Saturday, October 21, 2006

YAWN!
HI again! i'm creeped out cause Sanji_Mirahu_(sp?) just told me about her demented dream, which in turnm, made me think of a demented dream of my own......ug.....it was sooooo real!!!!!!!! sorry,,,i'd rather not get into detailes but....ah! gosh.......i'm so weird...why cant i dream about Zoro!?!?! urg...
so anyway...i hope yer all ok with cryig ever since yesterday!!!!!!!!!

Meanwhile, outside, Yumi and Sanji were trying to figure out what to do next. Yumi was still on the verge of crying. “Come on. Let’s get Chopper. Maybe he can help her.” Sanji tried to reason. Yumi fell to her knees. She started crying again. “Sanji! She’s dead! No one can help her!” Yumi just cried. Sanji had a few tears in his eyes, but he didn’t want to show Yumi. He got on his knees and held her. “She was the only one who never gave up on me! Even when I betrayed her! She helped me through!!!” Yumi screamed. “Come on.” Sanji said calmly. He led Yumi back to the ship where Chopper was resting. They told every one what had happened and led them to the spot where Michiyo lay. But when they got there, she was gone. The only thing left was little Mew. Mew was crying when they came up. “Where’s Michiyo!?” Yumi cried. “Miss Meeshie is gone!” little mew cried. “Master jack came and took her to our burial grounds!” mew was crying hard. Yumi bit her lip and turned around. She began to storm off. Sanji grabbed her arm she spun to face him. Of course she had tears in her eyes, but so did Sanji. She looked past him to see the others. Nami, Chopper, and Usopp were all crying. Yumi threw her arms around Sanji. They all just sat there until they heard a large boom. A cloud of dust came from the cave’s entrance. Two figures emerged. Zoro and Luffy, slightly wounded came out. They were both breathing heavily. Zoro swallowed hard and solemnly took off his bandanna. Then, without looking to anyone else, walked down to the beach. Nami followed and so did Chopper and Usopp. Sanji turned to leave. He took a few steps before turning back. “Yooms?” Yumi still stood still. She refused to think Michiyo was gone. Sanji came up behind her. She was shivering. Sanji took off is jacket, put it around her shoulders, and helped Yumi back.
It was very dark when the crew decided to ship out. Nothing was said about the epic battle Luffy and Zoro went through. Everyone silently did their jobs. No one spoke until Sanji declared dinner was ready. Everyone silently filled the room and just stared at their plates. No one spoke or moved. Even Luffy didn’t touch his meal. Finally, Yumi slammed her hand on the table. “What is with us?!” she yelled standing up. “Do you think it’s going to do Michiyo any good just by feeling sorry for ourselves?!” everyone was quiet. “The best way we can keep Michiyo alive in our hearts…” Yumi’s voice cracked. “Is by fulfilling our dreams and continue on our normal lives!!” for awhile, there was an awkward silence. Finally, Luffy stood. “She’s right.” he said. “No more feeling sorry for ourselves. Every one…eat!” he tried to force a goofy smile but failed. Yumi appreciated his effort and sat back down. Everyone slowly and silently began to eat. Suddenly, Zoro threw down his napkin and stomped outside. Yumi flinched when he slammed the door. Everyone else just ate in silence. When dinner was done, Yumi and Nami went down to their cabin. Yumi almost choked when she saw Michiyo’s bed. Nami looked down and slowly began to fold it up. “No.” Yumi said. “It’s too soon…” Nami nodded and sat down. Yumi joined her and also sat down. Yumi glanced over and saw the drawer was slightly open. She reached in and pulled out a picture frame. It was a picture of the entire crew, when they were at the beach. Every one was smiling and looked happy. Michiyo was leaning in the shade of a tree. She was smiling. Yumi bit her lip and looked at Nami who was crying. Yumi attempted to make her feel better by hugging her, but dropped the picture. It hit the floor, breaking the glass. Yumi and Nami were silent. Yumi bent down and picked up the picture from the broken glass. But she realized there were more pictures behind it. She picked them up and went through them. There was one of Her Nami and Michiyo, all acting like idiots. Another was a random picture of Luffy, trying to steal food from the kitchen. Sanji looked really ticked in the picture. Yumi semi-smiled to herself as she shifted through the pictures. But one small little photograph fell from the pile. Yumi picked it up and almost burst into tears. It was a picture of Michiyo herself. She had her arm around Zoro’s neck. He had his hand on her waist. Both were laughing hysterically. Yumi wiped a tear away to see Nami was doing the same. “Well…” Nami tried to think of something consoling to say but she just drew a blank. Yumi wiped her eyes more and began to clean up the broken glass. She put the picture of Michiyo and Zoro into her pocket.
Yumi walked up stairs to throw the glass away. On her way back, she saw Zoro standing towards the side of the ship. She walked over to him. “You ok?” she asked. Zoro said nothing. “Zoro, I know something big is bothering you. And it’s not Michiyo is it?” she stared at him for a long time. “Here,” Yumi took his hand and placed the picture of Michiyo in it. She saw Zoro was holding something. It looked like the same ring Michiyo had on in the picture. Yumi sighed and turned to leave. “She knew…” Zoro said quietly. “What?” Yumi turned around. “She knew she would die. She killed herself… and I don’t know why…” he just stared off into the distance. “Zoro, are you sure?” Yumi just stood there. Zoro nodded solemnly. Yumi looked down. There was a long silence between the two. Finally Michiyo said goodnight and turned to leave. “I miss her too.” She said as she disappeared below deck.
When she got back, Nami was still cleaning up. “Zoro’s taking this a little hard.” Yumi said as she stuffed the pictures into a drawer. “He really cared for her huh?” Nami said with a little smile. “He wasn’t the only one.” Yumi said harshly. “What’s with you?” Nami asked. Yumi just blew out the light and didn’t say another word.

Everyone went on like that for the first few weeks. But slowly, they all somewhat got over Michiyo’s death. Even Zoro went back to his old habits of training and sleeping. Until finally, all seemed to have forgotten about Michiyo. But the sad truth was, no one forgot. They all just learned to accept it. Everything had basically gone back to normal. Well, except for Zoro. He acted the same, but he just trained harder and harder everyday. No one questioned why though.

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