A/N: So, not sure what was going through my head as I was writing this, all I remember is being very distracted. This one is Zoro accepting that he was stuck with the crew. Let me know what you think.
As always, thanks for the favs and alerts.
DominaNocte:Thanks, I'm not even sure what Chopper's is going to be like yet, I haven't quite gotten out of the East Blue in planning yet, but it should be fun to write and it is good to know someone is excited to keep reading as it makes me excited to write it.
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Arxhaelologist: Thank you! The writing advice is always appreciated, and is good to hear that you couldn't find much in this one.
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Zoro rested against the side of the boat that was following the missing Going Merry and crewmate. He wasn't sure what to think of Nami's actions but Luffy wanted both of them back and so had told them to go ahead while he finished up at the restaurant.
Zoro was still processing what could be have been one most important moments of his life. The duel with Mihawk was the greatest duel he had ever fought, though he had lost it gave him an idea of how much he need to work to reach his dream.
But other than that the other thing he need to think on was the way Luffy had acted during the duel and his own reaction to that. Luffy had left Zoro to choose to challenge Mihawk after seeing the power the greatest swordsman held. Also during the fight he held back not interfering, and also held Johnny and Yosaku back so they didn't interfere.
Zoro hadn't thought it was possible to find someone who truly understood his dreams and what would have to occur on the road to that dream, but Luffy had managed to prove him wrong. He proved that he could handle Zoro's choice of who to fight and understood the rules of his fights.
After all that and what he had seen of Luffy's fighting ability during the time they had spent together, Zoro had realised when he returned to consciousness after the duel to find Luffy had lost it that there was no denying it anymore. Luffy was the Captain he never believed he would find and he didn't mind working under him. If Luffy was willing to believe him in his dream, he was more than willing to completely believe that his Captain will be Pirate King, he knew it would happen.
So, why not make sure everyone else knew what they knew.
A/N 2: So, not sure when the next one will be up, I'll be writing in breaks from various assessments.
