A/N: Hello guys! I am back! First of all, I sincerely apologize to all readers for making you wait so long for the second chapter. My life has been a bit screwed up lately and I did not have time to write. Now I finally sorted my problems out and I assure you that updates will be more regular. Secondly, thanks to all those who took time to read the chapter and review. I present to you a new chapter, and, as usual, remember to read and review!

Chapter 2: An Unexpected Visitor

"ACEEEEEEEEEEEE!" Luffy screamed as he was jolted awake. He was drenched in sweat as he sat upright. He looked around frantically before he was calmed down by the sight of a certain orange haired girl beside him. The night was so silent that the only sounds that could be heard was the waves lapping on the ship and the heavy panting of Luffy.

Nami awoke with a start when she heard the anguished scream of Luffy. She saw Luffy looking left and right as if trying to find his bearings. She immediately reached out for Luffy's hand and squeezed it, trying to let him know she was here. It unnerved her to see her captain in such a panicked state. "Luffy… it's ok. I'm here," she said soothingly.

"But… my brother…" Luffy cried.

Nami pulled Luffy closer to her and wrapped her arms around him. "It's ok… you still have us, remember Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, Chopper, Robin, Franky, Brook. We will never leave you alone," she consoled as she stroked Luffy's hair.

Luffy calmed down a little and squirmed until he found a comfortable position in Nami's embrace. "Thank you, Nami. Why are you hugging me though?" he asked curiously.

Nami blushed a tint of red as she realised that she had done it in the spur of the moment. "Erm… people hug when they try to comfort someone else," she tried to make up an excuse. Luckily, Luffy believed it.

"Ah, I see. You should do it more though, it feels nice when you do it to me," Luffy whispered.

Nami blushed even harder at this statement. "If I do it often, it won't feel nice when I do it anymore," she said.

"Hmm, I suppose you are right. Can you read me a story please?" Luffy asked,

Nami was not like Usopp. She did not have lots of stories to tell, and she doesn't possess the talent to make up stories easily. Thus, she decided to tell a story which she had enjoyed when Bellemere-san told it to her.

"Once upon a time…" she began.

A dozen minutes passed, and when she was halfway through the story, she realised that Luffy had fallen into a deep sleep and was leaning against her chest.

He looks kind of cute when he sleeps, with that innocent face, she thought.

Enjoying the warmth from Luffy, she closed her eyes and fell into a happy slumber.

xxOxx

Nami opened her eyes groggily and discovered that Luffy was still sleeping soundly on her chest. She discovered some food and water placed near the door and decided that it was time to wake Luffy up for a meal.

"Luffy, wake up," she said as she gently shook him.

"Go away… five more minutes," Luffy whined.

Nami smiled at this and decided to give him a bit more sleep. She thought about the crew. How were they doing right now? Were they chasing the Marine ship? Were they trying to rescue them? She hoped that they would stay safe and eventually find a way to get them out of this place.

She then surveyed the cell. She did not do it the night before as she was fatigued from the battle and slept immediately after being thrown in the cell. The cell was quite spacious, however, it was very barren. The big space had nothing but a small hole for a toilet in one corner. There were no tables, no beds, no windows. There was a door for access to the cell, and a small hole at the bottom of the door for food to be delivered. There were no visible cameras, but she was positive that they were being watched.

Guilt was eating at her. She was the one who got Luffy captured, all because she was not alert enough to sense the presence of that stupid Vice Admiral that can turn invisible. She had been used as a hostage to subdue the rest of the Straw Hats, and eventually Luffy.

What if we die here? Luffy's dreams would have ended because of me, Nami thought.

No, that will not happen. That cannot happen. They will survive through this.

Nami felt a movement from her chest and Luffy sat up slowly. He rubbed his eyes and stared at Nami for a few seconds before greeting, "Good morning, Nami."

Nami, being depressed from her thoughts, forced a smile and said, "Good morning, Luffy. There is food over there." She gestured towards the door.

Upon hearing about food, Luffy sprang to his feet and dashed to the food, and brought them back to Nami.

"Look Nami, there are two bowls of rice and two pieces of meat! One for you and one for me," Luffy said childishly.

Luffy passed a bowl of rice and a spoon to Nami before he began to gobble down his food.

Before Nami had even started on hers, Luffy had already finished his rice and meat.

He patted his tummy and exclaimed, "That was delicious! A bit little though…"

Nami knew that Luffy normally ate food enough to fill five people in a meal, and that Luffy definitely would not be filled with just a bowl of rice.

"Luffy, would you like my share too? I am not that hungry."

"Really? Thank you, Nami!" Luffy said with glee before devouring Nami's portion of food.

Truth was, Nami was ravenous. She had not eaten anything for almost a day. However, she could not bear to see a hungry and glum Luffy. It made her happy when Luffy was happy too.

"Ahh! I'm stuffed. Thank you Nami!" Luffy grinned.

Nami smiled and waved away his thanks. Suddenly, she her bladder bursting and she got the urge to pee.

"Luffy, can you please look the other way?" Nami requested shyly.

"Why?" Luffy replied curiously.

"I… um… have to pee," she told Luffy.

"Meh, can't I watch?"

"OF COURSE NOT YOU BAKA!"

"Meh… fine."

Luffy turned and stared at the wall as Nami went to attend to her business.

After she was done, she beckoned for Luffy to sit down in front of her. She wanted to have a talk with him to try and settle down her feelings.

"Luffy, I am so sorry," Nami apologised.

Luffy tilted his head and asked, "What for?"

"I got captured, and that Vice Admiral used me to capture you. I know you like freedom, Luffy and it must be tough being in a cell, and you did nothing to deserve this. Sorry, Luffy, for taking away your freedom." Nami cried.

"Nami. I chose to come here. I would not let my precious navigator suffer alone. It's not your fault Nami." Luffy said seriously.

"But what if we die here? Your hopes and dreams will be gone, because of me!" Nami screamed.

Luffy looked at Nami in the eye and said with conviction, "We won't die here. We will pull through this, together."

"Oh Luffy…" Nami sobbed. She leaned onto Luffy and hugged him tightly, resting her head on his chest. Nami felt safe as Luffy wrapped his arms around her. His steady heartbeat and the heaving of his chest made her feel comfortable.

They stayed in that position for a long time, both realising how blessed they were to have each other.

xx0xx

After what seemed like ages, Luffy and Nami were interrupted by the door opening. A guard appeared and announced, "You have visitors."

Luffy and Nami looked at each other and wondered who knew they were here and who could be visiting them.

The man who appeared was the last man they had expected to see. The man's muscles bulged against his white coat and his pants looked as if they were about to be ripped from his huge leg muscles. He had white hair and he was smoking two cigarettes at the same time.

"Oh, Smokey, long time no see!" Luffy greeted cheerily.

The man was Vice-Admiral Smoker, the man who had chased Luffy throughout the Grand Line, but ultimately was not the one who caught him.

The door closed and Smoker sat down on the cold floor.

"To be honest, I did not expect you to be captured by Nuro," Smoker began.

"Well, we got careless. It's fine," Luffy grinned.

"It is such a sad story for me. I chased you to the ends of the Earth, but the one who caught you is not me, but my longtime rival in the Marines, Nuro," Smoker sighed.

"It's ok Smokey, you are way cooler than that idiot Vice Admiral," Luffy laughed.

Smoker actually cracked a small smile upon hearing that. Smoker then said, "Time to get down to what I actually came for. As you might have guessed, this ship is travelling to Impel Down right now. I'd say you have about three more days before you arrive. I know you have escaped that place before, but if you enter there again, I guarantee you that Magellan will never let you out of his sights."

Luffy took on a more serious tone and requested, "I know. Smokey, can you please do me a favour?"

Smoker narrowed his eyes at Luffy, debating whether to help him or not. In the end, he said, "All right. This is to repay you for what happened at Punk Hazard."

He then motioned for Luffy to move closer as they were being watched. Luffy whispered a few words into Smoker's ear before Smoker stood up and headed for the door.

Smoker's parting words were, "Consider it done. Good bye, Straw Hat. It has been a good adventure."

xx00xx

As Luffy and Nami lay side by side on the cold hard floor of the cell, Nami asked softly, "What did you ask Smoker to do?"

Luffy smiled and replied that it was nothing much and that she would find out eventually. With that, they shut their eyes and entered Dreamland.

xx00xx

Meanwhile on the Thousand Sunny

The atmosphere on the ship was solemn and gloomy as the crew members worried about their captain and navigator. Zoro had been naturally put in charge in the absence of Luffy and he had requested for Robin to use his Vivre Card of Luffy to navigate the Sunny to catch up with the Marine ship. The journey was torturous as the crew members became increasingly reserved and hardly talked to each other.

"2005…2006…2007" Zoro muttered as he lifted a metal weight that was twice his size. He knew he was in charge now, but a person like him would not be able to lift the spirits of the crew. As such, he had tried to take his mind off things through training and meditating, but it did not seem to be very effective. Dammit… I hope they are ok…

Sanji was in the kitchen preparing dinner for the crew. He still upheld his responsibilities as a cook to feed the crew, although mealtimes became increasingly quiet. There was no Luffy to keep the table alive by trying to steal their food. Some of the crew members even wasted their food as they could not find the appetite to finish it. Normally, Sanji would have given them a telling off and forced them to finish it, but now, Sanji was as worried as them. Luffy… Nami-swan… please be safe.

Ussop and Chopper had lost all the playfulness in them. They could not bear to have fun without Luffy. They missed Luffy running around the ship and his playful antics. They missed being able to laugh and scream with Luffy. They wanted Luffy back as soon as possible to bring back all the fun times. Luffy… come back soon.

Robin was worried. For the first time in her whole life, she had someone to be worried about. A family whom she truly cared about. She was worried about Luffy. She had read about punishments of the World Government to pirates with such high bounties, and most of it led to a slow and painful death. Something which she had inflicted on others before. Seeing how her victims screamed and shrieked, she wished that Luffy would not be put through the same treatment.

Franky was trying to put aside his worry by building more and more upgrades for Sunny. He wanted to build so many things that Luffy would be drooling over his gadgets when he came back. To be honest, he was scared. He was very scared that the captain which he chose to follow would suffer the same fate as Tom. Luffy, promise me you will be back to look at all my awesome inventions.

Brook was also in a solemn mood. The man who had let him see the light again was in captivity and risked death. He had tried to compose a few new songs to keep himself upbeat, but all of his songs were not to his usual standard and he just discarded the music scores. He was too worried about Luffy and Nami to even focus. Please… let me play music for you forever…

A/N: Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Once again, I sincerely apologize for taking so long to update. Updates will be more regular now as I finally got my life sorted out. Now, I am wondering if I should make them enter Impel Down or not. If I do this story would be quite a long one. Well, remember to review! If you dislike something that I am doing, please tell me, and I will try my best to make reading this fic a more enjoyable experience. Until next time! Signing off, Shironira-kun.