Hey guys, just a short story inbetween brainstorming what would be coming up next in Ethereal Island! I needed a break to think of the next chapter, so here it is! Anyways, I hope you all enjoy this short story about Zoro getting his wisdom teeth removed and his...uh..."loopiness" afterwards. Anywayssssss- time to start!

Name of Story: Wisdom Teeth

Characters: Zoro, with mentions of the Straw Hat Pirates

Pairings: NADA, NOPE! Absolutely NONE. *koff* but it can be seen as friendship/nakamaship/whatever it's called.

Summary: Zoro wakes up with a major toothache and a pounding headache, his teeth are bothering him again, specifically those ones ALL the way in the very back. Chopper recommends seeing a dentist, but after Zoro's last time, he's not too sure how he feels about it. After a couple of puppy eyes and cute faces, Zoro agrees and goes to the nearest dentist to check it out...

Genre(s): Humor & Friendship

"Aw shit. Not again..." Zoro mutters. He swings his legs off his hammock while he arches his back, cracking it in multiple places and rubs his singular eye with his pointer finger knuckle before taking a deep breath in as his mouth opens for a large yawn.

B-bmp!

"Ugh," he clutches his head as a headache wracks his mind, a sharp pain starts in the back of his head and makes its way behind his eyes. Great, another headache. There's been waaaay too much of that lately… Zoro looks up from his sitting position to see that no one else is inside of the room. It's completely vacant.

He slowly stands up, scowling at the pain in his head and walks towards the men's cabin door handle and twists it. The wooden door opens with a slight creak, and the sunlight comes pouring in through the open space into the men's cabin. Zoro squints through the bright rays and sees the crew, doing their normal crew business. Nami and Robin were sunbathing, Luffy and Usopp and Chopper were fishing, Franky was tinkering, Brook was playing his violin, and the idiot cook was probably in the kitchen making something for the orange haired witch. Zoro inhaled a huge puff of air before walking out on the deck.

"Oh, about time silly Zoro! You're always sleeping!" Luffy turns around towards him, almost dropping his pole in the process. Chopper and Usopp turn towards him as well, Usopp grinning as if he had something to say.

"Oi, Zoro! Look at the fish Chopper and I caught!" Usopp pulls up an impressive elephant tuna, still alive, and still flopping around on the line. Zoro gazes at the fish before nodding his approval. His headache was killing him. On top of that, a dull ache was beginning in his jaw.

"Zoro, you okay man? You haven't said anything since you've gotten out here. Then again, you did just get out here…" Usopp rambles on. Chopper's small eyebrows knit towards the center of his forehead in concern for the swordsman.

"Zoro, is your throat okay? You look kinda tired do you want me to -"

"ZORO! GO GET ME A GLASS OF ORANGE JUICE!"
"Zoro-san do you want me to play a tune?"

"Zoro-bro! OW! You get enough sleep?

Zoro's eyebrow begins to twitch in irritation and he opens his mouth to answer all of the statements. Zoro this! Zoro that! Zoro- SHUT UP YOU FUCKERS. With those words in mind, he pretty much spoke them aloud.

"Can you all please just shut the fuck up?" His one eye glowers at each and every one of them, a semi-dark aura erupting from him. The reaction was immediate, they all shut up at once, Usopp and Chopper shivering with tears forming in their eyes, Brook stopped playing, Franky's tinker toy crashed, Nami's eyebrows lowered and her mouth formed a slight frown, while Luffy and Robin sat there unfazed. Sanji just then bursts out of the kitchen and immediately senses the mood.

"Great. The shitty Marimo is up…"

"I don't know what just happened Zoro, but that was just plain rude." Nami's frown deepens as he glares at her, his eye challenging her to say more.

"MARIMO I SWEAR TO GOD, if you did ANYTHING to make our beautiful navigator upset I will personally- !"

"Wait Sanji. Zoro, talk. Now." Luffy looks at him with a little confusion in his eyes at Zoro's sudden outburst. Zoro never talks like that to them...ever. Zoro sighs and absently scratches the back of his head.

"I-I've…" Zoro mumbles under his breath. Sanji stares at him a little more intensely,

"What was that Marimo? Speak up, before I kick it out of you." Zoro rolls his eye, but a sharp pain blasts through his skull again and he winces, his hand going up to his forehead immediately. He lets out a soft groan, low enough that most of the crew doesn't hear it, but one of them did.

"Hey, Zoro? Can I inspect you? I'm concerned about your head." Chopper says innocently. But that's enough to send the rest of the crew into hysterics.

"Chopper, you won't find anything in there. We've been searching for years!" Sanji guffaws.

"There definitely won't be anything in there, except maybe a spare sword polishing kit!" Nami adds in, giggling as well.

"I don't know, Zoro's head weighs a lot, maybe we'll find a 50 lb. weight in there!" Luffy cackles. Zoro feels his face turn hot, and maybe even a little red (but he'll never admit that).

"I'VE GOT A FUCKIN' HEADACHE YOU ASSHOLES. THERE. I SAID IT. YOU HAPPY?!" Zoro all but screeches at them. They all pause from their giggling/laughing/guffawing and stare at him with wide eyes.

"Z-zoro's got...a HEADACHE?!" Nami laughs even harder than before, slamming her hand on the table next to her. Robin stares at the embarrassed swordsman in amusement.

"Y-you're so big and scary, but you get pissed over something as small as a headache?" Sanji wipes a tear from his eye, and flicks it away. Zoro lowers his head in embarrassment and irritation as he storms off back towards the men's cabin, but he feels a tug on his green coat. He looks down and sees Chopper, sniffling away and rubbing his runny nose.

"I still want to do a checkup, I'm sorry that I eh-embarrassed you Zoro. I-I didn't mean it!" and with that, Chopper burst into tears. Zoro's gaze softens slightly at the tiny reindeer (like, 1/231048025). He places a large hand on Chopper's hat and pats it softly,

"It's fine Chopper, I know." Zoro pulls his hand away and continues to walk towards the medical bay with him.

Author's Notes: Hey guys, I'm sorry that I haven't posted for Ethereal Island in a LOOONG time, I've been busy with school. Anyways, this is a semi-short story and I hope you all are enjoying it right now! Anyways, please R&R because it's highly appreciated! Thanks again guys!

~ BushidoMarimo :))