Almost a year!!!! I'm ashamed as a writer!!!!
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CHAPTER TEN: AT THE ORPHANAGE
Someone…
Who dissolves loneliness, inspires, encourages
Gives heart to grew, helps to think with heart
And lives with grace.
Garb with simple clothes, Luffy and Nami asked their new driver, Rockstar to drive them to Cocoyashi Orphanage runned by Genzo and Bellemere with the help of everyday volunteer, Nojiko from the middle society. Every month the two of them give at least a half a hundred thousand zenny to the orphanage and its housed children as well as the other orhanage on the same level, whose children was abandoned by parents. Mainly because of poverty and starvation. Being an orphaned children once upon a time and having a weekly allowance and all, they gave it their personal account and every month, with the help of Red-Haired lawyer, Lucky Roo, they anonymously gave it the orphanage and they, Luffy and Nami, see personally if it reached.
They also volunteer as children of middle society with the name of Luffy and Nami.
'If you want to help, help them without putting your name and status along with it.' Ben told them.
Two blocks away from the orphanage, they let themselves out and told Rockstar to go back. They walked, but Lady Luck's hand was not with them. At the corner before getting to the orphanage, they bumped into Zoro, who lokked lost.
"Oh! Zoro." Nami assumed, stunned. "What are you doing here?"
"I live at the middle society." Zoro retorted. "You?"
"Ah…"
"We're going there!" Luffy pointed at the orphanage.
"Why?"
"Why not?" Luffy pouted and dragged Nami towards the little building. Zoro followed them. "Why are you following us?" he turned to Zoro.
"No reason." Zoro shrugged.
Inside, the children suddenly flocked to them like reporters to celebreties. Voices from everywhere come forth, muffling each other's voices making an ear-deafning noise.
"Big sister!"
"Sister!"
"Brother!"
"Luffy !"
"Nami!!"
"Come-"
A sudden clap stop them from making anymore noise. "Now, now, is this how you, children, greet people who volunteer here?" a woman of thirty came and berated the children.
"Miss Bellemere." Luffy and Nami bowed while Zoro looked at her.
Red-haired and has a stick between her teeth, she was a retired captain of police force and became the founder of the Cocoyashi Orphange along with her friend, Genzo.
"Nami, Luffy, welcome back!" she greeted the two and turned to Zoro. "Another one?"
"No, no, he is not." Nami intervined, hands waving infront of her. "He just followed us here." She, the, turned to Zoro. "You're getting out now, right?" she glared.
Zoro smirked. "No."
"Yosh, Zoro's gonna help us!" Luffy beamed, fist on air.
"What…" Zoro turned to him, astonished.
Nami grinned. Evilly. She turned back to Bellemere and alleged, "Pardon me. Yes, Zoro's gonna help us. He's…" She turned to Zoro while Luffy's dancing behind with the children chanting, "A volunteer!!!"
Evil smile from Nami gave Zoro a cold sweat. "…a volunteer too!"
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Someone…
Who needs my help,
Allows me to hear my demand
With ease, freedom, concern and extreme degree.
For a whole day, Zoro begrudgingly helped them as a (force) volunteer no thanks to Luffy's exuberant statement and Nami's evil smile. Children of all ages kept on bothering him about playing with them added with Luffy's enthusiastic cajoling and Nami's harping, it was definitely not Zoro's lovely day. But it gave him an oppurtunity to analyze the two: Nami was like a big sister to those orphange children; if they need help to something, she'll give help with a smile. No, not the evil-sadistic smile she always wore when someone needed her help, it was a smile full of understanding and symphaty. As if she knew the feeling of someone needing help but no one would gave it to them. And as a big sister, she's scary too when you did something wrong or worse, like when that boy – Tameneji, was it? – climbed up the tree and Nami tried to bribed him with candies. It worked but the boy ended up in a wrong footing while climbing down and he fell. Nami's face was so frightening that time that the boy only managed a nod when she asked (more like yelled) if he's alright. Upon closer inspection, Zoro saw a glint of fear and concern on her eyes.
Luffy. Well, Luffy was like a younger brother turned older one. He kept on playing with the children, may it be tag or hide-or-seek. Zoro couldn't help but to gave a small smile while watchinng them play; hearing the children shriek out with pure joy and happiness just because of simple game of tag. Luffy also kept on bothering people at the kitchen where Nami temporarily resided to help the preparation of the food and to bat off Luffy and his massive appetite.
Even though he was forced to volunteer, he had fun. Enjoying the entertainment made by the siblings.
He frowned and looked at the two once again, scrutinizing every physical appearance he sees. His frowned intensified.
Are they really blood related?
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Someone…
Who will accept me, not for special ability honored
Not for anything but for simply being me.
"Wooh, that was fun and tiring." Luffy sighed. A day has gone by and time for them to go back yet Zoro was still following them like a puppy.
Nami glanced at Zoro. "Would you go back to your place?"
Zoro kept on trailing them, scowl adorning his face.
Luffy turned to him, walking backward. "Do you want to ask something?"
Zoro halted next to a post. As well as the two of them, a good meter away from him, he gave them a weighty stare and opened his mouth.
But Nami was faster than him.
"No, we're not." Nami turned her back to him, eyes closed and face full of nostalgia. "By blood, that is. It was legalized by law for our adoptive father on court." 'Four years ago…'
'That explains everything.'
"Your adop-" Zoro started to asked. Nami stopped him by turning to Luffy. "Come, Luffy, let's go back." Nami started walking, Luffy bouncing beside her. Zoro just stood there surveying the back of the supposed siblings. When Nami disappeared at the next corner, Luffy stopped and turned to him.
"We're not doing anything bad." He solemnly said, smiling. He soon disappeared at the corner.
Zoro stood there for about a minute, contemplating everyinformation they shared, before decing to resume his trail. However , when he turned at the corner where they disappeared, he couldn't find any trail of the two. He smirked and walked at the opposite direction.
'The disappearing act again.'
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