Heya! So, I noticed a lot of errors in the last chapter (which took me at least an hour to write…) and I will probably go and fix it later, but for now! Please enjoy chapter 3 :]
Her life had always been dark.
Her closest thing to family was killed in front of her eyes. The bullet took her light with it. She was too young for this, only 10. Horrors like that are supposed to be kept away from children. But no hero can have a likeable past, right?
She became something she hated, for a chance to save what she loved. Day after day she returned to her "home" and made maps. Usually shed fine joy in this.
But these maps weren't for her.
She was forced to become a thief. She just needed a hundred million beli. That was it. Then her life would be better. Then her light would come back. But it wasn't easy.
She stumbled across a silly boy with a straw hat. He seemed naïve and stupid, but later proved her wrong. He was strong as the come and he treasured his hat. And he knew what others treasured.
And he protected them.
His companion was pretty much the same, a bit more serious, and she decided to join them, for the time being. She knew they could score her some money and that was all she needed.
They soon came across an island with a notorious liar. They were looking for a ship (because let's get real, a pirate crew can't be stuck in row boats). But when the village was attacked, the boy in the straw hat could not leave it be. And so the three helped the liar save it. And the liar joined them.
She caught herself, on their new ship, on the way to the Grand Line, smiling. She was enjoying herself. And she stopped. That couldn't be happening. She can't come to like these people. They were pirates d she'd have to leave them. She tried harder to distance herself.
When they came to the floating restaurant, a wanted poster caught her eye. It darkened her mood and reminded her of her duty. She had to leave.
So she did, with the ship and all.
Little did she know, the three pirates (sorry, four now) were going to come for her. She heard of the pirate hunter making a ruckus, but she waved the thought away. However, she ends up seeing him at Arlong Park and her blood runs cold. He taunts her and pushes her past her limit. When he jumps in the water, she can't help herself.
She saves him.
And when he is thrown into a dungeon, she finds herself releasing him.
He that damned liar shows up, she is ordered to kill him. She's a cold blooded witch after all, right? She forces herself to tell him that it's for her "business" and stabs herself, throwing him into the water. Arlong's trust in her is restored.
She gets angry, so angry that she crashes her real home. Her sister makes her tell her why. And her sister sympathizes for her.
When that stupid captain shows up, her limits are tested yet again. Why can't they leave her alone? Why don't they understand? She's not one of them. She never could be. Her life is too dark. Their light is something that is not within her reach.
Eventually, after her village runs past her, intent on throwing themselves at Arlong, she gave up. She fell to her knees and stabbed at the mark of her captive. How dare he cause all this pain? Who is he to cast people into such darkness?
But the blade stopped. And she looked up, the tears in her eyes, surprised. And there he was- that straw hat fool. She told him to leave, throwing dust at him, her voice hardly working.
But he didn't move a muscle and she stopped. She placed a hand over her mouth and cried some more before she finally faced him. She asked for help, for the first time in her life. And when he put his treasure on her head, yelling "DAMN STRAIGHT", some of the darkness dispelled. She was left with a haze in her vision.
She went and tended her wounds and decided to go face Arlong. She couldn't cry anymore, couldn't waste time anymore: everyone but her was out fighting. She had to join.
She got there and the pirates were fighting. They looked like they were losing and…where was that stupid captain, anyways? Arlong made her choose between the pirates and the village. The choice should have been easy, but her heart was heavy. She really did grow a love for the damned fools who followed her. She made her resolve.
Later, when furniture came from her least favorite room, she cried again. In relief. And the haze turned into a couple clouds.
And once the building collapsed, she was sure she would faint. But she refused to do anything until that stupid captain showed up. And when he did, he made everything clear: "NAMI! You are MY nakama!"
Her hand went to her mouth, her eyes tearing up without permission, and she nodded. All clouds left her vision. All she could she was a dazzling light, and she finally let herself latch onto it.
Ehhh. Not quite how it was supposed to turn out xD
