A/N: BIRTHDAY FIC FOR MYSELF! anyways hope you'll like this fic!

Probably one of the worst things he had done is that he did never got to tell what he really felt. Well, he did actually tell her but Robin didn't understand what he meant on times he got to tell her.

She may know that he now considers her as nakama but then, what about actually Zoro feels? It is actually far different— now how he will ever tell this. Will he save her again? No, I don't think I will, he thought to himself, staring at himself in the mirror.

It was really hard to do it when Zoro doesn't know how to express these feelings. "Shit, this is so hard." he huffed. Luckily, he was the only one in the bathroom, no one from the crew heard him voicing his thoughts. He sighed, now that this is now bugging him, what can he do? Mope? Stare at the bathroom walls like an idiot?

"I didn't train so hard as the world's best swordsman just to be coward like this."

"Yeah, you aren't."

Zoro flinched as he heard the voice, "What are you doing here, Robin?" He didn't expect that of all people, Robin was the one who heard him. Damn, coincidence.

"I don't know but if you actually happen to have problems, Zoro, you can tell me. I'm your friend," she smiled at him as she folded her arms.

"Yeah, you are," he didn't stare at her, he saw in the mirror's reflection that she was standing near the bathroom's entrance, probably she was about to take a bath.

"My bad, I shouldn't actually stay here longer," he excused himself then waved goodbye at the archeologist without looking back.

Now that they have defeated Donquixote pirates, the king of Dressrosa organized a simple feast for them. Well, Luffy won't refuse for a small feast on Kyros' home.

"These are so good! Thank you, old man!" Luffy hummed in delight as he waved the meat in air.

"Sure, I am. That's why I'm happy to serve the future pirate king and his crew." King Riku told them.

"Oh, shut up you!" Usopp and Franky gave the king a grin whilst eating their food.

Zoro just smirked at his friends, they really do love being complimented, then, Zoro being subtle, slanted his gaze at Robin. She was always radiant as ever. She just looked simple— What the hell why am I thinking this? His cheeks flushed, as Luffy noticed what is happening to Zoro.

"Oi Zoro, aren't you eating that?"

"Shut up, Luffy, I was about to eat it." He stopped looking at Robin,

"Zoro-bro you okay? You looked like you're sick." Franky asked as Usopp nodded, "Yeah Zoro, you fine?"

Robin also looked at him with concern, placing her hand on Zoro's forehead.

Zoro winced from Robin's touch in which the archeologist just giggled at him. "He's fine don't worry, right Zoro?" She smiled at her friends.

"You sure Nico-ya? I might check Roronoa if he was sick, we don't want a plague coming up to us." Law deadpanned.

"Not cool man, I'm eating, you know?" Usopp grimaced.

But what made them surprised is what Zoro just said.

"I like Robin." He blurted out then covering his mouth, averting the astonished and grinning face from his crew except for Luffy who didn't get him at all.

"Well, we do all like her," Luffy shrugged, mouth full of his half-eaten meat but to his nakama, they sure it's not just a sort of likeness to Robin. They eagerly waited for what's about to happen thus fixing their gazes upon both the swordsman and archeologist.

"Zoro…" Robin stared at him, still not leaving his side, "Is this true?"

Zoro sighed, "I-"

"Then, I like you, too Zoro," she smiled, didn't even let Zoro to finish his sentence. Now, it was the straw hats turned to stare at her. Then all of a sudden, Luffy just let out a bellowing laugh, his friends now looked at him with confused faces.

"I knew it! I knew it! Nami and Usopp will surely be owing me belis for this!" Luffy grinned, still not stopping on laughing, as Usopp slumped in defeat to which Zoro just realized what Luffy said.

"You just joined Nami and Usopp's bet? No, no, there's a bet?" Zoro eyes widened his eyes as Robin just shook her head, but her smiled never left her face. She was still amused on what's happening.

"Old man! Another feast!" Luffy grinned, slinging his arms around Usopp, as he raised his meat up in the air.

"To Robin and Zoro!" Luffy shouted, followed by their friends (except for Law boo!), to which Zoro sometimes wanted himself buried on the ground due to his embarrassment but then, Robin looked at him with concern.

Her gaze softened, "Are you okay Zoro?"

He slowly nodded his head, "So… It wasn't a dream, at all?" he considered his words. But to his surprise, instead of an answer, Robin quickly gave him a kiss on a cheek, making their friends cheer with glee upon seeing the both of them.

"Go Zoro! That's on my bet!" Luffy laughed.

"Zoro-bro you really are a lucky guy!

Despite the cheer around them, he blinked his eyes twice, face flustered from what Robin did as well as the cheering faces from their friends.

"No, it wasn't a dream, Zoro." Robin, then replied at him. Giving him a smile, she intertwined her fingers with his.

Zoro didn't complain at all.