Hi everyone! this is my first Zoro fanfiction, i'm following the manga, so it's going to take a long process, some of the chapters will be updated quickly because i've been working on this for months before publishing it on here. This chapter is really long, but hopefully it won't be like all of them, unless you guys like long chapters! Reveiws are gladly taken, and i also take constructive critisism, since i'm not the best in grammar and such. but for now, enjoy!

Disclaimer; i own nothing of One Piece, only Ryuu.


Roronoa Zoro walked the deserted streets. He ran a hand through his short green hair and sighed, "Damn it Luffy, you're not suppose to cause this much trouble." He muttered to himself, then looked behind him at the three other pirates which he had come across while rowing to save Luffy. Before he could say anything to him, a head appeared out of no where.

"HI GUYS!" The voice cried.

The three men backed up, "R-Ryuu!"

The kid jumped down, and then turned, facing the three sword swordsman. Zoro was a bit confused, this kid looked no younger than him, silver hair was up in a dark red bandana, hiding the hair except for a few strands, while ice blue bangs shrouded red eyes. The kid wore a black long sleeve, a loose red t-shirt, a short black pants and white boots, a kodachi strapped horizontally on the lower back and a katana on belt. "Who are you?" The kid asked getting up in his face, "I don't think I've ever seen you here before."

He took a step back, now noticing that the pupils were slit..

"Ryuu!" One of the other men said, "W-What are you doing here?"

Zoro noticed that as he turned back around, the other three were obviously intimidated by this kid. Ryuu smiled, "Silly, you're pirates! You honestly think I can let the big nosed freak rampage?"

"What are you? A pirate hunter?" Zoro asked, now a bit curious.

Ryuu looked back at him, then noticed the swords and it finally clicked, "Oh my god! You're that one guy!" he screamed, pointing at the swords man, "You're THE Roronoa Zoro! Wow, is that your natural hair color?" he spoke, cocking his head to the side.

Zoro's eye twitched, "Gah! I don't have time for this! I need to find Luffy!" He fumed, walking off.

Ryuu blinked, "Does he have a straw hat? And black hair?"

Zoro stopped, turned around and grabbed his shoulders, "You've seen him? Where was he?"

Again, he blinked, "Uh, some girl took him, orange hair, brown eyes, I think they went to Buggy's hide out. Not far from here." He pointed to the right, "Just go straight."

He nodded and took off. Finally. He could get Luffy and they could-

"So why you need him?" Ryuu spoke, running to catch up with him.

"Look kid, I don-" He was face planted into the ground, he looked up, growling, "What the hell was that for?"

"I'm not a kid! I'm 18 thank you!" he growled right back at him.

"Could have fooled me." He muttered, getting up and taking his route again.

"Wrong way." Ryuu called out, making the green haired man turn around, and he walked lightly behind him, "So? You after his head? Buggy's I mean, or that Luffy kid? But he doesn't seem like a big deal, you'll be lucky if you get 25 Berri for him."

"I'm not a Pirate hunter anymore, I'm a pirate."

He blinked, "Pirate huh?"

The two stopped, Zoro didn't know if Ryuu truly was a pirate hunter, so he was wary.. But he only shrugged, "Well, no one's hired me to kill you so you're okay!"

This time he blinked, "Wait. Are you Ryuu Ansatsu?"

He looked back and only smiled, then walked forward, putting his hands behind his head, "Yup, but work's been slow so far, so no money for me." He sighed, "So I'm bored as hell."

He couldn't believe it, this wasn't what he had heard. The rumor's he had heard had all been about a cold heartless, ruthless, slightly seductive, smooth guy, yet here was this childish, carefree kid.

"You coming?" He yelled, tapping his foot.

He caught up, still in shock and he saw it, and sighed, "You heard I was actually heartless? Ruthless? Smooth?" he spoke, seeming to nod at the end, "Yup, they're all wrong!" he smiled and continued on the way.

Ryuu stopped at one of the Traven, and cupped his ears, "Looks like something's going on. I mean, I know there was a cannon fired earlier. Hm, maybe a buggy ball on this Luffy kid?"

"What?" Zoro yelled, instantly running into the Traven.

Ryuu blinked then followed, walking slow and walked up to the roof top, he saw that there was a cannon facing a kid about his age, in a cage, his straw hat and slight scar under his eye was his distinctive features. He also saw a girl, orange hair and brown eyes, holding on to the fuse, and Zoro had blocked other men from attacking her.

Ryuu only sat next to the cage, looking at the scene, then looked at the boy, "You're 'Luffy' right?"

He blinked at him, then smiled, "YUP! I'm gonna be king of the pirates!"

Ryuu cocked his head, Zoro looked back, "Will you two stop the conversation? Especially with the situation we're in!" He yelled, looking at the two.

Buggy interrupted, "Roronoa Zoro huh? Come to collect my head?"

Zoro looked back, "As much as the offer is tempting, I'm not in the business anymore." He spoke.

"But I have some interest. If I kill you, my name will even be more famous." Buggy said.

"Look, if you don't want to die, then just leave me alone." Zoro complained.

"AW~! Come on Zoro!" Ryuu cried, "You can take him! He's just a clown!"

"You shut the hell up over there!" Zoro growled to the 18 year old, which was only responded by sticking him tongue out then stood.

"If you won't, I will!"

Buggy looked at him, "I don't have time for a kid like you." "I'm not a kid!" Ryuu growled, but wasn't heard from the crowd screaming for the fight to start.

Zoro only took his stance and the two rushed forward and Zoro effortlessly cut through the clown, and as he laid in pieces. Ryuu and the others were slightly taken back that the crowd was laughing…

Ryuu cocked his head to the side, "Their captain is cut like butter and they laugh? Strange sense of humor…" Although, he did remember Buggy was suppose to have some type of power.

"Zoro! Get me out of this!" Luffy cried out in the cage.

"It won't open without a key." He responded, walking over and looking at the captain.

Ryuu then got his epiphany, "UGH! Wait! Zoro! Loo-"

Yet his warning wasn't fast enough for the man, and the floating hand, still holding onto the knife, went into the swordsman's side. Zoro collapsed to one knee, holding his bleeding side. "What the hell?"

Buggy only laughed, while pulling himself together, "I missed your vital organs didn't I? Oh well, the reason I'm not dead is because I ate the Bara-Bara devil fruit." He went in for another stab, but was stopped.

Ryuu stood in between the two, his side now had the blade but it wasn't in deep since he had caught it with his hand, he only smiled, "Now this, is how you stab someone!" Ryuu spoke, seeming to ignore the wound and brought his foot up, going to kick him but he separated and jumped back.

"Back stabbing is a dirty trick you big nosed!" Luffy screamed.

Almost everyone stopped breathing, that was one of the biggest mistakes to call Buggy that. "Who are you calling a big nose?" He yelled, letting his arm rush by them and at the kid.

"Luffy!" Zoro yelled, while Nami and Ryuu only stood in shock.

Luffy caught the blade in his teeth, "I'm defiantly going to take you down!"

"Take me down?" Buggy spoke, before laughing, "You guys are going to take me down? Haha! You're all going to die up here! And how do you expect to take me down?"

Luffy looked at Zoro, "Run away Zoro!"

Ryuu blinked, was he serious? Zoro only looked at Luffy then smiled, "Okay."

He was now, like Nami, utterly confused. As he saw him run, Buggy shot his hands out, full of knives. "Well! I don't stand for that!" Ryuu yelled, running forward and quickly deflected them by using simple martial arts, and faced Buggy, but out of the corner of his eyes, he saw Zoro push the cannon so it was facing the pirate crew, and it clicked. 'Oh…' he then ran over to them, hoping to avoid to get blasted, and just as he stood next to the caged boy, the cannon went off, blasting the other part of the Traven to bits.

"Wow." Ryuu spoke, blinking, "you know, so far you got a strange crew." he looked at Nami, "What's your role?"

"I'm just a thief." Nami responded.

"Not uh! That kid's our navigator!" Luffy spoke, smiling.

"I never agreed to that!" Nami yelled, "Besides! At a time like this shouldn't you be trying to figure a way out of that cage?"

"Huh, good point!"

"No, just stay in the cage." Zoro spoke, and then proceeded to pick the cage up.

Ryuu cocked his head to the side, "Yeah.. I'm not a doctor… but I don't think you should be doing that."

"You shut up." He growled, "I don't need you telling me what I can and can't do!" He growled as he walked off.

Ryuu noticed that Nami took off, but he easily caught up to the two, and noticed that Zoro had started to drag the cage, and inside he noticed that Luffy was chewing on the cage bars. He looked at him, "I don't think biting it is going to help."

He looked up at him… "Uh… I don't think I got your name."

He smiled, "Ryuu." he stopped, watching the swordsman drop, and he walked over, placing his foot on his back, slightly shaking him, "Hey~ you dead?"

"I'm not dead!" He yelled, then placed his head on the ground, "I just don't have anymore blood.." He then saw the dog, "What? Is this really a dog here?" He spoke, now able to sit up as Ryuu placed himself on top of the cage, and he sat up against a porch.

"Hey! I wonder if it's dead?" Luffy spoke and poked it in the eye.

The dog then bit Luffy's head, resulting in Ryuu to start laughing his head off. "You stupid dog what are you doing?" Luffy yelled at it while the dog barked at him.

"You're the stupid one! Do you know the seriousness of the situation?" Zoro yelled, then fell back.. "I don't have enough blood."

Ryuu calmed himself down and hopped down, looking at the two pirates. 'What a strange bunch…' he then looked up, seeing Nami.

"What are you guys doing? If you lie around in the middle of the street Buggy's defiantly going to find you." She spoke, looking at the three boys.

"Hey, our navigator." both Luffy and Zoro spoke.

"Says who?" She retorted, then calmed down, "I only came back to repay you for saving my back." She then tossed a key, "I swiped that from Buggy since I couldn't steal all of his treasures."

Luffy started to laugh, "Yes! Thanks Nami! I though we were going to die from all the headache's this escape thing was giving us!"

"Looks like this hard escape is starting to pay off.." Zoro commented.

The four stopped as the dog picked the key up and then swallowed it, Luffy grabbed the dog's throat, "Stupid dog! Spit it out! That thing you just swallowed! Spit it out! It's not food!"

"Hey! You people! Stop hurting Shushu!"

The four looked over, seeing a semi elderly man with a homemade armor, long silver-ish hair and glasses. Ryuu smiled, "Oh! Hi old man!"

He pointed to him, "Ryuu! This is the last time I'm telling you to leave!"

He only smiled, "Nope!"

"I'm serious confused. Who are you mister?" Zoro spoke.

He looked to him, "I'm the village leader or chief in other words, my name's Boodle." He then noticed the blood. "Oh! You're bleeding."

Ryuu smiled, "Yup! You think you could help him?"

Although Boodle looked at Ryuu, he nodded. Ryuu walked over to Zoro, kneeling down, "Think you can walk?"

"You're seriously not going to carry me." Zoro spoke, a slight growl underlying it.

Ryuu shook his head, "And break my fragile body?" He slightly joked, then took his hand and slung his hand over her shoulders, and helped him up, while Boodle got his other side.

"We'll go let him rest in my house." He spoke, as the two helped carry the injured swordsman. They walked to a house and Boodle showed to the room. Zoro instantly hit the bed and was ready to sleep.

Ryuu nodded to Boodle, "Thanks old man! I'll clean his wound up so he doesn't bleed to death. Do you have any bandages?"

"Yes." He spoke, and lead him to the kitchen and she was able to get a bowl of hot water and some bandages and towels.

"Thanks again!" he spoke carrying the stuff up the stairs, while Boodle left. Ryuu kicked the door in, "WAKIE WAKIE SUNSHINE!" He screamed, making the swordsman yell.

He then sat the bowl down, "Take your shirt off."

"What?"

He sighed, "take your shirt off so I can stop your wound from bleeding." he explained while taking his kodachi and katana off and rolling his sleeves up. "You shouldn't bleed all over the man's sheets, especially since he's showing such great hospitality to you." he spoke, taking the bowl and placing it on the bed side stand and took a towel, getting the towel wet. Ryuu looked at him, and growled, "I said take your shirt off! Not gawk at me!" he yelled, now throwing the towel in his face.

He took the towel off, "Hey! I don't need your sympathy either!"

"I'm not showing sympathy! I'm showing…" he stopped, blinking, then looked up, "Hm. What's the word… OH!" Ryuu then growled, "I'm showing kindness!"

"Same thing! I just need to sleep!"

"Damn man!" he growled, punching him in the face. "Fine! Go to sleep and maybe you'll bleed to death!" he walked out, shutting the door. Ryuu fumed for a moment, slid against the door, holding his knees, 'Damn that man to hell.' he thought resting his head on his knees. 'Vince should have been here by now, my next assignment should be here soon. I just hope it's not Buggy…' he looked up, hearing Zoro snoring and he chuckled. 'One track mind.' he stood back up and went down the stairs, and looked at the door.

Why was he doing all of this? Hanging out with the two men, and he guess that Nami was kinda in the gang of pirates, although she didn't look too happy. He barely knew them.

"Ah, what's stressing you, Ryuu?"

Ryuu looked over into the living room, seeing a man with dark blue hair, and black eyes staring at him. He was sitting lazily on the couch, his tight black jeans, and half open dark blue dress shirt gave him the impression that he really didn't care about his appearance that much. Ryuu placed his hands on his hips, "Ah, Vince, it's about time you showed your sorry ass."

"Oh, so mean little Ryuu." He spoke, now getting up, "I just wanted to bring good news to you." He walked over to him, holding a small rolled up parcel, "I have a new assignment for you. This guy is worth a bit more, not only you get the whole pay of the bounty, but even the pay of the hirer. Sound good?"

Ryuu took the paper. "Yeah, sounds pretty good to me." he looked at him, "When's the deadline?"

"Hm, four days? The island were he is, is about a day's journey, but I think you can take the man down, I mean, you are his sibling."

Ryuu scowled, "What are you talking about?" he spoke, placing his new assignment in his pocket, then realized that his swords were in the room. "Damn."

Vince smiled, "Now now, such a thing like you shouldn't cuss."

His eye twitched, "Go to hell Vince." he growled and walked up the stairs, knowing that the man would be gone by the time he got down. Ryuu walked into Zoro's temporary room and latched his swords on his belt, he glanced a quick look to him, 'Well, looks like fun time's over, time for me to leave and get serious.' His ears picked up a sound. "What the-"

The next thing he knew, the house exploded, and he felt his whole body being crushed to the ground. For once, fear erupted into him and he screamed, he couldn't die like this! He hadn't been able to find him and kill him yet.