As they now far far away from the now Freed Village, Nami hopped over to the slightly larger boat while holding a tether to her ship to tie them together seeing theres a strong wind coming soon. As she landed on the other boat quietly not wanting to wake the others up shes going to have to betray them sooner or later might aswell search out the land for valuables she can take later. She crouched down and began twisting the Rope around one of the more secure parts of the boat. She then walked over to the wall as she slid back against it to the back of the ship. But as soon as she turned the corner she became face to face with a Beautiful but horrifying view of a Wolf taller then her! looking down at her with eyes that remind her of gold even the way they shine. As she prepares to try to swim for her life She turns around to jump only to feel warm breath on her neck as she was slowly lifted off the ground by the back of her shirt by what she can only guess his the creatures jaw, As she began to pray she get away
'Wear you going Tangerines?' Luffy voice echoed in her head freaking out a bit. Luffy set her back down as he said 'Relax i dont bite' he said.
"I?!" Nami asked spinning around looking shocked No longer fear clouding her brain she starts studying the new transformation. Is this like Arlong a species or is it a fruit ability like that Buggy clown. Eh just thinking of that fish bastard piss me off soon as i reach the agreed amount my village will be from them and pirates treating us as slaves well be free agian' she thought calming herself down' .
'So thats were that tattoo and pirate hate comes from huh?' Luffy voice came back to her.
'You can read minds!' she mentally yelled now knowing she doesnt have to soeak outloud
'No but are link wasn't cut off yet when you started to think of it you would of hered my thoughts if you wasnt freaked out so much' Luffy explained
'So you can just listen to people thoughts?!' Nami thought angrily
'I guess but unless there freaking out or completely air headed then they will hear my thoughts aswell so i cant just peek on people brains if you think ima be spying on your thoughts' Luffy said rolling his black eyes
'So why cant you talk outloud?' Nami asked
'Have you ever met a talking wolf? Wolfs dont have the necessary equipment in there body to vocally talk are language only growls, bark or howling.' Luffy said as if it was obvious earning a glare and a blush from the orange haired girl.
'Well excuse me for not thinking clearly, some guy i just met became a horse sized wolf!' She yelled embarrassed.
'Yeah yeah' Luffy said as he walked over to the door to take his captains coat with his mouth and threw it over his back as if wearing it then infront of Nami eyes the wolf began to shrink then as it stood up for a second it looked like a wolf/man
what she would expect them to look like atleast then to his usual pretty boy face hair not looking a strand out of place.
As he closed his jacket to not have his little wolf out in the world he has enough class to cover up his buisness.
"So Arlong the saw shark fishmen made a pirate crew of his own afterall huh? he seemed to turn out the opposite of jinbe" Luffy said in thought then looked towards Nami "Want me to take care of him?" he asked nonchalant
"Umm huh? you know about fishmen and you want to fight one?!" Nami yelled woth sharp teeth and white eyes
"Yeah Jinbe said last time he seen him was a few years back when they separated he said he wasnt really skilled in anything specific but the adverage Fishman is leagues above your adverage human and Arlong was stronger then the adverage so that shows that a town of civilians is no more then Arlong and his crew walk amongst babys but the fact he is still in East blue means he hasnt gotten stronger at all most likely so it might be tough but it isnt a man versus a god or anything" Luffy said hand waving past his face like swatting a fly.
Nami absolutely shut down. Then as Luffy took a stepfoward she jerked back "Ill think about it!" she yelled as ahe jumped over to her own boat not completely exhausted with the emotional rollercoaster tonight.
"So zoro you down to cut up some fish? who knows there might be a swordsman in there mix" Luffy said still looking towards Namis boat attached to theres.
"So you know i was here i thought i was pretty quiet" Zoro said as he jumped from the roof of the boat.
"Yeah you was but i was trained to sense people plus even it i wasnt i would of still smelled you. You cant hide your scent from this Nose" He said with a smirk "Since your so woke how about watch duty tonight? Yeah? Great! See you in the morning pal" Luffy said walking downstairs.
"Dammit" zoro grumbled
The next morning you see Luffy cooking for the 3 since Nami thought 1,000 beris a plate was reasonable.
"Did you really think we was just going to say "sure heres a bag of money?" and then take what you give us for all i know you cook woarst then my brothers combine" luffy said looking up to the sky threw the windows over the sink.
"So your brothers can change into huge wolfs to?"
"They might and they might not you still havent told me anything i had to pieve all the puzzles together myself yesterday in i still dont know the whole story." Luffy said while flipping a pancake.
"By reading my mind!" Nami yelled
"Yeah yeah im right here not across the sea, you dont have to yell" Luffy said nonchalantly as he checked the bacon. As he chuckled remembering something Zoro decided to ask his question.
"So were we headed?" Zoro asked Luffy
"Were the navigator tells us" Luffy said with a shrug "lets get a couple of more people before we think of leaving the east blue theres a guy i want to meet thats around are age. His father and i was on the same ship for a little while i told him ill offer his son the same opportunity my teacher gave him, to join his crew in sail the seas." He said eyes glowing gold with excitement
"Do your eyes always do that?" Nami asked
"Do what?" he asked
"Glow you idiot!" she yelled
"Eh no it takes high emotions to trigger but i can control it if i wanted to i can walk around all day with my eyes like this to the day i die it doesn't really take anything to change them"
Nami thought on it.
"So witch one is you eye color and witch ones your wolfs?"
"Why you making him sound like 2 different people?" Zoro asked
"Because he shift into a wolf so he has wolf stuff and human stuff right?" Nami said thinking of Fishmen
"Im not a Fishmen Tangerines im a Werewolf, Lycan, etc theres many names for are race but since you keep comparing me to these Fishmen. Imagine if Arlong just looked like a pure human no blue skin, gills, nose, teeth, etc."
Nami tried but it felt so unnatural to view him like her. "Now what?" she asked
"Now imagine if he could turn into a big blue shark no legs, no hair, a real shark" Nami visualized it it didnt even scare her as much as Fishmen Arlong. "That is are ability were not hybrids were humans/wolfs but not are body thats the one thing we can turn on and off to go full human or full wolf"
"So i guess you can say there both my eye, but when your younger the glowing eyes help you train you senses until your child body can catch up at 17 now i only need my eyes technically at night to hunt but even then they turn on themselves as soon as the sunsets" Luffy said hopefully explained it well enough to not be asked questions everytime he get a new crew member.
"So anymore questions about my abilities and or family?" Luffy asked now sitting down at the table after just setting the table.
"Did you get this ability from your mom or Dad" Nami asked fascinated with the strangeness
"Both, me and my brothers are Full blooded" Luffy answered
"Does your fur supposed to match you hair color?" zoro asked
"Not that i know of but are fur is genetic i was told but it doesnt mean it will match exactly i just got lucky maybe to become a full black wolf" Luffy said with a shrug.
"Is your eye color genetic too?" Nami asked
"No all are eyes are goldish yellow, but in rare occasions they change to a bright Ruby Red to show your power as a Alpha" Luffy said
"Alpha?" Nami asked "Is that why you want to be king of the pirates to be the Alpha?"
"Naw not your position in life, that doesnt change your eyes but a ability that appears in humans around the seas its rare but i guess in some way it effects my races Eyes" he shrugged
Finally after a few more questions they ate breakfast witch was pretty delicious.
"Were headed towards a island were theres a town called Syrup Village hopefully we can get a bigger ship" Nami said
"Im sure we will if not we can always buy one at the last island before the red line" Luffy said as he started washing his dishes after nami dryed her own. As he saw her walk out to the front of the small boat. He followed behind
"Can you really help me?" Nami asked with no emotion in her voice
"Yes nami i can really help you, Do i really not look that impressive to you? I mean i know i dont look weak" Luffy said with a raised eyebrow
Earning a blush from the girl who remembered checking him out not to long ago.
"So all i have to do is ask?" Nami asked agian feeling all but 3 foot tal.
"Thats all you got to do" He said as he sat in a long chair on deck. "How long till we reach land?"
"A few hours tops with a slow breeze, with what the weather looks like i say 2 hours max." Nami said as what she said was as simple as tieng her shoes.
"Great, so we have some time get two know eachother, want to sit with me i dont bite" Luffy said childishly
"Hmm ok i did have a few more questions for you" She said
"Ok fire away" Luffy said with a smile
"Why help me?" Nami asked seriously
"Why not help you? were friends right?" Luffy asked curiously eyes searching
"I mean yeah.." she confessed "..But that doesn't mean you would risk your life for someone else with out wanting something in return right?" she said knowling thinking of the few times she teamed up with "new friends" to have them back stab her later. "Plus i like women mr so dont even think about nothing funny for helping me!" she fumbled out witch was true she wasnt lying cause she do like girls asmuch as boys and she would never sell her body as much of a flirt and not minding others seeing her naked. She would never let someone touch her in any way, she's just glad that fishmen found them disgusting and didnt atleast take that away from her something she can choose when to give something away for herself.
Luffy seeing what she was getting at now threw the look in her eyes and the way she was talking as if she was scared of him doing something to her. "Look im just trying to help a friend in need you might not bieleve it but its true dont die because you choose to never trust agian" he tried lecturing her.
"But what if never trusting keeps me alive?" Nami challenged
"Then you will stay a slave to not just a Fished face bastard but to the world you need to say fuck it sometimes, Do you have a Dream Tangerines? Luffy asked
Nami eyed began to glaze over thinking of better times as she said "To draw a map of the whole world every island on this huge marble! To see every spec of land available to us. To not be a corner of dirt or sand i havent seen myself!" she said with so much happyness she looked like a different person sitting infront of the other teen.
"Do you know what you need to make that dream be reality? To take that leap of faith believe in me in ill make sure both of are Dreams become reality." Luffy said with a Fire in those glowing etes she havent seen yet from the handsome teen.
"So whats your Dream?" Nami asked intrigued
"To be the man to achieve Ultimate Freedom in this world. To go and see what i want i dont wish to Rule anyone or be Ruled over i just wish to be free" Luffy said looking to the birds in the sky as they soared away.
"Really why be A King then if you just want to be free a Kings job is too rule" Nami said.
"Yes but it's a different type of Rule i only need to intervene when needed or unless someone wish to challenge me to claim they defeated the King. Its right in the middle of the Calm and the Storm exactly like more personality atleast thats what my grandpa and brothers always say that i 'Calmly walk in to Disasters' and to be honest i do it for the adventure to do something not many or anyone to claim they did to bend reallity" Luffy said with a sparkle in his eyes after he happily explained.
"So you want to turn the world upside down? The adventure to surpass all adventures? You know now that i think about it are Dreams are similar im going have to go to dangerous places to have seen every corner of the world and you love the excitement and to see the whole world i guess we would bump into eachother alot." Nami realized
"That and your love for all thing valuable you would make the perfect Pirate Queen" Luffy said earning a bright blush from the girl not even realizing what he said just layed across his sun bathing chair arms behind his head. Looking at the sky with a huge smile on his face with his eyes shining there usual Gold in the sun light Nami notest its not glowing fully gold a little darker like Fresh Thick Honey in the sun light.
"I guess light brings out your wolf eyes too not just the night time sky" she said after pushing the blush down
Luffy rolled his eyes with a friendly smile "Yeah and i guess Light changes your scent a little aswell Tangerines" he clapped back
"So is that why you always call me Tangerines because thats my scent?"
"Sort of its not your only scent but its your how do i describe it its like your Souls Scent. The smell that you hold the most to your heart idk how that works in the real worlds science but basically the scent makes up who you are"
'Hmm well my mother ran a Tangerine orchard in are village and me and my sister helped everyday we loved Tangerines it was like are everything food for all Emotions meals' she thought with a smile.
"So does people's 'Soul Scent' change like with emotions?" Nami asked
"Yeah with everyone its different but most likely are Emotions effect are scent the same as the Elements Cold or wet for Sad, Depressed, Negative feelings in general and Warm or Natural is When your happy but some people scent gets more.. hmm Sweet? and Anger is a burnt or cooked smell. Jealousy or conceited and those type of emotions are spicy. Theres emotions that are a mix of smells for some and a whole new smell for some others."
"So what do i smell like right now?"
"Like tangerine or maybe pumpkin slices baked with cinnamon" he said a little dreamily
"How about Zoro?" she asked
"Like steel and iron, witch means hes a passionate swordsman or some type of builder" he said simply
Nami just nods excepting that as it made sense. As Luffy started to ask her a few questions he realized how light they were they wasn't to deep just stuff like her birthday, favorite color, Music, can she dance, etc.
'He doesn't even care about why i want Arlong beaten' She thought her view on this soon to be pirates changing by the minute