A/N: Hey…. not much to say…enjoy minna!

Chap. 13

Nami POV:

The ground under her boots clunked and cracked, as she made her way up the steel staircase. She hadn't been to this place since she was...what, sixteen! It had been so long. Well, at least by her standards. She couldn't wait to get back on stage!

Zoro POV:

He let out an exasperated sigh. Well...he hadn't expected this! At the door, he had come face to face with an extremely tall, very mean looking bouncer. Who had gruffly demanded his ticket, and to his utter shock asked him to remove his swords and place them in a hold...for safety reasons.

"Safety my ass!"

His scowl was apparently very visible in the massive concert hall, illuminated by florescent lights. Red, green, yellow, blue, and every other colour under the sun invaded his sight range making him squint and scowl at the same time. People moved cautiously away, ducking underneath pillars and huddling in the corner to let him pass.

"Hmmm…Apparently...I don't have a very welcoming look on my face..."

His train of thought was cut short by a loud burst of anger, mixed with hysterical laughter.

"Yah got that right yah fugly samurai!"

He whipped his head around angrily to get a better look at his new found enemy. He once again gave an exasperated sigh. He seemed to be doing that a lot these days.

"Yo Zo-0-ro!"

Luffy, ussop, and chopper grinned goofily as he approached them slowly. Sanji on the other hand looked at him quickly, turned, sat down, and proceeded to flip him off.

"O-oi, what was that about!...y-yah...yah shit cook!"

He reached instinctively for his three most prized possessions. Lunging forward defensively. He stopped suddenly when a booted heal tapped him jokingly on the forehead.

"Ah, ah, ah...they took your swords didn't they, no violence in a place like this you uncivilized cave man.."

Sanji smirked, letting down his foot gracefully, and plopping down in his seat. All of this only fuelled his anger. Where was she?...If she was here...everything would be okay. He slumped down in his seat like a child who had just lost an argument over a chocolate bar with his mother.

"This is going to be wonderful, I'll get to hear my beloved Nami-swans voice, my gorgeous mellorine is going to sing to me!"

Sanji cried out in sheer glee, clasping his hands together liek a schoolgirl.

"H-hey...Namis gonna sing to us too!...she's gonna sing to all of us!

Luffy exclaimed jumping up and down in his seat angrily like the monkey he was.Ussop and chopper joined in, jumping and cheering, while Sanji argued feriousously. A sudden loud burst of sound filled the stadium, making everyone jump, and stand up in their seats in shock.

"The show...the shows gonna start!"

Luffy began to jump even higher. Soon everyone in the stadium began to yell and cry, all cheering the same name.

"Nami, nami, nami, nami, nami!"

The crowd continued, building the fierce anticipation. A voice cut through the crowd, powerful and feminine.

"Is everybody having fun!"

The stadium seemed to be near shattering. The curtains rose, the stage filled with lights, and a familiar pink head of hair ran on stage. Her face glowed, Nami was always the one to go natural, but tonight, her face shone with jewled beads adorning her eyes and hair, shimmering in the stage light. A shocking green gown complemented her full figure. Long in the back and mini-skirt in the front, no matter what she wore, she always looked like herself. Gold strappy heels wrapped around her legs all the way up to her thighs in the ballerina toe shoe style, and various jewled bangles and bracelets dangled from her arms. Her hair was the only thing that didn't look essentially Nami. Thick corkscrew curls framed her face. She looked absolutely glamorous, and backed it up with her rock star attitude.

"Are you ready to party everyone?"

The crowd grew even rowdier.

"I can't hear you!"

Everyone had joined in the screaming. Luffy, Ussop, Chopper, and Sanji all went wild. Zoro himself even found himself shouting wildly. She had an amazing effect on people. Everyone looked so pumped, so full of adrenaline!

"Ahhhh, let's go!"

Nami jumped as the band behind her struck the first note. Her body began to sway seductively to the music. People began to sway along with her, as the wild bang of the band morphed into a slow sensuous thumping. She lifted the microphone to her shining lips as her voice filled the hall, haunting and sweet.

Let the music take you high

Cuz the party aint gonna stop till daylight

Oooo oooo

Could ya keep it bumpin all night

Let the music take you high Let the record spin until the daylight

Oooo oooo

Everyone in the audience began to sway to the thumping of the bass and catchiness of the chorus.

Everything will be just all right

hey mr.dj, drop my favourite toon

Lets get this party jumpin', the music is pumpin'

Its been a long day,

bouts ta start My weekend

Have fun tonight!

got my click at my side

Gonna take it up a notch tonight

gonna tear this place up until the daylight

Everybody's out to play

See some faces from around the world

Gonna have a good time tonight

She seemed to shine. The woman on stage was so far away from the scared, hopeless Nami he had seen at her hometown. The look in her eyes told him that she felt safe.

Her form on the stage seemed to give one last burst of energy before she bellowed out the last note in her melodious voice. The stunned crowd were silent for a moment, before erupting into applause. Zoro and the rest of the straw-hat pirates clapped, whistled and cheered wildly, as Nami bowed and waved on stage.

As Zoro watched as she cleared the curls from her face, he saw a look of utter content.

A/N...d-done...falls over exhausted

Editors note...sigh