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Chapter 10- Getting warmer

Hunter spent the next few days training, what the swordsman had told her was true, she could accomplish her dreams, Hunter never imagined it, but as each new day came and passed she found herself laughing more and actually began having a good time.

She was relaxing on the deck one day when a very pleased Robin approached her and sat down beside her. They sat in silence for a while before Robin spoke up.

"I'm glad you didn't try to murder us, I've read stories, although nobody except us know who you really are, everyone knows that you are brutal once you strike. But I have a question, may I?"

"Go ahead."

"The pirates who capture you don't know it's you so they can't report it to anyone so how come after their death the marines or finders of the bodies know it was you?"

"Simple. I draw with their blood, but I don't draw just anything, I draw our family crest in hopes that one day my brother will see it and…. He'll remember me. I guess the marines just took it another way."

Hunter had grown close to her crew, but two members of her crew in particular, they happened to be Robin and Zoro and both practically knew almost everything she was willing to share with them. Robin knowing a much shorter story of her past that left out the complicated details.

The ocean was peaceful and Hunter couldn't hear sounds of other ships, but something seemed off and it was bugging her. Robin inquired if everything was okay, but instead of being honest Hunter just said she was thinking and left the archaeologist to go and train.

Unlike Zoro, Hunter didn't train for physical strength, she trained to gain more balance and agility in her marshal art styled combat, which meant she spent majority of her training sessions balancing on her hands and trying to experiment with new moves when the swordsman wasn't watching. She managed to get an attack in half of the time before he countered and made her fall. Hunter was thankful none of her previous opponents had been like Zoro or she would surely be dead.

As she entered the crow's nest, Zoro smiled at her and waved, Hunter wasn't very good at reading people on their behaviours but she wasn't dumb, Zoro only waved and smiled to Hunter and her knowledge of that allowed her to feel some sort of comfort with the swordsman.

Hunter begun to train as normal and worked on techniques and speed, her speed had increased immensely in just a few days, Hunter assumed it was because this was her first proper training ever. Hunter worked on stepping side to side so she would be able to quickly dodge attacks that were thrown in her, but didn't realise that Zoro had placed a weight down on the floor and caused her to fall forward. Hunter flew through the air and smashed into Zoro, she closed her eyes and only opened them when she knew she was firmly on the floor.

Hunter saw the position she had landed in and immediately felt uncomfortable, she hadn't landed on the floor instead she had landed on-top of Zoro, whose face was now tomato red. Hunter was about to scramble out of her position but the swordsman retained his composure and spoke up, trying to ease the tension.

"That some kind of new attack?"

Hunter smiled and collapsed onto the swordsman, unable to stand up from the strain she just place on her body. "I didn't intend for it to be, but now I can't get up."

"Don't worry about it, I needed some sleep anyway."

"What?" Hunter tried to ask what he meant, but her question was answered a matter of seconds later when Zoro begun to snore, it was an uncomfortable position, but Hunter felt herself able to relax after a while. She rested on the swordsman's torso and could feel as he took each breath.

After a short amount of time the hatch to the crow's nest opened on Robin's voice came calling through the room.

"Hunter, Zoro, we have come across something strange."

Hunter tried to move out of the spot she was in and make the situation less awkward for everyone, but what she earlier thought was her back not functioning due to the fall was in fact the swordsman's arm wrapped around her. 'Dammit Zoro, why do you have to be so god-damned strong?'

Whatever Hunter tried, she couldn't leave Zoro's grasp, Robin waked around the corner calling their names and soon paused staring at the scene in front of her.

"Oh Hunter… Now I see why you like training so much."

"No it's not-"

"I know exactly what this is." Robin winked and Hunter glared at her sadistically. "Anyway, Nami thinks we have reached the Floorian Triangle so you better wake up Zoro, I'll leave you to do that though." Robin winked again and left the room.

"Ugh Robin remind me to kill you." Hunter knew she wouldn't be able to move out of Zoro's grip so she stared to rise towards his face in hopes to shout in his ear and wake him. Hunter had managed to reach the swordsman's face and she began to speak.

"Zoro, wake up." All he did was move slightly.

"Zoro." Now he started to squeeze Hunter and she couldn't breathe.

"Cant breathe…"

"Hmmm…."

By the time Zoro had woken up, Hunter's face was already red and she was unable to breath.

"OH SHIT, HUNTER." Zoro violently shook the girl and tried to get her to respond, when she finally started coughing, Zoro's imedaete reaction was to hug her tightly again.

"Now I'm not only killing Robin, but you too." Hunter said, earning a relieved smile from Zoro.

Whoo, Ten down! I hope that you guys were able to read the ending and picture it the way I intended it to be, if not just let me know and I will fix it up.

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