Sorry for the long wait.
One Piece © Eiichiro Oda
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ღ This Is My Love Story ღ
Act 3.
Everyone knows it…
One-sided love hurts like hell…
You hope it never happens, but once it happens…
You witness it everyday…
Her orange hair got spread over her pillow. Her torso rose with every breath she took. Her white sheets curved her body perfectly. She opened her eyes slowly. She knitted her eyebrows when she saw her boyfriend sitting on the side of her bed. He smiled and Nami smiled back, but still with knitted eyebrows.
"What are you doing here?" she asked softly.
"Looking at you…" he replied. Nami smiled and lifted her arms up and laid them above her head. She pinched her eyes closed and stretched all her muscles. "You know I love you…"
Her eyes shot open and she looked at her 'boyfriend'. Why did Ace turn into Luffy? Luffy smiled and looked down at her. Nami looked with wide eyes at him. Luffy leaned to her and her eyes widened further.
Nami sat up straight. Sweat beaded from her forehead and she took a few deep breaths. She couldn't say this was a nightmare, but it was strange… She liked it, but it was wrong. Nami's expression saddened… She hugged her legs…
It really did hurt…
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"Good morning!" yelled Ace. Nami smiled and nipped her cola. She sat in the garden with a book. Ace just entered her garden. Nami looked back at her book and she turned the next page. "What's wrong?" asked Ace worried as he grabbed a chair.
Nami glanced at him and she looked back at her book. "Nothing." She replied.
"Sure, and my freckles are fake…" he said with half lidded eyes. Nami looked at him and smiled again. She looked at the hill when she thought she saw something. She surely did see something… No, someone.
"I just had a weird dream." She said, still looking at the hill. Ace blinked confused and he followed her gaze.
He looked at the same person she was looking at "What dream?" he asked. Ace chuckled and Nami giggled when the certain person tripped. "Luffy is an idiot…"
"Yeah…" smiled Nami. "And I don't know anymore what my dream was about…" she replied. Ace looked at her again and Nami looked sad at her cola. Ace frowned. Seeing her expression, she still did know… But well, if she didn't want to tell, than she didn't need to…
Luffy opened the fence and slumped to the table. He sat down and looked at his knee. It got bruised a bit, but nothing too bad. Luffy looked at Ace and Nami. Nami still looked sad and Ace looked at Nami "Am I ruining something?" Luffy asked.
The couple looked at him and smiled. "No." replied Nami softly. Luffy looked at the couple and he frowned confused.
"You guys are boring… I'm going inside… Maybe Nojiko has something funny to say." He stood up and Ace and Nami watched him leave. Luffy turned and couldn't help but pull out his tongue emphasizing 'Boring'. Nami and Ace looked with half lidded eyes. Luffy went upstairs. Nami looked at her book again and Ace looked at her.
"I think Luffy likes Nojiko." The boyfriend said with a smirk.
Nami looked at him and cocked an eyebrow. "You are a fantasista." She retorted. Ace frowned and looked at Nojiko's bedroom window.
"What's wrong with that?" asked Ace "Can't he like her?"
"She's too old." Nami replied bluntly and straight.
Ace blinked and nodded slowly "Yeah, I think she is…"
It got quiet again. Ace looked into the sky and Nami read her book again. Both looked up when they heard laughter from Nojiko's room. Nami frowned and Ace smiled.
"Told you." He said. Nami's frown turned even deeper. Was she getting jealous? Of what? Nami closed her book and she put it on the table. She was feeling nauseous. She wanted to know why Luffy was laughing… Did Luffy really like her…? Ace looked at her again with a worried frown. "Are you sure you are alright?" he asked. Nami looked at him and smiled with a nod.
"Yeah, sorry. I slept really bad due to the dream." She explained. Ace smiled slowly. He understood.
"Well… Want to go to the movies to forget it then?" he asked with a grin.
Nami looked at him with a sweet smile. "Yeah… Sure."
Ace smiled and stood up. He grabbed her hand and Nami also stood up. They exited the garden and they walked over the sand path, hand in hand. Nami looked at Ace and Ace looked at the path. She could never tell him the truth… Maybe if she told him the dream? No, she wasn't going to do that… That would hurt more than one-sided love…
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Nami stood on the grassy hill. She had her arms spread and she enjoyed the wind breezing against and around her. She let the wind play with her dress and her hair. She breathed slowly with a smile. She missed this… This made her think about her past again. She missed her past; everything was alright back then. Nami opened her eyes slowly and she looked at the urban village. The urban village looked better at night when the lights were on. Nami closed her eyes and let herself fall on her back, into the tall grass. She still smiled and looked at the clouds and birds.
Summer, 9 years ago
"Nami… Nami, wake up…" Nami opened her eyes slowly. She blinked her eyes and she looked at Luffy. "I want to show you something." He whispered and grinned. The 11 year old girl stepped out of her bed. She frowned, rubbed her eyes and yawned. She followed Luffy and climbed softly and quiet out of the window. She reached the ground and walked with Luffy. They walked towards the hill and Nami already saw 4 others.
Nami almost tripped for it was dark. Luffy caught her and walked further. They reached the top and Nami pouted. "Why did I have to come?" she asked.
"Look." Said Ace, pointing at the urban village. Nami smiled when she saw a few lights and cars. It looked like a classical train table. Nami, Luffy, Ace, Nojiko, Sabo and Robin looked in awe. It really looked beautiful…
Nami opened her eyes again and smiled thinking about then. She frowned when she saw Luffy before her. "Yo!"
Nami frowned confused and she sat up. She looked at him. Luffy grinned and pointed at a white house on the top of another hill. "Ace is waiting for you. I had to call you for he didn't want to ruin the surprise of how he looks." The black haired said with a slight grin. Nami looked at him with a sad and apologizing look, but not on purpose. Luffy frowned slightly confused and worried. Nami stood up and brushed the grass leaves from her white already walked downhill and Luffy followed after her. They both walked down. Luffy decided to shut his trap and Nami looked at the leaves, hoping she wouldn't trip. Nami entered her garden and she looked at everyone. They all smiled and Nami frowned confused. Though, Sabo had more of a smirk than a smile. Nami looked at the backdoor and frowned when she saw Ace. Why the hell was he wearing a tux?
"Hey." He said with a grin. Nami blinked and waved without saying a word. "Do you want to go to the summer ball with me?" Nami's eyes slightly widened.
"Nojiko also is coming with Sanji and Robin and I are coming too." Explained Sabo "It's going to be fun." He said. Nami frowned and glanced at Luffy. Luffy was drinking cola and he looked at Nami with a smile. What about Luffy?
"I don't have a date." He explained like he could read Nami's mind… She wished that he could read her mind… Would have been easier…
Nami smiled and nodded "Ok, I will." She said "Wait." She walked upstairs. Ace looked after her and smiled. Nami entered her room and she walked to the wardrobe. She grabbed a red dress. She walked to her mirror, but the sight made her shiver. Since when was she crying. Nami let her dress fall on the ground. What happened with her? What happened in all those years?
Ace didn't deserve this…! He deserved someone better! Why was she such a bitch?
Nami slumped on her knees and cried. She was already doing this for five years! Why can't she just forget Luffy? Nami rubbed her tears from her cheeks with the back of her hand. She felt like shit… She thought she never had to do this… But she had no other choice… Nami stood up and grabbed her dress. She rubbed her eyes and went to the bathroom, preparing herself.
She walked downstairs with a smile pained on her face. She smiled and grabbed Ace's hand. Ace smiled when he saw her expression.
"When are you guys back?" asked Luffy standing up. Nami didn't say something, though Luffy looked at her. Luffy frowned a bit.
"We will be back in 5 hours or so." Smiled his older freckled brother.
Luffy looked at him and nodded with a smile. "I'm going to play on your playstation by then!" said Luffy to Sabo. Sabo looked at him with a scowl. Well, he couldn't forbid him. Luffy was alone home now… Makino and Shanks weren't at home either.
"Ok…" said Sabo with a defeated sigh. Robin smiled and grabbed his hand. The couples exited the house and Luffy was left behind. Ace looked at Nami and Nami looked sad at the sand path. 'Did Nami just ignore Luffy?' thought Ace. Ace shrugged his shoulders and just figured Nami didn't hear him.
Luffy closed the door and frowned. He held his finger against his forehead with a pout and he frowned while thinking. "Did she just…" he looked at the 2 and a half couples again. Only Sanji wasn't there. Luffy shrugged his shoulders. He walked to his house next door and thought about what kind of game he was going to play.
They stopped at Sanji's house and Nojiko knocked the door. Nami still looked at the ground. She decided it… She was going to ignore Luffy until she truly loved Ace…
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It was 5 hours further. Nami truly enjoyed the ball and she had lots of fun with everyone. The group walked back to their houses. Nami laughed with Ace. Robin and Sabo talked about different things, and Sabo was worried Luffy might brake his playstation. Sanji and Nojiko just talked about their past and the funniest things at the ball.
Sanji went home first and Nojiko stayed with him. Sabo brought Robin home. Nami and Ace walked towards their houses. Nami entered her house and Ace walked with her.
Luffy blinked in confusion when he heard something next doors and he paused his game. He walked to his room. He opened the curtain a bit and secretively and he saw Ace and Nami kissing in her room. Luffy closed his curtain again and he walked back to Sabo's room. He played further.
Nami and Ace parted "I will bring you to school tomorrow." He smiled. Nami returned his smile and nodded "I don't know if Luffy minds, though…" he murmured, looking at Luffy's window.
Nami's expression softened. "Ask him or something…" She said walking to her bed. "He can walk; he has two good legs…" Ace frowned.
"Did you have a fight with Luffy?" he asked. First she ignored him, and now she said something coldly.
"No…" she replied. She rubbed her forehead and sighed "I'm sorry… I'm just tired." Ace nodded slowly. He walked to her and kissed her forehead. Nami smiled and Ace left. Nami lay down on her bed, still with her dress on. How much she hated this…
This still was the best way…
Nami sat up straight. No, it wasn't! She was doing this for Ace! So he didn't get hurt! But now she was hurting Luffy… Nami cried again and she hugged her legs. Since when did she become a softy! She always used to hit the three idiotic brothers, but since when did she care about their feelings? Nami looked with wide expressionless eyes at her sheets… Like she got hurt once…
What happened with her?