Hey, Look! You lucky people getting a chapter right away after the last one. This chap is gonna wrap up Arlong Park. Who's ready to get their party on! *Begins dancing badly*
Jou: Stop being so lame! God you're a horrible dancer!
Shut up and say the damn disclaimer.
Jou: JayH120 does not own One Piece. He just owns me and other characters who will come later.
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One Piece Jou's Adventures: East Blue Saga Pt.14
Cocoyashi Village decided their gonna party for three days because they were now free from Arlong's rule. Everybody was dancing, drinking, eating. The one who was eating the most was without a doubt a certain boy wearing a straw hat.
Nojiko was sitting down for having some booze from a mug, looking very happy and satisfied.
"Nojiko!" The same kid that Nami hit when she arrived on the island came by to say hi to Nojiko.
"Hey, you!" She greeted the boy.
"Have you seen Arlong Park, Nojiko?" The kid said. "It's totally smashed to pieces!"
"I know, it's great." The older woman smiled.
"I have to meet the guy who did that!" The boy said. "He must be totally awesome! I heard he's still here in our village! Do you where I can find him?"
"He's right over there!" Nojiko pointed.
"Yeah! Which one is he?"
"The guy with the straw hat."
Luffy was eating everything he can get his on. Just too busy stuffing his face. People just started at seeing how big of an appetite Luffy had. Luffy then turned green as he started choking on a piece of meat.
"Are you sure that's him?" The cocked an eyebrow, sweat-dropping. "He's kinda goofy."
"I know it's hard to believe." Nojiko said, taking another drink.
[Meanwhile]
Jou, Usopp and Sanji sat outside of the doctors' office hearing Zoro scream. Most likely getting his slash mark stitched up properly. Inside, Johnny and Yosaku slept quietly like babies as they rested to heal their wounds
"He's still at it." Usopp said.
"Well, you saw the way he looked after that fight." Sanji said.
"Yeah, anyone else would've been dead." Usopp agreed.
"We know how tough Zoro is." Jou said. "He'll be fine."
"Don't you have a ship doctor!" Nako shouted as he was stitching the swordsman.
"Doctor? Never thought of that good idea!" Luffy said, now hanging from the window. "But we need a musician first."
"Why's that?" Zoro muttered, painfully.
"Because pirates like to sing." Luffy simply said.
"That's true but why?" Zoro asked.
Luffy then asked Nako where Nami was. Honestly, Jou was thinking the same thing.
"I wonder where she is right now." Jou thought.
Later on three days later at night the party got even more crazy. Still doing the same thing before dancing, drinking until they pass out and even ate until their bellies were full. There were all kinds of activities going on. Like your same old everyday carnival games. Like ring toss, bobbing for apples, all-you-can-eat contest who can just guess who was winning at those and even all-you-can-drink-contest and lot more or your average carnival games were being played. Usopp was on a bunch of stacked tables and singing about how he beat a Fishman with everyone praising and singing with him. Johnny and Yosaku were off dancing with the other villagers
Zoro was off sitting by himself until Jou came over to him carrying a bottle and two mugs.
"Yo." Jou waved.
"Hey, Jou." Zoro notices the mugs and bottle of booze in Jou's hand. "What do ya have there?"
"Oh, well after all we went through..." Jou said. "I thought we could have a drink. You down?"
"Sure." Zoro said. Jou handed the swordsman a mug. Jou opened the bottle with his teeth. "What kind a booze is that?"
"This here..." Jou said, spitting the cork out and pouring some of the liquid in the mug he handed Zoro. "Is West Blue Whiskey. It was my moms favorite since she came from the West Blue. I'm a little surprised they even had it here." Jou poured some into his own and took a seat next to Zoro. The two men took a drink out of their mugs and as they finished they let out content sighs.
"This stuff's pretty good." Zoro commented.
"Right." Jou agreed. "Oh yeah, I just remembered something."
"What?" Zoro questioned.
"If I remember correctly, I said I'd buy you a drink after me and Nami left you after you fell down that oil slick when we were at Usopp's island." Jou chuckled. "Remember?"
"Very much so." Zoro groaned.
"Well, I didn't buy you the drink but were having a drink together so I suppose this counts and makes us even." Jou said. "You know, thinking about that makes me wonder if were gonna end up in anymore crazy situations like that."
"Well, being on Luffy's crew, we will most likely." Zoro said.
"I'll drink to that." Jou chuckled as him and Zoro clanged their mugs together both taking another drink.
"Boy am I stuffed." A voice said.
"Hey, Sanji." Jou said. "I'm pretty full too, they got food everywhere at this party."
Sanji took a seat and joined the two.
"Yep, it's a nice change not having to cook for a change." Sanji said. "So how are you feeling Zoro?"
"I'll be okay." Zoro answered. "I think all I need is a little bit of rest."
"That's good." Sanji smiled.
"Seriously, how much longer can they keep this up?" Zoro muttered, looking at all the villagers partying. "It's been three days now."
"C'mon, they're just happy that they're finally free." Jou said. "Is that so wrong?"
"Nothing wrong with that." Sanji said, taking out his lighter and a cigarette. "Smoke 'em if ya got 'em." He lite his cigarette.
Out of nowhere, like literally out of nowhere came Luffy carrying all the meat he can carry. He even had meat in his mouth too.
"Hey, Sanji?" Luffy muffled through the meat. "Where'd you get that melon you had? I wanna give it a shot!"
"It isn't polite to talk with your mouth full." Zoro scolded.
"Geez, that's the last thing I expected from you, Zoro?" Jou asked as Zoro cocked a brow at the chain-wielder. "You're starting to sound like your Luffy's mother or something."
"Shut up." Zoro grumbled.
"Hahaha!" Jou laughed.
"I don't know." Sanji said to Luffy. "It was raw ham melon with raw ham on top."
"Raw ham melon!?" Luffy muffled, sounding surprised. "Tell me where you found it!?" Luffy muffled like he was interrogating Sanji.
"I can't." Sanji said. "The whole town is basically one giant buffet. Good luck finding it."
And like a flash Luffy was gone. He just disappeared.
"He ran off." Zoro said, taking a drink.
"Three days of stuffing his face." Sanji said.
"I suppose I don't speak for myself when I say Luffy's stomach is just a bottomless pit." Jou grinned.
"Your not wrong there." Sanji and Zoro said in unison.
"Now that my belly is full..." Sanji said, dowsing his cigarette into the ground. "Time to dance."
Sanji went off to go dance with a group of girls. Jou and Zoro shook their heads but smiled at the cook. Jou finishes his mug.
"Alright." Jou stood up. "You can go ahead have the rest of the bottle, Zoro. I'm gonna go walk around for a bit."
"Alright, see ya." Zoro said.
"Later." Jou waved and then walked off.
Jou walking through the village just looked at all the villagers partying. As he was walking by he was stopped three girls. One had blonde hair, the second had black hair and last one had brown hair.
"Ladies, can I help you?" Jou asked.
"Are you one the pirates that saved our village?" The blondie asked.
"That's right, I am." Jou smiled and nodded. The three girls giggled.
"The villagers say your were so strong." The black-haired one said.
"And cool too." Said the brown-haired girl.
"Oh, they do." Jou said, rubbing the back of his head. "Well thanks."
"Hey, do you wanna dance with us?" The blonde asked.
"Oh, I don't I..." Jou said and then saw Nami looking at him with a smile and then walking away.
"Yeah, come on please?" The brown-haired girl grabs Jou's arm.
"You'll have fun." The black-haired girl grabbed the other arm.
"Yeah. We'll show you a good time." The blonde said.
Nami was getting away. Jou needed to let these girls off easy.
"I'd love to ladies but I gotta be somewhere." Jou said, taking his arms back. "Sorry." Jou then walked off toward where Nami went.
"AWWWWW!" The girls pouted as Jou walked off from them. Jou ran off toward the direction where Nami went and he found her still walking off.
"Hey, wait up!" Jou said, catching up to her.
She turned around to face them.
"I thought you were gonna go dance with those girls.?" Nami asked. "What's the matter? Can't dance?"
"I'll have you know that I am an excellent dancer." Jou said. "Though I'm gonna save my best dance moves for the time when I meet my special someone."
"And who would that be?"Nami asked.
"I don't know I haven't met her yet." Jou shrugged. "She could be standing right in front of me." Jou nudged his eyebrows in a playful way. Nami giggled at Jou.
"You bastard." She laughed. "You just like to tease me."
"Teasing my thing." Jou smirked. "It's part of my charm."
"Your charm, huh?" Nami smiled. "You trying to charm me?" She put a hand on her hip.
"I could be?" Jou said. "You never know."
Nami giggled. Jou was pretty funny actually. He was fun to talk to. Nami sometimes kinda feels like she can talk to him forever.
"Not to mention, I didn't want to dance with them." Jou said. "I wanted to talk to you instead."
Nami face went red just a little but she smiled at him.
"Hey, do you wanna take a walk with me?" Nami asked.
"Sure." Jou said. "Lead the way."
Nami smiled and her and Jou walked off away from the party.
Jou and Nami are walking up a hill side by side. The two were both being very quiet as they walked. Neither of said a thing to each other. Until they decided to break the silence
"So..." Jou said.
"Hey..." She said. They both said it at the same time.
"I'm sorry." Nami said. "You go first."
"No." Jou shook his head. "You say what you wanted to say first. I didn't mean to cut you off like that."
"Well, I was just gonna ask you how are your wounds?" Nami said.
"I'm fine." Jou said. "So, I'm surviving. I was just gonna ask where we're going?"
"We're going to my house." Nami answered.
"Wait, your house?" Jou stopped walking altogether, with him blushing.
"What?" Nami asked, placing a hand on her hip.
"Well Nami, it's just that I know your grateful but uh..." Jou was currently rubbing the back of his neck nervously.
Nami put two and two together on what he was thinking about.
"No, you idiot! I'm not taking you up there for that!" Nami blushed but more from anger.
"Oh, okay." Jou said. "Forgive me, I didn't know what I was thinking about. Heh heh..." Jou laughed nervously, trying to defuse the awkward tension.
"Come on." Nami sighed as she walked with Jou following after her.
They walked for a little while until they came up to Nami's house.
"Nice place." Jou said. "So this is your house, huh?"
"Mmhmm." Nami nodded. "This is where Nojiko and I grew up with Belle-mere raising us."
Jou and Nami began walking toward a grave that had to be Belle-mere's. They both stopped right in front of it.
"This must be her, isn't it?" Jou asked.
"Yep, it's her." Nami replied.
"She must've been one of the best things in your life, huh?" Jou asked.
"She raised me, took care of me and protected me." Nami said.
"Kinda reminds me of my mom a little bit." Jou said.
"Really?" Nami asked. "So, what was your mother like? If you don't mind me asking?"
"Like Belle-mere did with you, my mother Becky, raised me and protected me." Jou said. "My mom was kind and thoughtful and she told me loved me more than anything in the world. But as some stories go, she died protecting me."
"How did she...?" Nami asked.
"Uh..." Jou rubbed the back of his neck.
"I'm sorry Jou, I shouldn't have asked." Nami apologized.
"No don't be sorry." Jou said. "You don't have to be. With mother's they'll do anything to defend their kids and that's what my mom did and also..." Jou touched his red chain. "Teaching me to defend myself." Jou turned back to Nami. "And that's what Belle-mere did for you and Nojiko, protected and defended you two."
Nami smiled at Jou and turned back to the grave.
"Yeah." Nami nodded. "She did."
A light breeze began blowing with it blowing Nami's hair. Jou eyes opened wide as he stared mouth gaped.
"She's...beautiful." Jou thought. But then realized what he just thought of. Did he really just say Nami was beautiful. I mean well yeah, she is attractive but he felt like that thinking about her like that is a little too far.
Nami looked at Jou confused wondering why he was staring at her like that.
"Jou, are you okay?" She asked.
"Oh yeah." Jou blushed, a tad bit embarrassed since he was staring at her for a long time. "I'm doing great." Jou cleared his throat and chuckled nervously.
"Hey, Jou...?" Nami said.
"What's up...?" Jou answered.
"I've decided that I'm going to set sail with you guys." Nami nodded.
"Oh, really?" Jou said. "That's great. It'd be awesome if you were with us and Luffy wouldn't have it any other way. If you didn't, to me it would be the same without you." Jou smiled at her.
Nami smiled and blushed a little.
"But since I told you..." Nami said. "Don't tell Luffy and the others that I'm going with."
"Uh, why...?" Jou asked.
"I want it to be a surprise." Nami smiled.
"Alright, you got it." Jou raised his arm up. Nami raised her own up and grabbed his. The two smiling at each other.
"Promise?" Nami asked.
"Promise." Jou nodded. The two let go from their hand hold. Jou began walking off. "I'm gonna head back down. See ya." But as Jou began walking off, his arm was grabbed. He looked behind himself at Nami with her head down, her hair shadowing her eyes. "Nami, you okay?"
Jou was then pulled toward Nami into a hug. Nami's arms were thrown around Jou's neck. Jou's arms however were just at his side. He didn't really know what to do with his hands. It was just like when the two of the were back on the Black Cat Pirates ship.
"Nami, what're you doing?" Jou asked.
Nami pulled back to look in his eyes.
"Saying sorry." Nami leaned and Jou didn't expect this but Nami kissed Jou right on the cheek. On the right side. It was even on the spot where she hit him with her staff not too long ago. The kiss on the cheek lasted for about three seconds until she finished and then went back to hugging Jou.
Jou couldn't believe she did that.
"Your saying sorry to me?" Jou asked. "For what?"
Nami grabbed one of Jou's arms and pulled it around her own waist.
"Remember, I yelled at back at the Baratie and telling you to mind your own business." Nami began. "And then to get you to leave me alone and seeing you were right about my situation with Arlong, I hit you. I'm just saying that I'm sorry for how I've been acting and..."
"Stop." Jou said, pulling her a little closer to him and even placing his other arm around her waist. "I know you're sorry for what you've done." Jou whispered in her ear. "But you don't have to be. I've already forgiven you."
She then buried her face into Jou's neck. Jou smiled and held her back. Jou pulled back from him and Nami's embrace and grabbed her hands.
"There, now you don't worry about all that." Jou smiled. "We can move on now. Right?" He nodded.
"That's right." Nami smiled. The two let go from their hand holding hesitantly. "I need to go. I need to go see Nako real quick."
"The doctor?" Jou asked. "Why? Is it about your shoulder?"
"A little, yeah." Nami smiled.
"You seem like you've got something planned." Jou smirked. "Mind filling me in?"
"Nope." Nami shook her head. "It's a surprise. G'night." She said, walking off.
"Night." Jou said. He watched her walk off until she was out of site. Now it was just Jou standing at the grave of Belle-mere. But he wasn't alone long since Genzo came by shortly afterwards.
"Oh, it's you." Jou said to the village leader. "Hey there."
"Hello." Genzo said.
"Well, I was just going to leave." Jou said.
"No it's alright." Genzo said. "Stay if you want."
"Ok sure." Jou said and then noticed the bottle in Genzo's hand. "Are you gonna give her a drink?"
The villager leader nods and walks up and begins pouring down the cross in Belle-mere's grave. Jou crossed his arms with a smile.
"Belle-mere..." He started. "Your daughters are strong young woman now. You'd be so proud." He finished pouring down the cross and smiled. "It's like I'm standing right in front of you again. "We're not going to waste a single moment now. So much has been lost. Everyone of us has had to make terrible sacrifices. Which is why I don't care if I look like a fool. I'm happy for the first time in a long while."
Jou smiled at the village leader and then looked to his right and saw a familiar straw hatted boy.
"RAW HAM MELON!" Luffy shouted.
"Hey, Luffy!" Jou waved. "Still looking for those raw ham melons?"
"Yeah!" Luffy muffled through the meet in his mouth. "I can't find them anywhere! Have you seen them, Jou?"
"Nah, sorry Captain." Jou said. "Guess you gotta look elsewhere."
"I guess I'll go back." Luffy turned around.
"BE QUIET!" Genzo shouted at Luffy.
Luffy looked behind himself and saw the grave.
"A grave?" Luffy said. "Did somebody die?"
"Yes, a long time ago." Genzo muttered.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Luffy said. "I give you my conveniences. Wait, my sincere compliments. No, my darkest condiments..."
"I believe the words your looking is your deepest condolences, Captain." Jou corrected.
"Yeah, right." Luffy said. "Thanks."
"No problem." Jou said.
"Listen, you two..." Genzo began with a stern sound in his voice. "I know Nami's going away with you. She's got her mind set on becoming a pirate and that's dangerous business. And I'm fine with that. It can't be helped, but if any of you ever do anything to hurt her, I will kill you."
"We're not gonna hurt her." Luffy said.
"With all due respect sir..." Jou said. "That's the thing we don't wanna do."
Genzo turned around from the grave to look at Jou and Luffy.
"YOU SURE!?" He shouted at them. Jou even had to step back from all the seriousness in the older man's eyes.
"I'm sure." Luffy nodded.
"Me too." Jou smiled. "Cross my heart and hope to die stick a needle in my eye." Jou said. "You have my word. I promise I will protect and defend her to the death if I have to." Jou put his hand out to Genzo. "We will not hurt her and take away her smile."
Genzo nodded with a stern expression and took Jou's hand in a handshake.
The day finally came when Luffy, Jou and the others were gonna set sail from Cocoyashi. Zoro was climbing up the rope ladder carrying a crate. Usopp walked over and takes the crate from Zoro.
"This is last one, right?" Usopp asked, lifting the crate from Zoro's shoulder.
"Yep." Zoro said. Jou went to go give Zoro a hand up and pulled the swordsman up on board Merry.
"We got everything?" Luffy asked.
"Yep!" Usopp answered.
"Alright!" Sanji said. "We're stocked up with everything we need. I think we're good to go."
"You know we only been on this little island for a few days but feels more like a life time." Usopp said.
"I can agree with ya there." Jou smiled.
"Yeah." Luffy agreed giggling.
"We can't thank you enough for everything you've done for us." Yosaku said. "But we gotta go back to our regular jobs as bounty hunters."
"So this is good-bye." Johnny said. "I hope we get to meet again someday."
"See ya around." Zoro smiled at his old friends.
"Good-bye!" The bounty-hunting duo said in unison since their gonna go back to their job and also live on the island.
"Yeah!" Usopp said. "Now it's time for us to get going!"
"But we can't leave yet!" Sanji said. "We gotta wait for Nami!"
"Well maybe she's not coming." Zoro said.
"What?! Why not!?" Sanji shouted at Zoro. "If you tried to hit on her again I swear I'll break your freakin' neck! You got it!?"
"Why would I do something like that?" Zoro said to the cook.
"She might even be coming." Usopp said. "After all she has achieved her goal, Nami doesn't have to be a pirate anymore, she might be better off if she stayed here with all her friends and family."
Jou smirked since he actually knew that the red-headed navigator would definitely be coming with them
"What about me, damn it!?" Sanji shouted angrily. "Without Nami on board I have like 98.72% less reason to stay with you people on this stupid pirate ship!
"Hey, I'm still upset with you about the raw ham melon!" Luffy said to Sanji.
"Stop complaining." Jou said. "Besides, she'll either not come or she won't. But that's not what she told me last night."
"Last night...?" Sanji looked at Jou.
"Hmm?" Jou looked over at Sanji. "Yeah, me and Nami ta-"
Sanji grabbed Jou by his cardigan bringing him into his face.
"YOU BASTARD!" Sanji shouted.
"What the hell did I do?" Jou said.
"YOU TOOK AWAY NAMI'S INNOCENCE!" Sanji angrily yelled.
"Get your hands off me, jackass." Jou said. "I didn't do anything to her and I have no idea what the hell your implying! We only..." Jou looked over the side of the ship and saw the said girl that was being talked about. "Hey, it's Nami."
Sanji quickly let's go of Jou's shirt and pushes him. Jou begins smoothing out his cardigan adjusting it. Sanji ran to the side of the ship. All of the villagers looked and saw Nami. Her hair was covering her eyes.
"SET THE SAILS!" Nami ordered. That was when Nami began running off toward the dock where the ship was.
"I don't get it." Usopp said. "Why is she running?"
"She said to set sail." Luffy said.
Nami continued dashing toward the ship.
"No!" Genzo said. "She's planning on leaving without letting any of us thank her or say goodbye!"
"Set sail!" Luffy ordered. The crew set the sail on the Going Merry. Zoro pulled the anchor on board. This ship turned and began leaving the dock.
"Wait, don't go!" A villager shouted. "Their leaving!"
"Nami! Stop!" Nako shouted. "At least let us say goodbye!"
Nami ignored the doctor and kept running and even picked up her so she can run faster. The villagers kept telling Nami to stop.
"Nami!" Genzo shouted. "Come back here you can't leave this way!"
"So, you sure you wanna let her leave like this?" Sanji said.
"Not my decision." Luffy said. "She does what she wants."
"I bet she's got her reason for doing it like this." Jou said.
The villagers tried to stop Nami and block her off. Nami just weaved through the crowd quickly. The villagers still tried to stop her until she made it out of the crowd.
"Nami!?" Nojiko shouted.
Nami ran past her sister, Genzo and Nako and took a giant leap toward the Going Merry. Nami made it aboard the ship and landed on the deck on her feet. Nami lifted up her white t-shirt she was wearing and a large assortment of wallets just fell out. All the villagers then realized that all their wallets are just gone from their pockets.
Nami kissed the berri she had in her hand and smiled back at her village.
"Thanks a bunch!" She said.
"YOU BRAT!" Genzo shouted.
"Great." Usopp grumbled. "She hasn't changed a bit."
"I'd watch my back." Zoro said.
"HAHAHAHAHA!" Jou laughed, walking next to the sniper and swordsman. "What's the matter? You guys didn't find that funny?"
Luffy laughed and Sanji gave a thumbs up.
"YOU LOUSY PICKPOCKET!" Genzo yelled. "WE'LL MISS YOU! HEY, YOU TWO!" Genzo called to Luffy and Jou. "REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU!"
Luffy and Jou smiled at him.
"You got it!" Luffy gave him a thumbs up.
"You can count us, sir!" Jou said, giving a peace sign.
GOOD-BYE EVERYBODY!" Nami called to her village. "I'LL MISS YOU! TAKE CARE!"
The crew sailed off along with Nami and they were all happy to have her back with them. She may be a handful but she was their navigator and more importantly their friend...
And there we are. We have just completed a second arc in my story. I wouldn't call the Baratie an arc in my story since I basically just skipped it. But they're we go we finished it and now things are gonna get crazy since we got Loguetown up next.
Jou: Isn't that the place Gold Roger was executed?
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Jou: Why am I always getting beat up!
Oh your fine stop whining. As you can see in this chapter, Jou wasn't too hurt well he was but you know I didn't really clarify how hurt he was but even I didn't put your suggestions for your review since I just finished this chapter I hope you still enjoyed and that little Jou and Nami moment in this chapter. Thanks for the review.
Yeah, I wanted to get this chapter out sooner rather than later.
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