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Chapter 25

Christmas party of R1-1, December 23...

"Okay students! You can start your games!" Shanks said to his students then drank his juice.

The students are enjoying the pool while those with devil fruit abilities are playing Volleyball. The girls are wearing two-piece bikini and the guys only have their boxer shorts.

"Okay, time out! I'm already tired." Robin informed them.

"Eh? Tired already?" Luffy and Chopper reacted. But they just continued playing thereafter.

Robin ditched them and sat on the bench not so far in the pool. She looked at her phone.

'What happened to him?' She thought while scanning the phone numbers registered in her mobile. She was feeling uncomfortable since there's something that really bothered her... Law was not in their party. 'Should I ask him?' She stopped scanning after she found his number.

At the same time in the pool...

"Ne, Zoro? Who are you looking at?" Nami asked Zoro as she swam towards him. "I see... Such a pervert!" She slapped his arm.

"I'm not like that pervert over there!" Zoro pointed Sanji who is swooning around like an idiot.

"Haha. I know!" Nami poked his stomach. "Ouch! Is your stomach cemented?" She chuckled knowing she poked his abs.

"Nami, is there something that bothers her?" Zoro asked her still looking where Robin is sitting.

"I don't know. Maybe, but why don't you ask her?" She replied.

"She won't tell me."

"Come on! Let's go to her! The flashes of cameras are such a pain in your eyes." Nami grabbed him...

'Okay, I said I DON'T CARE!' Robin cursed in her mind then switched her phone off.

"Hey Onee-sama! Come on! Let's enjoy this party!" Nami, grabbing Zoro, waved at her as they are approaching her location.

"Yeah! Of course!" She flashed a forced smile but Zoro again saw through it.

"Oi! Minna! Let's eat!" Luffy shouted while waving at them.

-x-

The day was about end without a Trafalgar Law in the party, even a single one in his org.

"Ne, Shanks why is it that Tra-guy is not here? Do you have any idea where Bepo is?" Luffy asked as they were preparing to leave the venue of their party.

'Good thing he asked!' Nami thought as she listened to Luffy's question. She also wanted to ask a while ago but she was just shy about it.

"Haha! Bepo or Law? What is it that you wanted to ask?" Shanks laughed.

"Bepo and Tra-guy are always together right? So why are the hearts not here?" Luffy asked again.

"Law texted me that he can't attend and so are his friends but he didnt tell me why." Shanks answered.

Robin also listened to their conversation and just sighed.

"Okay! Let's go home!" Luffy cheered.

-x-

Robin arrived home around 8:00 in the evening. She laid lazily on her bed and her mind wandered.

All of a sudden, her phone vibrated. She quickly opened the message she received.

"Yo! Are you busy tomorrow?" - From Ace.

"No, why?" -she quickly reply to quell her boredom and to make her mind busy with another thing.

"I wanted to say something important to you."

"Really? that important?" She chuckled while typing her message.

"Yeah."

"Okay:-) where to see you?" She texted.

"At the mall, 6:00 in the evening. Is that okay for you?" - from Ace.

"Of course! Why not?"

"Thanks! See you tomorrow!"

She just replied a smiley then she fell asleep due to being tired in their party.

-x-

The next day...

"Hi dear! Good afternoon!" Olvia arrived from her work and kissed her daughter.

"Hello mom! I just finished making our dinner." She said. "I'll be also going to the mall now. Bye mom!" Robin gestured to get outside.

"Aw! So sad, I just arrived home and you'll ditch me?" Her mother pouted.

"Haha. No mom! I'll be strolling with my friend." She smiled.

"Okay! Fine! Go away!... Haha. Just kidding my dear! Enjoy strolling!"

...

"I'm here at the Food Court:-)" she read Ace's text message.

As she entered the mall,something caught her eye. 'That stature looks familiar.' She thought looking at the man with a woman beside her. She can only see their backs but something confirmed what she saw even though she's a bit far from their location. 'That hat!... That fluffy animal printed hat!'. It was seconded when the two people she's observing turned around. She then quickly hid herself on the crowd but she can still see their faces...and...it was really Law with a black haired (a bit curly) woman.

The sight that she just saw made her feel like something is squeezing her heart. The woman was so clingy to Law and he didn't even react or a sort of showing that he didn't like what the woman is doing to him.

She didn't know what she's doing but she just followed them. They are now in a photo booth. The girl closed her arms on Law's neck and kissed his cheek then they were taken a picture.

She didn't know what she was feeling. She suddenly ran very fast...her tears started falling.

"Ouch!"

"Hey! Miss? Are you okay?" A person she had a collision with asked her.

She looked but to see Kohza with Vivi.

"Robin?... Are you crying?" Vivi asked.

"Ah?" She tried to touch her eyes bit to find out that they were wet and she didn't realize that she's leaving droplets of tears on the mall's floor. "Sorry!" She walk past them and started running again to the mall's comfort room.

"Why am I crying?" She asked herself still runing. She didn't even care if she became the center of attraction of the mall.

She arrived at the comfort room and fixed herself then quickly went to the food court where Ace was waiting for her.

"Yo! I'm worried, you didn't answer my calls." Ace saw her.

'Oh gosh! I haven't noticed!' She cursed. "I'm sorry." She flashed a forced smile. "What is it that you wanted to tell me?" She sat opposite him. 'Robin! Forget what you saw! He might notice!' She ordered herself in her thoughts.

"Yeah! It's a personal thing." he smiled. "But before that, let's eat first. Please don't refuse my offer." He said.

"Haha. You've overtaken me! Actually, I had my dinner already but I'll just eat this for you." She laughed.

"What happened to your eyes? It's a bit reddish." Ace noticed her eyes.

"Ah...these? I...I mean...my shampoo caused this a while ago." She lied.

"I see, but you're still beautiful. Be careful next time." He smiled.

After finishing the meal...

"Robin, don't be surprised to what I am going to tell you this night." Ace spoke.

"What is it?"

"I know that I'm obvious but my actions I have been showing might be just for fun or a joke for you."

"Huh? What do you mean?" She was a little confused

"I love you. And I'm serious." He told her boldly.

Robin was left speechless hearing the word 'Love' but afterwards..."Hahaha. Don't-"

"I love you, Nico Robin. And I want to be your boyfriend."

"Ahhh...ehhh-"

"Don't worry, I'll be patient for you. But please tell me that I can hope for your 'Yes' for me to become your boyfriend." He said in his sincere tone. "I really love you."

Her eyes started to become teary hearing again the word 'Love'.

"I'm...sorry...but ...I...can't... give you...an assurance for that." She said in a bit shaking voice. "Please...excuse me. Suddenly, I'm not feeling well." She quickly left him then ran.

"Robin!" He tried to follow her. 'Maybe, she just needed some time to think.' He then calmed down and let her go.

-x-

Robin noticed her tears falling from her eyes. She just kept running but unfortunately, her foot slipped and fall with his palms in touch with the floor.

What was very bad for her is that: "Nico-ya?", she fell on the floor in front of Law and the black haired woman who is with him. Robin glanced at him but stood quickly and ran again.

"Nico-ya!" She heard him shouted her name, it was very obvious that he saw her tears. She ran very fast and immediately rode a taxi to go home. That was the first time, for how many months, she heard again his husky voice.

After a few minutes, she arrived home but her mother was not there. She went to her room and thought of what just happened.

"Love?" She remembered what Ace confessed. "Am I?" She asked herself then she started sobbing. "OF ALL THE GUYS ON EARTH? HE'S THE MAN I FELL FOR?" She cried loudly in her bedroom facing the ceiling while hugging her bent knees.

She just cried all night ignoring the embarrassments that she experienced when she was in the mall.

(ComanderJonathan: Thanks for appreciating and sharing your opinion! Well, you'll just find out who will she really end up with. Haha "amazing friend-zone"? That's ridiculous! Haha. Anyways, I know that LawBin moments really dominated in this story because of course, it has a purpose :-). And soon you'll know the purpose.)

(YukiHannah87: Thanks for leaving a review! The only thing I can say is that: "Find out who is the man waiting for her at the end of the aisle".)

(lll: Hahaha. Denying is Robin's specialty. Yeah! It might really be painful for Law. So sad, but she was also hurt. Hurting others is hurting yourself. - maybe this is applicable for her. Haha. Finally she heard his voice.)

(xPandaa: Hahaha! We still don't know what Law really feels toward her. And yeah! Ace was thinking about Christmas, probably because he already planned that time about telling Robin what he wanted to say to her...Maybe, the readers can say that it's Law she'll end up with haha. But who knows? You'll know soon the pairings in this story.)

(Unknown Anime Force: Yeah! You'll know soon why Zoro can notice. Haha. Thanks for the review! PS: Sorry for the late update:-). )

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