The Informat of the Sea

Chapter 18

Third Person's POV

It was calm on the Sunny. The usual bustle on the ship was resuming as usual. Franky and Ussop were busy fixing up the ship from the battle yesterday that occurred. Nami and Robin were sun bathing on the deck trying to soak up the sun now that the deck was fixed and Franky and Ussop were forcing somewhere else. Chopper was mixing medicine on the deck, trying to get fresh air after staying cooped all night tending to Y/N and the crew. Everyone but Y/N came out with minor wounds and the wounds Y/N did receive weren't horrible, other than the stomach wound. 

Chopper wiped his forehead and let out a soft phew. "Here's some cold water, Chopper." Chopper smiled up at Sanji and grabbed the cold glass with both hooves. He downed the drink quickly and smiled. 

"Thank you Sanji!" Sanji pats his head and returns the smile.

"Don't over work yourself now, if you go down who else could help our captain when he gets too crazy like you do." Chopper blushes and looks away, rubbing his head. 

"Your comment doesn't make me happy at all!" Sanji floats over to Nami and Robin with hearts in his eyes. 

"Nami-swan! Robin-chwan! Here are drinks made specially for you." They both take the drinks with little parasols and fruit garnishes and smile. 

"Thanks Sanji." 

"Where's mine?!" Luffy sits up from the shaded part of the deck caused by Nami's orange trees and stares at Sanji. Sanji takes a drag of his cigarette and gives him a pointed look.

"It's for the ladies only." Luffy crosses his arms and pouts before throwing himself back on the deck. He stares up at the sun peaking in between the leaves and sits in his thoughts. After a few silent moment he sits up. "Im going to see if Y/N is awake." Chopper walks over to Luffy and hands him a mortar full of crushed medicine. 

"Can you put this on my desk then? I have to let it sit mixed together for awhile and I need to move on to mixing up the next time." Luffy grabs the mortar and shoots up, almost losing the mixture in the process. Chopper screams and hits his leg. "Be careful Luffy!" Luffy just laughs and walks over to the small medical room where Y/N sleeps.

He pushes the door open and his gazes finds her on the bed. Her chest rises and falls with soft breaths, her eyes still closed, sleeping peacefully in the bed in the corner of the room. Luffy sets the mortar on the desk and pulls out the chair. He places his hat on one of the nubs on the chair and sits on it, watching Y/N sleep peacefully. The scar on his chest burns as he thinks back to watching Y/N get a hole shot in her stomach. It reminded him of how Ace died, and it was a lot for him to handle. He was so nervous when she passed out in his arms that she wasn't going to wake up like Ace. 

He clenched his fists resting on his legs. He wouldn't let someone he cares about so much go through pain like this again. He made the decision that Y/N was going to stay with them no matter what this time so he can keep her safe. He didn't understand why your absence had such an impact on him, but he was determined not to let you leave his side again and almost die for a third time in front of his eyes. 

He would think the same for his crew, but this felt different. Having you next to him smiling and laughing made his heart squeeze with feelings he wasn't used to. When you were gone he felt pain in its place and if keeping you next time him stopped that he would keep you there forever. He tried to think about all the things Sanji has told him when he asked for his help, but they weren't coming to his head right now.

He bends forward and lays down on the bed next to you. He crosses his arms and rests his head in the middle, tilting it to watch your chest rise and fall with life. You didn't look as pale as you did. Chopper was actually surprised at how fast you were recovering when he checked on you this morning and made a comment on how similar you were to Luffy when it came to healing. He closed his eyes and listened to your soft breathing, letting it lull him to sleep he's been avoiding lately.