Hey, guys, whaddup? Welcome to my new story dedicated to Roronoa Zoro! Ah, yes the shitty Marimo gets an entire fanfic based on him. ^^ hey, he totally deserves it, the sweetie. 3 as you all might know, I will be using an OC for this story. Her name will be Celienne Kenshi. A sword fighter like Zoro, but slightly tougher. She's kind of like Kuina in a sense, but in a way different. But before I mess up and spoil anything, I'm just gonna hurry and get to the story! plus, I'll be adding some other characters from my other One Piece story, so it'll be a fun mash-up! Enjoy! X3
Fire.
Fire everywhere. Flames crackling, women and children screaming. Smoke filling my lungs. Those are the only memories of my rotten childhood. Well, that and meeting a boy and a girl. The girl being called Kuina. Boy was named Roronoa, but I called him Zoro. Zoro was the one who saved me, bringing me to his dojo where I was taken care of and eventually brought up by Kuina's father. He taught the three of us the art of sword fighting.
I went along with the sword training, even though I was reluctant into doing so. Kuina seemed really great at it, so was Zoro. I figured I could do it too. Eventually, I grew accustomed to it, and I was along the ranks as the Dojo Master's best. Everything was going great for the three of us, until Kuina fell down a set of stairs. The fall killed her almost instantly. Zoro and I were devastated by her death, and one night, Zoro woke me up to tell me he was running away. I, for one didn't know why on earth he'd want to. He told me he had to fulfill the promise he made to Kuina before she died, that he would become the greatest swordsman in the world. And he needed to start training.
"You can do all that here, can't you?" I asked him, rubbing my eyes. He snorted, annoyed with my question. "Well, yeah, but I'll become much stronger if I go outside. Do the real sword fighting. Fight real enemies." I sat up, crossing my arms. "This is stupid, Zoro." I told him. I stood in front if him, locking eyes with him. He was a lot taller than I was, but sometimes, I was able to stare him down. But tonight, he didn't seem to want to sway in his decision. "Look, I don't want you blabbing to master about this, so I'm asking if you wanna come with me." I gawked. "What?!" I cried out, making Zoro put a hand to my mouth, shushing me. "Shut up!" He hissed. "Don't wake Master up!" I glared at him, mentally cursing his name. Even though I was around eight at the time, I could do that stuff, curse at people. Master told me that a swordsman shouldn't be afraid to hurt some feelings.
"I'm just saying, Zoro," I tried to reason with him. "It's stupid, and a good way to get yourself killed." Zoro frowned. He tsked, turning his back to me, stalking to my door. "Look, Cel," he said, turning back to me. "Kuina would let me do this. You looked up to her, didn't you?" I nodded. It was true. Kuina was like the big sister I wish I had. When she died, it was like someone impaled a burning stake through my heart. "Well, I'm not Kuina..." I said hopelessly. I knew that no matter what I said, Zoro was going. And he wanted me to go with him. I sighed, defeated. "We're coming back, right?" I asked him.
After a long pause, Zoro turned his head, a mischievous smile on his face. "Hell no."
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TEN YEARS LATER
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"HA!"
Zoro's battle cry alerted me to turn. I whipped my head around, scanning the forest trees, and sure enough, two of Zoro's blades were aimed at my sides, ready to slice me in half. Luckily, I was ready. I jumped up, and landed in a splits position, Zoro flying over my head, his swords just barely missing my scalp. Now was my turn to attack. While his back was turned, I made my move. I unsheathed my long knives, lunging at him. Just as I was about to stab him, he bashed me with the butt of one of his swords in the stomach. I gasped and fell on my back, clutching my stomach. Zoro knelt beside me, laughing. "What did I say about sneaking up on me? Not only is it rude, but I always catch you, always!" I coughed, and flipped him the bird. "F off Zoro." I muttered. "That really hurt!" He chuckled, and held out a hand to me to help me up. I took it, although I'm not a damsel in distress. I only did it so he'd feel a little guilty, the bastard.
"Sorry, Cel," he said, ruffling my dark auburn hair. "It's not my fault you totally suck." I socked him in the arm. "Take it back, asshole!" I growled. He just laughed, leaving me by myself in the forest. "I'll be back in a bit, Cel!" He called over his shoulder. "You know what I said about the wild animals, right?"
"Yeah, yeah, don't lie them eat me, and if they do, you'll make them barf me up so you can kill me." Zoro smirked. "So you do listen." He said. He walked off then, disappearing in the foliage. "Tch...jerk." I grumbled under my breath. I rested my back against a large tree trunk, closing my eyes for a bit. He'd better be back soon.
"Celienne! Celienne wake up!" I grunted with annoyance. A fight? Now, Zoro? Jeez...
I opened my eyes, and gasped. Zoro was fighting against a large group of big men. He was slashing his swords, doing the best he could to keep them away from me. I screamed. "ZORO!" I cried out. One of the men, a Marine...all of them were Marines it looked like, grabbed my arm with his vise-like grip, cutting off my circulation. I grabbed one of my knives, and stabbed the man's arm. He yelled out, releasing me. I looked up and found in horror that Zoro was being pinned to the ground, ropes tying his hands back. "LET HIM GO!" I screamed at the Marines.
"Roronoa Zoro, Bounty Hunter, we are now putting you up for execution for disrupting the piece, and harassing a Marine. Come with us quietly, and no other harm will be done to you."
Execution?
Didn't that mean...
No..no...NO.
Without much planning at all, I brandished my knives and lunged myself at the Marines. One of them simply pulled out a gun and shot me in my shoulder. I fell back, sobbing. "Zoro..." I cried out. He was being dragged away, right before my eyes. Off to die. For a crime I'm sure he had to commit. And I could do nothing to help him.
shit.
Well, there's the first chapter! How'd ya like it? This is my first ever fanfic for Zoro! I have another one about Sanji, but people seem to hate that for some reason. XD please review and tell me watch you think!