Terrifying Nightmare

After the adventure at Thriller Park the days continue peacefully. They all had injures that had to recover and the weather helped them greatly, since it was keeping its sunny and light wind weather that pushed the ship forward gently. The usual routines on the ship kept the crew moving and after a whole the crew begins to wake up from its daze that had seemed to linger on them from the meeting with Moria and Kuma. The new crew member Brook kept the crew at a good mood with his songs and music.

It had now gone a week after Thriller Park. All except Luffy and Zoro had by now recovered enough that Copper had stopped fussing over them constantly. And that was a big relief because the reindeer needed to rest as well. Slowly everything was turning back to normal, well normal enough on a pirate ship can be, when suddenly in the middle of the night a terrible scream broke the peace full silence.

Luffy, trapped in a nightmare, clutched the hammock and his face grimaced in a painful expression. The rest if the crew ran to the captain's room. Zoro, who has is room next to their captain was the first one to arrive.

"Luffy, Wake up!" Zoro shouted while taking Luffy arm and shaking it harshly.

"No, don't do it!!" Luffy screamed, tears starting to fall from his eyes. "No don't take them away from me!"

"Luffy! What's wrong?" Nami shouted while running in to room.

"What's happening?" Asked a tired Sanji. By now the whole crew where gather and saw their captain fight in his sleep. They had never seen Luffy with such painful expression and wondered shocked what Luffy dreamed off. Luffy arched his back up, trying to fight against someone in his dream. Suddenly he became dead still. Then he let out a horror filled scream that sent the crew in panic, not knowing what to do.

"No!!" Luffy screamed on top of his lungs, he slugged back on the hammock exhausted. He slowly opened his eyes and breathed harshly and tears found their way to the pillow.

"Luffy... "Robin called gently with worried eyes locked on Luffys face. She did not like that Luffy suffered of something she did not have any knowledge of. Luffy slowly averted his eyes and looked around the rum and saw his crew with worried and anxious eyes looking at him. Trying to lighten up the mood and smiled while saying;

"Where is the fire?" He tried to smile wider, but it looked more like a grimace than a smile. "Hey why is everybody here?"

"Luffy, you are not fooling anybody." "Are you okay?" Nami asked softly. Luffy looked at her.

"I am just fine Nami, I promise". Luffy while smiled now a more confident smile, which was supposed to reassure them that he was just fine. But no one was falling for it. After hearing and seeing Luffy screaming like that, they all wanted to know what was wrong with their beloved captain.

"Stop lying Luffy!" "You are obvious not fine" Sneered Zoro. Not taking his eyes of Luffy for a second. Luffy turned to meet the swordsman's eyes. A big mistake. Zoros eyes dig deep into his and watched every emotion and reaction on his face. Luffy started to move on the hammock to escape, that seemed to see his very soul. Suddenly a hand pushed him back on the hammock appeared and Luffy saw Franky with a serious face. Luffy took a firm grip and pushed it off him and stood on the floor. He hid is eyes by looking down.

"Listen guys, it's just a dream, nothing more. No need to be worried." After says that he marched out and heeded for the lion head. The crew watched him go, they didn't know what to do or say. Chopper walked forward to Zoro with clothes in his arms. His face had evidence that he had cried.

"Take this to him, his clothes is probably wet by the sweating he has done" Chopper said quietly, looking at Zoro with sad eyes. Zoro nodded and took the clothes. The Swordsman started to move towards his captain. He struggle with the best way to speak to him. This side of Luffy was new to all of them, but if not the first mate could reach to the captain, then who could? He walked up to where his captain lay.

"Luffy, here is some new clothes for you" Zoro said softly. Luffy didn't move or recognize that he heard him. He tried again. "Luffy, you must be freezing right?" this time a little louder. Luffy turned around.

"Huh? Oh Zoro, Thanks. Yeah it is pretty cold." He smiled a wide smile at him. Zoro signed deeply.

Do you mind telling me what the dream was about? Zoro asked while looking intensive at him. Luffy shrugged softly.

"I… I don't really want to talk about it." Luffy said slowly and suddenly his hand was very interesting. "It's just a dream."

"Please Luffy, can't you just tell me! Shit, can't you see I'm worried, we all are?" Zoro almost shouted the last one harshly. Luffys head snapped up at the harsh tone. He looked up in Zoros face and leaned down and rested his head on his chest.

"I'm sorry" His voice was barely a whisper. Surprised at his captain's action, the Swordsman slowly wrapped his arm around younger boy's body and slowly pulling him closer. Luffy tensed slightly by the sudden touch.

"Please, Luffy tell me. I can't help you if I don't know what's causing you this much pain. Please, let me help you!" Zoro begged, and place a light kiss one Luffys forehead. Suddenly Luffy relaxed and a quiet sob left his mouth, then the word poured out of him like a river.

"I saw what happened with you and Kuma. How you took my pain and were hurt so badly! And everyone else was injured so much; I tried to move, to help you, to protect everyone. But my body didn't listen to me! I couldn't move no matter how much I tried." By now big drops of tears made their way down on Luffy cheeks. "I was so afraid of losing you, and everybody! In my dream everybody died and there was nothing I could do! I could only watch it happen, unable to move to help my loved ones! Luffy now screamed out the words and clutched tight at Zoro shirt.

"Luffy, calm down!" Zoro shouted, but when he noticed that the younger boy didn't listen, he did what I had wanted to do for a long time; he took a firm grip on Luffys chin and turned up it towards him. Then I pressed his lips against Luffy in a passionate kiss.

Shocked by his first mates action, Luffy started with wide eyes as Zoro continued to kiss him. Suddenly Zoro slipped his tong in and explored intensive the younger mans mouth. A slow tingling feeling began to spread in Luffys stomach, as it warmed up his cheeks as he blushed deeply. A deep red color began to spread across his face, and soon his whole face was red.

Too soon, thought Luffy, broke Zoro the kiss for much needed air, and he noticed that he had succeeded to calm his captain down. He looked at the red color in Luffy face, and thought that younger boy looked absolutely beautiful. He felt Luffy began to nod of and pulled him tighter and let the younger boy rest his head on Zoros chest. He heard a quiet whisper "I'm sorry and I love you Zoro" and smile lightly as his heart skipped a beat. Zoro whispered in Luffys ear "love you too, Luffy" before he turned his eyes to the dark sky where the stars shined brightly. Slowly he began to drift away to sleep with Luffy safe in his arms. He had no intentions of ever letting go, not tonight at least.

I'm not sure that this is a one shot, if I get some comment on it, then I will write a following chapter that maybe will become M rated. Let me know if you liked it!