"Yo." The tall green haired lad greeted as he glanced at you and resumed training with his weights. He breathed heavily as he continued counting with each weight lift he does.

" 5049….huff…5050….5051" he mutters quietly. "Ummm.." you slowly interrupt, expecting for this to be some sort of romance story; moreover, those weights looked exaggeratedly big and heavy.

-How the hell is it that he can lift those weights?- you wondered in astonishment but of course, it's Zoro so of course was able to. -Look at him, right here in the flesh.- you admired as you couldn't help but stare at him.

He noticed your gaze and glanced at you slightly annoyed.

"Huh? What do you want? (5052)" He kept looking at you annoyed as he kept lifting his weights. "Umm..." you mumbled, unsure what to tell him. There was just so much to say to him but starting with an 'I'm your biggest fan!' might be a little weird. You stood there, quiet, unsure of what to say.

"What? You saw the title." He pointed at the story title. " It's "a moment with Zoro"! Well here's your moment with me. what more do you want?" he said in a rough voice, not wanting to be bothered.

You back away slowly unsure. He seemed a bit mad and this really didn't seem like the sort of story that you were expecting. "Umm well actually… It's "You need a moment with Zoro(for girls)" you muttered quietly and a bit timidly; the for girls part had honestly made you hope for a bit more from him like romance or something. "….. I'm sorry this really wasn't what I was expecting…. I should get going…" You turn away and start leaving a bit embarrassed because of what you were expecting from him and imagining in your head.

"Miss reader swan wait!" Sanji reached for your hand and pulled you back. "Please excuse this baka marimo it's his first time!" he said as he shot a glare at Zoro and offered you an apologetic look. "Besides, if anyone isn't experienced in love ...it'd probably be everyone in the crew." he realized, horrified.

Zoro puts his weights down and glared at Sanji. "I dare you to say that again you stupid love cook! Peh, this is just a book. What's she gonna get from here!? We're just simple characters that's all! We don't mean anything to people like her that live in the real world!" he growled

He shot another annoyed look at you as if blaming you for reading this. "Why get involved with her if she doesn't even care about us?"

"Excuse me Sanji." You say as you take the tray from him, struggling to maintain your temper. -How dare he even say that!?- you wondered, your eyes lit with fire by the rage he had just spurred in you.

"Oh umm okay," said Sanji as he cowered slightly scared by how angry you seemed.

"Simple characters!? You think you're just simple characters to me!?" you approached him with the tray and wack him with it. " YOU'RE MORE THAN JUST CHARACTERS! I THOUGHT I WAS PART OF YOUR CREW TOO! JERK! HOW DARE YOU LIE AND TREAT ME THIS WAY!?" You yell as you keep beating him up; your hits were hardly damaging him but they sure as hell did make you feel more relieved. Tears start filling up your eyes and slowly spill down your cheek. Eventually, you stop beating him up and cover your eyes with your hands, feeling a bit embarrassed that you're crying.

"One piece means a lot to me! I was happy when you guys won, sad when you guys lost and cried when we lost whitebeard and Ace…" you muttered in a sad voice. "How can you say you're just characters to me? You are all important to me….you all make me smile and laugh and feel happy….something that this real world in which you don't live in can't make me feel. You mean everything to me...I was there for everything, alongside all of you..."

You pause for a few seconds and looked down sadly, hoping your hair would cover your eyes filled with tears.

"Just a book to me?" you say in a hurt tone. "Zoro you mean the world to me! I'm in love with you! You may be just a character in a manga but you're the coolest, strongest and best man that I have ever known! I'm completely in love with you and though we may be from different worlds…..I still really really love you!"

You feel yourself being hugged. You look up and see Zoro hugging you tightly, pressing you against his chest. You feel warm, safe and at peace just being there so you hug him back, clinging to him, grabbing his clothes and pulling him closer.

"Idiot." He mutters in an embarrassed voice.

"mm." you quietly purr, blushing, feeling happy because of his warm embrace.

"You've met so many people and yet you chose me…a person that's not even real." He smiles slightly as he looks at you. "You sure are a weird one. Why do I get the feeling that you're not doing so well in the real life that you chose me?" he joked

"Hey!" you say pouting slightly. "You're very wonderful…I only want you…it's your fault for being the best, take responsibility," you say quietly as you cling onto him more. You notice the beads of sweat on his brow and get a nearby towel to wipe them off him. He smiles gently as he sees how cautious you do it and how you have to tiptoe to reach it.

"You're pretty short." He leans down slightly so as to help you reach him.

"Hey! I'm not that bad it's just you're too tall!" you protest, blushing and feeling slightly humiliated that he had to bend down so you could reach him but it was also very sweet of him.

He ignored you protests and wrapped his arms around your waist. "I should keep you and make you my personal sake serving woman."

"!?" you blush as you feel his hand surround you. "Hey wait!" You put your hands over his and try to push it off, not really wanting to push it off.

He watches you amused and kisses and licks your neck.

"ah..ahh …wait Zoro! That's a weak point!" you say happily purring, melting at the feeling of his warm and wet tongue against your neck. "You know that I can't stay here forever! I belong to the real world!" you paused and thought about it seriously

-Together with Zoro...always...hell I'd throw away my life in a second to be with him.- "I wouldn't mind that," you whispered

He held you tightly from behind and placed his chin on top of your head. "Don't say that or I might actually keep you." he sighed exasperatedly. "Sooner or later you'll return to your world and I'll be here, going onto the next adventure."

You frowned, unhappy at the thought of leaving Zoro. Carrying his picture around was great but having him here like this was even better. "But Zoro, my real world or your world, it all doesn't matter because you are my world," you confessed as you kissed his cheek.

"Stupid, don't say things like that! I know very well that we're from different worlds, especially each time you close a onepiece manga. I know it and I realize it. It's like I die and revive whenever you pick up or close the book.."

You both spend together a few moments in silence, feeling comfort in each others presence.

"But…I always ..might sorta look forward to you returning always." He admits gruffly. "You'll tell me more about the real world next time right?"

"Eh? Really?" you try to look at him surprised. "Of course!" you grin because he made you promise to show up for the next time which was basically a guarantee to see each other again in the future. "It's a date!" you assured him

"A date? Well...I suppose." he relented hesitantly. "You'll have to close this book soon too….just know that I'll always wait and be here with you. Even if I am just a character in a book…I'll wait for you."

He put his hand on your cheek and gave you a farewell kiss.

Until next time.