What's Not To Love

Chapter 5

Zoro woke up early the next morning again. With Sanji away, Zoro had to do his part and take care of the babies in the morning. Needless to say, Zoro hated the mornings.

"Okay, Okay." Zoro muttered as he got out of bed. The babies were currently crying at the top of their lungs. "Calm down will ya."

Zoro checked the kid's diapers and realized he had to change them. As he changed them, Zoro tried to mutter reassurances to them to get them to stop crying. When he was done with the diapers, he quickly put the babies in their seat and moved towards the door. He made his way to the gallery, hoping the entire time that they would just shut up. All night, Zoro had problems with them. Apparently, they knew that Sanji wasn't present and it didn't sit well with them. As much as Zoro wanted to be mad at the babies, he couldn't. It was the first time that Sanji hadn't slept in the rom since they were born.

Zoro walked into the gallery and silently cheered in his head when Kairi and Daichi quieted down to a whimper. Setting them at the table, Zoro moved to get their breakfast. He grabbed a small snack for himself and sat back at the table. He began feeding the kids while he munched on his snack. Everything was fine for a few minutes but then Daichi started fussing.

"Oh Come on, Dai!" Zoro yelled as he picked up the spoon he was using to feed them. Daichi had knocked it out of his hand. Picking it up, Zoro washed it abd brought it back. Unfortunately,  Daichi changed it away again. Sighing heavily, Zoro bent down and picked it up again. As he lifted his head back up, Daichi took the small plate in front of Kairi and knocked it to the floor before doing the same to his own.

"Seriously Dai!?" Zoro yelled, trying to stay calm. He didn't want to make them cry from his anger.

As Zoro began to clean up the mess, the door to the cabin opened. He didn't know who it was at first but when they spoke, he silently got excited.

"Morning, Swordsman- kun." Robin said as she walked towards the kids. She bent down and grabbed the babies to clean them up while Zoro finished cleaning the little mess left.

"Morning." Zoro replied in a rough voice.

Zoro moved to throw the napkins with the mess away. As he was doing that, he finally registered that Nami, who had come in with Robin, had yet to move or speak. He turned around to ask what was wrong but his silent question was answered when she spoke.

"Where's Sanji?" Nami asked.

Zoro grew silent and just stared at Nami. Robin looked up and cast a glance around before adding on to what Nami said.

"From the looks of it, he didn't stay here last night." Robin said.

Zoro kept quiet and just stared at both girls. He was about to protest but Nami spoke before he could.

"Before you try and save his ass, I want you to know that if he was here, you wouldn't be up this early."

Sighing, Zoro gave up. He looked to the side and spoke. "He came in yesterday and said he was staying at the hotel. He said he took my advice and saw a therapist who recommended that we spend a night away from each other."

Zoro took a glance at the girls before putting his entire attention on Kairi and Daichi. From the corner of his eyes, he could see Robin observing him and Nami trying to find something to say. She opened her mouth and closed it back a few times before closing her eyes.

"How about we just get something to eat?" Nami asked.

Smiling, Zoro said "Sounds good." He turned to grab one of the kids but Robin stopped him.

"We will wash the babies, Swordsman-kun. You take care of yourself."

Zoro stood up straight and smiled contently at the girls. He thanked them and then left the room to wash. Once he left, Nami and Robin turned and looked at each other. They both were thinking the same thing. That Sanji was playing with fire.