The Best (Zoro X Reader)

Chapter XV

You had a dream about it again. It was weird for you to have them but they still hurt you, it was like a broken cassette repeating itself until you woke up. As soon as you opened your eyes you encounter yourself with the darkness of the barely known room, it took you a second to remember where you were but you managed to stay calm to not wake up Zoro. You sneaked out your bed slowly and realized Zoro was a little closer to your bed than his making you smile a little. With your eyes now more accustomed to the dark you walked to the bathroom and closed it slowly before turning the lights on

When you looked at the mirror you saw how a single tear was still in your face, you were quickly to erase it with your own hand. It had been a long time since you had that dream, so long that you thought it was over, but apparently it wasn't. The more you thought about it the more it hurt, same to everyone in the temple, that why no one talked about it. It was like if everyone had agreed to never talk about it ever again, and yet, her memory was everywhere

-Breathe...- you said to yourself as you washed your face to ease you up. Your reflection betrayed you as it reflected a sad face. You turned away and walked out, trying to ignore what you had seen.

It took you sometime to let your eyes adjust to the darkness again but when they did you walked slowly back to your bed, getting in carefully again. Once you were in you were afraid to close your eyes, earning comfort on watching the ceiling

-I thought you were asleep...- you said when you felt someone staring at you- sorry if I woke you up...

- Trouble sleeping? - he asked

-I just need a minute- you said returning to the ceiling, you closed your eyes to avoid confrontation, until you felt his hand with yours. When you turned to see him again his eyes were closed but you knew he was awake. You slowly moved closer to him, until you could almost hear his breathing, he noticed it and pulled you closer to him to cuddle. That was the first time that you had felt the way you felt, this protected and safe. And sooner than you thought, you fell asleep by the sound of his strong heart beating.

-So how was your night? - asked Ms. Chie getting herself some tea, she sat in the small table with you- maybe, you had fun?

-What? - you raised an eyebrow- what do you mean?

-You know... some hanky panky? - you shook your head- some devil's tango? Some late night talks?

-Are you feeling well? - you asked reaching for her head to take her temperature but she pushed your hand away

-How come you had never.... - Ms. Chie thought about it for a second- did your father ever gave you... the talk?

-What talk?

-You know... how babies are made? - she said being uncomfortable and trying to keep it as quiet as she could

-Yeah, sex- you answered- what you implying?

-You know what, never mind- she said sipping her tea defeated until her eyes met the green haired guy walking to them- good morning sunshine, are you ready for today? - Zoro sat down next to you and raised an eyebrow to the lady's question

-What do you mean? - he said crossing his arms

-I don't know what she's talking about, maybe we should let her rest, she's been saying nonsense- you whispered on his ear

-I can hear you- she almost spitted- I, got us free massages at 2- she said pointing to a hallway- down that way, so please don't miss it- she pointed at Zoro and looked at you making you responsible for him, you winked at her in response

After breakfast you decided to walk through the town, while Zoro contacted his manager again to see what the first match of his competition was about and more details of when and where it will be held. It was amazing to discover new things around the town; every time you saw something you had never seen before you stud in front of it just admiring it and asking question about it. Everything was relatively just like home; it was even in the same area but for you it was so different just to be there. You almost missed track of time and when you checked your clock you had to make a run for it, getting to the hotel/spa out of breath to take Zoro to the massage appointment

-Come on! - you said dragging him by the hand- Ms. Chie is going to kill me if we miss it

-Relax woman, we are almost there- he said as you reached the room where you almost busted inside, making the ladies that worked there look at you

-Sorry- you said almost panting-we... are here for the massage...

-Of course, you are- one said- look how tense you two look, come on you get there and you there- she said pointing to different rooms, you gave Zoro a nice smile before letting go of his hand and walking to your designated room

-Okay, could you please remove your clothes and lay down here? - she said pointing to a weird table with cushions- I'll be back in 3 minutes, okay?

You nodded and waited for her to get out, getting undressed immediately and folding your clothes placing them in a bench. When the lady walked in you were already set on the table covering as much as you could of your body with a couple towels you had found

-First time?- she asked chuckling when she saw you all covered up, you hummed in response- you don't need to worry about a think, you just need to relax- she said taking every towel off your body except for one- so tell me, what brings you here?- she asked as she started to massage your back

-I just needed a change of scenery...- you said feeling amazing

-That's great, especially when you travel with someone like the hottie you have- she said now applying some oil on your back to keep massaging

-Yeah... he's nice to be with- you couldn't help but to close your eyes, you owed a lot to Ms. Chie to get you this. You heard her saying something else, but you honestly couldn't understand her, you were too relaxed and when you least expected you fell asleep.

-We are ready- she said patting your shoulder waking you up, the moment your eyes opened you felt like you were on a dream, you felt nice and relaxed, maybe too much. You slowly sat up taking the towel to cover your body, the lady chuckle at it- you can take the sauna to ease you up a little more- she said pointing to another door, you walked to it like a zombie just trying to ascend into another level of relaxation

-Thank you~- you almost singed, you felt so nice. She waved as you walked into the room that was already full in steam and sat down in the closest bench, it was so full of steam that you couldn't see past your arm but you didn't mind- I wish I could do this all the time...- you said to yourself

-Y/N?

-Zoro? - you asked looking around to no avail, you couldn't see him at all-, where are you?

-Here- he said almost making you facepalm

-Can you say something else? - you asked trying to follow were his voice was

-Like what? - he asked, you spotting his direction right away, slowly walking to the opposite corner of where you were. It was barely visible but you spotted his hair sitting next to him when you got the chance- how was it?

-I think I reached nirvana- you said placing your head on his shoulder and closing your eyes- how was yours?

-Fine...- he said lying, he felt really uncomfortable but did it because you wanted to do it as well, and even thought you hadn't done it together you at least got to be with him in the sauna and that was a win for him