summertime sadness^ zoro × reader

chapter 2

~ even though, we're going through it ~

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without much thought, i combined my lips to her soft ones. I just can't see her like this. I shared my breath with her.

"oii zoro, what are you doing!" sanji yelled. "can't you see they are kissing!" luffy replied to him. "baka! he is saving her life!" usopp told both of them.

as she coughed and her eyes shot open. water gradually coming out her mouth, as she held my tshirt in fear. nami held her back and made her sit up and hugs y/n. as she ensured her safety, she asked "are you okay?" and y/n nodded. she looked at me and smiled, as if thanking me for saving her.

i pulled her towards me and hugged her tightly. i whispered in her ears "I was scared, I am sorry" "it's okay, it happens, zoro-ya, besides thank you for saving me just now" I developed a pink hue on my cheeks at her words "ohhh, zoro and y/n~"  usopp said, wiping his fake tears. nami silenced him. "hey, your lips are really soft" my eyes widened, her still hugging. I had no words so I pulled myself back.

"I-i'll go to sleep" a question arises in my mind as I asked her "hey, you looked very scared was there a reason?" "there's a long story to it"

y/n pov

I could feel his cheeks heating up as i complimented him that his lips were soft. while i was busy mocking zoro, he asked me about why I was scared. "there's a long story to it". I replied

"tell us tell us!" luffy screamed, excitedly. "sure, why not"

flashback

"Y/N!! don't you dare get out of the house!"
"if i go out, will you hit me with a stick again?" I asked, as tears were rolling down my face.
"yes! I'll hit you so hard like the other day, when you were bleeding"
I kept quiet. just looking down, not speaking a word.

mom and dad went out to the office for some work, and warned me not to go out anywhere. but, just how could I live without dancing?
I sneaked out again to go to my dance class. danced my heart out.

as soon as I reached my house again, opening the door, I saw my parents already in the house. waiting for my return, furiously. dad grabbed my hair aggressively and mom started beating me up with a stick.
"how could you defy me! you filthy whore, just dancing won't get you anywhere! you need to do as I say! UNDERSTAND?!"

i did not speak a word and just endured it all. I saw blood on my stomach, tears filled my eyes. slowly rolling down to my neck. I proceeded to my room.
took out my first aid box and put bandages around my stomach. it hurts, it hurts so much, that I'll die. one more of this beating and i'm over. but why should I stop dancing because they told me to? I am going to dance and there's no stopping. I might continue to get this beating, but this won't stop me.

tomorrow I have a dance shoot and I am going to sneak out once my parents get to work.

things were the same as yesterday, parents got back earlier than expected, what's different is they got a new way to torture me. dad grabbed my hair and pushed my head into the bucket filled with water while mom was beating me with the stick. as soon as the stick got all bloody, they withdrew.

mom grabbed my hair and pulled me towards the car. dad drove to the shore.

"I DON'T WANT YOU ANYMORE! we thought you'll be a good daughter to us. you are the reason we do this to you, now you can do your stupid dance all you want!"

she said those words as she pushed me into the sea.

"MOM! DAD!" i screamed as I cried for help. but no one came to my rescue, no one. not even my own parents. they don't have a speck of love for me. how can they abandon their own child?!