"This way,"

"No, this way,"

"___,"

"Zoro,"

You glared at eachother, it's been two hours and you've been butting heads for one of them. "Zoro, we've been going your way, and I swear I've seen that rock twice now!" You point out. He scowls at the rock.

"But... Fine. Go your way, I'll send a search party when I get back to the school," He huffs. You blink and then glare at him.

"Fine! Be forever lost!" You tell him. He blinks and glares back.

"Fine!"

"Fine!"

"FINE!" You both yell at eachother and stalk off in random directions. You march through the forest in annoyance. Bull headed, sweet, stubborn, thoughtful guy.

"Damn! I'm canceling out all the cons!" You burst in annoyance. "Directionless, powerful, stupid, cute guy- that I just left to get lost alone..." You sigh, looking up to see a familiar shape peering down at you. Your blood runs cold as you stagger back, falling on your butt. The leopard lands in front of you, stalking toward you. You back pedal into a tree.

"Hey... Lucci, right?" You say nervously, glancing around for a place to run.

"Relax, I have no interest in fighting you any more," He assures, sitting down. You blink warily at the leopard. "So, may I ask who you are cursing and complimenting at the same time?" He inquires. You blink and sigh, dropping your head. Well, might as well explain things.

"... And now he's wandering around lost... I need to find him and apologize," You sigh, getting to your feet. "And er... Sorry about before... Thanks for not kicking ass this time around," You add.

"Don't mention it, I'll help you find your friend," He rumbles. You blink at him as he reverts to human form.

"Why are you being so nice to me? You're going to kill me aren't you?" You question warily. He lifts an eyebrow at you.

"I told you I have interest in harming you further," He responds.

"Sorry if I'm sceptical. I'm having a hard time believing that." You comment, heading back the way you came. He stays in step with you easily.

"Very well, I won't waste my time trying to put your mind at ease... But I will admit, I am interested in you. I'm curious on how your mind works." He informs you. You blush slightly but still feel uneasy.

"Oh... Thanks.... I think," You mutter. A rather uneasy silence takes over as you both look for Zoro. Laughter catches your ear and you both exchange a look and follow the sound. Eventually you come to a clearing to find Zoro spinning around laughing. You pause, raising an eyebrow. What the hell? He suddenly falls on his back with a huff. "Uh.... Zoro?" You speak up. Zoro sits up looking around before spotting you and a huge grin comes to his face.

"An angel!" He chimes, getting up and running over to you, giving you a hug. He pulls back and- damn his pupils were huge!

"Zoro? It's me ____," You tell him warily. He pouts and shakes his head.

"No... ___'s mad at me because I'm an idiot.... You have to go find her angel! Lead her back to school," He says seriously. You look to Lucci for some sort of explanation.

"Seems like he at something that's making him hallucinate." Lucci comments. Zoro looks at him and scowls, holding you to him.

"Go away shadow man, she's mine!" He huffs.

"Shall I knock him out?" Lucci inquires.

"Yep," You tell him. Zoro breaks away and starts laughing and running.

"Can't catch me~" He laughs. You and Lucci exchange a look and you step closer to him.

"Help! The shadow man got me!" You exclaim. Zoro stops and suddenly turns, frowning heavily.

"Shadow man! I'm going to kick your ass!" He growls, stalking back. You release a slight sigh and Lucci swiftly knocks him out.

"Think it'll wear off by the time we reach the school?" You inquire, picking up Zoro the best you could. Lucci moves under his other arm and you throw him a grateful look.

"Most likely," He replies.

"Think you can lead the way back?" You ask.

"Yes," He answers simply.

You almost collapse in relief when you see the gaping hole by dusk. "Finally," You breathe, waking Zoro. He looks up and around in a daze. "It's about time sleepy head," You giggle. He blinks at you in surprise.

"___," He murmurs and a look of guilt comes to his face as he straightens up, paying no mind to Lucci as he steps out from under his arm. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to get made... I just felt bad for getting you lost...." He tells you somberly.

"It's fine, we're back in one piece, so don't worry about it," You assure with a smile. In the corner of your eye you see Lucci slink back into the darkening forest. You wanted to thank him somehow, but he was already gone.

"I'm still really sorry," Zoro says, hugging you tightly. Your stomach roars angrily making you both pause.

"Dinner."

After eating and catching up with Luffy, Sabo, an Ace, you head back to your room. Luffy had stated Law was really worried about you going missing again, so you stole a pie you thought he'd like from the cafeteria. You open your door, ready to say an apology but stop at the sight before you. A pink haired girl was pressed up into Law, their noses barely brushing. They both look over at you in surprise and you swiftly shut the door and walk down the hall to Kid's room and marching in before closing the door quickly.

"___?" He huffs in the middle of putting on a coat. You set the pie down on his desk which was littered with different pieces of metal before rolling onto his bed.

"Let me stay here for a few nights," You request.

"What?" He questions, not sure what to make of what you just said.

"Let me hide here for a few days... I brought you a pie as payment," You add, motioning to the pie box. He closes his eyes, letting your random request sink in.

"Why my room?" He asks.

"Because no one will look for me here," You answer simply. He shifts.

"And what makes you so sure I won't try anything?" He rumbles. You meet his gaze and smile softly.

"Because I trust you," You reply. He blinks and blushes heavily before looking way with a huff.

"Fine! Do what you want Slippers!"