I got the original idea for this story from Military Mechanic. The general idea is to make a list of twenty words and then make them into small little sentences. I found a list of twenty words and decided to make one-shots about them instead. All of these will be about Zoro. Enjoy!


Stars

Genre(s)-Hurt/Comfort

Rating-K

Zoro sighed and walked out onto the deck, his bare feet making quiet padding sounds. He slid down to his place at the base of the mast and leaned back.

Moving his gaze upwards, his attention turned to the thousands of tiny, glittering stars that littered the night sky. They made him feel peaceful. Watching the stars was the easiest way for him to fall asleep. When watching the stars, he would always fall asleep easily and sleep deeply, often having amazing dreams that filled him with confidence and power.

Unfortunately, all that came with a price.

"Oi! Marimo! Watch where you put your feet!" the chef yelled, having tripped over Zoro in the dark.

He grunted, completely immersed in his study of the sky.

Sanji, surprised, looked up. Then he smiled.

"Watching the sky, are we?" he asked. "What do you hope to see up there?"

Zoro looked sharply at Sanji.

Sanji chuckled. "Everyone who looks at the sky always has something they want to see," he said.

Zoro sighed. "I want to see Kuina up there. I want to know that she's alright."

The blond chef placed a hand on Zoro's shoulder.

Zoro looked up, meeting Sanji's gaze.

"She's alright," he said. "I'm sure of it." He removed his hand and walked back into the galley.

Zoro stared after him until he could no longer see the blond. Then he frowned and looked back up at the sky. His gaze began roving the sky for any sign of Kuina, anything to tell him that she was okay.

A shooting star lit up the night, dashing from one side of the sky to the other. His desperate gaze met that of the star, and he saw Kuina looking down at him. She smiled before disappearing into the night.

Satisfied, he closed his eyes. But not before a lone tear carved a path down his muscular face.