Vivi , and the king ,walked out of the meeting room & stopped when they saw the four men yelling at each other. Vivi blinked silently.
"Oh Vivi-sama ! how was your meeting?" asked Chakka.
Thes others stopped yelling when they heard their princess name.
"It was alright , what is going on here ?" asked the confused princess.
"Oh it is nothing your highness, let's leave now." Said Chakka , chuckling nervously .
The princess bid the king goodbye & left the palace with her four guarding friends. They walked to the bar where her pirate friends waited.
"Oi Vivi ! Over here ." yelled Usopp & waved to his royal friend as she walked throught the bar's door.
Vivi looked at him , nodded and made her way throught the crowd towards him. She accidently bumped into a drunk middle aged man.
"Oh sorry sir." Apologized Vivi.
"Oh sweetheart it… it is alright !" spoke the man in a drunk tone , he stood up from his bar stool and swayed towards her. He smiled at her lustfully and , without a warning , touched her thighs.
Vivi took a step back , but he managed to hold her and pull her towards him " Let me go ! " screamed the princess , but the man's ears seemed to be careless of her words as his other hand crawled over her body.
Koza spotted her and ran through the crowd toward her , he placed on his sword and prepared it for a fight , but by the time he reached her , the man was collapsed on the bar's sighed , knowing that a certain pirate sowrdsman did this.
"Are you alright Vivi?" asked Zoro placing his sword back into its sheath , looking at the young lady who clung to his arm with her soft hands.
"Yes I am fine , thankyou " spoke the princess weakly , letting go of his arm slowly.
Zoro placed his hand over hers " You can stay like this if you want , you know just to make you feel safe." Spoke the green haired muscled man. Vivi blushed and nodded.
"Vivi are you ok ?" asked Koza with disappointment . Everytime he tries to help her and be close to her , the pirate shows up before him.
"Yes Koza I am " answered the princess with a smile and walked towards the table where her friends were.
"Why are you doing this?" asked Koza angirly.
"Do what exactly?" asked Zoro carelessly.
"Challenging me ! Everytime I try to get a step closer to Vivi , you just jump out of nowhere." Replied the blond man.
"What are you talking about ! Did you want me to see her in trouble and stay back ! Excuse me if I moved so fast to save her Mr. Slow feet. " replied Zoro mockingly.
"Don't you dare make fun of me ." threatened Koza , placing a hand on Zoro's shoulder. The latter , swiftly took his hand and twisted his arm and pushed him against the bar counter " And you don't dare challeng me ! I've been avoiding a fight with you just for Vivi's sake." Whispered Zoro in Koza's ear.
"Fight me ! For her sake , fight me." Replied Koza.
"You got it , tiger." Said Zoro and let go of his arm.
"What is going on here ?" asked Pell worriedly.
"Nothing" said Koza and walked through the shocked crowd.
"So Vivi , how was your meeting with the king?" asked Luffy trying to shift Vivi's attention away from the fighting men.
"It went well , ecept for the stolen gemstones part." Spoke Vivi quietly, whispering her last words.
Everybody pulled their chairs closer to hers , and listened to her eagrly.
"The king told me that this country' treasure is a group of three gemstones." Started the young princess. " These gemstones keep this kingdom prosporus and safe , and the Mowhak pirates stole them to bring this kingdom , and when they knew about Albasta's alliance with the kingdom , they tried killing me. " continued the princess.
"So if we find those pirates and kick their asses and bring the gemstones back , the kingdom will prosper again ?" asked Luffy.
"Yes" replied the blue haired royalty.
"And that will accomplish the alliance and send you home happy , right Vivi?" asked Koza touching her hand gently.
Zoro tightened his grip around his sword's handle , he wanted to kill this bastard. He understood that Koza was already challenging him.
"So Vivi , are you sure that these two who tried to kill you belong to this weird crew?" asked Zoro.
"Yes , that's what the king said." Replied the princess.
"Alright then , we'll chase those bastrds and take them down." Said Zoro moving his chair close to Vivi's "I promise you these two wont leave this island alive." Whispered the handsome sowrdsman.
"Umm… Th.. Thank you." Answered Vivi nervously with a deep crimson blush on her cheeks.
Zoro shifted his gaze to Koza , who was gritting on his teeth , and smirked.
As the strawhats walked out of the bar , Zoro & Vii walked behind their chatting group of friends, and as they walked , Vivi closed the gap between them. "Umm… Zoro , umm… about what happened last night…umm… look it is…" spoke Vivi with hesitation.
"It is alright Vivi , it was just a kiss. We were caught in a moment , don't worry about it." Replied Zoro with a straight face that perfectly hid his regret for saying such words. It wasn't just a kiss to him.
"Oh ! that's fine." Replied Vivi softly , she didn't know what else to say ; she was disappointed , though a smile accomapnied her words.