Disclaimer: One Piece (and its characters) belongs to Eiichiro Oda-sensei.
Reminder: I have no beta-reader. Any grammatical and spelling errors are solely mine.
Warning: OOC possible.
Rating: T
Note: From the 24 hours prompt request in my tumblr by bloodshot13.
24 Hours
[12:00 AM]
Nami had been tossing and turning on her bed from the moment she laid down on it.
And for the life of her she couldn't even fathom why, even if her day had been long and quite tiring.
She honestly thought she'd be knocked out the moment her back hit her mattress.
But here she is, wide awake without any hint of sleepiness at all.
A minute passed and Nami turned to her other side, eyes landing on her cat-shaped digital alarm clock.
12:00 midnight already?
She groaned. What the hell is wrong with her?
She frustratingly sat up on her bed, rubbing her face. Good thing she doesn't have any work tomorrow or she'd definitely be sluggish and short-fused.
And she hates it when she's like that.
Nami continued sitting on her bed, her mind racing and trying to come up with ways to make herself relax and sleep.
Which actually did the opposite. Thinking about it made her more alert and awake.
She frowned as she chided herself.
Why to go hyperactive brain.
She can actually feel that there's this restless energy inside her that she needs to let out and that's what's keeping her awake.
Nami slid out of her bed and decided a cup of chamomile tea might help. She stepped out of her room and headed towards her kitchen. She didn't bother switching on the lights. It was a calm and clear night. The moon was at its zenith and it cast a silvery light on the floor of her apartment.
She decided she'll have her tea on the balcony while enjoying the moon and the stillness of the night. That should help her relax.
She rummaged her kitchen for her tea canister and when she opened it she realized…
…she still hadn't done her grocery shopping.
Nami stared at the empty container and fought the urge to chuck it out the window.
She took a deep breath and put the lid back, with a sigh she realized it was too late to ask any of her neighbors if they have some.
Tough luck.
She stood in the kitchen pondering for a moment before she decided a late night visit to her mikan trees up on the rooftop might help her predicament.
She made her way out of her apartment, making a grab for her keys from the key bowl.
The cool night air greeted her skin as she closed the door. It wasn't chilly but it was enough to make her rub at her bare arms. Maybe she should have worn a robe over her light pink crop tank top and sleeping shorts ensemble.
Nami shrugged her shoulders. She was too lazy to go back now that she is outside. Besides, no one will see her. Most of the tenants are dead asleep by this hour… as evidenced by how quiet it is.
She ambled to the stairs, refraining from taking the elevator. She figured that would help tire her out somehow since she's got like five flights to climb before reaching the rooftop.
She almost swore out loud and her heart almost jumped at her throat when she saw someone at the landing of the stairs below where she was.
Zoro was standing there, staring up at her with one eyebrow cocked, looking like he was about to make his way up.
Nami finally let out the expletive that she was holding back. "Damn it Zoro! You scared me!"
The green-haired man just shrugged and the climbed the stairs leading up to her.
"The hell are you doing skulking around Nami?"
She placed both of her on her hips. "I should ask you the same," she hissed at him.
"Can't sleep?" He inquired as he reached the last steps.
"Yeah…" Nami made a face. "You?"
"Same."
"Oh." She felt the corners of her lips twitch as she tried to fought a smile.
It's just cute to know that they were both having the same problem.
"Where are you going?" Zoro's almost monotonous drawl hit Nami differently. It made her think of forty winks and comfortable sheets…
"Up to my trees…" she answered. "Thought it might help me relax so I can finally sleep." She tilted her chin to look up at him. "You?"
He just gave her a lazy grin. "Definitely not up to your trees," he said as his arm encircled her waist, pulling her closer to him.
Nami paused and snickered when she realized where he meant to go.
She stood on tiptoes, wrapping her arms around his neck and planting a smacking kiss on his chin.
"Come on," he said lowly as he gave her a slight tug towards and back to her apartment.
His idea on how to get some sleep is definitely way so much better than hers.
– The End –
R and R please.