A/N: I just heard about the ZoNa Milestones event today, so I couldn't help but write this. I didn't have time to proofread it properly, because I'm already late with posting it, so I'm apologizing in advance for any mistakes. A big thanks to RandomLetters77 for telling me about this event and I hope you all like my small one-shots :)

First kiss

For once Nami felt like a normal woman, just enjoying a spa day with her best female friend. The Straw Hats had anchored on a small island which was known for its hot springs and beautiful landscape. While Luffy wasn't too excited about coming here at first, he changed his mind when he heard that there was a sea monster near by which no one ever caught. That rumor alone was enough for all male crew members to make a competition out of catching the creature, which left the girls with time for themselves.

The navigator only shook her head at them, already used to their antics and left with Robin for the hot springs. It was rare enough that she got time to relax and there was something very important on her mind that she wanted a second opinion on. Sure, she trusted all her friends with her life, but this was something that she was rather shy about and Robin, being a little older, might give her good advice.

When the two women settled into a hot spring near by, Nami took a deep breath and spoke up.

"Can I ask you something?" When the archaeologist nodded, Nami continued. "Have you ever kissed someone?"

Robin's eyes widened in surprise at the question and Nami was afraid that she had offended her, after all it was a rather personal question. However before she could apologize, the older woman smiled mysteriously and answered.

"Yes, I have and what about you miss navigator. Why the sudden interest?"

Nami blushed slightly and shook her head 'no'. It was probably one of her most guarded secrets. With the way she acted and the fact that she had used her flirting skills in the past to steal from pirates, no one would think that she was inexperienced. However the truth was that so far romance hadn't any place in her life. With Arlong in the background and her village at stake she had never time to think about someone in this way, but now a certain swordsman took more room up in her heart than she wanted to admit. With her feelings growing each day and after not being able to stop thinking about him during the crew's two years apart, she knew that she had to think about romance. Seeing that she didn't even had her first kiss, advice was more than needed, so she pushed her embarrassment aside and face Robin.

"Despite what people might think about me, I'm not like that. Bellemere often told me that first kisses are something special, just like first love and that I should only share them with someone who means the world to you."

"And do you have someone with whom you want to experience that?" Robin asked gently. She had her suspicions for a while and with her eyes and ears everywhere, quite literally, she had a good idea who Nami was talking about.

"I do." Nami blushed more and sunk lower into the water. "It's Zoro." It was the first time that she admitted her feelings for a certain swordsman to someone other than herself and it made it feel more real. She was nervous about Robin's reaction, because it must seem like she always picked fights with Zoro instead of trying to win his affection. However she was pleasantly surprised by Robin's next words.

"A wise choice for you." Seeing the navigator's shocked expression, she explained her opinion. "It's obvious that you like him and I can see that he cares deeply for you."

"You really think so?"

The hopeful look on Nami's face made Robin smile. Sure, the swordsman was harder to read, but in the end Robin could see the gentle look he gave the navigator when she wasn't looking or the way he always came to her aid in just the right moment.

"He might not be as open as Sanji with his affection, but trust me I wouldn't set you up for heartbreak miss navigator."

Nami nodded and let Robin's words sink in. Maybe it wasn't as hopeless as she had thought, when even her friend could see glimpse of Zoro's feelings for her. However she knew that it had to be her who made the first move. While Zoro was the first to go willingly in any battle he was clueless when it came to relationships, especially to romantic ones. Relaxing a bit more in the hot spring she began thinking of a plan of action.

In the evening the rest of the crew came back with the rumored sea monster and Sanji immediately began cooking it with Luffy cheering him on. The rest of the crew sat around the fire talking to each other with the exception of a certain swordsman, who sat farther apart against a tree, polishing his swords. With a reassuring smile from Robin, Nami gathered all her courage and a bottle of sake and approached the swordsman.

"So who won the competition?" She asked when she sat down next to him, holding out the bottle of sake to him.

"I would say it was a tie between Luffy and me."

"And Sanji wasn't part of it?" Nami smirked slightly.

"Tz, the stupid cook was useless like always." Zoro grunted and took a gulp of the sake that she had offered him.

So far the teasing and banter was their normal routine, but Nami knew that if she wanted things to change between them she had to be bold. Most of the time Zoro wasn't good with words, but this time Nami was the one who didn't know what to say. Talking about her feelings would probably lead to a misunderstanding seeing that Zoro surely didn't have a clue about hints. With him the direct approach was the best and even though Nami was already blushing and her hands were shaking, she was determined to get her point across.

"Zoro." She called him in a small voice and when he looked her way, their face close to each other, she gently pressed her lips to his. When she felt him stiffen, she began to doubt herself. Had she ruined it all? Had she lost not only a chance of romance, but even more importantly her best friend?

The navigator felt on the verge of tears and was about to pull away, when she felt his arms wind around her and his lips gentle move against hers. There were no fireworks in the background like so many romance books had promised her, but she had never believed that this would happen anyway. The feeling of being in his arms and finally kissing him was better than anything an author could describe and she finally felt completely at home.

First 'I love you'

It was another beautiful day on the Sunny and it was surprisingly quiet considering that Luffy was their captain. Moments like these were rare and Zoro had just started his work out for the day. Normally he was fully focused on the task at hand, but more often than not these days he found himself watching a certain navigator sunbath on the deck.

There was no doubt that Nami was an attractive woman, but the more time Zoro spent with her the more he was falling for her and even after the crew's two years apart his feelings hadn't changed. Then they shared their first kiss and a few other had quickly followed when they were alone on the deck with a bottle of sake shared between them. He had never felt like this before and the emotion he was getting around her was more than confusing. Despite that he cared deeply for all of his friends and would do anything to protect them, with Nami he always cared a little more and even got out of his way to make her smile. In battles he didn't let her out of his sight and when she needed protection he was more than willing to provide it.

Zoro could never understand when people talked about love, well not love in general but romantic love. He once asked his sensei about it, after he heard Kuina talking about a novel she read. His sensei had smile mysteriously at him and had told him that he would know the meaning of love when he fell in love. That answer hadn't helped at all, so Zoro had asked his sensei for a better answer. Once again his sensei had told him cryptically that love meant wanting to do everything to make the person you love smile, at least that had been his first thought when he fell in love. Back then Zoro couldn't understand his sensei's words and even now he couldn't fully understand the meaning. However if he would describe the feeling he got around Nami, it came close to wanting to make her happy and protect her no matter what it took.

Sighing Zoro set his weights down. Even if this feeling was love he couldn't allowed it to get in the way of his dream and promise to Kuina to become the world's greatest swordsman. Little did he know that it took only one situation to change his mind.

Everyone was used to their crazy adventures and even Nami and Usopp had accepted that their lives were in constant danger due to their captain's love for adventures, but that something so simple as a cold could affect the navigator so much surprised them all. Chopper was worried sick about Nami and a certain swordsman wouldn't stray from her side. The small doctor had forbade everyone else to come into the navigator's room, so she could rest properly but when Zoro had showed up in front of her door with a look in his eye that Chopper had never seen before, the small reindeer made an exception and let him in.

Despite that Nami and him had agreed on not telling anyone about what was going on between them, Zoro couldn't find himself caring about it. As soon as he saw his navigator shivering on the bed with her face looking so white he moved over to her and gathered her in his arms. She had always told him that he was so warm when they sat together in the evening on the deck and now it seemed that she needed his warmth more than ever.

Gently he stroked a few loose strands of hair out of her face and pulled her even closer to his body. The thought of her in this state was unbearable for him and he found himself experience fear for the first time in years. He couldn't explain the strong feeling of pain in his heart at the thought, but he finally knew what he was feeling for the woman in his arms.

His sensei had been right, now Zoro knew what he had meant all those years ago. Nami meant the world to him. He couldn't imagine a day without being able to tease her or drink sake with her or even banter with her. She had always been a big part of his life since he had joined Luffy's crew, but now he needed her around more than ever.

"I love you." He whispered gently to her and even if she couldn't hear it at the moment he would make sure to show her every day how much she meant to him.

A/N: Please review and tell me what you think :)