Heyo! Still me. Chorus at least nine hours as of today. More this weekend.

Still don't own One Piece.

THE DRAMA COMMENCES SLOWLY.

He woke. He worked. He played. He implored. She refused. He asked. She replied. He questioned. She answered. She winced. He panicked. She insisted. He worried.

The next morning, Chopper woke and immediately headed to his 'office' and started working for the day. He worked for about an hour as the others woke up.

"Chopper! Come play tag with us!" Luffy yelled excitedly, rocketing into the infirmary. Chopper labeled the last phial and headed out to the lawn of the Sunny.

"Where's Sachi?" Chopper asked before the 'Idiot Trio' began playing and the other two shrugged.

"Doctor-san, I believe she is resting in the female quarters." Robin replied without looking up from her book. Chopper's expression took a confused look, and he headed over to the girls' room and knocked on the door.

Sachi answered the door, blinking sleep from her eyes, still in her pajamas. "Sachi! Come play tag with us!" Chopper begged, rocking back and forth on his heels.

"Not now, li'l dude. 'm too tired." Sachi half-whined/half-groaned, exhaustion prevalent in her voice.

"Please?" Chopper implored, turning on the Kyuun Sparkle. Sachi shook her head. "Why not?" Chopper wondered.

"Just… too tired. Maybe later…" Sachi trailed off, rubbing her orange eyes. Chopper took this as 'something's off and I'm not telling you', so he stepped a bit closer.

"Are you feeling alright, Sachi?" He questioned, his gentle voice taking on an interrogative tone as he analyzed the girl.

"Just a little tired…" the girl replied, her breath hitching. She winced, rubbing just above her heart.

"Sachi? Are you alright? Do you need a doctor?" Chopper panicked, running around in small circles and fretting over Sachi.

"Chopper, I'm fine. Really. Nothing some sleep won't fix." Sachi replied, ruffling the reindeer's head before closing the door and collapsing into her hammock.

Chopper walked slowly away from the door, worrying over Sachi the entire time he played tag with the others, throughout meals, noticing what she ate and didn't, and how often she went back to sleep.

Something was wrong and he was determined to find out what it was.