Chapter Nine
Zoro sat there for a while. Trying to figure out what to say. He looked to Robin. She was sitting there, still with her chin resting on her hands, staring at him. Zoro let out a long sigh. He should never had listen to Nami, everything she told him to do, fell apart. From going out today and making a fool of himself, to this stupid dinner idea.
Zoro cleared his throat. "Do…you wanna say anything?" He asked Robin.
"No." She snapped.
"Great…" He said, hoping her going off on him again would give him more time. He let out another sigh, "Robin..I….I..I don't know what to say?"
"What do you mean you don't know what to say?"
"What do you mean what do I mean…" he stopped himself. "I mean, I just have no idea how to say….what I want to say!"
"That sounds rather stupid."
Zoro groaned, "I don't even know how to say what I mean!" He said. He stood up taking off the jacket and begun to pace around the room.
Robin pushed her lips out, then looked to Zoro. "Every time you tried to talk to me today…was it because someone told you to?" She asked him
"Yeah." Zoro said, "Mostly thanks to Nami."
"And now because she is not here to tell you what to say," Robin said trying to figure this all out. "You don't know what to say?"
"That's it!" Zoro sat down, back in the chair. Robin gave a small laugh, Zoro just stared. Why was she laughing? Was it at him? Zoro had to ask. "What's so funny?"
"You." She said. Zoro just scowled. "What I mean is that, all day long you were promoted on what to say to me. Now that you have your chance, you can't." Zoro sat back in his chair and listened to Robin talk. "So now," She started again, "Just say what ever is on your mind."
"What ever is on my mind?" Zoro asked. It wasn't that he wasn't sure what it meant, he just wanted to make sure that Robin really wanted to hear. She gave a small nod, "Ok then…This evening was terrible, that meal was disgusting, I have no idea what kind of drink that was but it tasted nasty. I want to yell at Nami for everything that she has been doing today. I want to punch Usopp for thinking that I could be in a romance with Nami. And I just want to hit Sanji cause he's annoying!" He said all in one breath. He looked to Robin, "And…" He started. "I love you." He spat out. "Ever since what happen back on that island, in the cave. It just felt, right! I avoided you for so long because I had no idea what to say. I thought if I just flat out told you, it would be stupid. And truthfully, now that I'm flat out telling you it does sound stupid."
Robin got up and walked over to where Zoro was sitting. She placed her hands under his chin, and leaned in, giving him a small kiss on the forehead. Zoro looked up at her. He was…not sure what was going on. Robin was smiling at him. She sat on the table, her hand still under his chin.
"What does this mean?" Zoro asked.
"I forgive you." Robin said, with a smile.
Zoro's eyes darted back and forth. "What?" He asked.
"Before, you just said what you truly meant." She said, "You weren't saying that because someone told you too. You were just speaking your mind. When we were alone in the cave, you weren't trying to impress anyone. And that is what I started to love about you."
Zoro blinked a few times, "And you know that whole thing with Nami…"
"I can trust you on that." She said. She leaned in and kissed him on the lips this time.
Zoro stood up, his lips still pressed on Robin's lips. Robin wrapped her arms around his shoulders. Their kissing was passionate They haven't felt this passion since they were trapped together. But Robin stopped, and pushed Zoro away.
"What are we doing?" She asked.
"I was kissing you?" Zoro said, not sure what Robin meant.
"No I mean…" Robin took a pause. "Are we just going to keep this relationship going?"
"I thought that this was the point of making up." Zoro asked.
"But…What about the crew?" She asked. "They are like a family to me. What if something happens between us? Do we really want to cause any trouble for them?"
Zoro went to open his mouth and then shut it. He thought about what she was saying. The crew was a family to him as well. He sighed and sat back down in his seat. "So what do we do now?"
The Straw Hats all sat on the deck. Waiting to see the results. They had all changed out of their formal wear. All of sudden, the door opened, Robin and Zoro walked out. Nami perked up and ran over. Sanji was soon to follow, still crying.
"Well?" Nami asked.
Robin smile and Zoro blushed. "You wanna tell them?" Zoro said.
Robin look down as her smile faded. "Zoro and I have decided," She started, "Not to continue on with our relationship."
"What!" Nami and Sanji said together.
"Yeah, we just decided that it won't be the best in the long run." Zoro said.
"Robin-Chwan I'm so happy!" Sanji said.
Nami sighed, "Well I guess the important thing is that you two came to mutual agreement on this."
"Yeah…I guess." Zoro said.
"So we went through all that work for nothing?" Usopp said.
"Well, we did make up." Robin said.
"I think we should celebrate!" Luffy said.
"Celebrate what?" Nami said.
"The fact that Robin and Zoro made up." Luffy said, "That's was sort of the point right."
"You know…" Usopp said. "He is sort of right."
"And we need to celebrate the fact Robin is not in love with that idiot anymore." Sanji cheered
"Yeah! Sanji make up something!" Luffy called.
"It just better be better then that crap you served us for dinner." Zoro said.
The crew went back into the dining room, leaving Robin and Chopper on the deck. Chopper stood there with tears in his eyes.. Robin looked down.
"What's wrong Chopper?" She asked him.
"You and Zoro… "He cried. "I thought you two…were…items!"
Robin gave a soft smile and patted Chopper on his hat. "That's alright Chopper." She said. "Zoro and I talked it out, and we reached an agreement that is going to be great for everyone." She held out her hand. "Now come on, lets go join everyone else." Chopper grabbed her hand as they walked into the dining room.
Later that night, Zoro was up in the crow's nest, again on look out duty. He really didn't mind it, as it gave him a chance to work out. But something was on his mind. It was making him anxious. A knock came at the door which caused Zoro to jump. He ran over to it and opened the door. A smile came across Zoro's face.
"I was wondering when you were going to come." He asked, to the person standing in the door frame.
Robin smiled. "Well, I had to wait to make sure Nami wouldn't wake up."
She reached over and grabbed his head, moving it closer to her as she planted her lips straight onto him. They shared the same passionate kiss the had earlier. Robin reached over to take off Zoro's coat, when he stopped her.
"Wait, Robin." He said. "Before we go any further…"
"No one will know." She said. "This will, really just be between, you and me."
Zoro smiled again, as he leaned in and continued on.
-The End-
A/N: Hey guys I just want to say thank you for leaving reviews and critiques. They really kept me writing. It always means a lot to me when I get a review, so thanks again! And I hope you enjoyed this!^_^