Without even realizing it the dinner call sounded, Sano had completely lost himself in thought. It required Zoro to tap him with a boot to pull him out of a daze.

"Oi, the shitty cook is callin us in."

"I'll be there, start without me."

Zoro nods walking away, a quick gaze over his shoulder, the swordsman shakes his head before entering the galley.

Sano's body on autopilot pads to the chow hall, his eyes staring down at the ground. He sighs as he pushes the door open with a hand.

Sanji flashes an irritated look towards the man, Sano quickly realizing that he didn't know about Robin's public display of affection otherwise he would have gotten a lung full of nonsensical mishmash about taking advantage of a woman. Whereas the others crowded around the table looked at him with a conspiratorial grin, hell even the swordsman gave a nonthreatening smirk.

Sano's eyes finding said woman wearing a deliciously form fitting royal purple halter top that showed her midriff, the table obscuring his view of anything else.

Vision sweeping across the room at everyone but the cook seemed to be in on the 'secret', Sano surprised Luffy had yet to spill the beans but his grin obviously the biggest. Sano fixes his eyes on Robin for a few seconds, her azure orbs twinkling back at him, a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.

Sano clears his throat, looking around the room again. "If you don't mind, I'm gonna take watch tonight."

Usopp letting out a breath of relief, "Of course you can!" His grin becoming just as large as Luffy's.

"Sanji, think you can fill up my canteen with water? I'll eat one of my MRE's."

"No problem chief."

"I'll be up in the crow's nest if you wanna find me." Sano had locked his gaze back on Robin with the last few words of his statement.

"Here you go." Sanji hands over the olive drab canteen that Sano had been issued by the Army.

"Thanks much cookie." he lifts the filled canteen like a salute, then walks back out.

Robin watching his wide back as he disappeared, her heart fluttering as his muscles seemed to ripple for reason at all, the swim trunks form fitting against his mouth watering ass. A tinge of sadness plucking at her heart at the patchwork of scars that covered it.

Zoro had a number of permanent markings himself, but somehow it dampened Robin's heart everytime she saw Sano's uncovered body. A part of her always wanting to know the story behind each mark, especially of a very faint line tracing his jaw which seemed to be the oldest.

"Well at least it seems like there isn't a rain cloud over his head anymore." Sanji mumbling past an unlit cigarette.

Luffy letting out a trademark, "Shishishi." while Usopp and Chopper mimicked the Captain. Franky finding the burning need to perform his star pose.

The 'love cook' looking around, lips turning downwards, "What the hell is going on?"

Robin looking at the walls of the room with interest instead of looking at the blond man, Nami's eyes glancing over at the older woman and then at the table.

"Food!" Luffy screaming out his need for sustenance detracting the need to answer Sanji's question.

"Yes, yes, here Luffy."

Robin had escaped from the kitchen to the library after dinner, Nami followed close on her heels.

The Navigator hunched over her desk drawing up a new map, her eyes every now and then glancing at the seductively dressed woman holding open a book.

Nami knew good and well that she wasn't paying much attention to the book, instead eyes constantly peeking up at the clock mounted to the wall.

Five minutes had passed and Nami couldn't help herself, spinning in her chair she turns to the other occupant.

"So how're things going with Mr. Scout?"

Robin freezing like an animal catching the scent of a hunter, and Nami wasn't much different from said hunter. She was going to pump the woman for information.

Robin knowing that she wasn't going to be able to fight off the younger woman softly sighs in early defeat.

"I did find out what's been bothering him." She runs a hand through her locks.

"Mmhmm."

"He's been debating over the idea that everything is a figment of his imagination." Robin condensing the earlier discussion.

Nami softly whistles, "That explains the withdrawal and dark mood."

"Yeah I know, he's been distancing himself from everyone." Robin frowns.

"But there's something else bothering him that he won't tell me."

Nami flashes a worried look to her friend.

"That is, he hasn't told me yet." Robin confidently smiling.

Nami giggles, "That's my girl, now thats the attitude you need to crack that man's shell."

"So tell me," Nami's voice going sugary, "How was that kiss?"

Heat running to the older woman's cheeks at the memory.

Nami squirms in delight, "Tell me tell me!"

"What if I say 'No'?" Robin answers with a cocky tone.

"Hmph, you know you wanna talk about it. After all who else are you gonna spill your guts to?"

Robin laughs, "Very true, Mr. Cook would have a conniption, Mr. Swordsman could care less, ecetera."

She goes silent thinking of how to explain it, "Well...I think the easiest way to explain it would be, it was much better than I imagined."

Nami snorts, "That's a cop out and you know it."

Robin grins a 'That's all you're going to get' look.

"Fine." Nami turns around picking up her quill, a millisecond later she spins back."Dammnit! How MUCH better?"

Robin traces a finger across her lips, "Oh so damn much."

Nami let's out a forlorn sigh with stars in her eyes, "Lucky." Then looking over to the clock, "Well, I think enough time has passed, don't you have a meeting with a particular person to attend to?"

She hadn't missed the brief few seconds where his gaze had locked onto Robin prior to the crew's meal.

Robin nods, "Yes I do." She stands up stretching her limbs.

As the tall woman leaves the room she could hear Nami calling out, "I want details later, no matter what time!"

She shakes her head that Robin hadn't bothered to respond, a smile gracing her lips.

'Good luck.'

A thought suddenly hits Nami like a bolt of lightening, a mischievous glint forming in her eyes.

"Maybe I'll go get myself a drink."