In the end he'd asked to keep the magazine for awhile, something about her picture in it had seemed off, even if he didn't know the exact reason. Of course someone had made the joke of him using it for "wanking material" to which Sanji had replied something about "protecting this pure angel from Marimo" though pure angel was not the term he'd use to describe her. He'd remembered being slightly irritated about the whole thing before eventually just stating that he knew her without elaborating further. To be honest, he hadn't really thought of anyone in that way. This wasn't to say he had no experience, however his only goal was becoming stronger, romance and sex would just complicate those goals. Though if he was honest with himself, she wasn't bad looking per say, she definitely had grown up and while she wasn't near as curvy as his fellow female crew mates, it wasn't like she had no curves at all. He grumbled in frustration for having the thought.
When looking over the magazine again, not only was there the one photo, but there were multiple including with who he assumed was the Prince and an article talking about her and this Prince's relationship. Apparently there were rumors of them dating but with that were rumors of abuse. What struck him as odd was that they claimed she may be the abusive one, that she was using his power to achieve her goals. It just didn't sound right with what he knew of her, not to mention, in many of the pictures she'd had some form of injury, including a few with her left eye covered in bandages. The article went on to claim that these were from mistakes in training. He supposed this could be possible, though he seemed to remember her trying to join in the dojo's training once and losing matches left and right. She must've gotten stronger or else she wouldn't be his adviser, right? Rather then think on it further he decided a nap sounded good until they got there.
He awoke to the sound of music as they pulled into shore, looking towards it, his eye widened as he grit his teeth, seeing the same prince from the photos. Why was the prince greeting them of all people? He seemed to be excited, hands and arms in the air waving, he was wearing light, thin, blue clothes, they actually reminded him a bit of their time in Alabasta though were closer to their women's clothes. Had he not read the article he might've mistaken him for a woman at first. The crew lowered the anchor, preparing things to stay in port until the log pose set.
Stepping down and onto the pier they were greeting by the Prince. "Straw-hats! Welcome, we are honored to that we ended up being your next stop on your Grandline voyage." He bowed. "You're in luck, normally I wouldn't get to personally greet such famous pirates myself, but my adviser seems to be missing currently. Thankfully, my schedule for the day is currently empty."
"The honor is all ours, beautiful miss!" Sanji knelt down before him kissing his hand.
"While I appreciate the compliment I'm actually Calli, the Prince." He smiled back at him.
"I'm so sorry." Sanji said before quickly leaving the vicinity to be sicked with himself and wash his lips. There was no way Zoro was gonna let him live this one down.
"Is this whole island really dedicated to music!?" Luffy asked.
"It sure is, you can always find someone practicing or working on their performances somewhere along-" Luffy rushed past him, running into town.
"Allllllriiiiight!" And was gone just as quick.
"The song playing is quite lovely, it's a really soft and light, is it always the same song?" Brooke asked.
"Thank you," He smiles "We try to change up the songs as the day goes along, though during the Music Royale we like to play the performances live, that way even those who can't join get to still hear and participate in some way."
"I knew you were a nice guy, Prince Calli!" Nami exclaimed, scooting closer to him. Though it was clear that her interest was in the gold and jewels around his neck. "Are those real sapphires?"
"Absolutely, mined here on the island! Thank you for noticing." Nami's eyes sparkled.
"So is there a future queen or is the position still open...?"
"Not yet," He turned glaring at Zoro "but my heart is set on my dear, beautiful, insane adviser Sa-na." He smiled at Zoro as he elongated her name. It struck a bad chord in Zoro with how he'd said this particular sentence and the look he was getting. It was clear that Calli knew that Zoro and Sana were once close and he couldn't help but feel like he should be the last person to know that fact. There was also the way he'd called her insane, almost in a way of disbelieving and looking down on her. There was definitely something wrong here. "Zoro?" Calli looked to him, his head tilted, confused, it seemed he'd been talking to him.
"Sorry, I missed that."
"I was just saying, you and my Sana go back, right? How long has it been? At least 10 years since the last time you saw her."
"Yeah, something like that."
"She kind of just disappears, doesn't she? I keep thinking I may need to replace her soon..." His voice sounded dark and he had a disturbing grin in place before switching back to his previous light smile. "I'm kidding of course, I could never replace her!" He didn't trust this "Prince" at all.
"Of course... I should go find our idiot captain before he causes problems." He waved dismissively as he walked away, the more distance the better. He in truth had one goal, find Sana and figure out what was really happening here.

Her breath was ragged as she ran and jumped across rooftops, down below she could see the guards chasing and calling after her, she'd have to be quicker to get away, it had already been three hours and she still hadn't shaken them off yet. Then again, wearing so much black she was beginning to over heat as well, though even if she hadn't, her skin would still cause the same issue. She wore a black tank top that clung to her due to the sweat, her long blonde hair trailed behind her as she jumped for the next rooftop, her mid calf boots catching and nearly making her slip, her major heat problem were the long finger-less black gloves and black thigh-highs, a pair of jean short shorts were her only real aid. Her belt pouch hitting her hip as she landed. Jumping again she slipped, she closed her eyes in fear as she began sliding down into the alleyway below where she was caught, held bridal style in someone's arms.
"I'm so sorry, and thank you..." She looked up. "Zoro!?" Her cheeks flushed, this was so embarrassing...
"Troublesome as usual I see." How was she this light, was she not eating right?
"Like you're one to talk, who was it that became a pirate again?"
"Who cares, so long as I complete my dream, right?"
"While this is a nice visit and all, think you could set me down."
"Major, I found the adviser! She's with a green-haired man!" a guardsman called out.
"Fuck, nevermind, run and try to find somewhere to hide."
"You think!?" He shouted at her, already two steps ahead of her and running. "So mind telling me why if you're an adviser that you need to get away from your Prince and lover?"
"Oh my God! You really believe what you see in tabloids?"
"He called you his." She temporarily froze in his arms, a chill running down her spine. She quickly pulled her self together putting on a fake bravado.
"He wishes, but not happening! After all he has no idea..."
"On?"
"We can talk about this later!" The guards continued to follow after them and while Zoro was putting distance, this wouldn't work long term, they needed to hide fast. It wasn't long before a dark, cornered alleyway was spotted, crates lining some of the walls and hiding a part of the alley. It would work but with how short the crates were stacked it would require some creativity. "Zoro, you see what I see?"
"On it!" He turned into it, getting behind a small stack. He leaned against the wall and set her down. While there might have been other ways to blend in, this one was the first thought to occur to her.
"Hey Zoro, they may see, us here, at least our outlines and they may try to ask questions" The footsteps drew closer and louder. "But I have a crazy, dumb idea." She leaned up against him, pressing her lips to his. Shock was the first thought to go though his head, followed shortly by confusion, what was the idea behind this? How was kissing him going to make them not ask questions? Worse, why was this a welcome change? A guard stepping in the alley way called out to them.
"Excuse me, have you seen Lady Sana come through here with a green-haired man?" Unable to make out their features, he takes a step closer. Zoro's arms wrap around her waist as he deepens the kiss. Whatever her idea was here, she must have had some reason to think it would work, he decided to trust her. His tongue ran across her bottom lip as she gave him access, their tongues moved against each others as the kiss grew even deeper. Scenes of his past flashed through her head that she ignored. Her arms wrapped around his neck as fingers slid into his short green-hair. It felt way too good for either of them.
"Hey! I'm talking to you!" He took another step towards them before another guard clasped a hand on his shoulder.
"Leave them be, their clearly young and in love. They aren't gonna notice anything but the other right now and their raging hormones." The other guard chuckled as he said this, pulling along the first guard and walking away. Somehow her dumb idea had actually worked. She was the first to move away, both of their cheeks flushed, panting for air, she leaned against the other side of the alley. Her eyes were slightly wet with desire, his filled with lust, this particular experience new to both of them.
"I'm so sorry..." She said, after pulling herself together. "But somehow... it worked..."
"Yeah... it did... and don't be, it wasn't entirely unwelcome." What even was that? His instinct had definitely kicked in, he knew that much. Her lips had been soft, mouth warm, her chest and body had been pressed flushed hard against him. At this point, all he could think was that he wanted it to continue, he wanted to push her against the wall and- He'd begun to get an erection. No, he needed to calm down! This was not like him, I mean, this was Sana, the same weird girl who used to eat snails and think it was normal!
"That's a relief... though I guess we're over due for a talk, huh...?" In more ways than one...