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Mermaid's Call (Roronoa Zoro x fem!Reader)

A/N: Working on your requests, but meanwhile... (send more)- Val

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You’re sitting on the handrail of the ship’s deck, looking to the horizon and the ocean in front of you, waiting for the sunset. You like how the breeze gives you goosebumps, while your lungs refresh themselves with every breath.

For a few weeks now, this has been part of your routine, and the crew on board understand that they must give you alone time. It’s a moment of peace in the face of the chaos, a time to not think about problems, the danger of the grand line, conflicts with other pirates or enormous creatures... or Zoro and the fact that you have been avoiding and running away from him every time you spot his green hair.

Although he didn’t dare to interrupt your private moments, you could feel his gaze on you for the rest of the day, and he’s even tried to talk to you, but you always manage to escape.

“Just five minutes, I promise it’ll be quick!” Says Luffy behind you.

You turn over your shoulder to see him walk beside an irritated Nami. You giggle at the sight and move to watch it better.

“For the millionth time; NO!” She stops walking. “Sanji will be back in any minute now, you can’t leave!”

“But,” Luffy pouts. “It’s a new island, we must explore—”

“An island surrounded by marines ready to kill us, Luffy!”

“I can be cautious and quiet,” he says, almost offended. “Just a quick run and—”

“I said, no. It’s too dangerous,” Nami says, to keeps walking to her trees.

“But… I’m the captain,” Luffy whispers. He stomps his foot one time and crosses his arms. His childish behavior makes you laugh, and he turns to you.

“It’s not funny.”

“Sorry, Captain. But it is,” you answer.

In that moment, Zoro walks pass you and your smile fades. He yawns stretching his strong body. He looks at Luffy.

“I’m headed out to buy some booze,” he says.

As soon as you see him turn towards the exit, your body reacts immediately, and you grab him by the bicep. “Wait!” He looks at your hand and then at you with a frown. “We can’t leave. The island’s surrounded by marines. It’s dangerous,” you repeat Nami’s words.

He raises a brow and looks again at your hand. You follow his gaze and quit grabbing him.

“Sorry,” you whisper. You can’t deny the sting in your chest when he shakes his arm, like he’s shaking off your touch.

“Why are we here then?” He says coldly.

You look down at your hands playing with your fingers. “Sanji went to town to buy emergency supplies,” you explain.

“Oh, so the waiter can leave, but not me. Ridiculous,” he scoffs rolling his eyes and walking back to the exit.

“Zoro!”

“You don't rule here, alright princess?” He hiss looking over his shoulder. “He does.” He points at Luffy, who’s leaning on the railing still with a pout.

“If you leave, you’ll owe me 10000 berries,” says Nami walking to us, crossing her arms.

Zoro raises his brows looking at her. “What? Why?”

Nami shrugs, “It’s up to you, Zoro. That’s the rule.”

They start arguing while you sigh, grateful for Nami’s interruption. You know her real intentions to distract Zoro. You walk away towards the railing where you were before, now next to a disappointed Luffy.

Suddenly, the slow beginning of dusk abruptly changes to the darkest night you have ever seen.

“Hey! Who turned off the sun!?” says Luffy.

“That was weird,” you add.

You all wait for something to happen, but the only noise that is heard is a sharp thump, Usopp's screeches, followed by Luffy's laughter.

“Y/N?” asks Nami.

“Got it,” You say as your body lights up and small electric rays burst around you.

The main deck is bright enough for Nami and Zoro to look for flashlights and put them all over the boat.

“What now?” Usopp asks, rubbing his head from the fall earlier.

“We should be alert, it might be a trap,” says Nami.

Everyone gathers in a circle, ready to attack. However, minutes pass and nothing happens.

“Just when I thought something interesting would happen,” Luffy scoffs taking his place again.

“I'll take a nap,” Zoro says walking towards a corner.

Usopp shrugs and sits on the ground while Nami glares at them.

“Woohoo! Look at that!” Luffy yells pointing at the sea.

You turn and stand next to him, trying to focus your eyes on what he’s seeing. “I don't see anything, Captain,” you frown.

“No, I swear. I saw a tail, like, a big one! Like a big fish!” With those words his stomach growls. “We should cook it.”

In that moment, something else catches your attention, a sound. While Luffy tries to convince Nami and Usopp, your ears catch a melody that they don't hear. The sound increases as if it were approaching from the sea.

You lean on the railing and look down, where the water moves as a shape emerges from it. You gasp when you recognize, among the poor lighting, a woman, or so it appears.

She connects her gaze with you, opens her mouth, and moves it to the sound of a beautiful song. “Wow...” you whisper. The woman frowns as she continues singing and seems to raise her voice.

“Hey! Guys, look what—uh...” you turn to the others but there’s something odd with them. “G-guys?”

Usopp and Nami are standing in front of you, but their bodies are stiff, and their gazes are lost. You approach slowly and notice that even the color of their eyes changes to a grayish one as if they were cloudy.

“N-Nami?” You move her shoulder, but she still doesn't react. You turn to your right, where Luffy is now standing in the same state as the others. “Shit.”

You hear a splash followed by a crash behind you, you turn to find the same woman sitting on the railing, only, instead of being curious about her, now it is pure terror as you see her skin covered in pointy scales, snake eyes, and a fishtail.

“Uh, hi?” You try to speak, but his reaction is the opposite of what you expected; She frowns again, tilts her head, and tries to sing again, she looks at you as if she is expecting something, she opens her mouth showing her sharp teeth and pointed tongue.

The creature moves its body in such a way that it lets its scales launch towards you with great speed. You flinch back, dodging her attack and falling to the ground.

“Holy shit!” You yell and look towards the others. “What the hell's going on!?”

The creature hides its teeth and sings again, this time looking directly at Usopp.

He blinks several times and looks at the mermaid, “Kaya?” He gasps. “What are you doing here? Oh, Kaya, I've missed you so much!” He walks to her and hugs her tight. The creature smiks. “I love you, Kaya,” and with a jump, the siren pulls Usopp so that they both fall into the sea.

"No!" Thanks to your powers, you manage to grab Usopp's ankles to pull him hard and return him to the ship. You and Usopp fall back to the wooden floor. “Fuck,” you moan in pain.

To your right, Usopp lies on the floor, unconscious, but still breathing.

"Sorry, buddy," you whisper.

Again the chant is heard and it's Luffy's turn to react.

"Meat?" You roll your eyes. "Meat..." He purrs, drool running down his chin.

"Uh-uh, not you," you say hugging him around the waist.

"Hey, no—let me go," he says trying to pull away. "It's mine! My meat!" He wriggles like a worm.

Luffy is stronger than you and you can't use lightning against his rubber body. "Luffy!" You yell at him. "It's not real! Please stop! C'mon, Captain," you try your best but it's useless.

You feel more distress with Luffy because of his strength and the fact that he'll die if he gets to the water. But then, an idea pops into your head when you see the ship's mast not so far from you.

"Bingo!" You release Luffy's body but catch his right arm. You run towards the mast making his arm stretch out and do a few spins around it and then bind his hand so he can't undo the spins.

By this time, Luffy is already very close to the mermaid's claws, but his outstretched arm prevents him from following. The mermaid hisses in frustration as her second prey is yanked away (literally). Luffy's body slams into the mast, but he doesn't seem to care much.

"What?" He asks looking at his arm, he tries to free himself but it's complicated. "I want my meat!" He whines and cries as you sigh.

You take a look at your two troubled friends "Hum... maybe just works with men?" You say out loud when tie Usopp together with Luffy.

"That's a whole treasure!" Nami squeals.

"Fuck!"

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"Alright you three!" You shout to the three people trying to get out of the rubber ropes. "There's no meat! You can't go to the ocean, you'll die!" You point at Luffy. "The treasure's not real!" Now to Nami. "And Kaya's not here!" Usopp cries.

You sigh putting your hands on your hips.

"Besides, you two can't go to the ocean either 'cause I can't save you if you do! And—wait," You stop the scolding and frown.

Nami, Luffy, Usopp, and Sanji's in town. There's one missing.

Someone tackles you and drags you awkwardly until your body collides with the wall. Your breath escapes from your lungs at the shock and when you open your eyes, you meet Zoro's directly. His body's against yours, leaving very little space between you.

You frown at him. "What?" You notice that his eyes have changed too. "Z-Zoro?" You stutter under his clouded gaze.

Zoro presses his forehead to yours in a deep sigh. "I've missed you so much," he groans.

Your heartbeat increases so much that you can hear it in your ears, and your body tenses in an attempt to pull back . "What?" You whisper with a frown.

He pulls back a little to look at you, his hard features softening as his eyes move swiftly across your face. You've never seen him like this before. The great pirate hunter Rorona Zoro is renowned for his seriousness and poker face.

"I'm so sorry," he almost whispers.

“You’re sorry? For what?”

“I don’t know what I did to you, but I wish you could forgive me, princess,” his hand cups your cheek so delicately. “You’ve been ignoring me and running away from me and I don’t know why,” he says like he’s suffering.

A huge lump forms in your throat at his words. Your mind clouds over and the real siren problem takes a back seat, shielded by the beautiful man begging for your forgiveness. "I-I... Zoro."

"I'm sorry," he repeats like a prayer.

You shake your head. "No, Zoro, it's not... you don't have to," You try to form a coherent sentence, but he's so... vulnerable and so... close. "You didn't do anything wrong."

He then does something you rarely see. He smiles sweetly, so soft. “You’re so pretty,” he says leaning further. You can feel his breath mixing with yours. “Pretty Princess,” he lets out a soft chuckle to then kiss you finally.

You sigh into the kiss as you feel your body melt against his. Your hands travel from his broad and strong chest to hold onto his shoulders, and his hands go to your hips to bring you even closer.

Princess, that stupid nickname he gave you the first time you met him, he always uses it as a mockery, but in this situation, it sounds so… good.

“Let me take care of you,” he says as he trails a path of kisses from your jawline to your sensitive neck. You couldn’t help but moan when he starts to kiss, lick, and bite there, leaving marks. “Let me protect you.”

“Z-Zoro,” You can feel his stupid and sexy grin against your skin.

“You have… no idea… how much… I’ve been waiting for this,” he returns to your lips. “For you”.

“Me too,” You breathe and take his face gently between your hands.

He sighs in relief, and he raises a hand to hold one of yours, but you push it away, groaning in pain. You frown and look at your hand, which has a deep cut on the back that you hadn't noticed before. Nor the blood that covers it almost completely. "What?"

"What happened?" asks Zoro with a concerned look.

And then you remember the mermaid's sharp scales. The pain brings you back to reality. You gasp as you see over Zoro's shoulder:

There are now three other mermaids on board, but they have legs! And they are dangerously close to Nami, Usopp, and Luffy. One of them tries to free them, while the others keep singing for them.

"Shit!" You move to the side and run while you send a bolt of lightning to the mermaid that's touching Luffy's arm.

She falls knocked out to the floor while the others jump startled. They look at their friend and then look at you with more anger than ever, making you stop. They hiss at you and take out their claws and scales.

Before the fight begins, you hear something behind you; it's Zoro taking out two of his katanas, ready to keep his promise to protect you, but that doesn’t last long, because the mermaids sing at the same time and louder to him. Zoro’s katanas fell and then his body.

"Alright, I'm alone," you return to the creatures, who now have what appears to be foam coming out of their mouths. "What the hell are you!?"

The three mermaids rush towards you in a leap as they hurl their scales. You dodge their attacks and hurl lightning bolts at them, but they too know your trick and dodge them.

"Shit, this is useless," you say out loud while you hide behind the ship's mast.

"Meat! My love, forgive me for this!" Luffy whines next to you. You groan not knowing what to do.

But then, you hear Zoro's voice again. "I'm sorry, Y/N," he says as he walks to a mermaid, dragging his feet and stretching his arms towards her.

"Fuck no," the first mermaid is guiding him towards the railing. "I should have tied you up too!"

One last time, you use your powers to run at lightning speed, grab Zoro by his arm, and pull him back to the boat. He falls to the ground, unconscious, leaving you alone with the siren.

The creature attacks you at the same time as you launch a powerful bolt of lightning. The impact causes her to be pushed away from the ship, along with her two other friends.

Your chest rises and falls with your heavy breathing, the use of your power always takes a lot of energy, but you stay on alert for another attack. However, something happens that you don't expect.

The sun returns in a slow, normal dawn. You frown at it, relaxing your body.

"What the hell? Luffy!" Nami yells.

"Why are we tied up in Luffy's arms? It's disgusting," says Usopp.

Luffy wriggles around trying to get free. "I can't—"

You turn to them, and you smile hearing their normal voices.

"Fuck, my head hurts," Zoro groans sitting on the floor.

"Let me help you," you say.

Nami raises her gaze to you, but her expression falls when she looks at your abdomen.

"Y/N! You're hurt!"

Those are enough words for Zoro to jump to his feet, ignoring your confusion and pain. You frown and look down, your blouse is covered in a large bloodstain. You try to grab the cloth, but your hands feel clumsy, slow, and weak. Your vision blurs.

"Uh, okay," you say before passing out.

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"I can't believe all of you," says Sanji as he puts a new plate of food on the table. "I leave you alone for a few hours and you almost let the only worthwhile person on this ship die, besides Nami of course."

You laugh at his words as you eat.

"Hey, it wasn't our fault!" says Usopp, sitting down next to you. He pouts and slowly moves part of the bandage around his head.

"Yes! The fish-witch did it!" adds Luffy, sitting down on the other side of you and taking a bite of your food.

“Speaking of witchcraft,” says Nami arriving at the kitchen “The lady’s here.”

“Fantastic,” Sanji applauds.

“What lady?” you ask.

“I met her in the town, she makes an excellent casserole, but she’s a healer too, very famous. I asked her if she could check on you and the others.”

You scoff. “Sanji, I’m fine, it’s just a scratch.”

Sanji leans back and rests his hands on the table with a sympathetic smile. "Sweets, you've been gone for three days, and besides, the moss-head has been acting weird ever since. Maybe there's something else about the mermaids we should know.”

“You’re right, Blondie,” says an old lady entering the kitchen. The rest of the crew also reunite and sit by the table, looking expectantly. “Well, I’m always busy and you kids have to run before the Marines find your new spot,” she points at them. Then she looks at you. “You’re very lucky, girl. But you’ll be alright. Here,” She puts a bottle on the table. “Put this ointment on and continue taking care of your wound.”

“Thanks,” you say taking the bottle.

She nods and continues. “Alright, those creatures are very dangerous and very different from the real mermaids. The fish people and these creatures are forever enemies. The main difference is that the tailed women are more violent, and they can’t see the good or bad things. They just want to attract humans and eat them alive.”

Usopp shrieks and trembles in his place. “We could’ve died!” He yells.

“Yeah, well,” the lady shrugs. “Thanks to your friend you didn’t,” she points at you.

“But,” says Nami. “I don’t even remember what happened, at first, I thought it was a dream. How does it work?”

“Their power involves a specific kind of music and their voices at a certain frequency that makes an illusion in someone’s head. The few survivors say that they see something or someone they want at that moment. On many occasions, they are banal objects, but it is something that causes pure desire, and they need it. In others, they are people who love, miss, or have not been able to confess their true feelings, even their deepest secrets are revealed under that effect. Now you know why the Marines want to be on this island so much. They use them as a form of manipulation.”

The entire crew thinks in silence for a few seconds, only for Luffy's thunderous laughter breaks the moment.

“So it wasn’t a dream!” He exclaims. “The fish-witch made me see meat!” He laughs and bangs the table many times. “It makes sense, ‘cause I love meat!”

Even Nami giggles a little. “I saw a big ass treasure,” she crosses her arms and grins proudly.

On the contrary, Usopp's face turns completely red, and he seems to hold his breath.

“What’s wrong, Usopp? What did you see?” Luffy asks him and you giggle. The others look at you with a frown, while Usopp looks at you with terrified eyes.

“I know who he saw,” You raise your brows, and you leave your empty plate.

“You saw a person?” Nami asks.

“No! I saw nobody—I mean…” Usopp tries to relax his body. “I saw a beautiful princess that I knew but couldn’t marry because of my pirate nature.”

“Oh, really?” You smirk. “And her name’s like your friend from your island? ‘Cause it was the only name you repeated last night. Kaya! I’ve missed you so much!” you say trying to imitate his voice.

Everybody bursts into laughter, and he blushes harder. They make fun of him for a while, and maybe they’ll never gonna let this go.

At some point, Nami turns to Zoro, who’s quieter than usual.

“Zoro, what did you see?” she asks him. Of course, Zoro’s cheeks and ears turn into a pinky shade. “Oh, my god! Who was it?” She squeals.

He tenses his body, making the muscles of his arms pop and he clenches his jaw looking away. “None of your business,” he groans.

“So, you did see someone!” Usopp points at him. “C’mon, man. Tell us!”

From the other end of the table, you watch Zoro's reaction, and you can't help but blush and smile as you remember his words, the heat of his body, and the softness of his lips. Now that you have the new information about the fish witches, your heart jumps as you connect the dots between yours and Zoro’s feelings.

“Not gonna happen,” he shakes his head looking at Usopp who insists with Nami, Luffy, and even Sanji. But then, just a second, he looks at you and makes you shiver. You need to talk to him.

“But I don’t understand,” The crew shut up and paid attention to you. “Why didn't the voices affect me like the others?”

The lady sighs. “It’s very rare to be immune to their power, but I don’t have the real answer, girl. The people in town say that those people’s hearts already know what they want for their lives, but it’s still uncertain,” she shrugs.

You just nod making a face.

“Anyway,” the lady stands up. “That’s all the information I got!” She looks at Sanji “Pay me, Blondie.”

Sanji grunts but he still gives the lady a piece of paper. She smiles victoriously. She doesn’t even say goodbye when she leaves the ship, but Nami, Luffy, and Usopp leave the kitchen to prepare everything and set sail as soon as possible.

The kitchen remains silent, and you feel the rush of fatigue run through your body and, above all, your wound, so you try to get up carefully. Sanji notices this and immediately comes over to help you.

“Wait right there, Darling. Let me help you,” but before he can touch you, Zoro walks over to you.

“I’ll help her,” he says. Sanji wants to complain, but Zoro interrupts him again. “You cook the dinner before Luffy gets cranky.”

Sanji scoffs but he nods and walks away. You raise your head as he shyly approaches.

“Uh- Can I… lift you?”

you nod. He carries you in bridal style so carefully, like you were about to break in any second. Zoro walks with you without rush and you can’t take your eyes off him. “You’re staring,” he says.

“I am,” you won’t deny anymore. “We need to talk.”

His cheeks blush again, and he nods. “Do you mind if we go to the crow’s nest?”

“Not at all,” you smile thinking that he wants to be in his safe and private place.

When you arrive, he puts you carefully on the floor and sits next to you.

“So…” he begins without looking at you. “It wasn’t a dream.”

You keep looking at him. “Noup.” He nods. You bite your lower lip and sigh. “That’s the reason why I’ve avoided you,” you say and he turns his head to you. “I’m sorry” you blush. “I know it’s dumb, but, I was really scared of things changing between us and I didn’t want to lose you and, the only solution I could think was… if I avoided you, I wouldn't feel anything and…forget everything and get back to normal.”

He stares at you. “Yeah, it was a dumb idea.” He said trying to hide a smirk.

“Hey!” You punch his strong arm and you both laugh.

Zoro licks his lips as he turns to you. “I wish it had been different. I mean, not me drunk ‘cause of a fish’s song telling you what I feel,” he scoffs.

“And… what do you feel right now, Zoro?”

He smirks. His eyes travel from your eyes to your lips. “I meant what I said in the dream, but...” he moves his body to face you and raises one hand to cup your cheek. “I…love you,” he whispers before kissing you.

This time, the kiss is more gentle, soft, and slow. Both of you enjoy the feeling of each other. You grab a fist of his shirt to pull him closer and you move slightly without thinking, but that mistake makes you gasp in pain.

He moves away suddenly. “Are you okay? Did the wound open? Let me look for Nami—” he says quickly making you giggle.

“I’m fine,” you assure him. “Just forgot about it for a second. And you look hot worrying about me,” You kiss him again.

“You scared the shit out of me for three days, you know?” He says breaking the kiss. “Promise me you won’t do that again.”

“Why? ‘Cause you’ll protect me like the princess that I am?” You tease him and he laughs.

“You won’t let that go, uh?”

You look at his beautiful eyes and you can’t believe that this man’s finally yours. “God, I love you,” you caress his cheek. “And that’s a no.” You chuckle.

He rolls his eyes and grabs your face to kiss until the end of your lives.

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