WARNING: There is some content that is of a definite Mature rating. Do not read if you are easily offended or overly sensitive. I am sorry if this offends anyone

Blossoms – The Winner Takes It All

The music continued to play some jaunty polka tune that had Brook going wild and Frank laughing deeply. The younger boys continued to dance and Zoro stalked over to the small table where the girls lounged.

"Well look who decided to join the party." Nami said with a smirk.

"How could I resist your charming personality." He replied sarcastically.

Nami stuck her tongue out at the swordsman and he offered her a smirk of his own. He had his plan figured out he just needed to decide on the best way to implement it. He nearly laughed when a moment later the cook presented him with the best opportunity.

"Thank you Sanji-kun" Nami called sweetly after the disappearing cook.

The blond had practically skipped off to find his precious some more wine while the navigator sat smugly sipping from Robin's glass of wine.

"You're pretty impressed with yourself aren't you?" he asked her.

Nami just smiled angelically up at him.

"Of course whipping the love cook isn't exactly hard, now Luffy on the other hand..."

"Is that a challenge?" Nami's eyes flared with excitement.

"I bet you a hundred beli that you can't get Luffy to kiss you. And you can't ask him or threaten him to do it."

"Easy."

"Oh and you can't kiss him first."

"Fine. Prepare to lose a hundred more beli."

Nami sauntered away tossing an assured smile back over her shoulder at Zoro. She made her way to the group of boys and started dancing with them,. Her hips swaying a bit more provocatively than strictly needed for the music playing. Zoro watched her just long enough to reassure himself her attention was completely on the captain.

"Can we talk in private please." He asked turning to Robin.

"Excuse me?" she asked surprised.

"Look I need to talk to you. Alone. Please just two minutes and then if you want I won't bother you again."

Robin stared up at the man she knew she loved and saw the pain and determination in his dark green eyes. She should sa no, she should ask him to leave her alone. It was better if he didn't know and she didn't want to have to lie to him about why she was avoiding him. She should have done that but she looked into his eyes and saw his genuine concern, not for him but for her and she couldn't say no. She nodded weakly and stood up motioning for him to follow her. Together they quietly disappeared down to her room.

Robin shut her door behind them and moved to sit down on her bed keeping a safe distance from him in case she did something stupid. Zoro must have sensed her trepidation because he stayed over by the door, clear across the room from her. She sat silently waiting for him to begin. Waiting for him to ask her why she had mutilated his heart with no reason.

"Robin are you pregnant?"

Well Robin could certainly say she hadn't been expecting that. Once again she was caught off guard by the accurate observations of someone else. Zoro must have taken her silence as a denial for her immediately started to backtrack.

"Sorry. It's just with the flu and well I noticed you aren't having caffeine or alcohol and I'm sorry."

"You noticed all that?" she said softly.

Zoro nodded his head and Robin felt like maybe finally something was going right in this mess she had created. She knew she couldn't lie to him, she couldn't deny that he was potentially right just to avoid some additional struggle for her.

"I think I am." She admitted softly, feeling better now that he knew.

"Why didn't you tell me? You should have said something."

"I know I should have. I even knew I'd feel better once I did but I didn't want to shove my problems onto you. I didn't want you to have to suffer."

Zoro let out a laugh at her words and she looked up startled. The swordsman had crossed the room and was standing in front of her with a confident smirk on his firm lips. So maybe her logic had been a little well illogical but she didn't think it was a laughing matter.

"Baby it would take more than this to make me suffer." He purred his voice velvet and caressing.

Robin's cheeks flushed at his words and his voice caused a warmth to pool in the pit of her belly. Before any other thoughts could push through she surged up off the bed and pulled him against her in a deep, passionate kiss that spoke of her love for him and how much she missed him. He was kissing her back just as feverishly his large hands sliding into her hair and around to the small of her back. He held her close and she could feel his heart beating against his chest, her own was answering back with hurried beats and she clung to him tighter.

He pulled away after what seemed like too short of a time and guided her back down to the bed coming to sit beside her. He kept her hand in his, turning to face her. Zoro brushed the back of his knuckles against her cheek and bent forward to press a chaste kiss against her swollen lips.

"Do you know what you want to do?" he asked softly.

Robin shook her head, trying to focus on the situation at hand and not linger over the joy at being back in the swordsman's arms.

"Well it is your body so I will support you whatever you choose."

"Really?" Robin couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"Really."

Robin sat quietly for a moment considering all the options, the task no longer seeming quite as daunting now that she had Zoro's strength to borrow. She thought of everything she had been through and all the ordeals they still had to face. They were only half way there after all. If she were entirely unselfish she wouldn't have this baby. A pirate ship was no place for a baby to be born or raised for that matter. That was if they even stayed on the ship. Having a child would also only impede both her and Zoro's dreams. Yet she couldn't help but picture holding a baby in her hands, the baby smiling up at her with Zoro's jade eyes while he looked on beside her.

"I think I want to keep it."

The second the words were out of her mouth she realized just how strongly she meant them.

"This is a baby born from love not like before and I want to meet our baby."

Something dangerous flashed in Zoro's eyes and she feared that he had only been trying to soothe her before and in reality would want nothing to do with the baby. The picture in her head switched to her standing on an island with a crying baby in her hands while the Thousand Sunny sailed away with half of her heart. Yet either way she knew she couldn't give this child up.

"Before?" Zoro's voice was as cold as his katana.

That's when Robin understood the true meaning behind the fury in his eyes. It wasn't aimed at her or at the baby but at whoever before entailed. The memories rushed to the surface and she knew this time she couldn't suppress them, she would have to tell Zoro.

"Before I joined Baroque Works, back when I was still in West Blue."

Pain laced her words as the memories pushed forward and Zoro squeezed her hand supportively.

Once again Robin was drawn back to that dark, damp room. She was practically surrounded by barrels and large sacks of rice. She instinctively backed away but tripped over a sack and fell backwards her head hitting a barrel on the way down. The room spun slightly and that was all the hesitation he needed. She felt cold hard rock enclose her wrists behind her back and a strange sensation tingling up her arms. He leered over her and she tried to grow some arms and push him away but she found she couldn't. Robin tried not to panic and instead focus on summoning her energy. Her energy however was fleeting and she found herself fighting a wave of exhaustion. Sea rock. He had handcuffed her with sea rock.

Robin fought back a cry as she realized she was utterly hopeless to defend herself from the man in front of her. He sneered down at her his scars seeming to glow in the glimmer of light the one light bulb provided. His face was inches from hers and she could sell the foul stench of his breath. She twisted her head away instinctively put her grabber her and yanked her back to face him, forcing his lips against hers. As his tongue forced its way into her mouth she nearly gagged on the taste of alcohol and stale smoke. His hand scratched at her shirt, tearing at the front and ripping it open the scraps hanging around her shoulders as he pushed her to lie down.

The exhaustion was overwhelming at this point and her back ached from where the handcuffs dug into her back. The coppery scent of blood reached her lips and she realized her head was bleeding. Between the sea rock and her head her head was spinning and the room kept slipping out of focus. She could tell that her pants were being yanked off and the cold air hit her legs making her shiver. She closed her eyes trying to block out the present and how utterly exposed she was to this vile creature. She felt the pain of intrusion and she forced her body to go slack and soon everything went black.

She came to sometime later lying on the greasy floor alone. The handcuffs had been removed and her wrists were red and raw. Her entire body ached and her clothes were around her in tatters. She started to shake, her body beyond her control and shaking without stop.

Suddenly an arm was wrapping around her holding her close, a hand rubbing comforting circles against her back and feather light kisses being dropped against her temple. She was pulled out of the dark cellar and back to her room aboard the Thousand Sunny.

Zoro continued to hold her close his hand never faltering. He whispered heartfelt apologies and affirmations of love while the tears flowed down her cheeks and slowly the shaking stopped.

"It's ok. You're safe now, we'll keep the baby. If she's half as strong as you she'll be fine. I'm so sorry baby. You're ok now. I love you."

The whispered words continued until the shaking fully subsided.