Scars
Drabble#8: Zoro told all that a scar on a swordsman's back was considered disgraceful. All honorable men knew this, but there is nothing you can do if you're are taken off guard. Just like Zoro was, that night, nearly three decades ago.
AN: I am going with the theory that some werewolves are immortal, similar to their vampiric enemy.
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"Amazing!" Luffy shouted, standing stark naked as he look at the royal onsen.
King Cobra grinned. "Please, enjoy yourself," he invited.
"Yahoo!" Luffy laughed, running into the water with Usopp.
"Wait for me you hammer!" Sanji growled, following after the two 'kids'.
Chopper looked at Zoro innocently. "Can you wash my fur Zoro?" he asked, "I can't reach my back."
Zoro nodded. "Sure," he said, and found a stool.
Chopper sat down in front of the stool and Zoro sat behind him, unhooking his towel from behind so his legs and tail were free. Chopper gave Zoro a cloth and Zoro rubbed a soap bar into it. Chopper giggled in pleasure as Zoro thoroughly scrubbed his fur and scratched between his ears.
"Am I hurting you?" Zoro rumbled, running water over Chopper's ears to remove the sand.
Chopper giggled, his ears flickering. "Nope," he assured, and Zoro lathered his fur with more soap.
Rinsing a second time, Chopper turned to beam at Zoro. "Can I wash your fur too?" he asked. He loved having a furry brother.
Zoro frowned, his ears going back before he sighed and nodded, moving to sit on the tile. Chopper cheered and he stood on the stool, grabbing the washcloth and bar of soap. Just as he was about to begin, he paused when he noticed something on Zoro's back. The skin was marred, looking like it had been caught in a bear trap and then ripped out.
"Zoro! Is that a scar?" Chopper asked in horror.
Zoro shushed him quickly. "Quiet," he said, covering the reindeer's mouth. "And yea, it is."
Chopper pulled Zoro's hand down. "What happened?" he asked.
Zoro sighed, turning around and Chopper began to wash him. "It happened about three decades ago, on the night I was bitten," he said.
"Bitten?" Chopper asked. "You mean… by another werewolf? Is that how you get the virus?"
"Ah," Zoro nodded, and flinched when water got in his ear. "Back up."
Chopper moved back and shielded his face as Zoro shook his head, splashing water and suds everywhere, before he stopped. Fingering his ear, Zoro continued.
"I was bitten on a lunar eclipse," he said, "The night a werewolf's at it's strongest; and the reason I'm immortal. Got me in the back, took me down for life."
Chopper said nothing, hopping down from the stool to carefully wash Zoro's tail. Rinsing, Chopper finally spoke.
"I'm glad you were bitten that night," he said.
Zoro glanced at Chopper, his face neutral and the reindeer smiled. "If you hadn't been bitten, then we wouldn't have met. You and I wouldn't be nakama."
Zoro's eyebrow rose in amusement before he chuckled, shaking his head. "I suppose you're right," he agreed. "I'm glad too. I like my pack here."
Zoro stood, tying his towel around his waist. "Let's get Luffy and the others," he said, "I don't know about you, but I'm hungry."
Chopper beamed. "I want something with grain!" he said.
Zoro chuckled. "Alright," he nodded.
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There you go. Zoro/Chopper fluff and Zoro's scar. The only scar on his back. Don't bother with the grain thing - Chopper's a reindeer and he was choking on pasta during the royal feast. There's no ulterior motive under that.
Til next time,
Ja ne~!
