Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece or Zoro (Oh but I wish i did). These are just scenes I liked or came up with and decided to write.
Note: I am a Zoro-Lover. If any fictional character could come to life, I would choose him. In these on-shots I will probably pair him up with different girls every once in a while because Zoro is cool enough to get both girls lol (and I can never decide who I like best with him).

Hope you like!

Zoro the Avenger:

Pain washed over her body like a tidal wave that just kept thrashing her. Robin let out a strangled scream as Enel's lightning used her body like a metal rod.

Robin was falling, losing consciousness. She couldn't even tighten her body to prepare for the impact of the hard stone floor. She squinted her eyes shut and waited for the rough tone to tear at her skin, but just inches from the ground, she felt a strong and warm arm catch her by the shoulders.

"Robin," his voice whispered with tenderness and anger all rolled up into one. Her blue eyes flickered open and struggled to focus on his face. The face of the man who still didn't trust her.

Zoro.

He had been the only one to still keep her at arm's length, not fully trusting her. She deserved it, she knew – she had been a bad guy just a few weeks ago. But despite his mistrust of her, he had still come to her rescue.

She wanted to say something – anything – but her voice wouldn't cooperate. She was losing consciousness.

Zoro's muscular arm laid her gently down on the floor – gentler than she thought he could be. Their eyes met for a split second before Robin's eyes forced themselves shut. She saw a burning anger in his tense gray eyes, and hoped he wouldn't do anything to drastic.

But the rage had already taken over him. Though he never liked to attack out of revenge, seeing the woman who had been with their crew for the last few weeks electrocuted so carelessly made his blood boil. Zoro let out an enraged scream and darted after Enel the so-called "God" of Skypia with his swords ready to attack.

The sound of his footsteps pounding the rough stone floor was the last thing Robin heard before unconsciousness took a hold of her.

PBr

She let out a frantic gasp as she bolted upright from her bed. Pain shot through her stomach and arms as she moved. Robin looked down at herself and saw bandages wrapped around her bare stomach and her shoulders. She ignored the pain that tingled throughout her entire body, a left over electric current from Enel's attack.

She searched the rest of the ship and found only one other bed occupied.

Zoro.

He was covered in even more bandages than she, but even though it looked as if his wounds were worse than hers, he still had the strength to sit up.

Zoro's gray eyes searched the room, but found only Robin to look to, "Where is everyone else?"

She shook her head, ignoring the sharp stabs in her neck, "I don't know…But the fight must be over, if they had time to bring us back to the ship."

Zoro narrowed his eyes as he thought over the suggestion and nodded his head in agreement. "Must be," He groaned as he leaned against the headboard of the bed.

His movements were slow – he looked like he had taken a pretty good beating.

"Can I ask you something, Mr. Swordsman?" she said suddenly. She was confused, and needed an answer.

Zoro locked his eyes onto hers and gave her a slight nod.

"Why…why did you fight for me? I know you don't trust me…so why?" She asked. Normally she was calm and collected, but she couldn't help but keep the confusion and slight wonder from her voice.

His eyes widened momentarily, taking note of the change in her voice, but answered immediately, "You're right. I don't trust you – but Luffy does, and he's my Captain. If he says you're our nakama, then I'll fight to protect you." Zoro caught her eyes widening and continued quickly, "Don't read too much into it."

Robin's heart ached. This was something she'd never had. The idea of someone protecting her was completely foreign and unusual for her – but here, this man who hadn't even trusted her had risked his life to keep her alive.

Her emotionless façade was breaking down. She swallowed a lump in her throat, and forbid her eyes to tear up. She took a deep breath to keep her voice from wavering, and met the honorable swordsman's eyes.

"Thank-you," She said quietly. Robin placed her hand gently on his shin, which was covered by a thin blanket, and stood up. She hurried out of the room, feeling his eyes on her until she was out of sight.

Her heart ached again, and a few tears leaked from her eyes, but she was smiling.

Nakama.

The faces of the crew flashed before her eyes, and her tears multiplied. For the first time since Ohara, she could say she had friends.