You reviewers make me smile! It's true! I love some of the ideas you put down, I was going to do something along those lines… I shutup now so I don't spoil it!

Jade: heh heh heh, no disclaimer last chapter if anyone noticed it, or not noticed it...
Zoro: I noticed.
Jade: you weren't even in the author notes then.
Zoro: well I'm in the author note now! HA!
Jade: Yeah, and you're bugging me and that's not a good thing to do.


Zoro closed his eyes, and let go of the doorknob. He still had his forehead on the door.

"Great you chickened out" he thought to himself, "who ever heard of a king being scared of a girl?"

On the other side of the door Nami had made up her mind, she turned the doorknob and pulled.

The door opened quickly because of Zoro's weight on the other side.

Zoro was leaning against the door, oblivious to this. He didn't notice the door was open until he was on the ground. He had hit his forehead on the doorknob on the way to the floor and Nami had fallen back and Zoro landed across her legs.

"I'm so sorry" said Nami trying to get up but failing.

She looked at his forehead and gasped. Zoro suddenly felt the pain on his face. He put his hand up on his head to feel the wound. It was only tiny but there was still a bit of blood.

"Here, let me get you some ice" Nami said.

Zoro took her hand, "I don't need ice to take the pain away," he pushed himself off her legs and moved his face closer to hers, "not when you can" he kissed her.

"Come on Zoro," Luffy said standing in the doorway, "she'll suffocate if you keep that up."

"What are you doing here?" Zoro glared at Luffy.

"Just saying thanks for the meal!" he was holding a large chunk of meat on a bone.

Zoro laughed, he stood up then helped up Nami.

"Goodnight Luffy" he said as he closed the door in his face.

Zoro held Nami in a close embrace, her head was on his shoulder and he was looking out the window. One more look over the kingdom and the good feeling was gone.

"What's wrong?" Nami asked, sensing Zoro's sorrow.

"I don't want to be king, but I just can't abandon the position" he held her tighter, "what is going to happen to us?"

"Zoro, you know I will always love you, no matter what you do."

"But what about this trial tomorrow? I don't want to put you or the others through anything that you don't deserve," he let go of her, "you deserve nothing but the best."

They both walked out over to the balcony. They both stood there together, Zoro's hand on her waist and Nami's head on his shoulder.

"You'll figure out something," Nami said softly, "you can't ignore the law."

"I know I can't, it's just, I don't think I can handle the responsibility. I would rather not enforce the law; it would be too hypocritical of me because I have always been rebellious." Zoro closed his eyes and sighed, "I have always thought the law was stupid, now my word is law." His eyes snapped open, "that's it!"

"What's it?" Nami asked confused.

"You wait till tomorrow," he said walking backwards into the room, pulling her by the hand, "I just have to look up some things in the library first."

He pulled her in for another kiss. When he pulled away he grinned.

He opened the door in a hurry to get to the library, but when the door opened Ussop, Luffy and Sanji fell flat on their faces. Zoro took one look at the three, then stepped over them and ran down the hallway and disappeared around the corner.

Nami sighed, "you shouldn't be eavesdropping, now go back to sleep."

They scrambled over each other to get to their rooms, all of them were quite ashamed of being caught.

"I wonder what Zoro has planned." Nami thought as she closed the door.


Zoro: I wonder too. With the way Jade is writing I'm completely lost.
Jade: GARH! Shut your trap! –punches him on the nose- … I might regret that…

Hey I know there are a lot of people reading this who aren't reviewing, but at least you're reading it! Hmmm… this story is coming to an end soon, I can feel it.

Zoro closed his eyes, and let go of the doorknob. He still had his forehead on the door.