8th Chapter

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"You remember something?"Luffy repeated as he looked at Nami worried.

She nodded as she sat up with the help from Zoro and Chopper, Nami looked at the sword before turning to the reindeer so he could check her over. Once he given her the ok sign, Nami looked at the others and began to explain that she remembered walking with Zoro then he shouted her name, she had been hit by a arrow and soon Zoro had pushed them both onto the ground then more arrows flew over their heads but it went black again.

"You both were attacked"Robin commented.

"But we saw no other ships and there were no towns on the island"Usopp said as he looked at Robin.

"Strange indeed"Brook piped in.

Nami didnt know what to say, she just watched them all talk about it then she felt the nudge from her left so she turned around to look at Zoro. He was staring at her with concerned eyes, the swordsman would always do this even before the events happened but he would look that way in secret, she sometimes found out from Robin or overheard Usopp or Chopper talking about it however lately she saw those eyes quite a bit.

"Nami?"his voice low in a whisper.

"Im fine"she replied as she took hold of his hand.

And that caused him to smile and soon Zoro carried on eating with his hands, also the others had carried on with their normal conversations, she was glad that they hadnt asked her any questions. But it did make her wonder, why had it been her to remember and not Zoro, they were his swords. His most treasured items that he let no one touch, if he knew how Luffy handled them, he would be choking their captain.

So caught up in her thoughts, Nami didnt realize everyone was leaving, it wasnt until Chopper tapped her. Getting up and thanking Sanji for the meal, she headed out with Chopper and Zoro towards the medical bay for a check up on the wound that was on her stomach. Opening the door, she let Zoro and Chopper go first then she closed the door on her way in, taking a seat on the bed, she watched as Chopper first looked Zoro over.

"His wounds seemed to have healed quite fast"The reindeer said as he gave Zoro his shirt back.

"Thats good"she replied with a smile.

"Indeed but..."Chopper started softly.

Seeing the frown, she stood up and walked over to him then crouched onto her knee's looking the doctor in the face with a concerned expression. Nami asked him what was wrong and Chopper told her that he wanted the normal Zoro back, when would they get him back and why couldnt he help him. She knew that Zoro and Chopper had formed a bond like her and Usopp, Nami felt sad so she took Chopper into her arms and hushed him as the tears rolled down his cheeks.

"We will get him back Chopper"she said.

"But I cant do anything, its all my fault"he replied through the sobs.

"Its not, if I hadnt had the argument with him then walked off, we wouldnt off been attacked and he wouldnt be like this"Nami answered with a frown.

It was all her fault, everything that had happened was her fault. She was always causing trouble for them all and now it really had dawned on her, Chopper shook his head and tried to cheer her up like she had done for him but nothing he said reached her until she felt arms wrap around them both, she turned her head around to see Zoro with a serious look upon his face.

"Not Nami Fault"he said.

This caused her to cry then Chopper began to sob as well, Zoro just kept his arms around them. Soon the two of them had stopped crying and Chopper began to check Nami's wound, It seemed to be healing very well, taking a cotton bud. Chopper began to clean the wound again just to make sure it was ok then once he was happy, Chopper handed Nami her shirt back and the three left the room.

Once arriving on the deck, Nami noticed the others had gathered around in a circle so she walked over with the other two, Zoro sat down and Chopper had climbed into his lap. Robin had patted a seat for Nami so the younger girl walked over to her and asked what this was about but Luffy decided to answer that. He explained to her that maybe if they found things of Zoro, maybe he might remember or she might, cause then if she remembered then they could help Zoro become normal again.

"Alright"she said with a smile but then it turned into a frown.

The last time she had done that, her head felt like it exploded, Sanji had noticed this and told her that if she didnt want to go through with it then it was ok but she shook her head, they wanted Zoro back. She would help because she needed him back for she missed him so much, soon each one of them placed an item down on the ground in front of them.

Each item belonged to Zoro.

First they let Zoro look at the items, Franky had placed the weights down, Usopp Zoro's favourite sake, Sanji brought Zoro's bandana, Luffy brought Mihawk's wanted poster, Brook brought Zoro's coat and Robin had an tangerine in front of her confusing Nami. The swordsman looked around, picking each item up before placing them down but when he picked up the tangerine, he frowned then looked at Nami holding out the tangerine.

"Nami"

Unsure about, she took hold of the tangerine and soon it began to happy. The last thing she saw was the worried face of Zoro as he caught her before she hit the deck. Back into the blackness, she watched as the image returned, Nami was looking up at Zoro who was frowning. He told her to stay down so she did and Nami watched him pull out his swords, turning her body she was surprised by the amount of men that she saw.

It was like an army but she could tell they were not marines.

Bounty hunters was the only thing she could think of.

"Zoro and Nami we are here to take Nami in for our own collection, you see we love collecting weak yet sexy women"One said with a grin.

What the hell she thought.

They tried to get to her but Zoro stepped into their way and moved his swords with grace that she had seen before, the bodies fell to the fall like puppets being cut away from the puppet master.

"You will not take her away from me"Zoro hissed.

At that moment, Nami felt her heart flutter then she watched as the one guy ordered the others to kill Zoro, the swordsman ran forward and before she could say something, everything started to go black. No not this again she thought, she needed to know what happened. She had to help Zoro but she woke up with a gasp, her nakama had gathered around her with worried faces like last time.

Robin helped her up and Nami began to explained to them what she had seen.

"If shithead here didnt dispose of them then I would of Nami-swan"Sanji said.

"Collection, creepy"Chopper said as a small shiver went up his back.

He, Usopp and Luffy thought about, well they all did. The image of Nami in a glass case frowning as a creepy looking man laughed in the bakground then they all shook their heads. Brook brought her a cup of tea and she thanked him before taking a sip, Zoro sat next to her with a frown. Nami thanked him for standing up for back then even if he didnt remember, Zoro began to grunt and Chopper's eyes widened.

"Chopper what did he say?"Franky asked them.

"He said that he would never let those men take you away, the one with the ugly beard was stupid"

The others began to think of why this had shocked Chopper then it hit Nami, she had told them what the guy had looked like so she turned to Zoro and asked him one question.

"Do you remember everything"she said.

Soon the other understood and their sights were now on Zoro, he was frowning but then he nodded, he remembered everything from the fight but didnt want to say anything. Before Luffy could ask, Nami told them that they would not pressure Zoro into telling, when he was ready Zoro would say. Chopper explained to Zoro what Nami had said and a smile appeared on his face as he hugged Nami.

Deciding that she wanted to lie down, she told the others that she was heading to her room. Understanding that Nami had gone through quite enough today they all nodded before each one decided to return the items back. Zoro followed after her as normal, she closed the door and climbed onto her bed with a sigh, hearing the shuffling next to her, she turned around to see Zoro worried face.

"Im ok, I promise"she said.

"Sure?"he asked.

Nami nodded with a soft smile, Zoro smiled and she knew that was good enough but then she felt him climb onto her bed and wrap his arm around her, at first she was shocked but then it faded as this was what she wanted the most.

To be in the arms of Zoro.

Robin had moved towards the library for their was something she needed to search up, hearing the heavy footsteps behind her, she knew that it was Franky following behind her so once she entered the library, she asked him why he was following her here then he replied to her that he had seen her facial expression when they found out Zoro did remember.

"You know something"he said wriggling his eyebrows.

"Its only a theory"she replied.

"What is it?"Franky asked taking a seat down as he watched her look for a book.

"Zoro remembered everything that happened right"

"Yeah"he answered.

"Then maybe, instead of the effects of the battle, what if Zoro's been reverted back to animal instinct due to inner feelings that he has however he never showed before"Robin said.

Franky nodded, maybe Robin was onto something, the swordsman had been something a lot more emotion lately. His real hatred for Sanji, his wariness of Luffy, his deep bond with himself and Chopper but not at least all...

"His feelings for Nami"Robin finished.

"You know?"Franky questioned.

"I dont need to know, I can see it, the way he acts with her, how he's first to save her from danger. Zoro before this hid it well but now in animal instinct, he cant help but show it"she explained.

She was right but something hit here so she turned back to Franky who was nodding to himself.

"What do you mean I know, Franky what have you been hiding from us"she asked as she walked over to him.

"I promised Zoro bro that I wouldnt tell but since you know just by looking, he came to me a few times before all this that he had developed some deep feelings for Nami but didnt know how to show them, I tried to help him however it kept blowing up in his face, causing them to fight..."

"Which is the reason why Nami feels like nothing to him because of the fights, she cares about him too but she's hurt by it all"she said.


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