Chapter 4: The First Move of Assassinating

It is the light of the night sky the only thing that Zoro can see. It is half past eleven but still he can't sleep. "What's happening to me?" he thought.

Zoro hardly closed his eyes and tried to think of thousand of sheep. He started on counting it. When he is in 50s, his thoughts suddenly floated in what happened awhile ago in Robin's room. He blushed again. He shook his head from left to right to erase that scene in his mind. "Sheep are shits. They can't help me." He thought again.

He grabbed on his white linen blanket and covered it in his body. He just looked up on the ceiling for a whole time. "It's pointless. I'm having insomnia" he said, sighing. He gets up on his bed and snagged on his polishing materials. Instead of doing pointless things, he chose on polishing his katanas.

Zoro released the katanas on their cases and dropped them on the floor. He sat in an "Indian sit" manner and started. He thought of Kuina, his swordsmanhood (childhood) friend, and his promise to become the greatest swordsman. He carefully lifted the first katana and took a very deep breath.

A noise then, interrupted him. It is a noise from the woods. He got alarmed and put back the katanas in their cases and placed them in his waist. He peeked on the windowpanes but he found nothing but a squirrel eating its gathered nuts. He fell on his bed and put his arms beneath his head. He slowly closed his eyes and finally, he felt comfortable.

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

Zoro immediately arouse on his bed. "NICO ROBIN"

"WHAT'S HAPPENING? WHY, HER VOICE….IS ALWAYS IN MY HEAD." he thought.

A noise from the woods clattered again. He irritably peeked again on his windowpanes and a man's shadow appeared. Zoro's eyes widen. He tried to look on the man's face but he is facing at the back. He just thought of Franky or Iceburg, trying to surprise them on the new ship but in this very late time, it's kind of disturbing. The unknown man looked sideward and Zoro's eyes frighten. The man seemed to notice his presence but luckily, Zoro was able to hide below the window before the man caught at him. The man's face, he remembered, is Aokiji. He can't forget that guy who tried to kill him by freezing him head to toe. Why is he in here? He asked himself. He will never have a mistake on his face and his afro-like hair. It is Aokiji, for sure. He recalled the time when he first encounter him. It is him who spared Robin's life and said to end it also. Is he here to end Robin's life?

Without any hesitation, he rushed on her room and without gentleness, he pulled the knocker and swayed it hardly making the door produced a loud 'bang' when it hitted the wall. Zoro panted. His body trembled when he found nothing on her bed. A wind blew on his face from the window. The window is open.

He climbed on the window and found a blood splattered along the way. "NICO ROBIN!" he yelled.

In the darkness, a voice shriek in an unknown location.

Zoro followed the splattered blood quickly until his path was blocked by a magnanimous town wall. Dead end. He turned on left, following his prediction and trudged with his heart. He heard a gasp and followed it. It brought him in a place affected by kaingin, the seediest part of the forest whose trees are all burnt down. Zoro stopped when he saw the bloody Robin with an ice on his left leg and Aokiji smirking at him.

"RUN FOR YOUR LIFE, MR SWORDSMAN!" Robin commanded. "I can do it myself." Tears fell on her cheeks.

He snatched his katana from his waist and done his fighting position declaring to his opponent that he is ready-to-rumble.

Aokiji faced Zoro and laughed boisterously. Robin's eyes went blank.

"So you've brought a nakama to die with you" he said, placing his hand on his chin.

"Stop chitchatting me, moron! You're the one who will die!" Zoro interfered.

He tossed himself in the air and attacked him. Fortunately, Aokiji managed to avert on his deadly assault. Zoro did not stop. He got his other new polished katana and started on twirling it with the first katana. "Come on and get me" he challenged.

Aokiji raised his arm and an ice-spear like began forming in his hand. He threw it to Zoro.

To defend himself, he counter-attacked it with his best shot. The ice-spear cut in half. But, he did not notice the next one coming very near at him. The first spear is a trap. A hand from the ground came into his sight and defended him.

"Mr. Swordsman" Robin cried, sharply drawning her breath while holding her severe wound. The ice on her body continued on moving up.

At the same time, a long foot broke in and attacked Aokiji. It is Luffy and comrades. Aokiji stepped back.

"Robin-chwann! We came here to save ya'" a hearty-faced Sanji said crescending his tone.

Zoro showed his paranoid face. "CUT IT OUT! TRYING TO FLIRT IN THIS KIND OF SITUATION!"

"Oi Zoro!" Luffy yelled, trying to get the attention of Zoro. "Move Robin away, she's starting to freeze. Go too, Chopper!" he continued, using his Goma gono no attack to Aokiji.

"Go go! Robin-chan is freezing!" Nami commanded as she fluctuate her Clima Tact and charging on the clout of her thunder.

Zoro with his Katana, smashed the ice conquering the body of Robin. Robin fell on her knees, still holding on her wound. "Thank you. Thank you for all" she sniffed.

"Robin-chan, we'll get you out of here" Chopper cried. "Zoro-kun, please help me to carry her. Her wounds are badly bleeding" he continued.

Without second thoughts, he carried Robin on his back and started running. Aokiji cornered them but a terrific kick of Sanji made him away. "Go!" Sanji ordered.

The way on Galley-La is quite far from the kaingin part of the woods. They trudged and trudged until their temporary house been seen from afar. Without feeling any exhaustion, Zoro fasten his dash.

When they reached Galley-La, they hurried on Chopper's room. Zoro carefully laid Robin on Chopper's bed with a sign of 'for patient's bed'. Robin perspired in pain.

"Hold on, Nico Robin" Zoro said.

Chopper got on his medical kit and apparatuses and started on injecting for her to sleep.

Robin, before losing her consciousness, looked at Zoro.

Hi! This is Skarizza, the author!

I hope you like this chapter. I'm really having a headache awhile ago so I can't update it. Thanks a lot! Hope you enjoyed :)

Hoping for a review! Can't see someone liking my story. *sob sob* but I can't lose hope. I promised I'm going to fill my profile with tons of stories. hehe ^^

*just done Chapter 6* *sigh*

please see the chap. 6! love it!