Chapter 12 - She Knows a Lot of Things

BodyHo-kay!! I decided that I should hurry up with this fic since I have to start school in about a week. It's not fair! I've spent the last thirteen years of my life waiting to be released from the shackles of schooling and now I have to go to college? Not fair!! Not only do I still have to go to school, but now I have to pay for it! Isn't it all just so wrong?? Well, the up side is that I'm taking some fun classes. Since I'm working, I only have three: Art, Digital Painting, and Japanese. I really can't wait for that last one. The day I can turn to imports and raws instead of waiting for slow translations will be a happy one indeed. Plus, it'll make those poorly translated One Piece dvds of mine so much more enjoyable! ^ ^Anyway, I don't own it. But one day I WILL! Okay, maybe I wont...-o-Chapter Twelve-o-"You didn't tell him??"Zoro couldn't help but flinch when his furry friend scolded him. Tony Tony Chopper wasn't taking the news of the failed confession very well. "Well... things happened!" The green-haired young man defended himself. "There was this bird... turtle... thing. It was chasing us all through town and-""Zoro, I can't believe you're making up stories now!""What?? I'm not making anything up!" Zoro pointed accusingly at his friend. "And how can you call my true story a lie when you believe everything that long-nose tells you??"Chopper sighed and looked at his feet. "I'm sorry, Zoro... I just wanted you to be happy. I really thought you'd tell Luffy today..."Zoro instantly forgot all his anger. It was all he could do to keep himself from hugging the little fur ball. Damn him and his... cute!!"Don't worry," Zoro forced a smile. "I'll have plenty of chances to tell him. I got a little distracted this time, but I'll tell him next time, okay?"Chopper smiled up at Roronoa then replaced his expression with that of an angry mother. "You better. If you don't tell him soon, I will for you.""I will, I will..."Zoro left the doctor's little office wearing a frown. He hadn't mentioned what had happened between him and Luffy. What would he have told him anyway? He didn't even know quite what had occurred in that moment they were only a breath apart. Why did Luffy do that? He wasn't going to...? No, there's no way."You look a bit troubled."The swordsman nearly jumped. He turned around to see Nico Robin smirking at him. Her eyes, like always, seemed to say 'I know all your secrets'. He made certain to keep his eyes on hers, no matter unsettling they were. In his mind, the moment he looked away was the moment he let the woman win."What do you want?"The woman took a few steps closer. "I just happened to notice that sour expression on your face, so I thought I'd offer my ears to you," She smiled. "I wouldn't mind listening if something's bothering you.""I don't have anything to say," He spat. "If you want to play psychiatrist, try someone else."Robin sighed. "You're awfully irritable tonight, aren't you?" She chanced taking a few more steps. "Does it have something to do with what happened earlier? You went out with Sencho-san, right?"Zoro stiffened. Could she have seen something? No, I would have known... But then again...She smiled as if he had given her an answer without saying a word. "It might be my imagination, but it seems as though there have been a few things going on between you and the captain lately."The santoryu user glared at the woman. "It is your imagination. Now leave me alone. I'm not in the mood to deal with you.""Now, now," She raised her hands in a gesture of apology. "There's no need for you to be so hostile, Kenshi-san. I didn't mean to offend you.""You didn't offend me, you're just annoying. I already told you; I'm not in the mood." He turned to walk away, but Robin slowly trailed behind him.Zoro turned back around and was about to yell at the woman, but she spoke again before he had the chance."There's nothing to be ashamed of, you know.""What?""I know you're in love with the captain."Roronoa's face reddened. Whether it was with embarrassment or anger, not even he was certain."You don't know anything.""That's not true at all. I know a lot of things, actually.""Well, obviously you're wrong this time.""No, I'm not."The older woman's calm demeanor only added to Zoro's aggravation. If there was ever a time when he really wanted to hit a woman, it was right then. "Shut your mouth!""I also know that he loves you back.""What??" The anger in his voice was replaced with utter confusion. "What did you just say?""He loves you just as much as you love him," Robin's smile widened. The astonishment on the man's face was too amusing.Suddenly, Zoro remembered to be pissed and scowled. "Whatever. What the hell do you know, anyway??"Robin was nearly grinning (which is extremely rare for her) when the swordsman stomped away. She could never have too much fun with that one.-o-o-o-o-o-o-"Dammit!"Zoro slammed his fist into a sack of flour which immediately exploded. I can't believe I let her make a fool out of me like that!! He thought as he dusted the white powder off his clothes in irritation. He could only imagine the pathetic array of expressions he had worn during his conversation with the mysterious woman. As if she even knows what she's talking about...Her words kept repeating themselves over and over again in his head. He couldn't help but wonder if she was right. She had, after all, seen right through Zoro's attempts to hide his feelings about the black-haired boy. Could she have possibly seen the same in Luffy? It was possible... right? But he couldn't bring himself to trust anything the woman said. Why the hell would she say all that to me? Women are so... Gah!! Maybe this is why I have feelings for a man! He thought angrily. All the women I have to be around are out of their fracking minds!!-o-o-o-Chapter End-o-o-o-Yes, I know it was painfully short, but the chapter told me it should end there. I mean it, it did! Anyway, I'll try and have a new chapter for all my lovelies soon. The end is approaching! Or at least, I think it is. My damn short attention-span is letting me get distracted by all sorts of shiney plot twists and I just can't resist! I hope I was able to write Robin okay. I just LOVE Nico Robin, so I've been trying to find a way to fit her into the fic a little more. I figured this would be a good way. Robin's pretty observant, so I thought it really wouldn't be suprizing for her to already know about what's going on. Speaking of fitting in characters more, I really need to write up some Uso-louve. I just haven't been able to figure out quite how to do that yet. Maybe I'll try in the next chappie. ^ ^Oh, and since I couldn't remember what it was that Robin called Zoro and Luffy, I used the names I found in a couple of ZoroLover11's fickies. I just thought I'd mention that. (Psst! You should read them! She writes good Zoro/Robin^ ^)Review if you wanna touch it!

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