Theme: 02-LOVE
Rating: T
Words: 208
Summary: Zoro used to think he didn't deserve to be loved

Deserving

There had been a time in Zoro's life when he had thought he had been undeserving of love. There were dark moments when he believed himself to be the demon the general public declared him to be and as something less than human he figured love would always be just out of his reach. Then a fifteen year old boy with the ability to stretch like rubber, and more impressively see into that person's soul, had forced his way into Zoro's life. Luffy had barrelled past Zoro's defences and given him hope. For the first time in his life he began to think there could be love in this world for even him. When Nami had betrayed them he didn't have Luffy's unfailing faith but he went after her anyway, then she jumped in the pool after him without hesitation and he had seen things so clearly. It hadn't been some miraculous declaration of love but the action showed him love was possible and in time it developed and strengthened until it was the solid, unwavering thing it had now become. When Nami looked at him from across the room her chocolate brown eyes sparkling Zoro couldn't believe he had ever thought he didn't deserve to be loved.