7th chapter

Im so sorry thats its been such a long time since ive updated this story but I lost the connection and felt the words got sloppy so I stopped however hearing that many of you loved this story, I will try my best to finish it to the best standard I can do.

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Luffy wiped his face, snot coming out of his nose. He wanted to know now, he had waited patiently but the waiting was killing him so he told himself that he would ask at dinner. Food was really important to him and his stomach but it would wait for his first mate Zoro was much important, all of his nakama was. Zoro had looked down as he tried to tell them what had happened but he lost his voice, nothing would come out, the swordsman gripped his hands turning his knuckles white.

"Just tell us you shitty swordsman"Sanji shouted.

He was about to hit the stupid cook but some one had already beat him to it, the smack had made the whole room go quiet. Zoro looked to Nami who was furious, she brought her arm back to her side as she sat down.

"Nami-"

"Dont talk to Zoro like that, you dont know what hell he went through for this crew"She said.

Sanji nodded as he sat down, he placed a hand on his now red cheek, Nami sure did have a hard hit. Zoro gently smiled at Nami, she took hold of his hand under the table, this meant that she would be there for him no matter what his decision was.
And he was grateful, letting out sigh, he looked back up to Luffy. Nami gave him a gentle squeeze, she would support him no matter what, Robin had noticed the quick connection between the two and smiled.

She wondered how long it would be before they would finally admit their feelings for each other.

"I..."

"Please Zoro"Chopper whispered.

This broke his heart, he fought off the tears that threaten to fall but remembering what Nami had said. They were his nakama, each one of them even Sanji would be there for him , a new fire in his eyes Zoro looked at Luffy.

"Kuma appeared, he wanted you Luffy"he started.

Luffy frowned as Zoro continued, he could not believe it, the swordsman had sacfriced himself to the large cyborg. The others had gasped as they listened, Chopper started to cry as he hugged Zoro, he rubbed the small doctors back. Franky had wrapped an arm around Robin who rubbed her face though she was crying, the older women still held a smile, Nami rubbed her thumb over his hand. She sent him a smile which he nodded to, telling the other lifted this large weight off his shoulder.

"Zoro..."Luffy said.

He waited for the shouting and the rant that he could of taken the pain however...

Luffy pulled him into a hug and cried into his shoulder.

"Zoro thank you"he mumbled.

The swordsman smiled softly as he rubbed his captains back soon one by one the others joined the hug. Franky and Brook joined the crying of Chopper and Luffy, Usopp held his back. Zoro felt really at peace in this group hug, he felt gently arms wrapped around his neck from behind and from the smell of tangerine's, he knew who it was.

"Thank you"he whispered.

Hot breath tickled his ear and it made him smile.

"No matter what, we, Im here for you"

Hearing those words from her lips made his core warm, knowing that he could always turn to Nami for anything, Zoro's eyes slipped closed and his arms fell limp from the others. He fell backwards, he could hear someone scream his name but he didnt care as the darkness consumed him. It was Luffy who screamed the swordsman's name, he was the first to noticed Zoro close his eyes and his arms to fall off him but it was Nami who caught the man as he fell.

"Chopper"Nami said worried.

The small doctor nodded as he moved over to Nami, she was now seated on the floor with Zoro's head in her lap. She couldnt hold up his body for long so she slowly and gently slipped down to the floor, making sure not to harm the swordsman. Chopper looked him over before turning to Franky, he asked the cyborg to take Zoro to the medical bay.

Franky nodded and grabbed Zoro but stopped when he felt the tug.

"Nami-swan you need to let go"Sanji said.

"Im not holding on"Nami replied.

Robin moved to Nami's side and just as the navigator had said, she was not holding onto Zoro but the swordsman's had his grip around her wrist. Sanji had stepped over and tried to pry the hand off his lovely Nami-swan but he could not. The navigator told them to move, she would just have to follow, Franky asked her if she was sure and she nodded.

Leading the way, Chopper moved quickly, behind his was Franky and Nami while the others were behind them. Luffy didnt want to have Zoro leave his eye sight as before, he hoped it was nothing to do with the attack from Kuma, the older women looked from Zoro to Nami. She knew it wasnt from the attack but something else but what.

Finally they made it and the cyborg placed Zoro onto the bed, Nami took the seat on his right while Luffy moved to the left. The others waited near the door, Usopp had told them not to crowd for Chopper would not be able to work well, the small doctor in questioned was on the bed checking Zoro over.

"Its not bad is it Chopper?"Luffy asked worried.

"No, it looks like the stress of the secret finally caught up with him"Chopper replied.

He looked over the old wounds Zoro had received from Kuma just to be sure, happy with none of them bleeding or looking infected. Chopper turned to Luffy and told him that the swordsman just needed to rest, the captain smiled as he turned to the sleeping Zoro. Happy with the result, Robin told the others that they should leave, Brook and Usopp protested but Franky grabbed the two and nodded to Robin with a grin.

The last one to leave was Chopper, he told the other two if anything changed with Zoro condition, they would just need to shout for him. Nami nodded and told the small reindeer that they would, happy with that, he left, leaving the three original members of the straw hats. Luffy sighed as he leaned back but he looked over to Nami, the younger women was staring down at the swordsman, she had moved his grip into her hand.

She never knew holding that secret had caused so much stress for Zoro, what else was he hiding from them.

"Nami?"

"Yeah Luffy"she replied.

"Do you Love him?"Luffy asked her with a serious face.

The question had shocked her but she moved her eye sight from Luffy to Zoro and smiled, she nodded her head and it caused Luffy to grin.

"He loves you too"He said.

Hearing this, made her smile brighter and it made him smile. Luffy hated seeing an upset Nami, like Robin, the captain had seen the signs between the two. She looked at Luffy and thanked him, he nodded as he placed his hat on Zoro's chest, she watched his eyes close and soon the snores came. Nami shook her head at Luffy, she brought her knee's to her chest as she smiled softly at the sleeping swordsman.

"Of course I love you, I will always need you"she whispered to him.

Soon her eyes began to flutter shut, as the two slept, no one notice the small smile that appeared on Zoro's face.

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