Luffy x isakai Girl

Why?

Luffy let go of my wrists and sat up. A big smile formed on his face as he pulled me to my feet. I couldn't help but grin as I tilted my head at him. It was amazing how aware of my hands I was in that moment, feeling every crease of his clothes as I let my hands wrap around his waste. A single pedal dropped from the cherry blossoms, gently drifting down and landing on his shoulder, just as his smile fell.

"MISAKI WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Luffy yelled as I laughed, grasping at the pocket as fast as I could.

Luffy twisted away from me, snagging my hands as he yelped. Giggles bubbled out as I continued to reach for the pocket.

"Misaki, pleaaase!" Luffy whined, hanging onto my hands as he butt heads with me.

"What's with the secret? Must be a pretty nice gift!" I chuckled, trying with much failure to overpower the man.

"Nooo. Stop!" He whined. "Aghhh, seriously, Misaki!"

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She couldn't see it. How desperate he was to stop her. How scared he was that she would see it. How panicked he was that she might find out before he could ask.

"Seriously, Luffy! Let me see!" She said, making him squirm.

"Misakiiii." He whined as he tried to distance himself from her, even stretching his arms to get further away.

"Well that's just no fair!" She laughed.

"It's not fair that you keep trying to look!" Luffy retorted, making her chuckle.

"True." She said, letting go of his hands and side stepping him as he fell forward. "But it sure is fun!"

"Oi Oi! L-let go!" He said, scrambling to escape her as she reached for the pocket yet again.

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     Luffy was so cute when he scrambled. I couldn't help but belt out a laugh, falling to the flowers in a feeble attempt to grasp at his pocket yet again. I laid on my back, giggling to myself, encased in flowers as I look up at the blue sky.

    "You're so weird!" Luffy laughed. "I love how funny you are!"

    I laughed again. This felt so right. It felt like us again. Playful, silly... I felt like I had been a little more hesitant lately. There was another name for how I was feeling but, for whatever reason, I couldn't put my finger on it. It was as if, any instant, I'd overstep, and upset him. I knew that was irrational, but after everything that had happened... it was natural to want to be a little more careful. That's so silly though. I don't have to be careful here. This is Luffy, after all!

    Next thing I knew, Luffy was plopping into the flowers right next to me. I could feel his hand wrapping around mine, making me blush.

    "It's pretty." I said, looking at the sky. I could feel his eyes on me, peering through the flower stems, refusing to look up at the sky.

    "Yeah." He said softly, his eyes boring into me, making me blush harder. "Pretty."

     Something tightened in my chest as the wind whipped around us, making the flowers dance around like crazy.

    "You're talking about the sky, right?" I said, knowing the answer as I let my gaze lock with his.

   "No." He said, soft and yet firm.

    His eyes softened... and.. there was that look again. That extra softness in his eyes, in his face... that extra glint in his eye...the way his thumb softly rubbed against my hand... it was beautiful. It made me feel beautiful... and a little... scared.