Fandom: One Piece
Pairing: Zoro x Sanji
Rating: PG 13 for language
Summary: Sanji is keeping a secret from the crew. While Zoro made a promise to Sanji.
Authors Note: This is my first attempt at writing anything so your comments and suggestions are very much welcome! Flames are welcome as well but please go easy on me ^^. And sorry for the grammar, English is only my second language and this have no beta. This is an edited version, though the changes I made are really few and insignificant.
"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!" Screams can be heard in an expensive cruise ship, but it is not because of the powerful storm that is causing the ship to rock, but because of a certain person that is starting a massacre inside this ship.
No one would think that such a small kid is causing this commotion, if not for the blood all over his body, the amazing strength he's showing, and especially not because of that red glowing eye. An eye which can make you shiver in fear as if you are looking into the eye of the devil. The same eye which is the last thing most of his victims saw.
As the small figure makes its way towards the deck, the survivors felt even greater horror as they saw a pirate ship had approached the cruise ship they are on and that the pirates are starting to raid the cruise ship.
The child with the eye of the devil smiled evilly as he noticed the same thing and made haste towards the deck. Then….. BANG!!!!!!!! " Sanji MEEEAT!!!!"
"Shit!" the blond mumbled as he stand up from his seat.
"Sanji where's my meat? I'm hungry." the captain asks with his tongue sticking out.
"Sorry Luffy, I fell asleep while thinking for the meals I'm gonna serve for the day. " Sanji explained while drying himself from sweat he accumulated during his sleep. If you called that sleep, Sanji thought as he lit his favorite cigarette.
He's been having that nightmare over and over again for a few days now. And he knows what it means, that day of the year he hated and scared of the most is getting near. That day which reminds him of everything he wants to forget and hide.
He started hearing screams and pleas of mercy, he can see eyes full of horror and fear, blood is spilled everywhere along with piles of lifeless bodies. "SANJI?" Sanji was startled as he was awakened from his trance.
"Neh, Sanji are you still sleeping? I'm staaarving to deeeath."
"Here have this for now. I will start making breakfast." Sanji lazily stated as he handed a huge bread to Luffy. "What?" Sanji ask as he saw Luffy staring at him. " Sanji I want MEEEAT! " Luffy whined. As Sanji heard Luffy's reply, a vein in his head popped and he sent the rubber boy out of the galley with his powerful kick. Luckily the door was left open when the captain entered the room. If not that door might have been sent flying with Luffy and Franky will definitely be mad.
"If you want meat then you fucking morons wait!" He shouted as he saw some of the crew members in the galley. "Nami-swan, Robin-chan, of course you two can have anything you want right now." He said with his flirt mode on.
"Thank you, Sanji-kun! But I think you should start making breakfast now or Luffy might start eating the ship." Nami replied.
"As you wish my Swan." Sanji responded and closed the door to the galley to start his job, but not before he took a quick glance at the crows nest to check if he can see a certain swordsman from his current position. But he did not and it made him feel even worse for some unknown reason.
----T_T----
Zoro was training when he heard the commotion below while he is on his training. He decided to check if everything's fine, so he took a peek from the crows nest towards the deck. He can see the cook in the entrance of the galley while talking with the witch. While the Cook is about to return to the galley the Swordsman noticed that the Cook is going to look up to where he is. Instinctively he hid himself from the Cook's view, which made him wonder why.
Zoro tried to continue his training from where he left off but he can't. The unusual events from the previous days started running back to Zoro's mind.
-Flashback -
5 Days Ago
It is normal night in the Straw-hat's adventure in the Grand Line until a scream is shouted.
"No!!!!!!!!"
Zoro woke up from a scream. He quickly got off his bunk and attached his swords in his haramaki. Then he run towards the source of the scream and he ended up on the deck but there is no one on that area. "No!!!!!!!" Another scream echoed. Zoro realized that the screams came from the crows nest. The Swordsman reached his destination in no time. Inside the room, Zoro stood frozen as he saw the Cook sitting with his hands in his face as if he was crying. Then he heard him sob. What the? So he really is crying? But why? Why did he scream so loud? Why does he look like that? Questions flooded his mind, becausethis is the first time he saw the Cook in such state.
The Cook which constantly annoys him. The Cook that always looses his mind when with a female. The Cook that will kill over wasted food. The Cook which can literally kick ass in battle. Those are the sides he had seen of the Cook. The state that the Cook is currently on is unexpected, he never thought the Shitty-Cook can look so vulnerable and fragile. So fragile that it made the Swordsman sit beside him and gave the Cook a comforting hug.
It seems Sanji did not notice Zoro until the Swordsman put his hands around Sanji's waist and then he rested his chin on the other's shoulder. "Shsh."Zoro hummed as the Cook continues to sob. "Shsh. Stop crying, everything's fine, I'm here don't worry. I won't leave you, I promise."Zoro said trying to comfort the still sobbing Cook while making a small rocking motion. Zoro repeated everything he said over and over again until the Cook calmed down and looked up to him. "What the hell's wrong with you Shitty-Cook? Got dumped by a girl again? It's nothing new so there is no reason for you to sulk and cry like a baby." The swordsman said with his provoking smirk. The next thing Zoro realized is that he was sent flying by a powerful kick, his smirk grew even wider as he stand after he crashed into the other end of the room.
That's my Shitty-Cook. Zoro paused. Did I just think of him as mine? Zoro was not able to answer his own question as he received another kick that sent him out of the crows nest onto the deck.
Looks like the Shitty-Cook is fine now, but he did not answer my question. Zoro tried to think why the Cook was like that, bu he could not come out with anything I guess I'll force it out of him then. Zoro is on his way back to the crows nest as an unknown object hit his head. Then he saw Nami and the other crew members in the deck and the witch start shouting threats of increasing everyone's debt if someone would disturb her sleep again. So he decided to give up for now and try to execute his not so good plan on the morning.
But he failed; no matter what he does the Cook won't give him the reason why he was crying that night.
4 Days Ago
The next evening Zoro was on guard duty. He decided to go down from the crows nest to release his load. Was that a sob just now? Zoro stopped from his walk and tried to listen to the noises around him.
"Hiccup" Zoro heard the sound he is looking for. The sobs are coming from the galley.
Just like last night. He is crying again. Zoro don't have to be a genius to figure out that it is the Dartbrow crying again. If he doesn't want to tell, then let him be. Zoro made his way to the CR, but he can still here the Cook's sobs. Shit. If he don't stop, he'll definitely wake Nami up and I don't want my debt to increase once more. With that thought Zoro turned around and made his way to the Cook. Why are you looking like this? Huh, Shitty-Cook? The Swordsman ask himself. He did the same thing like the other night until the Cook calmed down and walked away without saying anything, because he knows that if he ask the Cook a question it will start an argument and will definitely wake the sea-witch up.
The same thing happened over and over the next days and nights.
-End of Flashback-
It has been five days now and I still don't know what is wrong with the Shitty-Cook. It is his last thought as he was kicked in the head by a pissed cook.
"Oi Marimo, you skipped breakfast. Skip another meal and I'm not going to give you any food again." Sanji immediately walked away after his statement before the Marimo could even reply.
"Still acting like there's nothing wrong with you huh?" Zoro hissed to himself. Then he looked at the food left on the floor beside him. A smirk broke from his lips as he thought of a new approach to make the Cook spill his secret.
To be continued.
Authors Note: This is my first attempt at writing anything so your comments and suggestions are very much welcome! Flames are welcome as well but please go easy on me ^^. And sorry for the grammar, English is only my second language and this have no beta.
