Disclaimer: Much to my dismay, I do not own One Piece. I wanted to own Zoro though.
" " – conversation
Italicize – thoughts
"…Nami…" Zoro was staring at the night sky which meant so much to him before, before when the orange-haired girl he is in love with is still watching it with him. But now, he's watching it alone.
The whole Straw Hats Pirates crew was devastated with the lost of their one and only navigator and nakama. Luffy even stop asking for meat which never happened before. Chopper didn't stop crying since that night. He was blaming himself for not treating Nami and for failing to bring her back to life even though the rest of the crew doesn't blame him. Robin also stop reading her books, she was staring in space and he knew, she was also blaming herself for if only Nami doesn't come to help rescue her, she would still be alive and well. Usopp was trying his best to look calm but the swordsman knew he was breaking inside. Only Sanji looks normal. He kept himself busy by cooking food for everyone. But Zoro can see it, the spark in Sanji's eyes which is there before is no longer present. Clearly, everyone can't get over the fact that Nami is dead and will not be there to navigate for them anymore.
Zoro heard footsteps walking towards him and when he look back, he saw Sanji wiping his hands in a towel with a lost expression in his face. Sanji look up at Zoro and said,
"What should we do with Nami's body?" and Zoro remembered. The girl's body is still in her bed. Nobody knows what to do with it.
"I'm not sure. We need to prepare a funeral." He replied.
"Yes. A funeral." Sanji stop looking at him and instead look at the black sea ahead of them.
The swordsman also went back to his previous occupation. He can't stop thinking of Nami, especially while he's looking at the stars the girl admires so much.
I haven't got the chance to tell her I love her. Now, she's gone. Just like Kuina. Dead.
Sanji and Zoro decided that it's about time they held a funeral for Nami. Robin was the one who dressed Nami with a simple but elegant white dress she found in the dead girl's closet. Luffy was the one who carried her to the small boat laden with flowers and oranges courtesy of Usopp and Chopper. Sanji prepared a feast with all the food Nami likes. And him, he placed the green bandanna he owned in Nami's lap. They all lit the candles around the boat before they set it off, to drift away from them, to a place unknown. They all ate and retire to their quarters in silence.
Zoro decided to sleep in the tangerine grove that now looks sad and forlorn with the loss of its owner. He took one orange from a branch and stare at it. The tears which he never let fall since the day he learned of Kuina's death, fell like a stream from his eyes. It's then that he felt it. Her presence. Her scent. The tangy, heady smell of orange with vanilla. Nami's scent. Around him. Teasing him. He looked up and saw an image he would never forget until the day he dies. What or who he saw makes his skin tingle and his heart beat fast.
He saw Nami.
Ok. That's it. Well, it's not exactly joyful but it will right? Here's short message to my reviewers.
Bluerose – well, she noticed but she doesn't want to worry the others. Stupid girl, ne?
Larethiana – this story came to me unexpectedly. Tragically cute and soft? I love it!
NefertariNami – hai, hai…I'll do my best!
3xPyroxKatanas – lol. Even if I wanted to sue you, I don't have the means. No hermit crabs onegai!
Minna-san, thanks for reviewing. I shall do my best to finish this fic. I hope you like it. Ja ne!
