Luffy X Hancock: Love and War (RM)

Sea Forest (Recovery Chapter)

3rd Person Pov:

"Hancock! You're awake!" Luffy yelled as he jumped happily into the air with his hands above his head. Hancock sat up, feeling a sharp pain in her side as she did. Her entire body felt sore and she was more exhausted then she had ever been before. She looked around herself to realize that she was in Chopper's office.

She had too many questions. What happened? When did they find the Sunny? Where were they? Where were the rest of the crewmembers? Did she win? Despite all these questions bouncing around in her head, she decided not to nag him with all of them and to settle with only one.

"Luffy, what happened?" she asked, rubbing her hip. Bandages had been wrapped around her waist to cover the hole, so when she tried to rub the spot, her finger just glided over the bandages.

"Well, after you knocked out Hody, one of his subordinates popped the bubble. We escaped since we would be at a disadvantage underwater. Franky found the Sunny and parked it here at the Sea Forest, because we met the Ryuguu Brothers on our way to the palace earlier, and they told us that Jinbe wanted to meet me here. So we all came here. The others are out there, I just came to check on you and you woke up. Chopper already gave you the antidote and treated your injuries." He smiled at her. "Im glad you're okay."

She gave a radiant smile. "So I won?" she asked hopefully. Of course, it made her more than happy that Luffy was concerned for her, but the worry of whether or not she had won still flooded her mind.

"Yeah, you did! Chopper said he didn't understand how you were even able to move with the poison in you. The fact that you beat the captain of that crew is just insane. You're so strong and so cool!" he explained with a cheerful smile.

She couldn't help but blush, hearing him praise her like that made her surge with joy. She pushed herself off of the bed and stood to her feet. She struggled to stand but got the hang of it after a while. Her legs felt like they would crumble beneath her any second. Just to be safe, Luffy walked beside her with his arm around her waist to prevent her from falling, though it probably didn't help any. Together, they walked out of the office and over to the edge of the ship.

Hancock wouldn't be able to make the jump, Luffy saw this and picked her up without hesitation. He hopped off the edge and onto the ground below. The other crew members turn their attention away from their various conversations, and over to Luffy, who slowly lowered Hancock to her feet and put his arm back around her waist.

Zoro, who was lying flat on his back, sat up to greet the two. "Hey, you two," Zoro said waving to them before laying right back down.

"What was the point of even sitting up for that, Zoro?" Usopp said, pointing an accusing hand at him. But Zoro ignored him. He shrugged his shoulders and turned to meet the others. "Hey, guys."

"Aw, I hope she's okay," Shirahoshi said concerned. She had gotten out of Megalo and was talking with the others before Luffy and Hancock arrived.

"Hancock-swaaaan," Sanji said, twirling in place.

"Alright! You were SUPER COOL, Hancock!" Franky said, giving them a thumbs up.

"No, Luffy! You should've let her rest longer!" Chopper said angrily.

"Hancock, you're awake. I hope you feel well." Robin said. She was sitting on the ground beside Zoro, reading a book.

Hancock and Luffy both waved at everyone as they walked closer. Nami grew concerned when seeing Hancock's fatigued expression, the fact that Luffy had to help her walk didn't help to calm Nami's worry. "She was able to move just fine before with those injuries, and you gave her the antidote, so the poison's effect shouldn't be weakening her. Why is she struggling to walk, Chopper?" she asked.