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Tashigi kept staring at him.
"Wait... you...but why?"
"Uhh...well...eh..." A small blush appeared on his face.
"I...just...i don't hat-"
-WACK!-
With perfect timing to ruin the moment, big pieces of wood and stone started flying through the air from Luffy and Smokers fight and one hit Zoro in the back off his head.
"Oof! What a pain in the ass. Lets move from here and talk somewere else." Zoro said and trew the piece that hit him back at Luffy and Smoker.
"Agreed." Tashigi went with him away from the harbor, and they ended up in a calm alley.
"Okay... either way. Remember in Lougetown?" Tashigi started.
"Yeah what of it?"
"You refused to fight me seriously back then too."
"So?" Zoro bent down to tie his shoe.
"So, was it for the same reason as now?"
"I haven't given you a reason yet."
"Didn't you say you cared?"
"Hrm...well... even with the people i care about i dont hold back in battles you know..."
"Then why the heck are you holding back against me?" Tashigi looked deeply insulted when Zoro looked up at her.
He sighted and stood up.
"If you want it so badly, then lets spar for real right now."
"Eh? For real?" Tashigi blinked at him, suprised over this sudden change of heart.
Zoro pulled out all three of his swords. And Tashigi took out hers. It took Zoro about 10 seconds to knock her sword to the ground, he put the tip of his sword against her chin and stood completely still. Tashigi calmly looked at him, then started giggling.
"What the hell, woman? Why are you laughing when you lost?" Zoro lowered his sword and looked at her with a face full of confusion.
"Ahahaha! Oh don't make that face, you look like a lost puppy!" She kept giggeling and put her arms around her stomac, trying to stop.
"Oh Roronoa! You really wont hurt me after all huh?" She wiped away a small tear from here eye and stopped laughing, but still had a big grin on her face.
"Argh! So what? Whats so funny?" Zoro put his swords away.
"You are! You're a pirate who wont kill a marine even when she tries to kill you!" Tashigi had to keep her laughter back again.
"CHE! So what if i don't like the idea of injuring you?" Zoro blurted out.
"But why not? I'm a marine and you're a pirate you know!"
"HMPF. So what? I don't go fight marines you know. It's you jerks who comes after me." Zoro put his sword away and stared at her.
"Well, duh! And that's exactly what im doing right now! So why the heck don't you hurt me like you would to any other marine?"
"Because... youre not... any other marine..." Zoro mumbeled and looked away.
"...come again?" Tashigi stared at him, all signs of amusement had gone away.
"Everything about you! EVERYTHING is different from those other marine-jerks!" Zoro started to get frustrated, and it was ovious.
"But im still a marine. And im still your enemy. So gimme a god damn proper fight already!" Tashi picked up a stone and trew it at his head. "Brockoly bastard!"
"IT'S NOT BROCKOLY! ITS MARIMO!" Zoro stopped and realised what he had said.
"Marimo? Ooh now i see it! What a clever nick-name! MARIMO BASTARD."
"IM NO MARIMO! ARRRGH! Ah never mind..."
"Either way, why wont you attack me?" Tashigi crossed her arms and gave him a angry look.
"Hmpf... i just... for some reason... i don't think of you as my enemy thats all..."