One of the new stories I had been thinking about. Zoro's a character that I find hard to describe sometimes, so I decided to challenge myself with a story where he'd the main character. I'm not sure where this is headed or how often I will update, but it just depends on how much feedback it gets. I wasn't sure on the genre(s) either. I hope you guys enjoy this new story, and enjoy!

Key:

" " - Dialogue

' ' - Thoughts

OoOoOoOo - Scene Change

Chapter 1

"Wake up, Zoro!" demanded the voice of an apparently cross woman. She banged on his bedroom door one last time with her fist. "Why do you always sleep your off-days away? You should do something in your free time!" There, from the opened bedroom door, emerged a not-too-happy green haired man. He glared down at her, and grunted slightly.

"Shut up, Nami! Who asked you to tell me what to do with my life?!" he retorted, scratching the back of his head. She pointed towards the ceiling and answered, "He did." The tired man scoffed and rolled his eyes.

"I don't believe in Him…" he mumbled, pushing past her to get to the kitchen. She sighed and shook her head before following him to the kitchen as well, where Sanji was making breakfast. 'Stupid Cook, always letting that woman into the apartment,' he thought, taking a seat at the table with glaring eyes. Sanji turned around from his work for a second to give Zoro a good kick in the head.

"OI! What the hell?!" exclaimed an angry grump, holding up a shaking fist while the other hand rubbed the sore part of his head.

"That was for yelling at Nami-san," he answered, smiling at her. She smiled back, sending the cook into love hysteria. As he swooned and did a weird noodle dance, Zoro sighed and stared out the window.

'If only I could get away from this life. So hectic and not to mention loud,' he thought, turning his head back as he noticed the food being passed out. He filled everyone's bowl with rice and passed them out.

"Itadakimasu," they said in unison. Nami always got to choose first with Sanji around, and after that, the two men would fight for what they wanted. But, not today. Zoro was too tired to fight, and settled with whatever he felt like getting. After swallowing a big bite, he turned towards Nami.

"So, what do you plan on having me do?" he asked in his just-tell-me-so-I-can-get-it-over-with tone for he knew there was some reason she'd wake him up. Nami grinned at him and placed her bowl back on the table. Sanji took it up, along with Zoro's as she explained.

"What about going down to the hospital to do some charity work?" she suggested. Zoro nearly spat out the water he was drinking and fell back in his chair.

"What am I suppose to do in a damn hospital?!" he exclaimed. Nami waved her hand as if to shoo him away and answered, "You know, talk to those patients before they decide to pull the plug." Zoro flinched at her smiling face as she explained what he could do to help at the hospital.

"No. It isn't my kind of thing anyway," he answered, getting back up and dusting off his clothes. He began walking back to his room when she said, "But, I already signed you up." Zoro slammed a fist on the table and grit his teeth, making a bare audible "What?!" Sanji kicked him in the head again, making the tired man more irritated than usual. "So, unless you want to look like a heartless jerk to all the people in the hospital because of that one visit that could've saved a person's life, then I suggest you go," Nami devilishly reasoned.

"Don't be so grumpy about it, Zoro. Nami-san and I are going too," said Sanji, trying to convince him it wouldn't be that bad. Zoro glared at the both of them and proceeded to his room to change.

'Is it safe to let her near the weak and innocent…?' he gravely thought as he shut the door.

OoOoOoOoOoO

They pulled up to the local hospital and Zoro let them off at the curb. After finding a place to park, he quickly ran over to the others after locking his car. They walked in, and bumped right into Luffy and his brother Ace.

"Luffy!" exclaimed Zoro. The boy laughed and waved at his friends; his brother, Ace, bowing to everyone. "What are you doing here?" asked Zoro.

"I'm picking up Ace to take back home again! This time he fell asleep while driving," he answered with a grin. The three that arrived looked at him nervously as he laughed with his brother about how close he was to dying. But, that was normal to those two. Luffy was never afraid of anything, not even death. "Well, gotta go before the medicine kicks in and he falls asleep again! Bye!" he said cheerfully, leaving the hospital with his brother.

"Well, that was an interesting visit," said Nami as they neared the front counter. Sanji quickly put out his cigarette in the ash tray, and slipped the pack and lighter into his pocket. Zoro leaned against the counter while Nami did the talking. He turned around and sweat appeared on his temple. There was a sign that said, "Charity Work for $5 for every day."

"You… just wanted the money…" he said, half surprised and half expected. Nami stuck her tongue out at him playfully when the nurse interrupted.

"That sign isn't real. We just use it to get people to come in," she said with a smile on her face. Nami snapped the pen she was holding, which she used to write down the trio's names. Her fist shook while she nearly lunged at the nurse, only to be stopped by Sanji and Zoro.

"Unless you want to look like a heartless jerk to all the people in the hospital because you didn't get money for doing charity, than I suggest you calm down and do it," remarked Zoro, throwing the same words she used this morning at her. She glared at him, her eyes saying, "I'll get you for this." He glared back, answering with, "Just you try."

"Roronoa-san, please follow me to your patient. Nami-san, Sanji-san, please follow the other nurse to your patient," she said, walking down a hallway with Zoro behind her. Sanji spun endlessly as he followed the nurse and Nami, sprouting compliment after compliment until Nami whacked him in the face.

"You might need another room for him," retorted Zoro, the nurse nervously laughing. There was nothing but white as they walked down the seemingly endless hallway. White, white, and more white. Now he understood why patients might need someone to talk to. Just staring at the same thing everyday might drive you nuts. They turned a corner, Zoro walking the wrong way, resulting in the nurse having to find him again. He blushed as she dragged him in the right direction and stopped at a door.

"Here is who you were signed up to. We appreciate what you are doing, especially for this one," she explained. He raised an eyebrow, but shrugged it off. He turned the doorknob and opened the door. "I will return when your time is up." Then, she left while Zoro entered the room, shading his eyes to more of the white. He saw a girl, sitting on the bed, her face turned away towards the window. He cleared his throat and she turned her head till he could see one of her eyes.

"Oh. A visitor. It's been so long, I didn't know people still came to see me," she said, her voice soft and delicate as if it hadn't been used at all before. Zoro scratched the back of his head again, trying to hide that he didn't want to be here at all. "Please, have a seat." She pointed to a chair set against the wall. Hesitantly, he grabbed it and pulled it up beside her, taking a seat.

"Oh yeah. I'm Roronoa Zoro. Just call me Zoro," he said in his gruff voice. She turned her head so he saw her entire face. It was pale, but her beaming blue eyes and long silvery-like hair, that became wavy halfway down, made up for it. She looked quite young to have to be in the hospital.

"My name is Yukiko. Nice to meet you, Zoro-san.

Kind of long, I guess, but at least it doesn't have a cliffie. There probably won't be much of that here in this story, unless I just happen to think of one. -snicker- I hope you enjoyed the first chapter, and please review!