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Truly disgusting.
To think that in this day and age, there were still people uncouth enough not to cover their nose and mouth when they sneezed. He could have at least sneezed to the side or something and not on her. It had been such a nice day and then someone has to go and ruin it by being utterly disgusting.
“You bastard! How dare you sneeze on my dear sweet Nami like that! I oughta kick you into the ocean you shitty bastard!” The very literally flaming chef scolded, his knee already lifted to deliver a vicious kick to the disgusting man who had sneezed on her.
As gross as it was, there was no use starting a fight over something like that before they left the island. The last thing they needed were marines on their tail again. Besides, it was obviously an accident. Most people weren’t that big of jerks to do something like that for no reason. “Come on Sanji. There’s no point in beating up a sick man. It’s fine. I’m over it anyways. Let’s just get this stuff back to the ship.”
In an instant, Sanji went from ready to fight to swooning over Nami. “Anything you say, Nami my dear~! You’re so sexy when you’re forgiving like this~!” Sanji drooling over her wasn’t a new thing in the least. By now it was just life, so it wasn’t really worth noticing anymore. It was like Zoro lifting ridiculous amounts of weight or Luffy getting people to play childish games like tag on deck. It wasn’t worth paying much attention.
“I know, now start walking, lover boy.”
By the time she had turned her head to look back at the sick man, he had already run for his life. For a man who looked like he was only a few shades from being perfectly translucent, he sure could run when he wanted to. Who could blame him? As gentlemanly as he acted, Sanji was still a monster in his own rights. He did have a reputation for bursting into flames without the need of a devil fruit or anything other than friction, passion and rage. Even if he didn’t look like his bounty picture, he still looked enough like it for some to connect the dots. It seemed like this man was one of those few poor souls. He was lucky enough not to have the time to bring it up before he hauled ass as fast as someone who was basically shaped like a comma moments before could.
They soon said goodbye to the tiny island and took off back to the sea. The log pose had been set so there was no reason for them to stay there any longer. No friends had been made, no conflicts had been left unresolved, and their only accomplishment was that they had gathered all the supplies they needed. There was nothing holding them back from setting off into the wonders of the Grand line’s sea.
Life continued on for a good few days as normal. Luffy was getting Usopp and Chopper to play games with him, Sanji and Zoro were fighting over something trivial, Franky was down in his workshop probably working on some new gadget that would get the boys excited, Robin was reading something that was probably on some ruin in a far off land, and Brook was livening up the already noisy crew with some music that the captain was soon to join in singing. There wasn’t anything noteworthy happening and all was relatively calm for them. It was a nice change of pace.
Though Nami found it odd how no one had commented on how chilly it was for such a nice day. It wasn’t strange for Luffy, Chopper, Franky and Brook not to notice, but the rest of them would have said something, or at least would have changed how they were dressed. Well maybe not Zoro, but then Usopp, Sanji and Robin all had enough sense to change into something more appropriate for the weather. And with such a sudden change in temperature in the last few days, she’d have to make sure nothing drastic happened weather wise. It’d be a disaster if something were to bear down on them now that they were already so far out at sea.
Everything seemed normal, which was strange. She’d have to chalk that one up to the Grandline’s odd weather patterns she supposed. Maybe they were just getting closer to a winter island or something of the like. Now that she thought of that, it did make sense. It was nothing to worry about. She’d just go back to the girl’s cabin and maybe catch up on some reading of her own with Robin.
Soon enough, supper came around. Even though it smelled really good, Nami just wasn’t all that hungry. She ate a little of it, but then offered the rest to Zoro. She didn’t want it, and as a result of the fight between himself and the cook, Zoro had been given a smaller portion (not small enough for him to go hungry, but not enough for him to be entirely satisfied). Nothing too out of the ordinary, your average “moss head” “shitty cook” fight. There were swords drawn and kicks thrown. All in all, your standard argument between the two. This one just so happened to take place close to a meal and ended prematurely, thus it dragging into dinner. Those two could be so childish sometimes.
It was clear that Zoro was hesitant in accepting anything she offered to him that didn't have a clear price tag, and he seemed to be weighing the risk of potential financial penalty. She watched the great Roronoa Zoro stare down one of her dumplings like it was gonna jump off the plate and bite him in the ass. She wasn't sure how she could convince him that this was just her acting out of the kindness of her own heart so she opted for raising an eyebrow in a silent challenge. It worked as well as expected and soon the man was eating her supper with just a tad more violence than usual. Being as mealtimes with the crew were never a peaceful event, her passing her meal to Zoro went unnoticed as there was much greater concern with other people at the table having no manners and no ability to calm down when food was present.
As with most meals, afterwards Zoro took a nap against the rail. It didn’t take long for him to be joined by Usopp and then Luffy. Soon enough Chopper joined in too. As she looked on, it baffled her as to how those idiots could just sleep in a pile like that and be comfortable. But seeing as other than snoring they were keeping out of trouble, she’d let them be and continue on with her life.
The silence didn’t last long, as they soon were up and moving around again. Zoro went back to training and Luffy, Usopp and Chopper found some new game to play. Shame they couldn’t have stayed quiet longer. At the very least, it was entertaining to watch them as they ran around the deck like children. Even more so when you remembered that these were all skilled fighters with impressive bounties playing games like Hide and Seek, Tag and Red Light Green Light. How she had ended up with weirdos like that was beyond her.
What made it more bearable was that she had a lovely tangerine drink courtesy of Sanji, who was eager as ever to please the ladies by providing them with sweet concoctions before fluttering away in ecstasy for having succeeded in his mission to give the girls what they wanted.
The games had stopped, as it seemed that whatever Franky had been working on was now done and ready to be tested. She still didn’t understand how excited the boys got over the things Franky built. They were interesting and by all accounts brilliant, but nothing to lose your mind over like that for. She could hear what they were yelling. But seeing as they were all yelling at the same time and all different things, it all mashed together into one incoherent mess of excited shouts. All this noise was giving her a headache. She wasn’t on watch, so maybe she’d return to the cabin and do a little work on her maps before she turned in for the night.
Being the civilized person she was, she returned her glass to the kitchen. Naturally Sanji reprimanded himself for making his goddess bring down her own glass and not being there to do it for her, before complimenting her on how amazing she was for doing something so menial for him even though she really didn’t have to. She held back her irritation and offered him a smile that had him swooning all over. She knew she shouldn't encourage him but always found it difficult to shut him down in the kitchen where he was constantly busy for the well being of the entire crew.
The silence was welcomed as she went into the library and closed the door softly behind her. While it wasn’t completely quiet, it was a lot better than out on deck. The walls weren’t completely sound proof in case something was happening outside that needed everyone’s attention (and the fact that you’ll never truly be able to block out the sound of Luffy yelling unless you shut him up yourself), but they did the job of keeping everything at least a little more peaceful.
What was not welcomed was the sudden rocking of the ship thanks to Franky’s latest inventions. Had Robin not sprouted hands to keep the inkwell from tipping over onto the map she was working on, she would have killed them. Or at the very least make them wish that she had. As always, Robin was a godsend but now she was too aggravated to work on her maps. Her lines were never nice when she worked while angry. They were always too heavy and lost the grace and precision they normally had.
Sighing, she put aside her quill and decided that maybe she’d work on her map at a later time and instead just take a nice hot bath to calm her before bed. The bath on the Sunny was probably better than most 5 star spas. Not to mention that Robin was always willing to share the bath salts and oils that she picked up in their travels. Maybe she’d try “Rose Spring”, or that “Lilac Shower” one. Robin always knew which ones were the best.
That was probably what she needed anyways. She was probably just a little stressed from Luffy being Luffy and the guys rocking the ship with their nonsense. A nice bath would soothe her nerves, and then she’d go to bed a little earlier, and she’d be feeling great come morning. She’d put on her comfiest pajamas and have a great night’s sleep. That’s what she’d do.