One Piece Comfortember:
Nightmare
One Piece © Oda
Nami gasped as she sat up in bed, her chest heaving in and out as sweat dripped from her forehead. As she took a look around, she found herself sitting in her bed, surrounded by the wooden walls of her cabin. She sighed as she placed her hand on her shoulder, right on the spot where her tattoo was...or rather, on her scar.
Even now, she could hear that hideous laughter in her ears, mocking her.
She didn't understand. It had been about a month since she and her island were liberated from Arlong's iron grip. She should be happy, now. She never had to worry about working under that egomaniac ever again...and yet, even now, she was still plagued with nightmares.
She saw him in her dreams, looming over her like a dark shadow, his shark-toothed grin glowering at her menacingly while she sat at a desk, scrawling maps until her fingers were down to the bone. On her shoulder, that hideous tattoo appeared on her shoulder, and no matter how much she stabbed at it or even tore at the flesh, it wouldn't go away...and all that time, she could hear his laughter behind her back.
"SHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Nami whimpered as she wiped her teary eyes. She supposed it was naturally. After being under Arlong's thumb for eight years, there was no way she was completely over all that trauma she was forced to endure.
She sighed as she lied back down on the bed, hoping to try and get some sleep...but as she did, she heard the door creaking open, and she stilled as she heard footsteps approach. Since her back was turned, she didn't see who it was, not that she was afraid.
That's when she felt something getting placed upon her head...and after a brief pause, she heard the footsteps recede and the door quietly creaked as it closed.
Nami opened her eyes and reached up to her head...and that's when she felt something rough and a little crackly. That's when she pulled it off to see that it was Luffy's straw hat. She blinked at it before glancing over her shoulder and saw that the door was slightly ajar...before she smiled as she placed the hat back on her head...and suddenly, she felt all her fear and worries just melt away as she drifted off to sleep once again.
The following day, she found Luffy sitting on the Going Merry's figurehead, the wind ruffling his black hair as he stared out to the horizon. Without a single word, she walked up to Luffy and placed his treasured hat back on his head, but he didn't seem to notice. All he did was smile as he heard Nami walk away.
His work was done.
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