Wow, I am really working on this story. Sort of. XD

Disclaimer: Surely by now you must know I do not own One Piece, and if I did, then giant monkeys would rule the sea. Muahahahahaha! Not really, I just had way to much sugar. XP

Zolo: I agree

Me: Back off, you get no say.

Stealthy: Don't argue with the author Zolo, you'll get in trouble.

Zolo: She doesn't scare me.

Me: -Presses a button and a giant glob of bright, pink paint drops on Zolo's head- Scared now?

Zolo: -whimper-

Chapter 9: Things start to come together

Dinner that night was an unusually quiet event. Everyone seemed to just want to leave me alone, and that's not what I wanted. I wanted normalcy. I wanted everything to be the same as it had been on the ship that first night after Alabasta. All fun, and parties and, well, not as much drink. It was amazing that Zolo could drink that much and not pass out… at least, not until Luffy glomped him and he was knocked out.

That was pretty funny.

"Are you okay?" Sanji asked. I frowned.

"Stop asking me that." I muttered. "I'm fine."

"Sorry." Sanji replied. I sighed and looked down at my plate, the silence settling around me.

"I'm going to bed." I announced and then walked out. As I shut the door, I heard the whispers that were going on. Stuff sleeping in the girl's cabin tonight. I'd probably wake up in chains because Nami had been terrified of me turning into something.

I went up there, grabbed my blanket and my pillow and hurried back to the area just behind the figure head. I would probably wake up wet, and sore, like I had at my best friend's place a year ago. Cold winter's night and we decided to sleep under the stars. I got the flu after that. My best friend.

It had been so long since I had seen her and she would probably die of a heart attack when or if she found out I had actually been sucked into One Piece. I gazed up at the stars and began naming the constellations.

"Scorpio… Orion…the big dipper…" I muttered as I put my arm up and traced the sky with my finger. I sighed and let my arm drop back to my side. Home. I missed it so badly it hurt.

Each day, more of my memories faded until I could no longer remember any of my childhood. My parents remained etched in my memory though, faceless but their voices were still there. Why the hell was this happening to me? I love One Piece. I love the crew but, now that I was in it, whatever was happening to me, was horrible. It was destroying my life like a virus on a computer. Deleting each file bit by bit. I sighed and rolled over.

"Maybe I need to tell someone." I muttered.

"About what?" a voice quirked. I jumped and turned over to see Luffy sitting on the rail. He hadn't been there before… or had he? I narrowed my eyes.

"How long have you been sitting there?" I asked. Luffy paused, putting a finger on his chin in thought.

"Well, I came out here just after Zolo, so… since then!" he replied, grinning as though he were proud of his logic. Hang on, left after Zolo?

"What do you mean? Where did Zolo go?' I asked sitting up.

"Said he was going to watch… dunno what but." Luffy replied with a shrug as he jumped down from the rail to sit cross legged on the deck. I had a sneaking suspicion and I crawled to the edge of the small platform and peered down between the white wooden bars to see Zolo laying there, eyes closed. I raised an eyebrow.

"What are you doing?" I asked. Zolo opened an eye.

"Sleeping." he replied. I blinked.

"But, wouldn't it be better to sleep in the cabins?"

"Not particularly. Oh, by the way, Luffy, you are so dead you little bastard!" he yelled surging upwards and glaring at the giggling captain.

"Hee," Luffy squeaked, grinning like a madman. Zolo jumped to his feet and Luffy jumped to his as well.

"Gonna fight me are you?" Luffy asked, still grinning. Zolo smirked.

"You betcha." and he put a hand on the rail and jumped past me. Luffy put his fists up and then the two were swinging at each other. And… the point of this was…?

"Boys…?" I asked tentatively. The two paused, Zolo's hand pulling Luffy's cheek to an extraordinary length, and Luffy had his arm wrapped twice around Zolo's bicep. They looked at me. "Why are you fighting?"

"Cos' Zolo said that-" Luffy began but Zolo slapped his free hand over the overstretched mouth, letting Luffy's cheek go with a snap. Luffy glared at the swordsman but Zolo put on a strained smile, grabbed Luffy and reefed him off the platform and away. I watched them go.

What the hell was that about? What had Zolo said? I shrugged and sat down again. As I lay, I began to think about things that had happened to me.

First of all, being sucked into the One Piece universe, then the strange dreams that first night, the markings and the fainting in the cavern under the sand. The amulet. Hang on? I whipped my hand into my pocket and pulled out the amulet of the snake and the musical note… and my singing.

What if… What if the pendant had somehow got around my neck before I sang that song in the cave? What if… singing was the key? I peered at it for a moment and then slowly put it around my neck.

La… I sang a single note. Nothing. Maybe it needed something more?

One day I'll fly away… I sang, and a faint blue glow appeared around the note. Once again the snake seemed to move.

Leave all this to yesterday…

What more could your love do for me?

When will love be through with me?

Why live life, from dream to dream…

And dread the day…

When dreaming…ends. I began feeling faint and stopped singing. The snake was unwinding from the amulet. What the hell was the damn thing for? Why was it doing this?

"What are you?" I whispered. The snake turned it's head to look at me and then my question was answered.

"I am a map." it said. My eyes nearly fell out of my head and I stared at it, the small silver eyes of the snake glaring back at me. "You need to go here," it said and then the light blinded me for a second and then I looked down at the amulet again, my eyes adjusting to the light. There was an island on a map. It had a strange shape, like a dagger almost.

Then the flash was gone and the snake was still. That didn't happen. That couldn't have happened. Could it? I stared at the thing, not game to sing again, but wanting to. Nami, needed to find her and get her to find that island for me! I jumped up, not caring what time it was.

Zolo appeared from the cabins, just closing the door when I flashed past, heading for the girl's cabin. Running in, I saw the room was empty. Still in the kitchen then. I ran down again and slammed open the door.

"Nami!" I gasped and the orange haired woman looked around sharply. I had obviously frightened her. "Nami, I need you to help me find something on a map. Please?" I asked. Nami glanced at Robin, who blinked, and then at Sanji who shrugged. "Nami!" I snapped and the woman jumped. She nodded.

"Okay, but now?"

"Yes, now. I… just remembered and I don't want to forget again." Not the time to tell them about the amulet. Nami shrugged and stood.

"Alright," and she walked past me, obviously tense. Still scared of me. I hurried her, walking briskly to the cabin and Nami got out her maps. I really hoped this island wasn't uncharted. Geeze, wouldn't that have been a kick in the pants? She unrolled them and I pored over them.

"It's an island shaped like a dagger." I explained, looking closely. We looked for what seemed like ages.

"Is this it?" Nami asked, pointing at a peculiar shape on the map. I looked over and my eyes widened.

"Yeah… that's it."

We set sail for the island under Nami's orders. Apparently, she had thought it best if we try and go there and solve my problem. If it even was a problem, or a curse, or whatever the hell it was. Maybe, after so long of being confused, lost memories and dreams, maybe, I would finally get some answers.

Sorry about the short chapter, but, I was a lazy person this week and couldn't be bothered writing that much. Not to mention I am brain dead from my exams. -.-