A/N : Unique island time! If you have any suggestions for arcs, islands or villains please suggest them! And as always, please review. We are finally getting into the romanceee :D. Get's a bit steamy this chapter as they both accept their attraction for each other- so ya ;)
Morning rose and surprisingly, no one defied Nami's orders. However, Luffy was up at the crack of dawn and was rustling everyone awake, much to my distaste as i'd been on watch last night and am extremely sleep deprived at the moment.
"Okay, we should probably spilt off into groups so that we don't draw any unwanted attention to ourselves," Nami said after I had made everyone pancakes for breakfast along with sandwiches to take for lunch. "Everyone sit down while I read off the groups, and pay attention!" Nami yelled that last part, probably directed towards Luffy and Usopp. I was about to move to sit next to them, when I felt a rough hand tug me down and a moment later I was slumped next to Zoro.
"Luffy you are with Franky, Chopper and Brook," she began. "I will go with Sanji and Zoro, and Usopp you go with Robin and Law."
"Can't I just stay on the ship and sleep?" Zoro asked, clearly annoyed. That did sound good.
Nami simply shook her head as everyone else began to leave. "We need to buy a lot of supplies and you are going to help carry it! Unless, you want your debt from two years ago to start rising again..."
Zoro stopped arguing and Nami led us off the ship and into the small town. As we walked across the beach, I took into account how small the island looked - it couldn't be much bigger than Lougetown was.
"What exactly are we buying?" Zoro asked, breaking the silence as Nami's eyes wandered across the busy street markets.
"Clothes for Sanji, food," she commented.
The swordsman didn't seem impressed with that, "why in the world do I have to come shopping with you for clothes?"
I leaned closer to Zoro as Nami became distracted with something shiny, "don't you want to watch me change?" I asked, enjoying the blush that resulted from my comment. Nami led us into a small shop with mannequins wearing skimpy skirts and dresses. Zoro spied a bench next to the changing rooms and he relaxed on it, happy for some peace and quiet as Nami and I browsed. After about ten minutes I had a large collection of dresses in my arms and Nami shoved me inside the changing rooms and flipped the curtains shut before continuing to browse. I shimmied out of my denim shorts and top before pulling the first dress, a light blue one, up my hips and over my shoulders. My hands fiddled behind me before I realised there was no way I was going to get the zipper up myself. While holding the dress up with one hand, I used my other to flip the curtain open and saw Zoro was almost falling asleep on the bench.
"Marimo!" I called out, getting his aggravated attention. "Come help me with this zipper?" I asked, putting on a cute tone without even realising I had done it. Zoro stood up and made his way over, glancing down my body as he turned me around. I felt his cold hands on the small of my back as he tugged the zipper up in a quick, soft motion. His fingers lingered for a brief moment and I spun my head around to thank him, only to notice he was much too close. The swordsman made to move away, but something from outside the store caught his attention, and in the next moment I was pushed back into the change rooms with a panicked Zoro still too close to me, and also inside the small change room.
"Get out!" I swatted my hands against his chest.
Surprisingly, a smirk found it's way onto his lips. "Didn't you offer to let me watch you change?"
My mouth dropped. "Wha-"
"It was a joke, chill," Zoro replied before I could finish my reaction. "That marine chick is out there - and she freaks me out, looks too much like she did."
"You joke?" I asked, my face confused. "And who's she?"
Zoro's hand went to rub the back of his head, it was clear he didn't want to explain. Noticing my hands were still pushed against his chest, I went to move them but noticed Zoro's eyes were lingering on my face, particularly on my lips. It was almost as if he was thinking of...
"Sanji I found some more dresses for you to try on -" Nami pulled open the black curtains and her jaw dropped whilst her face turned a bright red. I instinctively pushed Zoro away from me. "What do we have here?" she asked, her tone going dark and dangerous.
"Nothing, Zoro was just hiding from someone!" I insisted, my own face heating up at the thought of what Nami assumed we had been doing. Why did it sound so hot?
The navigator nodded and winked, "both of you owe me or else I'm going to tell everyone!"
Zoro clenched his teeth, "you're a witch," he said. "Besides we weren't even doing anything."
As much as Zoro and I tried to convince Nami that nothing was happening, she wouldn't let it go and so somehow we ended up both owing her 100,000 Beri each. I don't know how I was in love with this chick, even as the womaniser that I was - she's too much sometimes. To make matters worse, I couldn't get the thought of what would have happened if Nami hadn't come in at that moment out of my head. Would Zoro have kissed me? Does he want to kiss me?
"Sanji! Zoro! Nami!" Luffy's voice called from on top of the Sunny. "We're going to the hot springs, come with us?" Luffy asked, but it was more of an order really.
Zoro opened his mouth to protest, but Nami spoke first. "Sure, just let Zoro put those bags away and we'll be on our way!" she replied. I really just wanted to go to sleep, but hot springs did sound quite nice. I was supposed to go with Zoro and Nami, but I was busy preparing a quick dinner for when we returned and so I was a bit behind them.
By the time I got to the hot springs it had to be almost sunset, and I hurried into the change rooms - not expecting to run face first into a shirtless Zoro. He let out a grunt and I pushed myself off of his chest, thankful he was wearing pants - or was I?
"What the hell are you doing Shitty Cook?" he asked, looking me over in annoyance.
"G-get out of the girls changing room you pervert!" I half-yelled.
The Marimo scowled at me, seemingly in a bad mood. "Whatever," he stalked a few meters away and was drying his hair with another towel.
I stepped closer to him cautiously, "what's up with you?" I asked, trying not to seem intrusive.
He threw the towel down onto the ground and marched up to me, getting quite close. "It's been one thing after another today, I didn't get hardly any sleep last night, Luffy and Usopp were pissing me off in there and I'm hungry," he complained, almost yelling. I tried my best not to giggle at this, poor Zoro was acting all pissy for hardly any reason. Could it be the swordsman is really a gentle soul?
"If it makes you feel any better, I didn't get any sleep last night either," I commented, putting on my sweetest smile. It didn't seem to work and I felt the want to cheer him up. Looking to our right, I noticed there was a hot springs that wasn't being used by anyone - and didn't have a gender assigned to it. "Let's go in there?" I asked him. At least we'd be able to relax without anyone yelling at us. I loved the crew, but sometimes they're just too loud and obnoxious.
"Would be nice to relax, as long as you don't talk the whole time," he said, but this time a small smirk crept onto his face.
I shrugged, "okay well go in I'll change and follow you in a sec," I said. "Peek and I'll kick your face off." Zoro gave me a nod and made his way into the hot springs, closing the door behind him which blocked the gorgeous view of his ass I had been getting. I lifted my shirt over my head and stepped out of my shorts from before, grabbing a large towel to wrap around my body before opening the door and walking in. Zoro was sitting in the middle of the hot springs, with his eyes stalking my every move and had the faintest tint of pink on his cheeks. I dipped my toe in to test the water before I took a seat next to Zoro, the feeling of the warm water making me even more tired. The Marimo's eyes weren't leaving me, and before long those brown orbs were lingering on my lips again and this time it was no mistake - he wanted to kiss me. Zoro wasted no time and leaned in to meet my lips with his own. I could feel all of his frustrations in the kiss, and my arms immediately reacted to wrap about him; if he needed a distraction I was more than happy to oblige. He kissed me harder and his fingers moved to grip my waist as he lifted me onto his lap, careful of my still-broken leg. Zoro's chest was pressed against mine, his heart beating nearly as fast as my own as I opened my lips, allowing his tongue to roam the inside of my mouth. As our tongues battled for dominance I felt his hands guide my hips back and forth once, and the sheer pleasure shot through me, forcing me to continue the motion. Zoro broke the kiss for air and his eyes met mine, as if he was searching for something. I let my left hand roam across the scar on his chest, and he took that as an invitation to attack my neck with his lips and teeth, nipping on different areas.
"Where's Zoro and Sanji?"
Zoro's hands dropped from where they had been fidgeting with my towel and he pulled back from my neck. I jumped up from his lap and sighed in relief as the footsteps signalled the crew member - it sounded like Usopp - had walked away. Turning my attention back to Zoro, I noticed his face was still flushed and his eyes were wild, yet he spoke with such a calm voice.
"We should get back to the ship," he said and stood up.
"Yeah," I replied, my mind still processing what had just happened. We had just made out - and I had loved every minute of it.
It had been two days since the incident with Zoro in the hot springs, and he was avoiding me to the best of his ability - even skipping meals if he had to. Nami had told me he would come around, and that he's probably just confused about something but it was pissing me off that he wasn't confronting or talking to me about it.
"You should make him jealous!" Nami said randomly, making me turn to face her and Robin with a quizzical look.
"What do you mean?" I asked, not really following the plan.
Robin nodded, "Nami's right, if you want to test how much he cares about you then you should make him jealous. How about with Law?"
I tapped my finger against the counter as I paused in the preparation of lunch. "This could work," I said.
A/N : Yay! Jealous Zoro in the next chapter :)
