East Blue. Goroa Islands, Cocoa West Village. On the edge of the village, there was a lush orange grove with unripe oranges hanging from the trees. The wind rustled the leaves, stirring up an orange-scented breeze that blew through the window into a residential building built within the grove.
Nami, with her long, orange-red hair flowing over her shoulders, sat on a chair, propping her chin on her left hand and her elbow on the dining table, gazing at the scenery outside the window. On the table in front of her lay a pile of books on meteorology and navigation, while Sephiroth sat across from the table.
After Nami began studying navigation and meteorology, Sephiroth would come over periodically to help her with questions, teach her new knowledge, and broaden her understanding of the world...
Nami suddenly turned her head to look at Sephiroth, who was sitting opposite her and teaching her meteorology, and said with a slightly wistful tone:
"Sephiroth, my dream is to travel the wider world outside and then draw my own navigation chart..." "Can you bear to leave Belle-Mere and Nojiko?" Sephiroth asked with a smile.
Hearing this, Nami pouted and muttered:
"Belle-Mere is married to Gen now, and she's moved into Gen's house. Now those two are always being lovey-dovey in front of everyone all day, it's annoying me to death! As for Nojiko... it doesn't matter! Anyway, we've been sisters for so many years, she should know very well that I'll leave this home sooner or later to venture into the outside world..."
"How about it? Why don't you consider running away from home with a beautiful girl like me? This should be a very tempting offer, right?" Saying this, Nami even gave him a flirtatious look and a flying kiss. "Who did you learn all this from..." "Belle-Mere, of course! I saw her playing with Gen like this..." "..."
Sephiroth looked at the playful and cute orange-haired girl in front of him and pretended to say in a fierce tone:
"Nami, do you know... what serious consequences there will be if you do something like this to me?" Hearing this, Nami propped her chin on her hand and asked in a feigned tone of confusion:
"Oh!? I don't know! Can you let me experience it properly?" Can he endure this...?
Sephiroth couldn't endure it! "Then I'll make you understand properly..." Saying this, Sephiroth suddenly stood up, walked over to Nami's side, extended his right hand, and gently lifted her chin. Under the girl's expectant and nervous gaze, Sephiroth lowered his head slightly and kissed her...
Unconsciously, as Nami's eyes became increasingly hazy, Sephiroth gently picked her up, walked to the bed nearby, and laid her down. Then, he also climbed onto the bed and gently caressed the girl's fair cheek. "Are you ready?" Sephiroth whispered softly into her ear. "Many years ago, I was looking forward to this day..."
Nami opened her arms, gently wrapped them around Sephiroth's neck, and hugged him close, a hint of nostalgia showing in her eyes. Back then, when Sephiroth saved their family from the Arlong Pirates during a crisis, Nami developed a vague fondness for him. And this vague feeling, as she interacted with Sephiroth more and more, also became increasingly strong and clear.
Originally, Nami wasn't in such a hurry to take things further with Sephiroth; she wanted to wait for him to pursue her more passionately or something... However... She recently noticed that Nojiko seemed to always be flirting with Sephiroth, intentionally or unintentionally. This made Nami feel a great sense of crisis!
Although she and Nojiko had a very good relationship, often sharing things since they were little, and even sleeping in the same bed... However, most of the time, Nami was using Nojiko's old things, like clothes and shoes. Nami furrowed her delicate brows, let out a soft hum, and thought to herself:
Let's see how you'll get ahead of me this time! Click—!
The door burst open without warning. Nojiko stood frozen in the doorway, grocery bag clutched to her chest, violet hair cascading down her shoulders. Her eyes widened at the sight before her—two figures tangled together on the bed. A mischievous grin spread across her face. "Well, well," she drawled, "seems I picked the worst possible moment. Don't mind me—carry on!"
Nojiko covered her mouth and chuckled softly, then gently nudged the door behind her with her heel and closed it. Sephiroth's expression darkened. His jaw tightened as he stared at the now-shut door. "Of all the damn times..." he muttered under his breath.