The first night aboard the Merry is nice. Nami cooks us up dinner, although she makes us pay for it (at the cost of Luffy 's money, since I didn 't have enough to pay for my own and I didn 't want to spend what little I have), and we all retire with little fuss.

I settle down into a hammock in the 'ladies ' cabin, Nami tucked into one right beside me. One good thing about saving a rich girl's life; I finally have something I can wear to sleep aside from my day clothes.

The last of the shouting from the boys cabin had died out a while ago, so it 's silent save for the creaking of the ship. I 've never had the best time falling asleep in new environments, and sleeping in a hammock for maybe the first time is not helping.

'What are you thinking about? ' Nami 's voice interrupts from beside me.

I glance over to see her eyes shining in the dark, directed at me. I chuckle quietly. 'This is gonna sound so stupid, but honestly I 'm a little scared of the dark. '