Hi everyone! This is another One Piece fanfiction. It's about an Oc I recently made just for this. I hope to make the cover so that you can see what she looks like. Anyway, here is the first part. It's short, so sorry for that, but it is fun. I hope you enjoy.
~Rebecca

Sound The Bell, Prologue.

The small girl, sixteen looking, glanced up at Zoro. He glanced back, not saying anything. The storm had yet to pass and both were already soaked to the bone. She was shivering, Zoro could tell. Even for a girl her age it was hard to stay warm in a storm. Zoro, not wanting the girl to get sick, pulled her to him and wrapped his arms around her. The girl shouted out but it went unheard as thunder struck. Zoro stumbled into a sitting position as the small boat rocked. His shoulder smashed into the side and he grunted. The girl looked up at him with fearful eyes. He smiled at her, though his smile was fearful as well. She shouted something, again, but Zoro couldn't hear it. He shook his head at her and she seemed to get the message. The sound of the waves rolling and the wind howling was too loud. Thunder clashed in the distance and Zoro blinked the rain out of his eyes. He could just spot Sunny riding the waves, far in front of them. He saw a bright light was being lit up, probably to find him. Zoro thought back to how he got there and hoisted the girl on his lap.

The Sunny had spotted a small boat in the middle of the ocean and Zoro had gone to check it out. The crew protested but Zoro took none of it. He had just jumped into the water and swam to the boat. There he found the girl and he was about to head back with her when the storm reached them and the sky cracked with rain and thunder.

Now, Zoro was soaked to the bone with a sixteen year old in his arms, trying to keep her warm. The girl clung to him as if her live depended on it, which it probably did. Zoro looked over the side of the boat just to see the Sunny disappear, though her light was still visible. Zoro grabbed onto the side of the boat as it rocked more and almost made them capsize. He groaned and held on tightly as the boat tipped. He fell into the ice cold water and lost his grip on the girl. To his shock, she sank like a rock. He swam to grab her and caught the end of her shirt. He hauled her up and broke the surface, gasping for air. The girl coughed out inhaled water and held onto his shirt for dear life. Zoro searched for the small boat but couldn't find it anywhere. He cursed and tried his best to stay afloat.

"Zoro!" a voice called him.

Zoro looked up to see Sanji using his sky-walk to get to them. The green haired man sighed in relief and reached out to grab Sanji's outstretched hand. Sanji hoisted them out of the water and used his sky-walk to get back to the Sunny. Zoro didn't know how long it took, sense of time had left him. He was cold, sleepy and probably going to be sick. But he held on, just for a while longer. He grabbed the girl a bit tighter and felt her hands grip his shirt.

"Thank you."

Zoro strained to hear her soft voice but as soon as he heard those simple words, he smiled. He nuzzled the girls head and grinned. Sanji finally reached the Sunny and collapsed with his two passengers. The blond was worn out from carrying them. Chopper rushed to them immediately and Nami brought Sanji a blanket. Zoro saw the girl get a blanket and he could feel one being draped over his shoulders. He smiled once, before promptly passing out.

This was it, I hope you enjoyed. Till next chapter!

~Rebecca