A/N: Hi there. Thanks for checking out my new story and I hope you like it.

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Behind Closed Doors

Chapter 1. Can we talk?

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Luffy was sitting on the lamb's head of the going merry, breathing in the cool night air. They had just left Cocoyashi village and it was the end of the day. He couldn't help but feel happy, He met new people, had a huge party, kicked that fish guy's ass for making Nami cry, and now he has his Navigator back at his side. Zoro, Usopp, Nami, and Sanji had already went to bed after eating dinner, he didn't feel like going to sleep just yet.

After staring up at the night sky for another hour, he decided to go to bed. Jumping down from his special seat, he started to make his way to the men's quarters but stopped when he heard a door squeak. Looking over towards the noise Luffy could see Nami standing half way behind her open door.

"Nami?" He looked at her with a confused expression on his face. "What are you still doing up? I thought you went to sleep along time ago?"

She stayed halfway behind her door and started to rub her upper left arm nervously. "I tried to go to sleep but... 'sigh'... I guess I still got a lot on my mind right now."

Seeing her sad frown ,Luffy took a few steps towards her. "Can I do anything to help?" 'whats wrong with my Navigator?' He thought.

Nami Looked at Luffy; who was now standing in front of her, before looking back into her room. 'its pretty late.' She thought before looking towards the mens sleeping quarters. 'And I'm pretty sure the rest of the guys are already asleep.' Making up her mind she turned back to Luffy and asked. "Do you... think, we can talk? Just for a little bit?" She asked feeling a little uncertain.

Sensing her uneasiness, Luffy gave her a smile only he could give. "Sure Nami, where do you wanna talk?"

Feeling a little less tense from his smile and acceptance, she opened her door a little wider and motioned for Luffy to come inside. "Can we talk in here?"

Keeping his smile, Luffy walked past her and into her room. "Sure." After he was inside, he stopped near the entrance and waited for Nami to close the door.

After Luffy came inside her room, Nami took one last Look towards the mens quarters before closing her door. Once the door was shut, she walked past Luffy and sat on the edge of her bed.

Seeing her sit down, Luffy walked over to the opposite side of her and sat on the floor while leaning against the wall. They both sat there in silence for a couple of minutes, both staring everywhere and anywhere but at each other. Luffy was Looking all around her Room and saw a lot of new stuff in it. He guessed she brought all this stuff with her from her home village. He also noticed a picture frame that was on a nightstand next to her bed. But before Luffy could get a better look, Nami spoke.

"So um..." She started, feeling a little nervous. "Do you... like what I did with the... the room?" She asked after she felt the silence was getting a little too uncomfortable.

Looking around the room again, Luffy answered. "There's a lot of girly stuff in here now."

She let out a small laugh. "Well I am a girl you know?"

Keeping his eyes on the things around the room he replied, "Yeah... I know."

'Come on Nami, just say it.' She thought to herself. "Luffy, look I just...inhale/exhale...I never got to say thank you and..."

"And you'll never have to." He interrupted her and turned his full attention to her.

"What?" She asked with a small frown.

Looking at her with soft eyes he said. "Nami, your my Navigator and more importantly my friend. So don't you ever thank me for doing what I did. No one hurts the ones I Love." As he said the last part with a soft and quiet tone, Luffy looked down so his straw hat was shadowing his eyes. "So don't ever be afraid to ask me for help. No matter what happens I'll be here to save you... Ok?"

Her frown turning into a soft smile, she wiped her eyes with her sleeve. " 'sniff' ...Ok." She said with a nod of her head.

Luffy lifted his head and Looked at the picture on the nightstand before pointing to it. "Who's that with you and your sister?"

After cleaning the small tears from her eyes, she looked in the direction Luffy was pointing at. Seeing the old picture of her, Nojiko and Bellemere Nami couldn't help but widen her smile. She leaned over towards the nightstand and picked up the picture before standing up off the bed. She then walked over towards Luffy and sat next to him on the floor. "This," She said with a smile while bringing the picture up closer so Luffy could see it. " Is my Mom, Bellemere."

Looking at the old photo he could see just how happy Nami looked with her family. "Look," He said while pointing at the younger Nami in the picture. "Looks like you've kept the same smile after all these years."

Looking at her reflection from the glass frame and then the picture of her younger self, she could see he was right. She has the same smile now as the one in the picture.

"Looks like your Mom was a lot of fun." He said as he smiled at her.

"Yeah, she was." She turned her smile towards him. "No matter how bad things got, She always made me smile and she always came through when we needed her."

"Where is she now?" he asked her with a blank face.

Losing her smile a bit she answered with a shaky breath. "She um... 'sigh'... She... sacrificed herself, to save us." Her gaze going back to the photo.

Luffy didn't need to know anymore then that. "She sounds like a great Mom. I wish I could have met her." Luffy placed a hand on Nami's shoulder and gave her a soft smile.

"Yeah, she is." She then looked at Luffy, seeing his soft smile made her feel a little better. "And I wish you could have met her too. I know she would have loved meeting you." Nami let out a long yawn and stretched her arm in the air.

"Ready to go to sleep?" Luffy asked as he stood up and held out his hand to help Nami up.

"Yup. I've haven't felt this tired in along time." Seeing his hand, Nami grasped it and pulled her self up with the Help of Luffy. She walked over towards her door and held it open for him. "You know?" She started. "I've never seen you this calm before. Usually your bouncing of the walls... literally." She laughed a little at her own joke.

"I cant be crazy hyper all the time. Even I get tired." He let out a small laugh. "Goodnight Nami." He said as he walked out of her room and headed for the mens sleeping quarters.

"Hold up real quick." Nami called softly.

Stopping, Luffy turned to her. "Hmm?"

She stepped out from behind her door and started to rub her upper left arm again. "If... if you ever, you know. Wanna talk about something. You can talk to me, alright?" She said with a soft expression which matched the soft moon lit night.

"If I need to talk I'll come to you. I promise."

She then gave him a smile and wished him a good night, before retiring to her room for some much needed sleep.

After he made sure she went back to her room, Luffy went to go get some sleep himself.

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End of Chapter 1.

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A/N: And before you even comment on it. Yes... I got it from Batman. This is the first Chapter of many. I plan on doing a Chapter for every arc. So after every arc Luffy and Nami will meet up after dark and talk to each other. Showing a side of them that the rest of the crew doesn't know about that they only share with each other. Later chapters will get more and more romance.