╰┈➤ TWO HEARTBEATS

《SEVENTEEN》

ワンピース

As soon as you enter the patient bathroom in chopper's room, you quickly strip away, badly needing to feel hot water run down your form. The water these days though is getting colder than usual.

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In a quick motion, you are striding out of the glass doors of the heating shower, wrapping a towel around your chest and tying it in a secure knot while you fix your hair.

Dressing up, you are already walking outside after refreshing your face and mouth, coming in vision with a empty room. A pout forms on your lips. Could have waited...

Ignoring that, you would guess they are in the kitchen with the deck empty and free of no noises. And in fact, they are though half of them are not eating. it's not just them, nami, robin, sanji and along with the other crewmates are also present. ok...

your eyes are immediately searching for zoro and luffy, eagerly finding them just by a wall, zoro's arms propping luffy up in a piggy bag carry, luffy's head still sprawled on his shoulder, seeming to be not awake yet.

"Anything you would like to eat, y/n-Chan?" Your attention shifts to sanji to nod and order out your favorite breakfast meal.

You take a seat on the table, drumming your fingers on top as you feel everyone's eyes on you. The silence Creeps in longer till you can't take it and looking back at them with a raised brow.

"Luffy-San..." Brooke starts, mouth hanging open though no other words come out except for a breathy exhale.

"If you guys are worried about luffy, then it's fine, he slept peacefully." You look at chopper. "Thanks to our doctor."

A red color flushes on chopper's face while he smiles, calling you a jerk though dancing happily.

Nami sighs, her body dropping on the chairs as if a whole weight flied off her shoulders. "I could barely sleep last night after that." She says while dragging a hand through her hair, stress creases shown on her features.

"surprisingly, I slept pretty quickly." you voice out, then adding. "guess I was mentally exhausted."

zoro takes a step beside you, shifting his arms so luffy can rest a bit higher on his shoulder. "last night, did he have any more..." he drags off when you shake your head. "no."

it's enough time that sanji is back with a platter of your food, softly serving it in front of you before rubbing his hands on a towel and clearing out the empty ones to wash. just before that, his eyes are scanning the three of you, curious to if you only feel something towards zoro. There's something more than that. . .

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After the not needed tension filled breakfast, you and usopp are walking down the equariumn, unexpectedly greeted by grey.

"No hard feelings...but I forgot you existed." You say, looking at the sea creature inside the big water filled glass box against the wall, the background filling with a chunk of black smoke when he Audibly scoffs towards you.

"Don't think I care about you too!" He snaps, striking the water with one of his tentacles, pointing at you and the sniper before adding, "when I am out, I could kill both of you!"

"Woah woah buddy. . .calm down." Your hands place on your hips, stepping forward towards him before usopp's hand circles around your arm.

"H-hey! What if he serious?! Who's gonna protect m- I mean I can protect-"

You rest a reassuring palm on his head. "It's okay. If he tries to hurt you, he is dead." Not your words but Who cares? Luffy ain't here to copyright.

The snipers snifs once before shaking less and blabbing you about you don't have to but if you insist, who is he to deny safety?

"I can hear the both of you." Grey grumps, his tentacles now floating lazily. "If you are gonna make death threats, at least be quiet about it."

"Why are you so salty?" Your brows crinkle.

"Sucked all the salt from the ocean." You burst out laughing, twirling around and doing a high-five with usopp at his humor.

A gurling sound halts the both of you, making you turn around and sighning as the animal grows more angry.

"Look grey, luffy is asleep right now so you gotta wait a few more hours in there till he wakes up and bothers with you." You explain, calmly motioning along your hands in a calming manner.

Grey huffs again, looking far away. "And why is he still sleeping?" He grumbles.

"That's none of your business!" A voice snaps.
"Z-Zoro." Usopp stutters, startled at his frustrated sound.

Your eyes catch on them, something in you releasing when you are sure they look safe.

"Oh it's you again, dickhead." Grey sourly comments.

"I swear one day I am gonna cut him up-"

"Okayyyy...lets calm down here." You interject, clapping your hands together to dismiss their argument.

The two of them glare at each other, baring teeth. You sweat drop, strangely finding it a little normal.