V.I.P.s
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"Eighty-eight... eighty-nine... ninety..." Mana's counting, Zoro's grunts, and Luffy's snores were the only sounds in the infirmary.
"Alright, I'll bite," Y/N relented as he lowered the book he'd been quietly reading in bed. "Why are you doing that?"
"Chopper doesn't want Zoro training," Mana explained from a few beds over. Her arms were crossed over her chest and she was being held up in the air. "Ninety-one! Zoro refuses to listen of course. Ninety-two! So I offered to help him out. Ninety-three!"
The swordsman was lying on his back wearing only his green sash and his dark green pants. His hands were supporting the blonde by the back and the back of her legs as he held her up above him like a human barbell. "Ninety-four! Six more seconds Zoro! You can do it!" The metal bed frame had been folded flat so Mana's weight on the mattress didn't destroy it.
"Uggh... I may have cut that steel guy before," Zoro grunted as he held Mana up above him, "but until I can bring out that power whenever I need it I can't consider myself any stronger. I need to improve my concentration."
"Ninety-nine!" Mana counted. "One hundred! Great job Zoro!" She lowered her weight and Zoro brought the much lighter blonde down so she was now lying horizontally across his chest. "Take a rest then I'll increase my weight by another three hundred kilograms and you can start again."
"Okay, maybe I should rephrase my question," Y/N reasoned. "Why are you doing that here? Chopper could come back at any time and catch you."
"Don't worry, I've got an alibi!" Mana assured him.
"You do?" Zoro asked.
The door started opening so instead of answering Mana scrambled so she was lying on the bed next to Zoro. Chopper came in accompanied by Vivi and an Alabasta doctor. The doctor wore a tall dark blue hat, a full body turquoise robe, round glasses, and had a long white beard.
"Your medicine making skills are so innovative!" the Alabasta doctor was praising the Straw Hat doctor. "And practical! You're a genius, my boy!" Chopper couldn't help the giddy grin that appeared on his face. "Where in the world did you learn such techniques?"
"Tony was a practicing doctor back at Drum Kingdom," Vivi explained.
"HE WAS?" the Alabasta doctor exclaimed. "You mean the same Drum that was once renowned for its advanced medicine? No wonder this little fellow is so talented! I've been a doctor for forty years and even I don't know the techniques and remedies that you do!"
"SHUT UP!" Chopper shouted as he pulled out a chair from nearby desk and motioned to it. "Stop saying that! I can't stand it! Get out of here if you're gonna talk like that!"
The doctor looked over at Vivi in confusion, "He's offering me a chair despite what he's saying... does he want me to stay?"
"He certainly does," Vivi told him.
"Well in that case, show me more of your incredible talents," the doctor requested.
"I said shut up!" Chopper snapped... while doing a happy dance. The reindeer stopped and surveyed the room. Vivi was tending to the still sleeping Luffy, Y/N was reading in bed, and Zoro and Mana were together in another bed. Wait... what? "WHAT'RE YOU TWO DOING?"
"Time to use that alibi," Zoro whispered.
"Why're you two in bed together?" Chopper demanded. "Why isn't Zoro wearing a shirt? And why's he out of breath and sweaty?"
"Well, I think that'd be obvious," Mana replied. "We just had sex."
"WHAAAT?" Chopper, Vivi, the Alabasta Doctor, and Zoro all shouted.
