Ghost

Chapter 14: Haki

I ran after Nami. Why would she run away like this? What was it that she was trying to say? Damn all this! She blamed herself for my death and it wasn't her fault! I wanted to tell her that, but I couldn't! My voice...it couldn't reach her no matter how much I tried. If there was only a way. A way to talk to her, to the others, to let them know that it was no one's fault that I died.

Nami ran toward a town and didn't stop to apologize when she bumped into people. It wasn't a problem for me since I was going through them. I turned a corner a few seconds after Nami did and my eyes widened. She was no longer running, but it wasn't by her own choice. In front of her stood a group of thugs all smirking at her. I saw that these thugs weren't good people.

"Nami! Run!" I screamed, but it was useless. I gritted my teeth in frustration. Damn it! Why can't I do anything! Nami is in trouble! Why won't my voice reach her!

"Say, woman...it's rude to bump into people and not apologize you know?" A bald headed thug smirked, lowering his head to her face. Why didn't Nami say anything to him? Why wasn't she running away? Run, Nami! "Oh...not talking are we...well then...how do you plan to apologize to us if you won't say it?" The bald thug smirked really pissed me off. "Oh...I got an idea...how about you apologize using your body..." My eyes widened and I clenched my fists as tight as I ever clenched before. I ran forward and threw my fist at him, but it only went through him. I was so focused on punching this guy that I forgot that I was a ghost and couldn't do anything to him.

My eyes widened at the thought of not being able to do anything when they started attacking Nami. The pain in my chest hurt so badly that I felt like it would explode. I turned back around and...I couldn't do anything. I was useless. For the first time, I couldn't do anything as my friend was going to be attacked by these thugs. But Nami was strong. She was able to handle a couple of thugs like these. Yeah...that's right...Nami wouldn't lose to these weaklings. There was no wa-

"Whatever..." My eyes widened at Nami's response. What was she saying? She couldn't have said what I thought she did...right? "T-There's no point in anything anymore...just do what you want..." I couldn't believe what Nami was saying! Why was she saying this? I looked at her face and I saw no life in her eyes. They were always cheerful brown orbs even when she was angry with me or the others, but now...they were lifeless. She couldn't be giving up...would she?

"Nami! Run away!" I shouted again.

"Hey, did you hear that boys. She said we could do whatever we want with her! Hahaha! Isn't this our lucky day!" The thugs all smirked and some licked their lips in satisfaction. Nami...why were you letting them do this? Why do your eyes looks so lifeless? Why? Don't let them do this, Nami! Don't blame yourself for me dying! Please Nami...don't just throw your life away like this!

My eyes widened in horror as the thugs began grabbing her and pushing her toward a wall. I no longer cared if my punches didn't work or not, I charged at them. I threw punch after punch, but it wasn't working! Nami still wasn't doing anything to protect herself. Damn this! I can't let this happen! "Stop it!" I yelled.

"Hehehe...you better be ready for this woman...we won't go easy on you..." I heard the bald thug tell her, that disgusting smirk still plastered on his ugly face. I gritted my teeth. Stop this! Nami! Let her go, you ugly bastards! Let her go! When I saw the man reached for her shirt, I lost it.

"I SAID LET HER GO!" I shouted with every fiber of my ghostly being into my words. I had my eyes closed when I yelled so I didn't see what happened, but when I opened my eyes, they widened. All the thugs were now on the floor, unconscious. I was confused until I remembered my haki. I did this? It was then that I realized that my haki was able to effect people the same way if I was alive. I couldn't believe it. I saved Nami. I saved her thanks to my haki. I made a mental note to really thanks Rayleigh for all that training.

"Nami-san!" I turned my head to see Sanji and I gave him the widest grin I ever mustered. Nami was saved. I saved her. Now Sanji was here. He will take her back to the ship. Everything was going to be alright. "Nami-san! What happened here! Are you okay!" He spoke to her as she slid down to the ground.

"I heard...him..." Huh? What was she saying? Heard who?

"Heard who, Nami-san?" Sanji asked the same question I had.

"I heard...I heard Luffy's voice..."

….huh?

To Be Continued...