So…school started –Siiiiiiiiiiiiighhhhhhh-. I HOPE IT'LL BE A GOOD YEAR C:! My updating is so unorganized c8…Anyway, so I'm sorry this chapter is like extra short '-'. It has both Zoro and Robin's points of views in this one. I hope you'll enjoy it 8D!

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Zoro's point of view

I do admit I was acting a tad bit too dense. But although I had a slight idea of what was going on, I actually was genuinely confused at the beginning. After Robin practically scolded them for getting into issues that didn't concern them, an idea explaining what they had meant by their dumb looks sparked in my mind. And to be honest, I tried my best to get rid of that idea, but unluckily it was the one that made the most sense. The other excuses I'd made up for the situation were pretty stupid after all.

"WOOOAH!" I heard Luffy shout from the deck. I came down from the crow's nest to see what he was going on about. As soon as I stepped onto the lawn, I saw two sea kings peering down on us from each side of the ship.

"IT'S…HUGE!" Usopp yelled, shivering. I snickered, pulling out my swords.

"That'll be good food," I said.

"YEAH! LET'S EAT HIM!" Luffy cried as he swung his arm around multiple times before throwing a pistol attack at the sea king's face. Gripping my swords, I stormed at the other sea king, easily slicing him and getting him ready to be cooked.

"Oi, why didn't you call me to come beat it up?" Sanji came out of the kitchen.

"WHO CARES? FOOD!" Luffy shouted, cheering and raising his arms in excitement.

"Because we don't need a dumb cook getting in our way," I told him.

"Ehh?!" he exclaimed. We had a fight and it was broken up by Nami's punches. After having breakfast and training, I decided to go talk to Nami. She, or perhaps Robin's mom, would be the only ones to tell me whether my guess was right or not. And I was getting impatient.

I went into the room that she drew her maps in, not bothering to knock. She looked up with an irritated expression.

"Knock! How many times do I have to tell you idiots to KNOCK!" she snapped.

"Yeah fine, whatever. Listen," I began, closing the door behind me. She seemed confused, not to mention, really annoyed. "Robin's mom and you have been creeping me out. And Franky would give me looks that aren't only unusual, but they're freaky as hell. Care to explain this to me?"

She took off her glasses and set them down, then turned her attention to me.

"All these looks and you still don't have it figured out?" she asked. "You're just as dense as Luffy, it appears."

"Who cares?! Are you gonna tell me or not?" I yelled.

She sighed, as if giving up hope on me understanding. But in fact I did have an idea; I only wanted to confirm it.

"Well?!" I pushed.

"UGH YOU'RE SO ANNOYING! LIKE SERIOUSLY, HOW ARE YOU NOT AWARE?" she shouted. I didn't even get why she was so mad.

"Geez," she said, then walked over to me and punched the back of my head. "YOU and ROBIN actually LIKE each other, right?!"

Oh crap. The point of asking her was so I could know if what I thought was true. But actually hearing her say it was extremely uncomfortable. Dense. Act dense. Act like you know nothing.
"WHAT?!" I yelled. "ARE YOU SERIOUS?"

She threw another punch at me. "YOU THINK I CAN JOKE ABOUT THIS?!"

"WHY DON'T YOU IDIOTS MIND YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS?" I raged at her, scoffing and getting ready to leave the room. I found out what I needed to know, and that was enough.

"WHERE ARE YOU GOING? I'M NOT DONE TALKING TO YOU!" she yelled, rushing to the door and stepping in front of me.

"What?" I groaned.

She crossed her arms over her chest and gave me a disgusted look. "You suck at pretending not to know anything. Look, it's absolutely fine if you actually like her, it's really no big deal. Geez, you're annoying!"

My stomach turned as I growled at her and gently pushed her out of the way. After getting out and spotting Robin sitting on the deck, I rolled my eyes in frustration and walked up to the crow's nest. No way in hell was I going to admit anything. Why was I wasting my time on this anyway?

Robin's point of view

I came out of the room after taking a bath and heard Nami and Zoro shouting at each other, but decided not to interfere. I was the one who had suggested he talk to her, but it was better for me to stay out of it. After settling down on my chair, I stared at the words in the book I'd brought with me, but my mind suddenly blanked out. I was looking at the words, but I wasn't reading them. Tomorrow…

"Robin?"

I looked away from my book and saw my mother standing over me. She had a brush in one of her hands and a towel in the other.

"Your hair is still wet after your bath," she pointed out. "I'll brush it for you."

Nami had offered to do that for me before, but I'd never agreed to it. Even so, I didn't want to refuse this time. I smiled and sat up. I was twenty eight years old and had my mother brushing my hair. Chuckling quietly, I closed my eyes. I'd never gotten to experience this before, so I honestly didn't care that I was a grown woman. A mother's affection is something I hadn't felt very much in my life.

She gently dried my hair with the towel and started brushing it. I opened my book and proceeded with my reading. Nami came out of the room and out of the corner of my eye; I could see her flash a smile towards us. I started feeling my hair being bunched up, so I looked up at my mom.

She had a small black hair tie around her wrist. I faced front again. After neatening it up, she carefully tied my hair back. I almost never did any hairstyles like Nami did, and always kept it down. A change was quite nice, I thought. And although my hair was short, it looked fine tied back.

"Thank you," I told her as I set my book down and got up. She nodded, giving me a warm smile.

"Lunch's ready!" Sanji announced from the kitchen, and as usual, everyone rushed to it before Luffy got to the food first. After settling around the table, we waited for Zoro to come down from the crow's nest. He would've heard Sanji's announcement. Nami kept slapping Luffy's hands away from the food with the help of Usopp. When he finally came, we began the meal.

"We should arrive at the island tomorrow morning," Nami said.

"I really appreciate you taking me," Mom replied. "It's a great help."

"How do you know the government won't come back for you there?" I asked quietly.

She took a sip of her water and looked over at me. "I don't."

"But I'd like to settle down in a quiet place and catch up on what's happening in the world. There's so much to read and to study," she explained. "I don't want to run away anymore."

I understood what she felt perfectly. It was something I'd wanted very much throughout my life, and I was finally able to find my place. I wanted her to be able to do that as well.

I nodded and proceeded to eat my share of the food.

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"I see it! I see the island!" Luffy shouted the following morning. He was sitting on top of Sunny's head. I walked closer to the front of the ship in order to get a better look. There it was. There was the place in which I was going to part ways with my mother. Again.

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Guest (reviewed on the 22nd of August): YAY I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKE IT THAT MUCH q-q! You know, I totally agree. ZoRobin moments are awesome c: Innocent ones that is. LOL. Yeah, I want Robin to feel her mother's affection, so I'm happy you feel that way! And don't worry about it, it's totally okay C:! This made me really happy, thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to review ;-;!