Hi guys! It has been a week and I'm trying to update this on a weekly basis! :D First, I would like to thank Kitaru Arashi and lilcutieprincess for your support and reviews! I am truly happy to receive them and I hope to get many more reviews soon to come :)

Thank you to those you spent your time reading this story as well. I shall not bore you yet with my speech, so here's chapter 10!

Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece

Reminiscing the past (part two)

"Nami! Do you see anything yet?" Chopper asked the navigator.

Sighing in frustration, Nami shook her head, "No! Argh! Of all people! I had to trust a direction idiot who can't tell his right from left!"

Zoro glared at Nami. "Ship ahead! Ship ahead!" Usopp shouted from the crow's nest.

"Could you tell what sort exactly?" Nami asked.

"It's..." there was a pause.

"Usopp?"

"It's a marine ship! Positive! A huge marine ship!" came the reply from above.

Zoro rushed to the front of the Going Merry to get a better look. That's it. That ship has Sanji captive.

"Something's wrong." Nami said out of a sudden. "The wind. Its stopping. We won't be able to catch up with them. We aren't moving forward anymore." Nami cried out with fear.

"Eh?!" Usopp and Chopper screamed.

"We have to dock here until the wind picks up. It won't be for another 5 hours."

"But then it'll be night time! We can't sail at night!" Usopp pointed out.

"If we wait all night, I'm afraid cook-san will be already brought up to the execution platform." Robin added.

"Nami, is there another way?" Luffy asked.

"No. I'm afraid not. This is the only choice we have. "

"Then we'll wait. We just have to hurry when we start moving again." Luffy replied.

Zoro snarled at Nami. He knew she was right, but it just makes him so frustrated. Zoro grabbed a bottle of booze and headed for the crow's nest to sit alone, of course, after chasing Usopp down. Taking a big gulp, Zoro thought of the times the cook and he were together. It wasn't the most loving and sweet love story. There were flaws but he would never trade those times and memories with the cook for anything else in the world.

"Flour and eggs~ hmm hmm..." Sanji hummed as he prepare for baking. Zoro was just sitting with him in the kitchen. Usually the cook would just chase him out, but its still Christmas season. Furthermore, they were together now. Zoro had just confessed his feelings to the cook a couple of days ago.

Zoro laughed, which caused Sanji to frown at him. "What is it Marimo?"

"I just find you adorable." Zoro grinned.

"Oi! You can call me handsome, hot, strong and cool, but you don't call me adorable!" Sanji complained but still smiled back. Zoro could see Sanji blushing already.

Sanji was decorating his cake when Zoro came and dip his finger into the icing of the cake and tasted it. "Too sweet, Curly-brow. Don't like it."

Sanji growled in anger, he'd spend so much time baking and decorating the cake, and that Marimo had to destroy his design and contaminated it with his dirty fingers. And complain about the taste! Sanji had baked it to perfection!

Zoro realized that he had angered the cook. The cook was no nonsense when it comes to cooking and food.

"Get out!" Sanji threw a kick at Zoro. Zoro left the kitchen and realized everyone on the deck was looking his way. Pissed enough as he was he stomped to the crow's nest. All he did was to give honest remark! The blonde didn't had to get so angry.

Zoro noted to himself, if Sanji were to bake another cake, he would eat everything. Whether was it to his taste. He could learn to love sweet-tasting food. Zoro knew he was at fault then.

Jealousy. Another component for heartbreaking and broken relationships. Jealousy is a side effect of being possessive, which was a side effect of love. So why didn't the ero-cook get that logic?

Zoro remembered seeing the cook swoon over a lady. That was normal for the cook. But now that he was with someone, it isn't tolerable. The cook as agreed to go home with that lady and Zoro tried his best to tail them.

How was that lady better than Zoro himself? Ok fine, firstly, she had long silky caramel colored hair, which was beautiful and adds to her elegance, and it definitely did not have an unnatural color like Zoro's.

Secondly, she has big busts. Which of course, Zoro doesn't.

Thirdly, she's all so ladylike, someone so lovable.

Lastly, she could give Sanji a child.

With all these arrows shooting back at Zoro, he knew that being with a lady was everything to a guy. Furthermore, its his love-cook they're talking about.

But Zoro wouldn't have it. He didn't like seeing Sanji with another person, be it man or woman. Unfortunately though, Zoro got lost while tailing those two. Only a few hours later did he find the house. It was situated away from the city. As Zoro peeked around the house from the window, he could hear moans and groans. Pleasurable ones. From that lady.

Zoro furrowed his brows. Damn that cook. Cheating on him like that. Zoro returned to the Merry, as angry as a provoked wasp could be. He went to the kitchen and sat down. He'll thrash it out with the cook when he's back.

It took another hour or so for Sanji to return to the ship. He after all was the chef, and needed to prepare dinner. As the blonde entered the kitchen, he saw the swordsman.

"Hey Marimo."

"..."

It wasn't odd to see the moss-head in the kitchen more often, after they've acknowledged each other's feelings. However Sanji knew something was wrong.

"What did you do with the girl."

It wasn't exactly a question, it sounded more like, a command.

"Wha- Marimo! Have you been spying on me?! Doesn't matter where I've been or what I've done! I'm not your puppet." Sanji exclaimed.

Zoro rose to his feet, "I heard you guys. She was moaning YOUR name."

Sanji stopped for a moment to look at Zoro. His eyes were filled with hurt. "Marimo, I didn't do anything that you're thinking of now. I wouldn't do anything to betray you."

"You've done it."

"Ma- Zoro?" Sanji sounded hurt and pleading as Zoro pushed him aside and left the kitchen.

Zoro was upset, he was burning up with anger. How could he?! And I thought he loved me back.

The remaining days were tense and quiet as Zoro avoided Sanji the whole time.

"I should have trusted him then." Zoro mumbled. Turns out that the girl had just sprained her ankle and Sanji volunteered to help her.

Zoro stared at the still ocean as he watched the ship holding Sanji captive float further and further away. Till it couldn't be seen. This emotion shouldn't be found present in Zoro. Roronoa Zoro shouldn't feel guilt. Yet there he was, guilty for all the wrong he'd done to the blonde, to his cook...

Thank you for following up till this far! I will update soon I promise! Remember to R&R! Not to worry guys, I do spend time to read your reviews and thoughts so if they don't appear in the story too soon, fear not because they will appear in later. Your wishes will be fulfilled :D

Also, I'm thinking of writing an one shot Zosan, do leave a review if you're supportive of that and I'll put up that one shot in prior to updating the next chapter! See you! :D

Keep Waggin'