A/N: i do not own one piece. only the scenerios and characters i create in this do i claim as my own.


Sanji looked down at her in his arms. She looked very peaceful and really familiar… but he shrugged off the feeling. Lifting her in his arms, she shifted closer to his own chest and his heart beat faster, the hearts once again appearing in his eyes. He almost danced for joy right then and there, but decided the lady needed medical attention immediately. Lord knows where their swordsman was, but he didn't care at the moment. He would much rather have another lady on board anyway. Carefully adjusting her, he started back toward where the ship was docked, giving a wide berth to the many bodies scattered around on the ground.


"Robin Robin! Tell us more about the samurai lady!" Luffy begged, looking up at their archeologist with bright eyes. Usopp and Chopper shook their heads furiously, still holding onto each other for dear life.

"N-no! Robin don't! We don't wanna know!" Luffy pouted, looking over his shoulder at them.

"You're no fun… Come on Robin! I wanna know more about her!" Robin gave a smile and rested her chin in her hand.

"Sure, Captain, since you want to know so much." Luffy gave a cheer while Usopp and Chopper cried, clutching to each other all the tighter. Nami scowled at them, but put down her book once again to hear what Robin had to say. If she could learn anything about this alleged samurai it would only help, not hurt. "It was just a book, Captain, you know that right?"

"But it had to be based off a true story! Come on! TELLL MEEEEEE!" Luffy wailed and Robin hid a smile behind her hand. Nami refrained from hitting him upside the head. Chopper had by since settled down and was crouched behind Nami, listening intently even though the fear was evident. Usopp had passed out.

"A long time ago, there was a couple. They were very happy with their lives, but they-"

"BORING. GET TO THE SAMURAI LADY!" And Nami did hit Luffy upside the head.

"Luffy! Shut up and let Robin tell the story!" she growled at him menacingly. He crossed his arms, pouting. "Please continue Robin," Nami smiled at her friend and the archeologist gave a nod.

"As was said before, they were happy, but wanted a son to carry on their family. They-"

"Why a son? Did they not like girls?" Luffy interrupted and Nami's eye twitched.

"Captain, I'll explain. Sons carry on the family name. When they marry, their wife gains their last name. By having a son their family will continue." Robin explained calmly and Luffy blinked.

"Oh. But you said they had a girl, not a boy. Why're you talking about guys?" Robin's smile was still on her face as Nami tackled their Captain, strangling him.

"Yes, I did say that. Sorry to confuse you Captain. They wanted a boy and when the samurai's wife finally was with child, there was much joy. Turns out, she had a girl instead. Of-course they were still very happy with their daughter, naming her Miko, meaning Crimson Truth after a gift of red silk they received from a cousin I believe it was… I'll have to look into that. Regardless—Captain are you alright?—the story goes on that since it was a rather difficult childbirth, the samurai's wife died, leaving her newborn daughter in the care of her now widowed husband. There was the odd assortment of aunts and cousins to care for the girl until she was old enough to eat by herself, so she was quite fine. The samurai never did remarry—Nami-chan, I think the Captain's turning blue—as he spent the 6 years after his wife's death training himself and then the next 10 training his daughter to be the next generation samurai. Of-course, as girls were prohibited in becoming samurai, all this was done in secret. She was also kept within their home, feigning physical weakness. Her father never showed her love as she reminded him much of his wife—Nami-chan, I think the Captain's had quite enough—and she was never allowed outside, so she soon started to despise the world and only obey the orders given to protect her country's and her family's future." Robin stopped, choosing instead to watch Nami continue strangling their Captain, his face an odd shade of purple. "Nami-chan?" Nami looked up, releasing her death grip on the straw-hat.

Luffy took deep intakes of air as he tried to fill his lungs up. "Yes Robin? Oh, did I interrupt the story? I'm sorry; please continue." She gave a dark look over to Luffy and he quickly scrambled away, holding Chopper close as their poor doctor was now terrified by Nami. Robin gave a light shrug.

"That's all I really remember. It's been some time since I've read that tale. Something about how the family's worst enemy ends up falling for the girl… I can't remember if she kills him or not." Nami blinked and she glanced over at the forest. A strumming of a guitar signaled that Franky was, once again, moved by such a sad tale. Sure enough, singing did follow, out of tune singing of-course, slightly flat. Now when a violin joined, the notes sounding hollow and echoing eerily, Nami and the others looked over at Brook wailing with Franky as well, bowing across the strings in a sad song. "Oh, it seems Fanky-kun and Brook-san have started up once again." Robin's easy smile lit up her face as the two wailed and played their respective instruments, making more loud, annoying noise than music.

Nami's eye twitched at the sound, but decided to let them be. She looked over at the forest once again and was surprised to see Sanji just walking out. "Ah, Sanji-kun?"His eyes lit up at the sight of his beloved.

"AH~ NAMI-SWANN~! I HAVE RETURNED!" he called and Nami noticed the girl lying limp in his arms. He was prancing toward the ship, the knocking causing the girl to shift quite a lot.

"Sanji-kun, STOP." she held a hand out quickly and he froze to the spot. "Sanji-kun… the girl?" The hearts disappeared and he looked down at the girl in horror. The bleeding that had stopped earlier had started up once again. "Chopper, she's hurt really badly!" Nami called.

Chopper came to the side, peering over. He caught sight of the girl and started panicking. "DOCTOR! WE NEED A DOCTOR! HURRY! A DOC- oh yea. I'm a doctor… WAAAH! SHE'S HURT REAL BAD! SANJI! BRING HER UP HERE! HURRY!" he was running through the ship to his own office as Sanji hurried behind, him.

Her eyes opened weakly halfway and all she could see was blurs. "San… Zoro… him?" a female asked. The name was familiar. Zoro. She thought slowly, trying to remember why it was so familiar.

"Could… anywhere, probably lost." A male's voice answered and her eyes slowly closed, allowing her to fade back into unconsciousness once again.


Chopper gazed at the girl lying quietly on the bed before him. Her shirt was stained red, so there wasn't much hope in saving it. He wondered what exactly had happened, but then he shook that thought from his mind, choosing instead to continue with the treatment.


A cry of surprise and Sanji was out of his chair in a second. It had come from Chopper's office and it was definitely the little doctor's cry. He was bolting down the hallway, for once ignoring his beloved Nami's calls for him to come back and settle down. He flung open the door, but didn't get further that that. Chopper was in-front of him, his heavy point activated and a red blush lightly across his face. "S-sanji! You can't c-come in!" Chopper exclaimed, blocking his view.

"But-"

"N-no! You can't come in! S-she's, h-he's ggeeyaahhhhh! You can't come in!" and Chopper forcibly pushed him out, closing and locking the door behind him. Sanji frowned, leaning against the door to attempt to listen. All he could hear was 'Zoro' said repeatedly, and some other nonsense. He moved away from the door, shaking his head and starting up the stairs to wait on his beloved angels.

Chopper stared at the girl, now awake and sitting up on the bed, a sheet around her body and her eyes slowly closing, then opening once again, in horror. If what had been said was true, they had quite a problem on their hands. "Y-you're s-s-s-sure?" his voice was a high pitched squeak and the girl looked at him irritably, nodding. Chopper fainted right then and there. The girl, after gazing at the furball for a few moments, laid back down, falling back asleep.


"R-robin?" Chopper poked his head out from around the door, gazing at their archeologist nervously. She and Nami looked up. Robin raised a brow, urging the doctor on. "C-can I borrow some of your clothes? F-for our… friend? J-just temporarily of-course!" Nami held in a laugh.

"Of-course, Chopper! She can borrow some of mine too!" Chopper gave a little nod, following the two to their rooms, where they put some clothes in his outstretched arms. He changed into his heavy point so he could carry the stuff. He thanked them and returned to his office. They smiled, wondering how their new friend was doing.

The girl was staring out the window when Chopper returned. The minute he opened the door, her katana was out and drawn, in-front of him. Her eyes were cold before she recognized him and sheathed it. Chopper gave a nervous laugh, placing the clothes down. "T-these are from Robin and Nami. I h-hope they fit…" She picked up a black button down shirt, gazing at it before shrugging and letting the sheet slid from her shoulders, slipping into the dark material. Chopper looked away politely until there was a knock on the door. He opened it slightly, making sure it wasn't Sanji again. It was Robin. What she was holding up made him blush. "Robin! Come in!" he let the older woman in quickly and closed the door. Robin smiled at the girl, holding up the undergarment.

"You might need it." she tossed it to her and she caught it. Robin gave her closed-eye smile and left the room. Chopper stood in the corner, muttering things to himself. The girl raised a brow at him.

"I-i-I'll leave now… so you can get dressed." The girl gave a little finger wave as he left quickly. She returned back to the white thing in her hands before slipping off the black button down to put it on. It was rather hard considering her right arm was in a cast.


"So, Chopper. How's she doing?" Chopper jumped at Nami's voice. The orange haired navigator was standing right behind him, smiling.

"F-fine… she's getting dressed." The door opened behind him and the little doctor almost had another heart-attack. The girl—no, that wouldn't be the proper term, woman would be more like it, but whatever—stood there, the black shirt buttoned up until the last on at the top, a white tie hanging around the collar and plain jeans on. She was bare foot. Her hair was still hanging down. She gazed at the two of them before giving them a thumbs-up. "You're done! Now you can be introduced to the rest of crew…" Chopper suddenly fell silent and Nami looked down at him.

"Hmm? Chopper?"

"EH? YES?" Nami laughed and Chopper rubbed the back of his neck. The girl was already half-way down the hall. "H-HEY! WAIT! YOU AREN'T WELL ENOUGH TO GO YOURSELF!" so he promptly shifted into his heavy point and raced after her, scooping her up in his arms and carrying her. She frowned, but didn't resist. Nami followed behind them, watching the girl carefully. Upon reaching the deck, Sanji was the first person who came into view. Her grinned brightly at her and she gazed at him evenly. Chopper set her carefully and made sure she was steady on her feet before letting go. "Now, remember, you aren't strong enough yet…" he warned her. She nodded, rolling her eyes.

"Good afternoon, my darling~! I hope you're feeling better~! Allow me to help you while you recover~!" there was a pause before she shrugged. Sanji then began to dance for joy. Nami looked over at the girl, giving her her warmest smile.

"I'm Nami. What's your name?" The girl turned to look at her, tapping her throat. "You can't talk?"

"She has some sort of cold. I gave her some medicine, but she might not be able to talk for some time. Her right handed and now that her right arm is broke…" Chopper trailed off, allowing Nami to think for herself. Nami saddened slightly.

"Oh… So there's no way you can tell us your name?" Chopper coughed lightly and Nami looked over at him.

"I, uh… know her… umm… name…" Sanji twirled back, gripping the girl's hands in his own.

"Tell us my love's name so I may sing it from the mountain tops~!" Sanji declared. Chopper looked away and Nami kneeled down to him.

"Come on Chopper." Luffy and Usopp barreled through the door, stopping to stare at the girl. Nami blinked at them and the girl sighed.

"…she's the samurai lady?... COOL!" they bounced around her, asking multiple questions until Franky and Brook appeared. Brook looked at her for a moment before he spoke.

"She looks a lot like our swordsman, does she not?" and everything stopped. They all turned to look at Chopper. He looked away quickly, hiding his face.

"Chopper… what's her name?" Nami repeated her question. Chopper mumbled something and Nami frowned, leaning down. "What was that? I didn't catch all that."

"IT'S ZORO!" and the girl shook her head. Sanji released her hands quickly and backed away, Nami and Robin stared at the girl and Luffy and Usopp's jaws hung open. Franky raised his sunglasses up, gazing at her in shock Brook simply stood there. The girl stood in the middle of the deck, looking around her quietly before motioning Chopper on. He paused, gaining his courage. "But she wants to be called Sola…" Nami was the first to come out of shock first. Even then it was a few minutes later.

"…Z-zoro?" The girl shook her head. "R-right… Sola… What happened?" The girl tapped her throat once again. "T-that's right… you can't talk yet…" Robin was second.

"Well. This is rather… upsetting."


Wahahahaha~! i updated this~!

for anyone who doesn't know what that undergarment is, you're either a boy or too young to be reading this. or both. just thought i'd address that~!

well, hopefully i'll have this all make sense soon, ne?