The weather started to show rain as drops of water petal, showered over the two friends. A lot of people had already gone inside, to protect themselves from getting wet, but it didn't seem to bother Nia or Sanji. Nia for one loved rain, and Sanji smiled as he watch her dance in the rain while he followed her. She laughs gloriously, swinging around her arms giving herself up to the rain. Sanji wonder how he ever got jealous over this girl. She saved Usopp life, help the Straw hats and was kind to Sanji.

Finally, she came to a stopping point she looked at ahead of the horizon. It was a wide open field of grass as far as the eye can see. It was passing the villager's houses, nothing but a nature feel to it. There was no one in sight, at least that what Sanji thought. She turned to Sanji and pointed to the one tree standing out on its own in the field before leaving him alone.

"I will leave him to you then. Try to work things out ok, Sanji-kun?" Was her last words before dashing back toward the village. Sanji didn't know what she could mean, before he noticed there was a figure sitting underneath the tree. He walked up close to the tree, and noticed a very familiar face.

"Oh Nia. It finally took to so long to get here. What took you so lo-" Usopp's voice cut off when he notice who he was talking to.

"Oh…It's you." He grumbles, as he started to stand up from the grass. Sanji walked up to him.

"Why are you here?' Sanji manages to ask. Usopp glares at him but sigh as he told him the truth.

"N-Nia…Told me to meet her here…So I wait for her."

"Even though it was raining?" Sanji asked.

"Yeah… She is my friend after all. I believe in her." Usopp mumbles as he look at Sanji straight in his eyes.

"Anyway…Why are you here?" Usopp asked, seemly calm after a few minutes of silent stares between the two.

"Nia-chan brought me here…To talk to you." Sanji told Usopp honestly. He could that Usopp clenched his teeth down, mad that Nia set them up.

"Why did she do that? That girl…" the mumbling continued which got on Sanji's nerves.

"Anyway, there's isn't anything to talk about so I'll be going back to the Sunny." Usopp started to walk way, but a hand stopped him. He turned back and could see that Sanji was mad. He face, he tight hold on his arm. His whole presence displayed it all. He pulled Usopp back towards the tree and glare into his eyes.

"Why are you avoiding me?" Sanji started to shout. "Why don't you talk to me like a man?"

"I'm not avoiding you!"

"Yes you are! You're reverting back to your old self! Why are you trying to run away from me?!" Usopp could hear the cry in his voice though he was not shredding any tears. Sanji leaned in to Usopp's right should as it continued to rain. Usopp wanted to leave. He didn't want to hear any of this.

"Look, Usopp! I'm sorry about what I said about you and Nia-chan! I really am! I apologize to her too! I said some things that I'd regret and I wanted to tell you things, since then! Nia-chan is your friend, your best friend that was willing to give her own live to save yours. Especially since you haven't seen her in years, and I had no right to interfere with your relationship with Nia-chan." He continued to lean on Usopp's shoulder has he brought himself to the bitter end of the rope to make sure Usopp understand what he was trying to say. He held Usopp's hands up to the tree so he couldn't escape, even though it didn't seem like he could.

"Usopp…You are Straw's hats sniper… You are our sharpshooter… You are our crewmate. Our friend. Our family. We are going to confront each other about this eventually. Our problems together. Our feelings for each other. How you truly feel. Don't turn me away."

"S-Sanji…" Usopp breathe his name, not able to move. He wanted to run away. He wanted him not to look at his shameful face. But there was nowhere to run, especially with the tree being the only place to cover them a bit from the rain.

Sanji then raise his head to look at the sniper's eyes. Usopp could tell that he was hurting from the bottom of his heart. He never seem him act this way before. The rain made it a little hard to see his face clearly but he could tell, but by the sound of his voice that he was hurt by all this.

"Do you just want to leave us, because of this? Are you not willing to face me? Do you want to leave our crew again? Do you want to just keep running away like you did before? Turn our ba-"

He was then cut off by the long-nose sniper, who seem to be frustrated of hearing this.

"Because you made me mad!" Usopp scream out loud. Sanji looked at Usopp's face again before realizing that he was crying. Even though the rain continued to pour he knew that this guy was crying.

"Uso…pp." Sanji gasped as Usopp was somehow strong enough to push this cook away. Doing so, he didn't run away, but rather fell slowly to the ground, covering his eyes.

"When you told me, why I was hanging out with Nia so much, I wanted to kill you! I was going to stay here with Nia for a while and leave the crew for the last time because of you! But I couldn't! I couldn't bring myself to be angry at you. Only you. If it was anyone else I was never forgiven them especially considering that Nia saved my life. But I couldn't stand to face you either, so instead I kept away from you. You keep making my heart act on its own and it weird. I can't be myself when I with you, but I have then feeling of always wanting to be with you. And I don't know why. And when I explain this to Nia and apologize for the words you said to here. You know what she did? She just smiled and paid no mind to it, as if nothing had happen…"

Sanji couldn't believe his ears. This whole outburst, this whole frustration that Usopp was having, was the same as his? Usopp didn't understand these feelings either and didn't know what to do about it. So he just kept it inside his heart.

Sanji kneeled down to the sniper and looked at him.

"Usopp…"

"No…Stay away from me." Usopp mumble in tears, but Sanji ignored him.

"Let me see your face."

"N-No…I told you to stay away."

"No- I want to see your face. Show me what your feeling, Usopp."

Usopp tried to swat him away with his hands but it was no use. He just wasn't strong or willing enough to do so. Sanji roughly grabbed his arms and moved them away from his face. When he finally saw his face, all he could see was snot all over his face. He could see that his face was a red as a beat; his tears wet his entire face. He was totally a mess, but he didn't care none the less as he wiped his tears and snot away. He finally understands his own feelings and he wasn't going to let it slip away from his hands. Despite his face being a total mess, he loved him for allowing him to see this side of him.

"Usopp. Feel my heart." Sanji said gently taking the sniper's hand, pressing it against his own chest. Usopp started to panic, due to allowing Sanji to see this shameful side of him, but Sanji didn't care the less.

"What! Wait!" Usopp trying to move his hand away but Sanji kept it to his heart.

"Can you just shut up and listen!" Sanji started to yell again, which kept Usopp still.

"Just close your eyes and listen. Can you feel it?" Usopp obeyed his commands and started to close his eye. When he did, he felt a beating, similar to how his heart beats when he thinks of this cook.

"My heart own starts to racing whenever I think or whenever I with you, Usopp."

"W-Why do you think that?" Usopp ask desperately, for he wanted to know that answer. Sanji didn't really want to tell him; for it was a little embarrassing to talk about this kind of thing to someone you are attracted to.

"Maybe it's me-" Usopp then started to realize something. He seem to figure out his own question, and Sanji watch him turned a little red after thinking about it for a few seconds.

"D-Does….T-That mean?" Usopp started to stuttered, seeming to figure out something. Sanji didn't know what could be on his mind. Did he understand his feelings for him? He not like their captain with an IQ of 0.

Instead of waiting for him to answer, Sanji gave in to impulse, taking hold of his hand and started to put light gentle kisses on his fingertips, one by one. Usopp startled by actions of the cook, tried to remove his hand from Sanji, but his body was like jelly, for a part his body didn't want to move.

"S-Sanji! What are yo-" Usopp tried to resist but it was no use. Sanji looked at him with a loving look into his eyes, as he continues to do what he was doing.

After kissing all of his fingertips, he put his palm towards his own face, kissing it. Sanji didn't even have to look, to see a red tomato face on his sniper's face. He then, removed Usopp's palm from his face and started to move close to his face breathing in his scent. Usopp trembled, not knowing what do with these actions that were being toss toward him.

"S-San..." Usopp breathe as the cook kiss near the hollow base of his throat. This unusual touch was driving him crazy, as he never been touch like this before. He closed as his eye as Sanji gentle but wet ascend up to his face kiss his cheek, just right near the corner of his right lip. He noticed his nervousness and raise his hands to touch his face. He held him still, just before he was about to close his eyes and bring their lips together.