Painful Walking
"Zoro? Oh shit what happened?" Chopper yelled as he opened the door
"Hey Chopper, think you could patch me up?" Zoro asked, standing in the hallway of his old door
"Yeah get in here" Chopper left the door and went to his bag "Sit down and stay calm" Chopper said while getting out supplies from his little medical bag
Zoro would have laughed at the stay calm comment as he assumed the little doctor said it to himself, but he couldn't even crack a smile
"Ok here hold still" Chopper said holding up a piece of equipment that Zoro didn't recognize
Zoro held still, only moving at the little doctors orders, and before he knew it, he was bandaged up like a pro and forced to take some pain killers. Zoro downed the glass of water offered with the pills.
"Zoro, what happened" Chopper asked with worried eyes
"Nothing you need to be worried about" Zoro said standing to leave
"Oi, don't bullshit me, I'm not some little kid you have to protect from the world you know!" Chopper spat in an irritated voice "Now as your doctor I order you to sit and explain it to me" Chopper said out in a professional voice
"Chopper… it was just a little fight, don't worry about it" Zoro tried to say in a calming voice
"Nothing worries me more than not knowing what's going on, it's really scaring having my friends show up at my door bleeding and broken" Chopper said his voice cracking
Zoro felt another pang of guilt strike through his chest, and so he sat down "Okay okay, I kind of fucked up Sanji and Law's relationship, by, by sleeping with Sanji when he was drunk" Zoro stated out hoping the little doctor wouldn't judge him too harshly
In the silence that filled the room Zoro gave up on not getting judged, he figured that he deserved it, but when he looked at the little doctor, he didn't believe what he said
"What" Zoro asked dumbly
"I asked why you did it" Chopper said in a worried voice "I know that no of my friends would do something like that unless they had a reason, so I want yours"
Zoro blinked for a good ten seconds, astounded that his little friend was not flinging insults at him for fucking up like that, but instead asking for the reason why he did it "Because I love him" Zoro answered
This caused Chopper to pound his fist into in open palm in a decisive manner "Okay, your forgiven, now make sure not to strain your neck or you will end up having to wear a neck brace" Chopper said hopping of his desk chair and packing his bag back up "And if you need pain killers you can visit me during my shift in the nurses office, it's from 8 am to 12 during week days"
Chopper continued to talk about making sure not to fight, drink plenty of water and get rest
"Got all that?" Chopper asked
"Um yeah thanks" Zoro responded and turned to leave
"Hey Zoro?" Chopper said when Zoro was half way out the door
Zoro looked back into the room "Yeah?"
"I'm hoping the best for you two, and I'm always here for you both" Chopper said out in calm serious and considerate tone, one that only he could pull off
Zoro smiled at the young kid and said a thank you before leaving to go back to his dorm, but then he turned and went to Luffy's, hoping to have to see Sanji
(The next day)
Zoro left Luffy's dorm and started towards the main building, he had forgotten he had to deliverer a class report to the Swordsman branch head… Mihawk
Zoro stilled in his tracks, he really was not looking forward to this
Zoro popped into his classroom and got some papers from his desk and then went down the medical hall towards Mihawk's office, and knocked
"The door is unlocked, come in" Zoro heard Mihawk say
Zoro walked in and stood in front of Mihawk's desk holding a folder with his class report in it
"Oh… hello Mr. Roronoa, I trust you have that class report I asked for?" Mihawk tried not to make eye contact
"Yes, right here" Zoro extended the folder towards Mihawk who didn't grab it
"You can just set it down on the desk" Mihawk said with a slight bite in his voice
Zoro set it down on the desk "okay, well I will be going then" Zoro turned to leave but was stopped by Mihawk's voice
"Do you have a reason that you can give to me yet, Zoro?"
Zoro felt yet another pang of guilt strike at him
"Yes, and I'll have you know that that reason sent me into despair and am currently hated by that reason" Zoro said, Turning back towards Mihawk meeting his golden piercing gaze
"So you left me for another man?"
"Yes, I left you because I was in love with someone else, and it proved to be too painful for me, so instead of dealing with the pain, I forced it on you then slept with him knowing he was drunk and in a relationship causing him to hate me, so I hope you can laugh about it because I sure as hell cant" Zoro found himself shouting by the end tears filling his eyes, he thought it was pathetic, that he was crying even though he hurt the person he was crying in front of.
"I could laugh at your misery, but I have been right where you are"
Zoro wiped away his tears and stared at Mihawk
Mihawk went on with his story "and when I was there instead of fixing the problem or ignoring it, I chose to run away from it, and I ended of here, and now I realize that you are the karmic rebuttal for me running away" At this point Mihawk stood and walked around the desk and stood in front of Zoro "It is thanks to you that at last I can have a clean karmic slate, and so in return, I forgive you Roronoa Zoro" Mihawk held out his hand
Zoro hung his head and took Mihawk's hand and shook it "Thank you for that"
Mihawk gave a soft smile, and Zoro left the office
Zoro exhaled and began walking back down the medical hall, only to come face to face with someone else he didn't want to see, and he had a feeling this person wouldn't be so forgiving
"Roronoa, may I have a word"
"Of course, Law"
Law turned and started walking signaling for Zoro to follow. Law led Zoro into a quite room
"I have one question, and I will only ask it once, so please answer honestly"
"Okay" Zoro said leaning against the wall right by the door waiting for the question that was sure to tear him up again
"In the short time I have known you, I have taken you for a man of honor, someone that holds there morals in high respect and would be willing to defend them, so I am assuming you have a good reason for doing what you did, so, why did you sleep with Sanji behind my back?"
Zoro felt the words rip through him tearing what honor he had left from him, however a thought quickly came to the front of his mind, pushing the pathetic self pity to the side 'if I become a complete dick and said I took advantage of Sanji, I might be able to save their relationship' Zoro adjusted his position and spoke before he left to much time pass
"You got me wrong Law, that night I just fancied a fuck and he was drunk" Zoro smirked, even though the words hurt him s well as Law, he forced himself to smirk 'that's right Zoro become a asshole' "He was easy to, could barley resist, it was kind of cute" Zoro saw Law getting angry and decided it was enough "So I have no good reason for you" Zoro held his smirk in place, waiting for the response
Law looked Zoro in the eye before moving his eyes away "I see" Law began walking towards the door, and while passing Zoro threw him a sideways glance "Right there that" Law continued out the door, never stopping
The smirk fell away and was replaced with anger 'why can't I just get one fucking thing right!' Zoro threw his fist into a nearby desk, smashing it into pieces, before he left the room and went to head to his dorm and get reading for his classes
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Law left the room and began walking down the hall, and pulled out his phone and dialed a number
"Law?"
"Sanji, I think it's time to talk" Law said a in semi warm semi cold voice
"um yeah okay, where do you want to meet?"
"If you could just meet me outside the main building that would be fine"
"um yeah, I'll be there in five minutes"
"Okay see you soon"
Law then hung up the phone and went to wait on the staircase
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Sanji threw on his shoes, and turned off the stove, he began freaking out mumbling to himself, the same fearful chant of 'shit shit shit, I hope… I wish… I can't'
He grabbed his keys and locked the door, he cont to the front steps in about 4 minutes and quickly jogged down them to where he saw Law seated "Hey" Sanji said in a hopeful tone
"Take a seat Sanji" Was the curt reply
Sanji took a seat like ordered and began preparing for the worst "So what did you want to talk about?"
"I'm sorry Sanji, but I don't think we can see each other anymore" Law said, not giving Sanji eye contact
"What" Sanji was instantly in tears "Law please, I told you I was drunk, I'm sorry it won't happen again" Sanji Said hurt
"Sanji" Law said in a kind voice and looked at him "I want nothing but the best for you, and it was with that intention in mind that I went to Zoro to ask for his reason" Law noticed Sanji about to speak but signaled to let him finish "and what I found made me realize that while I want the best for you, I am not the one that can give it to you, I may be confusing now and the situation may not make any logically since, but I hope that one day, my gamble will pay off in your happiness" Law finished, giving Sanji a quick kiss on the fore head "it's not always best to hate a action without knowing the motivation" Law got up and left giving Sanji a goodbye
Sanji sat there while tears lined his face, not even thinking about the words Law said past Zoro, the named circled his head again and again, it was Zoro who he slept with when he was drunk, it was Zoro who told Law about it, it was Zoro's Reason that made Law break up with him!
Before Sanji knew he was running he found himself in his dorm yelling at Zoro "It's your fault Zoro, you ruined my relationship!"
"Sanji im sor-"
"Shut up! I don't care, it's your fault! Now go! Get your stuff and get out of here! I don't want to see you in this dorm again! Get out!"
"Sanji"
"Now! Get out!" Sanji went to the window and threw death glares and Zoro while Zoro got his stuff and left, Sanji grabbed his pack of smokes and light one, while sobbing to himself, not even hearing the sound of Zoro's dorm key hitting the wooden floor, or the sound of the door closing
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Zoro flipped his phone open after setting down his boxes and saw that he had about a hour before he had class, he knew he needed a place to go tonight, but he knew that nobody had room for him really, Usopp and Chopper didn't have room, nor Nami or Luffy or Brook, they all had dorm mates, and he Didn't know how long it was going to be until he had somewhere to go, at the end of his contact list he found Franky and robin's numbers
He didn't really want to be a bother to them since they had just gotten engaged, but he knew he had nowhere else to go, so he dialed the number and waited for a answer
"Hello? Zoro bro?"
"Yeah it's me"
"Oh super, whats up?"
"Um actually, I need a place to go, I was wondering if I could sleep on your couch for a little while"
"um hold on"
Zoro heard franky set his phone down and start talking with Robin
"Okay me and Robin don't mind, come on over"
"Thank you"
"No problem, so what happened?"
"I'll explain it when I get there
"ok see ya soon"
"Ok"
Zoro hung up and picked up his boxes and started the long trek to their house
(2o minutes later)
"Hey bro come on in" Franky answered the door with a sympathetic voice
"Thank you Franky" Zoro walked in a took a brief look around
"You can set your stuff down right there if you want" Franky said pointing to a spot on the ground near a closet
"okay" Zoro said setting his stuff down
At that moment Robin walked down the stairs from the second floor of their house "Hello Zoro, can we offer you a beverage?" She asked wrapping her arm around Franky's
"Um sure" Zoro said following them into the kitchen and seating himself at the table
Robin sat at the table across from him while Franky got three beers out of the fridge and popped them open and sat down at the table as well
"So what happened between you and Sanji bro?" Franky asked handing him a beer, which he took and slugged a gulp down
"Where should I start?" Zoro asked running a hand threw his hair
Robin thought about it for a second even though she knew it was rhetorical "The night of the party, after you left" she said
Zoro and Franky looked at her "Very well" Zoro said "that is the night it started"
Zoro cracked a smile while he said that
Robin smiled as well, having accomplished her goal of getting him to smile
"That night I went home to find that he had looked through one of my boxes, which contained letters I had wrote to him" Zoro took another drink of his beer and explained the story, starting with the love letters and their sleeping together, then he moved on to how he tried to fix it but ended up fucking it up worse, he ended it by telling them how he had a talk with Law and what Law had said and then went back to his dorm only to get kicked out.
Robin looked to Franky who looked back with concerned eyes
"Okay Zoro, I hope that you knew this is not entirely your fault, it was just a mistake, and we all make them" Robin said trying to comfort him
Zoro looked back at her with grateful eyes "Thanks, but I don't think I can accept that yet, so you guys sure you don't mind having me?"
"No problem bro"
"Thanks, well I have to go to class now and thank you again" Zoro said getting up and leaving the house
As he walked down the road back towards the school, he couldn't stop the utter misery and pain that struck him with each step.
