A/N: hello another update again ehe, hope you still guys were reading this, and have a nice day : D

anw i hope you like this chap!

"You don't know where Chopper is?!" Sanji asked Luffy for the third time. All of them were already finished eating except for Luffy who was still holding a bucket full of meat.

"Like I said, I didn't know he was following me! I thought he was with you guys?" Luffy said, in between munching the smoked meat in his hand.

"I already told Robin about this." Nami said, done with her call with Robin.

"You what?" Sanji and Usopp exclaimed in unison, while Luffy kept on eating.

"What? If I didn't tell her any sooner than we would just stare at each other the rest of the day! Besides, I told her we should meet and head back to the ship." Although Nami refused to believe that this just had happened, there was nothing she could do for a dumbass like Luffy— poor Chopper even followed Luffy. With a sigh, she stood up from her seat, already heading towards the car.

"What about Chopper?" Usopp asked, following her.

"Of course, we wouldn't leave him!" She said as they all headed to where Mini Merry was parked. As Usopp was about to start Mini Merry, there was knocking on the door, stopping him.

Usopp opened his window, and grimaced when he saw who it was, "You're the lady—"

"I'm sorry for earlier but, do you know where the port is?" The woman asked.

"Yes, but why the hell— What?! " Usopp gasped when the woman removed her sunglasses. Surprised to see that in front of him was the renowned empress. How did he even not notice that earlier?!

While Sanji's eyes widened with astonishment, even pointed his finger at her, "Boa Hancock—?"

" Shhh... someone might hear you." She shushed him with her finger as she entered the car without asking for their permission, and even settled herself at the empty seat beside Nami.

"Wait, why are you even here—?!" Nami said, appalled when she seated beside her.

"I'm heading to the port," Hancock said with a raised brow, "Any violent reactions?"

No one had uttered a word, she only got a shaking head from them except from the munching sounds coming from Luffy who was busy eating the bucket of meat in his hands— how many smoked meats were inside there, by the way?! Usopp wondered, then just looked behind at Nami, wondering if she had anything to say.

But, there's nothing, Nami just gave him a shrug. She too didn't know what to do now that Boa Hancock, the infamous empress back in Amazon Lily, an island only women live— had just magically appeared here. There's nothing she can do about it. If this was Hancock, then… she sighed. Guess they can just bring her with them since they will also head back to the docks.

What a coincidence, indeed…

Chopper already stopped crying as he held the stranger's hand along the way as they walked away from the nasty city folks. Although Chopper knew that he shouldn't trust anyone— his mother would even say that 'Don't talk to strangers, unless you are lost, you can ask them'— but as he looked at the stranger, the little reindeer knew they could be trusted. That's why he didn't run away from them.

They weren't supposed to be a bad guy, right? Somehow, Chopper felt safe with the stranger. There was even a sweet smile on her face, perhaps one of the prettiest ladies that he had seen despite her face being hidden with a thin veil. For Chopper, it felt like he was friends with the stranger. He was at ease with her hands holding his little hoof, although she hasn't told her name to him—

"My name's Hiyori." She said as if she read Chopper's mind.

"I'm Chopper, nice to meet you!" Chopper said, then followed a question, "You seemed nice to me? Why is that?"

"You're crying earlier, I don't want kids like you crying like that." She squeezed his hand. "Say, you said you're lost? Do you know where you can find your friends or your guardian, perhaps?"

Chopper nodded. He had already told her that he got stray away with Luffy when he followed him, and now, here he was, lost. But being together with the kind lady in this city made him a bit hopeful now that he can go back to his friends.

"Our ship was in the port. I'm trying to ask around but they seemed not too nice just like you…" he mumbled.

"Oh! That's where I was supposed to go as well, don't worry, that's where I will go, too!"

"You are? That's great! Wait… Why are you even going there?" He asked.

Hiyori let out a sigh, he noted after asking that. That's something he needed to know.

"Bad guys were following me." Hiyori said as if it was just a normal thing to say.

"B-bad guys?! Here in the city? Wait, why? Hiyori, you didn't do anything bad are you?" He quivered.

He just wished Hiyori wasn't like that, but then again, remembering what happened to him earlier, the bad looks coming from the city folks, maybe Hiyori was right, there were bad guys and Hiyori wasn't one of them.

"Hehe, I'm not." She ruffled his head, "All I did was for love and now, bad guys are after me."

Chopper tilted his head, "For love? How come bad guys follow you because of that? Aren't they supposed to be happy with you if you found love?"

He just knew it exists among people— love . And yet, weren't they supposed to be happy with the way it turned out for Hiyori if she did it for love? Why would the bad guys even follow Hiyori? If you love someone, then the others around you should be happy, right?

"I found someone real and I was about to elope with her…" Hiyori beamed, but her expression turned foul, "And now, like I said the bad guys were after me."

"Oh... I just don't get it…" Chopper said.

"I don't know if you would understand this but I am still in an arranged marriage."

Chopper shook his head, "I still don't get it, Hiyori."

Hiyori smiled, for a kid, she knew that it's better to explain things that he can understand, then, "Well someone forced me to marry them but I don't love them. It's only for political ties, not marrying for love. Then, this, the person I found, she was real, genuine— that's what I wanted. Not him …" She scoffed.

"That's bad. You should love who you want, right?"

Hiyori nodded. As they walked, Hiyori told whom she had met one time. Hiyori was fairly new in the city, but this woman, Boa, was the first person whom she met who treated her kind here in the city. At first, she was snappy, Hiyori chuckled at the memory, that was the time when she got lost around the city. She didn't know where to go, but with this woman, she treated her kind unlike Orochi.

"So, that bad guy was Orochi?" Chopper asked.

She nodded and continued on.

After that fateful day, she and Boa become friends. She would even try to reason out Orochi's bodyguards, and good thing, with her charm, they believed her. There, they could meet somewhere Orochi and his henchmen didn't know— only the two of them. She was slowly knowing what she was feeling back then, and what she really deserves.

Poor man believed Hiyori was deeply in love with him, but it was the opposite. Orochi only cared for her looks, not who she was. Orochi, the man whom she was supposed to marry, just proved that she would never be happy with a man like him. Orochi wouldn't match how Boa would make her feel genuine things

It only started a day, then weeks, to months— her relationship grew far stronger with Boa than her trust on Orochi.

"She even told me we should go away and leave that bastard." She laughed in memory even though Chopper just nodded along on her words.

"Orochi bad, Boa good?" Chopper inserted.

Yes. I still don't get how my guardian had approved of this marriage. I thought he would side with me. I would rather die than be with a man like him. But his wealth, he even gave me a portion of his wealth, but it was incomparable to what Hancock had shown me. It was better than I deserved." Hiyori smiled at him.

Chopper pouted, "But, what if Orochi had found out about your relationship, Hiyori?"

"Don't worry, I trust Boa. She's more powerful than that conniving son of a bitch ."

Chopper gasped when he heard her curse, and Hiyori quickly apologized for her brash behavior.

"Enough of him. I'm already growing tired talking about that man." She let out a sigh, then, "Anyways, that's why Boa and I were planning on leaving this place. And now, that plan is about to come true."

"So, Hiyori… you really love her so much?" Chopper asked her. Not that he doubts her, he just wanted to know.

"I do. More than I could have imagined." She finished wistfully, her smile never leaving her face.

Chopper returned her smile and they continued on walking. He might have been just a child to understand things, and even though the love Hiyori was talking about? Not that he had just understood all the things she had said; he wasn't that well-versed on that. Love is a universal language that even he could understand. With the way Hiyori's eyes glinted with happiness, he thought that might be what love can do to a person. Now curious from all the things she had just told him, he wonders if that would be the same on two of his friends.

"Hiyori, can I ask something?"

"Sure, what was it?"

"What if… there were two of my friends that secretly liked each other but both of them didn't know it?" He asked.

If Chopper would notice during his frequent stays at Robin's flower shop, it was the way both Zoro and Robin kept on stealing glances at each other at work, and even caring for each other on most days. Did they just think that every time he was inside the flower shop, he wouldn't notice everything that happens there? He wasn't a naïve kid!

"They were? I don't know what to say Chopper, but maybe you were just jumping to conclusions?"

"I'm not! I saw it with my two own eyes!" He pouted as he crossed his arms to his chest, stopping on walking. He wanted to prove his point. He couldn't help being so curious! What if maybe there was really something going with the two of them, too?

"Then, they should be the one talking about that. It's not your problem to begin with." Hiyori said, ruffling the little reindeer's head.

"But—!"

"It might take them not too long, and they will eventually realize what they feel. You will know, and maybe one of these days they might just know it. I think they're already in their right minds to know what to do about that. Don't worry, Chopper." She said, reassuring him with a smile.

Or maybe, there wasn't, Chopper sighed. Hiyori was right, maybe it wasn't his problem to begin with. He gave her a slow nod, ending that conversation.

"By the way, we should now go ahead and meet Boa at the port—" she and Chopper were about to take a left turn, but Hiyori halted on her tracks, stupefied. Chopper followed her gaze, and there were two tuxedoed men who happened to stop on their tracks, as well.

"Hey, that's the woman our boss was looking for!" One of them shouted as they pointed out his fingers as soon as they caught a glimpse of Hiyori.

Chopper froze, but Hiyori immediately grabbed hold of Chopper in her arms. Even though Hiyori looked like wasn't athletic enough, she had avoided the men as much as she could, evading every bystander they almost bumped into.

"Are they the bad guys, Hiyori?"

"Yeah… They are," she huffed as she carelessly crossed the street despite it was green light, hoping to avoid the policemen catching up. Cars even started honking as Hiyori just ran across despite the cars moving.

"Do you wanna be dead?!" One of the drivers shouted.

But, still, Hiyori had dismissed every shout coming from the drivers until she and Chopper made it to the other side. Chopper held onto Hiyori as she evaded every bystander and passerby. Not too far away from the tuxedoed men, there was a familiar voice Chopper knew—

"Chopper?!" Chopper immediately looked behind his shoulders, and there, Usopp was waving at them inside the moving Mini Merry.

"Usopp?!—" Chopper waved at him as well.

"Hiyori! That's them!" Hiyori nodded and ran towards the car where it stopped to fetch them.

"Boa?" And there, Hiyori widened her eyes upon seeing the woman beside Nami.

"Hey, you." Hancock smiled at her, then, "Come on, let's get you two inside," She offered her hand, ushering them inside Mini Merry.

From the archives, the two Zoros and Robin were already heading outside. Robin also hadn't forgotten the books and articles she needed from the archives. But as soon as they headed to the car, there were police waiting not too far from them.

"There they are! Get those twins" The police said as they saw the three by the car outside the archives.

"Twins?!" Zo grimaced.

"Just go inside!" Zoro shoved Zo in the backseat.

"Who will drive?" Zo asked but it was only responded by Robin fastened her seatbelt from the driver's seat, saying, "This will be a rough ride, boys. I haven't had a car chase in a while."

Zo shocked, "You what—?"

"Go, Robin!" Zoro shouted.

There Robin stomped on the pedal, revving the engine.

The two Zoros landed with a thud on the backseat as Robin sped off.

Robin yanked the steering wheel. Beating the red lights, ignoring the police siren. How the hell Robin just transformed from a calm woman to this… devil of a woman?! Zoro cursed, holding onto his seat for his dear life.

Should Zoro ask how she even knew that? That's probably a bad idea, the best thing he should do is not know about it. It was better that he knew that she was a florist, that's what it matters.

"Don't you fucking dare ruin my car!" Zo shouted.

"Just shut up and sit your ass there!" Robin roared that made Zo sulk on his seat, again.

Different routes they take just to avoid the cops— still memorized in the back of Robin's mind the streets of Grand Line City.

"Stop where you are in the name of the law!" But Robin persisted, driving the car away from the sight of the police. And not too long, Robin had driven the car in an alley, managing to drive the police away... for now.

The police weren't catching up on them, good, and that's the perfect time for Zo to ask his question, "So… may I ask if there is something between you two?" Zo asked from the passenger seat.

Zoro shot Zo a glare but Zo didn't stop.

"Like, are you two—"

Zoro covered his mouth with his hand, shoving him back from his seat, whispering, "Shut up."

"What's that, Zo?" Robin asked, looking at the two from the mirror. She wasn't paying attention to the two not until now.

"Oh, it's nothing, he was about to ask nonsense ." Zoro answered instead, glaring at Zo. If Zo had successfully asked, that would lead to chaos, Zoro grumbled.

While Zo just rolled his eyes.

"By the way, we're almost near the port. The police didn't know this shortcut." Robin told them, but once again, there was a police siren heard in the distance not too far away from them.

"Shit! Just go ahead, Robin!" Zoro said, and there, the car zoomed in fast once again, avoiding the cops.

Nami's group had already arrived at Sunny's whereabouts at the port. Mini Merry was already garaged inside Sunny. The others already head up to the deck where Franky was waiting for them. There, a grin plastered was on his face, seeing them, or so they thought.

"Miss Hancock, Miss Hiyori! About time you two are here!"

Usopp and Nami shared a look, then at Franky, "About time?"

"Miss Hancock contacted me to transport them to Amazon Lily! Well, Franky delivery services do best to serve customers?"

Hancock shrugged, "It's true."

Thousand Sunny was already leaving the port that time when all of them were already in the ship. But when Franky had head counted all of the passengers aboard, he just realized something.

"By the way, where are Zoro and Robin—?"

Just as he had just mentioned their name, he was only interrupted with a police siren and a speeding car heading towards the ship.

"Yep, I think that's them." Sanji said, lighting his cigarette, watching from a distance.

Meanwhile, what the others didn't know, so much chaos unfolds inside the car. Both Zoro and Robin remained calm as the car raced all the way to the leaving Thousand Sunny. Zo was about to get a heart attack as Robin had told him what Robin was planning to do.

"Are you fucking crazy, woman?! That's insane, we're not gonna make it!" Zo shouted.

But Robin just sped up more, ignoring his shouts.

"I'm not going back here anymore." Zoro heaved a sigh, bracing himself as the car launched up to the sky.

From the Sunny, they stared at the car like it was a bird soaring up the sky. The police only just stared at the car as it flew off the ramp. That was a great escape, the police watched. Too bad they didn't catch the culprits who caused a ruckus in the city, that's a report to counterfeit once again.

"That's so cool! Do that again!" Luffy grinned as the car had successfully landed on top of the deck. Still surprised by what just happened, all of them waited for Zoro and Robin to get out so that they could explain what just happened just now. Robin was the first one to get out, and Chopper immediately ran towards her, hugging her knees.

"Robin! Robin! I promise I won't get lost again!" Chopper wailed.

Robin crouched to level with the reindeer, letting him cry into her arms.

"I also promise I won't let you get lost, Chopper. Just stay with us from now on." She smiled at him, making Chopper raise his head to face her.

"With who?"

"Um… from me and Zoro." She hesitated to say his name at first, but it was quickly replaced by a smile, tousling Chopper's fur.

"Right, Zoro?" She asked the swordsman when he got out of the car.

"Huh?" He looked confused— he didn't even know what Robin asked but Chopper stared at him like he had said something bad.

"Still, at least you're safe, Chopper. That's okay." Then she looked at the turquoise haired woman, she guessed she was the one who accompanied Chopper earlier, "Thank you miss?"

"Hiyori."

"Thank you, Hiyori." Robin said as Hiyori only smiled at that.

Away from the others, Zoro, alone, watched the City of Grand Line slowly disappear from his sight, as Thousand Sunny leaves the port. It was just a short time, but damn that almost took them like for days just by being in that place. Good thing they already left it, and now they will head to—

"We're going to Amazon Lily before we head to Ohara!" Robo-Franky announced, startling Zoro from his musings.

"What?!" A stress mark throbbed on his temple, but, what can he do? Nothing , so he just sighed in defeat and remained to where he was, leaning on to the railings. Another destination before getting to Ohara, and another day, or days , in order for him to get back to where he came from.

end notes: see you next update!