"WHERE IS EVERYBODY?"

Zoro rolled his eyes at the female and scowled. "I'm sure they're fine."

"Uh! I bet you're the cause of all this!" She screamed at him out of frustration.

You don't know how right you are. He only smirked. "You caught me." He said in a sarcastic tone. "They're fine. They know how to handle themselves... most of the time."

"But, but... uh!" She grunted, being at a loss for words. She slumped her shoulders and turned to face Zoro. "This makes me mad."

"I've noticed."

"You're not helping!" She shouted, pulling at her hair.

Another smirk. Another chuckle. "I'm sorry." He said sarcastically, amused at her "performance".

She was amusing, something that had made him happy. If she was going to be his, she might as well entertain him while doing so.

Perfect.

She was his alone, was she not? He had claimed her when his sword ended Sanji's life.

She's mine.

"We need to find them!"

inwardly, he scowled.

He was honestly getting sick and tired of Nami's "obsession" with everyone else but him. Sure, she was alone with him now, (except for Luffy, but no one knew where Luffy was anyway), but her thoughts were never on him.

They were on everyone else.

He got rid of them to make sure that she never thought of them again...

But perhaps...

He glanced at Nami, the reason he was killing everyone.

It was time he told her.

"Zoro..." Her anger was fading, being replaced by a look of sorrow.

"What if they're hurt?"

He moved closer to her, hugging her from behind, placing his head on her shoulder. Without warning, his lips made contact with her skin, her neck, slowly dragging them up to her cheek.

"They're fine."

He gripped her by the waist, inwardly smirking at how she didn't resist him.

She's mine.

His lips came closer to her lips, and she moved to turn around to face him.

"ZORO!"

He scowled. Maybe I should kill him off.

"I need you!" Luffy's arm came and pulled Zoro off, dragging him out of Nami's sight.

What just... Actually nevermind. She thought, deciding to look for the others again.

Did Zoro... She thought, trying to figure out what just happened. Why'd he kiss me?

She walked around the castle, finding the door to the basement.

I guess this is the only other place to look. I've looked everywhere else.

Cobwebs and dust surrounded her once she arrived in the basement, leaving her coughing to no end.

Damn, when was the last time anyone was in here?

She looked down to see how much dust was covering her shoes, when she saw it.

Footprints?

Indeed, footprints were made into the layer of dust that coated the basement floor.

Hm, looks like two pairs of them.

Who was down here?

She followed the trail of footprints, curious as to who made them. Eventually, she found herself at the end of the "maze" that made up the basement, with a door waiting for her.

She picked the lock, (something she had mastered for a while now), only to find the other side was locked too.

What the hell?

"Hello?" She called out, wondering if anyone was in the room or in the basement.

"Hello?"

Nami?

"Nami? Nami is that you?"

There's no way Zoro would let her know that I was here. She must be by herself!

"Hold on Nami!"

He ran to the door, or tried to seeing as he hadn't eaten for a day or two. He was dying of thirst, and had managed to drink some dirty water that was on the floor of the dungeon he was in. It didn't matter that it was dirty, he didn't care then.

"Ussop is that you?"

"Yea!"

He hurridly opened the lock, making a few mistakes till he finally got it open, leaving the door to open, revealing a shocked Nami.

"Why were you in there, Ussop?"

Finally.

"Z-Z-Zoro!"

Oh Gosh, he hoped Zoro didn't come down here to see if he had died yet or not.

"Zoro?" A look of confusion was planted on Nami's face.

"He, he killed Sanji! And then he knew I saw and went to kill me too Nami!"

"He wouldn't..."

"He did! You have to believe me! I wouldn't lie about this!"

She has to believe me.

"He locked me in here!"

"But-"

"Nami, I promise I'm not lying!"

"I... I'm going to get to the bottom of this." She said, turning around leaving Ussop there.

He has to be lying. Zoro wouldn't do that... would he?

She ran faster through the basement, trying to find Zoro.

Why would he kill Sanji and attempt to kill Ussop? What did they do?

She ran up the stairs.

We're namaka.

She ran through the castle, looking for Zoro.

We're family...

"Zoro!" She yelled out when she finally found him. He turned to her, with eyes that didn't say anything to her, didn't reveal any emotions.

"Yes?"

"..." She gulped, hesitating, not knowing what to say.

What were you supposed to say to someone who was accused of murder of his namaka?

"... I know about Ussop."

He raised an eyebrow.

"What about him?"

Nami squirmed under his gaze. For some reason, he was affecting her, and she knew it wasn't because of the accusations.

"I... I found him. And he told me about Sanji..."

"... I see."

She sighed. Maybe if she told him she didn't think he did it, he wouldn't kill her either...

But would he really kill her? Was what he did before a charade, something to distract her so she wouldn't feel his blade on her neck?

"I..." She looked at him with compassion, (as much compassion as she could feel at the moment, anyway), "You didn't really do it, did you?"

He walked closer to her, leaving her to be paralyzed in fear. She continued to stare into his eyes, afraid to look anywhere else. Eventually his hands gripped her waist, bringing her closer to him, and he moved down to reach her lips.

"Yes."

He kissed her, leaving her struggling against him but he didn't care. He kept her in his grasp, and he wasn't about to let her go.

"Why?" She finally screamed into his ear, tears streaming down her face. He dragged his lips against her cheek.

"Because Nami..."

He kissed her again.

"You're mine, and I refuse to let anyone take you away from me."

Sorry for a horribly late update...

BUT! I DO know what'll happen in the next chapter! :D

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Love,

Ivy