The Greatest with the Best Ch 6
Sorry for not updating for a while. I was swamped with school and I'll admit, was a little lazy. I was also re-reading the old chapters and I'm sorry if I confused you when in the first chapter I put beli and the 2nd I put American money. I'll just say that the currency for this story will be dollars. Sorry for the confusion! Hope you guys enjoy this chapter! I don't own One Piece or it's characters!
Everyone (that wasn't part of their crew) had left Luffy and Ace's as the party ended. The 8 of Zoro's close friends were sad that he was leaving already.
"It's getting late, I should get going." Zoro told them for the hundredth time.
"Noooo~I don't want you to go!" Luffy whined as he and Chopper clung onto him.
"I'll see you guys tomorrow!" Zoro reasoned with them.
"Guys, Zoro should go home and get some sleep, you should too. Plus he just said that he'll see us tomorrow." Nami reasoned with Luffy and Chopper.
"Yes, Swordsman-san will see us tomorrow Luffy, Chopper." Robin chipped in.
"O-okay." Luffy and Chopper said in unison, their eyes watery.
"I'll see you guys later!" Zoro says as he's finally free and walks out into the cold, hearing the good byes of his friends.
"I need to get going too, see you guys later!" Sanji tells them all smiling.
Everyone thanked Sanji as he left. He was walking in the direction of his house when he saw Zoro walking in front of him.
"Zoro!" Sanji called out to him.
Zoro turned around at the sound of his name and saw Sanji. "Hey, you live this way too?" He asks as he stopped to wait for him.
"Yeah," Sanji tells him nodding.
"I still have your umbrella at my place, maybe next time I see you I can give it back." Zoro tells him as they walk together.
"I don't know when I'll see you again, so why don't I just grab it from your place before going back to mine?" Sanji asks him, taking out a cigarette, motioning to Zoro before lighting it up. "Plus, you don't need to keep carrying it around with you, on the off chance we'll see each other."
"Hmm.." Zoro grumbled as he thought about Sanji's offer. "I'll just keep it on the off chance of seeing you again." Zoro's baritone voice rang into the night.
Sanji hummed in reply.
They walked side by side, going down streets and roads until they hit Sanji's place. "I'm here, so see you later." Sanji waves as he walks up to his apartment complex. As Sanji enters the sliding doors into his apartment complex, he sees Zoro follow him. "W-what are you doing?" He asks flustered.
"What do you mean? I live here." Zoro tells him as he walks over to the elevators. "Coming?"
Sanji's heart skipped a beat. "S-sure." He quietly says as he walks over to Zoro. The elevator descends down to the 1st floor and they both get it.
"What floor?" Zoro asks as he pressed 7 to get to his floor.
"Sev-Oh you already pressed it." Sanji tells him as he exhales the smoke from his cigarette.
"I guess Luffy and Ace failed to mention we live in the same apartment complex, even on the same floor to boot." Zoro mumbles to himself, but Sanji heard him.
"Is that a problem?" He asked a little angry.
"No, just a piece of information that's useful." Zoro informs him as the elevator dinged signaling the passengers that they have arrived at the designated floor. Zoro walks out of the elevator, followed by Sanji. They both walk down the hallway, Sanji stopping at a door and fished out a set of keys from his pocket.
"This is my apartment." Sanji tells him as he looks over at Zoro, seeing a shocked face. "..What?"
Zoro composed himself. "Just lots of coincidences today..I live right next door." Zoro tells him as he had his keys out, ready to put it into his lock.
"Well, I guess that saves me from coming to greet you, everyone here told me that my neighbor hasn't been home and they didn't know when you would be either….Luffy hadn't mentioned that his friend lived next to me..or anyone else for that matter."
"Maybe they forgot, well Luffy the most." Zoro reasoned. "Oh since we are actually neighbors I can give you your umbrella back." He said as he quickly unlocked the door and grabbed the blue umbrella that was leaning against the wall next to the door. "Thanks for lending it to me." He tells him, showing him a small smile as he holds out the umbrella.
"Y-you're welcome." Sanji tells him, faltering a bit from the unexpected smile. He grabbed the umbrella from him and unlocked his door. "Good night."
"Night." With that they both went into their respective homes for the night.
Zoro's POV
I went into my apartment after telling Sanji night. I closed the door behind me, feeling all the fatigue from the day hit him at once. 'Damn Luffy and his energetic self…I faced worse days than this from training but just being with Luffy tired me out..' I thought as I took off my shoes and coat. I walked over to the fridge and grabbed one of the waters I had bought before, drinking the whole bottle in a few gulps. Feeling a little faint, I head over to my bedroom and collapse onto the mattress.
I think about Sanji and what happened today. 'The food was delicious and I had a good time..' I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.
Sanji's POV
I walk into my apartment and put the umbrella that I had lent Zoro in an umbrella holder by the door. Sighing, I walk over to the kitchen and grab a glass of water. "So he lives next door.." I say to myself as I lean against the kitchen counter top. I think over the day and smile as I finish my water and place the glass in the sink to wash later. I walk over to my bedroom, taking off my jacket and neatly folded it over a chair, doing the same to the rest of my suit. Only clad in an under shirt and boxers I climb into bed, getting comfortable. Just as I was about to fall asleep, I hear snoring coming from the next room over.
'Zoro…..' I immediately thought since I hadn't heard it before. I groan and turn onto my side as I try to block out the sound with my pillow. I couldn't block it out and sighed in defeat. All I remember seeing is the white wall before I blacked out.
So sorry it's short and probably a bit boring…but I really wanted to get a chapter done so you guys can read it. Also probably aiding in the laziness of not wanting to update…I would like to see more reviews from you guys, that always motivates me to write faster and more.
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