Wow guys, I can't believe you actually like the idea of this story so much..no seriously...wow XD.
Yay for procrastination! It's gotten me 6 As, 2 Bs, 7 detentions, and lots of sleep! :D
But anyways. Will this be an action filled chapter? Will there be drama? Will anyone die? Probably not! Read to find out!
Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece! At all! Because I'm broke, and I'm no where near as masterful with foreshadowing as Oda! (Seriously, he's a pro.)
Enjoy.
"Oi, Geezer." Sanji began, glaring at the old man. "I'm the assistant head chef at this restaurant, right under you. What's this about me not being needed?"
"You cause too much trouble." The chef replied, rolling his eyes. "And as seen with red head here you flirt with any woman you see."
Nami deadpanned. "Why am I 'Read Head'?" She muttered, placing her cheek into the palm of her hand.
"There's also the fact that you can't cook at all. Honestly, I've never seen a more horrible dish than all of yours. And I know that you know all the cooks at this restaurant absolutely despise you." He continued his blunt rant.
Sanji rushed forward, his fists clenched and his eyes narrowed. "Really?!" He grabbed Zeff by his shoulders, forcing him to stand up straight, and leveling him with a hard glare. "My cooking is nowhere near as terrible as you say, ya geezer! And no matter what you say there's no way that I'm leaving!"
Nami quickly looked at the den den mushi, biting her lip. "I'll turn this off for now."
Click.
"Forgive me for that ruckus just now." Sanji stood behind Nami, placing a bowl of delicious looking fruit in front of her. "As an apology, please enjoy this fruit macedonia."
Nami smiled widely, clasping her hands together. "Thank you! You're so nice.."
"Oh, it's nothing.." Sanji replied with a sweet smile.
"Oi!" Usopp said. "That's not fair. Why don't you serve us some food? I should sue you for gender discrimination, you love cook!"
"I already gave you some tea. You should say thank you for that small token, you punk!" Sanji replied giving him a half hearted glare.
"You wanna fight huh?" Usopp puffed out his chest. "I won't get easy on you! You ready for this? Zoro, beat him up!"
Zoro sweatdropped. "Hey..do it yourself.."
"You didn't even eat your damn mushrooms." Sanji glared at Usopp's plate. "You need to eat all of your food!"
"I don't like mushrooms, love cook!" Usopp replied getting into Sanji's face. "And I won't be eating it!"
"Please don't fight because of me.." Nami stated, twirling a strand of her tangerine colored hair around on her finger. "I'd hate to get in the way of any friendship you two must share~."
"Anything for you, Nami~." Sanji replied, swooning at her words.
"No one was arguing over you." Usopp deadpanned. "This guy is too love sick.."
"Sanji-Kun, I'm afraid that this special treat is a little too expensive for me.." Nami began, pouting slightly. "So could you.."
"Its free of charge, Nami-Swaaan~!" Sanji shouted, his eyes becoming hearts once again. The blonde haired male turned away then, to go assist other customers.
Nami winked at the den den mushi and Zoro snorted. "She's a real witch."
Click.
Tables were knocked over, plates broken and cups of beverages spilled. All was quiet, all was silent. Zoro casually turned the den den mushi towards the great pirate Don Krieg, who was standing there with his arms crossed over his chest and a devilish smirk.
The male gave off an aura that even Zoro could sort of feel, an aura that stated that this man was powerful, ruthless, and not someone you would not want to be your enemy. He was a dangerous man, anyone could tell that just by looking at his overly muscular body and his villainous smirk.
"My goal." Don Krieg began. "Is to obtain Zeff's travel log. Once I have that I'll reassemble my pirate crew, find the One Piece, and become the King of the Pirates. No man or woman will stand in my way."
"Hold it right there!" Luffy's usual happy go lucky smile was wiped off his face as he pointed his finger towards Don Krieg. "Theres no way that you will be pirate king! That title goes to me!"
The beaten up cooks around him gaped at the rubber man, some in awe and some facepalming at his stupidity.
"Did he really just say that?"
"There's no way that any of us will be alive after this battle."
"Oi, choreboy. Stand down!"
"I'm most definitely not standing down." Luffy firmly replied. "Especially not on this!"
Don Krieg tsked. "What? Keep dreaming, ya little brat."
"I'm just stating the truth." Luffy simply replied.
The male flowered at the rubber male. "You think this is funny, squirt?"
"No."
"Oi Luffy." Zoro stated, and all eyes were on him and a shivering Usopp. "You need any help?"
"No."
"Are these your crewmates?" Don Krieg threw his head back and let out a loud, rambunctious, laugh, narrowing his eyes as he glanced over in Zoro and Usopp's direction. "Some pirate king you turned out to be. You don't even have a full out crew."
"Look who's talking." Sanji snorted.
"What're you talking about? I've got two others as well!" Luffy replied, holding up two fingers.
"Oi. Don't count me." Sanji deadpanned.
Click.
"Zoro is in awe." Usopp told the den den mushi. "As is nearly every person in here." He pointed the camcorder towards an astounded Zoro before pointing it towards all the shocked cooks and even Luffy seemed to be a bit unsettled.
"Don Krieg's fleet of about 500 pirate ships was destroyed by one man." Usopp went on. "A true brave warrior of the sea..."
"A man I will do battle with." Zoro cut in, giving the camcorder a hard glare. The swordsman was all business now. "I will meet this man and I will do battle with him."
"The greatest swordsman in the world. A legend. A title in which I will one day steal from him." Zoro clenched his fists.
"Hawk Eyes. I will defeat that man and become the greatest swordsman in the world."
Click.
"I'm sorry.." Nami began, biting her lower lip as she stared into the camcorder. "But I have to do this." All around Nami sat four bags of treasure, and sitting on the ground next to one bag was her long, brown, staff.
"I'm leaving this pirate crew, even though I wasn't officially a member in the first place." Nami frowned and glared at the den den mushi. "I hate most pirates. Their just a bunch of low life's who go around terrorizing innocent people. They take lives as if it's nothing!"
Nami's frown softened into a bitter smile. "But this group of pirates..they are nothing like any other pirate crew I've met. Usopp is so bad at lying..but his stories always make me laugh."
"Zoro is a bit egotistical, but he's funny too in a weird way. And he's so strong.."
"I would have liked to see what would happen if Sanji actually joined our crew. He seems like an interesting person."
"And Luffy..." Nami sniffed then, her emotional barrier breaking and the tears freely falling down her cheeks. "He's really a nice guy. I wish I could be there to help him become pirate king...he's always going on about some promise he made to a friend of his...Shanks, was it?"
Nami shook her head, a bitter smile on her face. "But I can't. I am bound by this terrible fate." She lifted up the sleeve of her shirt, only to reveal the horrid symbol of the Arlong Pirates. The petite woman could practically feel the burning stare of the den den mushi- as if whoever would watch this was already judging her. The tears fell faster now, and the wind picked up blowing her tangerine locks into her eyes.
"I would be.." She sniffed, staring at the den den mushi with crocodile tears rolling down her cheeks and a bit of snot coming out of her nose. "I would be happy if I were to meet them again. But I can't."
"I have to save everyone... I have to save Nojiko...they can't be Arlong's slaves for the rest of their lives...and .while they may all hate me...I love them dearly.." She closed her eyes and held back the urge to wail loudly.
"I just want to be free!"
Click.
Through the mist she could see it: a pair of golden yellow eyes, like that of a hawk. His eyelashes and the shape of his eyes even seemed like that of a hawks'.
Nami found this very peculiar. The female had never seen such a peculiar sight. He was passing by her and the Going Merry inside of a candlelit boat,his legs crossed and arms over his chest. He seemed to be at ease, but Nami was no fool. This man radiated power.
His eyes met her large brown ones and held them in his gaze for a second before she quickly turned back towards staring out at the ocean. And after his ship had fully passed by her, seemingly taking the fog with him, his hawk eyes left her back. He tilted his hat lower, continuing with his journey.
Just so you guys know..the last excerpt was not recorded on the den den mushi. Nami threw the den den mushi towards Yosaku and Johnny after she had finished recording what she had to say.
I feel as though Nami and Mihawk should have passed by each other. I don't think they should have had dialogue, but I feel like their eyes could have connected as they went their separate ways..as if Mihawk knew he'd probably see her again.
Sorry for the delay in an update. I've been having a lot of problems at home so yay drama. I know I skipped over a lot of things but I really wanted to get to Nami's departure scene.
Just so you guys know, there will be moments in this story that are not recorded. If it's in italics and does not have the "click" at the end, it was never recorded.
Please review because ya'll are the best and reviews give me the motivation to update faster.
Ayye.