Saved From the Depths

Deep Breath

The swordsman did not hesitate a second after he failed to reach him to dive into the sea after his captain. Luffy thrashed about but it was no use, he was drug down into the blue depths. The devil fruit causing him to drown wether he had leaned how to swim or not. The raven haired boy coughed, air being let out into big bubbles and water being sucked in. The green haired man swam faster, his eyes stinging with salt water, but he didn't care. He needed to get his captain, Monkey D. Luffy. The boat's sudden crash had caused the ocean to be a lot less friendly than earlier and made it difficult to get to Luffy.
At last, he closed his large arms around the smaller man and kicked up with his feet.
Reaching the surface he gasped for air, pulling his captain up and out of the water to do the same. When he did not, the swordsman scrambled onto the deck. He heard screaming from the front from Nami, exclaiming on how much of an baka (idiot) Usop was for letting them crash, but he ignored them and pressed his head against Luffy's chest. Pulling back, he placed a hand in his captain's chest and another hand on top of that one. He pressed down hard. Blushing, he attempted mouth to mouth. Blowing into the drowning man's mouth between the right number of chest compressions. Again. And again. And again. The first several times there was no response and Zoro had begun to panic. Tears treating to fall, he pushed once more.
The thin boy coughed, water shooting up and out of his mouth on to the deck. Zoro smiled brightly and took the boy into his arms tightly. The captain coughed, "H-hey...Zoro, I can't breath!" He released him quickly and sighed.
"I am glad you're alright." Zoro sunk back onto the deck, looking to Luffy for reassurance he was still alive.
"I am fine." Luffy said sitting up.
Zoro stood. "NO! You're not fine! You need to stop being so reckless! Hanging of here and there! I..." The man was caught by surprise when his usually strong voice crack.
Luffy's eyes widened in surprise, "Z-Zoro..." Luffy looked up at the man, confused on why Zoro was such a mess.
Zoro smiled, "Sorry, Captain... It just caught me off guard.."
Luffy punched him in the arm weakly, "Don't worry about me so much." He smiled a big, goofy smile.
"Yeah...sure." He looked down at him with a light smile before gasping. "W-What's that?!"
"What's what...?" Luffy looked around confused.
"That!" The green haired man shouted, gesturing to a gash in Luffy's side.
"Oh!" Luffy looked down at himself slightly surprised. He placed a hand on his side and winced as he pulled back his hand to reveal it was now scarlet red in the moonlight.
"Damn..." Zoro punched the deck floor. "What- who did that!?"
Luffy shrugged, "It's no big deal!" He smiled brightly up at his first mate, "Don't worry so much..." He yawned and fell into a deep slumber quickly. "I.. Just need some sleep.." Luffy turned his head sideways on the deck floor and began to snore softly.
"You could at least go to bed!" Zoro whispered angrily to himself. He shakily stood and shook some water out of his hair by shaking his head wildly back and forth.
A small raindeer came up behind him and chuckled, "You're one to talk." His laugh was cut of by his own shocked gasp when he saw the pool of blood beside his captain. "Luffy!" He ran to him with steps like a horse's gallop. "What happened?!" He looked to Zoro who only shrugged in response.
Zoro went over to the railing and looked over. "He just fell into the water, again... I don't know how he-"
Nami interrupted him from the top railing. "Guys we hit another ship!" She waved over for them to come up. "You gotta see it! The damage is terrible. Hey, LUFFY! Get up!" She leaned on the rail furiously.
"Nami..." Zoro responded in a deep voice. "He's injured. Give him a break."
Sanji came out of the kitchen, "GUYS QUITE DOWN! I am almost done with supper, Nami-Chan and Robin-Sama!" Hearts obvious in his eyes as he called the girls' names. "Hey, captain! Get off your lazy ass! I have some meat ready for ya! I know you were "dying" for some." He sighed.
"For the last time, Luffy's hurt!" Zoro replied angrily. Usually he was asleep by now, or by any time in the day but he was aggravated with not only a lack of usual sleep but his captain being gravely cut by some unknown reason. He just wanted to cut something.
"Oh..." He lit his cigaret and leaned up against the wall wiping his hands on his apron.
"Yeah!" Zoro shouted angrily. He leaned over the rail to look at the sea. To him it was the only thing he could get mad at.
Usopp came over from the front of the boat wiping his forehead with the back of his hand. Grease covered both his hand and face and other parts of his body. He sighed and strolled into the tense apnoshpere unknowingly. "Well... Nami, we're screwed. Might as well give up. Poor Merry is wreaked..." He sighed sadly and looked up at his comrades. Finally seeing each one of the tense faces and Luffy on the ground. "W-What's wrong?" He asked hesitantly, nervous of the answer.
"It's Luffy," Chopper replied, "He's been badly cut." The doctor was kneeling next to his patient, moving the bloody cut cloth of his vest. A deep wound was revealed. And the raindeer wiped the back of his arm on his head and went to work.
Nami frowned as she spoke up, "Do you think he got caught by the scattered shrapnel in the water?"
Usopp nodded and moved over to the side of the ship. "Most likely. It's everywhere."
Zoro looked down and saw metal here and there. Sighing he asked, "Who's ship did we hit?"
Chopper was bandaging a part of Luffy's arm that was also cut slightly. Zoro was surprised he didn't see that cut before but with all the stress and the night's light it couldn't be helped.
Nami was unusually quite so Zoro asked his question again. Nami responded in a small voice. "I am not sure who they are...but they're screaming for Luffy."
Zoro's eyes widened as he looked up at her and then back down to his Captain. 'What did he do now...?' The swordsman thought
Chopper gasped when Luffy began to cough violently. Zoro moved over to him quickly and kneeled next to him.
When he quieted down Chopper said, "Zoro we need to move him to a bed."
Zoro carefully picked up the light boy. Frowning deeply each time the raven haired boy winced.
"Hey..." Sanji called down with a cig between his lips. "Take care of him and then get back up here."
Zoro nodded understandingly and cradled the boy in his arms protectively as he moved to the back room.