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Kissing My Heart Goodbye 6

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Chapter Six: Hate the Sin but Love the Sinner

Nami sighed as she pulled the last load of laundry from the dryer, it was close to eleven at night, and she'd been doing laundry all day it seemed. After the guys had all gotten home, and put away their clothes, they'd all brought out their sheets and a few other things that had been lying around their room. Sanji had offered to help her with the laundry, but she'd told him that she honestly didn't trust him with the detergent. "I don't think that's a good idea Sanji," she's said smiling. "I saw some of the whites; they looked like they'd been dyed pink."

He smiled and nodded his head. "I can cook, but I honestly don't get laundry," he said sheepishly.

Nami just smiled and carried another basket into the laundry room. "Then, stick to what you know, besides if I'm going to stay here, I should be able to do a few things around the house, cleaning and doing laundry don't bother me at all," she said. She really didn't, when she'd gotten old enough to clean and do laundry at Arlong's she'd started doing it herself, even though he had a hired maid to do those things. She didn't like the thought of someone else going through her things.

She took the basket into the living room and propped it up on the arm of the couch beside Zoro. The guys were watching some kind of sports program and it looked like every single one of them had a beer, even Chopper. She just smiled and started fold the last load of sheets. When a commercial came up she looked at the guys. "Do you want me to make your beds?" she asked, putting the last of the folded sheets in the basket.

"Nah, we can do that ourselves," Sanji said getting up. Nami nodded and handed out their sheets, and let them take them.

"Zoro, I can make yours, I have to go in there anyways," she grabbed the basket with Zoro's sheets in them and walked into the bedroom.  She closed the door behind her and took the pillows off his bed. Nami quickly made the bed and put the pillows back, and then stared into space, looking at the bed. She could still feel Zoro's lips on hers from that morning and the way his body has pressed against hers. She'd never felt anything like that before, and it happened every time he kissed her. She knew she was falling in love with him, but she was scared. This was Zoro for heaven sake! He wasn't the kind to fall in love, he was the one night stand kind of guy and she had to be carefully around him. If she fell too hard, she knew that she was going to end up making a huge mistake. She was still a virgin and she'd told herself a long time ago that she was going to wait for the right man; Zoro held all the power to change that.

She sighed and grabbed her duffle bag and pulled out her hair brush. Pulling her hair back she made up her mind; Zoro was off limits. Nami grabbed the laundry basket and dumped it back in the laundry room before she dropped down onto Sanji's lap on the couch. She stretched out with her head in Luffy's lap and her feet in Zoro's. "What are we watching?" she asked.

Sanji smirked down at her, "Football," he said. Nami shrugged and closed her eyes, listening to the sports news caster talk and thought about how nice this was. Sanji's hands were resting on her belly and thighs, Luffy, surprisingly enough, was playing with her hair, and Zoro's finger tips were running over her calves and ankles. Chopper moved from resting against the arm of the couch to sitting in front of her, his head resting against her hip and after Usopp got back from the kitchen with more beers for everyone he sat beside Chopper, one of his arms behind his head, curling around her waist. Franky was the only one who didn't come over, he stayed in his chair, Nami knew he didn't like her, she just hoped that would change in time.

She smiled and closed her eyes, enjoying the touch of everyone, it was nice and the closeness of it all warmed her, it was a closeness only a family could know and give, for the first time in her life, Nami felt like she belonged somewhere. This gang was her family and these men were her brothers.

Chopper yawned and stretched when the football game was over. "I'm going to bed," he mumbled and stood up. "Night Nami," he smiled and kissed her forehead before walking off.

"Bed sounds good," Usopp agreed, kissing her forehead as well and followed Chopper to their room.

Nami watched Franky walk off without a word and sighed. "I don't think Franky likes me every much," she mumbled looking back at the TV.

"Eh, don't worry about him, he's just crabby," Sanji said as he lit a cigarette and took a long drag, slowly blowing it out.

"Yeah, besides you're nakama now, he'll learn to like you."

Nami glanced up at Luffy and smiled. "Yeah," she said as her smile slowly faded. "Luffy, can I ask you something?"

"Huh," he looked down at her. "What is it?"

"I want you to teach me how to fight, I want to be able to do something more than clean and do laundry," she said softly.

"Nami, it too dangerous for you to go out there and fight, you could get killed," Sanji said smoothing his hand over her side. "Just leave the fighting to us."

"You could die too, Zoro has wounds from the last time you guys went out!" she protested. "Besides, I don't remember asking you." She looked back at Luffy. He just smiled at her and nodded his head. "Really?"

"Yeah, besides I have a feeling you could be a lot of help later on," he smirked.

Nami smiled and nodded. "Oh, Sanji?" she asked looking at him.

"Hmm?" he looked at her as Luffy turned the TV off.

"I need to go to the store tomorrow, do you need anything for the kitchen?" she asked.

He smiled and patted her side. "I'll go with you how about that?"

Nami nodded and saw the way Zoro glared at Sanji. She shook her head and climbed off their laps so they could get up. Luffy and Sanji both kissed her head like Chopper and Usopp had before going off to their rooms. "Are you coming to bed?" Zoro asked looking over his shoulder at her from his door.

Nami stretched out on the couch again. "I'll be there in a little bit; I think I'm going to watch TV for a little bit. She grabbed a half full beer from the table and took a drink. Zoro grunted and closed the door behind him. Nami sighed but didn't turn the TV on, she wasn't planning on sleeping with Zoro anymore, she'd just sleep on the couch. She couldn't run the risk of getting any closer to him; it was dangerous because she knew in the end she was going to end up with a broken heart.

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By the end of the week Nami knew the basics of hand-to-hand combat, she knew how to shoot a gun, which surprisingly she was good at, Zoro taught her a little bit of sword play though she didn't think she was strong enough to use one for very long, and Usopp had even showed her how make homemade smoke bombs. They were walking around the city, and it was getting late, the sun had already set and the flickering street lamps did nothing to calm her nerves. This was the first time they'd let her go out with them, and she was really hoping they didn't run into Arlong or any of his little minions, she didn't think she'd be able to do anything even remotely helpful.

"Well, would you look at what the cat dragged in?" everyone stopped and looked at an alley way as someone started laughing.

"If it ain't Luffy and his little gang of misfits?" another voice asked.

Nami glanced at Luffy who didn't seem to be worried at all, in fact, he was laughing. "Yeah well you two can't look much better," he called out.

"Hey now, is that anyway to talk to your older brother?" Two men walked out of the shadow of the alley and Nami momentarily forgot how to breathe. They were drop dead gorgeous. "I mean, c'mon I'm the one who taught you all you know."

"Yeah well maybe he's finally learned something on his own," the one with red hair nodded at Nami. "Looks like he's got a girl with him now," they smirked.

"Well, who's this?" they walked over to her, and the one that had called himself Luffy's brother took her hand, kissing the back of it. "Portgas D. Ace, at your service," he said smiling.

The other man took her other hand and kissed the back of it and smiled up at her. "Shanks, please to meet you."

Nami blushed clear to her roots. "Nami, nice to meet you," she said thankful that her voice didn't crack.

"Tell me, what's a cutie like you doing running around with these guys?" Ace asked with a smirk.

Nami felt her heart skip a beat in her chest when he looked at her with those dark eyes, and that smile did things to her that were making her forget where she was. "That's none of your business Ace," Zoro mumbled from somewhere she couldn't see.

"Oh lighten up Zoro," Ace called out, never taking his eyes off of her. Nami felt her blush deepen. "Have you had dinner yet Nami?" he asked. She shook her head slowly, unable to find her voice. "Good," he grabbed her hand and pulled her off. "We'll bring her back in a few hours," he called over his shoulder to Luffy. Nami didn't know how the hell she had ended up going for dinner with Shanks and Ace, but with all of the butterflies inside her stomach she was beginning to not mind as Ace led her down the alley. There was a car waiting inside and he held open the front door for her.

"Thank you," she said climbing inside. Ace climbed into the back as Shanks slid into the front of the car. He put the key in the ignition and started it up before he backed out of the alley and sped off. Nami caught a glimpse of Zoro as they passed by and saw the glare on his face. She really hopped he wasn't going to be mad at her.

"So what are you doing hanging out with Luffy?" Shanks asked as he pulled into the main roads.

Nami bit her lip and thought about how much she should actually tell them, then again she knew they didn't have any connections with Arlong, she would have known that, and Ace was Luffy's brother, so they seemed trust worthy enough. "Arlong was…my father," she said softly. "I've lived with him almost my whole life, Luffy and the others helped me get out of there." She looked at her lap and sighed.

"Well, a friend of Luffy's is a friend of hers," Shanks said with a smile.

"How do you know Luffy? I get that Ace is his brother, but what's your connection?" she asked looking at Shanks.

He smiled a little and pulled up to a restaurant. "I looked over Luffy and Ace when they were kids, Ace left before Luffy was old enough to really be on his own, so I raised him." Nami nodded and climbed out of the car with them and followed the two guys inside. They grabbed a table at the back, Ace slid in beside Nami and Shanks sat across from them. "So, how long have you been living with them?"

"About a week," she mumbled and looked around. She didn't know what it was about Ace but when he put his arm on the back of the booth behind her, butterflies started to swarm in her belly. "They've been really nice, and I do the laundry and clean, I mean it's the least I can do," she added.

Ace nodded and leaned in closer to her, his lips brushing against her ear. "You know, I'm surprised none of them have tried to claim you yet," he whispered.

"W-what?" Nami blushed.

"You're way to pretty to not have a boyfriend worshiping your body," he chuckled softly in her ear as his lips brushed her skin, sending a delicious shiver down her spine. "Maybe you should come live with us."

"Hey, Ace, back off a little, you're scaring her," Shanks called out as the waitress came over and handed out menus. Nami opened hers quickly and stared looking through it, trying to get rid of the blush on her face and the butterflies in her belly. Shanks chuckled, "Don't worry Nami, he's harmless, just a big flirt," he told her.

Nami smiled a little, "I don't mind," she glanced over at Ace who was looking through his menu. She couldn't help but think that he was handsome in the dim light of the restaurant, he looked almost beautiful, he was so much more defined than Luffy was. His shirt was open and she could see the planes of a six pack poking out above the table. He had muscles; that was clear enough, but…they weren't like Zoro's. Nothing about him was like Zoro, so why was she feeling like she was being swept away?


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Zoro was sulking, he knew he was, but he didn't care. How the hell could she go off with Ace and Shanks of all people? And that blush…he'd wanted to punch them both jut for causing it. Damn it, Nami was his, didn't she understand that? Apparently not. He sighed and rolled over on his bed and stared at the ceiling rather than the wall. What the hell was he going to do now? He knew she'd been sleeping on the couch every night that week, maybe she didn't feel the same way about him as he did about her. He glared and grunted. "Whatever," he mumbled. He heard the door open and Luffy welcome Nami home, his temper only got worse when he heard that little sigh in her voice. He was going to kill Ace, weather he was Luffy's brother or not. He got up and walked out there and glanced at Nami. Damn it, she was still blushing, and her lips…oh hell no!

"Did he kiss you?" Zoro asked. Everyone looked back at him and Nami's eyes got just a little bigger. She didn't answer him. "Did he kiss you?" he asked again, his temper only getting worse.

"N-no, don't be stupid," She finally said sitting beside Luffy and Sanji on the couch. Oh hell no, she was lying to him. "Besides, what does it matter to you if I did or not?" she asked.

"Nothing, never mind," Zoro walked off into the kitchen before he hit something. Apparently he needed to remind her that she was his…or was she? He never said anything, and he thought he'd been dropping all the right signals, so why was she off flirting with Ace and Shanks? He sighed and ran a hand through his hair. Damn it, why the hell was he getting so worked up for no reason? Because he was in love with her.

"Zoro?" He glanced over his shoulder at Sanji. "What's doing?"

"Nothing," he mumbled and grabbed a beer out of the fridge.

"Yeah, okay, cause I really believe that," Sanji sighed and leaned on the counter and leveled his eyes on Zoro. Reading him like an open book. "You're pissed because Ace could make her blush like that." He stated.

"You think?" Zoro snapped. He sighed, "I know you're trying to help, but it's none of your business Sanji."

Sanji grabbed him and threw him into the fridge. "Listen good you damn Marimo, unless you're going to do something about Nami, then don't snap at her like that, she doesn't deserve that. Just because you're not man enough to try and make her happy, doesn't mean that someone else isn't."

Zoro glared and threw Sanji off of him, not in the mood to listen to him ramble on about the proper way to treat women and walked back into his room, slamming the door behind him. He hated how Sanji could read him like an open book, he was the only damn one, and it drove him crazy. Still the fact remain, he was going to have to something about Nami.
So you know those filler episodes? Treat this like one of those. I know it's short, but if I started going into what I really want to, it's going to be too long. Therefore, welcom to my version of a filler.
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Ace kissed her?!?!?!?! or not?