Zeelee-Vallen: I stared this the same night as "The Swordsman and the Night." Either way, I hope you like it x3 Got some fun stuff in here. I really don't understand why I haven't written one of these yet. I love the characters so much XD

NOTE: This is a short story, with about four chapters. I'm assuming. Either way, I don't plan on making it too long.

WHY DIDNT ANYONE TELL MY I POSTED THE FIRST CHAPTER AGAIN? Damn it! Second time this happened. I am sorry!

This is based when Luffy and the gang meet Sanji.

We do not own One Piece.

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It was months since she last seen him, yet he would enter her mind without her consent. Their meeting was brief, but it awoke something in her. She started to feel emotions she shut off years before. She was very conflicting to begin with, but now it was even worst.

She stared up at the sky, drifting along on the traveler boat. All the other passengers were in their allotted quarters sleeping, but she didn't have the ability to sleep. Moonless nights like this reminded her too much of Zoro and their brief encounter.

"Miss, you should be in your chamber. Tomorrow will be a long day, since we will be arriving at the side stop of the floating restaurant. She silently grumbled to herself. A floating restaurant was a sight to see, but she was reminiscing. Either way, she obeyed they worker. Sleeping on the memory was just as nice.

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She attempted to shove as much of the food in her mouth as gracefully as she could.

"My Beautiful Lady, no need to rush~" The weird waiter swooned over her, making her glower. The man was being much too attentive to her, it was making her feel awkward. Plus, she was busy stuffing her mouth.

BOOOOM! The restaurant shook, making her gasp. The food! Luckily it was all intact, making her sigh in relief. There was no way she was letting such good food go to waste.

"Pardon me, my lady." The weird curly eye bowed waiter bowed lowly, making her eye him as she took another bite. "But I must go check on the Restaurant." She nodded, not understanding why he was being so attentive. Earlier he almost beat the crap out of some guy who attempted to grope her, now he was being a saint. Men… She shook her head as she stuffed more food in her mouth.

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Green hair. That built tall figure. She stared across the restaurant, her pie untouched in front of her. There was no way it was him. They were never supposed to meet again, let along at a place like this! The chanced were one in a million. Perhaps it was fates? No. Fate would not be so kind, yet so cruel. This beating in her heart made her want to… Want to what? Cry? Run? She didn't know anymore.

"My Lady, is the food not to your liking?" It was the overly attentive waiter again. She tore her eyes away from the back of the green haired person to look at the waiter, a light blush on her cheeks. This seemed to alight something in the man, because the hearts in his eyes suddenly grew. She paled, but her heart refused to stop beating so harshly. Hopefully the man didn't think… It was him she was acting like this for. It was against her body's will!

"Ano…" She paused, feeling even more wary as the hearts in his eyes grew bigger. "I-I-I…." She shut up, her blush intensifying. Seeing the figure of Zoro caused her heart to go into a turmoil, now she was having trouble keeping face. It probably wasn't even Zoro. Her body on the other hand had a mind of its own.

"I can't take it!" The man through his arms around her, making her yelp loudly. "You're just so cute!" His grip tightened, making her gasp from air loss. Her head spun, her body heating. Being touched so intimately made her… Made her… Just as the anger was about to boil over, a deep voice broke her thoughts.

"Let her go, pervert." There was the sound of a sword unsheathing, but she couldn't see anything since she was being suffocated. But the voice… It was low and deep, it sent intense shivers down her spine making her go limp. It sounded so much like….

The waiter let her go, letting her crumple to the floor. She stared at the scene in front of her, her heart exhilarating. How the…. What?

It was Zoro, he stood behind the Waiter, holding a sword to his neck. His void eyes watched her crumple to the floor, alight with an emotion she couldn't name.

It was him.

A laugh of dismay built in her throat as she bit back tears. Fate was a cruel bitch, letting her see him again.

"My lady! Please, do not cry." The weird Waiter was kneeling next to her, while Zoro stood there with that void look on his face. The weird Waiter reached out to touch her, only to be stopped by Zoro's blade. The blade was pointed above the man's hand, threatening him to stay away from her without words. She quivered, both in excitement and resentment. Why…. Did he have to be here? All her little fantasies at night were all a jumbled mess in her mind now. She imaged them meeting again, but never thought it would happen. Yet here he was.

What did she do? Did she talk to him? Did she act casual? Act like she didn't recognize him?

She shook her head, pushing all the thoughts away. She wasn't some pathetic little girl. Yes, she felt for him, but she couldn't let him see, or herself fall any more.

"Lo-long time no…. see." She rubbed her face, trying to get back into her character. The waiter was still kneeling there, watching her carefully. Perhaps he wasn't such a bad guy after all, just overly attentive.

"Yoru." The sound of her name on Zoro's lips made her quiver. Good god, this man was the devil. No one else could elect such emotions from her. "It's a new moon tonight, right?" She couldn't help but laugh at that, he remembered her very well. Such a trivial thing, yet it elected such an emotion from her.

"Thud!" Someone was causing a commotion at the front. The waiter looked at her then the commotion, then to her again.

"You…. Can go?" The waiter's eyes lit up before he ran off. Strange guy. Slowly she stood, her legs still feeling a bit wobbly at the shock of seeing Zoro. She sat herself in her chair, motioning to the one across from her. He shook his head, sheathing his sword. It was unnatural, how well they fit back into routine. It was like they never even parted.

"I am here with my crewmates, I should join them again." She blinked. Crewmates? She tilted her head, watching as a grin pulled itself to his lips. "I joined a pirate crew." Her jaw dropped. Wasn't he a bounty hunter? That's the farthest thing from a pirate! His grin widened. "A lot had happened-" He was suddenly cut off by a boy yelling his name across the restaurant. Zoro rubbed the back of his head, looking at the boy. "There's my captain." He looked down at her, his expression going slightly aloof. He became a lot more expressive, she noted. Before he was a lot less… Expressive. Then again, he was tied to a pole.

"I see." She looked down to her untouched pie. "It was…. Nice to…" She paused, her heart slowly pounding harder and harder. This was going to be their goodbye again. She was no longer an important person to him, just a person who fed him. It was best it stayed that way. "It was nice to see you." She looked up, her smile wavering. Such emptions were trivial, yet she couldn't caste them away. She hoped he never noticed her wavering.

He stared at her, not moving.

It was the first night they met all over as he eyed her carefully.

"Zoro! What the hell is taking you so lo-" The boy paused, his jaw hitting the floor. Quite litterly hitting the floor. She stared, blanking out. How was it possible for someone to do that? It was unhuman… Then again, she shouldn't be talking. "Hey everybody! Zoro has a friend! A PRETTY ONE!" The other people at the table he was sitting at were surrounding her in a moment. There was a weird long nosed boy, and oranged haired beauty (at which she twitched), the Waiter was suddenly back as well. The Waiter swooned at the other girl, making her twitch again. If the waiter was like that, why wasn't Zoro? She shook herself. She shouldn't be getting jealous, of a person she barely knew. Damn. Emotions were dumb.

"Zoro has more friends? I thought he only knew those bounty hunters!" She blinked, looked at the long nosed boy, who wore a haughty look. The girl was leaning over the table eyeing her, so she avoided eye contact with her. So these were Zoro's new friends.

"I met her a couple days before Luffy." He said, putting her on the spot. She glowerd, trying not to blush. She hatted attention, it wore on her nerves.

"May I ask, what do you do for a living?" She blinked, it was the girl who asked the question. She was offly straightforward.

"I… Travel." She shifted. "I find unusual items and sell them to other islands." She watched as each of them slowly seated themselves at her table. Zoro was first, taking the seat next to her. The long nosed boy was next, taking the other seat next to her. The girl sat across the table, and the captain boy stood. The waiter was busy swooning over the orange haired girl, rather than sitting. The girl seemed to bask in the attention, only half listening to her reply.

"Huh, so that's why you travel." She looked over to Zoro, who was watching her. She huffed. How could he be so laid back? He was litterly laying back, his feet on the table to steady himself. Wouldn't it be funny if she pushed on his legs? She better not, it would probably get him mad-…..

She did it anyway. She pushed his legs. He yelped and swung his arms as he tried to steady himself. THUD! He fell back words, dust floating around him. Opps… She stared down at him, a grin pulling itself on her lips. Good for him! Being so laid back and all.

He stared blankly at the roof, before slowly turning his gaze to her.

She couldn't take it, she burst out laughing. Suddenly the silence broke and the other two people started laughing, and the captain was full out hysterical. His eyes lightened, seeing her laughing face. It was nice to see her more natural, since he first spotted her she was almost robotic. He cared for her, he did not want to see her so unnatural.

Cared for?

Yes. He cared for her. She was a good friend, she went out of her way to feed him and keep in company. Indeed, it was a purely platonic feeling. Then again, that didn't explain why he felt such anger when he found out it was her the Waiter was molesting. The anger was so harsh, it felt like it would boil his skin off. But soon as he seen her quiver the feeling washed away, replaced with something he never felt in a long time. Worry.

But hearing her laugh now, he could forgive her for making a fool of him.

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He should have known. Soon as he was up, she was trying to feed him her pie as an apology. She had a piece of the creamy sweet on her fork, poised in front of his mouth.

Old habits die hard. He shook his head gently, smirking. She was odd as usual.

"Zoro's being spoon fed!" He ignored his idiot captain, instead he focused on the pie. He wasn't too fond of sweets, but she was offering it to him. If he didn't bite it, she was likely to shove it in his mouth. Just as he was about to take a bite, she dropped her hand, leaving him biting into air. Was she being silly? He looked over to see the Waiter holding her other hand and rubbing his cheek on it, while she stared at him funny. Again, his anger spiked.

"Hey, weren't you busy swooning over Nami, Curly brow?" He grumbled, nodding to the girl who was busy savoring a float. Where the hell did she even get that? Probably the Waiter again. Was he courting her? But if he was courting Nami, why was he all over Yoru? A pervert. This man had to be a womanizing pervert.

More importantly, why was he getting so irritated? He glowered as the man's lips slowly approached her hand. If he dared kiss her hand he would….!

Yoru flicked the Waiters forehead, making him grin. That right, good….- The man went flying across the restaurant, he landed on the floor only to skid into two tables.

…. Huh? Yoru blinked and looked back to the table, before returning to the pie. The table was silent now, eyeing her warily. After a few moments, Luffy started laughing and pointing at the man. Leave it to his oblivious captain not the question the girl.

Even he was a bit surprised. She showed no indication of being strong the last time they met, but this… Wasn't she just a traveler? The Waiter was up again, swooning over some lady's table he smashed into. Apparently he did not find it odd either.

"Open wide~" She was holding the pie to his lips again, a small smile decorating her features. He stared at her lips, conflicted. The feeling of anger was still boiling, making matters worse. What was she to him? Why did he allow her to do such things like feed him…? Why did he feel so protective of her? A sister. She was… A sister like figure. Yes, that had to be it. That's why he would eat the pie for her, why he felt angry when the man hit on her. She was like a little sister to him.

He chomped down on the fork, taking the piece of pie. Her smile grew, making him grin. Yes, a little sister…

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She felt horrible. She flicked the waiter out of fear. She should have knew better…! She forgot to moderate her strength when she flicked him. Luckily he was very sturdy, otherwise he would have ended up hospitalized.

This is why she hated violence. Bad things always came with it. She may have a sturdy body, but it was also so weak. She may have seemed strong in that moment, but it was nothing compared to the person after her.

She shivered lightly as she stabbed another piece of pie. Now was not the time to think of such things. Right now she had to enjoy what little time she had with Zoro. She huffed, her cheeks lighting up. Fate was the only thing that could have reunited them. Yet, he felt so much more distant then before. Now he was surrounded by people, friends. Who was she? Just a person.

She held the pie to his lips, smiling gently. She should… Say goodbye. It wasn't likely they would meet here, but to meet again… Was impossible.

She needed to rid herself of these feelings. Such dark emotions would bring her to ruin. She needed to make happy thoughts. Happy… How would Zoro look without a shirt? Not naughty thoughts! Good god, her mind was going to be the end of her. Thank god no one else could hear her.

"I'm glad you've gotten so happy." Yes, that was a happy thought. She looked around to see the fellow people on her ship clear out. They were probably going to set sail soon. She looked to Zoro, seeing him fighting with their captain. She giggled.

Now she knew her next stop. Somewhere they would never go. The grandline. She would start journeying there instead. After all, they were not likely to enter the horrible place.

Even if it was a place she never wanted to return too.

She stood, dusting herself off. Zoro looked up to her, his eyebrow perking.

"I must be taking my leave." She curtsied, much like a lady. Zoro stared at her, as if trying to figure something out.

"Hey! Where you going?" The captain yelled, pointing at her.

"Stop being so loud!" The orange haired girl hit the captain on the back of the head. No wonder Zoro was getting more expressive. Anyone would become more expressive after meeting people like them. She smiled bright, pulling out a figurine from her bag. It was a small gold samurai. It was a relic from one of the islands the visited not long ago. She was sure Zoro would like it.

"I need to leave, but here is a gift." She placed it on the table, only for the girl's eyes to turn into beli. Just before she threw herself on it, Zoro grabbed it.

"You're leaving already?" He tucked the figure away, ignoring the fuming girl.

"Yes, I ha-"

"Join my crew!" She blinked, looking to the captain. He had his arms crossed, his innocent eyes focused.

"What?" She blinked, tilting her head. The Captain started picking his nose, making her blanch harder. Was he an idiot?

"Join my crew! I like you, you gave us a gift." He smiled happily. She face palmed. He wanted her to join his crew after something so small?

"I cannot. Your pirates." He stared at her blankly, not understanding. "I renounced violence long ago, I can't become a pirate." She smiled at them, before looking to the door. Her ship should be leaving soon. She had to get going. Someone gripped her arm, making her look down. It was Zoro, his hand wrapped around the same arm the wolf bit. How… Ironic.

"I will protect you." He said, his eyes shadowed. Wait… What? Her heart nearly jumped out of her throat, her eyes wide. Luffy pumped his fist in the air, a big smile on his lips.

"Yeah! We'll protect you!" He echoed Zoro's words.

She really needed to leave. These fluffy feelings were starting to get to her. The tingles in her skin were starting to create Goosebumps.

"I'm sorry!" She attempted to pull her arm away, only for Zoro's grip to tighten. Her heart ached, her skin warming. No! Such feelings were not supposed to surface. She was a lone wolf, a traveler…

"We're really strong!" It was their captain again. How persistent. But no matter how strong they were, HE was stronger.

"Thank you for your offer… But… I can't. I will only put you in danger." She thrust her arm out of Zoro's grip, then ran out. They were such wonderful people. There was no way she would let them get hurt.

A lone tear dribbled down her cheek, her dark eyes watery. Her curse was to be alone.

She may have feelings for Zoro, but that was why they couldn't meet again.

She stepped onto the ship, her eyes dark.

She had to make sure they never met again. There was no way she would put them in danger. HE was hot on her trail after all.

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Zeelee-Vallen: It's a bit choppy, but that's it. After this it jumps really far again. I'm trying to fit her into the storyline without causing drastic changes, but it's a bit hard. Either way, hope you enjoyed!