Chapter Four

Weird

The sun was on its peak and the green-haired swordsman was still asleep. He really enjoyed the warmth of the blanket around him. It was already lunch time. If it wasn't from the deafening screech of Nami, yelling it was time to eat, he wouldn't wake up at all. "Hah?" He lifted his head up and opened his right eye. Scratching the back of his head, he yawned. Clearly, that was a good sleep. He hadn't got that kind of sleep for ages. Not being aware of everything around him, not caring at all. He was completely unguarded. And that would be the last, he thought. He won't be able to protect anyone, not even himself, if he will sleep like that again.

Zoro unwrapped the blanket off of him and folded it neatly. He needed to give it back to Robin even though he wanted to keep it. And a swordsman doesn't need a blanket; he needs to be strong for himself. He stood up as he yawned and stretched his arms and body before heading straight to the kitchen. It was strange, he wasn't feeling any hunger at all. In fact, he was still full with the breakfast he ate. He scratched the back of his head and thought that he would just train instead of eating. Besides, he hasn't trained yet since this morning.

The first thing that the green-haired swordsman saw, as soon as he opened the door of the kitchen, was Robin, sitting down beside Alex and at her other side was Chopper. He quickly shifted his sight towards the cook of the ship and said "Oi, cook. Give my share to Luffy. I ain't going to eat lunch today." closing the door again, making Luffy to cheer "Yahoo!" He left the others without any other word, blinking, and went straight to the crow's nest with a weird feeling in his chest. "Weird. Tch!" he said to himself, ignoring his feelings.


After an hour lifting his weights repeatedly, giving what he's got, he felt hunger. He tried to ignore it but his stomach kept letting out a moan of hunger. Putting his weights down, he sat down, closing his functioning eye and meditate. He didn't want to go down the kitchen to get something to eat. He had his words. He should keep it.

While Zoro was focusing putting his hunger aside, he heard three knocks on the door before it opened slowly. He already knew who it was. She's the only one who knocks before entering a room. The others may do it but never to him. A slender figure showed up, climbing up the trap door, with her extra arm holding two containers. As expected, it was Robin. She was holding a bento from lunch earlier. "I have something for you." She smiled, walking closer to him.

"I'm not hungry." He said. He had to keep his pride. She might think he's too weak being defeated by hunger. Suddenly, after those words left from his lips, his stomach growled. "Tch!" his eyebrows twitched.

A sweet giggle teased the proud swordsman, making him to blush a little. "Ahh... You're not hungry at all. Shall I give this to Luffy then? This will be put into waste if you don't eat it; putting my effort into waste as well." She said as she went towards the couch, sitting comfortably.

"What do you mean your effort?" He opened his eye slowly, curiously asking her.

"Since Sanji carelessly gave your food to Luffy, there's nothing left for you. And I know you'll be hungry if you'll be training. So after we have finished eating, I lured Sanji and the others away from the kitchen and cooked food for you. You don't know how hard it was to have two bodies moving differently at the same time." Robin crossed her legs and smiled at him.

"Tch! You didn't need to do that. I told you I'm not hungry at all." He said with an annoyed tone. She really didn't need to do that. He can go to the kitchen himself and sneak in some foods if he needed to. But it really made him feel weird in his chest and stomach as soon as he heard the reason. "Damn it weird feeling. Go away!"

"And you're still going to be stubborn after what I've heard?" She giggled and started to unpack the bento, letting the mouth watering scent of different delicacies to surround the room, making Zoro's stomach to growl again. "Still not going to eat?" She smiled.

"Tch! Fine." Zoro stood up and walk to her, sitting beside her.

"Here." Robin placed the packed lunch on his lap and gave him the utensils he needed. "And since it's rude to stare at a person who is eating, I brought my own food." She brought out a small container containing a piece of strawberry shortcake.

Zoro just stared blankly at her while she do everything she please. He was out of words. He didn't expect Robin to be doing this. Without a word, he started eating his food. Tasting how good it was, he can't help but to moan. "This is good. Since when did you learn to cook like this?" Zoro said with a mouthful of food.

Robin giggled and started spooning her cake. "Cooks from the revolutionary army taught me how. Do you like it?" She said and started eating her cake.

"Damn yes! This is almost as good as the cook makes! Ehem. I mean, yes. This is good." He continued to eat his food. He was really hungry and it was really a good thing that Robin had the heart to make him some.

"I'm glad you like it." She smiled, feeling happy with his reactions.

Just to keep the conversation alive, he thought of a topic. "Yeah. So where's your boyfriend?" He asked blankly and put a piece of meat in his mouth.

Robin stopped and looked at him blankly, asking "Boyfriend?"

"Yeah. What was his name again? Derek?" He said with a mouthful.

"Oh. You meant Alex. He's not my boyfriend. He's just a friend." Robin continued to eat her cake; no emotion was shown on her face.

He didn't know why but somehow, he felt a little glad with it. But he had to make sure it's true. It was making him happy too much; he didn't realize he was smiling while chewing his food. "I thought he was. You like him, don't you?" Zoro asked as he finished his meal.

"Shut up, Zoro. I told you we're just friends." She glared at him, a glare that could scare even the pirate king, which actually threatened Zoro. Robin blinked before looking back at her cake, finishing it.

Hearing her cold words sent another weird feeling in his chest. But this time, it was painful. "Now what is this!? Go away weird feeling!" "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to anger you." He apologized, fixing the containers and utensil, placing it back to what it looks like before and handed it to her. "Thank you for the meal and for cooking for me."

Robin fixed her things and got Zoro's container before standing up. "It's nothing. I'm sorry for my behaviour. I'll be going now." She said coldly and walked towards the trap door.

"You're not staying anymore?" He asked, feeling a little bad he ruined her mood.

"I said I'm going, right? And besides, you're going to train." She opened the trap door and jump out from the crow's nest.

Zoro scratched the back of his head with his eyebrow arched. "I already apologize, didn't I?" He asked himself out loud and stood up to go back training. But then he noticed the blanket Robin placed around him. He smiled and remember how great his sleep was and slowly frowned when he remember he upset her. He has to apologize again and give her blanket back. But how is he going to do it?


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