Hey there! For those who have read my stories before, I'm back~!
SOO for my other stories, I feel that I can no longer continue them...it's been too long and I have grown too much as a person, and as a writer to even try and pick them back up. I know it's disappointing for those who were super into them, but I am so excited for this new story I have decided to post. It's another ZORO X OC, so if you're a One piece Lover, enjoy!
Beware, in the future I may or may not decide to add sexual scenes (lemons) into the story.
"God...rain again...who the hell would want to live here?" The long haired brunette sighed as she walked down the dirt path towards town. Being on the grand line made you less and less surprised with different weather conditions, especially in the new world, but it didn't make her any less annoyed with the fact. She was surprised it didn't just flood and become apart of the vast sea.
As she came closer to the village, she could see the lights through the windows of the small buildings. Most of them were resident homes, but there was one she was very familiar with.
The bar.
She stepped through the double doors, pleased by the sights and smells that greeted her. The building was filled with smiling and laughing men and women, all with a drink nearby. She went to take a seat at the bar, grateful that the two chairs beside her were empty.
"Well look who's back," The man behind the counter smiled as he sat a mug full of alcohol in front of her. From what she had deduced about him he was the bar owners son in his mid twentys, "And still wearing a get up that makes me afraid, and turned on at the same time."
She smirked and grasped the mug in her hand, "And you're still making me wonder whether you're insulting me, or complimenting me," She brought the mug up to her red lips and poured the brown liquid into her mouth. She finished what was in her mug quite quickly and tapped the table for another.
"Well it wasn't an insult," He sat down another mug, already prepared for her second one. She had been coming in for weeks now, so he remembered her preferred drink. She was hard to forget anyways. The woman was beautiful after all. Her long chocolate brown hair swayed in sync with her hips as she walked in, and you noticed those curves right away. Her dark blue eyes could hypnotize him, and would leave him poorly attending the rest of his customers.
Unfortunately the woman was trouble and he knew that. His dad had warned him about woman pirates. They would eat a mans heart out and leave them in the dust. Of course the bar got a lot of business from pirates, they even left the wanted posters un-posted just for the extra business. You could always tell them apart from regular travelers, though. They were rougher, like her. She wore mostly black, from her pants and leather boots to her black leather jacket. The only other color in her wardrobe was the navy blue bikini top she wore, and the fingerless gloves that were matching in the same color. You could tell her hands were used to fighting, and the small scars you could see from her body painted a picture of a warrior.
"So there isn't anymore work around here, so it looks like this will be my last day at this island," She took a sip from the next drink and smiled at the man. He had been fun to tease ever since she visited the bar, but the fun always had to end eventually.
"Really?" He pouted and rested his elbow at the bar, "Well I guess you should enjoy your last couple drinks then, our neighbor islands aren't exactly close by."
"Eh, I like sailing anyways. Just keep them coming pretty boy," She tilted her head and smirked, already finished with the second mug. The man complied, going to get her the next one.
As she sat there, the bar was becoming more and more packed. The young bartender she enjoyed messing with was even struggling to keep up with the drink orders. She continued drinking, but once she ran out it took him a while to respond to her.
"Sorry! I don't know where these people came from," He laughed nervously and went to grab a mug, but she shook her head and pointed at the bottle.
"Just give me the whole thing, I'll finish it off anyways...you know I will."
It only took him a split second to agree, handing her the bottle before running off to tend to other drunkards. She sighed before turning around in her seat to analyze her surroundings.
"Oh I see...a pirate crew came in. No wonder he's busy..."
She frowned a bit. She had tried to be apart of a crew, but the men were nothing but scum. Her expectations were low, but when you're a pirate and you think somebody else is trash, they are probably trash. The crew she was previously with didn't make it through the grandline anyways, so she was content with being alone. She didn't need a crew with her anyways, she knew what she needed to do.
"Does this place have food? I will have the entire menu, no matter what it is!" A loud man chuckled and threw his hands in the air. He had bright eyes and the biggest grin she had ever seen. She couldn't help but to raise an eyebrow at the way he was acting. "I mean, is he a child? or is he just already drunk?"
"You can't just order the entire menu Luffy," A orange haired woman knocked him in the head with her fist, annoyed with the grinning man next to her.
"Luffy..."
Where had she heard this mans name before? She made note to remember infamous pirates across the grand line, but it was just not coming to her. She then began to examine the rest of the people around the table. There was so many different faces, from the blue haired man with no pants on to a beautiful raven hair woman quietly chuckling at all of there banter. She then couldn't help but to stare as she saw what appeared to be a talking skeleton. You didn't see that everyday. She took one last look at them all before it clicked in her head.
"The straw hat pirates...duh! He has a damn straw hat on his back for gods sake...I bet their ship is huge...with plenty of supplies...and the captain seems foolish enough..."
She quickly stood and put her beli on the bar counter for her drinks and walked out of the bar. If they were all at the bar, that meant she could find their ship with no trouble.
"A smiling skull with a straw hat. Shouldn't be too hard to find right?" She started running towards the coast. She first checked by the pier, but of course they weren't stupid enough to dock there so she just followed the beach line.
"Fuck, finally!" She grinned, looking in delight at the large ship with the flag she had been searching for. The lion at the bow of the ship intrigued her. The craftsmanship was amazing, but what kind of pirate had such a cute ship? She walked over to examine it further. Maybe the straw hat pirates were a more important crew to remember then she had thought. Anyone could tell the time they put into a ship like this. She decided to climb onto the side of the ship furthest from the crows nest to be more cautious. If there was still any crew members on the ship, she didn't want to get caught. She heaved herself up and over the railings as quietly as she could. She looked around at her surroundings, finding herself by the mast. Nobody was around from what she could sense, so she silently made her way down the stair towards the deck.
"Grass? This deck has grass? What the hell?"
She leaned down and placed her hand on the deck underneath her to make sure she wasn't going crazy. Sure enough, it was a lawn deck. She shook it off, knowing she needed to figure out what her next move was. She began opening doors, hoping to find a storage room she could hang out in until the crew departed. She just needed to hitch a ride to the next island and she'd be set. She wouldn't be hiding forever of course, just until they set off to sea. The first door she went through was to the kitchen. It was nice and clean, unusual for a pirate ship. She walked towards the pantry and grabbed a few things to take with her...wherever she found to sleep at. She continued through many doors before she found a weapons and ammunition room.
"This will work for now." She closed the door behind her and sat the supplies she took from the kitchen on the floor. It was only a few snack items, water, and of course a bottle of sake. She sat down herself and let out a long sigh, "Well, one last bottle before I sleep..." She popped open the sake and let the drink envelop her taste buds. It was too often she found rides to other islands through hitchhiking on a pirate ship. She would go introduce herself once they departed, but for now it would have to wait.
The blue-eyed woman was awoke by loud voices and crashing from the outside. She couldn't make out what the voices were yelling about, but she could never forget what cannonballs sounded like when they were crashing into a ship.
"Oh...a fight.." She sighed and leaned on the cannonballs beside her, "I guess they will be coming in here sooner than I thought..."
All of a sudden the ship jerked, slamming her head against the boards behind her. She gasped and held onto the racks of ammunition.
"Damn that hurt! Whoa...what is this feeling?"
She felt light, as if she could float, but the moment was fleeting and she could feel the ship crashing back down into the water. She continued to hold the rails and kept her footing until the ship was finally settled. Whatever happened made her feel anxious. What kind of crew was this? What kind of ship was this?! She took a deep breath before walking towards the door and slamming it open. She growled as she found her way up to the deck, finding a laughing captain and an exasperated crew.
"Let's do that again Franky!" Luffy laughed as he clapped his feet together on the grassy deck.
Another crew member spoke up from the side of the ship, one she hadn't seen before. He ran a hand through his green hair and scowled, "How the hell did the marines find us? I thought that island didn't have any marine bases?"
"Not anymore..." The brown haired woman leaned against the wall, putting her hands in her pockets. She let out a deep breath and sighed, all of the straw hats attention now towards her.
"Uh...wait, who the hell are you?!" The orange haired woman furrowed her brow and put her hands on her hips.
"Hmmm..." She waited a moment before walking towards the man with the straw hat. She sat in front of him and crossed her legs, "You're the captain right? My name is Rin...I need to get to the next island. It's cool if I ride with you to the next island, right?"
"That's not something you ask after you have already intruded a pirate ship," The green haired man walked up to her and his captain, hand on the hilt of one of his swords. She nonchalantly glanced at him, but just for a moment before returning her focus to the captain. He was just staring at her, not saying anything.
"We could just throw her overboard...if she's stowing away on other's ships she probably is broke anyways," The orange hair woman spoke up.
"Hey she's bleeding," A small animal showed himself from behind the mast. He was so cute and tiny, catching her attention. He moved closer to the woman and hid behind the captain, "The back of your head is hurt, are you okay?"
She felt the back of her head and sighed. Blood had transferred onto her hand, "Dammit...I guess I hit my head when this crazy ship jumped up and the impact was harder than I thought. What the hell happened anyways? It felt like we were in the air."
"That's the power of cola!" The blue haired man grinned, putting his forearms together, "Superr!"
"Uh...right..." She raised her eyebrow, wondering if what felt like a concussion was making her hear things. That made no sense to her and this crew was even stranger then she had anticipated. A reindeer that could talk, a man that said cola sent them flying and a blonde haired man bleeding from his nose in the background, "Oh, I think that man is injured too."
Suddenly the blonde gentleman perked up and quickly ran to her side, hearts replacing where his eyes usually were, "What beautiful fate brought such a lovely woman on our ship! You don't have to worry about me when you are the one that is injured!"
"Heh..." She leaned away from the man and kept a straight face. She wasn't very amused to say the least, "Oh I'll be fine. I've been through plenty worse."
"Aw my dear, your modesty might make me fall-" He moved closer and closer to her face, causing Rin to react.
"Boundaries, please and thank you sir," She sighed and pushed him away with a boot to the face, "I mean damn, who automatically comes on that strong?"
Luffy couldn't help but to burst out in laughter as his blonde crew member laid on the deck in disappointment. He grinned widely before speaking,"You can stay, you seem fun!"
"Fun?" Rin was confused as to how he came to the conclusion, but wasn't going to argue since it resolved her problems without a fuss, "Alright, cool."
"Luffy!" The orange haired woman began to argue, but sighed in defeat, "Why argue when he's already made up her mind..."
Rin smirked and slowly stood from the ground, "Well you sound excited to have me."
"Just don't cause trouble," She cocked out her hip and smiled, "I'm Nami, the ships navigator. You will do what I say when I say it, you got it?"
"Sure," The blue eyed woman raised her eyebrows, amused by the other woman's attitude. She went along and started to get to know the rest of the crew.
The raven haired historian, Robin.
The eccentric man in sunglasses, Franky.
The long nosed sniper, Usopp.
The cook with love eyes, Sanji.
A freaky skeleton with an afro, Brook
A tiny little reindeer that could speak, Chopper.
And lastly, the green haired swordsman that hadn't took his eyes off of her since she introduced herself to the crew, Roronoa Zoro.
He wasn't going to let her out of his sight. She was an intruder that was allowed to stay on their ship on one of his captains whims, and he didn't trust her one bit. She seemed so nonchalant about the entire situation when she could've easily just been thrown off the ship. How would she have known that Luffy would allow her to stay? If he had said no, he doubted the woman would've just laid down and allowed them to send her overboard. It only made to sense to him that she would've been prepared to fight.
"Um..can I please check your head wound? You don't want to leave it alone if it is serious," He could hear Chopper calling out to the brunette.
Rin nodded, still unsure about the talking reindeer. He led her through he kitchen into the infirmary, the green haired swordsman not too far behind. She sat on the infirmary bed and let Chopper do work on the back of her head. Once he was finished, he smiled in accomplishment and went to wash his hands, "You only needed a few stitches, you can rest in here for a while if you want to."
"Wow, you're done already?," She ran a hand through her hair and smiled, "Thanks Chopper, you're pretty awesome."
"Shut up you jerk! Your compliments don't matter to me!" He screamed out, contradicting the way he was dancing and blushing.
She smirked and watched as he squiggled his way out of the room, "He's cute..."
The swordsman only let out a grunt, leaning against the wall and crossing his arms. She smirked wider, "I like that you don't trust me swordsman. It shows you have some sense."
"Are you telling me there a good reason you shouldn't be trusted?" He narrowed his eyes at her. Who would say something so suspicious like that? This woman made him curious. She dripped of confidence with every move she made, and any word that came out of her mouth was calm and collected. Being on a pirate ship with a crew that had such a large collective bounty would usually intimidate anyone, but she chose to jump on their ship. Not only that, but she chose to show herself when she could've just stayed hidden. He silently kicked himself for allowing it to happen. He had decided to go for a quick jog while the crew was out getting drinks. He was frustrated that he had lost a bet and was forced to stay and watch the ship while there were all out drinking. He was only gone for a few minutes, she was lucky he hadn't been there when she had boarded the ship.
"I am who I am," Rin broke him out of his thoughts as she stood from the bed and walked towards him, "You're are either going to trust me, or you're not. You might like me, you might not. I'll always know who I am, Roronoa. I don't need a skeptic swordsman's approval, just your captains...though it would be best if we could get along."
She saw his scowl deepen, but she only shrugged it off. Nobody could really scare her off anyways, though she had to admit to herself he seemed like a strong man. He had toned muscles on every part of his body, which was pleasing to look at. The scar on his chest was the most evident feature on his figure, stretching from his shoulder and disappearing underneath his haramaki. The band around his stomach somewhat disappointed her since she couldn't examine his muscles beneath it. She brought er eyes back up to his neck, then noticing the three earrings that dangled on his ear. She didn't realize how attractive he was until now. Even the scar over his left eye was attractive to her. She liked fighting men after all, but this wasn't the time for these thoughts. She had forgotten how long she had been standing there looking him over and when she looked up at his one open eye he was staring back at her, still with a glare, "What are you looking at?"
"Sorry you took too long to say something back to me...my eyes were tired of looking at your scowl so they ventured to other places more satisfying," Rin was being truthful, but was still amused by his reaction. His eye widening in surprise and his cheeks having slightly more color. She couldn't help but to let out a chuckle, "See, we are getting along already."
"Stupid woman, you speak nonsense," He growled and went to walk out of the room. The woman seemed to not have a filter, and he didn't know how to react to it. The way she had been looking at him made him feel something he hadn't felt in a while. She was checking him out, with no shame of it either. He hadn't even thought about it, but her figure wasn't so bad either. He never thought that way though, he had no time for women and those kind of desires. He had dreams he needed to work towards. He huffed before walking out of the infirmary and shutting the door behind him.
"Well," She couldn't help but smile. Maybe their Captain was right, this would be fun.
Well, hope you enjoyed the chapter. I will be attempting to post once a week from now on. I actually have the next chapter finished, I'm just giving myself some lee-way and letting myself be a chapter ahead at one time!
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