Lay Your Heart Near Mine

Chapter 7

Zoro stepped out the shower feeling refreshed. Looking around, he paused.

" Shit. Forgot to bring my clothes in." Zoro said before sighing.

Zoro wrapped his towel around his waist. Turning around, Zoro walked towards the mirror and rubbed an area free of fog. He stared at his reflection hard. He noticed the bags under his eyes from not sleeping as much and the weight he had gained. No one could actually tell he gained weight but he could.

Lately, he hasn't been training as much as he should. The only times he trained was when Chopper wasn't around to see since he didn't want Zoro training at all.

* Flashback *

" Zoro, you shouldn't train while your pregnant." Chopper said as he walked over to his desk.

Chopper had just caught Zoro outside training with his heaviest dumbbell. Feeling concerned about his pregnant patient, he had asked Zoro to come with him back to his office so that he could get his blood checked again. The blood check thing was a lie to cover up the real reason from the rest of the crew. Even though he felt bad for lying to them, Chopper knew that he had to keep the pregnancy a secret for Zoro's sake.

Zoro walked to the doctors bed and sat down.

" Why?" Zoro asked. If there was something he couldn't go without, it would be training.

" Well because it could affect the baby and since its hard finding medicine for pregnant people to take as it is, I want you to try and cause as little damage to your body as you can." Chopper said.

" But if I don't train, how am I suppose to keep my strength up. If I plan on defeating Mihawk , I'm gonna need to train as much as possible" Zoro replied, trying to reason with the reindeer.

" I know Zoro and I understand, believe me. But I'm trying to keep you in good health, so you have to listen to what I say. Just be glad I didn't take your swords away yet." Chopper stated as he observed a heater with tubes.

"My swords?! You can't take my swords away. What if the marines come?I need to be able to help fight them with the crew!" Zoro yelled.

Chopper turned around angrily and yelled back " I get how you feel Zoro, but you can't just go out and fight! Not in the state your in now! Your my patient and as my patient I have to make sure I do what's best for you whether you want me to or not! You have to stop thinking about yourself for a while Zoro! Now you think, sleep and eat for two!"

* End Flashback *

That was one of the first times he saw the doctor get so angry. So instead of arguing back with him, Zoro decided to listen, kinda. Chopper wasn't usually on the deck in the mornings unless it was an hour before breakfast even if he was up way before that and late night's he stayed in, which explained Zoro's lack of sleep.

Since nobody knew about his situation other than Robin and Chopper, he waited until they were away from eye sight to train.

Running a hand down his face, Zoro stepped back from the mirror. He was so tired and it showed. He sighed again and started for the men's room. When he got there, he saw that almost everyone was still sleep, aside from Brooke, who wasn't in the room. Zoro thought nothing of it and went to put his clothes on. When he was done, he quietly made his way to Choppers room.

"How does your back feel after the shower, Zoro?" Chopper asked as Zoro took a seat on his bed.

" Fine, I guess. It only hurts when I bend over or sit down or raise my arms too high. " Zoro replies as he took the cup of tea Chopper offered him.