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Author’s Note: Chapter
5! XD I’m having so much fun writing this story…XD I’m sure you can tell since
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Denial
Chapter 5: Unpleasant Disposition
The crew stepped onto the dock and looked around. “Wow…”
whispered Usopp as he looked around.
“Aa…it’s incredible…” said Franky
as he lifted his sunglasses with his finger. “Reminds me of back home…” he
continued.
“Well, let’s find a place to stay and then we can look
around. Fortunately, they are impartial to pirates here.” said Nami as she
looked at all the many other pirate ships in the harbor. Then she looked ahead
of her to the enormous city. There was hardly any wilderness here. The entire
island was one big city. “Let’s find out when the log pose sets.” she finally
said as she began to walk forward.
People were every where. Nami looked around at everyone and
everything. Someone bumped into her and she instinctively grabbed for Luffy’s
hat on her head to keep it from getting knocked off. She finally approached a
fish merchant. “Excuse me.” she
said to the fat looking man.
He turned around with a bored look on his face. “What…?” he
asked in a tone in which he showed how much he cared about her having bothered
him.
Nami scrunched up her nose. “Uh…when does the log pose set?”
she asked.
The man scratched his side as if in thought. “I think about
a month…” he said before turning his back on her.
“A month?!” exclaimed Usopp.
Nami turned to him. “That’s what it looks like…We could
always ask again for a more definite answer.” she said as they continued to
walk.
They kept walking until they found themselves in a more
decent part of town. They turned a corner and continued to walk. Sanji stopped
abruptly and turned around at the beautiful sound of a woman’s mirth. He went
into his love-love state. However, he immediately reverted back to normal. It
was the same two bounty hunters from the last island. They were playing with
water guns. He watched as the beautiful girl squealed in her mirth as the man
squirt water at her.
She tried her best to get him back. The man turned away as
she squirt him and tried to get her back. He could
barely hear the man’s low chuckles. Sanji noticed his hair had grown longer. He
now wore it in a pony tail at his nape. Some of it had come lose during their
play. Sanji sighed to himself at her beauty. ‘Looks like they really were
together…’ he thought to himself. Then Sanji heard more laughter. He turned and
noticed a hefty man laughing with them. He appeared to be the toy store
manager.
“Sanji-kun?”
Sanji quickly turned around. “Oh…Nami-san.” he said.
Nami looked toward where Sanji had been looking. “What are
you looking at?” she asked.
“Wow! I want a water gun!” exclaimed Chopper and Usopp at
the same time.
“Oi, let’s find a hotel first. We can come and look at shops
after.” said Nami as she turned to Usopp and Chopper who both frowned at her.
Sanji took a drag of his cigarette and nodded at the two who
now had their backs to them as they talked to the store manager. “Those are the
same two bounty hunters I was talking about.” he explained.
“What?!” exclaimed Usopp in fear.
Nami turned to them. There was a beautiful girl that she could
only see the side of her face and a man who had his back completely turned to
them. He had long hair that possibly reached his neck in a pony tail. Some of
his hair had come loose. “Those are the bounty hunters, huh?” she asked.
“Aa…” replied Sanji.
“Then we better not stick around. Let’s go.” she said as she
turned and walked away. Everyone looked back at the two bounty hunters and then
turned and followed her. “Let’s find a nice hotel, and then we can go
shopping.” said Nami with a smile. Everyone nodded with smiles on their faces.
They finally came up to a really nice hotel. “This ought to do.” said Nami as
she walked inside. “Hopefully those bounty hunters aren’t staying here.” she
continued as she approached the man behind the counter.
“Hello, welcome to the Ivory Rose Inn.
What can I do for you?” he asked in a polite voice.
“We’d like a couple of rooms please. Two rooms should be
enough.” said Nami with a smile.
“Alright, just sign your name here.” said the man as he slid
a piece of paper to her. She signed it and then handed it back. “Okay, here are
your keys.” he said as he handed them two keys.
They made their way to the rooms, which were right next to
each other. They put away their things, and then headed down to do some
shopping. Usopp and Chopper ran out together and took off in search of that
same toy store. Sanji waved to the women before going off on his own. Zoro just
walked out and turned in a random direction.
“Well, I’m going to take a look around.” said Franky as he
also waved.
“Shall we?” asked Nami as she smiled at Robin.
“Ee!” replied Robin with a happy smile.
The women then began to walk until they found a shop they
liked. They went inside and began to look at all the clothes. “What do you
think about this one?” asked Nami as she smiled at Robin.
“That one looks wonderful!” she replied with a smile.
“I think it would look great on you…”
Nami inhaled sharply, but refused to turn around. Robin
furrowed her brows. Nami was silent for awhile, but decided it was best to
ignore him. “Un, I thought so too.” she said with only half a smile. “Maybe I
should try it on…” she continued. She turned around and walked past him to the
dressing room.
She heard him chuckle. A shiver ran up and down her spine.
She went into the dressing room and began to change.
“Are you going to ignore me now…?”
Nami continued to ignore his voice from outside her dressing
room. ‘At least he’s staying out there…” she thought to herself.
“Well, it would be awkward if I came in there, now wouldn’t
it…?”
Nami’s expression turned slightly surprised. ‘Oh
right…you’re in my mind…So of course you can hear my thoughts…’ she thought as
she rolled her eyes. ‘So, I guess you didn’t think it awkward to appear in the
bath house with me, huh…?’ she asked sarcastically. She only heard him chuckle
again. She stepped out of the dressing room. He was leaning against the
opposite wall.
“I told you it would look great on you…”
Nami ignored him and then turned to find Robin. She looked
around for her.
“She’s over here…”
Nami quickly turned in slight surprise. ‘How did you…?’ she
thought to herself. He only smirked at her as he pointed a thumb towards his
right. Nami approached him and stared at him the entire way. He was only
smiling at her. She walked up to him and then turned. Robin was indeed there,
looking over some shirts. Nami turned back to him. He was still only smiling
down at her.
Robin turned toward Nami. She was staring up at something
with furrowed brows. She looked confused. “Navigator-san?” she called. Nami slowly
turned her head before finally turning her eyes. She still looked dumbfounded.
“You should answer her…”
Nami turned back to him. She frowned before turning and
walking up to Robin. “Uh…what do you think?” she asked as she smiled and
brought up her arms.
Robin looked at Nami in slight confusion. “It
looks…alright.” she finally replied.
“You should try this on…It looks nice…”
“How would you know?!” yelled Nami as she turned around.
“Because…it’s nice.” he said as he pointed to it.
“Navigator-san?” called Robin in concern.
Nami looked up at what he was pointing at. Then her eyes
widened. “Actually…it is nice…” she said quietly as she walked up to it. A few
patrons were eyeing Nami with confused expressions. Then Nami shook her head.
“Wait a minute! How are you seeing things before me?!” she said loudly as she
turned to him. He only smiled at her.
“Nami-san!”
Nami’s eyes widened as she quickly turned to Robin. “I’m
sorry! I…” she started to say. Robin was looking at her with concern. “I just…”
she stuttered.
“I’m just talking to Luffy…”
“Will you…!” seethed Nami as she turned on him in anger. He
chuckled and walked away. She took a few deep breaths. “I’m sorry…” she said
quietly as she put a hand to her forehead.
Robin walked up to her. “What’s wrong?” she asked.
“I still keep seeing him…but…It’s weird…He knew where you
were when I didn’t…and just now, he said this would look good on me…It actually
is nice…” she said as she looked up at it.
“I told you…”
Nami clenched her teeth and closed her eyes. “You
know…you’re starting to get on my nerves…” she said quietly between clenched
teeth. She sighed and then opened her eyes. He chuckled again. Nami whirled on
him. “What is your problem?!” she yelled. However, she came face to face with
another woman. “I…I’m sorry!” she exclaimed. She heard another chuckle. She
scowled as she walked past the woman. He was sitting in a chair staring at the
ceiling with a grin on his face.
Nami was scowling at him. “What are you doing?!” she seethed
quietly.
He looked up at her with a lop-sided grin. “I’m sitting in a
chair…”
“Nami-san…” called Robin again.
“We’re leaving…” said Nami as she turned back to the fitting
room. She went inside and began to change.
“You should be more careful…You might tear it…It would be a
waste of money…”
“Shut up!” she yelled as she whirled on him. He was standing
in the corner of the fitting room, leaning against the wall with his arms
crossed. “What is the matter with you?! Why are you acting like this?!” she
whispered loudly in annoyance.
“You should be asking yourself that…”
“Why would I want you to act like an ass?!” she almost
yelled.
“Makes me seem more real…?”
Nami clenched her teeth. Then she closed her eyes and
covered her ears. ‘Go away!’ she yelled in her mind. She heard a chuckle and
then nothing. She opened her eyes and looked up. He was gone. She sighed in
relief and then finished changing.
She walked out of the fitting room and put the outfit back.
She approached Robin who was looking at her with concern. “I’m alright…I’m
sorry about that…” she said as Robin turned and walked out with her.
“What was going on?” she asked quietly.
“I don’t know what’s going on, but…he’s just gotten
annoying…I’m trying to figure out how he was able to see things before me…” she
said with a frown.
Robin regarded her with furrowed brows before looking away
and placing a hand to her chin. “That’s a good question…” she said quietly in
deep thought.
----
Desini and Jin were walking back from the toy store. “Now
that was fun!” she exclaimed. She was soaking wet, but that was okay. “What
should we do next?!” she asked in excitement.
“Changing clothes would be good…” said Jin in a low voice
with narrowed eyes.
Desini looked up at him wide
eyed. He was staring off somewhere. She followed his gaze. There were a few men
smirking at them. She tilted her head in slight confusion. They were looking at
her. She furrowed her brows and looked down. Her eyes widened. Her shirt was
adhered to her skin. “I think you’re right.” she said.
They made their way back to the
hotel they were staying in. It was the Ivory
Rose Inn.
They walked in and went to their room. Desini walked in and grabbed a change of
clothes. She went into the bathroom and changed. Jin also changed his clothes.
He was now wearing some dark olive pants with an orange shirt. He put his black
shoes back on. He took out the band he had in his hair and threw it on the
dresser. Desini walked out of the bathroom. She was now wearing white capris with a blue shirt that was cut off at the belly and
black sandals.
“We ready to go back out?” she
asked with a smile. Jin nodded. They made their way back out and just walked.
“Okay, now what should we do next?” she asked as she looked around.
“I don’t know…” replied Jin as he
looked around. They turned a corner and looked at everything. Jin looked into a
store. He glanced in and saw a few people looking at some clothes. He turned
around and continued looking at all the shops. He glanced in another at people looking
at some books.
“Let’s eat…” said Desini with a
slight frown. “I’m hungry…” she continued.
“Alright…sounds good.” he replied
as they tried to find a decent place to eat.
They finally found a restaurant and went inside. They were
directed to a table and then sat down. The man took their order and then left.
“This place looks nice!” exclaimed Desini as she looked around. “I’ve never
really eaten at a nice restaurant before. I’ve never really had the money.” she
said with a happy smile and closed eyes.
Jin smiled at her. “Well, maybe you should take less
breaks.” he said with a half smirk.
Desini pursed her lips at him. “I take breaks to enjoy life!
If I hunted bounties more, the more chance I have to die…” she said while
looking away.
Jin’s smile disappeared. “I’m sorry…” he said with a slight
frown.
Desini turned to him and then smiled. “It’s alright…I do
kinda understand how you feel, but I just refuse to let it control my life or
take up my entire existence.” she said.
Jin looked down. “I guess you’re right…” he said quietly.
Just then there was a loud crashing noise. Jin and Desini
turned towards the entrance. “What do you mean there’s no seats fer us?!”
“I…I…I…I’m sorry…b…b…but we are full!”
“Well, then ye better get unfull!”
Jin lowered his head concealing his eyes with his hair. Then
he started to get up. Desini leaned forward, but then stopped and sat back down
as she frowned at Jin. The pirate immediately looked over to Jin. “Oh how nice
of ye…Are ye givin’ up yer
seats fer us, boy?” asked the raunchy looking pirate.
Jin slowly approached the pirate. Without any warning, Jin
swung slamming a fist into the man’s face. The pirate cried out in confusion.
The others with him were stunned for awhile, but then became angry and lunged
for him. “Get that door open!” yelled Jin to the host. The man scurried and
opened the double doors. Women began to scream as they ran towards the back of
the restaurant. Jin punched the approaching pirates and then with a strained
cry he lifted them all up and then shoved them out the door. They flew some
feet before standing up and charging at him again. Jin lunged forward kneeing
one in his chin, sending him flying. With blinding speed, he spun around and
lifted his arm in another man’s face. Then he brought down his elbow into
another one’s gut. Then he swung a leg around kicking them all. They went
flying, and seeing it was a lost cause, they got up and ran away.
Jin walked back into the restaurant and was greeted by the
manager. “Thank you so much! Not only did you get rid of them, but you did it
all without damage my restaurant! Thank you! Your meal is on the house!” he
exclaimed. There was a loud cheer from all the patrons inside. Jin stared at
them all in lack of expression. He nodded and then made his way back to Desini.
She was frowning at him. He expected this.
“I wasn’t going to just sit here and do nothing…” he said.
She sighed and looked down. “I know…” she said quietly.
“Hey, look on the bright side, we get a free meal.” he said.
Desini looked up at him. He was smiling at her. She smiled
in return. You’re right. Not only have I never eaten at a nice restaurant
before, but my first time I do, it’s free.” she said.
Jin’s smile widened as he nodded.
----
Sanji had run into Zoro as he was shopping for different
foods. They were now walking side by side looking at all the shops. “What about
this weird stuff, Dart Brow?” asked Zoro as he eyed some weird green stuff.
Sanji walked up beside him and looked at the produce. He
tilted his head and then nodded. “I will see what I can make out of it.” he said as he looked up at the older woman and smiled.
He bought a bunch and then they both continued on. Zoro
looked inside the shops they past. They came up to a
restaurant. He glanced in and saw the same bounty hunters from earlier. He
squint his eyes to get a better look. “Oi…” he said.
Sanji turned towards him. “What?” he asked. Zoro nodded
towards the restaurant. Sanji turned and looked inside. “Oh…them…” he said.
Sanji squint his eyes. “Look at that…he’s actually facing us this time…I always
only saw him from behind.” he said.
“Still can’t see him that well though. His hair is in his
face…and looks like he’s got a bunch of scars…” said Zoro as they both stared
at the two.
“Aa…What does such a beautiful lady, such as her see in an
ugly guy like that…?” remarked Sanji with a huge frown.
“Maybe he has a wonderful personality and doesn’t drool over
her all the time…” said Zoro as he narrowed his eyes and shifted them towards
Sanji.
“What did you say?!” yelled Sanji.
“It’s true…” shrugged Zoro as he walked away. Sanji was
scowling at him before turning and giving the pair one last look.
“Che!” he growled as he turned and followed the Marimo.
They walked some distance, when they both heard a loud noise
and some screaming. They both turned around and saw that same bounty hunter
shoving, what it looked like to be pirates, into the street. Sanji began to
walk forward. However, Zoro put a hand on his shoulder. Sanji looked over his
shoulder at him with furrowed brows. Zoro looked at him and shook his head no.
Sanji clenched his teeth, but obeyed.
They watched the hunter fight. He was fast, really fast. He
made easy work of the pirates, who were now making a run for it. They watched
as they ran past them and then turned back to the hunter. He calmly walked back
inside the restaurant.
“He was really fast…” remarked Sanji.
“Aa…” agreed Zoro. “He’s a strong man…We better not let them
find us…I would hate to go up against him.” he continued.
Sanji quickly looked over at Zoro in surprise. “What?! You got all that from just what you saw?!” he asked.
He had seen quite a bit just now. However, he hated to admit, Zoro was really
good at gauging an enemy.
“Aa…He’s strong…” said Zoro as he turned and began walking.
Sanji watched after him for awhile, before turning back towards the restaurant.
Then he turned and followed him before the swordsman got lost.
They took all the food back to Sunny and put it away. Sanji
then began to cook. They had agreed to make all the meals and meet on the ship
for dinner. Zoro sat in the corner and went to sleep. He was sleeping easier
now that Nami had gotten better and time had past. They heard some noise from
outside. Zoro opened his eyes and looked towards the door. Robin and Nami
walked in. “You’re early…” remarked Zoro.
“Nami-swa-n, Robin-chwa-n!! How was
your shopping experience?!” sang Sanji from the kitchen in his love-love state.
“Uneventful…” mutter Nami as she plopped down. Robin was
frowning down at her.
Sanji reverted back to normal. “What happened, Nami-san? Did
some bastard cause you trouble?!” he exclaimed as he
walked out of the kitchen.
“You could say that…but there’s nothing you can do about
it…” she muttered in annoyance.
Zoro narrowed his eyes at her. “What are you talking about?”
he asked.
“I can do anything for you Nami-san!” exclaimed Sanji with
fire in his eyes.
“No…I’m afraid you can’t do anything about this one…” said
Nami as she lowered her head onto the table.
“Hoo, Chopper and Usopp are back!”
Nami quickly looked up. Luffy was sitting cross-legged and
armed in the middle of the table. “What…?” she whispered.
Suddenly, Chopper and Usopp walked in. Nami quickly stood up
and turned toward them wide eyed. They both looked at her with raised brows.
“Nami-san?” called Sanji. Nami slowly turned back to Luffy. He was grinning at
her.
“Oi, Nami…” called Zoro in worry.
“How…did you know…?” she whispered. He chuckled as he stood
up and walked over on the table to Usopp and Chopper. Nami watched him the
whole way. He squatted down next to them. He poked Usopp in the head.
“I don’t know…I just did…”
“Stop that!” she yelled as she walked over and slapped his
hand away. Then she gasped. She actually touched him. She pulled away quickly
and stared at him wide eyed.
“Ow! That hurt!” he whined as he
shook his hand.
Nami backed away with wide eyes. “How…?” she whispered.
“Oi, Nami?! What the hell is going
on?!” asked Usopp loudly.
Nami continued to stare at Luffy. He grinned
his toothy grin and chuckled. Then he walked back over and plopped down in a
chair. Suddenly, someone grabbed her and turned her. “Oi!
Nami, what’s going on?!” Zoro yelled in her face.
Nami blinked rapidly to clear her mind. “I…I’m sorry…I…” she
started to say.
“Why are they so nosy…?”
Nami clenched her teeth as a scowl formed on her face. Then
she whirled on him. “They are not nosy! They are worried! What the hell is your
problem?! Luffy would never say that?!” she yelled.
“Are you sure…?”
“Of course I’m sure!! He would never call his Nakama nosy!!”
she yelled in anger. “Go away! Go away!!” she screamed as she closed her eyes.
“Oi. Nami!” everyone cried in
concern.
Nami slowly opened her eyes and looked up, he was gone. She
sighed in relief as she closed her eyes again. “I’m sorry…I’ve been seeing him
again…but…it’s different this time…” she explained quietly.
“Different?” everyone asked with furrowed brows.
“Un…I can actually touch him…and he
can touch me…Also…he’s…different…” she explained as she walked over and plopped
down in a chair. “Not only that, but…he knows things even before I do…or sees
things that I can’t…I don’t know how to explain it…” she said.
“Sees things? What do you mean by that?” asked Chopper as he
approached Nami.
“Like…earlier in the store, he appeared…I had gone to try on
some clothes…and when I came out…I couldn’t find Robin…He told me where she
was…How could he possibly know that, if he’s in my mind…Also, just now…He told
me you and Usopp were back before you two even walked in the door…” she
explained.
“What?!” they all exclaimed.
“Are you serious?!” yelled Usopp.
“Un…I don’t understand what’s going
on…Not only that, but…he just seems…ruder…or…less…I don’t know…He’s
different…Then there are times when he’s…” she stopped her sentence. She wasn’t
sure she wanted to tell them about what happened in the bath house. She was
also beginning to wonder if the kiss he gave her was a dream or not…
“When he’s what?” asked Usopp.
“It’s nothing…” she replied with a bit of a sigh. “I don’t
know…I thought I was getting better…I mean, at least I’m aware and not in denial
anymore, but…why do I still see him?” he asked as she frowned sadly.
“I don’t know…” replied Chopper not really having the
answer.
“Because you want to…”
Nami growled in annoyance. “No…I…don’t!!” she yelled without
turning.
“Nami-san?” called Sanji.
Nami sighed again. “I want this to go away…” she said
quietly as she laid her head down on the table. Then she narrowed her eyes as
she shifted them to the side. He was again walking on the table. He walked up
to her and squat down next to her. She felt him poke her head. She brought up
her hand and slapped his hand away. “Would you stop poking people!” she yelled
as she looked up.
He chuckled down at her. Everyone looked down at her wide
eyed. She looked furious. “It seems to be happening more and more often too…Also…it
seems to happen even when we are around…” remarked Chopper as he glanced up at
the table. Everyone followed his gaze. ‘Was Luffy really there?’ thought
Chopper with a frown.
Luffy got up and walked towards the edge of the table and
squat down again over Chopper. “Observant…” he muttered.
“Stop that!” yelled Nami as she pushed Luffy. He fell over
and started to laugh. “Who are you?!” she yelled. He only looked at her with a
grin. Everyone stepped back at her violent reaction. ‘Did she just push
Luffy?!’ they thought to themselves.
“I’m Luffy…”
“No…no you’re not…” she whispered.
He only chuckled. Nami closed her eyes. ‘Go away!’ she
thought to herself. She opened her eyes and he was gone again. She looked
around just to make sure. When she was satisfied she growled in frustration. “I
don’t understand…” she thought to herself.
“He seems like a real bastard alright…” muttered Zoro.
Nami looked towards him. “I don’t understand what’s going
on…He’s acting in a way I’ve never seen Luffy act before…I’m going crazy…” she
said as she brought a hand to her forehead.
“Yup…” agreed Zoro and Usopp.
“Oi, that’s rude, you bastards!” yelled Sanji in anger. Then
he turned towards Nami. “Everything will be fine, Nami-san.” he said
soothingly.
“I’m sure you’re right…” she said as she smiled up at him
slightly uncertain of her own words.
Sanji smiled in return and then went back into the kitchen
to continue cooking.
Nami sat down again and placed both hands on her forehead as
she leaned her elbows on the table. ‘Please don’t come back…’ she thought to
herself.
----
Jin and Desini were walking down the busy street. “That was
the greatest meal I’ve ever had!” exclaimed Desini with a hand on her belly.
“Aa, it was really good.” he replied with a smile.
They rounded a corner. Jin made a surprised face. “Did you…?”
he started to say.
“Did I what?” asked Desini as she
looked at him. Jin backed up and looked back where they had just come from.
There was a ton of people walking towards the harbor and coming from it.
“Nothing…forget it…” he muttered as
he went back to where they had been walking. Desini looked at him oddly, but
then shrugged. They continued on their walk.
“Okay! What next?! We went clothes shopping when we first
got to this island. We toured most of the island the next day, and the other
half the day after that. We got to play with squirt guns today, and some other
toys. We also went from shop to shop before that.” she explained.
“Well, it is getting late. Maybe we should save the next thing
for tomorrow.” replied Jin.
“Hmm…I guess we could do that.” she said with a bit of a
pout. Then she looked over. There was a man putting up some posters. She walked
over to read it as the man walked away from it. Her eyes lit up. “Look at
this!” she exclaimed as Jin walked up beside her.
Jin read the poster. “It’s in a week and a half…We will be
off our break then…” he said.
Desini frowned. “That’s not fair!” she exclaimed with a
pout.
“You said two weeks…Then we start searching for the
Straw-hats…” he reminded her.
Desini’s pout turned into an angry frown. “Fine…” she said
as she pushed past him and continued walking towards their hotel.
Jin watched her walk away. He knew she was mad, but he just
couldn’t sit back and allow so many pirates to roam free.
Flashback
Desini pulled their
small ship up to the harbor. She stared in awe at the enormous city in front of
them. It was just as big as Water 7. Now there was a great city. That was until
Aqua Laguna had hit. She had been safe of course, but it was a nuisance. She
had to buy this new ship after that. She tied the rope and jumped off the ship.
Jin jumped down beside
her and looked from left to right. “You’ve got to be kidding me!” he seethed.
Desini looked at what
he was looking at. There were a lot of pirate ships docked at the harbor.
“Wow…that’s a lot of pirate ships…I guess they are impartial here. I forgot to
ask at our last stop about that.” she said. Just then they saw as some pirates
stepped off of their ship with a great deal of noise. Jin scowled as he started
towards them. However, Desini quickly blocked him with her arm. “Oi, you
promised you’d give me two weeks! They aren’t doing anything! Just leave it
alone!” she said to him.
He looked over at her
with furrowed brows. “They’re pirates! They will eventually do something bad,
or hurt someone!” he yelled back.
“Jin! We are on break!
You can’t just go around beating up every pirate you see! Besides, they may not
even have a bounty!” she said back.
“It doesn’t matter!
Pirates are pirates, bounty or not!” he yelled as he tried to push past her.
Desini quickly tripped
him and used the arm blocking him to push him down to the ground. He slammed
into the ground with a grunt. She sat down on him and held him down with her
arm. “Stop!” she yelled into his face. He looked at her with slight confusion.
Her face relaxed into a calmer expression. “You promised me two weeks, Jin…No
hunting pirates, no beating up pirates for two weeks. You promised you would
give me that…Are you going to go back on your word?” she asked in a calm and
soft voice.
He could already feel
himself calming down. He looked at her in slight surprise by her words. Then he
frowned slightly. “No…no, I won’t go back on my word.” he said in a calm voice.
“Oi, you two need to
get a room. The dock isn’t the place for that kind of stuff!”
Desini turned towards
the same pirates who had come off of the ship next to them. They were all
looking at them and laughing. However, they only continued on without bothering
them further. Desini narrowed her eyes and pursed her lips at them before
turning back down to Jin. He was scowling at their retreating backs. Desini
frowned and smacked him in the chest. “Oi! No
fighting!” she reminded him.
He looked back up at
her. “I know…” he muttered quietly.
Desini smiled in
satisfaction and then got up. She held out her hand to him. He took it and she
pulled him up.
End Flashback
He finally began running after her. He caught up and began
walking beside her as he looked at her. She wouldn’t look at him. He furrowed
his brow and then reached over and grabbed her arm. She stopped walking, but
refused to turn to him. “You only asked for two weeks… no more…Now, are you
going to go back on your word?” he asked in a quiet voice.
Desini turned to him with a scowl. “I’m trying to help you
relax! If you haven’t noticed, it’s been three months since I last found you!
You haven’t remembered a thing about who you are! Yet, all you want to do is go
after pirates!” she yelled. She felt herself growing angry at him.
Jin frowned. “I can’t just let this go! Don’t you
understand! They hurt people! I have to stop them! I can’t relax while knowing
all these pirates are here!” he replied back.
“Of course I understand! More than anyone! Or have you
forgotten?! I just don’t let it consume me! Why can’t you just forget about
them?!” she yelled back. She was getting annoyed at herself. She could feel
tears sting at her eyes.
Jin relaxed. “No, I haven’t forgotten…That’s why I have put
as many of them away as I possibly can.” he said in a more calm voice.
“You aren’t listening to me! I don’t want you to feel that
way! Not because of me! Don’t you understand!”
she yelled. She could no longer hold back the tears. She wiped them away as she
pulled her arm from him and walked away.
Jin watched her walk away with a frown. He sighed. He made
her cry. He didn’t like that. She was right though. He hasn’t remembered a
thing. “Maybe its better I give her a little time…” he muttered as he began to
walk in the opposite direction.
‘What is his problem?! Why can’t he just let it go?! He’s so
stubborn!’ thought Desini as she just continued to walk. She wiped away more
tears. She hated the fact that she cried in front of him. She hated crying. She
hated that when she gets to upset or emotional, she just cries. It made her
more upset when she did. ‘I bet he thinks I’m a cry baby now!’ she thought as
she growled in frustration.
She stopped walking and frowned at the ground. She usually
only cried when she was upset at someone she cared about. She used to argue
with the bounty hunters who raised her. She would always cry when they argued.
She could yell and get upset at anyone, but she would only cry with them. She
had cared a great deal about them. They were good people. She felt more tears form
in her eyes from just thinking about them. She missed them so much. The five of
them had been happy. She began walking again.
She wiped away her tears. There was no denying she had grown
to care about Jin. She worried about him. She wanted to know who he was. ‘Jin
isn’t even his real name…’ she thought to herself. He was like him…Cesari…He
felt it was his job to catch every bounty and pirate they came across. No
matter who they were and in the end…he had gotten killed…along with everyone
else she cared about. She didn’t blame him…or hate him. She knew he was trying
to do the right thing. However, he had let his hatred for pirates consume him. Sana
had tried to talk to him, but he wouldn’t listen to her.
They had all loved Cesari…So, they
had followed him without question. Desini sighed. It was like history repeating
itself. She didn’t want anything to happen to Jin. She felt responsible for
him. He might have family some where. She couldn’t let anything happen to him.
She had to convince him that he can’t let his hatred consume him. She looked up
and realized she had walked back to the hotel. She sighed yet again and went
inside.
----
After dinner, the crew walked back to the hotel together.
They went to their rooms and settled in. The guys took one room, and the women
took the other. Nami sat at her on her bed and brought up her knees. She laid
her head down on them.
Robin frowned at the poor girl. “Navigator-san…” she said
quietly.
“Hmm?” questioned Nami without looking up.
Robin didn’t know what to really say to her. For once, she
was speechless. She didn’t know why their Navigator was going through this, or
why only she was suffering with this ‘sickness’, but she wished she could help
in some way.
Nami finally looked up toward the dark haired Historian.
“What is it?” she asked the frowning woman.
Robin sighed and closed her eyes as she turned and plopped
down on her bed. “I wish there was something I could do for you…” she admitted
quietly.
Nami smiled. “It’s alright…I’m sure it will go away…I can do
this!” she exclaimed with enthusiasm.
Robin turned toward her in surprise, and then smiled her
gentle smile. “Ee!” she replied with a nod.
“Also, you have been a great help already. All of you have…I
just wish I were as strong as all of you are…” said Nami quietly as she looked
down in sadness.
“You are strong…We all understand why you were so…sad…about
what happened…After all, he did so much more for you, than any of us.”
explained Robin.
“That’s not true! What about you?!” exclaimed Nami.
Robin smiled sadly in remembrance. She felt tears form in
her eyes. She quickly wiped them away. Nami looked at her sadly. “I’m sorry…”
she said quietly.
“Mmm…” hummed Robin as she shook her head.
“He had done so much for all of us…I guess…I’m just used to such things…It
always seems like you lose everyone you care about…” whispered Robin.
Nami stood up and walked over to the dark haired woman. She
sat down next to her and pulled her to her in a hug. Robin clung to her and
wept quietly. Nami also began to cry. “But why him…?” she whispered. Nami was a
little surprised about Robin’s breaking down. She couldn’t remember ever seeing
the raven haired woman cry over Luffy’s death. Nami hugged her tighter as they
cried together.
----
After a long while, Jin finally decided to head back to the
hotel. It had gotten dark. He looked up and frowned. “I hope she’s okay now…”
he mumbled as he went inside. He made his way to their room and went inside. She
was not in the room. He frowned and made his way to his bed. He plopped down on
it and fell backwards onto it. Then he heard sloshing water. He raised his head
towards the bathroom. “So, she’s just in the bathroom…” he whispered to himself
as he dropped his head back down.
After awhile, she walked out in a robe. She was drying her
hair with a towel. She quickly turned to him once she noticed he was there. Her
eyes widened slightly, and then she turned away. She sat down on her bed and
continued rubbing her hair dry. Jin was looking at her from the corner of his
eyes. She still seemed upset with him. He sighed and looked away. He understood
how she felt, but this was something he had
to do.
“You’re not responsible for me…” he said quietly. Desini
stopped abruptly what she was doing. Then she started trying to dry her hair
again. “You don’t always have to look out for me…” he continued.
She stopped again and then lowered her hands to her lap. “I
may not be…but I feel as if I am…” she said quietly. “I just…I just worry
that…it will consume you and then get you killed…The man…who was head of the
bounty hunters who raised me…you’re a lot like him…” she said quietly. She
turned around to face him.
Jin was looking back at her with furrowed brows. “What do
you mean…?” he asked.
Desini looked down with a sad frown. “He felt it was his job
to catch and turn in bounties and pirates. Or rather his purpose in life…He
hated them…He hated them with a passion. He let it consume him…and in the
end…he got himself and everyone else killed…I don’t blame him, or hate him…I
just wish…He could have listened. They would still be here…” she whispered.
“I won’t die…” replied Jin.
Desini looked up at him with wide eyes. She felt herself
grow angry. She stood up and walked up to him. “You won’t die?! It’s not so
easy to just decide things like that! You don’t have control over your life in
that way!” she said in a raised voice.
“If you’re worried I will get you killed…I won’t…” he said
quietly.
Desini stared down at him in disbelief. “Is that what you
think…? That I’m only worried about me?” she whispered as she slowly sat down
next to him. “Jin…I don’t care about me…I care about what happens to you!” she
said as she reached out and touched his cheek. Jin looked at her in surprise.
He could see tears begin to form in her eyes. “I don’t want anything to happen
to you, Jin…I don’t want you to do this because of what happened to me…” she
said in a quiet and gentle voice.
She was looking at him sadly. He watched as she removed her
hand and then began to crawl towards him. His eyes widened further. She leaned
down towards him. He stared at her in disbelief and confusion. He could feel
his heart pounding. Just as her lips were about to come into contact with his.
He felt a panic rise inside. He reached up, grabbed her shoulders and pushed
her away. Desini inhaled sharply as she looked into his eyes. “I can’t…” he
whispered.
Desini furrowed her brows in confusion. Then a blush crept
up her cheeks as she backed away from him. She could feel more tears forming in
her eyes. She quickly got up and walked over to the bathroom. “Desi…” called
Jin as he sat up, but she shut the door. Jin sighed as let himself fall back
down onto the bed. He covered his face with his hands. “What the hell was
that…?” he whispered as he ran his hands down his face. He decided to just go
to sleep. He got up and pulled back the covers. He climbed in and turned off
the light next to his side of the bed. He fell asleep instantly.
To Be Continued…
Author’s Note: Shishishi!
Please tell me what you thought of this chapter! XD
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