She panted heavily through her soft lips. Sweat dribbled down her delicate and petite face. Her entire body trembled from exhaustion. Her big and expressive eyes closed shut.

"Damn it! Why were Zoro's weights so damn heavy?!" she thought angrily. She sighed and wiped some sweat off her forehead. She hasn't even lifted it once in the thirty minutes she's been trying to, and she's already breaking out sweating. She pouted as she remembered how easily Zoro lifted the wights, as if they were light as air. This just wasn't fair! The Captain is supposed to be the strongest in a crew!

"Yosh! I can't let Zoro beat me!" she thought to herself happily. She bent over until her hands came in contact with the cold metal rod. She tried lifting it with all her might, but it just wouldn't budge. She gasped as she felt the weights rise impossibly fast.

"Careful now, Sencho-chan. It'd be bad if a weak, little girl like you got hurt, ne?" I pouted angrily. I held up my hand and started counting off fingers.

"One. I am not weak. Two. I am not little. Three...don't call me Sencho-chan! It's Luffy! Plain and simple!" He chuckled.

"Sure, Luffy-chan." I hissed.

"It's Luffy! Chan makes me sound like a weak and little girl-! Oh. Damn you." He bursted out laughing as he messed up my hair.

"See?" I twitched with annoyance as I shooed away his hand. I held my hands to my hip.

"I am your Captain! I demand you respect me demanding you to respect me-! H-huh...?" I held a hand to my head as I was confusing myself. Zoro laughed again.

"I told you so! You may be 19, but you're still the same weak, little girl that saved me two years ago." I smiled slightly.

"I wasn't little or weak two years either, Zoro. I'm a strong and big girl."

"Pfft! You can't even drink a sip of sake before getting drunk!" I pouted.

"Not true! Once, I drank an entire glass and I didn't feel weird!" He started laughing even more.

"That's because the shitty cook was getting annoyed at you telling him to give you sake so he gave you some juice." I twitched as bad memories resurfaced.

"Just like Shanks did to me..." Immediately, Zoro stopped laughing and stared at me seriously.

"Who exactly is this 'Shanks' guy?" I tilted my head.

"He's my role model! He saved me when I was younger." I replied happily. Zoro narrowed his eyes.

"Is he important to you?" I nodded enthusiastically.

"Then...do you like him?" I nodded again. He sighed and got up to leave.

"Then I'm afraid I won't get along with him." I tilted my head.

"Why?"

"Because I can't stand it when I have to share you with other men- Shit." There was an awkward silence in the air.

"Then...should I eat more and get fatter so there's more of me to share...?" Crash.

"Ah! Zoro! Are you okay?! Chopper! Chopper! Zoro just tripped and fell down! Chopper!"

"...No...way. (How can anyone be that dense?!)" I held Zoro's hands as tears almost fell.

"What is it Zoro? ...What are your last words-?" Bonk. Ow.

"I'm not dying, idiot." He hissed. I rubbed the big bump on my head.

"Then what would be your last words if I was right beside you? I'm curious." He smiled.

"I...love you, Luffy." My face darkened. I quickly got up to leave.

"L-Luffy?!" I sighed slowly.

"I didn't know you thought of me that way, Zoro." Zoro instantly knew what this meant. This was rejection.

"Did you really think...that...I would be so...stupid...as to..." I heard Zoro bang his fist on the ground.

"Enough Luffy. Wasn't rejecting me enough?"

"You didn't let me finish. You actually thought I would let you die if I was right beside you?! You seriously think I'm that weak, Zoro?! I'm seriously offended." I huffed and held my hands to my hips. I blushed slightly.

"Even so, what kind of last words was that?! At least be more creative!"

"I can't be honest and creative at the same time, Luffy-chan." He smirked as I flushed. Damn it. He got me.