What's Not To Love

Ch 36

Hey Guys!! Long time no update, I know. Just wanted to give you a heads up that I of course am still going to finish this, however, this story has always been a free write since book 1 (no prior planning written down) and I had a little writer's block. Technically, I am still in writer's block somewhat but that won’t stop me from working towards the end of this story (if there actually is a true end lol).

Though he hadn’t opened his eyes yet, Zoro felt dizzy.It was as if water was moving around in his head and his senses seemed off. He couldn’t hear anything but ringing in his ear. 

Deciding that he couldn’t do anything before he woke up completely, Zoro opened his eyes and blinked the clouds out of his vision. He saw movement from the corner of his eye and struggled to turn his head to see who was there. It was hard. Moving his head was, and maybe his body too. Everything was feeling heavier and the dizziness wasn’t helping.

Sanji paced back and forth in the ship's small medical room. What was he supposed to do if Zoro was in this state? He wouldn’t want to be away from the kids but having him watch them would make him more stressed. Taking away his weights and swords wouldn’t help much either. The crew would have to hear all the complaints since he was no longer pregnant. Sanji pulled his hair as he turned to walk the other part of the room. What if Zoro was suddenly feeling sick when he was below deck, away from the rest of the crew? What would happen then? It’s not like he’d ask for any help.

Zoro watched Sanji. He looked like he was in a crisis from the way he was mumbling to himself, pulling his hair and groaning every now and then. Zoro wasn’t sure if he should bother him or not. Tilting his head back, Zoro tried to look out the small window of the door and was happy to see a familiar orange haired woman glaring through at Sanji. A moment later, the door opened with a bang, startling everyone but the two women who were behind it.

“Pacing isn’t helping, Sanji.” Nami said with her hand on her hips. Robin placed a hand on her shoulder which made Nami turn to her to complain about how annoying it was getting.

“Well you can’t open the door like that either, ya know. We should avoid things like that around him.” Sanji said as he ran his hands down his face.

“You're making it sound like he has a disease.” Nami turned back to him. “He’ll be okay with some rest. Chopper said that already.”

“For now he will be. He still needs to monitor him.” Sanji said as he turned around, ready to start pacing again.

Though Zoro’s curiosity piqued at the mention of what was wrong with him, he wondered why no one checked to see if he was awake first. He didn’t sleep that deep in his opinion.

“Ahh,” Zoro struggled to get out. It grabbed the attention of the other 3 people in the room. They were at his side in seconds, asking how he was. His eyes showed his surprise as he struggled to get the words out.

“What…” Zoro swallowed and scowled deeply. Looking at Sanji, he mouthed ‘Water’.

“Ah, water, right. Wait a second.” Sanji disappeared from Zoro’s vision and returned with a cup with a green straw sticking out. Seeing Zoro’s face twist up more, Sanji quickly said, “It’ll be easier to drink” and stretched his arm out to let Zoro take a sip.

The liquid coated Zoro’s mouth and he closed his eyes and enjoyed the feeling. He took his lips away a moment later when he opened his eyes again. 

“Why am I here?”

The raspy voice made the three crew members frown. It made Zoro sound extremely worn out, which was something that didn’t happen to the swordsman.