As Luffy stood there, watching the waves shine in the moonlit night, he thought. It was strange because it was something that he did not do very often yet he was doing it everyday now. He thought about what had happened and how he could've prevented it. He thought long and hard until the moon disappeared and the sun was in it's place.
Sanji came out of the men's room and saw Luffy standing there at the railing looking out to the sea. He sighed and lit a cigarette. He smoked for a while before going up to Luffy. "You do know that it wasn't your fault right? You couldn't have done anything to stop it." He said firmly to Luffy. "I should've done something instead of just standing there watching it happen." Luffy replied calmly while tilting his head so his eyes are covered by the hat. 'He didn't yell, that's an improvement,' Sanji thought.
"You were cuffed in sea-stone. I was fighting the pacifistas and Zoro was unconscious. There was nothing that anyone could've have done." "But I still should've done something. After what else did I train for, if not for this?" "True, but there are somethings that one can't defeat. So you shouldn't beat yourself up over it. Just go and have some sleep. I'll have some food for you when you wake up." "Arigatou, Sanji." Luffy looked up and Sanji saw tear tracks on his face and decided to not say anything.
Luffy walked without thinking where his feet was taking him and saw that he was going to the girl's room. Robin walked out and saw Luffy standing in front of the door. "It's all right, Luffy. Just get some rest." She said while putting a comforting hand on his shoulder. "Arigatou, Robin." he said and just walked into the room.
He half expected to see Nami there sitting in her bed with the towel wrapped around her because she had just taken a shower and was combing her hair. What he really saw was just her bed. Empty. Alone. Quiet. He broke down and started crying. "Gomenasai, Nami. Sorry that I wasn't able to save you."
Luffy is suffering from the death of one of his loved ones.
I do not why I have a need to show either Luffy or Nami in pain and that I need to have murder involved. :(
