One Piece: Mistakes
One Piece © Oda
Blizzard © Me
Summary- When Usopp accidentally breaks Nami's Clima-Tact and Luffy sees him, the sniper tries to bribe him into covering up for him with candy. However, Luffy feels like both he and Usopp are making a big mistake in trying to hide their lie from Nami, and soon, Usopp begins have a guilty conscience, as well. Meanwhile, Chopper sees Blizzard last night with red stuff all over his mouth and he instantaneously believes that his big brother is a vampire! Post-time-skip. Luffy/Nami.
Another day on the Thousand Sunny. The weather is a bit muggy, today, but at least it was bearable. It was a good 20 minutes after breakfast, and the Straw Hats have decided to take this chance to relax.
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!"
Well, so much for relaxation.
One thing was for certain: when the Straw Hats hear a furious scream coming from the ship's navigator, then there was a good reason to be terrified.
"EVERYBODY!" Nami shouted. "OUT ON DECK, FRONT AND CENTER, NOW!"
Soon, the rest of the crew came outside and stood at attention in front of Nami. While Zoro, Sanji, Robin, and Franky seemed unnerved by the navigator's temper, Luffy, Usopp, Chopper, Blizzard, and Brook were shaking out of their skins (well, Brook was just shaking since he was just bones), with Luffy and Usopp seemingly the most nervous out of all of them.
Nami approached the group, holding something behind her back.
"Okay," she said. "Who. The hell. Did it?!"
A pause.
"Who did what, Nami?" asked Luffy, sweating bullets.
"Why, yes, Nami, what has you upset?" asked Usopp, also sweating bullets.
Nami revealed the thing she was hiding behind her back: her Sorcery Clima-Tact…broken in half.
"What is this?" Nami questioned.
"Your Clima-Tact?" Zoro answered, questioningly.
"Wrong!" Nami replied. "It WAS my Clima-Tact, but now it's BROKEN, and I DEMAND to know who did it!"
"Well, Nami," Sanji said, "you have my word that I didn't break the weapon that stands between you and some vagabond's sword."
"Of course you wouldn't, Sanji," Nami said before she looked to Robin. "And I definitely know that you didn't do it, Robin."
Robin smiled and chuckled.
"Thank you, Miss Navigator," she said.
The navigator then looked to Zoro and gave him a glare, which he returned.
"Okay, what?" he questioned.
"You might have good reason to break my Clima-Tact," Nami said.
"Oh, I'm sure," Zoro said, sarcastically. "Look, maybe you broke it yourself so you'd make one of us pay for it!"
"I'd never sabotage my own weapon!" Nami remarked.
"Well, even so, I didn't do it!" Zoro said.
Nami still glared at Zoro before she moved onto Chopper, and almost instantly, her visage went from furious and violent to almost sweet and innocent.
"Chopper~…" she said. "I know you wouldn't break my only means of defending myself…now, would you?"
"N-no, Nami!" Chopper said. "I swear, I'd never break your Clima-Tact! Even if I did, it would be a total accident and I'd apologize right away!"
Nami still gave Chopper that sweet and innocent face before she moved on to Franky, who remained calm, although deep down inside, he was as scared as he-didn't-know-what.
"Hey, don't look at me, sis!" he said. "I swear, I didn't do it!"
Nami narrowed her eyes at the cyborg shipwright before she went on to the next person in line: Brook.
"Brook…did you…?" Nami asked.
"Of course not, Miss Nami!" Brook answered. "I wouldn't think of it! Why in the name of all things pure would I ever do that?!"
"You'd probably wanna use my Gust Sword to blow up a girl's skirt to see her underwear," Nami said, accusingly.
"Rubbish!" Brook rebuked. "I've never even thought of such a thing!"
Until now, that is, he thought. YOHOHOHOHO!
Nami sighed before she moved onto Blizzard, who cowered at her presence with his tail tucked between his legs and his ears folded against his head. The navigator looked at the wolf-dog, who shrunk even more when her eyes met his.
Oh, dear god, please let her spare me! Blizzard thought. I swear, I didn't break it!
Nami raised her hand, and at first, Blizzard thought that she was about to slap him, but instead, she gave him a simple pet on the head.
"You're in the clear, Blizzard," Nami said. "You're a dog. Even if you did break my Clima-Tact, you wouldn't know what you were doing."
Thank god, Blizzard thought.
That's when Nami came to the next crewmate in line: Usopp, the very man who created the Clima-Tact.
"…nah," Nami said. "There's no way you could've done it, Usopp."
Usopp heaved a sigh of relief.
Last, but not least, the possibly worst liar ever: Luffy, who was sweating at least tenfold. It almost looked like he was about to soil himself.
That was when Nami put on her sweet and innocent face, once again, the moment she approached her boyfriend/fiancé.
"Luffy~," she said in a sweet tone. "My darling captain. My precious treasure! Surely, you didn't break my Clima-Tact…did you?"
GULP! Luffy swallowed the lump in his throat.
"Uh…n-no," he said, nervously.
Now, Nami knew that Luffy had been telling the truth, for he wasn't wearing his terrible poker face. It was only a matter of time until she broke him.
"Well, then," Nami said. "If you didn't do it…then maybe you know who did. After all…you wouldn't keep a secret from your girlfriend…would you?"
Luffy's eyes went wide as saucers and he chewed his lip.
"Well?" Nami asked irritably, her sweet and innocent visage beginning to disappear.
"I…I dunno," Luffy answered, stammering and putting on his "poker face".
That's when Nami's patience really started wearing thin.
"Luffy," she said. "If this is your idea of a joke, it's not funny, mister. Now who did it?"
"I…I really have no idea, Nami," Luffy said.
That's when Nami really got mad.
"Monkey D. Luffy," she snarled. "I hope you're not covering up for someone."
Luffy glanced at Usopp, who swiftly shook his head.
"Look me in the eye when I'm speaking to you, mister!" Nami demanded.
"I-I'm not covering up for anybody! I swear I'm not!" Luffy exclaimed.
"Then who did it?!" Nami questioned. "Monkey D. Luffy, you had better tell me who did it, or else, NO MEAT for two weeks!"
"NO MEAT?!" Luffy asked, outraged. "NO, NAMI, PLEASE! I BEG OF YOU, DON'T TAKE AWAY MY MEAT~!"
"THEN TELL ME WHO DID IT!" Nami snapped.
"I…I…DON'T KNOW!" Luffy cried.
A pause.
"Fine," Nami said. "You just lost your meat privileges."
Luffy's face fell with a look of pure dread.
"I may not know who broke my Clima-Tact…for now," Nami began, "but one way or another…I WILL find out, eventually. You're all dismissed, and Sanji, don't give Luffy any meat for the next two weeks."
"Yes, Nami, dearest!" Sanji said.
"Meat…!" Luffy whined.
With that, everyone went back to whatever they were doing before they had been called out onto the deck. Well, most of them did. Luffy and Usopp are the only ones who remained.
"Oh, man, that was close," Usopp said before he turned to Luffy, who is still mourning the loss of his beloved meat. "Hey, Luffy. Thanks for not ratting me out, back there."
Luffy shot Usopp a hateful glare.
"What's with the look?" Usopp asked.
"Because of you, I don't get meat for two weeks!" Luffy complained.
"Oh, get over it," Usopp said. "After all, I'm giving you candy if you keep your mouth shut, right?"
"Oh, yeah," Luffy said. "Where is it, by the way?"
Usopp reached into his pocket and pulled out a handful of candy. Gummy worms, salt-water taffy, sourballs, gumdrops, peppermint, chocolate, the like, and all of this had come from the sniper's secret stash of candy loot.
Luffy greedily snatched the candy out of Usopp's, licking his lips and drooling hungrily.
To further explain things, it was indeed Usopp who had broken Nami's Sorcery Clima-Tact by stepping on it, completely on accident, and to make matters worse, Luffy had seen him. He was going to tell Nami about it, but Usopp, who would rather save his own skin than let it get beaten by the navigator, stopped his captain before he could do so. At first, Luffy was going to tell Nami, no matter what Usopp said, but then, the sniper struck a deal with him: if Luffy didn't tell Nami that Usopp had broken her Clima-Tact, then Usopp would give the captain some of his candy stash in return, and all the while, he would be fixing Nami's weapon in secret.
To put it simply, Usopp was bribing Luffy.
Now, this was sure to backfire, for the Straw Hat crew knew that Luffy can barely control his sweet tooth. Whenever he ate something sugary and sweet, especially candy, the captain would always overindulge to the point where he would make himself sick.
"Usopp," Luffy said, still holding his prize. "Maybe this isn't such a good idea."
"You mean me giving you my candy?" Usopp asked. "Yeah, I agree. I've been regretting it ever since I struck that deal with you."
"Not that," Luffy said. "I'm talking about lying to Nami."
"Oh," Usopp said. "Well, that's different."
"Look, I'm just saying," Luffy said. "I don't like having to lie to Nami in order to protect my friends. She's my girlfriend, and the last thing I need is for me to lose her trust."
"Look, Luffy," said Usopp. "You've got nothing to worry about! Once I fix Nami's Clima-Tact, she'll be so happy, she'll forget all about being mad! Heck, before you know it, she'll let you go back to eating meat, again!"
"She will?" Luffy asked.
"Of course!" Usopp said. "Have I ever steered you wrong, before?"
"Uh…" Luffy murmured.
"Don't answer that," Usopp said.
"Okay," Luffy said before he began to eat the candy in his hand. Even the wrappers had been devoured.
Usopp grimaced at the sight before he left to find Nami's Sorcery Clima-Tact and repair it.
XXX
In the sick bay, Tony-Tony Chopper sat at his desk, but he was not making any medicine today. Oh, no. Right now, the little reindeer is far too busy with something else to worry about medicine, for he is nose-deep in a book. Not just any book, though, but a book…on vampires.
Now, normally, such books would frighten the living daylights of little Chopper, but not today. "So why is he reading a book on vampires?" one may ask. Well, it all started last night.
Chopper had woken up in the middle of the night, last night, feeling very thirsty. When he came outside, he saw Blizzard returning to the men's quarters, but something seemed…off. When Chopper saw his canine big brother…he could've sworn that he saw what appeared to be…blood around his mouth and on his tongue, and he had look of satisfaction on his face.
When Chopper saw that, he ran right back to his bed and hid under the covers until this morning, and ever since, the little reindeer had begun to believe that there was only one explanation: Blizzard must be a vampire.
"I know it sounds crazy," Chopper thought aloud to himself, "but…it seems to be the only logical explanation. Still…I can't help but feel that I'm wrong, too. I mean…Blizzard can't really be a vampire, and even if he was, he'd tell me and the others first!"
As the little reindeer continued reading the book, he soon found some interesting facts about vampires.
"Okay," Chopper said. "It says here that a vampire's reflection doesn't appear in a mirror. It also says that vampires do not like going near sunlight because it'll weaken them. The same thing goes with holy water. Also, vampires will be immobilized if you carry garlic, and the only thing that can kill them is a steak through the heart."
Chopper then closed the book, and then…he started to laugh.
"That's impossible!" he said. "Now I know that Blizzard can't be a vampire. He loves being in the sunlight, unless he has a hangover. He was even splashed with holy water as a puppy, once, and he's still alive, today! Plus, the only way his reflection wouldn't appear in a mirror is if his shadow is gone, and he got his shadow back from Moria back on Thriller Bark! Although, he doesn't like garlic. Hmm…maybe I better go ask if he really is a vampire, just to be safe."
With that, Chopper headed out of the sick bay and to the men's quarters to find Blizzard.
When he had arrived, though, he found that the room had gone dark and empty. The only who is inside is Blizzard, who is curled up in his bed in the corner.
Chopper felt a bit uneasy, but then he approached Blizzard, who suddenly started to stir. Then, the wolf-dog made a big yawn, and that's when Chopper saw something that really made him quiver: something red stained on his canines. The doctor gasped in horror, but then he began to breathe deeply.
Relax, Chopper, the reindeer thought. Just because he has red stuff on his teeth doesn't make it blood. Maybe it's-
Chopper gasped again when he spotted something else.
Blizzard is lying right next to a tall mirror…but his reflection didn't show.
At that moment, Chopper bolted back to the sick bay and sat on the bed, shivering like made.
"He…he had no reflection!" Chopper said. "Blizzard really must be a vampire! But that doesn't explain the fact that he can stay out in the sun." He then gasped. "Maybe he built up an immunity to sunlight, and is staying in the dark to grow stronger, so that he can suck all of our blood, and then turn the rest of us into his minions! Well, I won't let that happen. I swear, with God as my witness, I will not let my vampire of a big brother turn us into his vampire slaves! THIS I SWEAR~!"
KNOCK-KNOCK! A knock came to the door.
"Chopper? Who're you talking to, in there?"
"Nobody, Robin!" Chopper answered.
XXX
It's been about 4 hours since Nami had her little fit, and she still didn't know who broke her Clima-Tact. She was still very angry…especially at Luffy, for they had promised that as long as they were in a relationship, there'd be no secrets between them. Of course, Usopp didn't really think much of it.
Speaking of Usopp, down below deck, he sat there, working on his repairs to the Sorcery Clima-Tact. So far, it looked like he had been doing a job, the staff had been his invention ever since the journey to Alabasta. He, out of all, really knew how to fix it, no matter how many changes it went through.
Just then, Luffy appeared.
"Usopp," he called to him.
Usopp looked back and saw Luffy approaching him.
"Oh, Luffy!" he said. "For a minute there, I almost thought that you were Nami. Uh…you didn't tell her, right?"
"No," Luffy answered.
"Oh, good!" Usopp said. "Fantastic. Look, I should have the Clima-Tact repaired by tomorrow. Maybe by tonight, that is if I skip lunch and dinner. Sure, I may end up starving, but the work is worth it if it means saving my hide."
"Usopp, listen," Luffy said. "I-"
"You're looking for more candy, right?" Usopp asked. "I got it right here."
Once again, Usopp had given Luffy a handful of candy.
"Um…Usopp, that's not what I meant," Luffy said. "I…I've been thinking."
"Oh, that's a troubling sign," Usopp said, worried, and why not? Luffy was THINKING.
"Maybe we should just confess to Nami and throw ourselves on her mercy," said Luffy. "Well…whatever mercy she has, that is, and then maybe things won't go so bad for us, you know?"
"Hmm," Usopp hummed. "Well, I could do that…or-"
"Usopp," Luffy began, but the sniper had cut him off.
"Ah-ah! Hear me out, first!" Usopp said. "We continue to lie to Nami, thus avoiding getting into even more trouble, altogether."
"There's that, too," Luffy said. "I just wish that I didn't have to feel so guilty about doing it, is all."
"Maybe you just need more candy," Usopp said. "Aside from meat, that always helps, right?
"I've been wanting to talk to you about that, too," Luffy said. "I think all that candy's starting to upset my tummy, a little." He rubbed his stomach for emphasis.
"Come on, Luffy," Usopp said. "Please, just do this for me! I'm your friend! You don't wanna see your friend getting pummeled, do you?"
"Well, no, but-" Luffy started, but Usopp cut him off, once again.
"Then keep your mouth shut!" he snapped. "I'm sorry, Luffy, but I just don't wanna get my ass handed to me on a silver platter! Now can you please, just do this for me?"
A pause.
"Great!" Usopp said. "See? I can be reasonable! Thanks!"
"You know something, Usopp?" Luffy asked. "You may be a good liar…but you're not being a very good friend to Nami if you're just keeping a secret, like this. Sooner or later…you're gonna start regretting this, and you're gonna have to tell her the truth, eventually."
With that, Luffy left, leaving Usopp to consider to think about what his captain had said.
"Nah," he muttered. "I'm sure that sooner or later, Nami's gonna forget all about this."
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
"Usopp? Are you in there?"
Usopp gasped.
"Oh, crap, it's Nami…!" he whispered before he hurried to hide the Clima-Tact. "Just a minute! Be right with you!"
Usopp hid the staff underneath a piece of tarp before he ran to answer the door, revealing Nami behind it.
"Hey, Nami!" Usopp said. "Can I help you?"
"Usopp, I've been wondering," Nami began, "you think you could…fix my Clima-Tact for me?"
Usopp's jaw dropped.
Are you kidding me?! he thought.
"Is everything okay?" Nami asked.
"Huh? Oh!" Usopp said. "O-of course! Everything's fine! Why wouldn't it be?"
"Okay…" Nami murmured. "A-anyway, Usopp, I'm only asking because you're the only one who knows to fix my weapon! After all, you made it!"
"O…of course, Nami!" Usopp said. "I'd be more than happy to fix it for you!"
"Thanks, Usopp," Nami said. "I knew I could count on you, unlike a certain captain I know."
"Uh, Nami?" Usopp asked. "Is there something going on between you two?"
"Sorry," Nami said. "I don't mean to worry you, it's just…I thought I could trust Luffy, you know? I just hate that he won't tell me who broke it in the first place! When Luffy and I started dating two years ago, we agreed that there'd be no secrets between us! Maybe I made a wrong choice," Nami said. "Maybe Luffy…isn't the right man for me, after all. I dunno."
Usopp felt his heart sink.
"Oh, come on, Nami," said Usopp. "D-don't be like that! Sure, Luffy makes mistakes, but there's no need to think that you might have to break up with him!"
"Whoa, whoa!" Nami exclaimed. "No one said anything about that! I guess I'm so upset at him, I don't even know what I'm saying, anymore. Anyway, I better get outta you're hair. Oh! And one more thing! You're gonna have to find the Clima-Tact on your own. I think I misplaced it." She laughed nervously.
With that being said, Nami left.
Usopp sighed and put a hand to his forehead, as if in exasperation. Now he knew what Luffy meant when he said that he'd end up regretting this.
He needed to clear his head, and there was only person he could think of.
XXX
Usopp entered the men's quarters to find Luffy, lying in his bunk.
"Uh, Luffy?" Usopp called to his captain. "Can I talk to you for a minute?"
Luffy craned his head to look at the sniper, and for some reason, his face looked a bit green. Usopp didn't seem to notice, though.
"Uh, hey, Luffy," Usopp said. "Listen, remember when you said that I'd end up regretting this? Well…you were right. Nami just asked me to fix the Clima-Tact for her, and she didn't even know I'm fixing it for her!"
"Really?" Luffy asked in voice that sounded rather sickly.
"Yeah," Usopp answered, "and…it sounds like she's really mad at you for not telling her. Luffy, I didn't realize how much I was putting at risk, until now! How am I ever gonna look Nami in the eye, again, after just realizing this?!" He turned to Luffy. "I CAN'T, that's how!"
He then realized something: Luffy acted like he had not heard a single word Usopp had said.
"Uh, Luffy?" Usopp asked. "Are you okay? You're not looking so good."
Luffy moaned and clutched his stomach.
"Oh, no," Usopp muttered in horror. "Luffy, don't tell me you're getting a stomachache, already!"
"I think all that candy finally caught up to me," Luffy said. "My tummy REALLY hurts~!"
"Oh, man, not now!" Usopp said. "Of all the times, why now?!"
"I'm sorry, Usopp," Luffy said, "but you know what candy does to me. Ugh…!"
"Dammit," cursed Usopp. "It's gonna be lunchtime soon, and if you're too sick to eat, Nami's bound to notice! What am I gonna do?!"
Luffy groaned in pain, once again.
XXX
Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Chopper is dialing in the code to unlocking the fridge. Sanji gave the little reindeer permission to use the code, but only if he didn't tell Luffy.
Ever since this morning, Chopper seemed to be using great lengths to try and avoid Blizzard, much to the wolf-dog's confusion. It seemed that the reindeer is still convinced that his big brother is a vampire.
"Got it," Chopper said once he heard the beep. He opened the fridge door and pulled out a raw beef steak. "Now I can save the others. Hopefully, Blizzard hasn't bitten anyone and tried to suck out their blood, yet."
"Chopper?"
Chopper yelped and whipped around to see Blizzard standing behind him.
"What are you doing, little buddy?" he asked him. "You're not trying to sneak food, are you? Lunch is in an hour. What are you doing with that steak?"
Chopper stared at the steak in his hooves, and then back at Blizzard.
Well…this is it, then! Chopper thought. I've only got one shot at this!
"DIE, YOU SPAWN OF THE DEVIL!" the reindeer shouted.
Blizzard's mouth went agape with shock when he heard his little brother say those words, but his shock momentarily disappeared when he saw a screaming Chopper come running towards him with the steak in his hands.
SWAKK! He smacked the steak against Blizzard's chest…but nothing happened.
"Huh?" Chopper muttered. "Hey! What's going on? Why isn't it working?!"
"Okay, Chopper," Blizzard said. "This is getting weird. You've been acting you've been trying to avoid me, like I'm gonna eat you or something! Why did you slap a raw steak against my chest?!"
"The book said that a steak to the heart is supposed to kill a vampire!" Chopper said.
"Chopper, that's a WOODEN STAKE," Blizzard corrected. "You don't use a raw beef steak to kill- wait…you think I'm a vampire?"
"Think?!" Chopper repeated. "I KNOW you are!"
"WHAT?!" Blizzard questioned. "Chopper, that's just downright absurd!"
"Oh, yeah?" Chopper asked. "Well, then how do you explain the fact that your reflection didn't appear in a mirror and that blood you had on your mouth last night?!"
Blizzard stared at Chopper, but then he heaved a sigh. Then, without warning, WHAP! He grabbed Chopper by the arm with his paw.
"H-hey, wait a minute!" Chopper said in slight panic, struggling to get free. "What are you doing?! Let go! Don't suck my blood!"
"Chopper! Relax!" Blizzard shouted.
Chopper stood completely still.
"Now, listen to me," Blizzard said. "I want you to do this one thing for me. Just this ONE THING. Okay?"
Chopper nodded, hesitantly.
"I want you…to smell my breath," Blizzard told him.
"Smell your breath?!" Chopper repeated.
"Just do it, okay?!" Blizzard asked, sternly.
"O-okay! Okay!" Chopper said. "I'll smell your breath."
Blizzard took in a deep breath, and then blew into Chopper's face. Chopper's nose twitched, and he gasped as his eyes went wide in realization.
"It's…it's ketchup!" he said.
"Remember? Sanji made hotdogs last night for dinner," Blizzard said. "I woke up in the middle of the night feeling peckish, so I went to have a midnight snack, and I had hotdogs with lots of ketchup. I guess some of it got on my fur and stained my teeth."
"Oh~!" Chopper said. "But, wait…what about the mirror you were sleeping next to in the men's quarters."
"Chopper, did you think that maybe since I was lying down, my reflection didn't show?" Blizzard inquired.
"Oh, yeah!" Chopper said. "So I guess you're not really a vampire, after all!"
Blizzard smiled.
"Blizzard, I'm so sorry," Chopper said. "I should've asked first, instead of jumping to conclusions. You forgive me, don't you?"
"Oh, Chopper, of course I forgive you," Blizzard said. "Everyone makes mistakes, once in a while, we just have to learn from them, is all."
Chopper approached Blizzard and hugged his muzzle.
"I love you, big brother," he said.
"I love you, too, little brother," Blizzard said as he embraced Chopper back. "Now…could you take this steak off my chest? It's really cold."
"Oh! Sure!" Chopper said before he took the slab of meat off of his big brother's chest.
XXX
It's finally lunchtime. Today, the crew is having a deep sea fish Carpaccio with a tangy sauce.
However, Nami noticed that everyone had to come to eat except for one person: Luffy. At first, the navigator didn't really think much of it, but then she started thinking that maybe her boyfriend was still upset at her for taking away his meat privileges for two weeks.
She decided that maybe she was a bit too hard on her captain, so she sat up, got herself a fresh plate of Carpaccio.
"Nami?" Sanji asked. "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to bring Luffy his dinner," Nami said.
Usopp gasped silently in the middle of eating.
"But Nami," Chopper said, "I thought you said that Luffy couldn't eat meat for two weeks."
"I know, but…I feel like maybe I was too rough on him," Nami said. "I'm gonna go and apologize."
With that, Nami went outside, but Usopp gasped and followed after her in a hurry.
"N-N-NAMI! WAIT!" he shouted before he stopped in front of her. "Uh…maybe you should give Luffy a little alone time, you know?"
"I think he's been alone, long enough," Nami said. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to bring him his food."
"Uh…he could still be a little upset, Nami!" Usopp said.
In more ways than one, he thought.
"You know Luffy," Nami said, "he doesn't hold a grudge against someone unless he REALLY hates them. Now, move aside."
"Uh…uh…wait, Nami! Maybe Luffy is sick with a terrible disease!" Usopp said. "Uh…yes! That's it! He's got 'I'm-So-Mad-At-Nami-That-I-Can't-Even-Look-At-Her-Face-Or-I'll-Die' Syndrome!"
"Okay, Usopp," Nami said. "What the hell is going on?! You've been acting…I don't know…more jittery than usual!"
"J-jittery? Me?" Usopp asked. "Why, no! I…I…"
"Sooner or later, you're gonna start regretting this." Luffy's words repeated in his head.
Usopp sighed.
"Okay, Nami," he said. "I…I've got something I need to tell you. Granted, it's not easy for me to say."
Nami looked at Usopp, inquisitively.
"Nami…I'm the one who broke your Clima-Tact," Usopp confessed, earning a gasp from the navigator.
"Usopp…" Nami muttered.
"I accidentally stepped on it and broke it in half," Usopp continued, "and…I was really scared about what you'd do, so I've been trying to fix it for you since this morning. What's worse is that Luffy saw me, and I talked him into not telling you. Nami…I'm really sorry, so if you're gonna beat me up, just…please, make it quick!"
A pause.
"Well?" Usopp asked. "What are you waiting for?! Aren't you gonna pummel me?!"
"No," Nami replied.
"What?" Usopp questioned.
"I'm not gonna beat you up, Usopp," Nami said. "I'm actually glad you told me at the last second. Not knowing who broke my Clima-Tact in the first place was driving me crazy."
Usopp smiled a little.
"However, that doesn't mean you're not in trouble, you know," Nami said. "After I bring Luffy his lunch, I'll decide a suitable punishment for you."
"Hey, I understand- wait, WHAT?!" Usopp cried. "Nami, wait! You don't wanna see Luffy! Seriously!"
Too late. Nami had already opened the door to the men's quarters and peeked inside.
"Luffy?" she called. "You in here?"
All she got in reply was a man, and she gasped when she saw her boyfriend lying in his bunk, groaning in pain and clutching his churning stomach.
"Luffy!" Nami exclaimed before she put the plate on the nightstand and ran to her captain's side. "Luffy, what's wrong? Are you all right?"
"My tummy hurts…" Luffy moaned.
Oh, no! Usopp thought.
"How did you get a tummy ache, sweetheart?" Nami asked.
"I ate too much candy," Luffy answered.
"Where'd you get candy?" Nami asked.
"Usopp gave it to me," Luffy replied.
Nami's eyes went wide, and then she turned and glared at Usopp, who smiled sheepishly.
"Usopp," Nami said. "Why the HELL would you give Luffy candy?! You know his stomach is sensitive when it comes to sweets!"
"Uh…I was bribing him into not telling you," Usopp said.
"You BRIBED him?!" Nami shouted. "Oh, that's IT! Usopp, you are in deep crap!"
"B-b-but, Nami!" Usopp stammered.
"QUIET!" Nami snapped. "Usopp, as punishment, you're grounded for a month! Plus, I'm fining 150,000 Berries!"
"What?!" Usopp questioned. "But why?!"
"Why else?!" Nami asked. "The 100,000 Berries are for paying for the damage you did to Clima-Tact and the 50,000 Berries are for making Luffy sick!" She then turned to Luffy, who still felt rather sickly.
"Oh, Luffy, you poor baby," she said before she helped him out of bed. "Come on. Let's go to our room. You can lie down with me, okay? And I'll give you a nice tummy rub and a glass of ginger ale to help you feel better."
"Thanks, Nami," Luffy said.
Usopp stared after Nami and Luffy, the former of the two shooting a glare at the sniper, which caused him to flinch.
"I'm not speaking to you for the rest of the day," Nami hissed.
"Nami, it was a mistake," Usopp said. "I promise, I'll never do it again! I'm sorry!"
"Well…I guess I could forgive you," Nami said, "but don't think you're off the hook."
"I understand," Usopp said.
With that, Nami and Luffy left the room, leaving Usopp alone.
I'm gonna be hearing more about this, later, Usopp thought, and maybe tomorrow, too.
XXX
A moment later, Luffy and Nami are sitting in their love nest, a room that Franky and Usopp had made just for them. This room was once an extra storage room that nobody used, so Nami decided that it would be a gift to both herself and Luffy for their anniversary which was last month, but let's not talk about it, now.
Luffy made a small moan as Nami gently rubbed his tummy.
"Nami," he said.
"Hmm?" Nami hummed
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you about Usopp," Luffy said.
"Shh~…" Nami shushed him. "Don't worry about it. I'm not mad at you, anymore, okay?"
"But it was still a mistake to listen to Usopp," Luffy said. "I didn't wanna lie to you Nami."
"I said don't worry about it," Nami said. "Look, just go to sleep, okay? You'll feel better when you wake up."
"Okay," Luffy said before he closed his eyes and fell fast asleep with Nami sitting beside him, keeping him company.
XXX
The next day…
"So you're stuck in this room for a whole month?"
"Yep, but it's gonna be okay. At least I fixed her Clima-Tact, but she's still pretty sore at me. Plus…that beating I got didn't help much, either."
Luffy and Usopp are hanging out in the men's quarters, together. While Luffy had gotten his meat privileges back, Usopp was not allowed to leave the room, except for meals, but nothing else. It was a frustrating punishment, but the sniper took it in stride.
"So…how's your stomach feeling, Luffy?" Usopp asked.
"Better than it was yesterday," Luffy answered. "I'm sorry I told Nami that you gave me all that candy, Usopp."
"Nah," Usopp said. "I pretty much brought it on myself. You know, Luffy…you were right. I was regretting not telling Nami about breaking her Clima-Tact, and…it kinda felt good to confess to her."
Luffy smiled at Usopp.
"Oh, yeah!" Usopp said. "Sorry I made you sick, Luffy. It was a dumb-ass move, knowing how your stomach gets upset from eating too much candy."
Luffy then gave Usopp his signature toothy grin and chuckle.
"No problem!" he said.
Usopp smiled back at Luffy. The sniper may have made some mistakes, but at least he had learned from them…the hard way, that is.
"Hey!"
Sanji entered the men's quarters, holding up a raw steak covered in white fur.
"Why is this steak covered in dog hair?!" the cook asked.
Blizzard, who had been lying in his bed in the corner, threw his head up and looked at Sanji, then looked at the little bald spots on his chest, which he covered with paw, blushing red in embarrassment.
I really hope Chopper's done with that hair growth formula, he thought
THE END
Yeah, sorry if this seems OOC to you people. I had this in mind for a long time.
Review, please!