Zoro's point of view

"Where's all the sake?" I mumbled to myself as I searched the kitchen. I was keeping watch that night and wanted something to help me stay up. After getting a beating from Nami, I had to make sure I didn't fall asleep while I was on watch. Geez, where the heck is it? Did that stupid cook hide it again? I slammed the fridge door shut and headed out of the kitchen.

I was heading back to the crow's nest when I noticed Robin sitting in her usual place on the deck, where she usually read. But it was nighttime, and there was no light to help her read. As I got closer, I noticed she wasn't holding a book, which surprised me. Robin always sat there with a book on hand. Instead, she had her eyes closed and I could feel an infuriated aura coming from her. Huh. Maybe something happened with that woman she came with. Who was it? Oh yeah, her mom. It didn't seem like a good idea to stay near her, so I turned to leave.

"Do you need anything?" I heard her say. I looked back long enough to raise an eyebrow at her.

"No," I replied. "But it's weird to see you without a book, in the dark."

I expected that amused laugh she always gave and a teasing reply, which were obnoxious, in my opinion. But she kept the cold look on her face. It was clear that she wasn't happy about something.

She got up and started walking towards her room. "Is wanting to know more about the world a crime?! For heaven's sake," I heard her whisper to herself as she walked away. I didn't know whether she intended for me to hear that or not, so I stayed quiet. She stopped, looked back, and gave me a smile, which even I was able to tell was forced.

"Good luck on your watch," she said, turning her head away and leaving.

"There's nothing stopping you from raging if you're angry," I told her, heading towards the crow's nest. "You should know by now that it's no big deal if you want to express something. You see us doing it all the time."

She stopped walking.

"All you ever agree to showing us is that amused smile of yours. Just because you showed what you felt once doesn't mean you can't do it again. Geez, it's annoying."

Psh. I mean if I was angry at that dumb cook, I wouldn't hesitate to show it. Look at Nami; she's the biggest example. Beating the crap out of us each time. Now she's got serious anger issues.

I climbed up to the crow's nest and sat down, soon giving into the temptation to have a nap. But before I fell completely asleep, I heard the door creak. My eyes shot open and I waited. No one came in. Instead, a line of arms suddenly sprouted from the doorway to where I sat. I cocked my eyebrow as I watched. A bottle of sake was being passed over from hand to hand until it got to me. The last hand placed it beside me and they gradually disappeared into flower pedals. I took the bottle, opened it, and chugged half of it down. I'd been saved from falling asleep and encountering a rage coming from Nami.

I didn't really know how to respond to Robin's action. After finishing the bottle, I tossed it aside and lay back.

"Beh! That was great," I said. If she was still there, I hoped she'd get the message. That was my way of thanking her, and I didn't want to have to actually say it. But then again she might have done that as a thank you to me in the first place. Well, whatever.

Apparently one bottle of sake wasn't enough, and I did end up falling asleep.

I went down the crow's nest after being called for breakfast that morning with five bumps on the back of my head. Once I walked in the kitchen, everyone was there, except Robin's mom. I also noticed a pillow and blanket on the seat I usually sat on.

"What the hell is this?" I asked, pushing them off and sitting down.

"Oh, I forgot to put those away," Nami said, covering her food with her arms so Luffy wouldn't get to it. "I slept here last night."

"Oi, cook," I called out. "Where's my food?!"

"I already put out all the food I made, mosshead," Sanji said. "Luffy probably ate it."

I flashed a glare at Luffy. "Luffy…did you take my food, again?"

He pouted and started sweating. "Ahaha…no…"

I clenched my fist and threw a punch at him. "I'M HUNGRY, DAMMIT!"

"Oi, make me more food," I said, sitting back down.

"That's all you get, idiot. What do you take me for, your butler?"

Crappy cook. I couldn't even take Luffy's food, he'd already finished that. I looked around the table.

"Usopp, give me your food," I said.

"Heck no! Luffy already ate half my share," he complained.

"Chopper?"

"Sorry Zoro, I just finished mine," he said, getting up. Brook had also finished, so he was off the list.

"Franky?"

"Sure, here's a piece of meat," he said, throwing one. I was about to catch it when Luffy stretched his arm out and took it, stuffing it in his face. I got up and walked to him.

"Luffy," I whispered as I got closer.

"Yeah?" he said, clueless.

"Stop…TAKING…MY…FOOD! DAMMIT! WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?!" I raged, this time taking him by the collar and throwing him out of the kitchen. Everyone stared at me for a while then shrugged. Most of them knew what it was like not having one of the meals due to a certain captain.

Nami and Robin were also off the list since that cook would rage at me, and I didn't need any more things getting on my nerves that morning. Everyone filed out of the room except me. I was planning on doing a full search for that sake. Robin was able to easily find one from that power of hers. A pretty neat thing to have when it comes to looking for things.

I was about to open more cabinets when someone opened the door to the kitchen and walked in. It was Robin's mom.

"Good morning," she said as she walked in and closed the door.

"Hi," I said, turning my attention back to the cabinets. I opened it and started looking. Where the heck did he put all those drinks, dammit?! Geez!

I slammed the cabinet shut and groaned, then headed to the door.

"Excuse me," she said before I opened the door. "I'd like to ask you a few questions."

Heh? What does she want with me?

"What?" I said, turning away from the door. She pointed to a chair across from her, gesturing for me to sit. I rolled my eyes and sat down.

"Roronoa," she began, cocking her head at me. "I don't know if you're aware of this, but I hadn't seen my daughter for over twenty years."

Okay?

"And I would like to know more about her," she continued. "But I don't know how long I'll be able to stay here, since I can't stay on your ship. There's somewhere I need to go. So I thought I'd ask her crewmates."

"Why not ask her?" I asked.

"Oh I plan to ask her many things. But some things about her can only be noticed by people other than herself, and I don't know if I have enough time to notice everything," she explained.

I sat back and thought. It would probably be best if she asked someone other than me, I'm no good at this sort of thing. Eh, but I'll tell her a few things I've noticed.

"Well she's probably the smartest person on the crew. She reads tons of books all the time and she knows a lot."

She waited, expecting more.

"Eh," I said, clearing my throat. "She's the quietest one, and hardly ever shows her feelings. She's been a bit better about it after what happened in Enies Lobby, but she's got a long way to go."

Does this woman even know what happened with Robin and the government? Well, whatever. It had spread all over the world, so the chances that she doesn't know are pretty slim.

Her mom was quiet for a while, lost in thought.

"I believe she was angry last night," she finally said. "She was acting normal, but something about her seemed off."

"I thought it might have been because of something that happened with you," I replied.

She furrowed her eyebrows and sighed. "Well," she began hesitantly, as if she wasn't sure whether she should say it or not. "I'd been in prison for years after what happened in our homeland, and I told her about it."

Ah. So that explains what she said under her breath last night. If I were to guess, her mom was put in prison because of information she knew. It would make sense. What she'd mumbled to herself was about this.

We stayed quiet for a while, which made me feel awkward.

"There's food for you in the fridge," I said and got up. She nodded her head and thanked me.

I closed the door after getting out and looked up at the crow's nest. I heard a ruckus going on up there.

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Some Zoro and Robin interactions c:! Hope you liked it 8D!