A.N: This takes place during the time skip so if you've gotten that far this shouldn't have any spoilers. The stars of the day are Zoro, Mihawk and Perona. Enjoy!

Hatch 6: Decorations

"Move it a little bit to the left... not that much, you green headed idiot! Don't you understand the meaning of little!?" Perona screamed to Zoro as he carried a huge plastic reindeer in to the dining hall.

"Then do it yourself!" Zoro yelled back, putting the huge decoration down "What do you even need this thing for?"

"Isn't it obvious, you idiot?" Perona asked, crossing her arms with a smirk "It's cute, unlike you."

"And unlike you" Zoro shot back, paling as Perona used her negative ghosts on him "I'm sorry for breathing the same air as you... I'm not worth of such honor..."

"True, you're not" Perona said with a laugh "Now put that cute thing to its right place!"

"Yes, ma'am" Zoro said, making Perona's eyebrow twitch. "Ma'am" sounded old.

"Well I'll let it slip this time. If I use another negative hollow he won't be able to work" she thought "And I can always punish him for it later."

"There" Zoro muttered "I'm off to training now, so don't interrupt me."

"But there's still much more decorations to put up" Perona protested "I can't carry all of those heavy boxes!"

"That's your own problem!" Zoro yelled "Go ask help from Mihawk if you really need it."

"Well maybe I should" Perona said, a sly smirk rising on her face "Because unlike you, he's strong."

Zoro stopped like he had walked in to a wall. Turning around, he asked: "Did you just call me weak?"

"Of course, because you are!" Perona said, laughing "You can't even carry a few boxes."

Zoro's eyebrow twitched.

"Yes I can" he said.

"Then prove it"

"I'm not your servant" the swordsman said after a moment of silence "Do it yourself."

"I knew it; you're too weak to carry them" Perona said with a laugh "And you aim to be the world's strongest swordsman? What a joke!"

"Where are the damn boxes, ghost woman?" Zoro asked, getting enough of her taunting. Laughing, Perona said: "I'll show you."

"There's one good thing about idiots: they're so easy to manipulate."

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"...what are you two doing?" Mihawk asked as he came home, seeing Zoro and Perona decorating the dining hall together.

"Decorating for Christmas" Perona said as she passed by, giving him a box full of candles "Hold this."

Mihawk's eyebrow twitched and he put the box down, ignoring Perona's protests.

"Exactly how did she speak you in to this, Roronoa?" he asked. Zoro opened his mouth to answer, but closed it soon after. Why was he doing this again?

"Ah, damn it" Zoro said, dropping a bunch of decorations to the floor "I'm off to train."

"Oh no you don't" Perona said, preparing to attack "Negative hollow!"

"I'm sorry I disobeyed..." Zoro muttered and Perona smirked, glancing at Mihawk. When the swordsman noticed he said: "Don't even think about it if you value your life."

Perona pouted and crossed her arms, but decided to leave the older swordsman alone. It wasn't worth the risk. Suddenly a thought occurred to Perona and she asked: "Why do you have all these Christmas decorations in the first place?"

Zoro, who had just recovered from Perona's attack, looked at Mihawk as well. The world's greatest swordsman was quiet for quite a while before turning around and saying: "I don't need to answer that."

"Where are you going?" Perona asked as the swordsman started to walk away.

"Somewhere that's far from here"

To be continued...?

A.N: Next chapter will be about Robin's time with the army again and it continues from chapter 5.