Roommates

Three Months

Three months Sanji had been in a coma. Not a single movement from him, or a sound. Zoro would come in everyday to see Sanji and would replace the dying flowers in his room. They were his favorite, yellow lilies with white roses. Zoro wanted to surprise him with them when he got home from work one day. But, he never got the chance. He sat down next to Sanji's bed and kissed his forehead. Zoro took Sanji's hand and kissed it.

"Hey, happy one year four month's anniversary." Zoro muttered, "You gonna wake up for me today?"

Zoro knew he wouldn't, but he wanted to keep hope alive with the one sided conversations with Sanji. Zoro would brush his blonde hair and watched his chest rise and fall. He blamed himself every day for what happened to Sanji. It should have been him in the passenger's seat. It should have been him lying in bed like this. But, fate picked Sanji. Zoro's phone rang and he picked it up pressing it to his ear.

"Zoro you coming in? We can give you another day if you want." Sabo asked.

"No I'll be in soon. I just wanted to visit Sanji before I went to work." Zoro said.

"Alright see you soon."

And the line went dead, Zoro kissed Sanji's forehead before someone knocked on the door. Zoro turned to an older man with a chef hat and a braided mustache.

"How's he doing?" Zeff asked.
Zoro sighed, "He's still not awake yet."

"He wont wake up for a while."

"Yeah I know that." Zoro said, "I have to be off to work. If anything happens call me. My number is on the sticky note by the phone."

He nodded as Zoro stepped out but stopped when Zeff turned to his back.

"Oh by the way, thank you for taking care of him." Zeff said.

"Of course, he means the world to me." Zoro said over his shoulder.

Zeff smiled softly, "Then I have nothing to worry about, I can leave him in good hands."
Zoro then walked off down and out of the hospital. He got down to his police car and headed to the station. A few of his good friends greeted him and wished the best for Sanji. Zoro just smiled and headed up into his office. On his desk was a box and a bulletin board with an article about a ten year old little girl getting shot in the head. That was Zoro's oldest sister. Kuina. Red yarn was pinned to different articles and tagged with bright colored sticky notes and question marks. Zoro huffed walking up to the box and opening it. Inside was small gifts and get well soon cards from his friends and family from the department. And a few were from Luffy, Ace, and Sabo. But inside lied a red folder, Zoro sat down looking through the cut out articles about the crash. Some had Zoro and Sanji in the car and a few had the empty car. The article when on about how the man who tried to kill them was captured and was imprisoned. Zoro sighed in relief knowing he was captured and he didn't need to worry about anything. Besides Sanji. His broken heart throbbed as he thought about Sanji all bruised and broken in the hospital bed. Zoro slumped in his chair looking at the bent metal around them. Their fingers still intertwined with one another. Zoro sighed and touched the scar over his left eye before getting up and looking in the box again. He found an evidence bag with a small box in it. He pulled it out and saw the small sticky note stained with black ink.

'I thought you would want this back.' Smoker.

Zoro opened the bag and pulled out the box, opening it finding the velvet box surprisingly intact. He smiled softly flicking open the box and finding the ring. Golden with three thin strips of silver wrapped around the band.

"You were going to ask him to marry you huh?"

Zoro turned to Luffy leaning against the doorway, Zoro flicked the box closed putting the box in his desk.

"I was once we got home, but. We never made it home." Zoro said.

Luffy skipped up to him in his district uniform. He was a firefighter who worked not far from Zoro. He'd come and visit when Zoro needed it or wanted to go to lunch.

"I'm hungry you wanna go get some food?" Luffy asked with a bright smile.

"Nah, I'm alright here." Zoro sighed.

"Sanji wouldn't want you to do this to yourself."

Zoro growled slamming his hands on his desk, "Don't bring him into this!"

Luffy flinched as Zoro shuddered lifting his hands and looking at them. Luffy got up from his seat making Zoro look up.

"No, don't go. Sorry, let's go get something to eat."

Zoro and Luffy got in his car as they drove down the street to the Baratie. Sat at the normal table sitting next to the window were Zoro could look out and see people walk by.
"Sorry Zoro, Sanji will be okay I know it." Luffy smiled.
Zoro flicked his eyes over to Luffy scarfing his face full of his stake and leaving the peas and carrots alone. He turned away again and sighed.

"Yeah I know."

Zoro's walky rambled on about a get away robber. He didn't care. Sure it was his job but he wasn't in range to help. His phone rang, he picked it up and pressed it to his ear.

"Hello?" Zoro asked.

"Zoro? You need to get here! Like now. Sanji's waking up!" Nami said.

Zoro grabbed Luffy stuffing his phone in his pocket and dashing out of the restaurant. Tossing Luffy in he seat beside him and got in the car. Luffy straightened himself up buckling in looking over at Zoro.

"Where are we going?" Luffy asked.

"Sanji's waking up." Zoro smiled softly.

Then they sped down the street.

"Luffy flick that switch." Zoro pointed.

Luffy flicked the switch having the sirens go off and lights flash. He smiled looking over to Zoro, his face blown with a huge smile as they got to the hospital. Nami stood outside as they exited the car. She smiled embracing Zoro bouncing up and down.

"He's awake! I'm sorry I didn't call you sooner." She said.

Taking his hand and they went inside going past nurses. Zoro was so anxious he started pulling Nami searching past rooms before they got to Sanji's room.

"Sanji-kun! Guess who!" Nami called.

Zoro walked in seeing Sanji sitting on the bed. He smiled approaching him taking his hand. Sanji blinked at him his face looked kind of confused. Then he scrunched his face more in confusion.

"Who are you?" Sanji asked.

Zoro stiffened as the room grew silent. Sanji looked around to the looks of shocks on the surrounding people's faces.
Did Sanji...
Lose his memory?...
Of Zoro?!