This is my translation of my "Raue See" (if you are able to read german, look up the german version). I don't own One Piece or anything. Please consider that english isn't my native language so please forgive me my mistakes – but feel free to show them to me.

Important note: I use (most of the time) the german names of OP, so Ruffy instead of Luffy for eg.

Update note: major and minor grammar mistakes

Prolog.

The Thousand Sunny was peacefully at sea. A few waves hit the ship from time to time, creating a soft surge.

It was a chill night, a silent night, somewhere on the Grand Line.

But there was the orange light of a small candle burning in one room.

Nami hasn't gone to bed yet. She wanted to make use of this lonely, peacefull moment. The copperhaired navigator dipped her pen carefully in the small inkpot and draw a fine line on a map.

Finished!

She leaned back with a triumphand smile and watched her work with pride. Another small piece of her dream was done, another step closer to a seamap of the whole world. This little piece was a really detailed map of Water Seven, Enies Lobby and the water around these islands and about to be called perfect. It was yet a few weeks ago, that the Strawhats left these parts of the Grand Line. Water Seven... while watching the map, Nami's smile became sweeter but there was also a dark, sad shadow in her brown eyes.

A wind came through the open window and pulled Nami out of her thoughts. The paper of the map crackled and she got goosebumps on her back. Nami was just wearing a short tanktop and while she worked she had forgotten how cold it got – she's been to deep into drawning this map. After a short moment the navigator stood up, walked to her closet und pulled a jacket over her shoulders.

After she sat down again, she laid her head on her hands. Again her eyes locked onto the finished map, but this time she was looking more through it than at it.

Something was disrupting her from the here and now, sneaked into her memories and awoke them. It was a light sense of salty seabreeze, wood and cigarsmoke and a forth thing, that let her heart beat faster for a few moments.

Nami closed her eyes, sighed and stroke with her right hand over her left arm. It happened rarely, really rarely that she wore this jacket and when she did, it was only when she was alone in her room, never when the rest of the crew was around. One reason was that this jacket was much to big for her. The sleeves were so long, that her petite hands couldn't be seen and overall she looked ridiculous in this piece. But the second reason was more important to her.

With a small smile on her face the young women opened her eyes again. This blue jacket belonged to her and only to her now. It was her treasure and she didn't want to share it with anybody. Also she didn't want to think about what would happen if one of the Strawhats got their hands on this jacket... she could see Ruffy stealing it, so he could check how it was possible to hide so damn much ropes under it. Sanji would possibly toss it into the sea with an angry, red face as soon as he would understand, to whom the blue jacket with the flamesigns belongs. The thought of the jealous cook let Nami snicker.

But there was another thing. She's given a promise. And she would hold onto it.

Water Seven. The things that happened there weren't all in all pleasant. There was Lysop who left the crew and Ruffy who fought his friend, there was Robin's assassination atempt and her capture, the horrible CP9 and the fight the Strawhats declared to the world's government and of course the goodbye to the Flying Lamb. But it has also been a beautiful time, a unique beautiful time.

Nami stood up and hung the map on a thin line, so the ink could dry. She closed the window, blew out the candle and threw herself on top of the bed.

For the first time in weeks Nami allowed herself to swim in the memories. She knew it would hurt; thats why she avoided it 'til now. But this night she drowned in these memories and the feelings they triggered. Nami cuddled into the jacket she was still wearing, pulled the legs near her body and closed her eyes.