Chapter 5.
Sanji went round telling everyone the good news.
"LUFFY, NAMI, USOPP! I have some great news!" Sanji shouted to them, "Kuina's going to be fine, BUT YOU CAN'T HIT HER! SPECIAL IN THE HEAD! You hear me you can't hit her in the head!!"
"Why not Sanji?" Nami asked quite puzzled
"Because if you do she will probably die." Sanji explained to his blank faced crewmembers,
"But why would she die?" asked an even more confused Luffy.
"Chopper said that if you whack her or anything hits her in the head she could die or the damage could be fatal." Sanji explained in the simplest way possible, just for Luffy.
"Why would it be fatal?" Usopp asked quite bravely since Sanji was trying not to scream.
"I don't know," Sanji said thorough grated teeth "why don't you go ask Chopper?" he suggested.
"Great idea Sanji!" Luffy bounced off to the cabins as soon as he suggested it, "Chopper! Chopper!" Luffy screeched, "Why cant Kuina hit her head?"
"I don't know Luffy." Chopper sighed.
"Nnggg. If she hits her head again after a supposedly fatal trip down the stairs she could die" Zoro explained to both of them "she can't hit her head again or in any other way" he added.
" That still doesn't" Chopper said even more confused.
"When we were younger she fell down the stairs, and cracked her head open as well as damaging a certain nerve in her brain. That is why the doctors thought that she was dead, and why I was still slightly mad."
"Oh dose that mean you are doing to try and kill Tashigi?" Luffy asked when he finally understood.
"No," Zoro said "but I will if she tries to attack her again."
"Why do you really like her, or is it just protectiveness?" Luffy asked so confused, again.
"Protectiveness. I do not love her." Zoro stated to Luffy ' or do I?'
"Fine, I guess, just don't let her die. OK?"
"I would never let her die captain." Zoro replied, " But I do need to do more on land. So if you will excuse me Luffy. Chopper I'll be back in 2 hours."
"Where are, you going and can I come?" Luffy questioned with puppy dog eyes.
"To see my stupid parents and even stupider brother and I guess if you want." Zoro replied with his mono-toned voice.
"OK let's go!" Luffy beamed.
"Right, but I must warn you that my parents are super strict, super tidy and don't want you cleaning out their fridge." Zoro warned.
"Right. Can we go now?" Luffy wined in response to Zoro's warning.
They went off the ship with little interference from their crewmates. They were walking for about 45minuites walking along windy, straight, dusty and clean roads, before they reached what looked like a palace. It was a white washed with some bits of gold. There were massive gates and walls with guards at every entrance.
"Whoa! You live here?!" Luffy said with amazement. All Zoro does is nod to the question not really wanting to speak. Luffy as oblivious as ever added "wow I bet Nami would love it here."
"Yes but we wont tell Nami 'cause she will steal everything in my house"
"Yea but you can repay Nami back now cant you." Luffy reasoned.
"I guess that is true" Zoro had to agree it wasn't like he couldn't afford to pay Nami back. "YO! PAUL OPEN UP WILL YA!" Zoro bellowed at a guard who apparently was called Paul.
"Not unless you have the password." The guard replied.
"NO WAY IM GONNA SAY IT, IT IS EMBARRASSING AS HELL!!" Zoro screamed.
"IF YOU DON'T YOU WON'T GET IN!" he bellowed back.
"FINE!! I want to be the ruler of the world let me in please." Zoro whispered but luck us there was a microphone with an earpiece in Paul's ear so he could hear.
"You may enter Prince Zoro."
"Why did he call you Prince Zoro?" Luffy questioned.
"I would rather not say Luffy part of my past." Zoro replied.
"OK." Luffy was quite throughout most of the trip through the castle, except for the quite whoas and wows, and that is amazing. They walked a good number of minutes (much to Luffy's annoyance) until they reached a very big and extravagant door. Zoro knocked twice and waited.
"ENTER!" A voice boomed. Zoro and Luffy entered the room, which was colossal, but only had a long red rug, two big chairs, two little ones and a few normal chairs. "Who are you and what do you want?" A male voce asked without looking up at them.
"Hello father."
TBC