Zoro reached his hand forward, towards the blurry whitefield. He didn't know who he was reaching for but he just knew they were leaving him. He didn't want more people to leave him. He already lost so much. "Don't leave me." Zoro croaked.

He was then consumed in darkness again.

Zoro opens his eye, he's faced with the ceiling of the infirmary. He's back. Did he even leave? He looked around to see in the corner of the room his backpack. So it wasn't a dream. He then comes face to face with a very angry doctor. "You're awake." He points out. Zoro just nods. "This time stay in bed." It didn't sound like he was making a suggestion.

"Where are you going?" Zoro ask seeing the little doctor walking to the door.

"Telling everyone you're awake."

"Don't." Zoro says eye open wider than before.

"As long as you stay in bed. You're still healing from the first round of injuries. The poison is still working around your system but it's not deadly anymore. I need you to rest. You have new injuries." Chopper changed his tone to worry.

"Okay." Zoro says laying his head down on the pillow.

"I'll go get you a snack." Chopper goes out. Zoro faces the wall and curls into a ball. This time he let himself cry. Not only was he in physical pain but also emotional. He felt alone. And that use to not bother him but now it does. How did he live like this?

Chopper came back with a fruit smoothie bowl. He didn't want to have Zoro eating solids, he didn't know how much internal bruises Zoro has now. It's best to be save rather than sorry. He heard Zoro snoring. He set the bowl down and checked on Zoro. He is asleep but it looks like he cried himself to sleep. He'll save the smoothie bowl for later, when Zoro wakes up again.

Zoro opened his eye to darkness. He knew he was still in the infirmary. He must have cried himself to sleep. Zoro moved his body and smiled a little when he didn't feel sore and numb. Like he always knew, Chopper is amazing. Zoro sat up and looked out the window. It was night now so everyone must be asleep.

In the darkness Zoro moved around. Trying to find his boots, a shirt and his backpack. When he got his hand on the doorknob he heard a squeaking sound. It belonged to Choppers' desk chair. Zoro turns to the chair to see a human silhouette. The person stands up and gets closer.

What he didn't expect is to get a hug. "What?" Zoro asks, trying to push the body away.

"I was so worried." Zoro stops for a second. The cook is hugging him. He was worried. Zoro shakes his head, no he meant as nakama nothing more. Zoro pushes him away.

"I'm fine." Zoro says patting down his clothes he just got on. They were a little soaked in blood but that was fine. Change of plans, the swordsman has decided to bury everything. He will literally be burying his feelings. All he needs is a shovel. He's sure they have one in storage.

Sanji stops him, holding onto his wrist. "Where are you going? You should still be in bed. Resting. Here eat. I'm guessing this is for you." Sanji pulls Zoro back to bed. He takes the back pack and sets it down handing Zoro a spoon and the smoothie bowl.

"What are you doing here?" Zoro asks eyeing Sanji suspiciously as he take a bite of the smoothie bowl.

"Taking care of you while Chopper rest." Sanji goes to turn the light on. Zoro closes his eye for a second before opening them again, better adjusted to the light now. "Someone had to make sure you didn't go walking off when you need to be resting." Sanji says sitting down on the chair again.

Zoro frowns but looks away as he ate. He was hungry, and the smoothie bowl did taste really good but he won't admit that to Sanji of all people. Sanji eyed the backpack. Zoro had it before too. The backpack was rather heavy. What was in it? Sanji grabbed the backpack and opened it. "Hey!" Zoro shouted setting the bowl down to reach over and stop Sanji but it was too late.

"This is.." Sanji starts as he takes out a month or two worth a memories. Zoro just looks away. Sanji looks at him. "What are doing with these? What were you going to do with these?" the blonde asks.

"What do you think?" Zoro asks sarcastically.

"Why?" Sanji asks in disbelief.

"Why? Because you were ignoring me. You wouldn't talk to me. Or look in my direction. You started making fun of me again. I was tired of holding onto something that wasn't going to happen. I was tired of feeling like this." Zoro looked down at the bowl that he was almost done with. Zoro wipes away his tears.

Sanji looks down guilty. "I'm sorry."

"What ever." Zoro says.

"Zoro." Sanji says. He doesn't get a response. Not even a humm back. "I love you." He looks at Zoro, to see the other man looking at him bewildered. "I just didn't know how to feel about you turning back. I was confused. Chopper told me what happened and that calmed me down. A lot. I still like you, I just didn't know how to tell you this. Then I saw you jump off the cliff. How hurt you look protecting that stupid chest and just now. How bloody you were having fallen down the cliff. I couldn't wait anymore."

"You saw me jump off the cliff?" Zoro asks.

"Yeah. I saw you running after that guy."

"That doesn't make it better. You let me suffer for what?" Zoro stands up angrily. He finishes his bowl then throws it at Sanji. He leaves the room as Sanji picks up the bowl and spoon.

He walks himself angrily up to the crows nest. He can't believe the man. While he was going through the emotion of heartbreak Sanji was just watching the whole time. How could he do that?