One Piece (Love Story) [Part One]

Chapter Seven [Rewritten]

-Chapter Seven-

"That's kind of you" I remarked, smiling as he walked over to the door and peered outside it, cautiously looking both ways before he slowly closed and leaned back against it. Giving what sounded like a relieved sigh in the process.

"I think I lost them" he breathed out before wandering over towards the desk where most of the medical supplies of the room had been sitting while also beginning to explain the effects and process of the medication that Dr. Kureha had apparently given to Nami.

"Thank you" Nami soon piped up which earned her a sound of confusion from the reindeer. "You're the one who has been taking care of me, aren't you?" she asked before being taken aback when the reindeer suddenly started to scream before that quickly changed into what sounded like nervous laughter that eventually went right back to screaming. "He's not good at hiding his emotions, is he?" she sweat dropped.

"It appears not" I giggled. "But, Chopper—that's your name, correct?" I asked as he went silent again and quickly turned his attention towards me.

"Y-yeah?" he nervously stuttered.

"I must thank you as well for taking good care of my friend here, that was mighty kind of you" I sweetly smiled as he once again went through an array of emotions. Seems he really didn't know how to react to compliments. Once he had calmed down again, his eyes began to quickly dart back and forth between Nami and me before he hesitantly scooted closer towards the navigator and peered up at her from his spot by the bed. Using one of his hoofs to gently probe at her as he cautiously started to ask questions like that of a curious child.

"Is it true that you guys are pirates?" he asked.

"Yep" Nami nodded.

"Really? True pirates?" he pressed.

"Indeed, we are" I responded, resting my elbow on the table and propping my head up with the palm of my hand.

"With a black skull flag?" he curiously asked.

"Yeah, it's on our ship" Nami gently smiled. "So, you're really interested in pirates, aren't you?" she asked.

"No! No, I'm not, you idiot!" Chopper frantically shouted as he quickly backed away from her and into a nearby shelf—the force of his back hitting it causing it to rattle as a few books fell off their shelves and onto the floor all around him. "Shut up!" he angrily snapped.

"Alright, alright, I get it" Nami said as she brought her hands up in surrender. "Calm down."

"There's no need to go and get all worked up over a simple question" I said.

"Well, I also have one more question I need to ask, would you like to come with us?" Nami suddenly asked. "It would really help us out to have a doctor on the ship, then we wouldn't have to wait here for three more days. Come on, I'm sure you would have fun out on the sea" she coaxed with the tilt of her head as she patiently waited for an answer.

"Yeah, that sounds like a great idea, and we technically do need a doctor" I agreed.

"No, you're crazy! I don't belong on a ship full of humans!" Chopper screamed, catching the both of us off guard. "I mean, look at me..." he said, voice soft and barely a whisper as he dejectedly looked down. "I'm a reindeer that can walk and talk and walk around on two legs and...and animals aren't supposed to do that stuff..." he sadly muttered.

"I know, but if you're trying to scare us off, it isn't working" Nami said.

"In fact, all that stuff just makes you even more unique" I pointed out. "There's nothing wrong with being different" I softly smiled.