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I stare in shock at the scene in front of me for what felt like an eternity, before turning around and running away. I would like to say that I was shocked by what I saw, but the truth is, I had been expecting it…But that doesn't make it hurt any less. I ran out of the town, not really having a destination in mind, not that I could having only been here for day, I just knew that I had to run, had to get as far away as my legs would carry me. I am pretty sure I passed by a few of the other members, who were heading to the inn we were staying at until the log pose set, but I paid them no mind.

I run until I can't run anymore, finding myself on a hill, facing the sea. I sit down against a tree, pulling my knees up and sobbing into them. I was anticipating something like this, but I think, somewhere deep within my mind where I allow myself to hope, that I hoped that he truly meant everything he said, that he truly wanted me and no one else. But that could never be reality, at least not for me. Now happily ever after for the ugly, lying sniper.

A hand falls on my shoulder, startling me out of my thoughts. I turn my head to the side, to see Nami on her knees beside me. She smiles sadly at me and pulls me into a hug, allowing me to cry into her shoulder. She runs her slender fingers through my hair, holding me close and she whispers comforting words in my ear.

After my sobs subside, I pull away, wiping my face with my arm.

"Sorry about that." I whisper, feeling guilty for breaking down in front of her, and covering her shirt in tears and snot.

"Don't worry about it Usopp. I won't even charge you for the shirt," she jokes, causing me to smile slightly. "We all know what happened." I look up in shock, praying that I had heard her wrong. "You ran by us, Zoro, Luffy, Chopper and I, but you didn't answer when we called, so we figured something was wrong. Knowing that we wouldn't be able to catch up to you, we decided to find Sanji to see if he knew what was wrong. On the way to the inn we also ran into Robin, Franky and Brook, who apparently had seen you run out of the inn in tears. Everyone is really angry at him. I can't believe he would do something like that. When I left Luffy and Franky were yelling at him pretty loudly." She tells me, leaning her head against my shoulder.

"There is no reason for them to yell at him. I have been waiting for this to happen since we got together. I mean….why would he want me, he obviously likes girls. and there is nothing special about me, I'm not good looking or charming or brave or strong…I'm…I'm just happy I got to have him for a little while, even if it was all fake." I stutter out, tears beginning to form in my eyes again. Angrily wiping them away, I rest my head against hers. She sigh softly, obviously not believing or agreeing with me, before wrapping her arms around my waist.

"That's bullshit Usopp. You are heartbroken and we both know it. You didn't deserve to be put through all of this. You can him everything that he could have hoped for. You loved him unconditionally, you did everything in your power to make him happy, which I honestly thought he was. You were such a perfect boyfriend, none of this is any fault of your own. He is the idiot who threw away someone so perfect for a one night stand with some whore….and you aren't hideous, not by a long shot." she defends, squeezing me lightly. I smile sadly, wrapping me arms around her as well. We sit like that for a few hours, until the sun begins to rise, then decide to head back to the inn and get some sleep, she assures that she will pay for another room for me. We make our way back to the inn, where she pays for the promised room. We make our way to our separate rooms, hers being shared with Robin, who I am sure will tell her everything that happened. I fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow.

Waking up hours later, I find myself disoriented and confused, being so use to waking up curled around Sanji. It only takes a couple of seconds for last night's events to flash through my mind. Choking on a sob, I shake my head furiously, before getting out of bed and heading down stairs. I find the crew, save for Sanji, sitting around a table eating lunch. They all stop talking as I take the empty seat between Chopper and Franky, and all begin staring at me. I smile softly at them, before piling my plate with food and beginning to eat, feeling nervous under all the stares.

"Hey Usopp! How are you feeling?" Luffy asks, looking worriedly at me.

"Oh, I'm fine." I answer looking up from my food and trying to smile genuinely at him, though it obviously looked a bit strained causing Luffy's worried look to intensify, before he took off his hat, and placed it on my head and going back to his food, without saying another word. Feeling a bit strange at having the hat on, but knowing that it was his way of comforting his nakama, I kept it on with a small smile, going back to eating my lunch and joking around with everyone, who had gone back to acting normally after the short scene between Luffy and I.