"There you go, Vivi" said Nami giving Vivi a light green pajama to sleep in. Vivi took off her dress & wore the pajama.
" , may I ask you something?" asked Vivi politely.
"Yes sure , anything you want" replied Nami.
"Is it okay with Miss All Sunday if I stayed here?" asked the polite princess.
"Of course ! Robin is really nice, you'll like her if you get to know her." Replied the orange haired girl.
The room's door opened, and Robin walked towards them "I hope am not interrupting your conversation." Asked the raven haired beauty quietly.
"No it is okay, come join us if you want." Replied Vivi with a smile, hoping to break the ice between them. Robin smiled and nodded, walking toward her lady friends.
"I see that you and Sanji developed a better relationship."asked Vivi shifting her gaze towads Nami.
"Ummm….yeah we did. We are taking it slowly to a higher level than friendship , you know." Replied Nami winking at her blue haired friend.
"So….what about you and Zoro? I saw you two exchange looks at the resturant. " said Nami slyly.
"Nami ! there is nothing going on between us, we are kust friends." Answered Vivi blushing deeply.
"Oh Nami ! Don't embrass her." Said Robin chuckling briefly.
The ladies continued their chatting and giggling for few more minutes before sleep crawled into their eyes, so they turned off the lights and head to bed.
It was Zoro's turn to keep an eye on the ship at night; he stayed at the crow's nest watching the ocean's waves softly rock the ship's bottom. He yawned out of boredom.
He heard soft footsteps approaching him from behind and tightened his grip around one of his swords, ready to attack whoever dared to sneak on him , but he relaxed when he turned around to find a familiar face.
"Oh Vivi ! it is you. Why aren't you asleep?" asked Zoro losening his grip form his sword.
"Sorry if I scared you, I just couldn't sleep and thought you might need company." Replied Vivi apologitically.
"I wasn't scared, I just thought one of those bastrds who shot you today came back." Answered Zoro.
"Thank you so much for saving me today Zoro." Said Vivi softly, touching his hand with her soft one. Zoro cleared his throat , pulled away his hand slowly , and shifted his gaze from her to the window. Vivi felt the heat rise to her cheeks again.
"Do you have any idea who might those assassins be ?" asked Zoro not facing her. 'Why am I nervous .' Thought the sowrdsman.
"I don't know actually, but ever since the war with Sir Crocodile, Albasat had many enemies." Answered Vivi.
"Fine then, tomorrow we will head for the king's palace for answers, I am sure he heard about some strangers tried to assasinate his guest." Said Zoro stretching his arms.
"Come on, it is bedtime go get some sleep." Continued the sowrdsman. Vivi looked at him with a worried look on her face.
"Am sorry, I am being a burden again to you guys." Whispered the princess sadly.
"Oi Vivi ! Don't say such a thing. You are our friend and I… we care about you a lot." Said Zoro nervously , he wasn't good at handling these situations .
"If you needed help, we'll be there for you . Don't worry Vivi if those bastrds came back for you, I'll slash them." Said Zoro trying to comfort the worried princess.
"Thanks a lot Zoro." Replied Vivi with a soft smile.
"Anytime, at least you are no longer calling me ." replied Zoro earning a brief laugh from her.
Vivi locked her eyes on his , and moved closer to him closing the gap between them . He cupped her chin between his thumb and index and leaned towards her and sealed her lips with his. Vivi pressed back and wrapped her slender arms around his thick neck.
Enjoying the kiss , Zoro licked Vivi's lips asking for her permission to deepen the kiss , she opened her mouth for his tonugue to slid into her. Their tongues danced passionately in each other's mouths , but the pleasure didn't last for long.
"Ehm Ehm ! Vivi-sama." Said Igram clearing his throat.
Vivi broked the kiss and pushed Zoro away from her quickly. "Ig…Igram ! What are you doing here?" asked Vivi nervously with a heavy blush across her cheeks.
"I couldn't sleep so I thought U could keep the sowrdsman a company during his watch." Said Igram trying to control his laugh.
"Yeah sure ! come in I was just …. Thanking him for saving me. I'm going back to bed now , Good night you two." Replied Vivi and rushed through the nest's door . Igram only laughed briefly at her cute reaction while Zoro sighed in disappointment .