"What!"

"What, we're getting two rooms?", asked the navigator innocently as she paid the front desk clerk for the hotel rooms. "Me and Robin in one and you bone heads in the other."

"But they're six of us and only two beds per room.", countered Usopp.

"Yeah, why do you and Robin get to be in a special, fun room by yourselves?", asked Luffy angrily, afraid he was being deny some sort of secret fun by the ladies.

"I'll bunk with Nami-swan and Robin-chwan!", yelled Sanji, dancing around the girls as his mind clouded over with thoughts of the girls sharing a bed with him.

"I'm super big Nami-sis, so I doubt anyone can share a bed with me.", added the newly-joined shipwright.

"Shut up, all of you!", screamed the redhead, her patience finally giving out. "We're here undercover so that we can enter the tournament and win the seventy-five million beri prize money since you guys went and ate all of our rations in a stupid eating contest, so deal with it!", yelled Nami before inhaling a large breath. Chastising her idiot crewmates took a lot out of her.

"Quit whining, the greedy witch isn't gonna change her mind.", commented the swordsman from off to the side. "Just give us the key so I can go take a nap already."

"Why, so you can go get lost trying to find a room the is labeled with numbers that tell you where to go?", shot back Nami.

"Tch, stupid girl.", bit out the blushing swordsman through gritted teeth.

"Nami-san, as much as I love rooming with you, it might not be the best idea to leave the boys on their own in this expensive hotel."

"Yeah, you're right, Robin. The last thing we need is one of them getting us kick out before we have time to compete, or worse racking up a bunch of charges by damaging the room."

"Perhaps each of us should take a room with three of the men just to be safe.", suggested the archaeologist with her usual smile.

"Fine. Okay, I'll take Luffy, Sanji, and Usopp with me. Franky, Chopper, and Zoro, you go with Robin.", ordered the navigator, her eyes connecting with the swordsman's. Have fun Zoro, that's what you get for calling me a witch., thought Nami smugly, watching as Zoro's opened his mouth object only to close it once again.

"Yea, I get to sleep with Nami-swan!", yelled the love-struck chef as he fell to his knees in joy. "This is a dream come true!"

"Tch, if I didn't think Luffy or Usopp would make the bed smell of drool on me you wouldn't have a chance.", said the navigator. "If you try and feel me up or anything while we're sleeping, I promise I-"

"Never fear, Nami-swan, I would never try and take advantage of you, my dear, as you slumbered. I'll even sleep on the floor, unless you want me to keep warm with the heat of my undying love for you by cuddling!"

"Yeah, I'll pass for now."

"Come on, Nami. I wanna go play in the mystery room.", whined the captain, tugging on the woman's sleeve.

"Alright, Luffy, I'm coming. Here's the key to your room, Robin, call me on the room's den-den mushi if anything happens.", called Nami as she tossed the key to the historian who easily caught it in a disembodied hand.

"Shall we?", asked Robin to her own group of roommates, gesturing towards the elevator that would carry them to their floor.

"Ow, you know it, Nico Robin.", said the shipwright loudly, striking his signature pose.

"You may not want to say that information so loudly, Franky. We are undercover.", said Robin sweetly. "I'm sure Nami-san would be upset if the Marines showed up and prevented us from winning that prize money."

"Oh, sure thing, Robin-sis.", apologized the cyborg, this time more quietly. "Not that we wouldn't super kick they're butts again if they tried anything, just like we did on that lame judiciary island."

"Fufufu, I'm sure we would.", laughed the archaeologist, causing Zoro to glare into the blue-haired man's back jealously.

"This is gonna be like a cool sleepover since you always sleep with Nami. Oh, can I stay in your bed, Robin?", asked the tiny doctor as he walked hand-in-hand with the older woman.

"Of course, Dr. Chopper.", said the archaeologist, giving the boy a gentle smile.

Stupid Nami, I can't believe she's making me room with that woman. I should have been more careful, then that lousy navigator wouldn't of caught me watching Robin when she was on deck, and then she wouldn't have asked all those questions I couldn't think of answers for., thought Zoro as he stepped into the elevator behind his nakama, his eyes resting on the blue-eyed historian as they ascended. It's just one night and then we compete and win the prize money. Why do participants have to stay in this crappy hotel anyway? Probably just a scam to get the losers to pay even more than the entrance fees.

"Zoro, are you coming?"

The swordsman snapped out of his thoughts realizing he was no longer moving and that he was alone in the small room as his gaze turned up to meet the same teasing smirk that had held his attention since meeting the infuriating woman. He hadn't ever been interested in women before now, they were nothing but sly foxes out to get what they wanted from him, whether that be sex, attention, or money in Nami's case, but ever since the battle on the judiciary island, it was different. Robin was no longer a variable that he had to factor in when thinking of the crew's safety, she was a loyal friend, one that had been willing to die for them while the world tried to convince them that she was a good-for-nothing traitor. He couldn't imagine the kind of suffering she had endured after hearing of the tragedy she had experienced on her home of Ohara as a little girl and the life she had been forced to lead for twenty years. Knowing that her biggest fear was having them discard her, thinking that she was no longer worth their effort, it would break anyone to be plagued with those thoughts everyday, but Robin hadn't. She had survived and made it until they found her, and now he would make sure that she never had those kinds of doubts again, and that nobody ever took her away from them. She was nakama, regardless of what he had said in the past about not trusting her and thinking she was up to something, he would keep her safe from the world that had demonized her as an innocent child, the people that still haunted her thoughts, distorting her beautiful azure eyes when the memories of them came unexpectedly.

"Zoro?"

"Yeah, sorry, Robin.", said Zoro, quickly exiting the elevator and brushing past the raven-haired historian.

He didn't understand why his thoughts always seemed to lead back to the woman no matter what he was doing. On deck his eyes were drawn to her lithe form as she lay peacefully in her deck chair, a massive tome spread open in her lap. On night watches, he found himself coming up more often for late night training when he knew she was on duty, hoping to get to spend some uninterrupted time with the mysterious woman that he wanted to know more about, or at least have the cover of darkness to watch her beautiful body as he pretended to concentrate on training. Nico Robin had always been a puzzle to him, a mystery he could never unravel, only now did he discover that he actually wanted to.

"Zoro.", called the historian. Zoro turned and noticed the woman hadn't moved from her spot next to the elevator door, giving her a curious look as she approached him. "Our room is this way.", she said, grabbing the green-haired teen's hand and gently leading him in the opposite direction he had started down.

It's just one night, I can make it though that no problem. I just have to play it cool and make sure she doesn't get suspicious., thought the swordsman, his eyes skirting over the older woman's back as she led him down the hall, his cheeks blushing at both the physical contact and the fact that she was having to lead him like a lost child. Who am I kidding, why would she suspect someone she looks at like a little kid to be interested in her? She'd probably just giggle and say how cute I am if she figured out that I had feelings for her. Wait, did I just say that I have feelings for her?

"This is it.", said Robin, stopping outside an elegant-looking, dark green door with golden letters labeling it as number four-hundred and fifteen.

I can make it through one night. As long as I keep my distance everything should go fine.

A/N: Pre-Time Skip, set between Enies Lobby and Thriller Bark. At least a two-shot, maybe three chapters.