It was late afternoon and the crew were still at sea, they all sat together enjoying the sundown.

Zoro on the other hand was busy siting on the far side of the deck alone with his thoughts.

FLASHBACK

" Mr. Swordsman...can I ask for a small favor?"

" Please...hold me".

FLASHBACK OVER

" Damn it...why can't I get you out of my head." said Zoro looking up at the heavens for an answer.

Zoro scoffed at himself, " My god...I sound like that cook...I need to stop this, come on she's just a women...a very beautiful women...WHAT THE HELL!

Zoro placed one of his hands over his head, " I really need to stop...and I need to stop talking to myself I sound like a jackass."

He drew out Wadou and placed it up to the bright orange sky.

Small beams reflected from the swords and went all over the place.

Zoro smiled remembering all those great memories he had in his heart.

FLASHBACK

" Zoro...what are you doing now?" asked a curious Kuina as she sat next to him outside of the dojo's wooden steps.

He grumbled angry, " Your dad says if I don't read pages 23-25 I won't be able to practice tomorrow."

She gave him a sly smile, " Zoro you lazy dog, my father makes me read at least six chapters."

"What!" asked Zoro alert placing his book down.

" My dad doesn't go easy on me." said Kuina crouching her feet together while holding her hands.

" Papa says if a women wants to be good at something you have to work twice as much as others." said Kuina.

Zoro looked annoyed and placed his book down, " Okay so you beat me in practice you beat me in duels, now your beating me in reading?"

She couldn't help but smile at Zoro's annoyed face, " Well I am older than you."

Zoro made a face, " It doesn't matter."

Kuina shook her head, " Of coarse it does... the older you are the more experienced you are."

Zoro smiled as a challenge came to his mind, " Okay how about this then... one day I'll meet an older person and we'll see who's more experienced."

Kuina raised one of her eyebrows, " Really... and who will that be."

" I dunno someone older...it could be you," said Zoro opening his book.

"Ah if its me I'll end up beating you again." she said with a curious smile.

" Don't get too cocky women...one day I will beat you at something...I promise," said Zoro opening his book to the right page.

She smiled slowly then got up, " Yeah...but until then..."

She grabbed his book and banged him in his head, " I'm still standing at number one."

Kuina left him walking inside the dojo before he called to her, " Oi wait up!"

Kuina stopped and turned to him placing one of her hands on her hips.

Zoro gulped and avoided her look as his face grew in embarrassment, " Can you help me..?"

Kuina smiled and sat back down, " What will you do without me."

FLASCBACK OVER

Zoro looked at the sky start to turn dark he sighed then placed Wadou back on to it's scabbard.

He got up and went to the crow-nest getting ready for his night watch, when he got up to the crow-nest he saw two people kissing each other passionately.

" Uh Luffy can you do your business somewhere else," said Zoro making Nami turn around.

" Wha- Zoro how did you get up here without making a noise." yelled Nami red with embarrassment.

He shrugged, " I dunno, look I'm just tired and I really don't want company so why don't you go to one of your rooms and do your business."

" Luffy... come on lets go," said Nami going down the ladder.

Luffy smiled at Zoro before going down, " Good night Zoro."

" Good night," said Zoro then he purposely yelled down at Nami from below, " And remember kids don't do anything I wouldn't do!"

"SHUT UP!" yelled Nami making Zoro satisfied.

After Luffy left Zoro stretched himself and looked up at the sky for another boring night.

Whenever he was on night watch he killed time by polishing his swords or maybe do some training or sometimes he liked playing tic-tat-too by marking on the ship with his sword ( Only when he was really really bored).

Or sometimes he would just sleep, which he did...most of the time.

He gave a loud yawn as sleep clutched in his eyes.

He suddenly heard footsteps echo loud from below.

He watched as Robin came up with a cup of coffee in her hands.

Zoro pretended to be asleep so she could leave.

But Robin however looked at Zoro and mumbled something under her breath.

Then she woke him up er... That is she thought he was asleep.

" Mr. Swordsman wake up." she said tugging on his shoulder.

He slowly pretended to act like he just woke up, " What do you (yawn) want?"

" It's my turn to be on night duty," she said.

" No it's not it's my turn." he said calmly.

" No Captain said today that it was my turn... so why don't you go on and go to sleep." she said sipping her coffee.

Zoro shrugged, " Whatever."

She waited for him to leave, but he stayed and went asleep again.

She then woke him up again.

" What?" Zoro asked annoyed that he was awaken two times now.

" Don't you want to go to your room?" she asked.

" You said go to sleep so I did... I went to sleep...now let me sleep." he said closing his eyes.

" Don't you want to go to your room, " repeated Robin in her usual calm voice.

" Why...am I bothering you?" asked Zoro raising his eyebrows.

" No... as long as your quiet its fine... I feel like reading again." she said already with a book at hand.

" Knock yourself out." said Zoro closing his eyes hoping it would be the last time.

But it wasn't.

Robin slowly opened her book and began reading while Zoro started to softy snore.

It wasn't a bother at first, but he slowly increased his snore's loudness.

So loud that Robin had to stop reading and look at Zoro a bit frustrated...just a bit.

For heavens sake he sleeps like a child thought Robin examining his form.

The only thing missing was a blanket and a stuffed animal to make him look like a child.

And although his snore's bothered her a bit she couldn't help, but smile.

She brought a blanket with her in case of bad weather, but used it too give it to Zoro.

As soon as she so much as touched him he opened his eyes in alert.

" What are you doing?" asked Zoro backing up.

" Nothing, I was simply going to but a blanket around you," said Robin.

" I don't want it." said Zoro.

Zoro's attitude reminded of her Aunt's snobby daughter.

How she hated her... when they ate she came first, when they took a bath, she came first.

She remembered one time when it was her birthday her Aunt made her go outside in the fields with no shoes and she had to go pick some flowers for her birthday.

She remembered she stepped in spikes and thorns and she went to sleep later crying in pain.

And after she gave the flowers her cousin just threw them to the ground and gave her a bad look, " I don't want it."

" Oi what's wrong with you?" asked Zoro looking at her silence.

" Nothing bad," she said calmly.

He shrugged and tried to go to sleep, but the cold bothered him.

He let out a sigh after a while then looked at Robin, " I... want it."

Robin looked at him in wonder, " Want what?"

"The blanket,"said Zoro reaching for it.

Suddenly a hand stopped him, " I'm sorry you said that you didn't want it...so if you don't want it the-

" But I do want it." said Zoro.

" I don't know..." said Robin amused.

" Give me the god damn blanket." he reached for it before Robin could act.

" So childish," responded Robin softly.

" It rather be a child than...

Robin raised her eyebrows at his next word, " Anold person?"

" No," said Zoro angrily, " It rather be a child than a book worm like you." said Zoro giving her the blanket and leaving the archaeologist stunned.