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Song: She Don't Want the World By: 3 Doors Down

We now pick up in the story where we left off in chapter 1.

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- Chapter 3 / She Don't Want the World

"Sugoi!" cried out Luffy seeming to forget all about the heartache he had just suffered through, but if anyone could bounce back as fast as that from something like the most recent occurrence it was Luffy. "Shishishi, lets do it again!"

The crew stared blandly at their captain in disbelief, Usopp then raising a hand to object, "Oi, oi! That's was way to fast!"

"Huh?" Luffy asked seeming to be clueless to what Usopp was fussing about.

That all took a backseat however when Chopper noticed something, and cried out in terror, "AHHH!"

"Chopper!" Nami said in concern and moved over to the little reindeer.

The crew then crowded around their doctor as he showed them his arms. "What is it?" he asked, showing matching golden, glowing markings on both of the insides of his wrists.

"Eh? Let me see." Nami demanded reaching down to take hold of Chopper, only to gasp out in fear as she noticed the same marks on herself. This got everyone looking to their own wrists to find the same markings.

"We're all going to die!" cried out Usopp in panic, only to get hit in the face by Nami and fly backwards into the sofa with a crash.

"Not helping!" the Navigator growled out in a fury of darkened eyes and sharp teeth.

Robin examined the markings on her own wrists, "They look to be in the shapes of musical notes. Nami-san, you said that man in that underground shrine spoke of a cruse?"

Distracted by Robin, Nami's anger faded and she came up to the older woman's side as she nodded in reply, "Yeah, but he was just trying to scare us away from taking the treasure, most likely not wanting to go up against Luffy."

"Maybe, but never the less I think I should take another look at that golden shamisen," Robin stated.

"Mm, ok its still in our room," Nami said, and then lead the way for the older woman. As they left the room she called back to the others, "Just sit tight, we will be right back."

"Hai, Nami-swan!" came Sanji's reply as Robin and Nami moved down the halls.

The walk to the girls bunk was a quick one and done in silence. While it was normal for Robin to not say anything, Nami was quiet due to turning over questions in her mind about Robin and Franky.

As they reached the room Nami opened the door and headed to her side of the room where she had stashed away her new treasure. Pulling it out of the corner from her near by personal treasure chest, she unwrapped it from the sheet she had placed it in and offered it to Robin.

Taking the shamisen Robin sat down on the corner of her bed as she turned the instrument over in her hands and put her wrist to the side so compare, "Just as I thought, the markings on the back are the same as the ones we all have on our wrists."

"Eh? You don't think we were really cursed do you Robin?" Nami asked.

Before the historian could reply Luffy's energetic voice was heard, "Yay the fogs cleared!"

"Baka! Don't just go running around as you please!" snapped Sanji only for a loud crash to follow.

"Shishishi, found you Zoro!" Luffy laughed.

"I wasn't lost!" yelled Zoro.

"That's a first."

"What was that shit cook?"

Nami sighed and hung her head down, "Those guys…" she then got up and hurried out to the deck and tracked down all three of the trouble makers and gave them each lumps on the head.

"Honestly can't you guys ever learn to behave," scolded the navigator.

"Oi Nami! An island is just up ahead!" called out Usopp from the crow's nest.

"Nani? But the next island is still supposed to be a week away," she replied with a soft frown on her face.

Brook now joined Usopp in the crow's nest calling down, "Yohoho, I think we got turned around because that's the same island as yesterday, unless my eyes deceive me. That is if I had eyes to deceive me. Yohoho SKULL JOKE!"

Franky's right eye twitched at the bad joke but other than that ignored it, "Well with the fog now cleared up enough we can set the Sunny back on course!"

Nami nodded, "Let's do that then."

"But Nami what about these markings and the singing?" Chopper asked with worry.

Nami looked to little doctor through the now light fog, "Eh? Ah don't worry Chopper I'm sure it was just a fluke."

"Are you sure Nami?" Chopper questioned wanting to trust in the Navigator's words but still feeling a bit unsure of this all.

"It was just singing, what ever bad happened from just singing? And the marks I'm sure will wash right off!" Nami tried to assure, maybe herself more then anyone.

Chopper smiled, "Yeah! I did not think of that! I'll go try to wash mine off right now!"

Nami smiled then turned to the other, "Alright lets get this ship moving again, Franky gets back on course for the next island!"

"You got it sis!"

"Luffy, Zoro and Sanji get to the sails I want to catch that wind that's coming in! It will give us a boost in speed to get going."

"Yosha!"

"Hai Nami-swaan!"

The three then hurried off to man the sails as Franky hurried to the wheel. Getting to the wheel however he found all the controls stuck. "What the …" try as he might he could not get anything to budge. Yet that did not keep the ship from now moving again, only it was going the wrong way.

"What are you guys doing!" cried out Nami, as the ship started back to the island they had just came from yesterday.

"Eh, sorry Nami-san but nothing up here will move," said Sanji as he tried to even get a rope undone but it was like it was cemented down.

"Same up here," called Franky.

"Tch … I'll get it moving," said Zoro near by Sanji and drew a sword out. With a clean strike he brought down his sword on the rope Sanji was trying to undo.

"Gah! You shitty bastard you could have cut off my hand!"

Ignoring the cook Zoro blinked and looked at the cut he had just made. "Mm odd …" he remarked as the rope stayed where it was but the cut was clear to see. Zoro did not get to study it any closer than that as a kick came flying at his head making Zoro have to pull out another sword to block it.

"You shitty Marimo, I'll teach you!"

"Tch, like you could," grinned Zoro, and a fight then broke out in a clash of fast kicks and sword swings.

Nami sighed again as Luffy dropped down by her side.

"I guess the Sunny just wants us to go back to the island," Luffy said.

Franky came over to join the pair and shook his head, "No. I don't think the Sunny has anything to do with it."

"He is right," said Robin just now coming to join the other on deck with the shamisen in one hand and a book in the other. "In one of the books I picked up from the market yesterday on the island, I found a story pertaining to a golden shamisen whose owner was forced to play for greedy emperor who kept the musician chained up."

As Robin started the tale the others came down to circle around her, even Chopper who had, had no luck washing the mark off.

"The emperor had taken the musician away from all she loved, her husband and even her children, never allowing her outside to see them or them to see her. The emperor became obsessed with her as no one had a greater skill in singing and playing instruments, nor was it claimed that anyone could match her beauty. The emperor soon had her family killed and orders set for a wedding. She was to become his new wife. When word of this reached her she fell into deep depression, and on her wedding night took her own life."

"That's so sad!" cried out Chopper with tears and snot running down his face. Usopp nodded in agreement, much in the same state as the others were, minus Zoro.

"That truly breaks my heart, if I had a heart to break," Brook only half joked as he was too busy sobbing.

"What are you looking at, I'm not crying, I just got something in my eye!" Franky cried at Robin, rubbing at his leaking eyes and then sniffled up a string of snot while putting his shades back into place.

Robin smiled to the large man and went on to add, "But the story does not end there. With the anger and hatred the musician carried in her heart to the underworld she was transformed into a demon. The emperor had built a shrine for his late wife and daily would come to weep for his loss there. He wanted more than anything for her return and to never be without her and her lovely music again. One night he got just that. The musician returned to the land of the living and to take her revenge. She cursed him, sealing up his soul inside of her golden shamisen so he could forever be a part of her music. Her bloodlust did not end there however; she took her anger out on the rest of the town as well for not coming to the aid of her or her family against the evil ruler."

Everyone was hanging on the last word Robin spoke but when she did not go on it was Usopp that asked with shaking knees, "What happened? What did she do to the town's people?"

Robin gave a simple shrug as if not bothered by any of it, "That I do not know. The story ends there. However …" sprouting a few more arms she opened the book to the drawing of the golden shamisen and it looked just like the one she held in one of her other hands.

"Ahh we really are cursed!" cried out Chopper in alarm.

"It would seem so," Robin confirmed.

Everyone then turned to Nami.

A large sweat drop broke out on the side of the Navigator's face as she laughed nervously, "How was I supposed to know the cruse was real?" With one hand rubbing the back of her head and the other waving to the rest of the crew, "Never mind that now anyways, what's important is we figure out what we are going to do."

"Girly is right, as we are now, we can't get Sunny to sail back on course," said Franky.

"Why don't we just give the golden shamisen back? That will end the curse right?" asked Chopper.

"Whaa? We can't give back my treasure!" cried Nami in alarm.

"Besides that Daichi guy said he would kill us if we try!" Usopp whimpered out in fear.

"Hn. Bring him on! I'll take him out," Zoro spoke up with a feral grin.

Sanji reached over to poke at Zoro's gut making the swordsman wince in pain, "I don't think you would be much use in a real fight yet," remarked Sanji with a calm ease.

"Sanji is right Zoro, you still need time to heal your wounds from Thriller Bark," Chopper said with authority.

Luffy scratched the side of his head, "He didn't seem so tough, maybe we can just talk to him and have him take it back."

Zoro said nothing just crossed his arms and pouted.

Nami was pouting as well, "Can't we find another solution?"

"Yosha! It's settled then; we return the shamisen back to the island! Sanji! Pack lots of pirate bentos for the trip!" Luffy ordered making everyone get ready.

Sanji smiled and gave a single nod as he lit up a cigarette and headed to the kitchen while Nami sulked away to get the treasure map she had won yesterday.

Franky moved to go get the Mini Merry ready but paused to watch Robin speak with Chopper and Brook. She was so different from other women, and very different from Nami. Robin always seemed to enjoy the simple things in life, and would never be greedy over something as frivolous as treasure.

The markings on Franky's wrist glowed and he felt an irresistible pull as music started up all around the ship from everywhere yet…at the same time…nowhere.

Franky pushed up his shades unto his head and leaned back to the railing of the ship as he gazed at Robin. Without warning Franky's voice came out with the overwhelming feelings he had for the woman, "The open wound she hides, she just keeps it bundled up, and never lets it show. She can't take much more of this, but she can't let it go, and that's ok, she don't want the world."

So much they had shared in late night talks, or in near death situations. Franky telling her about his days with Tom and what a father the man had been like to him, Robin telling him about her romance with Crocodile, or so-called romance. She had wanted someone and he having a need for her talents had been willing to act the part, but that's all, just acting the part and it had been so easy for Robin to tell.

"All the things she says, while he's just lying there, without someone to hear her cry. She slips off into a dream, about a place to hide, and that's ok, she don't want the world."

He had such respect for the woman having been through so much and still be able to hold her head up. So much had been taken from Robin, and just about all that had been given to the woman had been fake. He would never forgive Crocodile for the way he has used her even if she claimed she had been using him too.

"This love she feels, everything she's ever known, or ever thought was real, seems like it's been thrown away, now how's she gonna live. It's ok, she don't want the world."

If it had not been for Luffy and Nami at first she would have never made it. So willing had she been to give up her life but Luffy saved her… and Nami did too she had claimed yet never elaborated on how Nami had helped. It was why Franky questioned if Robin and Nami had more of a relationship than what he and the others saw.

His dark eyes went on to watch the slender raven-haired beauty as she then separated from Brook and Chopper, leaving the shamisen in Brook's care as she went over to take a seat in a lawn chair and read the book still in her hand. No doubt looking for more clues to the predicament they were all in.

"Those words he never spoke, haunt her life, like the memories, of all the times before she tried to show him love, while he would only ask for more, but it's ok, she don't want the world."

Everyone around the ship went on with their tasks at hand of getting ready to go ashore to the island again. None of them paying Franky any mind as if breaking out in song was a normal thing. Well it sort of was for this ship, but not to this degree with music playing from unseen instruments.

"Softly in her sleep, pictures of the life she's longing for slowly appear. She's seen them all before, but somehow never quite this clear. She just smiles, she don't want the world."

Franky really hoped Robin was happy now here on this crew. Hoped that him being here too, made her happy as well. Robin did not open up much but when she did one could see the layer upon layer of pain within her, along with a well hidden need for someone to repair them. He swore he had the tools for the job, if he would just be granted the chance.

"This love she feels, everything she's ever known, or ever thought was real, seems like it's been thrown away, now how's she gonna live. It's ok, she don't want the world," Franky sang on, letting his voice raise to the heavens on the impact of how much he felt for the woman.

Pushing away from the railing he took a step towards where Robin sat, seemingly oblivious like the rest of the crew to the deep feelings pouring through Franky's veins.

"A brand new morning shines, as she wakes up alone again, this time to face the day. She swears there's time to make it, as she simply walks away, and it's ok, she don't want the world," he finished letting the song come to a sad end with an unfulfilling sensation within himself. Making him feel worse, his desire for the woman much worse than when he had begun.

As the music ended the others around him paused now in their actions as if just noticing the difference.

"Eh, Franky were you singing, just now?" Nami questioned.

"Huh …" Franky's face tinted red realizing the fact now too.

Blinking Robin tilted her head to the side, "Do you know what triggered it by chance Franky?"

The large man whipped around giving the woman his back as he pushed his shades back down, his face nearly glowing it was so red. "I huh … I don't remember," he lied, ever so embarrassed.

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A/N's: Woot! Finally got out another chapter to this story. I know for those of you who have been waiting it's been months, and I'm really sorry about that. I'll do my best to at lest get a chapter out for this story once a month from now on. ^.^

I also hope the wait was not a disappointment. *rubs her head* Haha Franky and Robin seem to be taking over this story. I promise to add in more yaoi goodness but I think I'll be letting the Franky and Robin yummyness go on to shine as well. Hope you all don't mind. AND YES! RobinxCrocodile mention because that shit is just hot and funny and you know its cannon! XD

As well I still want to hear song picks from you guys! I need more music for this story! List me some songs you think would be good, or just some favorite songs of yours. Who knows if I'll use it but it might give me ideas! ^.^

Next Chapter ~ More of Sanji's and Zoro's romance is shown and one of them will be singing next! Can you guess who?

Reviews = Love

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Review Replies:

Neko11 - Yes Sanji is very upset with himself for having to kill the kid. It's important to not forget about that bit with Sanji.

School Escapee - Yup the whole town is very messed up! As to Dai and Daichi *grins* maybe they are maybe they aren't, you will just have to keep reading to find out. =P

MissDilemma - Lol yeah everyone had a tough time on the island but Nami, but a little secret, Nami's tough time has still yet to come. ^.~

Dandy-red - Thank you so much! I hope you're still with me and enjoying the story so far hon. ^.^

Barablu - *blushes like crazy* Awe you always notice so much in my stories! It's always such an honor to have you review them!~ and yes that last bit Zoro sang was ultra-mean! Even Zoro thought so but that's just how music takes things sometimes, it maximizes your feelings. You can see how this will start to become a problem.

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Inari-chwan's Corner: *Falls over from reading so much* I can't put Lolly's stories down! IF YOU HAVE YET TO READ LOLLY'S OTHER WORK *Points firmly in the direction of Lolly's profile* GO READ MORE!