A/N: This is my first attempt in writing a story about love potions. I dunno how it works but hopefully, it will be successful in the end. Enjoy reading! :)
Nami was shopping in the recent island they docked in. Several bags in both hands, nothing can beat the smile in her face. "Bargaining success! Who wouldn't be happy buying things with 90% discount?" The navigator thought humming, looking at her surroundings. There are lots of shops she could buy in with her bag full of money and everytime she went, she is thrilled to buy more clothes for her collection. In her bags are full of skimpy clothes, Crimin brand swimsuits, shirts, tank tops, short shorts, jeans, capris and a list of fashionable garments. The others are her additional equipment to her mapmaking with bottled inks, pens, papers and necessities.
Nami was about o go back to the Thousand Sunny when she caught sight of the dark side of the alley where the signboard at the top says, "Bewitched Fortuneteller." "Huh, what a weird name for fortunetelling. Quite obvious too, who would fell for that?" Nami said as she was about to walk when she saw a purple glow inside the dark velvet curtains that served as a door to the place. Couldn't get off the curiosity within her, she proceeded to the said place and peered inside.
Just like any usual fortuneteller's place, there's a table clothed in purple blanket with a crystal ball on top and cabinets consisting of books, glassed jars with creatures inside, herbs, glasses, and many things that only fortunetellers used. The only odd looking is the crystal ball that kept glowing with purplish color.
Nami looked closer at the ball with interest, the sphere slowly creating images. A pirate ship is in view that she recognized as Thousand Sunny and she saw the crew smiling lovingly at her. 'Everyone seemed happy, ' Nami thought in her mind as she began to smile back. But there's something missing in the crew. Another image was shown and she saw a lion figurehead with a lone figure sitting on it, watching the blue ocean as a breeze blew his raven hair. He turned to her and smiled warmingly with a hand stretching out to her. Adoration was etched on her face while she continued looking at the vision the glowing sphere emitted. The smile that she always treasured everytime he gave it to her that could make her worries go away. There's no one as loving as her captain she loved so dearly. "Luffy." She mouthed out, caressing the ball with the image of the cheery laughing captain.
Nami knew from the start that she had fallen for the captain since she became officially part of the crew. She never noticed her feelings for the captain but it slowly grew the longer they went on his journey to find One Piece. She did everything she could to ignore the feelings, thinking like "he's an idiot," "he never look at girls," "he only likes MEAT in his whole life asides adventure," and lastly "he would never feel the same way I did for him." Despite her love debate with herself, she refused to get hurt from a silly thing called "Love." 'Because we are pirates for goodness sake! Romance in love is something that pirates aren't interested in, unless its lust.' She reasoned and fully-composed, hiding away her feelings for her captain. "If he doesn't want to, I won't force him. I'll respect his wishes and stay with him for our dreams and sake." Up to now, she kept her resolve and sighed when she saw Luffy doing stupid things in the vision.
Little did she know, someone is watching nearby with invisible presence and a smile etched to the face. A strong gust of wind appeared inside unexpectedly and Nami was forced to stand still with her hands on the table. When the gust is gone, Nami looked around and was shock to see that the furnitures are not affected by the blow. She looked a back at the crystal ball and surprised to see a bottle with a heart diamond cap with a pink liquid within. She hold the bottle with wary and saw a note behind it. She read the paper and an inscription was written: "Drink the bottle and see the magic by tomorrow when the clock struck twelve at night. Be aware, for it may change your whole life."
"Change my whole life? Is this some kind of joke?" Nami baffled and she observed the bottle in her hands. Why would she believe in such thing? Usually, things like this are mostly made for pranks, seeing that she's alone in the place. But there's no one charging her for barging in or paid for 'help' in fortunetelling, even if she never intended to get help or anything. The glassy bottle in her hands looks beautiful, especially the expensive stone that serve as a cap. Not to bad in the looks of it, she decided to take it for she didn't need to pay for it. She went outside the dark place and the figure appeared, eyes shining in delight. "We'll see the outcome tomorrow night. I hope you can survive. Fufufufu..."
Nami went on with her routine in her life as a pirate. Tanning, reading, scolding, drawing maps and tending her orange orchard. She also played cards with the crew and eating together with glees and stealing food, courtesy of the captain's habit. All in all, she had another long day and they won't be sailing in a week for a mini vacation and restocking supplies.
Tucking herself in bed, she glanced at the pink bottle she took in the unknown place. She grabbed it and eyeing the liquid that glows prettily in the moonlit room. She was reluctant to drink it, thinking it was a poison but her curiosity creeps her out again. What harm can it do when you only need to drink it? Sure it looks beautiful but what if it taste bad? She cringed herself in disgust and her eyes betrayed her mind when she's attracted to the supposed drink. "Be aware, for it may change your whole life." The words kept repeating in her mind, the liquid inviting her. A thought of a grinning straw hat wearing man popped in her mind and she frowned slightly. She couldn't care less now that she began to drank the liquid slowly till the last drop. The liquid has the same taste of water with a mild sweetness and warmth flowed through her throat. Nothing happened at first except the warm tingling sensation in her stomach but she shrugged it off. "I guess it was nothing afterall."
The navigator fell into her deep slumber when suddenly a pink mist clouded over her body, a light glow can be seen in her skin and she mumbled, "...Luffy."
A/N: Sorry not to include the others yet because it was more on Nami's POV. Tell me your thoughts and guesses about the first chapter. Thank you for reading!