One Piece: Tattoos

One Piece © Oda

Blizzard © Me

Summary- When Luffy asks Nami about her tattoo, he decides he wants one, too, but the navigator won't let him. Luffy/Nami, Zoro/Robin fluff, post time-skip.

It's another day in the New World, and a seemingly perfect day for sailing. The Thousand Sunny, home to the Straw Hat Pirates, has recently docked on another island, and Nami, the navigator, is sitting in the library, drawing the island's map to add to her map of the world.

Suddenly, KNOCK! KNOCK! Nami looked up once she heard a knock on the door, and she sighed.

"Who is it?" she called.

The door opened, revealing Luffy behind it.

"Hi!" he greeted her.

Nami smiled and stood up to greet her boyfriend/secret fiancé with a hug.

"Hi, Luffy," she said, sweetly.

Luffy smiled and his cheeks flushed a light shade of pink, and then he pulled away.

"So, what's going on?" Nami asked.

"Ah, nothing," Luffy replied. "Got bored, so I came to see what you were doing."

"Well, as you can see," Nami began as she gestured to her desk, "I've been busy drawing my maps, again."

"Oh," Luffy said. "Don't you ever get bored when you draw your maps? Not that I've got nothing against it and all."

"Not really," Nami said.

Luffy scratched at the back of head, and then he eyed the tattoo on Nami's shoulder. It was then that he remembered that the navigator had that tattoo ever since she officially left Arlong's crew and joined the Straw Hats, and all this time, he wondered: what did the odd shape mean, anyway?

"Hey, Nami?" Luffy asked.

"Hmm?" Nami hummed, inquisitively.

"I've always wondered," he said, "what is your tattoo supposed to look like?"

"Oh!" Nami replied. "It's supposed to be a tangerine and a pinwheel."

"Oh," said Luffy. "…I still don't get it."

Nami sighed, but chuckled inwardly at Luffy's simpleminded behavior. It was almost cute to her how naïve he could be.

"Well, Luffy," she explained, "some tattoos are just worn to make people look cool, right?"

Luffy nodded enthusiastically.

"And sometimes, tattoos are worn to mean something, kind of like a pirate flag," Nami said.

"Oh! Okay! I get it!" Luffy said. "But, wait…what's your tattoo supposed to mean?"

"My tattoo represents my love of tangerines and pinwheels," Nami replied.

"Oh," said Luffy. "So…some tattoos are meant to say that you love something, right?"

"Exactly," Nami answered.

"Can I get one?" Luffy asked.

Nami's eyes went wide.

"Uh…I'm sorry…?" she said, questioningly.

"I wanna get a tattoo like yours!" Luffy answered.

"Uh…sorry Luffy," Nami said, "but no."

"Huh?" Luffy muttered. "But…why not?!"

"Well…tattoos can be a little expensive," Nami said. "Plus, the ink can get into your bloodstream and make you sick."

"But you're wearing one and you're not sick," Luffy remarked. "Come on, Nami! Please~?!" He gave Nami the "puppy-dog eyes", something that the navigator usually couldn't resist.

"Luffy, I'm sorry," Nami apologized, "but when I say 'no', I mean NO! And that's final! And don't try and pull off that 'I'm the captain' stuff, again, because it won't work! Now, please get out. I'm very busy."

"But Nami-" Luffy started.

"NOW!" Nami barked.

Luffy yelped before he scrambled out of the room.

"I really hate when I have to say no to him," Nami said as she sat back down at the desk and continued, "but…I gotta be firm with him."

Outside, Luffy sat down on the deck, arms crossed and bottom lip poked out in a pout.

"That's not fair," he said. "How come Nami has a tattoo, but she says I can't?"

"Hey, Luffy."

Luffy looked up and saw Blizzard approach him.

"Hey, Blizzard," Luffy greeted the wolf-dog with a gentle pat on the head.

"Why the long face?" Blizzard asked.

"Well, I wanna get a tattoo," Luffy replied, "but Nami won't let me get one. I don't know why."

"Why do you wanna get a tattoo?" Blizzard asked.

"So that Nami and I will match!" Luffy answered. "She's got a tattoo, so why can't I get one?"

"Maybe she thinks you'll get a bad one," Blizzard said. "I've seen people do it before back on Rivet Island."

"But I'd never get a bad tattoo," said Luffy. "I'd get a really cool one!"

Blizzard seemed to hum, inquisitively, and then he grinned.

"I got an idea!" he said.

"You do?" Luffy asked, excitedly.

"Yeah," Blizzard answered. "Listen. Nami and Robin are going shopping as soon as Nami's done with her map, right? As soon as they're gone, let's go into town and find a tattoo parlor, and then try and come back before the girls do!"

"That's awesome!" Luffy said before he hugged Blizzard around his neck. "Thanks, Blizzard! You're probably the smartest dog I know!"

Blizzard smiled and wagged his tail.

"By the way," Blizzard said. "What exactly is this tattoo supposed to look like?"

Luffy then pulled away and scratched his head.

"Uh…I dunno," he replied, but then he lit up.

"I know!" he said. "Maybe Usopp can help! He's good at drawing!"

"Good idea," Blizzard said. "You go ask Usopp and I'll wait out here when you're ready."

"Okay!" Luffy said before he went to go look for Usopp.

XXX

Down in the Usopp Factory, Usopp is busy with a little project: making a model boat.

"Let's see," said Usopp as he prepared to glue just one more part of the model on. "Just glue this one little piece and it will be fin-"

"Hi, Usopp!"

"DAH!" Usopp yelped as he ended up throwing the model boat off his desk and onto the floor, causing it to be smashed to pieces.

"Great…" the sniper grumbled before he turned to face Luffy, who seemed oblivious to what he had done.

"Hey, Usopp, I need a quick favor," said Luffy.

"What is it, Luffy?" Usopp asked.

"I need you to draw something for me," Luffy replied. "A tattoo."

"You want me to draw you a tattoo?" asked Usopp.

"Yeah," Luffy answered. "Think you can do it?"

"Well…sure! Why not?" Usopp answered before he cleared his desk, pulled out a sheet of paper, and some pencils, a black one and some colored ones.

"So, what do you want it to look like?" Usopp asked.

"Well…" Luffy said.

XXX

About fifteen minutes later, Luffy returned to the upper deck, holding a piece of paper that Usopp had given him.

"About time," Blizzard said. "Nami and Robin just left. What took you so long?"

"Sorry, buddy," Luffy said. "You know how Usopp is when it comes to art."

"Yeah, yeah," Blizzard said. "Anyway, get on. If we're gonna find a tattoo parlor, we might as well go now."

"Right," Luffy said before he pulled himself up onto Blizzard's back. "Let's ride!"

RUFF! Blizzard barked before he ran off into town.

XXX

It took about maybe an hour or two, but Luffy and Blizzard finally found the tattoo parlor.

"Be right back, Blizzard," Luffy said.

"Don't take too long in there," Blizzard said. "Remember, we wanna be back before Nami does and notices we're gone!"

"I know," Luffy answered as he entered the tattoo parlor, and was soon greeted by the owner, a young man about 23 years of age. He had brown hair that has been dyed in navy blue streaks, a black tank top, and a pair of blue baggy jeans. Luffy could see various tattoos on his body, as well as a nose and lip piercing.

"Welcome to Hugo's Tattoos!" said the owner. "I'm Hugo. How can I help you?"

"I wanna get a tattoo," answered Luffy. "Something like this."

He handed Hugo the piece of paper that Usopp gave him.

"Ah," Hugo said with a grin. "A classic. Just come and sit down."

Luffy smiled before he went to sit down in the chair, and Hugo approached him with some sort of electric pen.

"So, where do you want it?" asked Hugo.

"On my chest," Luffy answered, "close to my collarbone."

"Okay," said Hugo. "You're gonna feel a bit of a sting, at first, so just hold still."

"I can take it," Luffy said confidently.

Hugo smiled before he began his work, and Luffy had to admit, it did sting for a bit, but he withstood the pain and sat through the procedure. As quickly as it started, it was over, and Luffy left the tattoo parlor, happy as a lark.

"You done, already?" Blizzard asked. "Feels like you were in there for hours. So, what's it look like?"

Luffy pulled his cardigan back, revealing his tattoo.

"Wow!" said Blizzard. "Looks great! Nami's gonna love it!"

"I hope so," Luffy said. "Come on! Let's head back before Nami does!"

Blizzard got down low so that Luffy could climb onto his back, and once the Straw Hat captain had gotten on, the wolf-dog turned and ran, heading back to the Sunny.

At that moment, Nami and Robin appeared, carrying many packages and bags with them.

"Hey, look!" Nami said. "A tattoo parlor!"

"I see," said Robin.

"I'll be right back, Robin," Nami told the historian. "I think it's time I got a new tattoo."

Robin chuckled and nodded.

"I'll be waiting out here when you're done," she said.

With that, Nami went inside and is soon greeted by Hugo.

"Welcome to Hugo's Tattoos!" Hugo greeted. "I'm Hugo. How may I help you, ma'am?"

"I'd like to get a tattoo, please," Nami answered before she held up a piece of paper. "Something like this."

"Excellent!" Hugo said. "Right this way!"

Nami smiled and followed Hugo to the chair.

XXX

Later on, at the Sunny, everything seemed peaceful and quiet. "Seemed" being the key word, here.

"MONKEY D. LUFFY~!"

Luffy cringed when he heard his name being called by none other than Nami. He know for a fact that the navigator did not shout his full name like that unless he was in very big trouble.

"Oh, boy," Usopp said. "You better go see what she wants Luffy."

"Now," Chopper agreed.

"She sounds angry enough, already," Blizzard added.

Luffy gulped before he left the men's quarters and came out on deck, where he found Nami and Robin, the former looking very angry, and, for some reason, wearing some bandages around her right shoulder.

"Uh…hi, Nami," Luffy greeted his girlfriend.

"Don't you 'Hi, Nami,' me, mister!" Nami snapped. "You know very damn well what you did!"

"I do?" Luffy questioned.

"As Robin and I were returning to the ship," Nami began, "we stopped at a tattoo parlor. While I was there, I had a talk with the owner, and he said that a young man in a STRAW HAT came by there earlier for a TATTOO!"

"Well, I only-" Luffy began.

"Luffy, when I said 'No tattoo', I MEANT IT!" Nami shouted. "How could you just go behind my back like that?!"

"But Nami-" Luffy started.

"But what?!" Nami questioned.

"I got one because I wanted us to match," Luffy answered.

Nami sighed in exasperation.

"Okay, Luffy," she said. "Let's see it. Show it to me!"

Luffy smiled before he pulled his cardigan back, revealing his chest, and Nami gasped.

There, on his left pectoral, between the scar on his chest and his collarbone, is a red heart with an arrow penetrating it and a white ribbon wrapped around it, and on the ribbon is Nami's name.

Nami looked at Luffy, whose smile grew bigger, and she smiled back with tears forming in her eyes.

"You said that tattoos can mean that you love something," said Luffy, "and I love you, Nami!"

"Oh, Luffy…!" she said before she hugged Luffy tightly, and the captain returned her embrace with a chuckle.

"So does this mean you're not mad at me, anymore?" Luffy asked.

"Yeah," Nami said. "Sorry I snapped at you."

"So…why do you have a bandage around your shoulder?" Luffy asked, a bit concern. "Did you get hurt?"

Nami smiled at Luffy before she reached over and began to pull off the bandages, revealing a big red heart, like Luffy's tattoo, only instead of a white ribbon, there is a big black "L" in the center.

"Uh…okay," Luffy said. "I get the heart, but…what's L supposed to mean?"

"'L' for Luffy, you big dummy!" Nami said with a laugh.

"Oh!" Luffy said before he laughed and hugged Nami again.

Zoro, who happened to be coming down from the Crow's Nest at the time, saw the two and smiled at them, and Robin approached the swordsman, putting one arm around his shoulder and tracing his chest with her finger.

"Maybe we should get some tattoos, some time," said Robin.

"Yeah, right," said Zoro. "I don't need some ink drawing on my skin to tell people how much I love you."

Robin chuckled.

"True," she said, "but it's just a thought."

THE END

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