A:N/ Snap, I'm still a day behind. I'm trying!! This is for 4-20-10. Zoro might be a bit OOC in this, just beware. Oh, and this prompt is meant metaphorically, if ya couldn't tell.
Title/prompt: Warmth
Rating: K+
Pairings: Zoro/Luffy
Summary: "You're warm, Luffy."
Disclaimer: I do not own.
Zoro never knew he was cold until he felt warmth. Having isolated himself from others, surrounding himself only with the frigid steel of his blades, he supposed it was a given. You don't miss what you don't know, so he was fine then.
But now it was different. Now, he'd seen it, felt it, that warmth. It had gradually warmed him up as well, and he realized how freezing he'd been. He didn't want to go back now.
Did others have the ability to share warmth, like his savior did? Were others saved from their ignorance, like he was? Or was Zoro just lucky? He had clung so tightly so the cold, yet his savior had persevered. He didn't deserve it, but that didn't change the fact that he was grateful.
"Na, Zoro, what are you thinking about?" Luffy asked curiously, poking the other boy.
Zoro glanced at him, a small smile worming its way onto his face.
"You're warm, Luffy." Zoro chuckled at Luffy's bemused expression. "You won't leave me once you become Pirate King, right?" Zoro asked offhandedly. Noting Luffy's aghast expression, he quickly added, "Just checking."
"I would never do that!" Luffy said fiercely, his coal eyes sincere. "We're going to be together forever, right?" Luffy grinned widely.
He threw Luffy a smirk in return. The moment was a bit too sappy for Zoro, but since it was Luffy, he didn't really mind.
"Mm. Forever."
A:N/ Review please.
