One Piece Fan Fiction ❯ Home Is Where The Heart Is ❯ Third Time's The Charm! ( Chapter 2 )

** All characters created by Eiichiro Oda. I just use them for personal enjoyment**

~WARNING~

NC-17 which means SEX between Luffy and Nami! So if stuff like sex bothers you, don't read it! The majority of my warning is in the first part of this fic. I just was too lazy to re-type it/copy or paste it. *grins* Enjoy!

"Home is Where The Heart Is" - a One Piece Lemon (Luffy and Nami)

Written by Sparrow

~PART 2~

Chicken bones....

"AAAUGH!" Nami cried, startled as she jerked away from the shadowed figure. There was bones sticking out of it's mouth like some creature from Hades. What the hell?!

"GYAAH! Naaaamiiii!" A very familiar voice whined as the lanky figure yanked out the chicken bones from his mouth. "There's no need to yell - you scared me half to death!"

Nami froze and stared, squinting in the dark. "Luffy?! What are you doing here?" Her heart pounded as she backed up a step in surprise.

Luffy tossed the bones aside into the bushes and shrugged. "I wandered this way looking for some meat." He stated matter-of-factly. "When I saw the house I thought maybe someone was cooking.."

Nami sighed and shook her head, only Luffy would think something like that! "Well...now that you're here...um....do you want to come in?" She couldn't believe she was asking Luffy to come into the house...the two of them...alone together! "I'll get us something to drink.." and just in time too for her mouth was suddenly dry. This was the first time that she and Luffy were alone since before the fight with Arlong.

Luffy followed her into the house and she lit a lantern on a shelf, illuminating the area in a soft light. He was looking around and noticed the bag of money and gold on the floor. He didn't say a word, but he grinned slightly before he sat on a rickety chair at the table and made himself comfortable. Nami poured them both fresh glasses of orange juice, noting that Luffy always seemed to sit cross-legged in indian style no matter what he was sitting on.

She sat in a chair next to him, sliding over his glass of orange juice. He took his glass with a grin, than proceeded to tell Nami about the party and how cool it was and how great the food was. "Your sister is still there...and Zoro and the others.." Luffy than noticed that Nami had been quiet through all this, and he looked at her. "You okay Nami?" He suddenly leaned forward to Nami's surprise, looking right into her face. Her eyes widened and her heart leaped in her throat, but Luffy merely frowned slightly. "You look like you've been crying....why are you sad?" He asked innocently - reaching up and brushing a fingertip beneath her eye where there was slight remnants of previous tears in her lashes. Nami could feel her face get hot, and wondered if Luffy noticed.

She shook her head as he sat back again. "I'm okay...really.." She said finally waving it off. "I'm not unhappy...believe me..." Not after all that's happened...she thought to herself. For some reason, she had the feeling that Luffy understood her...and that in itself was odd - considering how he seemed so dense sometimes. The fact that she couldn't read him at all was really frustrating! She drank some of her orange juice to suppress the sigh that threatened to escape. Luffy was quiet, and just looked at her over the rim of his glass of orange juice.

"I'm just still stunned you know?" Nami said, looking down at the surface of the table. She ran her fingers absently over a scratched signature on the worn wood. It was something she had etched when she was little. Luffy followed her eyes, and noticed the scratched letters and the compass design next to it.

"This is your house huh?"

"Yeah..."

There was another silence then he grinned. "It's a cozy little place, it must have been nice to grow up here."

Nami smiled a little and nodded. "Yeah it was....we didn't have much but we had each other..." At Luffy's questioning look, she got up and got a framed picture from a side table, sitting down next to him again. "See...this is Bellemere...my mom..and my sister Nojiko." Luffy looked down at the photograph and flashed a smile almost like the happiness of the image transferred to him. But Luffy was like that...if there was no positive energy around - he most certianly generated it himself.

He glanced from the picture to the fond look on Nami's face. "Arlong killed your mom didn't he." It wasn't a question but more a statement. Nami stared at him - wondering how the hell he could know that. Did Nojiko tell her friends what happened? She couldn't put something like that past her sister.

"Did my sister tell you that?" Nami finally asked, looking down at the table again.

"Nah...she did tell the others though. I wasn't interested at the time and went for a walk." Luffy said. "But...you seemed so mad at Arlong...much more mad than someone that was just being used for their skills..." Luffy shrugged. "After hearing his bragging in the maproom...and remembering you saying that you needed to get all that money to buy a village - I just put two and two together I guess...."

Nami not only surprised herself, but Luffy as well as she suddenly started to laugh.

Luffy tilted his head and looked at her with his usual vacant expression, having no clue what she thought was funny. She looked at him, than laughed again. "I didn't know you could even count!" She got out. Luffy cracked into a grin once more and laughed.

"Well I do suck at Math...."

They laughed for a bit, and Nami calmed - wondering how the heck Luffy had that sudden burst of intuition. She didn't know he had any! He was the last person she would think of to come up with an accurate guess like that. She quieted, a question suddenly burned in her heart to be asked...and it wouldn't leave her alone.

"Why?"

Luffy, still giggling like a little kid into his glass of orange juice, looked at her confused. "Huh? Why do I suck at Math? Well 'cause I hate it!" He said - making a face.

Nami resisted the urge to slap her forehead at his bluntness and shook her head. "No! I mean....why did you do so much for me?" She asked softer this time.

"Well we're partners right? Friends you know! I would do anything to help a friend..." He beamed at her happily. He finished off his glass of juice and looked at her, suddenly noticing that for some reason - she wasn't smiling. In fact...she looked disappointed..or sad. Boy was he confused! Girls could be so wierd!

"Nami?"

Nami was still back at square one - trying to figure out what Luffy's feelings were in all of this. She could tell that Luffy had noticed her frustration but had not figured out what the reason for it was yet. She sighed, unable to supress it, staring into her drink which was half finished. Damnit, she didn't even know if he liked girls.....but then again - he never showed notice in guys either. All he seemed interested in was his dream of becoming the Pirate King and finding the One Piece.

Luffy, not knowing what he said that upset her, thought wildly on what to do to cheer her up. In his abrupt manner, he reached out and grabbed her hand - causing her to jump slightly and stare at him. People comforted people by holding hands right?

Nami stared from Luffy's warm hand clasping hers on the surface of the table....to his face - which was watching her intently. Luffy suddenly seemed so oddly serious! She had never seen him look like that before...well other than while in fights that is. But this seemed different somehow.

"Nami....I guess the reason why...is because when I saw you cry and hurt yourself.....it hurt me too." He frowned slightly, not knowing if he made any sense but something just felt right. "I don't like seeing you sad..." Then he broke into another grin, his eyes glinting happily. "But everything is cool now that I beat up that fishguy for you...he won't be bugging anyone anymore after this I think.."

Nami chuckled then, focusing on their hands. "I guess not...." She said, absently running her thumb over Luffy's knuckles. "I....can't thank you enough Luffy..I don't know where to start!"

Luffy shook his head still smiling, and placed his free hand on top of hers - patting it lightly. "You don't have to say anything Nami. I can see it when you smile." Nami grinned a little, looking away. Did he know how he was making her feel? She suddenly realised how close they were sitting, and how both of his hands were holding hers. Her face was warm, and she was glad the light was dim. She doubted that Luffy would notice anyway. Suddenly the question came out of her, before she realised that it was uttered from her mouth.

"Luffy...have you ever kissed a girl before?"

Oh crap....now she'd done it. She was sure that he was going to do a childish thing like back away from her and go 'eeeew!' - she could certianly see him in her minds eye doing that. There was a long silence...and Nami glanced over at Luffy to find him staring with a puzzled expression - most likely wondering about the sudden change in topic or choice of question.

Then Luffy shrugged. "Nope." He stated, not making any moves to back away. Nami was a little surprised at this action. He had caught her off guard again. She wasn't surprised about the fact that he had never kissed anyone. She couldn't picture it really...she didn't even know if the thought had ever crossed his mind! Probably not.

"Neither have I.." Nami said, wondering why she was laughing to herself. It was nervousness that was it. "You want to try?" She asked jokingly, not expecting a serious answer. She just figured that Luffy would laugh with her and say something like 'yeah right! That stuff is gross!' in a whatever kind of way. Once again she was floored with his answer.

"Okay!" Luffy was grinning at her.

Nami's jaw dropped - and she was unable to speak for a few seconds. Did she just hear him right? Luffy looked at her in concern. "You okay Nami? Was it something I said?"

Shaking her head no Nami wondered how to go about this then. "N-no...nothing you said.." She said, taking a nervous gulp of her juice. Luffy on the contrary seemed pretty relaxed. Nami didn't even think it was in his nature to even get nervous! She envied him on that.

"Okay, we got to get closer for one.." Nami murmured, removing her hand from Luffy's to slide her wobbily wooden chair closer to his. Luffy remained sitting the way he was, his long legs folded infront of him. Nami sat close enough for her knees to touch his legs. This wasn't so bad - if not for the fact that her heart felt like it was going to burst out of her ribs!

They sat there staring at each other for a moment...and then Luffy started to lean forward. Eyes still locked, the two of them gravitated towards each other almost timidly. Their noses were about an inch apart when Luffy suddenly started to laugh. Nami, taken aback at this, stared at him wondering if this was just some prank he was pulling on her. "What's so funny?"

Luffy giggled, looking at her impishly. "You were looking at me funny.." His laughter was either infectuous or Nami was just releasing nervous energy. Soon enough, she was giggling along with him.

"Then close your eyes stupid!" She said between laughs. Luffy did so...and then she saw his brows furrow in question.

"Hey...that's silly! I can't see were you're at!" He stated innocently, his mouth twitching with laughter.

Nami shook her head still chuckling. "That's why some people do this..." She reached down and took Luffy's hand, bringing it up to place it against her cheek. She felt her cheek go warm under his fingers as she let go of his hand. Luffy kept his hand there and he opened his eyes to look at her. Was it a trick of the light or did his face just redden?

"Oh..." He said simply, running his thumb along her cheekbone. Nami couldn't tell if it was intentional or not. Needless to say - she was liking it. There was a short silence as they looked at each other...then they started moving towards each other again. Luffy even remembered to close his eyes this time. Nami closed hers as well and waited for the inevitable...her heartbeat sounding amazingly loud to her ears. She wondered if Luffy could hear it. She felt his hand move to her shoulder...and then.....it happened.

Their foreheads and noses knocked into each other.

"Ow!" Both burst out at the same time - before looking at each other and laughing it off. Nami was rubbing the bridge of her nose while Luffy scrunched his face and rubbed his forehead. "Watch where you're going!" Nami giggled at him...and he made a face at her, his dark eyes glittering with mirth.

"But you told me to close my eyes!" He shot back grinning.

After their laughter calmed down...this time Nami leaned foward and tentatively reached out to touch Luffy's face. He blinked at her but didn't make any moves to stop what she was doing as she gently touched his cheek. Nami concentrated on the feel of his skin. It was soft and warm to the touch...and very smooth. She ran her fingers along his scar and down his jaw - this action seemed to relax him and his eyes drifted shut as he sighed a little.

Then suddenly she realised that they were inches apart...she hadn't realised that she had moved any closer! She felt extremely nervous wondering how he was going to react. "Third time's the charm right?" She asked with a shy grin. Luffy nodded wordlessly as she moved her hand down his neck to come to rest where his shoulder joined it. She could feel his pulse, strong and steady against her thumb.

She closed her eyes then...hoping that they would meet success this time as she moved slowly forward. She knew they were close..for she could feel his breath against her skin, mingling with hers. Then she felt their noses brush very slightly against one another. Nami almost smirked when she felt Luffy move back minutely, probably thinking that they were going to knock heads again...but this time was going to be very different.

Then she felt it...a slight brush of her lips on his. She felt as well as heard him breathe in sharply. For a nerve-wracking second, Nami thought that he was going to back off...but no...Luffy would surprise her again. She suddenly felt him press against her lips more fully and insistantly which caused her to feel a warmth start from the roots of her hair all the way down to her toes. Was he feeling the same things as she? She didn't know if she was imagining it or not, but his pulse seemed to have quickened under her fingers.

Nami didn't know how much time had passed until they broke away..for it felt like a lifetime to her. In reality it was probably a few seconds. They stared at each other for a few moments kind of dazed...then Luffy grinned a little.

"Nice."

Nami grinned back as Luffy shifted his weight, starting to move his legs to place his feet on the floor....then *CRACK* his chair-legs chose that moment to give way. This caused his chair to bump into Nami's chair which made the rickety piece of furniture tilt over.

"Woaah!" Luffy yelled as they tumbled to the floor in a tangle of limbs.

TBC in part 3

A/N - I know the end there sounded like the typical lemon tactic of 'falling on each other' and then things start happening. Trust me when I say that in this case - it is completely different. You will be pleasantly surprised. I for one want to make this story unique and not a typical naughty fic. ^_^Luffy hopefully didn't go too out of character - I will do all that I can to avoid that.