One Piece: School Days Ch. 24

Ch. 24- Zoro's Secret- Part 5

  7:00 pm.

  Zoro had been running all through the streets to find Robin, but to no avail. The darkness of night didn't make it any easier.

  "Damn," the 19-year-old cursed. "Where did she disappear to? I'm not gonna look for her, all night!"

  As Zoro kept walking, he saw that he didn't have to look for Robin any longer, for he saw her familiar figure standing on the roof of one of the buildings.

  How she got there, Zoro decided not to ask. He figured she must've taken the fire escape stairs, and therefore, he climbed up after her.

  Once he reached the top, he saw that Robin was sitting all alone, looking out to the moon, her back turned to him.

  Zoro sighed as he prepared to approach, but then…

  "What do you want?" Robin asked.

  Zoro glanced at Robin in surprise, but then he regained his composure.

  "Listen, Robin," Zoro said. "I'm sorry about what I said…it's just…I don't want everyone to make a big deal out of what we did. I mean…I was drunk! I didn't know what I was doing! Plus, I'm 19! I'm way too young for you!"

  "It didn't really matter to me," Robin said. "Do you know why?"

  Zoro just stared, in silence.

  "Because you were my first," Robin said, answering her own question.

  Zoro's eyes went slightly wide.

  "That's why I get so happy whenever I see you, Zoro," Robin said. "I don't care about age. When we…did it, that night…I thought that for once…I found someone to call my own. And what do you do? You shoot me down like a game bird. I should've known that you'd never return my feelings."

  "Robin, that's not true," Zoro said. "When I said those things…and when  saw you run away…I realized how wrong I was. It's just…"

  "Just what?" Robin asked.

  "You really wanna know?" Zoro asked her. "Well…to start…when I was little, about a year before I met Luffy and way before I met Tashigi, I had a crush on another girl: Kuina. She and I were best friends…and I admit, she was about two or three years older than I was…but I didn't care. I loved her. But then one day…her dad told me that she fell down the stairs of her house and died breaking her neck. It tore me up. I didn't wanna end up loving someone like that, again…but years later, I started going out with Tashigi, but it was only because she looked so much like Kuina. Sure, she was a bossy, overbearing bitch, but I still loved her. And what does she do? She just up and leaves me!"

  Robin just sat where she was, not speaking one word.

  "That's why," Zoro said. "That's why I don't want to fall in love, again. I'm afraid…I'm afraid of getting heart broken all over again."

  There was a long pause. The only thing that broke it was the sound of cars driving along the road and the chatter of the people walking down the streets.

  Suddenly, Zoro felt a warm touch to his shoulder. Looking back, he saw that it was Robin, a soft smile upon her face.

  "You won't have to worry about getting your heart broken, anymore," Robin said, "because I'll stay with you. I'll stay with you through anything…forever."

  Zoro felt his heart starting to beat faster than he ever felt it before. He recognized this feeling…and now…he never wanted it to leave him, again.

  Without warning, the 19-year-old captured the dark-haired woman's lips with his own, his eyes closed. Robin soon followed.

  If anyone were watching this, right now, some would say that it would be a beautiful sight. A couple, kissing on the rooftops under the lights of the moon and the stars.

  Down below, Sanji was looking at the scene unfolding. He didn't try to climb up and try to break them up. Instead, he simply took a drag of his cigarette and blew out a puff of smoke.

  "Damn moss-head," he cursed before he walked away.

XXX

  The day after, Zoro decided to let everyone know that he and Robin were officially a couple, earning a round of congratulations from his friends, except for Sanji, of course.

  Sanji gave Zoro a warning that if he hurt Robin in any way possible, then he'd kill him.

  Zoro didn't really take him seriously, but then again, he decided to keep his guard up, just in case.

  When Tashigi heard about it, she decided that she would try and win Zoro back, to no avail.

  Zoro only had this to say to her:

  "It's your fault. You pushed me away. Now go find someone else to boss around."

  Robin was the happiest out of all. She finally found someone to love and give her love in return, and for her, that was all that mattered. She didn't care what other people would say.

  Love had blossomed anew, and for Zoro and Robin, it would grow to be even bigger as time goes by.