It has been almost exactly three years ago since I updated this story. Was about time... I hope the writing style is still the same. Sorry for the grammar.
Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece
A lot of happiness, almost unreal.
Unreal like a dream. As if it was gone when I wake up...
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It was a sunny day. Light rays entered the meadow and every animal woke up, looking for something to eat. Light rays also entered Nami's room, shining onto her bed sheets. Her curtain joined the dance of the wind and the wind now softly brushed against the cheek of the orange haired, making her half awake. She turned in her bed and her white sheets embraced her curves perfectly. Her pink lips turned into a soft smile when her hand touched her childhood and boyfriends arm. She brushed her hand up and down his arm, enjoying his warmth. The raven haired boy woke up and rubbed his eyes. Nami went closer and enjoyed touching her lover. She had so much time to catch up with Luffy, and the happiness she felt was just undescribable. Luffy opened one eye and looked at Nami with an equal smile. Luffy's eyes slowly widened and Nami's smile slowly disappeard.
"What's wrong?" Nami asked worried. Luffy looked towards the window, seeing the sun shine.
"What time is it?" He asked. Nami's eyes widened too, knowing what he was talking about.
The peaceful silence was fast gone in the three brothers' house, after Luffy arrived inside. Makino and Shanks looked really mad at their youngest son and he only looked at the ground. Sabo was eating breakfast at the dinnertable, looking at his parent and baby brother and Ace sat in the livingroom reading a magazine. The oldest brother was eating his cereal slowly, looking from Luffy to Ace and from Ace to Luffy.
"At Nami. Really." Shanks said it more than asking "You have been dating her for three days and you slept already at her house?" He said, getting madder with every spoken word.
"W... Well, yeah, we were playing a game and we just got tired so yeah..." Luffy explained, scratching his head.
"You. Already. Slept. There." Makino seethed. Luffy now frowned confused and he glanced at Sabo, seeing him make a circle with his index finger and thumb, and he pointed with his other index finger through the made circle. Luffy paled and turned to look at Shanks and Makino.
"I... I only slept there! Nothing happened! I barely touched her!" He said. "I'm sorry I didn't come home last night." He said, bowing countless times in front of his parents. Shanks and Makino glanced at Sabo, who was peacefully eating his cereal.
"Barely?" asked Ace. They all now turned to Ace who was reading his magazine. Shanks and Makino now looked at Luffy and Luffy burst out in sweat. Sabo still looked at Ace, noticing something seemed off.
"Barely?" Makino and Shanks repeated. Luffy looked at them out of his eye corner.
"We kissed." He murmured. Makino and Shanks lifted their heads in understanding.
Shanks walked away and waved his hand "Good enough for me." Makino nodded and also walked upstairs after her husband. Luffy let go a breath he didn't know he held in. Sabo stood up and cleaned his cereal bowl. Ace glanced at Luffy and turned a new page. Sabo and Luffy frowned and looked towards Ace. The atmosphere felt really weird there.
"Penny for your thoughts?" Sabo asked, cleaning the table after.
Ace looked up, realising his two brothers were looking at him "No, not really." He said "Just jealous Luffy could do something in three days I couldn't do in one year. Let alone the sleeping part, because I never slept there." he explained. Luffy gulped a bit and Sabo frowned slightly, both hearing the undertone with hatred.
Robin opened the front door and she walked towards Luffy, feeling a heavy atmosphere. "Robin!" said Sabo with a relieved smile. Robin looked at the brothers and she walked towards Sabo, giving him a kiss. She looked at Ace, who was looking at his magazine, Luffy who was looking at the ground with some kind of guilt... And Sabo who acted badly that everything was alright. "Let's go upstairs." Sabo said, grabbing her hand. Sabo of course knew Robin was very intelligent, so it wouldn't surprise him if she already found out. Robin and Sabo entered his room and Sabo closed the door. "Do you wanna play on the playstation?" Sabo asked, walking to his television.
"You can't act..." Robin said, looking at her lover with a smile "What was going on?" she asked. Sabo laughed uneasy and he scratched his temple with his indexfinger.
"Euhm... Nami and Luffy kissed yesterday and Luffy fell asleep in Nami's bed last night... Which caused my parent's to be mad at him. And it turns out Ace never slept in Nami's bed and it took him a year to kiss Nami so he is jealous." Robin nodded in understanding. She sat on his bed and Sabo sat on his butt on the ground, trying to make his playstation work.
"Sabo... Look at me." Sabo frowned and looked at Robin. Robin layed her hand on his soft and hot cheek and sighed "I am in love with Sanji... I just don't feel anything for you anymore..." She whispered with a sad look. "That's why I came here unplanned, to tell you this."
Sabo's eyes widened and his face paled. She brushed her thumb over his cheek and smiled softly. "Sorry... I lied." She now said "It hurt, didn't it...?" Sabo still looked pale and he opened his mouth slowly "Imagine that happening for real. I know your heart ached for a second when I said that, but imagine having that ache for three long days, and hearing that the person you love is doing those things with your own bloodrelated brother... Wouldn't that hurt even more?"
"B... But he said..." Sabo began, speechless of his girlfriends wit, but especially of the little ache he really did feel in his heart a moment ago.
"Yes, he said he didn't mind. But do you maybe realise a little bit - and I don't say Luffy should quit this - but maybe he is really hurt. That Nami was his everything, his love, his girlfriend and now an empty place in his life? That the bags under his eyes is caused because he couldn't sleep? Love is one of the most painful, dreadful and depressing emotions ever. And I don't want to scare you, but he might snap one of these days because he has definitly been acting..." Robin said. Sabo saddened, understanding everything she said.
"I'm sorry." Sabo murmured. He got on his knees and hugged Robin.
Robin smiled and shook her head "I'm sorry I hurt you for a moment." It was quiet between the two "But I am afraid we might have to watch Ace..."
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The clouds began to gather in the sky, making the sun dissapear. The wind began to blow harder and the trees were fighting against it. Luffy looked through the window and he saw a few drops hitting against the window. He breathe against the window and his breath made condense on the window. Nami looked up from her diary and looked at him. Her boyfriend told her what happened and what happened with Ace. Luffy sighed again and the other females noticed too. Genzou didn't look away from his newspaper.
"Let's play cards." Nami said. Luffy looked up and he looked at Nami. He grabbed her hand and they both walked upstairs. Nojiko and Bellemere looked at each other with an apologetic expression.
Luffy hummed in the soft pillow and Nami rubbed his back softly. "I am really sorry, Luffy..." Nami whispered. "Once the rain is gone, we are going outside for a good walk and try to forget what happened." Luffy sighed and turned his head to look at Nami. Nami smiled at him and brushed his cheek.
"I am afraid I might even hurt him more..." Nami nodded, knowing what he meant. But they couldn't always keep a secret of what they did or act like they weren't a couple. Nami climbed over Luffy and laid next to him. Luffy turned to look at her and she smiled softly.
"The next time you sleep here, you have no choice but to let me go with you to your house to apologize to Makino and Shanks." Luffy pouted but nodded and Nami smirked for winning the 'fight'.
"I have a hard time, thinking I am going to wake up from this dream." Nami said, brushing Luffy's scar under his eye "And seeing this is all fake and I'm still having a relationship with Ace."
Luffy nodded. He also thought this all was still a dream. Luffy grinned and Nami cocked an eyebrow. "I'm happy." he said. Nami smiled too and sighed with happiness.
"Let's go to the bar." Nami insisted "It's been a long time since we played darts."Luffy grinned and nodded. They both noticed it wasn't raining outside anymore, so they both stood up and went downstairs.
"We are going to the bar." Nami said, grabbing her and Luffy's jacket.
Bellemere smiled and nodded. "Don't get drunk."
"Of course not! It's too early!" Nami said, closing the door behind her. Genzou looked over his newspaper with a cocked eyebrow and he sighed together with Nojiko at the same time
"I felt how tensed they were..." They both murmured. Bellemere nodded and cleaned the kitchen further.
Nami and Luffy walked hand in hand towards the urban little town downhills. They avoided the muddy parts and Nami jumped over the puddles. They looked around and they saw a lot of people around town talking, selling and buying. Nami and Luffy ignored the people looking at them weirdly because they all got used to the sight of Nami and Ace. They saw the little bar ahead and Nami smiled, running while holding Luffy, who now was obligated to run too. Nami opened the bar door and looked at the blonde cook, Sanji. Sanji looked at the hand holding couple and he blinked a few times.
"Shitty bastard." Sanji hissed. Luffy looked at him confused with a smile and Nami walked towards the counter "Nami-swan! What can I do for you?" he asked. Luffy also walked to the counter and he sat down next to Nami.
"Where's Zoro?" Luffy asked, looking around the bar. Sanji cleaned a glass and sighed
"Marimo got a day off because Kuina-chwan has an echo today. So I take charge of the kitchen and bar." Luffy and Nami nodded in understanding. Sanji looked at the couple and pointed at them "Are you two together?" He asked. Luffy grinned and Nami nodded with a smile. Sanji put the glass on the counter and smiled "About time. What do you both want to drink?"
"Cola for me." Luffy said. Nami frowned confused and looked from Sanji to Luffy. Sanji put the glass before Luffy with a straw.
"About time?" Nami asked still confused. Sanji looked at her and blinked. Nami now turned to look at Luffy who was sipping his cola out the straw. Sanji now also looked at Luffy and Luffy began to sweat more, feeling an interrogation coming from his new girlfriend. "About time?" she asked again. Sanji rubbed his temple and thought.
"When Ace and you had a relationship for about a year and a half, Luffy couldn't take it anymore. So he came here, got drunk and cried." Luffy looked with big eyes at Sanji and the scarred boy saw Nami look at him from his eyecorner. "And Zoro and I carried Luffy back to his house and his brothers made fun at him, though one brother didn't know Luffy's state was caused by him." Luffy now drank his cola fast and he stood up.
"Let's play some pool!" He said, trying to change the subject immediately. Nami grabbed him by his wrist and Luffy stopped walking. He turned and looked at his girlfriend, seeing guilt and sadness. "Let's play." Luffy said again, now grabbing her hand. She nodded and stood up. Sanji leaned on the counter and looked at the couple, remembering the old days.
~ღ~ Flashback ~ღ
"Curly brow! Two hamburgers!" Zoro yelled.
"Shut up, Marimo!" Sanji yelled, but still doing what he was told. The bar was quite crowded and Zoro and Kuina stood at the bar. Some were singing, dancing, playing pool or playing darts. The door opened and Zoro looked up, seeing his best friend. "Sanji, one portion spareribs a la Luffy!" Zoro now said at Sanji with a smirk. Sanji opened the kitchen door and he saw Luffy walking towards the bar with a grin.
"Hello, Luffy! Your spareribs are coming soon!" Sanji yelled from the kitchen. Luffy sat on a bar chair and grinned.
"How are you?" He asked
"Great, and you?"
Zoro smiled and pointed at Kuina "We are getting married and the bar is running good."
"That's great!" Luffy said enthousiast.
Zoro leaned on the counter with a knowing smirk. Luffy blinked a few times in confusion. "For real, how are you?"
Luffy frowned a bit and looked away "I needed to go... Ace and Nami were sitting hand in hand in the livingroom..." Kuina and Sanji also heard his confession.
Zoro sighed with a nod "What do you want to drink?"
"Beer?" Luffy asked insecure. Zoro frowned and he turned to look at Kuina. Luffy was too young for beer...
Kuina smiled and nodded "Give him beer. He needs it." Luffy smiled openmouthed and Zoro poured beer in a glass. He gave his beer together with his spareribs and Luffy kept grinning.
"Luffy, we are about to close." Sanji said, poking his head. Luffy had his forehead buried in his arms and his arms were on the counter. "Oooi."
Luffy turned his head and Kuina's face softened. "He is crying while sleeping..." Kuina said. Zoro and Sanji both took a look at Luffy's face, and he was indeed crying softly, also with little sobs. Zoro and Sanji looked at each other, of course caring for their friend. Zoro looked at Kuina, but she nodded already before Zoro asked anything. "Bring him home. I'll warm the bed." She said, walking towards the door.
"Lucky bastard..." Sanji said, refering to Zoro. The green haired smirked and walked to Luffy, who was snoring lightly. "How many did he drink?" Sanji asked. Zoro thought for a second before answering
"About 6?" he said. He grabbed the drunk's arm and Sanji grabbed the other, both carrying him outside. Sanji put Luffy on the bench and Zoro closed the bar fast. The trio went towards Luffy's house, and Luffy was still snoring.
"I feel sorry for him... I can't even imagine how he feels..." Sanji said, smoking a cigarette. He always waited until he was outside for a good smoke. Both Zoro and Sanji stopped walking when Luffy murmured something. Was he awake?
"Nami..." he whispered. Sanji and Zoro looked at each other and they sighed. They walked further until they got at Luffy's house.
~ღ~ Flashback over~ღ
Nami and Luffy were playing pool and Sanji looked at them with a smile. Luffy finally got his luck. "Luffy, I'm going to smoke at the back. Could you call me when someone is at the counter?" The cook asked.
Luffy grinned and nodded "Sure." Sanji smiled and walked towards the kitchen's backdoor. Luffy and Nami were now alone in the bar. They played pool and it sometimes went neat and the other times bad. Luffy was putting chalk on the stick and Nami looked.
"Where is the chalk for... I always wondered..." She asked.
Luffy grinned "The chalk prevent the stick for slipping away on the ball. Or that's what they told me..." Nami smiled and nodded. "But it smells really weird... Here." Nami frowned and wanted to smell it, but Luffy pressed the chalk against her nose, leaving a blue mark. Luffy laughed, not knowing a fist would connect his head. Luffy screeched in pain and Nami brushed her nose. He looked at Nami and laughed "Good to see you're turning into your old self." He said. Nami looked at him with surprise. She looked at her fist and smiled. It really has been a long time ago since she punched someone.
"Yeah, look out or you might receive another one." She laughed. Luffy pouted and accidentally shot the black 8-ball in. Nami laughed and cheered and Luffy facepalmed.
The sky turned into a beautiful starry nightsky as more hours passed away. The animals began to sleep again and the wind was almost gone. Nami and Luffy still were at the bar. They ate at the bar and they went and played further. Zoro finally arrived and he worked at the bar again, and Kuina sat at the bar. They all looked at the couple who were still playing. They even drank enough to flurt and tease a little with each other. They were very happy for them because they genuinely looked happy.
"Your turn." Nami said with a grin after she shot two balls into the pocket. Luffy pouted and tried too, but he only got one ball in and the next one failed. Nami smiled and saw his difficulties. "Alright, you get a small reward for getting one in." She said. Luffy cocked an eyebrow and Nami walked to Luffy. She nipped his lower lip and Luffy's eyes slightly widened. "Your reward will get better if you get more balls in." She explained. Luffy only gazed in front of him, but he broke out of his trance when he heard a snort at the bar. Luffy looked towards the bar and he saw Sanji and Kuina holding in a laughterfit. Zoro only cleaned the counter, acting as he saw nothing but a smile was noticed on his face.
Luffy turned away and he looked at Nami again. Nami noticed and she made her cleavage more visible. Sanji got a nosebleed and Luffy looked away with a blush. Nami grinned and cheated, putting a ball in the pocket. "Besides punching, cheating and showing your cleavage, I am happy to see your old self again, Nami." Kuina said with a smile. Nami grinned and nodded.
"You cheated?" Luffy asked with a deadpanned expression and Nami laughed. Nami and Luffy paid their bill after a while of playing and they left the bar.
Zoro smiled and put the cash in the register and Kuina sipped her cola with a smile. "I am so glad for them. It sucks for Freckles though..." Sanji said, referring to Ace. Kuina and Zoro both nodded with a sigh.
Nami and Luffy laughed and talked while walking to their homes. They did drink a few so they got lose. "Let's play hide and seek." Nami laughed. Luffy laughed too and nodded. Nami ran away and Luffy looked away, counting till ten. Nami hid behind the nearest tree and she giggled like a small child. She didn't know if the alcohol caused this, or if she was just as happy as a child with Luffy. Luffy looked behind the tree and he saw Nami giggling.
"Found you." He grinned. Nami gasped and ran away. "Oi!" Luffy yelled. Luffy ran after Nami and he jumped onto her, holding her down. Nami laughed and Luffy grinned too. "I never thought you were a child on the inside."
"I don't wanna hear that from you, idiot!" laughed Nami, trying to kick him off. Luffy landed on his back and Nami now went on top. She laughed when he tried to get her off. Nami kissed him softly on his lips and Luffy only looked with widened eyes. "I can get used to this position." she laughed. Luffy still looked with widened eyes and he nodded with red cheeks. "You gotta losen up! I know it's still weird after all those years but..." Nami explained. Luffy smiled. She was right again. Luffy grabbed her hand and Nami smiled. She kissed him again and Luffy finally relaxed.
"We have to go." Nami whispered. Luffy smiled and nodded. It was already late and school started tomorrow again. They both stood up and walked towards Nami's house hand in hand. "So..." Nami began. "How many times did you cry?" She asked, looking at him. He pinched her hand a bit and she, of course, noticed.
"Euhm..." Luffy began, scratching his forehead. "I... Didn't count..." He murmured. Luffy now looked at her and he saw her guilt again. "But that doesn't matter anymore..." He said, grabbing her other hand "I have you now, so I am really happy." Nami smiled and teared up a little. She nodded, agreeing silently with him. They got to Nami's house and they stood at the front door.
"I'll see you tomorrow." Luffy said with a grin. Nami nodded and kissed him again. Nami embraced her arms around his neck and she kissed him again. "Ne... Nojiko told me you never frenched kissed Ace because you wanted to wait for me. Is that true?" Luffy asked subtle. Nami blushed and nodded almost unnoticeble. Luffy grinned and brushed her beautiful orange her behind her ear.
"Why do you ask?" she asked with a smirk. A smirk Luffy didn't really like. Nami placed her lips on Luffy's, but he blushed once he felt a warm and soft thing against his lips. Luffy parted fast with widened eyes and red cheeks.
"W...Was that..." Luffy began
"My tongue. Yes." Nami answered with a grin. "But if you don't like it, I can stop." she said playing with his neck hair. Luffy smiled and embraced her hips. "Or should I continue?"
"Let's continue." Luffy answered. Nami smiled and kissed him again, brushing her tongue on his lips. Luffy opened his mouth and their kiss turned passionated with their tongues making a dance. The frontdoor of Nami's neighbors opened. Luffy and Nami parted and looked, both eyes widened seeing Ace looking at them. Ace closed the door and walked towards the town, ignoring the couple. Luffy broke out in sweat and Nami breathe out.
"N... Nami... He saw us..." Luffy said. Nami nodded and looked at Ace's back as he walked further away "He never ignored me... I think he is really pissed of now..."
"B... But he said he didn't mind... Do you really think he is pissed off?" Nami asked confused and scared.
"Since you did more things together in 4 days than he did with Nami in 5 years, I wouldn't be surprised if he is slightly pissed of." The couple looked at the door again, now seeing Sabo. Nami and Luffy frowned and they both felt guitly.
"I don't know what I am supposed to do..." Nami murmured. "I never saw him ignore someone or even get pissed off..." Luffy nodded too and Sabo sighed.
"We have to wait and see if Ace change over the fews days..." Sabo said. The couple nodded with an uneasy expression, not knowing what to do...
If this turns into a nightmare... Wake me up...
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