Chapter 5

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"Zoro?"

The man in question had stopped lifting his weights when he heard someone call his name, placing the weight down. He turned around, he was surprised to see Nami and he smiled at her.

"What is it?"he asked.

Nami placed her hands behind her back, she was very nervous and she looked down. Zoro knew something was wrong so he walked over and lead her to the chair, he knelt in front of her and raised her head with his finger gently. Nami looked into his soft eyes and she could see that he was pleading for her to talk to him with a sigh, she placed a hand on his.

"Zoro what happened on Thriller bark?"

Zoro fell back in surprise, he looked up at her and he could she was readying herself for the cold attitude he had given to everyone else. Getting up, he sat next to her and placed his head in his hand, she placed a hand on his back and rubbed.

"You dont need to tell me"she said softly.

Zoro looked at her and smiled, she was so nice and he let out a sigh. It was time to tell someone for it ate at him and he couldnt have asked for a better person, she shared her fears with him and her past to him. He listened to her and now she was offering her ear to him.

"When you guys got knocked out, Kuma appeared"he started.

Nami couldnt believe it, Robin was right, Zoro would tell her and she was grateful that he trusted her, he was there for her so it was her time to be there for him like when she waited for him to wake up. She moved closer and listened to the troubled swordsman, she could feel him shaking and knew something bad happened.

"He wanted to kill Luffy... and he would spare everyone else if I let him"

"Zoro"

"I wouldnt let him so I told him I would take his place"

Nami gasped, she couldnt believe what she was hearing. Zoro was incredible, he would sacrifice himself for Luffy. What a true friend Luffy had in Zoro, she smiled.

"He gave me a small part and it hurt so much then I took all of Luffy's pain"

Nami was hugging Zoro, he had endure so much on Thriller Bark, she didnt realise it was very bad. Zoro began to break down, it was like it happened yesterday to him. Tears rolled down his cheeks and Nami felt her heart break, she softly sung him a lullaby.

"All I could think of was protecting you and Luffy then went the darkness consumed me, I saw you two then you were gone and I was gone but then I woke up Luffy was telling me to come back as we needed to complete our dreams and you told me that the crew needed me and that you needed me"

Nami sat there soflty brushing his hair and soon his eye began to slowly close, Nami couldnt help but let the tears roll down her cheek. The man asleep on her lap had been through so much, he had heard them when Chopper was working on him. He came back for them, he had heard and left death to be with them.

Then it hit her.

"All i could think of was protecting you and Luffy..."she muttered.

He didnt mention anyone else just his best friend Luffy and her, the way he looked at her, the reason he attacked Sanji, the way he treated her. He was in love with her, she kissed his forehead with a smile.

"I love you"she whispered.

"Nami's been up there for too long"Chopper said.

Robin shook her head at the reindeer and told him, she would be down soon, She noticed the captain was still staring up, she hoped their plan would work. When the weights had stopped, she knew they were talking and it was almost noon, Nami had been up there since this morning.

'He must be telling her, there is no other explanation' Robin thought.

Luffy couldnt help but sigh, this was taking to long just as he was about to go up and see Nami was climbing down the ladder. He ran to the ladder to meet her when she was down, Robin stood up. Nami reached the deck and took a deep breath, she had gently placed a pillow down for his head to rest and a blanket over him to keep him warn and that of a note telling him to come to her room when he was awake.

"Nami"Luffy asked.

"I cant unless he says it ok"she said as the tears rolled down her cheeks.

Nami could just see the scene in her mind and it pained her so she ran to her room, she passed Robin and Chopper who looked worried. Robin and Luffy now knew it was worst for if Nami was at the point of tears, Zoro went through hell and back.

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