Chapter fifteen
Zoro rushed into Hancock's hospital room but it was to no avail, she was out cold. He didn't fully understand it but she had so many tubes coming out of her. Each doing something else for her well-being. He was so close to losing her that his heart physically hurt.
He did obviously attempt to prepare himself for the worst but seeing her now proved how not ready he would have been. Almost losing her now was killing him, but he was so happy to see her none the less.
Besides the tubes sticking every which way, he noticed all her injuries. She looked awful and that hurt more.
On her face alone she had those kind of casts for your nose, a split lip that matched Ruyi's and a black eye. Her hair had been shaved on the side to make room for what looked like stitches from where he was standing. They we long and gruesome looking and Zoro couldn't guess what they came from.
Looking down she had another cast on her fractured wrist and multiple bandages all around her. One of course on her ankle which had started to bleed again. Besides those she also had multiple bruises everywhere and of course he already knew about her scars on her back. She was lying on her back but Zoro realised that her family had never seen them and eventually she would have to show them. He dreaded for her because he knew she would hate doing that. Hancock would most likely with her family pretend that Ruyi never happened, but if she did that, then her family would probably never forgive themselves.
On her other wrist he noticed many scratches on her forearm and she had very bloody finger tips, most likely acquired whilst she tried to create her makeshift weapon. They clearly cleaned her up but the little bit of blood under her nails was impossible to reach Oh, how he wished he could hold her right now. His love had come back to him finally. He was still angry he couldn't protect her but he would use the rest of his life to make it up to her. He would protect her this time.
Most of her body was covered in the thin sheet the hospital called a blanket. Zoro didn't want to move it and frankly he had seen enough injuries to feel rage. If Ruyi wasn't dead already then Zoro would seriously have fucked him up. In ways even he didn't think was he was able to think of.
Shame rooted itself deep in his body. He always prided himself about being strong. He always wanted to be the best, and he was good but what use were his skills when he couldn't even help find her?
Behind him he heard an assortment of sobbing and then suddenly a very high pitched whine from her mother. She couldn't take it anymore. The view was killing her. She rushed forward to her unconscious daughter and held her cold hand tightly.
"I'm so sorry" she sobbed falling to her knees.
Her trembling got worse as she looked her daughter over, smoothing her hair away from her face and kissing her hand once, twice, and then a third time.
"Baby… my baby... My ba" her crying was uncontrollable now and you couldn't make out a word she was saying.
Her two sisters rushed forward and crowded Hancock, holding their mother and each sobbing, the sisters quieter than her mother.
Zoro stood there awkwardly for a moment before Sandersonia grabbed his hand and pulled him into the family moment. He was as much a part of this as the rest of them and it was about time he started realising it.
Zoro whilst in half of an embrace looked up at Hancock innocently sleeping, finally seeming at peace.
"Wake up soon" He whispered.
A/N: Sorry this chapter is so short, but I figure its okay as long as I keep updating right? :P There just wasn't that much to say! I hope you are still enjoying my writing… 3 thank you for sticking with me!
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