Chapter 2

A young Zoro sat under a tree half asleep when a young girl about a year younger than him ran past chasing a few boys. "Get back here so I can punch you!" she shouted in a giggling voice. Zoro glared at the girl sleepily before leaning further down on the tree. The young girl ran back again with the boys nearly falling over Zoro's legs which were stretched out in front of him. But the young girl hadn't seen him and tripped over his legs as she ran past causing her to land face first on the ground with a startled yelp. Zoro glared at the fallen girl the realized she was shaking slightly. He become concerned thinking she was crying but when she sat up whipping mud and dirt from her face she was laughing. She rubbed her nose but kept laughing as she looked at Zoro, "Sorry, I didn't see ya there." She said between giggles.

Zoro just started at her dumbfounded before answering with a 'It's okay' which resembled a grunt. "Hey Sakura, hurry up!" Shouted the boys she had been chasing. The girl, Sakura, turned to look at them then looked back a Zoro, "My names Sakura, nice to meet you." She said holding out a hand. Zoro looked at her then her out stretched hand for a few moments before grasping her small hand in his larger one saying "Zoro." She smiled widely showing her white teeth with a few gaps from her missing ones. Then she stood and ran off towards the boys and punching the first one she reached while the others ran off.

That was his first memory when he was only 7 and her 6. As days passed he began to see her more and more and began to hope to see her more. He cherished all those memories of this girl, though he doesn't speak of them to anybody he always thought of her.

Suddenly he was brought back from his thoughts by a hand being waved in front of his face, "Hey, why are you staring at me?" Asked a voice so very familiar, when he looked up he saw Sakura looking at him like he was lunatic. "Excuse me?" he asked looking at her trying to wipe all hope of her remembering him from his mind. "What are ya deaf; I said why are you staring at me?"

"No reason." Zoro answered turning back to his sake trying to act as casual as possible. "There has to be a reason…" Sakura said before quieting and began to get a thoughtful look on her face, "You know you look a lot like this kid I knew when I was little, what's your name?" she asked looking at him with those beautiful pale green eyes that he had looked into so many times, "Zoro." He answered slowly, he couldn't help the spark of hope and joy that flooded through him at the possibility of her remembering him, though being remembered as 'this kid' hurt slightly but he waved it off.

"Zoro…" she muttered zoning out a little to stare at the countertop, then she snapped back to look at him pride and recognition plain on her face. " Zoro Roronoa?!" she exclaimed happily. "Yes?" He said turning to look at her only to be engulfed in a huge hug, "Wow it's been so long! What has it been 4 years?" Zoro was stunned but amazingly happy inside, "Yeah," he said hugging her back a little, "How have you been?" he asked when she released him. "Good, you?" she asked grinning ear to ear, which made Zoro smile a little as well, "Good."

"Are you a master swordsman yet?" she asked excitedly, "Not yet, but I've gotten closer." He said with a grin and reaching over to mess up her already messy hair, "And have you gotten any closer to becoming a fairy princess?" he asked remembering her odd dream from when she was 8, "I wish," she said laughing and ducting under his hand, "But, I have become a pirate!" she stated proudly, "And a captain too."

"Really? That's great, I'm a pirate now too." And as if it was all planned out perfectly Luffy stomped in followed by a sulking Nami, a freaked out Usopp, and a love sick Sanji. "Zoro!?" Exclaimed Luffy as he ran towards said person, "Where have you been, we've been looking all over for you!?" Luffy shouted ignoring the fact that Zoro was talking to someone. "I told you where I was going maybe you should listen every now and then" Zoro snapped at Luffy aggravated by his idiocy. Nami grabbed Luffy's ear and pulled hard, "Luffy! Zoro's talking to someone its rude to interrupt." She said angrily pulling on his ear towards the seats next to Zoro.

Sanji immediately went to Sakura with his dumb pick up lines and compliments, she giggled at a few which made Zoro a little jealous. Nami marched back over and pulled him away as well. "Who are they?" Sakura asked laughing as she watched Sanji now kiss up to Nami. "They would be the Straw hat pirates." Zoro said trying to get rid of his growing headache. "Who's the captain?" Before Zoro couldn't answer Luffy jumped, "Me! Someday I'm going to be king of the pirates!" Zoro pushed him away as Sakura laughed. Zoro's headache only increased, 'Thanks for the wonderful headache Luffy.' He thought sarcastically.


So here is the next chapter! Yeah, tell me what you think? Should I continue. Mistakes will be fixed when the whole things done.

Disclaimer: I sadly don't own One Piece, Eiichiro Oda does.