Oi, marimo.
Chapter one: The Crew?
Sanji stood over the green haired swordsman unable to remove his eyes from Zoro's exposed chest.
"Oi, marimo wake up dammit!" Sanji shook Zoro awake, with a growl and a sigh he rolled out from his hammock.
"Baka cook, what is it? Don't you know not to wake me up when I'm asleep?!" Zoro realized the look in the cook's eyes. The usual sparkle was gone. It wasn't the calm and collected expression in those deep sea blue eyes, it was fear. Zoro then realized the importance of this situation. He followed Sanji out of the boy's room to the main deck.
"Oi… Shit cook, where is everyone else?" Just after noticing they were the only ones on the Sunny; Zoro understood why Sanji was so afraid.
"I'm not sure… I was in the kitchen preparing new drinks for Nami-san and Robin-chan, I ran out to check on them and everyone was gone…" The insecurity in the blondes voice made the swordsman want to hold the cook against his scarred chest and tell him everything will be okay. But Zoro knew Sanji would leave no spot on his body un-kicked if he ever did such a thing.
Sanji bit his lip. He hated being alone with the marimo. Not because he hated him but more so because he was extremely attracted to the swordsman. The way his three earrings swayed as he was training, his scars even his hair was attractive to Sanji. He could never show his true feelings though. For the fear of rejection was too strong in his heart. It's not like he was gay. He just found everything about Zoro absolutely perfect.
"Well shit. Let's look around" Zoro interrupted Sanji's thoughts and went down to the lower area of the ship.
"WAIT! You might get lost…" Sanji laughed waiting for Zoro's annoyed retort.
"OI. SHUT UP SHITTY COOK. We've been on this ship for a few months; I think I'd know my way around it by now!"
"Whatever you say marimo…" Sanji inhaled deeply as the fresh nicotine filled his lungs. It relaxed him in some way nothing else could.
"CHOPPER!" Zoro's loud yell scared Sanji and he dropped his cigarette. "COOK, I found Chopper!"
"Yeah… I heard. You made me drop cigarette marimo."
"Not my problem." Sanji sighed and smiled. He loved Zoro's personality.
The blonde cook ran down to see their furry little companion. "Chopper! I'm so glad to see you! Have you seen the rest of the crew!?" Sanji's voice was distressed. Chopper hesitated and sat down on the floor.
"We were lucky. They acted innocent but then they took Nami hostage and well, you know our captain. I only heard what was happening I was too afraid to go out and help. I don't think I would have been any help though… They even got Luffy…" Chopper began to whimper. The swordsman and cook shared a worried glance.
Zoro wished he could have stared into their cook's deep blue eyes for longer and for a different reason. He loved how his eyes shone in the glimmer of moonlight coming from above. He also loved how Sanji's right eye was always covered by his well-kept hair.
"Well shit." The swordsman exclaimed once again.
"Did they mention anything about why they did this or what they wanted?" Sanji asked, puzzled. They were in the middle of nowhere! No island to be seen, where could they have come from?
"Somewhat." Exclaimed Chopper, his eyes beginning to fill up with tears. "They- They…" He tried to say more through his tears but nothing but sobs came out. Zoro crouched next to him, pulled Chopper into his lap and wrapped the little reindeer in his arms and said "Don't worry Chopper, we'll find them… And it's fine to cry. Tell us when you're ready." Sanji nearly fainted by the softness and gentleness of Zoro's voice.
"So this is the muscle head's soft side" Sanji thought to himself. Although he found this side just as sexy as the green haired man's rugged and tough side. On the outside he seems so stoic. Yet maybe he does have feelings! Sanji laughed to himself. This was no time to make jokes…
"Yeah, Chopper we're here for you." Sanji knelt down beside Zoro, laid a hand on Chopper's back and began to give him a little massage. The reindeer soon found himself in a deep sleep. Zoro gently lifted up the furry reindeer and brought him up to the boy's room. He laid him down on a hammock and put a blanket over him emotional friend.
"So the muscle head has a soft side eh?..." Sanji said teasingly.
"OI. Don't make me kill you now." Zoro said with his eye on Sanji.
"Oi, marimo I was kidding, it was sweet what you did back there…" Sanji's heart began to beat faster after he realized what he said. When did they ever complement each other?! It was always insult after insult with the two of them! He was afraid of how the swordsman would react. He decided to play it cool and take a puff from his newly lit cigarette.
Zoro was taken aback by the cook's complement. Was the cook serious? He looked away, red covering his cheeks. He couldn't bear the thought of what the cook would do or say if he saw him blushing.
"Hah, well what's nakama for right?" Zoro calmly answered as he faced the ocean. Sanji then joined him. Both were wondering where their crew mates could be now.
"We're gonna find them." Sanji stated and inhaled more smoke. Zoro chuckled, he liked when Sanji was determined. He always thought it was one of Sanji's best traits. The swordsman nodded his head.
"I'll take watch, cook." Zoro declared and headed up to the crow's nest. He liked to take the night watch. No one disturbed his meditating or training.
"Sure, see you in the morning marimo."
"Night, question."
He still hasn't forgotten that nickname. Sanji sighed and smiled. Maybe without the distractions of everyone he and the marimo could get closer… Oh what was he thinking? Zoro… Like me?! As if. He thinks I'm a girl-crazy lover boy. Not that it's half wrong. Sanji drifted off to sleep, thinking of his crew.
All he saw was the cook. As Zoro began to meditate, all he saw was the cook. The green haired swordsman was baffled how the blonde could be so burnt into his mind. Why was he so crazy for the blonde cook? When he and the cook first became nakama under the Straw Hat flag he really did hate the blonde. He was a girl-crazy lover boy who didn't care how Nami or Robin treated him! He was always at their beckon… It annoyed the green haired swordsman so much. But now, it became jealousy. He yearned for Sanji to be all over him like he is with the girls.
He wondered why Sanji came up to the crow's nest to give him some fresh rice balls. Since when did the cook… cook for him?! Although, they were rice balls so why should he complain. The rice ball loving swordsman ate them all in a second. The blonde was staring at him with his lustful blue eyes. After swallowing the last bite of rice ball Zoro asked "Cook... Thanks for the snack, but why are you watching me like that?"
"Err..No reason" The cook blushed and quickly looked down at his hands. Zoro grabbed them and pulled them to his chest as he pulled himself closer to the blonde.
"Come on cook, what is it..?" Zoro was practically breathing on Sanji's neck.
"Fine… I'll tell you just… Zoro…Zoro…" The cook was hesitant. Zoro was so excited he couldn't believe this was really happening… The blonde was staring it him AND blushing!"
"Zoro…Zoro…" Hearing the blonde's voice made the swordsman smile even more. That cook never called him by his name!