Sacrifice

Healing

        I gasp as I feel Zoro slightly grasp my hand. There's no way....It can't be. H-He moved?? Moving closer to him, I ask him to grab it again hoping I wasn't going crazy. After a few seconds....He did.

"CHOPPER. CHOPPER COME QUICK." I yell out hoping that he can hear me. I turn back to Zoro with a small grin showing my face as I bring his hand up to my cheek stroking it the top of it with my thumb. I aburptly hear the door slam open and small footsteps come next me.

"Sanji! Is everything okay?!?!" Chopper asks in a rush. "H-He moved. He squeezed my hand!" I look up at him smiling. A real smile. One I havent had in a while now. Chopper looks up at me shocked just as everyone else runs in too. They must've heard me yelling and thought something bad happened. I glance at them and see them expecting an answer. I turn to Chopper and tell him to give me his hand. He gives it me as I put it in between Zoro and I's.

"Z-Zoro. I know this might take a lot but, can you please squeeze my hand? Or just even move a finger at this point?" I ask the comatosed man laying on the bed. I sit there waiting with Chopper and Zoros hand in mine. And after a few seconds, I feel his fingers twitching around Chopper and mine. I slowly look up to Chopper with tears in both of our eyes we let out a small sob while smiling. I grab Chopper and hug him as tight as I can while he's doing the same to me. The rest of the crew has tears slowly making it down their faces after seeing the subtle movement from the half dead swordsman. I let go of Chopper and let him start some new tests while I go back to holding Zoro's hand. I see Nami walk up to me and gently smile.

"When did he first move his hand?" She asks "I was talking to him about....uhhhh.... things that happened on the ship lately and he just lightly squeezeed it." I say nervously. I don't want everyone knowing yet. At least just my side. I don't know how he feels about me still. After saying that, I feel squeeze on my hand that was stronger than before. I gasp again slightly still amazed that this is happening. Why did he squeeze harder? Did I say something wrong? I turn my attention back to Nami as she just smiles and starts walking back to the group. "shishishishishi thank god he is finally responding. If all else failed I was gonna tell him Nami was gonna turn in his bounty and use it pay off his debt he owed her! shishishishi!" Our captain said jokingly. I feel a painful squeeze to my hand and this time he didnt let go until I yelped.

"HEY! That hurts you know!! I wasn't the one that said it you damn mold for brains!" I yell out. Internally I loved it. Knowing he can hear us. Makes me feel safe again. But also makes a lot of questions pop up. Has he heard everything? Does he know what the others have said to him? OH GOD. DOES THIS MEAN HE KNOWS I LOVE HIM?!?!? After realizing this could happen I felt my sweatdrop. Shaking those thoughts out of my head for the time being, I see that everyone but Chopper has left the room. I see working around Zoro poking, re-wrapping bandages, and giving more medications to help heal him. While he is doing that I sit quitely stroking Zoros hand with mine.

"Is this a good sign Chopper?" I ask the little reindeer as he slowly finishes up his tests. "This is more than great Sanji! I don't know how but all his results are coming back strong! At this rate his survival rate went from 30% to 70%!" The little doctor says excitedly. Hearing this great news brought more tears to my eyes. A sigh of relief passes my lips as I lean my head back against the wall while awkwardly laying over Zoro's legs. Closing my eyes I can let a small smile rest on my lips. I hear Chopper walk out of the room after explaing that he'll let me do his watch for tonight. Keeping my eyes closed, I begin speaking to Zoro again.

"I'm glad I was the one to feel you move again. It really meant a lot. I know you can't really stand me being here or even in the same room but, I just want you to be okay and come back to us. You should have seen Chopper's face once he realized that you were healing. I think you made his day more than you made mine. I hope you wake up soon. I know there's a possibility that once you do you could forget everything we said to you while you were here. If thats the sacrifice I have to make sure you live then I'll take it in a heartbeat." I feel exhaustion take over me after the emotions from earlier events drained me. I feel myself slowly start to slip into unconciousness when I feel a gentle hand grasp my hand. I lightly sigh and say, "I love you Zoro" as I finally fall asleep.