The sun was high up in the sky, sending light to touch every inch of the earth. Ume shaded her eyes the moment she stepped out into the sun rays.
"It's a miracle you are alive!" Chopper exclaimed as he ran up to Ume, hugging onto her right leg tightly.
"Well its all thanks to you, Chopper! If it wasn't for you, I would be a goner now." Ume brushed back a lock of hair that was swaying in front of her face. She turned to face the rest of the crew. "Thank you all for risking your life to save me." She bowed forward, tucking her head down.
"Its not a problem, you are a part of our crew! And we all need to stick together!" Luffy exclaimed as he turned to look out to sea. A gust of wind blew through everyone's hair, leaving the scent of the sea behind. And then, everything went white.
"Zoro? Zoro come on, you have been sleeping since 10 last night! Come on, its already after 4 and we are about to come across another island!" the voice was soft and feminine.
Zoro groaned as he stretched his arms straight up to the sky. His eyes were not open just yet. "Alright Ume, let me sleep for a couple more minutes."
"Ume? What are you talking about Zoro? Its me, Robin.. and who's Ume?" Robin brushed her hair out of her face, and a puzzled look spread across her body.
Zoro's eyes flung open. "What?! Where's Ume?!" He stood up quickly, and looked around at rapid speed.
"Zoro, I have no idea who or what you are talking about, but you have been asleep for over 18 hours. You have really gotta get your sleeping patterns back in shape." She shrugged and then walked off.
Zoro held his head, sweat was dripping from his forehead. "I don't understand! Ume was right here, next to me..." He shook his head and looked around. Nami was sitting at the table, drawing up more maps, Chopper and Usopp were up in the crow's nest. He felt his heart sank, and closed his eyes tightly one last time before flinging them open again.
"It was all a dream. But.. it was so real." He stood up and walked down to the bedroom quarters. He looked over to the empty hammock, and back at the dresser. There was no sign of anyone staying there.
So, I really hope you enjoyed reading "Across the midnight sky." I had a lot of fun writing it, and I know there was a big twist at the end. I am working on a sequel to this story, that will soon answer all of your questions! Thank you so much for supporting my story, and I look forward to posting more for you guys to read!