Lonely, Chapter Nine: Over Complication

Chapter Summary: When you overcomplicate things, you're bound to make a fool of yourself.

A/N: this chapter went over a few rewrites and rough drafts. I just wanted to get it to a point where I was comfortable with this chapter releasing. Furthermore, I didn't want Nami's feelings for Luffy to come off as shoehorned and forced…I mean if you go back a few chapters, there's an entire chapter dedicated to her thinking about him. But regardless, I felt as the author her feelings are natural…sure Nami went about the relationship the wrong way, that was apparent. But her "Hidden" feelings for him is something I hoped I showed Over the course of the story.

Regardless, onto the Chapter.

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Miss-Nami.

"Shit" Nami muttered off, as the twenty-nine year old looked away and scolded herself. In a split second the linens that covered the two were thrown off herself and Nami promptly began to exit the room, ignoring the cries of her twerp. Nami's heart throbbed as she began to practically speed walk to her bathroom. She was dizzy, her mind was clouded with haziness. Her feelings for her idiot and her nerves were on fire and erratically throbbed with a message. "Turn Around." They all screamed at her, her instincts screeched at her and demanded she go back and face that lovable idiot.

Nami was not a coward…but when it came to him…The older woman couldn't control herself and her feelings were paramount and often clouded her judgement.

Shaking her head as she reached the bathroom door Nami entered it as shut it behind her. Nami promptly locked it and sighed. She stared at her elegant bathroom. It was pristine and clean…Nami's eyes began to water as she leaned her back against the wooden door.

Her heart panged and prodded against the insides of her chest. Nami slowly slid down to her ceramic tile floor. Her heart hurt. It felt like she hit rock bottom, what the hell was she doing with her life at the moment? Nami was currently half naked, a thin muscle tee covered the top half of her body and she was bare naked from the waist down.

She could feel a concurrent amount of liquids leak from her womanhood, Nami hated that she loved it, not in the sense that she loved the feeling of being came inside of. Because Nami was not like that, she was not a whore, she enjoyed it only because the stupid teenager she loved did it to her. And that's what Nami hated.

Nami hated she was mess of a woman, and that's why starting now as her tears left frigid cold trails of liquid down her cheeks. She was going to change. B-Because she needed too. Or else…

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After an abrupt amount of time passed, the orangette of twenty-nine wiped her eyes clear of tears and sniffled as she stood up. Nami smiled to herself as she suddenly heard a twerp knock on her bathroom door.

"Miss-Nami" the nervousness and concern evident in his speech, was proof that he'd cared for her somewhat. Nami Let off a single chuckle at that, then twenty nine year old hated how happy she was at that.

Nami smiled,his voice eased her concerns…although she had no idea how he'd truly react. And that's why she was still antsy about confronting him. "Just on time doofus…" Nami thought cheekily to herself as she turned around and cleared her throat.

The older woman reached out and grabbed the door handle, and pulled back. It swung open and she was met with her idiot. He seemed to have gotten dressed Nami noticed as she did a once over of his body. He had shorts on…opposed to her…who was naked from the waist down and felt love liquids, semen, and other sex fluids ran down the innards of her legs.

Nami walked forward immediately grabbed him and pulled him to a bear hug. Cutting him off as he went to speak.

"Miss-Na-"

"Shh" Nami immediately hissed out. Her idiot hushed and she smiled. Nami was taller than him, so he went into her neck with ease. This hug was silent for a second or two before Nami spoke up again.

"I Love You Luffy"

Nami said without hesitation present, it felt like chains that held her back came off as Nami told him truly, she didn't need the excuse of it being in the heat of the moment. Her deeper feelings for him were always there in a sense, in the back of her mind they always nagged her and she ignored them. Nami felt…loved by his kisses and hugs and the smiles.

Nevermind the sex, that smile was the thing she loved the most about him. Nami felt like she was way older than she was when she met him. So she was surprised when Everytime she had seen him Luffy smiled brightly at her. Like he just didn't care about her age…and that's what she loved.

She heard the sigh and that worried her. But she let it go as she clutched him tighter.

"Miss-N" Luffy tried again but Nami cut him off.

"Shut it" Nami said sternly, as her hand went over his shoulder. Nami wasn't mean to him on the account of her not wanting him to leave…however Nami needed to be at the very least stern so her admission wasn't just brushed under the rug.

Luffy pouted but Nami ignored him.

"Just shut up and listen to me Luffy...I-I know you don't love me back…I just know you don't. And I-I accept that. B-But I want you too. I want you to love me back. I know you have a ton of little harlots probably waiting for you…And why shouldn't they wait for you?" the older woman sighed before continuing. Staring intently downwards to his wild black hair.

"Y-You're everything a girl wants…You're kind...Luffy…You're a bit silly…You're sincere and no matter how much you want to deny it…you care about me and my feelings…I love that, I honestly do…" Nami trailed off again, but not before cupping his chin.

"Not to mention you're very handsome…" Nami finished with sexy, enticing purr. The older woman found a giggle come her way as her twerp blushed profusely and suddenly looked away as Nami continued to stare at him with hunger and not so lady like thoughts in mind.

Nami closed her eyes and smiled for a minute, she bit her bottom lip. And contemplated on what to say next. As it was troubling to continue this conversation in a way that wouldn't send them back for another round of sex. The Orangette sighed and reopened her eyes, she clutched him tighter and slowly, leaned towards his scalp. Through his hair, Nami planted a soft kiss atop his head before continuing. She didn't leave a kissy sound as she departed, that was playful love…in a sense, love was cut from the same source, so therefore using that logic all love should should be equal…but it wasn't that simple…sure the playful woman in Luffy's life had its place…but now the older woman knew that a different kind of woman would take center stage…more so for Nami's sake more than his.

She had to change, for the better and the worse, because deep down she didn't want to be the kinky older woman anymore. She wanted to be the woman in his life who was there for him…

Nami sighed one last time before continuing, her feelings were at the least a huge thing to say. "Luffy…and Maybe I should have tied you down when these feelings were first showing up…because you mean a lot to me Luffy…without you I felt so insecure about myself. I felt like no one wanted me for who I was woman...And then you came along and made feel proud and sexy and young. And you maybe an idiot but you're my idiot. The way you treat me…I love it. I love the way you tease me and call me your stupid nickname. B-Because they make me proud to be older...I love how you don't like calling me those harsh names when we pretend... I know you respect me as a woman…and I hope you feel some type of way about me…because I really want to have a future with you…" Nami trailed off for but a second before cupping his chin and making sure their eyes were looking into one another's.

As Nami stared at him, practically gazing into his soul. She could feel her throat slowly clog up with dry and thickness. Her stomach began to contract and flutter with…butterflies. The mix was ultimately to much for her and she went back to his neck. Nami couldn't face him, she couldn't stare into those dark brown eyes of his. As she nuzzled into his neck, her nose pushing into his skin, a thick amount of his aroma began to fleet into her nostrils, it was intoxicating to her. Nami didn't like how quickly she was back to being a mess…it was humiliating to the older woman. She couldn't even be stern with him…

She cleared her throat again before ultimately speaking into his skin. Tears welled in her eyes, despair filled her chest but she spoke the last of her words regardless no matter how much she wanted to go back to the covers with not even had said her true feelings.

"I-I'm in love with you Luffy…I-I don't think that'll change…"

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A peck to her cheek startled her and brought her out of the daze she currently was in, after a heart to heart in her living room Nami and her idiot were currently in her bed…it felt like nothing was accomplished besides hugging.

The twenty-nine year old looked up from his chest. Ever since Luffy had picked her back up and carried her into the room. The older woman had been intentionally avoiding the gaze of him. It was childish, more so than all the meaningless sex that ever transpired between the two of them.

His eyes were filled with concern, and her twerp had a frown on his face. Not of anger…but of sadness.

"Miss-Nami, you're…cool and all but…I don't know if I'm ready for…" Luffy trailed off and looked away, for a few moments silence over took the room and nothing was spoken. He looked stumped but Luffy replied . "That" he finally finished. With a somber tone to boot.

"B-But Luffy-Sweetie You are Ready!" the older woman blurted out at his response, immediately the twenty nine year old regretted it. As Luffy's eyes shot towards her instead of his distant avoiding gaze she had been getting for the last five minutes or so.

Nami winced as his eyes landed on her but she gulped and spoke up anyways. "Luffy-Dear, I'm not asking for you to marry me…" Nami trailed off looking away for a moment or two, just to resume her gaze after she felt a satisfactory amount of time had passed. "I-I just want you to be here for me…As I told you earlier sweetie…I'm so happy with you in my life…I don't want you to leave it. I'm not asking you to marry me…I just want you to be here for me, if you don't love me…that's fine…I'm just asking you to be here for me for now……and hopefully…after we spend a lot of time together maybe you will…feel something for me…maybe…I can dream can't I? " the Orangette looked away from him after she finished, her heart was throbbing and her nerves were like picks and prongs.

Nami was embarrassed…and she wasn't ready for rejection truly…the thought of that made her heart throb with sadness.

Nami heard a sigh before the hug tightened around her. The Orangette looked back towards him, heat swelled in her cheek as eye contact suddenly connected, his eyes were inviting and warm, it felt so right as they gazed into one another's.

Her twerp gulped, before he spoke, nervousness ever so present in his current mannerisms.

"I-I didn't know you liked me that much Miss-Nami, I just thought you were doing this for fun and stuff" Luffy trailed off again, it was like he couldn't even focus with her.

Nami sighed at the response, it sounded so shallow when it left his mouth. She looked 'Doing this for fun…' of course that's what their "Relationship" was before they started fucking and hugging and snuggling on a near regular basis. It felt normal after a while, when every other day Luffy would come over her apartment and fuck her into a mess. Then he'd proceed to kiss her and hug her and tease her after their raunchy sex was finished.

After a while…those kisses and hugs started to make Nami Feel…loved…the sex felt great…but how could anyone question her love for him? When Luffy would embrace her into a tight hug after a long day? Tease her in a loving way and finally reward her with a kiss…?

Nami looked away, no matter what he'd say. It felt like her heart belonged to him.

A sniffle emitted from her nose, and she looked up to him. His shirtless torso, showing off his tight knit body. His head looking away, a bright pink blush of embarrassment was spread across his face. It gave the older woman hope in a fleeting sense, embarrassment was a natural for someone his age. Nami wondered if Luffy understood his feelings…being generous to herself Nami wondered if Luffy understood his feelings about herself…sure Luffy must have felt some way about her… right?

It was confusing, it led to Nami sighing and back to staring. It must be a hundred time more confusing for her twerp…Nami shook her head and grabbed him. Pulling his head closer to where she could lean on it.

Resting her head onto his, Nami sighed out of frustration. They were getting nowhere with this. She decided she'd try again in the morning. Maybe they'd get some footing and get somewhere of substance. So she slowly planted a soft kiss to his hair again before speaking up.

*Smooch*

Nami pulled back and let off a small chuckle.

"Ha…I know you're probably tired…I know I am. So I'm gonna let you get some rest…" The Orangette paused mid-speech, to gauge his attention.

Luffy seemed to shift as she finished, his arms were wrapped around her stomach, and they were comfortable there. Until he moved them them up, he pulled back his head to the point where his hair grazed her chin so slightly. He scooted his figure up to where they maintained eye contact, Nami blushed slightly. His deep almost black brown eyes stared at her intently.

Nami gulped before regaining her composure. Scoffing to appear in control.

"I-" The Orangette attempted to speak, but was abruptly cut off by her twerp.

"Miss-Nami, I don't care about going to sleep. But...If you really like me… like that, I'll be here for you." Luffy finished, as he suddenly took the now blushing and giddy woman into a full hug.

"Because Miss-Nami," Luffy spoke on to her, as he began to nuzzle against her head too, cheekily snickering every now and then.

"Well I dunno if I love you and all that stuff. But I think you're cool, and I don't really want you to go either Shishishi"

Her idiot finished with a snickerz as his laughter filled her ears, tears swelled up in her eyes. As a kiss was planted against her cheek, it felt moot and her feelings exploded into acceptance. With a sniffle to boot as her final words of the night left her mouth.

"Fair Enough…Twerp"

A smile grew upon her lips as sleep began to over take her, the older woman unconsciously nuzzled deeper into the hug. Letting the aroma of her idiot invade her nostrils and fill her up with his intoxicating scent.

For once it a long time, The Orangette of twenty-nine would go to sleep with the feeling of happiness.

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A/N: Man, Nami is so Happy with Luffy and her finally being together. Like she is beyond happy, like she feels like the most beautiful woman in the world right now. and I'm probably going to hate myself because I probably have to take that away from her :(

Next Chapter's Title: Denial.

Until Next Time – MaplejordanVienteDos