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Note: This is my first Fanfic. Please read and review with likes, dislikes and may be some writing tips.

Snowy Duel

Tashigi awoke with the feeling of cold leaving her flesh and heat slowly caressing her body from the outside in. She didn't know where she was or how she had gotten there. Slowly she opened her eyes to find herself face to face with none other than Roronoa Zoro!

"H-how did this- Why am I-," She couldn't think straight each question she thought was interrupted by another in her mind.

Tashigi wanted to leap away from the pirate swordsmen but realized she was being held close to him with force! Not much force, but something was defiantly keeping her in place. She turned her head ever so slightly as to not disturb Roronoa who had been sleeping and still was.

"His arms!" Tashigi asked herself in frustration. " How did I end up in the arms of the bounty hunter turned pirate, Roronoa Zoro?"

Finally it came back to her. She had followed him on her own to keep the oath she had made to herself, to remove all the named swords form the possession of evil people.

Her search lead her to an ice country in the south called Winderkil. It had very few if any cities or towns inland. The largest populated area of Winderkil was Pearl Port, named for two things; the color the land retained year round and for the oyster farms they were able to keep in such a cold clement. That's where she decided to start looking and asking questions.

First the loan marine went to the local and only pub around and started to ask about a tall man with green hair. No one seemed to have any information to share with her. Tashigi then headed out on foot to find out if there was an arms repair in the port town. Maybe she could get some answers there!

Heading out Tashigi put on her purple and pink stripped snowcap, her trademark blue jacket with white fur trim, and a white scarf that had the marine logo on one end.

She began walking close to sundown. She thought that if she couldn't find any trace of Roronoa then she would go to an inn she had seen upon arrival to Pearl Port. This made her think about what a downer it would be to have come so far and not catch the legendary Roronoa Zoro.

A cold wind blew and she clutched Shigure close to her body. Once the wind died down she looked up to see the sun set over a vast plan of snow and ice. The colors of the sun reflected upon the ice and it seemed that the earth and sky became one for a brief moment.

She was taken back by the breathtaking scene and waited for the sun to vanish under the horizon line. Tashigi watched and became so intrested in the setting sun she almost for got that with night coming that the land of Winderkil would only get colder. Letting out an exhausted sigh, Tashigi turned to head back to the inn.

That's when she heard a shop bell ring. Not that she thought about it to much she was busy looking at her feet wondering weather to head home, back to Smoke and the marine base, or continue her search.

Her thoughts were interrupted but two voices she was coming closer to as she walked.

"Thanks for the help old man."

"Don't mention it lad, I still don't know how you could have gotten separated from your crew and end up her of all places," the old man laugh.

" Yeah! Yeah!" The younger voice sounded condescendingly.

"Hmm something about that voice sounds familiar," She thought, but it wasn't her place to be noise.

The old man's voice continued as Tashigi passed the conversation. "Let me ask you some thing lad. Why is it you have three swords?"

"Three Swords!" Tashigi's eyes went wide as she clutched Shigure in her hand and turned on her heal to face the two men.

Ther before her was Zoro. She had finally tracked him down. He was still in the middle of having a conversation with an old man that ran the small shop when Tashigi finally spoke.

" Roronoa Zoro!"

At the sound of that Zoro froze up like a child being scolded by their mother who was using their full name. He turned his head cautiously towards the voice of a female he didn't think he wanted to see again. "What's she doing here?"

" I'm placing you under arrest!"

"That answers that."

"Come quietly or fight me, its your choice!"

Zoro shrugged and crossed his arms, "Sorry but I have to decline. I have things to do."

"So then we fight!" Tashigi said unsheathing Shigure.

" There is no way I'm fighting you!"

" You've been warned now draw your swords!" She barked putting herself in a ready stance.

Zoro placed his hand right hand on the hilt of a white-sheathed sword. " Just like with Kuina, one of us was always stubborn." He too took a stance that looked to be in a ready to fight position, but instead of drawling and heading in for an attack Zoro swiftly turned and began to flee Pearl Port.

Tashigi didn't waste any time she followed quickly after Zoro. It was getting dark so he couldn't get to far and there was no cover anywhere on the icy wasteland of Winderkil, and Zoro was heading away from the town!

"I'll catch him this time," Tashigi told herself.

After running for what seemed an hour or so Zoro stopped and out of breathe. " I… must have… lost her… by now," He gasped out loud.

"Don't get ….to cocky… Ro… ro… noa." Zoro turned to find Tashigi close behind him she too was short of breathe. Zoro faced Tashigi. He was hunched over with his hands on his knees. Tashigi became worn out to the point she was propping herself up with Shigure. "Now…fight… me… Zoro."

The green haired man didn't know what to do. Maybe if he just beat her really quick she would give up for now and he could worry about finding his way back to Pearl Port.

"Fine Have it your way," Zoro said as he took up one of his named swords in to his right hand.

Well what do you think! Let me know if you would like me to post the next part. Its almost done!

R+R please.