Unfortunately, the situation didn't get any better. Zoro refused to talk to me, even if we were in the same room. At dinner, he would just look at Lily and all they would do was talk. How come mom isn't doing anything to stop this? One night at dinner, I sat in between Luffy and Usopp and watched from across the table as Zoro and Lily flirted with each other. The same way the two of would do as if no one else was around.
"Mom, may I be excused?" I asked as I quickly turned to her. She was carrying plates in her hands that were enough for all of us.
"But honey, Sanji and I worked really hard on this," She pleaded. I stood so forcefully that it made the chair push back.
"I suddenly lost my appetite. Save me some left overs," I spoke through my teeth as I stomped through the door. Remembering from the years of my childhood, I stomped to this cliff that overlooked the ocean. This spot helped me get through all my problems when I was little. It mostly had to deal with Lily and I fighting, sometimes, mom would find me here and take me home if I stayed out late. The scenery was peaceful; I came out just in time to see the sun set. The ocean was completely orange, not a tint of blue was in sight. The leaves of the trees were turning brown, letting me know that evening was approaching. Through all that time, I would stare at the waves crashing into the wall, thinking about Zoro and all the wonderful memories before this hellhole even began, before Lily came home. I wanted to hit her; I wanted to punch her for ruining Zoro and my relationship that was so perfect. My stomach was yelling at me to eat something but I tried my hardest to ignore it's cries. I wasn't planning on coming back tonight. I was either going to stay here or go back to the ship. I didn't want to be with anybody right now, I just wanted to be alone with the Zoro in my mind, the Zoro I fell in love with. I suddenly heard disturbance in the grass and turned to see Zoro standing behind me. Holding a white take out box with chop sticks on top, He had an embarrassing smile on his face as if he didn't want to be here. I gave him my infamous glare and turned around to face the now black ocean. I heard him walk closer and stopped right behind me.
"I brought you some left over rice, in case you were hungry," I could tell that he was terrified of what I was going to do by the tone of his voice.
"I'm not hungry," I lied as my stomach made an obnoxious sound. I turned around and smiled as I took the box. I pulled the sticks apart and began to eat like Luffy; maybe I was hungry after all. I finished in twenty minutes tops.
"How come you left dinner? Your mom was worried and, I was too," He asked.
"Oh, now you want to talk to me? Do you honestly not know the answer to that question? You were flirting with Lily in front of me!" I snapped at him. He looked at me like I didn't know what I was talking about.
"Do you not see? Are you that blind? We have been ignoring each other completely Zoro. I wouldn't even give a shit about you hanging with Lily if you would just talk to me," I glared at him more than I ever did.
"Not again, I just had this conversation with Luffy and Marissa, well more with Marissa than Luffy but," Zoro began.
"Yea, I heard, you guys were standing right outside my door and I get it, we will be with each other for the rest of our lives but it's just,"
"If you get it, then why are you so jealous of us hanging together? I haven't seen her in years. I've been hanging with you every day for the past couple of months. Why are you so angry with me?" Zoro interrupted. He was trying to switch it around, I can tell.
"Zoro, I just said that I wouldn't have cared if you would've just acknowledged me. You acted as if I didn't exist. I thought your feelings for me were gone!" I shouted. There was a moment of silence between us. I turned around and walked towards a nearby tree.
"Do you still love me Zoro? Or are you falling for Lily now?" I asked without turning to face him. I was afraid, I was so very afraid of what was going to go down, I hated that we were fighting. As I waited, I was thinking about this whole thing, was I over exaggerating or was this right behavior? No it was definitely the right behavior; I wouldn't have cared if he would've just smiled at me or said hi every now and then, that's the whole reason why I was so upset. Zoro still didn't give me an answer, was he too shocked from what just came out of my lips?
"Do you?" I asked again. I could tell he was about to speak but something moved in the bushes. I was about to grab my sword but I realized that I left both of them back at the house. Zoro readied his sword until Lily came from behind the bushes. Zoro's body was no long tensed.
"Lily, can you give us a moment? We're having a discussion," Zoro asked. I was surprised that he didn't leave me behind to go with her.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your discussion," Her fingers formed quotation marks on the word discussion and marines surrounded us. The only way to escape was to jump off the cliff into the crashing waves below. Lily snapped her fingers and pointed me, marines followed the given order and held me tightly with my hands behind my back and placed a sword at my neck. Giving me no time to think about what was happening. I could see Zoro's body flinching, thinking twice on either to stay still or to attack. His final decision was to stay.
"Now that I have your attention, why don't we have a little discussion?" Lily's fingers did the motion again. Zoro and I stood there and listened.
"How about we make a deal Zoro? To save your girlfriend or ex-girlfriend, whichever one you prefer, why don't you let me kill you and your idiot captain Luffy in exchange for her life?" Lily waited patiently as Zoro thought.
"And if I refuse?" Zoro asked curiously. He had a determined look on his face as he stared at her. She snapped her fingers and the marines holding me captive pushed me to the ground forcefully and placed the sword up to my skin as if at any moment they could slice a vein open like slicing a piece of cake. Zoro's outstretched his hand.
"Okay, Okay. Please, don't hurt her," Zoro pleaded. I tried to get free from the marines but the sword prevented me from going any further.
"No Zoro, don't take the deal, don't take it. She could turn on us. Please, just run back to the house and protect my family. I beg of you!" I cried. Zoro was about to take off.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you Zoro, if you as so take one step, I'll order them to chop her head off like a lamb for slaughter and I'll make you watch," Lily threatened. I couldn't believe what I just heard, did she really just threatened to kill me? I whispered Zoro to run, that's all I wanted him to do. I didn't care what happened to me, just as long as no one else got hurt.
"Alright, I'll make the deal," Zoro outstretched his hand for Lily to grab to shake on it. When Lily took it, she pulled Zoro closer to talk into his ear.
"To make sure you'll take your part of the deal, I'll keep your girlfriend and I'll give her to you as soon as you two arrive. Come with Luffy and only Luffy. If you come with more friends, I'll kill everyone without a moment's hesitation, got it?" Lily threatened. Zoro nodded and turned to me. Lily snapped her fingers and walked away; the marines picked me up and dragged me away by the arms, letting my legs drag along the grass. I struggled to get free to run to Zoro but they were too strong. I called out Zoro's name constantly until they knocked me unconscious. When I woke up, I was shackled to a wall and was surrounded by three walls of iron bars. Two other cells that were completely empty except for barrels of hay were on either side. The room was dark, the only light that shown was the full moon making an eerie glow. The wind whispered through the halls giving me goose bumps on my arms. I realized that I was on a wooden bench that was attached to the wall. The chain attached to my iron bracelets were attached to the same wall. With all my might I tried to get free, the only thing you could hear were the sounds of me struggling and the rustling of the chains. I pulled until I couldn't pull no more. When I was finished I fell to my knees and stared at the floor. Letting myself dangle as far as the chains would allow.
"Aw, you look so pitiful little sister," Lily paused. Her footsteps echoed against the walls, taunting me. I looked up with helplessness.
"What's wrong with you Lily? How could you do this to your sister and her friends?" I cried with my voice drying up.
"Everything went exactly as planned!" she shouted with joy.
"Were you jealous of us? I noticed the first day you were watching us stare into each other's eyes,"
"Why would I be jealous of you? You see, now that you guys were in a heated moment, and no doubt that Zoro's heart is broken by what you said about his feelings. He will do absolutely anything just to keep you safe, no matter what I tell him I bet he'll do it! I wonder if he would kill your captain to save your life," Lily asked with so much excitement, the very thought was making me sick; my head fell down in disgust.
"Do you want to know what the funny part is? Even though he didn't talk to you, he sure as hell wouldn't shut up about you in front of me. I wanted to strangle him to shut him up. He even told me he would give up his own life for you; well guess what's happening now," Lily said to me with her head pressed against the bars. My head slowly rose and my weak eyes stared at her as if she was crazy.
"He did what?" I asked with my shaken voice.
"He talked about you nonstop," She replied with a devious grin. My heart stopped immediately. That's why he didn't know what I was talking about; I was going over the top with my behavior.
"I'm surprised that he doesn't think you're getting in the way of his dream. I remember when we used to hang out; he even told me that his dream was more important than our friendship," Lily waited for my answer. I was struggling to keep my head up.
"No, I already asked him and he said that I wasn't in the way, he said that I was actually helping him," I was thankfully able to get all the words out.
"That's bullshit. He was probably lying to you," Lily teased. I know he wasn't lying, I could tell in his eyes when he told me that he was telling the truth. Lily was just trying to get under my skin. Suddenly, a marine came and whispered in her ear.
"Speaking of Zoro, they're here. Do you want to see him? He's probably worried sick about you," Lily teased as she was handed the cell keys and released me. She dragged me by the arm down the hallway.
"How did you become involved with marines?" I asked with curiosity. Lily chuckled as we continued to walk.
"Simple, I just walked up to them and asked for a position, they gave me a background check and I worked my way up to the top. When I was named captain, I ordered them to build a base here so that I can take care of mom while running things," Lily explained.
"Is that what you have been doing instead of traveling around the world and why you left Zoro?" I asked already knowing the answer.
"You're smart little sister," She laughed. When we reached our destination, marine soldiers saluted her and opened two big doors. The room was a perfect circle, everything in it was white except for a few barrels of hay and some stacked wooden boxes probably filled with weapons and important documents. On the opposite side of us, Zoro and Luffy stood looking relieved that I was okay. Lily released me and I ran to my friends, Zoro just patted my back and I ran into Luffy's arm, giving him a great big hug. Zoro's head turned slightly.
"Luffy, protect her with your life if something happens to me you hear?" Zoro asked. Luffy nodded.
"Understood," Luffy said and held his arms out protectively. Zoro put one sword in his mouth and held the other two in his hands and formed a battle position. Lily got her two swords ready too and they charged at each other. Their swords created sparks as they clashed, Lily seemed to be winning. She would block all of Zoro's moves, even his most powerful ones. Soon the sword fight turned into a bloody fist fight. Lily would punch and even kick Zoro all over. She would punch until she sent his swords flying across the room. When it was time, Lily kicked him so hard that he stayed down for good. Lily stepped on Zoro's stomach until there was an agonizing scream escaping Zoro's lips. I clutched my chest at the terrifying sound.
"Are those bones I hear cracking?" Lily asked taunting. Pushing Luffy out of the way, I ran for Lily and dove for the leg that was on top of Zoro, I could actually hear his strong bones breaking underneath as if they were twigs being snapped in half. I wrapped my arms around Lily's leg and tried to push her off. Nothing seemed to work, she just kept pushing and pushing. Not giving Zoro a chance to breathe. Desperately I lifted her pants and bit into her flesh as hard as I could. The taste of her skin was disgusting but I had to hold on for Zoro's sake. At one point, I felt her skin rip underneath my teeth. Lily finally pushed me off her leg.
"That hurt you little bitch!" Lily shouted. I could see that I actually made her leg bleed and that I made a pretty big wound. I turned to Zoro to see that he was able to get up, but he was struggling because I bet that every move made it impossible. I then turned back to Lily who had this really pissed off look.
"I should just kill you off so you won't be in the way!" Lily shouted as she raised her sword over her head. I covered my face with my hands knowing that it won't protect me.