Encounters

Title: Encounters
Author: Shuukitty
Summary: Robin’s just joined the crew, but being the oldest isn’t always easy, and sometimes tensions just need to be released.
Rating: NC17
Pairing(s): It’s a surprise!
Feedback: Desired and appreciated
Characters: The boys and girls of One Piece.
Betas: “Shuukitty” is the combined efforts of Tanithkitty and Croik, co-writers.
Author’s notes: This is a continuation after the Alabasta arch. This fic was written as a one-on-one RolePlay, so the POV switches just about every paragraph. Please be considerate and do not borrow original characters or situations without permission.
Thoughts in italics
Thanks for reading and please enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, save the OCs, and I’m not making any money off this fic.


Encounters
Chapter One:


Robin had begun to notice a predictable pattern in the day\'s events since joining Luffy\'s crew. The morning was a flourish of activity, as Sanji prepared breakfast while the others prepped the ship for launch. There was the usual commotion over a meal and then a settle into personal activities...another loud meal...and afternoon of more group related antics...and supper, with all the vigor that entailed. It was at this point that the day was at its lowest. Just after the last meal of the day Luffy was finally satisfied for a while, and without him bouncing about Going Merry\'s headpiece or bothering Sanji for a meal the rest of the crew calmed down as well. There were only the last few jobs of the day to finish with before dropping anchor, and everyone heading into the holds for sleep. Just before sundown, there was an hour or two of easy calm.

Robin wandered to the back of the ship, and as she had expected found Zoro there, stretched out on his back after a short but vigorous workout. There was no judging how deeply he might have been asleep but she would take her chance anyway. On silent footsteps she crept closer, taking in the sight of the weary and still sweat-dampened figure. But there was something especially that interested her. It took only a moment\'s concentration to grow a single arm out of the deck at Zoro\'s side, carefully snagging the hem of his shirt and drawing it up over his chest.

Zoro caught the wrist of the offending hand, knowing immediately that it wasn\'t one of the men on the ship--too thin. If Nami had wanted something, she would have made much more noise. That left only one person, and he couldn\'t say he wasn’t exactly wary of why their eldest crew member would approach him in such a way. He didn\'t bother to open an eye, though, as he asked, simply, \"what?\"

Robin smirked. \"As sharp as ever,\" she complimented, letting go of his shirt and lifting her hand in surrender. \"I thought for sure you\'d worn yourself unconscious this time.\"

He snorted lightly, letting her go to return his hand behind his head. \"No one relaxes on the Grand Line,\" he pointed out, stretching and giving a great yawn, giving, at least, the pretext of calm. It was a nice evening, after all.

\"No, I suppose they don\'t.\" Robin boosted herself up to the railing next to him, folding her legs elegantly. \"But please don\'t think ill of me. I only wanted a peek.\"

\"A peek?\" He quirked an eye up at her curiously. He wasn\'t sure he wanted to get caught up in her little games, but for now it couldn\'t hurt. \"At what?\"

Robin smiled coyly as she rested her chin on her hand. \"Your chest,\" she answered truthfully. \"That horrifying scar you have. I don\'t think I\'ve seen anything like it.\"

Oh. Is that all? He shrugged. \"It\'s no big deal,\" he said, and, figuring it was harmless, tugged the edge of his shirt up enough to reveal his stomach.

Robin\'s eyes opened a little wider as they traced the length of the scar. And because Zoro was allowing her for now, she grew a pair of arms this time on either side of him, pushing the fabric up higher. \"It\'s impressive,\" she confessed. \"A lesser men would be dead.\"

Zoro let her, though only for a moment--he pulled the shirt back down over him after she\'d gotten a good enough look. \"A lesser man wouldn\'t have challenged him,\" he pointed out. \"And I didn\'t feel like dying.\"

\"Him?\" Robin was pretty sure she already knew who he meant, but she enjoyed games like this. Wanting him to know she wasn\'t going anywhere soon she folded her deck-rooted hands casually over his stomach. \"Anyone I know?\"

He glanced at the hands with a frown, but knew teasing when he saw it. \"Who knows. Most people at least know the name of the greatest swordsman. Or at least his nick-name.\" He crossed his own hands behind his head again.

\"The greatest swordsman,\" Robin echoed, the reverence in her voice tipped with a hint of good humor. \"I wouldn\'t have thought a small pirate ship like this would have the chance to meet the legendary Hawk-Eyed Mihawk so soon in their Grand Line journey.\"

\"Then we must have been fortunate, meeting him in East Blue,\" he replied, closing his eyes. He wasn\'t in danger of sleeping, but the sun was making the clouds overhead blaze.

Robin chuckled. \"Yes, very fortunate. You\'ve proved that several times over by now.\" She slipped quietly to the deck, adjusting her hat slightly. She had to admit that the boy was impressive--not only in his exploits at Whisky Peak, but the battles afterwards…. \"Mr. One,\" she said abruptly, folding her arms as she stepped closer, stopping just at his knee. \"You still have no idea who he really was, do you?\"

A shrug. \"A pirate. A former Marine--it doesn\'t really matter, does it? He got in the way.\" His lip twisted in a smirk. \"If it\'s against a blade, I won\'t lose.\"

Robin\'s eyes thinned; that expression fit him well. \"Maybe it doesn\'t interest you,\" she nearly purred. \"But his real name was Daz Borneth. A bounty hunter from North Blue. And a pretty famous one at that.\"

\"Heeh....\" His smirk deepened. \"Then hopefully he\'ll rest easy, knowing he was beaten by the best hunter from East Blue.\" Or, if nothing else, then the man who would some day hold the title of \"greatest.\" Either would have been fitting for a man like that\'s final battle.

Robin didn\'t respond right away, just watching him for a moment. There was something about this youth she couldn\'t help but admire, be it his strength, or his pride, or even something more base. He was young, but she had allowed her curiosity to be piqued by lesser men.

The hands she\'d twisted around Zoro\'s stomach abruptly tightened, just as another pair of arms circled his ankles, and another pinned his elbows. By the time he was snared she was already kneeling over him, her purple skirt inching slightly up her shapely thighs. \"What an appropriate answer….\"

Zoro\'s eyes popped open, startled to suddenly find her so close. He instinctually pulled at the hands holding him, frowning when he realized she was actually trying to pin him. \"What is this?\" he asked, voice a growl, as he tried to at least lower his arms.

\"Borneth was a formidable man,\" Robin drawled, ignoring his question. She let his arms go, but only after she\'d braced her own, real hands against his chest. \"I never imagined that a boy like you would survive such a fight, let alone defeat him….\"

He frowned at the word boy, giving his arms a little shake before catching her wrists--her real wrists. What the hell is she getting at? She\'s not really.... His eyes darted down--just for a second--over her figure, catching a little more than he\'d been expecting thanks to her short skirt. \"What\'s this all about?\" he tried again, meeting her eyes.

Robin\'s lips drew in a smirk when his hands closed around her. They were calloused and rough from years of sword training, not unlike her own battle-worn limbs. She leaned a little closer, so that her shoulders curled inward, her breasts pressed closer together. \"Nothing really,\" she answered him this time. \"Just…some fun.\"

She\'s really serious? It took an extreme amount of effort on his part not to drop his eyes again, though...damn, but she did have a great body. Wake up, idiot, he scolded himself. She doesn\'t do anything unless she gets something out of it. \"That so....\" Slowly, he began lifting her hands from his chest--he was still stronger than her, after all, hands or not.

\"You\'re not interested?\" Robin said, mimicking disappointment. But she wasn\'t without her tricks, and she bent her elbows suddenly, bringing their faces nearly together. \"You\'re not even…curious?\" she whispered, her breath spilling sweetly over him.

He tried to lean back, but there was really no where else to go. And even if his brain was telling him this was not a good idea, he couldn\'t help that his body was reacting without him, growing tense beneath her slight weight. Goosebumps rose on his neck as he tried to steel his expression. \"So...you\'re serious.\" He\'d meant to sound tough, but it really had been a long time since he\'d been this close to a woman....

\"It seems that way, doesn\'t it?\" Robin couldn\'t help but feel a tingle of excitement herself when she felt Zoro\'s body tense, the muscles of his chest tightening beneath her fingers. She tipped her chin, not giving him a chance to respond as she pressed her mouth slowly, sensually, to his.

Her lips were almost hot, and though he\'d seen her coming he was still surprised to feel them moving against his. His fingers clenched around her wrists almost painfully, fighting the urge to just.... Shit, I know she\'s just playing with me, but....Shit!

Zoro lifted his head, meeting her mouth firmly in a hungry kiss. He knew it was a bad idea, knew it wouldn\'t turn out the way his body was insisting it would, but he wasn\'t listening as well as he should have.

Robin shivered again when he finally gave in. She hadn\'t always been able to play these games with her lovers in the past--most wouldn\'t have stood for it, and she wasn\'t careless around cruel men. But even when Zoro\'s hands threatened bruises she knew she needn\'t be wary. She shifted her weight so she could apply more pressure to the kiss, meeting and echoing his eager affections.

God, but she was something! There was something about older women that made him raw. After a moment he released her wrists, transferring his hands instead to Robin\'s firm hips. He pulled her down tightly against him as he urged her lips to part.

Robin grinned against Zoro\'s mouth, and allowed him to lead the kiss for a moment. But by the time he\'d slipped his tongue past her lips she took over again, sucking hungrily. His wide hands felt amazing against her, so full of restrained strength. Later she would tell herself she wasn\'t as affected by him as he was her, regardless of the anxious flutter in her stomach now.

Zoro gave a low growl at her actions, fighting her for control. His hands began to roam, one keeping the pressure on her hips as the other slid almost possessively up her waist, over the backs of her ribs and back down. She was thin but toned, all hard curves and smooth skin. He was starting to forget why he\'d protested in the first place as he finally jerked her hips down against his groin, arching up to meet her.

Robin gasped softly, separating their lips a moment. Her breath emptied in a wispy chuckle. \"We\'ll be in trouble,\" she whispered, clenching her thighs against his hips, \"if they find us.\" Bracing her hands against his shoulders she arched her back, rubbing them tauntingly together.

Zoro nearly groaned at the movement, eyes narrowed but sharp. \"Are you trying to leave?\" he challenged. His hands rose, cupping her ribs and pulling her back down, this time sealing his lips to her long, soft throat. He gave her a light bite before starting a trail of sucking kisses down towards her exposed collar.

\"I\'m only looking out for you,\" Robin murmured, tilting her head to make it easier for Zoro to reach skin. She sighed, trailing one hand up and down his muscular chest. \"Unless you think...you can stay quiet.\"

He snorted. \"The same to you.\" He wasn\'t about to be outdone, after all. Zoro\'s exploring mouth slid confidently past her collarbones, nibbling at the gentle rise of her breasts, eventually flicking his tongue down the substantial valley between them. His hands moved higher as he did so to just under her arms, supporting her weight and keeping her from escaping.

Robin grinned, pleased that Zoro had no trouble supporting her weight. Though it meant she couldn\'t reached much of him, pushed so much higher up his body. \"At least you know your way around a woman,\" she complimented, arching her back slightly to encourage him on. She turned her head just enough to see over her shoulder, and while Zoro was distracted, grew a fresh hand, sliding it up along the inside of his thigh.

Zoro jumped a little at the touch, startled to feel a hand down there. He actually had to lift her up enough to see it before remembering her power. His lips spread in a grin at the implications of it. \"Heh, that\'s gonna make things interesting,\" he commented, watching her face as he pulled her close again. He used his teeth to start freeing the laces of her tight vest.

Robin chuckled approvingly. \"It always does,\" she teased. Though it wasn\'t the easiest to concentrate with his hands on her she turned enough to grow a second hand, and the two of them slipped up his thighs and under the lip of his haramaki. Their intent being to tug the hem of his pants out from under it.

Ignoring the hands for the moment, Zoro needed all his focus to loosen the ties of Robin\'s shirt. He pulled the covering down just enough to free her, and with a dark grin didn\'t hesitate to fasten his mouth around her right breast. Her skin smelt clean as he used his tongue to tease her sensitive flesh.

Robin inhaled sharply; her focus drawn, her two hands stilled beneath the green fabric. She hadn\'t expected to find such clever ministrations from a younger lover. She lowered her head, breathing shallowly against the top of his as she merely enjoyed the sensations a while.

Extremely pleased with himself, Zoro continued for a moment before turning to give her other breast similar treatment. Keeping her carefully balanced with one hand, he slid the other down to pull her hips back against him--high up as she was, she was only pressed against his stomach, but he was almost hoping to get her moving like she had before.

Robin shook herself; how careless of her, getting caught up like that. Grinning, she pushed herself up a bit, but instead of returning to his pants her hands slid down, massaging him--just lightly--through his pants. \"You\'re...an impressive man, Mr. Swordsman.\"

Zoro groaned thickly, trying to push up against the touch, only to find her arms still around his stomach, keeping him still. He pulled her down in revenge, taking her mouth once more. As she slid lower, he caught the backs of her knees, urging them to bend up along his ribs, allowing him to get his hands on her smooth thighs.

\"Shhh,\" Robin soothed against his mouth when she had the chance. \"They\'ll hear, remember?\" She sat up, still teasing him with gentle fingertips. And it wasn\'t that she was totally unaffected by all Zoro\'s efforts; she was flushed, her breath panting a little as his thumbs slid along the insides of her thighs. His admittedly impressive length was hard and ready beneath her hands, and she knew that if she let him take her now, it would be everything she was imagining.

But...where was the fun in that?

Robin took a deep breath, and her eyes widened as, all at once, a fresh dozen limbs sprang from the deck to pin Zoro into place. She was grinning breathlessly as she began to pick herself off him. \"Very impressive, in fact.\"

Zoro blinked, momentarily stunned at the rush of almost cold air that hit him. When he realized that she was leaving, he immediately began struggling against the hands holding him. \"Robin! What the hell is this!\"

\"Like I said before,\" Robin said, calmly lacing her vest tight over her breasts once more. She straightened her skirt and hat, and gave him a wink. \"I only wanted a peek.\"

\"You bitch!\" he growled angrily, hating how flushed he was, how, even now, the feeling of so many hands on his anxious body was still exciting him. He tried to plant a foot to get enough leverage to jerk away from her, face twisting when he couldn\'t get a hold.

\"Thanks for the fun,\" Robin laughed, turning to head back towards the front of the ship. \"I hope we can do this again sometime.\" Once she was on the steps--and in view of the rest of the crew--her hands vanished from all over his body.

Zoro nearly yelled after her, but already he could hear Sanji and Luffy welcoming her back. The god damn bitch! He lay glaring at the sky for a good long while, shaking a little with a mix of anger and lust. I fucking knew it, but still-- When he couldn\'t get his body to calm, he finally pushed to his feet and headed for the rear of the ship. Under the pretext of taking a piss, he quickly finished off what the elder woman had started. Never again, he promised himself, though deep in him there was a tiny voice of doubt. Never again.

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