DISCLAIMER: I do not own One Piece, but Black Tsunami is my original character.

Author Note: Yeah... my first fic, I edited a few minor details in this chapter, just so you know... I kinda lost my muse after finishing this chapter, but I'll put up a new chapter sooner or later... anyway, that's all

The Black Tsunami

How long has it been? The creature thought as it swam through the depths of the East Blue. It had no fear of sea monsters or pirates. The only thing that possibly scared him was the thought of what was to come. In a burst of speed he jumped out of the water and into the air to see how much farther he had to swim. In the light his white skin shimmered and made the black strips that covered his body more visible. He was a Tiger Shark Merman, and an oddity among his species to say the least, not only was his coloration all wrong, but he also had nasty sets of claws on his hands and feet. His long silver hair, even when wet, framed his human-like face very well. The dorsal fin that jutted out from the back of his neck had a rather large portion of the midsection missing from it. Although he was a merman, he never wore more than was absolutely necessary, which meant all he wore was a pair of blue and black patterned shorts help up by a red sash. A small dagger hung from the sash. Aside from that and a black and white pearl necklace that he had not taken off since the day he received it, he wore no other clothing. Arlong… I wonder if you'll even still recognise me. As he hit the water once more he shot off with new determination. He had seen what he had been looking for, the unmistakable Jolly Roger that could only be flown at his final destination… Arlong Park.

He hit the beach near Kokoyashi village like a torpedo, but was surprised to say the least when not a soul came to see what had happened. He sniffed the air in an attempt to figure out what was going on… nothing… He could only pick up one, oddly familiar scent. He sniffed at the air again to double check and again he smelt the same scent. He dashed up the beach and into the town. Why would it be so deserted? I wonder if they were stupid enough to go to Arlong Park to take on old needle-nose himself… He was near the exit to the village on the road that headed to Arlong Park when he heard it. He stopped dead in his tracks and looked around. He could hear the sound of someone crying and needless to say he was quite curious as to whom, even though the aroma in the air was familiar. He began to walk towards the sound of the crying until he saw her. There, sitting in the middle of the road, was an orange haired girl around the age of 18. She had a straw hat on her head and was crying. His heart shattered when he realized who the girl was. "Na…. Nami? Is that you?" the shark-man said. The girls eyes widened as she looked up at him.

Nami jumped to her feet instantly and pulled out her bow staff. "WHO ARE YOU? Let me guess… Arlong still thinks it's funny to make his men pretend they're B.T. How stupid do you think I am?"

"… Arlong did that?" The strange Tiger Shark Merman looked disheartened at those words. "And here I thought he would honour my name after my death.…"

"Who are you? Quit pretending and tell me your name!" she barked. The tears were falling from her eyes again. "Tell me your name merman…"

"My name is Black Tsunami. I would never lie to you Nami… It's really me." Tsunami gave her a weak smile, but she still didn't seem to believe him. "I can prove it…" He slowly reached down. Nami's body tensed as the merman's hand neared a dagger than hung from his sash, but became slightly less when his hand passed it and entered a pocket in his shorts. Tsunami dug around for a few seconds until he finally found what he was searching for. He slowly pulled out a tiny bracelet and lightly tossed it to her. Nami grabbed it and widened her eyes in shock at what she saw. The bracelet was made of tiny red shells, each shell holding a letter. The first few shells read 't.s.u.n.a.m.i.' there was then a black shell followed by the letters 'n.a.m.i'.

"This is…" she started, but the words didn't come to her. It was the bracelet that she had given the kind hearted merman almost8 years ago. There was no mistaking it.

"Believe me now?" Tsunami said with a mocking smile. He was rather shocked when Nami's fist shot at him and landed square on his jaw. She was mad.

"YOU INSENSITIVE JERK ASS! How could you let me go on thinking you were dead for EIGHT WHOLE YEARS!" Her fist shot at him again and he didn't bother to try dodging it as it hit his stomach. All he did was grunt slightly.

"I would have told you sooner, but I was too busy getting stronger in the Grand Line. I need to beat him this time Nami. It's my last chance…"

"Did you just say… you went to the Grand Line?"

"Yep… quite a fun place… I clashed swords with Hawkeye Mihawk, partied with Red-Haired Shanks, and I even had a chance to learn a few things about Medicine at Drum Kingdom. In between I made a bit of a name for myself, but that's not important… Come on, I want to get this thing over with so I can go on living my life." He motioned for her to get onto his back. "Piggyback? Or would you rather try and keep up with me on foot?"

"Piggyback… but don't go as fast as you did when I was little, okay?" She carefully climbed onto the merman's back and wrapped her arms around his neck as he stood back up.

"Oh don't worry… I wont go that fast. As a matter of fact…" A devilish smirk crossed his face and Nami knew instantly what he was going to say. "I'm gonna go faster…" With that he shot off leaving a whirlwind in his wake. He couldn't help but laugh as Nami gave a whimper and tightened her grasp on his neck.