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Whatever it takes

Chapter 6

The navy scene with Zoro and the psychotic man, was not to be worried about by the straw hat crew, the only ones it affected was Zoro and Nami.

Nami was left alone on the dock, after Zoro had left. He had asked her to come inside, but she refused, and told him that she just wanted to sit outside and watch the ship. And he believed her, although Nami didn't quite believe herself. After he had kissed her, she was left confused and bewildered. But at the same time she felt so content, so warm, and so wonderful. She couldn't tell the difference from a dream and reality. The nervousness and rotation of her stomach told her that it was indeed reality.

She wanted to let the feeling go, she wanted to forget all that had happened on this day. She couldn't let go. The emotion stayed within her and the pain made it seem as if it were begging to be let out. But there it stayed, caged up in her heart.

Nami frequently paced the deck, as if searching for answers. While walking, she managed to avert her gaze from the floor, and she stared up at the pitch-dark sky. The moon, luminescent and white, hung shyly in the sky.

When she walked over to the edge of the ship and looked out onto the ocean, she could see her reflection. What she saw frightened her…a miserable girl, lonely, and afraid. She didn't want to feel this way. She thought that she would have been blissful after what had happened, but now, she felt even worse than how she started out.

This day had been unpredictable and far-fetched. She knew that she wouldn't (although she wanted too); soon forget all that had happened on this day.

She couldn't stand to look at herself any longer, her hair was a wreck, and loose hairs stood on end. Her shirt was stained with a deep red, which she hadn't bothered to change. She had a tired and confused look on her face, giving her the appearance of a psychotic woman.

Slowly she backed away from the edge of the ship.

She needed a moment alone and leaned back where she stood, letting the floor catch her. Rolling onto her back, her mind filled with regrets. Not wanting to move, she let go of a tear as it streamed down her cheek. After the previous tear had fallen, another had accompanied it on the ground.

She pulled her legs up towards her chest and hugged them. Freely, she cried, until it formed a small puddle. A pool of regret.

She wished she had never woken up this morning; she wished they hadn't found land. She longed to have never seen the navy. She didn't want the man ever to have injured Zoro. Also, Nami tried to convince herself that she did not want to kiss Zoro. She was only fooling herself.

"I'm so sorry…" she whispered to the floor, "I'm sorry…Zoro. It was my fault. I shouldn't have let you save me…and I shouldn't have kissed you…and I shouldn't have led you on…or let you hold me…I should have pulled away. I'm so sorry…Zoro…"

Although Nami couldn't admit it, not even to herself; she wanted all off those to happen. It made her feel loved and appreciated, warm and relaxed, for once in her lifetime. She had always wanted to taste those lips, but now that she had, she couldn't live with herself. And it pained her to think about it. She caught herself wondering about Zoro's earlier question…

Flashback/

Do you still hate me?

End Flashback/

Of course she didn't hate him. She simply hated the way he made her act. A thief and navigator like herself shouldn't act like this. She had to stay strong for her fellow crew mates. And she needed to maintain it in order to achieve her dream, and to help them accomplish theirs. Seemingly, at the moment, being strong was not an option.

For a moment she just lies there on the ground, motionless, that is, until she heard a voice from behind her.

"Navigator-san?" Robin asked innocently. Nami was startled, but her mind was put at ease when it was only Robin who was talking. It was only Robin. She resumed her position on the ground.

"Why are you on the ground?"…but Robin knew quite well, why she was on the ground.

"I'm just tired is all." Nami lied.

"Then why are you outside?" Robin, of course, tried to get all she could out Nami.

"I wanted to watch the ship." Nami lied again.

Robin went over to the other side so she could get a good look out of Nami's face.

"Sit up, Nami." She declared calmly. Nami was surprised when Robin called her by her name, and did what she was told.

Robin kneeled down so she was eye level with the young navigator.

"There is no use in lying to me." How did she know I was lying Nami asked herself, She seemed to read her mind. "I saw what happened."

Nami's eyes widened in shock. What! She saw? How? Robin took Nami's silence as a reason to start talking again.

"Let me just ask you one more thing." She began, Nami nodded. "Do you love him?"

"What? Uh…who?" she asked trying to play dumb, and then she realized Robin couldn't be fooled that easily. "Well…I-I…um…I." Nami seemed at a loss for words.

"Don't worry, Nami, you can tell me. You will never get this off your chest if you do not."

"Um…of course I don't lo-"

"Nami!" she yelled which was unlike her. "You are only fooling yourself!"

"I-I…" Nami stammered, "I…don't…know." Her words came out honest this time.

And that was all Robin needed; she knew what it truly meant.

She calmly walked off.

Nami was relieved for that to finally be over. Then it had hit her, what she had said to Robin. She said that she didn't know if she loved him (Zoro). It was simple, If she obviously had no feelings for the swordsman she would have just said no.

Now she was unsure of what to feel. So, she just decided to plop over again…and sleep.

Nami woke up to the sound of her captain, Luffy.

"Nfaphmi?" (Translation: Nami?) the captain spoke with a mouth full of food. "Whfeasht arshe youf doshin oushtfsifde?" (Translation: What are you doing outside?)

"I don't have a… (yawn)…clue what you just said, Luffy," Nami looked down at the crumbs Luffy had dropped onto her shirt, "But… (yawn)…I'm guessing it's…(yawn)…time for breakfast."

Luffy nodded, and shoved more food into his mouth.

Nami lazily got up and stretched herself out; she heard a crick in her back as she stood up. It was not a good idea to sleep on the deck, she thought. She yawned again, but louder. She rubbed her eyes with her palms.

Nami began to walk towards the cabin of the ship, when she noticed that her shirt was still stained (and covered in crumbs thanks to a certain rubber boy).She strode over to women's cabin, where she and Robin had shared a room. Quickly, she changed her outfit. It was what she originally would wear, a skirt and a black tank top. And upon her feet were her usual pair of sandals.

Quite pleased with her new image, she walked out of her room and down the hall, towards the kitchen. She assumed Sanji was serving breakfast, well according to a certain rubber boy. When she walked into the kitchen she was not surprised to see many of the other crew mates stuffing their faces.

It seemed that Luffy would choke if he jammed any more food in his mouth. Usopp, like luffy, inhaled his food like he hadn't eaten in weeks. Chopper was eating neatly, while Robin was reading quietly in a corner. Nami couldn't completely see her, but she could sense a gentle smile coming from behind the novel.

Nami simply glanced her way, before picking up a plate. As she did so, she noticed who it was on the opposite side of Robin near the spot where Usopp sat.

What gave him away was: his multiple bandages, moss colored hair, green sash and the black bandana tied around left arm. Zoro…

Seeing him, she went and sat down on the other side of the room, averting her gaze. She couldn't face him now; she had too much flustered and mixed emotions flowing through her mind and heart. She couldn't even stand to look at him. It hurt inside. The thought of what had happened to them, twisted her stomach in a knot, giving her a sickly feeling.

For now, it seemed to her that the only thing she could do was try to avoid him.

When she sat down, "Good morning, Nami." Chopper said sweetly.

"Yes, good morning, navigator-san," Robin agreed, keeping her smile in place.

"You too!" Nami responded, trying to hide the bit of anguish veiled inside of her.

Everyone went back to their eating, except for Nami that is. She just looked at her plate, as if she was having a staring contest with it, and she was winning. A moment later Sanji entered the room, and looked at her.

"Are you okay, my darling?" he asked, "you haven't eaten much?"

"Fine, Sanji…just not very hungry."

Sanji shrugged it off, and left again.

A moment later Nami could feel Zoro's questioning gaze upon her, as she sat there staring at her plate. He didn't say anything, but she knew what was going through his mind. He didn't know why she was sulking, but he did feel as if he had done something.

But he didn't know what.

I hated this chapter, but it will get much better, I promose! Anywho…

Okay, finally…I'm finished! Yay! With this chapter, I mean. There is still gonna be at least 4 or five more chapters.

I'm gonna put the romance on hold a little for the next 2 chapters, there will be more adventure in it. Okies! Sorry…I didn't update sooner, but I've been really busy, lately. And I cant believe that most of the people who guessed on who the on sneaking around was, got it right! So happy…

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