Chapter 1
His dull black boots stopped right in front of a large crack on the ground. He looked in front of him where other regular people were just walking back and forth, across the crack not knowing or caring what it meant to him. Zoro quickly turned toward the street, looking at the cars coming his way as he quickly j-walked onto the other side of the street. The grey skies just started to let rain drops fall as he dove into a small coffee shop. He pulled off his hood and sat on a stool under a counter table on the window.
A shop worker walked up to him. She leaned her elbow on the table and held a pen and paper in her hand.
She clicked the pen three times.
"Hey Zoro, long time no see," she grinned and pushed a few strands of curly hair behind her ear.
Zoro looked up and moved his torso to face hers, "Hey Riko," he sighed, "Can I have the usual?"
Riko smiled, "Sure thing,"
"You know, it's a shame you ever got involved with us. It's not your fight. It's not your problem. I know Luffy's glad to be with you, but you're just putting yourself in danger,"
Riko laughed, "Zoro, don't you worry about me," she put her hands on her hips and pursed her lips, "Besides, I'm a big girl now and I can fend for myself," she started talking normally again, "But seriously, I love all of you guys. It's worth it. I'll get you your drink kay?" she squeezed his arm and walked back behind the cashier counter and made Zoro's coffee. She brought it to him and then went right back to take other customers' orders.
As Zoro sipped his coffee he looked out the window into the rain, he saw a girl standing in black cargo pants and a dark maroon hoodie. Her long, messy black hair falling out of her hood covered her face, but he could see she was soaking wet from the rain. She had her arms crossed and was shivering. Zoro wondered if he should go and come take her into the coffee shop, but it only seemed like he blinked and she disappeared. Only after she was gone, did he realize she was on the other side of that crack.