Recover (Follow up to Surgery)

"Whaaaa!" Choppers cry cut the sleepy afternoon, "What are you two doing!" he rushed over to Shion and Zoro. "I told you bed rest! That includes no working out!" the tiny reindeer lectured.

Shion looked up over her book. "I'm not working out." She pointed to Zoro, who's back she was sitting on, he'd stopped mid push up. "He is, I'm just sitting here adding weight for him."

"She's not doing anything strenuous Chopper." Zoro said.

"See." Shion smiled

"Th...that's not the point! Bed rest means... staying in bed!" Chopper grabbed the young woman's hand, pulling her off the swordsman.

"But that's all I've done for the last couple weeks!" Shion protested letting herself be pulled toward Choppers little infirmary. "It doesn't even hurt anymore."

"And the more you keep escaping the more weeks I'll add." Chopper shot back, putting his hooves to the back of her legs now pushing her. "Now go go go go."

Shion laughed, "ok ok I'm going. Sorry Zoro."

The swordsman just waved one armed and went back to his push ups.

"She's pretty stubborn that one. This is what... the 4th or 5th time she's escaped the infirmary." Sanji shook his head watching their newest crew member be bullied back to following the doctors orders.

Nami laughed, taking the offered drink Sanji had on the tray he was holding. "She fits right in with this crew then."

"I sort of understand it though. I mean she's probably feeling pretty restless by now." Usopp said leaning against the rail. "Choppers being over cautious."

"Well it was her heart." Nami shrugged going back to her paper. "Though it's hard to believe you know, she acted so... man-ish... to see her actually looking like a girl's going to take some getting used to."

Sanji could not agree more. He had to admit though, she was a rather pretty girl.

"Hey are those Sanji Specials!" Luffy jumped off his usual perch.

Sanji put the tray down, taking two off. "I'll take Chopper and Shion's down to them. There's plenty more but try to share." The last part was more for Luffy then anyone else.

Chopper was still ranting on about taking care of her wounds as he checked the stitching and changed the bandages. Shion sat, shirtless, while the reindeer sat behind her- checking over where the bullet had entered her back. He had already finished with the surgical scar on the front.

A soft knock then the door opened, "I brought..." Sanji paused his sentence. "Errrr..." He took in the tense naked back of the woman facing away from the door. "Sorry, I'll wait outside."

"It's ok we're done." Chopper said, slipping off his chair. "Are those your Specials?"

"Sure are." Sanji smiled, his attention very pointedly not looking at the half naked woman as she pulled her shirt back on. What a nice back it was to, pale and slender, unblemished except for the healing bullet wound. Wonder what...he shook himself mentally away from those thoughts.

"Specials?" Shion asked, joining them.

"What did I just finish saying?! Get back in bed damn it!" Chopper pushed again at her legs. Shion rolled her eyes. Sanji fought a snicker.

"Fine fine." Shion leaned back on the ordered bed. "See I'm in bed. Now can you please stop ordering me around?"

Chopper seemed happy with that and didn't bother to reply.

Sanji did chuckle then, "here." he handed her the drink. "It's something special I make on occasion."

"Thanks." Shion took it, sipping at the straw. "It's sweet."

"Sanji's Special's are the best." Chopper laughed.

Sanji pulled up a chair. "I wouldn't say they are my best but you all seem to like them."

Shion listened to them talk, sipping at the rather good drink. Fighting off sleep, maybe she had over done it today. Either that or sitting around was making her lazy...

Sanji caught the empty glass as it slipped from relaxed fingers. He'd been watching her from the corner of his eye so the moment her eyes closed and her body relaxed into sleep he'd been prepared to grab the glass. He set is aside as Chopper covered his sleeping patient up. "How is she really?" he asked the doctor

"Doing better then I really expected, but she shouldn't do much for at least another few days a week at most. Then I will be 100% confident that there will be relapse."

"Can't you give her a bit more freedom? Being copped up in here all this time has got to be driving her crazy."

"Like what exactly?"

"Well she could help me in the galley, or Nami with her maps. I'm sure there's lots of ways we can let her help that aren't going to tax her wounds."

Chopper thought a moment. "I'll think about it."

"So you finally got out." Nami teased as Shion sat beside her.

"yeah Chopper changed his mind. Not really sure why."

"Maybe he just felt you were recovered enough to help out a bit."

"Maybe."

"Well either way the important thing is your out."

"Yeah." Shion smiled, holding her hair from her face as the wind blew it. "I've really missed it."

"What?"

"The wind and the sun." Shion smiled while Nami laughed.

"Well since you're better now- we need to have a party."

"For what?"

"Why to welcome you to the crew of course!"

"Did someone say party?" Luffy asked landing on the rail beside them. "Sounds like a good idea." he then ran off. "Sanji! Zoro! We're gonna have a party tonight!"

Sanji poked his head out of the galley. "Who said anything about a party?"

"Nami did." that reply seemed to appease the cook who grinned

"If it's Nami-swan's wish then I'll throw us the best damn feast we've ever had!" Sanji cheered, disappearing back into the galley

"As long as there's booze I don't care." Zoro swung his weights around

"Is this really ok?" Shion asked Nami

"It's fine. Just enjoy yourself."

Shion looked back behind her to the rest of the crew, already planning the party. "Ok then." She laughed.