Chapter 14:

"Whoa, what is this place?" Nami stated as she walked between two trees. She had a towel around her neck and was heading back to the caves when she stumbled upon this small clearing.

The orange haired teen in a bikini looked around and spotted a woman sitting down and staring at her nervously. It was the lady who didn't speak English who the others said only spoke Korean. "Oh, hi," Nami said to the woman. The girl looked around at the opening and stared at the lines on the ground that were dug up.

Sun stared at this pirate girl with wide eyes, but then Nami turned to her and asked, "You made all this?" There was a garden in front of her that looked like it had just been planted. Sun was holding a can full of water and Nami put two and two together.

The Korean lady looked like she understood the question and nodded. She pointed around at it all and then put her fingers to her mouth as if saying they would be able to eat what was inside. "Yeah, food, I understand," Nami assured the woman. She didn't have much to do after her midday swim so she motioned around, "Mind if I help?"

Sun stared at Nami as Nami put the towel down below her and kneeled on it, putting her hands on the ground and motioning around showing she wanted to help. This woman was not on the plane, but, she's just a teenager. Still pretending like she didn't understand at first, Sun made a face like she finally comprehended what Nami was saying and nodded.

The orange haired girl sat down and Sun pulled out some seeds she found that would be able to grow edible plants. One of the plants Sun held up when pointing at the seeds was recognizable to the young navigator and Nami's eyes went wide. "That's the stuff you used to help Shannon's asthma. Wow, so we can grow this stuff? That's amazing."

Sun just kept nodding at the girl but smiled internally at the praise for her idea. She continued planting and the girl next to her started doing the same, but then Nami started talking. "You know," the teenager started as she looked up at Sun, "you can't understand a thing I'm saying right?" Sun kept smiling at her blankly and Nami chuckled to herself, looking back down at the dirt and turning away as she kept planting seeds. "Didn't think so."

The pirate girl took a deep breath and then fell back on her butt. There was so much she wanted to say, wanted to tell someone, but she couldn't completely trust the pirates. No matter how safe they made her feel, they were still pirates, and pirates killed her mother. She couldn't lie and say she hated them any longer, but there was so much she wanted to get off her chest but couldn't tell any of the people on this island who didn't understand anything about her world.

My world, is that what I'm calling it now? Australia, planes, Los Angeles, I learned a long time ago that either everyone here is completely insane, I'm insane, or we are no longer in East Blue. She looked back at the woman planting seeds behind her and stated, "I'm not from your world." Sun looked up with a look of confusion, but Nami took it as the woman not understanding the words coming out of her mouth instead of the actual statement that Sun was confused about. "It's okay, I know you won't understand a thing I say, so that's what makes it so much easier to talk to you."

The orange haired woman looked back down at the garden and placed one of the seeds Sun gave her into a hole she dug. As she covered it back up with dirt, she continued, "When your plane fell out of the sky, I was terrified. The boys on our crew, they were surprised, and I know Usopp was scared for a little bit, but they're all monsters. They got over it so fast. While Usopp went around getting to know everyone, I sat with Luffy and Zoro. Since they were unconcsious, all I could do was think, by myself."

Sun kept staring at this girl now and felt bad for her. It must have been hard. Sun thought that now, but then Nami continued and Sun kept staring at her back the entire time. Sun's eyes widened at what Nami started telling her, about everything. The Korean woman wanted to laugh, and cry, and hug this teenage girl who went on about crazy adventures she'd had over the years. They almost all involved horrible pirates who killed, raped, did everything pirates were known to do, and how she always wound up stealing from them and felt great doing so. The ends of those stories were the only parts Sun wanted to laugh at, but couldn't because it would show she understood the teenage girl.

Nami's tone shifted from the angry tone she had when talking about how much she hated pirates. It turned a lot sadder and she whispered, "I-I just needed that money. If I don't get 100,000,000, well," she didn't want to say it out loud, but this woman wouldn't understand anyway, "Arlong has everyone enslaved, and they'll stay like that until I have that money to buy the town." She got even quieter, "That's why I need to get off this island. I've been gone for long stretches of time before, but, but if Arlong thinks I ran... he's going to kill everyone."

The girl looked up and saw the shocked expression on Sun's face. Nami's face turned to shock as well, and then Sun immediately turned away and continued planting. "Y-You understood me," Nami stated and jumped up to her feet. "Wh-Why didn't you say something? Why are you lying?!"

Sun looked up and tried to feign a confused look, but Nami was glaring down at her with a hurt expression. She'd just told her deepest secrets to a random woman who lied by not telling her she could understand before she vented to her. "Please, don't tell anyone-"

"I wouldn't have if you had just told me," Nami said to her, tears in her eyes. She couldn't believe she was so stupid. I can't trust anyone! They're all lying to me! Zoro and Luffy might seem nice now, but if they heard I was only there to steal all their treasure... The Korean woman jumped up and wrapped her arms around Nami. "What, what are you doing?" Nami asked the woman angrily.

"It's okay," Sun whispered to the younger woman. "You're alright," she rubbed the back of the teen girl's head, putting her hand through Nami's short orange hair and petting her in a very soothing way. "I will not tell anyone, and I am sorry for lying to you," Sun held the trembling girl where she stood. Nami had never stopped shaking once through the whole time she was yelling at Sun.

Nami's thoughts about the other members of her crew changed, If Luffy and Zoro did learn about me trying to steal their treasure... they would try to help me. But they would get killed doing so. Nothing can stop Arlong. He'll kill them. Sun felt Nami start shaking worse than she had the whole time. The Asian woman didn't know what was wrong with her, as most of what Nami said the woman figured she must have misunderstood in her newly learned language. She did know the girl was afraid though, and that's all she needed to know to hold her tighter.

"Thank you Sun," Nami whispered to the woman when she finally pulled away. I can't let them get caught up in this. Arlong will kill them if they try to help me! "I'm heading back to the caves. I'll, see you later, okay? Don't worry, I won't tell anyone you can speak English." With that, Nami ran off without another word and Sun stared after the orange haired girl sadly.

Nami ran through the woods for a little and she calmed down her breathing. She slowed into a quick jog and finally a small smile spread on her face. I have to leave them as soon as we're off the island. So for now, I'll enjoy every last second I'm still with them.

A/N Yeah, short chapter, but the next one makes up for it by being pretty long. Hope you enjoyed Nami's little breakdown as she panics about Arlong and being trapped on this island and the whole being in a different world thing. XD

raffmeiste

ahh, and the tensions grow. it could be fun to see other op characters, but that would change the balance of the story up until now. it's really fun experiencing a lot of the best from both shows. keep writing!

Thanks for the reviews! Yea I figured any further into the timeline for Straw Hats and it would have been overwhelming for the LOST characters, especially if Chopper was there haha. Glad you're enjoying the chapter, and next time it gets intense!