Without other purpose (Zoro x reader)

Chapter 2

You woke up after all, still alive and somewhat well. When you opened your eyes after your long slumber, the moonlight peeking behind the covers had been replaced with rays of sunlight peeking into the room. When you looked on the door there he was at the same spot, heavy head leaning down while he snored loudly, breathing with his mouth. Well he sure looked peaceful, the night was probably quiet to him sleep with no uneasiness at all. Your eyes were still a bit hazy, but you sure felt more rested and brisk than in months. You yawned and rubbed your eyes clear before moving your legs on the edge of the bed. The sound of shuffling didn't wake him so you got up and went to check the window.

Moving the sheet and the curtain out the way you looked outside from the window. The sun was already high, it was maybe a couple hours before midday. There were only a few clouds in the sky while the rays of sun glimmered on the surface of the pond in the front yard of the house. There were fields on the other side of the house on the opposite side of the road, when the house was on the forestry side of the road. The forest around the house was sparse so it was easy to see through it if there was a corpse wandering near. There were no zombies to be seen on this side of the house at least other than Luke tied to one of the trees.

He was just standing there still with the helmet on. He didn't move much willingly on his own anymore after you had starved him so long, you doubted that he had even fed once after he was turned. Maybe you were really torturing the rotten corpse that was left from him. But it wasn't him anymore so it didn't matter, he was useful for you and that was it. Or that was what you convened to yourself. Perhaps it was just too hard to let go of one of the familiar things you had left from the times before the whole apocalypse.

"Is it clear?" The swordsman voice brought you back to present from your thoughts and you scanned the area again.

"Yeah, on this side at least," you muttered and turned to face him from the window. He was still sitting in front of the door, looking at you with his same old scowl. "But I don't know how long it's gonna be like that, so I suppose we should leave."

Zoro grunted for answer and stood up, setting his swords on the strap on his hip. You went to put your shoes on and put your hoodie on, leaving the zipper open expecting a warm day. After you had got your backpack and bag up on your shoulders Zoro voiced again. "If you were moving whole yesterday doesn't that mean we are already out of the herd's path."

"Probably, but they could easily change their course," you answered. Just one person or loud sound attracting the pack's attention could get them to change the direction they were heading in the beginning. So it would be dumb to assume that they were gonna go straight ahead, disappear and stop being a threat to you. "It's better to create more distance before taking it easy."

"Hm," Zoro grunted, already opening the door and ready to exit the house. You weren't sure if that was a grunt of acknowledging your words or some kind of disapproving grunt. All his grunts sounded the same really so it was hard to tell the difference between them.

You made your way outside the house without a word after that. Zoro scouted the area while you went to the pond and got your toothbrush and toothpaste out so you could brush your teeth. It was already bad enough that you couldn't take care of your hygiene at all, but you weren't ready to let go at least from morning teeth brushing. Also if you took care of your mouth hygiene then you didn't have to deal with rotting teeth that you would have to pull out by yourself in the end so they wouldn't rot the rest of your teeth with the lack of medical care in the apocalypse. It was also just nasty to go on the day with morning breath. You dipped the brush into the pond, wetting it and then applying some toothpaste on it and started to brush your teeth. Zoro came around the house when you were in your work mouth foaming and looked at you weirded out.