"Okay, everyone ready?" You smile at the group of gathered fish in the pond before you. The fish let out a few bubbles before swimming in a circle.
"Great!" you grin, waving your hands in small patterns. "Here we go! Just let me go get him!" You dash off through the town you were currently in, heading to the nearest sake bar to retrieve your boyfriend.
Through your sight that was slowly ebbing away, you're able to make out a large burly man with a beard down to his knees stops you at the door, causing you to groan in exasperated anger.
"Where do you think you're goin' little missy?"
"In the door." You give him a look that clearly screams duh before attempting to move through the door once more.
"Little girls like you shouldn't go in to places like this." You fold your arms across you chest, seething.
"I'm nineteen. I don't need you telling me where I can and can't go. Now let me in!" You growl out at the man.
His mouth opens to respond, but it's not his voice that comes out.
"Oi, is there a problem here." It really isn't a question, and you smile seeing the green-haired swordsman making his way out of the bar.
"I didn't realize she was with the S-Strawhats…" Zoro glared, clutching you behind him.
"Hey, Zoro come on." You're tugging on his hand, trying to get him to calm down before anything happened that would end in marines chasing you out of this town before Sanji had a chance to even buy groceries.
"I got something to show you…so come with me and don't get in a fight." Zoro continued to glare, but this time wrapped an arm protectively around your shoulders.
You reached up and poked his cheek. "Hey, come on Zoro." He twitched slightly, but relented and allowed you to tug him away toward the pound.
"Hold on." Zoro gripped your shoulders, causing you to stop. "I….got something…for you. " The swordsman pulled out a small box from his back pocket, thrusting it at you.
"Oh!" you flip the little box open to see a miniature katana pendent, sparkling silver in the tropical sunlight. "Zoro…this is beautiful. When…how…" You threw your arms around his chest, feeling as though you were about to explode from the happiness bubbling up inside of you.
"I had to borrow some Beli from Nami…" you sigh, flicking him on the forehead.
"Now I gotta watch you two have a drinking contest and then act surprised when you lose…"
"OI!" You laugh manically before running off toward the pond.
"(Y/n)!" Zoro shouts after you, following you around a corner. "Get back here!"
You shake your head, glancing over your shoulder. "Nuh uh, Zoro-kun! You gotta keep up with me!" You hardly finished your sentence before a muscular arm was wrapping around your waist.
"Hmph, not much of a challenge." You roll your eyes, punching his shoulder playfully.
You point at the pond just a few yards away. "C'mon, what I gotta show you is over there." Zoro guided you carefully across the landscape to the glittering water.
"Ready guys?" You're kneeling down beside the pond, waving your arms to get the fish into position.
"It's just fish."
"Quiet Zoro, just watch!" And the fish began to swirl through the water. After a few moments, small letters became apparent.
Zoro watched the letters appears, going to kneel beside you and wrap his arms around you.
"I love you too, (Y/n). Forever. No matter what happens."
Lesson 4: Sometimes it's the small things you do for the one you love that means the most.