It was a quiet night on the sunny. No crazy weather, no huge sea kings or no pirates to rob from. It was a pretty peaceful night as Nami and Luffy were laying on the grass looking up at the stars. Their weren't exactly tired and they decided to just take in the night air and enjoy the sky above them. It was one of those rare moments they could share together without the crew being too aware of their very close relationship.
It wasn't that Nami didn't want to tell her crew but she felt it be a bit complex giving that they all still had their goals in mind. Honestly Nami wasn't even sure being with Luffy now was a good idea but she had to remind herself that Luffy wouldn't act any different because they are together. He proven that during the couple of months they had started this relationship. He was still protective of all of his crew mates, he still did reckless things that would get them into danger and he still manage to piss her off enough to leave him a bloody mess. All in all, Luffy was still Luffy, even if he did get kissed on every now and again.
However Luffy's dream did came to mind ever so often whenever she was in her own thoughts. In the past she had laughed at the idea, thought he was crazy, just a kid with a silly dream. But the more she spent time with him and the more she truly got to know him, she understood that he wasn't just some big talk, he was dead serious and proved it time and again that his dream meant alot to him.
Of course there were times where he put his friends over his own dreams. He showed that he'll put his life on the line for the sake of others even at the cost of his dream of being Pirate King. Nami was one of those said people he put his life on the line for. At that time she truly had faith n Luffy from that point forward and wanted to do her best for him. But of course the journey was not easy, dealing with a Warlord and his group, the Marines, the time when she got sick, as well as so many other walls that was in their way. It was a tough and struggling journey but they pulled through some how.
But then there was the day when they all got spit apart, it was one of the most scariest thing she had ever gone through. But it wasn't the enemies they were facing or how strong their were. What scared her was the fact that one by one they disappeared in front of her very eyes and she couldn't help but be scared whether her crew was trapped somewhere, thrown into some other world or worst case, dead. But the worst part was when she saw Luffy trying his best to get to her and she wished he had, otherwise they wouldn't had be apart for all those years. Looking back sure there was a reason and that Kuma person did save them but there was that small part of her that wished things been different and what had happen during the crew defeat was one of the reasons why. Ace's death.
For a while since she was training with those old weathermen she couldn't help but reflect on her life before Luffy enter it. She was alone, she had no one to turn to, no shoulder to cry on or no one who could carry that load that was on her shoulders. She worked for a scum of a pirate and face death more times then she could count from the close calls she had just stealing from other people. But then Luffy came into the picture and all that changed. She wasn't no longer alone, she had him and the crew to turn to, she had a shoulder to cry on when she was sad, she was her responsibility to make sure her crew get somewhere safe but her crew always gave her the support she needed to pull through. She wasn't working under a scum pirate crew but working under people she view as her family, people she would stick her life on the line for and she was happy that Luffy gave her a home in this crew.
For all those reasons, she felt like she had failed Luffy two years ago. She felt that she let him down when he needed her the most. How many times have Luffy saved her, how many times have she cried only to have him right there to put her tears to rest, how many times have he been there for her. She couldn't even count how many times and yet the time where she could had been there for him, she couldn't. The time where she could had gave him comfort she couldn't and it broke her heart. She knew better then anyone whats it like to lose someone right in front your eyes and she knew exactly how much Ace meant to Luffy. If only she was stronger at that time, if only their would had all went together to that great war, maybe things would had been different. Although a part of her knew that compare to the crew and the people Luffy said was with him at that time of the war, they were far better useful and strong enough then her, Usopp or Chopper for that matter. If anything, they would had just been in the way. The more Nami thought about that, the more she tried to better herself to get stronger, to do something for her captain.
Even after all ths time she would often think about it, her worth in the crew, whether she could stand on the same footing as the rest of the crew and thus that where Luffy's dream came to question. Could she help him become Pirate King ? Everyone else in the crew had their worth as well as their reasoning to go so far for Luffy. Much like her, they will put his dream above theirs if the time came for it and they wouldn't regret it. But she couldn't help but wonder if she strong enough, if she be able enough to help Luffy when it comes down to the higher ups in the New World, will she be able to give Luffy the Support he needs to pull through? Was She enough ?
Nami then felt something touched and hold her hand, she looked down and saw it was Luffy holding her hand tightly. She looked up at him and saw his eyes was closed, she was sure he wasn't asleep thou. But what made her eye widen was that smile, that smile that saved her so many times during those dark times she use to had. When she felt his firm grip of his hand at that moment all those thoughts went away and she gripped his back just as firmly. She will do it. She will make him the Pirate King or die trying. She loved him as her captain, her best friend and as a man. It was because of him that she was on the path she wanted to be. Now it was her job to steer him on his path, it will be a tough and dangerous journey. "But that what the Straw Hats are known for isn't it ?" She smiled big as she too closed her eyes and relaxed enjoying the cool breeze. Luffy was right bout one thing he often told her. She really does think too much.
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