The cold breeze of winter gently brushed against the sails of the large black sails of a pirate ship, adorning with a skull and crossbones wearing a straw hat. The ship rolled over a wave, causing the boards to creak eerily.
A redheaded girl walked out on the deck of the ship, her shoes making clomping sounds on the hollow wooden floor. He looked up at the sky and put her hand to her forehead, brushing her bangs out of her face to get a better view of the gathering clouds over. Her brows furrowed in concern.
A bell rang, and a streak that was the captain ran past her, nearly a blur, yelling 'MEAT!' all the while at the top of his lungs. The girl could not suppress a quick smile, and looking one last time at the dangerously dark clouds, turned to follow the sound. Thunder boomed an ominous warning…
Sanji turned around to the usual sight of Luffy sitting at the table, soon being joined by Usop. He sighed, purposely dramatic.
"Here you are. Try not to eat the silverware this time, please," he growled to his black-haired captain. Straw hat nodded eagerly, staring intently at the meat.
Usop scowled. "Hey, you need to share, you know!" Zoro, Nami, and Chopper soon joined the two, now pulling the huge slab of meat back and forth.
The blonde cook stingily set down the swordsman's plate, then grinning like the sun, he put down a fancy napkin in front of Nami, then the utensils, then finally the place of food, adored with small pieces of chocolate around the edges for a romantic touch. Zoro groaned and pretended to be violently sick.
"Thank… You, Sanji," Nami sighed, used to this daily routine. Sanji's eyes lightened at the compliment, bowed quickly, and half-danced back into the kitchen. She sighed again, and then started slowly chewing her food, leaving the chocolates for last.
Outside, the waves started to become more powerful. Booms of thunder became more frequent, and lightning started illuminating the sky. Nami walked back onto the deck, holding a single heart-shaped chocolate in her hand. She looked around, frowning.
"I just don't like this…" She said out loud, half to herself, half to her crewmates. A flash of lightning temporarily blinded her.
Suddenly, the ship lurched, and Nami gave a small squeal, not meaning to sound so helpless. She grabbed onto the railing before she could get thrown over the side, but the single heart-shaped chocolate flew out of her hands and disappeared into the crashing waves.
Sanji and Luffy rushed outside onto the deck of the ship, catching up to Nami was still clinging on to the railing, her hands shaking from fright.
"ARE YOU OK, NAMI?" Luffy shouted in her ear, trying to be heard above the deafening thunder. Nami nodded slowly. Sanji breathed out, relieved. Realizing that Nami is still half-paralyzed, Luffy grabbed her arm and the three of them ran into the cabins, out of the pelting rain.
Nami sat huddled in heavy covers, shivering, half from cold, and half from fright. The rest of the crew sat around the inside of the cabin, silent.
Finally, Chopper spoke, breaking the quiet. "So, now what?"
"We wait for the storm to stop, I guess," Zoro answered.
Nami nodded, recovering slowly, as the rain hit the outside of the cabin, making each hit sound like a bullet.
When the rain finally stopped, the crew walked outside to inspect their surroundings. Sanji walked over to the railing and lit a cigarette. He looked up.
He called his captain over and pointed to a tropical-looking island straight ahead of the course they were going.
"We should stop and collect some food. We're starting to run short of supplies," he commented.
Luffy nodded, and smiled. "Think they'll have meat?" Sanji groaned.
The ship made a thunking sound as it hit the sandy shores of the island. Chopper, in his half-human form, lifted the anchor and dropped it on the beach.
"Nami, Zoro, you go get the fruit," Luffy ordered, pointed toward the two crewmates. "Sanji will sort the food, Chopper will organize the medicines, Usop, you gather the necessary ingredients that Chopper needs, and I," he added proudly, grinning, "Will get the meat." Everyone sighed.
Nami picked up a triangular fruit, inspected it, and then dropped it in her bag.
"The only type of food on this island are these strange fruits," She called out to the green-haired swordsman. "Can you find anything else?"
"Nope." He reached up with one of his swords and cut off a small branch with several pieces of fruit on it, causing it to fall straight into his sack.
He smirked, satisfied, at Nami. She glared at him in return. Show off.
Rain started to fall, a soft pitter-patter on the green leaves on trees. The redhead looked up at the sky, now beginning to gather with clouds. She made an exasperated sound in her throat. "Again?"
She turned to the Zoro. "We should get back to the ship."
He sighed. "There's no need to rush. The ship's anchored out, and they wouldn't leave without us."
Usop ran onto the ship, followed by Luffy, who was carrying a few sacks of meat over his shoulder.
Chopper held open the door, beckoning them to come in.
"Hurry, guys, it's starting to rain harder!" He yelled at the oncoming crewmates. Usop and Luffy ran past him, into the cabin.
The little reindeer held a hoof, trying to see past the now pouring rain.
"Where could they be?" He turned to his crewmates inside the cabin. "Where are Nami and Zoro?"
Zoro sprinted toward the direction of the ship, followed closely by Nami.
"'There's no need to rush,' I believe you said." She growled. Zoro muttered something like women, but Nami didn't quite hear him right over the pounding rain.
"My clothes will be soaked!" She yelled. The swordsman ignored her this time, and they both kept running.
Suddenly, Nami stopped. Zoro looked back at her.
"Why are you stopping?" He yelled, also coming to a halt. Nami looked around, trying to see past the ice and rain.
"Is this the right way to the ship."
The boat lurched. Luffy looked up from where he was counting his meat. "Did I just feel the boat move?"
Sanji went to the door. "I thought the anchor was down." Chopper nodded.
At that moment, the anchor chain broke. Luffy screamed quite femininely.
"Probably rust," Usop said. "I mean, mister Merry had that ship in storage for quite a while."
The ship lurched again. Luffy screamed again. Sanji kicked him in the head and yelled, "Will you please shut up?"
The ship gave one final lurch and started to get washed out to sea…
Luffy ran out on deck.
"NAMI! ZORO!" Sanji ran up to him and tried to get a look of the island, but vision was now an impossible thing, thanks to the spearing rain.
The cook gritted his teeth. I can't just leave Nami all alone on that strange island…
Then another thought came to him. Wait a second. Zoro is there too. Damn, that's even worse!
Then, without a second thought, dived into the raging waters.
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Umm. Comments are welcome, unless you're flaming, in which the case will be that I will laugh at you until my kidney explodes.
Yes, I know my writing style is crap.
Shut up.
Also, I'm not going to explain the characters and whatnot because I'm assuming you already know.
The story gets more exiting later on. oo I am the master of crap introductions. :D
