Disclaimer: The characters do not belong to me (unfortunately ^^) and this story is fictitious, possible similarities with other ffs (could be ..) are purely coincidental.

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prolog



How could you do this to me? I just wanted to be with you. I love you I finally got over myself to tell you, to confess my love to you. And you? You just looked at me coldly. I got really scared. Afraid of you, my great love. I will never forget what you said then.
"You're crazy! How do you get the idea that I could love you too, you're just a money-hungry bitch!"
That had sat. After this comment I just ran away crying. How could I be so stupid? I'm really stupid. He's right, how did I get this stupid idea that maybe he loves me too? Maybe it was because lately I've had the feeling that he's looking at me differently, differently than usual.Gentler, somehow and with a slightly dreamy expression in his beautiful eyes. But I was wrong about that. That was probably just pathetic wishful thinking on my part.



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In the middle of the night, when everyone was still asleep, Nami snuck out of the ship. In the evening she volunteered for the guard so that no one would notice her, and it worked. Robin slept calmly in her bed and loud snoring reached her ear from the boys' room. She only took the bare essentials, a few clothes and money. She ran to a boat rental shop that she had seen near the pier that afternoon. It had already closed, but that left Nami completely cold at the moment. She drummed loudly on the door with both fists. "Open up! Hey! There's a customer here, so open up!" At some point someone will probably come and open up to the noise she made. And sure enough, a short time later the owner of the rental shop appeared in the doorway in pajamas."What do you want here and what is this noise in the middle of the night?" "I want to buy a boat and this noise was necessary to get you out of bed", Nami countered in a bad mood. A little intimidated, the man started "We only lend boats and don't sell them, I'm sorry but they have to be somewhere else ..." but he stopped when he saw how much money Nami was suddenly holding under his nose. ".. However, we could make an exception, it really seems to be an emergency" So Nami chose a good boat and paid. Satisfied, the man counted the money while Nami stowed her few belongings in the boat. "Where are you actually going, little one?" He finally asked curiously. "That's none of your business!" She hissed at him right away. "Sorry, it was just a question," he tried to appease her right away. Nami looked down guiltily, after all, the man couldn't help it that their love was not returned. "I'm just a long way from here," she mumbled softly and could barely hold back the tears.Now the man, feeling guilty, came slowly up to her and wanted to comfort her. But she backed away, jumped on her boat and untied the lines. "I'm sorry, but I have to go now." With these words, Nami disappeared into the darkness of the night ...


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So, that's the prologue, I hope you enjoy it. Criticism and suggestions for improvement are welcome ^^