A.N: Here´s some more Z/R, since couple of people asked for it. But I don´t really know yet that will it be romance or just friendship, so you can think it as either one of them. This story doesn´t have connection to my other OP storyes (but you can still read them). And sorry for my bad english.

Disclaimer: I don´t own One Piece.

Earning trust, part 1

In Jaya everyone went to look for `South bird´. Sanji went with Nami and Usopp, Luffy went with Chopper, which means that Zoro went with Robin.

"Shit, this is just my luck! Why was I teamed up with that woman!" Zoro cursed in his mind while walking in the forest with Robin.

Robin stared at Zoro who was walking in front of her. She knew Zoro didn´t trust her, but to be honest, she really didn´t even care. Because she was planning on living from the group when the situation got too bad.

"That´s what I have always done and that´s what I will always do. It doesn´t matter that he doesn´t trust me." Robin thought. She and Zoro had been walking for a while without hearing or seeing the bird they were looking for.

"Damn it… have you seen it Robin?" Zoro asked and turned his head towards Robin. Robin just shook her head. Zoro turned his head back and continued walking, Robin close behind him.

"May I ask something?" Zoro said suddenly.

"Sure", Robin said. Zoro stopped walking and turned around to face Robin.

"Why did you come to our ship? Didn´t you think that we might throw you overboard?" Zoro asked. If they all had gone against Robin, they would surely have been able to throw her overboard. And Zoro knew Robin wasn´t stupid, she must have known that.

Robin smiled, but anyone could tell that it wasn´t a real smile.

"Well I´m sure that if you were the one to decide, I would be in the bottom of the ocean already." she said. Zoro frowned and said: "That´s the only thing I can agree about with you."

"It´s obvious that you don´t trust me even a little bit, Kenshi-san." Robin said and took a couple of steps forward.

"What the hell? Why can´t she just call me by my name?" Zoro thought. But before Zoro could say anything, Robin had already continued: "And I don´t trust you either, Kenshi-san, so we´re even."

After Robin had finished, Zoro just simply said: "You still haven´t answered to my question."

Robin titled her head to side.

"So you want to know that badly?" she asked. Zoro´s face turned deep red. He turned around quiqly and yelled: "No, I was just asking!"

Robin gigeled and Zoro glared at her.

"What are you laughing for?" he asked angryly.

"Oh, it´s nothing, Kenshi-san." Robin said after she was able to stop laughing. But there was still a smile on her face.

"Well that smile sure is real… and it´s actually pretty cute, too." after that though Zoro mentally slapped himself.

"What the hell am I thinking! It´s not cute! Not cute not cute not cute!" he repeated to himself in his mind. Robin noticed that something was wrong with Zoro, but she didn´t know what. So she decided to ask.

"What´s wrong, Kenshi-san?"

"I have a name, dammit!" Zoro shouted at Robin before he could stop himself. Robin didn´t even flinch, but Zoro could tell from her eyes that it did have some effect on her.

"Maybe I shouldn´t have yelled at her?" Zoro asked from himself in his mind. But he wasn´t going to apologize, his pride didn´t allow him to do that.

"I know that, Kenshi-san." Robin said suddenly. This caught Zoro´s attention.

"Know´s what?" he thought.

"You know what?" Zoro asked. He was starting to get really annoyed with this woman.

"I know that you have a name", Robin simply said. Zoro´s face, once again, turned deep red.

"Oh yeah, that thing." he thought. That was a little embarrassing.

"Well, ah, urgh! Lets keep searching!" Zoro shouted and started to walk forward with big, loud steps. Robin just shuggered and started to walk after Zoro. Nami had told her to keep an eye on him, because otherwise he would certainly get lost.

"Could somebody really get lost so easily? No, I don´t thi-" Robin stopped and so did her thoughts. Zoro had suddenly dissapeared. Robin sweatdropped.

"I didn´t think he would really get lost that easily", Robin thought. She decided to first try to find Zoro and then look for the bird again.

"Kenshi-san? Did you get lost!" Robin yelled, hoping that Zoro would hear her.

"No, you idiot! I fell in a hole!" was Zoro´s reply. Robin blinked a couple of times. She walked forward a little and saw a hole. And on the bottom of it was Zoro.

"Are you alright?" Robin asked from Zoro, standing on the edge of the hole. Zoro sighed and said: "Yeah, but my leg is stuck."

Robin watched Zoro´s leg. The ground was watery in the hole, so it was no wonder that Zoro had gotten stuck.

"I think it´s almost dryed up pond", Robin said, more to herself than to Zoro.

"Quit thinking useless things and help me up!" Zoro yelled. He was annoyed by Robin´s attitude. Robin raised an eyebrow.

"Why do you think I´ll help you up? You don´t trust me, right? Why are you asking help from someone who you keep as your enemy?" Robin asked from Zoro. Zoro stared at her. This made him to be quiet for a moment.

"I hate to admit, but she´s right. Why do I trust that she´s going to help me up?" Zoro´s thoughts were interrupted when he felt hands grabbing his arms. He looked up and saw Robin using her devil fruit ability. Soon he was out of the hole and next to Robin.

"I don´t get you. Why did you help me up after saying that?" Zoro asked. He had never understood Nami, but Robin was even harder case. And, in his opinion, even Tashigi was easier to understand than Robin. Or atleast sometimes she was.

"I asked, because I wanted to know what you would answer." Robin said. She turned around and added: "Let´s continue looking for that bird." Then she started walking again. Zoro walked behind her, mumbling something.

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Zoro´s eyes widened in shock when Enel attacked Robin. Before he could think anything, he ran to catch Robin. After that he silently whispered to her ear: "Don´t you dear to die on me."

A.N: And there was the first chapter. Sorry if they were OOC. Review, okay?