CH 49

Back at the cliff, Genzo was standing before Bellemere's grave as he poured a bottle of sake onto it. "We're finally free." he said. "Your daughters have grown into fine young woman Bellemere."

"A grave?" Luffy asked, startling Genzo. "Someone died?"

"Oh. It's you boy." he said. "Yes. Many years ago."

"I see. I give you my con...condo...um." Luffy said, trying to remember the words.

"Condolences." Genzo said.

"Right." Luffy said.

"Listen boy." Genzo said as Luffy was about to leave. "Nami's joining you on your crew. That much I know. It's dangerous out there, but it's her choice. However, if any of you do anything to take away her smile, I'll kill you." he said in a low tone.

"We won't take her smile away." Luffy said.

"You sure?!" Genzo said as he turned and glared at Luffy.

"I'm sure." Luffy said with a smile. He then walked off while Genzo stayed with the grave, remembering what he, Nami, and Nojiko spoke about earlier there.

"Where is Nami anyway?" Luffy asked himself before he used his haki. "Found her." he said before disappearing.

()()()()

"It's finally over Bellemere." Nami said to herself as she sat in her empty house. "After eight years, everyone's finally smiling again." She came her earlier for her mother's advice, and to show her mother her new tattoo of a pinwheel with a tangerine on it. "I just wish...you were here." she said as a tear fell from her eye. Suddenly, a knocking at the door brought her out of thoughts.

"Nami? Are you in there?" came Luffy's voice.

"Yeah. Come in." she said. Luffy slowly walked in with a chunk of meat hanging from his mouth as he smiled.

"Hey Nami. What are you doing here? Not enjoying the party?" he asked.

"Nah. I came here to think." she said.

"Oh." he said before finishing off the food he had. "Want me to leave?"

"No. Actually, I'm glad you came. I wanted to talk to you." she said. Luffy smiled as he closed the door and sat down next to her.

"About what?" he said.

"That scar that you have." she said as she pointed at his chest. "What happened?" Luffy froze as a grim look came over his face. He looked down at his chest with a sigh.

"It's...well..." Luffy said.

"Hard to talk about?" she asked.

"Yeah."

"Never mind then." she said.

"Is that all you wanted to talk about?" he asked as he stood up.

"No, there's something else." she said as she also stood up.

"Really? Like wh-" he said before Nami's lips pressed against his. Luffy's eyes shot open as his heart started racing. He stood there for a second before he slowly pulled her into a warm embrace before closing his eyes. After a moment, she pulled away with a smile. "I've wanted to do that the moment you said you'd defeat Arlong." she said. Luffy couldn't hide the blush coming to his face as he held Nami close to him.

"Really?" Luffy asked as he felt his insides warm up. She nodded with a smile before he leaned over and kissed her back. Nami closed her eyes as they both held each other. Luffy felt something burn inside him as his mind seemed to slowly stop functioning. He felt Nami's tongue against his lips, asking for entrance. He didn't know what was happening, but everything felt right as he opened his mouth. He felt her tongue touch his tongue before they started to battle for dominance. It took some doing, but he eventually won as his tongue now explored every last bit of her mouth. They broke away for air as they looked into each other's eyes, both panting before a smile tugged at both of their lips. Nami's smile however showed that she knew something. "What?"

"Don't think I didn't notice you eyeing me Luffy." she said. Luffy's eyes widened a bit before he sighed in defeat.

"Was it wrong to do that?" he asked. Nami couldn't help but laugh.

"No, you idiot." she said as took his hand. "This way." she said as he pulled him to her old bedroom. It had two small beds, a table, some drawings of maps, and a few toys.

"Nice bedroom." Luffy said as he looked around. Most wouldn't be impressed, but seeing as he grew up with mountain bandits, Luffy's views were different.

"It's nothing." she said as she closed the door behind them. She then walked over and sat on her bed before she gazed at Luffy. "Sit." she said with a smile. Luffy slowly walked over as whatever gears there were in his head slowly began to turn. He sat down next to her before he kicked his sandals off. He felt his heart beat faster when Nami leaned over and kissed him again, which soon turned into a passionate kiss as they embraced each other. Their tongues danced as they slowly laid onto the bed, with Nami over Luffy. Luffy placed his hat onto the nearby table before holding Nami again. They stopped for air while Nami began to unbutton Luffy's vest. "Nami?" Luffy said as he looked up at her. "What are you-"

"Shh." she said as she placed a finger on his lips. "You'll see." She then began to undo the buttons again. After she was done, she slipped his vest off before droppiing it off the side of the bed. She stared down at him, examining his body with a smile.

"What?" Luffy asked as he looked up at her with a slight blush. She only shook her head.

"Nothing." she said before she looked back at him. "It's just that you look so scrawny, yet you're strong enough to beat Arlong so easily." she said as she glided her fingertips over his chest. Luffy shuddered from the touch as his eyes closed, which caused a small smile to grace Nami's lips. "Like it?"

"Yeah." he said in a quiet whisper, not realizing where his hand was going.

"Luffy." Nami said as she stopped her hands. Luffy opened his eyes to see Nami's eye shadowed by her bangs. He looked a little confused before she spoke up. "Your hand." Luffy then looked at his right hand, which was on her hip.Back at the cliff, Genzo was standing before Bellemere's grave as he poured a bottle of sake onto it. "We're finally free." he said. "Your daughters have grown into fine young woman Bellemere."

"A grave?" Luffy asked, startling Genzo. "Someone died?"

"Oh. It's you boy." he said. "Yes. Many years ago."

"I see. I give you my con...condo...um." Luffy said, trying to remember the words.

"Condolences." Genzo said.

"Right." Luffy said.

"Listen boy." Genzo said as Luffy was about to leave. "Nami's joining you on your crew. That much I know. It's dangerous out there, but it's her choice. However, if any of you do anything to take away her smile, I'll kill you." he said in a low tone.

"We won't take her smile away." Luffy said.

"You sure?!" Genzo said as he turned and glared at Luffy.

"I'm sure." Luffy said with a smile. He then walked off while Genzo stayed with the grave, remembering what he, Nami, and Nojiko spoke about earlier there.

"Where is Nami anyway?" Luffy asked himself before he used his haki. "Found her." he said before disappearing.

()()()()

"It's finally over Bellemere." Nami said to herself as she sat in her empty house. "After eight years, everyone's finally smiling again." She came her earlier for her mother's advice, and to show her mother her new tattoo of a pinwheel with a tangerine on it. "I just wish...you were here." she said as a tear fell from her eye. Suddenly, a knocking at the door brought her out of thoughts.

"Nami? Are you in there?" came Luffy's voice.

"Yeah. Come in." she said. Luffy slowly walked in with a chunk of meat hanging from his mouth as he smiled.

"Hey Nami. What are you doing here? Not enjoying the party?" he asked.

"Nah. I came here to think." she said.

"Oh." he said before finishing off the food he had. "Want me to leave?"

"No. Actually, I'm glad you came. I wanted to talk to you." she said. Luffy smiled as he closed the door and sat down next to her.

"About what?" he said.

"That scar that you have." she said as she pointed at his chest. "What happened?" Luffy froze as a grim look came over his face. He looked down at his chest with a sigh.

"It's...well..." Luffy said.

"Hard to talk about?" she asked.

"Yeah."

"Never mind then." she said.

"Is that all you wanted to talk about?" he asked as he stood up.

"No, there's something else." she said as she also stood up.

"Really? Like wh-" he said before Nami's lips pressed against his. Luffy's eyes shot open as his heart started racing. He stood there for a second before he slowly pulled her into a warm embrace before closing his eyes. After a moment, she pulled away with a smile. "I've wanted to do that the moment you said you'd defeat Arlong." she said. Luffy couldn't hide the blush coming to his face as he held Nami close to him.

"Really?" Luffy asked as he felt his insides warm up. She nodded with a smile before he leaned over and kissed her back. Nami closed her eyes as they both held each other. Luffy felt something burn inside him as his mind seemed to slowly stop functioning. He felt Nami's tongue against his lips, asking for entrance. He didn't know what was happening, but everything felt right as he opened his mouth. He felt her tongue touch his tongue before they started to battle for dominance. It took some doing, but he eventually won as his tongue now explored every last bit of her mouth. They broke away for air as they looked into each other's eyes, both panting before a smile tugged at both of their lips. Nami's smile however showed that she knew something. "What?"

"Don't think I didn't notice you eyeing me Luffy." she said. Luffy's eyes widened a bit before he sighed in defeat.

"Was it wrong to do that?" he asked. Nami couldn't help but laugh.

"No, you idiot." she said as took his hand. "This way." she said as he pulled him to her old bedroom. It had two small beds, a table, some drawings of maps, and a few toys.

"Nice bedroom." Luffy said as he looked around. Most wouldn't be impressed, but seeing as he grew up with mountain bandits, Luffy's views were different.

"It's nothing." she said as she closed the door behind them. She then walked over and sat on her bed before she gazed at Luffy. "Sit." she said with a smile. Luffy slowly walked over as whatever gears there were in his head slowly began to turn. He sat down next to her before he kicked his sandals off. He felt his heart beat faster when Nami leaned over and kissed him again, which soon turned into a passionate kiss as they embraced each other. Their tongues danced as they slowly laid onto the bed, with Nami over Luffy. Luffy placed his hat onto the nearby table before holding Nami again. They stopped for air while Nami began to unbutton Luffy's vest. "Nami?" Luffy said as he looked up at her. "What are you-"

"Shh." she said as she placed a finger on his lips. "You'll see." She then began to undo the buttons again. After she was done, she slipped his vest off before droppiing it off the side of the bed. She stared down at him, examining his body with a smile.

"What?" Luffy asked as he looked up at her with a slight blush. She only shook her head.

"Nothing." she said before she looked back at him. "It's just that you look so scrawny, yet you're strong enough to beat Arlong so easily." she said as she glided her fingertips over his chest. Luffy shuddered from the touch as his eyes closed, which caused a small smile to grace Nami's lips. "Like it?"

"Yeah." he said in a quiet whisper, not realizing where his hand was going.

"Luffy." Nami said as she stopped her hands. Luffy opened his eyes to see Nami's eye shadowed by her bangs. He looked a little confused before she spoke up. "Your hand." Luffy then looked at his right hand, which was on her hip.

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