Happy Birthday Zoro
Phoenix woke up in a diner at Nestai Harbor.
"Well, I was just about to pronounce you dead." said Robin.
"What happened?" asked Phoenix.
"You sank like a hammer. That's what happened."
"Ugh. I'm thirsty. Get me a drink."
" We'll order you an apple juice." said Nami.
"I was thinking something a little stronger."
"Well, since you were persistent, I will get you a Coca Cola." smiled Robin.
"That's not what I meant." said Phoenix.
"But it's funnier this way." said Nami.
"Wait, if I sank, who saved me?"
"Who do you think saved you? I'll give you a hint. It's Sanji or Luffy." said a sarcastic Robin.
"Sanji?" guessed Phoenix.
"Trick question. It was Sanji and Luffy."
"Luffy can't swim." said confused Phoenix
"Sanji saved two people that day." giggled Nami.
"Where's everybody else?"
"Luffy had to talk to Zoro, Usopp and Chopper went walking, and Sanji, well, Sanji is probably on his way here to see if okay." said Robin.
"Phoenix-swan~~! Are you okay?" yelled Sanji as busted through the door.
"Oh, Phoenix-swan." He scooped Phoenix into his arms and leaned in to kiss her.
"Back off, Fish Frenzy." said spit fire in his face. He dropped her in the chair.
"I see you're feeling better."
"Hey,I got to go. I told Luffy that we would talk at the next island we docked at."said Phoenix trying to find an excuse to leave.
"Ya and I was going to go shopping with Nami." said Robin grabbing Nami's hand to leave.
As Robin and Nami walked for about a good 20 minutes, Nami finally asked, " Where are we going? I wanted an excuse to leave, but I really just want to go back to the ship."
"Shh! We are following Phoenix. She's going into the woods to meet Luffy. A romantic escapade, maybe."
" Or they just want to talk." Hopefully. She thought.
"Shh! There's Luffy."
"Hey Luffy. Oh, one second. Robin, I know that your there. I'd appreciate it if you'd STEP OFF." said Phoenix.
"Drat, she saw us. Let's go, Nami."
"Oi, Robin. Zoro wanted to see you." yelled Luffy.
Robin walked over to where Zoro was.
"Mr. Swordsman. I heard you wanted to see me."
"Yes, I'll explain everything later. Just put on something nice and meet me in the forest." said Zoro.
Robin put on a silk purple dress with a slit down the leg. She wondered what Zoro was going to do. She had been thinking about him since she joined the crew last week. He was different than the other guys on the crew. He wasn't the smartest person like Chopper. He wasn't weak like Usopp. He wasn't an love-sick idiot like Sanji. He wasn't hyperactive like Luffy. She respected Zoro.
Once she got to the forest, she knew she was early. Zoro was cooking over a fire using wood he had probably got from a tree he chopped down. There had obviously been an accident because his shirt was charred and thrown in a bush. Zoro was shirtless. Robin had yet to see Zoro without a shirt. He had a six-pack from all of his ab training. She couldn't help but notice the scar left across his chest from the fight with Mihawk. She had known what happened. Nami and Luffy told her.
She always messed with Nami's mind. It was fun, she would say. She knew that Nami and Luffy had a certain connection.
"ROBIN!" I didn't expect you this early. Robin?"
She hadn't paying attention. She wasn't the type to be easily distracted, but when she was with Zoro, she couldn't think straight.
"Robin?"
"Oh, sorry, Mr. Swordsman. I was trying to figure out what you were making."
"That bad, huh?"
"No. I was just wondering." Ineedmoreexcuses. thought Robin
"Take a seat. The food is ready."
After the meal, Robin asked, "Why did you invite me here, Mr. Swordsman?"
"What?"
"Did I stutter? Why?" said Robin.
"It was my birthday, so I wanted to have some fun."
"So, I'm just your idea of fun?"
"No." Idiot! he accidentally thought out loud.
"So, I'm an idiot?" Of course, Robin was just messing with Zoro.
"No, that came out wrong. I wanted to make a dinner. I invited you. Things were-"
Robin grew an extra arm and put a finger on Zoro's lip to shush him.
"Just relax, Mr. Swordsman."
"Zoro."
"What?"
"My name is Zoro."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Swordsman."
"Zoro."
"Zoro. I'm sorry, Zoro."
She sat down next to him.
"Robin, I love you." said Zoro and he kissed her.
Zoro broke the kiss.
"What happened?" he asked.
"What happened to what?" asked Robin, confused.
Zoro began to pull down the strap of her dress. 20 arms grabbed his arm, ready to break it, if he tried anything funny.. He looked her in the eye as if to say, Trustme. She slowly let go. He stopped near her collarbone almost directly above her heart. It looked as if someone had stabbed her deliberately.
"Oh, that. That was years ago it's really nothing. I was being clumsy. That's all."
Before he could ask anymore questions, she gave him a long kiss. "Happy birthday, Zoro." and she got up and left. During that last kiss, both Zoro and Robin knew that if Robin was his Devil Child, he was her Demon Swordsman.