COAST - Luffy x Reader

CHAPTER NINETEEN

...hey.

I hate school. But, in a better light, I'm done with finals within the next few days.

Y'know what that means?

WE BACK BABYYYY!

Enjoy!

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It's morning now. The smell of the dwindling embers just-barely kindling from last night's festivities leave an almost comforting burn in Chopper's sensitive blue-nose as he checks over your sleeping form; you're still nestled in the small shift he had given you last night, left alone after the wolves had left much earlier when the sun had yet to rise.

The fact that you were sleeping was relieving, however, he was particularly worried about the dark bruises covering your normally unblemished skin. With your condition the day before, he knew that even with the most optimal sleep schedule, nobody would be able to recover the next day; aside from somebody inhuman, like Luffy, for instance.

But, you weren't Luffy. Chopper knew a little about the world where you had come from, and during your appointments he got the gist that you definitely weren't the toughest person in your own world. He didn't know the power difference between your world and theirs, but from what he had seen on this island alone, it didn't bode very well for you.

Sighing nervously, as you still had yet to awaken, even from his prodding medical tools which you normally hated due to their cold-exterior, Chopper searched for the one person who knew would want to know about your condition.

Padding over to a slumbering Luffy, he carefully tapped at the snoring Captain's forehead. Drool trailed down his chin from an open mouth, and he only mumbled in response. Chopper huffed, trying again, again, and again; until eventually Monkey D. Luffy rose like the dead.

"Sorry, Luffy... I know you like your sleep and all, but you asked me to tell you about (Y/n)'s condition last night, and I've been monitoring her since then, so..." The doctor trailed off, carefully watching Luffy's squinted gaze, worried he might be irritated with him for disturbing his peaceful sleep.

"Oh... yeah," Luffy's memory jogged, rubbing a hand over his face before glancing in your direction, "I forgot. She's finally sleeping?"

He was asking because of the many, many, previous times that Chopper had brought up his concerns of her insomnia-like symptoms to Luffy in their previous discussions about her well-being.

"Well, yes," Chopper nodded, and Luffy grinned a little, "But, the only reason she's knocked-out like this is because of the injuries she sustained during yesterday's fights. That, and she's been awake for almost two whole days now."

Luffy's grin dropped straight into a frown. Chopper averted his eyes to the ground, knowing that it wasn't exactly what his Captain wanted to hear, but continued anyway.

"I'm just worried. If (Y/n) pushes her body too hard, then the stress will eventually overwhelm her, and her body might shut down; probably worse than it did yesterday, and she couldn't even move then. It would be really bad if she--"

A shuffle, and the two silence their conversation. Both of them peek towards you as you shift, trying to turn on your side with a soft groan of distaste, obvious that you were still in pain. It was like you were trying to emphasize Chopper's point, which he was slightly grateful for. Luffy tended to be fairly careless when it came to his adventures, focusing more on fun than safety. Normally this was fine, and a majority of the crew were able to endure the more dangerous parts of their travels and their Captain's energetic antics; but he needed to understand that with you, that wouldn't be the case. It couldn't be, or else risk you being injured... or worse.