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Nami heard the strange buzzing in her purse and she flung over the bed to shuffle around the floor with a lazy arm. She was still half asleep from the late night Zoro, Sanji, and she had. Perona managed to show up in between and Sanji eventually left with her. However, he managed to get them all to his place when Perona giggled a goodbye and dragged the blonde away. Zoro and she shared an awkward glance but eventually, they went to sleep. He joked the entire time as he laid beside her and she curled up in the comforter that he would rather die than sleep in Sanji's bed, but Nami made a convincing argument that it was much more comfortable than the couch.

She was rubbing her messy bed head when she blinked at the phone in her hand. It was unfamiliar to her, but the number was blocked and she only knew two people who blocked their numbers. However, Arlong never gave her a new phone so she scratched her head and wondered where this new one came from. Nami finally figured she would ask the culprit and flipped the phone open.

"Hello?"

"About time, Nami!"

"Usopp?" Nami asked quietly, as she tiptoed to the bedroom door and closed it slightly. Zoro was not in the bedroom and she heard the shower running. "What…what is this? When did you get this phone? When did I?"

Usopp chuckled, "I have my ways."

"Shut up, Usopp. Don't play with me, I'm serious. Did you…leave or something?"

Usopp's laughter died down and he cleared his throat. "Listen, you need to be careful. I had to change phones, cause I think…I think you're being traced."

"What?" The harsh tone came in a whisper, but it held fury. "What the hell does that mean? Is No-Nojiko okay?"

"Calm down, Nami! I'm just saying…we had to change locations, and I am afraid that you are getting too deep into things. I actually got a ping that your old phone was traced. Where did you leave it?"

"M..my apartment. Wait, wait. Usopp, are we caught?"

"No! But I think we might be, so I need you to get serious!" Usopp grew angry, and Nami could hear him struggling on the other end, but she was not one to be scared as easily.

"Hey! What the hell are you going on about? And why didn't you tell me sooner? How long ago did you move her? And where?"

"Nami. You know I never tell you."

"Usopp, she's my sister."

"I know."

"I have a right to know."

"Really, Nami? Because I'm the one that has been taking care of her. I think I know better."

Nami was stunned at Usopp's directness. She knew he would never actually tell her their whereabouts because it was safer that way, but he never attacked her as he did now. It was his fear talking, and Nami was worried his cowardice would put Nojiko in danger.

"Fine. But that's…because…I can't. You know that."

"Do I?" His accusatory tone was back, "Because frankly, I think your priorities have changed."

"You're the one who changed the plan when you moved he-"

"I changed it because I had to! Did you know your little boyfriend found your old burner phone? Did you know only yesterday a police trace was put on it? Do you know any of that? No! Because you are too busy playing house that I think you forgot why you are there!"

Nami was dumbfounded. She was scared and angry, but she mostly felt defeated. It felt that no matter what she wanted, life was going to knock her down until she had no strength to get back up. The tears welled in her eyes, "The fuck you think I'm doing? The hell you think I'm still living like this? Lying to everyone and myself…so much that….that…I barely know what is truth anymore? Why do you think?" Her voice cracked as the tears few, "Do not tell me that I forgot because I cannot forget her…I cannot forget a single thing Arlong did to me…and none of it, the scars, the nights with him, the beatings, none of it matches the day when he put a bullet in my mom. None of it!"

She could barely keep herself together as she crumpled to the floor and moaned into the phone, "How dare you…put that shit on me…I'm tired, Usopp…I'm tired of lying to him…it hurts. I can't see the light…here...there's no light."

Usopp heard how sad his friend was. He knew this was not easy for her, and he felt that this was all part of Arlong's game. Whether he knew or not, Arlong somehow had made freedom feel like a prison, and Nami was trapped. However, Usopp listed to his fear today, because his fear kept him safe. If he was going to keep both Nojiko and Nami safe, he needed her to be afraid, too.

"Maybe if you lied better he wouldn't have found your phone and his cop friend wouldn't have a direct line to Arlong through you-"

She could not hear the rest as the phone hit the wall and broke apart. Her scream rang in the empty apartment and suddenly the door swung open, and Zoro looked around but saw Nami on the floor. He had woken up earlier than her and decided to attempt breakfast, but he resigned them to cereal until Sanji got home.

He quickly rushed to her and asked with slight fear, "What's wrong?" He glanced over to the wall and saw the remnants of a phone on the carpeted floor, but he did not know what it meant. However, Nami lifted her head and moved to kiss him. Zoro was taken aback and pulled away, so Nami, with streams down her face, glared at him.

"What are you doing?"

"I could ask you the same thing, witch." He tossed in the moniker to make light of the situation, but his voice was stern. Something was off, but he did not know what.

Nami pursued him again, "Zoro, let's just sleep together already. Let's just fuck. I'm tired-"

Zoro quickly leaned back and furrowed his brow, "What…what's wrong with you?"

He did not mean for it sound so aggressive and cold, but he did not understand what was coming over her. Nami, however, returned his glare with her own. Her nails dug into his shoulders as if to keep him from pulling away any further.

Suddenly the front door swung open and Sanji ran towards his room. He had a phone on his hand, but neither Zoro nor Nami noticed as Sanji took in the scene. He directed his heated eyes to Zoro and asked, "What happened?"

Zoro pulled off her arms and rose. He lifted her to her feet, and she reluctantly let him, but she would not look up at either of them. Her hair covered her eyes and she wiped at her face with the back of her hands. Zoro turned to look at Sanji, and when he did Nami bolted for the door. She had put on her shoes and left before either of them could catch her.

"The hell is wrong with her? She's not even in proper clothes. Girl's wearing freaking pajamas and running out this early?"

Sanji was not paying attention as he nodded with the phone to his ear. Zoro was about to yell at him when Sanji hung up and grabbed his car keys from the hook by the front door.

"Put on some clothes…we need to find her. She's...Nami is not okay."

Zoro did not have time to question who Sanji was talking to or how he suddenly knew where she would go, but he did not have time to think about the details. For now, he needed to find her and understand why there was so much darkness in her eyes.

Music Inspiration/Theme: "Darkness Eyes" (DBSK/TVXQ)

Let me just tell you real quick, TVXQ/DBSK was THE boy band that opened my anime/manga filled eyes to the magic that is K-POP…and Asian Boy Bands. Legit. It was like all my crushes on 2D men came to life…and they sang and danced. It was magical. This wasn't the song, but this fit well, and I am trying to switch it up. It is also really sad, and I think it was appropriate for the time. So, here we are.

Where did Nami run off to? Will Sanji and Zoro find her? And does Usopp know that the traced phone is no longer in the apartment?

Stay tuned!

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