Be Mine

Healing

Zoro opens his eye to see the ceiling of the infirmary. He slowly sits up trying to remember what happened, he looks down at his shirt to see it covered in blood and that's what makes him remember. He was coughing up blood. He looks around the infirmary and sees it empty. The light is still on so someone was in here and should be coming back. His stomach growled again. Right, he forgot he never got to finish eating and is now more hungry than he was before. He hears the door open and turns to see Chopper coming in. Having seen Zoro is now awake Chopper smiles and trots forward.

"I'm so glad you're awake. What was that? After you fainted I checked to see if any of your organs might have been punctured, checking to see if you're not bleeding internally."

"And?" Zoro asks, as Chopper sprints back and forth.

"Nothing is wrong, so I don't understand," Chopper starts mumbling back and forth. He looks at Zoro with a serious stare and Zoro looks at him with a smile then his stomach growls again. "Oh, I'll go get Sanji so he can reheat some food." Chopper runs off back out. Luckily his stomach growled making Chopper think about something else. Zoro knew he wasn't sick or injured, him coughing up blood is somehow caused by Luka. He wasn't sure how but a little after Luka kidnapped him he started having these coughing blood episodes that made it hard to breath and a sharp pain started to develop in his chest. He didn't think it was a coincident that it started after Luka took him. He just doesn't know what he did to him. It's starting to happen less now which is a good sign. Zoro moves the blanket on top of him to the side and slides his legs over the side of the bed. As he's about to stand up the door opens and Sanji walks through the door, the two lock eye.

"What are you doing, Chopper said to stay off your legs." Sanji closes the door behind him. "Stay there, I'll warm up the soup you didn't finish." Sanji watches as Zoro gets back on the bed and puts the blanket back on top of himself. Sanji smiles and walks through the infirmary to the kitchen. Zoro couldn't help but feel like something has changed with Sanji. It's probably because of this whole situation, like Sanji would ignore someone who was kidnapped and hurt. Zoro thought it is best to not overthink it, didn't want to give himself hope or anything. He knew going into this that Sanji no doubt would choose a woman than a man. Sanji came back with a serving tray with legs on the corners and his bowl of clam chowder in the middle with the spoon on the right. Setting the stray over Zoro's legs he could see the steam coming from the bowl. Zoro says his thanks and begins to eat as Sanji sits on the little doctors chair. "Hey Zoro what happened on Lukas ship?" Sanji asks looking at Zoro eating like it's the last day on earth.

"Why?" Zoro says as he looks at Sanji.

"Well, you're crying...again," Sanji says looking at Zoro a little worried. Zoro quickly checks his cheeks to find that he is indeed crying again. Zoro wipes his tears and it just keeps coming down, facing the reality that it won't stop coming down Zoro decides to just continue on eating. "Are you not going to tell me?"

"It's nothing," Zoro says in response and Sanji knew that was bull. There he goes saying 'it's nothing' like it is but everyone at this point knows it's not nothing. Someone as strong willed as Zoro wouldn't be crying as he ate food if it was nothing. Sanji just gave up, Zoro won't tell him anything and if he kept pestering it will just end up in a fight. The room filled with silence as Zoro ate as he cried and Sanji just watched wanting to make the person he likes stop crying but couldn't think of anything. He hated the fact that Zoro was crying and he couldn't stop it, he didn't like seeing the swordsman cry, the only tears he should be shedding are when they are having sex.

Sex. When was the last time they had sex? He remembered it was during his last heat he had which was about two months ago. He should have another one soon. He thought about the first time Zoro went into heat, well technically the first time was when Sanji thought he was a girl, but the first time after giving birth it was like he had a fever. Chopper thought he did have a fever and tried to make Zoro lay down in his room but Zoro insistent that he wasn't sick. The girls and Usopp held the babies away from Zoro thinking he was sick and Zoro just got upset and red as he tried convincing everyone he was just hot. Then Sanji came up to him and started touching him to see he was indeed warm to the touch. Sanji touched Zoro again making him fall to his knees and Zoro started panting. At this point they really did think he was sick until Sanji stepped forward to help him to his room but Zoro stood up a little and jumped at Sanji kissing him, wrapping his arms around Sanji pulling him closer. Sanji pushed him away embarrassed and shocked by the sudden action. Zoro realized what he had just done and scooted away from Sanji holding himself as he shaked. After thinking about it Chopper realized it was his heat and Sanji took Zoro to his room telling everyone not to disturb them. They didn't appear for a while.

"Are the kids asleep?" Zoro asks still crying, nocking Sanji back to his senses.

"Yeah, it took awhile but they are. How about you, are you feeling any pain?"

"No, not at the moment." Zoro says then he starts to think.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Just trying to figure out what hurts the most, getting beat up or giving birth." Zoro says taking a spoon full of clam chowder.

"And?" Sanji says also wondering what the answer is.

"I want to say giving birth but I am use to getting hurt." Zoro says with a small smile, Sanji just nods.

"True. For now just eat your food, Chopper wants to do another check up with you awake this time."

"Ok," Zoro nods as he eats. Sanji sees that the tears are finally subsiding. He smiles. This reminded him of the whole morning sickness midnight talks they had. Talking about everything, laughing, smiling, asking what if questions, hypothetical questions, and playing silly games like pairs or war with Nami's cards. That's when it hits him, that's how Sanji will confess his feelings or at least talk with Zoro.