One Piece: Strawhat Theater
"Our Mrs. Monkey"
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A flashback by UnknownAnon
Alabasta Castle - Royal Baths
"Alright gentlemen, thanks to the information provided by King Cobra, our mission is clear." Sanji muttered grimly to his assembled fellows. Usopp, Cobra, Igaram and Matsuge the camel all nodded with severe expressions… while Chopper just mimicked everyone else a second later. Sanji pointed at the wall that served as the divider between the men's side and the women's side of the Alabasta Palace royal baths. "Treasure just as great as the One Piece itself lies beyond that wall. While none of us can truly claim it, the sight alone is worth mountains of gold! Who's with me?!"
All members of the assembled party cheered enthusiastically.
Zoro rolled his eyes from where he was washing his hair under one of the bath fountains, far away from the gathering. "You're all idiots."
"Shut up, Mosshead. This doesn't concern you." Sanji shot back before he turned to the barrier before them. "Now, everyone… CHARGE!"
Sanji took two steps before he fell back onto the bathroom tiles with blood pouring out of his nose.
"S-Sanji, are you okay?!" Usopp cried as the cook collapsed.
The blonde didn't reply to the sniper, instead getting back to his feet with a growl while he tried to pinch off the flow of blood. "Luffy…!"
His captain only chuckled as he drew his extended fist back, his smile expressing challenge and determination as he stood his ground.
"You're not getting past me!" Luffy declared, standing firm with his arms crossed and his legs spread as he stood guard at the divider wall. "Any of you try it, and I'll give you a bloody nose to match Sanji's!"
"F-Fool! You're outnumbered!" Sanji retorted with a savage grin, wiping the last of blood from his upper lip. "C'mon, everyone! He's still recovering from his wounds! If we all rush him together, we can- HEY, WHERE ARE YOU ALL GOING?!"
Sanji screamed at Usopp, Chopper, Cobra, Igaram and Matsuge who all retreated back to the large bath, leaving him to face Luffy alone.
"Oooh, my wounds are suddenly acting up. I shouldn't strain myself trying to climb a wall." Usopp said loudly as he sank into the hot water.
"Nami and Vivi seemed healthy enough during their checkups this morning. I trust them, so despite your argument from earlier I don't think I need to look at their whole bodies…" Chopper waved with one hoof, sitting down in front of Zoro and humming happily when the swordsman went back to helping him wash his antlers.
"Nami is an attractive woman, certainly… but I should give my daughter privacy." Cobra said firmly.
"I already have my wife, and she'd be very cross with me if she found out I tried peeking on another man's wife, so…" Igaram muttered before trailing off.
The camel huffed a snort that was disappointed and resigned, its expression somehow conveying the message of "It can't be helped".
"C-Cowards, all of you! A paradise for our eyeballs lies atop and over that wall! You'd give up so easily?!" Sanji demanded.
The other men all ignored him, sighing happily as they relaxed in the gigantic tub.
"…FINE! BE THAT WAY!" Sanji shouted before squaring his stance and faced Luffy once more. "Captain, after how hard we fought… shouldn't a small glimpse of heaven be our just reward for the effort we put in?"
"You're not gonna convince him like that." Zoro called from where he and Chopper were bathing under one of the fountains.
"Shishishi… sorry Sanji, can't let you see over the wall!" Luffy chuckled, crouching low in preparation to intercept the cook if he tried charging again. "You're gonna have to fight me if you wanna see!"
Sanji hesitated. Though the idea of peeping on Nami-swan and Vivi-swan in the bath had lit a fire in his heart, the prospect of fighting Luffy in order to do so doused the flame quite a bit. Luffy's injuries had mostly healed by now, with only a few bruises and fresh scars remaining, and with the rubber man having just proven his great strength by defeating a Warlord of the Sea…
"…What if we look together?" Sanji suggested, switching tactics. "Just think of it, Captain! Nami-swan in naught but a towel, skin flushed from the heat and damp from the bathwater… perhaps the towel slips off, allowing us to catch a glimpse of her glorious…!"
Sanji's hand went to his nose as it began bleeding again, though this time it had nothing to do with the punch he'd taken from Luffy earlier.
Luffy grinned. "Nope!"
"Captain, c'mon…!" Sanji begged.
"Just give it up, shitty cook." Zoro smirked. "The husband's not gonna let you peek at his wife."
"Yeah!" Luffy nodded at Zoro with a smile. "Besides, you taught me during our lessons that a husband should always protect his wife's modesty and dinghy!"
"Dignity, Luffy." Zoro corrected.
"Right, that!"
Sanji clenched his fists. Damn his captain for being such a good student, and damn him for being such a fantastic teacher! It was all coming back to bite him!
"I-I'll pay!" Sanji offered, getting desperate. "You know how much Nami loves money! She'd tolerate a glimpse with proper compensation! For just a peek, I'll pay fifty-thous- no, one hundred thou- no, TWO HUNDRED THOUS-!"
"You're pathetic." Zoro deadpanned.
"SHUT UP! IT WOULD BE WORTH IT!" Sanji shouted. "Three hundred thousand berries! Just for a few seconds to look over the-!"
"Nami's worth a lot more than just a few hundred thousand berries though." Luffy frowned. "Plus, I think I remember you telling me once that all women are priceless and shouldn't be assigned money like a bounty just to-"
"DAMMIT LUFFY, STOP BEING SUCH A GOOD STUDENT!"
"Knowing how you are, I'm actually kinda surprised your lessons have instilled actual values into him." Usopp put in his two cents. "Like, he's not acting like a second version of you when it comes to women, which is what I would have expected…"
"Seriously. Why don't you actually practice what you preach, twirly-brow?"
"I CAN ONLY BE TRUE TO MYSELF!"
"You could stand to be a little less true to yourself then I think…" Usopp complained.
"Hah… nothing for it. I guess I'll just relax in the bath instead of- CHANCE!" Sanji screamed suddenly as he sprinted for the wall.
Two seconds later a rubber fist blasted into his face and sent him flying back into the bath.
On the women's side, Nami and Vivi saw a geyser of water sprout up to the ceiling from the guy's side following the sound of Sanji getting punched into the bath. Nami rolled her eyes while Vivi giggled at all the commotion.
"Those idiots…" Nami gave an exasperated sigh as she scrubbed down her front.
"It was smart to ask Luffy to make sure the guys couldn't peek before we all got in." Vivia smiled as she washed the navigator's back for her.
"I knew Sanji would lead the charge, but I'm surprised your dad was so encouraging about it." Nami said, looking over her shoulder to give Vivi an unamused look. "The king of Alabasta is secretly a pervert?"
Vivi sighed. "I have no defense against that… only that we all have our flaws. Father's a good man, and a great king, but sometimes he can be a little…"
Nami stared at Vivi for a moment after the woman trailed off before she shrugged and gave a small smirk. "Well, I guess I can brag that I'm so hot that even a nation's king wants to get an eyeful of me."
Vivi cheeks flushed at that. "Nami!"
"Oh, relax. It's not like I'd ever let him see. Or any of them really." Nami chuckled, before thinking back on what she'd overheard Sanji offer. "Though, if they were to pay enough I might let them have a quick glimpse."
"Should a married woman be saying something like that?"
Nami rolled her eyes. "I'm not actually mar-"
"FOR GLORY- BLAARGH?!"
Nami and Vivi both chuckled as they heard Luffy repel Sanji once again.
"For the love of… just give it up already, shitty cook!"
"Seriously, Sanji! You're gonna turn the bathwater red if you keep going!"
"Goodness… I'm not sure whether or not to be impressed or disturbed by this man's passion."
"Sire, I'm not sure how to feel when you look at him with such admiration in your eyes…"
"I don't get why you wanna see Nami and Vivi naked so badly anyway, Sanji." Luffy's voice commented from over the wall. "If you want to see naked women so much, why not just look at those books you showed me?"
"IT'S NOT THE SAME! PICTURES ARE NOTHING COMPARED TO THE REAL THING!"
"THANK YOU, LUFFY!" Vivi said loudly enough to be heard over the running water and the antics of the guys.
"NO PROBLEM, VIVI!" Luffy called back happily.
"Geez… how are we supposed to relax when they keep making all that ruckus over there?" Nami griped.
"Well, it's definitely not a very quiet soak… but at least we don't need to worry about getting spied on." Vivi smiled as she washed the navigator's back. "And it can be kind of fun like this too! Really, things will get a lot quieter around here once you all leave…"
Nami smiled softly at the melancholy in Vivi's voice. "Here, turn around. We'll switch."
The blue haired princess did so and sighed happily as Nami scrubbed her back down.
"...You could all stay for a few more days." Vivi offered quietly.
"No can do. With Luffy up and about and marines combing the city, we gotta get going soon." Nami replied. It was why they were all planning to pack up and head out before sunrise. "If we could stay longer we would, but we-"
"No, I understand. You've all made your decision. It means I gotta make mine soon too." Vivi sighed. "I just wish there was more I could do to thank all of you. You've all done so much, and it feels like I haven't-"
"You're our friend." Nami interrupted the girl as she embraced her. "So stop all of that talk about thanking or repaying."
"If you say so…"
The two women fell into companionable silence as they washed themselves, occasionally smiling or giggling to themselves when they overheard the commotion on the guys' side. Though as she mulled over Vivi's words, heard Sanji's shouts, and remembered the comment Luffy had made… during the current lull in conversation, an idea began to form in Nami's mind.
The orange haired navigator knew how beautiful and sexy she was, and was very proud of her body. Her appearance and sexuality were just more effective tools in her arsenal that she utilized in her thieving days. A little show with her legs, a flash of cleavage, pretending to change or undress while a room was occupied… all of them were little tricks she'd learned to use against members of the opposite sex to get what she wanted or rob them blind when their backs were turned.
And while hearing Sanji's monetary offerings to get a peek of her and Vivi DID make her greedy side perk up, Nami didn't feel much like seriously entertaining his offer. Plus given how things were going with Luffy, showing off her body to a group of guys for money, even if he was included in that group, didn't sit right with her.
…Though it did make her curious. Ever since she made out with Luffy in the desert when he was hallucinating, they'd been getting a lot more physical with each other. Nami wouldn't admit it out loud or anything, but whatever lessons Sanji was giving Luffy were making dividends because the rubber man was extremely skilled at making her knees go weak whenever they kissed. Plus the quick escalation of their skinship since then was something Nami was a little surprised at. With how hot and heavy they'd gotten when Luffy woke up after his 3 day coma, and with how she'd almost been willing to…
Nami blushed red enough to put a tomato to shame as she thought of it.
Well, it was more service than she'd ever given before. It was way more than she'd planned to give to anyone for that matter. And it wasn't even her attempting to seduce Luffy either! It couldn't be called an attempt when she'd already succeeded. And while Luffy had told her he was willing to wait to escalate things further until they were both ready, and seemed perfectly content to go at whatever pace she set…
"Maybe it would be okay to give him a little more of a reward?" Nami thought to herself.
Plus she was also a little curious about something and it would be nice to get confirmation…
"Nami? Is something wrong?"
The navigator startled at the sound of Vivi's voice, realizing that her hands had stopped moving on the princess's back while she'd been lost in thought.
"Ah, no, I was just thinking about something for a second." Nami laughed before she took a deep breath. "H-Hey, uh, how do these baths work anyway? Do you keep them running all the time or do you need to get them set up beforehand?"
Vivi peered back over her shoulder at the odd question. "Why do you ask?"
"Uh… it's just, depending on the answer, I could use your help with something…"
Luffy licked his fingers as he left the Alabasta kitchens, having just finished raiding the pantries and fridges for any leftover food. He'd been asleep for three whole days, so there was still a lot of eating he had to catch up on. His impromptu midnight snack had gone a long way in making up for lost time.
"Y'know, when I found out you weren't in your room I figured this would be where I'd find you."
Luffy smiled when he saw Nami leaning against the wall.
"Hey Nami! Were you looking for me?"
"I was." Nami nodded, pushing off the wall and quirking an eyebrow at the crumbs around her captain's mouth. "And I see you decided to grab a late night snack?"
"I missed out on a lot of eating when I was asleep!"
"Right, right…" Nami gave a small chuckle as she shook her head. "We're gonna be heading out soon. A few hours from now and we'll be heading back to the ship."
"Yeah, I'm really excited about that! The rain is nice, but it'll be great to be back out on the sea!" Luffy grinned. "Has Vivi said anything about tagging along with us?"
"She's… well, we'll have to wait and see." Nami shrugged, before she bit her lip and wrung her hands in front of her. "So, um… thanks for keeping Sanji from perving on me and Vivi in the bath."
"No problem!"
"The bath was really amazing. Kinda wish we had one just as big on the Merry."
"That would be cool!" Luffy agreed with a smile. "Maybe we could build one? We can ask Usopp if he can-"
"And, well, we're already packed up and ready to go, and we've still got a couple hours until our transportation to get us back to the ship is ready," Nami went on as she talked over him. "I was thinking about taking another dip in the bath while I have the time."
"That so? Well, have fun with that!" Luffy said as he stepped around the orange haired girl. "I'm gonna go make sure the guys got all my stuff packed up. I gotta especially make sure that to-go bag Terracotta said she'd fill up for me is there so I can eat while-"
Luffy yelped when Nami's hands suddenly clamped down on his wrist and pulled him back.
"A-And I was also thinking, you probably didn't get as much time to enjoy the bath like the rest of us did since you were busy fending Sanji off." Nami continued, trying her best to keep going even as she could feel embarrassment start to crawl up her back. "S-So maybe you could also get a quick soak before we leave?"
"Nah, that's fine!" Luffy waved her off. "I'll just take a bath when we get back to the ship and-"
"Come and take a bath with me."
Nami's words stopped Luffy short. The captain blinked as he stared down at Nami who was blushing profusely as she held his arm.
"We can take a bath together." Nami repeated, proud of how steady her voice sounded even as her face felt like it was on fire.
She knew that making a blatant request was the only way Luffy would understand what she was offering, but she was way more used to teasing and suggesting than she was with being so direct. Putting it out so bluntly felt way more embarrassing. The only question was, how would Luffy respond to her now that-
"Sounds fun! Let's do it!"
"..."
Well, at least the first hurdle had been cleared.
"It wouldn't kill you to look a little more flustered…" Nami grumbled quietly under her breath as she pulled Luffy in the direction of the baths.
"You sure it's okay for me to be on this side?" Luffy asked as he stepped into the women's side of the bath. The rubber man was completely nude save for the towel wrapped firmly around his waist.
"It's fine." Nami assured as she pushed him further inside. "It's late, no one else is around, everyone else should be busy getting packed up… we got the whole place to ourselves. Plus unlike a certain cook, you've got permission to be here. Savor it."
"Okay!"
Nami gasped when Luffy suddenly swept her off her feet and into his arms. Holding her towel more securely around herself, Nami blushed at the bold action. Though she didn't have time to protest before Luffy took off and jumped into the bath.
"CANNONBALL!" Luffy whooped as he dove toward the water with Nami in his arms.
"LUFFY!"
Nami wanted to sound more angry than she did, but Luffy's laughter had inspired her own and both of them were laughing together by the time Luffy hit the water.
"Whew! That's hot!" Luffy laughed as he resurfaced. He head briefly plunged back into the water when Nami smacked the back of his head.
"You're lucky that you landed on the deeper end, otherwise that stunt would've left us with a couple bruises." Nami scolded him, though she was smiling.
"Not me! Rubber man, remember? It's gonna take a lot more to bruise me!"
Nami smacked him once more. "Well I'M not a rubber woman, so don't try pulling that stunt again."
"Okay, okay." Luffy chuckled as he stretched out his limbs. "Heh… this feels great! We really should see about making the bath on the Merry bigger."
"Right? The one we have is nice, but it's amazing how much better bigger baths are."
"Yeah! From here on, we need to put more effort into finding a shipwright! If we had one, we could add all kinds of awesome things on the ship, not just a bath!"
"Usopp's good at making repairs as we need them, but it would be nice to have an actual expert on ships and ease his burden a bit. I know I was relieved when Chopper took the medical duties off of my hands when he joined up."
"You kept us patched up pretty good though!"
"Patch jobs aren't any replacement for jobs that can be done right by someone who knows the craft. All I ever did was pour disinfectant on you guys and wrap you up like mummies."
"Well, you are a much better navigator than a nurse!"
Nami swatted at him. "Rude!"
"It's true though!" Luffy grinned.
"Hmph! Well, I'd rather best the best navigator anyway. And I AM the best, right?"
"You're the best navigator in the world!" Luffy cheered.
"Damn straight." Nami smirked as she leaned back in the tub. While she was content to soak and enjoy conversation with Luffy, it wasn't her main goal. "So, we don't have as much time to linger in here as I want, so we'd better hurry it up. Go sit over there."
"How come? I've only been in here for a minute and the water feels nice."
"Just come on." Nami groused, pulling up Luffy by his arm and dragging him over near one of the fountains where a couple of bath stools were placed. Luffy obediently sat down on one of them and Nami took some soap and started washing his back. "Here, let me get you washed up."
"Alright." Luffy nodded, a little confused but leaned back into Nami's hands. "Heh… this feels a lot nicer than when Zoro or Usopp help me wash my back."
"Obviously." Nami rolled her eyes with a chuckle. "A woman's touch is way better than a guy's."
"I guess it does. Sanji really knows his stuff!" Luffy mused with a grin.
"...I take it he made a similar claim before?" Nami asked.
"Yeah! He's tells me all kinds of stuff about women! Sometimes I think he's lying or just saying weird things like he always does when he gets excited about girls, but he's actually pretty smart about this stuff!"
"Right. He did tell me he was giving you lessons and all…"
"Yep! I had to learn how to be a good husband for you!" Luffy told her, the comment making Nami's cheeks flush. "Except for pirates, I'm pretty dumb when it comes to a lot of things… and even if Sanji isn't married himself, he knows a lot about women so I asked him if he had any tips for how to be a good husband! I've learned tons from him!"
"So I've noticed…" Nami muttered. His usual attitude aside, Nami certainly had to give props to the cook for whatever pointers he'd apparently given Luffy because they'd certainly been working.
As she scrubbed her captain, being so close to him Nami couldn't help but notice details about his body that she usually overlooked. Luffy was a lot more fit and toned than one would think, especially for a rubber man. The contours of his back and arms were firmly defined thanks to the muscle he'd built up, and while he had a lean build for the most part he was bulky in places Nami liked. More than his fitness though, Nami noticed the scars that Luffy had accumulated. Her hands began to slow as she scanned over him with her eyes, trying to pick out the most significant ones. Some burned skin from Buggy's cannon, a few lined scars on his side from Kuro's claws, small puncture scars from Arlong's teeth on his shoulder, and his most recent and freshest addition was the puckered scar from where the skin had twisted up to heal after Crocodile had impaled him with his hook. All of them were markers of the enemies Luffy had fought and defeated.
Reminders of how hard Luffy had fought for the people he cared about.
"Nami?"
Nami glanced up at Luffy's face as he peered back at her. Her hands had slowed to a pause, which had prompted a curious glance from him. The navigator's eyes were drawn to the stitched scar under his left eye, and she snorted a laugh as she remembered the story he told her about how he got it some time ago.
While many of his scars were from battle injuries, Nami reminded herself that a good amount were probably just a result of his own stupidity.
"So stupid." Nami thought to herself with a chuckle. "But, even if he's an idiot, he's strong and reliable."
And he deserved a little reward for everything he'd done so far. It was why she'd dragged him here in the first place.
"Y'know, there are a lot of guys who'd pay a lot of money to have a girl do this for them." Nami quipped as she resumed soaping Luffy's back.
"Yeah?" Luffy hummed. "So… does that mean you're charging me for this?"
"...No charge this time."
"Really?"
"This is supposed to be a reward for you. For working so hard lately. So yeah, you get to have a sexy woman soaping you up for free." Nami grinned.
"You worked really hard too though." Luffy protested, missing Nami's point as he turned back to look at her. "Is there anything you want?"
"I… D-Don't worry about me. This is just a reward for you."
"But-"
"Just shut up and let me do this for you!"
"Sheesh! I was just offering." Luffy pouted as he faced forward. "This feels really nice, so I thought I could return the favor or something."
"M-Maybe some other time." Nami replied, briefly wondering what it would feel like if she let Luffy wash her down before she shoved that thought to the back of her mind. She had to focus on her own actions. "So, um… I'm glad you're enjoying this, but this actually isn't the main thing I brought you here for. There's actually something else I wanted to do for you."
Luffy swiveled his head around again to look at her. "Something else?"
"Yeah. It's… a gift. Kinda. Er, not really a gift I guess but… I thought maybe it would make you happy?"
"Okay…?" Luffy gave a slow nod, a little confused by how meek Nami was acting all of a sudden. "What is it?"
Nami took a deep breath before she got to her feet. Luffy made to get up and follow her but she held up a hand to stop him. Luffy blinked and sat down again.
"Nami?"
"I-It's fine. Don't think about it too much. This is nothing!" Nami told herself in her mind as she psyched herself up.
It was no different than anything she'd done before. It was just a little more service than usual! He'd already seen her topless, which meant they'd already gone to the halfway point. She could follow through on the rest, no problem!
With scarlet cheeks, Nami placed her hands where she'd tied the knot on the towel to keep it tight around her body, and started loosening it. Turning her head away, Nami closed her eyes and pulled the knot loose.
"H-Happiness Punch…!"
Nami felt the towel fall from around her body and pool around her legs as she bared herself completely. She stood tense with her hands clenched into fists at her side, and while she thought about making a pose of some sort, she was too embarrassed to do anything more provocative. Her heart was thumping in her ears as she waited for Luffy's reaction to her body…
…And was surprised that she didn't hear any notable reaction from her captain at all.
Bewildered, and feeling a little insulted, Nami forced herself to turn her head and face Luffy so she could see what-
Nami blinked at the sight that greeted her.
"Luffy?!"
The rubber man had fallen off of his seat and was collapsed on the floor tiles. Nami hurried over to him and looked down… and snorted a laugh when she saw his face.
Luffy's jaw was hanging open and his faze was frozen in a surprised expression. His eyes had rolled up to only show the whites of them…
…And his upper lip was completely covered in red due to the blood flowing out of his nostrils, with the trails of red running down his cheeks onto the bathroom floor as he laid on his back.
Nami giggled as she crouched over him, blushing a little as she rested her chin on her hand.
"This reaction… I guess I can be flattered?" Nami grinned, no longer feeling annoyed now that she had a confirmed reaction from him.
If anything, she felt a sense of pride swell up within her as she stared down at Luffy. That she could get this kind of reaction from him just from showing off her naked body… she could be proud of that, right?
Something in the corner of her vision suddenly caught Nami's attention. Turning, Nami's eyes trailed down Luffy's body toward where his towel covered up his pelvis.
Nami made a choking noise and fell back on her rear end, eyes wide and face aflame as she saw the OTHER reaction she had apparently elicited from her captain.
"YEAH, OKAY, I CAN DEFINITELY BE PROUD ABOUT CAUSING THAT!" Nami screamed in her head.
She knew that Luffy was capable of reacting to her body. She'd seen the evidence herself when they were making out in bed after he woke up. But his nosebleed, coupled with the VERY significant reaction she was staring at now, confirmed for her everything she wanted to. Any concerns about his libido or ability to react to her physically were blasted away.
From anyone else she may have been angry, but given that she had instigated this whole thing and this was something she had encouraged from Luffy… that sense of pride Nami felt earlier had instantly tripled.
Nami yelped again when suddenly Luffy's upper body shot up. His eyes were back in focus, wide and staring straight ahead at nothing as blood continued to drip from his nose.
"WOW!" Luffy exclaimed, nostrils flaring and coating even more of his chin and lower face in blood.
"L-Luffy?!" Nami gasped, freezing when her voice caused Luffy's head to snap in her direction.
Luffy's gaze intensified the same amount her blush grew.
"WOW!" Luffy repeated loudly.
"Ack!" Nami squawked, flipping over and scrambling for her towel that was lying a few feet away.
"WOW!" Luffy shouted a third time as he enjoyed the picture Nami was displaying from another angle.
Quickly grabbing her towel off the floor and wrapping it around herself again, Nami forced herself to take a calming breath in order to cool herself down. With how hot her face felt, she wouldn't be surprised if she could make the bathwater boil by sticking her head in it.
"A-Alright, that's it! That was your gift, glad you enjoyed it! We'll talk later! Tell no one about this!" Nami rattled off loudly as she hurried toward the changing room.
Nami hurriedly dried off and dressed herself, bolting from the bathroom and running towards her room to make sure everything she needed was packed away.
A few minutes later, Luffy emerged from the women's side door, eyes wide as he thought back to what he had seen.
"Wow…" Luffy said before letting out a big sigh, smiling as he headed toward the room he shared with the guys.
…A few minutes after Luffy left, the men's side door opened and Vivi stepped out. The blue haired princess was blushing as she took a deep breath and marched in the direction of her room.
That was another thing she was really gonna miss once everyone left. She wouldn't get to see if Nami ever decided to actually cross the distance with Luffy for real. There was no doubt in Vivi's mind that they'd get to that point eventually… it was just a shame she'd potentially miss out on it.
"I mean… I COULD still pack up and leave with them." Vivi mumbled as she walked down the hallway. "It is very tempting…"
At the very least, if Luffy and Nami ever had an actual wedding down the line, she hoped she'd be able to attend it.
Sanji, Zoro, Usopp and Chopper all turned towards the door as it opened.
"We were wondering where you went." Usopp said to Luffy as their captain stepped into the room. Noticing Luffy's damp hair, the sniper's eyebrows shot up. "Were you taking a bath?"
"Yep." Luffy nodded as he sat down on his bed with a thoughtful expression on his face. "Hey Sanji?"
"What's up?" Sanji asked as he carefully packed up a few spices Terracotta had gifted to him.
"You were right."
"Right about what?"
"The real thing is WAY better than pictures." Luffy grinned.
"...WHAT."