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Chapter 6: Seduction And
Cruelty

Making her way back on deck after a bath, N was immediately
grabbed from behind and pulled back into the observation room. She cried out in
some alarm, but stayed calm when a hand gently clamped over her mouth. As soon
as she was pulled into the observation room, she was pushed against the
bookcase and lips immediately claimed hers. She made a noise in protest before
melting. Relaxing, she wrapped her arms around her fianc�, kissing him back.

After awhile, he pulled away and smiled at her lovingly
before frowning. �I�m sorry that I�ve been neglecting you lately�� he said
softly as he caressed her face gently.

�It�s alright. I understand completely and am not holding it
against you.� she said with a bit of a giggle.�
�I�m being patient.� she said with a more serious expression. �I
understand how much time it takes to train, and how important it is for the two
of you to become strong enough to save his Nami.� she continued as she also
caressed his face longingly.

Closing his eyes, he reached for her hand, clutching at it
tightly. �I have missed our time together.� he said quietly as he kissed her
palm.

�I�ve missed our time together too, Luffy�I�ve missed you�� she said quietly.

�I�ve missed you too, Nami�� he said as he pulled her to
him, taking her lips with his once again. Moaning softly, she wrapped her arms
around his neck.

After awhile, she leaned back and smiled into his face. �How
about we play a game of chess in here tonight after dinner?� she asked.

Smiling in return, he nodded. �Sounds like a date.� he said
with a chuckle.

Giggling, she leaned back over, kissing him again. She was
glad she was patient. It had paid off. His surprising her like this was sweet.
It made her extremely happy to know he had missed her just as much as she had
missed him.

Thinking of this made the two of them come to mind. �I�m
really glad that the two of you are getting along better.� she said as he
touched his nose to hers.

�I am too�You know�I actually thought he was an idiot and
was really disappointed in myself�well, in him. However, I�ve learned that he
is anything but�� explained L.

�What do you mean?� she asked.

�Well, I was talking to Robin, and she told me incredible
things about him�He just�goes about things�differently and views things
differently than the way I do. I�ve seen it as well�I was wrong about him.
He�s�just different from me.�
he explained in some confusion. �I just find it strange how different two of
the same people can be.� he continued.

With her arms still around his neck and nose still touching
his, she smiled at him with a thoughtful smile. �Perhaps you�re right�I
couldn�t help but to think about the things he told me the day I forced the two
of you to be honest with each other�� she said.

�You�re never going to let us live that down�are you?� he
said with narrowed eyes.

�I can�t help it�It was funny and cute, yet incredibly
annoying all at the same time�� she said with a catty grin.

�I see�Okay�go on�� he said.

Giggling, she then lost a bit of her smile. �He told me that
she always gets angry with him, hitting him, yelling at him�She has absolutely
no patience for him. I really don�t understand that.� she said.

�Well�perhaps�they haven�t developed any love�It�s hard to
have patience with someone you don�t necessarily love.� replied L.

�I don�t�understand that either�� she said with a sad frown
as she looked down. Then she looked back up at him. �I love you so much�It kind
of hurts me to think that she doesn�t love him�He had told me that he cares
about her�Maybe not necessarily love her�but�how can she not�love him�?� she
asked, but knew he didn�t have the answer.

�We are all just different�Maybe it will just take some
time�or�maybe something needs to happen between them to realize�just how
important they are to one another.� he suggested. He couldn�t help but to think
of their current situation.

Leaning her forehead on his chin, she closed her eyes and
sighed. �Maybe�� she replied. Then she opened them and blinked a few times as
she furrowed her brows. �Maybe�when we get her back�� she started as she looked
up at him.

�You�re not thinking, what I think you�re thinking, are
you?� he asked with an exasperated face.

�But it would be a good thing if we��

�If we do this we could completely mess up anything they may
have had together��

Making a small noise with parted lips at his having
interrupted her, she then frowned at him. �Nami�if it�s meant to be for
them�they will find their way on their own�They don�t need us. As it is, us
coming here might have messed things up for them�Our having chased Dabara and
coming here got his Nami taken�Them having seen what we have together�might
scare them away further�� he said.

�Then we should fix it!� she exclaimed.

�Nami�they don�t need us�I�m only saying those are
possibilities. Seeing as he does have feelings for her, maybe we were always
destined to be together no matter what universe or dimension we are from.� he
exclaimed. Then he sighed at her sad frown. �What I�m saying is�if love were
meant to be for them, like it was for us�they will find it on their own. They don�t need us to help them.� he said as
he gave her a loving smile, gently cupping her cheek and leaned his forehead
against hers.

Sighing, she seemed to deflate in front of him. �I know
you�re right�I just can�t help but to feel for him�He is still you after all��
she said quietly.

He tilted his chin up and kissed her forehead. �I know you
do�� he said softly. �However�have some faith in
him�He is me after all.� he said with a gentle smile.

Giggling again, she smiled up at him affectionately.
�Alright�I know you�re right�� she said.

�Besides�he would hate it if we so much as tried to
interfere.� he said.

She couldn�t help but to laugh. �You are probably right��
she said.

�No, I am right. Because I know that I would definitely hate
it. It would be like saying I wasn�t capable enough to get what I wanted. He is
more than capable.� he explained.

�Alright, alright, I get it!� she said with a smile. �I will
have faith.� she said.

�Good�now give me another kiss, woman.� he said. She grinned
before leaning forward, kissing him lovingly.

xxxx

�I can�t wait to get to the next island!� exclaimed Luffy as
he stared out ahead of him with a slight pout. Then his expression turned into
a serious frown. �I wonder if we will see Nami there�� he said quietly.

�I kind of doubt it Luffy�I think we were told it was a
really large city. The chances of us seeing her are pretty slim. Not to
mention, they might be gone or leaving by the time we get there�It was awhile
while we were on the island�� said Sanji. Then suddenly his eyes turned to
hearts. �But it would be great to see Nami-swan again and make sure she is
okay!� he exclaimed before tears waterfalled down his face in depression.

Luffy�s expression remained serious and also concerned.
�Aa�I hope she is okay too�� he said quietly as he continued to stare off to
sea.

�Nami is strong�She will make it through no matter what.�
said Robin with a kind, reassuring smile.

Luffy turned to her and grinned. �Aa, she is strong!� he
agreed with a strong nod.

�Aa!� agreed the guys enthusiastically.

They all had to continue thinking as positively as they
possible could. Every one of them was extremely worried about Nami and it
didn�t take much to make them depressed. Thinking that Nami could be suffering
and being hurt by someone who was Luffy was not a very pleasant thought. Robin
seemed the only one capable of making sure everyone stayed positive. At this period, she was their back bone.

L and N came down the stairs, holding hands and looking
content.

�Oh, L, there you are!� said Luffy with a grin.

�Here I am.� he replied with a
smile.

�Usopp, U, Coby, and Chopper are down below swimming. Well,
Chopper is just down below. They wanted to know if you wanted to hang out with
us. I came up to find you, but you weren�t here.� he said with a lop-sided
frown.

Chuckling, he tilted his head at Luffy. �Well, I�m here now.
Let�s go swim!� he said.

Everyone blinked at him for a second. L looked at everyone
in confusion. �Did I say something wrong?� he asked.

�You�you can swim?� asked Luffy with slightly wide eyes and
slightly parted lips in disbelief.

�Of course I can�Can�t you�?� asked L with a confused frown.

Luffy�s jaw hit the floor. �Of course not!
That�s not fair! How come you can swim?!� he exclaimed loudly.

Both L and N blinked at him wide eyed at his outburst.
�Because I learned�Want me to teach you?� he asked with a raised brow.

Robin began to laugh softly. Turning to her, L and N frowned
in confusion. �Luffy cannot enter water without sinking. I also have this same
problem.� she said.

�Eh? Why?� asked N.

�Because, we are Akuma no Mi users�You see, after eating the
fruit, we have become hammers in the water. We cannot move once we have been
submerged in water. We just�sink.� she explained.

�Oh�I see�� said L as he turned to Luffy. �I�m sorry�� he
said with an apologetic frown.

Drooping in depression, Luffy only held up a hand. �It�s
okay�It�s not your fault�� he said in a whiny voice.

Chuckling, he approached Luffy. �If you want, I just won�t
swim either and sit up with you.� he said with a gentle smile.

Looking up at him quickly in slight surprise, Luffy frowned
a bit. �You�d do that for me�?� he asked.

L chuckled again. �Of course I would. We�re friends, right?�
he replied with a grin.

Luffy gave him a gentle, thankful smile. �Aa, we�re
friends!� he said as his smile turned into a grin.

Smiling bigger, L nodded at Luffy. �Then that�s what friends
do!� he said as he pat Luffy�s shoulder once, gripping it tightly.

Luffy�s grin widened. �Shishishi!
It�s okay though! You don�t have to do that!� said Luffy as he laughed.

�I wouldn�t mind going for a swim as well. Is it alright if
I go with you guys?� asked N with her own fond smile at the two.

�Shishi, of course it�s alright!� exclaimed Luffy.

Nodding she made her way to the women�s quarters to change.
L watched her and then turned to Luffy. �I�ll go change myself. I will do both,
how about that?� he asked.

�Aa, sounds fun! Thanks! I will go
tell the guys!� said Luffy with a grin as he made his way down below.

xxxx

After having collected the information needed, they were now
headed for a place the man had suggested they search first. Quite angry and
irritated, the mikan loving cartographer stomped down the street in the
direction they had been told to travel in. Quite pleased with himself, D
followed along behind her with a satisfied smirk on his face.

�Was that really necessary?!� she half yelled without
turning.

�Quite�� he replied as he chuckled nastily.

Growling and grabbing her head in irritation, she closed her
eyes and tried to calm herself as she continued to walk. After they had
obtained the information they had wanted, D had punch and then kicked the man
as his reward. Then he had told the man to be grateful he didn�t kill him for
his cowardice. The man had screamed and run out of the alley. She just hoped he
didn�t tell anyone of authority.

She was really beginning to wish D had a little more self
control. But when had Luffy ever had any self control. Now she also just wished
for the happy-go-lucky rubber man laughing and running ahead cheerfully,
turning to her with his grin that always seemed to brighten her mood despite
her annoyance. Frowning sadly, she lifted her gaze and lowered her arms. She
would never take his personality for granted ever again. She would try and be
more patient, far preferring that than this man behind her.

Continuing on, she looked from building to building, looking
for the specific name given to her. �Hmm�I see something of interest�I�ll catch
up later.� said Dabara as he turned directions.

Nami turned and frowned. �You know where to meet us, right?�
she asked. They would need him to turn in the bounty.

�Aa�I know where.� he said as he waved and continued on.

Still frowning, she continued on, searching for the
building. As they continued, she began to hear the loud sound and vibrations of
music. Tilting her head, she made a curious face. It was a different type of
music she had never heard before. Stopping in front of the noisy building, she
squinted, having trouble reading the name of the building. It had gotten dark,
and the name was slightly obscured.

Stepping forward, she squinted further and then smiled.
�This is the place�� she said.

�Good to know�� he said before stepping forward and inside.
She furrowed her brows a bit in curiosity in the way he had said that before
finally following him inside.

As soon as she stepped inside, her eyes widened in slight
awe, there were neon lights every where. There was also blinking lights moving
around and the music was extremely loud. It was a bit dark inside as well.
Blinking her eyes, she began to look through all of the moving people to find
D. Even though he was who he was, she felt a little insecure without him. She
knew he would most likely protect her if she ran into any trouble. He needed
her after all.

She finally spotted him, watching the people on the dance
floor. He had his arms crossed and a smirk on his face. As soon as she walked
up to him, he turned his smirk on her. Then to her surprise, he held his hand
out to her.

Blinking down at it in wide eyed confusion, she finally
looked up at him. �Care to dance?� he asked loudly over the music and noise.

She looked at him in complete surprise. He still wore the
smirk and his hand still extended. �Is he serious?!� she thought to herself.
When he didn�t move, she frowned and stuck her nose in the air. �I refuse to
dance with someone like you�� she said.

�Don�t know how?� he asked in an amused voice.

Turning back to him she scowled. �Either way�I would never
dance with someone like you!!� she yelled. He only shrugged with his smirk,
turning, he walked away. Blinking in confusion, she watched him approach two
girls without any hesitation or reservation. Both turned to him curiously and
with obvious interest. He leaned closer towards them and began to say something
to them with a smile on his face. It was an unfamiliar smile.

Both girls leaned towards him to hear what he had to say,
and then their expressions brightened. Both nodded as they set their drinks
down, and then each taking his hands. She watched in complete surprise as he
guided both to the dance floor. �Is he really going to dance with both?!� she
asked herself in complete amazement. �And they actually accepted?!� she
continued to think in disbelief.

As soon as they made it to the floor, he turned, still
holding both of their hands. One of the girls walked around behind him, and
glued her body to his back. The other girl turned her back to him, he pulled
her to his front and then they slowly began to move together. Sweat beading
down her face, Nami�s eyes widened as her lips parted. �What the�?� she thought
in complete disbelief. �He�he�he really knows how to dance?!� she continued to
think.

Then she inhaled sharply as she furrowed her brows. She was
watching at exactly how they moved together. They swayed their hips in the
exact same rhythm. He was completely sandwiched between them, their bodies
touching completely. He had his hands on the girl�s hips in the front, moving
her hips with his. The girl in front had her hands reaching back and on his.
The girl behind him had hers on his sides, and she was slowly moving them up
and down his body.

As she continued to watch, her breathing quickened and her
palms became sweaty. She could feel her body growing hot the more and more she
watched him. She never would have ever
thought that Luffy could move his body the way he was doing it now. She
couldn�t remove her eyes from him. She watched as he slowly caressed the girl�s
hips in front of him. Glancing up, she noticed they were talking to each other.

Both girls looked completely satisfied with their single
partner. Both had seductive smiles on their faces and hooded eyes. The girl in
front had her head tilted back and up to be able to talk to him as they moved.
The girl in back had her chin on his shoulder. Frowning, she felt another kind
of heat warm her body. She furrowed her brows deep as she crossed her arms, her
breathing becoming shallower. She was feeling angry. Why she was feeling this
way? She had no idea.

Glancing over, he noticed her expression. Slowly smirking,
he leaned down next to the girl in front�s ear and said something in her ear
without removing his eyes from Nami. The girl pouted and quickly turned up to
him, saying something. The girl behind him also pouted and said something. They
stopped dancing and turned to him. He said one last thing before making his way
to Nami. Lifting her nose in the air, her first impulse was to turn and walk
away.

However, that�s not what she did. She watched him
approached, glued in place. Why she didn�t just walk away, puzzled her greatly
after the point. He finally made it to her with that smirk on his face. She
furrowed her brows deeper, as her crossed arms tightened.

�Want to dance now?� he asked as he held his hand out to
her.

Without answering, she turned away from him. He chuckled.
Turning back to him, he only shrugged and then turned to look over his shoulder
to the two girls still dancing behind him. Both were dancing in the same manner
he had been dancing with them just before. Both were smiling at him invitingly
and then both crooked their fingers at him. His smirk widened as he turned back
to Nami.

She felt that unfamiliar heat envelop her body. Puffing out
her cheeks a bit, she some how found herself taking his hand. He chuckled as
his smirk widened and his hand closed around hers tightly. Turning to the
girls, Nami saw that both were frowning at her. She �humphed�
and looked away from both. As soon as they were on the floor, he stopped and
turned to her. She felt her breath quicken again and felt herself become very
nervous.

With his sly smirk, he slowly walked around behind her.
Watching him as sweat beaded down her face, she swallowed hard. As soon as he
was at her back, she felt him slowly slip an arm around her waist. When he
pulled her back to his front, she inhaled sharply. �What am I doing?! This is a
bad idea!!� she yelled in her mind, but still didn�t move away from him. Her
palms were extremely sweaty and her heart beating as fast as it could go.

The heated navigator could feel his hands slide to her hips,
softly and slowly. Then he began to move her hips right along with his slowly.
She could feel him gently place his chin on her shoulder as he pressed his body
more into hers. They continued to slowly move together in rhythm with the
music. Closing her eyes slowly, she allowed the feeling to surround and
intoxicate her. His body felt good against hers.

Her head began to lean back against his other shoulder on it�s own. Then he slowly slid is hands down her hips to her
thighs. Continuing to slide his hands down her thighs, he slid them to the
front of them slowly still, and then slid them back up skillfully. She could
feel his even breath on her ear and neck. His breath was hot against her skin.
She felt her arms lift up, placing her hands over his arms.

When he would move his arms further down her legs, her hands
would slowly slide up his arms as she kept them in place. Her breathing became
quicker and ragged, her chest rising and falling in it�s
unevenness. She was almost certain she heard him moan in her ear. This only
seemed to add to her intoxication. Her lips parted as it became harder and
harder to breathe, her cheeks becoming warmer and warmer.

Then she felt his hands slid up her thighs and hips before
gliding up and across her stomach softly. Through the loud noise and music, she
was pretty sure sound escaped her lips. She was also pretty sure he heard her
because the breath on her neck was coming more constant now.� When he began to place soft kisses on her
neck, her head tilted to the side instinctively. He continued to caress her
stomach and hips gently as they continued to sway to the music seductively.

Another soft moan escaped her lips as he ran his tongue up
the side of her neck. His hands glided further up still to just under her
breasts. He stopped and spread his fingers over her rib caged just under her
breasts.

Closing his eyes, he immensely enjoyed the feeling of her
under his touch. This woman greatly interested him. He was well aware of the
fact that he was highly attracted to her. He almost wanted her more than
anything. He continued to kiss and suck her neck slowly. After awhile, the
music finally ended and a new song began. Nami�s eyes fluttered open. As she
looked around, she realized many eyes were on them.

Gasping, she straightened up as her face heated with
embarrassment. Then she heard his chuckles. The anger started from the pit of
her stomach until she felt it in her ears. Turning on him, she gave him her
worst scowl. Clenching her teeth, she couldn�t believe she had actually allowed
this to happen.

�You bastard�� she said through clenched teeth.

He only chuckled again with a wide smirk. �Bastard�? I
didn�t do anything you didn�t want me to do�� he said.

Feeling quite flustered, her cheeks grew hotter. �I didn�t
want any of what you just did!!� she yelled.

�Oh? I beg to differ�� he said as he laughed lightly, but
unpleasantly.

Pushing past him, she began to stomp out of the club.
However, a hand gripped her shoulder firmly. Whirling around angrily, she
slapped his hand off of her. He only shrugged and gave her an uncaring
expression.

�Fine�I guess you don�t want to find your bounty�And here
those girls had told me where he was.� he said as he began to walk past her.

Gasping, she quickly grabbed his arm. �Wait! You know where
he is?!� she said as she looked at him in disbelief.

�That�s right�They answered all of my questioned quite
easily.� he said with a smug smirk.

�He had actually been trying to get information out of those
girls while he danced with them?!� she thought to herself in complete
disbelief. Luffy�would have never thought to do that�or danced for that
matter�This Luffy�was actually smart�Blinking, she finally recovered from her
shocked stupor.

�Wha-What did they say?� she
asked.

Making a slight scoffing sound, he turned, looked up and
pointed up above them. There was a windowed room up above them on the second
level of the club. The windows were too dark to see inside of them.

�That�was easy�� she said as she frowned slightly.

�No�Not really. It�s a trap.� he
said as he turned back to her.

�A what?!� she asked as she looked back down at him with
wide eyes. �How�how do you know?!� she asked in disbelief.

�Because it was too easy. I just
need to get near that room. I should be able to pick up the scent we need to
find him.� he explained as he started for some stairs.

Following him, she wondered if it really were a trap. �Did
those girls maybe work for the bounty? Or did they just think he was in there��
she thought to herself.

They walked down the long empty hall, the music not getting
any quieter. Suddenly, he stopped. �This is close enough�� he said. He lifted
his face into the air and closed his eyes.

Bringing up her arms, she began to rub them against the
imaginary cold as she watched him. His face was so relaxed and looked so
peaceful. His lips were slightly parted as he concentrated on the smells in the
air. He was so�attractive�Was Luffy this attractive? Maybe his constantly being
happy, cheerful and acting silly made it to where she couldn�t see him the way
she�saw D.

D was much more mature even if he was semi-insane. He was
also intelligent and had incredible abilities. Not to mention�he really knew
how to dance. Shivering just from the memory, she was jolted out of her own
horrible thoughts. �What am I thinking about?!� she yelled in her mind as she
gasped loudly. Was she really thinking those thoughts? Taking deep breaths to
calm herself down, she closed her eyes tightly and
lowered her arms.

After awhile, he stepped forward a bit, and then lowered his
head as he opened his eyes slowly. Turning to her, he smiled. �I think I have
his scent.� he said as he walked past her.

Smiling in anticipation of the money she would soon have and
trying to push her previous thoughts away, she ran after him in excitement.

xxxx

As soon as they docked, Luffy jumped off the ship and looked
around excitedly and purposefully, hopeful to maybe catch a glimpse of his
orange haired navigator. The rest of the crew also came down from the ship
behind him.

�You know the chances are slim Luffy�� said Usopp with a
frown.

�But there�s still a chance! Even if it�s a small one�I will
look for her�� he said as he looked under and over the crowd in hopes of seeing
anything of her.

Smiling, L also began to look around along with N to see if
maybe they could spot her too. �Perhaps we should see how long it takes for the
pose to set. They may be gone from this island already.� suggested Robin.

�That�s a good idea�� said N with a small frown. Then she
smiled. �Besides, we can search in town as well. Maybe we could even spread out
into a group.� she continued.

�Sounds like a plan�� said Coby as he smiled.

�We also have to make sure no one sees us�It will be
difficult with Nami and the other Luffy here, but we have to try.� she said as
she reached in her bag and she removed a wig. �I will wear a different hair
colored wig to try and hide my likeness to Nami.� she said. Then she turned to
L.

L placed a cap over his head which covered a lot of his
eyes. Without the scar, he looked fairly different from Luffy. S placed an eye
patch over one of his eyes, put on a strange, but nice, hat that completely
covered his hair color and a bandage over his eye brow.

�I�ll stay on the ship.� said Zoro as he turned and made his
way back aboard the ship.

�Alright�now for who is paired with who�� started Nami.

�I will be with N-swa-�� started Sanji.

�I will go with Luffy and L.� she said, ignoring Sanji who
seemed to deflate.

Then hearts formed in his eyes as he danced his way to
Robin. �Then I will go with Robin-chwa-�� he started again.

�S, U and Robin can be in another group.� said Nami
interrupting Sanji again who deflated and waterfalled tears. �Franky, Sanji,
and Coby can be the third group.� she continued.

�Oi, why do I have to be with two guys�and why does S get to
go with Robin-chwan�?� he said as he continued to cry.

Continuing to ignore him while S tried to comfort Sanji, N
continued with the pairings. �Last but not least Z, Usopp and Chopper can go in
the last group.� she said before turning to where Usopp was. �Usopp, what
disguise are you�gonna�use?� she said as she blinked. �Oh�I guess that
mask�works�� she said as she gave him a weird frown.

�Oi, I am not Usopp! I am the great Sogeking!�
exclaimed Sogeking with his hands on his hips.

�Sogeking!!� exclaimed Luffy and
Chopper as they ran up to him with starry eyes and grins.

Then Luffy lost his grin and looked confused. �Eh? Where did
Usopp go?� he asked.

Sogeking began to sweat profusely.
�Uh�he had something he needed to do�He�uh�couldn�t wait and wanted to find
Nami! He asked me to help you guys!� he said.

L and his crew blinked at him with disbelief. �R-ight�okay�Sogeking�� said N as she frowned at him. �You can go with Z and Chopper��
she continued.

Looking from Luffy to Chopper, L wondered how they couldn�t
tell he was the same man. At least he had a disguise and didn�t look like U.
�Alright, now that we have our pairs, let�s get going. Just be careful men.� he
said as he nodded to everyone.

�Yes sir!� said his men as everyone went off with their
group in search of Nami.

Turning to Luffy and L, N smiled. �Shall we?� she asked.
Both nodded and Luffy grinned.

They turned and began to head into town. Luffy looked around
excitedly and anxiously. �I�m going to look into shops. You guys see if you can
see them through the crowds.� said N as she entered a shop she thought Nami
would go into. Luffy walked a ways away from L and looked around through the
crowd. L looked in the opposite direction.

Walking out, N entered the next shop. As he continued to
look, Luffy felt himself become more and more anxious and impatient. He
continued walking, no longer caring if he got to far away from L and N. He had
to find her, no matter what. Checking down alley ways and windows of shops, he
continued down the street quickly.

Turning to where Luffy was, L�s eyes widened. Luffy was
gone. �Ah! Luffy!� he called as he looked around for him. Then he frowned,
realizing what Luffy must be feeling.

Luffy jumped up to look above the many heads in the crowd to
see if he could spot his orange haired navigator. However, there was no orange
in sight. Drooping, he gave up. Maybe if they were lucky, they would run into
her during the days before her pose set. Turning with his face towards the
ground, he began heading back to L and N. Glancing up, he stopped and his eyes
widened. Just down one of the alleys, he could see her. She was on another
street, leaning against a wall.

His heart skipped a beat, and he felt excitement build.
�Nami�� he whispered.

Then she looked to the side and then she turned towards him.
As soon as she laid her eyes on him, her eyes widened and her lips parted in
surprise as she stood up straighter. Stepping forward once, his expression
turned slightly sad. Her expression also turned sad.

�Luffy�� she whispered as she stared at him.

It was so good to see him. Feeling a jump of her heart, she
gently laid a hand over it. Then she noticed his eyes shift to the side. Her
brows furrowed a bit in confusion. Then her eyes widened when she noticed his
expression turn dark.

�Oh no!� she thought as her hand flew to her cheek. It had
been four days since he had struck her, but the bruise had still yet to go
away. When he began to step forward with his extremely angry expression, she
held up her hand and shook her head in slight panic. She did not want him to fight now if he weren�t
ready. From what she had seen D do, she knew she wouldn�t be able to stop him
from killing her nakama.

Surprisingly, he had stopped, but had a confused and
concerned expression on his face. She lowered her arm slowly as her expression
turned sad once again as she shook her head more gently and then she smiled to
let him know she was okay. However, his expression only turned sad and worried
again.

More than anything, he wanted to go to her. The bruise on
her cheek angered him a great deal. He had to talk to her and make sure she was
okay. Suddenly, she quickly looked to the side with slightly wide eyes. Turning
back to him, she gave him one last forlorn gaze before turning and walking out
of his sight.

�It�s him�� he whispered to himself in a deathly quiet
voice. �He�s going to pay for hurting her�� he continued as he tried to calm
his anger.

Then he immediately stepped forward into the alleyway. He
stopped at the end and peered around the corner carefully. He could see them
both walking away some distance. Stepping out, he quickly made his way behind
them carefully. Using the crowd to hide in and going from alleyways to stands
to anywhere he can hide himself, he waited until there was any opportune time
to grab her. He wasn�t a patient person by any means, but he knew it was very
important that he be this time.

As soon as D entered a shop, he quickly stepped forward,
stretching his arms and pulled her to him. Many people turned towards him
suspiciously, but he only pulled her to an alley and let her go.

�Luffy! What are you doing?!� she whispered loudly.

�I had to make sure you were okay!� he said as he looked her
over. His eyes stopped at her bruise. �What happened? Did he hurt you badly?
Did he try anything? Are you alright?� he asked in a barrage of questions.

�Luffy, I�m fine. It was nothing�I just did something he
didn�t like. He hasn�t hurt me since.� she said as she offered a reassuring
smile.

�Then�he hasn�t�touched you?� he asked with a worried frown.

�No�Surprisingly, he hasn�t touched me. He actually doesn�t
like forcing�himself on women.� she said uncomfortably.

Luffy seemed to droop with relief as he let out a sigh. �I�m
so glad�� he whispered before perking up a bit more. �So then�you really are
okay?� he asked.

Tilting her head, she smiled warmly at him. �Un, I�m just fine Luffy, I promise.� she said

However, he still frowned deeper. Reaching up, he placed a
hand on her bruised cheek softly. Gasping in surprise, her eyes widened as she
looked at him. �He�s going to pay for this�� he said in a low angry voice.

She was still surprised by his touching her face, but then
she frowned a bit. �Luffy�there�s something wrong with him�He�s insane.� she
said with her sad frown.

�Of course he is insane!!� exclaimed Luffy.

�No, Luffy�you don�t understand�He really is�insane�� she
said quietly. Luffy furrowed his brows in slight confusion before he realized
she really meant it. �I don�t know what could have possibly pushed him over the
edge�but it must have been painful.� she said as she looked down sadly.

�Painful�?� asked Luffy.

�Un�when he�loses himself�he looks like he is in so much
pain...His eyes are so pained and angry�I�I have been wanting to ask�but I�m
afraid. He�s also so cold and�� She stopped herself. The last thing she wanted
to tell Luffy was of how D kept trying to seduce her constantly. He had done a
good job of it at the club four days ago.

After they had left the club, they had searched for the
bounty. He had used his nose to actually find the man. The man had been completely
surprised that they hadn�t fallen for the trap that had been laid, and at the
fact that they had actually found him. However, what had happened after that
was something she would never forget.

When the men had rushed them, D had�torn them apart easily.
As he had ripped apart the men, he had laughed maniacally enjoying everything
he did to them. She had watched in shock as he tore through them. When he had
made it to the bounty, the bounty had tried to fight back. He had put up a
slight fight before succumbing to D�s ruthless beating. She had watched in
horror as he had beat the man senselessly to a literal
bloody pulp.

Blood had splashed all over D and every where around him.
She had to beg him not to kill the man. Sanity had eventually come back to his
mind at her screaming for him to stop. Glancing down at the man as if seeing
him for the first time, he had then looked around him and then smirked. She had
only been able to shake her head at him in horrific disbelief. After they had
grabbed the bounty, they had found Dabara and he had turned the man in for the
cash reward.

Nami had then bought clothes for all three of them and many
other essentials. Dabara had been surprised when she had asked for his size. He
hadn�t expected for her to care to take care of him as well. She had also asked
if there were anything he had needed. Ever since then, she had noticed a change
in his attitude towards her. He was actually polite to her now and seemed to
become quiet when she talked to him. It didn�t really matter to her either way.
She had also been able to buy more food and things to re-supply the ship.

Having seen D do what he did to those men and to a bounty of
fifty million beli, she was terrified of what he could do to Luffy and her
nakama. They hadn�t been able to find anymore bounties, so D was ready to go
and find more on other islands. He was itching for a strong opponent.

Luffy listened to everything she said, and then noticed she
went deep into thought. Not knowing what to tell her about him, he just sighed
and then got an idea. �Since�you are here with me�We can go! We can deal with
him later. I don�t want you with him anymore.� he said.

�No! He�he would just find us�Luffy, I can handle this. Just
get stronger, okay? I will be fine. Go back to the others.� she said with a bit
of a frown.

�Nami?� he questioned in confusion.

�Luffy�he has ways of finding people. I wouldn�t be
surprised if he knew you were here. I really need to go. I can handle this. I
will be fine.� she said.

�Nami�I don�t know about that�� he said with a huge frown.

�Please Luffy, let me do this�I can�t do much, but I can stay
with him to protect the others. I can give you the time you need to get
stronger. Four months�isn�t so bad�� she said with a nervous smile.

�Two months!�

Blinking, she looked at him in complete confusion. �What?�
she asked.

�Two months, Nami. That�s how long it will take me to become
strong enough. I don�t want you with him any longer than that�Two weeks have
already almost past. I will be stronger in just a month and a half� he said.

�Luffy�� she said quietly as her face softened. Then she
smiled warmly and did the unexpected. She stepped forward and wrapped her arms
around him in an embrace. �It�s so good and refreshing to see you Luffy�It
really is�� she whispered.

�Ah!� he exclaimed from the unexpected action.

Blinking a few times, his expression finally softened as he
slowly lifted his arms, but didn�t touch her. He wanted to wrap his arms around
her, hold her tight, and tell her it would be okay, that he would protect her.
Instead, his face turned sad, and he lowered his arms. She pulled away from
him, and the moment was gone. When she looked into his face, he was wearing a
grin.

Smiling from the refreshing familiarity of that grin, she
sighed. �I better go�He might be looking for me. I don�t want him to find
you�Thank you Luffy. One and a half months then�I�will see you guys then�� she
said as she turned to leave the alley.

He made a step forward and slight sound, reaching a hand out
for her as if he had something to say. However, his expression went blank as he
lowered his arm. �Of course!! Two months, Nami!!� he
exclaimed, but not too loudly. She quickly turned and flashed him a smile
before turning the corner and leaving his sight.

Anxiety began to build inside of him something fierce. He
wanted to run after her and take her back, but he knew she was right. He wasn�t
nearly strong enough to defeat himself, and neither was L. Instead, he clenched
his teeth and fists and forced himself to turn around.

Making his way back to N and L, he stared at the ground
feeling defeated. Then he scowled in anger. �He�s going to pay for this�� he
whispered to himself. He honestly didn�t care that it was of himself that he
spoke of. He was still a different person and a horrible one at that.

�Luffy!�

Looking up, he spotted both L and N. N had a deep frown on
her beautiful face. �Where did you go?!� she asked as she crossed her arms.

Closing the distance, he stopped just in front of them with
a serious expression. �I found her�� he said quietly.

Both of their eyes widened. �W-What�?�
whispered N in slight disbelief.

�How is she? Is she alright? Has he hurt her?� asked L in a
jumble of questions.

�She�s fine�for the most part.� replied Luffy who kept the
same expression.

�That�s it? She�s just fine? Did you talk to her?� asked N
with a frown. She wanted to know everything.

�Aa�I talked to her�� he replied.

�Well?! What did she say?!� asked N
getting impatient.

�She said she was fine and can handle being with him for a
month and a half longer. He hasn�t hurt her or touched her. She said�he didn�t
like forcing himself on women.� he explained.

N drooped with relief as she sighed. �I�m so glad�I had a
feeling�he wouldn�t hurt her. Maybe he isn�t as bad as we thought.� she said
with a smile.

�No�he�s bad�� said Luffy as he walked in between them back
to the ship.

�Luffy?� questioned N in confusion as she
watched him pass them both.

�Don�t worry about it Nami�� said L when Luffy was out of
ear shot. �I�m pretty sure he has his reasons for saying so.� he said as he
watched him walk away.

Nami walked back to the shop D had gone into. As she
approached it, he walked out and noticed she was walking back from somewhere.
He narrowed his eyes slightly with a faint smile touching his lips.

�Where did you go?� he asked in a quiet and amused voice.

�That�s not really your concern, now is it?� she said as she
started past him.

However, he grabbed her arm and pulled her back to his
front. Leaning forward, he began to inhale her scent and then stopped, her eyes
widened in slight alarm. �I see�So�how is he doing?� he asked as he chuckled.

Pulling away from him, she turned a frown on him. �He�s
fine�thanks for asking�� she replied sarcastically.

�What did he want?� he asked as he stepped toward her.

�What do you think? To make sure I was fine�� she said.

He began to chuckle. �I see he understood he couldn�t take
you from me.�
he said before his face broke into a nasty smirk. �What a good boy�� he said.

Scowling, she quickly turned and continued towards their
ship. She just wanted to get through this as painless as possible. As soon as
they made it to the harbor, she stopped just in front of the ship. Dabara was
still loading up everything into the ship. She began to help him load it up, knowing D most likely wouldn�t lift a finger to help.

Once L, N and Luffy made it back to the ship, she contacted
the others and told them they had made contact with Nami. After about ten
minutes, everyone made it back to the ship.

�You really saw her?!�

�You saw Nami-san?!

�How was she?! Was she hurt?! Does she need medical
attention?!�

�Was she unharmed�?�

�She was fine�She wasn�t�hurt�� replied Luffy who�s teeth
were clenched. He couldn�t get the bruise on her face out of his mind. He
couldn�t tell the crew, because he didn�t want them to worry. He only hoped
that she was right, that she would be okay.

�You didn�t bring her back?! We could have taken her and
gotten the hell out of here!� yelled Usopp.

�With what pose?!� asked Zoro. Usopp deflated as he realized
that.

�It�s not just the pose�Nami said he has a way of finding
people�� added Luffy.

�Eh?!� they all exclaimed.

�Are you s-s-serious?!� asked Usopp nervously.

�That�s incredible�� said Coby and U nodded nervously in agreement.

�How does he find people?� asked Z with furrowed brows.

�Not sure�She didn�t tell me�� he replied with furrowed
brows as he looked down.

�Well, let�s get back on board and I will make us some
lunch. We can talk about it some more while we eat�� said Sanji as he flicked
his spent cigarette.

Everyone nodded and began making their way aboard the ship.
Luffy turned back to the town, thinking of Nami. He was still worried about
her. Looking around at everything, he sighed. Then he spotted them. His eyes
widened as he stepped forward. Nami and some other little man were stocking the
ship with things. He watched as the small man took up the last load. His face
broke into a scowl when he spotted his other self observing with a nasty smirk
on his face. Stepping forward, he itched to beat that stupid smirk off of his
smug face.

D�s eyes twitched as a familiar scent lingered in the air
around him. Looking around curiously, he spotted the source of the stench. His
smirk widened as he released a small chuckle in amusement.

Luffy clenched his teeth tightly when his eyes met with his.
Then he balled up his fist tightly to the point of pain.

Highly amused at the fact that he was just watching him and
not making a move, he shifted his eyes to Nami as a thought occurred to him.
Walking towards her, he pressed his body against hers and began to whisper in
her ear. She turned her head away slightly and closed her eyes with a frown,
but didn�t move away from him. D never removed his eyes from Luffy�s.

Beginning to growl in anger of what he was doing, he
clenched his teeth tighter, grating them together as his nails dug into his
palms. Then he watched in angry disbelief as he began to kiss and lick at
Nami�s neck. She said something in return to his other self, but never
attempted to move away from him. Not once had he removed his eyes from Luffy�s.
He slid his arm around Nami and pulled her closer to his body.

Nami furrowed her brows further, but only seemed to tilt her
head to the side. He leaned forward and began to whisper in her ear again.
After he finished whispering in her ear, he released her. She moved away from
him and looked at him over her shoulder. She turned back around and continued
on and boarded the ship. D watched her walk away, before turning back to look
at Luffy with a huge, smug smirk on his face.

By now, Luffy was baring his teeth at him. D chuckled and
then turned away. Stepping forward, Luffy couldn�t take it anymore. He needed
to wipe that smirk off of his face. However, someone grabbed his shoulder
tightly.

Startled, he made a noise as he quickly turned to the owner
of the hand. L was just behind him and staring at the other self with a death
glare. His grip on Luffy�s shoulder was tight and painful.

�Not yet�� he said in a very quiet but dangerous voice. �His
time will come�� he continued as he released Luffy�s shoulder.

Turning back towards the other self, both stared at him with
the same deadly glare as they watched him board the ship and sail away. N
looked over the rail, wondering why neither had come aboard. When she saw their
expression she inhaled sharply and widened her eyes.

�L?� she questioned. Both seemed to look startled as they
looked up at her. �What�what�s wrong?� she asked.

�It�s nothing�� said L with a serious expression before
smiling gently. �Let�s go to the others and wait for the food.� he said as he
made his way aboard.

Turning back to the retreating ship, Luffy�s frown deepened.
N looked from L to Luffy and then in the direction he was looking in. In the
distance, she could make out a ship. Her eyes widened. �Was that�them�?� she
thought before she frowned sadly. After the ship was out of sight, Luffy slowly
turned and made his way onto the ship.

To Be Continued�

Author�s Note: �What a bastard!! XO Ah, but I love him and he
is so smexy�Ah! So, what did you guys think?! XD Tell
me all about it! I want your reviews! By the way, the two songs I imagined for
the whole dance scene was Sean Paul�s Temperature for when D was dancing with
the two girls, and the song I imagined for when he was dancing with Nami was
Tapping The Vein�s Bleed. I recommend you guys try
reading them while listening to those two songs. It adds to the effect! XD If
you can�t find Bleed, I will post it on Youtube if
you care to listen to it. 8D

P.S. Dude! I
hadn�t even realized I had put it as if Chopper were swimming! XD It was indeed
a mistake, seeing as I know Chopper can�t swim�Thanks for pointing this out to
me Nitro! XD
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