Closed Doors
As a half-awake Luffy raided the kitchen looking for some food, he saw the fridge and headed straight for it.
"MEAT!" He yelled as he opened the refrigerator looking for his favorite snack.
"I'm hungry, where's the food! Sanji!" He yelled again as he started to check the fridge and grabbed and devoured all the food he got his hands on.
"Food! I want more!" He said as he engulfed a whole slice of meat in one big bite.
Go back to sleep already! He thought as he felt the feeling of disappointment when a certain member interrupted them. Luffy certainly ruined the mood for Zoro, but swordsman can't say this at the current time.
It was about time that I was getting some action around here, way to go Luffy for cutting it short! He grumbled in protest as a sigh slipped out his mouth.
It has been more than four years since he joined the crew, and he certainly had his fair share of tough fights from strong opponents, the most recent was with Pica and Doflamingo. However, Zoro was not pertaining to fighting someone when he meant by action. He is a young guy after all, and he knows he has his needs.
Damn it! He thought as he remembered the kiss him and Robin shared just a short while ago. There wasn't any tongue on our kiss. He initially thought as his traitorous mind suddenly wondered and led him to imagine graphic scenes of him and her that caused the swordsman to blush.
DAMN IT! SHIT! SHIT! He thought, trying his best to remove the images in his mind, but to no avail. Why am I thinking like that perverted COOK! He yelled in thought, I am not like him. He added, though you have needs too! His brain whispered to him, which caused him to blush even more.
No! No! No! Damn it! Why did I even think of those things? He thought to himself as he sighed and glanced at Robin who looked like she was thinking of something very important. STOP THINKING SUCH THINGS IDIOT! He yelled in his thought as he shook his head in a side ward way that took the attention of the woman standing beside him...
"What is he doing?" She asked herself, as her eyebrow rose forming an arc, Is he blushing. She thought as she looked at him, noticing his rather red appearance, Was that his first kiss? She asked as she began to wonder and looked at Zoro's reaction that made her smile.
Seeing this side of the swordsman was something new to her that made her more interested in finding out more about him. Robin was about to talk to him, but before she could say something a loud noise was heard inside the kitchen.
"MMMMEEEAAAATTTTTT!" Luffy yelled hysterically, as a loud noise echoed yet again.
"What was that?" Zoro said, as he was shocked to hear such a loud noise. "The Hell? Was that Luffy?" he said as he looked at the direction of the kitchen, he scratched his head, as he knew all too well, what was happening inside. There was a loud ruckus inside the kitchen, sounds of pots and pans' falling hitting the floor, sounds of him eating and bones hitting the wall.
"Damn it Luffy, you will wake everyone up!" He grumbled to himself as a sigh slipped out his mouth. Should I go stop him? Zoro wondered as he glanced quickly at Robin who was looking at the direction of the kitchen.
The green-haired man turned and looked at the raven-haired beauty and in time, she looked back at him that startled the swordsman. He was not ready to face Robin now, seeing her face he remembered again the things he thought of earlier which made him blush.
"It seems like Luffy is really hungry." Zoro said as a faint yet obvious laugh slipped through his nervous persona. Robin on the other hand stared at him; she observed his reaction to her that made her wonder. However she just masked her wonder, she doesn't want him to feel uneasy since she knows he is already uncomfortable with her.
Robin just nodded at what he said and diverted her attention towards the kitchen. "Basing from the sound from the kitchen, I guess we need to look for an Island soon." She said as she glanced at Zoro awkwardly.
The green-haired man just scratched his head. This is not what I am expecting to talk about after our kiss. He thought as a sigh again slipped out his mouth and an awkward silence followed shortly.
Zoro glanced a few times at Robin and noticed that she was averting eye contact. Shit! This isn't good. Say something stupid! He thought to himself as he yet again sighed which caught the attention of Robin.
"You kept on sighing, is there something wrong?" She asked him, turning towards him. Zoro surprised with her question looked at her speechless.
"Uhh.. The.. re.. no.." Zoro wasn't able to properly tell her that there's nothing wrong. Shit! He thought to himself as he cleared his throat. This won't do, get yourself together stupid! He thought again as he took a deep breath.
"Nothing's wrong, why would you ask such a thing? HaHaHa…" He said awkwardly which surprised Robin; she doesn't know how to react at his statement and stepped back at the swordsman.
The way he was acting was strange. She thought as her eyes showed a slight emotion of wonder while looking at him. She was worried with Zoro, the way he is acting is surely strange even for him.
Zoro then saw her reaction towards him, Shit! What am I doing? He thought to himself as he suddenly slapped his face that startled Robin.
"Are you sure? Becau.." She said but before she could finish her sentence, Luffy yet again screamed.
"More FOOOOOOODDDDD!" He yelled, as a loud noise of falling objects followed.
Zoro and Robin both looked at the direction of the kitchen, and then suddenly there was silence coming from the both of them... Dumbfounded at what just happened, Robin just started to giggle while Zoro started laughing.
Luffy did something useful for once. He thought as it broke the tension between him and her. A breath of relief went out of Zoro's mouth as he smiled at her.
Stay there first Luffy, let me talk to her first! He thought to himself as he glanced at the kitchen door hoping that their captain will not come out just yet.
Robin however looked at Zoro, the raven-haired beauty stared at him, watching his every move, how he blinks his eye, the way his hair moves, and then gaze led towards the swordsman's lips.
Robin then suddenly averted her eyes looking down towards the floor; her long slender fingers touched her lips as she started to wonder. The raven-haired maiden let go of her lips and thoughts suddenly rushed through her head.
"This is weird..." She said to herself, as she cannot hide what she was feeling now; Robin knew all too well that she is older than Zoro, This is wrong, he is young enough to be a little brother.. She thought to herself that caused her think even more.
Why did he kiss me? She thought, as she started to wonder. Is he having a phase of some sort? If so, was that kiss just a phase? She thought again, Maybe he is just like Sanji though he doesn't show it. She thought yet again.
Why did I kiss him as well? She asked herself, but she cannot provide any answers. She might be the smartest among the Strawhat's however; she was not ready in dealing with this kind of situation.
Zoro noticed that Robin was holding her lips, the young swordsman wondered as a grin started to form on his face. Why is she holding her lips? Did she like our kiss? Zoro thought to himself as his grin became even wider.
Zoro might not look at it, but he is proud when it comes to his abilities whether it is in sword handling or kissing. He made sure he was the best. Good thing! He laughed in his thought, because unlike Sanji who was openly talking about how good a kisser he is, Zoro on the other hand didn't say anything about his experiences which caused Sanji to tease him telling him he is a virgin.
The swordsman was about to say something, however he noticed that she was lost in deep thought, that made him a little uneasy and worried.
Why does she look like that? She looks like she is thinking something important. He thought and glanced back at her, Zoro saw that a frown formed on her face that made him worry even more.
What if she didn't like it? That is impossible she kissed me back. Zoro thought to himself, as he cannot hide his worry towards the situation that was happening. He just managed to pass the awkward moment earlier and now Robin was acting different.
Shit! What now! He thought as looked up and paused, Damn it! This is the first time I kissed someone from my crew, if I only knew that I was going to kiss her I would have practiced with the women in Dressrosa. Zoro thought as his hand went to his face, Ughhh! He thought to himself.
He can't stand this any longer, as he took a long deep breath."You alright Robin?" he asked straight on. He tried his best to compose himself and not to show his worried appearance to her.
Robin surprised by the younger swordsman's question, she looked at him, nodded, and glanced back looking at her hands as she avoided looking at his eyes. This was certainly something new for her since she did not experience such feelings before which made her review everything.
Zoro looked at her even more worried than before, Shit! She didn't look at me. He thought Do something stupid! He thought as he cleared his throat and took a long deep breath.
"Was it the Kiss?" Zoro nervously asked Zoro, his voice almost cracking as he spoke to her. If it is the kiss, what should I do? He asked himself as he looked at Robin.
Her eyes widened as she heard Zoro's question, she did not expect he would ask such a question. Robin wasn't able to answer his question, not because she was scared to say something but she doesn't know what to say to him.
At that moment, Zoro waited anxiously for her to say something but his waiting was to no avail. The raven-haired maiden didn't reply to his question, but rather she bit her lower lip which caught his attention.
Why is she biting her lips? Is she trying to seduce me? He thought while he glanced back and saw her sigh briefly. Shit! It really is the kiss. Damn! Zoro thought angrily at his self, "I should have really practiced as I thought." He said to himself as he shrugged his head, Shit! I am no good with dealing with these kinds of situations. He thought as he glanced back at her.
He then realized something, his eyes widened as he remembered he just woke up prior to their conversation earlier. SHIT! He quickly thought as his mouth suddenly covered his mouth. He exhaled and then smelled his breath. Hmmm.. It's not that bad? He thought as he glanced at Robin.
He is not sure if it is the kiss or his breath as the swordsman just looked at Robin who was lost in thought.
"Was it really that bad you can't even answer?" Zoro asked yet again hoping for a reply from her. He nervously waited as he looked at her, but still Robin didn't bother to look at him nor answer him that made him uneasy with the situation he is in. Zoro feeling defeated looked down at the floor.
Shit! I am giving up! This is useless. He thought to himself, He knew all too well that if one person doesn't want to talk he or she will not talk no matter what happens. He added as a sigh slipped out his mouth and was about to turn around and walk towards the quarters. He held the back of his head in a defeated way as he took his first step away from her, Robin on the other hand watched as the young swordsman started to walk.
She wanted to stop him from leaving but as she extended her hands to grab his shoulder something from inside of her stopped her from doing such an action. I'm sorry... She thought to herself as she watched him walk off. I guess this is for the best. Robin thought to herself as she knew that having this kind of relationship with a crewmember would never work.
From the ships she boarded when she was on the run, to the times she was with crocodile, she saw it before. The scene where there are two people falling for each other coming from the same crew. These kinds of scenarios can't be helped since they spend too much time with each other in one place. Most certainly if they spend majority of their times together the next possible scenario would be to admire one another or just falling in-love completely. Robin saw the good and the bad side of these kinds of relationships, how it caused misunderstanding for other crewmembers.
People who love each other dearly will try their best to protect one another, and this is not advisable to a crew as they should see everyone as equals and should not prioritize someone more. With these kinds of pressures, either the relationship did not last or the relationships with their crewmembers were shattered leading them to leave the crew. Robin did not want such a thing to happen, she doesn't want her crews relationship to be destroyed because of trivial things, even from a crew who are as tight as the Strawhats, you can't hide the fact that there might be misunderstandings.
Loving someone inside a pirate crew is not acceptable. She thought to herself as her eyes widened and realized something rather strange, Love. Robin thought to herself as she started to think. Why am I thinking about Love? It was only a kiss. She thought again. Don't get ahead of yourself Robin. She said to herself as she sighed.
What am I to him? She thought as she held her chest wondering. How about me? What is he to me? She added as she looked at her hand and remembered what happened to Shakky and Rayleigh. Shakky told their story to them before, how they fell in love however; their relationship did not work out.
We loved each other so much, but it did not work. That was what Shakky told them before when they stayed at their shop. Love... love... love... That word kept on repeating inside the mind of the archaeologist. How much more for the two of us, I don't know what I feel for him and I don't know what he feels for me. She thought a sigh slipped out her mouth as she watched Zoro walk away from her.
It's not like me to act like this, he is a kid after all. She thought as she watched the swordsman walk, the way he carried himself, He really is a young man. Robin thought to herself as she noticed him sighing.
Robin knew that she was over thinking the situation that is why she walked towards her chair and just read. Maybe reading would help her compose herself more and get her mind to think logically.
Shit! I don't really understand women! Zoro hissed to himself as he open the door, but before he entered the quarters he glanced at the direction where Robin was, but didn't see her, his eye roamed around and saw her now sitting down in a relaxed manner. Guess she didn't really care huh? He thought as he entered the room where he headed straight to his bed.
The green-haired swordsman closed his eye and tried to sleep but his efforts were useless. Shit! I can't sleep! He said as he covered his eye with his hand. Damn it! Why did I do such a stupid thing! He said as a sigh went out his mouth.
All he could think of is her reaction, her awkwardness towards him and her ignoring his questions entirely. "SHIT!" He said in his bed yet again.
"SHUT the HELL UP you STUPID MORON, let us sleep will you!" Yelled Sanji who grumbled in his bed, Zoro on the other hand didn't react to him which was rather odd. Normally he would be yelling and would start a fight him instantly, but this time was different.
He just sighed as he looked at the ceiling. All he could think of was Robin, his dream was no longer his main concern. A sigh yet again slipped out from his mouth as he tried to think what he did wrong earlier.
He knew that he was acting awkwardly towards her but is that the reason why she felt uneasy? I don't really get women! He grumbled as his mind cannot think of any reason she acted the way she did, It doesn't make any sense why she seemed off earlier. Was it really the kiss? He thought as he yawned. He couldn't think straight any longer and his mind keeps on wondering to uncharted territories.
"Might as well just try to sleep." He grumbled as he closed his eye and moved to his side, he knew that in his current state, his mind cannot think properly and his best idea was to let it pass by. "I'll talk to her tomorrow." Zoro added as he yawned from his bed.
As he was about to fall asleep he heard noise coming from inside the room then the door opened but Zoro did not bother to open his eye as he knows maybe it's just Luffy going back to sleep. Wait, Luffy is outside. He thought Hah! Never mind! He thought as he tried to sleep yet again.
He tried his hardest to sleep but his mind won't let him sleep which irritated him even more. "What is with this freaking night?" He protested as he opened his eyes, "Shit, I'm sleepy but I can't even sleep." He said as he sat on his bed.
His palm on his face, Zoro doesn't know what to do anymore, Maybe water would help me sleep. He thought but he was hesitant since Robin is still there outside. A few minutes pass and Zoro finally decided to stand up and went straight to the door. There, the young man hesitated in holding the doorknob.
GAAAAAAAH! What kind of person am I? I am a Swordsman! Why am I hesitating! He thought to himself as his hand slowly reached for the knob, there he felt his heart beat as he held and pushed the door.
As the door slowly opened the shine of the moon slowly sipped inside the room, Zoro's eye widen at the scene he saw outside the door.
It was two figures standing on the deck, Zoro opened more the door he saw two raven-haired figures outside, Robin and.. who is that? He thought, as he couldn't see properly the person beside her which caused Zoro to open the door fully where he finally identified who the person was.
He was a new to the crew, a person who they respected. "Ace..." He said as his face showed irritation, on the scene. He didn't understand why but both of them are smiling and laughing, they seemed like they are having a great time.
Why is he awake this late? He thought as he held the knob tighter. Zoro saw Robin and realized that she seemed like she was enjoying herself. She didn't smile at me like that earlier. Zoro thought as he clenched his fingers forming a fist. His hands shook but then, Zoro's hand loosened as the fist he formed slowly disappeared.
A sigh slipped out from the swordsman's mouth as the Quarter door closed slowly where silence echoed inside the room.
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