As the morning came around, Robin was the first one out of the crewmembers to wake up.

Now that she'd had a full night's rest she was feeling a lot more level-headed and less nervous regarding the events of the night before. But despite feeling calmer about the situation, she was still unsure of how to approach Zoro.

She didn't want to end up avoiding him, so she debated over whether it would be best to act as if nothing had happened and carry on as normal, or if it would be better for her to approach him and apologise for acting so impulsively.

She gave the dilemma some thought, before deciding to get up and make a start to her day. Robin wasn't someone who liked to hang about in her room, so she decided to begin her morning by returning a few books that she had left lying around to her now reduced collection in the library before heading to the kitchen for breakfast.

Robin pulled on her clothes before leaving the cabin and began making her way across the ship to the library. Her mind returned to the situation with Zoro, and she thought over all the possible scenarios in her head as she made her way inside.

As she entered the room she let out a quiet gasp, startled by the sight in front of her. There was Zoro, fast asleep against the wall with an open book resting over his face. She hadn't expected to find anyone in the library, let alone him. She quietly walked past him to put her stack of books away, but as she did so the swordsman let out a muffled yawn and looked up.

"Robin..?" He asked, slightly confused. "What are you doing here?"

She chuckled as she slid the books into their rightful places on the shelf, then turned to face him.

"What am I doing here? This is the Library Zoro, I should be asking you that."

He seemed disorientated for a moment, before he eventually came to his senses. He realised he wasn't in his cabin and gave a nervous chuckle.

"Oh, oh yeah…" He replied. "Sorry about that."

She took a seat beside him. She hadn't planned on seeing him so soon, and she still had no idea on how to act, so she decided to just let the conversation flow naturally and if the kiss was brought up, then she would apologise but if not then she wouldn't mention it.

"So, what are you doing here?" She asked curiously.

"It's embarrassing…" He muttered as his cheeks turned pink. He leant forward and picked up the book that had fell onto the floor when he woke up and carefully closed it, setting it down beside him.

"Embarrasing?" She echoed as she leaned forward, her expression filling with interest. "Now I'm intrigued."

He sighed. "Well, I couldn't sleep last night, so I decided to get some more of the book read." He answered honestly. He watched her expression and noticed that she seemed confused.

"Why is that embarrassing?" She asked sincerely. It was something she often did, and she never once deemed it to be something to be embarrassed about.

"Well, I guess that part isn't. It's the reason I couldn't sleep that's the embarrassing part." He replied. She opened her mouth to respond, but before she could ask him for the reason he chuckled and continued. "But you're not getting that information out of me easily. I'm allowed to have some secrets."

Robin smirked. "What if I buy you some sake?"

He hesitated. "You drive a hard bargain."

"Well? Is it a deal?" She replied as a grin appeared on her face, and Zoro let out another chuckle.

"Fine, you buy me a drink and then I'll tell you whatever you want to know."

"Okay, then while we're still docked here we might as well go to a local bar later on. Then you can tell me everything." She suggested, the teasing grin still present on her face.

"Sounds good." He agreed.

The two of them let the topic go for now, and Zoro asked if she wanted to get breakfast together while it was quiet. They knew it wouldn't be long before the others woke up, so they decided now would be their best chance if they wanted to go alone.

As they entered the kitchen, memories from the night before came flooding back, and Robin blushed as she began to clear away the roses and candles that had been left on the table. Noticing that there was a lot to carry, Zoro walked over to her and to offer to help.

Robin gratefully accepted his offer, and after the two had cleared away the table Robin went over to the kettle and began to make herself a coffee. She turned to Zoro to offer him one.

"Would you like anything?" She asked, and he shook his head.

"I'm alright thanks." He replied, watching her as she made her own drink and then returned to the table. As she sat down, she turned to him.

"So how are you finding the book?" She asked inquisitively.

"Surprisingly interesting." He admitted. "I didn't really expect to enjoy it as much as I have been, so I guess I should thank you for talking me into giving it a go, and for letting me have it."

She blushed as she took a sip of her coffee. "That's good to hear, I'm really glad you're enjoying it. Feel free to help yourself to any of the books in my library that take your liking." She offered, and he chuffed.

"I'll have a look, but I still don't think It'll become one of my regular pastimes. I'm enjoying the book you gave me but it's hard work." He admitted, not wanting to give her the wrong impression. Although he liked sharing interests with Robin, reading was still something he seen as tiresome.

She giggled. "Oh well, at least I've gotten you to try it. You never know; you might decide you like it even more than training."

He rolled his eyes at her comment but smiled none the less. He was happy that he was able to spend time with her so effortlessly like this, and he was relieved that she wasn't feeling awkward around him despite what had happened only the night before. But he was nervous about his promise to go out with her later, because he was unsure about how she'd respond to the truth.

He definitely needed that sake.

A few hours had passed since Robin and Zoro had spent their breakfast together, and now that it was later on in the morning, everyone else had woken up and become a lot more lively as they spread out across the ship.

Nami had decided to meet Luffy for a chat, so she made her way to the dining area. Just as she had suspected, the captain had snuck into the kitchen and was searching for food. Upon hearing the door open, Luffy's head shot up, and he grinned at her as she entered.

"Nami! I'm glad it's you and not Sanji!" He muttered as he stuffed an apple into his mouth.

She rolled her eyes and smiled. "Yeah, you got lucky. He's currently in the bath right now so he can't stop you. Go crazy." She tossed him the key to the fridge, and his eyes lit up.

"Where did you-?!" He began to ask as he caught the key and eagerly opened the fridge.

"Sanji left it lying around. Anyway, that's not important. We need to take a different approach to getting Zoro and Robin together because apparently the date idea didn't go to plan." She stated as she watched her captain rummage through the fridge.

"Oh eieh! 'ow gig eh 'ate goh?" Luffy mumbled as he practically inhaled a piece of meat and Nami chuckled at the sight in front of her.

"I'm not too sure, but Robin isn't giving much away. She's being stubborn and only told me that apparently is was 'awkward' but then she wouldn't explain what she meant by that." She replied. By now she was used to understanding Luffy's incomprehensible mumbles with barely any difficulty.

"augwarg?" Luffy echoed, mouth still full of food. "Why us ick augwarg?"

"I have no idea. But I'm not letting Usopp win this thing. We need to try something else."

Just as Luffy took another plate of food, Nami shut the fridge and locked it, putting the key back in her pocket. "You know what to do if you want this key, right?" She asked, and Luffy nodded, holding onto his last plate of food protectively.

"Get Zoro and Robin to confess!" He shouted, and she grinned.

"Exactly. Now help me come up with another plan."