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*Luffy's POV*
Hammock sighed and ran her fingers through her hair. "We talked about this, Luffy. I told you that you couldn't go talking to that woman."

"You said I could invite Nami to our wedding!" I yelled, "You can't get mad at me! You agreed to let me go visit her and invite her."

Hammock shook her head and stood up from the couch. "Dammit, Luffy! You could've just texted her!"

This stupid woman. "You said I could go see her! I took no longer than an hour, dammit! Cut me some slack."

"You understand if my father finds out about this-"

"Does it look like I give a damn about what your 'father' has to say about this?!" I interrupted, "I had to clarify what was going on, alright?! If your father ruins my life, well shit, that sucks. But I cannot just go on like this with Nami, because I can't lose the friendship I have with her! Being with you isn't what I want, okay? I'm being forced to do this ridiculous shit. Don't expect me to treat you like my little princess, got it?!"

Hammock stepped back for a second, startled. Her dark eyes were filled with sadness, and even a bit of fear. She then looked at the ground, her black, silky hair covering her face. "I understand," she mumbled. Well, I can assume that now she's going to go crying to her father about how I don't love her and how I went to speak to the woman he told me specifically not to speak to.

"I didn't mean to snap like that," I sighed, "But... can you please stay quiet? Don't speak to your dad about this, alright? I can't have Nami's life be ruined because of me. Okay?" Slowly, I grabbed Hammock's hands and squeezed them tightly. 

Hammock titled her head up slightly and nodded her head. "Okay," she mumbled. There had been a little tear that slowly fell from Hammock's eye that fell onto the back of my hand. 

I pulled Hammock close to me and hugged her. "Sorry, Hammock. Please, don't cry."

Hammock sniffled and then pulled away, wiping the tears off of her cheeks. "Okay," she sniffled. She slowly started walking towards the front door, then looked behind her shoulder and said, "It's Hancock. H-A-N-C-O-C-K. Not Hammock, Luffy."

"Shishishi, sorry!" I laughed, hopefully lighting the mood a little. But, that didn't work, since Hamm-I mean, Hancock just left the house without another word. Sorry, Hancock, but, there's someone else I love, I just can't necessarily tell you that.

*Nami's POV*
Oliver had so much hope in his eyes as he said those words; "Will you marry me?" 

There was a long pause before I said anything. There was a huge lump in my throat, keeping me from speaking. But then, I got down on my knees and closed the box with the ring in it that had been in Oliver's hands. He looked at me with surprise and confusion. "Oliver..." I mumbled, "I... I can't." Sighing, I stood back up and took a deep breath. "You've been great to me all of these years but... something just isn't right here. Lately, I've been questioning the things I feel for you and I think that maybe... maybe I don't love you." Damn, didn't come out the way I wanted it to. But I continued anyway. "I think that maybe there's someone else out there for you. I'm not... going to marry someone I don't love. Listen, I'm so sorry, and I want to thank you for everything you've done these past couple of years but I can't say yes."

Oliver sighed and stood back up. His green, watery eyes met mine. "It's because of him, isn't it?" he asked.

"What?" I exclaimed.

"Luffy. You love him. It's never been me. You've never loved me. Why hadn't I thought of that?! every time I've said I loved you, you haven't once said it back. You've been stuck on him this whole time... I'm sorry I haven't realized that."

My eyes filled with tears, I looked down at the ground with guilt. "Don't be sorry," I mumbled, "I'm the one who should be sorry. I've known I've loved him this whole time and have I said anything to you about it? No."

I felt a hand lift up my chin, and my eyes met Oliver's. He stood really close to me, and I could see the hurt in his eyes. "You can't help who you fall in love with," Oliver sighed, "There's nothing to be sorry for." Oliver smiled sadly, then pulled me close to him and hugged me. "Just know that I love you. With all my heart. And because of that, I have to let you go. If being with Luffy makes you happy, then I'll be happy." Oliver placed a gentle peck on the top of my head, then pulled away. 

"I can't be with him," I cried, tears streaming down my face. Honestly, I had no clue why I had been crying. Maybe it was because of guilt. Maybe because it was the thought of ending things with Oliver and not even being able to be happy with Luffy. Maybe it was because Oliver proposed and I have to end things now because I took too long. I have no idea. "He's marrying Boa Hancock. And... he has no way of getting out of it because her dad will ruin his life because he has that power and-"

"Nami." Oliver grabbed my hand and squeezed it tightly. "Do whatever you can to be with him. No matter what. All I want is for you to be happy."

I shook my head and said, "I can't. But, thank you." Once more, he hugged me tightly. 

"I love you," Oliver said, "So, so much. And if you ever need me, although it may be awkward, just call me, and I'll be there for you, alright?" I felt a tear fall down on my shoulder and Oliver squeezed me, then let go. This was the first time I've seen him cry. For the many years I've known him, this is the first time I've seen a tear fall from his eye.

I nodded my head slowly, then Oliver shot one more sad smile, and walked away. Wiping my tears away from my face, I pulled out my phone and FaceTimed my best friend, Robin. As she answered, I saw that she had been with Zoro, her head lying on his shoulder. She lifted her head as soon as she saw me. "What's wrong?" she asked.

"Um. I ended things with Oliver," I said, trying not to cry. Why was I crying?! I wanted to end things. All I wanted to do was end things because I hadn't loved him the way he loved me, and now I'm crying. "And he proposed right before I could end things, so I had to reject his proposal."

"Why the hell are you crying about it?!" I heard Zoro laughed. 

"I don't know," I sighed, "Honestly, I don't know. Maybe I'm filled with guilt? I can't really tell you why I am. But hey, I finally ended things."

There was silence for a long time before anyone said another word, which makes sense because I wouldn't know what to say if someone said that to me while crying.

"Are you going to tell Luffy?" Robin asked.

"Oh, um, yeah," I sniffled, "Uh I'll-"

"Nami-Swannnn!" I turned around to see the swirly-eyebrowed chef running towards me. What the hell was he doing here?

Sighing, I said, "I'll call you back in a bit." Then, I hung up and turned towards Sanji. "Hey," I said.

"You look gorgeous today, as always," Sanji said, grabbing by hand and kissing the back of it. He then looked up at me and tilted his head to the side slightly. "Is something wrong, Nami-San?"

Of course, as soon as he asks if I'm okay, I can feel the tears coming back up again. Instead of telling Sanji what happened, I just hugged him and cried on his shoulder. Sanji hugged me back, and said, "Hey, it's okay." 

After what felt like forever, I pulled away from Sanji and explained what happened. He seemed very confused about why I had been crying, but he decided to just comfort me anyways. After that, I went home and put on some comfortable clothing and laid down in my bed, and texted Luffy. 

To: Luffy
I know you can't really talk to me, but I wanted to say that I ended things with Oliver. 

Before Luffy could respond, my phone died. There hadn't been a charger anywhere near me, so I just set my phone down on my nightstand and closed my eyes.

*Luffy's POV*

the next morning

My eyes slowly opened to see a plate of bacon sitting next to me on my nightstand. Meat! The smell of the bacon-filled my room with a delicious smell. I couldn't resist waiting any longer so I shoved the meat into my mouth like it was the first thing I've eaten in years. Hammock must've made it for me. Or it was one of her chefs trying to be nice to me. 

I picked up my phone after eating to check to see if Nami had responded to my text last night, but it doesn't seem as if she did. I responded with, Oh, that's good! I think? Shishishi. Sorry, it may not be funny. But, it is good if you like, I don't know, didn't like him in that way anymore, right? That might've been a terrible response but I don't think there's a way to delete messages. 

I'd been longing to get her response, even if it was just a simple "yes" or "no." Or, well, if she's mad at me, I wouldn't be hoping for a message back, but still.  

Oh shit. I shouldn't be texting her in the first place! My life and hers can be ruined. But, Hammock, or I mean, Hancock said she would stay quiet about it and not say anything. And it's not like my fiance knows I'm speaking to Nami right now.

Knock.
Knock.
Knock.

"Come on in!" I said, in a happy tone. Slowly, the door opened. There had been a girl with bright orange hair standing there. Her brown eyes slowly looked up to meet mine. She had been wearing a flower tank top with sunglasses at the top of her head. She had been wearing jean shorts, along with sandals with heels. Nami. She looked beautiful, as always. "Hey," she said. For once since I've been here, she had a huge, genuine smile on her face. Not a sad one. I mean, she's smiled since I've been here, but it's been like a week or two since I've seen the one I used to see back in high school.

"Shishishi, you look happy," I laughed. Nami giggled a bit then sat next to me on my bed. "So, did Hammock actually let you in here? Because I can't-"

Nami then crashed her lips into mine. It was probably the best kiss I've ever shared with her. I pulled away, a bit surprised. "Don't seem so surprised, idiot," Nami giggled, "Just cherish the moment."

"But, Nami," I sighed, "Ham- I mean, Hancock and her father. I can't. you know that. I told you a day or two ago, remember?"

"I took care of that," she said, "Things are okay now. We don't need to worry about Oliver, or Hancock, or her dad, or anyone. Remember things back in high school? We can go back to that. With no worries at all." Nami kissed me once more. I couldn't believe it! We can finally be together. Maybe I can even make her my wife-

"Luffy, wake up!"

My eyes slowly opened to see Hammock leaning over me, her black hair pulled up in a ponytail. I looked around to find Nami, but she wasn't anywhere in sight. Was that really all a dream?! None of that was real?! 

"Dammit!" I complained. Hammock tilted her head in confusion. "Uh, sorry," I laughed, "I just had a good dream and it ended. That's all! I just thought out loud for a second, shishishi."

Hammock let out a  sigh of relief. "Okay, you scared me for a second." She then moved away from me and let me sit up in my bed. "Well, my parents are coming over today. To see how things are going. And, I promised not to say a word about you speaking to Nami, so we might as well just act natural, right?"

Nodding my head, I said, "Yup. Natural. Got it."

There was a long pause before anyone said anything. "Do you love her?" Hammock blurted out.

"Who?" I asked.

"Nami," Hammock replied, "Do you love... Nami?"

Should I answer honestly to that? I thought I even told Hammock that I loved Nami, but maybe not. I just sighed and shook my head, lying to her. Although most of me hadn't given one shit what that woman thought, I couldn't have her going to her dad and saying I'm in love with another woman. 

Hammock shot me a sad smile and set her hand on my shoulder. "Okay, at least I know you don't love that scoundrel of a woman anymore."

Dammit, couldn't I just punch her in the face already?! She's being such a bitch. Why would she even say that about Nami? Nami hasn't done one thing to her in her entire life! "Yup," was all I said.

Hammock smiled and placed a kiss on my forehead. "Well, make sure you get ready!" Then, she walked out of my room. 

I showered and threw on a basic hoodie and sweatpants, along with my straw hat on my head.  Honestly, I wasn't going to look nice for her parents. It was too much work and there's really no point. 

After an hour or two, Hammock's parents arrived. Her father wore a tuxedo and had a cigar in his mouth. His grey hair was slicked back, and he had dark circled under his eyes. This man had been dressed up nice but looked exhausted. Hammock's mother on the other hand was in a dark red dress and heels, and her black hair was resting on her shoulders, curled. She wore a lot of make-up, and had been holding a purse.

"Hey Saint Charloss and uh..." I started. Shit, I completely forgot HAmmock's mother's name.

Hammock's mom sighed and flipped her hair off of her shoulder. "Elder Nyon." She held out her hand and shot me an unconvincing smile. "Might as well reintroduce myself, right?"

"Shishishi, yeah! I'm Monkey D. Luffy. Nice to meet you, Nyon." Grabbing her hand and smiling, I shook Nyon's hand. She gave me a nasty look then pulled her hand away, wiping it on her dress. "So, what, uh, brings you two here?" Charloss looked at me, and I tried as hard as I could not to look into his eyes.

"We're here to discuss wedding plans for next month," Charloss said, "Have you two started discussing the theme of the wedding? Who you're inviting? The desserts? The music-"

"Daddy," Hammock laughed, "I did all of it already. No need to worry!"

"Since when?!" I exclaimed.

Hammock looked at me and smiled. "During the week. You don't have to worry about a thing, my love." Hammock wrapped her arm around mine and kissed my cheek. "But, Daddy, we invited Nami, if that's alright. And both Luffy and I spoke about it. So, no need to get mad at him for anything, okay?"

Charloss gave me a nasty look and shook his head. "Of course not!" he sneered, "How the hell am I supposed to know he won't go canceling the wedding on you?"

"You won't even let me do that," I laughed, "No need to go there." All I wanted to do was slap that asshole across the face and scream at him. 

Charloss had been about to say something until Nyon placed her hand on his shoulder and calmed him down from exploding. "Dear, don't get all riled up, now," she said, "We aren't here to start an argument with the boy. We're here to help with wedding plans. There's much to do, so, come on!" Nyon smiled at her husband then looked me in the eyes and said, "Don't ruin this, boy."

*Nami's POV*
2 weeks before Luffy's and Hancock's wedding

After Luffy responded when I told him about Oliver and I ending things, I couldn't respond. Honestly, I don't know why. Every day I long to text him but I have no clue what to say. Although, I think that I know I could never speak to him until his wedding in two weeks. If Hancock's father finds out I was speaking to him, he'd ruin Luffy's life. So, I've gone 16 days without speaking to him. 

I picked up my phone and clicked on Luffy's contact, ready to say something. Maybe I should call him because, well, I miss his ridiculous voice so much. Sometimes I realize how stupid I sound, considering the fact that I'm talking about Monkey D. Luffy, who's 23 and still acts like a child sometimes, and has never grown out of that attitude. 

Before I could even do anything, I got a notification that this one girl had added me on Instagram. She had been really pretty, like, I wish I looked like her. Her hair was a dark brown color and she had dark green eyes. She had actually looked like a woman version of Oliver. I accepted her friend request, and I immediately got a message from her.

From: ???
Hey! You're Nami, right? Olly's ex-girlfriend?

To: ???
Mhm. You are?

From: Elizabeth
I'm his older sister, Elizabeth. You've never met me since I'm six years older than him and I haven't seen him for ten years now. I came to visit him today and he told me about you. He wouldn't necessarily discuss why you two ended things thought. May I ask what happened?

To: Elizabeth
I just was in love with someone else. Oliver's a good guy but he just isn't the one I love. 

From: Elizabeth
Ah, alright. Yeah, he's really upset about it. He really loved you, Nami.

To: Elizabeth
I know, I just don't feel the same way towards him. 

From: Elizabeth
Yes, I understand that. We can't control who we do and do not fall for.  I just wanted to know what happened because I saw pictures of you two and heard about you and idk I thought that you were the one for Olly and maybe you'd even get married.

To: Elizabeth
Oh, I'm sorry it didn't work out with him and me. 

Then, there was no response from either of us after that. But, I've known Oliver for about seven years now and I never knew that he had a sister?!

I then went back to Luffy's contact and pressed "call". Pick up. Pick up. Pick up. Please, Luffy. I just want to hear your voice. Please. 

"Hello?!"

Finally. I let out a huge sigh of relief and smiled. "Hey, Luffy."

There was a long pause, then Luffy said, "I can't talk here. Meet me at... uh."

"Why are you whispering?" I laughed.

"Hammock's parents are here. Ugh, meet me at the lake by the Baratie in twenty, okay?" Before I could respond Luffy hung up the phone. It wasn't long, but I heard him. I heard his stupid voice. 

Quickly, I grabbed my keys and ran outside of my house and got into my car, and drove off to the lake by the Baratie as quickly as I could. 

When I arrived, Luffy was standing there, leaning over the edge of the bridge. He saw me and waved enthusiastically. I ran up to him, and without thinking, I threw my arms around him and hugged him. He flinched a bit, and I could tell he had been about to say something, but instead, he just hugged me back.

Slowly, I pulled away from him and looked into his eyes with my hand on his cheek, and smiled. Although, his face seemed sad. "What's wrong?" I asked him.

Luffy pushed my hand away from his face and sighed. "I can't..."

"I know," I said, "Do you want to talk about it?"

Luffy nodded. "It's just... this sucks. I don't want to marry Hammock. I never have. How the hell did I get myself in this damn situation in the first place?! Godammit!" He ran his fingers through his hair angrily. Luffy's eyes were starting to water and he was becoming tense.

"I'm so sorry," I said, "Really if I was able to help you, I would. No doubt about it." Luffy took his hands away from his hair and hugged me once again, pulling me close to him. Hearing him cry was so painful, you have no idea. It hurt me so much to see him like this.

"Nami," Luffy said, "I... I love you. So much. And I want to marry you. Not Hammock."

I wanted to say, "Me too, Luffy," but, the words wouldn't come out of my mouth. I wanted to just kiss him already, but I couldn't. I love you too, Luffy.