5This day had just went from crazy to insane and Luffy hadn't even shown up yet Nami thought. Big Mom's Pirates had shown up one of them had shot the other for showing emotion and revealed himself to be one of the twelve Supernova's and another crazy powerful guy just like her captain. She really didn't know how they had got to this point. The only thing that really summed up the situation they were in was 'Wow that escalated quickly.' Seriously what the hell kind of devil fruit led to a Castle Man? It didn't matter now they were stuck in Bege's insides and it looked like a posh house.
She shifted on the floor inside Gang Bege checking how loose the chains were. "Damn," she muttered under her breath. Bege certainly knew what he was doing and he hadn't underestimated any of them. Chopper, Brook, and Caesar were chained in seastone off to her right. All they could do is sit there like good hostages and watch the conversation play out between Sanji and Bege. Nami was so sick of being a hostage, she thought that would have ended after that two year training gap, but she really couldn't stand up to all these monsters in the New World.
Sanji had his back turned to them and she couldn't read his expression but she'd never heard Sanji use that tone before. His shoulders were shaking the more Bege talked about the Tea Party Invitation. The conversation was muffled stray words and phrases floated across the room but not enough for Nami to put together what was going on.
Then Sanji turned and walked over and knelt next to her. He slipped a folded note into her hand. His face was serious and the only thing he said was, "Please just trust me on this! I didn't want to hide this from you guys." He grinned but the smile didn't reach his eyes.
Nami recognized that smile. It was the same smile she'd used when she worked for Arlong. It was the same smile Robin had when she tried to leave the crew. It was a smile of suffering and it just looked so wrong on Sanji's face. His smile was meant to be goofy, to be lecherous, and to be sincere.
"Sanji," she started, her voice wavered and she swallowed down her concern. "What's going on?"
He looked her right in the eyes, "I've got to go put an end to all this. I didn't think my past would catch up with me like this…" he said as he pulled out a cigarette. He fumbled with the lighter for a minute she could see his hands shaking. Something was wrong so very wrong.
"This is my own problem Nami-swan. But I'll be back for sure, so say hi to them for me." Before she could even grasp what was going on there was a whoosh of air around her and she was flying out the door.
She landed on the ground, hard. Chopper and Brook landed beside her and Sanji's smiling face was the last thing she saw before the door in Bege's stomach closed.
"CASTLE TANK!" Bege shouted as his legs transformed into tracks and he beat a hasty retreat away from Zou.
"Sanji!" she yelled. She could hear Brook and Chopper shouting next to her. "That idiot! That total moron!" Nami looked down and grimaced.
Brook stood and dusted off his suit. "Even if we did catch up, I have a feeling he won't be coming back." Brook said ominously. Nami couldn't help but agreeing with him as she looked over to the note he had written for them:
To you Bastards,
Gonna go meet some girl. But I'll be back.
-Sanji
