Luffy stared at his suit in defiance. He couldn't figure out how to put it on. Sanji chuckled and asked,
"need help?" Luffy looked over at the more experienced man, and nodded hopelessly. Sanji moved forward, remembering the first time he had tried putting on his suit. He had the hardest time until that old geezer had helped him. Luffy's lower lip was hanging over his chin, and he was making a really pitiful face as he held out his arms for help. Sanji shook his head as he unbuttoned the shirt. Was anybody really that dense? At least he had known to unbutton the shirt before trying to put it on. He held the shirt out to Luffy, to have him try again. Luffy put it on, and did up the buttons, smiling. Luffy reached for the jacket-like part of the suit, but Sanji stopped him. "You need to tuck in your shirt and put on the tie first, Luffy." Luffy pouted a little again and groaned,
"I thought we were done. This is boooorinngg..." Sanji pointed at his shirt tails and answered,
"the faster you put it on, the faster it'll be done, and you can leave." Luffy glared at the shirt tails, and tucked them in. Sanji handed him the matching tie and watched him tying knots in it. "Do you even know how to tie a tie?" Luffy looked up and shook his head. Sanji sighed, and grabbed the tie back. He should have known. Sanji untied all the knots, careful to not rip the tie or wrinkle it. He didn't even bother wasting the time to try to teach him the special knot, and looped it around his neck and tied it, occasionally telling Luffy not to squirm so much. Luffy reached out for the last piece of the suit, and looked to Sanji for guidance. Sanji nodded, and Luffy practically ripped the sleeve off putting the thing on. He was finally done!
In her room, Suta wriggled back out of her dress. It looked so simple! Getting frustrated, she opened the door to get Nami, and realized she didn't have much on. Blushing furiously, she jumped back inside and slammed the door. A knock was heard, and Suta peeked out, careful not to show anything.
"Having trouble?" Nami asked. Suta nodded sullenly. Nami giggled a little and came in. Picking up the dress, she commented on how pretty it was, then untied the string in the back. She told Suta to put on her tights while she figured out the dress. It was a little different, but elegant all the same. Suta put her foot in one of the leggings and pushed her foot through the close fitting tube of nylon. Nami twirled the dress around for a little bit while Suta finished, and smiled in triumph. There was another zipper down the side. It was hard to see, and Nami unzipped it, but stopped when she heard Suta gasp.
"YOU RIPPED IT!" She yelled at the orange-haired lady, and lunged for the dress. Nami reflexed, and pulled the dress up, leaving Suta sprawling onto the floor. Nami held her down with her foot and explained,
"I didn't rip it, It's a zipper." Unzipping it the
rest of the way, she continued, "see?" Suta glared at her from the floor, but nodded. Nami took her foot off, and Suta got up and looked at the dress again. Turning around, she took off her top and let Nami slip the dress over her head, and turned around. Reaching for the zipper, she couldn't quite get it. It was in a difficult spot. Deciding she could get it later, she reached for the other zipper and got that one halfway done. She turned to Nami and pouted. Nami sighed and reached for the zipper in the back, and smoothly moved it up all the way. Grabbing Suta's shoulder, she turned her so she could get the other zipper, and zipped it up. Suta smiled, then rushed over to do her makeup and hair. Nami slipped out of the room, giving
pointers the whole while.
Later that night, Luffy and Suta sat opposite of each other at an oak table in a fancy restaurant. A bald waiter came by every so often to check up on them, and would walk away nonchalantly whenever they answered. They had ordered their drinks and were sipping on them and fidgeting, not exactly knowing what to do. Waiting for the butler to pass again, Luffy took a sip of his drink and watched the people around him, his mind racing. 'how do people do this?' The waitress walked by carrying a huge plate of food, and Luffy swallowed. Partially from being hungry, partially because his throat felt dry from nervousy.
"S..Suta?" Luffy asked her, while Suta looked at him with a curious expression on her face, making it still harder to spit it out. "do you.. well since it's my birthday.. WANNA KISS?!" he finally blurted out, then blushed when he noticed how loud he said it. Suta's mouth almost dropped open, and the butler came walking by again, asking the same question, but not noticing what was going on because his eyes were squinched shut. Luffy hurriedly answered that they were fine, and almost collapsed with relief when he left. Suta was peering into her cup, and almost splashed some on herself. Unfortunately, it landed on her seat and she stood up so it wouldn't soak into her dress. She looked around for another chair, but they were all occupied. The only place to sit was Luffy's lap. So, tentavely, she walked toward Luffy and sat on him. Luffy blushed harder, and said, "Suta..." The butler came back with apple juice and food on his tray, and asked,
"Anything else I can get you?" Suta gladly took the distraction and turned around and said,
"oh look! The food's here!" She grabbed off some of the food and started eating. Luffy, getting a little frustrated, took some and started eating too. It was his birthday though, he should get a kiss from her. When the food was gone, Luffy turned her head and looked into her eyes. Suta looked back into his, having already forgotten what he wanted. Luffy glanced around a little, then pulled her head closer to his. Blinking slowly, he leaned forward, making their lips meet. Luffy closed his eyes and relaxed a little, but his mind was bouncing off the walls. Her lips were soft. And so warm. Breaking away, he opened his eyes again to see a beautiful blushing Suta.