A few months ago, you, a woman, got invited to the Strawhats! What a wonderful offer, isn't it? Your role in the crew was pretty simple! Helping your friends is what you do every day as a crew member, and you got really close to them only after a few days!! Your personality must've piqued them.

But you notice a green-haired swordsman, who most likely seems to hate you for something that you don't even know yourself. How'd you notice? Well, it was quite obvious. Whenever you're around, he seems to maintain a safe distance around you, like when you guys had dinner in the kitchen a few days ago, he hasn't taken a seat yet and there was only one seat left, and it was next to your right. Instead of just plopping himself down beside you, he only took one piece of onigiri and left, leaving you dumb-founded on your seat. You looked at your close friend, Nami, and she only snickered at you, making you feel even more confused.

After that awkward encounter, you tried your best to befriend him. Either making him his favorite food, offering him sake, or even ask him to teach you how to wield a sword! That would work, right?

The answer? No. Not even one bit. He would always have an excuse to reject you, in every way possible. You thought to yourself, "Maybe he's just like that", but no. One time, you saw him hanging out with Luffy on the deck, and surprisingly, he was smiling. It wasn't a soft smile though, but it was a smile that made your heart sank and jump at the same time. You had mixed feelings of this...

Does he hate you? Is he just like that? Why does he show more of his emotions when you're not around? Yet you have no answer to all those questions going through your head. There were some other times where you find yourselves catching him having a heated argument with Sanji, which is quite common in the Strawhats according to Nami. But you only overthink even more... if he still can express his emotions with Sanji, then why can't he do that in front of you too? Deep in your heart, you rather have him getting angry at you than being so... distant.

One sunny day on the Thousands Sunny ship, you and your crew got the latest news paper from Robin when you guys had left a small island. "What is it about?" Chopper asked excitedly, trying to see the newspaper by jumping. Robin handed the newspaper to the short deer by crouching down to his height. "You should see it for yourself, doctor." she said with her classic smile, showing how mature she is. "It has been a hot topic for the past few days.

Curiosity taking over you, you approached Chopper and crouched down behind him, reading the newspaper with him, and it was about some new disease spreading. Not really into it, you decided to just ignore it and let Chopper find out about it himself. But then, in the corners of your eyes, you saw Zoro walking past you, approaching the little deer.

"Oi, Chopper, what does the news tells us?" He asked gruffly, taking the newspaper from the doctor. And then you saw it when you turned around. His face went pale, his eyes widened in shock. You could tell that his heart sank, catching you off guard. You approached him, asking him to look at the newspaper, before he quickly moved back, leaving you, Chopper, and Robin on the deck. Your heart shattered. What made him hate you that much?

That night, at 12 o'clock sharp, everyone was already asleep, except you. You weren't able to sleep at night due to what had happened earlier in the morning. But then you realized that even Zoro, the heavy sleeper wasn't there. Curious, you head to the deck, but he wasn't there. You decided to go to the crow's nest, where he would usually be at.

When you entered, you saw his figure jolt, surprised when he heard the sound of the door opening. And that's where you saw it. His right hand was covered in blood, with flower petals filling his palm, a trail of blood leaving his mouth. He stared at you in shock, before quickly hiding his right hand behind his body. His expression hardened. "What are you doing here, {{user}}?"