Chapter 2

A/N: Viele Hallos (Many Hi's) to you all. I am proud to say that I have not loss the will to do this fic, since my first review wasn't as awful as I had planned it to be. So I'd like to thank huimin1013 for not putting a flame thrower to my ass and setting on extra extra crispy. So, going with tradition, since being my first reviewer and all, the chap's for you.

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"Come on Zoro, wake up" Zoro was being shaken awake at a very early time in the morning by an eager Nami. Zoro growled, waving her away with all the lethargy had in him.

"I mean it this time, wake up." Nami pulled Zoro's dark blue sheets off of him, tossing them by his black dresser.

The green haired sleeper rolled over, and reluctantly pulled his eyes opened, looking at his alarm clock.

"Nami, it's five in the fucking morning." He let his head fall heavily on his pillow. "What in the hell do you want?'

"There's an early bird special at one of the stores I want to shop at." Zoro groaned again.

"Give a little while." He grabbed another nearby pillow, pulling it over his head.

"Fine but five more minutes, no more."

"Hey, did you forget who pays the bills around here" Zoro's voice came muffled and tired from under the pillow. He faintly heard his door click shut. Zoro sighed, drowsiness washing over him, drowning out the cold that was falling on his bare legs and chest. As soon as Zoro thought he was close to sleep, the phone rang.

"Can't a man get any got damn sleep in this fucking house" He shouted, along with many a profanity. He picked up the phone from his black nightstand, dragging it under his pillow.

"Hello" Zoro mumbled loud enough for the human on the other end to hear him through the muffledness.

"Is this Zoro" The phone was riddled with static, making it almost impossible to tell weather the voice was male of female. Zoro could, however, tell the voice had an accent.

"This is he." Zoro replied, sitting upright. The pillow that was atop his head fell harmlessly into his lap. "Who might this be"

"Wow, for most feared man in the county, you have most delightful phone manners." Zoro's eyebrows furrowed deeply.

"I'm only going to ask this one more time, who might this be" He repeated, with more force so the stranger would know how feared he was. The voice instead took quite the opposite, and laughed.

"Ok, I level with you. I am Raven. Word has it that you are looking for me."

"I am."

"Oh, well great. But I cannot hold a conversations over phone. Meet me at my address at 12:00 sharp, no early, no late." Zoro chuckled.

"What makes you think I have your address" The voice laughed in return.

"I have words as well." And with that, the receiver clicked, leaving Zoro half pleased and half annoyed. He was happy that he finally got an informant to cooperate, but he was displeased with the fact he'd have to leave Nami in the middle of her 'My-best-friend-is-a-thought-of-killer-so-I-get-everything-for-free' shopping. The teen/man(1) sighed.

"Why can't I ever have my cake and eat it too"

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At about six, Nami and Zoro left the house, to a giant chain department store that she absolutely adored. Zoro about half way through the shopping, fell asleep on a bench, while Nami went trying on clothes. It was a good thing to, because he thought about killing the sales girl if she even said so much as excuse me to him.

Then, close to 11:30, Nami dragged him off close to Raven's address for more shopping. Zoro thought this was an advantage, until he saw the name of the store.

"Nami, I am NOT going in there" Zoro stood firmly beside his car.

"Just come on, it's no big deal." Nami pleaded. She couldn't get the scare prices if Zoro wasn't with her.

"No big deal? That's a store filled with women's lacy thing and unmentions. Men do not go in there" Zoro was arguing his way out of going into Victoria's Secret.

"Men do if they want to get stuff for their girlfriends" Nami retorted, pulling on Zoro's wrist.

"1st of all, men only go buy that stuff on their own if they want to see their girlfriends in it, and 2nd, once we start dating and having sex, ring me." Zoro reclaimed his wrist. Nami stomped, then did something that she hated, but was known for in case of desperate measures. She gave a little puppy dog face, and started Zoro down, until he gave in. Nami grabbed his wrist again and pulled him along into the store.

"But I will never in my natural born life, do this again."

As the two entered the store, clerks and sales girls back away from them whispering, as Nami ran from Zoro, looking eagerly onto rack after rack . Zoro turned to look at the whispering bystanders, and they back further away from him, the shoppers dropping their clothes and leaving the store hurrily. Zoro let it go with a sigh. People did that everywhere they went.

As Nami continued looking over things Zoro chose not even to glance at, he looked at his watch. It was 11:50. He then decided to leave now, just in case he may have gotten held up.

"Nami, I have to go somewhere." Zoro gently whispered in her ear as she scanned a perfume rack, which Zoro found safe to lay his eyes on. Nami pouted, not believing his excuse. "I'm serious. I'll be back in a sec." Nami rolled her eyes.

"Fine, fine. Just make sure you come back. And just in case you're wondering, this place does have men's bathrooms." Zoro walked away without responding to the comment. Before he docked the door though, he stopped at the sales counter.

"Make sure the red head in the leather skirt gets whatever she wants." He growled, leaning in closely. The brunette sales women nodded wildly. Zoro then pulled back, leaving the store with a loud good-bye for Nami.

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Zoro, with his wild driving and total disrespect for any kind of law enforcement managed to pull into the apartment parking lot at 11:59. He dashed up the stairs (the many flights of stairs) and managed to ring the door bell at 12:00 on the dot. As Zoro was catching his breath, the door creaked open on its own. He peered up, slightly confused, and walked in.

The inside was dark and dank, but kind of sparkly. Zoro stood, trying to find his way inside using the light from the hallway, but the door slammed shut before he had a chance to put his idea to any use.

"Zoro, so you finally have come." A voice, Raven's most likely, rose from the darkness.

"Sure, I came, you knew that." Zoro responded hotly. "So why don't you turn on a damn light" As soon as he spoke those words, candles lit themselves around him and the room. Zoro now saw Raven sitting at a purple silk table in front of him, a glowing crystal ball in front of her. Zoro sighed, overly annoyed.

"Another damn psychic thinking they can help me." Zoro moved to sit at an chair directly in front of the women. "This had better be good. I could have sat home in my underwear and called a psychic hotline if I needed 'spiritual help' bullshit." Raven smiled, though Zoro couldn't see her face, because she wore something of a red cloth over her head.

"Do not worry, no shit of the bull here." (A/N: My guyfriend said that, I thought it was sooo funny, and cute.) Raven ran fingers over her crystal. "I totally honest when it comes to things like this."

"Fine, fine. Let's get this over with, shall we" Zoro rushed politely. "I left a friend shopping." Raven laughed.

"Let us." The women fell into something of a deep silence, making Zoro slightly concerned that she may have fell into a coma or had a heart attack.

The silence remained for several minutes, making Zoro as bored as hell. Just as he was about to resort to violence, Raven stirred.

"So what" Zoro questioned impatiently. Raven sighed heavily.

"For some reason, I could not connect with much." She reasoned politely. "I seem to only come across one thing, a burning city."

I guess I have to resort to violence anyway. Zoro inwardly groaned, reaching into his coat jacket for his gun. Raven laughed.

"No need to threaten, Mr.Zoro. I said all I know is that. I have friend, Onj ma. I'm sure she would love to help you." Raven pulled a piece of paper from out of practical no where. "Now, I do not know where she is now, but on paper is names of 2 nephews. They'll help." Zoro took the piece of paper, and left for the door.

"I wish I could say it was a pleasure to meet you..." Zoro half-laughed. Raven chuckled.

"I wish you all luck on finding what you are looking for." She good-byed him, as her door closed, and candles blew out.

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Luffy sat boredly at an overcrowded desk, blowing a stray clear bead across the table.

"Man, I'm bored." He groaned, fingering his badge that laid on his desk. The from out of nowhere, a horrendous growl was let out, making all the nearby officers and detective stop, some dropping their things. Luffy chuckled pleasantly.

"And I'm hungry" The whole precinct toppled over.

Officer Monkey, or Officer Luffy as the chief ordered everyone to call him after the whole 'precinct breakout'. (Basically, now one could stop laughing for 5 damn hours) was one of the youngest members in the precinct, being only 19. There where few other, his friends, that where around his age and worked at the cinct.

But right now his was alone, and very hungry. He would just go and eat, but as a rule, he never ate alone. He needed someone to control him at 'all you can eat' type restaurants. Luffy then spawned an idea, and picked up his black phone.

"Detective Usopp." A voice spoke after luffy dialed a number.

"Hi Usopp" Luffy practically screamed into the receiver. He blinked as he waited for an answer.

"Luffy, is there something wrong" Usopp questioned after several seconds. "Do you need something"

"Nope, just lunch." Usopp sighed over the phone.

"Luffy, I'm kinda busy"

"Please" Luffy wined.

"Good lord Luffy, give me 20 minutes." Usopp renlented. "Do you want me to ask Raina to come"

"Sure! Bye" Luffy hung up the phone happily, only one more call to make.

"Officer Curly." Luffy laughed as he always did. The person on the other end of the phone was actually Sanji. Curly was just a funny nickname that caught on, and the only name people knew him by on the streets.

"Hey Sanji" Luffy spoke in a smilely voice.

"Hey Luff." Sanji anwsered back in a better way the he answered the phone. Luff did seem to have that effect on the man. "What's going on"

"Nothing but nothing." Luffy responded. "I'm hungry, want to come to lunch with me"

"Sure, but where" Luffy hummed thoughtfully.

"How about Cafe Burger? It has the word burger in it" Sanji chuckled over the phone.

"Ok, I'll meet you there in 5." Luffy wished his friend a see you later, then departed for Cafe Burger.

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A/N: How'd ya like that huh? The next chapter will be kind of humorus and give more insight into Zoro. And I've got a shower scene spawned in my mind for a past paring. Do ya's want to see it? I know you want to!

Zoro: Great, I'm going to be seen naked and covered in water by dozens of girls.