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As quickly as I could, I ran home. When I got inside, I locked the door behind me and threw myself onto my couch in the living room, and sobbed. I hate him. I hate him. I hate him. I hate him so much. I thought that things would go back to the way they were in high school after that kiss we shared. I thought he would end things with Hancock. I thought that possibly I would finally end things with Oliver. Why couldn't things go back to the way they were?

I kicked off my shoes and took the necklace that Luffy gave me off my neck. There was a part of me that wanted to throw the dumb thing away, but I knew I would instantly regret it, so I set it down on the counter. I grabbed a blanket and curled myself up into a ball under the blankets as I cried.

What the hell was I thinking?! Did I really think things would go the way I wanted them to? Am I that stupid?! And I even made a complete fool of myself at the cafe! I couldn't dare to show my face there again. 

It felt nice to be alone and let everything out. But then a heard footsteps coming my way. Quickly, I wiped away my tears and looked behind the couch. There was Robin, with a worried expression on her face in a hoodie and sweatpants. "Nami... is everything alright?"

I smiled sadly and nodded my head, knowing damn well Robin wouldn't believe that I was "alright." "Mhm," I said, "Nothing is, uhm, wrong." Robin sighed and sat down next to me on the couch and hugged me. 

"I can't help you if you don't tell me what's bothering you," Robin said. Not being able to hold the tears in, I started crying on Robin's shoulder. She squeezed me tighter, which I had really needed. Having her next to me was actually better than being alone, now that I think about it. 

After a while, I pulled away From Robin and wiped my nose with my arm. "Sorry," I sighed.

"No need to apologize. So, what's wrong?" Robin had a worried expression on her face as she had her hand on my shoulder.

"I... I hate Luffy," I cried, "I hate him so much. He kissed me the other day and... I guess he doesn't want to even see my face anymore. He came to me at the cafe earlier and said that he doesn't think we should see each other anymore. Not even as friends. After we kissed... I was so ready to end things with Olly and finally be with Luffy. He even told me he'd end things with Hancock. But look at us now. Luffy doesn't even want to speak to me anymore. What a dumbass I am to think that things could go back to the way they were in high school."

Robin hugged me once again, then sighed. "I'm so sorry," she apologized, "Really. I thought things would've been the same as in high school again, as well. Nami, I am so sorry. But... you kissed him?! You'll tell Oliver, correct?"

"Yeah, of course," I said, "Or... I won't necessarily tell him that but I'll end things with him. That's for sure. But I want to wait until next week. This week, I need time to myself. Not just because of Luffy but because I made a complete fool of myself at the cafe and honestly... I'm too afraid to show my face anywhere."

"Was it really that bad?" Robin giggled. I nodded my head and sighed. "Well, there's some ice cream in the fridge. Do you want to watch 'Ride Your Wave' and eat ice cream together?"

I smiled and nodded my head, once again. "Yes, please. It's nice to see you back here. It's been like, what, a week or two since you've been back here."

"About that..." Robin sighed and leaned back into the couch. "I haven't been back home for a while because Zoro asked me to move in with him. Today I came to pack my stuff so I can move in. Sorry I didn't tell you sooner, Nami."

"Don't you dare apologize," I said, "You'll be marrying that idiot, it's weird if you don't live with him. Anyways, forget about that. Let's watch the movie and eat some ice cream, alright?" Robin smiled at me and nodded her head, and we both started the movie and ate ice cream together. It was nice to have a girls' night with Robin.

1 week later

It's been one week of sitting on the couch watching movies all week by myself, without speaking to anybody. Maybe I was too dramatic about what happened with Luffy. I mean, I really cut everyone out of my life for a week because of some stupid boy! I've been getting a bunch of texts from Olly and Vivi and Luffy, but I didn't take the time to respond to any of them.

As I finished taking my shower and got ready for the day, I finally took the time to let everyone know I was alive. Besides Luffy, though. I just couldn't speak to him. That's what he wanted anyway though, right?

I opened Oliver's contact and clicked call. The phone rang for a while, but then he finally picked up. "Oh my gosh, Nami?!"

"Hey," I laughed.

"Heavens, it's so nice to hear your voice," he said, "Oh my gosh. Is everything alright, beautiful? Can I see you?"

"Yeah, of course," I replied, "But yes, I'm alright. All I needed was a week to myself. Sorry, I didn't say anything."

"It's alright," Oliver said, "Just, please... I need to see you. I've been miserable not speaking to you."

I sighed. "Once again, I'm sorry. I'll come on over, alright?"

"Okay, I love you so, so much. I'm so glad you're alright. I'll see you later, beautiful." I then hung up the phone and laid down on my bed with a huge sigh. Why couldn't I have just ended things then? Well, I should end things when we're face to face instead of over the phone. 

Gosh, what am I doing?!

As I drove to Oliver's house, I saw Luffy sitting down on a bench by the park with his face covered by his palms. When my car passed by, I looked back to see that he had looked up at my car and watched me drive away. Dammit, I miss him. So much. It's been a week since I've spoken to that idiot. I miss his voice. His smile. His laugh. Everything about him I miss. 

When I arrived at Oliver's house, he ran outside of his house as quickly as he could and gave me a huge hug as soon as I exited my car. He placed millions of pecks on my cheek. "Gosh, it's so nice to see you again, my love." He pulled away from me and took a good look at my face. "Oh my god, you're gorgeous. I love you so much." 

Honestly, no one has ever said anything like that to me before. I wanted to say I enjoyed it, but I wanted to hear that from someone else. 

Oliver led me inside to his house, where there had been a delicious meal in the kitchen. There had been blankets and everything on the couch, ready to be used. There were a bunch of snacks on the coffee table in the living room in front of the couch, ready to be eaten.

"I set up things for a movie night and I had Sanji make us a delicious meal." Oliver held out his hands, as if he was presenting the food. "There's soba, along with sliced Negi. I hope you enjoy, m'lady."

"This is... a lot," I laughed, "You really didn't have to."

"But I wanted to," Oliver said, squeezing my hand, "You literally deserve the world. Ask me for anything you could possibly want, and I'll get you it."

I smiled and kissed Oliver's cheek. "Thank you. You're too kind." I felt bad that I would be ending things with him. Oliver has become such a great guy over the years and I feel as if ending things will break him. 

Both Olly and I got comfortable after eating and watched some movies together. He played with my hair as I lay down on his chest. Him playing with my hair had been a nice feeling, although, I didn't really see him as a boyfriend anymore. I wanted to just be his friend, and nothing more. I think it was time to end things.

"Hey, um, Olly?" I said as I sat up on the couch. He looked up at me with a worried expression on his face. "Can we talk?" I asked. Oliver sighed and sat up next to me, nodding his head. 

"Of course," he said, his eyes filling up with worry. 

Just say it, Nami. Just say it.

"It's um... Nothing. Just... thank you for being there for me. As always." I placed a tender kiss on Oliver's lips and smiled.

Oliver let out a sigh of relief and squeezed my hand. "Of course, beautiful," he responded, "Gosh, you scared me there for a second." He then leaned in and kissed me, once again, pulling me close to him.  "Oh, by the way. There will be fireworks tomorrow night at this festival. There will be a full moon, too. Would you like to go, bugaboo?"

"Bugaboo?" I laughed, "I'll admit, you call me a bunch of weird names. But 'bugaboo?"

Oliver scratched the back of his neck in embarrassment. "I picked it up from this show called Miraculous. It's nothing-"

Laughing, I nudged Oliver with my shoulder. "Seems as if you're really enjoying that kid show, huh?"

"It's more than that!" Oliver exclaimed, "That's not the point. Do you want to go to the festival tomorrow or not?"

I smiled and nodded my head. "Of course." Tomorrow will be the time I end things. I couldn't bring myself to do it today. And if I don't do it tomorrow, I don't even know when I'll finally bring myself to do it. Maybe tomorrow isn't even the right time! Maybe it is? Gosh, I don't know. But I have to do it tomorrow.

Later that night

Oliver left me at his house to interview someone for a new job. He is actually the chief executive officer of a graphic design company called Wright Designs. He had pushed this interview to later at night just so he could spend time with me. Was I really that worth it? 

As I lay on the couch in Olly's sweatshirt, the doorbell rang. Sighing, I got up from the couch and answered the door, to see a familiar face standing in front of me. The boy standing there took the straw hat off of his head and ran his hand through his hair. He had a shy smile on his face as he looked down at me. "Hey," he mumbled, "Uh, you weren't at your house when I checked so, I, um, assumed you were here."

"Get the hell out of here," I sneered, shutting the door on him. Luffy stopped the door from closing all the way with his hand. "Did you not hear me?!

"Goddammit, Nami, just let me explain!" Luffy yelled. He pushed the door open as hard as he could and forced himself inside. He slammed the door behind him and grabbed the sides of my arms and stared right into my eyes. There had been all this anger and sadness inside of his eyes, but the way he had been acting scared the hell out of me.

Luffy then sighed and took his hands away from my arms and scratched the back of his neck. "Sorry, I didn't mean to, uh, snap like that." He then sat down on the couch and patted the seat next to him. "Sit."

Shaking my head in disbelief, I walked towards the couch and sat down next to Luffy, trying to keep my distance. "Make it quick," I said.

Luffy shot a small smile, but then his face became sad. "Listen. The only reason I did that to you was because of Hammo- erm, Hancock's dad. He could ruin my life and your life if I don't continue this thing with Hammock, I mean, uh, Hancock. And yes, he has that type of power, I guess. Her dad said that I need to stop seeing you. Not even as a friend anymore because that bitch of a daughter he has tells him everything that goes on. Sorry."

I wanted to say, "Well why didn't you say so then, you asshole?!" but I knew I could've known that last week if I would've just sat down and listened to him instead of throwing a whole fit. "Oh," was all that came out of my mouth. 

Luffy looked up at me and tucked a piece of my long orange hair behind my ear. "Don't be sad though, alright?" He smiled as widely as he could. "Be happy. Smile, okay?" I shook my head and looked down at my lap. "Smile, dammit!" Luffy laughed. He tilted my chin up and pinched my cheeks and smiled at me. "Shishishi, it isn't that hard. So come on! Let me see your smile."

At this point, I couldn't help but smile. Pushing Luffy's hands away from my face, I giggled and mumbled, "Idiot."

"See! There's that beautiful smile I was looking for, shishishi." Luffy got up from the couch and stretched. "Well, I better get going now before Hammock starts bitching. And I don't want to face the consequences of being here. Sorry." Luffy walked towards the door and was about to open it, but then turned back around. "Uh, Hammock and I will be having our wedding next month instead of in a year now," he said, "Things might be weird between us now but, could you come?"

Next month? "Sure," I sighed, "Where at?"

"I'll send you the information and everything," Luffy replied, "And don't worry about Hammock, she said you could come. But it's the last time she ever wants to see your face, I guess."

I walked up to Luffy and looked him in the eyes. All I wanted to do was throw a brick at his face and show him how much this all really hurts me. And, who knows, he may feel the same way I do. 

Suddenly, it was like everything I had been thinking about just instantly disappeared. I took my hands and placed them on Luffy's face and kissed him. Then I pulled away and stared him in his big, delightful eyes. 

Luffy leaned in for a second, about to kiss me back, then he pulled back and shook his head. "We can't." Before I could say another word, he exited the house as quickly as he could. 

"Dammit!" I yelled, tears filling my eyes. I put my back up against the door and slid down until my knees were against my chest. 

Yeah, I can't continue things with Oliver. At this point, I have no choice but to end things with him. I promise myself that I will end things tomorrow. No excuses. 

All I wanted was to be home in my bed, sleeping right now. So, I took out a note and wrote, Sorry I disappeared! I'm at home now, getting some sleep. See you tomorrow, "bugaboo," for Oliver to let him know why I may not be here when he gets back. 

With tears strolling down my face, I left Oliver's house, locked his door, and got into my car, and drove off back home. 

the next day

Robin sighed and shook her head. "Nami, you can't wait any longer to end things," she said as she lay her head on Zoro's shoulder. 

"I know that," I sighed, "Listen, I promise I'll do it today, alright?"

"Finally, that guy is a dick," Zoro said.

"He's a good guy," Robin laughed, nudging Zoro with her shoulder, "It's just not right for her to continue the relationship with these feelings she has for Luffy. And, well, she has cheated on him-"

"That's enough," I interrupted, "Anyways, uh, I'll get going now. All I needed to do was drop off this box of stuff you left over at my house. Time to go end things with Oliver, I guess." Zoro shot me a sarcastic, enthusiastic thumbs up as I walked out the door. 

When I arrived at the festival, Oliver hadn't been anywhere to be seen. The place was packed with people. Geez, I didn't realize that this many people would actually arrive. 

Although there were many people, the place had been pretty nights. There were lights hung up and many other cute decorations everywhere. Multiple food stands were selling delicious smelling foods. The stars in the sky were twinkling as I walked around and tried to keep myself warm, with my hood over my head since it had been pretty chilly outside. 

Suddenly, two hands covered my eyes gently as someone came close to me. I turned around and the hands were pulled back from my eyes. Oliver was standing there with a grin on his face. "Hey there, gorgeous."

"How'd you even know that was me?" I asked, "I mean, I'm wearing a hood. It's not like you would've known it was actually me unless you saw my face, or my hair, since I'm like the only one here with super bright orange hair."

"I'm so glad to see you too, m'lady," Oliver laughed sarcastically, "You look amazing as well."

"Sorry," I said, "Uh, anyway, this is nice, isn't it?" 

Oliver turned me around and put his arm around me, pulling me close to him. "Yeah, it sure is." He placed a tender kiss on the top of my head, then we both started walking around, trying different foods and exploring the place.

Most of the time, I had stayed quiet, not saying a word. I didn't want to have too much fun with him then decide not to end things with him. Mostly, I couldn't stop thinking about Luffy. Even when I end things with Oliver, Luffy and I can never be together. And he'll be getting married. Next month. And I agreed to go to his wedding. God, I'm going to be miserable watching him get married to someone else.

Finally, Oliver brought me down to the bridge over the lake to watch the full moon. It was a beautiful sight, but it made me uncomfortable sitting there, not saying a word to him as we stared at the sky.

This was it. Time to finally end things. Taking a deep breath, I turned towards Oliver. "Alright, I want to say-" I looked down to see Oliver on one knee with a tiny box in his hand. He slowly opened it up, and there was a tiny diamond ring inside. Shit.

"Nami," he said, "Damn, where do I even start. You're the most gorgeous, kind, amazing woman I've ever met in my entire life. You've always been there for me when I needed you the most, and I can't say you've ever let me down. It's been, what, five or six years since we've first met and there's never been a day I haven't thought about you. The first day my eyes met yours, I remember thinking, 'I'm going to make that girl my wife one day.'" 

My eyes filled up with tears as he talked and talked. This can't be happening. "Oliver I-"

"Listen," he interrupted, "All I want is to marry you. To have children with you. Even grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. I want to grow old with you and even die with you. Till death do us apart, right? Nami, I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Please, stay by my side until I day." Oliver took a deep breath and smiled at me. His dark brown hair blew a bit in the wind and his green eyes sparkled with hope. "Will you... marry me?"