Can you trust me?
Rating: PG
Pairing: ZoroxRobin, LuffyxNami
WARNING: May contain spoiler!
The discussion went on and on with Ussop complaining about the 'baby' problem. Robin really had no way out of the stupid conversation. It just kept going with Ussop dominating the conversation. She wished that something could end it, or Ussop would be in serious trouble.
Anything would be alright, anything that could zip his mouth and made their conversation to be back right on the topic where he should not even think of saving her.
Only…can this long-nose guy ever get tired of talking? If this 'baby' thing is really that important to him, why couldn't he just make his own baby with his future wife? Cause listening to him complaining about the baby crap was really giving her a great annoyance.
Zoro was bored as hell, everyone except for Nami who seemed to be busy with her work as a navigator and that Kokoro granny that seemed to be paying full attention on driving the crazy train.
He sighed in annoyance. Can the train go faster? He wanted to meet Robin as soon as possible. He had lots of things he wanted to say, and get things straight with her. He wanted to apologize for hurting her, if he was not as thick headed as he was before, he could have avoided himself from attacking and hurting her in the first place.
Suddenly he noticed something on the back train seat. It was the baby phone snail Nami used to receive calls from Sanji. Since he had nothing to do, he decided he might as well play around with the baby phone snail.
He had no idea how to use it; since he never even bothered about contacting anyone with a phone. So he just played around with a number. He didn't care if he was making a prank call. He was too bored to do anything else.
He went to a quiet place to use the phone so Nami would not bother him for using her baby phone snail without her permission. Right after he dialed the number, he could hear the ringing from the speaker. He didn't care whose phone he reached to, as long as he could end his boredom and made him to stop worrying about Robin.
Buruburuburuburuburu buruburuburuburuburu
Robin and Ussop flinched from the sudden sound coming from somewhere behind them. They looked at the source of the sound in alert. They calmed down when they found out that it was just the sound of the phone snail ringing.
"Uh…" started Ussop, "I think someone should get that."
Robin sighed in relief, 'Finally he finished talking about that baby crap. But how is it possible…for anyone to call CP9 private snail phone? No one should be able to know this snail phone number except for their leader. So this must be those people's leader.'
"Oh anyway, we should go back to our discussion," said Ussop, "And like what I was saying…"
"I better get the phone." Said Robin while walking towards the snail phone, 'It's better for me to talk to the CP9 leader, whoever he is. Rather than listening to his complain about the baby crap.'
She picked up the phone and answered, "Hello, the CP9 are not here right now. May I take a message?"
The only reply she got was silence. She looked at the phone strangely and once again said, "Hello?" Yet, more silence. She shrugged thinking that the phone line just went off or something, until suddenly…
"Robin?"
Robin froze in shock. 'This voice…no, it couldn't be…' She couldn't be mistaken, only one person holds a stern, deep, and harsh voice with no manner- when calling her name.
"Robin? Is that you?"
Shaking with absolute shock and fear, she knew exactly who the owner of the voice was. "Mr. Swordsman, Zoro?"
Zoro froze when the person who answered the phone was the least expected person he would think of picking the phone. It was Robin! Who else could it be? No way could he be mistaken, he knew her voice PERFECTLY well. Who else had a too-mature-and-elegant-kind-of-way voice with a mysterious vocal. It just had to be her!
"Robin?" He finally spoke in a demandingly. She did mention that the CP9 were not with her. Then he finally could talk some sense to her, so she would forget her ideas of going to sacrifice herself for her friends' sake. "Robin? Is that you?"
The only thing he could hear after that was a single click. She actually hung up on him.
Robin was breathing uncontrollably with horror on her eyes. She managed to hang up on him, but she knew that he could call her back, knowing that he knew the phone number. How did he know the phone number of the CP9 private phone snail anyway?
"Was that…Zoro?" asked Ussop in amazement, "How did he know this phone number?"
"I don't care!" cried Robin in frustration, she wanted to forget him, she wanted to forget his existence, she wanted to forget his face, and especially she wanted to forget his VOICE! "I have to get rid of this phone snail before he calls back!"
"Wa…wait! What are you thinking? Are you crazy?" cried Ussop in panic
"No I'm not!" cried Robin while opening the window, "I'm gonna throw this out!"
Ussop held on Robin's hand while closing the window with his other hand. "What are you thinking? Aren't you supposed to be happy that Zoro called you?"
"Happy?" cried Robin in frustration, "The last thing I wanna to do is hear or even meet him. Right now, I want to forget EVERYTHING about him!"
"What is your problem?" growled Ussop, "Why are you…?"
Once again tears came out from her eyes, just by hearing the voice of the man she loved, she started to feel a strange vibration of loneliness, 'Why…why am I so sensitive at this time? It was only his voice…only his voice…ONLY his voice…then…why? This…this feeling…I DON'T WANT TO FEEL IT! I DON'T WANT TO! I WANT TO FORGET IT!'
Usopp was speechless. It pained him to see his best friend cry with such loneliness in her eyes. He wished there was something he could do.
Buruburuburuburuburu buruburuburuburuburu
Their eyes snapped and looked at the phone snail. It was ringing again, and they both know perfectly well who was calling.
"You…better answer that," said Ussop
"No!" was Robin's quick reply, "There's no way…"
"You must be thinking 'I will die and I want him to forget about me, and I also want to forget everything about him' is that right?" asked Ussop and from the look on her eyes, he was perfectly right. He then continued, "Then, you're wrong. As the king of sniper, I'm very good on understanding people's feelings. My friend Ussop told me that Zoro is a stubborn person and very determined, just like his captain. So no matter what you do, Zoro- he will NEVER forget you, and he will NEVER make you want to forget him either. So, no matter what you do…you'll always remember him."
Robin blinked in confusion and amazement, 'Mr. Long-nose…he actually talked…he said something which actually made sense?'
"Well, what are you waiting for? Pick up the phone! It won't ring all day!" cried Ussop in annoyance
"But…" said Robin in hesitation, "I…"
"Argh, what's with the hesitation?" protested Ussop, "Just pick up the phone and I'll sit somewhere in the corner. I'll make sure I won't be listening to a single word of your conversation." He then winked and walked to the other seat far from the place she was sitting.
She looked at the ringing phone snail, and with much hesitation and doubt, she slowly picked it up.
Zoro cursed when she hung up the phone- how could she hang up on him! He then tried to remember the phone number he pressed. It was not really that easy since he previously was just pressing numbers randomly.
He smirked to see that there was a redial button, he pressed it and the previous number he had pressed came up once again and dialed it up for him. He only heard ringing for a long time.
Yet he waited patiently. He had longed to hear her voice once again, and he would do anything to hear it again. As minutes goes by, the phone was finally answered.
"Robin? It's you right?"
Robin covered her mouth with her hand to prevent sobs coming from her mouth, 'It's his voice…it's his voice…' her mind was crying in happiness.
"Talk to me Robin, Robin!"
The way he called her name, how much she longed for that. She missed him desperately, and she wanted to be embraced by his arms once more.
"ROBIN! I know you're there!"
Robin knew that she had to talk or he could shout so loud that it could make all of the CP agents in the whole train to hear it. She slowly sobbed, "Zo- Zoro…"
"Robin? Hey, are you alright? And are you crying?"
"N- no…I'm not…" sobbed Robin even harder, it was bad enough to hear his voice, and it was even worse to hear him to actually take pity towards her.
"Uh…you couldn't fool me with all of those sobs. What's the matter anyway? Why are you crying?"
Robin wiped her eyes, "St- stupid…you're really stupid…"
"Wha…who're you calling stupid? And you haven't answered my question!"
"I want to forget!" cried Robin desperately, "I want to forget EVERYTHING about you! I thought…I thought…that since you knew that I betrayed you…you…you will…you will…forget everything about me."
"That…would be impossible…even knowing that you betrayed me, I would NEVER forget you! Rather than forgetting you, I rather hunt you down until the edge of the world to kill you for betraying me."
Robin chuckled between her sobs. "Haha…very thick headed aren't you? I seriously have to tell you that you're horrible when it goes into giving someone comforting words."
"For your information, unlike that love-cook, I'm not a comforting type. But I know that I want you back with me and all of the crew! Sanji and Ussop must be there to pick you up, so run away with them right now!"
"You want me back…" whispered Robin while smiling sadly, "Why…?"
"Why? Well…uh…because…uh…um…wa…Wait a minute! Why do I have to answer that? Do you really need an answer to that question? I made myself a promise that I will not let you go from me and I will NEVER give you to anyone else! And anyway, Luffy and the others want you back as well."
Robin smiled again while tears kept on pouring out from her eyes, "You're very possessive aren't you? but I can't come back to you guys, and I can't come back to you…"
"WHAT? Why? And don't give me this 'for our sake' shit! Don't you know how much you hurt my pride knowing that you actually sacrificed your life for my sake! So don't give me that shit and get back here! If you really want to die that badly, then let me be the one to kill you. Because the only person who can kill you is ME! GOT IT?"
Wiping her tears once more, she finally stopped her crying. She smiled sadly once again, "Zoro…I can't…I just can't okay…please understand…"
"DON'T YOU DARE GIVE ME THAT SH…"
"I love you…" whispered Robin warmly. The only reply she get was a bumping and crashing sound of something or someone falling onto the ground. She chuckled in happiness for finally to be able to say those words towards him once gain.
"Wh…What the heck?"
"I love you Zoro…" repeated Robin
"Stop it! You told me those embarrassing words already! You don't have to tell me again and again!"
Robin chuckled and blushed, "I truly…love you…"
"Wa…wait Robin! Cut it out!"
"I will always love you…forever…" She closed her eyes as she smiled in absolute happiness.
"…I said…god damn it, Robin! Cut it out!"
And for the last time, she whispered, "I promise to always remember you…even when death do us apart…I will always love you…so…good bye…"
"WHAT? You say those embarrassing words and say goodbye just like that AGAIN! Don't you dare hang…"
She then hung up while sighing in relieved. Smiling in satisfaction, she looked at the direction Ussop was sitting, "Mr. Long-nose…I know you've listened to everything we talked about. No use hiding it."
Ussop flinched from his spot while hiding the voice dial inside his robe. At least she didn't know that he was recording it from the beginning. Who knows…the voice record of the couple's previous conversation could become a great blackmail item for him to use towards Zoro.
Zoro cursed loudly- he was blushing from head to toe. She actually said those words, not once or twice, but FIVE TIMES IN A ROW!
"That woman is totally getting on my nerves, damn it!" growled Zoro while looking at the baby phone snail in embarrassment.
'I'm going to get you Robin! Even if I have to use force, I will get you! So you better prepare! And damn it…I forgot to tell you that I'm sorry for hurting you. DAMN IT! WHAT MAKES HER TO BE ABLE TO SAY THOSE EMBARASSING WORDS OVER AND OVER AGAIN?'
Well, then again…as for himself, he had no idea about his true feelings towards her.
TBC
Note: YAY! Another chapter, and I'm sorry it's late…again. Anyway, my beta reader is finally back to business and help me check all of my grammar. All of your help made me flip in joy! As for the others, please review! And I hope you enjoy this chapter.