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Chapter 14:

Damn, she didn't know where she was anymore. She was lost. And she was alone.

Three days before they had seen Law come out of his submarine and followed him immediately. They had managed to keep up with him for the first two days, but the third morning he had just disappeared, leaving them without a single trace. That's when the problems started. Apparently, the islands was full of tunnels and holes and galleries and there was no way to avoid them all, not if they hoped to actually find Law. So they had chosen (meaning they had run after Luffy without even looking) the biggest one and made a silent wish for it to be the right way.

They had been walking in that dark tunnel for at least half an hour with no problem and then, suddenly, she was all by herself. How could that have happened?
Turning back and trying to find her comrades wasn't a possibility. She had no light and could barely remember the road. She had realized it the second she found herself isolated from the others. So she had just kept walking, one hand constantly touching the left wall, the other leaning forward to assure herself the way was clear.

Maybe the others have been separated too, Nami thought.

She hoped not, it would take forever to get together again if they did. Her crew was little but Kidd's was a different story… thank Kami she wasn't stuck with one of his bulky, vulgar and dirty men! They had started calling her Nami-sama, which sincerely freaked her out.

And they stared at her every time she was near. Not in a sexual or menacing way, not anymore after what happened the previous evening. Being menaced by Eustass Kidd to be skinned alive if caught ogling his kitten was terrifying enough for the poor man to make him run away when he saw her the morning after. Still, they looked at her like a strange animal in a zoo.

The tunnel started turning slightly to the right, she absently noticed. Some water could be heard streaming.

After Kidd had terrified everyone, she had overheard the guy with the scars on his face and the blue hair whisper to his mate he was glad the boss didn't get soft even though he had a woman now.

Nami didn't know what to think of that. She didn't know what to think of the whole situation, if she had to be honest.

Thump.

What was that?! She freezed instantly, reducing her breathe to the minimum, her ears trying to catch something.

…nothing. How was that possible?

She gulped. Maybe it was just her imagination, though… the noise sounded like someone had touched a rock with a foot.

The thought made her shiver. The base of her neck was cold because of the draft of the tunnel. She didn't dare to turn her head and see. She gulped again.

She had to leave this damned place before she became paranoid.

Her footsteps were lighter now, slowly testing the floor before moving her feet. It would take a lot more time, but she wasn't willing to risk. If something was behind her, she had to go unnoticed.

Half an hour passed and Nami had yet to hear another sound besides her pounding heart. Now the only thing disturbing her was the stupid draft again.

She stopped.

She was in a tunnel, a very deep one. There couldn't possibly be a cold draft at this depth.

Her eyes went wide with horror and realization, behind her she heard a chuckle.

She barely had time to gasp.

"Ehm…I think I'm lost."

Kidd winced at the comment.

"Would you repeat that?"

"You deaf? I said I'm lost!" Luffy answered.

"I HEARD YOU, LIL' SHIT!"

"I knew that, my instinct told me to go south but you didn't listen to me…"

"Shut up, Zoro."

"Do you even know where south is?" Kidd asked.

"It's where the sun rises, everyone knows that!"

"How fucked up is your mind, seriously?!"

"Shishishi, you're so funny Kidd!"

Why? Why of all people did he have to be stuck with those two?! He could have stayed with Killer, though he was as annoying as these two when he wanted to be; he could have found a few civilians to kill, just to relieve some stress…he could have even stayed with his kitten somewhere, snogging with her like there was no tomorrow, damn! All it took was one single kiss and now he had this constant desire to kiss her all the time…he was fighting over stupid things with these morons instead and she was anywhere but there with him!

Oh, and did he mention he could see absolutely nothing? Yeah, that's right, fuckin' awesome.

"Yay, there's a light over there!" Strawhat screamed.

"That must be south, Luffy…"

"Who cares, hurry up! I can't stand you two anymore…"

"I wonder what we'll find, I hope some food!" Screamed again Luffy, while he ran towards the light. Kidd sighed and Zoro just followed his shouting captain silently.

"Hey, I can hear some voices! Where are they from?"

"They're called hallucinations, brat, and they actually come from what's left of your brain…" Kidd retorted.

"Hey, that's not fair! You're not so mean to Nami!"

"Well, you clearly are NOT Nami…"

The green haired bastard near him growled, but he ignored him. He would deal with him later, on the ship…

"Lucky me, then…" shivered Luffy with a disgusted face.

"What was that?" Kidd asked.

"Tsk, you and Nami snogging and acting all lovey-dovey was something I never wanted to see, honestly!"

"They did what?! WHEN?!" Zoro growled.

"The other day…in plain sight! And it was gross, too…" Luffy kept complaining.

"So much fussing for a simple lip lock!"

"That doesn't change anything…"

"Listen, you… I'll kiss the kitten whenever I want and wherever I wish and you don't have a say in this!"

"You mean there will be more of those?!" the raven haired captain made a disgusted face.

"PLENTY, I'LL MAKE SURE OF THAT!" Kidd replied.

"I don't want to see such things!"

"You should be grateful we used to do it when we were alone…" Zoro whispered almost imperceptibly, but Kidd heard him nonetheless and stiffened.

We? Who was he talking about? Did the kitten…? With the green asshole?

A blind rage started developing in his chest. No. He didn't want to think about it. If he did, he would have killed the arrogant piece of shit and that would have caused the death of the alliance. And that meant no log-pose, no throne, no kitten…

He would remain quiet for the moment, and he would suppress every killer instinct, but the kitten owed him an explanation. And while he was at it, he would mark his own territory.

"She's with me now. I don't want to hide her, ever.

Oh, Kami! That came out so… sappy! He wanted to die, really…

Another growl came from behind him.

Okay, change of plans! If Roronoa couldn't shut that trap of his, he would cut off his scalp and use it as a doormat!

Bip!

They stopped running.

"What was that?!" asked the first mate.

Bip!

"I heard that too!" Luffy shouted.

"Sounds like a time bomb." Said Kidd.

Bip! Bip! Bip!

"Damn, it's getting faster!"

Bip! Bip! Bip! Bip!

"With this darkness, we can't do anything!"

"I can sense nothing with my Haki. Zoro?"

"Neither do I." he answered.

"Of course you can't – Kidd replied – there's no one but us here and you can't sense inanimate objects…"

"Well, no harm done. The noise stopped…" Luffy said.

"That's what should be worrying you the most, idiot."

"Huh? Really? So does the trap we've been walking on all this time have something to do with it?"

Kidd smirked.

"Pretty much."

Nami woke up in a completely dark place, surrounded by silence and, unfortunately for her, not alone. Even if she was surrounded by darkness and was still dazed, Nami could feel the presence just a few meters from her.

She remained still for a few minutes trying to regain some lucidity and let her sight adjust to the absence of light.

What was she going to do? She still didn't know what could have happened for her to be there, but it couldn't be so nice…

She had to at least understand where she was. That could have helped her…she hoped.

The floor was cold and hard, it seemed steel…the surface was plain…

Her shoulder touched something…a bar? So she was in some kind of cell? Damn.

She tried to get up and understand how large the cell was. If that was a cell, for all she knew it could have been a cage or who knows what…

No, it had to be a cell because she could stand with no problem and could even feel some air between her head and the ceiling.

Her eyes were completely used to the darkness now and could guess there was a window beyond the cell. It had to be night and even though she should have been able to rely on the moonlight, the satellite was covered by a few clouds.

Surely they would move sometimes during the night, she could tell it was windy enough for that.

The person with her had started looking at her, she could feel his or her eyes on her back insistently. She was afraid. For all she knew these could be her last moments. She didn't even say goodbye to her nakama, to him…her thoughts stilled on him. When had he become so important she thought of him as someone precious to her?

Nami wasn't blind. He was a sarcastic man, extremely violent, cruel and too cocky for her tastes. And while she didn't know in the slightest what had attracted her to him at first, she realized she knew why she liked him now. He had proved her he could be human, he had protected her when he had no obligation, he had even been sweet that time when he kept her company while she was drawing her maps.

She could still feel his solitary arm hugging her firmly but without hurting her, her back pressed to him. His body was always so warm. Like his kiss…
What would Bellmere think? Kidd belonged to those her mother had fought against when she was still a marine. However, she was one of them too now…she was a pirate. Though when she thought about herself being an outlaw, she knew that for her it just meant freedom. And it was all thanks to her friends. Her hand absently went to her leg to touch her weapon, remembering the happiness she had felt when she had finally been able to fight at their side, but she realized with horror it wasn't there. The sound of chains moving interrupted her thoughts for good…

"You."

Nami didn't answer. It was a female voice that came from behind her and it seemed to be holding no menace in it.

"I know who you are…aren't you a member of Strawhat's crew?"

That woman knew her?! Who could she be?

"Maybe I am." Nami replied. Remaining quiet could anger the woman and only Kami knew who she was dealing with.

"I saw you on the newspaper. It was a couple of weeks ago, I think…"

"And how do you know I'm the one you saw on a paper sheet? Surely you can't see that well?"

"One does get used to darkness." Was the woman's reply.

A few minutes of silence passed before Nami talked again.

"You know who I am, more or less. It would be correct of you to tell me who you are, wouldn't it?" Nami asked, still facing the window. The clouds were moving quite fast.

"…no need for that."

"I don't think so…"

"You're checking the moon, right? – the woman interrupted her – you'll be able to see me in no time. And you'll recognize me for sure."

"So…you're famous?"

"You could say that, yeah."

The moon was shiny tonight. Now that it was uncovered, she had to take advantage of every second. First, she had been right. She was in a cell, and the atmosphere was quite cold but relatively peaceful. Second, from the window she could see what must have once been houses. That meant that the cell was slightly underground, but not buried. And third…

She turned her head and her eyes widened. A slender figure sat in the furthest corner, long hairs and cocky eyes. Nami recognized her immediately. They hadn't met directly, but they knew each other by reputation. Zoro had talked about her…

"Ah! So I was right, you're the Cat Burglar…"

Nami gaped. What would she do now?! Was she to be considered dangerous? Would she hurt her?

"You?!"

"I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts~ lah lah lah…"

"SHUT THAT SHITTY MOUTH, KILLER OF MY ASS!"

"…"

"…there they are standing in a row~…" kept singing Killer.

"I SAID, SHUT UP!"

"Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head!" a reindeer finished the line.

"Not you too, Chopper!"

"You should relax, black leg. It's not like we can get out of here…"

"No, we won't because we're not even trying!"

"We are in a fucking hole, if we only move one little rock this place will fall on our heads!"

"But he's right, Sanji." Chopper said.

"…shitty bastard…" the cook murmured.

"Whatever. Now, sit down and listen. I have a question…"

"Hm? A question? …sure, go ahead…"

"…"

"…well?"

"I have a feeling it'll be boring here, so…do you happen to know any other Disney song? I must train for my future nephews…"

Sanji growled.

"ARE WE IN A FUCKING SUMMER CAMP?! Wait, nephews?!"

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!"

"Stop shouting, Luffy!" said Zoro.

"But we're still falling and I'm hungry!" replied the captain.

"As expected of you!"

"Just how deep is this hole, anyway?!" Kidd added.

"That is the floor! Here's your answer!" The swordsman pointed to him.

He looked down. Damn, there was really a floor down there! And they were going to crash…

"Ouch…"

…onto the ground.

"Kidd, you're crushing me!" he heard Strawhat complain.

"Your foot is on my neck, Luffy! I can't breathe!"

"Sorry, Zoro!"

Idiots, Kidd thought once again while he somehow stood up.

The walls were circular, he noticed. What kind of place was that?

"Coooooool! Zoro, Zoro, look! I'm on TV!"

"Those are screens…we're being watched. All of us…"

"There's a map of the island here." Kidd added.

"We should take it to Nami when we're out of here." said Luffy.

"Out of here?"

The three tensed at the familiar voice that came from behind them.

Leaning against the wall stood the man who initiated the entire mess on the damned island, Trafalgar Law, with the smirk that Kidd hated so much.

"I don't think you'll be out of here anytime soon, Mugiwara-ya."

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