A.N: Continued from chapter 5 and has the same spoiler(s) as it did. You have been warned!

Hatch 7: Stubborn Ones

Sabo sneezed, lying on his bed. Apparently staying outside in the middle of the night while it was snowing a few days ago hadn't been such a good idea after all.

"Well, everything's okay as long as Robin doesn't find out I caught a cold" the blonde thought "That would be embarrassing; after she warned me and all."

A knock on the door pulled Sabo out of his thoughts and he called out: "Come in; it's not locked."

When the door opened and Sabo saw who it was he became sure of one thing: if there was someone up there, that someone really hated him. Karma was a bitch and, in this case, had black hair, blue eyes and a know it all smirk on her face.

"I know I know I should've gone back inside earlier" Sabo said with a sigh "I screwed up."

Robin gave him an amused smile, walking over his desk and pulling a chair for herself from underneath it.

"I have to agree with you on that" she said "How are you feeling?"

"Not so bad; after all it's just a simple cold" Sabo said "The doctor told me to stay in the bed the next few days, tough" he chuckled "She even added a threat by saying "or else.""

Robin giggled at that, the sly smirk that appeared on her face making Sabo realize that he had said something that he shouldn't have.

"So you have to stay here the next few days, huh?" she confirmed.

"Yeah, I do" Sabo said with a sigh "And I'm getting the feeling that letting you know about that was a bad idea."

"Why would it be a bad idea?" Robin asked, but the smirk on her face told that she really was planning something.

"Okay, out with it" Sabo said "What are you here for?"

"I just wanted to know why you always seem to be avoiding me" Robin said flatly, going straight to the point. Sabo froze, so she had noticed. Well, of course she had, it had been pretty obvious but still, he hadn't thought she'd bring it up just like that. He just hadn't seen any other choice but to avoid her; he didn't want her to find out he was Luffy's brother and avoiding her seemed like the best way to make sure he didn't let anything slip. He wanted Luffy to hear it from him... when he was ready.

"You're not going to answer?" Robin asked as the blond kept quiet.

"I suppose I won't" Sabo said. There was no use saying that he didn't know what she meant; she was too smart for that "Anything else you want to know?"

"No, but I am still waiting for an answer for my first question" Robin said, crossing her arms "Well?"

"What would you do if I said that I don't feel like giving you an answer?" Sabo asked, a small voice in his head telling him that taunting her was a bad idea "Well?"

"I can wait for you to change your mind" the pirate said easily "I'm not in a hurry."

"Well I'm sorry to inform you that you will have to wait for a long time" Sabo said, also crossing his arms "Because my lips are sealed."

"Well we'll see for how long" Robin said, throwing a book to herself with her powers "Tell me when you change your mind."

Rolling his eyes, Sabo decided to go to sleep. She wouldn't keep this up for long.

Four hours later he was also reading a book in his bed, casting glances at Robin who was still sitting on the same chair, reading the same book.

"Aren't you getting tired already?" the blonde finally asked, her presence unnerving him. He couldn't even sleep when she was around.

"No" she said simply "Are you?"

"Forget it" Sabo said with a snort, continuing with his book only to glance to her direction when he heard her stand up. Noticing that he was watching Robin said: "Don't get your hopes up; I'm only going to get a cup of coffee."

"Take your time" Sabo told her, getting up as soon as she left the room. When he could no longer hear her footsteps he locked the door and put the key back on his table. He knew that he'd have to deal with her at some point, but right now he really didn't feel like doing so. Satisfied he lay back down, quickly drifting to sleep.

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Robin frowned as she pushed the door to Sabo's room but it wouldn't open, making her realize he had locked the door.

"Does he really think that'd keep me away?" she thought with amusement, creating a few eyes inside of Sabo's room with her power. Seeing him asleep she glanced around, quickly locating the key. Growing a punch of arms she moved the key to the lock with them, smirking when it clicked. She went in and closed the door, wondering if Sabo was worse off than he said since he didn't realize that a simple lock wouldn't keep her away. He should've at least hidden they key.

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Sabo woke up with a coughing fit, sitting up to make things easier. It seems like his cold was worse than he thought.

"Are you alright?" the blond froze, looking at the direction the voice had come from. He groaned, saying: "I thought I locked the door."

"You did" Robin confirmed, not taking her eyes off of her book. Lifting the key on the table with her powers, she said: "But you should've at least hid the key."

"I'll keep that in mind" the blond replied, lying back down "Or I'll just get a sea stone door and key."

"Do you really think those would hold me back?" Robin asked with a small smirk.

"...you're scary; has anyone ever told you that?" Sabo asked, but the woman just laughed.

After an hour had passed it was time for lunch, but before Robin left to get something for both of them she took the key from the table.

"Damn..." Sabo cursed as she left.

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It was already late; dinner had been served and the sun had set long time ago, but Robin was still in Sabo's room, refusing to give up. Surprisingly the blond had managed to ignore her for the last few hours, not even glancing at her. However, his patience was about to end.

"How long are you going to-"his words died in his throat as he actually looked at Robin, noticing that she had fallen asleep on the chair. He let out a sigh but then smiled, getting off the bed to put a blanket over her.

"Well, I suppose I can handle a while more with her around..."

To be continued

A.N: Don't kill me for this, but I'm going to continue this in the next chapter, too. Sorry to everyone who doesn't like them but hey, I promise not to put either of them in chapter 9.