Emichii: Let's recap a bit on this story. Ready? Zoro confesses his love to Nami, Nami gets weirded out, kisses him and later on gets kidnapped by Coroneos. Nami seems to have been in love with Coroneos a long time ago, though Coroneos rejected her, telling her that she'd be better off with another person. Nami said that he was wrong, and said that she'd never love anyone else but him. Anyway, Coroneos comes, takes Nami away. Nami wants to go home. Both Sanji and Zoro set off to find their love. Zoro finds Nami, gets captured. Nami flirts with Zoro (though she probably didn't realise it), and Coroneos agrees to let Nami and Zoro escape. But later on, Nami remembers her past and her promise to Coroneos. She realizes (or she thinks) that she still loves Coroneos. Zoro finds out about this and leaves in a huff. Nami doesn't chase after him but goes to Coroneos. Coroneos doesn't believe that Nami really loves him. Zoro leaves, crashes into Sanji- who was been stuck and lost in the tower for a couple of days now. The end of recap.

Long, long, long story… And I've been slacking on it too. I'm such an idiot!! By the way, Zoro is really Zolo, I just call him Zoro because everyone else does… well on fanfic. I guess it's confusing really. Just remember Zoro is Zolo, okay? R&R!!

Chapter Ten: It was just the promise, wasn't it?

"Oh no, Zoro," he started. "You really do love her, don't you?

"What?" Zoro stared at the cook blankly.

"You really are in love with Nami. I'm sorry," said Sanji.

"I don't need your fake sympathy!" Zoro shouted.

Sanji chuckled. "Okay, okay… but Zoro, what are we gonna do now?"

"I guess… we should just go back to the ship then… since Nami's decided who she truly wants to be with." Zoro said lamely.

With a heavy heart, he started trudging away.

Sanji yelped. "Hey, Zoro! You can't give up like that!! Man, you're so unromantic!! You're never gonna win a girl's heart like that!!"

"Huh?"

Sanji said furiously, "If you ever decide that you really like a person, then you can't just turn around and give up on them. If you really love them, you have to never give up! You'll always be there for that person so that they won't ever be alone! And you'll save them from evil kidnappers!"

"O…kay…" Zoro blinked.

Sanji reached out and grabbed Zoro's shoulders. "Come on, Zoro!! You might be the master swordsman out there, but you're absolutely hopeless in love!! Besides, you can't ever go wrong, with me looking out for you!"

"Sanji-"

"You're so slow in this; I bet you haven't even gotten yourself laid yet-"

"Sanji!!"

"I bet even Luffy's smarter than you that he-"

"SANJI!!!!"

Zoro grabbed Sanji's collar and yanked it up. "DON'T YOU EVER… SAY LUFFY'S ANY BETTER THAN ME!!!!"

Sanji lifted up his leg and kicked. Zoro chopped his head with his hand. They both fell back in pain.

"Owch…" Sanji muttered.

Zoro groaned. "Owww…"

"It's just the promise, isn't it?" Coroneos' voice wasn't cold like usual. It was warm and understanding, for once.

"Eh?" Nami looked up. She removed her arms from around him. "What are you talking about?"

His silver eyes looked sad yet accepting. He said, "Its okay, Nami. You don't need to pretend anymore. I know that you don't really love me, do you?"

Nami stared.

"You love that swordsman. You're just too scared to admit it. You're scared of rejection. You're scared that he won't accept you. You so scared of getting hurt that you won't even give him a chance."

"…I-"

Coroneos looked down at Nami. He smiled warmly. Nami was startled as his hand patted her on the head. "It's okay. Don't be afraid anymore. If he does reject you (which he won't), you can come back to me, okay?"

Nami's eyes filled with tears. She ran up to him again and started sobbing in his chest. This was… this was the Coroneos she had fallen in love with so long ago. He had been so gentle and kind with her… and now… she was just abandoning him.

Nami bawled like a baby. "Waaaaahhhhh….waahhh…"

Coroneos sighed. "Listen, Nami. I really do care for you a lot, and the truth is I really love you, but… I guess, all along, I believed that I wasn't good enough for you. So I went away and left you with the chance to fall in love with someone else. I came back to see what happened, and I was right, wasn't I? You just stayed with me, because you hated to know that even though you said you'd never love someone else, you did. But… it's okay, now. It's okay to make that mistake."

"Waaahhh…." Nami cried louder. "Coroneos… if you really did love me, why are you letting me go?!?"

He rolled his eyes. "I love you, Nami. That's why if you're happily in love with a different person, I can't stop you from going to him. That's why I'll always support your beloved, because he's the person who will always protect you,"

Nami's cries became louder and shorter. She hiccupped, clutching Coroneos' shirt. "Th-thankyou…"

Tear drops were already splattered all over his shirt. But still, Nami couldn't stop crying. "Thankyou… Coroneos…"

"Hmph," Coroneos grunted. But even so, a single tear fell from his eyes and landed with a soft splish on Nami's head.

Zoro and Sanji were walking silently through the town to get back to the ship. Sanji, defeated, was depressed. He followed behind Zoro. Zoro was clearly angry about something. His mind kept repeating to him over and over: He said Luffy was smarter than me! He said Luffy was smarter than me! He said Luffy was smarter than me!

Nami ran as fast as possible. She kept hearing Coroneos' voice in her head.

"Go and find him, okay? Go and tell him how you feel! Then go back to your crew and forget about me. Because what I really want is for you to be happy, Nami."

"WAAAAHH!! Coroneos!!!"

"Hurry up. Beat it."

"I'm sorry…" she turned and ran. But before she disappeared, she turned around and cried out to her first love, "But Coroneos… you… you have to find the person you love too!"

Coroneos her his beautiful smile. "It's okay. I'll be happy as soon you're out of here,"

"Just promise me!" she yelled as she ran away. "Promise me you'll find someone out there who loves you!"

"Whatever." he said coolly.

"Coroneos!"

"Okay! I will! I promise!"

Coroneos was always so nice to her, she realized why she had fallen in love with him. But just because he was her first love didn't mean she couldn't love someone else. And right now, that someone was Zoro.

She ran faster. For me… and for Coroneos… I have to find him and tell him… finally how I feel…

She felt sweat on her skin. Just please… tell me that you won't think any less of me... don't… reject me now… like I did to you before… Zoro!

Emichii: Well… Coroneos certainly is a character that grows on you, huh? He's such a nice guy; of course, there'll be many more girls who'll slowly grow to love him. I wanna say thanks for all your reviews, everybody! And please, to everyone who will read this and review, tell me what you think about Coroneos! Does he get any votes from you?!? Read and review, everyone!