Note: One Piece is an anime that was done by the studio Toei Animation and is based on a manga by Eiichiro Oda.
Nami was on Luffy's ship, feeling a little more down than usual. Most people thought that being a member of Luffy's crew was hard, because how immature and petty he acted. Nami had a hard time too, but for a different reason. She knew that she liked Luffy, but she got the feeling Luffy could care less. During the past few weeks, she tried to extra nice and helpful to Luffy, but he seemed to not care or notice her. She had been getting tired of not being appreciated.
One day, Nami was sitting down, thinking about her feelings. She wasn't sure how she was supposed to treat Luffy. Should she express her true feelings or keep hiding them? She kept thinking about those feelings, while sitting on the job. Nami whispered, "What should I do?"
Luffy saw Nami sitting around, not working, so he grumpily started walking to her. He angrily asked, "What are you doing?"
Nami stopped zoning out and started looking at him. She had a guilty look on her face, while saying, "I'm sorry. I was spacing out, thinking about some personal matters."
Luffy angrily asked, "Who cares about personal feelings, at a time like this?"
Nami had a mildly concerned look on her face, while asking, "What's going on?"
Luffy said, "Sanji is in a competing ship. He wants to steal our gold. If you were a useful, hard working team member, you would of known that."
Nami replied, "I'm sorry for not being more helpful."
Nami and Luffy started walking up to Roronoa Zoro. Nami looked at Zoro, while asking, "What's going on?"
Zoro had a panicked look on his face, while saying, "We have a problem."
Nami asked, "What is it?"
Zoro nervously said, "Sanji is climbing up the ship." Nami and Luffy started getting scared too.
Sanji jumped onto the ship. He faced the heroes, while saying, "Greetings, pirate crew. I considered calling this little reunion an honor, but there's nothing honorable about that. After all, there's no honor among thieves."
Nami angrily replied, "How dare you call us thieves."
Sanji had a smug smile on his face, while replying, "But you are thieves. That's an undeniable fact."
Luffy angrily asked, "Did you come, just to judge us?"
Sanji giggled and said, "Believe me, mocking you is a worthwhile experience, but my true goal is much better."
Zoro asked, "What is it?"
Sanji had an evil look on his face, while explaining, "I came for your gold. Most thieves are okay with taking one treasure chest, but I want more than that. I want every piece of gold you have."
Nami and Zoro were scared at the thought of losing all of their gold, but Luffy's primary emotion was anger. Luffy shook his fist at Sanji and said, "I knew you were after the gold. I had my crew hide it in a unfindable place."
Sanji looked around the ship and quickly found a couple of treasure chests. He hugged the treasure chests and said, "A lot of people like to call overly sentimental things, like love and kindness, true treasures, but the best treasure is actual gold."
Zoro had a confused look on his face, while asking, "How Sanji find the gold?"
Luffy angrily said, "Nami was supposed to find a great hiding spot. Instead, she found a great spot to ignore work."
Nami replied, "I'm sorry, but I had a lot on my mind."
Luffy responded, "If you hid the gold that poorly, you might not have a mind." Nami started going to her room, while crying.
Sanji started bagging up the treasure chests. He faced Luffy and Zoro, while saying, "I found a way to become rich. You aren't going to get anything, at all. In fact, you're going to become the poorest pirate ship of all time." He started dancing with excitement, while asking, "Can you imagine a pirate crew that doesn't have a single gold coin? That's an absurd notion, but it's what you're about to become. Because of that, you must be the most absurd pirate crew leader of all time, Captain Luffy." Sanji threw the gold onto his ship and jumped back to his ship, while doing an evil laugh. Luffy considered fighting Sanji, but he doubted he had good enough fighting skills. Over the past few months, he had lost confidence in himself. Zoro offered to help Luffy fight Sanji, but Luffy insisted they give up.
Meanwhile, Nami was in her room, feeling sad and heartbroken. She knew she wasn't the most responsible pirate crew member, but being mocked by her crush was a hard experience. She stared at a picture of Luffy, while wondering what she should do. She whispered, "Oh Luffy, why did I get feelings for you? You have no interest in me. In fact, I probably shouldn't even be a member of this crew."
A few minutes later, Luffy looked at Zoro and said, "We don't have a single piece of gold."
Zoro replied, "That's rough news, bro. By the way, Navi's crying in her room."
Luffy coldly said, "I'm tired of that crybaby's antics. Perhaps I should have her fired."
Zoro could tell something was wrong, so he gently pushed Luffy, and said, "I'm sorry, but what's going on with you?"
Luffy had an annoyed look on his face, while asking, "What are you talking about?"
Zoro replied, "You used to be a friendly, cheerful, fun loving guy, but in recent months, you've been a cynical, cold grump."
Luffy paused and thought about his recent behavior. He realized he hadn't been acting like himself. He became a pirate for fun adventure, but he eventually became obsessed with becoming rich. He let his greed cloud his judgement and he was starting to regret that. He sighed and said, "I should try to make Nami feel better."
Zoro lightly smiled and replied, "That sounds like a great idea."
Luffy knocked on Nami's door. Nami sighed and opened the door. She looked at him and said, "Hi Luffy. I can understand why you'd be mad at me and if you want to fire me, I totally understand."
Luffy shook his hands around and said, "That's not what I want to do."
Nami asked, "What do you mean?"
Luffy touched Nami's shoulder and said, "I was being a jerk. I had lost sight of what's important."
Nami asked, "What's important to you?"
Luffy lightly smiled and said, "Having fun adventures with the people I care about. I want you to stay, but I also want to know why you didn't hide the gold."
Nami had a guilty look on her face, while saying, "I was planning on hiding the gold, but something stopped me."
Luffy asked, "What stopped me?"
Nami said, "My guilt." She paused and said, "It occurred to me how morally challenged pirates are. After all, they steal stuff and that's not something I'm comfortable with doing."
Luffy thought about it and replied, "Those thoughts have haunted me too."
Nami had a surprised look on her face, while asking, "Really?"
Luffy nodded and said, "I often thought stealing was wrong, but I tried to ignore my guilt and think of gold robbing as a lighthearted adventure. However, hearing you say those words is making me realize how wrong it is."
Nami smiled and replied, "I'm glad you feel that way."
Luffy responded, "We lost our treasure and I'm okay with that. I'm not going to be a pirate, anymore."
Nami had a big grin on her face, while saying, "I'm also done with being a pirate." She paused, looking nervous, while asking, "Does that mean we won't be together?"
Luffy tried to make her feel better, by saying, "We'll still visit each other and go on adventures."
Nami shyly replied, "Maybe we could go on a date."
Luffy had a shocked look on his face, while asking, "A date?"
Nami said, "I had a crush on you, but due to just being one of your crew members, I didn't feel like I should tell you."
Luffy was surprised, but honored to find out that Nami was interested in him. He said, "Maybe we could go out, tomorrow night."
Nami replied, "That sounds wonderful." She paused and said, "I can wait a night, with one exception."
Luffy had a confused look on his face, while asking, "What do you mean?"
Nami shyly said, "There's one thing I can't wait for."
Luffy asked, "What is it?"
She walked closer and gave Luffy a kiss on the cheek. She said, "Sorry, but I couldn't wait."
Luffy replied, "I don't mind your impatience." Nami and Luffy hugged each other. They had often searched for the greatest of treasures and they finally found the best treasure: Love.
