I was just randomly reading the manga and this idea came to me. Not intended as ViviXZoro but can be seen that way I suppose. Review if you want to.
A five-year-old Princess Vivi sat in her Igaram's lap; demanding a story. Now Igaram was a soldier who had seen many horrible battles in his life but nothing ever got to him like the princess's tears.
"Alright, alright," he sighed, "I'll read you the story of Sleeping Beauty. Is that okay?" Igaram couldn't help but wonder how he was supposed to tell the story. Soldiers didn't discuss fairytales and war stories were much to gory for the young princess; not to mention that the king would skin him alive if he scared the princess.
"There once was a young girl…" Igaram began. He quickly realized that the princess was getting tired so he shortened the ending. "And so, the prince rescued Sleeping Beauty and she was very grateful and fell in love with him and they lived happily ever after."
"Well, princess what did you think?" Igaram didn't want to seem narcissistic but the story had been told pretty well.
"It was horrible," the young princess told him bluntly.
Igaram was startled and began stuttering so the princess said, "Oh, it's not your fault Igaram, you told it really well. But I think the princess is really pathetic since she couldn't even protect herself." Igaram couldn't help but smile and recall just a couple weeks ago when she had gotten into a fight with the merchant's son, Kohza. He didn't think he'd ever have to worry about Princess Vivi needing rescuing.
Years Later
As Vivi and Karoo tried to escape from Mr. 5 she couldn't help but remember parts of her childhood. For some reason that scene with Igaram when she was five came to her.
Suddenly the swordsman came out of nowhere and deflected the 'Nez Palm Cannon.' She couldn't help but think that she might not survive this day with both pirates and Baroque Works after her. Oh, well she had to get rid of the swordsman. But as soon as she got her weapon out he destroyed it.
"I'm here to rescue you," Zoro said. Vivi was still for just a sec. She had never before in her life needed rescuing, she wouldn't let anyone think of her as helpless. Sure there had been times when she probably couldn't have survived with her friends' help but she did not need a total stranger to offer her help. She was not going to end up like Sleeping Beauty. She could take care of herself.
However, just then another bomb exploded right next to her and she remember the faces of all her friends who had been hurt that night.
"Maybe being rescued isn't so bad," Vivi thought, as she watched the fight commence. "I suppose no one can survive without help from other. It's too lonely to fight by yourself all the time."