Chapter 2: Back to Galley-La

Zoro walked briskly going back to the ocean docks. He needed to grab on his stuffs and get back to Galley-La. Being alone in 3 days is enough on meditating. When he arrived, he quickly snagged the brown bag where his 2 remaining bread placed and his polishing stuffs on the other bag.

The place is serene, quiet and lurid. Only the sound of the waves battering on the shore can heard, making him to love the place. Zoro cut a glance on the vast ocean and nodded, his way of goodbye. The hard blow of the wind made his manly earrings ting-ling on each other and his loose white shirt touching his body revealing his firm muscled body.

While heading towards in Galley-La, he saw Sanji with his wooden cart on the fruit stall. Sanji didn't seem to notice him so he continued on walking. But, all of the sudden, he felt a hand on his shoulders.

"Going back to Galley-La?" a voice asked.

Zoro shook his head and produced a "tchht" from his mouth.

"HEEY! Your wooden cart, boy! It might get stolen!" yelled by another voice.

Zoro looked back and as he is expecting, it is Sanji behind him. He moved on his shoulders to get rid of Sanji's hand on him.

"Kindly look at it a minute, old man!" Sanji yelled back.

"So what if im going back?" he rudely said.

"Hey! I'm being polite right here. Well, just asking. Just, look on Robin-swannn for me. Heeheheh Luffy isn't recovering yet and Chopper is busy on his "clinic" so I count on you." Sanji replied with his with-hearty-eyes look.

"BOYYY! I have a costumer. I can't look on your cart anymore!" the voice interrupted.

Sanji gleefully tapped his shoulders and proceeded to the stall. Zoro continued on walking.

It is half past 4 when he arrived at the Galley-La. He stopped on the main door and took again a very deep breath. When he moved on the knocker, he saw Chopper holding a medium sized basin with water. "Zoro-kun. Your room is in left side beside Luffy's." he happily instructed.

Zoro smirked and head towards his room.

"By the way, Zoro-kun," Chopper continued. "Please look for Luffy-san. He's in the kitchen and beside in it is Robin neechan's room. Im just going to the drug store."

Zoro sighed. "Okay. Alright."

Zoro proceed on his room and locked the door of it. The room is empty except for the bed. He thrown his bag on the wooden floor and snatched bread inside the brown paper bag and he lie down on his bed and put his arms beneath his head. A sonorous thump abruptly fading and fading making him to aroused on his bed. It is Chopper leaving, he thought. Being distracted, he laid down again facing the ceiling. He closed his eyes and his thought wandered like a flashback on what happened on the Enies lobby 4 days ago.

"I WANT TO LIVE!" a tremulous voice screamed.

"ZORO! SAVE HER! DON'T BE IDLE! FORGET ABOUT YOUR SWORD!" Nami yelled, swinging her weapon, Clima Tact, to avoid the marine guy's attack.

Zoro still remember his face that time. His blank expression on losing his sword.

"WHAT THE HELL?" Usopp yelled.

Zoro quickly opened his eyes and he automatically glared on his katanas resting on the floor. He felt guilty on the serious wound Robin gained on Spandam's torture while he can really save Robin that time. Robin is his crewmate, but why I am acting like she's nothing? Zoro thought again. Something blocked on the back of his throat so he go to the kitchen and looked for a cold water.

The kitchen is quite small but there's Luffy, still eating with a bubble on his nose. He sure is sleeping, he thought. After defeating Rob Lucci, it is his right to rest for some moment without any distractions. Zoro get the glass and poured it with a cold water. Somehow, he felt relieved.

While going back on his room, his gaze cut on the door where Robin is resting. A voice on the back of his head rang. "I WANT TO LIVE!"

Zoro's limp body began to shake. Am I going to open this door or not? Why the hell can't a skilled swordsman open this stuff! It's just a damn door of a woman's room.

Without in his mind, Zoro opened the door slowly, just like a slow motion. And, he found Robin lying on her with her eyes closed. He trudged on her bed and found a chair beside it. He sat on it and bowed his head. Zoro's eyes fixed on the lady's hand.

"Mr. Swordsman" a calm voice said.

Zoro jumped on his seat and stared at Robin, who's finally wake up.

"No, please sit down" Robin said, smiling.

"Nevermind. When did you wake up?" he replied.

Robin, trying on sitting in her bed, smiled politely at the serious swordsman. "Thank you"

Zoro stiffened. "H-hey." He said facing at the back reaching the wall beside the windowpanes. He crossed his arms and leaned on the wall.

Robin looked at the stern swordsman and she repeated what she said awhile ago. "Thank you… for saving my life."

Zoro, irritated, rushed at her and clenched his arm on her shoulders. "That wound is because of me. So why are you thanking me? Are you trying on me huh, Nico Robin?"

Robin hold the back of his head and pulled him in her. She caught his body and held it so tightly. "Still. Thank you. I wanted to thank all afterwards especially Luffy."

Zoro felt Robin's body, its hotness and the wetness of her wound on the right side of her hips. Zoro closed his eyes and unintentionally, he held her back. As the minutes passed by, the tightness is fastly increasing.