Hello everybody~!! This is my first fanfic so please review and tell me how I can improve! The first two chapters are in a third person point of view, but in the third one it changes, sorry for the confusion. I also fixed them up so they look better, so re-read if ya like!
Pairings: LuffyxNami UsoppxKaya (hinted later on)
**SPOILERS FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW BROOK EXCISTS!! Everyone is together again! YAY!**
The usual scene was playing aboard the Thousand Sunny this afternoon. Usopp was impressing Chopper with a marvelously fake tale (not that the gullible little guy knew) about how he single handedly defeated an evil emperor in the East Blue at the age of five and freed the empire from his tyranny. Robin could be seen sunbathing and reading a thick book about lost civilizations and reaching out to the delicious looking drink Sanji was placing beside her while he complimented her intelligence. Brook was practicing his violin and Franky was working on something absurd that he was keeping a secret from everybody in his workplace for the past week. Zoro's loud snores could be heard from the watch tower. The captain was sitting on the deck watching Nami.
For some reason he couldn't stop observing her as she gazed at the sunset.
'Wow, she looks really pretty…wait! Did I just say that?! Well she is but…' Luffy thought hesitantly as he continued to watch her.
Her tangerine colored hair gleamed in the soft rays of the sun. She glanced in his direction and smiled. Flustered, Luffy quickly looked down. Suddenly he felt nauseous, but it felt good? Confused by the feeling he shook his head and went over to Franky.
"Whatcha doin' Franky?"
The said person looked up with grease smeared on random places of his face,
"I'm working on something so amazing it might make me the world's most famous pirate shipwright!"
Luffy blinked once that let out a huge smile, "That's so cool!!" the excited teen replied "….What is it?" Luffy asked a moment later with a dead panned face.
"I can't tell you, but all I can say is it's gonna be SUPER~!!"
Luffy pouted like child and murmured disappointedly as he walked away, "Keeping secrets isn't fair ya know?"
"I'm sorry captain, but I' m almost done so just wait a bit longer!!" Franky shouted, cupping his hands around his mouth to amplify his voice since the other was already far away.
Sanji came out of the kitchen yelling,"Come get your dinner you fucking shitheads!"
His tone changed and he went into his love-love state "Of course, the ladies get to come in first~!"
Everybody went to the kitchen to get some food happily, except for Zoro who yawned and mumbled sleepily that he would kill a certain ero-cook for disturbing his nap, along with complaining about how hungry he was.
Of course, dinner wasn't peaceful with all the ruckus. The headache inducing noises included the clanging of plates, screams of an enraged chef, whining of hungry pirates, and laughter coming from their glutinous captain, along with the painful sound of a boot to the face. Obviously it was ineffective to the rubber boy as he stretched out and reached for more food. Surprisingly, he stopped right before grabbing the food, not because of another powerful kick that just hit his ribs, but because of who the food belonged to. The strange event caused the room to fall silent. Luffy saw the confused look on Nami's face as she looked to him, then his arm, and then back to him. He stretched his arm back and looked around. Some of the crew's jaws had hit the table in shock.
"Oi, why's everybody so quiet?" He asked staring at them as they stared back.
"Because you just decided not to take Nami's food." said the green haired swordsman as he leaned back on his chair.
"Yeah, so…?" Luffy responded.
This time Usopp spoke, "Well, it's just that you usually don't care whose food your taking."
"Well I don't, but I thought that I should let Nami have the food since she's gotten thinner, plus I don't want Sanji to beat me up for taking hers!"
'Again…' Luffy thought, 'Again when I looked at her I got that feeling!'
Most of the crew laughed at the end of the response and continued shielding and trying to eat what was left of their food as Sanji went back to the kitchen to get more. But one member continued to stare into space as she thought,
'How did he know I lost weight?'
Blinking, she looked down to her food, then her stomach.
'Does he really care so much to notice?'
**Scene Change**
Nami lay on her bed, contemplating over what she asked herself during dinner.
'Well, I'm sure he cares. If he didn't he would've just left my village under Arlong's control!'
Her eyebrow's lowered and she frowned 'But he would even save the enemy if they were in trouble!!'
The statement she just thought of saddened her slightly.
'That's right; I was no one special…Wait! Why do I care now?! I've been on this crew so long and every time we're in trouble Luffy gives it his all to protect us, and I just questioned if he cared or not?!!'
Now angry at herself she turned to her side and saw Robin almost done with the book she started this morning.
The raven haired women looked up from her book and asked "Can I help you navigator-san? You have been looking at me for a while now."
"Oh!" Nami exclaimed in shock, "I zoned out a bit." A sad expression came over her face after she spoke and her eyes looked down to the floor.
"Is something worrying you? Why have you lost weight?"
Nami stared up at her with wide eyes and replied, "Well, it's been bothering me for a while now…" her voice trailed off, then she started again hesitantly, "w-wh-WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO US IN THE FUTURE?!"
Robin's eyes enlarged slightly at the outburst, but returned to normal as she continued to listen.
"Every fight is getting harder and harder, plus the World Government is fighting back more furiously than ever before! I'm getting really worried! Whenever we get into a battle, new enemies just keep coming, and they are stronger than the last ones. At the end there are more casualties! If this keeps going on I wonder if we can actually make it to the last island!!"
Nami stopped for a second, panting a little.
"I-I don't want to lose anyone. These people are the first to ever trust me enough to come back and fight for me after I betrayed them! No person I have ever met has cared enough to help me and my village. Most pirates thought I was a traitor and only followed me to attempt to kill me! Luffy and the others set me free and gave me a purpose and a chance to fulfill my dream. I owe them forever! Hic! *sniff*"
The emotional rant that she bottled inside herself for months brought her to tears. Now sitting up in her bed, she wiped them away her sleeve and looked over to Robin who had been sitting quietly hearing what she had to say.
"I'm really sorry Robin. This was probably uncalled for but I couldn't keep it inside anymore! I care a lot for Luffy,for everyone! Not that they would realize just how much." A small smirk came onto her lips.
"Ee, captain-san has a special place in all of hearts!" Robin replied happily.
"It's quite late, no?" she added on, looking at the clock which said 2:45 AM,"let us carry on our conversation after I get some more coffee and refreshments! Would you like anything?"
"Oh, that sounds great, thanks! Could you get me an orange or two from my mini orchard? I haven't eaten them in a while and their really ripe! Actually let's share!"
"That would be wonderful." With that she left the room and headed towards the kitchen.
Nami took a hold her pillow and sat Indian-style with her blanket on her legs.
Squishing the pillow into a hug she thought, 'Why did I burst out like that in front of Robin? I worried her for no reason! I really shouldn't have, but Robin already noticed that there was something wrong. She is really good at analyzing things; even Luffy saw that I was skinnier.'
A couple of minutes later Robin returned with what seemed like a buffet of snacks balanced gracefully on her extra arms, along with a small gathering of tangerines , while her two original hands held the coffee cups.
"Wow Robin! You sure got a lot of food for a 'midnight snack'!" Nami said, amused.
"Ee, why not have a little party?" Robin suggested.
Nami perked up at this, "Yeah! Hmm…." She continued after thinking for a second, "Could you tell me stuff about your past? I'll tell you mine."
"O-okay." Robin replied stuttering.
Nami noticed this and said,"Stop if it gets too painful, alright?"
Robin nodded and began.
"I never knew who my father was and my mother left me to follow his dream of finding the True History when I was two years of age. I was left under the care of my aunt Roji, but she wasn't really caring of me, she made me do the housework and abused me. I was also shunned away and bullied by children because of my Devil Fruit ability and I became their scapegoat as they blamed things on me that were unfortunate."
Robin's eyes became distant but she resumed,"My only sanctuary was the Tree of Knowledge where many scholars studied as it contained a vast amount of written information. "
"Is that why you love books so much, Robin?" Nami asked.
"I believe it is because books could take me away into a less painful world."She replied before continuing.
"At eight I aced the archeology exam and was pronounced a scholar. Shortly after I pronounced that I wanted to follow in my mother's footsteps and search for the unrecorded history. The scholars said if I continued this 'foolishness' then I would be banned from the Tree of Knowledge. I ran away from there crying and found a giant that had washed up ashore. I befriended him and gave him food while he built a raft to escape. After he learned that he had washed up on an island called Ohara, he said that marine battleships were coming to destroy it. In a turn of events I met my mother, but then the Buster Call happened and…all was lost."
Wiping a tear that had escaped she took a sip from her coffee and swallowed a piece of biscuit before she went on.
" Obviously, I escaped but the government had placed a bounty on my head. I couldn't trust anyone and no one trusted me. I grew up alone, working for random organizations who wanted things that were quite inhumane done to others by me in exchange for food and a place to live. This went on for twenty years till our captain defeated Crocodile."
"I see." replied Nami. She was at a loss of words. Who knew something so tragic could've happened to the woman in front of her?
In attempt to change the mood she said, "The World Government sucks! Their all a bunch of lousy cowards that work behind one another!! It felt so nice when we kicked their asses at Enies Lobby!" Then she took a large gulp out of her coffee and chewed on the raspberry jam biscuit in her hand.
"Ee!" Robin responded, gracefully putting her hand over her lips as she giggled.
"As a side story, would you like to know how I got my giant sea turtle?"
"Huh...? Oh wait! I remember now! The one you got off the ship with before you joined us?" Nami exclaimed after recalling the memory.
"Ee. I had just escaped a man who was about to shoot me and I was running towards the port to see if I could find a ship to board. There I saw an old lady selling the gigantic turtle! It was quite a bizarre scene."
Robin giggled and went on,"I went over and gave her all the beri I was given from my last assassination and quickly jumped on the turtle and told it to swim fast towards the sister island. The old lady didn't stop thanking me from behind as I fled the island!!" She smiled and went to grab a croissant.
"I see you have a tattoo there, navigator-san. What does it symbolize?" Robin asked curiously.
"Before this, the tattoo was Arlong's symbol and when I got it removed after we were freed it scarred my skin. The new one that covers it up represents a windmill and a tangerine." Nami replied.
"Oh, speaking of tangerines, let's eat the ones you got!" Nami stated happily.
"Sure." Robin responded and reached for one.
Their little party continued to about four in the morning, but they didn't notice someone had heard their conversations.
Okay everyone, what do you think!? Any guesses on who heard? I think Robin got a little OOC with all the talking and emotions, along with Nami. Oh, the story is made up about how she got the sea turtle, but she did get off the ship on one, at least in the anime as far as I can remember.