A/N: Second Instalment of this extremely DIFFICULT to write Nami and Zoro fanfic. I'm sure you're all wondering why the summary and the title of this story is so goddamn freaky... well that will be explained later. Thank you for the reviews I got. I love you all. As long as there are people reading this or even viewing this, I'm going to keep on writing. The review part offers a simple reward, yes, but is not all about getting reviews, I hope. ANYWAY, Enough of my philosophical rant...

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Hisoka B: While I keep my own little mini Zoro locked up in a nice small lidless jar (which he is unable to jump out of) from now on I have to say…

Zoro: Oi. (Bangs on the glass walls of his container)

Hisoka B: (Ignores him) I don't own him or the rest of the One Piece characters. But I must mention I do own the Invisible pirate crew!

Zoro: You know, that's the worst thing I've heard today. What the hell is an "Invisible Pirate Crew?" (Shuts up after receiving large bruise to the head)

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Blood Money

Chapter 2: Undesired Hero

By Hisoka B

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"NANI?" Zoro couldn't believe the weight of the errand being piled onto his shoulders.

"Uh-huh," Usopp and Chopper nodded, "you're the one who should go rescue Nami!"

Zoro sighed. Since when Zoro, the upcoming world's best swordsman became an errand boy?

"Zoro, you're the best man for the job." Vivi stated with an evil glint in her eye. "Usopp is too weak to go against those pirates, Chopper is needed here just in case anything happens, Luffy… well he can't swim and Sanji…"

"AI! I SHALL SAVE YOU NAMI-SAN!" The love cook appeared out of nowhere with a life jacket and a wooden raft, "NAMI-SAN! I'LL BE YOUR HERO!"

"Nooooooo!" Screamed Luffy as he was trailing behind Sanji. "If you go, who will cook for me?"

Sanji ignored him. He had a more important matter at hand. "Well Luffy, you can't really put this delicate matter into that swordsman's hands. He doesn't even know how to treat women properly or even knows how to conduct a proper rescue!" Sanji pointed out as he reeled his raft down into the calm sea. "He doesn't know how to be a hero."

Zoro's eyebrow twitched slightly. "What are you suggesting?" He barked, but Luffy had already encircled his arms around Sanji's legs to restrain the determined cook.

"I'm hungry Sanji!" Luffy exclaimed wildly as Sanji tried to desperately shake his starving Captain off his legs.

"This is the perfect chance for you Zoro," Vivi smiled ever so innocently that it was almost apprehensive as she leaned against the ship's rails, "you can pay Nami back your debt by rescuing her."

Zoro narrowed his eyes, "It won't be defined as 'pay back' in that wretch's eyes."

"You should go Zoro," Luffy spoke rather seriously even though he was still struggling to restrain back an irritated and resolute Sanji.

"So you guys are saying I'm the only one here who is expendable?" Zoro questioned carefully as the rest of the crew flung the question right back at him.

"No, you just OWE HER A LOT." They bellowed as Zoro could only sigh.

"And I'm sure," Vivi began a little too demurely, "Nami-san would appreciate it most if it was you who went."

"?" Zoro wondered but he didn't waste any more of his breath in what seemed like a useless and unbeatable argument against most of his nakama. He leapt over the Going Merry's side gracefully cursing about being outnumbered, and onto the raft Sanji had ever so conveniently prepared for him.

"ARGH!" Sanji let out an infuriated gasp as he watched the raft drift gradually away with Zoro sitting lazily on it. "No! That was the love boat I was MEANT to rescue Nami-san in!" He finally shook off a drooling Luffy but the only thing Sanji could do now was glare at Zoro's image until he was a tiny speck on the dark night sea.

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Nami glared at the un-masculine captain of the 'Simply Clear' pirate ship that could invisible on demand. The ship was now unmasked and comparatively far away from the Going Merry, undulating peacefully on the inanimate waves.

"What's going on here?" She grumbled at the tall feminine man. Nami still couldn't believe she was sitting on a chair, tied in ropes and in front of the strangest looking 'transvestite' ever. He smiled and batted his ever dark large eyelashes at her. "Look my friends, their navigator was a woman." He spoke to his crew, ignoring Nami's question. The pirates behind the man nodded nervously, they still had trouble believing a girl could be a navigator. Their old navigator had been an extremely old man, and had just passed away a few days ago. The Captain had practically driven his nakama insane and almost suicidal with his atrocious sense of direction. The crew had thought they had been cursed to roam the Grand Line forever until luck as they had it, saw the Going Merry.

"You're our new Navigator." The 'transvestite' beamed callously at Nami who turned her head away from him.

"You're either dreaming, or someone's damaged your head," she spat, closing her eyes.

"Well," the Captain smirked dangerously, "you might reconsider if you would like to have any dinner tonight."

"No." Nami answered defiantly, "Besides, your crew is quite the gullible one. To think a girl like me is the Going Merry's navigator…heh." She smiled slowly at her little lie as she watched the crew nearly piss themselves.

"WHAT ARE we TO DO CAPTAIN LLYDIAN-SAMA?" They anguished, afraid of another day suffering under their captain's lost sense of direction. Llydian, Nami's mind registered the womanly captain's name. I hate to think this, but that's quite a pretty name for a man who unbearably appears to look like a woman.

"To be honest, I think this girl is bluffing." Captain Llydian sighed, turning back to Nami, "If you're not their navigator, then who is?"

Nami flustered and couldn't find the answer to his question. So she gave the first description that came to her mind, "I don't think you guys saw him. He was the one hiding in the cabins, being the cowardly navigator that he is..." she laughed nervously. "He's the one with the pale chartreuse green hair and the three swords…"

"He sounds more like a swordsman to me," Llydian mumbled suspiciously.

"Yeah, but that's what he likes you to think…" Nami alluded, but the crewmembers all twisted their face in horror.

"Captain Llydian-sama! He's the guy who slashed nearly half of our nakama!"

"Eh?" Nami's eyes widened in horror, she hadn't seen him… which meant he had only shown his ugly face after she had been captured… perhaps that meant he had not wanted her to be rescued... She gritted her teeth in resentment. "That was a fluke!" She roared angrily and stamped her feet as she unleashed her fury, "He's our STUPID, BIGHEADED navigator with the worst comebacks this world has ever tolerated-"

"Gag her!" Was Llydian's stern reply, slightly afraid he had just seemed to set off a frightful animal. The crew immediately tied a strip of cloth around her mouth. Nami could only glower at the men before her.

"What now Captain?" The crew lamented, as the Captain sighed.

"Keep the ship invisible until we spot another pirate ship."

"WHAT!" The crew cried unhappily, the chances of spotting another ship so soon was... unquestionably very slim.

"What are you going to do about her then?" One of Llydian's nakama pointed to Nami. Llydian smirked, "well, if we run into that ship again, we could use her as a hostage and trade her for their navigator."

Nami sighed in dismay. When was someone coming to rescue her? Stupid. They can barely navigate anywhere without you.

She exhaled, the Going Merry had to continue to Arabasta, suggesting only one of them would come rescue her. One, nonessential person who has enough power to defeat these invisible hooligans… She stopped her trail of thought as soon as she realised where it was heading. But if Zoro had not rescued her earlier, what were the chances of him trying to find her on an invisible ship that was out drifting in the Grand Line? Looks like my best chance is try to rescue myself. It didn't seem like a bad predicament.

Nami watched the men gradually leave the room and narrowed her eyebrows in thought. Llydian had left two guards at the entrance of her cabin, but even if she did escape she would have to plunge herself into the capricious waters of the Grand Line. But what other choice did she have?

Her stomach grumbled as she hung her head in anger. She was hungry.

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Zoro rubbed his temples. How long had he been drifting afloat on the raft? Two whole bloody days and still no sign of any ship anywhere. There was also no sign of food either for in the raft rush against Sanji; he had forgotten to pack any provisions. His throat was parched with thirst, but he smiled. He had gone longer without food before.

The seas had been unexpectedly and gratefully calm, as Zoro laid back against the wooden railings of the raft, one hand clutching the hilts of his three katanas and closed his eyes. The mysterious night sky seemed to encourage him to sleep as he sighed. When I find her, I'll have to remember to ask her to remind me the unlucky star I was born under. What sort of idiot strays the Grand Line trying to find a malevolent woman by hoping to bump into an INVISIBLE ship?

Almost close to wallowing in his self-pity, Zoro's ears pricked up at the sound of distant voices and the more he drifted, the voices seemed to increase in volume. Quickly getting to his feet, Zoro realized perhaps sometimes even his unlucky star was auspicious and fortunate too.

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A/N: Sorry this chapter was a shorter one by a few hundred words, but it's done and all going to plot. Muhahaha. I actually really like the name I gave the transvestite Captain, having Llydian being derived from Illian. Don't ask how that works, but it worked. Anyway, chapter three is now being ferociously written! AND YES, the Ironic name of the Invisible ship is "the Simply Clear" urgh… just ignore the bad joke.