Zoro bobs up and down with the triplets in his arms trying to stop them from crying but no luck. He turns to the window to see the sun has fully come out. He's not going to be able to fall asleep now as it is now morning. Zoro then walks out his room up to the kitchen which has calm the triplets down, they have finally stopped crying. Zoro was about to lose his sanity. They woke up shortly after Zoro had fallen asleep again and started to cry but no matter what Zoro did he couldn't get them back to sleep and spent the rest of the night trying to get them back to sleep but nothing worked until now.
He set the triplets in their seats at the table before going into the kitchen to get their food. Zoro has smashed and mixed the triplets food for the week. One thing he knew is that he needed help but didn't want to involve anyone else in his problems. Now that he thought about it Sanji is not here. He usually starts breakfast as soon as the sun shines. Maybe he's late today, Zoro doesn't know how long he was up last night. The tray he set outside the room is gone and the kitchen is clean so he was up after feeding Zoro. Zoro opens the containers and with his spoon he started to feed the triplets. In the silence of the morning, the triplets not crying and the sound of the waves he starts to drift back into sleep. His head falls to the table sleeping but is woken up by the sound of a cry. He looks up to see the triplets a little angry. He is in the middle of feeding them but that is not why they were agitated. Zoro started to feed Sora but got smacked in the face with a spoon full of food by him. The smashed apple slides down the side of his face. He ignores it and decides to give Kuina a spoon but got the same treatment. They start making a tantrum as soon as the girls walk in.
"Sanji what's for-" Nami stops as she stares at Zoro covered in food and the triplets with their tantrum.
"Oh my," Robin covers her mouth shocked. Zoro looks at them. They could see the tried in his eyes.
"Where's Sanji?" She asks with a hint of anger in her voice.
"Still asleep?" Zoro stands up to grab a towel.
"You don't know?" Zoro shakes his head. Nami walks back out, well stomps out the kitchen to the men's quarters and bangs on the door. No answer, she bangs again even louder than before, still no answer. She opens the door to find all bunk beds empty. Everyone is gone. They must have went into town. She walks back into the kitchen, the triplets have calmed down again and ate with no problem. "Alright, let's go out to eat something." She claps her hand together.
"I don't know. The triplets seem to have something agitating them, I don't think people will like three babies crying in the middle of their meal." Zoro says as he scrapes the side of the container trying to get the last of what's left to feed the triplets.
"It'll be fine, plus it seems like you need it. How about Robin and I clean the triplets and change them while you wash up," Nami pushes Zoro out the kitchen through the infirmary and out the other end. He walks up to the bathhouse and takes a quick shower. Robin cleans the containers and spoon used to feed the triplets while Nami changes the triplets.
Zoro finishes and walks to his room after realizing he didn't bring a change of clothes. He walks into the room as Nami and Robin have trouble keeping the triplets still long enough to change them. Zoro walks pass them to the closet to change before he helps. He puts on some pants with a sweater and some converse. He walks out to help the girls change the babies. Nami and Robin are amazed when Zoro has no problem with all three of them. After putting the babies in the stroller they walk away from the Sunny.
The triplets didn't make a tantrum at all while walking to a small diner cafe restaurant. They sat outside in the sun with the triplets. They all ordered, Nami asked for pancakes, Robin asked for hash browns with an omelette and sausage. Zoro asked for waffles, sausages, hash browns, and eggs. The girls stare at him. He is no Luffy and he does have a big stomach like him but that was a lot. They waited for their food as they sip their drink, Robin got coffee, Nami got juice and Zoro just got milk.
"Hungry?"
"The triplets kept me up all night."
"But you fell asleep after your fight with Sanji."
"In the middle of the night they woke up and I couldn't get them back to sleep, they didn't even calm down until this morning while I feed them." The waitress sets down all the food they ordered. Robin and Zoro dig in.
"What was the fight about yesterday?" Nami slices into her pancakes. Zoro looks up from stuffing his face. He swallows, then looks at Nami and Robin.
"I just asked if he regrets being with me, he seemed shock about the question. Then he asked if I could trust him. I tried to apologize to him last night but he didn't let me finish."
"Last night?" Robin and Nami look at each other.
"When I woke up it was dark so I went to the kitchen he meet me before and gave me a tray of food before I finished my sentence." Nami and Robin were shocked at the fact. While eating dinner it seemed like Luffy ate everything leaving no leftovers.
"I just have one question, do you regret having the triplets?" Robin speaks up. With everything that's been going on she thought he might be regretting them. Zoro looks at the triplets as they sat in the stroller looking at him with a binky in their mouth. He smiles at them then turns to the girls.
"No." Robin smiles back and Nami lets out a big sigh of relief at his answer. They continue to eat and laugh at their conversions. Soon enough they were just sitting there talking about each other. They even ordered an ice cream and a milkshake, the girls curious ask Zoro if it's OK to give some the triplets. Zoro reaches into the stroller for a baby spoon and gets a small amount of ice cream and gives some to each. The girls start to laugh at the faces they made he did the same with the milkshake, giving them a spoon full. They liked the milkshake and ice cream that they reached for more. Zoro then brought up how funny it was to see the girls trying to dress the triplets.
"It was hard, I don't know how you do that yourself." Nami says slightly blushing. Zoro, laughing, stop and smiles as he looks up from giving the triplets the last of the ice cream.
"It's not hard you just have to g-" Zoro's smile disappears as he stares straight ahead. The girls see this and turn to the area he's looking at, examining the area until they see what he sees. Nami starts to frown.
"That idiot." She almost slams the table. "Is this why he wasn't there this morning? What's he thinking all of a sudden?"
"I'm going on a walk." Nami stares at him. He wasn't mad or upset, not even sad. He gets up and puts the spoon away. He makes sure the triplets are secure in their seat.
"You knew?" Zoro stops, he sighs and turns to the woman.
"About a month ago I saw him doing the same thing, but he was still close to me. Way different than his attitude a week ago, so I gave him some space, but I think that made things worse." Nami starts scowling, she stands up and walks out of the little area they were seated at. Robin walks forward by a step before looking at Zoro. "Go, I'll pay." She rummages through her backpack and hands him her wallet then walks after the navigator.
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Be Mine
FanfictionThe sequel to 'Gift of Happiness or Sorrow'. It's been 6 months since Zoro gave birth and Sanji thinks he loves Zoro but there has been some distance between them for the last month and a half. Old acquaintances come back and someone gets kidnaps. ...