Disclaimer: I don't own the One Piece universe.
Characters: Robin, Nami
Summary: Nami has a way of making Robin's fears seem ridiculous.
Rating: K+
Contains: Mentions of (Canon) Near Death Experiences
Prompt:100 Women #015 "Fear"
Of Fire and Ice
The night air was cool, blowing gently through the open window. Robin had pulled the covers from the nearest empty bunk and tucked herself in the window sill, watching the darkness for unusual shadows.
Sometimes, late at night, she could still feel the ice. Frozen through and through, as if her blood was made up of ice. And she wondered if Luffy felt it, too; if Zoro and Sanji felt it clinging to their limbs.
They'd only run into Aokiji a week or so ago, but it felt like a lifetime.
He was out there, waiting for her. Robin knew that. He'd probably find her again, too—in another twenty years, or maybe just another twenty minutes.
She wondered if he'd bring another Buster Call with him.
Would the Marines sacrifice another island to their bizarre vendetta? Another hundred lives?
Would they sacrifice the only six lives that really mattered?
"If I leave now," she whispered to herself, "they'd be safe."
"No we won't." Nami sounded sleepy and exasperated. It was the tone of voice she used on the boys, only softer and more comforting.
Robin turned to look at the navigator, but Nami wasn't even looking at her.
"You're supposed to stay with us until the captain says otherwise," Nami continued. "And, quite frankly, chasing you has brought us closer than we'd have gone to the Marines otherwise." She paused, frowned at the bunk overhead, and then amended, "Than I'd have gone. I don't know about the idiots."
In all honestly, Robin hadn't even considered that. She'd been so wrapped up in what she'd been so sure was coming that she hadn't even realized she'd been the one to lure them to danger. "I'm…" she started.
But Nami had already started talking again. "Besides, Luffy declared war on the World Government, now. They're not going to just leave us alone because you leave." The navigator turned now to look at Robin. "Now, honestly, quit being silly and go back to bed."