Note to Readers: Sorry it took so long I am having massive writers block XD

Disclaimer: Oda I 3 your creation that is One Piece! (Aka: I love One Piece, it is not mine) But keep your hands off Artty! XD

Snowy Duel: part eight

"What are you doing?"

A deep voice caught Tashigi's attention. She looked up and ended up staring Zoro right in the face.

Quickly the marine girl snapped her hand away from its place on Zoro's chest. Tashigi took a step back and stuttered, "N-nothing."

The green haired man took a step closer, "Really?"

"I umm uh," suddenly the marine girl tripped over her feet and fell to the floor just in front of Zoro. She still had herself covered holding her shirt to her chest.

At first Zoro wanted to laugh at the girl, but once the realization came to him that she was almost completely nude, Zoro, ignored his childish side and began to try and control his masculine side.

In fact there was nothing he could do to keep himself from at least getting a good look at the girl's body as she sat on the floor trying to cover herself. Zoro didn't see much due to Tashigi clutching her shirt so close, but he did see the flesh just under the arm where the breast curves to the rib cage. " She looks so soft. I wonder… NO!" Zoro snapped his mind from what it was thinking. "Don't be an ass! Maybe I could touch that too?"

It was too much Zoro didn't want to fight with the Marine and himself. " I'm Leaving," He told the girl as he stormed out of the room and down the stairs.

Once out of the room Zoro slammed the door behind him. He then headed down stairs to find a place to rest and take his mind off… well things. He made his way to the kitchen area and got a glass of water.

He took a swig and tried to think of something, anything but the half naked girl just upstairs. But the more he tried to overthrow his train of thought the more his mind came back to the image of a nude Tashigi would appear in his head.

That wasn't the first time he saw her nude. He thought back to when they arrived at Artty's shop after their short duel. He had seen her nude then so why was now such a big annoyance. " Maybe it was because she was past out and couldn't speak. She just seems to annoy me whenever we are around one another. I mean I could have done something to her then if I was that much of a-" Zoro's face began to redden at the idea that he could have done "things" to the marine girl. Even more annoyed at himself now, Zoro, extended his arm above his head and dumped the glass of cold water over himself.

At that moment Artty came around the corner. He was quick to notice the spilled liquid running from Zoro's face to the floor. " Hope you plan on cleaning that up…"

It seemed that this would be a good time for Artty to school Zoro in "The Ways Of Women."

Upstairs Tashigi was starting to feel bad about what had happened, but not completely. She looked at her hand that was on his chest, it was still warm, and she swore she could still feel his heart beat. She then looked at her pile of clothes that she had knocked on to the floor. The marine took each article of clothing and dressed herself. "I guess I over reacted a bit. I should say something to him."

She finished tying her shoes and went downstairs where she over heard Artty, who was in the midst of his "man to man" moment with the young samurai. "And that is how babies are made."

Zoro lifted an eye brow, " Thanks, but I already knew that."

Pulling her hand over her mouth Tashigi let out a slight giggle. Both Zoro and Artty turned to see the navy haired girl standing in the doorway.

"Feeling better?" Artty asked with a smile.

"Yes, thank you."

As the all stood in the kitchen they could hear a howling wind whipping through the town. It caused the old building to creek.

"Will here it comes," Artty said in a chirpy voice.