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Summary:
Inspired by Alia Inverse's 'How to Save an Overprotective Brother'. A ZoLu pairing (female Luffy). Random OOCness and some other fluff.
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Author's note:
Uhmm… Enjoy?! :) Ah yes... Reviews please, that would be a big help! Yosh!
Disclaimer:
One Piece belongs to Oda-sensei. I'm just a fan. Yeah, that.
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A Pirate's Diary (The Hitchhiker's Guide to One Piece)
By: Zelga Lim Li
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Chapter 2 - Zoro
It was just another day, when he thought that interfering with somebody else's affairs will lead him to his death and in turn end his dreams.
Then again he just couldn't let a damn dog harm an innocent girl just because of someone decided to be stupid.
Thus his current dilemma.
As a swordsman, and a proud one at that, starving can be considered a part of his training and he already lasted long enough much to his enthusiasm.
But when the little girl came and offered him some rice balls and that the reason for his current predicament stomped at it like a piece of garbage, Zoro couldn't help but grit his teeth in anger.
If and when he is free from this so called punishment, he will make sure to give this Helmeppo a beating that will definitely satisfy his thirst and hunger.
Vengeance will be sweet.
Those who face his wrath knew how he could be a real demon.
Sighing tiredly, he could almost feel his muscles protesting from their binds. Not that he can do something about it.
'Just a few more days left...'
Mulling quietly, he felt like someone is watching him. Again.
Opening his eyes, he sees the strange girl from earlier minus the companion who repeatedly asks her to leave him alone. Judging from the boy's fearful gaze towards him, he must be one of those who knew his reputation as a bounty hunter.
The girl has this curious expression on her face. Her brows furrowed in concentration, lips pouting in a manner that makes her look childish than her actual age.
She also had this scar under her left eye.
An old tattered straw hat rested on her head, black unruly hair with a single braid hanging low behind her back. She wears a red vest, short trousers with a pair of sandals on her feet.
At first, he taught she was a boy, but then again appearances can be deceiving.
"What do you want?"
Giving his most famous glare, Zoro hoped that this girl would scram away and leave him in peace for the rest of the day.
"The little girl told me everything," she started. Crouching low, she picked the discarded food and held it like a treasure. "And from what I see, you don't look like a demon..." Giggling like a demented witch, the black haired girl stood up and smiled at him fondly.
"I think I like you..."
Zoro gaped at her like she was crazy. Does this girl say whatever's on her mind? And the words he heard next left him speechless.
"Would you like to join my pirate crew?"
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After the straw hat girl left, Zoro couldn't stop himself from smiling. Though his smile could not be identified properly, let's just say that it looks like a smirk.
What a strange girl.
A pirate? Heh. Who could have thought that the said girl is one.
She looks so young. Then again, looks like hers can very well play tricks on ones eye.
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Sometime later, she returned and pestered him once again. She said that she needed a crew to join her quest in sailing the blue seas, conquering the Grand Line and become the new Pirate King.
"Pirate King?"
"Yep, that is correct." She answered thoughtfully. Her smile never left her face.
"I hate to disappoint you but I have plans of my own," Zoro said irritatingly. He turned slightly so that he won't have to see the disappointment on her face. Hoping silently that she would finally stop talking.
"Care to tell me what this plan of yours is?" The girl asked with a serious expression that did not seem to fit her personality.
"I will become the most strongest swordsman that ever lived." Zoro declared proudly. His voice held conviction.
A promise that he will fulfill no matter what.
For a while, the straw hat wearing girl stared at him and despite his bravado, he could feel himself slipping.
The she-pirate grinned and laughed heartily with that weird 'shishishi' sound. What Zoro heard next took him by surprise.
Again.
"I shouldn't have expected anything less from my first mate, hmmm..."
The pirate hunter looks directly to her eyes despite knowing that whatever argument that he still has on his sleeves does not matter anymore.
Looks like it fell on deaf ears. Or the said person does not understand anything that opposes her.
Oh well.
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After the following battle that solidified their pact, Zoro knew that this new journey that he will have to take with his captain would be a long one.
He could almost anticipate the headaches.
"So, where to next, Captain?" Zoro asked the girl beside him as she waves back from the people of the town they liberated from the clutches of the evil marine lieutenant. Behind the villagers are the marines and the boy she left behind after a very brief show, saluting them from the first and last time.
"Wherever the wind may take us," she answered happily. "Before that, we need to find a musician... someone told me that pirates do love to sing…"
Seriously?
"And a boat," The bounty hunter turned pirate added resignedly. "A bigger one."
The girl hummed approvingly.
Zoro also knew that he has to be careful around her as she can be cunning if she wanted to. Surely, he doesn't want to be wrapped in her dainty looking fingers.
He saw beforehand how strong and elastic her punches can be.
However, it was a little too late when he realized later that day that he already succumbed to Monkey D. Luffy's infamous charms.
Literally.
Figuratively.
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