Zoro X Reader: Mind Games Ch5

You were barely conscious when Zoro carried you to the woman's quarters. His body heat brought you comfort as you clung to his long coat. It was now late, past midnight, when he knocked on the door, Robin answered, rubbing her eyes sleepily.

"Zoro," she yawned. "what is it?" She looked down at your sleeping form in his arms and smiled, giggling to herself.

"She's cute when she's sleeping isn't she?" Robin teased, moving a strand of hair from your face.

"Yeah, I guess." Zoro whispered, not wanting to wake you up.

"Did you find out what made her lash out?" Robin asked interested, as she leaned against the door frame.

"Yeah, I did..." Zoro trailed off as you stirred in your sleep. He waited till you settled down again to continue.

Robin only giggled more at Zoro's awkwardness. He gave her an annoyed look but kept quiet.

"She was attacked by a Marine, it actually so happens to be the anniversary of the attack, and she was jumped from behind." Zoro said, giving Robin the run-down version of your story. He wasn't gonna tell her about your past while there was a chance you could be feigning sleep.

Robin got the hint and nodded. "I see," she said yawning again. "Was that all you wanted to tell me?"

"No," Zoro said trying gently remove your hands from his coat. You had such a strong grip on it that he couldn't pull you off without waking you. Robin just about died of laughter. She clutched at her side and tried to stifle her giggles as Nami came to the door, rubbing her eyes.

"Hey~, what's with all the noise?" Nami said, before she caught sight of you and Zoro. She smiled.

"She's quite the cuddle buddy, huh Zoro?" Nami teased. Zoro gave her a death glare before sighing in defeat.

"I need to get to sleep, and she can't bed with me." Zoro explained

"Awww, why not? You seem to have taken a liking to her." Nami teased him further.

Several agitation marks popped up on his temple as well as a slight blush.

"Because," He trailed off, not wanting to finish the sentence.

"Because?" Robin urged on; getting the gist of Zoro's reasoning.

"Because, it's not an appropriate action to take right now." Zoro hissed quietly,

"Alright, alright. We'll take her in. However, there are only two beds. She'll have to share a bed with one of us." Robin pondered

"I'm not one for 'cuddling', " Nami warned, making Robin your only bed option for the night.

"Then I guess I'll take her," Robin decided, holding out her arms. Zoro transferred your still-sleeping form over into Robin's arms. You stirred slightly, opening your eyes only slightly, before heading back into your dream.

"Goodnight, Zoro." Robin said before taking you inside and putting you under the covers.

"Goodnight....(f/n)" Zoro said before heading to the Men's quarters.

When he arrived, all the guys were huddled in a small circle. Chopper was examining Sanji's nose, saying it would take a while before it would heal. They all looked up at Zoro as he entered.

"Well?" Usopp asked, expecting Zoro to share what he had learned from you.

"Well what?" Zoro snapped back, he was getting pretty fed up with being interrogated for gossip about (f/n).

"Why did she do it?" Luffy finished for Usopp, who had cowered behind him, fearing Zoro's ferocity.

Zoro sighed. The others made room for him in their little circle as he sat down, cross legged. He looked at Sanji for a short moment before speaking.

"Fine,I'll tell you what I told Robin. However, this is (f/n)'s past so I will let her share the worst parts, if she chooses to. Don't go bothering her about though, got it?" Zoro looked at his room mates, they all nodded, waiting for him to go on

"A year ago, she was attacked from behind by a Marine officer. That's why she punched Sanji when he approached her. If she can't see you, she doesn't trust you..in a sense."

"Ohh, I see." Franky said, rubbing his chin. "So she still bears the mental and emotional scars from being attacked."

"That's all she told you?" Chopper asked, " You were in the storage room for a long time..."

Everyone stopped and looked at Zoro as a slight blush appeared on his cheeks. Sanji got in his face.

"Oy! You didn't take advantage of (f/n)-San did you?"

Zoro pushed the bewildered cook off of him, "Of course not, you idiot cook! I'd never do such a thing! I-!" Zoro caught himself before he said any more. But it was too late, Brook already caught on to what he was going to say.

"You like (f/n)-San, a lot, don't you Zoro?" Brook sang as he did his signature laugh.

"Tsk, quiet you!" Zoro yelled as he hit Brook with a sheathed katana; causing a large red bump to poke through his Afro. Luffy rolled around on the floor, laughing as he was holding his sides. Sanji was throwing a fit.

Zoro jumped up, tired of their little "gossip session"

"Go to bed all of you!" he barked as he went to his own bed. Eventually, everyone did go to bed, however, in the dark he could still hear the snickers from his Captain and from Usopp and the small pathetic sobs from Sanji.

He tossed and turned in his sleep, and when morning came; he found himself 'cuddling' with his pillow. It startled him so much that he cried out and fell out of bed and landed on the floor with a loud THUD. Brook popped his head out over the edge of his bunk above Zoro's and smiled as he put this bony hands together in a shape of a heart.

Dammit, he thought to himself. I really do like (f/n).