Chapter 1: The myth

For me was a special, unique day. My family had her special birthday-it was the day that three of us –Bellemere, Nojiko and I- became a family. Since that day, every year three of us had a little party. When Bellemere murdered by Arlong, every B-day Nojiko and I, used to have a picnic, and at the end of the day, we brought flowers to Bellemere. However, this time I couldn't do the things I used to do for the last years. A side of me was happy about that, because the previous 8 years reminded me only pain and fear, because I was slave to Arlong but since Luffy fought him, my island was free-including me of course-,and then I could join Luffy's crew as his navigator. From the other side I wanted so much to hear again the laugh of Bellemere, see again lovely face. I couldn't help myself to stop think about those happy days, which passed so quickly, and now they left behind only the sense of absent. I missed to Nojiko too...

"Nami-swaaan, is time for breakfast will you come please, I made especially for you and Robin an exotic drink with some tropical fruits which had left from the previous island", said out loud our cook.

"I am coming", I tried to make my voice as happier as I could or at least heard as if I was in a good mood.

I put down the photograph of our family, and went to the dining room. Everyone waited for me to come so could finally begin the breakfast. Everyone except Luffy, who tried not to eat anything but when no one looked he ate a whole sandwich with one bite. I smiled; he was still my lovely stupid captain. I sat between Robin and Chopper. I drank from the new drink, which Sanji offered me, was delicious!

"Arigato Sanji-kun"

"Anything you want Nami-swaaan!" Sanji said and then his eyes turned into hearts-shape.

While I was eating, suddenly I felt strange, I wanted to vomited and a horrible headache made me felt dizzy.

"Navigator-san are you feeling good?"Robin asked me worried since she saw me so week.

"I am fine…" and then I didn't remember anything.

…

I woke up, I looked around, and wondering where I was…Oh I was at girl's bedroom.

"Don't do something like that again!" Luffy said in a low-hard voice.

"I'm so sorry Luffy, everything happened so suddenly, I didn't except that."

"You don't have to apologize about anything, it wasn't your fault, I just…worried!" said while his big childish eyes was looking straight in the depth of my eyes.

Then I couldn't say one single word. It felt like someone had just scared me and because of that, I had stayed almost like a statue, the only difference was that I was hardly breathing.

"Nami what is it?"Luffy said aloud.

"Nothing, I just…forget it I'm fine…."I said while I was waiting for someone to come inside asking, what was going on.

We stayed in silence for a couple of minutes.

"How many hours I was sleeping?"I asked him.

"You woke up, you said "guys I'm fine", you were awake till we brought you at your bedroom, and then you were sleeping about 1hour." He said and he offered me a big smile.

"Can I walk outside?"

"Don't ask me, if you think that you are going to make it till outside, ok" he smiled again.

"I think I will try", I thought. Luffy helped me. I stayed still for a couple of minutes until I was sure that I was fine.

"I am perfect," I said while I was trying to smile, a bit.

"You don't seem perfect though, you seem sad; I have noticed it from morning, when you came for breakfast"

Sometimes he could see so many things, and that fact brought me many times in a difficult position.

"Just your imagination Luffy" and then I half smiled.

"You are right I guess" and he smiled widely.

I raised myself from the bed, without particular difficulty, and walked outside in the deck. The marine air blew my hair, with an abrupt movement behind. I went down the stairs, which led to the down deck.

"How are you feeling Navigator-san?" Robin asked me with a kind smile in her face.

"Good, while I was sleeping did you notice any change of the weather?"

"Nothing Nami-swaaan…! ~~ I am so happy that I hear again your sweet voice ~~, Sanji answered immediately.

I smiled satisfied. I walked straight on and sat in my beloved chair enjoying the sun and thinking how much cheerful she would be, seeing me having around such great nakama who love me and protect me every time I get myself into some trouble. "Bellemere-san, do you have any idea how much I have missed you? Do you?" I thought. Thinking all those moments that we had passed together, the humidity in my eyes poured as impetuous river, in my face. "What the hell is wrong with me anyways, I shouldn't cry like a weak woman just in thought of past, I should go on, that is exactly what Bellemere-san would wanted for me to do, but damn is so difficult…" I said to myself.

"Hey Nami, what's wrong?" Ussop looked at me with an anxious face.

"No-nothing Ussop, really, I-I just…I was thinking about what could have happened, as long as I was sleeping."

"Oi Nami relax, it's not the first time where the boat remained without your guidance."

"I guess you have a point" I tried to smile. While Ussop was speaking, Zoro looked at me with nailed the suspicion in his look. He did not believe me, as neither Robin, nor Franky, who had just come in the lowest deck.

I tried to ignore as best as I could their suspicious expressions in their faces. I started to read a book, which was from Bellemere-san. The story was based on a myth,- and the purpose of the myth was to explain the seasons in ancient times- which was about a girl who was very beautiful and was daughter of Goddess-Demeter. One day the lord of underworld decided that he wanted her to be his wife. He took her to the underworld. However, she was so sad, and because of that, she didn't want to eat. Her mother talk to Zeus and said that she wants her daughter back. When the girl heard about the news decided to eat, but Hades-king of underworld-tricked her to eat pomegranate seeds, which forced her to return to the underworld for the summer. Her best friend fought with many dangerous creatures in order to take her back. When he finally went at the place which she was, and told her to follow him and escape, she answered that she didn't want to leave. That broke the heart of the young man, and he stayed always there in the dark waited for her to follow him. Since Hades learned about him, he captured the young man in the dark. While those things were happening, Zeus agreed with Demeter and took her daughter back, but it was too late. The Demeter in order to see her daughter again made an agreement with Hades, so both will have her. When Demeter and her daughter were united, the Earth flourished with vegetation and color, but for some months each year, when Persephone returned to the underworld, the earth once again became a barren realm. When she wasn't under the control of those magical-seeds, and she understood what she said to her truly love, she cried because she lost the man who truly loved. Demeter didn't like to see her daughter like that, so she stole the dead body of the man, and make him a tangerine-plant, so she can have and take care of him all the months she was with her mother. "Well I don't think that I wouldn't have followed Luffy even if I was mesmerized." I thought. "What? What bullshits I am thinking? Well I have to admit it, he is cute"

Exactly that moment that I made that thought, a dish with ice cream landed above in my legs, soiling my book.

"I am sooo sorry Nami, it was an accident" Luffy spoke with a sad expression on his face.

I stood up, turned slowly to look at him, with a furious expression in my face.

"You…BAKA, MORON..! WHO COULD BE SOOO DAMN STUPID?" I struck him with all my force in his face, and he struck with a deafening sound in the wall.

"Do you have any idea how precious this book is for me…DO YOU?" I screamed the last two words.

"I am sooow sworroyyy…! (I am so sorry)", Luffy tried to said.

Again I sat in my chair, still angry - with Luffy but also with myself- "How could ever think about this moron otherwise?" "I am so silly sometimes," I said in a low voice. That stupid he almost destroyed my book-ok I was excessive- but he could if he had tried a little bit more. "Well I should had got used his silly behavior until now" I thought and then smiled.

"Nami…you are still mad with me?" Luffy asked with his face looked like a sad puppy.

"Since you didn't destroy it we are fine but pleas…"

"YOSHA" he said aloud with a huge smile on his childish face.

After that small episode, each one continued dealing with their works. Ussop studied certain details relatively with the manufacture of his new invention; Luffy and Chopper were looking at Franky, who made a trick with cards, Zoro-as usual-was sleeping, Robin was reading a book, and Sanji was cooking in the kitchen. I was boring, and I did not have the suitable disposal in order to I make map that I wanted, so I thought of trying to paint my nakama. I thought of making first the sketches from the motionless persons this moment, Zoro and Robin. It took some time but finally I had finished their sketches successfully. Afterwards, I accomplished to paint Ussop, Franky and Chopper but it was a bit difficult because they did not remain motionless. Afterwards I went to the cooker and finished the sketch of Sanji. Finally, the one sketch, which was not made, as it was expected, was of our captain, because he couldn't have stayed still for one moment.

When Sanji opened the door, a special, sweet smell emanated from the cooker and made me understood that I was hungry, very hungry.

"Nami-swaaan, Robin-chwaaan, the dinner is ready…! Oi you dumbass come inside to eat!" Sanji called everyone for dinner with his unique way.

"Foooood! Sanji I want meat!" Luffy said as always.

"Come inside to eat moron" Sanji answered.

Then dinner was as usual, mouth-watering! Very delicious!

"Oi guys I am bit sleeping, why?" Luffy wondered.

"Because all night long you tried to steal food from the fridge, that's why" Sanji said angry.

"That's not true!" Luffy obviously lied.

"I saw you!" Sanji and Ussop said together.

"Captain-san I believe that you revealed" Robin said with a kind smile on her face.

"Damn!"Luffy simple said.

"Ok everyone get your ass out of here, except ~~NAMI-SWANN and ROBIN-CHWANN~~, you can stay here!" Sanji sang.

"No I prefer go outside, it has lovely day outside" I lied; cuz it didn't really mattered to me where I was that moment, everywhere was the same.

"Me too- thanks for the amazing dinner cook-san," Robin answered.

One by one came out from the room, and went outside. Each one continued their works and I found the more suitable occasion in order to make Luffy's sketch. He was so sweet when he was sleeping.

The night came, and everyone went back to their beds. I waited until everyone was gone. When I was sure that all my friends were sleeping, I went to my tangerines-plants. I smiled sad. I put down the book, which she gave to me -the only thing that I have from my biological parents- and I sat down. "Bellemere-san I missed you so much, if only I could see your face, hear your voice, for one last time" I took some deep breaths. "Mum why YOU LEFT ME?" I screamed.

In the sky were presented lightings, thunders were heard in the all ocean, the waves impetuous struck from all sides the ship. My cries tried to surpass the noise, which was made by the thunders. It has been a long time since I felt this sense of loneliness and lack. I knew that I had friends but I felt a void, I wanted to feel that I had my own person, who would attend and offer me love as generously as Bellemere-san did. The rain started. I couldn't see beyond from my nose. The only strength I had was disappeared from all of my body and I fell with a thump in the floor. I still don't know how many moments, or hours I was like that. Suddenly someone raised me above from the floor.

"Who is..?"

I raised my head and I saw the cloudy face of Luffy.

"What are you doing?" I told him.

"I take you to your room"

"NoOo please, I wanna stay here a little bit more, I need it, please…" I cried.

He didn't say a thing he just sat in the floor with me remained in his hands. I leaned above in his hard breast, which transmitted me the warmth of his body. I knew, I had a person who loved, and took care of me… I wasn't alone anymore, cuz I had him in my life.

"And the young boy fought with all these monsters in order to save the woman who loved…and then he saw her. He came closer to her…He talked to her, but she didn't answer. Did she forget all these times that they laughed together, all this times that she cried on his shoulder? No that wasn't possible because, the true love never forget, and that's why he gave up his dreams and his life…because he knew the meaning of the love…"

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And that's the end of the first chapter, and now you are wondering where the adventure is in that story? Well the action is coming in the next chapters; the first chapter told you some stuff about the myth, so you can imagine what comes? Can you?

I made some changes at the myth!Sorry but I have to; if I wanted the story go on…

to be continiued...