Chapter 22- Good morning love birds

~Robin~

It's the usual slightly noisy morning on the ship, people are starting to gather in the kitchen while Sanji starts cooking. Luffy is his usual bouncing bundle of energy, constantly looking for someone or something to entertain him. Eventually he starts asking where Zoro is, deciding that it was Zoro's turn to play with him but being unable to find him in the crowsnest or in his room. He comes up to me and asks me to search the ship for him with my hana hana no mi.

I do as he asks, searching the whole ship from top till bottom until I came to Rena's room. Well I've found him. Zoro is in Rena's bed with her, fully clothed thank goodness, but they were cuddled up nice and tightly together. They looked so cute together I almost don't want to tell Luffy where Zoro is.

Luffy starts telling me to check faster as I ponder what to do. Where should I tell him that he is?

"I can't see him anywhere, but I didn't check to bathrooms," I lie to Luffy, giving Rena and Zoro a couple more minutes to stay snuggled up together. She'd better appreciate this, I'll have to have words with her later.

~Zoro~

I became vaguely aware of the warm body I have wrapped in my arms, oh that's right I'm in Rena's bed. I wrap my arms tighter around her waist, holding her closer.

"Zoro, I can't breath," I hear her wheeze. I loosen my grip on her and open my eye. She turns in my arms and rests her head against my chest. I tighten my grip on her, but not as much as before, and I hear her hum.

"Zoro…" I hear her start to say. I still get that weird feeling when she says my first name. She starts to say something else but is disturbed by a knock on the door.

"Ohayo love birds, hate to disturb you, but Luffy is looking for Zoro," Robin's voice comes through the door. She knows?! What the hell how does she know? I grit my teeth and sigh, loosening my arms and pulling back.

She looks up at me with sad eyes. I bend down and kiss her forehead, stroking her hair as I stand back up and turn to leave. Hearing her deep sigh as she flops back down onto the bed. Luffy better have a good reason for disturbing me or else.

~Rena~

Zoro left to go deal with Luffy, leaving me alone in my bed. Why does somebody always interrupt us when its important. I sigh, pondering what to do with myself. After I get up and get changed into black jeans, boots and a plain black shirt, I join the others at the table for breakfast. I slide into the empty space next to Zoro, catching Robin smirking, ahh I sure hope she hasn't told anyone. How did she even find out anyway?

Once the table cleared of people and the food was all gone, Robin pulled me aside, "I stopped Luffy disturbing you this morning."

"Thanks, I owe you one," I say, breathing out loudly. "How did you know?" Instead of answering she showed me how she can replicate eyes. "Woah, that's cool, if not a little worrying." She chuckles.

"Don't worry, I won't use it to spy on you and Zoro." I blush, feeling the heat rise to my cheeks. Robin laughs at my embarrassment. I feel Zoro's arm wrap around my waist. Out in public Roronoa?

"Oi, about this morning.." he starts to say to Robin. She holds her hand up to stop him there.

"We were just discussing this," she informs him, "don't worry I won't tell anyone unless you want me to." I hear Zoro sigh in relief.

"Thanks," he says to her before he turns his head to look down at me, "now I need to talk to you."

hmm he's being very talkative today, its completely not like him, I think to myself as I let him pull my by the wrist into his room. He turns to me, taking both wrists. He's going to tell you he doesn't want to see you. Shut up brain that's not true.

He confirmed it not being true by kissing my lips, ever so softly that I doubted whether they even touched. He hands rest on my cheeks, stroking them as he looks into my eyes. He leans down again. This isn't talking, Roronoa. He lips press a little harder this time, but before I can get too into it he pushes my face back.

"What are you doing?" I ask him, frowning.

"Working myself up to it," he whispers mysteriously, moving one hand from my cheek to my back, pressing me into his chest. I wait patiently but when he does nothing else I start to wonder what the hell is he doing. Well we haven't been disturbed this might be as good a time as any to tell him. I look him in the eye, holding his gaze for a moment.

"Zoro… I think I'm fall…" I start to say before I was rudely interrupted by Chopper calling me to change my bandages and give me my medication. I sigh, pushing back from his grasp and walking towards the door, looking wistfully backwards at him as I close it behind me. Will I ever get the fricking chance to tell him uninterrupted.

After my check up with Chopper, I walk out onto the deck. The others were running about, preparing to dock in the next island. Apparently it wasn't dressrosa but we were still going to dock here just to stock up and relax a little, much to Law's disapproval. Caesar was shut in the cabin of the ship with his kairoseki handcuffs.

"Rena-swan, do you still want to go shopping today?" Sanji says, whizzing over to me. I smile and nod my head, following him off the ship. I saw Zoro, clenching his fist angrily in the corner of my eye. I strapped Zar'roc to my back, not wanting to be caught without it like I was at Punk Hazard.

"So Rena-swan, where do you want to go first?" Sanji grins at me with a very strange look in his eyes… almost like they turned into hearts.

"I really don't mind, you lead the way Sanji-san," I smile at him. He whizzes off and I follow him. As we walk around the town he brings me food samples to try and we visit different stores looking at all the new and exotic foods they sell. Seeing Sanji so interested and so happy, really made me smile, I like it when my nakama are passionate and happy. Its the same way I like to see Nami drawing maps or talk to Robin about history and books or watch Zoro training (although there's more to that), and watch Franky and Usopp build some crazy invention only someone like them could think of.

After spending a while in this cute little bakery place, sampling different breads and pastries, they suggest a fish monger to visit. Somewhere along the way I seem to have lost sight of Sanji-san. I head in the direction that I thought they suggested and checked in the many fish mongers that I pass along the way. Hmm, where could he have gone? Well I've been walking for half an hour and I have no sign of him, I'll just head back to the ship.

~Zoro~

Rena and the shitty cook left a couple of hours ago. She'd better come back safe you stupid love cook. Apart from Luffy, Franky, Sanji and Rena, the rest of the crew stayed on the ship for today, keeping Caesar under surveillance to make sure he doesn't try to escape now that we've docked.

I hear a shout from Chopper on the deck and go to investigate. A small, young looking girl with short blonde hair stands on the deck, her eyes wide and her brow furrowed. "Where is it?" She demands as we all stumble onto the deck. "The sword where is it?"

Am I being cruel by interrupting them yet again? So close! Also new character yay!