A/N Sorry this took so long you guys. Between a family vacation and the first month back to school, everything has been super hectic and it's all I can do to even think about writing, let alone turn on my computer and actually get to it.

Thanks for understanding though!

Heat – a condition of being hot: warmth; a marked or notable degree of hotness; a hot place or situation; intensity of feeling or reaction : passion

The heat that day was absolutely scorching. Sanji reached up and loosed his tie with one hand. The sun's rays practically setting fire to his pale skin.

"God dammit. Why does today have to be so fucking hot?" One of his long, pale hands was extended over his brow, blocking his eyes from the harsh brightness as he looked around the deck. Chopper was splayed out in the grass, his eyes closed and his tongue hanging out of his mouth. Nami and Robin were both sitting under an umbrella reading and sipping ice cold drinks.

Franky looked up at Sanji. "I don't know, Bro. But I wish it would hurry up and cool down. Cola tastes awful warm. Yo!"

A light groan came from the grass. "Sanji-. It's so hot…" Chopper's voice sounded pathetic and tired from the heat.

Sanji sighed, "Poor Chopper. Maybe we should go swimming today."

"Swimming!" Luffy yelled as he jumped up from his spot on the railing where he had been leaning over poor Usopp who was trying to fish. "Yay! We're going swimming! Hooray! Last one in is a rotten egg!" After running around the deck in a circle, Luffy ran into the boy's bunk slamming the door behind him, only to open it a second later wearing his swimsuit and floaties. "Yay! Swimming!"

"Luffy! Luffy! Wait for me!"Chopper jumped up and ran into the boy's bunk room.

Right behind Chopper was Usopp, "No fair Luffy! You didn't even give us a chance to start!" Within seconds both were out on the deck, jumping into the water.

"Haha! You two are rotten eggs! Everyone's a rotten egg except me!" Luffy was swimming around in circles, his arms flapping wildly around his innertube.

"MUGIWARA!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the yell, only to see Franky standing on a rock, striking a pose. "You're a rotten egg too! I was in this water before you even went to change!"

"Franky! I underestimated you! Gomu gomu no…" Luffy stretched his arm back and struck the water at an angle, sending a giant wave at Franky. "TSUNAMI!"

Robin and Nami both came up and looked over the railing, now wearing their bikinis. "You guys are idiots, you know that?" said Nami and she threw a blow up mattress over the rail. "It's not like the ocean's going to go anywhere." Robin giggled behind her hand and went down into the water to lay on the mattress Nami put down for her. "So, Robin, where do you want to go? I'll steer for you. I think the end of the ship would be good if you don't want to be soaked." Nami put her own mattress in the water and pushed both of them towards the end of the ship away from the splashing boys.

Sanji looked over the railing at everyone having fun in the water and sighed happily. He turned around to head back to the kitchen.

"What? Not gonna join them, Love-cook? It was your idea to begin with." Zoro's deep drawl came from where he was sitting on the stairs on the deck, watching everything that was happening.

"Nah, someone's gotta stay on the ship and makes sure it doesn't drift off. And if we left it to you… Well, I don't want to even think about how bad that would end up." Sanji smirked in Zoro's direction. "Plus, I can think of… Hotter, things to do today."

Zoro laughed out loud at that. "Why would you want to do anything hot on a day like today? Are you sure the heat hasn't fried your brain?" And then it clicked in his head. "Oh. OH. Sneaky, sneaky, Curly cue. Getting everyone out of the way like that."

Sanji's smile broadened. "That's how I am." He stalked off toward the galley, "You know what they say Marimo, 'can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.' And I think this kitchen's about to get awfully hot." He loosened his tie and slid it off his neck as he backed into the galley.

Zoro instantly stood up and followed, like a moth to the flame, about to be burned.