Oh dear God...I've delved into One Piece. What even is One Piece. The logic in this show boggles my mind sometimes. Anywho, hi, I'm Tabby, I'm new to this particular fandom. 'Sup.

For reference, this takes place right after Thriller Bark. It will continue on to events after that.

This chapter is just a prolog, so enjoy

insert basic disclaimer stuff here obviously nobody on this site owns SHIT so good day

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Robin sat in the crows nest, as it was her night to watch. She sat snuggled into one of the benches with a blanket and a cup of tea. It was a peaceful night, and the archeologist was enjoying the stillness on the usually noisy Sunny. She was sipping from her cup when a familiar afro poked it's way up into the room.

"Yohohohohohoho~" she could hear Brook humming to himself. The skeleton came the rest of the way into the room and paused when he noticed her.

"Oh hello there.." he greeted. Robin waited for the musician to finish, an amused look on her face. "...Might I see your panties?" he inevitably asked. Robin smirked.

"No, but you can have some tea," she said, nodding towards a teapot near her. Brook made his way over to it and poured himself a cup.

"So what brings you up here? It's not your watch," Robin asked. Brook slurped his tea.

"It's just such a beautiful night, I couldn't bring myself to sleep just yet," he said, "so I decided to see who was up here and strike up some conversation." Robin set down her teacup.

"I hope you're adjusting to life on the Sunny well enough," she said. They had only been sailing for a few days since leaving Thriller Bark behind.

"Frankly finished my room so I'm quite comfortable," Brook told her.

"And now that a few days have passed, what do you make of everyone?" Robin inquired, always curious to what was on the crew's mind. If Brook had not of been skinless, he would have quirked a brow at the archeologist. After sipping his tea again, he sighed and leaned back against the wall.

"Everyone is just so wonderful..." he mused, before glancing back up at her. "Although I doubt that's the thing you hope to hear from me." Robin smiled softly and shrugged her shoulders. Brook chuckled and brought a hand to his chin in thought.

"Well if you just want my basic observations...here you go. Chopper is the youngest, by far. And I believe it was brought up at some point that he was born a reindeer," he started. Robin nodded.

"You are correct. He ate the human-human fruit," she confirmed. Brook thought some more. "I've noticed that cooking is the only thing that Sanji takes more seriously than women. And Usopp is quite clever when it comes to tinkering. I can tell he looks up to Franky quite a bit."

"He does, but he would never admit it," she agreed with him.

"As for Franky, he seems like he's everyone's lovable big brother," Brook stated. Robin laughed at this.

"I think he considers himself that as well actually," she said. Brook sipped his tea again before continuing.

"And seem like you know everything that is going on this ship," he said carefully, glancing at the raven-haired woman.

"Why ever would you say that Brook?" she asked, resting her cheek in her hand and looking amused.

"I've noticed an eye or ear in the wall on occasion," the skeleton admitted. Robin laughed at this.

"Well, I won't deny it. I only use my powers when I feel it is necessary. But tell me, you left Zoro and Nami out."

"I was getting to them," Brook said, finishing his tea, "but I do believe that our resident swordsman and navigator are romantically involved." Robin blinked.

"What?" she asked, not sure if she had heard the skeleton correctly. "What gave you this idea?" "Back on Thriller Bark, I witnessed everything that transpired after Bartholomew Kuma released his compressed air bomb," Brook said, placing his teacup back on the table.

"So you know about what happened to Zoro then," Robin asked. Brook nodded, confirming her question.

"It was very interesting to witness.." Brook started, remembering the scene...

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Brook groaned as he came to. He was positive he had a few new fractures in his already banged up bones. The dust was still settling from Kuma's blast, and there was even more debris than before. Brook risked a glance up. Everyone appeared to be out cold, and Kuma was still standing. The massive paw-paw man started to walk in their direction, so Brook quickly played dead until the man had passed by. Kuma seemed to be going towards Luffy, and Brook could only manage to move his head to watch. He must have hurt himself more than he initially thought. His attention was drawn away from Kuma and Luffy however, when he saw a flash of green out of the corner of his vision.

Brook glanced back in the opposite direction to see the swordsman, Zoro, kneeling over Nami's prone form. They weren't that far from the poor skeleton, so he couldn't help but overhear.

"I know you can't hear me right now, but I'm sorry. This might be goodbye.." Zoro said softly, leaning down to press his lips lightly on her forehead. Brook couldn't help but feel he wasn't supposed to have seen this exchange, so he continued to play dead even as Zoro stood and rushed back towards Kuma.

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"...and of course, Kuma then dropped Luffy, Sanji came to and was knocked out again, and Zoro ended up taking on Luffy's suffering," Brook concluded. Robin leaned back in her seat, looking thoughtful.

"This is very interesting..but I don't think they are actually in a relationship yet," she said.

"Oh?" Brook's interest was piqued.

"I've been with the crew for a while now...and like you said, I notice things. Our swordsman and navigator most certainly have some built up tension. However, any feelings they might have towards the other have yet to be realized. They're both incredibly stubborn people," she told the musician.

"It seems Zoro might have realized them, it seems," Brook thought aloud.

"Perhaps. He also wasn't sure he was going to make it out of the battle alive. Humans do rash things when faced with death," Robin said, her eyes darkening in memory of her own experiences. She blinked and shook her head to clear her mind, focusing her gaze back on the skeleton.

"Don't bring this up to any one else, I'm going to do some research of my own on the matter," she told him. If a skeleton could smirk, Brook was.

"Are you planning on playing matchmaker, Robin?" he asked. Robin simply grinned.

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*cracks knuckles* this is actually the first time in awhile I've written any anime fics. I've been writing some kpop stuff on another site, but it feels good to be back here. Also hardcore One Piece marathoning is a thing so yeah.

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