The Words I Love You

Them

"How is he?" Bonney asks trying to drive as fast as she can in the rain. 

"He's really warm." Sanji says looking at the headrest of the seat in front of him. He's really worried. Bonney sighs.

"That idiot." She grits her teeth. "Who knows if he's eaten, just to stay with them." She says shaking her head.

"Them?" Sanji asks.

"It's our mother's family grave. That's where she's buried and so is Zoro's twin."

"Zoro has a twin?"

"Had. You didn't know?"

"He doesn't talk about himself often."

"Makes sense. Zoro was so kind, he still is but he was more open when he was younger. He didn't hide his feelings, he wasn't always frowning and glaring. He use to smile and grin. Told us how he felt, told us if something was wrong."

"What happened?" Sanjj couldn't help himself. That didn't sound like the Zoro he knows.

"It's sort of a sad story. He was like that because of our mom and his twin sister, Kuina. She was born five minutes before him. They were almost the same but Kuina was stronger, she always beat him but he never gave up. They were close. Kuina, mom, and Zoro. They all spoke Japanese together, talked about things together, play together, took naps together." Bonney smiles at the faint memories, of her two younger siblings together.

"Sounds wonderful." Sanji says absentmindedly as he look at Zoro.

"For them but for us, we were left out. Our little sister and brother never wanted to play with us, never sat next to us during meals, didn't want us to read them books to read them at night. Smoker use to make Zoro cry just by being near him and Zoro use to be very observant when me and Perona were near him. Kuina use to protect him from bullies." She says still slightly offended about all that.

"He use to be bullied." Sanji couldn't imagine that.

"Of course!! Have you seen our hair?" Bonney says pointing to her hair, the cook nods. With Smoker's white hair, Perona and Boney's bright pink hair, Zoro has weird green hair, one can forget that having colored hair isn't usual, at least not naturally. "Kuina was the only one with black hair."

"How did she...?" Sanji wonder but not able to finish the sentence, not that he had to. 

"One day while mom was watching Zoro and Kuina in their room, everything seemed fine but mom and Kuina went to get something to drink leaving Zoro playing in the room by himself. Mom and Kuina were at the top of the stairs and one wrong step and they both fell down. Cracked their head opens. Their was blood all over the floor, sadly they died instantly. Zoro was in the room all by himself, for a while before he went to check on what was going on and found them. Zoro was only six when it happened so he didn't know that they had died. Dad came home to Zoro covered in blood and crying, the police came to pick us up and bring us home. It was horrible to come home to but it changed Zoro. He wasn't like he was anymore. The bullying got worse and he didn't have Kuina to protect him. He got stronger and stopped the bullying himself."  

"That's horrible." Sanji says holding Zoro closer.

"It is but things got better. Then got worse again, then better." Bonney smiles. Sanji gave her a smile as she looked at the rear view mirror then look down at Zoro. Things are good for Zoro, were good, but now things seem to be taking a turn for the worst. He knows he might like Zoro but before he tells Zoro his feelings he wants Zoro to get through this. He still hasn't gotten to say he's sorry about it but he knows Zoro is stubborn and won't talk to him. He needs to say his sorry, why he did it and then give Zoro space, he knows Zoro would want it. 

Bonney parks the car in the roofed spot next to the house. She opens the door Sanji is leaning against. He steps out first then pulls Zoro into his arms. She opens the door and lets Sanji in first. She hears shouting and knows it's her father. She walks in to see what he's shouting about. "And now he's missing!" Their father yelled. Perona and Smoker sitting on their knees with their head down in shame. He looks behind him frowning. Bonney gulps, when he's mad its hell. Perona looks up hopeful.

"Did you find him?" she asks. Bonney moves over to show Sanji holding Zoro is arms. Sanji looked at everyone and his eyes landed on Zoro's father. His eyes are sharp and golden, his black hair pushed back, his goatee trimmed perfectly, and how nice he's dressed. He looked young, like he was a vampire. If he was told by Zoro's siblings that their father is a vampire he wouldn't hesitate to believe it. 

"We found him and he has fever." She says. Smoker and Perona stand up.

"I'll call Law. Smoker change him. Bonney and Perona get the medicine and something to eat for later." They nod. He pulls out his phone and starts to dial. Sanji takes him to his room with Smoker, getting a towel on his way. He and Sanji strip him.

"What the-?" Smoker says as he takes his shirt off. Sanji looks too wondering what caught him off guard. He looks just as shocked as Smoker. He knew of the piercing on his tongue but he didn't know about the piercing on his belly button. "Fucking hell? Where'd he get that?" Smoker says. Sanji doesn't says anything, not like he could answer. He helps Smoker dry Zoro and change him into pajamas. Perona came in with some medicine while Bonney got him some cold packs. Sanji saw as they all gathered around to make him better.

So Zoro has family but they weren't around. He knew Smoker checked in here and there but he didn't show up everyday to check in. Bonney and Perona didn't seem to check in at all, maybe call him but that's it. Zoro has a wonderful family but they seem to all be into their own life which sucks for Zoro who is still in highschool to not have his family with him when he truly needs them. To be home alone most of the time, damn, how did Zoro ever get over being rejected by him? He doesn't know how Zoro could do it.

He always vents to Zeff about his breakup and reject. He doesn't know if Zeff actually cares but it's something, he gets it out of his head, his body. Sure Zeff smacks the back of his head and tells him to get to work but that's only if he rambles on, otherwise he tells Sanji to think about why and not to do it for the next one. Even if he goes upstairs to where he and Zeff life it's silent but he could still hear the faint echo of the kitchen. If he ever does get lonely all he has to do is walk downstairs and go into the kitchen to fill the silence. If Sanji chooses, he's never alone.