Buenos dias!Como van?Well as you can see by this chapter my writing style has changed.I no longer use:
-speak
"thought"
I now use:
"Speak"
"thought"
As for the lack of updates...Fear not as the school year has ended!I now have a lot more free-time!And I shall spend it by writing fanfiction and making comics!Expect a new fanfiction,also by me,also One Piece,also SaNa by ...(drum roll)...next month!
Voilá.Now back to our story!
Disclaimer:One Piece and it's characters do not belong to me.If they did SaNa would be cannon.
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As they headed back to the ship,Nami,Sanji and Robin met with Zoro and Luffy who were laughing a lot.
"Hey.Shitty-swordsman.What's so funny?"said the chef.
"Well,ero-cook,if you really need to know,we just met with the mayor."
Nami sighed.
"What's so funny about that?"
"He told us about a girl who is a thief.See,she has the power of an Akuma no Mi.The Learn Learn fruit...or something like that.Well,she built a device that can read peoples' past.She robs pirates and lies about her past using bits of the robbed guy's past.They feel sorry about her and let her go.But I think you would have to be very stupid to fall for that."
Zoro looked at his nakama and saw that they had stopped walking and were standing in the middle of the street in a rather comical way.
Sanji sighed and said:
"Ladies.I forgot to buy black pepper.Do you mind coming with me to the market?"
"Of course not,Sanji-kun." said the navigator,who was beginning to turn a bright shade of red.
The three turned around and started walking and then running.
The swordsman grinned.
"Oi!Luffy!Come on,let's follow them."
And so the five of them headed to the market.
Diana strolled around with a big bag, full of books and candy,grinning like an idiot.
"Suckers." she said,thinking about how easily she fooled them.
But she didn't know that the "suckers" were right behind her.
"There she is!" yelled the navigator.
"Oh.Crap." she said and started running trough the small streets.
Nami,Sanji and Robin ran after her.Luffy and Zoro ran after them.
She knocked down a few barrels into the middle of the street blocking the path.
"Ah-AH" she yelled "Can't catch me!Nahnahnahn..."
POW!
"Who put this wall in the middle of the street?"
Since she was too busy mocking the Strawhats she didn't realize there was a wall right in front of her.And she ran right into it.
They were in a deserted street,no one at sight.One exit.One exit that Nami and the others were blocking.No way out for the blond teenager who was still confused after hitting a brick wall.
She got up grinning at them.
"Tsc.Guess you found out,right?"
Nami took a menacing step forward .
The girl just laughed.
"Henhenhen.If you want the money,you're outta luck.Tsc,tsc.I've already spent it" she said showing them the bag.
Nami just looked at her.
"What?Cat got your tongue?
It was at that moment that Zoro showed up along with Luffy.
"I knew it.You idiots got fooled.Well,the ero-cook and the nagging bitch I understand.But Robin?
"Shut up you damn marimo!" yelled Sanji "My dear Nami-swan IS NOT A NAGGING BITCH."
"Ah,go to hell you wussie!"
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A WUSSY,YOU DAMN BASTARD"
"I'M CALLING YOU A WUSSY,WUSSY"
"WOULD YOU TWO JUST SHUT UP" yelled Nami.
"Now Miss Navigator.Calm down." quietly intervened Robin
"I AM CALM."
Seeing the Strawhats were too busy fighting,Diana tried tip-toed away from them.
But as she was about to get out of there she felt something holding her shirt.She looked at the wall and saw that there was an arm sticking out of it.
"Oh,you're not going anywhere." said Robin dragging her back to the end of the alley.
The fact that the thief had tried running away had alerted Nami and the others and they were now looking at Diana,without saying a word.
She looked at them and smiled.
"Man,why is the mood so heavy.Hey have you ever heard the joke about the 11 inch pianist..."
"How could you?" Nami said.
"How could I what?" asked the grinning teenager "Steal?Trick?Spend 500 Berri on candy?Tell a jok..."
POW!
"N-N-Na-Nami..." Sanji stuttered.
The young navigator had punched the girl sending her flying into a pair of trashcans.
She touched her cheek.
"Ouch." she said looking at Nami with a blank look "Stronger than I tough."
"HOW COULD YOU!HOW COULD YOU JUST STEAL MY PAST!HOW COULD YOU MOCK IT LIKE THAT!HOW COULD YOU EVEN THINK THAT USING A TRAUMATIC MOMENT LIKE THAT JUST TO GET OUT OF TROUBLE WOULD BE SOMETHING YOU COULD DO?" screamed Nami "HOW CAN YOU BE SO...so...so...evil..."
The girl grinned again.
"I'm not evil." she said "I'm just a little mischievous."
"WHAT?" she screamed again,tears running down her face "Do..do...do you think it's funny...Is that why you're smiling ?"
"Wha?N-no...O-of cou-cour-course not."
"It has to be funny.Arlong shot my mother in front of me.That's funny.Then I had to work for him.That's funny.I spent half my life alone.That's funny.No.Wait.That is hilarious."
The teenager just sat there in the middle of the trash.She opened her mouth several times but said nothing.
"Heh.Nami." the young captain spoke."Are you okay?"
"...I'm fine." she said walking away from the alley.
Unexpectedly he smiled and turned to the girl.
"Want to join us?"
Everyone just stood there shocked.Nami just stopped.
Sanji turned to the captain.
"OI!Luffy!Are you crazy!That girl hurt Nami-san!
"But she said she was okay.Right Nami?"
She didn't even face him.
"Do whatever you want.You're the captain."
And you need a reason to invite someone!"
"She has really cool powers?"
"THAT'S NOT A REASON?"
"Fine.What can you do?"
"Huh?Well I know a lot about animals and plants..."
"Yosh!You will be our biologist!"
"But..."
"Great!You'll join won't you?"
The girl,who had begun to get up slipped on a banana peel and fell face-first.
"Look...err...Luffy?Luffy,I don't think that is a good..."
"Okay,great!You'll join us..."
"Wha?Bu...bu...but..."
"Great,meet us at the port in half an hour and prepare to sail away!"
"Hum...Okay?"
The Strawhats began to walk out of the alley.Nami threw a final glance at her and left.
Half an hour later,Diana was standing in front of the Thousand Sunny.
"I can't believe this.I seriously can't believe this.Is this really their ship.I can't believe it.Does the captain really want me to join them?I can't believ..."
"OI!Blonde girl!"
"You invited her and you don't even know her name?"
She quickly turned around and saw Luffy and Sanji,carrying shopping bags.
She gulped at the sight of the guy who was so protective of the navigator mad at her.
He just stood there looking at her.
"Well come on!Let's climb aboard!"
"Herm...OkaEEEEIIIIIIIII"
Luffy had grabbed her wrist and jumped into the ship.
Nami was on the deck and walked over to them.
"So...I guess you decided to join us."
"...Yeah..."
"Well come on.I have to introduce you to the rest of the crew."
"Hi!I'm Franky!Shipwright!Super to meet you!"
"Uh...Hi?"
Nami turned to a skeleton and a guy with a long nose who were playing chess.
"That's Usopp and Brooke.Sharpshooter and Musician."
"Hi" said Usopp.
"Show me your..."
WHACK
After Nami punched the skeleton,Diana said a weak "Hi" and followed the Navigator.
She then turned to the sleeping swordsman.
"That guy,who you already saw,is Zoro.First-mate.That fur ball shivering over there is Tony Tony Chopper.Medic.Don't be surprised if he doesn't come near you for a while."
"You already know Luffy,Robin,Sanji and me."
Nami walked out of the kitchen leaving the rest of the crew there.
Sanji turned to Diana.
"So...Allergic to something."
"No." she said,still looking at the kitchen door from wich Nami had left.
The hours passed.Sanji made dinner and afterwards everyone played games and told jokes.Almost everyone.Diana was quietly watching the others from a corner.Sanji was still cooking.And after dinner Nami had disappeared.The time went on.After a while Chopper went to bed.Then Usopp.Zoro had fallen asleep on deck so Luffy dragged him.After a while,when everyone was asleep,Nami came down from the crow-nest.She went to the kitchen and put pens,paper and maps on the table.She began working.After a while she got of her chair and checked the fridge after disabling Sanji's traps.There she found a tropical drink with a note attached to it.She took it and read it.
Dear Nami-san.
I know you've been working late.I made this drink for you because I feared that if you got thirsty you would have to drink tap water.I can not allow someone with such elegance,grace and beauty as you to drink such a simple beverage.
With love.
Sanji.
P.S.:Don't forget to lock the fridge.
She smirked and took the drink.She left the kitchen and went outside.Leaning on the railing,she looked at the stars she heard a voice behind.
"Working late?"
Nami looked over her shoulder and saw her new nakama.
"Oh.It's you.Shouldn't you be sleeping?"
Diana walked over to her and also started gazing at the sky.
"Insomnia."
"Oh."
They silently stood there.
After a while Diana whispered something.
"Huh?"
The Navigator looked at her.
"Did you say something?"
"You're amazing."
"Huh?T-Thank you?"
The biologist looked into the deep blue of the sea.
"My parents are pirates."
"Oh!Really!?"
"Yeah.Three years ago the marines raided Cyan Town.My parents escaped in their old boat.Since the marines could come back to town they decided to stay on sea."
"Oh,that's really bad."
"No.Not really.I know my mom and dad are still out there.Alive.You.You had your mother shot in front of you.I lived on my parents fortune.You had to work for that murderer.I only cared about myself.You worked as a thief just to gain enough money to buy your village and free the people there.That's amazing.You're amazing.So I'm sorry.Sorry for stealing your past.Sorry for mocking it.Sorry for everything."
The girl just looked at the sea.
Nami couldn't help but smile.
"Guess you're not that bad."
The girl grinned.
They both stood there.
Nami took a sip of her drink.
"So when do you plan telling Sanji you love him?"
Nami spited out the liquid and looked at the teenager.
"What did you say?"
"I said when do you plan..."
"I KNOW what you said!"
"Then,why did you ask..."
"What makes you think I'm in love with Sanji?"
"My scanner."
"Huh?"
Diana pointed at the green glass on her forehead.
"This."
"But I thought that served for viewing peoples' pasts."
The teenager took the scanner and showed it to Nami.
"See this button?"
She pointed to a small,blue button in the right earpiece.
"When I push this button a person's most traumatic and important events show up in the left side of the screen."
She then pointed to a red button,right below the blue one.
"When I push this one his,her or its emotions and feelings show up in the right side."
Nami looked at the scanner.
"So this...Thingy..."
"Scanner."
"Scanner.It just told you I was in love with Sanji?"
"Not really."
"Then what makes you think that?"
The teenager sighed and rubbed her eyes.
"When I first met you,you were alone.The scanner said that your "love" emotion was at 15."
"Does that mean 15 of what I was feeling then was love?"
"Exactly.But the next time it was at 22-37.You were with Sanji and Robin.Since it jumped when you were next to him it is easy to conclude you are in love with him."
The girl raised an eyebrow.
"Unless you're in love with Robin."
Nami grimaced.
"I am not in love with Robin.Or Sanji.Or anyone."
"I'm just basing this of the scanner."
"Maybe it's broken.Besides you shouldn't use psychology.It is a very inaccurate science."
"This isn't psichology.It's simple math."
"And if it was 22-37 why didn't I feel in love?"
"Your angst was at 35-36.And your fury at 20-35.Those two combined surpassed the love.See?Simple math."
The Navigator looked at the clock.
"5 A.M.!"
"Yikes!"
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Ah!What a fun chapter.Well,not fun,fun.Fun to read.
Expect to see a lot of action on the next chapter!Shopping action!
Next time:
The Strawhats are on a new island.Robin learns about Diana's theory about Nami.Sanji,Zoro and Luffy go shopping and end up meeting someone familiar.Nami thinks more about the guys on the ship.
Sayonara!
