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For all you fans of the brotherly love, keep checking back for the later chapters- there's certainly going to be a fiery individual coming up later on xD

Welp, without any further disruptions, here's chapter 2~

"Oi, Marimo. Dinner's ready." The green haired man suddenly looked up- not startled- no, Zoro never startled- and gave Sanji a curious look. What did he say? Up until a few moments ago, he'd been studying the floorboards of the ship, not much else to do where he had chosen to sit. There still wasn't any word from the little reindeer doctor, and as much as he hated to admit it, he was growing worried.

How long ago had Sanji and he returned? It must have been hours since Chopper had whisked Luffy away to the med bay. And since then, there Zoro sat right outside, waiting impatiently for the moment the doctor would burst out of the doors and announce that Luffy was going to be fine, he just needed to eat or sleep it off.

Sanji blinked back at the first mate, spatula in one hand. "It's going to get cold." He said flatly. "And we're not wasting food, come on, eat." He gestured towards the med bay with the kitchen utensil. "At least come get something before that idiot launches himself out here and gobbles up everything in sight."

That brought a small smirk to the swordsman's face, but he made no move to leave and follow Sanji.

He wasn't used to Sanji being civil to him, but to tell the truth Zoro just didn't have it in him to engage in their little squabbles. From the time of Luffy's disappearance to his return, things had been pretty subdued on the Thousand Sunny.

With a huff, Sanji threw his arms up and stalked off back to the kitchen.

Zoro rolled his eyes, resting an arm on his kneecap as he shifted a bit from his spot on the ground, waiting for any sort of sign from Chopper or his Captain.

"Luffy…." The murmured whisper came from the small reindeer standing by the side of his bed. With an exhausted sigh, he finished wrapping the last of the bandages on Luffy's arm. Extensive damage was an understatement. Injuries littered his entire body. Even for someone like Luffy, it would take a while for him to heal. That also meant the crew was going to have to try and lay low for a little. Who knows what would happen if word got out that the infamous Strawhat Pirate's Captain was out of commission?

Still, a bout of worry had settled in Chopper's stomach. Who ever had managed to kidnap Luffy was still out there somewhere. It took all the crew had to keep Zoro from slashing the forested island to pieces in the hopes that he would be able to find who had done this. They only managed to get him to stay because Sanji had been quick thinking and mentioned that Luffy would want to see him when he woke up.

But this was Luffy, he'd be up and back to his old self in no time, wouldn't he?

Zoro would vehemently deny that he had nodded off. He was simply-resting his eyes. Asleep or not, the next thing he was aware of was a steaming plate of food being held out right in front of his face.

The swordsman stole a glance upward, seeing Sanji with an indifferent expression, a cigarette hanging out his mouth.

"Well?" The cook said cooly. "I was nice enough to bring this out since you insisted on not eating with us. You gonna take it or not?"

Zoro stared back at him quizzically. He never suspected such an act of kindness from Sanji, but as he had noted before, no one had it in them to be hostile to each other at the moment.

He reached up and grabbed the plate, a murmured thank you directed at Sanji for the gesture. The blond dipped his head quietly and turned, taking his cigarette out his mouth and motioned towards the area where Luffy and Chopper were. "You'll let us know if anything changes?"

Zoro nodded back and Sanji looked back once before making his way back to the galley.

Left alone once more, he stared down at the plate of food realizing he really had no appetite at all.

The sun was starting to dip low beyond the horizon, waves lapping up swiftly against the ship. Zoro was resting his chin on his palm as he stared out towards the ocean. His nerves were starting to get to him. Dinner hadn't been long ago, but he was dying to know what was going on with Luffy. Now, he had half a mind to barge in there and demand to see what was happening. That wouldn't be the right thing to do and he knew that. So, he told himself to just have faith in the little reindeer, even if he was having a hard time with it.

Light tapping of feet on the deck caused him to turn just as Robin came strolling towards him.

She was wearing a shawl over her shoulders and had a book pressed tightly to her chest.

Coming to a stop beside him, she offered a friendly smile which he brushed off with a shrug of his shoulders.

With a light sigh, she leaned against the wall, tilting her head to the side. "Have you heard anything about the Captain's condition from Chopper?"

"No." He muttered, looking back towards the sea again.

"I see." She said curtly.

Zoro was about to say something more, suggest she do something else somewhere on a different part of the ship when the med-bay door flew open.

Heads turned and all the duo managed to get a glimpse of was a flash of blue and white.

Luffy, clad in just in shorts and dressed in bandages from head to toe was running away at full speed.

Chopper came running through a moment later, looking beyond distressed. "No, Luffy! Come back!" He screeched.

Zoro and Robin immediately sprang into action, sprinting after Luffy as fast as they could. It was amazing, Zoro mused, just how fast his Captain was even with injuries as severe as his.

Still, by the time they reached him, the 19 year old was perched precariously on Sunny's figurehead, his back facing the frigid ocean.

Zoro frowned, calling out to him as he started to approach him slowly. "Oi, Luffy!"

Said raven-haired boy was panting heavily from the run, staring back at them with clouded eyes. It was when he started to sway that Zoro knew things were about to take a sudden turn for the worst.

By the time he had managed to scale the figurehead, Luffy, energy just about spent pitched backward with a lurch of the ship, falling into the darkened waters below with a loud splash.

"LUFFY!"

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