Oh, poop. I have nothing to whine about again. My most hated class is actually pretty cool right now… I bet by the end of the year, I'm gonna regret not signing up for it again. WATCH. Well, not really. Don't stalk me. …That would honestly be pretty cool of someone stalked me, though. I must be interesting… Hope you like it!


"Sugoi! It's me! Remember?! Me! With the hot chocolate! Me!" the man smiled and waved at Robin excitedly.

"H-Hai…I remember…it was only a few hours ago," Robin awkwardly waved back at him, sweatdropping, while the other three stared at her in confusion.

"You…know him?" Nami blinked at her.

Robin bit her lip, "Hardly… I met him in the park after class…I never even got his name,"

"Oh! It's Luffy!" he laughed.

"Yes, yes, I see that now," she awkwardly laughed, trying to be as nice as possible.

"But you never told me your name," he pouted, crossing his arms.

"ROBIN-CHWAN! YOU'RE SO KIND!" Sanji swooned.

"Your name's 'ROBIN-CHWAN…? That's stupid!" he tried to mimic, but ended up laughing.

"I'LL KICK YOUR ASS!" Sanji yelled at him.

"Ah, no…It's Robin. Just Robin."

"Oh. That's better! Can we go to Olive Garden, now, Nami?" he pouted at her.

"Yeah, we should get going now," Nami smiled at him.

"…You gotta be kidding me! It's five! I thought we were just gonna stay here for while, so I ate a small snack! I'm pretty full!" Zoro frowned.

"Exactly what 'snack' did you eat, Zoro-kun?" Robin asked him, crossing her arms politely.

"A foot long from Subways,"

"Would you like to tell me HOW THE HELL IS THAT A SNACK?!" Nami yelled at him.

"I thought snacks were anything that didn't get you full," Zoro muttered.

"Moron," Sanji coughed.

"Sanji," Robin scolded. "You shouldn't care, Zoro-kun…" Robin smiled.

Zoro nodded, smiling.

"Because it's your loss, anyways," Robin finished, smiling as if nothing was wrong.

"Shut up," he muttered again, as Luffy and Sanji laughed at him while Nami gave a small smile and shook her head.

"Ha…Let's go now! I'm huungryy." Luffy whined.

"Yeah, let's go now you guys. We've been stalling way too much," Nami nodded.

"Finally," Sanji mumbled as they walked out.

"…It's incredibly cold tonight," Robin shivered, rubbing her arms with her hands.

Luffy laughed, "Even colder than before! I wish we had Shanks' chocolate," he whined once more.

"What do you mean?" Nami asked, "And who's Shanks? A friend?"

"Eh? No! Well, yeah, but, no. He's OLD. But he's still my friend!"

"Shanks is only in his late thirties," Robin commented.

"I know! I can't believe I'll be that old in only…er….15 years! Or something…"

Nami blinked, "So both of you know him?"

"Yeah! Since we were little!" he grinned.

"…Oh…Okay…Well, let's get to the car. It's freaking freezing out here," Nami frowned.

As the group of five walked to the ginger haired girl's car, she tossed the keys to Zoro, "You drive,"

"What? Why?!"

"Because. I sorta' invited you, AND I'm paying for the food," Nami smirked.

"Fine," he mumbled as he got in the car, followed by everyone else.

"Eh? Why the hell do YOU have to sit next to me?" Zoro growled.

"Because Nami-swan told me to. As if I'd voluntarily sit next to a moron," Sanji scoffed.

"Whatever," he muttered as he started the car.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. You DO know how to get there, right?"Nami frowned.

"Psh. Of course I do. I'm not an idiot."

"Ooohh…" Luffy moaned, "About that…Nami? Can we go somewhere that sells HOT food? It's really cold!"

Nami furrowed her eyebrows somewhat sadly, "Why? Everyone likes Olive Garden,"

"Yeah, I do! But…it's just really, really, cold tonight!" he grinned at her.

She looked down, "I guess,"

"Yay!" he cheered.

"May I suggest The Cheesecake Factory?" Robin smiled.

He gasped, "Yeah, YEAH! I've never been there before! People say the steak is GREAT! But more importantly, the MEAT!"

Robin giggled, "Then shall we go, Nami-san?"

Nami looked up at her, "Yeah…I guess,"

"All right, you heard her marimo, get on the roa- WAIT!" Sanji yelled.

"What is it? Didn't curl your eyebrow enough?" Zoro frowned.

"NO! Robin-chwan! You can't sit in the middle!"

"Why not?"

"Because! It's the most dangerous! Oi, you! Switch seats with her!"

Nami frowned, "Sanji-kun! He has a name! And you just can't force him into-"

"It's okay, Nami!" he grinned, "I don't want Robin to get hurt, anyways," he finished as he got out.

Nami looked down again as the two switched seats. Things…weren't going as well as she hoped they would be.

"Yosh! Let's go!" he grinned, leaning forward to put his hands on the front seat.

"You heard him. Mush," Sanji instructed.

"I'M NOT A DAMN DOG,"

"But you're close enough,"

"Go to hell," he muttered.

As they waited, drove, waited, and waited, none of them talked, oddly enough.

Suddenly, "Hey, Zoro! Where the hell are you going?" Nami frowned.

"Uh, to The Cheesecake Factory. Duh."

"…Then why are we NOT EVEN IN THE CITY ANYMORE?"

"Because this is a shortcut to it without any traffic!"

"Okay, now would you mind telling me, what side of the city are we on?"

"…East?"

"IDIOT! ONE. THIS ISN'T EAST. TWO. THE RESTAURANT IS SOUTH."

"Shut up, Nami. God. I know how to freaking get there!" he growled at her while turning back to look at the girl.

"You shut up, marimo! Don't talk to Nami-swan that way!" Sanji frowned, also turning back.

"Oi, oi, oi! It's not like Zoro is a directionless idiot!" Luffy grinned.

… "WE'RE FUCKING SCREWED!"

Chaos broke loose. Sanji and Nami were constantly screaming at the driver, while Zoro himself was also yelling, and wasn't even looking at where he was going. Luffy was laughing, and Robin leaned her head against the car door, tiredly watching.

"OI, OI, OI! WHAT THE HELL IS THA-" Luffy excitedly smiled, but was then cut off, very much like the road.

"A-AH…" Zoro gasped, his eyes nowhere to be seen.

"G…GO TO HELL!" Sanji twitched.

"D…Did you morons seriously drive off a cliff…?" Nami whimpered.

Luffy said, his expression a combination of the other two males, "…AH…Yes,"

The car flew down into the dark pit that awaited them, yet in a humorous way.

….

"OIIIII! ROBIN! WAKE. UP! WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP!"

"Shut up!" Sanji frowned, throwing his cigarette out the window.

Robin opened her ice blue eyes. "Hehe! You're awake! We 're here!" the boy cheered.

"Finally," Nami added on, "Because ZORO said that taking the damn forest was a shortcut…We had to steer him into the right direction. Literally."

"So…What time is it?" she asked, rubbing her eyes, somewhat embarrassed.

"Almost seven," Zoro mumbled.

"…But I thought we left at around five,"

"Yeah, but it took an hour to get here, and almost forty five minutes for a table…"

"Oh…So you guys already ordered one?"

"Yeah. I just got back from checking up on it. It's time to go in, now," Nami nodded.

"Very well," she nodded back, and got out of the car.

"Sugoi! I can't wait to taste everything! The meat! The ice cream! The cheesecake! The MEAT!" he drooled.

"Woah, woah…Luffy? How much do you plan on ordering?" Nami asked.

"A WHOLE LOT!"

"But Luffy, I'm not sure if I can afford ALL of that,"

"It's okay! I have a lot of money! My oji-chan was a vice-admiral in the Navy! He's got a lot of money!"

"Oh. Well, if you insist!" Nami smiled.

"Yosh! Let's go!"


Robin was walking back to her apartment, a salted caramel mocha from Starbucks in her hands, yet it wasn't as good as Shanks'. The dinner had been perfect, and the desserts were amazing. Afterwards, they went back to Nami's, and had originally planned on staying there until ten, but they ended up leaving early. She seemed in a really bad mood since they had gotten to the restaurant. She even acted that way to Luffy and her! Her 'boyfriend' and BEST friend!

The ebony haired girl decided to just walk home – it would be faster, anyways. She felt even colder than that morning. The carbon thicker, the shivering faster. It really bugged her, but not as much as traffic.

She sighed as she walked through her front door, hanging her coat on her cliché coat rack. Her dress was killing her. At first, it was both fine and beautiful. But now, the top hem was probably going to leave a rash.

She did the normal bedtime routine that most people did, and crawled into her lavender bed. She sat there, her blanket up to her waist, her bedside lamp, and well, practically the whole city, brightening up her room. She felt so tired, yet it was barely nine. She felt so guilty, yet…it felt so right.

She had denied it. But she knew why Nami was in a bad mood. She sighed once more, and put her hand on her head, her elbow leaning on the pillow that was propped up on her knees. Nami thought that Robin liked Luffy. Nami knew that Robin liked Luffy. She hugged her soft pillow that covered her face up to her eyes. She felt like such a jerk.

But what could she do? She wanted to somehow distract herself from the happy, optimistic, boy. But it was just the way she liked it! When she met him in the park, it was the oddest meeting she had ever experienced. But it was probably the most fun thing she had experienced in a while.

She closed her eyes and went back to her senior days. Suddenly she realized, this happened to many people. Many, many people. She realized that many girls probably liked guys that were already taken. There was something…there was some sort of thing that the girls said to rid of crushes…That the only way to get over a crush, was to just find another one. Even if it was on accident.

She gave a deep breath, and turned off her lamp, falling onto her second pillow afterwards. She had no classes tomorrow, so she was determined to find someone else…But first…she should stop being determined into love.


Zoro mumbled to himself as he walked into a large Porto's. He hated it there. Yeah, the food and drinks were delicious, but he hated the decorations. So bright. So happy. So GAY.

But, his parents were forcing him into saving up some money for when he moved out. He TRIED arguing that his allowance would probably be enough, but they had defeated him with the fact that he had to pay for all the taxis and places he went. So there he was, feeling like a major faggot, with his cream colored apron-thing with a matching colored hat.

He would complain, but if he did, he would get fired, and if he did to his friends, Nami would slap him. So basically, he was screwed.

He leaned his head on his hand that was on those unusually high counters. He was bored. Taking orders, giving change, he couldn't even design a damn cake! However, he raised an eyebrow in interest as he saw a familiar face enter through the large, glass door.

"…Zoro-kun?" Robin giggled, "I had no idea that you worked here,"

"Today's my first day," he gave a small smirk at the only person of his three friends that didn't annoy him.

"Still, why didn't you tell us? I'm sure you can't just walk in and ask for a job within…a half hour of a work day," she smiled.

"It's not like you guys would listen,"

Robin frowned, "Now you're making me feel like a jerk,"

"Then it's working." He joked.

"Hm. Well, I can tell from your face that you're utterly bored. So, let me 'make it up' to you by letting me stay here and keep you company."

"Yeah, if it doesn't bother you or anything, I guess it's oka-"

"ZORO! GET OVER HERE!" a feminine voice called.

"Coming!" he yelled back in an agitated tone

"Who's that?" Robin smiled.

"My freaking boss, Perona. She's damn annoying, but I can tell she likes me," he frowned.

"ZO-"

"I SAID I'M COMING!" he screamed, walking to the back of the store.

Robin giggled and walked behind the counter, "May I take your order?"

"Do you even work here?" a customer asked.

"No, but I'm working here for free, so they should be grateful," she smiled.

"Whatever. I'll order a ham and cheese crepe,"

"Alright, that'll be…" she turned to look at the board, "Four ninety-five,"

"Would you mind doing that the whole day?" Zoro asked, leaning on the counter next to her.

"Yes, I do mind."

"Ah, crap." He sarcastically whined, "Now what am I supposed to do?"

She giggled. "Why are you in such a happy mood?"

"Eh. Maybe it's because you don't annoy me."

"…Thank you…?"

"Your freaking welcome," he smirked at her.

She giggled again. "Mr. Roronoa's on fire today,"

"Yes, yes, I AM hot,"

"That's not what I meant, Zoro-kun," she frowned, "You pervert,"

"How is that perverted?" he raised an eyebrow.

"Because I'm a girl. You don't just say such things to women,"

"Why not?"

"Because!"

"Uh, would you mind getting my order? Thanks," the customer reminded.

"Right," he nodded, "Thank you very much, Robin," he rolled his eyes.

"How very polite of you," she said, sitting on the lower counter.

"Here. Come again," he frowned at the customer as he walked away.

Robin giggled, "What was that?"

"What do you mean?"

"Why are you so grumpy to them?"

"I'm not grumpy. Everyone's just too damn happy,"

"Okay, think of it like this…Everyone is a sword," she said, "And all of them are incredibly dull,"

"So they're all useless." He frowned.

"Yes. Now, pretend you're that device that sharpens them…"

"…?"

"So, everyone needs you, Zoro. So they won't live worthless lives as swords. So, you must do your job well. Smile, and be really sharp. Get it? If you don't, those swords will just end up breaking, or in other words, they'll never come back here again."

He sighed, and covered his face with his hand. He then chuckled, "Fine then, Ms. Blacksmith,"

"Very well! Now…May I ask why is this store so empty? It's very popular. Don't tell me you've already scared them all,"

"No, no. There's not many people at this time. The rush hour's at twelve."

"What time is it now?"

"…Nine,"

"I see…" she sighed, "I'm very bored, Zoro-kun,"

"Well, you don't walk into a restaurant for nothing. What do ya' want?"

"Hm…Smile, first."

"What? No!"

"Then I won't order anything,"

"Like I care."

"But you should. I could spend my money anywhere, Zoro-kun. My time as well. I could leave you here, alone, with no help whatsoever during this rush hour," she teased.

He muttered, "Damn you, woman…But I won't smile."

"Why not?"

"Because. You just can't force me,"

Robin frowned. It's easy. Let me see,"

"Woah, woah. What the hell do you mean, 'Let me se-"

"I'm just going to force you into doing something that you very much dislike doing," she said casually, bringing her hands to his mouth and force his lips into a smile.

"What? No! Get off!" he struggled, trying to hold himself back from hitting the girl.

He quickly grabbed her shoulders and laughed.

"Hm. See! Now you're smiling! Laughing, even," she smiled and returned to her seat on the counter.

"Alright, alright. Stop agitating me, woman." He shook his head, "And get off the counter, will ya'?"

"Why? I can be the pretty girl that's the model for the advertisements," she joked.

"Advertisements? Aren't they supposed to help?" he teased her.

"Hush, Zoro-kun," she smiled.


The two laughed and joked and frowned at each other for his whole shift, and before they knew it, it was four, and the day was almost over.

"I can finally take off this gay apron," he frowned.

She giggled, "It's not an apron,"

"Yeah? Then what is it?" he asked as they walked out.

"…It's an apron," she smiled.

"Told ya'." He smirked.

She smiled again, "Do you have work again tomorrow?"

"Yeah, why? You gonna visit again?"

"Yes. The days without class are actually quite boring, now that I think about it."

"So you plan on spending a total of twenty four hours at a Porto's every week?"

"Of course not! I'll probably only stay for an hour."

"Good. Enough time so I won't be lonely, enough time so you won't annoy me,"

"I didn't know you were a poet,"

"Do NOT even get me started, Robin," he smiled as they approached Robin's apartment.

"So what do you plan on doing for the next…six hours?"

"Hm…I'll start on that research paper due next week, I suppose. Then I'll go out for dinner,"

"Er..uh, well…Would you like to come with me to an Applebee's or something?" he scratched the back of his neck.

"Applebee's?" she giggled, "Sure, Zoro-kun. I'll meet you there at seven thirty?"

"Uh, yeah. Yeah, okay," he nodded. "See ya'," he said, walking away.

Robin blinked at his retreating figure and walked into an elevator. She took out her phone, seeing she got a text message.

Nami: Hey, Robin. Sorry about actin like a jerk yesterday to you and Luffy.

Robin blinked, and typed in,

Robin: It's okay. I gtg. C ya tomorrow.

She put her phone back into her pocket as the elevator doors opened. She walked down the aisle, and smiled. She realized she had actually forgotten about Luffy. But how? It almost seemed as if she was over him…

Her eyes widened as she realized. The only way to get over a crush, was to just find another one. Even if it was on accident.