Love/Hate -Zoro-

-Fifteen-

A/N: I drew our blushing boi <3

"Hey, Buggy!" Shanks yelled with a giant smile accompanying his loud voice. The man he shouted for that had just entered the bar groaned and threatened to turn around and leave. You couldn't help the laugh that bubbled in your throat as you enjoyed your whiskey between Ace and Killer. The blue-haired man scowled before walking towards your small group.

"Hey, Bugsy!" Ace greets.

"Shut up, Ace!" The man grunts. "You know my name is Buggy!" Ace laughs loudly and grins the widest you've ever seen him do. "You guys group drinking again?"

"Yeah, but we brought along Reader!" The clown-makeup worker looks at you with an arched eyebrow.

"Whose girl?"

"Zoro's," Killer interjects. "She joined the night shift not too long back."

"So will we be seeing you more often, then?" Buggy leans on the counter with a smirk. "These men sure do get rowdy."

"They're nothing compared to Luffy," You comment. "I think I can handle their idiotic tendencies."

"Ah," Buggy grumbles with a disgusted expression. "Straw Hat." You look at him in confusion.

"He hates my brother," Ace informs. "Luffy always causes him more trouble than he's looking to get into." You stifle a giggle and the man glares at you with a sour frown.

"You're dating one of his friends so I can only imagine you're much like him." You reach over, knocking the man over the back of the head to where he falls onto the counter.

"Don't you dare say that crap to me again, Bugsy!" Shanks, Killer, and Ace all burst out into laughter as you pouted with a buzzed mind from the alcohol you'd drank since getting here two hours ago. Two and a half glasses of whiskey settled heavily in your empty stomach. All you had before drinking with the guys so suddenly was a King Sized KitKat and a gas station burrito. You were pretty sure the grease was what was keeping you from vomiting fully.

"I like her!" Shanks shouts happily. "Glad someone could come around to control that wild brother of yours!" Ace nods in agreement and tilts his head at you.

"You have a brother, too, right?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Younger fella? Goes by Chopper?" You nod. "Luffy said he's gonna take him to our family dinner for Christmas." Your heart dropped.

"For Christmas?" He hums. "Did Chopper agree to it?"

"He said the guy couldn't wait to come." Your suddenly drunk mind was now clear of all haze and your heart was beating in your ears. Chopper was all you had left for Christmas. Everyone else was going home to their parents or had plans. Chopper was what you could depend on. "The kid didn't tell you?" You shook your head. "Oh..." There's a heavy silence before Killer clears his throat.

"I think we should call it a night, yeah?" He elbows you to catch your dragged-away attention. You nod once and chug the rest of your whiskey. "Need a ride home?" You shake your head and stand.

"I'll call Zoro." They nod and watch you as you head toward the door. Suddenly, a hand rests on your shoulder and you turn to face the culprit.

"I don't think your boyfriend would appreciate it if you were waiting alone, drunk in front of a bar," Shanks lowly mentions. "My shift's over, but I can wait with you outside until he comes." You nod and follow him out of the big black metal door to the bar. You pull your phone out, your brain still fuzzy enough to make you sway slightly. You put the device to your ear and hear the line ringing.