Nami and Robin walked behind Zoro carefully, each holding one of the babies while he carried some of his things towards Sanji's room. They kept glancing at each other and then back at Zoro who was being unusually quiet. As much as they wanted to say something, Zoro's reddening ears kept them at bay. Robin looked down at Dai in her arms and saw that he was starting to doze off. She frowned and spoke.
"Not to rush things," she started "but the kids are starting to fall asleep." She didn't need to finish the sentence for the group to speed up their pace. Bathing them is harder when they're drowsy. They become easily annoyed and that results in lack of cooperation.
As they came up to the end of the hall, they saw Usopp exiting the mens bunker. Nami smiled when she saw him and yelled down the hall. "Usopp, help us out."
Zoro slowed down as the boy jogged towards them. Both Robin and him watched as she walked passed them and towards Usopp. She turned towards Zoro and motioned for him to put the stuff he was carrying down. Still confused, he did as he was told and was surprised to have Kai pushed into his chest. He quickly held her but stared at Nami as she went into their clothes bag, not understanding what she was doing.
Nami turned towards Robin and Zoro and placed clothes on their shoulders as she spoke. "Since the kids are getting sleepy, it's better to wash them up now. Me and Usopp will bring everything to the room for you," she glanced at Zoro before looking towards Robin, " and you'll be able to make sure he doesn't get lost afterwards."
Robin smiled and nodded in agreement. Zoro, on the other hand, felt slightly offended. "I know how to get to Sanji's room."
Nami smirked at him. "Okay. Then how do you get there from here."
Zoro didn't hesitate to respond. "You make a right at the end of the hall and a left. Then you're there."
Zoro smiled proudly while the three crew members looked at him, wondering how someone could be so bad with directions.
"Swordsman-San," Robin started softly. "It's a left and then its at the end of the hall."
Zoro nodded. "Exactly."
The three crew members sighed at his response and started to move. Nami and Usopp made a left to go towards Sanji's room, while Zoro and Robin made a right to head towards the bathroom. As they walked, Robin noticed that Zoro kept zoning out. It took a few minutes of her contemplating before finally deciding to ask him.
"Something wrong?" Robin's voice filled the silent hallway. She stared at Zoro's back when she didn't get a response. She frowned slightly but persisted. Quickening her pace slightly brought her to Zoro's side where she used her shoulder to nudge him. From the corner of her eye, she saw him jump slightly before glancing at her and then Kai.
"You seem a little absent minded, Zoro," Robin stated, not turning towards him.
Zoro stared at Robin's face for a moment before turning forward. "Am I?"
Robin hummed in confirmation, making Zoro frown slightly.
Both of them slowed as they came to the bathroom door. Zoro shifted Kai in his arm and held the door open for Robin before following her in. Once they were inside, they started up the bath for the babies. Robin didn't urge Zoro to say anything during the process. Their relationship was like this: they wait for the other to speak their mind without forcing them.
With Kai and Dai both in the tub, the two adults tried to wash them at a moderate pace. Neither baby was extremely drowsy, so it wasn't too difficult to wash them. The silence surrounding them as they washed the twins was soon broken.
"I'm not sure how I feel anymore." Zoro whispered.
Zoro's voice came out low but Robin heard him clear. She glanced at him before focusing back on Dai. She thought for a moment before responding.
"Are you unsure because of your feelings or your situation?" Robin asked.
Zoro furrowed his brows. "What do you mean?"
"What I mean is," Robin started, "are you unsure of your love for Sanji or are you unsure if you're dealing with this situation correctly, considering he is the father of your children. Are you focusing more so on protecting yourself from getting hurt again or are you actually trying to protect the kids? Things like that I suppose."
Zoro bit his lip slightly as he rinsed Kai off. "Both." He paused for a moment. "Keeping the kids away from Sanji seems to be more...selfish than I thought. But I don't know what to do. I don't want him too close to me because of how he makes me feel but keeping him from the kids doesn't help them in any way. Besides, he misses them."
Robin hummed in thought as they took the twins out of the tub to dry them off. "I think that you're thinking too much about this, Zoro." She began putting clothes on Dai. "Many people say that the heart and the brain can't agree on a lot of things. The heart follows love and the brain follows logic. Before you followed your heart and not your following logic to avoid problems."
Zoro finished dressing Kai and watched as Robin finished dressing Dai. He listened carefully to what the Raven Haired women said.
"I think the problem is that we separate the two instead of putting them together. You can't give you all in love if your heart and brain are against each other."
Robin and Zoro stood up with the twins in their arms. They picked up the dirty clothes and put them over their shoulders and advanced towards the door. Before reaching the door, however, Zoro stopped, making Robin do the same.
"So, what are you suggesting I do?" Zoro asked.
Robin looked at him for a moment. "Well," she turned and looked at one of the bathroom walls. "I can't tell you what to do. It's different for every person."
She turned towards the door and opened it before continuing. " But, I can tell you that one doesn't 'think' love. You just do it."
The door closed behind her and Zoro was left in the silence of the bathroom by himself. He looked down at Kai who was watching him intently. He leaned down and kissed her head, making her smile. He smiled in return and walked towards the bathroom door to follow behind Robin. His smile widened a bit when he thought of what she said. She's right. We don't think love. We just do it.