Sometime jealousy is good

I have a problem...

Disclaimer:I don’t own One Piece
 

This story takes place after Thriller Park. Spoiler: Brook has joined the crew.
 

Sometime jealousy is good
 

I have a problem
 

Thousand Sunny was in Olino Island’s harbor. This was the first island they arrived to after Thriller Park. They had had to pass two islands to reach the Mermaid Islands. It was midday and the weather was perfect; the sky was cloudless and the sun was shining. A properly expected wind was blowing on the harbor, and it was perfect for sailing. The Mugiwaras wanted to sail on, but one thing disturbed them – one of their crew members was missing… a very important one.
 

“Where is that idiot rubber head?” Sanji leaned against the wall beside the kitchen door. He was smoking, and was obviously angered by Luffy’s no-show. It was Luffy’s fault that Nami was nervous. Thanks to Luffy’s disappearance, when Sanji would flirt with Nami, she whacked him on the head in disdain.
 

“What can you hope from a man who has a rubber brain?” Nami walked like flitting, nervous bird, around on the grass floored deck. “I told him that he has to come back straight after he’s done with his tasks. How hard is that to understand?”
 

“Kokaishi-san. Try to calm down. He is coming.” Spoke Robin, who was only a pair of footsteps from the agitated Nami, reading.
 

“How can I calm down? We only ever have problems with that rubber brain. When he comes back, I’m going to kill him! Damn you, Luffy!”
 

At the same time in the town
 

Luffy was standing in the middle of the street with a desperate expression. He had two huge bags in either hand. There was food in the bags, and he hadn’t eaten the food, for a good reason, he supposed. People of the town were walking past him, and some were watching him with a curious face. They didn’t understand why he was simply standing there. This was really weird. The worst thing was that some of them recognized him, and they tried to get away from him.
 

Luffy didn’t notice anything around him, and he didn’t move around, standing there, still. The reason was simple. He had forgotten what he had to do. That’s why he was so desperate. Then he looked to his bags, and thought over everything Nami had said to him. He had bought the food, and he remembered that he shouldn’t eat it. Any of it. But that was the only thing that he remembered. He had a feeling that he had to do something more, another task. He didn’t dare to go back to the ship because he was scared of Nami. Nami will kill him when he comes back without doing exactly everything she asked of him.
 

Flashback
 

“Luffy, do you see?” Nami tied a white towel around Luffy’s left hand, “This should remind you that you have to buy the food which is written on the list. The list is in you pocket, don’t lose it! Do you got it?” Nami stood up and watched Luffy with a serious expression, trying to intimidate him. She had to deal with Luffy for an hour so that he would be prepared to go into the city and do this. This was extremely silly, but he needed to have it done this way.
 

Luffy nodded to Nami’s question, although his thoughts were by the meat he had to buy.
 

“So, this red towel around your right hand has another meaning. This should remember you that you have come straight back to the ship after the shopping. And when I say straight, I mean straight! No joking around, is that clear?! You have a high bounty. This attracts attention. That’s why you have to do the shopping fast. You want to go to the New World?” Nami concocted an angry face. Luffy made her nervous. Luffy only nodded, because he was scared of her antics. If he were to mess it up, she’d take his meat away, she had threatened.
 

“Good.” Nami sighed. She was sure that Luffy didn’t understand the seriousness of it.
 

“Wouldn’t it be easier to send someone else?” Asked Zoro. He was trying to sleep, but Nami’s yelling and scolding kept him awake. He wasn’t that far away, possibly a few meters away.
 

“He has to go. You know that. So were the rules. He lost and a man has to keep his word. Isn’t it so, Luffy?”
 

“Yes, Nami.” Luffy knew now that it wasn’t a good idea to argue with Nami. Furthermore he didn’t see why he should argue.
 

“It was his own fault.” Shrugged Nami.
 

“You didn’t explain the rules to him.” Mumbled Zoro.
 

“But he wanted that.” Nami put her hands on her hips.
 

“Yo-ho-ho-ho. Our captain didn’t understand the game.” This was the skeleton Brook, who was by the railing and was watching it all. “Let’s sing a sung about it!” Brook took his violin out, and was readying himself to play.
 

“Yes, sing, Brook!” yelled Luffy enthusiastically.
 

“NO, singing!” yelled Nami angrily, and so both were struck back into silence. “Luffy, you won the running competition and said that the winner is going to do the shopping by the next island. It’s your fault that you made such stupid rules. I wanted to change them, but no...”
 

“How can someone be so stupid.” Muttered Zoro, “Luffy, usually the losers have to take the punishment, not the winners.”
 

“I am the best in games.” Said Luffy with a shining face, not understanding what he had done, and not listening to Zoro.
 

Nami sweatdropped and gave up. This had no sense. “Just go.” Nami sighed. She walked away, and shook her head. She knew that Luffy could be smart and grown up, but then, usually, he was extremely childish. She had even towels to tie things around his wrists so that he wouldn’t forget. Now, she could only hope that Luffy would make it.
 

Nami walked to the kitchen as Luffy made his way to land. On her way to the kitchen, Nami had to pass Brook, who was playing a violin. Suddenly he stopped.
 

“Miss Nami, can I see your panties?”
 

As Luffy was heading towards the town, he suddenly heard a huge bang from the ship, followed by Nami’s yelling. Luffy tried to not to let that disturb him. He was only thinking about his mission, and food.
 

End of the Flashback
 

Luffy didn’t remember the entire story of what happened on the ship, but he remembered now why he had the red towel. The shopping was done and now he had only to follow the next task. Luffy’s mood took a turn for happy. Now he had only to get back to the ship with no trouble. Nami would kill him if he came back with a Marine behind his back. That’s why he began to walk slowly. The people around him were nervous, and it was the right time to go away before someone alerts the Marines.
 

Luffy walked down the street instead of ran; the main purpose was to avoid trouble. That had succeeded so far, but destiny apparently had other plans set out ahead of him. Luffy walked and looked about. Suddenly he saw so many interesting things around. Where were they before? thought Luffy. He saw a cat playing with a ball. But the cat wasn’t a usual cat. It had violet stripes. Luffy was so curious and wanted see where the cat was going and wanted so much to follow it. But no! The worst thing came after he continued on his walk. He saw a barbecue. The people there invited him, too, because they were scared of him and thought if they treated Luffy well, he wouldn’t attack them. Luffy ground his teeth and walked on. Luffy pulled himself together. He repeated the thought that Nami would be angry.
 

Luckily, after some hard conquests, Luffy was able to walk on without stopping. He soon reached to harbour. Now he only had to find the Sunny and he would be back. The end wasn’t far and then he could eat the meat. He was sure that the worst part was over. But then he stopped. Now Luffy had made it into a point where he couldn’t ignore it any more and walk on.
 

Luffy saw something by the harbour and it was a devastating downfall to his attention span. He saw a girl sitting on the dock, and he could hear that she was crying. Luffy was in a real dilemma; go to the girl and cheer her up, or continue on. Nami’s task was that he had to come back straight. But he couldn’t leave the girl just there. It was against his policy and beliefs. He was just too good-natured. It was hard to see a person in trouble. So he decided to go to that girl, because Nami didn’t have to know about it, anyway.
 

So Luffy walked to that girl who didn’t notice Luffy until he was standing next to her and was bowing to her. Luffy let the bags fell on the ground and that scared her. The girl stopped to cry and watched to him. Then she turned her face away and watched sea. She was acting like everything was alright. It seemed like she wasn’t afraid of Luffy, but maybe she didn’t recognize him.
 

“What’s wrong?” Luffy tried to look the girl’s face, although she tried to turn her head away.
 

”Nothing.” Answered the girl, and she then tried to avoid Luffy’s stare. She wanted her peace.
 

“But you are crying.” Luffy didn’t quit and sat next to her. “You can tell me, maybe I can help you.” Said Luffy with a calm face and the girl dared to look to him.
 

“I am Mina.” The girl sighed as she realized that Luffy wasn’t going to leave her alone.
 

“I’m Luffy. I can help you!”
 

“Actually, I do have a problem.”
 

“An hour has passed. An hour!” Nami walked nervously around on the deck. She was ready to slaughter Luffy when he returned. But still, she could not see him. She originally gave him only an hour and a half, no more. This wasn’t a good sign. The shopping couldn’t take so long, he was a man.
 

“Nami-san, should I make a tea which would calm you down?” Inquired Sanji, who was still by the kitchen door.
 

“Leave me alone!” She snapped. Everyone who had dared to be near her felt her anger, especially Sanji. Nami had even snapped to Robin, who asked why Nami so worried, as Luffy could take care of himself. Now she was only reading and staying quiet.
 

“Okay Nami-san. I am going to make you a tea!” Sanji’s eyes turned into heart, although Nami yelled at him.
 

Nami walked nervously on. Zoro went up to the mast’s house to sleep. But Nami’s voice was so loud that he heard that. Normally it wouldn’t disturb him. But actually he wanted to see what Nami was going to do with Luffy when he would come back. That’s way was he looking for Luffy.
 

“Why do we have such an idiot for a captain!” Nami was now standing, hands on her hips. Maybe Robin was right, and she worried over nothing. No, that wasn’t possible, Nami was sure. She had been a long time in this crew and she knew how many stupid things the boys were able to do.
 

“Nami. I see Luffy coming.” Shoots Zoro from the mast.
 

“Really?!” Nami’s eyes started to shine. She was so surprised that Luffy managed it. She hadn’t expected that. Nami was already prepared to escape. Maybe he wasn’t as stupid as she thought.
 

“But not alone.” added Zoro.
 

“What?!” Nami’s hope was destroyed. She ran to the railing to see it by herself if Zoro was right. Nami was now regretting that she hoped too early.
 

When she reached the railing she looked to the left and to the right. Then she found him. She sighed. A stone fell from her heart. It wasn’t the Marine with Luffy, it was only a girl. But still, Luffy hadn’t listened to her. “Damn it, Luffy! I told you to come straight back!” Nami didn’t care that the girl heard it, too. She just needed to yell at him.
 

“NAMI!” yelled Luffy with a happy face. That didn’t soften Nami. She made a threatening face, but left the railing, walked to the mast, and waited for Luffy.
 

The others had stopped their doings and come to the deck too, because they heard that Luffy was back. That was a wonder! Only Sanji stayed in the kitchen, because the tea for Nami wasn’t ready. Zoro climbed down, too. Even he didn’t believe that Luffy was back. But he had noticed that Luffy had forgotten something, and Nami’s reaction... it’d be priceless.
 

“Yo-ho-ho. He came back, alive.” Brook watched curiously, leaning against the railing.
 

“The captain isn’t so useless.” Laughed Franky.
 

At the same time, Luffy climbed to the deck and helped the girl up, too. Luffy had brought Mina with him, Mina looking at the flag on the mast first. She didn’t react as the others hade. She even smiled.
 

Robin, who was next to Zoro, smirked.
 

“You noticed it too, didn’t you?” asked Zoro.
 

“Yes, I did Kenshi-san. Kokaishi-san is going to be mad.”
 

“This is going to be funny.” Zoro smirked.
 

“Mina. These are my nakama.” Luffy showed to his crew, who all offered questioning and curious expressions. The only one who was not as the others was Nami, who’s forehead had a vein popped out.
 

“Luffy!” sounded Nami’s voice. “What didn’t you understand by the sentence ‘Come straight back’? And where the hell are the bags?!”
 

At the same time, Sanji opened the kitchen door and walked with Nami’s tea out.
 

“Nami-san, your tea….” Sanji got a shock seeing the girl, and Nami’s tea fell down. “MELLORINE!”
 

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