I sneak inside the boys room where they all sleep. It was nothing more than a few hampers with a few pillars holding the room in place. Pretty run down if you ask me. "There it is!" I gasped. I quickly covered my mouth, fearing I was too loud. Thankfully no one heard, I think. I slowly step over to Sanji's hamper and take the Nami plushie. "Got it." I whispered.

Suddenly the door opens behind me so my instinct was to turn invisible. The gem granted me that in the nick of time, however, there was a problem: the doll to the person who came in will look like it's flying. Coincidentally, it was Sanji who was looking for a special ingredient that he kept in his "secret stash" for a while now.

"AAAHHH!" he screamed. "The doll is possessed!"

"I've come to haunt you Sanji!" I said playing around with this unplanned gag.

Sanji runs back up stairs and yells, "That doll is haunted!" I run up with him and the others panic. "I promise I won't fantasize about you anymore! Just please, don't hurt me!" Nami looks at Sanji with a "I'll kill you" look and hits him. I almost laughed, but I managed to hold it in. Usopp tries to shoot the doll, but it hits me instead so the game's over. I laugh so hard that I nearly fall over from how hilarious this was.

"You guys are hilarious!" I giggled.

"Rebekah!?" they gasped.

"Yep! I didn't plan this, I promise."

"Then why were you invisible with that Nami doll?" Sanji asked.

"I went to steal it from you, but when you came in I turned invisible. End of story."

"Why were you trying to steal it?"
"I was trying to be like Nami, who I look up to, but I failed. I'm just a hammer in the water, am I?"

Nami arises from the group to walk closer to me. All the others get back on their feet as well, but remain where they are. I try not to make eye contact with anyone because if I did, I'd cry. "You can throw me into the sea, I don't care! I just don't want to be a nuisance! I-" I was interrupted by Nami suddenly hugging me. "But why?" I asked beginning to cry. My sobs choke me to where I can't speak. Why is this happening? Am I like Vivi to her?

"Because you are our nakama, right Luffy?" she asked.

"You bet! We'd never throw our nakama overboard!" he said, with his voice filled with passion.

"You guys…"

Is this all a dream? This can't be real, I mean it's too good to be true. There's no way I can be loved by these guys or anyone, right? I know they care for others, but me? I'm not supposed to be loved because when I die, I'll leave those that loved me suffering. How can I rest in peace knowing that? They're bold, I'll give them that.

The moment ended when Nami let me go and said, "Alright everyone, back to work!" Luffy looked confused. "Why?" he asked. The orange haired girl answered him with a big bonk on the head. "Keep the ship sailing on course, we're about to hit another storm." she warned. Just great! Looks like I'll be inside all day from here on out. Why? The gem has lost its power for now and it won't be ready for another twelve hours.

"Nami, what can I do?" I asked.

"Stay dry." she answered.

"Okay, but once you're done up here I have something to show you."

"Hmm?"

Nami was now curious as to what I had to show her. She knows I took some treasure for myself from the pile at that skull island. But she doesn't know what I took. That book about Nightmare Island, I wonder what else it has inside. I open it up to a page where I remember it had words written in blood, but when I turned there, it was blank.

"How's that possible?" I asked. "I saw it!"

"Saw what?" Nami asked walking my way.

"Oh, uh, it's a long story."

"Make it short."

I clear my throat, then tell Nami the nightmare I had and show her the book. Just sharing about it made my heart want to burst out of my chest. Anxiety ruled my body, but not my mind. I was in control of my words, however they soon got mixed together trying to explain the horrors of this Nightmare Island. It's so cheesy though, so why am I scared?

"Calm down." Nami said putting her hand on my back. "I've actually heard of Nightmare Island before."

"Y-you have?" I asked still stuttering my words.

"Yeah, but it's looked down upon as a legend or some stupid scary story. No one really believes it, but after hearing what you had witnessed it might not be some legend after all."

"And that's what makes it scary!"

"Relax, if we ever come across this island, I'm sure we'll make it out alive. Besides, I want whatever treasure is on it."

"Even at the cost of your life?"

"When you live for something, you don't care about whether or not you live or die."

"I challenge that."

Finally I was able to calm down a bit and laugh it off. Maybe I will be able to sleep well tonight for a change. But it's only noon so I won't worry about that now. Sanji's prepared an awesome lunch for all of us before the storm hits. According to Nami, it will hit us in a matter of an hour.

"Hey Pinocchio, do you think you can make me a cool weapon like Nami's?" I asked.

"You mean like the Clima-Tact?" he asked.

"Yeah, but I'd prefer a bo staff that can extend on both ends. Nothing fancy, keep it simple stupid."

"You got it! I am after all, Usopp the Greatest Inventor."

As he was monologuing, I finished my lunch with haste. "See you outside." I told Nami. Pinocchio was still at it, why his nose didn't grow longer is beyond me. I'm sure he's a great inventor, but he doesn't have to boast about it. I could just wish for one and avoid putting Usopp to work. But the gem needs to recharge.

The sky was becoming very cloudy, you could smell the rain is on its way. I just hope it doesn't thunder, otherwise we'd be in trouble. The Straw Hats have been through worse, but it'd be nice if there wasn't any major problems. Oops! I'm one of them! Crap! Yet, they don't see it so I don't have to worry. I can cover that up with great actions if I try. But me? Doing something awesome? Impossible!

Boom! Thunder began to roar loudly. Nami came out with the others, ordering them around. I was sent to her room under her orders as well as Luffy's. They just want me safe, right? Are they serious about me being their nakama, or are they gonna drop me off on the next island? I love these guys a lot, but I love them enough to not be in the way. I learned that we can be a nuisance to others after I met someone who would not leave me alone. There comes a time when I prefer to be alone and vise versa.

"Well, I guess I can do some reading." I said opening the book. The next page consisted of random writing I did not understand. Under it though, I can see the translation and it says, "Woe to all who live in this life. Countless search for paradise, eternal youth, and endless riches. Do they not understand that life here is but an illusion? When they die, they will forget their former life. It is best that if we all end our suffering now through death. Why delay? You know it's inevitable."

All of those words turned my love into pain. Everyone I love, will be forgotten? I won't remember them when I ascend to heaven? I guess it's for the better, but this hurts me deeply. All I have met in this reality, were just illusions?