Nami bit her lip as she walked around in circles. She jumped when she heard the door opening and quickly turned around.

"Sanji! Did you find them?"
The blond sighed.

"No."

He hugged her.

"Nobody has seen them in the whole town. Usopp and the others are getting desperate. Ah, man, I feel terrible."
She kissed him.

"Don't worry, I'm sure they'll show up. Did you go to the police?"
"Yeah, they say they have to be missing for more than 48 hours! Can you believe it?"
"I thought it was 24 or something?"
"It's strange."
"Yeah."
They stood there, just hugging each other.
"I love you. You know that, right?"
"Nami, of course!"

"I just...This whole trip is making me crazy."
"Sorry, I shouldn't have-"
"Forget it. Let's just go to bed, alright?"
"...Yeah, alright..."

-

Zoro groaned as he followed his sister through the silent town. Robin smiled slightly.
"Can you just explain me why the fuck am I doing this?"
"I asked you."

"Oh. Why are you doing this?"
"As I said before, I believe there is at least one murderer in this town."

"At least...Robin, do you know just how crazy that sounds?"
"Oh shut up."
They continued walking.

Suddenly, Robin froze.
"What, what's wrong?"
"That shadow..."
"What shadow?"
"That one! It's...Moving?"

"What, what are you...Shit, it really is moving."

The menacing shadow moved towards them.

"Robin...RUN!"

-

Nami groaned as she slided off the bed.

"Coming, coming."
She looked over her shoulder, at the sleeping blond and smiled. The redhead headed for the door. She opened it and screamed. Sanji woke up and jumped out of bed.
"What, when, who, where, why?"

"Blood, now, Robin, here and I have no freaking idea! HELP!"

Sanji's jaw dropped. There was Robin, soaked in blood, passed out with Nami trying to keep her from falling. He quickly ran and grabbed her. He picked her up and dropped her in the bed.

"What the..."
"I wonder what happened?"

Robin started coughing.

"Oh god, breathe Robin, breathe!"

The archaeologist woke up and looked around.

"Zoro, no, Zoro..."
"What? Robin,what happened to Zoro?"

"He...The shadow..."
She passed out again.
Nami bit her lip and got up.

"I'm going to call an ambulance. Watch her, okay Sanji?"
He nodded slightly.
"What the hell happened?"

-

Robin sat there, staring at the ground.

"Robin...What happened?"
"We...Me and Zoro...We went investigating the town. There was a shadow and...And it all happened in flash...My baby brother was...Lying there...Dead."
Nami bit her lip for approximately the 100th time that day and looked around.

The lone police officer that delivered the news had already left. So did the paramedical who said that shock was all that was wrong with Robin. THE Robin. Dr. Nico. The strong, independent woman who was now in shock after her younger brother died.

-

"Zoro? Shouldn't you be studying?"
"Nope."
"Didn't you have a History test tomorrow?"

"I hate History."
Robin raised an eyebrow.

"Gee, here I am, working my ass off to graduate in archaeologist while my little bro watches television instead of studying for a History test."

"Shut up.
"Oh, you shut up."
"No, YOU shut up!"
"You're too old for this!"
"Yeah, well, you started it!"
"No, you did!"
-

Robin laughed quietly, so quietly no one heard her. That was the day she learned how to be a better sister.

-

"Goddammit, that little bastard...Hey, have you seen my brother?"
"No, I-"
"Has ANYONE seen my brother! Dammit!"

Zoro had ran away, just like that. And now she had to search the whole town for that little bastard before he got himself killed or something like that.
"YOU! I know you, you're Zoro's little cook friend!"

The blond shivered.

"Uh, uh, R-Robin! How's it going?"
"Shut up, where's my brother?"
"I have no-"
"SANJI!"
"Skate park, please don't hit me."
The dark haired college student started to run towards the park. Of course, how couldn't she remember that? He spent hours there.
"Zoro, you are in so much..."
She froze as she saw the ambulance coming. Everyone was gathering around the teenager, who lied motionless on the ground, whispering to each other things that made no sense to her.

"Hey, that kid..."
"...happened here?"

"...fell from the half-pipe when..."
"...Robin's brother..."
"...family?"
"His parents...accident...died..."
"...only his sister."

"NO! ZORO!"

She ran as fast as she could but it felt like she wasn't running at all.

The world seemed to fall apart around her.

At the hospital they said that brain damage was a possibility. Miracle. That's what everyone called it. No brain damage, no after effects, only a few scars.

"Why did you leave?"
"I'm sick of everything, okay? I'm sick of school, sick of home, sick of EVERYTHING."
"Zoro...What do you want to do?"
"Uh?"
"What do you want to be? Your job?"
"...Kendo...That is the only thing I really like..."
"Well, you can a professional Kendo...Uh, Kendo-ist? Kendo-er?"

He laughed.
"Yeah, that's right sis, I'm going to be a professional Kendo-er!"
"Shut up."
-

Nami glanced at Sanji. She got up and sat next to him.
"Are you okay?"
"...What do you think..."
"Sanji..."
"Nami just shut up, okay?"
He gulped and hugged her.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I know you're trying to help but..."
He rested his head on her shoulder.

"...Too much..." he whispered.

-

"Who are you?"
The blond kid looked over his shoulder.

"Uh?"
"I asked you who are you?"
"I-I heard you!"
"Then why don't you just answer?"
"I'm sorry...I'm Sanji...My family just moved here..."
"Uh, do you live with your parents?"
"No just my grandpa Zeff and my uncles Patty and Carne. My parents are working in another country. Not that it really matters whether they're here or not."

"Uh. So, all men! Must be cool."
"Yeah, kinda. How about you?"
The 10-year old stuck his tongue out.

"I live with my sister. She's a pain in the ass. My grandparents live on the other side of the country but we always go there during school breaks."
"What happened to your parents?"
"Dead. Car accident last year."

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that..."
"So, what are you, some really polite nerd moron?"
"...No..."

-

"He is...Was my best friend...If it wasn't for him, I'd still be a shy, way too polite kid...And I would have never met you..."
He sniffed loudly.
"What am I going to do without him?"

Nami kissed his forehead.

"I don't know. But I'm here for you, sweetie."
::

Uh, I don't think I ever used shut up that many times in one chapter. Anyway, chapter 4! Out of the 9 characters only live 6. VOTE TIME!

Who should die next? Luffy, Brooke or Robin?

On-screen death or mystery?

Witnesses? 2 or 4?

VOTE NOW OR FOREVER REGRET IT!

lol XD