Author's Note
Hello all! This is my second Fan Fic, since the last one received such positive feedback I thought I'd try writing something else : )
This one is set in the real world, and the main characters are Zoro and Sanji. The first few chapters might seem a bit slow to start off with but once the story's basic's have been explained things will pick up.
Should this be a ZoroXSanji fic? Let me know what you think : )
I use / as a page break.
Enjoy ^_^
Getting To Know You
'Luffy!'
A young, bushy haired man wearing a yellow bandana bellowed, his voice echoing off the walls in an angry tone.
'Ahhh help!' his raven haired friend was slowly backing away from him, covered in a mixture of different coloured blobs of paint.
'Usopp I'm sorry, please don't kill me!' Luffy pleaded, looking wide eyed at the sharp palette knife his friend Usopp was currently pointing at him.
'Prepare to die fiend!'
As Luffy dived into the living area, Usopp jumped over his bed and gave chase; being careful not to lose his footing as he dashed and skidded in his sock on the polished wooden floor.
'Gah!'
A green cushion came hurtling from across the room and hit Usopp square in the face.
'Score!'
He quickly recovered, readying himself for another blow. Only to see Luffy waving his arms around, doing what appeared to be some sort of victory dance at the end of the couch. Putting the palette knife in his pocket, Usopp grabbed the cushion from the floor and flung it as hard as he could in Luffy's direction.
'Cant touch this! DA NU NU – OW'
Rubbing his nose, Luffy shrieked dramatically.
'Ahh I've been hit!'
Before Usopp had the chance to throw another cushion, his target swerved and headed for the nearest door.
'Hey, get back here!'
Nearly ripping the door off its hinges, Luffy dashed into the bedroom, quickly followed by Usopp. Eventually he was cornered between the corner of his bed and closet. There was no escape.
'Aha! Now I've got you!'
Usopp pointed a finger at Luffy, looking very smug.
'Usopp don't kill me, it was an accident I swear!' Luffy pleaded.
With a sigh, Usopp walked over to the raven haired boy and smacked him upside the head.
'Ow!'
'Moron! Stay away from my art project or next time I, the grea- Gah!'
Usopp was interrupted by a plump, heavy white pillow smacking him across the back of the head. He and Luffy both turned to see a very tired, grumpy looking green haired roommate staring back at them.
'Good morning Zoro!'
Luffy laughed sheepishly, scratching the back of his head.
'Explain,' Zoro mumbled.
Sitting up slowly, he rubbed his eyes; waiting for an answer.
'Usopp was trying to kill me!' Luffy exclaimed, pointing an accusing finger towards him.
'What? Hey don't pin all of this on me paint thief!'
As the pair bickered and argued back and forth to one another, Zoro sighed; his eyebrows furrowing at the sensation of an oncoming headache.
'Oi.'
The pair froze, both in mid sentence and turned to face Zoro.
'Be quiet before I bang your heads together.'
The pair remained silent for a short few seconds, staring at their green haired friend before continuing where the left off. This time, talking twice as loud.
Zoro contemplated throwing them out of a window, but then decided against the idea. It seemed like too much effort.
Slowly peeling himself from his crisp, white bed sheets, he stood up and stretched his arms about his head. Clicking his joints and arching his back, in such a way that he almost resembled a cat.
He took one last glance at his two roommates (who were still bickering back and forth) , before pulling out a clean pair of black boxers, a dark green shirt and a pair of worn blue jeans from his bedside cabinet.
Zoro wasn't really concerned about his attire, to him clothes were clothes. As long as he looked half decent he didn't care.
With a loud yawn he made his way to the bathroom.
As he walked across the living area he heard a familiar cheery voice.
'Good morning Zoro!'
A small brown haired boy say in the corner, a book in both hands and a big smile on his face. It was Usopp's roommate, Chopper.
Zoro nodded his head in acknowledgement, entered the bathroom and locked the door. Sharing a room with someone as hyper-active Luffy meant that the bathroom was the only place you could aquire a moments peace.
As he turned on the water faucet he heard a loud shriek coming from the hallway.
'Hey get back here!'
Zoro groaned in self pity, it was going to be a long day./
As daylight poured through a pair of light grey curtains, a tanned, freckly faced man awoke to the feeling of the sun warming his face, and the mouth-watering smell of bacon wafting through the air.
His stomach growled loudly, reluctantly drawing himself from his bed. Stepping out of his bedroom, he stretched out, yawning noisily.
'Mornin.' he mumbled.
'Mornin Ace bro!' a tall, broad shouldered man with jet blue hair fist bumped the air.
'Yohohoho! Not so loud Franky, Ace is not quite awake yet, yohohoho!'
Ace covered his ears with his hands, eye brows furrowing.
'Brooke your even louder than Franky!' he groaned.
'Yohohoho! My apologies!' said Brooke, his afro bobbing up and down as he spoke.
'Oi pigs! Breakfast!'
A lanky, blond shouted; a plate of bacon sandwiches in one hand and a new packet of cigarettes in the other.
'SUPER! Thanks bro!' Franky was the first to grab one followed by Brooke.
'Yohohoho! No ketchup Sanji?' Brooke enquired.
'Ungrateful jerk! Next time get your own damn food lazy arse!' the blonde fumed.
'Yohohoho! Just kidding Sanji, don't get your panties in a twist!' Brooke teased.
Sanji growled, glaring at Brooke, he glanced around the room.
'Hey Ace breakfast is rea-JESUS FREAKIN CHRIST!'
Sanji was facing towards Ace, one arm covering his eyes.
'Put some clothes on you moron!' he yelled.
Ace stood in the doorway, wearing only his navy boxers, a big smirk on his face.
'Aww c'mon Sanji, don't be like that! Come give uncle Ace a hug!' he teased.
'Stay away from me you animal! Cover yourself, you're damaging my eyesight!' the blonde cried, putting down the plate of sandwiches on the small table in the centre of the room.
Glancing over his shoulder, he saw Ace still standing there, an evil grin on his face.
Sanji's faced paled.
'Don't even think abo-' it was too late.
Ace pounced on him like a lion, his arms around his shoulders, squeezing the life out of him.
'Gah! You jerk! Urgh get off me!' Sanji wriggled and squirmed, trying to free himself from Ace's strong hold.
Sanji looked at Franky and Brooke pleadingly for help.
'Help meeee!'
In the meantime the two looked on without battering an eyelid. Ace teasing Sanji had become a regular occurrence, and usually always ended with the same outcome.
SMACK
'OW! Ok, ok I surrender!'
Sanji had kicked himself free of Ace's grasp and currently had Ace pinned to the edge of the couch in a head lock.
He smirked at Ace's defeat and let go.
'Geez you sure are feisty for a first year.'
Sanji turned to Ace, growling menacingly.
'Ok clothes! I'm on it!'
Sanji sighed, taking a seat on the empty couch, running his fingers through his silky blond hair.
It was his first year at Penn State University, and he had drawn the short straw. Usually first years would share rooms together, unfortunately for Sanji his late arrival meant the last space was with the second years, Franky, Brooke and Ace.
They were good people, but a small part of Sanji wished he was with a group of people his own age and more...
Brooke let out a loud belch.
... Sophisticated.
Like Robin and Nami.
His heart fluttered as he thought of the pair of beautiful raven and red haired goddesses staying across the hallway.
God damn it.
His thoughts were interrupted by a loud knock at the door. He sighed, glaring daggers at two of his lazy roommates who appeared to have no intentions of moving an inch.
'I'll get that shall I?' he mumbled.
Upon opening the door he was greeted with the familiar sight of Ace's younger brother, Luffy.
'Luffy?'
'Sanjiii feed meeeee!'
Sanji looked on, bewildered.
'... excuse me?'
'I'm hungryyy!'
'...So? What am I a slave? Why can't you get your own damn food?'
'Usopp threw me out for being too loud!' Luffy pouted.
Peering around the doorway, he spotted Franky and Brooke on the couch.
'Frankyyyy, Brooke!'
Luffy pushed past Sanji, rugby tackling the two into a bone crushing hug.
'Luffy bro!'
'Yohohoho nice to see you Luffy!'
By this time Ace had finished dressing, and spotted his brother.
'Hey Luffy!' he smiled, approach his younger and ruffling his hair playfully.
They all turned at the sound of heavy footsteps.
'Sanji bro! Where are you going?' Franky yelled as he spotted Sanji with his coat, making a beeline for the door.
'For a smoke, and some god damn peace and quiet!' the blond fumed grumpily, slamming the door on his way out.
Luffy turned to Ace with wide eyes.
'B-but what about the food?'/
A calm breeze dishevelled Sanji's hair as he stood, leaning against a fire exit door. Taking a deep breath, he puffed away at his cigarette feeling the stress wash away.
Peace at last.
As he listened to the birds chirping away in the trees he glanced around the university campus. He had to admit, the view wasn't spectacular. Although there were many blocks of spacious accommodation, there was no spectacular view to go with it.
Unless of course you enjoyed looking at a busy main road.
He really wished the summer break would hurry up.
Taking one last long drag on his cigarette, he was about to extinguish it when his attention was drawn to the sound of heavy breathing and light footsteps.
Glancing across campus, he saw someone jogging at a steady pace, wearing a dark green shirt. Small beads of sweat trickled down their forehead.
The one thing Sanji did notice in particular is that this person had short, spiky green hair.
He dropped his cigarette on the floor, grinding it beneath his heel.
It was Zoro./
Many thanks to HitachiinTwin01 for correcting my grammar