Hi everyone,
It's been a while since I started thinking about this story and now I'm confined because of the Corona, I decided to start writing.
I hope you will like it.
Chapter 01: Addiction.
Nami wrapped the plastic tourniquet around her arm and squeezed it with her teeth, as soon as she saw a vein, she pricked herself with the syringe and injected the contents, then she closed her eyes when her mind began to subside, happiness was invading her and the feeling of ecstasy was growing in her, there was only the heroine who made her feel like that.
The redhead was sitting on the toilet bowl in a small cubicle, her boss had a very important meeting with his future client and since she was his assistant, she had to be present, so, Nami accompanied him to where the meeting will take place, and while they waited for the arrival of their guests, the woman began to have a big feeling of lack, that's why, she went to prick herself before the beginning of the meeting.
She got up and opened the door, after that, she started walking slowly to the sink because of the vertigo she had, Nami looked at her face in the mirror, as she expected, she had to redo her makeup because she was very pale, she opened her bag and hid the material she had used to drug herself, then she took out a little makeup bag.
After ten minutes, her face had become livelier, especially thanks to the red lipstick that matched with her outfit, Nami was wearing a tight-fitting short dress with long sleeves, her wavy orange hair fell on her shoulders like a waterfall, and to look classy, she had put on black-heeled shoes, it highlighted her and in addition, thanks to it, she was ten centimeters taller.
The red haired woman took a deep breath, then she slowly exhaled, she had to pull herself together because she had an important job waiting for her, convincing a customer was something that required a lot of effort, and it wasn't sleepy that she was going to succeed in doing it.
Nami sprayed some perfume on herself and put her things back in her bag, then, she looked at herself one last time in the mirror and readjusted the sleeve of her dress that she had folded for pricking herself.
As soon as she was ready, she went out of the toilets and went to her boss, while she walked down the hall, Nami scanned the walls that were painted with a mixture of gold and bronze, then her eyes wandered on the canvases hooked, they were surely expensive because they seemed to come straight out of a museum, the area was bright because, every three meters, a crystal chandelier was suspended from the carved ceiling, but what was even more surprising, it was the angels statues with wings in every corner, the re haired woman felt that she was in a fairy tale castle.
The restaurant was deserted because her boss had rented for the evening, there was only staff and bodyguards wandering around the building.
When she saw the man waiting for her sitting in a large table, she noticed he looked at her with a deep frown, Nami knew the reason for his dissatisfaction, she had spent more than half an hour in the toilet, in addition, Arlong knew about her little secrets, so he surely understood what she was doing, because since they arrived at the restaurant, the redhead was very agitated and she hadn't stopped shaking her leg.
"Finally back." The man grunted, grinding his teeth.
"A lady needs time to be beautiful." Nami justified herself as she sat next to him.
"Our guests will not be long in arriving," He pointed out, looking at her with his piercing eyes. "I'm counting on you not to doze, and especially don't touch alcohol."
"Don't worry," She reassured him with a beautiful smile. "I will do my job properly."
The man started to explain a second time to Nami what she had to do, because their client was someone very important and collaborating with him was a big opportunity.
Arlong was a very tall man, aged forty-three years, his main features were his long nose and sharp teeth, he also had a bluish complexion, that's why, Nami suspected him of being a vampire, because no heat emanated from him.
The man had become a leader of the mafia and took control of East Blue for more than ten years, thanks to the bribes, the police let him do his business quietly, in addition to all that, he had taken the black market monopoly of the entire region since he had started selling a new brand of cocaine, The Fish.
Already, the meeting with the client was to sell a big amount of drugs and introduce it into the New World; for Arlong, it was a great development, because he had never sold his commodity outside East Blue, so, he was counting on Nami to convince his guest to buy The Fish and at a high price, for the reason that she was his negotiator.
Arlong apprehended the meeting because he didn't expect the woman to take drugs before, apparently, the idiot was consuming more and more heroin day by day, even so, he could not do without her, because Nami had a special ability for business, the proof is that he made her his right arm, but she had only one defect, her addiction to heroin.
A man with big lips and pink skin was rushing towards them, his name was Hatchan and he was one of Arlong's officers.
"What is happening Hachi?" Nami asked when the man arrived at the table.
"The ..….. The guests just arrived." The rosy man informed, suffocating.
"Very well," Arlong commented before getting up. "Let's go and welcome them."
Nami followed her boss to the front door and waited for the guests; at the beginning, a large number of men in suits came one by one into the restaurant, they were the bodyguards.
After that, three men entered, in the middle, the man had blond hair and was wearing sunglasses in the night, the redhead thought he had a weird look and looked like a pink flamingo, because he wore a feathered coat and pink pants, he was surely Doflamingo the guest of Arlong; then, the woman's eyes ventured on the man with the brown hair on the left, she wondered if he had confused a carnival with a business meeting, because with the multicolored feathered cocked hat and the red cape he wore, it couldn't be anything else, not to mention the two red and orange bands that went down from his forehead to his chin, apparently, he thought he was a superhero.
Nami was surprised when she saw the third man, he was very sexy and more class than the two clowns that accompanied him, he had black hair like the darkness of the night and golden eyes, he was wearing a black blouse and jeans, she could also see tattoos on his hands and fingers, the red haired woman thought the dark circles under his eyes and the earrings added a lot to his charm, that man had an intriguing side that she wanted to know.
The woman came out of her thoughts when she heard her boss cough several times, apparently, he wanted to tell her to follow him or maybe he had noticed that she was distracted.
Arlong started shaking hands with the three men one by one, Nami followed him and did the same thing, but she felt something weird, she didn't know it was the effect of the drug or her heart had beaten a little faster when she squeezed the hand of the brown, she panicked and felt that his golden eyes pierced her soul, that's why she looked away quickly.
"It's nice to be welcomed by a beauty like you," The blond haired man flattered her as she greeted him. "Donquixote Doflamingo, glad to meet you."
"Nami," She introduced herself. "Glad to meet you too."
"I see that my assistant is attracting more attention than me," Arlong joked before making a gesture with his hand to show the way. "This way please."
The three men and Nami started to follow him until they arrived at the table, the redhead sat in her previous place next to her boss, while their guests sat in front of them; without delay, two waiters arrived and started pouring wine into the glasses.
"Let's talk about business," Doflamingo began after taking a sip of his drink. "I'm an impatient person and I don't like to waste time."
"That seems alright to me," The man with blue complexion smiled, showing his sharp teeth. "My assistant will explain everything to you."
"To begin, The Fish is a new product that has been on sale since about a year and as you have noticed, despite this little lapse of time, it became the most consumed cocaine in East Blue," Nami explained while one of Arlong's men put a plate that contained white powder in front of Doflamingo. "Here is a sample that you can experiment."
"At first glance, it seems to be of good quality," The blond commented as he mixed the powder with his finger. "What do you think Diamante?"
"We will see." The man with the cocked hat replied before taking a straw out of his pocket, then, he put some cocaine on the table and started sniffing.
"What is the result?" Arlong asked after a moment.
"I can say that it's good because its effect is great." Diamente said with a broad smile that even his wisdom teeth were apparent.
"The Fish is produced in our own laboratory, which is why it is of very good quality," Nami informed, drawing attention to her. "Besides, you are invited to visit it, in this way, you can see for yourself the efforts we are making to satisfy our dear customers."
"Interesting," Doflamingo chuckled snidely. "I wonder how much the product costs?"
"Usually we sell ten kilos for the price of ten million Berry, but since this is our first agreement outside of East Blue, negotiations are open." The redhead declared.
Arlong had almost choked on his drink when he heard the price, the woman didn't double the price but triple.
"It's a little expensive for a new product," The blond haired man remarked thoughtfully. "In your opinion Law? You haven't said anything since our arrival."
"The drug isn't my area of expertise," The black haired man growled as his golden eyes turned to Nami. "But despite that, I think it's too expensive."
"Quality is equal to the price," The woman retorted with confidence, she didn't want to be weak in front of him. "By selling it, you will win ten times its price."
"You said it yourself, by selling it."
"I don't understand." The red haired woman said with a confused look.
"Do you know how long it takes to introduce a new product to the market?" Law asked in a cold tone. "The competition is tough and not to mention the customer addicted to his favorite brand of cocaine." "And do you know how hard it is to produce drugs?" She asked in turn. "The fees are incalculable." "But the price remains as even exaggerated." He emphasized. "You said it yourself, it's not your area of expertise." She argued as she scratched her neck.
"Yes you are right, if I trust my area of expertise and base myself on the following symptoms, narrowed eyes, scratching the skin every minute and lean body, without forgetting the visible marks of bites," Law began, looking at the woman from top to bottom. "Diagnosis: heroin addiction."
"What !? What are you talking about?" Nami shouted, hiding the visible marks on her forearms with her sleeves. "Do you think you are a doctor?"
"I don't think, I am a doctor."
"Is this a joke?"
"No, I'm a surgeon to be exact."
"I don't care what you are exactly."
"Let's go back to our main subject." Arlong proposed, to ease the tension between them.
"Yes good idea," The blond approved with a broad smile. "If we negotiate the price for example."
"I'm listening to your offer." The man with the sharp teeth said.
"Like I said earlier, I think the price is a bit high," Doflamingo started as he put one leg over the other. "I propose to take ten kilos for the price of five million and this is my last offer."
"Please excuse us for a moment," Arlong apologized before getting up. "I need to discuss it with my secretary."
Arlong headed for the corridor followed closely by Nami, then they entered a private room and they sat on the armchairs facing each other.
"I don't understand, how can that guy be a doctor," Nami murmured before sighing deeply. "I would have believed him more if he said he was a rock singer."
"Don't remind me that instead of talking business, the story of your heroin addiction was on the table," Arlong growled as a tick appeared on his forehead.
"It's not my fault."
"We will talk about it later, now, what do you think of their offer?"
"Of course, we will accept, because we will win almost double the usual price," The redhead said with a sly smile. "When I saw Doflamingo's face, I understood that he was the kind of man to buy everything at half price, that's why, I purposely inflated the price."
"I was surprised myself, you never exaggerated to this point before," He said frankly. "When it comes to negotiation, you will always surprise me."
"But I wonder how I managed to trick them?" The redhead asked softly. "They seem very intelligent and also very dangerous, with this kind of person, you have to stay rather friend than enemy."
"Yeah, you're right," he agreed, nodding. "Doflamingo is one of the biggest traffickers in the new world, that's why I wanted to work with him, like that I will develop my work and I will become stronger."
"But you shouldn't trust him," She warned him. "I'm sure that as soon as he no longer needs you, he will not hesitate to kill you."
"There are several scary stories about him, but don't worry, your boss is not fooled," He said before snapping his fingers. "I think we've made them wait long enough, let's let them know about our decision."
"The last thing I do is worry about an asshole like you." She thought as she drew a fake smile on her face.
When they returned to their guests, they had concluded the deal, then, they had started to have dinner.
Nami couldn't keep her eyes away from the man in front of her, not only was she drawn to him as soon as she saw him, but now she was more intrigued by him, she wondered what a doctor was doing in such a dirty environment, normally, he was in the first class, living illegally was for people like her, people who didn't have much choices in their miserable lives, so how does someone who could earn millions and live decently by practicing his profession was living in the world of crime.
The redhead began to curse internally, because she knew herself very well, from her young age, whenever she liked a man, it became an obsession for her and she started literally tracking him down, and that day, she broke her own record, in two hours, her mind thought of only one thing, a black haired man, his coldness and his insolence made her fall for him, she wanted at all costs to discover the sweet side that he hid behind his stoic mask.
After dinner, Arlong wanted to propose future projects to Doflaminigo, that's why they left to sit in the private room, Diamenté accompanied them, because he was the blond's right arm, as for Nami, she refused to participate in that conversation because of Law, she wanted to stay with him and flirt quietly in the absence of their bosses.
"Do I have something on my face?" Law asked after a long moment of silence.
"No," She replied as she leaned on the table and laid her head on her palms. "Why?"
"Because you keep looking at me," He groaned before taking a sip of wine. "And it becomes irritating."
"I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable." She said as she picked up the glass in front of her.
"I advise you not to do it." He warned her.
"Do what? Look at you?"
"Don't mix alcohol and opiates."
"Don't worry doctor," She reassured him before drinking half the glass. "I'm an old girl."
"You are a suicidal." Law pointed out, arching an eyebrow.
"I'm not going to die because I have a charming doctor in front of me." She sneered before pursing her lips.
"Don't count on me to save you." He taunted as a broad smile appeared on his face.
"What coldness!"
"I'm still waiting for your answer, why do you keep looking at me?" He asked with a high tone.
"Because I like you," Nami declared with a seductive voice. "You are my kind of guy."
"I'm sorry to tell you, but I'm not attracted to heroin addicted women," He informed her after a moment of reflection. "Despite that, you are very sexy."
"I don't understand!" She exclaimed, frowning in confusion. "Are you rejecting me or charming me?"
"I'm just someone outspoken."
"That's what I see, and I think it's a good thing." She said before standing up.
Nami started going around the table until she reached the man, she leaned over and pressed her mouth to his ear, she could smell her scent mixed with the smell of the disinfectant, it further confirmed that he was a doctor, Law tensed in his place, which made the red-haired woman smile, because she had an effect on him.
"It means I still have a chance to have you." She whispered softly, causing goosebumps in the doctor.
And before standing up, she kissed the man's cheek.
"Hatchi!" She called as she headed for the exit, it was time for her to leave because she wanted to cause more effect in the black haired man.
"What do you want Nami?" Hatchi replied, running towards her.
"Tell the boss that I'm gone," She said, not even bothering to turn to her interlocutor. "I'm very tired."
"But Nami, the meeting is not over yet." He pointed out.
"Goodbye." She shouted, gesturing with her right arm.
Law sat motionless, he didn't understand what had just happened, he had already dealt with daring women who wanted him at all costs, but none of them had used such an innocent gesture to attract him , did the redhead think herself in primary school to kiss a man on the cheek?
The dark haired man started to smile because he thought his stay at East Blue wasn't going to be boring because of the woman.