I do not own One Piece.
This starts in Usopp's P.O.V., then switches to Nami's and back to Usopp's.
"Are…you alright, Usopp?" Nami asks, leaning against the door to my workshop, where I was currently tinkering with some scraps, just trying to take my mind off of Sanji.
"Huh?…oh…yeah, I'm fine," I mumble out in reply, not looking up from the tools in front of me. I hear her let out a sigh before walking towards me. She sits down on the floor next to me, leaning against me slightly.
"Liar." she says simply, but doesn't press the issue any further. We sit there in silence for a few seconds, me continuing to half heartedly mess with the materials in front of me and her just sitting there watching. The tool falls limply from my hands as tears begin streaming down my face. I choke back a sob as I turn to face her, burying my face in her shoulder.
She turns to face me, wrapping her arms securely around me, allowing me to continue crying. "I hate this, Nami. I hate it so much. I always thought Sanji was too good for me. I always wondered why he would be interested in someone like me. But I was still so happy that he was. I had always hoped that I would find someone to care about me that way, I had spent so much of my life alone…but now…to find out it was all some…some game to him. It hurts…it hurts so bad. Just seeing how far I would let him go?…God I feel so stupid and disgusting." I sob out no longer able to keep my thoughts to myself.
"I know it hurts, Usopp. But we have to believe that Sanji didn't mean any of it. We have to believe that there is something going on that we just don't see right now," she insists. I pull away slightly, shaking my head as I wipe my eyes.
"Even if there is some reason he was forced to leave the crew, that doesn't mean he actually liked me. No…no. I'm done getting my hopes up, just for them to be crushed. Besides, there is no reason to think he actually felt anything for me. He is so cool, strong and good looking. But I'm just an ugly, lying coward. There is no way he could have ever really loved me." I reply, standing up and walking away, waning to be alone for a while.
Letting out a sigh, I watch Usopp retreat out of the room, tears still pouring down his cheeks. I continue sitting in his workshop for a few minutes before standing up and walking back out onto the deck. Letting out another sigh, I sit heavily in the chair next to Robin's.
"How is our long-nose doing?" she asks quietly, putting her book down after marking her place.
"Not very good. This is really getting to him. I honestly don't know what is going to happen, regardless of if Sanji meant anything he said today." I tell her honestly.
"Of course Sanji didn't mean any of it." Luffy declares, coming to a stop next to us. "There is no way Sanji would ever leave the crew. He is nakama." Letting out a sigh, I turn to face him.
"I agree with you, Luffy. Something has to be going on…But Usopp won't allow himself to believe that and all of this is really hurting him." I say slowly, hoping he will understand. He looks at me for a second before grinning broadly.
"I don't really understand…But Usopp is strong…He'll be fine." he states before running off.
"Idiot," I whisper, watching him begin talking to Chopper.
"Yes, but he is right. Long-nose wouldn't let something like this get him down for long. Everything will work out in the end." Robin says, going back to her book. I let out a sigh, staring up at the sky. Maybe they are right. Maybe I'm not giving Usopp enough credit.
I lean against the wall, staring wide eyed in front of me, not really looking at anything. Luffy and Robin are right. I can't be weak enough to let this break me. I have to be stronger. I have to prove that I am strong enough to be apart of this crew. I can't let a perceived relationship affect me so badly. I have to be stronger…I have to be able to face Sanji without bursting into tears at everything he says.