Time With Zoro
Waking up the next morning was... eventful. Zoro's loud snoring awoke Law from his sleep. When he was able to see what was going on around him, Law screamed as he fell off the bed. His scream awoke Zoro who followed after him and fell on top of him.
"Get off me," Law groaned as he pushed the other off of him. Zoro grunted when he landed on the floor next to him.
"That's not a way to wake someone up," Zoro complained. He rolled himself over. "Can you free me now?" Law looked down at him.
"Are you going to attack me if I do?" He didn't want the guy to do the same thing he did the day before. It made him distrust Zoro. Now, he wanted to know if the man would say one thing and do the opposite.
"No. I don't have the urges I had yesterday," Zoro answered. "At least, they aren't as bad as yesterday."
Sighing, Law got the key from his pocket and stuck it in the lock. "If you attack me, I will hurt you," Law warned. He wanted to make sure that Zoro understood the consequences of his actions.
"I got it. I won't attack you. These chains are hurting me, though. And I want to get dressed since you wouldn't let me even do that before you chained me back up."
"Well, you shouldn't have attacked me before you got dressed." Law turned the lock and it was open. He helped Zoro unwrap them from his body. It was a hassle, but they did it in the end. Law was thankful that the other was behaving and not fighting him.
"Thanks." Zoro got off the floor and went to the bathroom. That was where he left his clothes. "When's breakfast going to be? I'm starving."
"I don't know. Depends on what time it is." Law got up to look out the window. It was sunrise. "I say in about an hour or so. That's mostly when they deliver the food." He rubbed his back. It hurt from landing on the floor.
Sitting on the bed, Law relaxed as he heard the other moving around. Zoro was acting fine and didn't attack him. Those were good signs that he was getting back to normal. It was just like the others. His day with them was helping them deal with the urges that the curse brought on.
After a minute, Zoro exited the room fully dressed. It made Law more at ease that the other hadn't attacked him since they woke up. The younger man was acting sort of normal but at the same time, a little odd.
"Why are we in this room again?" Zoro asked as he sat on the bed next to him.
"To help you get better," Law answered. He got up and picked a new book. "Later on today, we'll be able to leave this room. But I'll have to come back in here with Straw Hat-ya after a short break."
"That sounds terrible."
Law smiled. "It's fine. The good thing is that he's the last one of your crew that I'll be staying a whole day with. After that, I can do whatever I want."
"I guess that's better." Zoro laid down on the bed. "You'll be able to do whatever you want and not worry about others."
"Actually," Law started as he picked up a book. He walked back over to the bed. "I have hundreds of people in this world looking for me." Law sat next to him. "I have to worry about them. Like Eustass-ya's crew and the Government."
"Why the Government?"
"Beats me. If I knew why, I would be able to work around it. But I don't so I can't do anything about it." He went to read his book. "I agreed to help your crew out because we are friends. I don't blame anyone for how they react to me. It's just the curse. That's why I can't hold anything against anyone."
"I see." Zoro stretched before rolling over. "Wake me up when breakfast gets here."
"Alright."
After an hour and a half, breakfast was served through the small door. Law marked his page before setting his book to the side. He got up and retrieved the tray. He got back on the bed before bothering Zoro.
"Zoro-ya, wake up." He nudged the man. Zoro only grumbled before turning over again. Letting out a frustrated sigh, he elbowed him as hard as he could.
"Ow! What was that for?!" Zoro shouted as he sat up.
"I told you to wake up. Plus, you told me to wake you up when food got here." He gestured to the tray in his lap. "Food's here."
The man mumbled something before looking to the side. Law rolled his eyes as he handed the other his plate. Breakfast was chicken Alfredo. It was odd since Sanji would normally make something that you would actually eat for breakfast. Not that he was complaining, though.
The two talked about stuff that interested them. Mostly about fighting and their weapons. It was nice to get along with the man even though Zoro would call him names. It didn't bother Law because he had been called worse in his life. Mostly when he was little because of the Amber Lead Syndrome he had.
After they were done eating, Law returned the tray. When he turned around to go back to the bed, he found Zoro standing only a few feet away. It was unexpected because he hadn't heard him move. That wasn't something he liked about Luffy's crew. They could be quiet when they wanted to.
"What're you doing?" he asked the younger man. Zoro seemed to be thinking of something to say.
"I want to work out," he said, bluntly.
"Go ahead." He went to walk past him. Zoro reached out and grabbed his arm. It made him look at him. "What?"
"I don't have any f my weights here. Will you be my weight?" That wasn't something he thought he would ask.
"I don't know. I might not be heavy enough to be a weight." It was true. A lot of his crew members had told him that he was almost as light as a feather. "I could get the others to bring some of your weights here."
Without warning, Zoro threw Law over his shoulder. He let out a small yelp from how sudden it happened. He tossed him up a few times. "You're right. You're a little too light to be a proper weight."
Law glared at him as he lifted himself up. "I told you. Now, put me down. I'll ask someone to bring you a few of your weights."
Seeming to ignore him, Zoro walked over to the desk. He set Law on the table before putting the stack of books in his lap. "That should even it out. Now, you should be heavy enough to do my weight training."
"What are you talking about?" Zoro explained what he wanted Law to do. He would sit on Zoro's back with the books in his lap. It was to help him train. "Fine. If it keeps you from bothering me more, I'll do it."
Zoro grinned as he got on the floor. Law picked up the books before sitting on his back. He crossed his legs before putting the books in his lap. After a minute, Zoro began to do pushups, Law laid his head on the books as he went up and down. The guy was strange.
"Zoro-ya, why do you train so much?" he asked after about an hour of the man using him and the books as a weight.
"Because I need to train to keep fit," he answered. "Don't you exercise or train when you have free time?'
"Sometimes. I don't do it regularly." He thought back to the times he trained with his crew. "My crew gets worried when I want to train."
"Why?"
"Because they're afraid of what I might do to them or the people around them." The last time he trained with them, he almost caused them actual harm to a few of them. "When I fight Marines, I use them for practice."
"Good point. Why harm your crew when you can use your enemies to practice on?" Law chuckled before agreeing with him.
After a little while, Law was being used as a weight for the man to lift up and down with his arm. He was reading a book as he was lifted up and down. It was getting to be normal to him because of how long Zoro had been using him to work out.
Suddenly, the small door was opened, and a tray was slid in. "Lunch is here," Law announced as he closed the book. "You can take a break to eat, right?"
Zoro gave off an aggravated sigh before lowering him to the ground. "I guess." Law noticed that something was bothering him.
Getting the tray, he went to the bed with Zoro following him. He asked what was for lunch. "It seems like white rice and some kind of meat," Law answered. He had never seen that kind of meat before.
Not bothering to ask him about it, Zoro took his plate before taking a bite. A grin came to his face. "Sea beast meat," he simply said. Law just shook his head before eating. The man seemed happy about the meal they were given.
As they ate, Law began to think about what he was going to do the next day, after he spent his day with Luffy. I might freak them out if I do that. But... I want some time to myself. He finished his food before continuing to think of what he was going to do.
When Zoro finished his plate and downed his bottle of sake, he plopped down on the bed before passing out. Law was dumbfounded at how fast he fell asleep. "What the hell? Did he exhaust himself? Or, is there another reason?" He didn't understand the man.
Letting it go, he slid the tray back out before going over to the bed. Zoro was snoring loudly. Sighing, he sat next to him. He almost freaked out when Zoro turned over and wrapped his arms around his waist.
"This crew is going to be the death of me," he mumbled. After a minute, Zoro pushed his face into Law's side. "All of them are the same. They're clingy and troublesome." He let out a sigh again. "I can't wait for tomorrow. This will be over, and I'll be left alone."
Laying down, he felt Zoro move his arms up to where they were around his chest. Law turned over and the other spooned him. He rolled his eyes before closing them. A small nap won't hurt, right? It'll pass time and I won't have to be stuck in here for much longer.
"Are you guys ready to get out of there?!" Yelling awoke Law from his nap. He sat up before stretching. "Law, time's up. You can leave now." That voice was Usopp. Law looked to the door to see that he was holding the small door open to talk through.
"Alright. We're coming." Law turned to Zoro. "Zoro-ya, get up. We can leave the room now." The man groaned before sitting up. He nodded before following Law out of the bed. He opened the door and they left together.
In the main room, his crew was waiting for him. "Captain," they greeted together. Law smiled at seeing them.
"Hey." He sat in a chair. "How has it been out here?"
"Everything seems to be okay," Shachi answered. He looked to Bepo.
"Nami is getting a little worse but not too much," the bear said. "I think she's just getting restless because she's been stuck in the ship for so long."
"Maybe." Law rubbed the back of his head. "They'll be able to go back to their own ship tomorrow."
"How was your time with Zoro?" Penguin asked.
The memories from the night before almost made him want to cringe. If he told them what happened, there was the possibility that they would try to attack the man for trying to force himself on the Captain. "Fine. He seems to be back to normal." Or, as normal as he can be with this curse in place.
"That sounds good," Ikkaku replied. She was smiling. "You only have one more to go."
"Yeah. I'm happy that I only have one more to help." He felt guilty about not telling them his plan for the next day after he left the room with Luffy, but they would try to stop him if he told them.
They talked for a bit longer before Brook told him that they put Luffy in the room. Law nodded before going to his room. He got some clothes before going back to the room. Law stood at the doorway to the room. It's just one more day. I can get through this.
Taking a deep breath, he crossed the threshold and the door closed behind him. He turned and locked it before facing the very last person he had to share the room with.
Sorry I haven't updated in a while. Please, forgive me. Anyway, here's the next chapter. Please, tell me what you think of this chapter. Have a wonderous day and I love you all so much. Tatty-bye!
