only hinder them further" Robin didn't hesitate in her response, "besides, we wouldn't want to embarrass either of them" she said with a grin.

Luffy sat on the ground with his head cocked to one side. "Robin" he said her name without looking at her. The raven head turned to face him.

"Yes Luffy?" she said with a polite tone.

"What are boobs for anyway?" Luffy asked naively wondering what Sanji and the others thought was so fascinating about a woman's body. This comment though gained everyone's attention. Usopp hit his face with his hand. Mononsuke sat motionless, also curious to know more about the female body. Brook, Kinemon and Sanji looked at their captain and each of them went to say something, but their mouths were covered by hands that sprouted out from their chests.

"Luffy…do not listen to a word these men say about women" Robin answered, her face changing to a serious expression, "and do not ask women such personal questions in public" she lectured, making it evident that she was not going to educate him on this matter at this time.

Franky sat in a daze and then burst into laughter. As naïve as some of his friends were aboard this ship he knew one thing. Without the women of the crew it would be pretty dull.

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Inside the bathroom Nami and Zoro sat quietly for a minute, breathing heavily after rowing. Nami had thrown most of the contents of the bathroom towards her own body. She tried to miss on purpose but underestimated the strength, speed and accuracy Zoro's body naturally had. Zoro luckily was able to dodge most of it, using one of his swords to counter attack the biggest objects. He was surprised though at how difficult it was to wield even one sword in the slim arms of the navigator's body. A factor he found quite unsettling.

They sat in silence. Both a little wet from the humidity of the room, their clothes clinging to their skin.

"This is ridiculous!" Nami finally spat, irritated and embarrassed. "Wait until I see Law again, I am going to give him a piece of my mind!"

"Not if I get there first" Zoro responded, his thoughts in agreement with her own.

Nami looked over at the swordsman who now sat in front of her with one leg outstretched and another bent with an arm leaning on the knee. It was unnerving seeing herself in positions which were not natural to her. She also found herself envious of her own body as she tried to sit in a comfortable position and had a sudden stab of pain in a sensitive genital area.

"Ow!" Nami winced at the unexpected shock of the pain from her lower half. Her cry caught the attention of the man/woman before her.

Nami instinctively moved position and adjusted the part of her new body that had caught in the clothing she wore.

"HEY! Watch where you're touching!" Zoro protested, sitting up and grabbing one of his own arms.

"I can't help it! It's uncomfortable!" Nami shouted back. Zoro scanned her for a second, understanding suddenly dawning on him. He slowly released her arm.

"Shit" he swore in frustration, scratching his head with one hand as he stepped and turned away from her. She stood as she watched him sigh, shake his head and rub his face with his hand as if in defeat. He turned and looked at her. She was surprised to see his expression serious and yet a little embarrassed to. Yet she didn't really care at that moment as she developed an urge and started to shuffle from foot to foot.

"Nami…what I am about to tell you, you can never tell anyone" Zoro was adamant in his tone and expression. Nami nodded.

"I mean it Nami, I need you to swear." Zoro stared directly into her eyes.

Nami was growing a little desperate and bit down on her lower lip. She was flustered and didn't know what to do.

"There is no easy way to say this so I am just gonna say it" Zoro said. There was a slight pause as he plucked the courage to state what was on his mind, "Nami, men are designed differently from women …"

"No kidding?" Nami sarcastically replied, wanting to throttle him at that point in time.

Zoro ignored her and continued; "where clothes are concerned…to be comfortable…men have to hang on a particular side…and well…well…for me…it's the left" Zoro finished.

Nami looked at him for a second with a raised eyebrow, "Is that all you had to say?!" she spat in annoyance.

Zoro was irritated and looked at her with an angry expression. It takes a lot for someone to tell a person something intimate about themselves. He was about to retort to her when he noticed her dancing footsteps and hunched body.

"Nami, what the hell are you doing?" he asked sceptically. Nami's face immediately went red in embarrassment.

"I…I…" she struggled to get it out, yet at the same time although she knew what was wrong, she had not thought about it and didn't really know what to do. She looked at Zoro who watched her judgementally. "…I need the bathroom" she rushed.

Zoro looked at her for a moment and then said "you are in the bathroom"

Nami forgot that even if he changed bodies he was still a moron, "baka! I need to. you know…use the toilet" she said, turning Zoro's face crimson.

Zoro suddenly froze, thoughts slowly turning in his head. After the initial shocked expression on his face he knew there wasn't much he could do about it. When you had to go you had to go. He walked over to the toilet door and propped it open. Nami's gaze followed him.

"What?" she asked with a raised eyebrow, "you are not coming in with me!" she stated, wanting to make that perfectly clear.

"Relax Nami, I am not going to stand and hold it for you" Zoro replied with a sigh, slightly amused at her embarrassed reaction. It could have been hilarious if it wasn't his own body.

"I thought you didn't want me touching parts of your body" Nami asked, trying to avoid the inevitable but feeling more desperate to go by the minute.

"Nami…I can't believe I am talking to you about stuff like this…but just go to the toilet as you would normally" Zoro reassured her.

"What?" Nami was confused, "but men…stand…" she stammered, not wanting to think about the fact she may have to touch his genitalia and aim!

Zoro sighed again, growing tired of having to teach her about his own body, "Yeah, but we can do it sitting down to" he said, this time waiting for the penny to drop in her head.

"So I don't have to touch it?" Nami asked sheepishly. Zoro nodded.

"I don't have to look?" Nami asked again, Zoro nodded.

That was all the information she needed as she sprinted into the toilet, slammed the door behind her and did the business.

…

Zoro stood outside the toilet door with arms crossed and a foot leaning on the wall when his own voice spoke out to him.

"Um Zoro"

"Yeah?" he raised his voice a little louder considering they were talking through a door. A factor which was a bit weird and a first for them both.

"…should you need the toilet when in my body…?" Nami paused, finding it incredibly difficult to have this level of conversation, "just remember one thing"

"What?" Zoro asked.

"You wipe front to back not back to front" she rushed her sentence.

Zoro grimaced, after all it was not a piece of information he wanted to hear. He didn't respond.

"Hey did you get that?" Nami said as she unlocked the door and looked at him. He nodded, which was a good thing as she was not prepared to repeat herself.

Nami walked over to the edge of the bath and looked at the rail of towels she had prepared on the side with her soap. She bit her top lip and crossed her arms, tapping a foot. She had a dilemma running through her mind. Her fight with Zoro opened her eyes a little to the reality of their situation. Going to the toilet in his body was something she had not planned for but a memory she believed she could easily forget in time. She knew she was not comfortable with Zoro being in her body or her in his. She knew she hated the idea of him seeing her naked and he probably felt the same about her. What's more is that she knew she wouldn't be comfortable with him touching her body in certain places just as she wasn't comfortable with the thought of touching his.

She contemplated walking right back outside and breaking down the ship piece by piece until she found Law from his hiding place and forced him to return them to normal, but she knew that in some ways her temper could make the situation worse. Law was new to their group, powerful and mysterious. She was not too sure of what to make of him yet, though Luffy seemed to trust him. In short, she was intimidated by the guy, more so than any of the other male crew members on this ship. She wouldn't admit it out loud, but if she could choose whose body she would rather be in of her male crew mates it had to be Zoro's…if not Zoro then at least Sanji. She was impressed with how strong and confident she felt in his shoes. Even if something had felt wrong or uncomfortable since the beginning.

"You still thinking of going ahead with this?" Zoro asked, approaching her from behind and breaking her thoughts. She could tell from his tone of voice that if she was planning on taking a bath he was not comfortable with the idea.

Nami hesitated with her response; she felt dirty and needed a bath. Baths helped her to think, yet she knew he wouldn't leave her alone and even though she was not in her own body, the thought made her feel a little vulnerable.

"Your body stinks" she said screwing her face up and trying to justify her actions.

"That's what you get from hard work" Zoro bit back. He was irritated by her comment. He trained hard every day to get his body in shape and sweat was only a natural part of that process.

Nami turned to look at her own body. She scanned it up and down. Her hair was a mess and she had dirt marks over her skin. Her body needed cleaning to. An idea suddenly came to her mind, it wasn't perfect and by far ideal but if she was going to be made to feel uncomfortable then she wasn't doing it alone.

"Strip" Nami suddenly commanded. Zoro looked at her with a shocked expression.

"NO WAY!" Zoro shouted back, stumbling backwards as Nami pressed forwards.

"It's only fair Zoro!" Nami snapped back.

"I don't need a bath" he argued.

"Yes you do, and so do I!" Nami retorted, reaching out and jumping him before he could get a word in edgeways.

"HEY GET OFF ME!" Zoro yelled with a girlish scream, but Nami was able to over power him in his own body. In a fast motion Nami managed to grab her clim-a-tact from Zoro, strip him and force him into the bath, soon following behind.

Zoro tucked his new form as far under the water as he could. He tried desperately to ignore the rounded flesh floating in front of his face or the long wet hair clinging to his back. Instead he focused on the thick fog that now filled the room.

"There" Nami said, approaching him slowly. Zoro sulked.

"This way we can only see our own bodies and can't see our reflections in any of the windows or mirrors" Nami seemed proud of her idea. Zoro begged to differ. He finally understood what it felt like to be over powered by him self.

He scowled at Nami as she approached him, sinking lower into the water until only his head could be seen. She then took in a breath and ducked herself under the water. Zoro chose to remain as close to the side as he could, arms and legs tucked in like a ball, trying his best not to move.

When Nami resurfaced she did so right in front of him. She stood so the water covered her half way and proceeded to rub soap in his hair. He watched as she then rinsed of the lather of foam off and started on his arms. She paused in her movements when she reached his chest. Zoro studied her carefully as she traced the large scar on his chest with one of his hands.

"See something you like?" Zoro asked, drawing her attention over to him instead of his body. He was uncomfortable watching her. Her expression had seemed to be thoughtful and worried.

Nami looked over at him, her expression still remained curious, "You have a lot of scars" she said.

"Humph. What do you expect?" was all the swordsman could say. It didn't bother him at all. Each scar was a reminder of the journey he had made to get to where he was today and he didn't regret it in the least.

Nami's hand reached up from his chest to his face and touched the scar on his left eye. "This one still aches a little" she noted, moving her hand away, "I am still getting used to the fact I can't see much from my left side…doesn't that impact on your fighting?" she asked him sincerely.

Zoro shrugged, "Just another reminder…I was careless, it won't happen again"

Nami studied her friend for a second and approached him cautiously. It was clear he didn't want to talk about his body any further. Respecting his privacy for the time being she stopped asking questions and handed him the sponge and soap, he looked at it and then at her with raised eyebrows.

"What?" he asked in a short tone.

"I need you to scrub your back" Nami said, being sure to emphasise, 'your' and not say 'my'. Zoro took the sponge reluctantly and scrubbed his own back. It was a rare opportunity for him to be able to see what his back looked like. He noticed he had a few more scars that he hadn't noticed before by looking in a mirror. He couldn't remember which fight those were from though.

"Zoro" Nami said his name softly.

"Hmm?"

"Your body…it aches"

"…" Zoro didn't respond, though he suspected he knew where this was going.

"At first I thought it was part of the transition process or just needing to get used to it. I put it down to tension or something, but it isn't that is it?"

"…" Zoro paused in his movements.

"It's like your body can't relax" Nami struggled to describe the uncomfortable and slightly painful feelings she had been experiencing in his body throughout the morning.

"My body needs to keep active" Zoro answered, trying to find a way to prevent this discussion going further. He didn't want to explain how he felt that way since Thriller Bark or why. Instead, he did a rare thing, he lied, "I train all the time to prevent my body ceasing up. Not moving makes the aching worse" well…it was a partial truth.

Nami remained silent as she thought about what he said. He figured she accepted this as the truth when she stopped asking questions and waited for him to finish.

Nami turned around and positioned herself behind Zoro. Zoro went rigid when he felt his own hands on her skin again. He let her wash her hair and back and under her arms. He remained still and stared into space, forcing his mind into a meditation zone of some kind. That is, until he felt something rub between his thighs, causing him to bolt upright and break free. Jumping a foot ahead he spun around with a furious expression. Nami started laughing.

"WHAT THE HELL?!" he shouted at her, clearly disturbed about what she just did.

"Relax; it is over with, you barely noticed" Nami brushed him off. It was her body after all so she could wash wherever she wanted.

"It isn't funny!" Zoro snapped.

Nami continued to laugh then looked at him covering his chest with his arms, "Zoro, you are acting more like a girl than I am!" that comment in itself was enough to anger Zoro further. Zoro immediately dove under the water.

Nami didn't have time to respond as a pair of hands grabbed her ankles and pulled her under. She wriggled and tried to fight the figure that pounced on her at that moment, but it was too late. Feeling something rubbing against her lower region she shuddered and went stiff.

Zoro rose to the surface of the water and exited the bath. He walked over to the towels and wiped his face dry with one, though the grin he wore still remained. He pictured Nami's facial expression and chuckled to him self, two can play at that game, he thought. He placed a towel around his shoulders and tied another over his waist. He was barely aware of the devil like aura flaring up from behind him.

Zoro started to turn around as Nami prepared to attack him with his own sword…not caring anymore if she hurt her own body or not, that man had to pay.

A knock came to the door.

The pair froze and looked at each other. The door started to open slightly resulting in Nami giving a girlish shriek in a man's body and immediately hiding behind her own body…which remained topless as Zoro stood with a towel to his waist like a man would generally.

"Nami-san is everything alright?" the voice of their archaeologist came through the crack in the doorway, but luckily had more sense to not enter the room at that point in time.

"Um...Yes...Yes all good!" Nami sung, her voice clearly wavering.

"Is Zoro-san ok?" Robin asked with a hint of her knowing smile behind her tone.

Nami nudged Zoro in the ribs to get him to say something to make their friend go away he glared at her instead. His silence was frustrating so Nami grabbed one of her own breasts, forcing him to yell out "good" before turning to give her a thunderous glare that promised to take her to the depths of hell.

"Ok well Sanji-kun is in the process of preparing lunch" Robin announced.

"Okay, thank you Robin. We will be right there!" Nami said as sweetly as she good with Zoro's voice.

Robin closed the door behind her and they both breathed out. They then got dressed again in silence, though Zoro put on another t-shirt as he couldn't fathom the bikini top any more. They soon left the bathroom and barely spoke another word to one another.

…

"I have brought you some food" Robin's voice came from the shadows. She produced a tray of food. Law looked up at her and accepted it gratefully. Robin watched him eat as she sat down in front of him, entering the small ring of light that filled the corner of the room.

"I heard a lot of noise earlier" Law said, "sounded like someone was unhappy"

Robin produced a small smile, "our navigator and swordsman are struggling the most with getting used to being in each others bodies" she answered honestly.

Law smirked, "I see…Nami is a feisty character. I can see how she would be angry…sounds like it would be best if I didn't appear anytime soon" he shuddered a little at the thought of being electrocuted. He had spent some time in the Navy looking up their files on the straw hats and had a brief understanding on all of their abilities. He always deemed himself a capable fighter and although he knew Nami was one of the weakest crew members he also had come to understand her to be one of the most formidable members who knew how to hold a grudge.

"Nami-san will be okay if you offer her some treasure" Robin spoke up, reassuring her new comrade as if reading his mind.

"Treasure?" Law asked, now curious.

"Yes, our Nami was suspicious of me when we first met, as for Zoro for that matter, but she was easily bought over" Robin couldn't help but like that side of Nami. The side that loved money over most things.

"I will try to keep that in mind" Law acknowledged, "Though I get the feeling Zoro isn't easy to get on your side" he identified.

Robin nodded in agreement, "He is the cautious type…but I guess someone has to be when our captain is so trusting"

"I guess you are right" Law agreed, "He does seem to trust Luffy completely…and he doesn't seem to question Nami's orders either"

"I think we have all come to trust in our navigator. If it wasn't for her we wouldn't have made it this far" Robin acknowledged.

Law nodded, "What about the others?" he asked, curious.

Robin did her best to explain what the others had been experiencing, "Well…Sanji is gradually getting used to controlling the forms, though his hot temper doesn't help matters. Chopper has adjusted quite well to the cook's body, but spends his time trying to help control Sanji and then being scolded if he tries to use his hands for anything other than cooking. Luffy has already made Franky's body run out of cola at least 3 times. Franky has been busy trying to teach Luffy self control whilst repairing parts of the ship due to our captain's actions…a difficult thing to do when he is in a weaker body than his own. Usopp seems to be enjoying the fact he can stretch, but it takes more brain power than he realised to focus his attention and aim so as not to keep falling into the ocean. Brook seems to be enjoying the feeling of having a physical form again. And as for our guests, they appear to be very put out…"

Law had a raised eyebrow and had paused in between bites of his meal, "sounds like nothing has changed then" he said, chewing on his last bite.

Robin chuckled; "Have you had the time you need to formulate a plan?"

"I still need a little more time. I have a few ideas, but I like to be thorough" Law explained, "Besides I get the feeling you want a bit more time anyway" he studied Robin.

Robin tilted her head to the side and said "what makes you think that?"

Law shrugged, "I dunno, just a hunch"

The pair grinned at each other before Robin heard Sanji calling for her and snuck back out on deck.

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A/N: A bit longer than anticipated, but I hope the bath scene met expectations! I have lots more ideas to come though with regard to their experiences and we are only half way through day 1!

Please let me know what you think and thank you for reading.

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