#zotashprompts

[alien-shark]

ZoTash Dialogue Prompt: 11

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Zoro: ‘You should probably rest.’

Tashigi: ‘There’s plenty of time to rest when I’m dead.’

Zoro: ‘Look, I really don’t care, but you’re not fooling anyone.’

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Dialogue prompt for a long overdue ZoTa fanfic for the ZoTash discord group art-challenge that I’ve been working on for FAR too long.

Apologies to all the members for being MIA since... God knows when. (I may or may not have forgotten my password log in.) 🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️

[lunnamars]

prompt - jealousy

The nerve of this woman to come into his ship (well, technically, Luffy's ship), eat with them, sail with them until the next island, drink his fucking booze, talk freely with his people like she belonged there to ultimately, spend the whole fucking night stuck to the damned goth doctor, who, for the record, wasn’t even part of his crew.

And laugh! She had the audacity to force him to listen to her musical laugh, the damned woman. And why the fuck is she laughing? Trafalgar D. Water Law isn't that funny as far as he remembers.

His insides are churning and he's feeling kind of dizzy, but he doesn't fucking know why. Maybe too much booze? But he's Roronoa Zoro, there's no such thing as too much booze. Or maybe booze plus with Sunny crashing lightly against the waves? They are sailing and partying, after all. Perhaps it's all of it together what’s making him uncomfortable.

Isn't she like too fucking close? Why is she so close? Since when they are friends? Zoro was under the impression she couldn’t stand any pirates and the last time he checked, Law was one. A powerful one, in fact. Basically a Yonko, just like Luffy.

So the swordsman could say for sure, Trafalgar is not any pirate.

Then Zoro gaped, blinking once, twice, three times. He almost dropped his mug full of beer when the realization hit him. 

Tashigi must like the company of powerful pirates and hell yeah, he is a fucking powerful pirate and swordsman, but so is Law. And Zoro is definitely not a Yonko. 

The.

Nerve.

Of.

This. 

Woman.

She's there, dressed in her cute little dress and boots, wearing a pretty and carefree smile, just to torment him. To spit on his face and look down on him ��� he could feel it.

Oh, no, no. He would give her a piece of his mind. Or Law. It doesn't fucking matter. Someone would pay. Soon.

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"Oe Mosshead, why are you sulking here on the corner?", Sanji had finally been freed from his job of cooking for the entire Strawhat crew plus Law's crew and Bartolomeo's crew. What the hell all those people were doing there again?

"I'm not sulking, Swirly Brows", he growls.

He clearly is, but he'd only admit it to the pervert cook when hell freezes over.

"You are. Are you pmsing, shitty swordsman?", the blonde scoffs, while lighting a cigarette. 

Zoro glares at him and sulking or not, he still can fucking summon a murderous aura, thank you very much.

"Just shut up and get lost, shitty cook", he snarls, voice deep enough so the other man would get his point and leave him alone.

"Are you drunk?", Sanji couldn’t even contain his surprise, but no, the swordsman is not drunk. Why the fuck he has to keep repeating himself? Roronoa Zoro does know how to hold his liquor. And he's about to give him a sharp and full of curses comeback, but the sound of a laugh tore his gaze away from the cook.

She is laughing again, still glued to the fucking doctor. Is she going to do that the whole fucking night? 

Zoro instantly forgets Sanji's presence and frows really really hard. Anyone that would look his way would be almost sure he wanted to murder either Tashigi or Law. Or both.

"Oh no, it's worse. You're jealous."

He snaps his head back to the cook and scowls. Is everyone trying to piss him off today? 

"What? Are you fucking kidding me? Jealous of what?", Zoro stares at Sanji as he was the dumbest person in the world.

"Tashigi-chan. Or Torao. God knows what the hell you like."

"I swear I'm gonna murder you."

All of a sudden, Sunny is hit by a huge wave, pushing everyone forward and then backward and he saw Tashigi losing her balance because as the whole world knows, she's a total klutz and she would fall without a doubt, but before she even trips, Law's hand is around her waist and the other grabbing the railing and if Zoro didn't want to murder someone before, now he sure does—

Everything calms down and Sanji says again, getting Zoro’s attention, "Well, you better do that later. For some odd reason, Tashigi-chan is really having a good time with goth boy."

"Like I care", he huffs.

“Ooooh, Mosshead, I think you should”, and then the cook nods to indicate with his head toward the ex-marine and the doctor. 

Law had a strange expression Zoro hadn’t seen on his face yet, and still had an arm around the waist of a very red Tashigi.

You’ve got to be fucking kidding me.

[antonia-june]

ZoTash Prompt: Glasses

Her head lay on his chest and while he was reading their English book, she was listening to his heartbeat. It was steady and made her sleepy. She still couldn't quite comprehend that they were now a couple.

Official, as Nami called it.

She, the clumsy nerd and he, the good looking outsider.

But well, he chose her and Tashigi would not argue with that.

When he suddenly moved to put the book down, she lifted her head and looked him in the eye.

"Can you take your glasses off?", he asked and she looked at him stunned.

Her glasses?

"Ehm... okay", she answered and did as she was asked.

Still pondering the meaning of his question she sat herself up, her glasses dangling in her left hand.

"What's wrong all of the sudden?"

Tashigi looked at him over her shoulder, he was a little blurry now.

"Well...", she started whispering, "Nami always says I look way better without my glasses."

Zoro sighed and sat himself up too. Was he smiling?

He took her glasses out of her hand and put them back on.

"I don't care if you wear your glasses or not. You are beautiful either way. But your glasses painfully pressed into my chest."

"Oh..."

[valhala90]

Distance

That tingling, heart-pounding moment of seeing your enemy again... How the distance shrunk with the clash of their blades, a bond she condemned deep inside, bringing them together like veins, keeping the organism alive, and in a sense, making their existence without each other impossible. Frustration and excitement throbbed through her, and in the back of her mind, she thought about how the distance impacted them. He was still her enemy. They engaged in the same forced banter, barely concealing longing behind their words, their swords becoming vassals for unexpressed emotions, cutting the soulful gap of yearning for each other companionship.

Update:  You can read the entire one-shot on ao3 Distance

[konfuse]

Glasses

When she had gotten her glasses as a child a whole new world had opened up. Everything was so much clearer. She saw new things and she could read, learn, write and train so much better! Her glasses made her life easier and harder.

The first time she got knocked down and lost them, had to search for them before she could continue, had been a tough lesson. She had been mocked and made fun of because of them. 

So often she had heard that she couldn’t become a Marine because of her bad eyesight. 

But she continued. She managed, adapted and learned to see without glasses, to feel humans. It wasn't Observation-Haki. Not yet. But it was enough to get around without running into everyone. 

There had been many days she had cursed the fact that she needed her glasses but recently she felt more acceptance. Why? Because he had said “Well done, Captain Glasses”? Because it was now a nickname? Shouldn’t she hate it more since it came from a pirate to mock her? But somehow she couldn’t. She knew there was more to it, just not what. With a nod, Tashigi decided to right out ask Roronoa next time they met. 

--- Prompt #3: 200 words, glasses  It’S 204 words. I failed. 

[t-for-tempestuous]

Prompt: Kiss

3:00pm was intel (gossip) exchange time for Sanji and Robin.

Both were excellent at it, although Robin's skills were far superior.

Today's topic: Mosshead and The Flower of Justice

"It's sickingly romantic. Clashing sword to sword and the way they hum as they slide against each other ending in that sharp chime. You can tell they aren't even trying to hurt each other. It's all facade. I knew something was up ever since Loguetown, but it's getting worse."

"Oh. So it was perfectly normal back then, huh?" Robin chuckled at her own ambiguous hint.

"What do you mean?"

" Well, at the time I found it odd. This was before I joined the crew, you see, so to stowaway on your ship I had to find out where it was from you all. She found you before I did, so naturally I hid in the shadows and watched until Vivi's people came for you. She let you all go that day did you know that?"

"What?! Please elaborate.."

Slam! Zoro made his way over to the table, growling at the fact Sanji was there. Like he wasn't always there. "Hey."

"Mosshead."

"Zoro, hello! We were just discussing something about you."

Sanji was shocked, but tried to play it off.

"Yeah, that you're an idiot."

"Can't you ever say anything more creative? Oh, I see, the swirly wet noodle is too busy with that beetle on his shoe."

"What! Where?!"

"Hahahahaha, stupid cook."

"Fine! Have it your way! We were talking about you...and lady, Tashigi-chan!"

After a good minute of silence Zoro responded in a disinterested tone. "Oh her. Captain Eyeglasses."

"You gave her a nickname, how sweet."

"She's just an annoying Marine. Her and Smokey."

"But she has helped you quite a few times. Are you sure?" She didn't wanna lose this chance to poke some fun and facts out of him.

"What are you talking about?"

"Well, as I was just informing Sanji-kun, she protected you from getting captured in Alabasta."

"Yeah and?"

Sanji and Robin exchanged looks. Time to mess with Zoro.

"What?! You knew! Why didn't you tell me Tashigi-chan protected me! She must have been so worried about me."

"It wasn't about you!"

"...Oh. You're right. Back in Loguetown she said it was between you and Tashigi. My mistake."

"That's not what she meant!"

Zoro's ears had turned red at this point.

Sanji remembered the last time he saw Zoro blush back in Thriller bark.

Ha.

And how could Robin forget the time she saw him blush. Water 7. "Haha, what did she mean?"

"She helped me find This sword before she knew I was a pirate. She felt betrayed, I guess...that's all!"

"Oh my."

"You mean the one you call your child?" Sanji was a bit concerned and confused.

Was it some weird swordsman romantic custom to adopt a sword together then fight for custody? He had heard Tashigi ask for the swords directly.

He shivered at the thought.

"Kitetsu IS a Problem child."

"How romantic, you carry it with you everywhere."

Clearly they wished to die today. So Zoro decided he better leave before he did as they wished. His anger surpassed all embarrassment from early.

"...I'm leaving. You both are idiots."

He stood up fast, knocking over the stool, and he left it there.

"Wanna bet they kiss next time around?"

"Nami and Usopp have already organized one. I'll let them know you wanna join. Franky and I say next time they both cry."

"What!?"

[sweetsango24]

Jealousy/Open Sea/Telenovela prompts

A string of obscenities could be heard from Vice Admiral's office. Tashigi sighed, it really was tiring. Smoker san on high pressure these days. And the reason for that was the Headquarters on high alert, since everything that happened in Wano. Wano opened its border, follow up after Kaido have been defeated by Strawhats.

Tashigi sighed once again, this time she massaged her temple. Strawhats save the day again. Defeated a Yonko to free residents of Wano was not an easy feat. Time like this that often made her thinking why Strawhats so different from other pirates. Sure, they've made chaos everywhere they go, but they also save people in need. Her sense of justice always blurry when it came to them.

A news coo dropped a newspaper out of nowhere, Tashigi pays it and it flew away.

When she opened the newspaper, a few papers came loose. It was Strawhats newest bounty poster. As expected, the World Goverment raised their bounty. But what picked her interest was Roronoa Zoro's poster. His bounty tripled, became one billion berri.

But what more interesting for her is the new picture. In it, Roronoa wear costum like Kaidos's underling, i.e. without his usual shirt

'Oh, my..look at that chest' a voice she recognized well enough came from nowhere

'Do you think it is as hard as it looks?'

"No..no...no... Stop it..stop it.." she said to her inner devil's voice

'Come on, girl. Don't tell me you never think about that chest, we both know you do. I'm you after all' the voice said smugly.

Tashigi looking for her inner angel, to find it fainting with blood in her nose.

“I am doomed” she moaned.

Discreetly she save the picture inside her jacket. It will be joining another 3 pictures from the same man in her cabin.

“Just for motivation to get stronger” she said to herself so long ago, but she know she lied to herself when she save another picture. That time she gave up pretend that she doesn't fall for him.

She read the headlines, news about Wano had spread wide, but the picture in front page made her wondering how in the hell Morgan got it. In the picture, Wano resident celebrating their freedom. Smile on their faces. Suddenly, her heart stop beating, her blood turn cold when she saw in the picture, there was Roronoa Zoro looking cozy with a beautiful woman. She wore a beautiful kimono, pouring what look like sake to him. Her eyes.. God her eyes, she know that eyes, because sometime she look it in the mirror. Full of adoration, the eyes of a woman who fall in love. And he smile at her!!

'Get a grip, Tashigi' she said to herself

'He is not yours, he didn't have any obligation to you'

But still, it hurts. It hurts so much.

How about that kiss at Punk Hazard? When he grabbed her and kissed her? When he left her breathless, and giddy and tingling inside? Does he kiss that woman too like he kiss her?

'Hiyori' the article write her name. The daughter of the late daimyo, Oden Kozuki. And the highest oiran in Wano. Beautiful, elegant, noble, how could she compete with a woman like that?

And her tears falls freely.

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Just try writing some angst.

Part 2 is here

[nfroger]

One word prompt: Distance

Her fury soon gave way to the unsettling feeling of distance. He wanted to come close again but would his pride allow it?

[majoraop]

Blades can be cold. They can be sharp and cruel. They can look down at you from their superior position, mock you, make you feel inadequate and weak. Blades, however, can be warm too. They can be a memento of a dear, unforgotten friend. They can be your only company at night when you finally fall asleep after a day of hard training, work, or battles. They can be your most trusted companion. Blades can also choose not to cut. Both Tashigi and Zoro know the double-edged nature of swords, and they respect each other. Just the same, the nature of their relationship is characterized by duality, too. Tashigi works for the (imperfect) Justice; Zoro is a lawless pirate. They’re both enemies and lovers.

A short vignette for the ZoTash challenge (”cold” prompt). I’m a day late with this but I’m busy with my OPBB works right now (I still need to finish two artworks for it).  *faints*

[alien-shark]

ZoTash Dialogue Prompt: 10

Tashigi: ‘It’s better to be paranoid than dead.”

Zoro: ‘Funny. I always thought you had a death wish.’

Tashigi: ‘I can say the same for you.’

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Dialogue prompt for a fic I’ve been working on for... a long ass time. =_=

[lunnamars]

prompt - kiss

He convinced himself they were simply not meant to be. But when he sees her, his lips still tingle, and his hand still longs for her flesh and skin. He didn’t make any promises at the time, but now he wished he had. Zoro was so engrossed in the idea of training and training and training the he thought nothing else mattered. Now he was really close to his goal, but something else mattered too.

Well, it's not like I can do something about it.

Then she looks straight in his direction and simply smiles. As simple as that. There was no hate or sorrow in her eyes. So she looks around and finds no one who needed her undivided attention; soon after, she's climbing up the stairs with such a charm that almost seemed out of character of her. The years have been good to both of them, but she was way more favored than him.

"Roronoa", she greets him with the same smile on her lips.

"Glasses", he nods.

"Really? You really gonna keep calling me like that?", she rolls her eyes and pouts.

Lips I kissed. This damned woman.

"You're still using glasses, so yeah I'll keep calling you like that", Zoro smirks and crosses his arms, defying her. Bickering and bantering have always been natural to them.

"Are you really looking for a fight?", is her comeback and Tashigi squints, defying him in return.

"Are you even up for a fight in that skirt?"

"You know I'm always up for a fight", she crosses her arms, arching an eyebrow.

Zoro chuckles and says, "Yeah, I know, woman."

They fall silent, leaning in the railing and watching the whole party happening in front of them. The man who she would marry was there too — Vice-Admiral Taoji, strong swordsman, powerful marine, and a good guy. He had been polite with Zoro and his whole crew, for that matter and he felt a little bit jealous that the two lovebirds actually fit.

Zoro has always been sharp around the edges, too blunt, too resolute and too aloof. 

"Are you happy? With him?", he questions but regrets a second later. Zoro has never been a man to poke his nose in other people's business.

"What do you mean? Yeah, I am. Why?", she frowns and turns to look at him.

"Are you sure?", he asks without looking at her. 

"Spit it out, Roronoa. Curse or mock me already", she sighs and goes straight to the point. She knew him that much. 

So he swallows hard and decides he wouldn’t be able to live without making this clear, so he mutters his doubt, "Do you love him, Glasses?" Then he musters the courage to look at her from the corner of his good eye.

"What's with the interrogation?", she was utterly confused, he could tell. 

"I just want to know", Zoro shrugs so he wouldn’t betray his ever cool demeanor, but only he knew how fucking terrified he was to know her answer.

Tashigi looks away and chokes,"I-I a-am", but then she clears her throat, "I am." A little bit more resolute. However, Zoro's eye catches the way she's playing with the pendant that's on her chain.

This woman is hiding the truth. 

And he knows what it is.

Now he turns to look into her goddamn brown eyes and snickers, "Liar."

"W-What?"

"You're lying", he crosses his arms and gives one step closer.

"I am not!", she stops playing with her chain and clenches her fists. Geez, so stubborn.

"You are. Why are you lying?", he towers over her but the woman does not back down. 

"You know, you such a jerk, Roronoa. You have absolutely no right to ask me these questions", fury dances in her eyes and he thinks it's beautiful as hell. But she was right and that's why he lets her step away from him, leaving him behind to stare at her back. But suddenly his hands are tingling and he recognized that was a chance he could not let it pass. No fucking way.

So Zoro follows her to the upper deck where she decided to hide and his steps are decisive because he knows why she answered him before with so much uncertainty, and the swordsman's movements never have a single shred of doubt, so he wouldn’t hesitate even if this was a whole other fight. 

She hears him and turns, with a hot-headed statement in the tip of her tongue, "What the hell, Roronoa? Am I not allowed a time of peace—"

And whatever she would still say does not matter to him, because his lips are already on hers and it's incredible how it still tastes the same. His hand goes up to cup the back of her neck, fisting her hair lightly and she catches her breath right away and his tongue is already brushing against hers, with all the fervor he could muster. She does try to fight back and disentangle herself from him, but it doesn’t even last 20 seconds before she’s melting into his chest, grabbing a fist of his shirt and gasping in his mouth.

Zoro knew he should not be doing this, her fiance is down on the lower deck after all, but no way in hell he was letting this woman go this time.

So with all the strength he could collect, Zoro breaks the kiss and whispers in her lips, voice deep and low enough for her to hear, "Don't marry him, woman”, he dives in once more, “Just don't."

[antonia-june]

ZoTash Prompt: Kiss

He felt her presence as soon as he entered the bar. It should shock him, but they always ran into each other, so he got used to it. And funnily enough it did not bother him anymore. On the contrary, most of the time nowadays he was glad when he even just got a glimpse of her. Because then he always knew that she was safe. That she did not got herself killed or injured. She was a strong woman, but a clumsy one too. Zoro admired her in secret for her determination and her ambition. Of course he would never tell her, he needed to uphold his reputation after all. The door had just closed after him, when his eye found her. She was standing at the end of the bar at the counter, most of the G-5 soldiers surrounding her, but Smoker was nowhere in sight. She looked different and it took him a moment to differ why. Her hair was hanging lose to the middle of her back, the glasses pushed up (like always) but instead of her usual blouse and jeans paired with her pink Captain coat, she wore a short light green dress with yellow flowers on it. The dress ended midthigh and on her feet she had plain white sandals. Zoro was still staring at her when she caught sight of him and instantly he was lost in her brown eyes. She was clearly of duty, so normally she would give him a court nod and then pretend he was not there. But not this time. With rosy cheeks she smiled happily at him and she even waved! That never happened before. This time it was Zoro who just gave her a court nod and than he quickly avoided looking at her. But as soon as he settled with a few mugs of Sake in one of the booths, his mind wandered back to her. As always. By now there was hardly a day that passed without her crossing his mind. Especially when he had not seen her for a few weeks. Zoro wondered why she was wearing the clothes she was wearing, a dress was definitely not her usual style. Although it really suited her. She was really looking cute, sexy even. With a heavy sigh he downed the first mug of the evening. He spent the next hour watching her and downing on mug after the other. Still he had no idea what she and her unit were doing here and why she was dressed so casually. But one thing he knew by now: Captain Glasses had the time of her life. She was constantly laughing and joking with her soldiers and was even drinking! Well, not as much as the G-5 but Zoro never before saw her ordering more than one beer. And right now she was on her third one since he entered the scene. What was going on over there? Granted he could just go over to her and ask but like hell he will! And show her that he was actually interested in her daily life? Definitely not! Another hour passed the same way the first one did and of course Zoro realized all of the little glances that the pretty woman sent his way. But whenever they made eye contact he looked the other way. Though he still watched her from the corner of his eye and she always just smiled at him and starting to bite her lower lip. Zoro mused that she did not know which impact her biting her own lip had on him. How could she know anyway? He never told her. But he noticed it was a habit of hers and every time he saw her doing it his blood shot directly into his groin. Just like right now. Again she smiled at him, again he avoided meeting her eyes, again she bit her lip. But instead of turning back to her soldiers she grabbed two mugs from the counter and started heading his way. Zoro’s whole body stiffened and he stared at her in shock. What the fuck was she doing? Still smiling she set one of the mugs down in front of him and took the seat next to him. Zoro still locked at her wide eyed. “Hey”, she said and he could smell the beer in her breath. He did not answer her, was not able to do it. What the fuck was she doing? They never talked! They either ignored each other or she started a fight with him. “What are you guys doing here?”, she continued, completely oblivious to his state of shock. But again: he had a reputation to uphold, so he simply downed his mug (not the one she brought him) and then turned to her. “Waiting for the logpose.” She rested her elbow on the table and her head in her hand, simply smiling at him. Biting her lip. Zoro looked at her. Not sure what he should do, but throwing her on the table and take her here and now, was one of the first options that came to his mind. His thoughts got interrupted when she spoke again: “It is my birthday today.” Oh… well that made sense. And suddenly Zoro got his coolness back. Grinning at her he leaned over to her. “Your birthday, you say?” Now she was the one leaning to him, still biting that damned lip. Zoro crossed the last few inches between them and started kissing her. He had given up denying his attraction for her a long time ago, but never thought about the possibility of kissing her, but this opportunity he could not go to waste. Both of his hands now on her face, he tilted her face and deepened the kiss. There was not one second of hesitation from her, she just dived right in, responding to his kiss. Even opening her mouth so his tongue could discover her even more. And of course, now it was him biting her lower lip even enticing a quite moan from her. He did not know how long they spend there in the booth making out. But when they eventually broke apart both of them were panting heavily. She still smiled at him, now even happier than before and he could do nothing else as to smile as happy as her back at her. “Happy Birthday, Tashigi.”

[konfuse]

Secrets

Keeping your secrets was easy if you never talked about anything concerning yourself. So it wasn’t hard for Zoro to keep his thoughts about the Marine Officer they had met in Lougetown a secret, no matter how much Sanji pestered him. But now, while they celebrated after they defeated Cesar Clown, Zoro couldn’t help but feel like that smile Robin showed him meant that she knew all of his secrets but at any rate one most certainly.  

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Prompt #2: 3 sentences; Secret(s)

[t-for-tempestuous]

Prompt: Date

Standing under the palm trees on a calm tropical island Zoro watched as the crew and the G-5 had another one of there friendly non friendly gatherings.

This was becoming a habit, not that he minded, but Sanji and the G-5 were stupid.

Captain Swirly Stupid and his stupid underlings following the women around like mad swirly brigade.

Everywhere.

Robin, the witch, rabbit girl, and Katana Maniac.

"Would the lovely ladies like some refreshing freshly squeezed fruit drinks!"

"We'll fan you girls with these large leaves."

"I picked the fruit, would you ladies like some?"

"We made this relaxing lounge area for you!"

"Good idea, coming way out here, away from that." Tashigi startled Zoro.

"When did you get..nevermind, why are you wearing that?" Crap, it's not like he cared.

"Pervert, you want me to dress like Nami?"

Maybe.

"No! Just, wondering, cause..looks good."

Why. Zoro, shut up. Look somewhere else. It's basically just navy blue shorts and top with nautical accents and ribbons.

Too many details.

"Thank you. Well you look relaxed, can I join you?"

What? The crew? YES. Shut up. Answer.

"Sure, whatever."

They both sat under the palm tree. Zoro in his chair he had carried with him and Tashigi on her white and yellow striped float.

The tension fizzled away as they sat relaxed and quietly enjoying the sound of the sea and the breeze. Occasionally the ruckus from over yonder would start again and Tashigi would start to hum, probably to tune them out.

Zoro began dozing off when one of the G-5 brought them some refreshments and a fruit basket. Zoro took an apple and handed Tashigi the basket.

"Thank you. Oh!"

"What?"

Tashigi grabbed the object before replying.

"This is a date."

Zoro choked.

[sweetsango24]

Part 2 of Jealousy + open sea + telenovela prompts

"HOW COULD YOU GET BIGGER BOUNTY THAN MEEEE?

The peaceful but cheerful atmosphere of Thousand Sunny broken by Sanji's scream.

"Because I'm better than you, Curly Brow" Zoro didn't waste opportunities to mock him.

"What did you say, moss head?!"

"Oh, now you are deaf too? Pity"

"OH... I'LL BEAT YOU. YOU GREEN FREAK"

"Bring it on, pervert cook"

And just like that, their bickering continued, until Franky put a stop in it.

"If you break the ship, I'll throw you to the sea myself so you can continue your fight elsewhere."

"Thanks Franky"  Nami sighed and looking at the bounty's paper again.  After Wano, their bounty skyrocketed.  It was not unexpected given their current situation.  It is nice to have so many zero in your bounty poster, but it also mean there will be many dangerous people hunt them down.

She opens the newspaper, scanning its content to find important news that will be useful in the future.

On the middle of news scanning, she finds an article that makes her smile widely.

"Hey look!  It is the children!  They found their parents,"  Nami shouted to the other crews.

Soon, all of them gathering around her to see the news.

"They found their parents.  To celebrate it, the navy gave them farewell party. "

They saw the children smile and laugh with adults they've assumed their parents.  G5 is playing around them, looks like they are singing and dancing.

"Glad to know they are okay" Chopper smile widely.

"They will be home.  It is suupeeerr" Franky did his pose with tears running down his face.

When everyone chattering, Zoro looked at the newspaper, he looked at the picture in question and begins his search for one navy captain.  

'There she goes' he said in his mind when he saw a telltale of a familiar woman with glasses in the corner of the picture.

'Wait a minute...  what the hell is she doing? '

"Usopp.. let me use your loupe! "

"Why do you need it, Zoro" 

"Just give it to me" He takes the loupe from Usopp's hand and proceeded to the nest.  Newspaper and loupe in hand.

"Weird" grumbled Ussop.  But weird and strange is a word he associated with all Strawhats crew long time ago.

Meanwhile, Zoro reopened the same page and starting to use the loupe on the newspaper.  And no, his eye didn't deceived him, even if he only has one.  There, on the  corner  of the  picture ,  was   Captain  Tashigi  of the  marine , in another  man 's  embrace .

"SHITT!!"  He threw the newspaper and started pacing around the room.

'How can she do that? ' He asked himself

Okay, he never claimed or has any relationship with her, but it doesn't mean he didn't feel rage consumed him.  Fast and  strike  him in the  core , it  made  his  blood  boiled, and an  urge  to  kill  someone, namely the nameless guy in the  picture .

He knew he didn't say anything regarding his action in Punk Hazard.  But he didn't go kissing around women he met.  No, she is special, and not because her similarities with his late best friend.

Along the way, he fell for her, and he knew it.  He thought she will be felt the same way, judging the way she kissed him back.  And now... that picture ruined everything.

"Just wait,"  he said,  "I'll make sure you didn't fail to interpret my intention, woman."

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Tashigi felt it more strongly when she was out at sea. Jealousy. While busy with babysitting those wild marines in the G-5 Base she hadn’t had time to think about it, but right now she was on the open sea and things were a bit more relaxed. It’s definitely jealousy. They hadn’t run into trouble so far, but while her rational side hoped things stayed that way, her emotional one wished they stumbled upon a certain pirate crew. Tashigi sighed. She didn’t have anything better to do at the moment—the lull of the waves and the sound of the wind the only entertainment on the ship—so she let her thoughts run freely. Why am I jealous? She hadn’t thought about it before, but now there was a question stuck in her mind: was Roronoa Zoro interested in women? I shouldn’t think about this to begin with! A marine and a pirate…ridiculous! And yet, her thoughts kept being drawn to that. She had noticed the swordsman acting normal around his crew’s navigator and archaeologist, so was he into men, maybe? She knew from the intel about the Mugiwara that their captain and Roronoa Zoro were quite close, but she was more worried about their cook: she had seen him bickering with the swordsman just like a married couple. Maybe, he’s bi? I can’t give up yet! Tashigi couldn’t deny it anymore—she had a crush on that pirate. She shifted her position to rest more comfortable against the rail, pulled out her katana, and started cleaning it with a specific oil and soft paper to distract herself. However, soon she realised she was thinking about a certain swordsman even more. There must be a way to check if he likes women. For example, I could try kissing him. Tashigi snorted, ashamed of herself. I must have lost my mind! Had they been regular people, they could have gone out on a date without problems. She could envision meeting him in a bar—Roronoa Zoro liked alcohol even if she had never seen him drunk—and she would probably relax a bit around him after a couple of drinks. Tashigi felt her face becoming hot so fast that she could practically see herself blushing. No, maybe that wouldn’t be a good idea. She felt like crying out in frustration, but she managed to keep her professional demeanour as she sheathed her katana. Then, she forced herself to stop daydreaming and headed below decks. Better find something to do before my thoughts enter into even more dangerous waters.

Untitled one shot for the ZoTash challenge (”jealousy”/”open sea”/”kiss”/”crying”/”bar”/”date” prompts, 426 words). If anyone has a suggestions for the title please let me know!  ^^