Swordsman's Treasure
Words and Waves Third Interlude
Once they were back out at sea, Zoro changed up his routine. He got up two hours earlier then everyone else and trained. He knew if he was going to beat Kisa he was going to have to figure out how to make himself stronger with chakra like she did. By the second week he was getting into the habit of wandering into the galley when Sanji started up breakfast. The two would have coffee and chat about things.
Sanji discovered early on that when marimo was still half asleep, as was often the case before he ate something, he had a tendency to babble about his dreams. Sometimes he mentioned Kisa, but mostly it was Dillon Zoro talked about before he came all the way awake. Sanji wondered if the boy in Zoro's dreams motivated him to train harder. Sanji thought he did. Only a dummy like Zoro would cling so desperately to such a fantasy.
Two ports and almost a month later Sanji could understand why Zoro preferred to live in his fantasy world. Zoro and Ka swan had actually been happy together. They had a couple of great kids and Zoro loved being a father. When Zoro talked about his dream children Sanji heard pride and joy in his voice. Sanji almost felt bad for Zoro that it was only a dream.
By the end of the month Kisa started getting up earlier too. Zoro had been pestering her about chakra and training so they started training a little in the morning too. She wasn't sure she wanted to know what was making him so impatient and demanding, but she suspected it was Griffith. The others were offering their advice to Kisa at random.
First it was Nami; "That guy didn't even give you an extravagant ring! There's no way you can even think about marriage without a big rock to look at!"
Later Ussop and Luffy ambushed Kisa at the port rail. "You don't have to go with those guys if you don't want to Kisa. We'll fight ninjas for you!" Ussop proclaimed with knocking knees.
Luffy laughed. "Kisa's not gonna marry that guy. She's already got a bunch of guys' way stronger then Griffith. We could kick his ASS!"
Robin was slightly more understanding. She and Kisa had a long discussion about what it meant to Miss Ninja to serve her people. Robin thought it a shame to lose Kisa so soon. Miss Ninja hadn't even given simple Mr. Swordsman a fair chance. "Whatever your decision, I will support you Ka chan. I'm sure you'll make the right choice."
Chopper threw in his two cents with a shy, "I hope you stay."
Zoro stayed quiet about it for as long as he could; finally he couldn't anymore. One morning after training he let it out. Zoro took a deep breath and held it for a second. He exhaled and pointed a finger at Kisa. "You're not marrying that guy. Next time you see that jerk you tell him."
Kisa blinked at Zoro. He hadn't mentioned Griffith much at all. "Griffith?"
"Yeah Griffith. You aint got someone else trying to marry ya do ya?" he retreated his pointing finger and crossed his arms over his chest. "You aint marrying him."
"I was planning to stay with the Luffy pirates," Kisa said. For some strange reason, this conversation was almost awkward. It sounded like Zoro was scolding her.
"I don't mean just now, I mean ever. You aint marrying Griffith so you can just tell that love ninja to go pound salt you hear me Kisa?" Zoro fixed her with a stern look. I'll make Kisa listen to me god's damnit.
"Oro? Love ninja?" So that's what Zoro has been calling him behind my back. Thought so. She had 'accidentally' overheard Zoro and Sanji complaining about the liberties Griffith took with Kisa. It sounded to her like Zoro really couldn't stand Griffith at all.
Kisa was giving him that blank look again. "Hey, are you listening to me damnit?"
"Uh, yeah."
"You set that guy straight Kisa. If you don't I will."
"Oh you will huh?" she smiled a little. Zoro seemed awfully protective today.
He grinned at her. "Damn right. I can't let that guy steal you away from me. You and I are partners. You keep me from getting lost."
Finally, after letting all of the others have their turn Sanji went to talk to Kisa. He joined Ka swan at the aft rail late one evening. Sanji reached in his jacket and pulled out two dubies and a lighter. He offered one to Ka swan. "Here you go Ka swan."
"I don't smoke cigarettes Sanji." She looked at the home rolled looking ciggy he was offering her.
"That's fine, this aint a cigarette it's a cigaweed. Smoke up Ka swan it will get us on the same page so we can talk ne."
Sanji lit his and then hers. Kisa tested taking a small puff. "Tastes kinda green."
Sanji grinned. "You shoulda seen the plant I found on that prehistoric island. I've got enough kind bud to last me another six months."
Kisa lifted a brow at him. There were cultures and subcultures that indulged in frequent use of mind altering drugs. Kisa had seen mescaline used by many tribes of people. She took another hit of her cigaweed. But this stuff is for hippies. "Oh really?"
Sanji chuckled exhaling a huge cloud of smoke. "Oh yeah. I'd be more then happy to get you baked anytime Ka swan." Sanji winked at her. She was smiling and it looked like Ka swan was relaxing. Why didn't I think to do this sooner? "Ka swan, I don't think you should marry Griffith. I don't think it would make you happy and of course we would all be sad to see you go."
So that's what this ritual is about ne? The old sucker punch; clever Sanji. "Yeah well marriage aint always about love and happiness."
"Why the hell not? Shouldn't you be with someone who makes you happy? Isn't that something you should decide for yourself?" Sanji smoked.
"The shinobi need to have a strong bloodline."
Sanji exhaled a cloud of smoke. "Ka swan, you're not the type of girl that would surrender her heart to a man that wasn't strong. You were raised by a strong man; all of your nakama are strong." Sanji rolled his eyes down to Kisa's. "Your partner is strong, but marimo would be lost without you."
"Zoro?"
"The two of you had a fight about Griffith in Maybole; you popped him in the jaw."
Kisa frowned. Yeah and he deserved it the jerk. "So what?"
"He said he was tired of seeing Griffith with his lips all over you and was gonna smack him around like a bitch, but instead," Sanji sighed. "You beat up marimo."
She blew smoke in Sanji's face. "Got a point Sanji?"
"Marimo blew a fuse when he saw Griffith kissing you aboard the Rasengan."
"Tell me something I don't have all figured out okay?"
"Alright." Then I will. Zoro had told Sanji plenty, enough for Sanji to figure a few things out. "Zoro gets angry seeing Griffith touch you in an intimate way. It bothers him that Griffith was your lover. He hates to see that guy touching you. Marimo is more worried about you leaving us, leaving him, for Griffith then he'll say."
Kisa shook her head. "You don't understand, Zoro just thought that Griffith was overstepping his bounds…"
"I think marimo was jealous and I think he got pissed when he saw you kissing Griffith back ne Ka swan?" Sanji puffed again.
She puffed again too. It was a wonder she wasn't freaking out at Sanji's dramatic proclamations. Wow…this stuff is relaxing "Baka Sanji. Aho."
He was pretty sure about something else too. "I hate to be the one to break it to you Ka swan but marimo is in love with you. He has been for a while now I think. It was probably love at first ass kicking. Marimo is that type of a guy." Sanji smoked watching Kisa blink at him.
Kisa giggled amused. "Don't be ridiculous. Zoro and I aren't…"
"I'll bet he wishes you were." Why the hell not I do! He hit his smoke again.
The wind blew her ashes overboard. "There isn't anything going on like that between me and Zoro."
"I know," Sanji puffed. "But that doesn't mean that marimo doesn't feel something for you. He's an idiot that doesn't know how to express himself and he's completely talent less when it comes to dealing with the ladies, but I suspect he loves you."
Kisa felt her cheeks heating up. Sanji was embarrassing her. "Zoro said…?"
Sanji chuckled. "He doesn't need to state the obvious; hell he probably doesn't even understand the obvious. Marimo is simple minded."
Her mouth was dry. "We're just friends."
"And your eight years together in exile?"
"It was a dream Sanji."
Sanji exhaled a cloud of smoke. "A dream that Zoro still dreams about all of the time." He smiled at Kisa a little. "How about you Ka swan? Do you ever have dreams about the life you shared with Zoro?"
"No, not anymore." It was a bit of a lie. She still had dreams at least once a week; she just tried not to think about it. Kisa shook her head. "Look Zoro and I, we're partners, good friends but that's it."
"Because you can still beat him?"
Kisa blinked at Sanji. "Huh?"
"What if marimo challenged you to a duel and won Ka swan?"
She laughed. "Like that would ever happen."
"But if Zoro could beat you, that would make him your superior ninja ne?"
"Well it's not like we can take the jonin exam out here but, yeah I guess so. The only way for someone to beat me is to have superior skills and the wit to back them up. Zoro doesn't. He can't overpower my chakra either."
Sanji took another hit. "You guys and your hocus pocus shit. All of that bullshit aside what happens when Zoro does beat you?"
"If Zoro beat me, and that's a really big if pal, then I guess," Kisa smoked more cigaweed. "I guess we'd at least be equals."
"Equals bullshit. If he beats you then Zoro is as strong as Griffith."
Kisa shuddered. "No, just stronger then me. Nobody is stronger then Griffith."
So it's a double header ne? First marimo has to defeat Kisa and then he's gotta fight Griffith. "What's it gonna take to make you stay aboard this ship Ka swan?"
"Just stay ahead of Griffith. That's all I can do now." She was done with her cigaweed and tossed the roach into the sea. Kisa was sleepy and ready for bed. "Goodnight Sanji. It was fun talking to you."
Sanji watched Kisa weave off to bed. Stay ahead of Griffith. He pitched his roach and lit up a fresh cigarette. That guy will make Ka swan go with him. Sanji frowned. You better train harder marimo.
The day after Sanji had such an enlightening conversation with Ka swan, he had one with Zoro. Kisa and Zoro were done sparring for the afternoon and she disappeared below deck to get cleaned up. Zoro was hanging over the starboard rail letting the wind hit him in the face.
"You're like a dog with his head out the window marimo." Sanji lit up.
Zoro pulled his head back from the rail and frowned at Sanji. "I happen to be hot and sweaty from training."
Sanji grinned. "I'll bet you're hot, you've been training with Ka swan pretty hard lately."
"I'm going to beat her Sanji. Next place we stop."
"What if I told you that beating Ka swan wasn't going to be enough?
Zoro's hand dropped to his swords. "Round two Griffith ne?"
Sanji exhaled as he nodded. "Ka swan was kind enough to fulfill my burning desire to get her baked last night. We had an interesting conversation marimo."
Zoro didn't remember Sanji baking last night. He didn't really care about cookies right now though. "Did you talk to her about Griffith?"
"Yes and we talked about you too."
He watched Sanji smoke. "Well, what did she say?"
"She wants to stay ahead of Griffith. When he catches up to her again," Sanji puffed. "I think that guy can order Ka swan go with him."
Zoro stepped closer to Sanji. "I can beat Kisa before she sees that guy again and I'll be more then happy to kick Griffith's ass!"
"You better get to it marimo." Sanji calmly smoked. "By the way I told Ka sawn that you're in love with her. No need to thank me."
Zoro's jaw dropped. "What! Why the hell would you tell her that! Are you stupid or are you just trying to get me killed!"
Sanji hit his smoke and narrowed his eyes at Zoro. Marimo looked panicked and he was yelling but he's not denying it is he? "What's the problem?"
"The problem Sanji is that she's mean enough already without you feeding her baking desire to kick my ass!"
"You mean burning."
Zoro pointed a finger at Sanji. "Don't try confusing me with your fancy chef words love cook. You better get me off the hook with Kisa on this."
"I've done you a favor and all you can do is rudely point at me? You're an asshole marimo." Sanji blew smoke at Zoro.
Zoro's right eye twitched. His accusing finger joined the others in a fist. "Sanji," he growled threateningly. Zoro was having visions of 101 ways Kisa could put him in pain.
"Was training with Ka swan any different today then it was yesterday marimo?"
He frowned thinking about it. "No."
"Ka swan and I spoke last night. If she were mad at you she would have already beaten you up by now ne?"
That was true; Kisa had all day to beat him up and she hadn't. Zoro relaxed. "Yeah." Okay, I think I'm safe. She probably thought Sanji was just being an idiot.
Sanji rolled his eyes. "I think it's safe to say she isn't going to hold what I said against you." Jeez marimo I gotta think for you too? Maybe it is hopeless.
Zoro nodded thinking it over. "Besides, Kisa knows how really feel."
"Denial aint just a river in Egypt," Sanji grumbled pitching his cigarette overboard. He headed to the galley to start on dinner for the crew.
The Luffy pirates were still rolling in the dough and Nami insisted on a stay at another resort. This one sat back from the beach. It had swimming pools and casinos. There were live bands every night and the place served excellent booze. The ladies and Sanji toured the vineyards and came back aboard ship with a trunk of wine they just had to have. They left Port LaFyatte without spotting the Rasengan.
The first night back out at sea the crew got into the trunk of wine. It seemed everyone had their own bottle or two or four! Keeping in habit Kisa went up on deck around eleven. Zoro waited his usual ten minutes and stepped out after her. Zoro joined Kisa at the aft rail. They stood quietly for a moment enjoying the fresh air.
Kisa leaned back against the rail and let the wind pull her hair back from her face. "We must be caught in the next islands weather. Feels warm, must be a summer island."
Zoro smiled a little. Summer islands sometimes meant Kisa in a bikini. "You don't say?" he had been dreaming of her in a bikini lately. Zoro leaned back too resting his elbows on the rail. He turned his head and looked at Kisa in the moonlight. She was gazing at the stars above. The wind swept her hair back off her shoulders. Nice.
The fresh air was just what Kisa needed and she took a deep breath. Her head was a little swimmy, too much wine but it had been a fun night. She could hear Ussop singing another song about the great captain Ussop as Luffy cheered and clapped in the galley. Kisa giggled a little. "No singing for you tonight Zoro?" she cut her eyes over to him. Zoro was smiling at her.
"Keh, I think Ussop's got the entertainment under control." He chuckled at the thought. "I think everyone's drunk."
Kisa thought so too. "Yes, I think we all over indulged just a bit." A smile spread across her face. "It was good wine." She laughed and Zoro laughed with her.
He knew he had a good buzz rolling but Kisa's drunk too ne? He leaned a little closer to her. The breeze lifted the scent of her perfume to his nose. She always smells so good. "Which kind?"
She rolled her eyes at him. "I bet we'll find the island tomorrow. If we're not too hung over we should do some training on dry land. I wonder if there will be a town," she thought aloud. Her mind seemed to start going in a million different directions at once as it so often did when she was inebriated.
Zoro however had a one track mind. Training with Kisa in a bikini? Hmmm… his smile turned wicked. "I don't get hangovers."
Kisa rolled her eyes and looked at him. "No you just sleep all day."
"You can sleep with me if you want."
Kisa blinked at him. That sounded like a double entente. Zoro wasn't smart enough for something like that was he? Kisa shook her head. No, he's just Zoro being Zoro. He can make anything sound sleazy. "No thanks, I couldn't do that even if I wanted to. My body wouldn't allow it."
His eyes moved down. Kisa's body ne? Zoro brought a hand up and rubbed at his chin. "We can train on that summer island if you want to Kisa."
Their practice had been getting a little too intense for the Merry lately. "Yeah, that would be good. I need to let some of this energy out."
Zoro could think of a few things Kisa could do with all that pent up of hers. He grinned slobbishly. "Not getting enough exercise?"
"Well we do have to take it easy because of the ship." Her busy mind skipped down the path of ships chores. The deck needed polishing.
His eyes fixated on her chest. Damn she's got great boobs. "Maybe we just need to find a way to get more exercise." I remember seeing those boobs…
She shifted her eyes back to Zoro and he lifted his to meet hers. Kisa realized he was more intoxicated then she thought he was when he staggered out here. Zoro looked at her starry eyed and smirking. He's in worse shape then I am! "Ya wanna roll around on the deck and do some pilates Zoro? Maybe we'll jazzercise?" Kisa teased the drunk.
Zoro snorted a laugh. "I dunno about all that crap, but I am the push ups king."
"You mean you think you are."
Zoro straightened a little. "Bet I can do more then you."
Drunk and here comes the bragging. "Oh yeah? How much you wanna bet?"
"What like beri?"
"No pocket lint. Of course beri. Gotta bet something."
He dropped his hand from his face to his swords trying to remember how much cash he had stashed. "Twenty beri?"
"That it?"
Zoro chuckled. "Wouldn't want to take all your money Kisa."
Oh really? Kisa turned to Zoro resting one hand on the rail. "You can't beat me Zoro; we've already established that fact."
Zoro thought he could. "You can just cram yer factoids sweetie. I'll beat you Kisa."
She doubted that and Kisa laughed in his face. "I don't think so."
He moved so that he was standing toe to toe with her in the moonlight. "You wanna bet that I can beat you in a fight?"
Kisa was confident that Zoro couldn't overpower the strength of her chakra. "Wouldn't want to take all your money Zoro," she jabbed back at him.
"Who said we gotta bet beri?" he smiled deviously down at her. This close he could smell her, the wind blew her hair around them and Zoro felt it tickle his arm.
She lifted a suspicious brow. "I aint doing your stinky laundry."
Laundry was the last thing on Zoro's mind as he stared down into Kisa's eyes. "That's not exactly what I had in mind."
Kisa noticed Zoro swaying on his feet and wondered for a minute if he was going to fall over. Instinctively her hand went to his waist and she tried to steady him. "Oh and just what did you have in mind lush? Think I'm gonna polish your swords?"
He leaned against her a little. Kisa's touching me. Zoro grinned like a shark. I got a sword for you to polish babe. "Actually I was thinking that after I beat you then you could stop being such a mean bitch to me all the time."
What! She opened her mouth to yell at him when Zoro wrapped her up into his arms and pulled her against him. He dropped his lips to her neck. Kisa could smell wine when he exhaled. The hell! "Zoro!" She brought her hands up to his shoulders.
Zoro kissed Kisa's neck. She tried to pull away from him and he tightened his hold on her. "Take it easy Kisa." Zoro slid a hand up and took a hand on his shoulder. His lips tickled their way up her neck. "You smell so damn good, I want to eat you." Zoro looked down into Kisa's surprised eyes. Her cheeks were dark. She's so beautiful. Zoro did what came naturally; he was running on instinct right now anyway. He closed his mouth over hers and kissed her. Kisa…
For a minute Kisa was too stunned to do anything and then she was kissing Zoro back. We… we must be really drunk…She stopped fighting his hold and slipped her free arm around his neck. Kisa opened her mouth to Zoro's kiss. I shouldn't be…what the hell am I thinking?
For a seemingly endless moment Zoro was kissing Kisa. He loved the feel of her chest pressed against him, her arm around him. Oh hell yeah Kisa, this is what I'm talking about. He squeezed her hand a little as their kiss became passionate. He thought she must want him too and he wondered why he had waited so long to kiss her like this.
Zoro…his kiss was hauntingly familiar, exciting. She felt her heart beating hard in her chest. The only man that had ever kissed her was Griffith and Zoro's kiss was by far much more passionate. It's like it is in the dreams…He broke his mouth form hers and panted against her neck. Kisa tried to catch her breath. "Z-Zoro…stop it…"
He kissed her neck again snuggling against her. Holding her was heavenly. He didn't want to stop. Their kiss was hot and Kisa was pushing Zoro's buttons. "I don't want to." He moved his lips up to hers and kissed her again. It felt incredible to be with her like this, something about it just felt so right.
This is crazy she was kissing Zoro again. We can't do this…I can't do this! Kisa broke their kiss and moved her hand to his shoulder. "I said stop it!" She used a little chakra and shoved him back hard enough to escape his hold. Kisa took a step back.
Zoro looked at her bewildered. That was hot, why did she stop? "Kisa?"
She stared at the confused look on Zoro's face hearing her heart in her ears. What the hell was that? She wasn't to drunk to know that she had enjoyed it. I can't believe… I just kissed Zoro…like that! Zoro took a step towards her and she compensated taking a big step back.
Zoro frowned a little. He didn't think Kisa was mad, if she was she would be beating the snot out of him. She wasn't swinging at him but she wasn't letting him get near her either. Shit what should I … "Kisa," he started.
"Sleep it off you drunk asshole!" Kisa spun on her heel and hurried away from Zoro.
"Hey!" he called after her, but Kisa was gone. He heard her open the door to the galley and Ussop's horrible singing was a little louder for just a minute before the door closed and muted him again. She ran away from me…again. Zoro took a deep breath and tried to calm his jiving hormones. What the hell. Tease!
It wasn't the first time that Kisa had been a mean bitch and a fucking tease then run away from him but … she really kissed me too. He leaned back on the rail and looked up at the stars. Zoro thought about the kiss he had just shared with Kisa. It was just like it was in his dreams. He frowned wondering how much hidden truth there was to the dreams. That kiss was pretty dead on familiar, fantasy made reality. Zoro could think of some more of that fantasy dream world he'd like to make real with Kisa. I bet the sex would be…
Zoro took a deep breath and tried to bring his racing hormones under control. There was more then just hot sex with Kisa he wondered about. Maybe a child between them really could inherit Kisa's eyes like Dillon had. Occasionally Zoro had found himself wondering that maybe someday when Kisa was done being a mean bitch and a fucking tease they could try to make Dillon as real as their kiss had just been.
But… does that make me just as bad a Griffith? Zoro sighed wishing he had brought out a bottle of booze to nurse as he worked such complicated bullshit over in his mind. It aint like that; I aint like that guy. He wants her for her bloodline, because with her he can pass on his bloodline. I bet that creep doesn't even have a clue what kind of mother Kisa is. Probably don't care. He wants Kisa raising strong shinobi soldiers to serve their nation not…
Dillon wasn't good enough for you?
Fuck you
… raising a family. She does… Kisa remembers… Zoro frowned. Sometimes he really hated being so damn slow. He knew what it was like as Dillon and Aeris father to have his kids not real and gone, Kisa must feel something as their mother. Kisa…she spoiled the hell out of Aeris… Maybe acting like a mean bitch and saying that she couldn't remember was her way of dealing with it. We both lost them, not just me.
Zoro's good buzz was taking a nosedive. He didn't want to be getting depressed thinking about what he had lost, what he needed to do was concentrate on making sure that he didn't lose what he had. He knew in his heart that Kisa would be miserable with Griffith. She didn't want to raise soldiers, she wanted to raise children. Griffith wouldn't care what Kisa wanted for their kids. He wanted an army not a family. I can't let a guy like that take Kisa away.
It was highly unlikely that Kisa would fall into Zoro's arms when he defeated her, but if he could beat her she would at least have to hear him out. I'll make Kisa listen to me. I'll show her Griffith isn't her only choice and then he thought of Griffith kissing Kisa and his lip curled into a snarl. I'll kick his ass too and set her free from his serve the shinobi bullshit. That damn guy!
Zoro was starting to get thirsty so he pulled himself together. More booze sounded like a great idea. The next time they hit solid ground, Zoro would kick Kisa's butt. Until then he would keep his distance. He didn't think she would beat him up later for kissing her; she had kissed him back. Damn that was nice. He smiled a little. If he had to face her wrath for sharing such a heated moment with the mean bitch he'd do so with a smile on his face. Zoro chuckled to himself and staggered back down into the galley.
The next morning both Kisa and Nami suffered horrible hangovers from mixing so many wines. Kisa was completely worthless all day and complained to Zoro she couldn't possibly train with such a headache. He didn't argue; for some unknown reason Zoro was having a hard time looking Kisa in the eye today. Lucky for him and Sanji too, Kisa and Nami decided to lay on deck in the lounge chairs sunbathing all day. Sanji was quick to refresh their fruity drinks the very moment they emptied. Robin picked on both of the girls occasionally to keep from getting too bored.
Sanji went in to start dinner Nami went below to get dressed. Luffy Ussop and Chopper were lured into the galley by the aroma of cooking meat. Robin got up and headed to the galley as Zoro was coming down from the bow. "Oh Zoro?" Robin called over her shoulder. "Wake Kisa for dinner would you."
"Sure." He waited for Robin to go inside and shuffled over to Kisa. "Oi Kisa." He couldn't help but look her over. That's a nice bikini. He tried to wipe the smirk off his face. He bent closer and put a hand on her shoulder. Her skin was smooth and warm from baking in the sun. His goofy smile returned as he stared at the lips he had kissed last night. Zoro shook her a little. "Oi Kisa, time to get up. Dinner is almost ready."
Kisa woke to Zoro shaking her and talking about food. Her stomach rolled over. "Stop shaking me I'm up."
Zoro straightened and stepped back. Kisa might look cute when she first woke up, but she was still a mean bitch and Zoro was defiantly watching his step today. "Feeling better?"
Kisa pulled off her sunglasses and rubbed her eyes. "The nap helped."
"See, told ya sleeping all day was a good thing." He smiled down at her and offered her a hand up trying not to ogle her.
She looked up at him remembering kissing Zoro in the moonlight and felt her cheeks start to burn. She dropped her eyes to his hand and took it. Kisa let Zoro help her to her feet. "Thank you." Zoro was staring at her funny. Shit…he's thinking about it!
He was stone cold sober, but Zoro wanted to kiss the mean bitch again. He wanted to grab her and hold her up against him in that cute little bikini and "Uh…"
Kisa slipped her sunglasses on. "Look Zoro, we drank too much last night."
"Yeah I guess."
"Just," She sighed nervously. Kisa knew it was best for everyone for her to just back way away from the swordsman now. Before somebody gets hurt. Her excited new feelings for Zoro were a pile of nothing before Umino Griffith and her duty to the shinobi nation. She was in no position to think selfishly. "Let's just forget about it." She stepped back and turned to go to her room to change for dinner.
I didn't even do anything and she ran away. Zoro watched Kisa go with a confused look on his face. He hadn't touched her; he hadn't said 'boobs' out loud. All he had done was look at her and Zoro was mostly sure he wasn't leering like a slob. She's running from Griffith and she's running from me too. He took a deep breath of fresh air. Zoro could fix this. I will beat you Kisa and then we'll see if you keep running from me. Zoro put his head down and headed in to have dinner with his nakama.
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