From Another World (Zoro × Reader)

[7 - MARKET ADVENTURES]

Heeeeeeyyyyyyyyy Did you miss me? No? Okay. Anyway, I said I'll be updating the mirror first but I still don't know how to make the romance there more natural. Plot wise, it aint that bad but the romance there looks a bit forced. I just thought of an ending for this story so I'm continuing this first hehe

I'll be following the manga bc it's easier to write that way :) Sorry if the writing style changed. Its bc its been a long time since I last wrote.

"Ahh... I feel much better with three swords." said Zoro.

"I don't." you shuddered, glancing at the annoyingly pretty sword. "I want to throw it and stay one light year away from it."

"Quit bitching about it already. It's not like it's gonna eat you or something." groaned Zoro.

"Oh my gosh, what if it did?!" you gasped.

"THAT'S NOT HOW CURSED SWORDS WORK!"

"YOU NEVER KNOW! WHAT IF THE BLADE SUDDENLY TURNS INTO A TENTACLE WHILE I'M ASLEEP?!"

"THERE'S NO WAY THAT WILL HAPPEN!"

Clasping your hands together, you suddenly kneeled while crying. Dear God or whoever deity is up or down there, please don't change the genre of this story to hentai. I'll be good from now on. I'm sorry for wishing to be sent to the anime world. Please-

"Oi, what are you doing, Pajama Bitch?! Everyone's staring at us!" snarled Zoro as he yanked you back up to your feet. You looked around and indeed, everybody is staring at you like you just escaped an asylum.

You yanked your arms away from his hands, "Shut up! Since when did you learn how to be ashamed?!"

"What did you say?!"

"Ah, whatever, I'm too tired to argue. Let's just go back to the others." You sighed as you continued to walk. Yes, let's just throw this sword to the ocean when we're back to the ship. Fuck being strong. What's the point if I'm dead?

You continued to walk with Zoro mostly in silence, although there's some bickering here and there. It was mostly because he keeps getting lost and it annoyed the heck out of you. How can a person not be able to walk in a staight path?! You wondered how did this man even managed to reunite with the others in the original story. Maybe holding his hands would be easier but no way in hell you're gonna do that.

You suddenly stopped on your tracks, causing Zoro to be confused. Seeing that something grabbed your attention, Zoro turned to look at it too and saw two siblings arguing over food.

"Give me that! Your piece was larger than mine last time!"

"I'm older than you! And first come, first serve!"

"You-! I'm telling mom about the time you stole money from her. Bleh!"

"You snitch! You also used it!"

"Oi, Paj-" Zoro's eyes widened when he saw the expression on your face as you watched the two siblings. It was similar from that time you were crying on the crow's nest. Seeing you like that feels so unusual to him. He mumbled under his breath, "That face again..."

Zoro grabbed your arm so suddenly, causing you to look at him, "Wha-"

"Follow me." said Zoro. You were confused but you obliged anyway. You were glad that he pulled you out from that ocean of negative thoughts and envy.

...His hands are warm.

...

In a normal romance story, this is an exciting scene where the protagonists go somewhere hand-in-hand as he comforts the other, saying some cool line and what-not. However, it has been half an hour. Wherever Zoro is going, it's that he hasn't even been an inch closer it. I forgot that this man got dropped as a baby, losing his sense of direction.