Nami takes off Zoro's lead once they get inside. Luffy had been quiet on the way home. All of them had. She still doesn't like the fact that she had to leave Sanji at the vets, but it's the best place for him at the moment and she knows that he'll be fine with Chopper looking after him, though that doesn't make her any less worried. Nami suddenly remembers that Zoro hasn't had his last lot of food for the day so she makes herself busy and goes into the kitchen to put some puppy food into Zoro's bowl. She calls Zoro in once she's placed the bowl of food on the floor but the green pup doesn't respond.
"Zoro, I don't have time for this, get in here!"
"Nami, you don't have to shout. Zoro is just as restless as we are."
"I know," she sighs, "but I'm not in the mood right now."
Luffy gets Zoro to come into the kitchen but he still won't eat his food, instead he walks over to Sanji's bed and whines as he lies down in front of it.
Sighing once more, Nami goes over to the little green pup and sits on the floor beside him then gently scratches behind Zoro's ear.
"We miss him too Zoro. But he's going to be okay, so you should go and eat your food so that we don't have to worry about you too. You need to eat, and Sanji would want you to."
Slowly, Zoro gets up from lying on the floor, and then kisses Nami's hand before going over to his food bowl and slowly starting to eat. She smiles as she watches him then gets up herself.
"Nami~," Luffy whines, "I'm hungry too~."
"Me too, I'll make us something to eat."
After eating, Nami resided into the living room to distract herself with the T.V. Since she sat down, Zoro had been back and fore several times, pacing around the room before going back out again. As she hears the patter of paws on the wooden hallway floor she groans and sits up in her seat to see Zoro walk in once again and pace around the room before going back out.
"Luffy!"
"Yeah~?" Luffy replies, poking his head around the door frame.
"Can't you distract him with one of his toys or something?"
"I tried, but he won't play with me. Do you think he's looking for Sanji?"
"No. He knows that we left Sanji at the vets. He just probably doesn't know what to do with himself without Sanji around. Take him into the garden with you so he can pace around out there."
Luffy relies with an overenthusiastic shout, which makes Nami's head pound, before picking Zoro up and taking the green pup with him into the back garden and closing the back door behind them. Finally with some peace and quiet, Nami slumps back into her sleep to mindlessly watch T.V and it's not long until she falls asleep. Waking up a few hours later, it is now 11pm. She groans as she sits up, feeling stiff from the way she slept, then turns off the T.V. Tiredly rubbing the sleep out of her eyes, she gets up off of the sofa and turns on the lights as she makes her way into the kitchen. It takes a while for her mind to register that Zoro isn't in his bed so she goes back into the living room to see if she missed him when she wasn't paying attention. When she finds that Zoro isn't there either, she checks back into the kitchen and peers out into the garden. The door is locked, so Luffy must have done that when he came back inside, and he wouldn't have left Zoro out there by his own…. Would he?
Nami rushes to the stairs and calls out to Luffy, quickly making her way up when she gets no reply. She searches the whole house and can't find either Zoro or Luffy. Nami goes back into the living room to grab her mobile phone from the coffee table, where she'd left it, and as she is about to call Luffy, he walks in through the front door with Zoro on his lead.
"Where the hell have you been?! It's late!"
"Shishishi~. Zoro was still restless so I took him over to Usopp's."
"You idiot!" Nami scolds as she hits Luffy on the back of his head.
"Ow~. What was that for?"
"You should have told me before you left!"
"But you were sleeping and I didn't want to wake you."
"Well you should have! Or at least left me a note! I woke up and no one was here….."
"Sorry. I'll remember next time," Luffy replies as he unclips Zoro's lead from the pup's collar then goes to put it away in the kitchen, Nami following him in.
"...So how was he, at Usopp's?"
"Shishishishi~, we tried to get Zoro to play with us but he wouldn't so me and Usopp went on his game consoles instead~."
"Right… well he needs to go to bed. You shouldn't have kept him up this late. You better go to sleep too."
"Eh~? But I don't want to~," Luffy whines with a pout."
"I want to get to the vets early tomorrow morning. I could always go without you if you don't get up in time…."
"...Fine."
Luffy says goodnight to her and Zoro before going upstairs while she draws the curtains in the living room and then turns off the light. Going back into the kitchen, she tries to coax Zoro into getting into his bed but he climbs into Sanji's and lies down there instead. Smiling slightly, she leaves him be before turning off the rest of the lights then heading to her own bed.
Getting up the next morning was a blur. Nami and Luffy got up early and rushed around to get ready and have a quick breakfast, feeding Zoro his food too. Once their food has been eaten, and the dishes washed up, Nami quickly puts on her shoes and grabs her bundle of keys.
"Come on Luffy, let's go!"
"Shishishishi~ I'm ready."
As she heads to the front door, Zoro rushes in front of her and waits for the door to be opened, "sorry Zoro, you have to stay here."
"Eh, why can't he come with us?" Luffy asks as he joins her at the door.
"Because he'll end up having to wait with a nurse and I'd rather he'd stay here. Sanji might still be unwell but if we're able to take him home anyway then we'll need to be careful with him and I can't keep my eye on the both of them. Zoro, get back….. Heel."
Nami's surprised when Zoro actually listens to her, stepping away from the door and sitting down when instructed, but she doesn't have time to celebrate the small victory and quickly opens the door, letting Luffy go out before her while she keeps a close eye on Zoro the whole time.
"Good. Now stay. We'll be back soon, hopefully with Sanji."
The green pup stays sitting in the hallway as Nami leaves and closes the door behind her before getting into her car with Luffy and driving off to the vets. Once they get inside, one of the nurses takes them straight into the back where the kennels are, as Chopper is already with another patient.
The kennel that Sanji is in has a clear view of the door and when he spots Nami and Luffy walk in, the blond pup instantly gets up on all fours, wagging his tail, and barking happily, clearly pleased to see them.
"Sanji!" Nami beams happily as she goes over to kennel and opens the door, reaching her hand in to smooth him, being mindful not bump the cannula which is still in the pup's front right leg, and getting kisses on her hand from him in return.
"Sanji has gotten a lot better since last night," the nurse tells them, "he was even eating and drinking this morning. The antibiotics seem to be working just fine and we changed them to the tablet form that Chopper gave you last night, as Sanji was able to eat them with his food. We've left the cannula in for now in case we still need to use it. Chopper will be with you shortly."
"That's great, thank you."
"Hey Sanji~," Luffy smiles as he goes over to the kennel and reaches in to gently pet the blond, "we've all missed you, especially Zoro~"
Sanji whines at the mention of Zoro's name and Nami giggles as she gently scratches behind the pup's ear, "it's okay Sanji~ you'll get to see Zoro soon~. Hopefully…."
It's not long until Chopper joins them with news about Sanji.
"Hi Chopper, is he okay? Will we be able to take him home?" Nami asks
"Yes, you'll be able to take him home."
"Yaaay~ Sanji~. You're coming home~," Luffy beams excitedly, rushing to pick up the blond puppy but is stopped by Chopper before he can.
"Wait Luffy! You can't pick him up like that!"
"Eh, why not? He's fine now right?"
"He's still got a cannula in, you'll bump it if you pick him up like that," Chopper replies as he pulls Luffy back, "Sanji's still recovering so he'll need a lot of rest. His body is responding positively to the antibiotics and once you take him home you will need to finish the course with the tablets I gave you. He should have one in the morning and one at night every day until the tablets run out. I'll take out the cannula now."
"I'll make sure he takes them, thank you Chopper," Nami smiles as she watches Chopper take out the cannula in Sanji's leg, wrapping a bandage around the pup's leg afterwards.
"You can take the bandage off tonight, and please refrain from making him do any strenuous activity," the vet warns as he glares at Luffy, "Sanji will still lack energy from time to time until he's fully recovered, but if his condition worsens at all then bring him back in immediately."
Nami ensures Chopper that they'll follow his instructions and she grins when Sanji is gently put into her arms. They settle things up including the payment for the puppy's care at the front desk and say their goodbyes as well as their thanks, before taking Sanji home.