The thief who stole the swordsman's heart (zoro fan fic)

Chapter 13

I awoke to sunlight streaming through my blinds in my room, wait what the hell am i doing back in my room, I racked my memories, I remembered the fight and Luffy freeing Ace. I also remember Ace.....oh god Ace....please tell me it isn't true. Ace couldn't die, he just couldn't....but....no...but I remember it. My eyes started to sting and my throat closed up, no no no crying is a weakness. I heard a moan next to me and flipped onto my other side, how hadn't I noticed him next to me ,I mean he's a big wall of pure muscle pressed against my backside.

I smiled and gently ran my hands through his green hair, I snuggled into his side and let his heartbeat soothe me as my thoughts drifted back to Ace. 

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'Ace' I screamed, tears threatened to spill over, I crawled over on my hands and knees to where Luffy and Ace were. I listened to what Ace was saying, 'listen Luffy I want you to pass this message on...' throughout what he was saying I barely heard him over the screams of war going on around us. We seemed to be the one thing that was not moving in the middle of a storm. Ace's eyes met mine over Luffy's shoulder, 'thank you , for loving me' I shake my head, and finally give into my emotions, crying softly. 

'you promised' Luffy says, and even more tears spilled onto my cheeks, 'I know Luffy and i'm sorry' Ace replies. My heart shattered into a million pieces, 'please don't' I whisper, almost to myself.

I watched as Ace fell onto the ground, Luffy stares at him in shock and I don't move, 'nooooooo' Luffy finally screams. I let out sobs that wracked my body and pressed my head into the ground, 'oh god  no' I yelled, beating my hands into the ground. I looked back up, Luffy has frozen in place and his eyes were blank. 'Not now' I moan, the ground started to shake and i looked up to see my father, Whitebeard, and he was pissed.

The ground broke into pieces and the buildings around us crumbled to the ground. Ivan ran up and grabbed Luffy and I felt someone pull me up and try to pull me away. But I couldn't just leave Ace there, I ran over and picked him up throwing him over my shoulder, I could feel the warmth of his blood soaking through my shirt but I didn't give a damn.......

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I slowly let out a shaky breath, I felt a tear roll down my face. "Hey" I felt someone wipe the tear from my face, I blink and focus on Zoro's face smiling at me. I gave him a small smile back, he gives me a look, "what " i say sniffling and wipe my eyes. He wraps his arms around me, "I know what happened, Luffy told us" I look at him surprised that Luffy had even said anything he was pretty broken up last time I saw him. 

"I'm sorry" he whispers to me, my throat closed up again, and I buried my head in his chest. I tried to stop crying but once I started I couldn't stop, in the back of my mind i felt bad for ruining his shirt. 

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My head pounded as I slipped a shirt over my head, it was hard to move freely with all these bandages on me. I walk out and slowly walk onto deck, feeling sorry for myself, then felt ashamed of myself, I had only known Ace for a little while, but Luffy had known him for a long time and had witnessed his death too.

All eyes turn to me as I enter the kitchen, "Taylor-chan", Sanji comes up holding a plate of food, "I made this for you". I smile and take the plate, sitting down in between Luffy and Zoro, "thank you Sanji" immediately the table went back to talking and arguing, it was refreshing to listen to my nakama. As I look around the table my heart squeezes and I feel a strange sense of protectiveness overcome me. I smile and shake my head, its because of Ace, you feel like you couldn't protect him, so you want to protect them.

I put my plate in the sink and went outside, laying down on the soft grass and closing my eyes, letting the darkness envelope me.