It had been almost one week since there fight with the marines, and about to days since Zoro had woken up after the fight. And everything was back to normal or almost everything.
The fact that the stupid love cook hadn't spoken to him to him after he had left the infirmary that night Zoro had woken up was starting to get to the swordsman, and that no one really spoke of what had happened when he was unconscious.
Zoro had tried to convince himself that he was happy with being left alone by that stupid love cook. No fights, no arguments and no Sanji. Wasn't that his three favorite words? Apparently not.
He heard light footsteps and cracked his eyes open to a small line. He already knew how it was. Sanji walked over to the railing and leaned agents it, making his pants tighten over his ass. Zorro shot his eyes quick. This thoughts again, he had first realized he had them after their adventure in Arabast.
He slowly cracked his eyes back open. Sanji was still there looking at the sunset. Zoro had noticed this about the cook, among other things, he only watched the sunset. Never the sunrise. He couldn't help wonder why, when he thought about it, the whole man was a mystery. Where had he come from? Why did he hide his eye? How had he ended up on that floating restaurant, and how had he ended up being Red Leg Zeff's apprentice?
Zoro wanted to know, but knew that Sanji would never tell him. Even before the whole "you don't exist" thing that was going on. Zoro closed his eyes once more and decided to think about that later.
The sun finely went down, and Zoro could hear Sanji turn around and heading towards the galley to prepare supper, at least he thought so until he realized Sanji had stopped walking and was standing in front of him. Zoro was about to open his eyes when he heard the click from the lighter, the cook inhaled and exhaled some smoke before he sat down beside the "sleeping" swordsman and start talking.
- Why do you look so peaceful when you sleep, marimo? The cook's voice was low and… sad? Zoro wanted to see if Sanji's face reflected the feelings in his voice, but the cook was apparently not done speaking.
- The only thing you do when you are a wake is scowl, work out, eat and scowl some more. The cook next to him chuckled softly. – and never once have you complemented my cooking.
He sighted the sad tone back in his voice. Sanij than stud up and walked towards the kitchen, not noticing the cupule of eyes glued to his back.
The supper was a mess as usually. Luffy grabbing everything he could reach, including everyone else's food. They tried to defend it as best they could, but the best tactic was to finish your food before Luffy could take it.
Sanij couldn't help but frown, because of their captain everyone was digging in, not really tasting the food. Well, not everyone, as usual that shitty swordsman was eating slowly, and chowing the food properly. It really irritated Sanij that the only one that didn't comment his food was the only one who really tasted it. Hi didn't know why Zoro's opinion mattered so much, it just did.
He turned towards the sink and begun on the dishes. As his crew mates made their way out they said there usually thanks, until there was only one person left except him in the gally.
- Hey, love cook! As Sanij had done for the last couple of days he ignored the green heard man.
- Oi, you shitty aha- cook, at least look at me when I'm talking to you. Sanij didn't react at all, not even when he heard the moss- head make his way towards him. Sanij dropped everything he had in his hands just in time as Zoro spun him around. Sanij was prepeard to yell at the shitty moss – head, but something in his eyes stopped him. They were staring at each other, before Zoro exhaled and looked down scratching the back of his neck.
- I…I just wanted to say, Sanij noticed that the swordsman cheeks went a little red, - thank you for the food. He looked Sanij straight in the eyes like to say it was really true, not something Nami had made him say. Sanij was in chock and could only steer back at him, as Zoro turned around and walked back to the door.
Just as Zoro reached for the door handle he could hear Sanji answered with a stunned thanks. Zoro looked over his shoulder and meet Sanji's eyes, as hi did he got the urge to tees the blond.
- I can't help it, Zoro said a grin spreading through his face as he watched the blonds confused expression. – looking peaceful when I sleep, I mean. Zoro watched the other man turn red in embarrassment and made it out of the way for a flying frying pan that slammed in the wall where his haed had been only seconds ago.
Zoro couldn't help but laugh ad he slammed shoat the gally door behind him. He had a feeling that the "you don't exist" period was over.
