A Most Unfortunate Misfortune

Written By: PuckeringLemon

Disclaimer: *tear* Oda san owns everything……sniffles *tear*

The Fall

The mugiwara crew was all on ship except Nami. This was surprising to them considering that she was usually the first one back when visiting an island. They waited a half hour before looking around for her in the village.

They split up in attempt to find her faster. At long lkast, they noticed a woman screaming for someone to help. The crew went to see what happened, and saw Nami laying in a twisted uop position on the ground at the bottom of a ladder. They were in a book store, and it looked like Nami had tried to reach a book, and fell.

Chopper rushed through the crowd surrounding her. "Nami…Nami….NAMI!" Chopper screamed in attempt to reach her in her passed out state. She slowly opened her eyes.

"Mmmnnnm" Nami moaned in pain, 'I fell down…"

"Heh, well we know that much. Can you stand?"

Nami tried to get on her feet, but apparently something was broken on account of her pained cry.

Chopper turned big, and lifted her carrying her back to the ship.

He crew worried about Nami, and were all eagerly waiting for Chopper to tell them she would be okay. The small reindeer walked out of the infirmirary with a blank expression. "She has a fractured spine, one sprained ankle, and one broken ankle." Then he went back in the room and continued his inspection of her.

Nami couldn't move, walk, or breathe without something hurting. She remembered that she was reaching for a cartography book in the bookshop, and as she grabbed it, someone bumped into the ladder and she fell off.

The doctor looked at her with apologetic eyes, and she braced herself to hear the good or bad news he had for her. "Say something……………" she begged. Chopper nodded and started with, "You won't be able to walk for about six months…..minimum." She looked shocked and he painfully continued. "You will need to wear a brace for about a year, and your one sprained ankle will heal quickly, but you will have to use crutches until the break heals on the other."

Nami started crying, and Chopper wasn't quite sure how to comfort her, so he walked out, going to have Sanji cook her something. "He went to the kitchen with him, and the others followed.

"Nami has to be put in a brace and use crutches, and she can't move….."Chopper said. "She is in a lot of pain, and she is going to need each of us to help her."

Sanji started to mumble, mostly to himself,"Oh, my beautiful Naaami-suuwwan!"

Zolo looked sad, and the rest of the crew wasn't quite sure what to think. "What can I do to help!?" Luffy said ready to do anything to get Nami back in perfect shape. "W..well, I'm going to have Sanji feed her, since he's the cook, and Robin can help dress her since she's a girl, and well, Zolo and Luffy are both really strong, so they can help carry her around, and Ussop will be her entertainment!" They thought of their jobs, and each began their tasks. Sanji began cooking some delicious meal that only Sanji himself could identify, Robin went to go check on her, and Luffy and Zolo thought (yes! thought!) out a schedule on how they would help take care of her, and Ussop went to go write a story to tell her.

Chopper met robin in the infirmirary and found Nami chatting to Robin about the brace, which was sitting in the corner. "OH! How can I wear something like that!?" Nami said in distress. Then she noticed the animal, and shut up.

Chopper was kinda hurt by her reaction to his brace, but he knew that even he wouldn't to wear it. The brace was like a cage. It had metal and plastic, and so many straps Nami thought it would take two hours just to put it on!

"Robin? Could you help me put Nami in this, please?" Chopper said in hope that he wouldn't have to undress Nami himself. "Y..yeah, sure, no problem." Robin stuttered. Nami tried to sit up, but it was no use, she had no use of any muscles in her back. Robin knew that Chopper couldn't hold her so he called to Zolo. "Hey, Zolo. I need some help in here." Zolo appeared almost instantly to the call of his name. "Yes, Robin, how may I assist you?" He said almost sounding like Sanji…..almost. "Well, I am putting Nami in her brace, and I need you to hold her up." "Okay, said the swordsman, placing his hands on her stomach and her upper back holding her erect.

"Mmmnn.. " Nami groaned feeling a shooting pain up her back. Zolo loosened his hold, but she began to slump and Robin chided him about holding her up.

Robin took off Nami first shirt, a tee shirt, and left her undershirt to keep her comfortable. Zolo looked away, embarrassed, and Robin called in Chopper to explain how to put it on correctly. It took an hour to put it on, and afterwards, Nami, felt like she couldn't breathe, let alone move or do… well ANYTHING!

Sanji came in to give her her dinner, and almost dropped the plate at the door. The brace held Nami so she couldn't slump to hide herself. Robin had not yet replaced her other shirt, leaving her feeling quite exposed. Sanji staggered in the door, and knelt by her to spoon feed her. Nami wanted to feed herself, but wasn't sure she could, so she went along with him this once… maybe the next time too……. She qwas really tired from her day, and the painkillers Chopper gave her, and Luffy was called in to take her to her room.

Luffy picked her up as carefully as he could, bridal style, and carried her to her room. He kicked open the door, and placed her on the bed. He was afraid to touch her in fear of hurting her, but he leaned in and kissed her forehead "Goodnight Nami…." And he pulled her blankets over her.