Hi there! I'm sorry it took so long but i didn't have access to the internet this week therefore i couldn't post it earlier. But i do hope that i'll be able to update again this coming week.
Yeah, i know the story is getting more and more confusing for all of you, but don't worry. Everything's going to be explained later in the story :3 But i do like your speculations in the reviews *g*
Please keep up the reviews. Love you all :D
While Sanji washed the dishes Sara decided to explore the ship some more.
First she looked under deck and found Franky repairing some chairs which broke when Sanji and Zoro had their last fight. He looked up from his work and saw a curious look in Sara's eyes.
"Hey there girl. My name's Franky. I'm the shipwright here."
"Hi! My na..."
"No need to introduce yourself. I already know who you are, Sara."
He grinned at her and she grinned right back at him.
"What happened to those chairs, Franky?"
"Ah, Sanji and Zoro fought and every time they do I have to fix the damage afterwards."
"Why did they fight?"
"No idea. Well, they always fight because of unimportant matters."
"Sanji fighting? I can't imagine that, he seems really nice."
"Everyone in this crew is nice, but they're all able to fight pretty well. Never judge a book by it's covers. "
He moved his hand upwards to scratch the back of his head.
"But normally they're only fighting against enemies and never against their own Nakama. Only Zoro and Sanji do that. But it wouldn't be right if they suddenly start to be nice to each other."
"That Zoro seems to be a really interesting person. I would like to meet him. Is he here on this ship too?"
"Oh no, he's not here. He got lost again. His sense of direction is that of a watermelon. He doesn't have any."
"NO!"
Franky's head jerked up to look at Sara who was just as surprised as him that she had suddenly yelled out. She blushed and looked a bit uncomfortable, covering her mouth with her right hand.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell, I don't know why I did it. I just think I can't believe someone has such bad sense of direction."
She tried to laugh it off and quickly said goodbye in order to escape from the thick atmosphere in the room.
She walked back on deck and looked up at the crow's nest. Maybe she was able to calm down if she was up there. Therefore she made her way to the little cabin on top of the mast and was relieved to find it empty. She climbed up the rest and closed the hatch behind her.
She took a look at her surroundings and saw a few weights and a big bench going along the whole round wall of the room. The look outside was really astonishing. On one side she could see the wide, deep blue and currently calm sea and on the other side she saw the island with its green and beautiful forests, the port town which should be full of live right now and the beautiful beach along the right border of the island.
She sat down on the bench and opened one of the many windows. She took a deep breath and let the wind flow through her hair while her thoughts drifted away from her current location and back to the conversation she had with Franky.
'Why did I yell at him? I don't even know this Zoro, so why did I suddenly have this urge to defend him? I don't understand myself anymore. And why is everything on this ship so familiar to me?
Even though I lost my memories I definitely know that I've never been on this ship before, so why?'
She frowned and moved her hands towards her temples.
'I should stop thinking for now, the only thing that comes out of it is a big headache.'
She let out a big sigh and looked around the room once more. Her sight fell on the big weight in the middle of the room and she stood up to walk slowly towards the weight.
She looked at it with a confused look until she brought her hands to the handle and tried to lift the weight. Of course it was too heavy for her and due to the force she used she lost her balance and fell back on her behind.
'Weird, I could swear that I once was able to lift that weight. But that's impossible, of course it's too heavy for me. What is this, I feel like I'm missing something very important.'
She was brought back to reality when she heard Sanji's voice from deck below.
"OIII! Sara! Where are you? I'm ready to go into town now."
She walked over to the open window and looked down on the grass.
"Really? Yay!"
Sanji looked up towards where he heard the voice and saw Sara looking down at him while grinning from ear to ear. With the sun shining on her hair and her sparkling green eyes she really looked adorable and he couldn't help but stare in awe at her while his heart skipped a beat.
'I think I'm really falling in love right now. She's just too cute.'
He waited for her to come down from the crow's nest and tried to get a grip on his emotions again. It wouldn't be good to just jump at her. Suddenly he felt really shy and wasn't sure what to do. Until now he never had any problems to coo over woman but it was a totally different subject with Sara. He couldn't be like his usual self. He was too scared to lose her because of something he did.
His thoughts were interrupted when a head suddenly appeared in his field of vision. A very cute head which was looking at him with eyes full of concern.
"Is everything alright with you Sanji?"
He blinked at her with confusion until a big grin popped up on his face and he decided to forget those thoughts until a later time.
"Of course! Let's go."
They said goodbye to the rest of the crew and made their way to the town walking next to each other.
"Now Sara, what do you want to do?"
She looked at him and thought about his question for a while until she smiled from ear to ear.
"I want to go to the market again. There were many interesting things. I want to look at them some more."
"Alright. Then let's go there."
He smiled right back at her and they slowly made their way to the market looking at their surroundings and talking about stuff like the weather and the beautiful sight Sara had from the crow's nest.
When they arrived at the market Sara stormed off towards the first booth, looking at some vases and pottery in different colors and with different images.
"They're cute! And they really have good quality! They must be at least 80 years old. "
The merchant looked at her and smiled.
"You have good eye, young lady. Those are indeed around 80 to 90 years old. There once lived a family on this island, famous throughout the whole world for their high quality pottery. They're really rare because there is only one member of the family left and no one to continue with the tradition. "
While he was speaking Sanji had arrived at the booth at well. He took one of the bowls into his hand and inspected it while holding it in front of the sunlight.
"It's a shame that they stopped making pottery. Those are really good."
The merchant looked at him with a hint of sadness in his eyes.
"Well, that's just how it is. Nowadays people aren't interested in those things anymore. Do you want to buy one? I'll give you a 20 % discount because I like the both of you and it's rare to see some young people interested in pottery."
"Thank you very much. I think I'll take one of the bowls. I could use it as a fruit bowl. The one we had broke last week when I tried to throw Luffy out of the galley."
Sara giggled at him and eyed the different bowls.
"Which one do you want? I think that one over there is really nice."
She pointed at a large turquoise bowl that looked just like the sea on a calm and sunny day.
"Yeah, that one looks good. I think I'll take it."
"Good choice young man. I'll wrap it in old newspapers so it won't break while walking through the town."
Sanji thanked the merchant and waited patiently while his new bowl was wrapped. He paid for it and Sara and Sanji bid their farewell to the nice man and started to walk toward other booths.
Suddenly Sara stopped without a warning and Sanji stopped as well to look at her in confusion.
"What's the matter?"
It seemed as if she didn't hear what Sanji had said to her. She was just looking at some old and grey little shop labeled "Antiques" and walked towards the door without even looking at Sanji.
"Hey Sara? What's wrong with you?"
Sara seemed to be brought back to reality and turned her head towards Sanji, but she still had an unreadable expression on her face.
"I want to go in there. Can we, please?"
He raised one of his eyebrows and wondered what the reason for her weird behavior was but didn't say anything about it.
"Sure. Go ahead."
Sure enough she hurried towards the door and opened it without hesitation, followed by Sanji. The inside was the same grey as the outside and it seemed as if not many people found their way into the little shop. It looked gloomy, the only light source was the window towards the street which was covered in dust and at the ceiling a few spider webs could be seen.
Sara didn't even look around she walked just straight through the selling room towards a black and dusty shelf. On top of the shelf sat an old doll.
The doll had blonde, sun bleached hair and wore a frilly red dress with laces everywhere. In its hand it held a black umbrella which looked almost grey due to its age. On the porcelain face were bright red lips drawn and the eyes where coal black.
Sara looked at it as if she was under a spell. She couldn't take her eyes of the doll.
'I know this doll. It's as if it once belonged to me. But it looks at least 20 years old. I'm not that old. That can't be. What the hell is wrong with my memories? Nothing makes sense anymore.'
Her head began to ache and her face became a grimace full of pain and worry.
But the next moment her face relaxed again because her mind went black and she fell over, slipping into unconsciousness.
See you :D
Edit: I made a few corrections. I wanted to hit myself on the head when i read it once again and saw my mistakes. But i'm not sure i found every mistake. So sorry for my bad english *sniff*
