Nami's head was killing her, she felt like she'd been hit by a semi truck and there was a slight stinging where something warm was running down the side of her face. She could hear people moving around and what sounded like two male voices talking but she didn't know who they were or where she even was for that matter. She groaned and rolled her head on her shoulders trying to regain her senses that didn't want to come back. She felt someone kneel beside her as his hands ran over her arms and then she was roughly picked up and slammed into the wall. Nami's eyes snapped open and she came face to face with her boyfriend. "Law?" she looked over his shoulder and saw Zoro lying on the floor, blood seeping from the wound on his leg. "Zoro? What's going on?"
Law smirked and cupped her face in his hand. "I think it's about time you gave me what I want," he whispered into her ear.
Nami looked at him. "What are you talking about?"
Law's hand left her face and cupped one of her breasts in his hand. "I'm talking about sex darling." Nami looked at him, mouth agape there was no way that he was going to do this to her? Right? All of the sudden, Law's demeanor changed. The smile left his face and his grip on her tightened tremendously. "Or maybe I should let Zoro do that for you," he growled. "Since you seem to think that you need to make me leave so you can go and sneak off to be with him."
Nami opened her mouth to tell him that he was being crazy. He was totally wrong, that wasn't what she was doing at all. However, before she could actually form a sentence, or a word for that matter, Law's hand collided with her face as he backhanded her. A yelp escaped from Nami's lips. What the hell? He must be stark raving mad to think that he was going to hit her and get away with it. Nami retaliated and head butted him. He growled and punched her in the side of the head, throwing her to the ground. She heard Zoro growl as she tried to push herself up from the ground but Law wasn't going to let her. His steel toed boot collided with her side as he kicked her. Nami gasped as all the wind left her lungs, leaving her gasping for air on the ground.
"If you're going to act like a bitch, then I'm going to treat you like one," he told her as he knelt beside her. "I'm going to strip you naked right here in this filthy place, and fuck you." Nami, who was usually so strong, so willful felt herself starting to break. She didn't want this, and she knew that Law was a lot stronger than she was. Without Zoro's help she wouldn't be able to get away from him, and from the looks of things, his knee had been shot.
"Law, please," she begged. Her pride was taking a major hit here, but she knew a bad situation when she saw this, and this particular situation was more than bad. Law chuckled and back handed her again as he rolled her onto her stomach.
"I'm going to enjoy this," he said as his hand reached for her pants and started undoing them. Nami knew that she wouldn't be able to fight him off without Zoro's help, but that didn't mean she wasn't going to try. She started kicking and hitting him, trying to get him off of her. A lucky shot clipped him in the face and he growled before he punched her hard enough to break her nose. Nami howled in pain as he ripped her jeans off of her legs.
Disoriented Nami couldn't stop him as he ripped her panties and threw them over his shoulder. "You're a little slut, you know that?" he growled in her ear "A virgin wearing a red thong? Little bitch, it's like you're asking for it." He chuckled and back handed her again, only resulting in another explosion of pain.
Nami shut her eyes tight, she couldn't see, couldn't breathe right, and panic was starting to sink in. when she thought everything was over, when she thought Law was going to take that one thing that she wasn't ready to get rid of yet, a loud gunshot ricocheted off the walls of the alley and her eyes went wide as Law's body fell on hers with a loud scream of pain.
"Son of a bitch!" Nami rolled the still swearing Law off of her and crawled away, grabbing her jeans that were stuck under him.
Zoro picked her up and left her jeans behind. "Leave them," he pulled his shirt off and wrapped it around her waist, limping as he carried her back to his car that was parked across the street. Nami noticed the lack of sirens and realized that the part of town they were in must really be bad if there were no cops heading that way already trying to figure out what was going on; especially since it happened right beside a gas station of all things. "God he really got you," one of his hands smoothed over her face as he put her in the back seat of her car. Nami didn't know what to say, so for the sake of embarrassing herself she kept her mouth shut. "Let's get you out of here, then I'll take care of this," he said gently brushing his thumb over the side of her nose. Nami nodded quietly and pulled his shirt closer to her lap.
Zoro closed the door gently, without slamming it, trying to make sure not to scare her as he climbed into the driver's side and started up the car. A glance in the rearview mirror told him that she was shaken so badly that even the engine turning over made her jump. Doing his best to get out of the bad part of town as fast as possible but trying to stay away from the pot holes he drove, keeping an eye on Nami. He knew she was probably more than shook up right now.
He glanced at the clock as he started to get back into the main part of town where there were more people and sighed with relief when he realized that most of the students and the staff would be in bed by now. He knew Nami didn't need the added stress of everyone looking at her. Thankfully he'd be able to get her to the school and up to her room without anyone seeing her.
He sighed as he looked back into the mirror and saw her. She looked like a scared little girl who didn't have anyone in the world to go to. Her nose was starting to swell, becoming black and blue as the bruise started to set in, he was going to have to reset it once they were in his room, and she was going to need to put ice on it. There was blood running down the side of her face where the butt of the gun Killer had, had cut her open, her lip was busted open, and her eye was starting to turn black. She looked like hell.
His grip on the steering wheel tightened. If he ever got his hands on Law again he was going to kill him with his bare hands. Zoro didn't care who Law thought he was or how rich he was, if he ever hurt Nami again Zoro was going to personally make sure the man never hurt another woman again.
"We're almost there, Nami," he said softly looking back at her. She flinched at the sound of his voice and Zoro sighed. He knew this was going to leave a huge scar on her, and it would probably be a while before she let another man get close to her.
"What did you say?" she asked from the back seat. Zoro looked back at her confused. "You called me Nami," she pointed out.
Zoro smiled a little. "Well that's your name isn't it?" he asked. Nami smiled a little, but it faded quickly as pain lit up her eyes again. She was probably a lot worse than she looked. Law had a wicked right hook, and Zoro knew that he hadn't been holding back with Nami just because she was a woman. Law was evil, and Zoro was going to make sure that he put a stop to it.
He pulled into the school parking lot and turned off the car. Nami looked around, probably to see if there was anyone around but there wasn't. Zoro hopped out and walked around to the other side of the car and opened the door slowly so he didn't scare her any further than she already was. He slowly and gently picked her up and lifted her into his arms. "Everyone should be in bed, but we're going to take the staff entrance, just in case," he told her as he carried her up to the school. Sneaking around the side of the building he knocked on the door and the one person he hoped answered did.
"What the hell is going on Zoro?" Zeff, the school's cook asked.
"Law," Zoro growled pushing past the old man and into the narrow hall that led to the main part of the school. From there he would be able to take Nami up the stairs and to her room without anyone being any wiser. Zeff swore behind him as he followed him. "He'll probably be liming in sooner or later."
"You shot him?"
"It was the only way to get him away from her," he said nodding towards Nami who was lying in his arms, trying to make sure his shirt stayed over her legs and hips, covering herself from their eyes. Zeff only sighed and led them to the main part of the school.
Zoro took Nami upstairs thankful that they didn't run into anyone she knew that wasn't what she needed right now. Once he had her up in her room he set her down on her bed. "Get dressed then come in the bathroom okay?" Nami nodded and watched him disappear into her bathroom. He started rummaging around through her stuff looking for something to help heal the wounds. Unfortunately she didn't have anything helpful. Zoro sighed and pulled out his cell phone and dialed Luffy.
"Yep?"
"Hey man, I need a favor, can you bring a medical kit down to Nami's room. She doesn't have anything," he said as he started the sink, letting the water warm up.
"Yeah, I'll be right there," Luffy paused for a minute and Zoro could hear Sanji's voice in the background. "Sanji wants to know how bad it is." Zoro sighed and told them what happened. Luffy sighed on the other end of the phone and Zoro heard the creak of his bed as he fell back on it. "So you got shot too?" he asked.
"Yeah, but it's not like that's never happened before. I'll stitch it up after I take care of her." Luffy sighed again but didn't press the matter. Zoro hung up and grabbed a washcloth from the towel rack and dipped it into the water as Nami walked into the bathroom. He turned and looked at her. If he thought she looked bad in the car he'd been sadly mistaken. She looked like hell. There were deep dark circles under her eyes and thanks to Law one of them was already turning puffy and starting to discolor. There was blood smeared on her face from her broken nose and busted lip that looked like it should have stitches. The wound on her head definitely was going to need stitches. But he wasn't going to tell her that right now. He'd wait until he had the supplies.
He smiled, trying to make things easy on her. "Come her beautiful," he said softly holding out his hand. Nami slowly walked over to him and looked up at him. He could see the fear and shame in her eyes and he wanted nothing more than to take that away from her. Unfortunately all he was really going to do tonight was cause her even more pain. "This is going to hurt, but I need to re-set your nose," he said softly as he cupped her face in his big hands. Nami's own small hands came up and gripped his biceps as he started to apply pressure to her nose. Zoro mouthed an apology before he applied enough pressure to hear the cartilage reset itself and move under his fingers. Nami bit her lip and cried out behind it at the pain hit her a few seconds later, her tiny nails biting into his skin. "I'm sorry," he whispered before wiping a few tears from her eyes.
The knock on the door startled Nami and she squeaked, jumping in his arms. "Shh, it's alright," he soothed. "It's just Luffy." He moved out of the bathroom and opened up the door. Luffy came in with the rest of the gang and handed Zoro the medical kit. "Along with everyone else," he muttered.
Nami poked her head out of the bathroom and looked at all of the boys standing in her bedroom before ducking her head back inside. Zoro sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "Is there a reason you all came?" he asked.
"Because we've got your back," Chopper said as he folded his legs under him on the floor beside her bed.
"Yeah," Sanji added. "Besides, there's a girl in trouble and you're hardly the kind that knows anything about women."
Zoro rolled his eyes. "I think I can manage; besides you're all scaring her. Now get out." He turned on his heels and walked back into the bathroom closing and locking the door behind him. Nami was sitting on the edge of the bathtub with her head in his hands. "I'm sorry about them," he sighed. Zoro sat the kit down on the bathroom counter and pulled out the antiseptic. "They're leaving, I promise." He walked over to her and knelt in front of her. Nami lifted her head and looked at him, tears lining her eyes again.
"Why are you doing this for me?" she asked her voice hoarse.
Zoro smiled and started to wash some of the blood off of her face with the warm wash cloth he'd soaked earlier, gently applying pressure. "Because I would never hurt a girl the way Law did tonight. No one deserves that, especially someone as beautiful as you." Nami smiled and a soft blush crept over her face. He smiled and finished cleaning the blood off of her face. Reaching for the antiseptic, he sighed a little, "This is going to sting," he warned before he started applying a little of it to her busted lip. Nami flinched but sat still for the most part, letting him do his job.
Nami watched Zoro stand after he finished applying antiseptic and dig around in the medical kit Luffy had brought him. Her eyes got a little wide when he pulled out a curved needle and what looks like fishing line. "What are you going to do with that?" she asked.
Zoro looked at her and started threading the fishing line through the needle. "You're head got busted open, I need to put in a few stitches," he said softly as he walked back over to her. "I'll be gentle," he promised. Nami bit her lip and leaned forward, bending her head so he could get to the wound she knew was on the top of her head because of the throbbing pain. She felt the slight tug and pull of the needle but it didn't hurt like she thought it would. Zoro was gentle with her, and for that she was thankful. "All done," he whispered, cutting the string.
Nami sighed and looked up at him. "Thank you." Zoro smiled and nodded. He opened the bathroom door and looked around before opening it for her and letting her back into the bedroom. Everyone else had left thankfully. Nami didn't want to see anyone right now. She was even a little uncomfortable with Zoro around, but he didn't seem to mind. He started cleaning off her bed and Nami stood awkwardly to the side, not sure what to do or say.
"Come on," he said pulling the blankets back on her bed. Nami walked over and climbed inside but when Zoro started to pull the blankets up over her she realized that he was going to leave, go back to his room and she was going to be alone. Panic started to rise and her breathing started to pick up. She reached out and grabbed Zoro's wrist. He looked at her and raised an eye brow slowly.
"Please, stay with me." Zoro smiled a little and nodded. He kicked out of his shoes and climbed into the bed with Nami, being careful of her ribs that had been kicked. Nami moved closer to him, needing him to make sure she wasn't alone. She didn't want to be alone, didn't want to have nightmares. She hoped that having Zoro with her, he would keep them away. At least for tonight. He played with her hair and watched her as sleep started to claim her. He smiled, unable to help it. There was something about Nami that made him want to be a better man, and he promised that he wasn't going to let anything else happen to her again.