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- 12
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Author�s Note: Alright
guys�and when I say guys�I mean the boys�You know, the male portion of my
readers�I got a little something in this chapter for you guys�I thought it a
bit unfair, seeing as I�m female, that I tend to lean more towards what the
girls might like�I decided that that was a little on the unfair side for you
guys�So, I stepped out of my comfort zone and put something in here for you
guys. I really hope you enjoy and
appreciate what I did for you guys�XO Sorry ladies�but it was their time�I want
to be a good writer�not a biased one�Anyways, please review and enjoy! XD

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Chapter 13: Pain So Great

�Where is he�?�

�I said�it�s none of your damn business woman�� he replied
in a threatening voice.

�Then�can I at least ask �?� she started to ask.

Frowning a bit, he interrupted her. �You know about him�?�
he asked. His voice sounded a little uncertain.

�Sorta�� she replied as she also relaxed.

Lifting the bounty, he stared at it with some surprise. �I
see�� he whispered.

�Umm�� she started to say.

However, he looked up at her coldly again. �We should get
started hunting those bounties�� he said in a cold voice as he again stuffed
the bounty in his pocket and brushed past her.

Frowning, she turned to watch him leave before sighing and
following. Had she really expected him to tell her anything again? Nate looked
up at them from his spot on the deck. �You going for the bounties?� he asked
Nami.

�Un�Will you be alright here by
yourself?� she asked.

�Aa�I�ll be fine now that I have these�� he said as he
smiled and patted his new crutches.

Also smiling, Nami nodded. �Alright.� she replied.

�Now would be good��

Frowning, she turned to D who was glaring at her. Sighing,
she turned towards the room. �Let me get the posters�� she said as she went in
to get them.

Coming back out, she looked up to see his impatient
expression as his arms were crossed. Then he turned and jumped over the rail.
Walking up, she then made her way down as she rolled her eyes at Nate with a
smile. Chuckling, he watched her disappear over the side before leaning back
with a smile.

Making their way into town, she waited for him to sniff out
the scents around them. She had noticed when they first approached that the
island was small and not much wilderness. Frowning as she walked through the
town now, she wondered how Luffy was going to continue training if there wasn�t
any where to train. Glancing to D�s back, her frown deepened. Her mind then
wandered to the poster in his pocket. He hadn�t allowed her to ask what she had
wanted to ask.

Sighing, she closed her eyes and lowered her gaze. She
really wanted to know�However, she knew he would never answer her questions, so
there was no reason to ask anyway. Suddenly, he stopped and she gasped as she
almost ran into his back.

�Ah! W-What is it?� she asked as she looked up at him.

Chuckling, D grinned deviously as he stepped forward
slightly. Frowning, Nami then heard some shouting coming from in front of them.
Peering around him, she watched as a man was running in their direction. �Ah!�
she exclaimed.

As he got closer, D quickly sprint forward and clothes lined
the man, sending him hard and straight down to the ground. The back of his neck
hit the ground while his legs flew into the air. Chuckling and with a chilling
smirk, D stared down at the man with wide, wild eyes.

�Gah!� exclaimed the man as he hit the ground. Then he fell
unconscious from the air being knocked out of him and the hard blow to the back
of his neck.

Gasping, Nami quickly moved back and then looked down at the
man. He was one of the bounties they were trying to catch. �Oh!� she exclaimed
in surprise.

�Oi! That�s our bounty head!�

Slowly blinking with an amused smirk, D slowly looked up at
the approaching bounty hunters, who immediately stopped in their tracks as soon
as they laid eyes on him. �Mugiwara no Luffy�� one of them said in
astonishment.

Chuckling, he turned fully to them slowly. �Your bounty�?
Looks like he�s mine now�� said D in a low, but slightly amused voice. However,
Nami recognized the sharp edge in his tone.

�Why you�! Like hell! We�ve been chasing him all day!�
yelled one of the bounty hunters.

�Yeah! And what the hell do you
want with a bounty?!� yelled the second one.

Losing his smirk, he stared at them in what it seemed was boredom,
ignoring the crowd that was beginning to gather around them with interest. �Is
that really Mugiwara�?� One onlooker asked another.

�He doesn�t have a hat�� remarked another.

�There are too many people�We should go�� whispered Nami
nervously as she looked around at everyone.

�Damn�he�s already causing trouble��

�Aa�we should contact Captain Jin��

Nodding, the first man quickly stood from his crouched
position and began to run, the second marine following him.

Turning to her, he gave her a cold glare before turning and
grabbing the bounty�s shirt collar and beginning to drag him. �Oi! You son of a bitch! Where the hell do you think you�re
going with our bounty?!�

Turning, Nami regarded the man nervously as she shook her
head violently at him, hoping maybe he would just let it go. However, that was
not to be. He run up and grabbed D�s shoulder to stop him. Gasping, Nami looked
up at him with wide, fear filled eyes. �Don�t!� she cried, but it was already
too late.

Reaching behind him, D grabbed the man�s hand, breaking his
fingers and then threw him over his shoulder. �Aah!!� cried the man in pain as
he landed on his back and immediately grabbed his mangled hand.

�Baku!!� yelled
the second bounty hunter. Then he turned a scowl on D. �Why you�bastard!!� he
yelled as he pulled out a knife and threw it at D.

D moved his head to the side and caught the knife with his
hand. However, the blade pierced his skin. Shuddering from the feel of the
slight pain, he then began to chuckle as he dropped the knife. Bringing his
hand to his face, he then smirked wide as he slowly licked the blood seeping
from the fresh cut on his hand.

�What the�?� questioned the man quietly. He hadn�t realized
that the Mugiwara he had seen in the poster was crazy�

�Please don�t do this�� whispered Nami as she cautiously
approached him.

Without looking at her, he chuckled nastily again. �Ah, but
they started it�� he said in a nasty voice.

Gasping, as he disappeared from where he had been standing,
she quickly turned to the hunter, whom D already had in a neck hold against the
building. �No, don�t!� she cried as her eyes widened. People began to scream
and run away from the scene. The braver ones in the crowd only ran a safe
distance and turned to continue watching.

�Did you think you could win against me?� said D with
amusement in his voice.

�Guh! Let me go!!� choked the man
he had a hold of.

�Let you go? Oh but this is your game you started�You gonna
start something�and then not finish it?� asked D in a rough, but still amused
voice. Reaching up a finger, he drew a line of his blood down the man�s face.

�Gah!� exclaimed the man as he tried to move his head away
from him.

Finally standing, the first man then made a run for D.
Gasping, Nami turned to the first man in some worry. However, the man didn�t
get much of a chance. Thrusting out his elbow just in time without turning, he
elbowed the man in the gut. �Guh�!� the shocked man sunk to the ground with
wide eyes in surprise.

�Please stop this!� begged Nami.

�Gargh!
You should�really�listen�to your�woman�� choked the man as he scowled down at
D.

Gasping, Nami frowned. �You really shouldn�t talk! You�ll
just make things worse!� she exclaimed.

Nodding and giving a thoughtful smile as he raised his brows,
D turned slightly to Nami then looked at the man in his false thoughtfulness.
�You should really listen to the woman�� he said as he began to laugh nastily.
Then he pulled the man away from the building and slammed him against it hard.

�Gah!� yelled the man as he coughed up blood. Nami made a
slight noise as she closed her eyes and turned away.

Then D pulled him down slightly and slammed a fist into his
face. Nami cringed when she heard the cracking and then gushing noise of the
blood. She brought her hands to her ears and clenched her eyes shut tighter. It
was horrible, his laughter, the sounds he was causing and the pain.

�Oh my God�He�s insane!� exclaimed a woman as she began to
run.

�Run! Mugiwara is here!� yelled another man as people began
to scream and run.

�No�no�� whispered Nami as tears came to her eyes. �Don�t
fear him�� she continued to whisper to herself. �Luffy�.�

xxxx

Staring out ahead of him, Luffy sat on Sunny�s figure head.
His expression was thoughtful and quite serious. He had always figured Nami
just didn�t know how to have fun and that was why she always got after them.
Maybe that was still the case. However, he had seen how nice N was�Was it
possible that Nami could be that nice too? Was it just that, as N put it, that
they were just out of control? Nami seemed to mainly lose her temper with him.
She was constantly yelling at him, hitting him, or something like that. Or
maybe�it was just that�he liked the attention she gave him? It seemed it was
the only time she seemed to really notice him at all�

Well, that and how worried she always was for him during a
fight. Hearing her scream his name always gave him a rush. It always made him believe he could beat anyone, do anything. He felt pretty
lost when she wasn�t around. It seemed he needed her to do more than just
navigate his ship�Frowning, he drooped a bit as his
gaze lowered.

�Luffy?�

Blinking a bit, he turned to look down below him. L was
looking back up at him with a gentle smile. Luffy had been expecting that.
�Wanna talk about it?� he asked.

Staring down at him a little longer, Luffy finally nodded.
Reaching up, L pulled himself onto Sunny�s head and sat down next to him. That
sat in silence for quite some time. �I�m sorry that I spoke to N that way��
said Luffy after awhile. He really needed to get that out of the way. For an
instant, he had forgotten she was N and not Nami, and that she was someone
else�s woman, which meant, he should not have raised his voice to her.

Smiling, L turned to him. Then he shook his head. �I realize
that everyone is going through a lot right now. I know neither of you meant any
harm to one another.� he replied.

Face still serious, Luffy then nodded as he looked away. �I
think maybe�she was right though�� he said.

Frowning a bit, L turned to look ahead of him as well.
�Maybe�maybe not�I think�Nami will accept you for who you are. If she really
loved you, she would accept you whole-heartedly. You are willing to do that for
her, aren�t you? Even though she always gets mad at you, you still care about
her, right?� he asked in a calm and quiet voice.

�Of course I do�� replied Luffy with a slight pout, but then
lost it as he sighed.

Nodding, L smiled at the horizon. �I thought so.� he said.

�But that�s easy for you to say�You�re always so calm and
nice and�quiet�� said Luffy as he pouted a bit.

Chuckling softly, L turned to look at him. �That shouldn�t
matter Luffy�If it was meant to be, then it was meant to be�� he said.

�Then what if it wasn�t meant to be�?� whispered Luffy as he
drooped and his expression turned sad.

Frowning, L stared at Luffy for a long while. �You have
strong feelings for her, don�t you?� he asked.

�Of course I do�� replied Luffy.
�Gah!� he exclaimed as a hand made contact with the back of his head. �What the
hell was that for?!� he screamed at L.

�Because�you�re moping! If you want
Nami, then you take her! Don�t give her a choice! Show her you are the man for her! You know better than that! Why are you
still even worried!?� yelled L as he frowned at Luffy.

Blinking at him in surprise, he then shifted his eyes to the
side and then back to him, still wide eyed. Then he seemed to blink as he
furrowed his brows as if he thought, �Oh yeah��

�Anyways�don�t worry about it�Everything will work out�if it
was meant to.� he said as he placed a hand on Luffy�s shoulder and squeeze it
hard. Then he stood up. �Just remember that, okay?�

Nodding, Luffy kept his gaze to the ground as he thought
about his words. He would have to
remember that. Smiling, L jumped down, leaving Luffy to his thoughts.

Sitting on deck, both Zoro and Z sat quietly as they tended
to their swords. Zoro bobbed his powder ball over his blade, while Z used the
rice paper and oil on his. Not minding at all, Zoro shared his cleaning kit.
Everyone else seemed to be elsewhere, so both sat in contented silence.
However, Z suddenly lowered his sword as he stared out ahead of him.

�We�re the same�but yet�not the same�� he said.

Blinking, Zoro looked over at him in question. �Eh?�

�Our crews�� he replied.

Seeming to understand what he was saying,
Zoro gave a thoughtful expression as he closed his eyes. �Aa�we are�� he
finally replied.

�Why do you two
fight all the time?� asked Z.

Shrugging, Zoro opened his eyes and continued to bob the
powder ball against his blade. �It�s fun getting under
his skin�� he said. Then he stopped and glanced up, but didn�t turn to him.
�How come you don�t�?� he asked.

Also shrugging, Z lifted his sword and began to move the
rice paper over it again. �No reason to�� he replied.

�You don�t get on each other�s nerves.� he stated.

Shaking his head and also giving the thoughtful expression,
Z continued his work on his words. �Nope�not really�� he said.

�You all get a long really well�� stated Zoro again.

Nodding, Z then turned to him. �You all seem to get a long
well too�Just a little bumpy here and there. You would still protect one
another�Whether you get on each other�s nerves or not�Luffy is still important
to you�� he said.

Nodding as well, Zoro looked down at his sword. �Aa�he is�and I would�� he said.

Also turning back to his sword, he stared at it awhile in
thoughtfulness. �We seem to mimic our captains.� he said.

Pausing slightly, Zoro also thought about it. They did mimic
their captains. One Luffy was mature, therefore, so was his crew. He was also
patient, therefore, so was his crew. The other was wild and fun-loving,
therefore, so was his crew, he enjoyed adventure and tended to get himself into
trouble, therefore�so did his crew. He was also impatient�and so were they.
Pursing his lips slightly as he thought about it, he gave a small nod.

�Aa�we do�� he agreed.

�Chain reaction�� said Z.

Nodding in agreement, Zoro continued his work on his sword.
�Aa�� he replied.

Sighing and closing her eyes, N sat back into the hot water,
feeling herself begin to relax. After L had told her
he would talk to Luffy, she had decided a bath would help to calm her. She had
frowned when she saw them both sitting on the figure head, but she knew L would
handle it. She still couldn�t believe she had lost her temper like that. It had
been a really long time since the last time that had happened.

Leaning her head back, she took a few more deep and slow
breaths. The time that they have been there was stressful and frustrating. L
had again stopped finding ways to see her�everyone seemed to be becoming more
and more depressed�and when Nami came to see them�it upped everyone�s anxiety
and frustration.

Luffy seemed to be trying harder to ignore just how troubled
he was by getting into more things and being more boisterous than usual. Being
already quite agitated and stressed out from everything and L�s lack of
attention�she had finally lashed out at them�and at him�Frowning sadly, she
slid further into the water to just below her nose. She hadn�t meant to yell at
him, and she felt really bad that she had. Because of her, she had made him
sad�again�She seemed to be really good at causing him pain and sadness�not
something she wanted to do�

She really hoped that he wasn�t mad at her�or disappointed.
Sighing again, she sat up as she grabbed a wash cloth and began to lather it
with soap. Kneeling in the water, she brought the cloth to her chest and began
to scrub in slow circles, sliding it up her throat as well. Sighing, she then
ran the cloth over her breasts and down her stomach that was above the water.
Bringing it back up, she moved it across her arm as she pulled it out of the
water. Then she reached behind her and began to scrub her back.

After scrubbing her other arm, she sat back into the water
and lifted a leg out from it. Setting her foot against the tub, she then began
to run the soapy cloth slowly down her leg. After her body was clean, she then
began to wash her hair, scrubbing her scalp as she did. Then she leaned
completely back, slowly lowering her head into the water to rinse. Coming back
out again, she reached up and ran her hands through her hair as she rinsed it
off.

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Gasping, she sat up
and looked towards it. "Nami�?"

�

Blinking, she stared at the door. "Luffy�" she
said.

�

"Aa�"

�

Breathing a bit of a laugh, she rolled her eyes. Hearing her
laughter, L smiled. "Your Luffy�" he said.

�

Standing up, she stepped out of the tub and not caring that
she was wet, walked over to the door. "W-What is it?" she asked as
she stopped just before getting to the door.

�

Losing his smile, he sighed deeply as his gaze lowered.
"I�wanted�to say that I was sorry�" he said.

�

"Sorry�? For what?" she asked as she frowned
slightly. Then she gave a thoughtful expression. "H-How was�your talk
with�um�Luffy�?" she asked.

�

"It went okay�He was just�thoughtful is all�I mean�we
talked a bit�and then I left him to his thoughts�I think he just has a little
reevaluation to do�" he said.

�

Nodding, she then frowned. "So then�he wasn't mad at
me�?" she asked as she also lowered her gaze.

�

"No, of course not." he replied.

�

Sighing in relief, she smiled softly. "I see�" she
replied. Then she looked up as she lost her smile. "Luffy�why are you
apologizing�?" she asked.

�

Expression turning slightly sad, he closed his eyes and
leaned his forehead against the door. "Because�I haven't been�spending any
time with you�still�like I had promised�When�I noticed your frustration�and�how
stressed you were�it�made me sad�I haven't been there for you�" he said as
he then slowly reached up and placed a palm flat on the door, as if�he could
feel her on the other side.

�

Frowning sadly, she stepped up to the door and also leaned
her forehead onto it. "I�It's alright�" she said.

�

"No�no it's not�I made a
promise�and I didn't keep it�but�" he started to say. Then he slowly
opened his eyes. "I felt guilty�"

�

Frowning, she blinked a few times. "Guilty�?" she
asked.

�

"Aa�I felt�guilty that�I had you�but�he didn't have
her�and that it's kind of my fault they are in this situation..." he said.

�

Closing her eyes, she then reached up her hand and placed it
on the door. "Luffy�" she whispered.

�

"When we were alone�it troubled me�I constantly thought
of him and how, even though he seemed happy�he wasn't." he said. Turning
around, he leaned against the door and slid down it to sit. "I'm really
sorry Nami�" he almost whispered.

�

"Luffy�" she said again as she also sat down on
her knees, keeping her hand and forehead against the door.

�

Her heart ached, knowing he was just on the other side, but
some how, at that moment, seemed untouchable. She knew she could get up and get
dressed and open that door and he'd be there�but for some reason, she felt,
that wasn't something she could do. He was basically telling her that he didn't
want to spend time alone with her. He did, but he couldn't, at least, not until
they fixed this problem and got Nami back. She knew this because�he would have
chosen another time to tell her this. When there wasn't a door in the way.

�

Furrowing her brows, she took an irritated breath. Getting
up quickly, she put her clothes on and then walked up to the door. This wasn't
something she could accept, at least, not like this. As soon as she opened the
door, he gasped and fell over backwards.

�

"Ah!" he exclaimed as he landed flat on his back.
"Na�" he stopped short as his eyes widened. He had a perfect view up
her skirt. "�mi�" he finished.

�

"I can't accept this�" she said as she frowned
down at him.

�

Also frowning, he sat up and turned to her.
"Nami�?" he questioned.

�

"I understand how you feel�I feel the same way�I feel
guilty too�but I love you Luffy�You're right though�It doesn't feel right that
we are happy when we have one another, but they don't�So, okay�I understand
that he needs everyone right now, which includes you. I'm alright with
that�However�you owe me�" she said as she narrowed her eyes slightly.

�

Eyes wide, he blinked at her a few times.
"Owe�you�?" he asked uncertain.

�

"That's right�Owe me�" she said as she smirked at
him.

�

"O-kay�What do I owe you�?" he asked a bit nervous of her reply.

�

"When we get back home�we're getting married right
away�I don't care if we go to the court office to do it�I'm not waiting any
longer for your Jii-chan to decide he's ready to attend our wedding. I don't
care that a big wedding is expected of us�We're getting married as soon as we
get back. Got it?" she said as she crossed her arms with a deep frown.

�

Blinking at her a few more times with his eyes wide, he then
felt himself smile slowly. Then he stood up, walked into her, wrapping an arm
around her as he pulled her to him, and took her lips almost forcefully with
his. Responding in kind, she wrapped her arms around him as she stepped further
into him. Finally pulling away after awhile, she then hugged him to her tightly.

�

"I don't want to wait anymore Luffy�I want you�I love
you�and I miss you�When we aren't on our ship and instead on land�I miss you so
much when we aren't together�I want to be with you at all times�"she
whispered.

�

Closing his eyes slowly, he squeezed her tighter. They had
made a promise that they would marry before taking one another. It was
important to him to be a gentleman about it and what he just felt was right.
"Alright�" he finally said softly.

�

Pulling away, she looked him in the eyes with slightly wide
eyes before she smiled. Then she laughed as she leaned up slightly, kissing
him. "Thank you�" she said against his lips.

�

Placing his forehead on hers, he then reached up and ran a
hand over her still damp hair. "Of course, Nami�I love you too�and I miss
you too. You�re right�I don�t want to wait any more either. I want to be with
you." he said.

�

Feeling tears come to her eyes, she then began to giggle.
"Oh, I love you so much�" she whispered as her arms remained tightly
around his torso.

�

Leaning down, he kissed her again and then looked into her
face. "Ready to go back to the others?" he asked.

�

Leaning forward, she groaned a bit, but laughed as she
buried her face into his chest. "No�" she said with a bit of a
giggle.

�

Chuckling, he squeezed her tight. "Come�" he said
softly as he smiled down at her.

�

Groaning again, she then went limp in his arms as she
giggled again. "I don't want to�" she said.

�

Beginning to laugh, he was forced to hold her up.
"Oi!" he exclaimed. Still laughing, he then had to drag her out of
the bathroom.

�

"N-o!" she said as she laughed and was pulled out
of the bathroom, both laughing.

xxxx

After D had made quick work of the bounty hunters, Nami had
asked a man to turn the bounty in for them. After he had brought them the
money, they returned to the ship. Fortunately, he hadn�t killed the hunters. As
soon as she made it to the ship, she put the money away. Coming back out, she
went straight to the kitchen to make lunch. Nate was there, sitting at the
table.

�How�d it go?� he asked.

�We were able to get one of the bounties�� she said with a
bit of an edge.

�And�?� he asked, knowing there was more.

Sighing, she turned to him. �We ended up stealing him from
some bounty hunters�� she said with a deep frown.

Breaking into a laugh, he slammed his palm onto the table.
�Stole him?! Ha! That�s interesting. What happened?� he asked.

Sighing a second time, she closed her eyes and turned to
chop the vegetables. �Well, the bounty was being chased�and he just�knocked him
out�but the hunters chasing him wouldn�t let us have him�naturally�� she
explained.

�Of course, naturally�� replied Nate with humor in his
voice.

�So�he�beat them up�� she said.

�Nice�� replied Nate with a grin. He found this very
amusing.

Sighing again, she turned pursed lips on him. His smile only
widened. Not being able to help herself, she smiled back before turning back to
her cooking. �It was horrible though�People recognized him�� she said.

�Oh?� he questioned as he lost his smile.

�Un�I don�t want people to fear
him�or to see Luffy like that�because he�s not. But of course�he wouldn�t
stop�� she said quietly.

�I see�I guess that�s not so good�� he said with a bit of a
frown.

�No�it�s not�� she said with a frown as she continued to
chop.

After dinner, she allowed D to do the clean up. Leaving the
kitchen, she made her way to her room, deciding to start on a map for the new
island. After about two hours of sketching, she stood up and made her way to
the kitchen. She found she was hungry and a fruit snack seemed like a good
idea. However, as she reached the door and looked in through the small round
window, she stopped immediately. D was sitting at the kitchen table, slumped
over slightly.

As she focused further on him, she could see that his arm
was moving slightly in a fluid motion. �Is
he writing something�?� She thought to herself. She remembered his reaction
from the last time she had snuck in on him. However, she was just too curious
as to what he was doing. It was the only way she would ever find out, because
he would never let her see otherwise. If she just walked in, he would end up
hiding whatever it was he was doing.

Silently opening the door, she stealthily made her way to
him. Careful as to not alert him to her presence, she peered over his shoulder.
Her eyes widened when she saw what it was. Taking a step back, she stared at
his back. �Oh my God...� she thought
to herself as she felt her heart beginning to pound a bit. She had a feeling
she knew exactly what that meant. Perking slightly, he then turned to her, her
smell finally reaching his nose. Her eyes were still wide as she stared at his
back.

At her expression, his face turned into a deep frown in
displeasure. �You have a really bad habit of not minding your own damn business
woman�� he said in a low voice.

�I�m sorry�I was just�curious. I knew�you would never tell
me, but I wanted to know�I want to know�about you�� she said in a quiet voice.
Setting aside the picture she just saw, a bit to scared to know the answer, if
he gave one, her expression turned thoughtful.

�I already said it was none of your damn business!� he
yelled as he stuffed the crumpled piece of paper in his pocket.

�About�the bounty�� she started.

�That�s none of your business either!� he yelled, getting angry.

�But you looked so surprised to see it�Why? Don�t you know
who he is?� she asked.

Blinking a bit, he then furrowed his brows before looking
away. �No�not really�� he replied.

Gasping, her eyes widened. �You�don�t�� she started to say,
but the words couldn�t find there way out of her mouth.

At her response, his frown deepened as he turned to her.
�You act as if I�m supposed to know who he is�� he said.

�Why�why were you so�surprised then�?� she whispered in
confusion.

�I�ve seen him before�he�was the reason I�� he started to
say. His voice and expression seemed so far away. However, he seemed to snap
out of it as he frowned and turned to her again. �He�s dead anyway! What the
hell does it matter?!� he yelled in an angry voice.

Nami�s eyes opened wide as she inhaled slowly. �Dead�� she
breathed in disbelief.

�Yes, dead! He died�It doesn�t matter how�Gah!� he exclaimed
in annoyance as he grabbed his head. �It doesn�t matter!� he yelled.

�It matters�That man�That man�is�really important to him�His
hero�� she whispered. When she had asked about where he was�she had hopes about
him. That maybe�there was hope to bring him back from his darkness� �Dead�The
Shanks from his world is dead...� she thought with a frown.

Scowling, he stepped forward toward her. �What the hell do I
care about him!?� he yelled.

�Please�tell me�How did he die?�
she asked in a soft voice.

He stared at her for a long while before he scoffed. �He
died�trying to save me and my brother from the lab facility we were in�� he
said in a low voice, but still with his frown.

Parting her lips, she exhaled heavily at that knowledge.
Then she perked at the mention of his brother. �Your brother�That picture�it
was a very good drawing of him�but�he looked�so young�He saved you both, right?
Where is your brother?� she asked.

His expression turned dark, darker than she had ever seen
it. �No�no he didn�t save us both�My brother was already dead�He had died only
a few weeks after we had been brought into that facility�I had been there for years�Years! They fucking lied to me�Those sick assholes told me I could see him! He was already fucking dead!!� he screamed.

Gasping, a hand flew to her mouth as she took a step back as
her eyes went wide. Then tears formed in her eyes. �Oh my God�� she breathed.

Taking another step towards her, his expression hadn�t
changed from it�s dark, foreboding state. �Those
fucking bastards thought it would be a brilliant idea to infuse an eleven year
old boy with fire. Fire! He fucking burned to death!! I can see it�I can see it in my mind�I
can see it every time I see fire�I can see him�screaming in pain�screaming for
help�Help that never came�� he said in a low, deathly, chilling voice.

Shaking her head, a tear escaped as she continued to step
back. �I-I don�t understand�Why�? Why did that happen? Why didn�t your
grandfather do anything - ?� she started to ask.

However, he interrupted her. �Don�t ever mention that
fucking bastard to me!!� he screamed in a voice so full of hatred and anger
that a shiver ran down her spine. �If I ever see him�I will kill him�� he said
in a much calmer voice. However, he had the worst smirk she had ever seen on
his face. His eyes were so wild�and crazy.

More tears fell from her eyes as she continued to take steps
back from his approaching ones. Then she shook her head. She was beginning to
understand him more and more�to understand his pain�She jumped slightly when he
began to laugh. A wall finally blocked her from moving any further back from
him. He came close to her face as he laughed.

�You want to hear something funny�even more pathetic�?� he
asked as he leaned next to her ear. �That�s not all�There�s more�� he whispered
in a mocking tone of voice.

Shivering, she closed her eyes as the tears spilled from her
lashes. Then she frowned. �Why did Shanks try to save you�if you didn�t know
him?� she asked.

Pulling away from her, his expression turned into a frown.
�I don�t know�He said he worked for some man named Dragon�� he said.

Gasping, her eyes flew open as she looked up at him. �Dragon��
she whispered.

�Aa�Dragon�I know about him�and
what he�s trying to do�I don�t know what he wanted with us though�� he said.

�Dragon�Dragon is your father�� she said as she furrowed her
brows at him. She blinked at the expression he wore.

His face had completely lost color as sweat formed on his
brow. Taking a few steps back, he seemed to stumble a bit. �My�father�� he
whispered so inaudibly. His eyes shifted from side to side as he blinked, his
hand slowly rising to his head.

�We just�recently found that out�ourselves�even
Luffy�His�um�grandfather told him�� she said cautiously.

Frowning deeply, he looked at her as color began to return
to him. �So he�s still on talking terms with the bastard, is he?� he said more
than asked.

�S-Sorta�Not�Not really�I mean�They�don�t get a long all
that well�He�s a marine�and Luffy�s a pirate�so�� she explained nervously.

Narrowing his eyes, he glared at her for awhile. �He�s a dog
of the government�The same fucking bastards responsible for what happened to
us�He didn�t lift a damn finger to do anything for us when we were taken�� he
said in a bit of a growl.

She gasped as her eyes widened again. �Oh my God�� she
whispered. �No�no�he wouldn�t have�I don�t think�I mean�� she stuttered as she
sunk to the ground.

�He-didn�t-do-a-damn-thing!!�
he screamed at the top of his lungs. �No matter how many times I called for
him, he never fucking came!!� he
continued as his breathing became heavy. Then he pointed a finger at her. �I
know he knew�I know he knew�He knew everything that happened�He knew we were
there�He knew it�but he never came!!�
he screamed. Then he began to laugh. �A man�a man I didn�t even know�sacrificed
his life for mine�A man�I didn�t even know�tried to save us�but he came too
late�He tried�He did�but it wasn�t enough�� he said quietly as he seemed too
far gone.

She knew his mind was slipping again, but all she could do
was stare at him in wide eyed disbelief as the tears
continued to fall. His pain was so great, his betrayal, even greater.

�I was so scared�There were so many�When those words�reached
my ears�� he whispered as his wide, wild eyes lowered to the ground. �Your
brother is dead�He died only two weeks in�� he whispered before he smiled and
lifted his hands as he shifted his wild eyes to them. �They had to pay�They had
to pay for his death�for their lies�for their treachery�They had to die�� he
said as he began to laugh quietly, maniacally.

Her eyes widened further in horror at his words. �Aah�� she
breathed in disbelief as even more tears fell from her eyes.

�It was so easy�They were so weak�compared to me�Even�at
that age�I remember it so well�I was only ten�I remember their screams�their
cries�their cries for mercy�The mercy that was never offered to him�� he said in a dark and low voice. �The
mercy that was never offered to me�� he whispered. His eyes fluttered a bit as
he shifted his eyes down a bit. �Then I met that man�� he whispered. He turned
his head slightly as his brows furrowed.

Then he began to pant loudly. �No�� he said as he looked at
her. Shaking his head, his expression turned angry. �You bitch! It was none of
your fucking business!!� he yelled. Then
he took a step towards her. �Stop crying!! Don�t act like you fucking care about me!!� he screamed before
running out.

As soon as he left, she began to shake violently as loud
sobs escaped her lips. She lay down on the ground and curled up as she cried
loudly. His pain was so great�

Nate hugged the wall tightly as he ran past. He breathed
heavily as he kept his gaze to the deck. He slowly closed his eyes as he
swallowed hard. He had heard every word. Even though she hadn�t told him what
had made her cry the first time, he had had an idea. Now he knew, he knew what
had made her cry that first time, and he knew what made her cry now. Only this
time, he had heard with his own ears. Slightly turning towards the rail, he
slowly opened his eyes. He knew he was gone and would most likely be gone for
hours.

Shakily standing up with his crutches, he slowly made his
way into the kitchen. �Nami�� he called softly.

However, she only curled further into herself as she cried
loudly. Frowning sadly, he painfully and awkwardly lowered himself next to her
and set his crutches down beside him. �Nami�� he called again as he placed a
hand on her shoulder. �Nami�it�s alright�It�s alright�Don�t cry�� he said
softly, trying to comfort her.

�No�No it�s not!� she cried as she
sobbed loudly. �Oh�my God!� she cried as she covered her face with her hands. �Ahah�� she sobbed loudly and painfully. The shaking refused
to calm as she lay on the ground. Her heart ached so much for him. It hurt so
much. The pain was so great�

To Be Continued�

Author�s Note: -Sobs-
Oh my God�so sad�-Blows nose loudly- Oh, where was I�? Oh right! Hey! XD I
know, you all probably want to kill me right now. That�s okay�CUZ I�M
UNTOUCHABLE!! RAWR!! XD Anywho,
pretty sad, huh? Yeah�I thought so too...Let me know what �cha thought, ne?! XD Oh! I forgot! When he told Nami about his past the
first time, I had gotten the idea from the song Down With The
Sickness by Disturbed! XD I think that song totally
describes D! XD You guys should check it out! x) Anyways, please review! I want
to read your thoughts! XD

P.S. Sorry if the
bath scene didn�t seem like much�I tried�It�s unfamiliar waters for me�XP
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