A/N: Did you know this is the longest chapter so far? xD
... Man. I can finally type again!!! Moo Ha Ha! Studying for finals just steams my broccoli! If anyone wants to write a five minute speech in spanish for me, I really wouldn't mind. It would give me more time for this. Bah!!
Disclaimer- My lack of creativity has hindered me from owning One Piece, or Hellogoodbye's song, Here In My Arms. That and I am not Japanese... Or in a band. If I'm reincarnated, I wanna be a japanese rock star!!! Ya!
You are the one
The one that lies close to me
Whispers hello
I miss you quite terribly
BEEP, BEEP, BEEP
The sound of Sanji's alarm clock resounded through the room, scaring the shit out of Zoro.
"God dammit!!" Zoro took his journal and quickly shoved it under his mattress, making sure Sanji didn't see anything. "Why the hell do you have your alarm set so fucking early!?"
Sanji sat up in his bed and rubbed his eyes before looking over at Zoro from across the room.
"What the hell are you doing up already?" he asked, completely ignoring Zoro's question. Sanji stood and stretched. Zoro watched him as he went to his dresser and grabbed a clean set of clothes.
"I'm always up this early." he mumbled.
"So do you just sit there all morning or something?" Sanji was starting to worry that Zoro had been watching him or something while he had slept. Maybe this whole sharing a room thing was a bad idea. Zoro snarled.
"No! I had just finished getting dressed," he lied, "I was getting ready to head to the gym." He got up from his bed and went to the door. "But before I leave, just what are you doing up this early?" he grinned at Sanji's embarrassed face.
"I'm going to take a shower..." Sanji blushed.
"At four in the morning?! Why on earth would you wake up so early in the morning just to shower?"
"Same reason you get up so early to buff yourself out, brick head!'Coz I feel like it! That's what!" Sanji pushed past Zoro and left the room.
"Ah--" He held out his hand as if to stop Sanji. "Whatever." He let his hand drop back down to his side.
-----later----
Sanji stepped out of the shower and dried himself off. "Stupid Zoro," he said to himself as he got dressed for the day. "My business is mine and mine alone. He has no right to be nosing around." Sanji knew he sounded foolish, but he needed to tell himself something to keep himself somewhat mad. He didn't want a repeat of yesterday.
Even though I really didn't mind it. He slapped himself.
"No! You are a ladies' man! Ladies! I just need a little break form Zoro that's all. Just a little break. I should check out the maids!!" Now that his mind was set on something other than Zoro he could feel himself starting to relax.
When did I even become tense around him anyway? Sanji brushed it off and went to the kitchen to start on breakfast, like he did every day; the cooks appreciated it too, they didn't have to work as much now - that and Zoro really liked his food. Need to stop thinking about Zoro!
When he reached the kitchen he busied himself with making French-toast and sausage. He really did enjoy cooking, especially here. There were so many ingredients he could work with and so many different dishes he could make, that other people could eat.
He finished the meal at around five thirty and began waiting patiently for the others to come in and eat the wonderful meal he had made just for his friends. He did consider everyone in this house as a friend, even that stupid moss head Zoro, whether he liked or not.
Slowly people started filing into the kitchen giving Sanji nods of appreciation and thanks. He grinned; but he frowned when he noticed that Zoro wasn't present.
"Damn him! He thinks he can skip out on one of my meals. Think again! I'll drag his ass down here if I have to." He walked straight past Mika, who began to protest him leaving.
"Sanji please stay here. You can keep me company." She batted her eyelashes at him. He just stared at her like she was stupid for a second before he started fawning over her.
"Oh of course Mika-chan! I'll keep you company! ... Oh wait I can't." He stopped in the middle of his dance and frowned.
"Why not?" Mika was thoroughly disappointed it was obvious on her face.
"I have to find that dumb ass." Mika pouted. Man she hated Zoro. Taking Sanji away from her like that. She gave up; she knew that Sanji would never be hers... But it didn't mean she couldn't make Zoro's life a living hell.
"Okay..." she sighed. Sanji looked at her questionably for a second seeing the evil glint in her eyes, but he chose to ignore it, it was always best if he did… Women are always unpredictable and he'd learned that it was pretty pointless to try, so he left to go search for Zoro and kick his ass.
--------- Zoro is in the shower--------
"What the fuck??!" Zoro tried to open the bathroom door after his shower; it was jammed. "Who the fuck did this?!" He pounded on the door in naked frustration. "Dammit! I'm going to be late for breakfast." He really liked to eat Sanji's food, that and he knew it pissed the chef off every time he missed one of his meals. He snarled.
"If Mika has anything to do with this I'm gunna..." Zoro took a deep breath, he didn't want to face Sanji's wrath for missing a meal. "Dammit I have to get out of here!" he backed up a few paces, pulled a towel around his waist and got ready to charge the door.
------- to Sanji now-------
"That stupid bastard better have a good reason for missing one of my meals!" Sanji stomped down the hall to Zoro's favorite bathroom. "Stupid... This is going to cost him." He began nearing Zoro's favorite bathroom and he could have sworn he heard pounding and shouts but it stopped suddenly.
"Must be hearing things." He reached for the door handle when he heard footsteps pounding toward the door. "OH SHIT!" He yelled and he jumped to his left just as Zoro came bursting through the door.
Sanji fell to the ground stared as the door to the bathroom did the same, and Zoro stood over Sanji with a smug look on his face.
"Oi! You trying to kill me asshole?" Sanji glared at Zoro, who only grinned wider.
"Didn't want to be late," he replied.
"You already are. I came up here to get your ass, not be smashed!" Zoro looked at Sanji as if he was stupid for a second and then held out a hand to help Sanji up off the floor. Sanji took it but had a look of disgust on his face when he did.
"You still mad wonder brow?" Zoro asked.
"You bet your boots I am." Zoro snorted and Sanji opened his mouth to say something else when he was cut off by Osworth. You really could never tell when that man was coming. He was a very sneaky man, and for that reason Sanji didn't trust him all too much.
"Sanji, I have a phone call for you." Osworth said darkly.
"You guys have phones?!" Sanji yelled. Why had they not told him this? He would have called Luffy every day if he had known.
"Please follow me." Osworth ignored Sanji's question, turned around and began walking away. Sanji turned and looked over at Zoro, who just shrugged, so he followed the short man.
"Here," Osworth handed Sanji a small phone. He lifted it up to his ear.
"Hello?" he asked.
"Is this Mr. Sanji?" a voice asked. Mr. Sanji? That was new…
"Yes it is. How can I help you?" he was getting nervous now.
"Hello I'm Dr. Standford, Luffy D. Monkey is here in the emergency room. He told us to call you sir." Sanji bit back a yelp.
"E-emergency room? W-where? What happened? Is he alright?" Sanji barraged the doctor with questions. Oh, if only he knew they had phones!
"Sir we are at New Hope Hospital, Luffy drank some anti-freeze and is currently getting his stomach pumped. Some of the other doctors say it's a miracle that he is still alive."
"W-WHAT?!! I'll be over there shortly!!" Sanji yelled and hung up the phone. "Osworth, tell Zoro I said bye." he said as he ran for the door.
"Sir where are you going?" Osworth looked worried, but Sanji was already out the door for him to protest anymore.
Luffy in the hospital? What the hell. I can't even let that man alone for two months before he goes and tries to kill himself. Sanji ran down the street trying to hail a taxi. Dammit Luffy.
------ at the hospital of doom!-----
Sanji walked down the hall in a dazed state. He was looking for room 24-E but his mix of confusion, worry and anger had completely destroyed his sense of direction. He could have sworn he had been wandering for hours before he finally found Luffy's room.
He stood in front of Luffy's door his hand on the handle. What if he's dead? What if he's alive and hates me? ... I think I'd rather him dead. Sanji gulped. You never know 'til you find out.
He opened the door to see Luffy lying on a bed snoring loudly. He smiled, glad that Luffy wasn't dead as he had earlier feared. He walked into the room and sat next to Luffy's bed. He sighed and placed his head in his hands and waited for Luffy to wake up. This had to be the worst day of his life.
----- couple hours later------
"Hn?" Luffy opened his eyes and mumbled, reaching up to rub some of the crust that had formed.
"Oi! Luff! You okay?" Sanji had snapped out of his pre-sleep state he had been in and leaned in closer to Luffy to get a better look at him.
Luffy looked up at Sanji and smiled a huge grin, then suddenly frowned.
"Sanji? Aren't you supposed to be baby sitting right now? What are you doing here?" Sanji resisted the urge to whack Luffy over the head.
"Luffy brain, I was worried about you! You almost killed yourself and you ask me why I'm here? Are you really that stupid?"
"Oh well I thought you wanted your oooooooo's. But I'm glad you're here Sanji! You can get me something to eat. My stomach feels empty." He rubbed his belly to emphasize his point.
"That's 'coz it is empty Luff. They pumped your stomach 'coz you drank anti-freeze." Luffy's brow wrinkled in confusion.
"Anti-freeze?" he asked. Sanji nodded his head. "You mean that blue stuff?" Sanji nodded again. "Oh, I thought that was kool-aid!" This time Sanji couldn't resist hitting Luffy over the head.
"You idiot! You thought the anti-freeze was kool-aid?!! I can't take my eyes off you for a second!" Sanji moaned and rubbed his temples. It seemed like he was going to have to quit his 'babysitting' job so he could watch over Luffy while he recovered.
------ back at the mansion------
Zoro sat in his room. It was empty again. Sanji was gone, and Zoro had the feeling that he wouldn't come back either. He looked over at Sanji's empty bed and sighed. He pulled out a piece of paper and began to write.
His bed is as empty as my heart.
He growled and crumpled up the paper, tossing it across the room. He didn't feel like doing anything at the moment so he just laid back in bed. It was already 10 p.m. If Sanji really was going to come back he would have done so by now.
Sanji, you jerk. Why did you hav'ta go like that? Zoro rolled over. You didn't even say goodbye...Osworth doesn't count.
"So I guess I'll just have to make him come back and apologize to me then." Zoro nestled himself deeper into his blankets as his whole plan unfolded in his mind. "I'll teach you to go around and mess with me."
------- back in Sanji's apartment two days later-------
"Luff, how's your stomach?" Sanji asked Luffy over a pot of boiling water.
"I told you it's just fine!" Luffy crossed his arms. "I can eat meat! That doctor was lying!" The doctor had said that Luffy shouldn't eat greasy or spicy foods for a few weeks, which included meat.
"Luff, why would the doctor lie? You're not getting any meat!" Sanji was as grumpy as ever. He had forgotten how loud Luffy snores at night - he had gotten hardly any sleep in the past two nights.
"But I'm tired of eating fruits and noodles all the time." Sanji turned and shot Luffy one of those 'You'll-get-over-it-or-I'll-kick-your-ass' looks. "Awwwwww, but come on Sanji! It's just not fair!"
"Maybe this will teach you to read the label before you decide to drink a random blue liquid!" Sanji turned around and shook his ladle in Luffy's face.
"It's not my fault!"
"Shut up! Why don't you just cry me a river, build a bridge and jump off!" Sanji was really irritable. He saw the tears well up in Luffy's eyes. "Oh shit, Luffy I didn't mean that!"
"Waaaaaaaaaahhh!!!" Luffy began to wail.
Knock, knock... knock.
Huh? Three knocks? Sanji plugged his ears as he went to the door, wincing when he had to unplug one to open the door. He almost had a heart attack when he saw Zoro standing in the doorway.
"Z-Zoro what are you doing here?" Sanji stuttered. He turned around and yelled at Luffy, "You can shut up now!" Zoro looked over Sanji's shoulder in confusion at the crying Luffy.
"I would have been here earlier but I got a little lost..." Zoro blushed and walked into Sanji's apartment.
"You got lost?" Sanji almost started laughing but his mood prevented him from doing so. He slammed the door shut.
"Hey! I've never really been outside my own house before! And when I have, it's never been this far!"
"You've got to be kidding me!"
"Saaaaaaaaaaaanjiiiiiiiiii!!!! I'm hungry!!!!" Luffy stopped crying and decided to beg for food. Zoro turned from Sanji and glared at Luffy.
"Sanji, who is this?" Zoro asked slowly with an edge to his voice.
"Huh? This is my good friend Luffy. He has the mentality of a 12 year old—well more like 5." Sanji sighed and returned to his kitchen, which was only a few steps away.
"So he is the reason you left without saying goodbye to me?" Sanji tensed up a bit but nodded his head. Zoro grabbed a chair and sat across from Luffy at the table. He glared at him for a few seconds before asking, "What's up with you?"
"I'm hungry and Sanji won't feed me meat!" Luffy complained.
"Why not?" Zoro asked.
"Because this idiot over here tried to kill himself by drinking anti-freeze, thinking it was kool-aid!" Sanji growled into his pot.
"Oh... Well that's nice, I guess," he tilted back in his chair. "So uh, when you coming back?" Sanji whipped around and glared at Zoro.
"I can't because of monkey brains! He needs to be under constant watch! I can't let him go around and try and kill himself anymore!"
"Oh that's just not fair!" Luffy whined. "Why do I have to be the one that stops you from being with your boyfriend?"
"W-WHAT?" Sanji was at a loss for words. Zoro just burst out laughing.
"Ah ha ha! You're funny!" Then an idea hit him. "Hey... Why don't you come and stay with me too? You and Sanji both."
Luffy and Sanji stared at Zoro. A small smile found its way to Sanji's lips.
"Do you have a big house?" Luffy asked.
"Huge." Zoro said.
"Woah!! I'm in!!" Luffy said with a laugh. Zoro looked at Sanji out of the corner of his eye and saw that he was relieved.
"Maybe now I can finally get some sleep," Sanji said, stirring the pot for the last time. "Here ya guys go. Dinner." He filled up six bowls of soup and placed them in front of Luffy.
"You've got to be kidding me," Zoro said as he watched Luffy inhale his meal.
"No jokes here," Sanji said as he filled up a bowl for himself and one for Zoro. He stared in complete amazement as he watched Luffy eat.
"How does he do that?" He asked pointing his spoon at Luffy.
"Truthfully I don't wanna know; just eat yours before he does!" Sanji said while eating his share, guarding it with one of his arms. Once Luffy was finished with his six bowls he started going after an unsuspecting Zoro's food.
"Hey!" Zoro started drinking down the soup in attempt to keep Luffy away and he about choked if Sanji hadn't been slapping him on the back.
Once dinner was over they all stood in Sanji's living room in an awkward silence.
"Are you two ready to go?" Zoro asked.
"Sure am!!" Luffy pumped his fists into the air. "I can't wait to see your big house Zoro!"
Zoro and Sanji just smiled.
------ back at Zoro's mansion -------
Zoro and Sanji lied down on their respective beds. They had spent the past four hours trying to get Luffy settled in. Trying to show him around, and show him his room, helping him unpack and what not what was a huge chore, because the whole time Luffy was running around the entire house getting lost and yelling about how huge the place was.
Zoro looked over at Sanji, who seemed to be having some trouble sleeping.
"Oi, shit cook," Zoro said getting up and moving over to Sanji's bed.
"Hm?" Sanji was too tired to fight back. Zoro sat next to him.
"You're my boyfriend now," he sneered.
"Says who?" Sanji said, sitting up suddenly.
"Says Luffy" Sanji blushed visibly. "Really, I'd like to make that the truth." Sanji blushed deeper.
"Zoro,-" Sanji began to protest, but Zoro cut him off with a short kiss.
"I know, I know. Ladies. Well I think you should stop lying to yourself. Even that numskull can tell how you feel; I don't see why you can't." Zoro got up and went back over to his bed.
Sanji laid back down and thought about what Zoro had said.
Is he serious? Why does this have to be so confusing? I'm straight. I'm straight! Aren't I? ... If I have to ask myself, I'm probably not. Sanji got out of bed and climbed in Zoro's bed next to him.
"Dammit moss head. I hate it when you're right." He heard Zoro grunt and then he wrapped his arms around Sanji's waist protectively.
"Glad you see things my way," Zoro whispered into Sanji's neck.
"And for some reason... So am I." Sanji sighed contently into Zoro's chest and drifted off to sleep.
There ya go. Chapter 7! It is a wonderful 8 pages, be grateful. Oh and lemme see... Blizzardrake, I LOVE YOU TOO!!! I take you up on your offer, so now get to work!! Moo ha ha! Oh and please don't hate me how I almost killed Luffy! I wanted him back in the story but he needed to come in with a BANG! Ya know? So please review! The more I get the less stupid my ideas become! (Says I)
