Hey guys! I personally like this idea better that the other so I'll update this one faster! Huge thanks to xXxEmeraldBlueXxX for the sweet review! Now, onto the second installment of my chapter!


"Now! Tie her up here! And make sure you leave the key to the handcuffs in my room!" Helmeppo ordered the marines, as they secured the woman to a thick post.

"Ugh, you're voice makes my head spin.." The woman grumbled as she glared at him.

"How dare you mock me!" Helmeppo shouted, gasping in a fake surprise.

SMACK

A loud smack rang through the air, as Helmeppo struck the woman in the cheek, making her turn her head forcefully, her hair cascading, and hiding her eyes.

"Heh. Maybe that will teach you next time not to speak to me like that!" Helmeppo smirked as his hand was in the air, as he struck the woman.

'What a jerk!' Zoro thought, looking at the woman for any signs of snide comments, but all he could see was her hair covering her emotions.

"Now that I got her under control, tie Roronoa Zoro to the post next to her! And take everything off of them!" Helmeppo smirked as he noticed that the girl wasn't talking back to him in any way and the marines stripped Zoro and the woman's weapons off of them.


The marines soon left, leaving Zoro and the woman tied back to back on an old post, that was sticking right in the middle, on a hot summer day.

"Cheh.. That hurt like a bitch.." The woman whispered, leaving Zoro raise an eyebrow.

"Now you say something?" Zoro asked, curious, on why she didn't say anything back when Helmeppo hit her.

"Look, I'm not stupid. I won't say stupid shit that would get me into more trouble." She retorted.

"Eh, you have a good point.." Zoro trailed.

"So, why was the famous bounty hunter, Roronoa Zoro, here?" She asked, a few moments later.

"I was following a pirate I was after out to sea, but I couldn't find my way back to village, so I made best of things. I went after pirates that were in the area. I had to earn money somehow.."

"So you got lost, right?" The woman asked, smirking at the thought of Zoro being lost.
" You don't have to put it like that!" Zoro screamed, making the woman chuckle.

"Anyways," the woman started, leaving Zoro flustered and annoyed, "nice to meet you. Though I wish I can shake hands with you, I'll introduce mysel-"

"Who the hell shakes hands nowadays?" Zoro asked confused, cutting the woman off.

"Damn you! Don't interrupt me when I'm talking!" The woman yelled annoyed, shaking Zoro and herself.

"Hmp! Like I was saying, my name's Shiro Hitomi. But just call me Shiro. So, nice to meet you Zoro. I guess we have to stay alive for a month." Shiro said calmly, not even a bit of doubt in her voice.

"Heh, I guess we have to see who lives longer." Zoro smirked.

"Let's make a bet!" She shouted, shaking the post again.

"Damn woman! Stop shaking the post!" Zoro shouted, annoyed with Shiro's behavior.

"Whoever lives the longest, owns the winner 100 beli!"

"Fine, whatever makes you happy." Zoro scoffed, hoping to shut the woman up.

"Hehe! Don't cry when you lose Zoro!~" She teased him, laughing at Zoro's snorts.

"Shiro..."

"..."

"Hey! Shiro!..."

All Zoro got as a response was a soft snore and a light pressure of Shiro's head against his back. Zoro sweatdropped as he finally noticed that she was sleeping.

'Baka..' he thought as he felt Shiro's head roll to his shoulder. Zoro was much taller than her, and Shiro only reached up to his shoulder when they both stood.

"...hun...hungry.." Shiro mumbled in her sleep.

Zoro chuckled silently to himself as he heard Shiro mumble to herself. He looked up to the sky and noticed that the sun was going down.

'Only 29 more days to go..' Zoro thought, closing his eyes and drifting off to sleep.


So here's chapter two! Hope there's no grammar mistakes! Please tell me how this is going so far! And I'm sorry if this chapter is too short! Hopefully tomorrow I can make a longer chapter for you guys!

TTFN

NierSalvation