The Thieving Bride

AN: I own nothing in this story. Please R&R.

Once upon a time, well let's just say it was a long time ago; there lived a beautiful young girl with hair the color of the tangerine groves she grew on her farm. She only had one other worker helping her with this endeavor, a young man with black curly hair and a long nose. This young girl, Nami, loved to tease the farm boy and make him do all kinds of chores but he always replied in the same way.

"As you wish." One day she realized that every time he was saying as you wish, he was really saying "I love you." And, she also realized, loved him too.

"Farm boy, come here." The boy made his way towards her and waited for her order.

"I would like it if you kissed me."

"As you wish." After a few glorious months filled with sunshine and laughter the farm boy decided to leave and make his fortune out on the seas as a merchant. Nami of course did not want him to leave but he was adamant.

"Usopp, what if something happens to you on your journey? What if you die?" Nami said, hugging onto her lover tightly. Usopp reached out a hand and stroked her cheek.

"Nothing will happen to me and I will come back for you, I swear it. This is true love. Do you think this sort of thing happens everyday?" After that the young man left and Nami waited for the day he would come back. But not a year had passed when she heard that Usopp had been killed by the Dread Pirate Sogeking, the most notorious pirate of all. Her heart died that day and it was after this that she was noticed by the Prince of the kingdom, Sanji. He tried again and again to woo her and Nami finally relented one spring day. The news was quickly spread thoughout the kingdom and the Prince was very happy. However the gossip around the capital said that the young woman never smiled and would always look out towards the coast, hoping her love would come back.

Amid these events, it happened one day that Nami decided to take a carriage towards the neighboring country of Gilder when halfway towards her destination, her carriage stopped. Three men were standing in the middle of the road. One had green hair and three swords strapped to his waist while another was a muscular and tall man with blue hair and strange glasses on. The last man appeared to be the leader. He had slicked his black hair back and he had bifocals on which he continually adjusted with his hands. It was this man who addressed Nami.

"Good evening princess, would you be so kind as to travel with three roving performers such as ourselves?"

"No, now please stand aside." At a nod from the leader, the other two men quickly came forward and grabbed her roughly, the giant man knocking the driver of the carriage out.

"Zoro, Franky, hurry up with the woman! We have to leave quickly before the prince discovers her missing."

"Alright Kuro, don't be so damn loud." Zoro said in a harsh voice. Taking their hostage, the group came to an inlet where a tiny boat was docked. Shoving Nami in, the bandits then cast off. After traveling for an hour, Franky spotted another boat trailing behind them, its single occupant a man in black.

"Boss, there's someone following us." Kuro quickly glanced behind him.

"Inconceivable. He's probably just some fisherman out for his daily catch." A few hours later, night had fallen and Nami had decided on a course of action. Quickly she bolted over the side of the boat and into the ocean. As soon as she touched the icy cold water a howling sound arose that chilled her blood. Kuro's voice called out to her from the boat. "Do you know what that sound is, Princess? That's the sound of the screaming eels and there's nothing they like more than human flesh." A long shape then cut through the water coming towards Nami. The eel's head appeared and it's maw opened wide, revealing row upon row of fangs. Just before they could rend her flesh, Franky pulled her back into the boat. Looking behind him, he saw the lone man in black was still on their tail.

"That man is still following us." At this Kuro flew into a rage.

"Inconceivable! Never mind, we're almost to the Cliffs of Insanity, we'll set a trap for him there."