Author's Note: Zoro x Tashigi fan fiction. I tried to maintain all the character's individual personalities. If you find a flaw please inform me. I have made a battle, which is not from the anime or manga, to set the scene.

Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece or any of its characters. I just love to write about it!

Interrogation Room: "Silence is Golden"

Zoro lay asleep in his cell. It was all he really could do. He knew that he could easily break the iron restraints he had to wear. But what good would that do if he didn't have any where to go? Then even if he had a place to escape to he would have to get his three legendary swords. Zoro Just really didn't see the point in causing commotion when he knew Luffy would make more than enough noise during his rescue. He knew that Luffy would come, once the rest of the crew was healed up. Then if there was anyone else missing they would continue looking for their remaining shipmates.

Zoro's eyes fluttered open. He had been dreaming about his friends. It had been two weeks since they parted in Carafe. He missed them. Zoro had spent the first five days fighting, then he was unconscious for four days, and now the past five days that he had been conscious the annoying marine girl had been questioning him.

"It will probably be the same today." He thought, "It's just a matter of time."

Only an hour had passed since the green haired prisoner had awaken. Still he lay with his eyes shut, until he hared a tapping on the bars for his cell. It was a guard clad in the marine uniform. The guard cleared his trout then said, " 305198405. You have-"

"So she wants to bother me again." Zoro said in a mater of fact way. He had grown annoyed with Tashigi's constant questioning. The girl would contain him for as long as she could. Didn't she know he wasn't going to tell her anything! Reluctantly Zoro stood and walked just in front of the guard.

Soon the two had reached a door, a door that Zoro was becoming all too familiar with. "Everyday," he muttered to himself.

Inside Tashigi stood with her back to the door. She was wearing her normal look: jeans, marine jacket, and a loud button down shirt that was pink with teal stars. "Sit," she commanded looking over her shoulder. Tashigi then nodded to the guard dismissing him from the room.

Zoro took his seat at the table, his bare feet felt cold from the stone floor. "What is it today?" He asked exasperated.

With her back still to Zoro, Tashigi took a katana in hand and unsheathed it slightly from its saya. Zoro knew that sound all to well. He could hear it. The soul of that sword was calling to him. "Wadou!"

Tashigi turned to face Zoro, "Amazing. You know, I thought it was just a rumor that you would know your sword just by the sound of it coming out of it's sheath."

The criminal Zoro gritted his teeth. "Why was she holding Wadou Ichimonji? What gives her the right?" But what could he do? He was in a high security marine prison with nowhere to go. All he could do for the time is tolerate the Marine Sergeant's mocking. "I just have to-"

"Would you like it back?" Tashigi's voice interrupted his thoughts. She was examining the blade. "It is truly a work of art. I had hoped to see this blade in battle at one time, but you never will give me that honor. Will you?" Her words were half wishful and half scornful, "Who knows? Maybe if you assist me I will return this sword to you for one last duel. What do you think?"

" I think I would like to ask what your thinking."

"Don't take such an icy tone with me. I was only offering to make your stay here a bit more comfortable." Tashigi approached the table and sat in the chair across from Zoro. She placed the sword upon the wooden table and spoke very straightforward to her captive. " Tell me how to find the Straw Hat Pirates and I will do what I can to get your sentence reduced and have your things returned to you afterwards."

Zoro was quiet for a few moments then stood from where he had been seated, " I regret to inform you, once again, that I do not know where the crew is. And if I did I don't think I would be inclined to tell you. I will protect my friends."

"Friends! You call a group of 'cut trout pirates' friends!"

There was a loud noise followed by a crack that nearly split the wooden table. Tashigi had watched while Zoro slammed his cuffed hands in to the table silencing her with surprise and shock. This was the first time he had an outburst during his stay at the prison.

"Do not," he said flatly, "insult my friends. Ever."

This was the first time Tashigi felt she saw a "human" side of Zoro. Sure he got annoyed or was frustrating to deal with, but that was his "wall" to keep people away from him. The young marine pulled a hand over her mouth to keep herself from saying anything with out thinking.

A few silent minutes had passed until Tashigi spoke up again. " I am sorry. I didn't realize that those pir…um… your friends meant so much to you." She then bowed her head in apology.

"You shouldn't do that."

Tashigi raised her head and then an eyebrow to Zoro. ""Do-?"

"Bowing your head to an enemy. I could kill you when you're not looking."

"I don't think you will. Even if you were given the opportunity."

"Why is that Marine Girl?"

" You have been given countless chances to kill me, and yet you never do. I remember it all began in Louge Town when you deceived me to believe you were a good person."

"I never lied to you. You just never asked who I was." Zoro said smugly, "Besides it's not like you were saying anything kindly about ' Roronoa Zoro'."

"I'm done speaking with you today." She said taking up Wadou under her arm.

A/N: So? What do you think? I havn't gotten many reviews so i wasnt very motivated to keep on with this story. Anyhoo, I will be doing my best to keep up with every thing here now. Sorry for making you wait. XD