YAY NEW STORY, I can't seem to find inspiration to put another chapter on my other fic so I had to get this one out because it's been rattling in my brain for weeks. And I did it. At 3 am in the morning. It's now 6:45 and I'm in college later. WORTH IT.

Always wanted to do a story on these two, I LOVE THEM, GAH. I like writing the interaction LOL. It begins with Usopp's point of view, I don't want it solely to be about Zoro and Luffy, I want someone else to know about them and that they don't. Gives me someone else to write too, YAY USOPP.
Also a big fan of LuZo, but I'm keeping them as THEM, so I don't wanna put a stereotype on 'em.
And a warning. I LIKE ZORO ANGST. 'Coz I'm an evil fan. Hahaha. I dunno why. I'm not the sorta writer (not writer at all tbh) that puts every possible angsty thing in just because.
The amount of fics I've read with 'angst' the main character is either abused, raped, has nightmares, cuts, unrequited love, blah blah blah, all of the above LMAO. If it's written good then I like it but if it's unrealistic, I'm like, WHAT. THE. FUCK. IS. THIS.
T might change to M, dunno yet.

Anyway, I hope you like. D: I tried. I really wanna do a long fic of this, ohohoho.
Only gunna do one more proof read, I'm so fucking tired.

Usopp liked to think everyone had a special bond with one another. A bond only nakama share. Especially with Luffy. Hell, he was the Captain so it was only natural he'd feel a special bond with the grinning idiot. Luffy was the reason they were all together like they were now. If not for him, Usopp would still probably be shouting 'pirates!' through his home town till he died of old age. He'd also still be lying about being a great warrior of the sea to Kaya. But he'd never really have to lie about that one anymore.

The bond he had with Luffy was a precious one. Their personality moulded together like a perfectly setting clay statue. Though there were rare occasions Luffy would become serious, and although he still recognised him as Luffy, he couldn't connect with him as often as he could when Luffy was in 'Fun Mode'. Usopp was sure he'd had some 'serious' moments too. Maybe not as many, but he was working on it.

Then there was Chopper. Another one of Usopp's closest bonds. The fun he had with Chopper and Luffy was so much fun, he didn't think he could forget it even if he was hit by a 5 ton hammer.

Franky was another. He had long forgiven him for what he unintentionally did to Usopp on Water 7. He looked forward to their bizarre experiments and Usopp was glad to have someone who could properly appreciate the hard work that goes into his newest creations.

He also shared this special bond with the rest of his nakama. Zoro, the perfect example of bravery. Sanji, who he could talk to about things that didn't interest the others. Nami, who would usually join in on his 'cannot go onto this new, scary island' disease. Robin, who he respected but sometimes feared, and Brooks, who would often join in on the mischief he, Luffy and Chopper were up to.

Usopp could see this bond between the others as well. Sanji and Zoro had a weird relationship. He knew they cared for each other, despite the constant fighting he liked to call 'workouts'.

Robin and Franky were like the unofficial parents of the ship. No-one had announced this out loud. It was just something you knew and felt was right. Similar to how everyone thought of Zoro as the unofficial First-Mate to Luffy.

The most important bond Usopp had witnessed on Sunny was staring at him in the face right this moment. As Usopp perched comfortably against the balcony, sketchbook in hand, he observed the scene unveiling before him with intruding eyes.

Poke.

"Nngh- five more minutes..."

Poke.

"...I said-"

SHAKE.

"ZORO, WAKE UP!"

Zoro's head pulsed with pain as the loud-mouth's voice rattled through his once resting ears. He cranked one eye open until he had a full view of Luffy's over-enthusiastic facial features.

"You ever heard of personal space?" Zoro grunted, stifling a yawn as he pushed Luffy's face out of his secluded bubble.

"Nope!"

Zoro smirked slightly, but passed this notion off with another grunt.

"Play with me, Zoro!" Luffy whined as tipped back on his heels while crouching next to him.

Zoro just glared at him sleepily before giving up to the yawn he buried a moment ago. The sun was way too hot to be up for Luffy's usual antics. Just the thought of entertaining Luffy for an hour erupted another unexpected yawn from the Marimo head.

"Don't move!"

Zoro obviously did exactly the opposite as he saw Luffy's determined hand heading for his face.

"O-Oi, what the hell ar-"

"Captain's orders, Zoro!" Luffy stated as he grinned innocently at him.

Zoro sighed quietly through his nose as he stilled and allowed Luffy to do whatever the hell he wanted to do with his face. He felt himself stiffen slightly as he felt a gentle brush against the bottom lid of his eye.

"Zoro's tear."

The Marimo glanced down to where Luffy was enthusiastically showing him the tip of his finger. Which a bead of liquid stood on.

"Make a wish Zoro."

Silence.

"...Luffy, you're supposed to do that with eyelashes."

Luffy pouted with annoyance as he continued to stare at Zoro's puzzled face.

"Not it's not! It's with tears!"

Zoro almost barked with laughter. The determined look Luffy was radiating as he held out his finger was just too funny.

"You've got to blow the tear, Zoro!"

And too cute.

Zoro felt his cheeks burn slightly as he stared at Luffy's unwavering eyes. Damn, stupid sun.

"W-Wait, I don't have a wish yet." Zoro muttered, as he contemplated on what he should wish for. If he was going to follow with Luffy's silly antics, he might as well do it properly.

"Why not 'to be the world's greatest swordsman'?" Luffy questioned, tilting his head to the side.

Zoro studied the confused look Luffy's face wore before smiling.

"I don't need to wish to be the world's greatest swordsman," Zoro began, never breaking the eye-contact he had with his Captain. "Because I will make it happen."

Luffy mouth parted slightly from the intensity Zoro emitted from that statement. The small smile Zoro wore was genuine, confident but not the least bit arrogant. It was moment's like these Luffy connected with Zoro. They both strived to be the best and to take what most people would deem impossible titles for themselves, but they trusted their own abilities enough to make that dream a reality.

"I know you will, Zoro." Luffy replied, returning the smile.

Zoro didn't like to have a favourite version of Luffy as he found them all spectacular in their own way. But the rare chance to witness Luffy serious but not in a 'I need to kick some guy's ass' mode felt like a privilege, especially when it was directed at him.

"Think of another wish!"

Zoro sighed through his nose again as he thought about what to wish for to keep his Captain happy.

"Don't think too hard, your brain with explode, Zoro!" Luffy giggled as he placed his free hand against Zoro's red tinged forehead.

Grumbles were heard from Zoro's throat as he shook the intruding hand from his face.

"I wish that Curly-Brows will serve us his best food for the whole week, before serving Nami and Robin." Zoro stated, as he pursed his lips over Luffy's finger. He inhaled a large ball of air before releasing it over the tear. But to Zoro's dismay, he didn't get this chance as Luffy's hand smothered his face before he could blow the tear away.

"Zoro, you're doing it wrong!" Luffy huffed and he shielded his finger as if it was a miniature version of his straw hat.

"What the hell, Luffy!?" Zoro managed to splutter as he glared at his Captain, bewildered.

"You're not meant to tell me the wish, Zoro! That way it can't come true!"

"Okay, fine! But you didn't have to mash my face!" Zoro urged while flailing his arms about.

"B-But the tear would have been wasted if you'd used it..." Luffy mumbled, as he glanced to his left while pouting.

Zoro reached up to massage his temples before a headache nested in his brain.

"Okay, fine, fine. I've made the wish in my head now."

"No Zoro! You can't use the same one, I already know about it!" Luffy exclaimed, urging Zoro to come up with a new wish from the rekindled determination gleaming in his eyes.

"...Agh, fine!"

Zoro didn't know what else to wish for. It was the only thing he could think of that was borderline impossible. And impossible things required wishes didn't they? Maybe he could wish for Sea Witch Nami to not nag him senseless for a week. Better yet he could wish for his debt to her to extinguish into nothing. Yeah, that was a good wish. Because that was practically impossible. Actually, maybe it was too impossible. No wish would ever make Nami forget all the beli he 'supposedly' owed her.

Sigh.

Maybe he could wish for a summer island for their next landing with Sunny. A normal, sunny island where the log pose would take two weeks to reposition. No drama and no Marines. No pirates apart from their own. Two weeks of heaven. Yeah, I'll wish for that, Zoro contemplated.

"Okay, I've got it." Zoro insisted as he nodded to Luffy.

"Okay, now blow!"

Zoro, for the second time, inhaled like a recently rescued drowning victim and released the air forcefully over the bead that sat impatiently on Luffy's fingertip. The bead exploded into miniature dots of liquid as they disappeared into the crisp air. Zoro exhaled with relief that this drama had finally come to a close.

"Well done, Zoro!" Luffy chanted, gripping him by the shoulders. " What did you wish for!?"

Zoro began his sentence before cutting himself off faster than Wado Ichimonji could.

" YOU JUST SAID that if you knew what I wished for, it wouldn't come true!"

"Did I?" Luffy replied mischievously, a glint appeared in his amused eyes.

"You've succeeding in giving me a headache, you know that?" Zoro complained, as he slumped against the pole he was leaning on before letting an irritating moan escape his lips.

Luffy erupted into laughter as he watched Zoro's face crumple into frustration.

"You're so fun, Zoro!" Luffy exclaimed as he grinned widely at the Marimo.

"And you're not," Zoro retorted, a small smirk twitched at the corner of his lips.

The two sat there in silence, Zoro resting his eyes, and Luffy resting his eyes on Zoro. The Marimo knew this but didn't feel awkward enough to let it bother him. The silence of course could never last too long when the company you had in your presence heeded the name 'Luffy'. Not that he minded. He enjoyed Luffy's voice when he wasn't screaming around Sunny.

"...I was joking by the way. About telling me what you wished for."

"I know you were, Luffy," Zoro replied softly, patting his Captain on the head and ruffling his locks.

Luffy grinned up at him, his teeth catching the sunlight. His grin was like a plague that seeped into Zoro, making him unwillingly return the happiness his Captain beamed from his face. Not that he wouldn't have anyway, but when it comes to Luffy, Zoro just loses control of random parts of his body and it confused the hell out of him. Like he was an auto-mode and he hadn't a say in what he was supposed to do next.

"Your wish will definitely come true!" Luffy nodded encouragingly to himself, and to Zoro. "Just don't tell anyone, and it will come true!"

Luffy rose to his feet and stretched in the most unnatural ways that suited him perfectly. Luffy glanced down to the sleepy Zoro next to his feet and grinned his trademark grin once again.

"Meat." Luffy announced.

Zoro rolled his eyes before adding " Make sure you harass Shitty Cook real good."

"Gotcha Zoro!"

And the snap of rubber was heard, followed by a smash and then trailed the expected curses from Sanji.

Zoro chuckled in his sleep.