Sweet dream flowers

We were walking around a village to fetch things we needed. I was staying by Trafalgar's side, but I was looking everywhere. I guess he was finding it funny. He smirks:

«This place won't disappear in five seconds, you know. There's no need to looking at everything like that.»

I look at him seriously:

«And what's wrong with looking?»

I turn my eyes away, a little annoyed:

«I'm just curious…»

I spot a flower merchant on the side and look at all the flowers. They were really pretty.

«Want to go see?»

I turn to him again, surprise, and he smirks:

«You'll stray off alone if I don't go with you some times.»

I sigh:

«I'm not a kid, you know.»

I still go for it. He laughs a little and ends up following me. The merchant being busy, I bend over some purple flowers that I didn't recognise. I knew many kinds of flowers, although I didn't remember all of their names, but this one was leaving me clueless. It had a strange pattern on it. I frown a little:

«What's that?»

Trafalgar seems to get serious:

«Be careful…»

Be careful? What was he talking about? It was just a flower. I smell it, curious, and smile lightly, closing my eyes. It was sweet, soft, but it was also somehow strong. What was it? As I stand normally, my head starts spinning a little. I lift a hand to my head, closing my eyes:

«What…?«

I lose step and fall, but I don't see or feel when I touch the ground. I lose consciousness before. What I start seeing…is definitely a dream. I don't think I changed island. Besides, what kind of island would have plants made of steel and crystal and the ground made of cushions? Yep, you heard me, cushions. Something isn't right with this place. I can see the flowers I just smelled everywhere. I curse my old habit of smelling different things that seemed to smell good. If I had listened to Trafalgar's warning, I think I wouldn't be seeing this. I try to walk, hoping to find something in this strange place, and I see something a little further. When I can see more clearly, I open round eyes and start running, or at least I try the best I could. It was Trafalgar! I stop next to him:

«Trafalgar-san?! What are you doing here? Don't tell me you smelled the flowers too!»

He was sitting on the cushions as if he had been waiting for me. He smirks:

«Nope, I'm not here for real.»

He sighs and closes his eyes:

«I told you to be careful, didn't I? Those were dream flowers. It puts those who smelled them to sleep and they are to the mercy of the people who normally gives the flowers. It generates a world of comfort in your dreams and makes you see the last person you saw. The sleeper has no power in this world. It only listens to the person she saw. Since I'm the last person you saw, I'm the one who appears in your dream.»

He opens his eyes, now smirking:

«Now, you have to do everything I say. So lie down next to me.»

Just as I was about to tell him it seemed really childish to expect me to do everything he said, my body starts moving on its own. I first sit down next to him and lie down. He holds out a hand for a second, as if he was hesitating. He puts it on my head and starts playing in my hair. It was making me shiver. I had never let anyone play in my hair before, not liking it, but…it actually feels nice when he is doing it. Not really realising it, I cuddle next to him. It was a dream…but something about it felt nice.

«Miss Anya! Please wake up!»

End of the dream. I open my eyes, suddenly out of breath. Okay, now I am lost. Bepo was holding me sited, making sure I wasn't falling. As I look a little, we are still in the village, next to the flower shop. I look at the polar bear:

«Bepo? What's going on?»

«You fell unconscious because of a flower on the a stand. Captain got mad at the merchant for letting dream flowers out to the public like that.»

Where was he, anyway? Just as I was thinking that, Law comes out of the shop. He looked really angry. When his eyes cross mine, he quickly comes at my side. Knowing he would get mad, I look away. He kneels in front of me, serious:

«How are you feeling?»

I'm lost, out of breath and totally ashamed of myself. Maybe I'm still a little dizzy, too.

«Hey.»

No, I won't look. I already know you're mad. I hear him sight and I feel his hand on the top of my head. I open round eyes and actually look at him.

«It's important. Those flowers can be dangerous. How are you feeling?»

I look to the ground:

«Lost…out of breath…and a little dizzy…»

He moves his hand to feel my temperature:

«You don't seem to have a fever, but it would be safer if you lied down and took some rest.»

He stands up:

«Bepo. Bring her back to the submarine. Make sure that she rests until I come back.»

Bepo nods as Trafalgar walks away. As Bepo helps me stand up, I don't even dare to look at any of the crew. I was being a burden, once more. I follow Bepo back to the submarine and go to rest as Trafalgar had said. I fall asleep quickly. After a while, I come back to reality, but I keep my eyes closed. Someone was playing in my hair, just like in the dream. I knew who it was. I didn't want him to go. I can hear him, now. He sounds worried:

«Guess I should have told you what it was instead of just telling you to be careful. I just didn't think you had no idea what it was.»

He stops for a moment.

«Your hair is really soft…I wouldn't dare to do this if you were awake. It's strange…I feel like I can't act like with everyone else, with you…hey…can you hear me?»

He stops playing in my hair and I feel some wind in front of my face two or three times.

«No reaction, huh? I wonder if you'll stay asleep with that.»

A feel him bending over me little by little. He's warm breath gets closer to my lips. What do I do? No time to think. His lips touch mine in a little kiss. He backs away quickly. I hear him stand up and leave the room, closing the door behind him. I open my eyes, now turning red. What just happened?!