Be Mine

Savior

After getting the offer of help from Law and his crew they decided to take it. They were hesitant at first but after a group meeting they accepted his offer. They didn't know what they could do to help, they didn't want to give to much to his crew, it wasn't their responsibility. The plan at first was that some of the straw hats would take a nap or something in the Polar Tang to get some peace and quiet if they wanted but it was being to much of a commute. After another group meeting they decided to take shifts instead of who ever wanted to sleep could go and gets some. Then one day Sanji went to the submarine to get some spices and took Sora with him and he stopped crying the whole time they were there. As first it was thought that he liked the knew scenery but they soon learned it was because of the new people. They never tried to let the Heart Pirates babysit. The triplets were so nervous and shy around new people that they didn't think about Zoro not being with them.  A Heart Pirate by the name of Ikkaku suggestion that they could take care of them while the Strawhats look for Zoro but they couldn't let them do that so they compromised, the Heart pirates take care of the triplets while they sail next to the Strawhats as they look for Zoro. Sanji and Chopper did go and check on them once in a while. 

The crew all sit around the table in silence having gotten some good sleep. They all look at each other, the search not going well. It didn't seem like they have gotten any closer to finding Zoro, they didn't even know if they were getting close to finding him.  On the right side of the Sunny is where the Polar Tang is. No one knew what to talk about. Sanji and Luffy felt someone coming close to them and ran out the kitchen. Everyone follows and starts observing the sea. "Hey what's that ship?" Usopp asks as he points into the horizon. At first it's hard to see but then everyone saw the ship. Sanji recognized it, it's Luka's ship. Then a clack is heard and everyone turns their head to the deck.

"You!" Sanji says jumping to kick him. "Luka." Sanji says glaring at the man standing on the railing Sanji then looks down to find Zoro in his arms, Sanji falls on the deck stopping the kick. Zoro is all beaten up, scratched, he has bruises and he looks lifeless as he is held passed out. Luka hops down and sets Zoro on the grass. Zoro feels the grass of the Sunny and starts to wake up a little. Opening his eyes a little he sees Luka and wakes up fully and starts to kick Luka in the face as he scoot back.

"Ouch, hey it's me!" He shouts as he protects himself by using his arm as a shield. His voice is different and looking closer it's not Luka, even though at first glance it looks like it is.

"Riku?" Zoro says stopping his kicks. Talking seem to hurt as he holds his side.

"Ororororo," the babies babble. Zoro turns his head to see Ikkaku and some other Heart pirates putting the babies down and without being told to they crawl back to Zoro. Zoro smiles at them as they put their small hands on Zoro trying to climb on top of him.

"Well I should get back. Be careful." Riku jump off the ship and disappears. The whole crew  is confused and have questions. Everyone turns away from Zoro who has passed out again. The whole crew looks out to the ship to see it disappears after a while.

"Zoro!" Chopper runs to him, he looks up at Sanji "help me bring him to the infirmary." Sanji moves the babies away and carries Zoro like a princess. Chopper and Sanji sprint to the infirmary and the babies try following but they can't crawl up the stairs.

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Law sits on the foremast as the triplets all gather around his feet crawling around. Luffy also sat himself on the grass and plays with the triplets as Law watches Luffy. A week has passed since Zoro came back to the crew and he hasn't woken up since. At this point the crew is just waiting for Zoro to wake up to ask him some questions. Since he hasn't, the crew let the triplets see him for a while so he can rest. Sanji stayed the whole time with him, only leaving so he can cook meals for everyone. When he came into the infirmary to be with Zoro he would take the triplets with him. The rest of the group are glad that he is safe and with them but Sanji wanted him to wake up. Sanji and Chopper switched places to that Sanji can cook something, as he contemplated what to cook he could hear something going on in the infirmary, did Luffy go inside and mess something up. Then the infirmary door slammed open shocking Sanji, expecting it to be Luffy he turns around to be surprised to see Zoro wobbling towards the door.

"Zoro get back here, your not healed enough to walk!" Chopper pleaded to Zoro who did not listen to him. Sanji goes to stop him and put him back in bed but Zoro makes it to the door and opens it walking out to the railing as he frantically looks around the ship until he stops at Law and Luffy staring up at him and the triplets happily playing around the two.

"Good they're safe." Zoro says smiling then coughs up blood as he slide down to the floor but Sanji catches him and brings hims closer. 

"Come on let's bring him back to bed." Chopper says walking back to the infirmary as Sanji carries him. Sanji began to get mad at the comment Zoro made, did Luka threaten Zoro by threatening the babies? He did not like that, not one bit. To threaten his lover and his kids, Luka had balls. After a check up Chopper said Zoro is fine but that just made it weird. If Zoro is fine why did he cough up so much blood? Forgetting that he was in the middle of cooking, well he wasn't, he was in the middle of thinking about what to cook, Sanji sat by Zoro's side nervous. He kept shaking his leg, tapping his finger on the chair and holding Zoro's hand. He so desperately wanted to smoke at the moment. He felt Zoro squeeze his hand back and looks at the man's face as he wakes up. Zoro looks confused, then his eye wonders the room. Zoro sits up slowly as he looks at Sanji and Chopper who looks back like they are seeing a ghost.

"What?" Zoro asks. He looks down at his hand being held by Sanji's and shakes it off. Sanji looks at him a little hurt.

"You're awake," Chopper says smiling. "I'm going to get everyone, we have questions." The little doctor runs out the room shouting the fact that Zoro is awake again. Awkward silence fills the air. They both didn't know what to say. For both it felt like years have past since they talked to each other. Sanji is glad that he's awake and in front of him but now he doesn't know what to say, should he start by apologizing? Should he explain himself? Confess his feelings? Zoro didn't looks at him or even take a glance at him he just fixed his stare at the door.

"Um..." Sanji starts to talk making Zoro turn his head slightly in his direction.

"Zoro so glad your awake." The door opens and the whole crew is coming into the room that isn't that big, the tallest of the group stood in the doorway whole the shortest are in the room.

"We thought you were never going to wake up again." Usopp says.

"Please don't ever leave us, the triplets are hard to control without you." Nami cries a little thinking back.

"Who is Riku and what happened?" Robin ask getting straight to the point.

"Riku is Luka's brother." Zoro says.