The Curse of the Sword

Heartbeats

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His heart stopped. After those words from Chopper he felt his hands and feet going numb. He started walking toward the doctor with zig-zag like walk. 'Badump'. His heart gave him a painful beat. He grabbed his chest and started to breath heavily.

   "Zoro, you OK?" Luffy asked and grabbed his friend before he fell down.

   "Let me go." Zoro said with raspy voice. The captain could feel his trembling body.

   "Luffy." Chopper called "I think this is panic attack."

   "What?" Luffy looked at Zoro. His friends eyes were wide open looking in nowhere, he was breathing heavy with trembling body. "Zoro can you hear me? Zoro? Answer me!" The captain was screaming.

   The swordsman saw Chopper lips moving pronouncing something that he couldn't hear. Then Luffy started talking to him but he couldn't hear a single word. "W-what? I c-can't hear you."

   "Chopper What I'm I supposed to do?" Luffy screamed toward Chopper.

   "Um... um...  Stay with him. Talk to him calmly. And... And try to normalize his breathing. T-try to distract him. Happiness. Talk to him about h-happy things." Chopper was walking back and front explaining. "I'm going inside the infirmary. " And he rushed inside.

   "Zoro listen to me." Luffy said calmly. "Think about something happy. For example your happiest day." The boy took Zoro's hand.

   "She died." Zoro said. "He too. Everyone is leaving me." Luffy knew for who he was talking to. Kuina. His old friend. The captain knew how Zoro should be feeling losing someone important to him. Losing his friends. Luffy knew that even if he have the most wonderfully crew no one could guarantee their lives. They were pirates after all. Death was the thing following them all the time. "But Zoro, Sanji isn't dead. He's still alive. He's still with us."

   "N-no he's gone. Everyone i-is gone. Everything is falling..." Zoro whole body was trembling. He was breathing heavy. He shut his eyes full of tears. Luffy had to calm him. This was a desperate situation. He looked at the sky and though: 'God forgive me, this is not a selfishness.'

   Soft lips pressed against Zoro's. The boy froze. He felt someone's hands caressing his cheeks. All of a sudden all these tens feelings fade away. The swordsman slowly opened his eyes. The person before him was too close. He couldn't see who it was. The boy took a deep breath through his nose. Then the other person pulled away. After seeing his face Zoro felt sudden surprise and guilt filling his soul. His head fell in Luffy's shoulder. He stabbed his nails hard on his other shoulder and dragged them down leaving a red marks. Blood started to drip from the wounds.

   "Luffy—" Zoro started but the captain intrepid him.

   "Shut up." The boy wasn't looking at his friend. Then stood up and turned toward the door.

   "Wait! Luffy!" Zoro said after him.

   "We'll talk later. I'm not in mood." The boy walked inside. The swordsman was left outside with a mess inside his head and the feeling that he had betrayed someone. 'Badump.' His heart gave him another painful beat. He clenched his teeth and left a loud sobs.

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   The cook was watching in silence. His left hand was holding Zoro's right even thought the swordsman couldn't feel him. He saw everything. Every single one painful moment. His heart was beating like crazy. 'Badump-badump.' God know why he left a few quiet sobs. Tears filled his eyes. "Dammit. Dammit to hell." He gripped his hold around Zoro's hand. "I... I really do lo—."