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EDITED Hopeless Romantics: Chapter 25

The following morning, Robin was the first of the girls to awaken, she glanced at her phone for the time and saw it was almost 6am. Another thing she noticed was an unread message from Zoro.

I'm sorry about last night, let me make it up to you.

Robin stared at the words on the screen before typing something in reply.

What exactly do you have in mind?

She climbed out of bed and went to the bathroom with her shower things. When she returned to the room Nami and Luffy were awake and left the room to shower for themselves. She checked her phone and saw another message.

We can all go back to Iceburg's tonight to celebrate your first week in college. Brook is DJing and I don't have to work. I'll buy you a drink, we can dance, it will be fun.

Zoro? Dancing? Robin scoffed but typed up a reply.

Okay, I'll mention it to Nami and Luffy.

After setting down her phone, Robin finished drying herself off with her towel and proceeded to get dressed. She ended up wearing a lavender top that was rather low-cut and a floral-patterned skirt that stopped above her ankles. Nami and Luffy entered the room as she was applying her make-up, "Oh! Zoro invited us to the club tonight, to celebrate our first week."

Luffy got very excited, "A club?! What kind of club is it? Wait, wait, don't tell me!" She thought hard for a few moments while she friends stared blankly at her, "Is it a Pirate Club? I've always loved pirates!"

As the small girl bounced up and down, Nami decided to break the news to her, "Luffy, it's not that kind of club. It's like a bar, but there is louder music, brighter lights, and tons of people dancing."

Pouting for a moment before her face went back to her usual smile, Luffy announced, "Okay, I'll invite Traffy to go!"

Robin giggled at her friend's sudden change of mood, "I'm sure that will be fine, when I was there last night it was rather busy. Zoro did say they were having a drink special, though."

Not wanting to outright ask if Sanji would be there, Nami asked, "Do you know who will be there, Robin?"

She shook her head, "No, Zoro just said 'we can all go' but I assume that means everybody."

Nami smiled, that meant she could see all their friends, they hadn't all been together since the beginning of the week. She began to get dressed for the day, wrapping her long, orange hair into her towel as she did so.

She remembered the weird feeling she got catching Sanji staring at her chest the night before. Nami decided to taunt the poor blonde and put on a very revealing and skimpy, light pink crop-top—but it was essentially a bra with a little more fabric. She didn't even put a bra on underneath, her large breasts were filling up the top and Nami had a lot of slf-confidence ande didn't even care about the lack of padding. She pulled on a light pair of high-waisted shorts that reached her navel and turned around in the mirror to look at her ass. After nodding at her outfit in approval she blow-dried her hair and pulled some of it back into a half-up-do before she began to apply her own make-up.

Luffy was so excited to go to this club later, she was especially excited to go with Law. As she dressed in a simple red tank and her usual jean shorts, Luffy began to run her fingers through her hair to let it air dry. She was distracted by the dream she had that night, it was like the others before where she was on the strange ship. When she looked around she was all alone, not even her friends were there on the deck. As she ran through the ship searching for someone, anyone, she found that strange red door again. When she finally reached the door it once again wouldn't open, even after she pounded her fists against it and shouted for someone to let her out. She ended up begin woken up from Nami's 6am alarm clock.

As Luffy was zoned out remembering her dream, Robin and Nami finished getting ready for the day, "Hey, Luffy, are you ready to get breakfast?" Nami asked the girl.

Hearing the word 'breakfast' caused Luffy to snap back to reality, "Yeah, let's go!" She grabbed her straw hat and put it on her slightly damp hair before they left their room to head to the cafeteria.

Nami was on full-alert as they entered the cafeteria, her eyes searched the room until she spotted the blonde chef. She wanted to catch him looking at her again, she couldn't understand why, but when she had caught him the night before it made her feel strange. There had been this heat she felt deep inside of her, it was something Nami had never felt before but she liked it and wanted to feel it again. As she got her breakfast, she kept a close eye on Sanji, making sure he hadn't spotted her which was easy since his back was to her.

At the table Sanji was sitting at were also Ace, Sabo, Zoro, Usopp, and Chopper. There were empty seats next to Zoro and Ace, as well as one next to Usopp that just so happened to be right across from Sanji. When she walked over to the table, Nami kept her eyes on the blonde as she set down her food across from him and took the empty chair. She caught his eye once she was in her seat and Nami immediately felt the heat from before.

Sanji had glanced up when the seat across from him was suddenly filled, he locked eyes with Nami and his heart stopped for a moment. His damn wandering eyes fell to Nami's practically exposed chest, the top she wore was tight against her large breasts and he could see her nipples through the fabric. He took in a sharp breath of air, God, thank you for sending this angel to me, just once before I die. As he tore his eyes away and back up to her face, he waited for her to yell, to hit him, but instead he saw she was nibbling on her bottom lip, fuck, she looks like she is horny…

Nami felt her cheeks heat up when Sanji suddenly sat up while crossing his arms, and smirked at her before trailing his eyes down to her chest once more. What am I doing? Why am I letting him look at me like this—wait, do I like Sanji looking at me? I feel so damn hot right now, why are my undies getting all wet? When his blue eye flicked back up to her brown ones, Nami gasped and her heart was pounding in her chest. She quickly looked down at her plate of food and began to eat her breakfast.

Usopp saw the whole thing, his eyes were wide and his mouth hanging open as he stared at his two friends. He knew that Sanji had a thing for Nami, that was always obvious, but she was scary! However, the way she just let the blonde check her out was not normal, Usopp had never seen his friend get away with such a provocative gesture. He glanced at Sanji and caught his eye, Usopp gave him a confused look which Sanji just smugly shrugged off.

He was just as confused as his long-nosed friend, but Sanji wasn't going to question this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to gawk at Nami without her bashing his skull in. Oh, and was he grateful, that top she wore was so tight it was practically see-through. He really didn't think it should've even qualified as proper attire, but he wasn't complaining since it gave him a perfect view of her breasts and hardened nipples. Sanji knew that back in high school, such an incident would have left him passed out on the floor from blood-loss. It had taken quite a long time for Sanji to get enough control over himself to prevent that from happening.

She couldn't believe herself, why did I want to dress like this for Sanji? Why am I not upset that he was checking me out? Why do I feel so embarrassed around him? It's Sanji, he's my friend, I shouldn't want him to look at me like that, I shouldn't feel so weird around him… Nami took a deep breath and glanced at the blonde man across from her. He wasn't looking at her and she was able to study his face, she noticed a thin mustache and goatee on his chin. Sanji doesn't look the same as he did in high school… He looks older and manlier, not as boy-ish. His jaw seems more defined somehow. Everything seems more defined…

Sanji could tell that Nami was staring at him, instead of meeting her gaze though, he decided to act like he didn't feel her eyes wandering over his body. He was wearing a tight, navy blue shirt that hugged his muscles and black skinny jeans, thankfully he was sitting at the table so no one could see the large bulge in his pants. When he finally took a peak at her, she quickly turned away attempting to not be caught, Sanji smirked to himself since he had known all along.

Robin had started walking to the empty seat next to Zoro when he suddenly stood up and pulled the chair out for her, "Robin," he nodded his head.

"Thank you, Zoro," she smiled at him as she sat down and he pushed the chair underneath her.

"You're welcome, how are you, did you sleep well?" Zoro's eyes were gentle and he had the tiniest smile on his lips.

"Yes, I did, but I still am feeling a little tired," she answered and took a sip of her hot coffee.

Zoro smirked, "So, you are having coffee for breakfast?"

"I'm not feeling very hungry," she really wasn't, Robin didn't like to eat very much right away in the morning.

He frowned, "Do you still not eat anything until lunchtime like you did in high school?"

"No, I will eat a little bit before lunch, I just feel sick if I eat too soon after waking up." Robin really didn't feel like getting into an argument with Zoro about her eating habits, she couldn't help it she wasn't like Luffy and was always hungry. She preferred to eat smaller portions throughout the day rather than having a few large meals.

"Okay, fine," Zoro sighed, "I just feel so hungry in the morning, it doesn't seem possible to me."

Robin giggled, "I don't get up to train before the sun rises," she paused before asking, "Do you still do that?"

Zoro's cheeks became flushed, "Yeah, I do actually." He was a little embarrassed she had remembered.

She looked him up and down before picking up her mug, "Figures."

He watched as she took a sip of her coffee, when she set her mug down he teasingly asked, "What's that supposed to mean?"

Blushing as she rolled her eyes, Robin shyly smiled, "Well, you gained a lot more muscle since high school, so I assumed you still train like crazy."

Smiling at her he asked, "Do you like what you see?"

Her cheeks turned an even darker red and looked away, "Yeah, I do actually," repeating his words back to him. In fact, Robin really liked what she saw. Zoro was absolutely ripped, his body was thick with muscle, and she had always been attracted to guys with large, muscular bodies. She took another sip of coffee and turned back to face him, "Although, I still am unsure if I feel that way about you, Zoro."

Not wanting to let her know that her words cut him deep, Zoro tried his best to sound cocky, "You will." He would rather be sent straight to hell than see Robin with any man besides himself. Zoro wasn't sure if Robin would actually end up falling for him, but he wasn't going to give up easily, she was the only woman he cared about. He'd be damned if he lost his childhood crush to someone who barely knew her. It was bad enough when she was dating Crocodile, if he was actually forced to see her with another man he wouldn't be able to handle it. Whenever she needed someone to talk to it was him she came to, he was her best friend, no one knew her as well as Zoro did. All he had to do was make her want a romantic relationship with him, not just sex but something more meaningful.

Luffy had been stuffing her face at the table for quite some time before she began to slow down her pace. Chopper looked at her worriedly, "Luffy, you should really eat slower, what if you choke on your food?!"

"Shishishishi, then you will have to save me!" Luffy smiled widely at the brown-haired boy. Chopper wasn't as happy with her answer and sighed, she noticed his sad look and added, "If you aren't with me, Traffy will save me!"

Chopper's face lit up at the mention of the young soon-to-be-surgeon, "You mean Trafalgar Law?"

"Yeah, Traffy is my boyfriend now!" The girl smiled even wider.

This was news to Chopper and Usopp, they both yelled in unison, "WHAT?!"

Ace chimed in, "Yeah, Luffy has a boyfriend now," he turned to his sister, "He better not try anything funny. It's bad enough our apartment is next to his and we heard you in his bedroom! The walls are not sound-proof Luffy! I don't want to hear my little sister doing…that!"

Usopp almost spit out his food, Chopper didn't understand what Ace was talking about, and Sabo was just calmly drinking a cup of tea before he added, "Well, it is your fault for listening, Ace."

The dark-haired brother turned to the blonde with a glare, "I wanted to make sure he didn't do anything to hurt her!"

"ACE!" Luffy yelled at her brother and waited for him to look at her, "Traffy isn't going to hurt me, so stop listening in on us!" She couldn't believe this, why the hell would Ace listen through the wall?! That's so weird! He must've heard me moaning and telling Traffy what I wanted! How embarrassing! Stupid Ace!

His forehead ticked but he calmed down, "Fine. But if I ever find out he does so much as make you cry, I'll be the one to punch him in the face—not Sabo."

Luffy furrowed her eyebrows at her brother angrily. Seriously? Why does he want to be so mean to Traffy? He is so nice to me, why can't Ace see that? After she scowled at him she grumpily huffed out, "Fine."

AN: Hey everyone! I hope you like this chapter, it ended up being a little longer than I expected, but I didn't want to cut it short. Enjoy this chapter and leave a review or send a PM to let me know how you like the story. Shout out to WulfyFang3 for all the wonderful reviews they've given. Also shout out to FallForYourType for leaving a review, thank you both so much for the feedback! I honestly love reading the reviews and get so happy when I see a new one, so please keep leaving them! I will be getting some new tattoos tomorrow (Tuesday 26th) so I won't have time to write until tomorrow night :( Please be patient though because SHIT IS ABOUT TO GO DOWN.

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