30 ZoLu One Shots
Here is chapter 4 so enjoy. :D
Chapter 4
Title: Protector
Paring: LuffyxZoro
Theme: Scars
Rating: T
Time line: Post-Reunion at Sabaody Arc, Pre-Fishman Island Arc
Warning: Slight spoilers for Time Skip
Disclaimer(s): I still don't own One Piece
As soon as the crew reunited after the two longest years of their entire lives, they made their escape from the marines to Fishman Island. After all that, they all settled down a bit, talking to one another, asking each other what they have done in the past two years other than training and the different techniques that they learned within the given years.
They, then, went into their usual daily activities like nothing had happened at all, just being their usual selves. As Luffy walked on the deck to the dining room to the kitchen, he spots Zoro, leaning on the side rail, looking at the beautiful ocean view.
"Hey, Zoro," the young captain greeted his best friend and first mate. "Hey, Luffy," the said swordsman greeted back as he turned to the young captain. "So where have you been sent to over the past two years?" "To Mihawk's island." Luffy stared at him in slight shock. "Did you have a rematch with him?" he asked, "Is that how you got that scar on your eye?" Zoro just sighed.
"No," he answered, "he was my temporary mentor. And I got this when we were training." "Oh." The young captain just kept on staring at the scarred eye. "Can you even see with that eye?" "No. But I got used to it after one and a half years." Zoro, then, looked at the scar on Luffy's chest. "How about yours?" the young first mate asked.
Luffy just sighed. "Trying to save Ace," he answered reluctantly. "Oh," Zoro said, "I am so sorry about you losing your brother." "That's okay," the young captain said, "if I never had realized that I still had you guys, then I'd probably have killed myself a long time ago." Before Luffy knew it, he felt himself being embraced by Zoro.
"Zoro-" "Please. Don't even think about killing yourself," Zoro said in a monotone voice, interrupting his captain, "not even when you have made it this far and when you haven't fulfilled your dreams. If you were to commit suicide before then, then whom would I love and care about?" Luffy's eyes went wide. "Luffy," Zoro continued, "let me promise you this. I promise to always protect you from anything that can harm you in any way. No matter what. And that I would follow you anywhere you want to go, even after we fulfill our dreams."
Luffy just blinked and, after a while, grinned. "Okay," he said, "thanks, Zoro. And I promise not to worry you like that again and that I would protect you when you need it."
Zoro chuckled and, then, he lightly kissed the younger. Luffy was shocked for a moment but he kissed back. After a second, they pulled back, looking around, seeing that nobody saw the scene. "Let's just keep us a secret," Zoro whispered. "Okay," Luffy agreed, "Until the time comes," he added. Before the young swordsman could say anything, he noticed an eye and an ear on the rail. "You better keep this a secret, too, Robin," he growled in the ear and then they disappeared.
Luffy just chuckled and, then, gave Zoro a big embrace. "Love you, Zoro," he said low enough for only Zoro could hear him. "Love you, too, buddy," the young swordsman said and, then, placed another kiss on the other and they both stood there, enjoying the view and each other's company.
A/N: Okay, I thought about it and I was thinking that I should put all the chapters I have so far which is only 5 chapters including chapters 1 and 2. Plus this was the original chapter 2.
So R&R please. :D